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New Paradigms in Medium-Term Operations and Planning of Power Systems in Deregulation
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-29)The operation of a large and complex electric power system requires meticulous and rigorous study and incessant planning. All the players involved, must plan ahead to account for the uncertainties that can affect the ... -
"A New Park, A New Opportunity": Place-Branding, Acculturation, and Cultural Diversity in Rouge National Urban Park
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-15)In 2015, the Rouge National Urban Park Act formally established the ‘newest member to the Parks Canada family’ in the form of Canada’s first-ever national urban park. Located in the eastern end of Toronto, the largest and ... -
A New Perspective for the Rationality of Fossil Fuel Divestment - the Interaction between the Shifting of Capital Flow and Stranded Assets
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-28)In recent years, fossil fuel divestment has shown increasing popularity among individual and institutional investors. Investors adopt this strategy due to two types of consideration, which are moral and financial concerns. ... -
A new perspective on urban form with the integration of Space Syntax and MCDA – An exploratory analysis of the city of Xi’an, China
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-07)The research on urban form and its related socio-economic activities have been undertaken for long, while the evolution of research approaches and tools are limited by the conventional medium such as maps to interpret the ... -
New Platform Designs for Enabling Atomic Interactions in Solid and Gaseous States
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-17)This dissertation is composed of two projects that explored two new platforms for measuring atomic interactions using simpler designs than in the literature. The first project of this dissertation designed a platform that ... -
New Platforms for Terahertz Silicon Waveguides and Their Application in Absorption Spectroscopy
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-15)Waveguides (components which convey electromagnetic waves between points) are essential building blocks within miniaturized systems for all ranges of frequency and applications, including those in the Terahertz (THz) ... -
New Plug-in Electric Vehicles Charging Models Based on Demand Response Programs for System Reliability Improvement
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)Recent years have seen a dramatic worldwide increase in the use of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Their tremendous social, economic, and environmental benefits have made PEVs highly promising alternatives to conventional ... -
New PNHN Pincer-Type Ligands and Their Complexes for Transfer Hydrogenation
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)The ligand tBu2PC2H4NHCH2Py (PNHN) was synthesized starting from 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde and 2-chloroethanamine. Initial attempts for coordination of the PNHN ligand to a metal center was performed using [IrCl(COE)2]2, ... -
A NEW PUNCHING SHEAR STRENGTHENING TECHNIQUE FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS AT INTERIOR SLAB-COLUMN CONNECTIONS
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-27)In certain situations the punching strength of a connection may become inadequate after construction due to changes of connection geometry from drilling or coring, or from changes of building use, or construction and ... -
A New Regenerative Anti-Idling System for Service Vehicles: Load Identification, Optimal Power Management
(University of Waterloo, 2016-07-12)Service vehicles, such as refrigerator trucks and tour buses, are equipped with auxiliary devices, including refrigeration systems and cabin air conditioning systems, which consume significant amount of energy. The engine ... -
New Revenue and Cost-Savings through Operationalizing Sustainable Community Plans within Small Municipalities in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-28)This thesis explores the cost-saving potential of market-based instruments (MBIs) and other cost-savings mechanisms for small Ontario municipalities looking to operationalize their sustainable community plans. Market-based ... -
A New Role for Student Housing: Revitalizing a Mid-Sized City Core
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-21)Of the many urban revitalization strategies currently being implemented, one in particular is gaining in popularity. The revitalizing tactic of establishing a satellite University campus within the heart of a mid-sized ... -
New Route to Frustration by Quantum Many-Body Effects in the Spin Liquid Pyrochlore Tb$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-25)In this thesis we investigate the frustrated spin liquid Tb$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$ theoretically. The low-energy effective Hamiltonian of this compound is derived by integrating out the excited crystal field states. It is ... -
New Ruins: The Decline and Regeneration of Council Housing
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-11)The thesis explores the emergence, decline, and regeneration of council housing in the United Kingdom, and specifically London. It presents a conception of housing as a commodity derived from Arjun Appadurai’s The Social ... -
A New Segmentation Algorithm for Prostate Boundary Detection in 2D Ultrasound Images
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Prostate segmentation is a required step in determining the volume of a prostate, which is very important in the diagnosis and the treatment of prostate cancer. In the past, radiologists manually segment the two-dimensional ... -
A New Self-Contained Electro-Hydraulic Brake System
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-21)The automotive brake system plays a significant role not only in the deceleration and stopping process, but also in many stability control strategies. To overcome the limitations of conventional brake systems and to improve ... -
A new series of semiconducting azine polymers and their applications in organic electronics
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-26)The rise of renewable energy and the urgency of sustainable development make organic solar cells (OSCs) or organic photovoltaics (OPVs) valued. Among so many donor materials for bulk heterojunction structure, P3HT is one ... -
A New Silicon-Based Dielectric Waveguide Technology for Millimeter-Wave/Terahertz Devices and Integrated Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-19)In recent decades, the millimeter-Wave (mmWave)/THz band has attracted great attention in the research community. The Terahertz frequency band runs from approximately 300 GHz to 3 THz, an incredible 2700 GHz of bandwidth. ... -
New strategies for analysis of particulate loaded water
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-16)This thesis describes the application of thin film solid phase microextraction (TF-SPME) for monitoring of time weighted average (TWA) concentrations and for investigating partitioning of UV filters and biocides in aquatic ... -
New Structure Types among Copper Chalcogenides by Mixing Tellurium with Sulfur or Selenium
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-30)There is evidence for the existence of non-classical bonding in several binary antimonides, selenides, and tellurides. Owing to such non-classical bonding, some of these solid materials exhibit exciting semiconducting and ...