Browsing Waterloo Research by Issue Date
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Calculating Center-Glass Performance Indices of Glazing Systems with Shading Devices
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2008)Building energy consumption and loads are strongly influ-enced by solar gain and heat transfer through the centre-glass area of windows. Methods have been devised to calculate the corresponding energy performance indices ... -
Thermal Resistance of a Window with an Enclosed Venetian Blind: A Simplified Model
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2008)Solar gain has a strong influence on building energy consumption and peak cooling load. Venetian blinds are routinely used to control solar gain. Software based on 1-D models is available to accurately predict the thermal ... -
The Erdős–Kac theorem and its generalizations
(American Mathematical Society, 2008)Abstract. We give a survey of the Erd}o-Kac theorem and its various generalizations. In particular, we discuss an open conjecture of Erd}os and Pomerance about the distribution of the number of distinct prime divisors of ... -
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 ... -
SPARC! Preparing First-Year Students for Information Overload
(2008-05-02)Presentation slides as presented at the Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association (NLLA) Conference, 2008. Outlines the SPARC (Summer Program in Academic Research & Communication) offered by Memorial University Libraries. ... -
Determination of convective heat transfer for fenestration with between-the-glass louvered shades
(Elsevier, 2008-06-01)In previous work, a two-dimensional steady laminar natural convection model of a window cavity with between-panes louvers (i.e., slats) was developed by approximating the system as a vertical cavity with isothermal walls ... -
Nanoparticle-regulated phase behavior of ordered block copolymers
(RSC publishing, 2008-06-30)Although block copolymer motifs have received considerable attention as supramolecular templates for inorganic nanoparticles, experimental observations of a nanostructured diblock copolymer containing inorganic ... -
Accurate viscous free surfaces for buckling, coiling, and rotating liquids
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2008-07)We present a fully implicit Eulerian technique for simulating free surface viscous liquids which eliminates artifacts in previous approaches, efficiently supports variable viscosity, and allows the simulation of more ... -
Determining Longwave Radiative Properties Of Flat Shading Materials
(2008-08)Solar gain through fenestration has a significant impact on building peak load and annual energy consumption. Shading devices, attached to fenestration, offer a cost effective strategy in controlling solar gain. The ... -
The Significance of the Personal within Disability Geography
(Wiley, 2008-09-01)Drawing on in-depth qualitative data, this article critically examines disability geography as a subfield where the personal is highly valued. The value and the risks inherent in this personal approach will be evaluated, ... -
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 ... -
Direct measurement of the capillary pressure characteristics of water-air-gas diffusion layer systems for PEM fuel cells
(Elsevier, 2008-10-01)A method and apparatus for measuring the relationship between air-water capillary pressure and water saturation in PEMFC gas diffusion layers is described. Capillary pressure data for water injection and withdrawal from ... -
A Multistate Model for Bivariate Interval-Censored Failure Time Data
(Wiley, 2008-12)Interval-censored life-history data arise when the events of interest are only detectable at periodic assessments. When interest lies in the occurrence of two such events, bivariate-interval censored event time data are ... -
One box to search them all: Implementing federated search at an academic library
(Emerald, 2009)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present how, in May 2008, the Ad Hoc Committee on Federated Search was formed to prepare a preliminary report on federated searching for a special meeting of Librarians Academic ... -
Determining Off-Normal Solar Optical Properties of Roller Blinds
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2009)Solar gain through fenestration constitutes a significant portion of peak cooling load and annual energy consumption in buildings. As such, any reduction in solar gain translates into savings associated with the cost of ... -
Determining Off-Normal Solar Optical Properties of Insect Screens
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2009)Shading attachments may have a strong influence on solar gain. The determination of off-normal solar optical properties of individual layers of glazing/shading systems is required in order to estimate this solar gain, which ... -
Determining Off-Normal Solar Optical Properties of Drapery Fabrics
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2009)The determination of off-normal solar optical properties of drapery fabrics is particularly useful in modelling the effective solar optical properties of pleated drapery. Special sample holders were designed and fabricated ... -
A Detailed Model to Determine the Effective Solar Optical Properties of Draperies
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2009)Drapes have the potential to reduce peak cooling load and annual energy consumption because they can be used to control solar gain. Thus, the need to model a drapes in a glazing system analysis is important. A detailed ... -
Robust Estimation of Mean Functions and Treatment Effects for Recurrent Events Under Event-Dependent Censoring and Termination: Application to Skeletal Complications in Cancer Metastatic to Bone
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)In clinical trials featuring recurrent clinical events, the definition and estimation of treatment effects involves a number of interesting issues, especially when loss to follow-up may be eventrelated and when terminal ... -
Solar Gain through Windows with Shading Devices: Simulation Versus Measurement
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2009)Shading devices offer a cost saving strategy in dynamically controlling solar gain through windows. As such, there is an ongoing effort to accurately quantify the thermal performance of shading devices. In the present ...