Science (Faculty of): Recent submissions
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Structural Controls and Deformation History of the Orogenic Island Gold Deposit, Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-11)Island Gold is a currently producing mine on the high-grade orogenic Island Gold deposit in northern Ontario. It is located within the southern domain of the regional Goudreau Lake Deformation Zone (GLDZ), which trends ... -
Control techniques in spin based quantum computation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-11)Working on quantum systems entail different interests, for example, working on fundamental understanding of quantum systems also lay foundation for better quantum computation techniques. A test for whether a system is ... -
Violation of an augmented set of Leggett-Garg inequalities and the implementation of a continuous in time velocity measurement
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-11)Macroscopic realism (MR) is the view that a system may possess definite properties at any time independent of past or future measurements, and may be tested experimentally using the Leggett-Garg inequalities (LGIs). In ... -
Action Mechanism and Structural Studies on the Lipopeptide Antibiotic Daptomycin
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-02)Daptomycin (dap) is calcium-dependent lipopeptide antibiotic that is used clinically to treat systemic infections caused by Gram-positive pathogens. It is thought that dap brings about its antimicrobial effect by binding ... -
Communicating health information in primary care: a multidisciplinary exploration of patient, pharmacist, and physician decision-making
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-27)Research has yet to clearly define how health care professionals’ (HCPs) use and sharing of information influences how health decisions are made, both independently and collaboratively. Similarly, the manner in which ... -
Few Hole Quantum Dots in a Gated GaAs/AlGaAs Heterostructure
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-24)This thesis presents a set of experiments that explore gate de ned hole quantum dots in the GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure. These experiments explore the evolution of the quantum states of holes in a double quantum dot. The ... -
Is blur sensitivity altered in children with progressive myopia?
(Elsevier, 2019-01)School aged children with progressive myopia show large accommodative lags to blur only cue which is suggestive of a large depth of focus (DOF). While DOF measures are lacking in this age group, their blur detection and ... -
Effects-Directed Analysis of Soluble Organics in Bitumen-Influenced Waters
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-10)Identification of the organic compounds of concern within bitumen-influenced waters is critical for effective monitoring and reclamation within Canada’s oil sands region. Effects-directed analysis (EDA) is a tool used to ... -
Customized nonlinearity shaping in imperfect or variable waveguides
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-31)Generation of high-quality single photons via heralded parametric downconversion re- quires careful design of spectral correlations in down-converted photon pairs. One step in this design process involves customized ... -
Characterizing Single Photon Emission From Quantum Dots in Nanowires
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-28)Bright sources of highly indistinguishable single photons are desirable for diverse applications in quantum technology, including quantum cryptographic protocols, information processing, and metrology. The most common ... -
Measuring Non-Markovianity of Noise in the Cenrtal Spin System
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)In this thesis, we explore non-Markovian noise in the central spin system due to the coupling between the central spin and the environment. We use a solid state nuclear magnetic resonance system to do the experiment since ... -
Development of a Hybrid Hydrogel Bio-ink for 3D Printing of Biomimetic Tissue Constructs
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)Colorectal cancer is the 2nd most common form of cancer in Canada. Most colorectal cancer deaths are caused by complications that stem from the metastasis of colorectal cancer to other organs such as the liver. During ... -
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 ... -
Biophysical Modelling of Antimicrobial Peptide’s Interactions with Phospholipid and Lipopolysaccharide Membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are naturally-occurring peptide antibiotics. The way they work has inspired a vigorous search for optimized peptide antibiotics for fighting resistant bacteria. Cationic AMPs cleverly utilize ... -
Symmetry of the Charge Ordering Phases in Hole-Doped Cuprates Studied by Resonant X-Ray Absorption and Scattering
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)In the underdoped cuprates, superconductivity coexists with a rich variety of other electronic orders. Understanding the nature of these orders, how they interact with one another, and the mechanisms that produce them is ... -
Long-term changes in spring phytoplankton community composition in five south-central Ontario lakes and their relations with spring water chemistry and climate
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Spring is an ecologically important period for phytoplankton communities, as environmental stressors such as acid deposition and recovery, climate warming, and shoreline development may exert strong influence at this time ... -
Superradiance and its implementation in cold atoms inside a hollow-core waveguide
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)In this thesis, I am intending to understand the cooperative effect of an ensemble of quantum emitters, which constitutes the preliminary elements of our current experimental investigations towards realization of an ... -
The Effects of Copper Availability on Mitochondrial Function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Copper (Cu) is crucial for cell function and survival and plays important roles in enzyme-catalyzed metabolic processes, transport of cargo through cellular membranes, and protein breakdown. The mitochondria are home to ... -
Psychophysical Studies Of Motion Perception In Autism Spectrum Disorders
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Introduction Studies have shown considerable evidence of visual dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Motion perception research in ASD reports a superior performance in processing motion information of fine ... -
Stability and Strain in Hisactophilin and Mechanism of the Myristoyl Switch
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Hisactophilin is a myristoylated, histidine-rich, pH-dependent actin- and membrane-binding protein. In response to cellular changes in pH, this β-trefoil protein reversibly switches between cytosolic and membrane- bound ...