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Engaging beyond the meter: Encouraging residential energy management using smart grid tools
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-15)With scientists around the world indicating a brief window of opportunity for reducing irreversible climate change impacts, the time has never been more pressing for sustainability transitions (IPCC, 2018). The role of ... -
Engaging Canada’s Older adults in health TECHnology innovation ecosystems: The ECOTECH Project
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-28)Background: Technological innovation offers many opportunities and challenges to support the health and well-being of older adults. Increasingly, the value of developing regional infrastructure that supports and drives ... -
Engaging Mycelium: explorations of a cultivated architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-22)This thesis presents a material investigation into understanding the architectural value of a biologically grown, fungal-based fabrication method. By utilizing the natural growth patterns of fungal mycelium, this ... -
Engineered expression system in K. phaffii for expression of human alpha-glucosidases, their characterization and inhibition
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-17)This thesis describes a progression of experiments that lead from the design of a new cloning-expression vector for K. phaffii, to the successful expression of numerous human alpha-glucosidases, their characterization and ... -
Engineered Fibre-reinforced Concrete Systems for Bridge Deck Link Slab Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)Rehabilitation and maintenance of the aging transportation infrastructure are of major concern in the Province of Ontario. A large portion of this work is related to the durability of highway bridges around the province. ... -
Engineered Nano-Architectures as Advanced Anode Materials for Next Generation Lithium Ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-15)Li-ion batteries have a predominant market share as mobile energy storage devices, especially in consumer electronics. New concepts for electrode material designs are, however, necessary to boost their energy and power ... -
Engineered Polysaccharide α-1,3-glucan Thermoplastic Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-08)Thermoplastic materials with biodegradable and sustainable attributes are highly sought after due to the increase in the global plastics waste. Often, filler materials are incorporated into thermoplastics to make them more ... -
Engineered polysaccharide, Alpha-1,3 Glucan, as a Functional Filler of Rubber Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-21)Rubber products represent an essential and highly functional class of performance materials required in many daily applications. However, the increasing interest in enhancing the overall material sustainability of rubber ... -
Engineered-Polysaccharide Reinforced Hybrid Composites for Automotive Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-09)In recent years, the automotive industry has undergone severe changes that challenges their conventional methods of mass vehicle production. This is due to many factors that include legislation that demand for increase in ... -
Engineering and Environmental Assessment of Foam Glass Lightweight Aggregate for Pavement Application
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-02)Foam-Glass Lightweight Aggregate (FG-LWA) is an innovative lightweight material based 95% on waste and recycled glass. Several European countries use this type of material in the pavement structure and mainly as lightweight ... -
Engineering Applications of Surface Plasmon Resonance: Protein–Protein and Protein–Molecule Interactions
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-29)Protein-protein and protein-molecule interactions are complicated phenomena due to the tendency of proteins to change shape and function in response to their environment. Protein aggregation whether onto surfaces or in ... -
Engineering Clostridium acetobutylicum to permit simultaneous utilization of glucose and xylose: elimination of carbon catabolite repression
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-13)The industrial gram-positive anaerobe Clostridium acetobutylicum is a valued ABE (acetone, butanol, ethanol) solvent producer that is able to utilize a vast array of carbon sources in fermentation. When glucose is present ... -
Engineering Decellularized Matrices to Support Adherent Cell Therapy
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-03)Whole-organ perfusion decellularization was performed with rat hearts on a modified chromatography apparatus. Analysis of the flow properties and effluent material over time provided insights into the decellularization ... -
Engineering Effective Hamiltonians for Magnetic Resonance
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-22)Effective Hamiltonian engineering is a powerful technique that utilises time-dependent perturbation theory to suppress or enhance certain effects that arise from otherwise weak Hamiltonian terms, when an experimenter ... -
Engineering Graphene Oxide Electrolyte Membranes for Electrochemical Energy Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-29)Graphene oxide (GO) is an atomically-thick, two-dimensional nanomaterial decorated with an abundance of oxygen functional materials on the basal plane and edges. Due to its unique set of properties, it is a material used ... -
Engineering Non-Precious Group Metal Electrode for PEMFCs with Enhanced Mass Transport via Electrospraying Technique
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-21)Ever since the concept of “Hydrogen Economy” emerged, fuel cell technology has been regarded as the key component of the clean, sustainable energy future. Thanks to great successes in the development of fuel cell technology ... -
Engineering of poly(2-oxazoline)s for a potential use in biomedical applications
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-27)This PhD work is based on the design of poly(2-oxazoline) (POx) hydrogels and nanogels, by chemical or physical cross-linking, aimed to be used for biomedical applications. Nanogels were first prepared in dilute media and ... -
Engineering Social Learning Mechanisms for Multi-Agent Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-14)This thesis is strongly inspired by literature on animal social learning, applying it to multi-robot as well as human-robot interaction scenarios, Social learning, which can include complex or simple social mechanisms, ... -
Engineering the kinetic stability of a β-trefoil protein by tuning its topological complexity
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-03)Kinetic stability is crucially important for engineering stable proteins suitable for use in industrial, research, and medical applications. Specifically, kinetic stability is central to determining a protein’s functional ... -
Engineering the Performance of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanotransistors through Quantum Transport Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-10)Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of stable, atomically-thin monolayer materials with unique mechanical and electronic properties, leading to several proposed applications in electronics ...