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A Method to Symbolically Compute Convolution Integrals
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-22)This thesis presents a method for computing symbolic solutions of a certain class of improper integrals related to convolutions of Mellin transforms. Important integrals that fall into this category are integral transforms ... -
Method-Specific Access Control in Java via Proxy Objects using Annotations
(University of Waterloo, 2010-03-31)Partially restricting access to objects enables system designers to finely control the security of their systems. We propose a novel approach that allows granting partial access at method granularity on arbitrary objects ... -
Methodologies for capture zone delineation for the Waterloo Moraine well fields
(University of Waterloo, 2000)The Region of Waterloo relies mainly (75 %) on local groundwater resources for its drinking water supply. The water demand is increasing with the growth of the population and there is a need to enhance the present water ... -
Methodologies for Evaluating User Centric Performance of Mobile Network Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)Performance is an important attribute of mobile software applications, having a direct impact on end-user's experience. One of the obstacles that make software performance testing difficult to pursue is the lack of performance ... -
Methodologies for Obtaining Reliable Indicators for the Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance of Polyethylene
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-13)Environmental stress cracking (ESC) is one of the main, and probably the most common, failure mechanisms involved in polymer fractures. This type of failure is critically important as it occurs suddenly, without any visible ... -
Methodology Development for the Electrophilic Aromatic Amination of Secondary Amides
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-25)The intramolecular electrophilic aromatic amination of secondary amides was developed. Secondary N-methoxy and N-p-methoxyphenyl amides were cyclized to oxindoles by triflic anhydride mediated electrophilic activation and ... -
A Methodology for Data-Informed Process Control in Progressive Die Sheet Metal Forming
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-25)This thesis investigates the coupled relationship between the strip transfer and forming operations in progressive die sheet metal forming, including the effects of the strip layout geometry, and its effect on the process ... -
A Methodology for Design and Adaptation of Infrastructure Under Deep Climate Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-03)Proper decision-making in design, and adaptation management of infrastructure is essential, in the face of environmental uncertainties. As and example, current climate change models yield a range of widely diverging ... -
A methodology for designing 2.45 GHz wireless rectenna system utilizing Dickson Charge Pump with Optimized Power Efficiency
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)In the present thesis, I have proposed methodology of two stages Dickson charge pump, which is capable of harvesting energy at 2.45 GHz RF signal to power any low powered device. Presented design uses a simple and inexpensive ... -
A Methodology for Global Comparison of Fire Testing Standards in Transportation Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-23)In recent decades, many manufacturing industries have globalized their operations and the Canadian manufacturing sector has experienced dramatic downsizing. For a manufacturing company to succeed therefore, it is necessary ... -
Methodology for improving the net environmental impacts of new buildings through product recovery management
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-18)Buildings contribute significantly to the global environmental load caused by human activities. There has been a growing interest in improving a building's performance over all of the life-cycle stages (production, ... -
A Methodology for Reliable Detection of Anomalous Behavior in Smartphones
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)Smartphones have become the most preferred computing device for both personal and business use. Different applications in smartphones result in different power consumption patterns. The fact that every application has ... -
Methodology for the Performance Evaluation of Ceiling Recessions for Vertical Floor Opening Protection
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-22)Current Canadian Building Codes mandate prescribed design requirements for the protection of vertical floor openings by means of draft stops and closely spaced sprinklers. In the event that a design cannot meet the ... -
A Methodology to Quantify the Topographic Characteristics of Wetland Landscapes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-19)Topography underpins natural processes ranging from incident solar radiation at a location to overland flow and water pooling. Despite the influence of topography on natural processes and subsequent ecosystem function, ... -
Methods and models for the quantitative analysis of crowd brainstorming
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-24)Microtask marketplaces provide shortcuts for automating tasks that are otherwise intractable for computers. Creative tasks fall squarely within this definition, and microtask marketplaces have been heavily leveraged to ... -
Methods for longitudinal data measured at distinct time points
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-30)For longitudinal data where the response and time-dependent predictors within each individual are measured at distinct time points, traditional longitudinal models such as generalized linear mixed effects models or ... -
Methods for Merging, Parsimony and Interpretability of Finite Mixture Models
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-04)To combat the increasing data dimensionality, parsimonious modelling for finite mixture models has risen to be an active research area. These modelling frameworks offer various constraints that can reduce the number of ... -
Methods for Nonlinear Impairments Compensation in Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-09)Fiber optic links are the backbone of the current high-speed tele- and data communi- cation networks. Two major factors which cause degradation in the performance of this type of communication systems are ber optic link ... -
Methods for parallel quantum circuit synthesis, fault-tolerant quantum RAM, and quantum state tomography
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-18)The pace of innovation in quantum information science has recently exploded due to the hope that a quantum computer will be able to solve a multitude of problems that are intractable using classical hardware. Current quantum ... -
Methods for Reducing Monitoring Overhead in Runtime Verification
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-18)Runtime verification is a lightweight technique that serves to complement existing approaches, such as formal methods and testing, to ensure system correctness. In runtime verification, monitors are synthesized to check a ...