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Monitoring Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Patterns Using Wrist-worn Temperature and 3-axis Accelerometer Sensors: A Study with Healthy Younger Adults, Healthy Older Adults, and People Living with Dementia
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-22)Sleep plays an important role in our life; monitoring and understanding our sleep can support better sleep habits and therefore health and quality of life. Research has shown that sleep is mainly regulated by people’s ... -
Monitoring Ice Break-Up on the Mackenzie River Using Remote Sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-12)The Mackenzie Basin is composed of eight sub-basins (North Mountains, Liard, Peace, Athabasca, Great Bear Low Plains, Great Slave and Arctic Red) and includes three large lakes (Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake ... -
Monitoring Ice-dammed Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in the Karakoram Using Visible-Infrared Satellite Remote Sensing Observations
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-21)Glaciers are an important part of the hydrological cycle because they act as freshwater storage. Glacier ice contains about three-quarters of the world’s freshwater; supplying most of the base flow for rivers originating ... -
Monitoring Lake Simcoe Water Quality using Landsat TM Images
(University of Waterloo, 2009-06-19)Inland lakes are important resources to humans, while the eutrophication effect caused by an overload of nutrients is a significant problem. This study focuses on utilizing the satellite remote sensing to monitor the water ... -
Monitoring of an Antigen Manufacturing Process Using Fluorescence
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-12)Bordetella pertussis is one of two Gram-negative bacteria responsible for causing whooping cough in humans, a highly contagious disease that infects the human upper respiratory tract. Whole-cell and acellular vaccines have ... -
Monitoring Oil Reservoir Deformations by Measuring Ground Surface Movements
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-21)It has long been known that any activity that results in changes in subsurface pressure, such as hydrocarbon production or waste or water reinjection, also causes underground deformations and movement, which can be described ... -
Monitoring Rainwater Harvesting Systems in India Using Satellite Remote Sensing Observations
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-26)The building of small reservoirs is a typical measure taken by farmers to moderate the extremes of the hydrologic regime of a semiarid climate, which is characterized by the alternation of a short rainy season with long ... -
Monitoring Seasonal Snow Density from Satellite Based Passive Microwave Remote Sensing and Automatic Weather Stations
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-26)Seasonal snow plays an important role in Earth’s systems and for hydrological applications one of the most important properties is the quantity of liquid water stored in the snowpack, referred to as snow water equivalent ... -
Monitoring Shallow Vadose Zone Moisture Dynamics using Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Electromagnetic Induction
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-15)This hydrogeophysical study examines the capacity of the surface electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and electromagnetic induction (EMI) methods to monitor soil moisture dynamics in the shallow vadose zone over the ... -
Monitoring Soil Moisture and Freeze/Thaw State Using C-band Imaging Radar
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-15)Soil moisture is an important state variable in many hydrological and meteorological applications. This thesis explores the use of the C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) parameters to monitor soil moisture and freeze/thaw ... -
A Monitoring System to Reduce Shoulder Injury Among Construction Workers
(University of Waterloo, 2011-11-17)As the work force ages and workers retirement age increases, the number of workers suffering from Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) has increased. In a recent study, the U.S Bureau of Labor reported that 6.9% ... -
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 ...