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Optimization of Type-I Clathrates for Thermoelectric Properties
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-04)The increase in waste heat after consuming energy or burning fossil fuels is an issue environmentally and economically. Thermoelectric (TE) materials are developed to use in various applications because of their ability ... -
Optimized Production and Purification of LCC DNA Minivectors for Applications in Gene Therapy and Vaccine Development
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-28)Linear covalently closed (LCC) DNA minivectors serve to be superior to conventional circular covalently closed (CCC) plasmid DNA (pDNA) vectors due to enhancements to both transfection efficiency and safety. Specifically, ... -
Optimizing hydrological consistency by incorporating hydrological signatures into model calibration objectives
(American Geophysical Union, 2015-05-31)The simulated outcome of a calibrated hydrologic model should be hydrologically consistent with the measured response data. Hydrologic modelers typically calibrate models to optimize residual-based goodness-of-fit measures, ... -
Optimizing protein S-acylation detection in autophagy
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-04)S-acylation, sometimes referred to as S-palmitoylation or simply palmitoylation, is a posttranslational protein modification involving the covalent addition of a fatty acid to cysteine residues. Since the first characterization ... -
Optimizing Small-scale Redshift Space Distortion Measurements in eBOSS for Cosmological Inference
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-21)Modern cosmological datasets have grown substantially in size and the precision of their measurements. While the improvement has had a beneficial impact on our understanding of the cosmological model, it requires equal ... -
An Optokinetic Nystagmus Detection Method for Use With Young Children
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015-03-05)The detection of vision problems in early childhood can prevent neurodevelopmental disorders such as amblyopia. However, accurate clinical assessment of visual function in young children is challenging. optokinetic nystagmus ... -
The Optometric Management of Concussion
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-31)Traumatic brain injury is a major public health problem that affects millions of people annually and hundreds of people experience brain injury daily. Many of these individuals develop visual symptoms. Optometrists play a ... -
Optometry Outreach in Indigenous Communities in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-31)Introduction: Inuit, Métis, and First Nations, the three main Indigenous groups within Canada, face disproportionate barriers to access for primary eye and vision care. Optometrists visit rural and remote Indigenous ... -
Ordering and Reverse Ordering Mechanisms of Triblock Copolymers in the Presence of Solvent
(MDPI, 2009-02-27)Self-consistent field theory is used to study the self-assembly of a triblock copolymer melt. Two different external factors (temperature and solvent) are shown to affect the self-assembly. Either one or two-step self-assembly ... -
Ordering mechanisms in triblock copolymers
(American Physical Society, 2004)The ordering mechanisms for an ABC triblock copolymer system are studied using self-consistent field theory. We find a two-phase mechanism, similar to what has been suggested experimentally two-step mecha- nism. Analysis ... -
Organic Tissue Stoichiometry of Cladophora glomerata and its Relation to Coastal Land Use in the Laurentian Great Lakes
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-04)The relationships between C:N:P (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) stoichiometry of Cladophora glomerata and land use characteristics in selected nearshore areas of the lower Laurentian Great Lakes were determined during ... -
Organocatalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Heteroaryl Moieties to α,β-Unsaturated Enones Using Boronates and 3,3ʹ-Disubstituted Binaphthols
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-30)Asymmetric conjugate addition is an important methodology for carbon-carbon bond formation in organic synthesis. While there is extensive literature on the asymmetric conjugate addition of a wide selection of donors to ... -
Orientation and Transitions of Lyotropic Lamellar Phase under Shear
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)The intention of this study is to investigate the evolution and transition of lyotropic lamellar phase and the formation of multi-lamellar vesicles (MLVs) under shear flow, since the shear technology can be used to produce ... -
Origin of change in molecular-weight dependence for polymer surface tension
(APS publishing, 2008-09-30)Self-consistent-field theory is used to reproduce the behavior of polymer surface tension with molecular-weight for both lower and higher molecular-weight polymers. The change in behavior of the surface tension between ... -
Origin of NMR Spectral Features in MCM-41 at Low Hydrations
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-01)Although extensive literature exists on NMR of water in MCM-41, the origin of a number of NMR spectral features in this material had not been understood. Specifically, the OH proton resonance observed in the dry material ... -
The origin, transformation and deposition of sediments in Lake Bosomtwe/Bosumtwi (Ghana, West Africa)
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)Recent drought over West Africa (1970s-present) has been a global concern, and the ability to predict the frequency and severity of future droughts is important to mitigate the devastating socio-economic effects of drought. ... -
Origins of Elastic Properties in Ordered Block Copolymer/Nanoparticle Composites
(American Chemical Society, 2004)We predict a diblock copolymer melt in the lamellar phase with added spherical nanoparticles that have an affinity for one block to have a lower tensile modulus than a pure diblock copolymer system. This weakening is due ... -
Origins of the failure of classical nucleation theory for nanocellular polymer foams
(RSC publishing, 2011-07-06)Relative nucleation rates for fluid bubbles of nanometre dimensions in polymer matrices are calculated using both classical nucleation theory and self-consistent field theory. An identical model is used for both calculations ... -
Orthogonal Adsorption Onto Nano-Graphene Oxide Using Different Intermolecular Forces for Multiplexed Delivery
(Wiley, 2013-05-31)Nano-graphene oxide can adsorb both doxorubicin and zwitterionic dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) liposomes in an orthogonal and non-competing manner with high capacities based on different surface and intermolecular ... -
Overnight Corneal Swelling and Deswelling with Silicone Hydrogel Lenses
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-13)Purpose: To compare central corneal swelling (CS) after eight hours of sleep in eyes wearing 12 different silicone hydrogel (SiHy) contact lenses (CLs) and to model between-subject variability in CS and deswelling. Methods: ...