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Metabolomic Profiling of Nutrient Solutions for Characterization of Human Gut Microbiota
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)Studying the metabolite output, the “exometabolome,” of bacterial communities provides insight into the metabolic interactions occurring within that ecosystem. As such, a metabolomic approach can be used to gain further ... -
A Metagenomic Examination of Virus Diversity, Host Interactions, and Genetic Potential Across Municipal Waste Sites
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-18)Viruses are the most abundant microbial guild on the planet, impacting microbial community structure and ecosystem services. Despite this, they have been underrepresented in reference databases compared to Bacteria and ... -
Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques for Articulated Human Tracking
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-16)Four adaptive metaheuristic optimization algorithms are proposed and demonstrated: Adaptive Parameter Particle Swarm Optimization (AP-PSO), Modified Artificial Bat (MAB), Differential Mutated Artificial Immune System ... -
Metal Isotope Fractionation Associated with Cu and Zn Attenuation by Zero-Valent Iron in Anaerobic Flow-Through Cell Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-12)Metal stable isotope fractionation is an emerging tool in the environmental sciences for studying biogeochemical pathways for cycling of metals in the environment. Copper and zinc are essential elements for many biological ... -
Metal loads in an urban catchment (Don River, Ontario)
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-19)The Don River watershed has been called the most urbanized watershed in Canada. Trace metals are common contaminants in urban areas that may threaten ecosystems at high concentrations. Major urban sources of trace metal ... -
Metal Mixture Toxicity to Hyalella azteca: Relationships to Body Concentrations
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-25)A literature review of metal mixture interaction analyses identified that there was not a consistent method to determine the impact of metal mixtures on an aquatic organism. The review also revealed that a majority of the ... -
Metal Oxide-Hierarchical Porous Silica Nanocomposites Prepared by Nanoemulsion Templating and Integrative Synthesis
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-11)Nanoemulsions are templates that have the potential to fill the gap between micellar systems and latex particles in the preparation of porous materials. A nanoemulsion can also be used as a carrier for uploading the desired ... -
Metal Uptake and Toxicity in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) When Exposed to Metal Mixtures Plus Natural Organic Matter
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-22)Multiple metal-gill modelling based on the toxic unit concept suggests that metals with the same toxic actions (e.g. Pb and Cd interacting at Ca-gill channels) will exhibit strictly additive binding at the gills of fish ... -
Metal-mediated Adsorption of DNA Oligonucleotides onto Polymeric Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-20)In recent decades, DNA oligonucleotides have been extensively researched due to their applications for catalysis (DNAzymes), biosensing (DNA aptamers/Watson-Crick hybridization), and nanomaterials assembly (DNA origami). ... -
Metallurgical Capacity: A Novel Metric for Quantifying Available Production of Mineral and Metal Products with a Case Study on Primary Non-Ferrous Nickel
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-10)Minerals and metals are indispensable to society. Beyond conventional uses in all goods and services, significant deployment of new minerals and metals in clean technologies will be necessary for decarbonization efforts. ... -
Metallurgical Issues in Low-Temperature Joining of Silver Nanowires
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-24)Silver nanowires (Ag NWs) have a wide range of applications in the electronic industry and are attracting growing world-wide interest because of their unique thermal, chemical, electrical and mechanical properties. ... -
Metamaterials for Decoupling Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-25)This research focuses on the development of engineered materials, also known as meta- materials, with desirable effective constitutive parameters: electric permittivity (epsilon) and magnetic permeability (mu) to decouple ... -
Metamodel-Based Probabilistic Design for Dynamic Systems with Degrading Components
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)The probabilistic design of dynamic systems with degrading components is difficult. Design of dynamic systems typically involves the optimization of a time-invariant performance measure, such as Energy, that is estimated ... -
Metamorphic History of the Mougooderra Formation, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-05)Sedimentary sequences are common in granite-greenstone belts of Archean terranes. In the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia, the Mougooderra Formation is an extensive sedimentary sequence that preserves low-variance ... -
The Metamorphosis of Self: Phenomenological Insights into the Meaning of Being for Immigrant Artists
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-12)In 2013, 232 million people or 3.2 percent of the world's population lived outside their country of origin (United Nation’s Population Fund [UNPF], 2015). According to the UNPF, the majority of migrants venture into new ... -
A Metamotivational Approach to Understanding Managers’ Beliefs About Motivationally Diverse Teams in the Domain of Regulatory Mode
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-26)Cultivating effective teams requires managers to integrate the efforts of individuals who often vary in their backgrounds, skills, and identities. One way that team members can differ from each other is in their motivational ... -
Metamotivational Beliefs about Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-30)Although intrinsic motivation is often viewed as preferable to more extrinsic forms of motivation, there is evidence that the adaptiveness of these motivational states depends on the nature of the task being completed ... -
Metasploit for Cyber-Physical Security Testing with Real-Time Constraints
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-29)Metasploit is a framework for cybersecurity testing. The Metasploit Framework introduced the Hardware Bridge API to enable security testing of cyber-physical systems. Cyber-physical systems and tests/attacks on the systems ... -
Metasurfaces for Antennas, Energy Harvesting and Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-03)Metamaterials are materials with artificial structures, engineered to produce electromagnetic properties not readily available in nature. Metamaterials have generated broad interest and utilization in various applications ... -
Methane cycling in horticultural extracted, restored, and unrestored peatlands in central Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)Horticulture peat extraction drastically changes peatland ecosystems and their carbon and greenhouse gas balance. Comprehensive study on the combined response of methane (CH4) cycling (i.e., CH4 production, oxidation, ...