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Blade Number Influence on Centrifugal Impeller Flow Behavior
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-10)In this study, experiments were conducted to observe the performance and flow structure of the fluid inside the passage of 5 and 7 bladed impellers. The main purpose is to understand the influence of the number of blades ... -
Blending in at the Cost of Losing Oneself: The Cyclical Relationship between Social Anxiety, Self-Disclosure, and Self-Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-18)Recent research has demonstrated that high social anxiety is associated with uncertainty about one’s self views and self-concept (Moscovitch et al., 2009; Stopa et al., 2010; Wilson & Rapee, 2006). However, no research has ... -
Blind Image Quality Assessment: Exploiting New Evaluation and Design Methodologies
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-12)The great content diversity of real-world digital images poses a grand challenge to automatically and accurately assess their perceptual quality in a timely manner. In this thesis, we focus on blind image quality assessment ... -
Blind M-FSK Modulation in the ISI Channel
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Channel estimation has received considerable attention over the years for its contribution to more reliable signal decoding. General wireless communication environment would cause multi-path fading for signals that propagate ... -
Blinded From the Truth? Perceptions of Racial Discrimination During COVID-19
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Despite current efforts to reduce the occurrence of racial discrimination in North America, the recent Black Lives Matter movement suggests that the issue continues to exist. Given that prior research suggests a link between ... -
Block 1: Refiguring the Post-Industrial Ruin or Bridging Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Haldimand Tract
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-22)In an ever expanding and quickening world, heritage has become a vestige of authenticity, identity, and placemaking. In a settler colonial country its ties to ideas of inheritance, birthright, and patrimony, complicate ... -
Block co-polymer self-assembly
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-26)Contemporary electronic industry heavily relies on its capability to fabricate electronic devices with small feature size. The race to fabricate higher number of electronic devices per area has faced critical miniaturization ... -
Block Copolymer Self-assembly and Graphene Dry Etching
(University of Waterloo, 2015-03-13)This thesis focuses on interpreting the use of block copolymer self-assembly in nanolithography. Block copolymers are attractive materials for nanofabrication due to their ability to phase separate into ordered and chemically ... -
Blockchain Based Election Architecture using XRPL
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-24)The advent of blockchain technology in 2008 has inspired researchers to explore its applications in various fields including health, inventory management and voting. Governments around the world have been looking for secure ... -
Blockchain Recommender Systems using Blockchain Data
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-18)Blockchain systems allow a network of pseudo-anonymous users (identified only by their public key) to maintain a secure transaction ledger in a decentralized manner. Transactions are executed and recorded on the ledger by ... -
Bluenose II: Towards Faster Design and Verification of Pipelined Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-29)The huge demand for electronic devices has driven semiconductor companies to create better products in terms of area, speed, power etc. and to deliver them to market faster. Delay to market can result in lost opportunities. ... -
A Blueprint for Semidefinite Relaxations of Binary-Constrained Quadratic Programs Computing tight bounds on NP-hard problems using ADMM
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-18)This thesis looks at the solution techniques of two NP-hard, large scale problems, the quadratic assignment problem, QAP, and the side chain positioning, SCP, problem. We summarize existing approaches from and look at the ... -
Bodies in Parallax: Reframing the Cultural Experience of Miami Beach
(University of Waterloo, 2013-11-26)Parallax is integral to the conception of movement in modern architectural space. This research examines the role of architectural parallax in creating dynamic spaces that champion the primacy of perception to reinforce ... -
Body and Mind Shaped by Built Form: Experiences of Borobudur
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-21)This thesis takes the form of a pilgrimage to the Buddhist temple of Borobudur in Indonesia to explore the relationship between spiritual practices and physical space, in particular analyses the relationships between ... -
Body Builder
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-25)My thesis is a critical essay thematically focused on the fate of the body in the postmodern condition. In this thesis a fundamental question is posed: What happens to the (postmodern) body under the double pressure of ... -
Body Mass Index and Missing Data: Examining the Levels, Patterns, and Impacts of Missing Data in a Large Cohort Study of Canadian Youth
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-19)Missing data are generally unavoidable in survey-based research. Small amounts of random missingness may not pose significant problems; however, issues arise when data are missing in large proportions or when missingness ... -
Bohmian Mechanics: Towards Illuminating The Quantum Potential
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-20)This thesis deals with the theoretical and experimental details of trying to understand and infer the quantum potential from Bohmian mechanics using Bohmian trajectories. In this work, some of the key components of the ... -
Bohmian Trajectories of the Two-Electron Helium Atom
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-17)We introduce the de Broglie-Bohm causal interpreation of quantum mechanics and compare it to the standard interpretation of quantum mechanics, the Copenhagen interpretation. We examine the possibility of experimentally ... -
BOM removal by biofiltration- Developing a quantitative basis for comparison
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-16)Biological filtration (Biofiltration) processes have been used first in Europe and then in North America for decades, however currently there is not a good overall parameter to guide biofiltration design and operation ... -
Bond and Development Length in Concrete Beams with Exposed Reinforcement
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-19)Corrosion of steel reinforcement in Ontario bridges is causing severe soffit spalling in many situations. These spalled areas are often located within the lap splices and curtailment zones of the primary reinforcement. ...