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Generation of Short Laser Pulses by Using Hollow Fibre and Chirped Mirror Compressor System
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-23)A FEMTOLASERS hollow core silicon fibre of length 1 m and 250μm inner diameter was set up in the lab in Waterloo with the purpose of generating sub 10fs pulses for Coulomb Explosion Imaging (CEI). The input laser was a new ... -
Generation Scheduling in Microgrids under Uncertainties in Power Generation
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)Recently, the concept of Microgrids (MG) has been introduced in the distribution network. Microgrids are defined as small power systems that consist of various distributed micro generators that are capable of supplying a ... -
Generational Effects of Bisphenol A on Growth and Stress Performance in Rainbow Trout
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-25)The aquatic environment is severely impacted by xenobiotics that are released due to anthropogenic activities, threatening ecosystem health. Some of these contaminants accumulate in lipophilic fish tissues and are maternally ... -
Generative Adversarial Networks for ECG generation, translation, imputation and denoising
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-30)Artificial Intelligence is increasingly being used in medical applications. One challenge present in AI in medicine is not having high quality datasets available for training machine learning models. In this work, I explore ... -
Generative Modeling with Neural Ordinary Differential Equations
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-19)Neural ordinary differential equations (NODEs) (Chen et al., 2018) are ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with their dynamics modeled by neural networks. Continuous normalizing flows (CNFs) (Chen et al., 2018; Grathwohl ... -
Generative Thermal Design Through Boundary Representation and Deep Reinforcement Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-08)Advancement in Additive Manufacturing (AM) allows fabrication of complex geometries. This provides the opportunity to think beyond hand-designed topologies. The main goal of this dissertation is to build a Generative Design ... -
Generic Attacks on Hash Functions
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-28)The subject of this thesis is a security property of hash functions, called chosen-target forced-prefix preimage (CTFP) resistance and the generic attack on this property, called the herding attack. The study of CTFP ... -
The Generic Spectacle
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-13)The completion of the CityCenter resort on the Las Vegas Strip in 2009 by MGM Resorts marks the single largest privately funded development in American history. It also marks a departure from all-encompassing themes of ... -
Genesis and hydrological function of an African mire: understanding the role of peatlands in providing ecosystem services in semi-arid climates
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)The effects of changes in climate or landscape on wetland ecosystems in drier regions need to be considered within the context of natural processes. Hydrological processes are a key component in the development and maintenance ... -
The Genetic Analysis of Autophagy-Dependent Caspase Activation in Drosophila melanogaster
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-23)During Drosophila melanogaster pupation, groups of undifferentiated adult cells proliferate and undergo regulated cell shape changes, while larval tissues are eliminated by programmed cell death (PCD). PCD is most commonly ... -
Genetic Programming for the Evolution of Functions with a Discrete Unbounded Domain
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-16)The idea of automatic programming using the genetic programming paradigm is a concept that has been explored in the work of Koza and several works since. Most problems attempted using genetic programming are finite in size, ... -
Genetic Renaissance: A Legal, Philosophical, and Ethical Examination of Consent Using Autonomy & Privacy in Genetic Testing
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-28)Genetic testing has gained traction in the media with the recent Pentagon ban and continuing increases in public consumption of at-home tests. Public discourse surrounding this technology prompts further exploration of the ... -
Genome analysis reveals unexpected absence of oxygen metabolic capacity in helminths
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-06)Oxygen metabolism in parasitic helminths differs significantly from that of most aerobic eukaryotes, as these organisms must be able to switch between aerobic and anaerobic metabolisms depending on their life-cycle stage. ... -
A genomic study of the invasive red alga Bangia atropurpurea (Mertens ex Roth) C. Agardh
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-13)The phylum Rhodophyta comprises the red algae, which are morphologically diverse organisms present in marine and freshwater environments. The red algae order, Bangiales, is an ancient lineage and molecular studies have ... -
Genus one partitions
(University of Waterloo, 2006)We obtain a tight upper bound for the genus of a partition, and calculate the number of partitions of maximal genus. The generating series for genus zero and genus one rooted hypermonopoles is obtained in closed form ... -
The genus Solidago L. (Astereae, Asteraceae) in South America and related taxa in North America
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-14)The goldenrod genus Solidago L. is one of the larger genera in the flowering plant family Asteraceae. The genus is primarily North American and was recently revised in Flora of North America. In contrast, Solidago in South ... -
Geochemical and microbiological characterization of effluent and pore water from low-sulfide content waste rock
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-22)Laboratory and field studies were completed to characterize the geochemistry and microbiology of drainage emanating from low-S content waste-rock test piles at the Diavik Diamond Mine (Diavik) from 2007 through 2010. The ... -
Geochemical and Microbiological Characterization of the Historic Waste Rock Piles at the Detour Lake Gold Mine
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-16)Four of the historic waste rock stockpiles (WRS #1-#4) at the Detour Lake mine site were studied to determine the potential for generation of acid rock drainage (ARD). The stockpiles were constructed during the original ... -
Geochemical Characterization and Assessment of Stabilization Mechanisms for Mercury-Contaminated Riverbank Sediments from the South River, Virginia (USA)
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-29)Elevated concentrations of mercury (Hg) in aquatic systems can be a threat to ecosystems and human health. Mercury-bearing sediment particles from eroding riverbanks can be an ongoing source of bioavailable Hg to aquatic ... -
Geochemical Characterization and Longevity Estimates of a Permeable Reactive Barrier System Remediating a 90Sr plume
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)In 1998, a permeable reactive barrier system was installed at the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) Chalk River Laboratories in Chalk River, Ontario, to prevent the discharge of a 90Sr plume into a nearby swamp. The ...