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Proof of Concept: A Relocatable Panelized Mass Timber Modular Building System Designed for Disassembly and Reassembly
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-28)Canada has been experiencing a housing crisis for several years now with specifically Ontario having the lowest housing supply in the country. To combat this crisis, several rapid housing initiatives and projects have been ... -
Propylene Polymerization Using 4th Generation Ziegler-Natta Catalysts: Polymerization Kinetics and Polymer Microstructural Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-11)A systematic study of propylene polymerization using a 4th generation Ziegler-Natta catalyst is presented in this thesis. The apparent kinetic rate constants for propylene polymerization were estimated in the presence and ... -
Pros+Tithenai // In Addition to Place
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-26)The human being may no longer be reduced to the bounds of organic matter. An organism – a life form constructed from interdependent components that maintain various vital processes – may now reach beyond the limits of ... -
Prostate Segmentation and Regions of Interest Detection in Transrectal Ultrasound Images
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-21)The early detection of prostate cancer plays a significant role in the success of treatment and outcome. To detect prostate cancer, imaging modalities such as TransRectal UltraSound (TRUS) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging ... -
The Prosthetic Imagination: Meditations on Virtual Space and Experience of the Single Player Computer Role Playing Games
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-26)Today’s video game players sit in front of their screens immersing themselves within the fictional environment of the video game. They connect their physical self to the game-controller and their cerebral self to the ... -
Prosthetic Landscapes: Reclaiming the Iraqi marshes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-22)Hidden within the sands of the middle eastern desert, there lies a vast aging Petropolis, occupying territories in southern Iraq through the injection of infrastructure such as mechanical drills and mobile machinery. The ... -
Protection of Direct-Current Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-30)The overwhelming advancement in power electronics converters throughout the past few decades is leading to an increasing interest in the integration of Direct-Current (DC) systems to the existing AC ones on the generation, ... -
Protection of Renewable Energy Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-22)The recent progress in renewable energy (RE) technologies has led to the erection of RE power plants (REPPs) up to the order of several hundred megawatts. Unlike their predecessors, which generally appeared in the form of ... -
The Protection of Transmission Lines Connected to DFIG-Based WTGs
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)Recently, many countries have proposed various plans to address the issue of climate change, and increasing the capacity of renewables is one of the major common components of such plans. The uncertainty and variability ... -
Protection of Transmission Lines Connected to IG-Based Wind Farms
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-29)Over the last few decades, renewable energy sources have been attracting great attention due to the increased cost, limited reserves, and the adverse environmental impact of fossil fuels. Among them, wind energy is one of ... -
Protein Capture by Cation Exchange Membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-13)Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are large recombinant proteins produced in CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cell culture with a multiplicity of applications such as ligands for affinity chromatography material, medical applications ... -
Proteomic Analysis and Long Term Live Cell Imaging of Primary Human Cells in Culture
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-18)Regenerative medicine is a rapidly developing field, merging engineering and biological life sciences to create biological replacements for damaged tissue and organ function. Development of cellular based therapies has the ... -
Protocol for Usability Testing and Validation of the ISO Draft International Standard 19223 for Lung Ventilators
(JMIR, 2017-09)Background: Clinicians, such as respiratory therapists and physicians, are often required to set up pieces of medical equipment that use inconsistent terminology. Current lung ventilator terminology that is used by different ... -
Protocol for Usability Testing and Validation of the ISO Draft International Standard 19223 for Lung Ventilators
(JMIR, 2017-09-08)Background: Clinicians, such as respiratory therapists and physicians, are often required to set up pieces of medical equipment that use inconsistent terminology. Current lung ventilator terminology that is used by different ... -
Providing Context in WS-BPEL Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-24)Business processes are increasingly used by organizations to automate their activities. Written in languages like WS-BPEL, they allow an institution to describe precisely its internal operations. As the pace of change ... -
Provision Quality-of-Service Controlled Content Distribution in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)By equipping vehicles with the on-board wireless facility, the newly emerged vehicular networking targets to provision the broadband serves to vehicles. As such, a variety of novel and exciting applications can be provided ... -
Provocation of the Non-Place [A Place for Alienation]
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-17)The “non-place” is a term used by author Marc Augé to describe a place that is itself not a destination but rather a place of everyday passing, a place of being in-between in which he critically claims we experience ... -
Provocations from #vanlife: Investigating Life and Work in a Community Extensively Using Technology Not Designed for Them
(ACM, 2021-05)Research on how lived experiences with technology intersect with home and work are core themes within HCI. Prior work has primarily focused on conventional life and work in Western countries. However, the unconventional ... -
Pseudo-online Detection and Classification for Upper-limb Movements from Scalp Electroencephalogram
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-22)Stroke has been a significant healthcare issue worldwide, leading to motor impairment and complicated rehabilitation procedures, which often last for years after lesion. In recent years, brain-computer interface (BCI) ... -
PSEUDO-TERNARY PHASE DIAGRAMS OF A DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-04)The purpose of this research was to develop the pseudo-ternary phase diagrams for a model drug delivery system consisting of vitamin E (model drug) + soybean oil + surfactant + co-surfactant (anhydrous glycerol) + water. ...