Browsing Waterloo Research by Title
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Binocular adaptation to near addition lenses in emmetropic adults
(Elsevier, 2008-05)Near addition lenses are prescribed to pre-presbyopic individuals for treatment of binocular motor problems such as convergence excess and to control the progression of myopia. To date, no investigation has looked at the ... -
Binocular treatment of amblyopia using videogames (BRAVO): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2016-10-18)Amblyopia is a common neurodevelopmental disorder of vision that is characterised by visual impairment in one eye and compromised binocular visual function. Existing evidence-based treatments for children include patching ... -
Biochemical Characterization of a Lanthanide-Dependent DNAzyme with Normal and Phosphorothioate-Modified Substrates
(American Chemical Society, 2015-10-06)A trivalent lanthanide (Ln3+)-dependent RNA-cleaving DNAzyme, Ce13d, was recently isolated via in vitro selection. Ce13d is active in the presence of all Ln3+ ions. Via introduction of a single phosphorothioate (PS) ... -
Biocompatible Solid-Phase Microextraction Nanoelectrospray Ionization: An Unexploited Tool in Bioanalysis
(American Chemical Society, 2015-12-09)In recent years, different geometrical configurations of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) have been directly coupled to mass spectrometry, resulting in benefits such as diminishing matrix effects, improvement of detection ... -
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Overestimates Fat-Free Mass in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment
(Wiley, 2020-12)Background: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is commonly used to assess fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) in breast cancer patients. However, because of the prevalence of overweight, obesity and variable hydration ... -
Biological responses in fish exposed to municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent in situ
(IWA Publishing, 2021-04-16)Effluents from municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWTPs) are complex mixtures of chemicals including endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) and 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2). The objective of this study was to evaluate ... -
Biomimetic sensing based on chemically induced assembly of a signaling DNA aptamer on a fluid bilayer membrane
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012-04-18)The adenosine aptamer was split into two halves and linked to a fluid liposome surface; addition of adenosine resulted in aptamer assembly, which did not occur if the split aptamer was attached to silica nanoparticles, ... -
Bioorthogonal Modification of the Major Sheath Protein of Bacteriophage M13: Extending the Versatility of Bionanomaterial Scaffolds
(American Chemical Society, 2016-09-04)With a mass of ~1.6 x 107 Daltons and com- posed of approximately 2700 proteins, bacteriophage M13 has been employed as a molecular scaffold in bionanomaterials fabrication. In order to extend the versatility of M13 in ... -
Bioresourced fillers for rubber composite sustainability: current development and future opportunities
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-06-18)Ending the fossil fuel era towards a sustainable future will require high-performing renewable materials with a low environmental impact. Carbon black, produced by partial combustion or thermal decomposition of petroleum ... -
Bioretention cells under cold climate conditions: Effects of freezing and thawing on water infiltration, soil structure, and nutrient removal
(Elsevier, 2019-02-01)Bioretention cells are a popular control strategy for stormwater volume and quality, but their efficiency for water infiltration and nutrient removal under cold climate conditions has been poorly studied. In this work, ... -
Biotrickling Filtration of Air Contaminated with 1-Butanol
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2017-08-15)The removal of high concentrations of 1-butanol in an air stream was evaluated with a biotrickling filter for potential application to an industrial off-gas. Experiments were conducted on a laboratory-scale system, packed ... -
Bipartite graphs with no K6 minor
(Elsevier, 2024-01)A theorem of Mader shows that every graph with average degree at least eight has a K6 minor, and this is false if we replace eight by any smaller constant. Replacing average degree by minimum degree seems to make little ... -
Bipolar resistive switching and memristive properties of hydrothermally synthesized TiO2 nanorod array: Effect of growth temperature
(Elsevier, 2018-08-05)In the present work, the hydrothermal approach is employed to develop 1D-TiO2 nanorod array memristive devices and the effect of hydrothermal growth temperature on TiO2 memristive devices is studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) ... -
Bismuth Sulfide Nanoflowers for Detection of X-rays in the Mammographic Energy Range
(Nature, 2015-03-24)The increased use of diagnostic x-rays, especially in the field of medical radiology, has necessitated a significant demand for high resolution, real-time radiation detectors. In this regard, the photoresponse of bismuth ... -
Block Copolymer-Directed Assembly of Nanoparticles: Forming Mesoscopically Ordered Hybrid Materials
(American Chemical Society, 2002)Mixtures of diblock copolymers and nanoscopic spherical particles can yield well-ordered hybrid materials, which can be used for separation processes, catalysis, and optoelectronic applications. Predicting the morphologies ... -
Blockchain for Transparent Data Management Toward 6G
(Elsevier, 2021-07)The wealth of user data acts as a fuel for network intelligence toward the sixth generation wireless networks (6G). Due to data heterogeneity and dynamics, decentralized data management (DM) is desirable for achieving ... -
The blood compatibility challenge. Part 3: Material associated activation of blood cascades and cells
(Elsevier, 2019-08)Following protein adsorption/activation which is the first step after the contact of material surfaces and whole blood (part 2), fibrinogen is converted to fibrin and platelets become activated and assembled in the form ... -
Blue emitting gold nanoclusters templated by poly-cytosine DNA at low pH and poly-adenine DNA at neutral pH
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012-07-11)Blue fluorescent gold nanoclusters were prepared in the presence of poly-cytosine DNAs at low pH and poly-adenine at neutral pH using citrate as the reducing agent; various buffer conditions affecting the synthesis have ... -
Body segment parameters of Paralympic athletes from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
(Springer, 2016-09)This research represents the first documented investigation into the body segment parameters of Paralympic athletes (e.g., individuals with spinal cord injuries and lower extremity amputations). Two-dimensional body segment ... -
Body size normalization of ultrasound measured anterior upper leg muscle thickness in younger and older males and females
(Nature Publishing Group, 2022-01)BACKGROUND: Ultrasound measurements of the anterior upper leg muscle thickness are often used to quantify muscle mass; however, the ideal normalization approach is unclear. Our primary objective was to examine how the ...