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E-Intelligence Form Design and Data Preprocessing in Health Care
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Clinical data systems continue to grow as a result of the proliferation of features that are collected and stored. Demands for accurate and well-organized clinical data have intensified due to the increased focus on ... -
Ecological Control and Coordination of Connected and Automated PHEVs at Roundabouts under Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-20)During the last decade, comprehensive research efforts were concentrated on autonomous driving. Annually, many car accidents happen as a result of human faults. Extreme traffic congestion prolongs commute time, increase ... -
Ecological Interface Design for Turbine Secondary Systems in a Nuclear Power Plant: Effects on Operator Situation Awareness
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-09)Investigations into past accidents at nuclear power generating facilities such as that of Three Mile Island have identified human factors as one of the foremost critical aspects in plant safety. Errors resulting from ... -
Effect of a Mobile Phone Intervention on Quitting Smoking in a Young Adult Population of Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial
(JMIR, 2018-10-23)Background: Digital mobile technology presents a promising medium for reaching young adults with smoking cessation interventions because they are the heaviest users of this technology. Objective: The aim of this study ... -
Effect of arm position on the prediction of kinematics from EMG in amputees
(Springer Verlag, 2013-02-01)Myoelectric control has been extensively applied in multi-function hand/wrist prostheses. The performance of this type of control is however, influenced by several practical factors that still limit its clinical applicability. ... -
The Effect of Humidity and Moisture Content on the Tone of Musical Instruments
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-12)The purpose of this research work is to investigate the relationship between humidity and tone in musical instruments. A basic hypothesis that motivates this work is that normal seasonal variations in relative humidity are ... -
The Effect of Several Tradeoffs in the Implementation of Large Displays on the Performance of the Users of the Displays
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-05)A large display can be constructed in two different ways: 1. a rectangular grid, or tiling, of many small screens with seams, or bezels, at the boundaries between the screens and 2. one large screen with no bezel inside ... -
The effect of type of afferent feedback timed with motor imagery on the induction of cortical plasticity
(Elsevier, 2017-11-01)A peripherally generated afferent volley that arrives at the peak negative (PN) phase during the movement related cortical potential (MRCP) induces significant plasticity at the cortical level in healthy individuals and ... -
Effectiveness of Vibration-based Haptic Feedback Effects for 3D Object Manipulation
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-14)This research explores the development of vibration-based haptic feedback for a mouse-like computer input device. The haptic feedback is intended to be used in 3D virtual environments to provide users of the environment ... -
Effects of Decision Support Tools on Cardiac Telephone Consultation Process
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The Nursing Coordinators (NCs) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) fields phone calls from patients who have been discharged and are undergoing home care procedures at a daily basis. The project described ... -
The Effects of Juicy Game Design on Exergames
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)Visual embellishments(VEs) have been increasingly included in most modern video games and in various digital applications. One aspect of these graphical inclusions is called Juicy game design. It refers to user feedback ... -
The Effects of Methacrylated Glucosamine on the Mechanical Properties of Gelatin Methacryloyl Hydrogels and Gelatin-Methacryloyl/Nanohydroxyapatite Composite Materials.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-10)Gelatin-methacryloyl (GelMA) has been a material of keen research interest in the past few decades, with diverse potential applications such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, and 3D bioprinting, due to it possessing ... -
Effects of rewards and reward-predictive cues on gamma oscillations in the ventral striatum
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-10)Decisions, such as choosing between different rewards, are known to be influenced by a number of variables such as value, uncertainty and delay associated with a rewarding outcome. Various structures in the brain are ... -
Efficient Deep Learning-Driven Systems for Real-Time Video Expression Recognition
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-18)The ability to detect, recognize, and interpret facial expressions is an important skill for humans to have due to the abundance of social interactions one faces on a daily basis, but it is also something that most take ... -
Efficient Image-Based Localization Using Context
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-22)Image-Based Localization (IBL) is the problem of computing the position and orientation of a camera with respect to a geometric representation of the scene. A fundamental building block of IBL is searching the space of a ... -
Electrocorticographic Features and Classification of Intracranial Glioma
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-23)During surgical resection of tumorous intracranial tissue in the human brain, different methods are used to locate the boundaries of the tumorous tissue because maximal resection of the tumorous tissue has been associated ... -
Electrostatic Bifurcation In-Plane Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-24)Electrostatic MEMS sensors are known for their high sensitivity, wide range of operation, and quick response. These unique attributes give Electrostatic MEMS sensors an edge over other MEMS transduction mechanisms ... -
Electrostatic MEMS Bifurcation Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-24)We report experimental evidence of a new instability in electrostatic sensors, dubbed quasi-static pull-in, in two types of micro-sensors operating in ambient air. We find that the underlying mechanism and features of this ... -
Electrostatic Micro-Tweezers
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-25)This dissertation presents a novel electrostatic micro-tweezers designed to manipulate particles with diameters in the range of 5-14 μm. The tweezers consist of two grip-arms mounted to an electrostatically actuated initially ... -
Elimination Method of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA): A Simple Methodological Approach for Assessing Agricultural Sustainability
(MDPI, 2017-02-01)In the present world context, there is a need to assess the sustainability of agricultural systems. Various methods have been proposed to assess agricultural sustainability. Like in many other fields, Multi-Criteria Decision ...