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Fabrication of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes for Ultracapacitors
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-30)Well dispersed aqueous suspensions containing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) from bulk powders were prepared with surfactant and without surfactant by acid functionalization. SWCNT coated electrodes were then ... -
Fabrication of Surface Metal Matrix Composites Using Friction Stir Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-19)Friction stir processing has been employed to produce metal matrix composites by incorporating reinforcement particles in an Al 5059 matrix. Various particles with sizes from 130 nm to 4.3 um, and different process ... -
Fabrication of Transparent Nanocellulose Paper from Plant Sources for Energy Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-04)Over the past decades, electronic waste has accumulated and has increased by 21% in the last five years. Recently, a UN report founded that the world dumped a gross record of 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste across last ... -
Fabrication of μ-pH Biosensor for Implantable Medical Devices and Applications in Detecting Post-Operative Complications
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-19)The monitoring of the pH milieu inside the body is critical to the functions associated with implantable medical devices. By monitoring the variation of pH in real-time inside the body, we are capable of identifying the ... -
Fabrication, Testing and Characterization of MEMS Gyroscope
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-16)This thesis presents the design, fabrication and characterization of two Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) vibratory gyroscopes fabricated using the Silicon-On-Insulator-Multi-User-MEMS Process (SOIMUMPs) and Polysilicon ... -
Facadist Toronto: Heritage at Face Value
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-27)Facadism is the practice of retaining only the outward layer of a building, usually of heritage significance, while the interiors are demolished to make way for new construction. In Toronto, this has become standard practice, ... -
FACES OF MATCHING POLYHEDRA
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-30)Let G = (V, E, ~) be a finite loopless graph, let b=(bi:ieV) be a vector of positive integers. A feasible matching is a vector X = (x.: j e: E) J of nonnegative integers such that for each node i of G, the sum of ... -
Facial Expression Recognition System
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-23)A key requirement for developing any innovative system in a computing environment is to integrate a sufficiently friendly interface with the average end user. Accurate design of such a user-centered interface, however, ... -
Facilitating Breast Conserving Surgery Using Preoperative MRI
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)Breast cancer is currently considered the most widespread malignancy in women, which costs the lives of approximately 400,000 people annually worldwide. While extremely useful for early detection and diagnosis of breast ... -
Facilitating Brownfield Redevelopment Projects: Evaluation, Negotiation, and Policy
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-19)A risky project evaluation technique called the fuzzy real options analysis is developed to evaluate brownfield redevelopment projects. Other decision making techniques, such as multiple criteria analysis and conflict ... -
Facilitating Information Access for Heterogeneous Data Across Many Languages
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-25)Information access, which enables people to identify, retrieve, and use information freely and effectively, has attracted interest from academia and industry. Systems for document retrieval and question answering have ... -
Facilitating Recreation
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-02)In our current architectural discourse of sporting design in Canada, we tailor our sports facilities to harness the energy of the masses, to watch the World’s elite compete on an Olympic or an international scale. The vast ... -
Facilitating the Formation of Intermetallic Compounds in Al-Si Coatings on Steel during Hot Stamping
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-14)Hot-stamped ultrahigh strength steel (UHSS) components are pivotal to automotive light-weighting. Steel blanks, often coated with an aluminum-silicon (Al-Si) layer to protect them from oxidation and decarburization, are ... -
Facilitators and barriers to safely managed water and sanitation: A spatio-temporal investigation of the association between socioeconomic factors and shigellosis incidence
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-14)The lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation worldwide has contributed to the occurrence of shigellosis, a waterborne infectious disease. Previous research has shown that shigellosis can be prevented by access ... -
Facility Location and Transportation in Two Free Trade Zones
(University of Waterloo, 2010-11-29)In any supply chain, the location of facilities and the routing of material are important decisions that contribute a significant amount of costs, lowering a corporation's overall profits. These choices become more important ... -
Facility location with economies of scale and congestion
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-01)Most literature on facility location assumes a fixed set-up cost and a linear variable cost. However, as production volume increases, cost savings are achieved through economies of scale, and then when production exceeds ... -
Factors Affecting Charge Collection and Photo-Stability of Organic Solar Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-07)Organic photovoltaics employ small molecules or polymers as their primary light absorbing materials and thus differ strongly from traditional silicon-based photovoltaics. Their primary technological benefit is a significant ... -
Factors Affecting Human Force Perception and Performance in Haptic-Enabled Virtual Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-22)Haptic technology enables computer users to touch and/or manipulate virtual objects in virtual environments (VEs). Similar to other human-in-the-loop applications, haptic applications require interactions between humans ... -
Factors affecting mercury concentrations in anadromous and non-anadromous Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) from eastern Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-20)Mercury concentrations in freshwater and marine biota are an ongoing concern, even in areas remote from local point sources, such as in the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic. Anadromous Arctic charr, which feed in the marine ... -
Factors Affecting Participation in Online Communities of Practice
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-05)Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis (Wenger et al, ...