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Experimental Quantum Information Processing with Photons
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)This thesis describes experimental generation, manipulation and measurement of quantum information using photon pairs emitted in bulk crystals. Multi-photon sources engineered during the course of this thesis have proven ... -
Experimental Studies Focused on the Pore-Scale Aspects of Heavy Oil and Bitumen Recovery Using the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) and Solvent-Aided SAGD (SA-SAGD) Recovery Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-20)Increasing energy consumption and continuous depletion of hydrocarbon reservoirs will result in a conventional oil production peak in the near future. Thus, the gap between the global conventional oil supplies and the ... -
Experimental Studies of the Hydrodynamics of Liquid Droplet Generation and Transport in Microchannels
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-18)Droplet microfluidics is a promising field since it overcomes many of the limitations of single phase microfluidic systems. The improved mixing time scale, the increase of number of samples and the isolation of droplets ... -
Experimental Studies on Iron-Based Catalytic Combustion of Natural Gas
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-21)Catalytic combustion is an efficient method to reduce pollutant emissions produced by a variety of fuels. In this thesis, the use of iron pentacarbonyl (Fe(CO)5) as a catalyst precursor in the combustion of natural gas is ... -
Experimental studies on the erodibility and transport behaviour of dreissenid mussel deposits in an annular flume
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)Dreissenid mussels alter particle transport dynamics in the near shore environment of the Great Lakes by intercepting, retaining and recycling suspended solids that might otherwise be exported to the offshore environment ... -
An Experimental Study of Selected Methods towards Achieving 100% Recall of Synonyms in Software Requirements Documents
(University of Waterloo, 2015)Software requirements documents written in natural language need to avoid the use of synonyms to reduce unnecessary confusion and ambiguity. In practice, synonyms are still common and are widely used in requirements ... -
An experimental study of single hole spin qubit coherence in a GaAs/AlGaAs double quantum dot device
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-15)This thesis discusses a series of experiments performed on a p-type laterally-gated GaAs/AlGaAs double quantum dot device. The main purpose of these experiments was to explore the potential of a theoretically-predicted ... -
An Experimental Study of the Effects of Partners’ Offers of Amends and Expressions of Responsiveness on Forgiveness for Real-life Transgressions in Romantic Relationships
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-18)Research has shown that forgiveness promotes individual psychological well-being as well as positive relationship functioning. Moreover, couples themselves report that forgiving is one of the most important reasons that ... -
Experimental Study of Thermal Degradation of Fire Resisting Compartment Partitions in Fires
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-28)Fire separations in a building (e.g. walls) are often constructed from combustible materials; those containing wood stud framing, mineral wool insulation, and gypsum board wallcoverings are commonplace in Canadian residential ... -
Experimental Study on Multi-Hole Biodiesel Pulsed Spray in Cross Airflow
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)Many fuel spray characterization studies to date have been conducted in quiescent environments with single-hole fuel injectors. However, in actuality, multi-hole injectors spray into direct injection engine cylinders where ... -
An Experimental Technique for the Study of the Mechanical Behavior of Thin Film Materials at Micro- and Nano-Scale
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-21)An experimental technique has been presented to probe the mechanical behavior of thin film materials. The method is capable of tensile testing thin films on substrate and free-standing thin film specimens. A mechanical ... -
Experimental Techniques for Static and Dynamic Analysis of Thick Bonding Wires
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-13)Thick bonding wires are used in modern power modules as connectors between integrated circuits, carrying current from one circuit to another. They experience high values of current, which generates heat through Joule heating ... -
Experimental Testing and Modelling of Adhesively Joined T-structures
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-02)As fuel-efficiency standards continue to push original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles, it is important to look at new and innovative ways to achieve this goal. Although there are ... -
Experimentally Testable Noncontextuality Inequalities Via Fourier-Motzkin Elimination
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-29)Generalized noncontextuality as defined by Spekkens is an attempt to make precise the distinction between classical and quantum theories. It is a restriction on models used to reproduce the predictions of quantum mechanics. ... -
An experimentally validated continuum damage mechanics model of the micro-damage process zone during cortical bone fracture
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-19)Bone fractures remain a significant concern worldwide especially with aging and bone damaging diseases. These fractures not only lead to a high rate of morbidity and mortality but also place a considerable burden on the ... -
Experiments in governance and citizenship in Kenya’s resource frontier
(University of Waterloo, 2016-11-29)Over the past four years, natural resource exploration and development have rapidly expanded across northern Kenya and, as a result, the region is in the midst of a frontier-making project that may have seemed unimaginable ... -
Experiments with Generalized Quantum Measurements and Entangled Photon Pairs
(University of Waterloo, 2009-11-02)This thesis describes a linear-optical device for performing generalized quantum measurements on quantum bits (qubits) encoded in photon polarization, the implementation of said device, and its use in two diff erent but ... -
Expert System and a Rule Set Development Method for Urban Behaviour Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)Today, autonomous vehicles have the capacity to achieve fully autonomous driving in predefined environments. This ability can be in part attributed to advancements in motion planning, which plans the vehicle’ behaviours ... -
Explainable AI for retinal OCT diagnosis
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-20)Artificial intelligence methods such as deep learning are leading to great progress in complex tasks that are usually associated with human intelligence and experience. Deep learning models have matched if not bettered ... -
Explaining the Mind: The Embodied Cognition Challenge
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-15)This thesis looks at a relatively new line of research in Cognitive Science – embodied cognition. Its relation to the computational-representational paradigm, primarily symbolicism, is extensively discussed. It is argued ...