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Media multitasking and performance on attentionally demanding tasks
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-31)This dissertation examined the behaviour of media multitasking, with a specific focus on three broad goals. The first goal, explored in Chapter 2, was to examine whether individual differences in the propensity to media ... -
Media multitasking and sustained attention
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-25)Media multitasking describes a common, everyday behaviour that involves dividing or switching attention between multiple sources of media-based information. In the work reported here, I investigate the relation between ... -
Mediation: Resonating between the Organic and Inorganic
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-29)This thesis emerges from the desire of unity between the intuitive and empirical expressions of nature. It argues for a greater understanding of 'patterns' inherent in nature and advocates for the need to see things as a ... -
Mediations of Shattered Water: Environmental Intimacy & the Dissolution of the Self
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-09)In a time of accelerated environmental degradation, a human-centric approach to engagement has engendered a pervasive cultural passivity towards the environment. This fatalistic detachment amplified by technological advances ... -
The Medical Practice and Licencing of Women in the Late Medieval Kingdom of Naples
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-21)This paper analyzes the medical licences of women from the Angevin Kingdom of Naples between the late thirteenth to early fifteenth century. While the Kingdom of Naples was home to the first known medical regulatory measures ... -
Medical Tourism: Establishing a Sustainable Medical Facility
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)Imposing the principles of sustainable development on medical tourism is vital to maintaining the three pillars of a strong nation, namely, the environment, the economy, and the local community. The three research objectives ... -
Medication Review in Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Comparison of Instruments
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-19)Background: - Cognitive impairment (CI) and dementia are significant concerns in older adults in Canada. Drug-related problems (DRPs) are common and can cause up to 30% of hospitalizations in older individuals, including ... -
Medina: Reviving Place Identity through Public Space
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)Medina, as the second holy city for Muslims around the world and a place where the Prophet (peace be upon him) lived and is buried, has a distinctive identity. On the contrary, however, the central part of the city, the ... -
Medium Access Control, Packet Routing, and Internet Gateway Placement in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-10)Road accidents represent a serious social problem and are one of the leading causes of human death and disability on a global scale. To reduce the risk and severity of a road accident, a variety of new safety applications ... -
Meetings in the Metaverse: Exploring Online Meeting Spaces through Meaningful Interactions in Gather.Town
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-26)Online meetings and communication spaces have become a part of many people's work during the global COVID-19 pandemic. While we rely on computer-mediated communication (CMC) daily, we need to be engaged to be productive ... -
Mehrfache Migration: Zum Zusammenhang zwischen Mehrsprachigkeit, Lebenswelten und Identitätskonstruktion
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-28)The qualitative case study on which this thesis is based was designed to investigate the relationship between migration and identity construction of three young people who immigrated as children and adolescents, two of ... -
mel - Model Extraction Language and Interpreter
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-27)There is a large body of research on extracting models from code-related artifacts to enable model-based analyses of large software systems. However, engineers do not always have access to the entire code base of a system: ... -
Melting modes in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-18)Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a metal AM technology that has one of the highest industrial uptake at the moment in the aerospace, automotive, and biomedical sectors. LPBF enjoys such popularity as it enables the ... -
Membrane and Arrayed Nanofluidic Devices with High Density Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-15)Exceptionally high aspect ratio, smooth hydrophobic graphitic walls, and nanoscale inner diameters of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) cause the unique phenomenon of efficient transport of water and gas through these nanoscale ... -
A Membrane Biosensor for the Detection of Lactate in Body Fluids
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-31)The increased demand of real-time and convenient heath monitoring has spurned the rapid development of wearable health monitoring devices. In these devices, the central part is the sensor that can convert health information ... -
Membrane Fouling During Hollow Fiber Ultrafiltration of Protein Solutions: Computational Fluid Modeling and Physicochemical Properties
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-01)Hollow fiber ultrafiltration is a viable low cost alternative technology for the concentration or separation of protein solutions. However, membrane fouling and solute build up in the vicinity of the membrane surface ... -
Membrane Fouling in Constant Permeate Flux Cross-Flow Microfiltration of Biological Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-03)This thesis investigates the fouling of a microfiltration membrane by biological solutions. Membrane fouling is recognized as a major drawback for the application of microfiltration in the purification of biotechnology ... -
Membrane Interactions of Streptococcus agalactiae's CAMP factor
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-27)CAMP factor is an extracellular pore-forming toxin secreted by the group B streptococci Streptococcus agalactiae. In conjunction with the action of sphingomyelinase secreted by Staphylococcus aureus, which converts membrane ... -
Membrane-Disrupting Activity of Antimicrobial Peptides and the Electrostatic Bending of Membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are not only fast microbe-killing molecules deployed in the host defense of living organisms but also offer valuable lessons for developing new therapeutic agents. While the mode of action of ... -
Memory across trials in visual search
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-03)In two experiments we evaluated whether memory for item locations across trials can improve visual search performance. Measuring both response times and eye movements we examined how visual search performance is influenced ...