Browsing Theses by Title
Now showing items 5294-5313 of 15549
-
Exergy analysis and resource accounting
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-08)The objective of this thesis is to establish the utility and limitations of using exergy (a thermodynamic measure of energy quality, or ability to perform work) as a resource consumption metric, and to investigate what ... -
An exergy-based framework for efficiency improvement for integrated oxy-fuel power generation systems with CO2 capture
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-28)The global energy and electricity demand is increasing rapidly along with the consumption of fossil fuels, more specifically coal and natural gas. This results in accelerated growth of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse ... -
An Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture and Video
(University of Waterloo, 1997)This M. F. A. thesis exhibition consists of painting, sculpture, and video completed over the last five months. In support of the exhibition, an artist's statement outlines my exploration of the interaction between ... -
Existence and uniqueness of attracting slow manifolds: An application of the Ważewski principle
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-23)In this work we present some of the geometric constructs that aid the application of the Ważewski Theorem. To illustrate the procedure the Michaelis-Menten mechanism will be considered. We show that M, a slow manifold, ... -
Existence Assumptions and Logical Principles: Choice Operators in Intuitionistic Logic
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-02)Hilbert’s choice operators τ and ε, when added to intuitionistic logic, strengthen it. In the presence of certain extensionality axioms they produce classical logic, while in the presence of weaker decidability conditions ... -
The Existence of Balanced Tournament Designs and Partitioned Balanced Tournament Designs
(University of Waterloo, 2001)A balanced tournament design of order <I>n</I>, BTD(<I>n</I>), defined on a 2<I>n</I>-set<I> V</i>, is an arrangement of the all of the (2<I>n</i>2) distinct unordered pairs of elements of <I>V</I> into an <I>n</I> X ... -
exKidneyBERT: A Language Model for Kidney Transplant Pathology Reports and the Crucial Role of Extended Vocabularies
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-30)Background: Pathology reports contain key information about the patient’s diagno- sis as well as important gross and microscopic findings. These information-rich clinical reports offer an invaluable resource for clinical ... -
Exodermal Function and Suberin Chemistry
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-18)The thesis work concerns the multiseriate exodermis (MEX), an outermost cortical layer (two or more cell layers thick) characterized by Casparian bands and suberin lamellae. Diverse aspects of Iris germanica's MEX were ... -
Exogenous Cuing and Perceptual Matching Judgments of Orientation and Motion
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-03)A series of experiments is described which uses a perceptual matching approach to study the effect of exogenous visual cues on perception of static and dynamic stimuli. Analogous experiments were carried out for orientation ... -
Exotic Circuits for Enhanced Quantum Algorithms and Computation
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-09)Quantum circuits play an essential role in many disciplines of quantum information science. They can not only be represented in the traditional gate-based paradigm, but also an alternative measurement-based paradigm. The ... -
Exotic Group C*-algebras, Tensor Products, and Related Constructions
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-15)Recently there has been a rejuvenated interest in exotic group C*-algebras, i.e., group C*-algebras which are "intermediate" to the full and reduced group C*-algebras. This resurgence began with the introduction of the ... -
Expanded Enclosure: Utilizing Conditioned Micro - Climates and Spaces to Develop Gradated Envelopes
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-04)Architecture is more often than not in the habit of creating spaces separated by generally impermeable partitions that give occupants a high level of control - whether it is directed at achieving shelter, privacy, etc.... ... -
Expanding Space: Redefining Persian Cultural Hubs in Toronto through Interactive Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-18)Persian communities in Toronto use certain public spaces as a group. One of the less obvious, but interesting, spaces that serve as cultural hubs for these communities are strip malls. These cultural- commercial spaces ... -
Expanding the adaptation toolbox: exploring managed retreat in Grand Forks, BC
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-11)Climate change is likely to continue to increase the frequency and severity of floods in Canada, resulting in increased risk to physical, psychological, social, and economic systems. To effectively reduce flood risk in ... -
Expanding the bionanotechnology toolbox using an engineered bacteriophage M13 platform
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-15)M13 is a filamentous virus which has received recent attention as a component for device and material applications. M13 phages have measurements of approximately 6 nm in width and 900 nm in length. M13 is composed of the ... -
Expanding the droplet microfluidic community – towards a modular active platform
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-15)Microfluidics has progressed tremendously as a field over the last two decades. Various areas of microfluidics developed in fully-fledged domains of their own such as organ-on-a-chip, digital and paper microfluidics. Nevertheless, ... -
Expanding the Microfluidic Design Automation Capabilities of Manifold: Electrophoretic Cross and Time-Domain Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-19)Lab-on-a-chip devices are finding applications in several different fields, from point-of-care diagnostics to genome sequencing. However, lab-on-a-chip is a multidimensional field that makes it difficult for designers to ... -
Expanding the Role of Power in Employees’ Interpretations of and Reactions to Leader Behaviors
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-13)Though research on the impact of leader behaviors is generally grounded in the notion that organizational leaders hold formal power over subordinate employees, this conceptualization overlooks the power that employees may ... -
Expanding the Scope of Random Feature Models: Theory and Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-07)Data, defined as facts and statistics collected together for analysis is at the core of every inference or decision made by any living organism. Right from the time we are born, our brain collects data from everything that ... -
Expanding Understandings: Meanings and Experiences of Wellness from the Perspectives of Residents Living in Long-Term Care (LTC) Homes
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-18)Persons 65 years or older are the fastest growing demographic in Canada (Government of Canada, 2011) and the need for 24-hour care and LTC support will continue to rise. An association is typically drawn between death and ...