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Measuring the Performance of Code Produced with GitHub Copilot
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-22)GitHub Copilot is an artificially intelligent programming assistant used by many developers. While a few studies have evaluated the security risks of using Copilot, there has not been any study to show if it aids developers ... -
Measuring the Stability of Query Term Collocations and Using it in Document Ranking
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-26)Delivering the right information to the user is fundamental in information retrieval system. Many traditional information retrieval models assume word independence and view a document as bag-of-words, however getting the ... -
Measuring Tool Embodiment in Ready-to-Hand and Unready-to-Hand Situations Using Virtual and Physical Tools
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-30)Virtual environments can provide access to a variety of information that can be designed to mimic physical attributes or afford physical-like actions. Virtual reality and other ways of interactions such as multi-touch, ... -
Measuring Trapped Ion Qudits
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)Quantum information has typically focused on using 2-level qubits to perform simulation and computation. We propose to expand the number of levels for computation using qudits, where \(d>2\). Doing so could be a viable ... -
Measuring urban edge effects and its impact on restoration potential in Rouge National Urban Park
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-21)Urban development is a driving force behind habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss in major metropolitan areas. While greenspaces and naturalized areas can provide resources for wildlife, urban areas are organized in ... -
Measuring Work Zone Throughput and User Delays
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-18)A larger amount of funding and attention are going toward highway infrastructure of Ontario for rehabilitation, maintenance and construction projects. These rehabilitation and maintenance activities on highways involve ... -
Measuring, Understanding, and Evoking Fear of Positive Evaluation in Social Anxiety
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-26)We present a series of three studies designed to investigate fear of positive evaluation in social anxiety. In study 1, we developed the Positive Evaluation Beliefs Scale (PEBS) and administered it to a large undergraduate ... -
MECBench: A Framework for Benchmarking Multi-Edge Computing Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-27)I present MECBench, an extensible benchmarking framework for multi-access edge computing. MECBench is configurable and can emulate networks with different capabilities and conditions, can scale the generated workloads to ... -
Mechanical and Chemical Properties of High Density Polyethylene: Effects of Microstructure on Creep Characteristics
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-01)Environmental stress cracking (ESC) can result in catastrophic failure of polyethylene (PE) structures without any visible warning. The use of PE in more demanding applications, such as trenchless piping, can accelerate ... -
Mechanical and Hydromechanical Stimulation of Chondrocytes for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-01)Tissue engineering approaches have attempted to address some of the problems associated with articular cartilage defect repair, but grafts with sufficient functional properties have yet to reach clinical practice. Mechanical ... -
Mechanical and Regenerative Braking Integration for a Hybrid Electric Vehicle
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-27)Hybrid electric vehicle technology has become a preferred method for the automotive industry to reduce environmental impact and fuel consumption of their vehicles. Hybrid electric vehicles accomplish these reductions ... -
Mechanical and Tribological Aspects of Microelectronic Wire Bonding
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)The goal of this thesis is on improving the understanding of mechanical and tribological mechanisms in microelectronic wire bonding. In particular, it focusses on the development and application of quantitative models of ... -
Mechanical Behaviour of Single Crystal, Pollycrystalline and Nanocrystalline Metallic Nanopillars Under Compression
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-01)Fabrication techniques, and mechanical behaviours of vertically aligned cylindrical nanopillars of various metals, including tin, bismuth, palladium, indium, rhodium and cobalt have been presented in this work. These, ... -
Mechanical Behaviour of Nanocrystalline Rhodium Nanopillars under Compression
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-15)Nanomechanics emerged as chemists and physicists began fabricating nanoscale objects. However, there are some materials that have neither been fabricated nor mechanical investigated at the nanoscale, such as rhodium. Rhodium ... -
Mechanical Behaviour, Water Absorption and Morphology of Wheat Straw, Talc, Mica and Wollastonite filled Polypropylene Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-23)Polypropylene continues to be the mainstream choice thermoplastic for automotive applications. In many applications PP is filled with mineral fillers for improvement of properties. Biobased natural fillers or fibres are ... -
Mechanical Characterization and Computational Modeling of Snap-cure Epoxy
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-16)Owing to their high specific mechanical properties and excellent energy absorption characteristics, high-performance carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite materials are regarded as viable candidates for improving ... -
Mechanical Characterization of Soft Materials Using Volume-Controlled Cavitation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-03-31)The mechanical properties of soft materials are used in a wide range of fields and applications including biomedical engineering, sports, and automobile industry, in addition to medical applications. Therefore, several ... -
Mechanical Components Design and Optimization for an All-Wheel-Drive Series Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-31)The University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT) is a student team conceived in 1996, participating in numerous student competitions which aim to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy of passenger vehicles. ... -
Mechanical Degradation of Membrane Electrode Assemblies in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-08)The Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell is an ideal emerging alternative power source for transportation; however, before PEM fuel cells’ widespread use, a number of technical challenges need to be overcome, ... -
The Mechanical Design and Analysis of an Active Prosthetic Knee
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-16)In a world of war and turmoil in developing nations, land mines are becoming a concern, as millions of them are scattered in countries all over the world. Moreover, land mine prevention programs cannot clear land mine ...