identifier: Wakwella, P. (2021). Spectroscopic investigation of isomers of the CO2-CO dimer in the 4.27 micron region (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Spectroscopic Investigation of Isomers of the CO2-CO Dimer in the 4.27 Micron Region

contributor:
Moazzen-Ahmadi, Nasser
Wieser, Michael
Barclay, Paul
Plume, Rene

subject:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physics--Molecular
Optics
Physics--Radiation

abstract: The following work reports the results obtained for the CO2-CO dimer in the ν_3 asymmetric CO2 stretching region (2350 cm^(-1) ). The clusters were formed in a supersonic jet expansion apparatus and probed using a tunable infrared radiation source provided by an OPO. The fundamental for both the C-bonded (isomer 1) and O-bonded (isomer 2) conformations for the dimer are observed for the natural isotopologue as well as for a 13CO2 and a 18O-13C-16O substituted form of the dimer. Combination bands involving the lowest frequency intermolecular mode (geared bending mode) are observed for both isomers. The spectra were fit with a semi-rigid asymmetric rotor Hamiltonian. The fundamentals were fit to b-type bands (〖ΔK〗_a=1,ΔK_c=1) and the combination bands were fit to a-type (ΔK_a=0) bands. In addition, two weak (ν_1,ν_2^(l_2 ),ν_3 )=(01^1 1)←(01^1 0) hot bands were observed for both isomers yielding very similar vibrational shifts as the ones observed for the fundamental. The vibrational shift in the fundamental was found to be Δν= +0.211 cm^(-1) for isomer 1 and Δν= +0.411 cm^(-1)  for isomer 2. The intermolecular vibrational frequency was found to be 24.51 cm^(-1) for isomer 1 and 14.37 cm^(-1) for isomer 2 which are in good agreement with high level ab initio calculations (24.45 cm^(-1)  and 14.68 cm^(-1)) and the frequencies observed in the CO stretch region (24.34 cm^(-1)  and 14.19 cm^(-1) ).  In addition, the vibrational shifts in the hot bands observed for both isomers are very similar to those observed for the fundamental. The shifts observed in this work are an order of magnitude smaller than the shifts observed in the CO stretch region which are +4.970 cm^(-1) and -2.982 cm^(-1) for isomer 1 and isomer 2, respectively. More theoretical work must be done to produce fully-coupled fully dimensional potential energy surfaces in order to provide precise predictions for vibrational shifts and accurately model the dimer. The interactions between van der Waals clusters play a key  role in governing the dynamics of important physical phenomena (e.g., condensation, scattering, etc.). Therefore, studies of their spectra which provide precise unambiguous information about the nature of these interactions is central in describing important physical processes and developing new technologies.


identifier: Rashid, J. (2006). Nonlocality and the no-signalling polytope (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/545

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
ix, 90 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

rights: University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-90


identifier: Tumasz-Jordan, E. (2018). Against Three Arguments for a Free Market in Healthcare (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31821

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Dick, David
Levey, Ann
Fantl, Jeremy

subject:
Healthcare
Free Market
Philosophy
Economics
Philosophy
Economics
Public Health

abstract: Healthcare is not like other commodities. Central features of healthcare undermine the benefits of a free market. A free market in healthcare fails to exhibit the same virtues as markets in other goods and services. Proponents of free markets in healthcare often argue for their position based on efficiency, moral hazard, and innovation. I will address these arguments in turn to show that each one relies on unstable assumptions and unstated definitions. According to the first argument, competitive free markets are efficient, so a free market in healthcare would be efficient; I demonstrate that free markets in healthcare are not competitive and thus do not promote efficiency. The second arguments states that in a healthcare free market, patients must pay for medical services, so will not use more healthcare than they need; I point out that on a medical definition of “appropriate use of healthcare,” a free market fails to solve the problem of overuse and may introduce a problem of underuse. The third argument asserts that through competitive pressure and profit-based motivations, free markets foster innovation; I will argue that the on a free market, companies can only generate profitable innovations, which may leave research deficiencies in crucial areas of healthcare. The way in which healthcare is distributed impacts the lives of the people who must access medical services: ostensibly everyone at some time or another. This project seeks to carefully examine and question the assumptions that underlie arguments in favor of a free market in healthcare in the hopes that a considered, informed debate can shape a better healthcare system.


identifier: Reid, A. J. (2004). Expression and subcellular targeting of plant and mammalian apolipoproteins in plants (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16707

format:
xx, 281 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 246-281
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Funk, W. A. (1999). Estimating and managing environmental liability in the upstream oil and gas industry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24249

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
ix, 318 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TD195 .P4 F86 1999

subject: Petroleum industry and trade--environmental aspects--Canada

subject: Liability for environmental damages - Canada

subject: Environmental management--Canada

subject: Environmental protection--management

subject: Oil wells--abandonment--Canada

subject: Gas wells--abandonment--Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 186-198


identifier: Eiserman, J. R. (2000). Comfort, conversation and community: The role of the museum in art education (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17289

format:
xi, 160 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
N430 .E39 2000
Art museums--educational aspects
Art--exhibition techniques
Art appreciation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 148-156


identifier: Campbell, B. R. (2006). Participatory action research: knowledge translation of children's health in a rural community (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/521

format:
xi, 324 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 263-293
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Rochester, E. (2020). Mountain Pine Beetle Detection using IoT (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Ghaderi, Majid
Reid, Mary L.
Jacob, Christian J.

subject:
Internet of things
Mountain Pine Beetles
Convolutional Neural Networks
Computer Science

abstract: The large-scale damage caused by outbreaks of forest pests has significant impact on both the ecosystem and forestry industry. Currently, pest outbreaks are monitored using field, aerial and remote sensing surveys. These methods, however, only provide partial spatial coverage and can detect outbreaks only after they have substantially progressed across wide geographic areas. The goal of this thesis is to build and evaluate an IoT system for real-time Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) infestation detection using bioacoustic recognition via deep learning techniques. First, we present the design of the IoT system and describe its various hardware and software components. We built our IoT device using LoRa communication technology and DIY components. We use a modified version of an adaptive differential pulse-code modulation for sample encoding to reduce the size of the recorded samples and prepare them for transmission. As a result, 15 packets are required to transmit a single, compressed half-a-second sample. The transmitted samples are then received at a gateway and forwarded to a client-server application for decoding, storing, analysis and visualization. Second, we analyze the MPB bioacoustic characteristics in indoor and outdoor scenarios with the use of live beetles. The samples collected using the designed IoT system hardware were manually analyzed and labeled for the convolutional neural network (CNN) training and testing. To predict the presence of MPB with trees, we evaluate a set of state-of-the-art (SOTA) convolutional neural networks (CNN) architectures on recorded samples and live-measurements. To use CNN we transform the recorded bioacoustic samples into spectrograms. Our evaluation results show that with low-resolution samples provided by the low-power, low data rate IoT devices, the SOTA CNN (specifically, ResNet152) can achieve up to 77% accuracy. We observe that even in the outdoor environment the model still achieves as high as 68% accuracy. We conclude by proposing several approaches for improving the proposed system's performance.


identifier: Neitzel, A. S. (2002). Lipid metabolism in the diabetic heart (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22040

title: Lipid metabolism in the diabetic heart

format:
xi, 120 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 N45

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-94


identifier: Kashivakura, C. K. (2013). Detecting Dermacentor albipictus, the winter tick, at the northern extent of its range: Hunter-based monitoring and serological assay development (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25595

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Kutz, Susan
Duignan, Padraig

subject:
Parasitology
Veterinary Science
Environmental Sciences
winter tick
Dermacentor albipictus
Moose
Sahtu
Northwest Territories
range expansion

abstract: Dermacentor albipictus is an important parasite of moose and other ungulate species. In 1989, winter ticks were reported as far north as 62° N, but recent anecdotal reports of clinically affected moose in the Sahtu Settlement Area, NT suggested significant range expansion. This research aimed to determine the occurrence of D. albipictus on moose and caribou hides from the Sahtu submitted by local hunters, to investigate growth and development of winter ticks on captive reindeer, and to develop a serological assay to detect antibodies to ticks using cattle as a model. Winter ticks were confirmed in 5 of 30 moose at 66° N. The development of ticks on captive reindeer was similar to that reported in moose. There was no consistent pattern in antibody response after exposure to ticks. Future studies should continue monitoring to understand the potential risks of this parasite to infest caribou under a changing climate.


identifier: Hoare, T. (1993). Whose knowledge? Using participatory action research in land use planning: the Mowachaht case study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12579

format:
viii, 128 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: E99 N85 H63 1993

subject: Nootka Indians - Land tenure

subject: Land use - British Columbia - Planning

subject: Land use - Planning - Citizen participation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 117-128.


identifier: Khalafpour, P. (2002). Electrochemical behavior of carbon steelin nitrite solutions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22779

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xiv, 94 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 K528

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-94


identifier: Mancebo del Castillo Sternenfels, U. (2011). Compost Physicochemical Characteristics Influencing Methane Biofiltration (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13147

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xxii, 209 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 190-198


identifier: Stefulic, D. D. (2020). How Mental Health Care Workers Meet Client Needs for Care in Organizational Contexts (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Ducey, Ariel
Tézli, Annette
Milaney, Katrina J.

subject:
Medical Sociology
Sociology--Organizational
Health Care Management
Mental Health
Psychology--Clinical

abstract: Modern community-based mental health care is delivered by an assemblage of services that attempts to meet the diverse needs of the population. Frontline mental health staff deliver these services directly to clients in ways that reflect their personal and professional orientations to treatment. However, the delivery of mental health services by these workers cannot be understood without taking into account the organizational contexts in which they practice. Twelve participants who work in the mental health field for a variety of organizations were recruited for semi-structured interviews. Their responses were analyzed to uncover the experiences and attitudes that underpin the relationships that they develop with clients, the interactions between organizations and providers, and the processes that affect all of these stakeholders. These relationships influence client experiences as providers assist them in their journey to connect with services that aim to be useful to their mental health needs. As services are delivered, various performance measures are collected, analyzed, and utilized to improve those services at the client-facing level and for organization-wide reporting. Ultimately, resource constraints prompt organizations to make allocative decisions when implementing their programs, and providers work within those constraints to provide client care. This is not a straightforward process, as practitioners navigate the tensions between what they perceive to be ideal care and what is possible, while simultaneously using discretion on an individualized basis, working within organizational policies, and attempting to optimize the use of resources toward the goal of offering optimal care.


identifier: Zhu, X. (2008). Detection of the optic nerve head in images of the retina (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2868

format:
xiv, 105 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-105


identifier: Chin, H. S. (2000). The fate of methane in the reaction furnace of a modified claus plant (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13394

format:
xxxv, 251 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TP156 .O9 C49 2000
Methane - Thermal properties
Oxidation
Hydrogen Sulphide - Thermal properties
Furnaces--Combustion.
Desulphurization
Thermodynamics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 242-251.


identifier: Mclean, M. A. (2018). Accelerated Quantitative Magnetization Transfer (qMT) Imaging (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33223

contributor:
Pike, G. Bruce
Forkert, Nils Daniel
Lebel, Robert Marc

subject:
MRI
qMT
Compressed Sensing
Magnetization Transfer
Neuroscience
Biophysics--Medical
Radiology
Engineering--Biomedical

abstract: Quantitative magnetization transfer (qMT) is an advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique with enhanced specificity to myelin. The acquisition of many images with unique magnetization transfer (MT) saturation results in a signal response curve known as the z-spectrum. The two-pool tissue model, which describes properties of nuclei with free and restricted motion, can be fit to the z-spectrum to provide details of macromolecular tissue content (including myelin) beyond what can be seen from conventional single saturation approaches (e.g. MT ratio). Widespread use of qMT has been hindered by long acquisition times inherent to z-spectrum-based imaging techniques including qMT and chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST). This thesis uses sparseSENSE, a combined parallel imaging and compressed sensing technique, to accelerate MT-weighted images. In this thesis, sparsifying reconstruction algorithms are shown to enable high-quality image reconstruction from 4D qMT datasets, retrospectively under-sampled by factors of up to 32. MT-weighted images demonstrate exceptional image quality at high acceleration factors, which is shown to translate well to accelerated z-spectra. However, qMT parametric maps produced from accelerated z-spectra are shown to be sensitive to acceleration artifacts and can only be accelerated by a factor of 4 with minimal loss of image quality. Nonetheless, this acceleration can yield a significant acquisition time savings when applied to prospectively under-sampled data. In addition, time savings created by acceleration can be used to increase spatial resolution or collect more MT-weighted images, enabling even higher acceleration factors. Long acquisition times have often been cited as a limitation of the qMT method. This work has addressed that limitation, making qMT protocols more feasible for in vivo research studies, particularly in youth and patient populations.


identifier: Liu, Y. (2021). Exploring Temporal Loss Tolerance of Video Codecs for QoE Enhancement in Adaptive Streaming (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Wang, Mea
Alim, Usman
Krishnamurthy, Diwakar

subject:
video streaming
QoE
computer networking
Computer Science

abstract: Video streaming is not only for entertainment now, but also for lessons, communications, meetings, and even diagnosis. Quality of Experience (QoE) is the most important concerned aspect by content providers and platform providers. Among all the experience, enduring stalls is the most frustrating one. In this thesis, we present Bandwidth-Efficient Temporal Adaptation (BETA) and Temporal Adaptive Streaming over QUIC (TASQ), whose target is to improve the smoothness of video playbacks even under extreme network conditions. We investigate temporal loss tolerance for HEVC and AV1, and apply the optimization on video streaming. Results show a drastic improvement on the smoothness and the QoE.


identifier: Lincoln, B. (2021). Technoeconomic assessment of Carbon Dioxide conversion projects in a Canadian context (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Technoeconomic Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Conversion Projects in a Canadian Context

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
McCoy, Sean
Mahinpey, Nader
Bergerson, Joule

subject:
Carbon Conversion
Carbon Capture
Carbon Dioxide
CO2
Techno-Economics
Life Cycle Assessment
Harmonization
CCUS
CCT
Decarbonization
Energy
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Environmental
Engineering--Industrial

abstract: The emerging field of CO2 conversion has the dual goals of reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and creating economic value from a waste. The technologies involved may enable the decarbonization of industrial process emissions through the displacement of incumbent production methods. However, in the literature, variable process scopes and assumptions reduce the value of direct comparisons between published results. To enable meaningful comparisons, this thesis integrates techno-economic models for amine-based CO2 capture and proton exchange membrane H2 production with unified financial assumptions to harmonize the inputs and scopes of proposed conversion technologies. The results of 19 process models are harmonized using regional utility prices and emissions intensities in six major industrial regions of Canada. The studied products include methanol, ethanol, formic acid, synthetic oil, and mineral carbonates. The results show that CO2 conversion projects are highly dependant on the price and emissions intensity of the electricity supply, but also that differences in simulation result in high variability for cost and emissions. For example, the levelized cost of production for methanol from CO2 ranged from $645 to $1775 USD/ton (2020) when harmonized, with an emissions range of -1.01 to 1.89 tCO2e/t product. Harmonization resulted in an average increase of 27% in levelized cost of production from the published estimates. In Canada, the provinces of Quebec and Manitoba were found to be the most appealing regions for the deployment of CO2 conversion technologies. In the Quebec scenario, 16 of the 19 models were found to be environmentally beneficial in comparison to the incumbent production method, while only four were found to have a lower cost.


identifier: Poules, R. J. (2015). Who Acts? Self-Identity and Moral Courage in Nursing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28704

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Raffin Bouchal, Shelley
Oberle, Kathleen
Estefan, Andrew

subject:
Nursing
Ethics
Intensive Care
Ricoeur
moral courage

abstract: Nurses who work in critical care face a unique array of ethical decisions in the course of their practice. This study aimed to examine the source of the ethical decision making of individual nurses using a virtue ethics framework as a starting point. The design used a philosophical hermeneutic approach based on the writing of Paul Ricoeur to provide an interpretation of the ethical decision making process of nurses. Six nurses currently practicing in intensive care were interviewed, with the transcripts of the interviews used as texts which were analyzed using the concepts of distanciation and appropriation taken from Ricoeur. The results revealed the main themes of time, experience, and communication, which were related to self-identity as the basis of ethical decision making


identifier: Saprykina, A. (2009). Airborne nanoparticle sizing by aerodynamic particle focusing and corona charging (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3174

format:
xv, 127 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-127

abstract: Over the years, there have been increased indications that fine and ultrafine particles present in the air can cause significant health risks. A few instruments employing different techniques have been developed to measure real-time particle size distribution (PSD) in the air. Some of them can measure the PSD with high efficiency down to about 2.5 nm in diameter. However, existing techniques are quite expensive and sometimes require employment of an expendable and flammable fluid. In general, none of the conventional technologies allow combining high efficiency, easy access and low cost. Previous studies have shown that a new apparatus based on aerodynamic particle focusing and corona charging techniques produced good agreement in particle sizing and counting with the conventional one for particles larger than 60 nm. However, it was suggested that the corona charger generated particles less than 60 nm, and therefore could not be used directly in the range below 60 nm. In the present research the overall meterage system of the prototype was improved by determining the operational conditions which avoid particle generation. In addition, it was found that the corona charger section also filtered particles. Experimental investigation was introduced and an empirical correlation describing particle filtration rate was developed. Moreover, the theoretical part of the prototype operation was revised and corrected. It was found that the new apparatus could perform measurements without employing conventional techniques such as SMPS for its calibration. A comparison was made between the prototype and the SMPS using generated test particles in the size range below 300 nm (sodium chloride aerosol) to confirm accuracy of the developing apparatus' operation.


identifier: Miller, R. (1991). An investigation into modelling and managing uncertainty in geographic information systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24229

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 130 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: G 70.2 M54 1991

subject: Geographic information systems

subject: Information storage and retrieval systems - Geography

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-130.


identifier: Ciechanski, P. (2017). Effects of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation on Motor Learning in the Developing Brain (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25837

contributor:
Kirton, Adam
Cheng, Adam
Johnston, Jamie
Teskey, Cam

subject:
Education
Neuroscience
Education
Medicine and Surgery
Rehabilitation and Therapy

abstract: Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of non-invasive brain stimulation applied in both healthy and clinical populations. Application of weak current induces electric fields at the neuronal level, and may lead to behavioral effects such as enhanced motor learning when paired with training. Nearly all investigations to date have been completed in the adult brain, and fundamental studies are lacking in pediatrics, yet are required to advance and optimize tDCS application in this population. Additionally, given the ability of tDCS to enhance motor learning, translation to complex motor skill acquisition is necessary to define the full potential of tDCS. Here we investigated the effects of tDCS on motor learning in healthy children, with subsequent probing of neurophysiological changes underlying these behavioral changes using transcranial magnetic stimulation. Next, we compared tDCS-induced electric fields in the child, adolescent, and adult brain, using computational current modeling. Given the therapeutic potential of tDCS in pediatrics, we examined the safety and feasibility of tDCS application in childhood stroke. Finally, we examined the effects of tDCS on complex motor skill acquisition, including laparoscopic surgical and neurosurgical skills in medical trainees. Our findings suggest that tDCS can safely enhance motor learning in healthy children and young adults. Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying these changes appear to be variable. Current modeling suggests that children are exposed to substantially stronger electric fields compared to adults, possibly contributing to the complex neurophysiological changes seen with tDCS application in children. Despite inducing stronger electric fields, application of tDCS appears to be safe in children and adolescents. tDCS-enhanced motor learning may not be restricted to basic motor skills, but complex laparoscopic surgical skills, and neurosurgical tumor resection skills may be sensitive to enhancement as well. In summary, our findings suggest that tDCS application is safe in the developing brain, and capable of producing robust behavioral changes. These findings support the translation of tDCS to pediatric therapeutic investigations. Neurophysiological mechanisms of these changes require further investigation. Establishing the ability of tDCS to enhance surgical skill acquisition may counteract the current short-comings of surgical training, revolutionizing the field of medical education.


identifier: Franz, C. R. (1989). Expression of insulin receptor and insulin-like growth factor receptor mRNAs in mouse embryonal carcinoma cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17047

format:
vii, 71 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 552 S65 F73 1989
Somatomedia

abstract: Bibliography: p. 68-71.


identifier: Robinson, M. J. (1976). Faculty of Alberta colleges: characteristics and activities, winter 1976 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22088

format:
xiii, 148 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LA 418 A3 R62 1976 Microfiche
Community colleges - Alberta - Faculty

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-111.


identifier: Bartholameuz, E. (2015). Performance Enhancement of Aerobic Landfill Bioreactors (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27293

subject:
Engineering--Environmental
Aerobic, Landfill, Enhancement, Enzymes

abstract: The operation of aerated waste cells has several advantages over traditional landfills such as, increased rate of waste stabilization and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. However, the operation of aerated waste cells is fraught with uncertainties because it has not been thoroughly studied to overcome all the technical difficulties. This thesis presents results from an optimization study involving three main aspects of aerobic waste cells; optimization of aeration techniques, aerobic waste cell enhancement to biologically degrade lignin, and drying of an aerobic waste cell to prepare it for mining. The study consisted of a series of batch and flow through lysimeter experiments as well as mathematical modeling. The best aeration technique was identified by conducting lysimeter experiments and mathematical modeling. The study revealed that a waste cell aerated with a vertical piping system would yield better aeration and better biodegradation compared to other techniques used. Two other techniques were tested for aeration; a horizontal piping system and the leachate collection system. Both batch and lysimeter experiments, as well as reaction kinetic modeling, were used to determine the most suitable enzyme to aerobically biodegrade lignin in a waste matrix. The results showed that Manganese Peroxidase (MnP) is the best enzyme for lignin degradation. The enzymatic enhancement of leachate with MnP resulted in rapid hydrolysis of lignocellulose. Also, enzymes were able to increase the overall reaction rates. However, the overall reaction rates were lower than hydrolysis rates, suggesting the possibility of existence of other limiting factors. The waste cell drying was evaluated using rapidly aerated lysimeters and mathematical analysis. The results showed a threefold increase in evaporation when the aeration rate was increased ten times.


identifier: Lyon, P. E. (1981). Teaching language arts with commercial television (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22840

format:
ix, 114 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LB 1573 L94 1983

subject: Television in elementary education - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Reading (Elementary)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 87-99.


identifier: Ndambuki, S. W. (2013). A Computational Analysis of Supported and Unsupported Group 6 Transition Metal-Metal Bonds Based on the Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence (NOCV) and the Extended Transition State (ETS) Techniques (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24675

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject: Chemistry--Inorganic Computational Theoretical ETS-NOCV

abstract:
A computational study has been carried out on the nature of the metal-metal bond of group 6 transition metal complexes based on the extended transition state (ETS) and natural orbitals for chemical valence (NOCV) methods. The analysis of the unsupported triple (M2L6) and quadruple (M2L2L´2; M=Cr,Mo,W; L,L´=π-acceptor/σ-donor ligands) metal-metal bonds demonstrated that the M-M bond strength follows the trend Cr<<Mo<W, a trend that is influenced largely by the higher steric repulsion between metal fragments that diminish down the triand with increasing M-M distances.
The five bonding components of the putative Cr-Cr quintuple (σ2,π2,π´2,δ2,δ´2) bond in Ar´CrCrAr´ (Ar´=C6H3-2,6(C6H3-2,6-Pri2)2) are also presented in this thesis. It is shown that the presence of isopropyl (Pri) groups stabilizes the system by 20kcal/mol through van der Waal dispersions. Finally, the ETS-NOCV is applied on the analysis of the shortest (1.73Å) fully supported Cr-Cr bond in Cr2(Ar´NC(NMe2)NAr´)2 (Ar´= C6H3-2,6(C6H3-2,6-Pri2)2) and the quadruply (σ2, π4, δ2) bonded paddlewheel complexes.


identifier: Scott, L. O. (2013). Regulation of Oligodendrocyte differentiation through Neuroligin-Neurexin signalling (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27587

subject: Neuroscience Neuroligin Oligodendrocyte Myelination

abstract: The neuroligin (NL) gene family has been well characterized in neurons by virtue of its role as a synaptic cell adhesion molecule, and because mutations in the gene have been associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However much less is known about its role in the glial cell population, where one of the subtypes, neuroligin 3, is expressed. The work presented here investigates NL’s role in oligodendrocytes (OLs), a subtype of glial cells responsible for the myelination in the central nervous system. This was accomplished by first determining NL’s presence in this cell type in hippocampal dissociated cultures by immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization. It was found that by interfering with the interaction of NL and its pre-synaptic partner neurexin (NX), the developmental profile of OL cells was delayed. Conversely, enhancing the interaction accelerated the developmental profile. Evidence is also presented that glutamate receptors are potentially spatially localized to the contact points between oligodendrocytes and axons in response to the interaction between NL and NX. As mutations in NL have been linked to autism, this provides a new potential mechanism by which the cognitive deficits observed could occur.


identifier: Hadala, H. T. (2002). "In-between":a written accompaniment to the thesis exhibition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24507

format:
ix, 65 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 H335

abstract: Bibliography: p. 63-65


identifier: McLane, B. J. (2006). Towards insulin gene therapy: hydrodynamic delivery as an in vivo screening tool for liver-specific, glucose-responsive promoters (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1659

contributor:
Lau, David C. W.
Yoon, Ji-Won

format:
xi, 126 leaves : ill, ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-125


identifier: Botros, K. K. (1979). High-velocity impact welding (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12511

title: High-velocity impact welding

format:
xxii, 224 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TS 228.96 B66 1979 Microfiche
Explosive welding

abstract: Bibliography: p. 203-211.


identifier: Moss, R. T. (2001). Quantification of patellofemoral contact area using MR imaging, a validation and comparative study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13773

format:
xviii, 205 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 M679

abstract: Bibliography: p. 195-205


identifier: Guglietti, M. V. (2004). Stranger's images: net art and an"other" representation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23694

format:
viii, 118 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-115

abstract: This thesis explores the way in which the Internet facilitates artists in constructing an-other knowledge, defined as the deconstruction of a Modem and Western regime of knowledge/representation organized around the axis subject/object. Based on Fairclough's three dimensional Critical Discourse Analysis I have analyzed nine on-line artworks and five months of on-line and face to face interviews with Canadian based online artists. The result was a reading of these works in terms of strategies of subversion. This means that Net Art, art produced, exhibited and distributed for and on the Internet, constitutes a field where it is possible to observe Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) technology's contribution to the deconstruction of binary oppositions such as self/other, body/mind, technology/nature. This thesis proposes a shift from traditional definitions of Otherness as the non-Self to a notion of Otherness as a locus for reflection, a third term, an "in-betweeness".


identifier: Wepruk, J. (1998). An evaluation of models for an animal care program in wildlife research for Parks Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15614

format:
xvi, 132 leaves : 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 126-132


identifier: Hadley, M. (1991). Robert Herrick: Pastor Ludorum : "Let us now take time, and play" (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18874

format:
vi, 132 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PR 3514 H33 1991

subject: Play in literature

subject: Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674 - Criticism and interpretation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-132.


identifier: Scherer, R. (2000). By accident or design: an analysis of child care policy in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17031

format:
viii, 200 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HQ778.7 .C2 S34 2000

subject: Child care - Government policy - Canada

subject: Child care services - Government policy - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 144-158.


identifier: Khatri, N. L. (2010). Measurement and modeling of emulsion layer growth in continuous oil-water separations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3540

format:
xxv, 136 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 109-118
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Robinson, R. H. (1991). Effects of the administration of the sexual interaction inventory on marital adjustment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19656

format:
x, 88 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HQ 518 R56 1991
Marriage - Psychological aspects
Sex in marriage - Psychological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-84.


identifier: Colborne, M. (2007). An election to end an era?: a study of print and television coverage of the 2004 Alberta provincial election (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/889

format:
vi, 150 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 126-131


identifier: Peterson, K. D. (2013). Gentrification through Public Participation? Acceptance and Resistance in Calgary’s Inner Suburbs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26276

subject:
Geography
History--Canadian
Urban and Regional Planning
gentrification
Public Participation
Geography
Urban Geography

abstract: This research examines the role of public participation in the planning process and its influence on suburban gentrification.  Previous literature has critiqued the exclusionary nature of consensus-building and collaboration in urban planning processes, but there is little connection in the literature between those processes and gentrification.  This research bridges this gap by explaining how consensus-building and collaboration processes may lead to gentrification, and how the same processes can be effectively used to limit the scope of gentrification.  Through a mixed-methods comparative analysis of two Calgary suburban neighbourhoods, Bowness and the Greater Forest Lawn Area, the effect of public participation on gentrification is illustrated.  The hegemony of pro-development interests was manifested in the public participation processes for two redevelopment plans in the Greater Forest Lawn Area.  These redevelopment plans, were they to come to fruition, have the potential to gentrify the area.  Participants in the public participation processes were convinced that New Urbanist principles could provide a blueprint to remake their neighbourhood.  Public participation and collaboration, in this case, served to legitimize the gentrification process.  Public participation has had the opposite effect in Bowness, where it has been used to resist gentrification.  After being labeled a “community in need,” several Bowness social groups have worked to increase social cohesiveness through an ongoing public participation process.  This has brought a diverse group of residents together around a central theme of strengthening the neighbourhood, largely through retaining its small town atmosphere.  This movement is counter-hegemonic because it defies gentrification efforts aimed at the neighbourhood.  The institutional arrangements in Bowness and the Greater Forest Lawn Area exemplify how public participation can be used to legitimize gentrification, but also how it can be used to resist the process.


identifier: Wang, L. M. (2015). Collaborative Policing: A Case Study of the Red Deer Domestic Violence Collaborative Court Program (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25351

contributor:
Gibbs-Van Brunschot, Erin
Gibbs Van Brunschot, Erin
Adorjan, Michael
Miller, Byron

subject:
Education--Social Sciences
Criminology and Penology
Sociology--Organizational
Collaborative policing
domestic violence response
multi-agency collaborations

abstract: Canadian police agencies are increasingly expected to collaborate with community agencies to resolve or prevent crime but little empirical evidence documents the complexities of these partnerships. This exploratory case study addresses this gap by examining the Domestic Violence Collaborative Court Program (DVCCP) in Red Deer, Alberta. DVCCP is a response to domestic violence initiated by partnerships among the police, the judicial system, as well as social and community services. Twelve DVCCP agency representatives and three DVCCP clients were interviewed. The interviews reveal that although the benefits of collaboration clearly prevail, several challenges were identified. The benefits include: information sharing, consensus decision-making, providing clients with a continuum of service, and connecting clients with the collaborative. The challenges consist of: large time-commitment, sustainability of consistent funding, and unintended impacts of independent organizational decision-making. This paper contributes to collaborative policing literature by suggesting practical recommendations for success for existing or new community partnerships.


identifier: Goldenberg, A. (2004). Accounting for greenhouse gas emissions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23083

title: Accounting for greenhouse gas emissions

format:
ix, 141 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 135-141

abstract: The Canadian government is in the process of developing legislation and policies to reduce national levels of greenhouse gas emissions. The first wave of these initiatives is aimed at large industrial emitters. The goal of this project is to provide the latter with recommendations on how they can best account for their emissions to facilitate compliance with the emerging regulatory regime. The project begins by considering the technical constraints associated with accurately developing a greenhouse gas inventory. It then looks at constitutional issues that inform the types of laws and policies that may be developed at the federal and provincial level. It continues by detailing the emerging reporting framework and the trading markets. Best current industry accounting and reporting practices are then documented. The project concludes with a case study that evaluates the potential of an alternative accounting methodology - activity-based costing (ABC) - to provide higher quality data to decision makers in emitting firms. ABC was found to provide a number of advantages over current best practices. These include its ability to help identify internal emission reduction opportunities and their associated costs, improve the quality of internal reports to management and external reports to stakeholders, and provide valuable information for emissions management strategies. Together these advantages can assist firms in more effectively meeting the identified policies and legislation, reducing their exposure to emissions-related liabilities, and participating effectively in emissions trading markets.


identifier: Shi, G. (2011). Geospatial information extraction from the web for gis: process, algorithms, and framework (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4177

format:
xiv, 164 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-164


identifier: He, P. (2017). Catalytic Light Hydrocarbon Upgrading under Methane Environment (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Hua, Song
Sundararaj, Uttandaraman
Hill, Josephine Mary
Lu, Qingye Gemma

subject:
Methane activation
Heterogeneous catalysis
Petroleum upgrading
Aromatization
ZSM-5
Post-synthetic treatment
Isotopic labeling
Energy
Engineering
Engineering--Chemical
Materials Science
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: The catalytic light hydrocarbon upgrading is explored under methane environment over metal modified zeolites. This novel process not only replaces naturally unavailable hydrogen with methane in the upgrading process, but also converts methane into value added products such as fuels and aromatic chemicals. The feasibility of upgrading biomass by directly using cheap natural gas on Ag/HZSM-5 catalyst at atmospheric pressure is demonstrated, resulting in increased H/C atomic ratio and product yield, which might be a promising alternative approach to conventional hydrotreating under high pressure in which expensive and naturally unavailable hydrogen is heavily engaged. The proposed process is further explored when olefins are the light hydrocarbon feedstocks and upgraded under methane environment. 1-Decene is used as the model compound of heavy oil cracking distillates and reacted with methane over Ag-Ga/HZSM-5. As a consequence of methane participation, the quality of liquid product is improved in terms of higher H/C atomic ratio, higher heating value and lower bromine number compared with its N2 counterpart. The study on the reaction intermediates, where olefins are converted to naphthenes under methane environment over Ir and Pd modified ZSM-5 catalysts, displays that the allylic site might be a key site in the intermediate formation and closely related to terminal silanol hydroxyl groups. The co-aromatization of methane and olefins is also investigated using Ag-Ga/HZSM-5 catalyst and verified using isotope labelling and GC-MS analysis as well as monitoring the reaction heat effect. The co-aromatization reaction between olefins and methane is further investigated by isotopic labelling method and evidenced by the escalated exothermic feature. The role of the catalytic sites located in the inner pores and external surface are investigated using olefin feedstocks with different sizes and zeolite support with different pore sizes. The concentration of these catalytic sites are manipulated by blocking the inner pore and covering the external surface to directly observe their roles in co-aromatization of methane and olefins. The co-aromatization of paraffin and methane is also explored using Zn/HZSM-5 catalysts, where the reaction pathway of methane participation is closely related to the Zn redistribution from the inner pores to the external surface during the reaction.


identifier: Wells, D. D. (1993). Rights in education (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16935

title: Rights in education

format:
vi, 175 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 1025.3 W45 1993
Teaching - Research
Learning - Research
Education - Research

abstract: Bibliography: p. 172-175.


identifier: Wiltshire, J. (2016). Towards the Dark Side of Political Skill: Development and Validation of the Dark Political Skill Scale (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28488

contributor:
Lee, Kibeom
Boon, Susan
Chapman, Derek
Weinhardt, Justin
Donia, Magda

subject:
Psychology
Psychology--Industrial
Psychology--Personality
Psychology
Organizational Politics
Political Skill
Personality
Workplace Behaviours

abstract: In the present research, I develop and validate the Dark Political Skill Scale. Intended to supplement the existing Political Skill Inventory (PSI; Ferris et al., 2005), the Dark Political Skill Scale captures the more covert and deceptive side of political effectiveness in the workplace. Across three studies, I collected data from independent samples of full-time employees (N = 430, N = 157, and N = 142), representing a variety of occupational backgrounds. The 10-item uni-dimensional Dark Political Skill Scale demonstrated consistent evidence of convergent validity. As expected, it was positively related to (though not redundant with) an array of social competencies (political skill, social skill, self-monitoring, and perceived ability to deceive) and political will. I also found evidence of criterion-related validity as the Dark Political Skill Scale was associated with behavioural outcomes, including greater engagement in counterproductive work behaviour and workplace impression management. Dark political skill also acted as an influential moderator in predicting impression management. Importantly, in comparison to the PSI, the Dark Political Skill Scale demonstrated differential relationships with the variables in the present research. Of note, the personality profiles of employees scoring high on dark political skill showed a different pattern of results than the PSI, such that the former were lower in Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, and Agreeableness. Finally, self- and peer-reports indicated low to moderate convergence for the Dark Political Skill Scale, which was interpreted to be suggestive of the deceptive nature of dark political skill. Taken together, the Dark Political Skill Scale offers a novel theoretical and methodological contribution to the organizational politics literature. Supplementing the PSI, this new scale provides the opportunity for a more comprehensive assessment of workplace political effectiveness, and a greater understanding of the competencies required for successful engagement in a full range of political behaviours.


identifier: Wang, X. (2010). A Comparison of Two Different Logistic Regression Models for Analyzing Data from Case-Control Studies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21310

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Fick, Gordon H.
Eliasziw, Michael

format:
ix, 116 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 100-105
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Huarito, Maritza (2015) Recarga del sistema acuifero de Cliza:Cochabamba-Bolivia, MSc Thesis, Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier Chuquisaca.

title: Recarga del sistema acuifero de Cliza: Cochabamba-Bolivia

publisher: Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca

rights: An error occurred getting the license - uri.

subject:
Valle Alto
Cliza
Cochabamba
Bolivia
Groundwater
hydrogeology
Recharge
Agua subterrenea
Recarga
hirogeologia

abstract:
La estimación de las tasas de recarga de un acuífero tiene gran importancia para establecer la extracción sostenible de aguas subterráneas, existen varias metodologías para realizar tales estimaciones, para el análisis de recarga por retorno de riego del sistema acuífero ubicado en el Municipio de Cliza, se realizó un balance hídrico tomando en cuenta factores como ser: precipitación, volúmenes de riego, evapotranspiración, infiltración, escorrentía, interacción agua superficial - agua subterránea. La estimación de cada uno de estos factores se basó en la realización de diferentes pruebas de campo correspondientes a cada factor, información de inventario de los pozos existentes en el municipio, información meteorológica, información técnica de la construcción de pozos, información estratigráfica, monitoreo de niveles de pozos, entre otros.
La metodología empleada para el análisis de los volúmenes de riego fue la construcción de un balance hídrico agrícola, mediante información meteorológica se determinó la evapotranspiración mediante la ecuación de Penman-Montieth, la infiltración y conductividades hidráulicas se analizaron mediante la metodología de Horton para las pruebas de anillas de infiltración y la ecuación de Richard para las pruebas con el permeámetro de Guelph, la interacción agua superficial – agua subterránea se analizó mediante la metodología de los infiltrómetros (seepage meters) y los minipiezómetros.
De esta manera, se construyó el modelo conceptual correspondiente al acuífero de estudio, estableciendo zonas de recarga y dirección de flujo, unidades hidrogeológicas presentes, conductividades hidráulicas en los sectores donde se realizaron las pruebas, conductividades hidráulicas tanto vertical como horizontal en el río, recarga en zonas de inundación, recarga del río Siches-Cliza.
La mayoría del análisis de los datos se realizó sobre la base de la ley de Darcy además de los conceptos teóricos que los involucra.
La incertidumbre de las estimaciones de recarga obtenidas con la metodología del balance hídrico, se deben a la limitada precisión al obtener la información de partida, como ser información meteorológica, información de riego, información de uso agua de ríos, información estratigráfica de pozos perforados, entre otros.

abstract: No

abstract: International Development Research Centre, Canada. Small Research Grant Program


identifier: Sun, Z. (2003). Wavelet-based analysis of fractional integrated processes: a re-examination of Fisher effect (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18051

format:
ix, 77 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 45-49


identifier: Ghimire, A. (2016). Pulmonary Hypertension: Insights From the Reservoir-Wave Approach (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27482

contributor:
Tyberg, John
Fine, Nowell
Belenkie, Israel
Grant, Andrew

subject: Education--Sciences Physiology Hemodynamics Cardiovascular

abstract:
We employed the reservoir-wave approach to analyze high-fidelity pulmonary arterial (PA) pressure and Doppler flow velocity in 11 patients with varying cardiac diseases. Our specific objectives were to (1) to characterize PA wave pattern and (2) evaluate right ventricular (RV) performance.
Wave pressure was partitioned into its forward and backward components. Among patients with lower PA pressures, pressure-decreasing and flow-increasing reflected waves that assist RV ejection were detected. Among the more pulmonary hypertensive patients, pressure-increasing and flow-decreasing reflected waves that impede RV ejection were detected. The four patients with the highest PA pressures showed an early systolic deceleration in flow, which was found to coincide with reflected pressure-increasing, flow-decreasing waves. Wave work done by the RV increased with PA pressure, but expressed as a fraction of total RV work, did not change.
The reservoir-wave approach may prove to be a valuable tool to characterize PA-RV interaction and evaluate RV performance.


identifier: Orda, O. (2012). The Romantic View of Nature and the Conspiracy Theory in Environmental Documentaries (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28372

subject: Mass Communications

abstract: This project argues that environmental documentaries of the 2000s promote harmful Romantic views of nature and produce overly simplistic knowledge about the causes of global environmental degradation through the use of the conspiracy theory.  By analyzing the rhetorical and ideological features of environmental documentaries through the tradition of scholars who write on the Romantic views of nature and the conspiracy theories, this project’s methodology will allow us to see how environmental documentaries frame nature and environmental problems in ways that are overly simplistic and even harmful to the advancement of the environmental movement itself. Ultimately, this project contributes a unique analysis not only of environmental films, but more importantly, the types of definitions of nature and environmental problems that circulate and that are perpetuated in popular culture and environmental movement circles.


identifier: Osborne, C. (2014). Talking to Strangers: The Use of Stories as Guides to Intercultural Encounters by the Archaic Greeks and the Hudson’s Bay Cree (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27974

subject:
Language--Ancient
Literature--Classical
Native American Studies
Archaic Greek
Hudson's Bay Cree
Odyssey
Intercultural Encounters
Oral Tradition
Strangers
Hospitality Protocols
Guest Friendship

abstract: The Archaic Greeks and Hudson’s Bay Cree alike lived in a world without writing, sharing and maintaining social memory through oral storytelling. Since both were enterprising, well-travelled peoples, they became involved in meetings with other groups of completely unfamiliar language and culture: strange others. To manage these intercultural encounters, the Archaic Greeks and Hudson’s Bay Cree each used their own ideas of appropriate behaviour between guests and hosts, drawing on stories shared within their communities. They used the level of conformity with their own hospitality protocols that they observed in the strange other as an index of “us-ness,” a measure of the possibility of ongoing social relationship with them. Despite this common measure of “us-ness,” the Hudson’s Bay Cree and Archaic Greeks differed in how they used it, as shown by the lessons encoded in their traditional stories about the unfamiliar other.


identifier: Bjorgum, M. C. (2000). Trophic factor-induced excitatory synaptogenesis between identified Lymnaea neurons (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14981

format:
xii, 113 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-113.


identifier: Howard, R. B. (2009). Entaglement swapping with imperfect sources and detectors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3227

contributor:
Sanders, Barry C.
Tittel, Wolfgang

format:
viii, 51 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 49-51


identifier: Naylor, G. (2004). Teatro del silencio: signo e insuficiencia en la pantomima teatral de Ramon Gomez de la Serna (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11466

format:
ix, 65 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 90-95
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Buxton, J. M. (1969). Earthworks of southern British Columbia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14830

title: Earthworks of southern British Columbia

format:
xi, 55 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: GN 789 C3 B88 1969

subject: Earthworks (Archaeology) - Canada - British Columbia

abstract: Bibliography: p. 53-55.

abstract: Earthworks on the Northwest Coast have been an enigma to archaeologi s ts since they were first discovered in 1857. Extensive field research conducted by the author in the summer of 1968 casts additional light on previous records. Sixty-four reports of earthworks were collected and over thirty sites visited. Two earthworks - -D eRt 41 and DfSg 3- -were test-excavated. Where possible, sites were contour mapped and photographed. Carbon samples from DfSg 3 were submitted for Cl4 dating . Earthworks appear to have been frequent and widespread along the Straits of Georgia around the 13th century. The resemble each other in construction, setting, form and style. Apparently they were utilized in subsistence activities, not in warfare, as had been commonly conjectured.


identifier: Zerna, A.  (2020). Expanding the evidence of endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke: patient–centered outcomes, population–level impact, and patients presenting with mild stroke symptoms (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Hill, Michael D
Demchuk, Andrew M
Rabi, Doreen M

subject:
Stroke
Endovascular Treatment
Effectiveness
Outcomes
Home-Time
Propensity-Score Matching
Health Sciences--Epidemiology

abstract: Endovascular treatment (EVT) for anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke due to large?vessel occlusion is the new standard of care resulting in reduced disability compared to medical treatment. Practice guidelines recommend the use of EVT but can only speak to the evidence provided by clinical trials and might not be appropriate when complex medical decisions need to consider the heterogeneity of patients in routine clinical care. Brought about by the limitations of the clinical trials, the work described in this doctoral thesis aimed to assess the long–term sustainability of efficacy of EVT, the utilization of post–stroke outcomes that are patient–centered and more meaningful to affected individuals, and the effectiveness of EVT in patient populations that have not been part of clinical trial cohorts. These are commonly older patients with comorbidities and patients presenting with mild stroke symptoms.  The miFUNCTION scale was shown to display greater granularity in the mild to moderately–severe disability range post–stroke compared to the modified Rankin Scale and thus provide more insight into the patient's ability and capacity to engage in meaningful life roles after EVT. In a population–based analysis, adult patients undergoing EVT spent on average more than one week longer at home within the first 90 days compared with patients receiving medical treatment. Home?time was used as a novel, health?economic, and patient?centered outcome. For patients presenting with mild symptoms, EVT resulted in similar 90–day outcomes compared to medical management despite an increased risk of neurological deterioration at 24 hours. Due to uncertainty regarding the risk–benefit–ratio, a well–designed clinical trial will need to establish how best to treat these patients. Overall, the work described here provides greater understanding of how the benefits and risks of EVT might vary across the population and differ from the rather homogenous patient cohort that has been assessed in the clinical trials. The results of this research will be meaningful to patients who experience acute ischemic strokes caused by large vessel occlusion and also aid with economic and regulatory decisions to more broadly offer and organize EVT across Alberta and beyond.


identifier: Grad, C. H. (1984). The Use of family support services with neglecting families (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15404

creator: Grad, Celeste H. A. (Celeste Helen Ann), 1948-

format:
vi, 80 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 697 G72 1986
Family social work
Social work with children

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-80.


identifier: Cassetta, B. (2014). Theory of Mind Reasoning and its Relationship to Executive and Social Functioning in 10-Year-Olds (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28266

subject:
Psychology--Clinical
Psychology--Cognitive
Psychology--Developmental
theory of mind
Executive Functioning
social functioning
middle childhood

abstract: Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to make inferences about mental states, though little research has examined ToM development in middle childhood. Recent studies have distinguished inferencing about beliefs (cognitive ToM) and emotions (affective ToM). ToM has also been associated with executive and social functioning. The current study examined advanced cognitive and affective ToM in 10-year-olds (N = 56) using false-belief and irony tasks. In addition, working memory, inhibition, and set-shifting abilities were assessed, along with empathy and bullying/victimization. Results show that cognitive ToM is more advanced than affective ToM in this age group. While cognitive false-belief was positively associated with inhibition and set-shifting, irony comprehension was negatively associated with these executive functions. Finally, affective false-belief was associated with less instances of bullying. Taken together, cognitive and affective ToM may develop at different rates and be differentially related to functioning.


identifier: Huang, Y. (2009). Maximum likelihood differential sequence estimation of DS-UWB (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2340

format:
xii, 144 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 133-144


identifier: Kung, S. K. (2008). Ni/ZrO2 nanomaterials for solid oxide fuel cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2072

format:
xx, 158 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 155-158
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Peramanu, S. (1998). Absorption-stripping process for the purification of high pressure hydrogen: solubility,mass transfer and simulation studies (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23058

format:
xxiii, 198 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TP690.4 .P47 1998
Cracking process
Petroleum engineering
Petroleum--Refinging.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 164-175


identifier: Dutler, R. (1988). A Theoretical study of asymmetric reactions induced by circularly polarized light: the electrocyclic interconversion of deuterated cyclobutenes and butadienes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22231

format:
xiv, 268 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD 715 D88 1988
Photochemistry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 256-268.


identifier: Murzello, F. (1991). Quality of life of elderly East Indian immigrants (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12830

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 94 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
FC 3700 E2 M87 1991
Immigrants - Alberta
East Indians - Alberta
Aged - Alberta
Quality of life

abstract: Bibliography: p. 78-83.


identifier: McCready, J. L. (2004). Labelling of genetically modified foods in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16047

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vii, 157 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-157


identifier: Wijdenes P. (2018). Neuro-Electronic Interface: Interrogating Neuronal Function and Circuitry with Innovative Approaches (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Syed, Naweed
Teskey, Cam
Dalton, Colin
Rho, Jong

subject:
Education--Sciences
Education--Technology
Biology--Cell
Neuroscience
Biophysics--Medical
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Engineering--Biomedical

abstract: All nervous system functions, ranging from simple reflexes to complex behaviors and learning and memory, rely on networks of interconnected brain cells called neurons. Loss of various neuronal circuit functions, due either to stroke, epilepsy, trauma, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's or neurodegenerative diseases, renders the nervous system dysfunctional. Epilepsy alone is one of the most common and debilitating neurological disorder, which affects about 65 million people worldwide – representing 1% of the global population. Because natural replacement of injured or diseased nervous system tissue seldom, if ever, occurs, this loss of function is often irreversible and leaves patients incapacitated for life. The lack of fundamental knowledge in the field of neurological disorders, such as epilepsy, owes its existence to the intricacies of neuronal networks, and our inability to monitor their activities at the resolution of individual neurons. Thus, several laboratories in the world have developed brain-chip interface technologies that allow the interrogation of neuronal function non-invasively and over an extended time period. A variety of neuro-electronic interfaces now allow fundamental understanding of brain function, ranging from monitoring ion channel activities, to synaptic plasticity 4, and brain-controlled prosthetic devices. However, there are several limitations to the existing micro-electrode designs, their biocompatibility and resolution, when monitoring both normal and perturbed activity patterns, for example during epilepsy. Thus, the main objective of my thesis was to develop a set of novel micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) that could fill this technological gap, allowing for the detection, characterization, and modulation of neural activity from individual cells to neuronal networks.


identifier: Yang, Q. (1989). Topics in homomorphisms in representation theory of symmetric groups (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18610

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
v, 215 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 212 Y36 1989
Symmetric functions
Homomorphisms (Mathematics)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 213-214.


identifier: Gallaway, J. M. (2006). Impact of wildfire on root throw and hillslope erosion in a Canadian rocky mountain forest (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/558

format:
xii, 167 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 154-162


identifier: Beers, C. E. (1990). Effect of density, microhabitat and food on growth and survival of rainbow trout fry, oncorhynchus mykiss Richardson (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/281

format:
xvi, 148 leaves : 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Rainbow trout - Alberta
Fish populations - Alberta - Management

abstract: Bibliography: p. 122-148.


identifier: Krueger, M. (2001). Synaesthetic discourse: An advocacy coalition approach to the role of art in Ghanaian governance (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20935

format:
vi, 117 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 K78

abstract: Bibliography: p. 113-117


identifier: Hobill, D. W. (1974). Classical charged particle radiation orthogonal magnetic and electric fields (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21341

format:
vi, 64 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QC 793.3 E4 H63 1974 Film
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Quantum electrodynamics
Radiation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 56-57.


identifier: Pruss, S. D. (1994). An observational natal den study of wild swift fox (Vulpes velox) on the Canadian Prairie (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17928

format:
xi, 214 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
swift fox
reintroduction
endangered
dens
activity patterns
pre-release training
wildlife management

abstract: Bibliography: p. 198-213.

abstract: Wild swift fox (Vulpes velox) were observed in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in May - August, 1991 - 1992. Discriminant function analyses indicated that occupied sites were located on hill tops, close to roads, and with taller grass than unoccupied sites. Female parents and kits exhibited a modified diel activity pattern during the whelping period. Percent of each hour spent above ground at the den by kits was typically related to that spent above ground by adult females. Reduced use of areas outside dens coincided with high external temperatures. Swift fox use multiple dens during the whelping season and ground squirrels, prairie hares, and voles were important prey items. Foxes also display elaborate behaviours associated with play and caching prey items. These results are used to evaluate captive-rearing, pre-release training, field program schedules, and selection of release sites.


identifier: Mellow, D. R. (2003). A critique of just war theory (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23373

title: A critique of just war theory

contributor:
McKerlie, Dennis E.
Hurka, Thomas M.

format:
vi, 231 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 229-231

abstract: Just war theory is a moral tradition that sets out the criteria that must be met for a war to be morally justified. In this dissertation, I undertake a critical analysis of those criteria. That analysis often makes use of an analogy with individual self-defense theory. Therefore, as part of the introductory chapter, I point to the parallels between international military conflict and domestic self-defense, and I also describe the strengths and limitations of the analogy between the two theories. I then turn to the ad helium criteria, arguing that the right intention criterion should not be included in the criteria, and that the reasonable hope of success criterion is redundant. As for the competent authority criterion, I argue that its inclusion is appropriate, but that the criterion cannot be used by an unjust enemy to demonstrate that he is being treated unjustly. With respect to the central criteria of just cause, last resort, and proportionality, I provide my own accounts of them. In considering the in hello criteria, I begin by arguing that there is a closer relationship between in hello and ad helium criteria than is often contended. I then provide my own account of the in hello criteria. In particular, I develop an account of the discrimination criterion that does not rely on considerations of intention. In the final chapter of the dissertation, I discuss some comparative weighing principles that are relevant in applying the ad helium proportionality and last resort criteria and the in hello proportionality and necessity criteria.


identifier: Maharaj, R. (2007). Corporate governance and the board of directors: study of the importance of the role of the formal and informal systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/910

format:
xv, 281 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 212-245


identifier: Lucas, C. (2004). Understanding the influence of organizational culture and group dynamics on organizational change and learning (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24097

format:
xi, 170 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-154

abstract:
This case study investigated the relationship between organizational culture, group dynamics, and organizational learning in the context of organizational change. Organizational change requires a change in organizational behaviour; a change in behaviour that is based on some form of learning. However, psychological and organizational factors often combine to make organizations and their members resist change.
Characteristics of an organization's culture and groups within that culture can influence how individuals and work groups experience and make sense of organizational change initiatives and how that subsequently influences their learning. A case study was used to examine what characteristics within an organization's culture and groups influenced the groups' learning in the context of a planned organizational change.
The organization described in this case study was the emergency services department (fire and medical response) of a small municipality. The department's management group introduced an Integrated Services Model (ISM) within the department. This model called for the fire and medical response services to be combined such that all personnel were fully trained in both fire and emergency medical response and able to respond to both types of calls.
The analysis of this case study extends research in the area of group and organizational learning by identifying themes such as (1) the effect of group level phenomenon on responses to change and learning, (2) the influence of occupational cultures on group members' sensemaking, and (3) how power differentials between groups influence group members' response to change. The area of organizational learning would benefit from further research examining these factors and applying a systems perspective to understanding complex organizational structures at different levels within the system and how these subsequently influence the learning that occurs.


identifier: Baah, C. A. (1988). Studies in recovering sublimation products (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11379

format:
xv, 83 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TP 156 S9 B33 1988
Sublimation (Chemistry)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-83.


identifier: Anisimov, E. (2019). Finite Element Modeling of Buried Longitudinally Welded Large-Diameter Oil Pipelines Subject to Fatigue (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Singh, Meera N. K.
Sudak, Leszek Jozef
Singh, Meera N. K.
Ghasemloonia, Ahmad
Dann, Markus R.
Sudak, Leszek Jozef

subject:
Large Diameter Pipeline Fatigue
Fatigue of Welded Connections
Elastic-Plastic Fatigue Analysis
Fatigue Damage
Engineering--Mechanical

abstract: The design and construction of large-diameter buried pipelines primarily for crude oil transportation is governed in Canada by CSA Z662, ASME B31.4, and ASME BPVC Section VIII. Although these codes provide general guidelines on pipeline design, many aspects of modelling the pipeline are not given in detail, and the results can vary significantly based on how these details are modelled. Engineers often adopt a very conservative approach and this results in pipelines that are over-designed and therefore unnecessarily costly. Following the design code, this thesis provides a detailed fatigue analysis (FA) of a large-diameter buried liquid pipeline and incorporates the effects of the stress concentrations associated with manufacturing defects and tolerances. A stress analysis of the pipe is first performed using the finite element method (FEM), and results obtained are used in conjunction with both elastic and elastic-plastic FA life assessment models to predict fatigue damage (FD). The results of a FEM and FA performed on four standard pipeline OD’s show that a 20% increase in the outside diameter (OD) to wall thickness (WT) ratio can be achieved when plasticity is considered. This is equivalent to one to two increments of standard WT or the percent reduction of a pipeline construction cost. In the analyses process, where the code leaves significant room for interpretation, this thesis provides clarity on appropriate procedures to follow. Examples include how to accurately model the weld profile, and the misalignments due to the manufacturing process. Furthermore, a simple calculation tool is developed that can be used to approximate hot-spot elastic stresses.


identifier: Miao, Z. (2022). Development of a Gram-type Specific Method for Detection of Bovine Mastitis Pathogens by Combining Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) and Split Trehalase Technologies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
De Buck, Jeroen
Finney, Constance
Niu, Dongyan

subject:
Biology
Microbiology
Biology--Molecular
Veterinary Science

abstract: Bovine mastitis, which results mainly from intramammary infections (IMI) caused by Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria, is a huge burden on the global dairy industry. Oftentimes the presence of an infection can be deduced by measuring the somatic cell count (SCC) or released enzymes, or directly detected by the presence of mastitis pathogens. While many laboratory diagnostic methods (e.g., SCC determination, bacteria culturing, qPCR) exist, few have been modified and adopted for on-farm use due to the requirement of sterility, dedicated equipment and well-trained personnel for implementation, time restraints, and accuracy. As such, the development of new methods that can sensitively and specifically detect mastitis-causing pathogens on-farm would be very valuable. We aimed to detect and distinguish Gram-positive and Gram-negative mastitis bacteria to inform on the proper and prompter treatment/antibiotic to prescribe through two steps: (i) develop PCR and LAMP assay for a point-of-care (POC) amplification of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and (ii) use a modified amplicon binding split trehalase assay (ABSTA) to detect this amplification by a specific protein-DNA binding and the complementation of split trehalase. To do this, split trehalase fusion proteins HisTreA-C-SpoIIID and HisTreA-N-SpoIIID were purified, and the binding with modified oligonucleotides incorporated with SpoIII-specific recognition sequences was tested to verify and optimize the complementation conditions. Next, recognition sequences were introduced in Gram-type specific PCR primers, allowing for specific detection of PCR amplicons by ABSTA. We also integrated the recognition sequences in three Gram-type specific LAMP primer sets designed based on the pathogens’ 16S rRNA genes, allowing for specific detection of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Gram-negative bacteria LAMP products by ABSTA. The salt concentration, protein reagents versus DNA substrate ratio, direction and linker length of tandem recognition sites required for the complementation were optimized. Binding with purified PCR products demonstrated Gram-type detection specificity with the protein reagents, whereas the complementation appeared to be inhibited by agents in unpurified PCR products. The sensitivity of detection of bacterial genomic DNA of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus devriesii and Streptococcus uberis ranged from 2 to 24. The sensitivity of detection of E. coli in spiked milk samples was 11 CFU/ml, but 4.9 × 104 CFU/ml and 2.0 × 105 CFU/ml for S. devriesei and S. uberis, respectively. The analytical specificity of the newly designed LAMP primer sets was evaluated with ten mastitis isolates at two genomic DNA copy number levels. In conclusion, the combination of bacterial genetic target amplification by LAMP and ABSTA demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity towards genomic DNA of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, enhancing the potential of developing a timesaving, user-friendly and cost-effective on-farm diagnostic method for educated treatment decisions of bovine mastitis causative pathogens.


identifier: Grattan, T. C. (2007). Fantastical disruptions: representation and ideology in historical fiction for children (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1291

format:
v, 148 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 139-148

abstract: This thesis examines how the insertion of fantasy into historical fiction for children offers a subversive challenge to monologism. As Rosemary Jackson explains, "the fantastic traces the unsaid and the unseen of culture: that which has been silenced" (4). I draw on the work of Linda Hutcheon and Mikhail Bakhtin to argue that the fantastical can efface straightforward equations of history with "truth," permitting alternate perspectives. I first examine Julius Lester's use of magical realism and tall tales to question conceptions of slavery. Next, I turn to the historical narratives of Paul Yee, and demonstrate how effectively the ghost story can create a multifaceted history that links past to present. I also investigate three times lip novels that demonstrate the genre's strengths and limitations. As long as historical fiction influences how children conceive of their pasts, presents and futures, fantasy's capacity to inte1ject dialogism into these understandings will remain important.


identifier: Kendrick, D. J. (2019). Investigation of Hydrogen Peroxide/Reactive Oxygen Species-Related Signaling on Vasoactive Responses in Mammalian Resistance Arteries (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Investigation of Hydrogen Peroxide/Reactive Oxygen Species-Related Signaling on Vasoactive Responses in Myogenic Resistance Arteries

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Braun, Andrew P.
Cole, William C.
Slater, Donna M.
Von Der Weid, Pierre Yves

subject:
Cardiovascular
resistance arteries
resistance arteries
hydrogen peroxide
endothelial dysfunction
NADPH-oxidase
Physiology
Pharmacology

abstract: The study focuses on the investigation of H2O2 and reactive oxygen species as a putative contributor to endothelium-derived hyperpolarization in myogenically-active resistance arteries, and its contribution to the responses evoked by established vasoactive agents. In particular, I hypothesize that H2O2 and/or ROS serve as physiologic, vasoactive agents in myogenically-active resistance arteries in normal tissue and/or in arteries exhibiting endothelial dysfunction (i.e. conditions with reduced NO bioavailability). Using a number of different experimental protocols such as lucigenin molecular assays provided the amount of NADPH-oxidase inhibition in the presence of apocynin, ML171 and VAS2870, where pressure myography experiments showed the response of rat cremaster arteries to external hydrogen peroxide, indicating a role for hydrogen peroxide within the vasculature. Pressure myography experiments also showed the arterial response to the different NADPH-oxidase inhibitors in terms of baseline myogenic tone. Application of apocynin (10µM and 100µM) further constricted the vessels, ML171 resulted in a transient relaxation, with a full relaxation seen with exposure to higher concentrations (0.1µM, 0.3µM, 10µM) of VAS2870. Responses to established vasoactive agents were observed in the presence of the NADPH-oxidase inhibitors, showing reduced responses at ~50% NADPH-oxidase inhibition, with enhanced responses at greater NADPH-oxidase inhibition. The study shows that the three structurally diverse NADPH-oxidase inhibitors differentially affect basal myogenic tone at concentrations (~IC50 values) that produce comparable inhibition of vascular NADPH-oxidase activity.


identifier: Modaresghazani, J. (2015). Experimental and Simulation Study of Relative Permeabilities in Heavy Oil/Water/Gas Systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26055

subject:
Engineering--Petroleum
Relative Permeability
Heavy Oil
History match

abstract:
An experimental study was conducted to investigate the relative permeability behaviour of a typical Canadian bitumen, water and gas.  Series of isothermal core flood experiments were conducted on an unconsolidated core composed of cleaned Athabasca sand matrix and relative permeabilities of the involved phases were determined. Athabasca bitumen was used as the oil phase and distilled water and nitrogen were used as the water and gas phases respectively. A vertical sand-pack core-holder of 1.5 inch diameter and 2 feet long was designed and fabricated to perform sequential injection of oil, gas and water at reservoir temperature and pressure, while collecting information on pressure drop across the core and fluid volumes. The history match technique was used to determine relative permeabilities for two-phase and three-phase water/oil/gas systems.
Two-phase oil-water experiments were started with a primary drainage process followed by imbibition process and secondary drainage to assess the possible hysteresis effects on oil-water relative permeability. The secondary drainage process in which the core reaches the residual water saturation, was followed by gas injection till no further liquid was produced.
Three-phase flow was studied by first injecting a slug of oil into a gas flooded core. Then a slug of water was injected which was followed by continuous gas injection to simulate the three-phase flow inside the sand pack. Stone’s first and second model and Baker’s linear interpolation model were used to calculate the three-phase oil relative permeability in the three-phase flow experiment. Two-phase drainage water/oil and gas/liquid relative permeabilities were used as input for three-phase models to calculate the oil three-phase relative permeability.
Hysteresis was found to exist in both wetting-phase and non-wetting-phase relative permeability in two-phase water/oil systems. Overall, the individual phase relative permeability was higher when its saturation was increasing than when decreasing. Predicted values for oil and water production were in good agreement with experimental results for all drainage and imbibition two-phase oil/water experiments.
Gas/liquid relative permeabilities for gas injection into an oil-flooded core, showed low gas relative permeability compared to the liquid relative permeabilities by around two orders of magnitude. These relative permeabilities resulted in a close match for the produced liquid even though the gas production was slightly over predicted at higher gas saturations.
In three-phase oil/water/gas experiments, two-phase water/oil and liquid/gas relative permeabilities were used to calculate the three-phase oil relative permeabilities. Among the three examined models, Stone’s second model produced the best prediction for liquid production and late time gas production even though the prediction of all of the models showed a significant deviation from experimental gas production during the early and middle time of the flood.


identifier: Vankayala, V. (1994). Adaptive localization based power system security analysis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2432

format:
xxix, 268 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 251-262


identifier: Meyers, R. A. (1994). The Willapa barrier spit of S.W. Washington state: depositional processes inferred from ground penetrating radar (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11227

format:
xiii, 101 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-101.


identifier: Ahnberg, J. L. (1997). The prediction of recovery from dysphoria in a college sample (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22145

format:
viii, 83 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 1997 A37

abstract: Bibliography: p. 56-62.


identifier: Romero-Zeron, L. B. (2004). The role of porous media wettability on foamed gel propagation and fluid diverting performance (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11498

format:
xxv, 364 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 344-360
Some pages are in colour.
Includes 1 CD.


identifier: Sooriyaarachchi, M. D. (2015). Ameliorating the toxic side-effects of cisplatin by systematically modulating its metabolism in human plasma with chemoprotective agents (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24783

subject:
Chemistry--Analytical
Chemistry--Inorganic
cisplatin
chemoprotective agents
SEC-ICP-AES
Plasma proteins

abstract:
Using size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled on-line to an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES), the effect of three chemoprotective agents − sodium thiosulfate (STS), N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and D-methionine − were investigated on the metabolism of the Pt-based anti-cancer drug cis-platin (CP) in human blood plasma in vitro. All three sulfur compounds resulted in the formation of Pt-S complexes independent of their order of addition to plasma while concomitantly reducing the plasma protein binding of CP-derived Pt species. Analogous experiments that were carried out with PBS-buffer instead of plasma allowed to gain more insight into the bioinorganic chemistry that unfolds in the absence of plasma proteins under physiologically similar conditions. Analysis of a PBS-buffer sample that was spiked with CP and STS by X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed the presence of [Pt(S2O3)4]6- while the analysis of those corresponding to D-methionine and NAC by liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry revealed the presence of [Pt(NH3)Cl(D-methionine)]+, [Pt(D-methionine)2]+ and [(NAC)2Pt(NH3)2]-, respectively. Unlike CP, STS or D-methionine, NAC adversely effected the plasma protein distribution of Fe and Zn in a dose and a time dependent manner. Combined, the results present - for the first time - a feasible biomolecular mechanism by which these chemoprotective agents may reduce the CP-induced toxic side-effects in vivo. The unique capability of SEC-ICP-AES to simultaneously detect all Pt species in human plasma (CP, CP hydrolysis products and Pt-S complexes) suggests that the metabolism of CP can be deliberately modulated to develop strategies to reduce the severe toxic side-effects of this otherwise very effective anti-cancer drug in patients. Since combination therapy is a
ii
promising strategy to overcome drug resistance during chemotherapy and since SEC-ICP-AES allows to visualize the simultaneous metabolism of two metal-based anti-cancer drugs in human blood plasma, the latter was spiked with CP (Pt) and NAMI-A (Ru) and analysed over time. The results revealed that both drugs bind to the same apparent plasma proteins, but importantly, did not adversely affect each other’s metabolism in plasma which is promising with regard to investigating this particular drug combination in clinical studies with patients in the near future.


identifier: Hayward, L. J. (1995). Perfectionism, depression, and anxiety in post-secondary students (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18850

format:
viii, 76 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 698.35 P47 H39 1995
Perfectionism (Personality trait)
Depression, Mental
Anxiety
College students - Psychology
Academic achievement

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59-68.


identifier: Schnitzler, C. E. (2000). The relationships between dizziness and anxiety, depression, perceived well being, and functional independence in a geriatric inpatient rehabilitation setting (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12471

format:
ix, 131 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF724.8 .S36 2000
Aged - Psychology
Dizziness
Anxiety in old age

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-119.


identifier: Farshidi, A. (2019). Development of an Accurate Clock Delay Model with Application in Clock Network Buffer Sizing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Behjat, Laleh
Rakai, Logan M.
Dimitrov, Vassil
Yanushkevich, Svetlana N.

subject:
Very Large Scale Integration
Clock Network Buffer Sizing
VLSI
Delay Modeling
Geometric Programming
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

abstract: Clock network synthesis is an important stage of the Integrated Circuit (IC) design cycle. The performance of the IC highly depends on the clock network synthesis which makes this stage critical where accuracy is very important. In this thesis, a new delay model is proposed for clock networks that is capable of estimating clock signal delay with significantly improved accuracy in a relatively low runtime. This model is developed using Least square fitting by employing data oriented training. The developed model is formulated in the form of posynomials which makes it a suitable option for application in geometric programming gate and clock network sizing optimization frameworks. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed delay model in predicting the delay at the timing critical clock sinks in the clock network, i.e. sinks with minimum and maximum delays, and the estimated values are, on average, 20 ps closer than the Elmore values to the reference circuit simulator tool, ngspice. This is while the runtime of the proposed delay model is negligible compared to the ngspice simulations. This helps designers obtain accurate delay estimations in low runtime for quick optimization iterations. In addition, a clock network buffer sizing approach is developed which includes an objective function with geometric programming format considering two competing objectives, power consumption and clock skew. The clock slew and technology constraints are also integrated into this optimization problem. The clock network buffer sizing experiments show significant improvements compared to the initial clock networks in terms of clock skew, up to 183 ps, while the power consumption improves for all test cases, on average by 54%.


identifier: Scratch, E. A. (1969). Foster father's involvement in his role (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13719

title: Foster father's involvement in his role

format:
vii, 87 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 875 S25 1969
Foster home care
Fathers
Parent and child

abstract: Bibliography: p. 62-64.