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Comparison of the ground penetrating radar characterization of winter processes with the results of hydrological simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2014-11-26)Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a useful tool to characterize and investigate a variety of cold region processes, including but not limited to permafrost development and glacial morphology. Despite a comprehensive coverage, ... -
Comparison of the multi-layer multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) method and the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) for ground state properties of linear rotor chains
(AIP, 2021-05-05)We demonstrate the applicability of the Multi-Layer Multi-Configuration Time-Dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) method to the problem of computing ground states of one-dimensional chains of linear rotors with dipolar interactions. ... -
The Compilation of Reversible Circuits and a New Optimization Game
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)The focus of this thesis is reversible circuit compilation. We will explore the use of pebble games for circuit analysis. The usefulness of this technique is demonstrated by finding a new space bound for the Karatsuba ... -
Complete genome sequence of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum ATCC 49418T
(BioMed Central, 2015-01-21)Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the causative agent of bacterial cold water disease and rainbow trout fry mortality syndrome in salmonid fishes and is associated with significant losses in the aquaculture industry. The ... -
Complexity in the AdS/CFT correspondence
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-14)The main goal of this thesis is to carefully analyze aspects of the gravitational quantities conjectured to be dual to quantum complexity in the AdS/CFT correspondence. The two most promising candidates for such holographic ... -
Composition of incubation solution impacts in vitro protein uptake to silicone hydrogel contact lenses
(Molecular Vision, 2012-02-04)Purpose: To determine the impact of incubation solution composition on protein deposition to silicone hydrogel (SH) contact lenses using a simplistic and a complex model of the tear film. Methods: Three SH materials – ... -
Compound Specific Isotope Ratio Analysis in Vapour Intrusion Studies using Waterloo Membrane Sampler (WMS)
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)Compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) has been used extensively for fingerprinting applications and for the evaluation of the degradation processes in organic contaminant studies in groundwater. Recently, an increase ... -
A Comprehensive Screen of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for DNA Adsorption, Fluorescence Quenching, and Anion Discrimination
(American Chemical Society, 2015-10-22)Although DNA has been quite successful in metal cation detection, anion detectioin remains challenging because of the charge repulsion. Metal oxides represent a very important class of materials, and different oxides might ... -
A Comprehensive Sensitivity Analysis of the Weather Research and Forecasting Modeling System over Southern Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-16)Every year weather events cause billions of dollars property damage and take many lives globally. Preventing as much damage as possible is crucial, and one way to help is through having the most accurate advance warning ... -
A comprehensive study of geothermal heating and cooling systems
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)Geothermal heat is an energy source that is local, reliable, resilient, environmentally-friendly, and sustainable. This natural energy is produced from the heat within the earth, and has different applications, such as ... -
Comprehensive Theoretical Studies of Guided Modes in Multilayer Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguides
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-02)Plasmonic waveguides (PWs) have integrated the strength of the miniscule size of electrical-wire interconnects and the large operational bandwidth of photonic waveguides. Beyond the diffraction limit, PWs have the ability ... -
Comprehensive Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography in Environmental Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC), a separation method offering greater peak capacity than conventional one-dimensional separations, has been rapidly growing in popularity. The GC×GC separation is ... -
Computational and Experimental Investigation Towards a Stable Lithium Metal Anode
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-05)Lithium metal is the ‘Holy Grail’ negative electrode of rechargeable batteries as it has the highest theoretical specific capacity and lowest electrochemical potential among all candidates. Next generation high capacity, ... -
Computational and Spectroscopic Investigations of Intermolecular Interactions in Clusters
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-15)In this thesis, the study of intermolecular interactions within cluster systems is presented. Covalently and non-covalently bound clusters possess oftentimes unique and unexpected properties which can be tuned by adjustment ... -
Computational Design of Protein Structure and Prediction of Ligand Binding
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-23)Proteins perform a tremendous array of finely-tuned functions which are not only critical in living organisms, but can be used for industrial and medical purposes. The ability to rationally design these molecular machines ... -
Computational Methods for the Measurement of Entanglement in Condensed Matter Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-19)At the interface of quantum information and condensed matter physics, the study of entanglement in quantum many-body systems requires a new toolset which combines concepts from each. This thesis introduces a set of ... -
A Computational Model for Predicting Visual Acuity from Wavefront Aberration Measurements
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-14)The main purpose of this thesis is to create and validate a visual acuity model with experimentally obtained aberrations of human eyes. The other motivation is to come up with a methodology to objectively predict the ... -
Computational modeling of bacterial chromosome organization: macromolecular crowding, chain heterogeneity, and chain cross-linking
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-30)Chromosome organization is integral to life, as it plays a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity and functionality of genomic materials, as well as facilitating the transcription, replication, and transmission of genetic ... -
The computational power of many-body systems
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)Many-body systems are well known throughout physics to be hard problems to exactly solve, but much of this is folklore resulting from the lack of an analytic solution to these systems. This thesis attempts to classify the ... -
Computationally Efficient Field-Theoretic Simulations for Block Copolymer Melts
(American Chemical Society, 2019-11-12)Field-theoretic simulations (FTS) provide fluctuation corrections to self-consistent field theory (SCFT) by simulating its field-theoretic Hamiltonian rather than applying the saddle-point approximation. Although FTS work ...