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Modeling of Thermal Joint Resistance for Sphere-Flat Contacts in a Vacuum
(University of Waterloo, 2004)As a result of manufacturing processes, real surfaces have roughness and surface curvature. The real contact occurs only over microscopic contacts, which are typically only a few percent of the apparent contact area. ... -
MODELING OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION USING MONTE CARLO SIMULATION: DETAILED COMONOMER DISTRIBUTION
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In recent years there have been many efforts to develop and expand the ability of mathematical models capable of describing polymerization systems. Models can provide a key competitive advantage for the industry and ... -
Modeling Phosphorus Cycling in a Seasonally Stratified Reservoir (Fanshawe Reservoir, Ontario, Canada)
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-22)Human activities, such as mining, sewage discharge, fertilizer usage and dam construction for electricity and flood controll, have significantly disturbed the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, such as carbon, phosphorus, ... -
Modeling Photoluminescence Decay Dynamics in Nanocrystals
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-17)Photoluminescence resulting from donor-acceptor recombination in gallium oxide nanocrystals was studied at short and long time scales for different nanocrystal sizes. A model for the intensity decay was formulated with two ... -
Modeling Pilot Flight Performance on Pre-flight and Take-off Tasks with A Cognitive Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-26)Models of cognitive architecture can be used to simulate and forecast human performance in complicated human-machine systems. The current work demonstrates a pilot model capable of performing and simulating pre-flight ... -
Modeling Power Consumption of Applications Software Running on Servers
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-18)Reducing power consumption in computational processes is important to software devel- opers. Ideally, a tremendous amount of software design efforts goes into considerations that are critical to power efficiencies of ... -
Modeling Present and Future Physical Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change: North Shore, Prince Edward Island
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)The IPCC has identified small islands and coastal zones among regions most vulnerable to climate change. The geomorphological characteristics of Prince Edward Island (PEI), such as highly erodible sandstone bedrock and low ... -
Modeling Protein Secondary Structure by Products of Dependent Experts
(University of Waterloo, 2001)A phenomenon as complex as protein folding requires a complex model to approximate it. This thesis presents a bottom-up approach for building complex probabilistic models of protein secondary structure by incorporating ... -
Modeling Safety Performance at Grade Crossing using Microscopic Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-27)The analysis of grade crossing safety has long focused on vehicle-train crashes using statistical models based on crash data. The potential crashes generated by vehicle-vehicle rear-end conflicts have often been ignored. ... -
Modeling shoulder ligament contributions and their effects on muscle force predictions
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-23)Mathematical musculoskeletal modeling and simulation provide a means for proactive injury prevention. To be effective, these models must physiologically replicate shoulder function. Although several muscle force prediction ... -
Modeling the Effects of AUTOSAR Overhead on Automotive Application Software Timing and Schedulability
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-14)AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) provides an open and standardized E/E architecture to support modularity, transferability, reusability and scalability of the various components required to implement a function ... -
Modeling the Emergency Care Delivery System Using a Queueing Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-17)This thesis considers a regional emergency care delivery system that has a common emergency medical service (EMS) provider and two hospitals, each with a single emergency department (ED) and an inpatient department (ID). ... -
Modeling the emission, transport, and fate of key micropollutants and their treatment using novel titanium dioxide nanomaterials
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-31)Endocrine disruptive effects in fish have been observed in many watersheds worldwide. The presence of intersex (ova-testes) in particular is well-documented in the Grand River watershed in southern Ontario, and is associated ... -
Modeling the growth dynamics of <em>Cladophora</em> in eastern Lake Erie
(University of Waterloo, 2005)<em>Cladophora glomerata</em> is a filamentous green alga that currently forms extensive blooms in nearshore areas of Lake Ontario, eastern Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, and isolated locations in Lake Huron. The biomass, ... -
Modeling the Impact of Automated Materials Locating and Tracking Technology on the Construction Supply Network
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-24)Ineffective materials and equipment management continues to be a leading cause of poor performance on construction projects today. Many of the problems arise as a result of the inability to convey information pertaining ... -
Modeling the Interactions of Antimicrobial Peptides with Cell Membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-09)Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are key molecules of the innate immune system, found among a wide variety of living organisms, including animals, plants, and humans. It is typically composed of cationic and has a unique ... -
Modeling the Residual Stress Distribution and Experimental Characterization of Shot Peening on AZ31B Rolled Sheet
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-17)The drive to reduce fossil fuel consumption due to its environmental impacts has generated renewed interest in employing magnesium (Mg), the lightest industrial metal, and its alloys in vehicle manufacturing. One of the ... -
Modeling the Transportation of Select Trace Organic Contaminants from Source to Ecosystem in the Grand River
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)Trace organic contaminants (TOrC) have been observed in waters downstream of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in the Grand River in southern Ontario, Canada. These contaminants have been correlated with adverse impacts ... -
Modeling the X-ray absorption of Neodymium ions in cuprate superconductors
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-18)Electronic nematicity, a breaking of the rotational symmetry of the electronic structure beyond what is expected from the ionic displacements of atoms, has been identified in the (La, M)₂CuO₄ family of the cuprate ... -
Modeling Trust in Multiagent Mobile Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks through Enhanced Knowledge Exchange for Effective Travel Decision Making
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)This thesis explores how to effectively model trust in the environment of mobile vehicular ad-hoc networks. We consider each vehicle’s travel path planning to be guided by an intelligent agent that receives traffic reports ...