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a-Si:H-Silicon Hybrid Low Energy X-ray Detector
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-15)Low energy X-ray (< 20 keV) detection is a key technological requirement in applications such as protein crystallography or diffraction imaging. Silicon based optical cameras based on CCDs or CMOS imaging chips coupled to ... -
AADT Estimation Models and Analytical Comparison of Pedestrian Safety Risk Evaluation Methods for Signalized Intersections
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-13)Pedestrian road safety is a priority for Canadian municipalities due to the particularly large social and economic impact that pedestrian-vehicle collisions can have on society. There is a constant need to improve roads ... -
Ab Condita
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-21)Time and structure; expectation and construction; landscape and architecture; history and myth. The foundation is a joint which carries extraordinary potential to speak of the cultures that built it. This ... -
Absorption of Nitric Oxide from Flue Gas Using Ammoniacal Cobalt(II) Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-24)Air emissions from the combustion of fossil fuel, including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, have caused severe health and environmental problems. The post-combustion wet scrubbing has ... -
Abstraction and Refinement Techniques for Ternary Symbolic Simulation with Guard-value Encoding
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-20)We propose a novel encoding called guard-value encoding for the ternary domain {0, 1, X}. Among the advantages it has over the more conventional dual-rail encoding, the flexibility of representing X with either of <0, 0> ... -
Abstraction Mechanism on Neural Machine Translation Models for Automated Program Repair
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Bug fixing is a time-consuming task in software development. Automated bug repair tools are created to fix programs with little or no human effort. There are many existing tools based on the generate-and-validate (G&V) ... -
Acausal Modelling of Thermal Fluid Systems with a Focus on Engine Air Path Components
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-14)The automotive industry is rapidly developing more advanced vehicle propulsion systems, autonomous driving, emissions reduction, and improved fuel efficiency. Optimal control theory has evolved such that a system can be ... -
Acausal Powertrain Modelling with Application to Model-based Powertrain Control
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-21)The automotive industry has long been searching for efficient ways to improve vehicle performance such as drivability, fuel consumption, and emissions. Researchers in the automotive industry have tried to develop methods ... -
Accelerated Durability Testing via Reactants Relative Humidity Cycling on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-30)Cycling of the relative humidity (RH) levels in the reactant streams of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells has been reported to decay fuel cell performance. This study focuses on the accelerated durability testing ... -
Accelerating Mixed-Abstraction SystemC Models on Multi-Core CPUs and GPUs
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-28)Functional verification is a critical part in the hardware design process cycle, and it contributes for nearly two-thirds of the overall development time. With increasing complexity of hardware designs and shrinking ... -
Acceleration and Heating of Metal Particles in Condensed Matter Detonation
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-30)For condensed explosives containing metal particle additives, interaction of the detonation shock and reaction zone with the solid inclusions leads to non-ideal detonation phenomena. Features of this type of heterogeneous ... -
Acceptance Criteria for Ultrasonic Impact Treatment of Highway Steel Bridges
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)The need for rehabilitation of bridges has become a critical challenge due to aging and an increase in traffic loads. Many of these bridges are exceeding their design fatigue life. Since many of these bridges are structurally ... -
Acceptance of a Remote Desktop Access System to Increase Workspace Awareness
(University of Waterloo, 2000)Awareness systems are being designed and implemented to improve employee connections. This study examines the variables that affect the acceptance of an awareness system. The awareness system that was used for this ... -
Access Network Selection in a 4G Networking Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-18)An all-IP pervasive networking system provides a comprehensive IP solution where voice, data and streamed multimedia can be delivered to users at anytime and anywhere. Network selection is a key issue in this converged ... -
Access to Government Micro-data for SME Internationalization Research
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-10)International entrepreneurship (IE) is “a combination of innovative, proactive and risk-seeking behaviour that crosses national borders and is intended to create value in organizations”. The IE literature has been concerned ... -
Accessible Integration of Physiological Adaptation in Human-Robot Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-21)Technological advancements in creating and commercializing novel unobtrusive wearable physiological sensors have generated new opportunities to develop adaptive human-robot interaction (HRI). Detecting complex human states ... -
Accommodating a High Penetration of PHEVs and PV Electricity in Residential Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-22)Global warming is threatening the world’s delicate ecosystems to the point where the extinction of numerous species is becoming increasingly likely. Experts have determined that avoiding such a disaster requires an 80% ... -
Accommodating a High Penetration of Plug-in Electric Vehicles in Distribution Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-12)The last few decades have seen growing concern about climate change caused by global warming, and it now seems that the very future of humanity depends on saving the environment. With recognition of CO2 emissions as the ... -
Accounting for the Effects of Power System Controllers and Stability on Power Dispatch and Electricity Market Prices
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Recently, the widespread use of power system controllers, such as PSS and FACTS controllers, has led to the analysis of their effect on the overall stability of power systems. Many studies have been conducted to allocate ... -
Accumulative fold-forging (AFF) as a novel severe plastic deformation process to fabricate a high strength ultra-fine grained layered aluminum alloy structure
(Elsevier, 2018-02-01)A novel severe plastic deformation (SPD) process termed accumulative fold forging (AFF) is introduced to fabricate a homogenous ultra-fine grained (UFG) layered metal structure by repetitive folding and forging aluminum ...