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The effects of multi-walled carbon nanotube exposure on soil organisms
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)With the rapid proliferation of carbon nanotube technologies and consumer products comes a need to research the toxicological and ecotoxicological effects of these materials. This research attempted to develop a baseline ... -
Effects of Myristoylation on the Structure and Stability of Hisactophilin
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-23)Hisactophilin is a histidine rich, actin binding protein from Dictyostelium discoideum. The structure of Hisactophilin, an all-beta protein, is typical of the beta-trefoil superfamily of proteins. In addition, hisactophilin ... -
Effects of Nanoparticle Interfacial Additives on Phase Inversion of Pickering Emulsions
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)Understanding the effects of interfacial additives such as surface-active nanoparticles on phase inversion of Pickering emulsions is important from a practical point of view. In this work, we studied the effects of ... -
The Effects of Narcissism and Perspective-taking on Managers’ Escalation of Commitment
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-19)Companies often have the opportunity to invest in capital assets. Unfortunately, the benefits of such investments are not always realized and managers are challenged with deciding whether they should withdraw their support ... -
The Effects of Nitrogen-Enriched Biochar on Maize (Zea mays) Productivity and Soil Organic Carbon
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-28)Loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) resulting from intensive agriculture practices has impacts on both climate change, through emissions of greenhouse gases, as well as food security because of declines in soil fertility. A ... -
The Effects of Nuclear Radiation on Aging Reinforced Concrete Structures in Nuclear Power Plants
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)In this thesis we look at one of the aging mechanisms that may have affected current aged Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). Irradiation as an age-related degradation mechanism is studied for Reinforced Concrete (RC) in NPPs. ... -
The Effects of Nutrient and Peat Amendments on Oil Sands Reclamation Wetlands: A Microcosm Study
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-19)Oil sand mining operations in Alberta, Canada produce large quantities of process water and mature fine tailing (MFT) during the bitumen extraction process. Wet landscape reclamation is one of the reclamation strategies ... -
Effects of Nutrients, Photoinhibition & Photoacclimation on Photosystem II Function of Freshwater Phytoplankton Communities
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-21)Electron flow through Photosystem II (PSII) is essential to all life on Earth. The efficiency of this process in freshwater phytoplankton can be depressed by nutrient limitation, ultraviolet radiation (UVR), and excessive ... -
The effects of operationally relevant head supported mass on neck muscle activity during a rapid scanning task
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)The addition of head supported mass, specifically night vision goggles (NVGs), is widely accepted as a key contributor to neck trouble among armed forces rotary wing pilots (Harrison et al., 2009). In fact, nearly 80% of ... -
The Effects of Performance Incentives and Creativity Training on Creative Problem Solving Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2015-11-09)I investigate the effect of different incentive schemes on employees’ effort and performance in a creative problem-solving task because current literature is divided on the effect of performance-based incentives on creative ... -
Effects of Personality Traits and Emotional Factors in Pull Request Acceptance.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-26)Social interactions in the form of discussion are an indispensable part of collaborative software development. The discussions are essential for developers to share their views and to form a strong relationship with other ... -
The Effects of Photovoice as a Comprehensive School Health Intervention in Grade 5 Classrooms
(University of Waterloo, 2015-07-24)Objective: The primary goal of the study was to explore the effects of a photovoice intervention within a Comprehensive School Health (CSH) framework. The objectives of the study were to: understand the context of each ... -
The effects of physical exercise on cognition of individuals with Parkinson’s disease
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-13)Despite motor symptoms being the hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD), cognitive decline has been shown to affect a large proportion of individuals with PD throughout the course of disease progression. Deficits in cognition ... -
The effects of plant gross morphology on the foraging efficiencies of generalist predators
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-04)Plant shape affects the ability of insect predators to locate prey by altering search paths or by providing partial refugia for prey. Changes in predator foraging efficiency can have significant consequences for population ... -
Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Metals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon/Metal Mixtures on Rat Corpus Luteal Cells and Placental Cell Line, JEG-3
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-01)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants that can be modified to oxygenated PAH (oxyPAHs) derivatives. It is well known that oxyPAHs tend to be much more reactive than their parent ... -
Effects of Power System Harmonics on Distribution Transformer Insulation Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-28)Floating feeder resonances are one of the new challenges being put forward by the renewable energy based distributed generation (DG) installations. Generally, the harmonic injection from DGs are within IEEE standard ... -
Effects of Processing Parameters on Friction Stir Welded Lap Joints of AA7075-T6 and AA6022-T4
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-25)Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state welding process that has a number of advantages over traditional fusion welding techniques when attempting to join aluminum or dissimilar material workpieces. It is expected to ... -
The Effects of Quantum Error Correction on Noisy Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-23)Full accuracy simulations of quantum systems are very costly, and as a result most studies of quantum error correction assume a probabilistic Pauli error model, largely because such errors can be e ciently simulated. ... -
The Effects of Recreational Trail Design and Management Decisions on Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) Populations in an Urban Park
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In addition to their original purpose as recreational areas, urban parks provide important habitats for species living in urban settings. Reconciling recreational and environmental goals is problematic, especially for ... -
Effects of restoring peatland seismic lines on soil properties in boreal Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-04)Long, linear disturbances called seismic lines have been and continue to be created through the boreal forest in Alberta for petroleum exploration. Restoration of these seismic lines has shown some success but is often ...