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A Novel Solar Cell Ionotronic Energy Pathway Inspired by an Electric Eel
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)Solar cell technology can be one of the best choices for sustainable future energy. Solar energy conversion strategies inspired by nature can play a vital role in solving the significant challenges in solar cell products ... -
Novel Starch Nanocomposites
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-09)Thermoplastic materials using bio-derived renewable resources are studied intensively and are widely used in applications including packaging, agriculture and other consumer goods. Starch-based plastics exhibit a good ... -
A Novel System for the Measurement of Dynamic Loading on a Bicycle Frame
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-21)The design of bicycle frames has remained fairly static for the majority of the past century, but recent increases in demand for high performance bicycles has created an accelerated design cycle that requires innovation. ... -
A Novel THz Photoconductive Source and Waveguide Based on One-dimensional Nano-grating
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)A terahertz photoconductive source structure with nano-grating electrodes is proposed. The resonance modes of the one-dimensional nano-grating and their affect the optical power absorption are studied. In addition, an ... -
Novel Tornado-Like Vortex Generator with Intelligent Controller
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-29)Cooking fumes may cause multiple adverse health effects, and range hoods play central roles in controlling indoor air pollution caused by cooking fumes. However, the traditional design of the range hoods has a low efficiency ... -
A Novel Universal Corner Module for Urban Electric Vehicles: Design, Prototype, and Experiment
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-25)This thesis presents the work of creating and validating a novel corner module for a three-wheeled urban electric vehicle in the tadpole configuration. As the urban population increases, there will be a growing need for ... -
Novel Value Ordering Heuristics Using Non-Linear Optimization In Boolean Satisfiability
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) is a fundamental NP-complete problem of determining whether there exists an assignment of variables which makes a Boolean formula evaluate to True. SAT is a convenient representation for many ... -
Novel Volt/Var Control Strategies for Active Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-07)Power distribution networks are rapidly evolving as active distribution systems, as a result of growing concerns for the environment and the shift towards renewable energy sources (RESs). The introduction of distributed ... -
Novelty and Diversity in Retrieval Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-11)Queries submitted to search engines rarely provide a complete and precise description of a user's information need. Most queries are ambiguous to some extent, having multiple interpretations. For example, the seemingly ... -
Novelty Detection by Latent Semantic Indexing
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-23)As a new topic in text mining, novelty detection is a natural extension of information retrieval systems, or search engines. Aiming at refining raw search results by filtering out old news and saving only the novel messages, ... -
Novelty Detection for SilGeo Hardware Assurance
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-05)In today's world, electronic hardware-level threats have become increasingly common. These threats can range from the infiltration of counterfeit or malicious hardware in the supply chain to the use of electronic attack ... -
Novelty Seeking Preferences of Chinese and Indian Overseas Tourists in Canada Using the International Tourist Role (ITR) Scale: An Exploratory-Comparative Study
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-30)The concept of novelty seeking has been used by over decades to study consumer behaviour in tourism. Cohen (1972) differentiated international tourists based on the degree to which they seek novelty in their travel experience, ... -
Novice, Generalist, and Expert Reasoning During Clinical Case Explanation: A Propositional Assessment of Knowledge Utilization and Application
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-28)Objectives: The aim of the two exploratory studies presented here, was to investigate expert-novice cognitive performance in the field of dietetic counseling. More specifically, the purpose was to characterize the knowledge ... -
Novice-Centric Visualizations for Machine Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-26)This thesis focuses on visualizations for machine learning tasks. More specifically, we create a taxonomy for existing machine learning visualizations, and design a system to help machine learning novices perform labelling ... -
Nuclear Spin Dynamics Under Above-Bandgap Optical Pumping in Silicon
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-26)Phosphorus defects in silicon have been proposed as candidates for quantum information and quantum sensing applications, with proposals utilizing both the donor electron spin as well as the 31P nuclear spin. Initialization ... -
Nudging Toward Sustainability: A Pilot Study on Promoting Pro-Environmental Behavior and Reducing Carbon Emissions in a Net-Zero Carbon Building
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-13)As the building industry grapples with the challenges of sustainability and climate change, the role of individual behavior in resource and energy conservation practices has received less attention than technical options. ... -
Nuisance to Crisis: Conceptualizing Terrorism During the Nixon Administration
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-03)The study of terrorism has gained attention and prominence post-September 11, 2001. Much of the literature on terrorism is teleological, and many authors focus their research on America’s involvement with terrorism in the ... -
The Number Field Sieve for Barreto-Naehrig Curves: Smoothness of Norms
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-20)The security of pairing-based cryptography can be reduced to the difficulty of the discrete logarithm problem (DLP) in finite fields of medium characteristic. The number field sieve is the best known algorithm for this ... -
Numerical analysis and simulation of graphene assisted silicon-nitride waveguide
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-20)To address the increased demand for high performance nonlinear integrated photonic devices, this thesis investigates a potential solution to the intrinsic low nonlinear response of silicon nitride waveguides by integrating ... -
Numerical Analysis of Crack Induced Debonding Mechanisms in FRP-Strengthened RC Beams
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-22)The continual deterioration of infrastructure has motivated researchers to look for new ways of repairing and monitoring existing structures. A particularly challenging problem confronting engineers in the revival of the ...