Science (Faculty of): Recent submissions
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Clinical Pharmacy Services in Ambulatory Oncology: An Environmental Scan of the Canadian Practice Landscape
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-21)Background: Canadian clinical pharmacy key performance indicators (cpKPIs) have been developed for inpatient hospital practice but are not established for ambulatory oncology. This study represents the first step in ... -
Evaluation of a microlearning module on hypertension in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-20)Objectives: To use a microlearning platform to evaluate pharmacists’ knowledge and behaviour related to hypertension. Methods: Pharmacy 5in5 is an online microlearning platform designed to help pharmacy professionals ... -
The Interplay Between the Neuronal Plasma Membrane and Cell Signaling in Alzheimer’s Disease
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-10)The lack of understanding in the molecular and cellular mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has hindered efforts towards finding treatments that effectively modify disease trajectory. Therapeutic development for AD has ... -
Characterization of Detector and Electron Source for Inverse Photoemission Spectrometer
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-17)The inverse photo-emission spectroscopy (IPES) is a powerful tool to probe the unoccupied energy states of materials, such the surface states of metals or the unoccupied states of high temperature superconductors. IPES ... -
Understanding concussion in para athletes with vision impairment
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-15)Sports-related concussions occur in para sport as they do in able-bodied sport. There is evidence to suggest athletes with vision impairment (VI) may be more likely to sustain concussion injuries compared to athletes with ... -
Natural source zone depletion of petroleum hydrocarbons under variable temperature and moisture conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-15)In subsurface environments contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), the steep geochemical and redox gradients near the water table, the oxygen availability, moisture content, salinity, pH, nutrient concentrations and ... -
Development of the Synthesis of Thiophene and Thiazole Based Conjugated Polymers Through Direct Arylation and The Separation of Carbon Nanotubes Using Degradable Conjugated Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-30)Conjugated polymers are an ever-growing field due to their ability to be used for a variety of purposes such as photovoltaics, field-effect transistors, light emitting diodes, and organic sensors. To further this field, ... -
Evaluation of Hydraulic Conductivity Collected by Various Approaches at a Highly Heterogeneous Field Site
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-27)Significant research efforts have been conducted over the last several decades to better understand the groundwater flow and subsurface contaminant transport. It has been found that building a groundwater model for remediation ... -
Optimization of Tin Selenide Thermoelectric Properties
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-27)The high performance thermoelectric material tin selenide is of notable interest to the field of thermoelectric materials; since breaking the record for being the most efficient thermoelectric material due to the ultralow ... -
Symmetry Breaking, Order-by-Disorder, Fragmentation, and Spin-Liquids in the Magnetic Pyrochlore Lattice with Anisotropic Interactions
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-26)Within the study of frustrated magnetism, the pyrochlore lattice is deemed a fruitful ground where phenomena such as quantum and thermal order-by-disorder, moment fragmentation, and spin-liquids, both quantum and classical, ... -
Exploration of reconstructed PET hydrolase ancestors by biophysical and computational methods
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-26)Ancestral sequence reconstruction (ASR), originally developed for the study of molecular evolution, has gained attention as a promising method for protein engineering in the recent decade. The ancestors revived by this ... -
Machine Learning Model for Repurposing Drugs to Target Viral Diseases
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-26)With recent events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, it is increasingly important to develop strategies to combat viral diseases. Due to technological advancements, computer-aided drug design and machine learning (ML)-based ... -
Modelling Legacy Nitrogen Dynamics in the Transboundary Lake Erie Watershed
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-26)Lake Erie is a source of drinking water, recreation, and commercial opportunity for both the United States and Canada, making the protection of its water quality essential. In the past decades, Lake Erie's ecosystems ... -
Immature SOD1: protein folding, misfolding and aggregation
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-25)Protein misfolding and aggregation are hallmarks of many diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In familial ALS, aberrant self-association of mutant Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is implicated as a ... -
Investigating the influence of the transcription factor Hindsight in a Notch-induced tumour model
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-24)In Drosophila development, the adult salivary gland and hindgut are derived from populations of undifferentiated cells that are found in the larval stages and are known as the salivary gland imaginal ring (SGIR) and hindgut ... -
Analysis of the Thermal Fisher Information in 2+1 Dimensional Black Hole Spacetimes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-24)In the past decade, relativistic quantum information (RQI) has presented itself as a promising avenue for examining the interaction between relativistic and quantum effects. This is most commonly achieved by coupling ... -
Sequential Extraction of Trace Metals as Geochemical Indicators of Land Use Near Ancient Metallurgical Sites in Faynan, Jordan
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)Civilizations are tied to soils through a reliance on agriculture. In the Faynan Valley, southern Jordan, both the individuals who tend to the soils and the soils themselves have evolved through a series of environmental ... -
Reconstruction of past variation in lake water balance at upstream Smoky and Wabasca watersheds to improve understanding of causes of lake drying in the Peace-Athabasca Delta
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)Controversy persists regarding causes of recent lake-level drawdown within the internationally recognized Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), northern Alberta. Central to this debate are conflicting interpretations of causes of ... -
Development of Advanced Polymer-Soil Composites as High-Performance Construction Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)Construction using earth materials is an old building practice that can be traced back to approximately 10,000 BC. Costs for this type of construction are low because local materials are utilized, and structures are built ... -
Re-visiting the Radio-Mechanical Feedback in Brightest Cluster Galaxies
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)The self-regulated feedback from the Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) plays a key role in the formation and evolution of galaxies by heating and expelling gas in galaxies. The goal of this thesis is to investigate the role ...