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Characterizing Errors in Quantum Information Processors
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-12)Error-free computation is an unattainable ideal, yet our world now contains many computers that appear error-free to their users. That such things are possible is explained by sophisticated theorems that demonstrate the ... -
Characterizing Humulone Content in Beer Using Differential Mobility Spectrometry
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-19)Beer is a complex fermented beverage and several hundreds of components have been identified erenow. Hops are extremely important to beer’s organoleptic qualities, especially bitterness. Bitterness, a distinguishing component ... -
Characterizing low-sulfide instrumented waste-rock piles: image grain-size analysis and wind-induced gas transport
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-18)This study is part of the Diavik Waste-Rock Pile Project taking place at the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The project involves the construction of three 15m-scale low sulfide test waste-rock ... -
Characterizing Polymers with Complex Architecture using Pyrene Excimer Fluorescence
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-29)This thesis combines two different models, namely the model free analysis (MFA) and the fluorescence blob model (FBM), that were used to study the conformation and internal dynamics of two highly branched macromolecules, ... -
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 ... -
Characterizing the Associations and Roles of DDK and Mcm2-7 DNA Replication Proteins in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)The essential cell cycle kinase Dbf4/Cdc7 (DDK) triggers DNA replication through phosphorylation of the Mcm2-7 helicase at replication origins. Prior work has implicated various Mcm2-7 subunits as targets of DDK, however ... -
Characterizing the Dimer Interface and Thermal Unfolding of Reduced, Zinc Bound Superoxide Dismutase-1
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) is a ubiquitously expressed metalloenzyme that reduces oxidative stress in cells by catalyzing the dismutation of superoxide radicals. Mutations in the gene encoding for SOD1 have been linked ... -
Characterizing the Immune Function of the Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) from Less Contaminated and Highly Contaminated Locations along the Detroit River
(University of Waterloo, 2011-07-11)Some fish populations are able to adapt and thrive in contaminated habitats. Survival of populations depends on the ability of the organism to elicit resistance, either due to genetic adaptation or physiological acclimations. ... -
Characterizing the immune response to Flavobacterium psychrophilum, and possible resistance/susceptibility conferring major histocompatibility alleles in Oncorhynchus mykiss
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-17)Oncorhynchus mykiss, commonly known as rainbow trout, is an economically important species. Rainbow trout can be found in freshwater habitats across Canada and is present in over 1000 lakes and streams in British Columbia ... -
Characterizing the Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis Pathways in Pseudomonas putida UW4
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-24)Plant growth-promoting bacteria employ a variety of biochemical and genetic strategies to facilitate plant growth. One of the most prominent and important of these mechanisms is the production of the plant hormone ... -
Characterizing the inhibition of mammalian intestinal α-glucosidases by enantiomeric iminosugars 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-L-arabinatol and 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinatol
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-25)Sucrase isomaltase (SI) and maltase glucoamylase (MGAM) are both large Family 31 glycoside hydrolases with α-glucogenic activity (Cantarel et al., 2009; Lombard et al., 2014). Mammalian SI and MGAM, expressed predominantly ... -
Characterizing the phylogenetic distribution of cryptic species in the Rhodophyta using novel gene sequence analysis and molecular morphometrics
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-19)The Rhodophyta (red algae) are an ancient crown group of the Eukarya (ca. 1400-1500 million years), comprised of 5000 - 6000 species. Gametophytes of taxa excluding the speciose Class Florideophyceae are typically of very ... -
Characterizing Transcriptional Networks in Male Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) that Regulate Testis Development over a Complete Reproductive Cycle
(PLOS, 2016-11-18)Intersex is a condition that has been associated with exposure to sewage effluents in male rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum). To better understand changes in the transcriptome that are associated with intersex, we ... -
Characterizing Transient Regime Multi-frequency Raman Generation by the Aid of Spectral Phase Interferometry for Direct Electric-field Reconstruction
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-11)Multi-frequency Raman Generation (MRG) has been achieved in the transient regime excited by dual-wavelength chirped pump pulses. Spectral phase interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction (SPIDER) technique is ... -
Charge Density Wave Order in Cuprate Superconductors Studied by Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-22)Cuprate high temperature superconductors have been the subject of intense investigation since their discovery in 1986. The nature of the pairing mechanism in these unconventional superconductors does not seem to be mediated ... -
Charged Black Hole Solutions in Alternative Theories of Gravity
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-06)In my thesis, I examine charged black holes in two contexts. The first part covers the formation of something analogous to event horizons for a class of Lorentz-Violating theories which allow for signals to travel faster ... -
Chemical and Toxicological Characterization of Dissolved Organics from Oil Sands Waters
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-04)The surface mining of oil sands from the Athabasca deposit north of Fort McMurray, Alberta produces considerable tailings waste which is stored in large tailings ponds on industry lease sites. With the advent of oil sands ... -
Chemical biopsy via solid phase microextraction: strategies and applications for in vivo brain studies
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-19)Adequate and quantitative observation of neurochemical phenomena is instrumental in guiding efforts towards a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying brain functions. Although a plethora of highly focused mechanistic ... -
Chemical Composition of Soybean Root Epidermal Cell Walls
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The root epidermis, being the outermost cell layer of the organ, is in contact with the soil environment. The position of the epidermis determines its important roles, such as taking up water and ions from the surrounding ... -
Chemical Modification of Polyisobutylene Succinimide Dispersants and Characterization of Their Associative Properties
(American Chemical Society, 2015-09-17)The secondary amines found in b-PIBSI dispersants prepared by attaching two polyisobutylene chains to a polyamine core via two succinimide moieties were reacted with ethylene carbonate (EC). The reaction generated urethane ...