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Interactive Voice-Visual Tracking of Construction As-Built Information
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-06)The documentation of complete and timely as-built information related to construction projects is essential for tracking progress, planning corrective action, and analyzing the schedule. The collection of site information, ... -
Interband Cascade Lasers, from Fabry-Pérot Waveguides to Subwavelength Cavities
(University of Waterloo, 2015-11-30)This research in centered around engineering approaches to improve the electro-optical performance of interband cascade lasers. The enhancement strategies are ranging from empirical design optimizations and fabrication and ... -
Interconnected Air Suspensions with Independent Height and Stiffness Tuning
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-02)Suspensions play a crucial role in vehicle comfort and stability. Different types of suspensions have been proposed to fulfill the essential characteristics of vehicle suspensions. A semi-active suspension with adjustable ... -
The Interdependence of Attention, Memory, and Performance Based Reward
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-15)Attention is frequently described as a distinct process with distinct effects, and many researchers have suggested that it has a distinct place in the brain. And yet attention is necessarily entangled with the systems ... -
The Interdependency of Myth and Magic in the Fionavar Tapestry
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-15)Guy Gavriel Kay's high fantasy trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry, contains an intricate system of mythological and magical interdependencies. Myth and magic are presented in the light of a traditional interaction, with a ... -
An interdisciplinary approach to monitoring the hydroecology of thermokarst lakes in Old Crow Flats, Yukon Territory, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)Lake-rich thermokarst landscapes, such as Old Crow Flats (OCF) in northern Yukon, Canada have been identified as amongst the most vulnerable to climate change. This has raised concerns of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation ... -
Interface Design for Sonobuoy System
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-25)Modern sonar systems have greatly improved their sensor technology and processing techniques, but little effort has been put into display design for sonar data. The enormous amount of acoustic data presented by the traditional ... -
Interface dynamics of soft solids with liquids, solids, and gels
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-01)Soft solids are commonly composed of polymeric networks suspended in liquids while maintaining their physical form. They have intermediate properties between viscous liquids and elastic solids, which are easily deformed ... -
Interface Management for Complex Capital Projects
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)In recent years, Interface Management (IM) practices have been emerging to address the challenges of managing complex capital projects. These challenges include the added complexity and scale of these projects, globalization, ... -
Interface Redesign of an Electronic Medical Record Review System Using User-Centered Design
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-29)The healthcare industry in recent years has seen a rise in the adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). These EMRs have replaced the traditional paper-based records at hospitals, clinics, and nursing facilities. This ... -
An Interface-based Modular Approach for Designing Distributed Event-based Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-25)A Distributed Event-based System (DEBS) exhibits its desired behavior through its functional components collaborating with each other via event exchanging. Due to loose-coupling and flexibility, DEBS applications have ... -
Interfacial Properties of Amphiphilic Dendritic Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The self-assembly behavior of arborescent polystyrene-<em>graft</em>-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymers (PS-<em>g</em>-PEO) at the air-water interface and the solubilization/release properties of arborescent polystyrene-<em ... -
Interfacing fluorescent DNA oligonucleotides with graphene oxide and metal oxides: from adsorption to sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)DNA, apart from being the mode of genomic information storage, has found several uses in catalysis (DNAzymes) and target detection (aptamers). Developing novel biosensors utilizing these properties has therefore been a ... -
Interfacing Liposomes with Metal Ions and Metal Oxides: Coordination Chemistry, Surface Forces and Membrane Integrity
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-04)Liposomes are self-closed vesicles composed of lipid bilayer walls that have been widely used as models for cell membranes and drug delivery vehicles. One interesting research direction is to study the interactions of ... -
Interference Management in a Class of Multi User Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2014-03-13)Spectrum sharing is known as a key solution to accommodate the increasing number of users and the growing demand for throughput in wireless networks. Interference is the primary barrier to enhancing the overall throughput ... -
Interference Management in Dense 802.11 Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-29)Wireless networks are growing at a phenomenal rate. This growth is causing an overcrowding of the unlicensed RF spectrum, leading to increased interference between co-located devices. Existing decentralized medium access ... -
Interference Management in MIMO Wireless Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-17)The scarce and overpopulated radio spectrum is going to present a major barrier to the growth and development of future wireless networks. As such, spectrum sharing seems to be inevitable to accommodate the exploding ... -
Interference Management in Non-cooperative Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-27)Spectrum sharing is known as a key solution to accommodate the increasing number of users and the growing demand for throughput in wireless networks. While spectrum sharing improves the data rate in sparse networks, it ... -
Interference-Aware Routing in Wireless Mesh Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-05)User demand for seamless connectivity has encouraged the development of alternatives to traditional communications infrastructure networks. Potential solutions have to be low-cost, easily deployable and adaptive to the ... -
Interfering with episodic memory for words and pictures to uncover their representational codes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-09)In this thesis, a divided attention paradigm was used to infer the representational codes used by words and pictures in long-term memory. Semantically categorized lists of words (Expt. 1) or pictures (Expt. 2, 3, 4, and ...