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Physical-Layer Security in Wireless Communication Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-17)The use of wireless networks has grown significantly in contemporary times, and continues to develop further. The broadcast nature of wireless communications, however, makes them particularly vulnerable to eavesdropping. ... -
Physically-based Simulation of Tornadoes
(University of Waterloo, 2005)In this physically-based tornado simulation, the tornado-scale approach techniques are applied to simulate the tornado formation environment. The three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous ... -
Physicochemical and Vegetative Responses of Prairie Wetlands to Local Land Covers
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)Effective environmental monitoring and biological assessment initiatives require knowledge of the spatial and temporal scales at which human activities most strongly influence ecosystem conditions. I compared the environmental ... -
Physicochemical properties of isolated biomolecule clusters
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)An investigation of the physicochemical properties of isolated biomolecule clusters is herein described. Three distinct subprojects examine (a) the role several complex organic ligands may play in the promotion or disruption ... -
Physics Based Virtual Source Compact Model of Gallium-Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-19)Gallium Nitride (GaN) based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) outperform Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and silicon based transistors for radio frequency (RF) applications in terms of output power and efficiency due to ... -
Physics in Higher-Dimensional Manifolds
(University of Waterloo, 2003)In this thesis, we study various aspects of physics in higher-dimensional manifolds involving a single extra dimension. After giving some historical perspective on the motivation for studying higher-dimensional theories ... -
Physiological and Affective Responses to Immersion in Virtual Reality: Effects of Nature and Urban Settings
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-16)With the rapid advancements in technology, researchers are seeking new ways to incorporate modern high-tech solutions such as virtual reality into treatment paradigms for stress. The current experiment explores the beneficial ... -
Physiological demands and ventilatory requirements during simulated large structure firefighting tasks
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-25)The ability to measure the physiological demands and air requirements during simulated firefighting tasks while wearing full personal protective ensemble (PPE) and positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) ... -
The physiological ecology of preparing for and recovering from hibernation in temperate insectivorous bats
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-12)Temperate insectivorous bats that hibernate must both prepare for and recover from hibernation during times of the year with low resource abundance and low ambient temperatures, resulting in energetic bottlenecks in both ... -
Physiologically based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modelling of Cisplatin in Rats and Humans
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-17)The physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling has been accepted as one of the most effective mechanistic techniques to analyze pharmacokinetics (PK) of drugs in the drug development process. Its effectiveness ... -
Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Monoclonal Antibodies in Children
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-25)The following thesis chapters chronicle evolving efforts throughout 2016 – 2021 to support research toward improving the pediatric clinical pharmacology of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Translating the benefits of successful ... -
Physis
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)Physis presents eight digitally constructed photographic images and one video installation that were created through mixing and sampling a variety of representations of built environments, visual languages and processes. ... -
Phytanyl substituted asymmetric gemini surfactant-based transfection vectors for gene therapy
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-02)To achieve successful gene therapy, safe and efficient gene delivery vectors are needed. As an alternative to viral vectors, non-viral vectors, incorporating compounds such as cationic polymers and lipids have been widely ... -
Phytoplankton community composition effects on phosphorus sedimentation dynamics in Lake Erie
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-01)Cultural eutrophication is caused by the excess addition of phosphorus to aquatic ecosystems, and has long been a water quality management issue in Lake Erie. Despite successful reductions in external loading of phosphorus ... -
Phytoplankton dynamics in nearshore and offshore regions of the Great Lakes Erie, Malawi, Tanganyika, and Victoria
(University of Waterloo, 2008-02-22)My doctoral thesis challenges the traditional paradigm of phosphorus (P) limitation of phytoplankton communities in freshwaters by suggesting colimitation of P, nitrogen (N), and iron (Fe) in Great Lakes. Oceanographers ... -
Phytoplankton Production In Lake Victoria, East Africa
(University of Waterloo, 2004)This thesis develops, validates and applies an empirical model that provides the first spatially explicit estimates of gross and net phytoplankton production in Lake Victoria. Gross and net phytoplankton production are ... -
Pica among Persons with Intellectual Disability: Prevalence, Correlates, and Interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2006)<b>Background:</b> Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) have a higher prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders and challenging behaviours compared to the general population. Though less common, one area ... -
Pick Interpolation and the Distance Formula
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-09)The classical interpolation theorem for the open complex unit disk, due to Nevanlinna and Pick in the early 20th century, gives an elegant criterion for the solvability of the problem as an eigenvalue problem. In the 1960s, ... -
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of a Computerized Pictorial Medication Calendar Medication Taking Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-11)OBJECTIVES The primary was to determine if a pictorial medication calendar would improve patient adherence to supportive medication regimens for adult patients receiving chemotherapy treatment. The secondary objectives ... -
Pictures in an Exhibition
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-01)Can the female feel at home in nature, myth and on screen, realms where she is so often laid to rest? "Pictures in an Exhibition" is a pastiche that exposes popular culture and art historical tropes in which ambiguous ...