Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Type "Master Thesis"
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Application of artificial substrate samplers to assess enrichment of metals of concern by river floodwaters to lakes across the Peace-Athabasca Delta
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-19)Potential for downstream delivery of contaminants via Athabasca River floodwaters to lakes of the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), northeastern Alberta (58.6°N, 111.8°W), has raised local to international concern. Prior ... -
Application of Different Measures of Bioavailability at Contaminated Sites
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-14)Contaminated areas resulting from anthropogenic activities have, for the most part, concentrations of contaminants that exceed Tier 1 standards below which the risk is considered acceptable. However, contaminants that have ... -
Application of Environmental Metabolomics for Assessment of Aquatic Invertebrate Sensitivity to Naphthenic Acids
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-14)Naphthenic acids (NAs) are a class of chemicals found in oil sands process waters (OSPW) from the extraction of bitumen from surface mined oil sand. In Alberta, Canada, OSPW is currently stored indefinitely in tailing ponds ... -
Application of matrix compatible solid phase microextraction (SPME) coatings for the analysis in complex food matrices
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-06)In recent years, studies regarding food analysis have increased due to the globalization of food trade as well as concerns about the safety and traceability of food commodities. In this regard, the field of food analysis ... -
Application of Microwave‐Assisted Technologies for the Analysis of Chlorinated Solvents in Rock Samples
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-25)It has been a direction for research of late to examine the extraction process of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from solid matrices. Removal of VOCs from a solid matrix can be challenging due to the nature of the analyte ... -
Application of Squaric acid to The Preparation of Bioactive Compounds
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)Nucleosides and nucleoside analogues exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activities including antiviral, anticancer, antibacterial and antiparasitic activities, which generally result from their ability to inhibit ... -
Application of Stable Isotope Geochemistry to Assess TCE Biodegradation and Natural Attenuation in a Fractured Dolostone Bedrock
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-24)Isotopic methods have been developed over the last 10 years as a method for determining chemical interactions of chlorinated solvents. These methods are especially promising for. This study attempts to employ and develop ... -
Application of the Flag-State Squashing Model to Numerical Quantum Key Distribution Security Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)The squashing model proof technique is a powerful tool in proving security of quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols since it reduces the dimension of the associated computational problem from infinite to finite. In the ... -
Applications of Entanglement and Nonlocality
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-20)Entanglement and nonlocality are two of the features demonstrated by quantum systems which give rise to new possibilities in a variety of fields such as communication technology, cryptography and the study of fundamental ... -
Applications of Membrane Extraction with a Sorbent Interface
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-22)Membrane extraction with a sorbent interface (MESI) is a sample preparation technique with a rugged and simple design allowing for solvent-free, on-line performance. When coupled to gas chromatography (GC), MESI is an ... -
Applications of Raman Spectroscopy
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-22)This thesis is devoted to exploring experimental applications of Raman spectroscopy. The ability of Raman spectroscopy to investigate the vibrational modes of a molecule was explored in several studies. The work included ... -
Applications of the Quantum Kernel Method on a Superconducting Quantum Processor
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-29)The widespread benefits of classical machine learning along with promised speedups by quantum algorithms over their best performing classical counterparts have motivated development of quantum machine learning algorithms ... -
Approaches to the Inhibition of Class II Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-22)Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (FBP) aldolase (E.C. 4.1.2.13) catalyzes the reversible aldol condensation of dihydroxyacetonephosphate (DHAP) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) in glycolysis, gluconeogenesis and the Calvin ... -
Aptamer-Based Detection of Caffeine and Theophylline Through Utilization of Gold Nanoparticles and Graphene Oxide
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-26)The caffeine and theophylline aptamers were used in tandem with gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide to study potential methods for small molecule detection. The AuNP approach is a label-free approach, and the graphene ... -
Aquatic macroinvertebrate communities and diversity patterns in the Northern Prairie Pothole Region
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-26)The Northern Prairie Pothole Region (NPPR) of Alberta, Canada contains numerous shallow marshes that serve as important habitat for wildlife and provide many essential ecosystem services. Many of these pothole wetlands ... -
Aqueous speciation of selenium during its uptake by green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-03)Selenium (Se) is a micronutrient, yet elevated Se can be toxic to aquatic organisms. The range of Se concentrations within which Se uptake goes from insufficient to toxic is very narrow. It is thus important to understand ... -
Aqueous Stability and Transport of Catalytic Nanoparticles for Groundwater Remediation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-14)Nanoparticles (NP) are increasingly being used for in situ groundwater remediation because of their catalytic properties and the potential to inject them directly into the subsurface. Here, the aqueous stability and ... -
Arborescent Polypeptides for the Targeted and Controlled Release of Drugs
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-20)Amphiphilic block copolymer micelles are commonly used as drug delivery agents, but these micelle structures tend to dissociate upon dilution. In contrast, arborescent copolymers are highly branched unimolecular micelles ... -
Arborescent Polystyrene-graft-Polyisoprene Copolymers as Polymer Processing Additives
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-01)Some commodity polymers such as linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) suffer from melt defects including sharkskin, cyclic melt fracture, and gross melt fracture during processing. The occurrence of these defects sets ... -
Aspects of Corneal Fluorescein Staining
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-25)PURPOSE Evaluating the cornea for epithelial fluorescein staining is a key element of the ocular examination of contact lens wearers and people with dry eye disease. It has long been viewed as a method of visualizing a ...