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Development and Application of a Probabilistic/Mechanistic Model to Investigate the Influence of Safety Flooring on Population-Level Hip Fracture Risk
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-28)Hip fractures are a devastating injury in the older adult population. They are almost exclusively sustained during a fall-related event, with lateral falls resulting in an impact to the proximal femur most highly associated ... -
Development and Application of Models and Diagnostics for Geophysical Fluid Flows
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-07)This thesis presents the development and application of numerical tools for simulating and diagnosing quasi-geostrophic fluid systems. In this thesis we present a new numerical model called SPIQG that is pseudo-spectral ... -
Development and application of needle trap devices
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-30)Recently, there has been increasing interest in environmental analysis among the scientific community. Monitoring of organic and inorganic environmental pollutants and investigations into their potential to adversely affect ... -
Development and application of paleolimnological analyses to disentangle the roles of natural processes and anthropogenic activities on contaminant deposition and hydrological conditions across a northern delta
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-29)Freshwater ecosystems across northern Canada provide important habitat for wildlife and have long supported the traditional lifestyles of Indigenous communities. Multiple potential stressors threaten the security of water ... -
Development and Application of Periphyton-Based Biomonitoring Methods to Elucidate Aquatic Ecosystem Responses of Lakes in a Water-Rich Northern Landscape (Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada) to Climate Change
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-13)Shallow freshwater lakes are abundant in Arctic and subarctic regions, where they provide important wildlife habitat and sustain the cultural heritage and traditional land use of Indigenous communities. Concern over effects ... -
Development and application of plant macrofossils for paleolimnological reconstructions in the Slave River Delta, N.W.T.
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-29)This thesis combines detailed analyses of living plant communities with paleolimnological methods to develop the use of plant macrofossils as an effective tool to track hydroecological changes in ponds of the Slave River ... -
Development and Application of Solid-Phase Microextraction Probe Electrospray Ionization
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-21)Ambient ionization mass spectrometry (AIMS) is a category of mass spectrometry (MS) techniques originally characterized as using ambient ionization sources to analyze samples with little to no sample preparation and no ... -
Development and application of SPME technologies for the rapid sampling and analysis of anthropogenic compounds in the environment
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-27)Due to the wide spread use of pharmaceuticals in both human and animal populations, the contamination of surface waters resulting from the outflow of waste water treatment facilities is of growing concern. Conventional ... -
Development and Application of the Needle Trap Device
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-08)Air is one of the most important resources in the world and is essential for life. With the development of industry, air pollution is becoming a severe problem. Air Pollution not only affects the quality of the air we ... -
Development and Assessment of a Soda Lime Glass Model for Ballistic Impact
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-20)Transparent armour (more commonly known as bullet-resistant glass) is used in armoured land vehicles to provide increased visibility while maintaining adequate levels of protection for the occupants. Soda-lime glass is ... -
The Development and Assessment of Rapid Methods for Fatty Acid Profiling
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)Fatty acid profiling provides information on dietary intakes and an understanding of lipid metabolism. High throughput techniques such as fingertip prick (FTP) sampling has gained popularity in recent years as a simplified ... -
Development and biomedical applications of solid phase micro-extraction (bio-SPME) chemical biopsy devices
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-22)Micro-sampling is a vital component in modern diagnostics and personalized medicine. In vivo SPME is a novel branch of biomedical applications of SPME (Bio-SPME) that offers unique advantages complementary to existing ... -
Development and Characterization of a Regeneratively Amplified Ultrafast Laser System with an All-Glass Stretcher and Compressor
(University of Waterloo, 2006)High-peak power laser systems are defined along with a brief introduction of the technology used in their development and application to the project. A review of concepts surrounding optical pulses, focusing on the ... -
Development and Characterization of Graphene-based Microporous Layers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-13)Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is an energy-conversion device that converts the chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen into electricity directly through electrochemical reactions with only water and heat as ... -
Development and Characterization of High Performance Electrically Conductive Polymer Nanocomposite for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-30)The fast-growing pace and massive utilization of compact portable electronic and wireless telecommunication systems provided an easier life for humans. However, this positive progress has come at the expense of significant ... -
Development and Characterization of Infrared Broadband Open-Path Hydrocarbon Detectors for Chemical Species Tomography
(University of Waterloo, 2017-02-15)Chemical species tomography (CST) is an emerging diagnostic technique for estimating the spatial distribution of a chemical species of interest. This thesis focuses on using CST to detect and map fugitive hydrocarbon ... -
Development and Characterization of Nano-Structured LiFePO4 Cathode and Li4Ti5O12 Anode Materials for High-Performance Li-Ion Battery
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-10)Lithium-ion batteries with high power density and long lifetime is becoming the leading energy storage technologies for applications such as electric vehicles and large-scale electricity storage. But the state-of-the-art ... -
Development and characterization of PECVD grown silicon nanowires for thin film photovoltaics
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-23)Nanowires are high aspect ratio nanostructures with structural diameters on the order of nanometers to hundreds of nanometers. In this work, the optical properties of highly crystalline silicon nanowires grown by the ... -
Development and Characterization of Poly(lactic acid)/Acetylated Starch Blends
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-01)In this study, the acetylation of starch was investigated as a means to improve its thermal processability and compatibility with poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and ultimately widen the range of potential applications for ... -
Development and Characterization of Polypropylene, Cellulose Acetate, Magnesium Hydroxide Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)The urgency to develop and commercialize multi-component materials containing bio-based material is growing. Such materials can reduce the widespread dependence on petroleum and at the same time can reduce pollution while ...