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The Design Of An Out-Diffusion Experiment And The Use Of Geochemical Analyses For The Purpose Of Matrix Pore Fluid Extraction And Characterization: A Case Study For Radioactive Waste Disposal
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-30)Deep crystalline rock formations of low permeability have been identified as a possible geological medium for high-level radioactive waste disposal. In order for the safe disposal of radioactive waste, a site characterization ... -
Design of Binocular Stereo Vision System Via CNN-based Stereo Matching Algorithm
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-06)Stereo vision is one of the representative technologies in the 3D camera, using multiple cameras to perceive the depth information in the three-dimensional space. The binocular one has become the most widely applied method ... -
Design of Carbon Nanotube Based Field Emission Facility
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-12)The objective of this research is to build a prototype of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-based micro X-ray tube array, which can be used in a real-time cone-beam computed tomography (CT) scanner for cancer research. The X-ray ... -
Design of CMOS Distributed Amplifiers for Broadband Wireline and Wireless Communication Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2006)While the RF building blocks of narrowband system-on-chip designs have increasingly been created in CMOS during the past decade, researchers have started to look at the possibility of implementation of broadband ... -
Design of Coated Magnetic Iron-Oxide Nanogels for Drug Delivery Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2011-11-01)Intelligent and more advanced therapeutic agents, capable of sensing and responding to their environment, are required to treat more complicated and complex diseases. Among all recently developed therapeutic agents, hydrogels ... -
Design of Collaborative Systems for Modern Cockpits
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-28)One of the most significant developments in cockpit technology over the past several years is the emergence of a new cockpit architecture that uses cursor control devices and keyboards for interaction with individual and ... -
Design of efficient block-sparse data structures and associated tensor multiplications for applications in Cluster in Molecule electronic structure calculations
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)The Cluster-in-molecule approach (CiM) is one of the most popular methods in electronic structure calculations for medium to large molecules and systems. The Nooijen group is currently developing a new CiM approach using ... -
Design of Efficient Cobalt-based Bi-functional Catalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-24)Due to its high theoretical specific energy and low-cost, rechargeable zinc-air batteries have attracted tremendous attention as a promising next-generation energy conversion system. However, there are some challenges that ... -
A Design of Electronic Medical Record System based on Permissioned Blockchain
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-07)Blockchain, due to its decentralized, verifiable, and security features, is increasingly used in more and more scenarios, but the original public chain cannot meet the needs of some enterprise or group financial scenarios ... -
The Design of Food
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-02)“The gastronomic must no longer serve as mere metaphor for the arts, but must take its place among the muses.” - Allen S. Weiss Isidore of Seville, in his seventh century work Isidori Hispalensis Episcopi Etymologiarum ... -
Design of Functional Coating on Cellulose Nanocrystals for Advanced Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)As a result of the increasing demand for high-performance, sustainable consumer products, renewable materials with benign characteristics are receiving considerable attention. Among many renewable materials, cellulose ... -
Design of Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals for Personal Care Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-10)Derived from the depths of rich, green Canadian forests; the discovery of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) has pushed the research and industrial community to find strategic alternatives to replace existing non-renewable ... -
Design of High Efficiency Broadband Adjusted Class AB Power Amplifier
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-12)This thesis starts with a discussion of different classes of operation of power amplifiers (PAs). Comparing advantages and disadvantages of these classes, class AB is chosen as the best initial candidate for the design of ... -
Design of High Throughput Wireless Mesh Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-01)Wireless Mesh Networks are increasingly becoming popular as low cost alternatives to wired networks for providing broadband access to users (the last mile connectivity). A key challenge in deploying wireless mesh networks ... -
Design of Improved Carbon Capture Solvents Using Molecular Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-20)Study of the equilibrium compositions of complex chemically reacting systems by means of experimental measurements and thermodynamic modeling tools is of great interest and importance in chemistry, biology, and chemical ... -
Design of Low Voltage Unsaturated Ring Oscillator for a Sigma Delta Time to Digital Converter
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-27)This thesis investigates the phase noise of two different 2-stage cross-coupled pair unsaturated ring oscillators with no tail current source. One oscillator consists of top cross-coupled pair delay cells, and the other ... -
The Design of Novel Functional Materials Based on Cellulose Nanocrystals/Nanofibrils
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)As the most abundant organic biomass on the planet, cellulose provides environmental, biocompatible and sustainable benefits. When treated by acid hydrolysis, highly crystalline nano-rods, called cellulose nanocrystals ... -
Design of Novel Titanium Dioxide-Based Multifunctional Electrochemical Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-07)Increasing energy demands as well as the depletion of traditional resources has led to the development and improvement of energy conversion and storage technologies. Today, two major concerns are development of renewable ... -
Design of Polymeric Materials: Novel Functionalized Polymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery & Gas Sorption Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-28)As material requirements for particular applications become more specific and strict, using a targeted approach to design polymeric materials becomes a necessity. Following a general design framework prevents researchers ... -
Design of Polymeric Sensing Materials for Volatile Organic Compounds: Optimized Material Selection for Ethanol with Mechanistic Explanations
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-02)There are many applications in which sensing and monitoring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other gas analytes are important. This thesis focusses on finding suitable sensing materials for ethanol to reduce the ...