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Semiconductor Nanowire Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters: Modeling, Fabrication, and Characterization
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-22)Semiconductor nanowire (NW) arrays’ unique advantages over bulk forms, including enhanced surface area, high mechanical flexibility, high sensitivity to small forces, better charge collection, and enhanced light absorption ... -
Semicrossed Products, Dilations, and Jacobson Radicals
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-18)We compute the C*-envelope of the isometric semicrossed product of a C*-algebra arising from number theory by the multiplicative semigroup of a number ring R, and prove that it is isomorphic to T[R], the left regular ... -
Semidefinite Embedding for the Dimensionality Reduction of DNA Microarray Data
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Harnessing the power of DNA microarray technology requires the existence of analysis methods that accurately interpret microarray data. Current literature abounds with algorithms meant for the investigation of microarray ... -
Semidefinite Facial Reduction for Low-Rank Euclidean Distance Matrix Completion
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-27)The main result of this thesis is the development of a theory of semidefinite facial reduction for the Euclidean distance matrix completion problem. Our key result shows a close connection between cliques in the graph of ... -
A Semidefinite Programming Model for the Facility Layout Problem
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)The continuous facility layout problem consists of arranging a set of facilities so that no pair overlaps and the total sum of the pairwise connection costs (proportional to the center-to-center rectilinear distance) is ... -
Semidefinite Programming Relaxations of the Simplified Wasserstein Barycenter Problem: An ADMM Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-04)The Simplified Wasserstein Barycenter problem, the problem of picking k points each chosen from a distinct set of n points as to minimize the sum of distances to their barycenter, finds applications in various areas of ... -
Semiosis and the Crisis of Meaning: Continuity and Play in Peirce and Derrida
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-17)Semiosis and the Crisis of Meaning addresses the difference between continuity and play in Charles Peirce’s and Jacques Derrida’s theory of signs. The main aim is to offer a reply to Derrida’s reading of Peirce in Of ... -
Semiparametric Empirical Likelihood Inference under Two-sample Density Ratio Models
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)The semiparametric density ratio model (DRM) provides a flexible and useful platform for combining information from multiple sources. It has been widely used in many fields. This thesis considers several important inference ... -
Semiparametric Methods for the Analysis of Progression-Related Endpoints
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-22)Use of progression-free survival in the evaluation of clinical interventions is hampered by a variety of issues, including censoring patterns not addressed in the usual methods for survival analysis. Progression can be ... -
Semiquinone-Bridged bis-Dithiazolyls as Neutral Radical Conductors
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-21)Radicals are potential building blocks to prepare conductive and magnetic materials. In order to achieve high conductivity, materials displaying a large bandwidth W and a low on-site Coulomb repulsion energy U must be ... -
Semistable rank 2 co-Higgs bundles over Hirzebruch surfaces
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-07)It has been observed by S. Rayan that the complex projective surfaces that potentially admit non-trivial examples of semistable co-Higgs bundles must be found at the lower end of the Enriques-Kodaira classification. ... -
Seniors and Cruising: Motivations and Satisfactions
(University of Waterloo, 2008-03-10)Millions of vacationers are taking a cruise each year and nearly one-third are senior tourists. There is little attention to this sector in the literature. This qualitative study reveals some of the motivations and ... -
Sense of Belonging, Peer Support, and Social Media: Examining the Mental Health, Well-Being and School to Work Transitions of Co-operative and Non-Co-operative Education Students
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-04)The primary aim of this study was to examine student perceptions of sense of belonging, peer support, and student social media use and how these factors influence their mental health, overall well-being, and confidence ... -
Sense of Place and Walking Tours: A Case Study of the Tour Guys Downtown Toronto Tour
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-04)Sense of place has been deemed an important notion for planners as it is understood to have both economic and social benefits. However, profound social, economic, and cultural transformations have made it increasingly ... -
The Sense of Self and Sensorimotor Functions
(University of Waterloo, 2018-03-28)This thesis investigates whether biological sex and motor function have a role in the visual representation of the self. The principal contribution is a new virtual reality experiment that systematically varied an avatar’s ... -
Sensing of Heavy Metal Ions via Fluorescence Quenching of Femtosecond-Laser-Synthesized Nanoparticles
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-16)Nanoparticles (NPs) for sensing of heavy metal ions (HMIs) via fluorescence quenching are becoming sought-after for their facile synthesis, cost effectiveness, and high degree of tunability. In this thesis, the sensitive ... -
Sensing the shape of spacetime: detector response and entanglement harvesting in curved space
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-24)This thesis seeks to understand what information Unruh-DeWitt detectors can gain about the structure of spacetime. By coupling to the quantum state of a field on a curved space, the detectors can gain information about ... -
Sensitivity Across the Ocular Surface—Fundamental Findings and Clinical Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-29)Current understanding of sensitivity and sensation experienced across the ocular surface remains limited. This project explored the regional variation of corneal sensitivity and transducer function, interaction of sensory ... -
Sensitivity alteration of fiber Bragg grating sensors through on-fiber metallic coatings produced by a combined laser-assisted maskless microdeposition and electroless plating process
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-05)This thesis is concerned with sensitivity alterations of Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG), sensors through additive coatings produced by a combined Laser-Assisted Maskless Micro-deposition (LAMM) and electroless plating process. ... -
Sensitivity Analysis and Distortion Decomposition of Mildly Nonlinear Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-24)Volterra Series (VS) is often used in the analysis of mildly nonlinear circuits. In this approach, nonlinear circuit analysis is converted into the analysis of a series of linear circuits. The main benefit of this approach ...