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Carbon Metabolism and Desiccation Tolerance in the Nitrogen-Fixing Rhizobia Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Sinorhizobium meliloti
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-22)Most members of the Rhizobiaceae possess single copies of the poly-3-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis genes, phbA, phbB and phbC. Analysis of the genome sequence of Bradyrhizobium japonicum reveals the presence of five homologues ... -
Carbon Nanomaterials for Nanofluidic and Membrane Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-11)The successful fabrication and characterization of carbon nanomaterials as potential next generation materials for nanofluidic and membrane applications was demonstrated by this work. Ion transport through graphene oxide ... -
Carbon nanotube electromechanical systems: Non-linear dynamics and self-oscillation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)This thesis is motivated by the many sensing applications of carbon nanotube (CNT) nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS), both previous state-of-the-art demonstrations and proposed new uses. This research is particularly ... -
Carbon Nanotubes as Versatile Devices for Detoxification and Cellular Entry
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-30)The ability to bypass most cellular barriers to gain access to intracellular compartments has great potential in cell biology. The possibilities range from efficient delivery of macromolecules such as plasmids to small ... -
Cardiolipin Prevents Membrane Translocation and Permeabilization by Daptomycin
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2014-04-25)Daptomycin is an acidic lipopeptide antibiotic that, in the presence of calcium, forms oligomeric pores on membranes containing phosphatidylglycerol. It is clinically used against various Gram-positive bacteria such as ... -
Casting Shadow on the Photocatalytic Activity of Plasmonic Antimony Doped Tin Oxide Nanoparticles in Degrading Rhodamine 590
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-04)Increasing the feasibility of water purification systems at the manufacturing, technical and material engineering level is an urgent matter that is of global interest. Concerning materials engineering for water purification ... -
The Catalytic Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Meldrum's Acid Derivatives and The Total Synthesis of Taiwaniaquinol B
(University of Waterloo, 2005)The intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation of aromatics with Meldrum?s acid derivatives catalyzed by metal trifluoromethanesulfonates and other Lewis acids is reported. Meldrum?s acids are easily prepared, functionalized, ... -
Catalytic Nucleic Acids: Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Biosensors, and Nanotechnology
(Elsevier, 2020-01)Since the initial discovery of ribozymes in the early 1980s, catalytic nucleic acids have been used in different areas. Compared with protein enzymes, catalytic nucleic acids are programmable in structure, easy to modify, ... -
Catalytic Potential and Ligand Binding Properties of the Malachite Green RNA Aptamer
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-18)The malachite green aptamer was originally engineered for binding specificity to malachite green (MG). The environment inside the aptamer’s electronegative binding pocket was previously harnessed to catalyze an ester ... -
Cation-Size-Dependent DNA Adsorption Kinetics and Packing Density on Gold Nanoparticles: An Opposite Trend
(American Chemical Society, 2014-11-11)The property of DNA is strongly influenced by counterions. Packing a dense layer of DNA onto a gold nanoparticle (AuNP) generates an interesting colloidal system with many novel physical properties such as a sharp melting ... -
Cationic Gelatin/Pluronic-based Nanoparticles as Novel Non-Viral Delivery Systems for Gene Therapy
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-09)A delivery system is essential to protect the DNA from degradation because of the extracellular and intracellular barriers. Two main types of delivery systems have been used to deliver genes into the body: viral and non-viral ... -
Cats, Rotating Waves and Photons: An Excursion into Light-Matter Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-27)This thesis hopes to achieve two modest goals. The primary goal is to formulate a practical theory for generating cat states by employing a resonant or detuned strong drive on a qubit coupled to a resonator. An incidental ... -
Causal Discovery of Photonic Bell Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-13)A causal understanding of a physical theory is vital. They provide profound insights into the implications of the theory and contain the information required to manipulate, not only predict, our surroundings. Unfortunately, ... -
Causal Models for a Quantum World
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-18)Quantum mechanics has achieved unparalleled success as an operational theory, describing a wide range of experiments to remarkable accuracy. However, the physical foundations on which it rests remain as puzzling as they ... -
cDNA?GFP Fusion Libraries for Analyses of Protein Localization in Mouse Stem Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Stem cells have great potential value for treating a number of diseases and conditions, including diabetes, Parkinson's, and spinal cord injuries. Applying stem cells for therapeutic purposes will require an in-depth ... -
Celastrol, a proteasome inhibitor, can induce the expression of heat shock protein genes in Xenopus cultured cells
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-25)Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are stress-inducible and evolutionarily conserved molecular chaperones that are involved in protein binding and translocation. As molecular chaperones, HSPs bind to denatured proteins, inhibit ... -
Cell Cultures from Walleye (Sander vitreus) for Use in Cell Biology and Virology
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-16)This thesis has developed from the walleye, Sander vitreus (Mitchill), cell lines (WE) and used them to study viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV IVb), which is the causative agent for viral hemorrhagic septicaemia ... -
Cell death and proliferation characteristics of the retina after optic nerve section in chickens
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)Optic nerve section (ONS) is an experimental model for damage of the optic nerve associated with diseases such as glaucoma and optic neuritis. Damage to the optic nerve causes loss of retinal ganglion cells that are ... -
Cell Density-Dependent Changes in the Localization of the CD26 Protein in Colorectal Cancer Cells in Response to Flavonoid Treatment
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)Colorectal cancer is the 3rd most common cancer worldwide and this rate of incidence is largely attributable to lifestyle factors such as the diet. A group of plant secondary metabolites called flavonoids has been found ... -
Cellular changes at the lid margin
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-28)PURPOSE: The hypothesis underlying this thesis is that CL wear, lid wiper epitheliopathy (LWE), and symptoms of dryness and discomfort may be manifest as cellular changes of the lid marginal epithelium, as a result of ...