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Monitoring the Behaviour of a Battery-free Water Powered Sensor
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-12)The Insurance Bureau of Canada says, “Water is the new fire”. In terms of cost of damage to homeowners and insurers, water damage is a rapidly growing threat to property and can have insidious, long-term effects if not ... -
Monitoring Wetland Integrity and Restoration Success with Avifauna in the Prairie Pothole Region of Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-19)In response to high wetland losses, and in recognition of the ecological functions and services provided by wetland ecosystems, updated wetland policy in Alberta focuses on protecting these important system and mitigating ... -
Monocular Adaptation of Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR)
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Purpose: This study asks whether active horizontal angular Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) gain is capable of monocular adaptation after 4 hours of wearing 10 dioptres (D) of induced anisometropia in healthy human adults. ... -
Monocular Vision based Particle Filter Localization in Urban Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-26)This thesis presents the design and experimental result of a monocular vision based particle filter localization system for urban settings that uses aerial orthoimagery as a reference map. The topics of perception and ... -
Monocular Vision-Based Obstacle Detection for Unmanned Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-29)Many potential indoor applications exist for autonomous vehicles, such as automated surveillance, inspection, and document delivery. A key requirement for autonomous operation is for the vehicles to be able to detect and ... -
Monoids and the State Complexity of the Operation root(<i>L</i>)
(University of Waterloo, 2004)In this thesis, we cover the general topic of state complexity. In particular, we examine the bounds on the state complexity of some different representations of regular languages. As well, we consider the state ... -
Monolithic Integrated Reconfigurable RF-MEMS Phase Shifters
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-26)Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) actuators are a key technology that have been utilized in many real-world applications. This thesis investigates the application of MEMS technology in the design of RF components and ... -
Monolithically Integrated Phase Change Material GeTe-Based RF Components for Millimeter Wave Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)RF switches are the fundamental building blocks for realizing reconfigurable front-ends in communication devices. Currently available RF switches are dominated by semiconductor technology which, while performing adequately ... -
Monotone Numerical Methods for Nonlinear Systems and Second Order Partial Differential Equations
(University of Waterloo, 2015-07-28)Multigrid methods are numerical solvers for partial differential equations (PDEs) that systematically exploit the relationship between approximate solutions on multiple grids to arrive at a solution whose accuracy is ... -
Monotonic and Fatigue Flexural Behaviour of RC Beams Strengthened with Prestressed NSM CFRP Rods
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-11)The use of near surface mounted (NSM) carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) reinforcement is a recent and a promising technique for increasing the flexural capacity and the fatigue life of reinforced concrete (RC) flexural ... -
Monotonic and Fatigue Performance of RC Beams Strengthened with Externally Post-Tensioned CFRP Tendons
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-04)External post-tensioning is an attractive technique for strengthening reinforced concrete structures because of its ability to actively control stresses and deflections, speed of installation, minimum interruption for the ... -
Monotonicity Testing for Boolean Functions over Graph Products
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-09)We establish a directed analogue of Chung and Tetali's isoperimetric inequality for graph products. We use this inequality to obtain new bounds on the query complexity for testing monotonicity of Boolean-valued functions ... -
Monsoon Notebook: Exploring Home
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-16)This thesis explores the meaning of home, and the role it plays in my relationship to architecture. It rests in the transitional space between my native Sri Lanka and Canada, where I have lived for the last eighteen years. ... -
Monster
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-09)451 Manning Avenue, home to an architect and an artist, has generated an adverse reaction within its community. The property is maintained as a testament to the Rao family history in Canada, but most visibly, Villa Rao ... -
Monte Carlo Framework for Prostate Cancer Correction and Reconstruction in Endorectal Multi-parametric MRI
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-31)Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in the male population. The detection of prostate cancer using imaging has been challenging until recently. Multi-parametric MRI has been shown to allow accurate ... -
Monte Carlo Simulation of Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)The goal of this thesis is to describe, implement and analyse Monte Carlo (MC) algorithms for simulating the mechanism of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI). As the inverse problem of mapping the sub-voxel ... -
Monte Carlo Study of the Magnetic Flux Lattice Fluctuations in High-<em>T<sub>c</sub></em> Superconductors
(University of Waterloo, 2005)By allowing to measure the magnetic field distribution inside a material, muon spin rotation experiments have the potential to provide valuable information about microscopic properties of high-temperature superconductors. ... -
Monte Carlo Transport Methods for Semiconductor X-ray Imaging Detectors
(University of Waterloo, 2013-07-17)This thesis describes the development of a novel comprehensive Monte Carlo simulation code, ARTEMIS, for the investigation of electron-hole pair transport mechanisms in a-Se x-ray imaging detectors. ARTEMIS allows for ... -
Moral Encroachment
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-28)Can practical factors influence a subject's position to know? Traditionally this question has been answered in the negative. A subject's position to know proposition p is not thought to improve merely because the subject ... -
Moral Fictionalism and Moral Reasons
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)One major problem with moral discourse is that we tend treat moral utterances as if they represent propositions. But complex metaphysical problems arise when we try to describe the nature of the moral facts that correspond ...