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Seasonal and environmental effects on physiological tolerances and gill adaptations of imperilled Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-15)In the absence of accurate biological information, conservation and recovery strategies carry the risk of failing to meet their objectives. Understanding species-specific physiological tolerances is important for several ... -
Proterozoic zircon dates from auriferous zones at the Island Gold deposit: implications for late gold remobilization in the Superior Province
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-13)The Island Gold deposit is a high-grade Archean orogenic gold deposit within the Michipicoten greenstone belt of the Superior Province. Hosted within the ~2750 Ma felsic to intermediate Wawa metavolcanic assemblage, gold ... -
Transcriptional regulation of North American wood frog (Rana sylvatica) dorsal skin during development and in response to chronic exposure to a microplastics mixture
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-09)Amphibian populations have been experiencing declines globally for decades due to factors such as habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, overexploitation, pollution, and disease. Skin is an important immune organ ... -
Enabling Human-Machine Collaborative Inspections through Smart Infrastructure Metaverse
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-08)Over the last ten years, novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) based structure assessment methods and tools have been proposed to identify and quantify structural damage indicators (e.g., cracking, spalling, corrosion, etc.) ... -
Valuation of in-situ Building Materials for Resource Recovery
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-08)The construction industry is among the largest contributors to global raw material consumption and is responsible for 40% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Recovery of building materials at the end of a building's life, ... -
Design and development of nanocomposites by carbon-based 2D materials for piezoresistive sensing application
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-08)In the realm of wearable electronic devices, considerable attention has been directed toward flexible compressive piezoresistive sensors, given their potential applications in real-time human health monitoring and gesture ... -
Frequency Multiplier-Based RF Beamforming Front-End for Vector Modulated Signal Transmission
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-05)In the rapidly evolving era of wireless communications, the advent of sixth-generation (6G) technology promises unprecedented advancements in terms of high data rates and ultra-low latency, which will lead to significant ... -
Enhancing the Ministring DNA (msDNA) Purification Using PI-Sce1 Homing Endonuclease/CRISPR-Cas3 Recombinant System
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-05)In the generation of msDNA the recombinant E. coli cells are transformed by a msDNA generating precursor plasmid, whereupon expression of the Tel protelomerase enzyme, acting on the pal target sequence present in the ... -
Brain Response to Overpressure and Recoil Loads from Discharge of Long-Range Precision Rifle
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-02)The presence of concussion-like symptoms related to overpressure exposure and recoil forces from long-range precision rifle (LPR) training has been reported in the literature. However, the recoil head kinematics, overpressure ... -
Optimization of the Optical Infrastructure and Trapping Potential for a Quantum Processor Based on Trapped Barium Ions
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-02)Trapped ion quantum computers represent a cutting-edge quantum computing platform, keeping the highest reported state preparation and measurement fidelity of 99.97%. Recently, barium ion has emerged as the research ... -
Characterizing the Constitutive Behaviour and Austenite Decomposition of an 1,800 MPa Press Hardenable Boron Steel
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-02)The mechanical behaviour of a new 1,800 MPa strength grade of Al-Si coated, 37MnB5 press-hardenable steel, designated PHS 1800, was investigated under hot stamping conditions. Prior to mechanical testing, a novel heat ... -
Cortical Dynamics Associated with Freezing of Gait and its Severity in Parkinson's Disease: An Integrative EEG-Based Analysis for Biomarkers and Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-02)Freezing of gait (FOG) is a complex and debilitating gait disturbance in Parkinson's disease (PD) that significantly impacts mobility and quality of life in PD patients. FOG affects approximately 86.5% of individuals with ... -
Hydrogel-Based Flexible Electronics Devices as Human Motion Sensors and Triboelectric Nanogenerators
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-02)Flexible electronics is an emerging discipline in recent years because of its outstanding flexibility. It can be adapted to particular scenarios such as folded or bent, where conventional electronics are complex to apply. ... -
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Traffic Network Design with Risk Mitigation
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-01)As unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology becomes more robust and widespread, more and more retail companies are seeing UAVs as a suitable alternative to ground-based transportation to deliver their packages. As a result, ... -
Evaluation of Computer Aided Translation (CAT) Tools in the Translation Process: A Plea for Complementing CAT-Tools with Corpus Linguistical Tools and Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-01)The demand for translations of high quality is on a peak while the budget and time resources are low. Consequently, translators need technological support and use Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools. Using the ... -
Stalin’s Last Comrade: Hanna Wolf and the “Karl Marx” Party College in the German Democratic Republic
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-31)For over thirty years, the Parteihochschule Karl Marx (PHS) was under the direction of the fervent Hanna Wolf, who oversaw the training of East Germany’s Socialist Unity Party (SED) functionaries. First appointed as Director ... -
Greenspace Planning in Ontario’s High-rise Environments: The greenspace planning context and experiences of families with children in high-rises
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-31)Despite a growing number of families with children living in urban settings, cities remain largely unequipped to support families, particularly in high-rise settings that are marketed and designed towards singletons, young ... -
A Fault Injection Tool for Testing Distributed System with Network Faults
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-30)Modern systems are complex, they include hundreds of components that implement complex protocols such as scheduling, replication, membership, resource management, client access, and security. These systems are expected to ... -
In Protection of No Woman: Consent, Illegitimacy, and Gender-Based Violence in Early Modern Somerset, 1600-1699
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-29)Over the course of the seventeenth century, 1298 women came before the Quarter Sessions to secure financial resources for the upkeep of their unborn children. These interactions with the legal system highlight the ways in ... -
Optimizing Total Hip Arthroplasty using Predictive Dynamic Simulation of Human Sit-to-Stand Movement and Deep Learning for Flexible Spinopelvic Model Identification
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-29)Recent studies have highlighted the significance of spine stiffness and spinopelvic measures in the analysis of lower limb dynamics during human motion. These factors are essential for optimizing surgical planning, especially ...