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Contact lens physical properties and lipid deposition in a novel characterized artificial tear solution
(Molecular Vision, 2011-12-24)Purpose: To characterize various properties of a physiologically-relevant artificial tear solution (ATS) containing a range of tear film components within a complex salt solution, and to measure contact lens parameters and ... -
Contact Lenses and Tear Film Lipids.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-20)Introduction Lipids are essential tear components that aid the stability of the tear film (TF) to protect it from excess evaporation. The composition, conformation, and function of TF lipids are jeopardized by external ... -
Contact Lenses for Ciprofloxacin Drug Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-31)PURPOSE The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the potential of contact lenses as ciprofloxacin drug delivery devices. METHODS Investigations into ciprofloxacin uptake and release characteristics, and the possibility ... -
Contaminants and Nutrients in Traditional Food Fishes in Kluane Lake, YT
(2016-06)The outcomes of a collaborative project led by the Kluane First Nation (KFN), in partnership with the Arctic Institute of Community-Based Research (AICBR), the University of Waterloo, and Western University, are presented ... -
Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Introduction Dry eye (DE) disease is characterized by symptoms including, but not limited to, ocular stinging, burning, and tearing. The symptoms can range from being mildly irritating, to severely debilitating and ... -
Contextuality and Ontological Models: A Tale of Desire and Disappointment
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Since being defined by Kochen and Specker, and separately by Bell, contextuality has been proposed as one of the key phenomena that distinguishing quantum theory from classical theories. However, with the rise of quantum ... -
Continuous Tensor Networks, Conformal Field Theory and Holography
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-23)Tensor network methods are playing a central role in multiple disciplines of modern quantum physics, such as condensed matter physics, quantum information and quantum gravity. Based on renormalization group (RG) ideas, ... -
Contrasting accessory mineral behavior in minimum-temperature melts: Empirical constraints from the Himalayan metamorphic core
(Elsevier, 2018-07-01)Medium-grained leucogranite in the Tama Kosi region of the Nepalese Himalayan Metamorphic Core yields a relatively narrow range of monazite 208Pb/232Th dates with a dominant population at ~21.0 Ma inferred to represent ... -
Contrasting physiological responses between invasive sea lamprey and non-target bluegill in response to acute lampricide exposure
(Elsevier, 2021-08-01)Control of invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America uses lampricides, which consist of 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) and niclosamide. Lampricides are thought to inhibit ... -
Control and Readout of High-Dimensional Trapped Ion Qudits
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-07)The trapped ion platform is one of the quantum computing platforms that is at the forefront for realizing large-scale quantum information processing, which is crucial for practically actualizing the advantages of quantum ... -
The Control of Fe and pH on the Photodegradation and Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter in Small, Oligotrophic Canadian Shield Freshwaters
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)Carbon is an essential building block for life and is involved in many biotic and abiotic processes. Thus it is imperative to have a comprehensive understanding of carbon cycling. Recent research has established that inland ... -
Control of Light-Matter Interactions in Classical and Quantum Optics
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-12)In this thesis, we examined a series of techniques for controlling the interaction of light with matter that could be employed to optimize or to control physical phenomena in various potential applications. Some of these ... -
Control of mercury and methylmercury in contaminated sediments using biochars: A long-term microcosm study
(Elsevier, 2018-05-01)The effectiveness of activated carbon and four types of biochar, switchgrass (300 °C and 600 °C), poultry manure (600 °C), and oak (∼700 °C) with respect to mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) control was assessed in ... -
Control techniques in spin based quantum computation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-11)Working on quantum systems entail different interests, for example, working on fundamental understanding of quantum systems also lay foundation for better quantum computation techniques. A test for whether a system is ... -
Controlled nanometer liquid layer thicknesses for the study of nanomaterials and biospecimens in liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-22)Liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy (LC-TEM) is an in-situ microscopy technique which aims to image nanomaterials and biospecimens in their native liquid phase environment. To accomplish this task, miniature vessels ... -
Controlling Exciton Polarization in Transition Metal Doped Indium Oxide Nanocrystals
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-20)The simultaneous manipulation of electronic charge and spin in dilute magnetic semiconductors (DMSs) doped with transition metal ions has been long considered a holy grail for advancing spintronics and quantum information ... -
Controlling Quantum Information Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-18)Quantum information and quantum computation are linked by a common mathematical and physical framework of quantum mechanics. The manipulation of the predicted dynamics and its optimization is known as quantum control. Many ... -
Controlling the sustainability and shape change of the zinc anode in rechargeable aqueous Zn/LiMn2O4 battery
(Elsevier, 2018-11-01)The use of thixotropic gel electrolytes in the rechargeable hybrid aqueous battery improves the battery performance but it is required to have a corrosion inhibitor in the gel electrolyte. These inhibitors are not always ... -
Controlling “chemical nose” biosensor characteristics by modulating gold nanoparticle shape and concentration
(Elsevier, 2015-09)Conventional lock-and-key biosensors often only detect a single pathogen because they incorporate biomolecules with high specificity. “Chemical nose” biosensors are overcoming this limitation and identifying multiple ... -
Controls of Fish Mercury Concentrations in Subarctic Lakes of Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-25)Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that in its organic and more toxic form, methyl Hg (MeHg), can cause detrimental health effects on fish, wildlife, and humans. In lake ecosystems, concentrations of Hg ([Hg]) in fish ...