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Aspects of Nonlocality: from Particles to Black Holes
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-06)This dissertation is a collection of works on different aspects of the following subjects: causal set--continuum correspondence, wave propagation on causal sets, nonlocal quantum field theory, potential connection between ... -
Aspects of Polymer Chain Dynamics in Solution Studied by Fluorescence
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-14)Several pyrene-labeled polymers and polypeptides were synthesized and their chain dynamics were characterized using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence techniques. Firstly, four series of pyrene-labeled polystyrenes ... -
Aspects of Quantum Field Theory in Enumerative Graph Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-24)While a quantum field theorist has many uses for mathematics of all kinds, the relationship between quantum field theory and mathematics is far too fluid in the world of modern research to be described as the simple provision ... -
Aspects of Quantum Field Theory with Boundary Conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-02)This thesis has two modest goals. The primary goal is to deliver three results involving particle detectors interacting with a quantum field in presence of non-trivial boundary conditions (Dirichlet, Neumann, periodic; ... -
Aspects of Quantum Information and AdS/CFT Duality
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-17)This thesis considers four different aspects of quantum information, AdS/CFT duality, and the interplay between them. First, we study the holographic complexity conjectures in detail for rotating black holes. We focus ... -
Aspects of Scattering Amplitudes and Moduli Space Localization
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)We propose that intersection numbers of certain cohomology classes on the moduli space of genus-zero Riemann surfaces with $n$ punctures, $\mathcal{M}_{0,n}$, compute tree-level scattering amplitudes in quantum field ... -
Assembly of an Ionic-Complementary Peptide on Surfaces and its Potential Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-25)Self-assembling peptides have emerged as new nanobiomaterials and received considerable attention in the areas of nanoscience and biomedical engineering. In this category are ionic-complementary peptides, which contain a ... -
Assembly: A Revaluation of Public Space in Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2005)This thesis focuses on the problem of defining and designing public space in contemporary mass society. "Assembly" revaluates a cultural understanding of public space as the space of regulation, consumption and leisure, ... -
Assessing Au-Al Wire Bond Reliability Using Integrated Stress Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-30)Wire bond reliability testing typically consists of aging bonds in a high temperature environment for long time periods, and removing samples at intervals to assess bond shear strength and characterize the bond cross ... -
Assessing Binary Measurement Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-19)Binary measurement systems (BMS) are widely used in both manufacturing industry and medicine. In industry, a BMS is often used to measure various characteristics of parts and then classify them as pass or fail, according ... -
Assessing Binary Measurement Systems Using Targeted Verification with a Gold Standard
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)Binary Measurement Systems (BMS) are used to classify objects into two categories. Sometimes the categories represent some intrinsically dichotomous characteristic of the object, but sometimes continuous or even multidimensional ... -
Assessing Consistency of Scenarios Across Scales Developing globally linked internally consistent scenarios under the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways framework
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-02)In global environmental change research, anticipating the implications of large-scale environmental changes on local development is an important endeavour for mitigating and adapting to difficult challenges. Researchers ... -
Assessing hydrological processes controlling the water balance of lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Alberta, Canada using water isotope tracers
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-22)One of the world’s largest freshwater deltas (~4000 km2), the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), is located at the convergence of the Peace and Athabasca rivers and Lake Athabasca in northern Alberta, Canada. Since the early ... -
Assessing hydrometeorological controls on subalpine plant community evapotranspiration and evaluating the METRIC method using high-resolution UAV imagery in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-06)Subalpine wetlands in the Canadian Rocky Mountains function as buffers for snowmelt runoff towards downstream systems and communities. However, hydrological regimes are changing rapidly in these ecosystems due to climate ... -
Assessing Innovative Technologies for Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)Several health problems may be caused by excess nitrate in drinking water, the most important of which being methemoglobinemia, a potentially fatal disorder, in infants under six months of age. Many different parts of ... -
Assessing Input Uncertainty in Commodity-Based Freight Demand Models
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)Freight demand models are a set of tools utilized for the forecasting, planning, analysis, and/or optimization of the movement of commodities, such as the billions-of-dollars-worth of goods and services that are moved ... -
Assessing Legitimacy Within Collaborative Water Governance: How, When, and by Whom?
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-24)Collaborative water governance (CWG) is a form of decision-making for water that involves multiple actors with diverse interests working together to solve common problems (e.g., pollution, scarcity, flooding). CWG has ... -
Assessing Local Community Involvement in Tourism Development around a Proposed World Heritage Site in Jerash, Jordan
(University of Waterloo, 2016-11-04)Research on community involvement in development has been conducted in diverse fields of study including planning, geography, community development, anthropology, and others. In the disciplines of tourism, many attempts ... -
Assessing Medication Adherence in Older Adults with Memory Concerns in a Primary Care-Based Memory Clinic
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-02)There is an increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment in the rapidly ageing population. Cognitive impairment has been shown to be a unique barrier to medication adherence in older adults coupled with an increased number ... -
Assessing Mercury Risks for the Optimization of Nutrient Benefits from Wild-harvested Fish Consumption in the Northwest Territories, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-14)Background: Fish are often rich in essential nutrients, such as omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FAs) and selenium (Se), and thus can promote health. However, methylmercury (MeHg), a contaminant found in many species in the ...