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Development of Wastewater Collection Network Asset Database, Deterioration Models and Management Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2010-07-06)The dynamics around managing urban infrastructure are changing dramatically. Today’s infrastructure management challenges – in the wake of shrinking coffers and stricter stakeholders’ requirements – include finding better ... -
Development of Waterloo Robotic Rollator (WATRR)
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-28)One of the major risk factors for impaired mobility is aging, and with the aging population on the rise, the demand for assistive technologies for individuals with mobility impairment is at an all time high. Impaired ... -
Development of weak cation exchange membrane adsorbers for protein capture
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-21)To reduce therapeutic protein production costs in bioprocessing such as monoclonal antibodies production, the downstream purification step needs to be optimized. Protein A resins for the chromatographic purification of ... -
Development of wind resource assessment methods and application to the Waterloo region
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-13)A wind resource assessment of two sites in the Waterloo region, WRESTRC and RIM Park, was conducted using wind speed, wind direction, temperature and pressure data collected from meteorological towers for over two years. ... -
Development of Zinc Oxide Nanowires and Quantum Dot Incorporation for Photovoltaic Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-18)Heterojunctions of metal oxide semiconductors with quantum dots (QD) have been deployed in a number of advanced electronic devices. Improvement in the devices’ performance requires in-depth studies on charge carrier transfer ... -
Development Practices for Municipal Pavement Management Systems Application
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)Pavement Management Systems (PMS) are widely used by transportation agencies to maintain safe, durable and economic road networks. PMS prioritize the maintenance and rehabilitation of pavement sections by evaluating pavement ... -
Development, Analysis and Testing of Innovative Mechanical Prestressing Anchors for CFRP Plates for Structural Rehabilitation and Retrofitting
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)This thesis presents the development, analysis and experimental investigation of three innovative, easy-to-install, low cost, epoxy-free, mechanical, friction-based, compact, high-strength, prestressing anchors for carbon ... -
Development, Assessment and Application of Benthic Algal Biomonitoring Protocols for Canadian Waters
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)Stressors such as residential and industrial development and climate warming are escalating in North America, which increases stress to aquatic ecosystems. In the face of this, monitoring biologists must continually improve ... -
Development, Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization of a Novel Inland Desalination with Zero Liquid Discharge for Brackish Groundwaters
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)Groundwater is considered the major source of domestic water supply in many countries worldwide. In the absence of surface water supplies, the use of groundwater for domestic, agricultural, and even for industrial purposes ... -
Development, Optimization and Testing of an Innovative Wedge Anchorage for CFRP Plates
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-14)Replacing degraded concrete structures can be quite expensive and time consuming; thus, strengthening these structures with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) elements, such as carbon FRP (CFRP) plates, is more practical. ... -
Development, Validation, and Application of a Multidimensional Definition of Healthy Aging
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-22)The progressive aging of the population corresponds with a movement in gerontology focusing on factors that promote the positive aspects of aging. The concept of healthy aging corresponds with the multifaceted nature of ... -
Development, Validation, Uptake Rate Modeling and Field Applications of a New Permeation Passive Sampler
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-15)Passive air sampling techniques are an attractive alternative to active air sampling because of the lower costs, simple deployment and retrieval methods, minimum training requirements, no need for power sources, etc.. ... -
Developmental and Current Relational Influences on Motivations Toward Academic Identity
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)The purpose of the present study was to assess the developmental and current relational variables that play a role in the development and maintenance of academic identity. Specifically, I was interested in identifying ... -
Developmental and Situational Factors Contributing to Changes in Eating Behaviour in First-Year Undergraduate Women
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-28)The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the importance of developmental history and current life events in predicting changes in eating behaviour in undergraduate women. The developmental variables tested were ... -
Developmental Defects in Ancient Context – Causations of Cleft Palate in the Athenian Agora
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-21)This research looks at the infant cleft palates recently identified in the Athenian Agora. This assemblage provided the opportunity to expand the ways which bioarchaeology may study developmental defects which affect the ... -
Developmental Evaluation: The Experience and Reflections of Early Adopters
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)The term developmental evaluation first entered in the literature in 1994 when Michael Quinn Patton used the phrase in an article exploring the relationship between evaluation and organizational development. Since then, ... -
The Developmental History of a Cupriferous Swamp in Southeastern New Brunswick, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-30)Cupriferous swamps are characterized by high concentrations of copper in the soil and water. The Aboushagan swamp, situated 8km northwest of Sackville, New Brunswick is a unique metalliferous wetland where copper is ... -
Developments and applications of solid phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to direct analysis in real time (DART) and approaches towards small volume analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-21)Solid phase microextraction (SPME) has been rapidly developing since its invention in 1990. Due to a flexible design and the ability to implement various extractive coatings, SPME has found use in numerous applications. ... -
Developments in Informal Multi-Criteria Calibration and Uncertainty Estimation in Hydrological Modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-22)Hydrologic modelling has benefited from significant developments over the past two decades, which has led to the development of distributed hydrologic models. Parameter adjustment, or model calibration, is extremely important ... -
Developments in the Centroid Phase Space Formulation of Quantum Statistical Mechanics
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-25)The centroid formalism provides a phase space representation of quantum statistical mechanics based on the Feynman path integral. Real time quantum correlation functions can be exactly calculated using the centroid formalism, ...