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The effects of curing- and service- conditions on durability of reinforced concrete structures
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-01)Reinforced structural concrete is a critical building block of our civil infrastructure, especially our roads and bridges. As the transportation network grows, and our current infrastructure continues to age, the social ... -
Effects of De-icing and Anti-icing Chemicals on the Durability of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-25)Concrete is strong in compression; however, it is quite fragile in tension. To overcome this flaw, concrete is frequently reinforced with bars typically made of low grade, low carbon steel. The environment inside of concrete ... -
Effects of Decision Support Tools on Cardiac Telephone Consultation Process
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The Nursing Coordinators (NCs) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) fields phone calls from patients who have been discharged and are undergoing home care procedures at a daily basis. The project described ... -
Effects of Developmental Heuristics for Natural Language Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Machine learning in natural language has been a widely pursued area of research. However, few learning techniques model themselves after human learning, despite the nature of the task being closely connected to human ... -
Effects of Dietary Bovine Lactoferrin on Intestinal Lymphocytes of Mice After Dextran Sulfate Sodium or Acute Exercise Challenge
(University of Waterloo, 2008-11-04)Background: Inflammation, if uncontrolled, can promote the formation of colon cancer. Intestinal lymphocytes (IL) are immune cells that can participate in inflammation through the generation of cytokines and by causing ... -
The Effects of Dietary DHA During Development on Maternal Tissue and Spatial Memory in Female and Male Pups During Adolescence
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-23)Sex differences in plasma docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status during adulthood have been documented previously, and recent studies suggest the effects of DHA supplementation on human cognition are different in females compared ... -
Effects of Distorted Voltages on the Performance of Renewable Energy Plant Transformers
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-12)The significant global growth in renewable energy production has led to increasing concerns about the problems associated with electrical equipment in power plants connected with this type of energy. The crucial electrical ... -
Effects of disulfide bond formation in production of the recombinant extracellular domain of human CD83 as a therapeutic protein
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-28)The formation of aberrant disulfide bonds is a structural consideration for the manufacturing of the extracellular domain of human CD83 (hCD83ext), a potential therapeutic protein. In certain instances, hCD83ext protein ... -
Effects of Dysphoria on the Temporal Dynamics of Intimates' Interpersonal Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-12)When romantic partners interact together, they continually respond to each other in ways that yield distinctive across-time patterns of behaviour. To illuminate specific ways in which dysphoria may influence the dynamics ... -
The Effects of Elevated Temperature and Laminating on the Quasi-Static and Fatigue Properties of Electrical Steel
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-24)Electrical steel is an alloy of steel that can have on average 3% silicon. These alloys are known to possess great magnetic properties, and this makes them an ideal material choice for the application of electric motors ... -
The Effects of Entrapped Gas Bubbles on Physical Flow and Dissolved Gas Transport - A Sand Tank Experiment
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-08)Groundwater tables undergo natural fluctuations due to a variety of processes like snow melt, rain infiltration, aquifer recharge/discharge and river stage fluctuations. Water-table fluctuations result in the entrapment ... -
The Effects of Environmental Conditions on Lipid Content and Composition in Five Microalgal Species
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-20)The objective of this thesis was to examine algal lipids for industrially relevant characteristics, in addition to the broader implications within the food web. A focus was placed on the pharmaceutical and aquaculture ... -
The Effects of Environmental Innovation on Market Value
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-26)This paper describes the effects of environmental innovation, or EI, on the market value of a firm. EI involves the creation or enhancement of ‘green’ products or ‘eco-efficient’ production processes which result in improved ... -
The Effects of Exercise Combined with Music on Executive Functioning in Healthy Young Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)Evidence suggests that both exercise and music improve cognitive functioning. While many individuals listen to music while exercising, whether exercise combined with music produces greater effects on cognitive functioning ... -
The Effects of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Noise on a Tumour and a Proposed Metastasis Model
(University of Waterloo, 2015-11-30)Cancer is a ubiquitous disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide and we will undoubtedly encounter it at some point in our lives, whether it be random strangers on the news, or someone much closer. As such, research ... -
The Effects of Eye Gaze and Head Orientation On Covert Attention Capture
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-06)The direction of someone’s eye gaze plays a fundamental role during social interactions and may function to capture and engage attention in the environment. Research has shown that direct eye gaze can preferentially attract ... -
Effects of fluorine on the solubilities of Nb, Ta, Zr and Hf minerals in highly fluxed water-saturated haplogranitic melts
(University of Waterloo, 2012-11-01)The effect of fluorine on the solubilities of Mn-columbite (MnNb2O6), Mn-tantalite (MnTa2O6), zircon (ZrSiO4) and hafnon (HfSiO4) were determined in highly fluxed, water-saturated haplogranitic melts at 800 to 1000 °C and ... -
Effects of free-stream turbulence intensity on laminar separation bubbles
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)The effects of free-stream turbulence intensity on the flow over a NACA 0018 airfoil are studied experimentally in a wind tunnel facility. A parametric study is performed over a range of chord Reynolds numbers from 100 000 ... -
Effects of Gender and Gaze Direction on the Visual Exploration of Male and Female Bodies
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-13)The present study used eye-tracking to investigate whether a model’s gaze direction influences the way observers look at the entire body of the model and how this interacts with the observer and the model’s gender. ... -
Effects of GFRP Reinforcement on the Compressive Behaviour of Square SPF Timber Columns
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-22)Wood structural elements are gaining popularity of use through greater availability of engineered wood products and a more sustainability focused construction industry. Stringent modern codes and extreme load cases (e.g., ...