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The N-Dimensional City: Establishing a Vitality Driven Framework for Volumetric Building Networks Through Parametric Design
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)The architectural concept of a city within a city, or a three-dimensional urban realm, aims to engage the public and bring the vitality of the city into the building. This concept often manifests in the form of grade-separated ... -
Na0.66(Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13)O2 Cathode Coated with Alucone by Molecular Layer Deposition for Sodium Ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-16)The importance of batteries has skyrocketed in the twentieth century due to an impending energy crisis arising from a dependence on fossil fuels. Global warming has alerted the world to the environmental dangers of fossil ... -
NADPH Oxidase-dependent ROS Production and Impaired Ca2+ Regulation are Associated with Exercise-induced Cardiac Fatigue in the Rat
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-10)Cardiac fatigue is a phenomenon that is characterized by a transient reduction in left ventricular contractile and/or relaxation function following acute aerobic exercise. Few studies have utilized rodent models to examine ... -
NAFTA and Virtual Water Trade: An estimation of virtual water trade in livestock and livestock products between Canada and the United States
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-22)Canadian agriculture trade with the United States, specifically trade in livestock and livestock commodities, has flourished under the NAFTA regime. However, the benefits of this trade liberalization have hidden environmental ... -
Naive Bayes Data Complexity and Characterization of Optima of the Unsupervised Expected Likelihood
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-21)The naive Bayes model is a simple model that has been used for many decades, often as a baseline, for both supervised and unsupervised learning. With a latent class variable it is one of the simplest latent variable models, ... -
Nano Positioning Control Using Magnetostrictive Actuators
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-18)The focus of this thesis is on the development of control systems for nano- positioning actuators using magnetostrictive materials. Magnetostrictive materials have large strokes and fast responses. However, they are ... -
Nano-confined water within the membrane of self-assembled vesicles
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-01)The hydrophobic metal carbonyl complexes, known as FpR (Fp = (Cp)Fe(PPh3)(CO)(CO−), Cp = cyclopentadiene, R = C3Bithiophene, C6Pyrene, C6Azobenzene or C6), self-assembles into stable colloids in water. The colloids are ... -
Nano-Crystalline &Amorphous Silicon PhotoTransistor Performance Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-24)In this thesis, we compared electrical performance and stability of a novel nanocrystalline Si (nc-Si) thin film phototransistor (TFT) phototransistor and a regular amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) TFT phototransistor for large ... -
Nano-orifice based Dielectrophoretic Manipulation and Characterization of Nanoparticles and Biological Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-02)Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is the motion of a dielectric particle in an aqueous solution due to the polarization effects in a non-uniform electric field. Due to its property of label-free, scalable, and capable of generating ... -
Nanocarbon-containing High Power Cathode for Rechargeable Hybrid Aqueous Battery
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-11)Aqueous batteries have been considered to be one of the most suitable large-scale energy storage systems that require excellent safety, low cost and high power. A new secondary aqueous Zn/LiMn2O4 battery system, called ... -
Nanocellulose-based systems for the removal of perfluoroalkyl compounds from water
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-30)The contamination of drinking water sources with poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a cause for concern. These compounds have been linked to several health problems in humans, and thus there is an urgent need ... -
Nanochemistry on Si(100): Surface Biofunctionalization by Amino-containing Bifunctional Molecules, and Shape Control of Copper Core-Shell Nanoparticles
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-19)The present research involves two projects: a surface science study of the room-temperature adsorption and thermal evolution of allylamine and ethanolamine on Si(100)2×1, studied by using temperature-dependent X-ray ... -
Nanocomposite Based Infrared Photothermoelectric Detectors
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-24)In the last decade, photothermoelectric (PTE) detectors that combine photothermal and thermoelectric conversion have been demonstrated for infrared and terahertz tracking. They are advantageous in terms of facile fabrication, ... -
Nanocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells Deposited via Pulsed PECVD at 150°C Substrate Temperature
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)A series of experiments was carried out to compare the structural and electronic properties of intrinsic nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) thin films deposited via continuous wave (cw) and pulsed (p)-PECVD at 150°C substrate ... -
Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Film Transistor
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin film transistor (TFT) has been used in active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and medical x-ray imagers, in which the TFT acts as pixel switches. However, instability of ... -
Nanofabrication and its Application in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-16)This thesis is focused on nanofabrication and its application in atomic force microscopy (AFM). The contribution of this thesis is thus the development, investigation and characterization of novel nanofabrication technique ... -
Nanofabrication and its application in developing high aspect ratio (HAR) and edge Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-20)This thesis focuses on nanofabrication and its applications which are related to producing atomic force microscope (AFM) probes. This thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter brings a preliminary introduction ... -
Nanofabrication and its application in plasmonic chemical and bio-sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2014-03-04)This thesis is focused on nanofabrication and its application in plasmonic chemical and bio- sensors. The contribution thus is the development of novel nanofabrication techniques and nano- structures for the sensors based ... -
Nanofabrication of direct positioning atomic force microscope (AFM) probes and a novel method to attain controllable lift-off
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-23)This thesis focuses on nanofabrication and its applications in the area related to atomic force microscope (AFM) probes and a novel way of constructing the bi-layer system for liftoff. The contribution of this thesis is ... -
Nanofabrication Using Electron Beam Lithography: Novel Resist and Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-04)This thesis addresses nanostructure fabrication techniques based on electron beam lithography, which is the most widely employed nanofabrication techniques for R&D and for the prototyping or production of photo-mask or ...