identifier: Aljarrah, A. (2018). Exploring Collective Creativity in Elementary Mathematics Classroom Settings (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31863

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Towers, Jo
Davis, Brent
Sinclair, Nathalie
Francis, Krista
Lock, Jennifer V.

subject:
Mathematics education
Collective creativity
Mathematical creativity
Metaphors of creativity
Collaborative emergence
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education--Elementary

abstract: The purposes of this research study were to investigate the nature of collective creativity in mathematics learning, offer needed empirical findings concerning collective creativity in Canadian elementary schools, explore ways in which collective creativity might be fostered in such settings, and generate understandings about the role of teachers in this endeavor. To fulfil the objectives of this study, I adopted a design-based research methodology with(in) which I worked closely with the participant teachers and scholars in the field of mathematics education, co-developing classroom tasks that would prompt collective creativity in mathematics and studying the design, implementation, and re-design of these tasks. I used three data collection methods, selected to gain a deeper understanding of my research questions, including: classroom observations, video records, and interviews. In my analysis and interpretation of the data, the main sources of which were the video recordings of students’ problem-solving sessions and teachers’ interviews, I concentrated on the students’ (co)acting and interacting within the group and how such collaborative practices contribute to the emergence of the new. Based on an extensive review of the literature on creativity, I suggested seven metaphors of creativity. Those were then refined and (re)developed over successive iterations of data analysis and interpretation until I ended up with four metaphors to describe the experience of creativity with(in) the collective: summing forces, expanding possibilities, divergent thinking, and assembling things in new ways. These were embodied in, and a representation of, varied, emergent, yet interwoven and recursive learning acts, thus I used collaborative emergence as an overarching framework for them. Moreover, I determined four categories for features of mathematics learning environments that I believe were critical in the emergence of collective creativity in such environments, including: attendance to inquiry-based learning, cultivation of collaborative problem-solving, an engaging learning environment, and thoughtful, subtle interventions. I believe that my metaphors of creativity, their logical implications and entailments, and the construct of emergence of collective creativity, offer teachers a frame for designing, evaluating, structuring, and restructuring their practices—structured and improvised practices—that include choosing, adopting, amending and/or designing learning activities to prompt and promote effective creative learning.


identifier: Lam, T. (1988). The mechanical properties of the maturing medial collateral ligament (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11313

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xviii, 275 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.

subject:
R 856.4 L35 1988
Biomedical engineering
Biomechanics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 228-239.


identifier: Clark, M. (2008). A descriptive case study analyzing undergraduate musculoskeletal medical education at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1767

format:
x, 178 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 125-129
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Dorling, K. (2016). A Net Present Cost Minimization Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24855

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Messier, Geoffrey
Magierowski, Sebastian
Messier, Geoffrey
Magierowski, Sebastian
Karl, Holger
Ghaderi, Majid
Sesay, Abu-Bakarr
Behjat, Laleh

subject:
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
wireless sensor network (WSN)
budget
Cost
deployment
lifetime
net present cost (NPC)
net present value (NPV)
Optimization
Delivery
drone
heuristic
mixed integer program (MIP)
simulated annealing (SA)
travelling salesman problem (TSP)
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
vehicle routing problem (VRP)

abstract:
Minimizing the cost of deploying and operating a wireless sensor network (WSN) involves deciding how to partition a budget between competing expenses such as node hardware, energy, and labour. To determine if funds are given to a specific project or invested elsewhere, companies often use interest rates to sum the project's cash flows in terms of present-day dollars. This provides an incentive to defer expenditures when possible and use the returns to reduce future costs. In this thesis, a framework is proposed for minimizing the net present cost (NPC) of a WSN by optimizing the number of, cost of, and time between expenditures. The proposed framework balances competing expenses and defers expenditures when possible. A similar strategy does not appear to be available in the literature, and has likely not been developed in industry as no commercial WSN operators currently exist.

In general, NPC minimization is a non-linear, non-convex optimization problem. However, if the time until the next expenditure is linearly proportional to the cost of the current expenditure, and the number of maintenance cycles is known in advance, the problem becomes convex and can be solved to global optimality.  If non-deferrable recurring costs are low, then evenly spacing the expenditures can provide near-optimal results.

The NPC minimization framework is most effective when non-deferrable recurring costs, such as labour, are low. High labour costs limit the number of times that a WSN operator can use the returns from investing deferrable costs to decrease future expenditures. This thesis therefore proposes vehicle routing problems (VRPs) to reduce labour costs by delivering nodes with drones. Unlike similar VRPs, drone costs are reduced by reusing vehicles, and low-cost, feasible routes are ensured by modelling energy consumption as a function of drone battery and payload weight. The problems are modelled as mixed integer linear programs (MILPs). As these MILPs are NP-hard, simulated annealing algorithms are proposed for finding sub-optimal solutions to large instances of the problems.


identifier: Li, X. (2016). Embeddedness through Utilitarianism: An Example of Cultural Identification of Post-85s in Alberta (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25871

contributor:
Steinberg, Shirley
Donlevy, Kent
Lenters, Kimberly

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Utilitarianism
Christotainment
embeddedness
Chinese Post-85s
bricolage

abstract:
This research study utilizes the theoretical perspective of critical inquiry, and employs multi-disciplinary methodologies within a critical bricolage, to contextualize Christotainment in Alberta, Canada, analyze its nature, and the reasons for its acceptance by Chinese Post-85s (people who were born between 1985 and 1990 in China), and examine its effects. The compound word of Christotainment refers to the merging of “Christ” and “entertainment”, indicating the socio-political and socio-cultural marketing of Christian fundamentalism. The findings are as follows:
a) Christotainment to Chinese Post-85s in Alberta represents a power of cultural embeddedness;
b) The motivations for the involvement of Chinese Post-85s in Alberta in Christotainment are both external and internal due to the utilitarian characteristics of their cultural identification;
c) The embedding effect of Christotainment on Chinese Post-85s in Alberta imposes upon the Chinese a Western cultural hegemony characterized by its ostensibly profiteering purpose.
At the same time, bricolage as methodology opened possibilities for alternative understanding as the study unfolded and the author wrote about struggles, confusion, emotions, and her personal achievement, as well as that of the interviewees during the four-and-a-half-years of exploration. The study is constantly in progress with the pace of the constantly shifting values and cultural identity of the special group of Chinese Post-85s in Alberta.


identifier: Stamp, J. (2020). Campus Mental Health: How Stigma Affects Students’ Approach to Resources (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Wilcox, Gabrielle
Szeto, Andrew C. H.
Domene, José F.

subject: Mental Health

abstract: University mental health is an area of growing concern as students steadily report higher levels of psychological distress in comparison to the general population, and while university settings are increasing resources, there are barriers to students’ accessing these. One known barrier is mental health stigma. This research used a mixed methods sequential explanatory design in an undergraduate student population (N = 218) in order to answer the questions 1) to what extent are public and self-mental health stigma present within this undergraduate population?, and 2) how does mental health stigma affect students’ likelihood of approaching or recommending university mental health resources? Results indicated that public mental health stigma significantly predicted students’ likelihood of approaching resources, but not recommending, and that self-stigma did not predict either likelihood variables. There were no group differences based on age, gender, ethnicity, or area of study, but students who had previously used university mental health resources were more likely to approach these resources again if experiencing concerns. Thematic analysis resulted in five main themes: academics, conceptualization of mental health stigma, cultural considerations, university mental health services, and mental health culture on campus. Data were used to formulate student-based recommendations for improving university mental health climate and reducing mental health stigma, presented in three main areas for improvement: psychoeducation, feedback from a trusted source, and classroom-level mental health coverage.


identifier: Ozyer, T. (2006). Alternative approaches for producing and ranking alternative clustering (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/822

format:
xi, 171 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 156-171
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Chehrehsay Jangi, P. (2012). The seven stages of erfan: a telematic expression of integrated art creation inspired by Rumi's mystical poems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4585

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Fields, Kenneth
Levy, Richard M.

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 150-154
Many pages are in colour.
Includes 2 CDs containing Appendix A.


identifier: Brydges, J. (2019). Simulation of Flow Over Flat Plates for PV Wind Loads Assessment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Wood, David H.
Martinuzzi, Robert John
Ziadé, Paul
Nowicki, Edwin Peter
Wood, David H.

subject:
Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Engineering--Mechanical

abstract: The ability to accurately predict wind loads on photovoltaic (PV) modules is becoming increasingly desirable in many aspects of engineering as the popularity of renewable energy grows. The decrease in cost of PV units and batteries, as well as the advancement in battery and PV power output are contributors to this surge in popularity, to name a few. These technological advancements, coupled with increases in urbanization and incentives to move towards clean energy have contributed to a rise in popularity of roof-mounted solar panels on buildings in city environments where buildings are exposed to strong winds phenomena, such as downwashing from surrounding buildings. In-situ full-scale measurements of these wind flows can be challenging, and it is common that loading values are desired in the design phase of construction. Historically, the most common method of replicating wind flows in an experimental environment has been with wind tunnels. However, this method can present drawbacks concerning instrumentation, scaling, labour intensity, cost and time consumption. As such, consultants and industry are looking towards computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to perform fast and cost-effective measurements. CFD simulations that involve solar panels and surrounding environments are typically performed using Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations due to the complexity of the geometries involved. In RANS modelling, a number of the turbulence relationships must be modelled. This introduces the possibility of inaccuracy but it reduces the overall time of the simulation and can be applied to more complex geometries. The intent of this study was to examine the behaviour of steady state, incompressible flow around normal and inclined flat plates relative to the oncoming flow at a Reynolds number of 1200 using Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations. The angled plates simulate PV modules in a variety of different environments. Three different turbulence models were used to close the RANS equations; the standard k-epsilon model (SKE), the shear stress transport k-omega model (SST k-ω) and the renormalization group k-epsilon model (RNG k-ϵ). Five Cases were created to validate the numerical setup of the current study, establish a baseline and explore the effects of common environments on the solar modules. The parameters that were collected for the various simulations were the drag (Cd) and lift (Cl) coefficients, the mean recirculation lengths behind the plate (Lw) and the streamwise velocities and turbulence kinetic energy readings along the centrelines of the plates. The simulations were completed using openFOAM, an open source CFD software. Case 1 focused on comparing Cd and Lw on flat plates to experimental data and to direct numerical simulations of the Navier-Stokes equations to ensure accuracy. Case 2 then established a baseline, similar to Case 1 but with angled plates. Cases 3 through 5 then introduced additional geometries for angled plates. The validation process in Case 1 was successful, with the results of the current study coinciding well with existing literature. Cd progressively declined in magnitude from Cases 1 through 4, but generally showed marginal increases in magnitude from Case 4 to 5 when a building step was introduced. Both Cl and Lw generally increased between Cases 2 through 5, while Case 1 showed larger values than Case 2. The SKE turbulence model usually showed larger turbulence kinetic energy values around the plate for all the Cases and the shortest Lw in Cases 4 and 5 when compared to the other turbulence models.


identifier: Abboud, J. M. (2019). In situ free phase gas production in initially saturated sediment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Ryan, M. Cathryn
Lauer, Rachel M.
Hayley, Jocelyn L. H.
Wong, Ron C. K.

subject:
Geotechnical Engineering
Hydrogeology
Geology
Hydrology

abstract: Free-phase gas (FPG) formation and migration in gas-saturated groundwater has geological and engineering implications. FPG has been implicated in geologic overpressurizing, and in remote earthquake triggering following FPG exsolution. FPG exsolution occurs when total dissolved gas pressure (PTDG) exceeds porewater pressure (PW) and capillary pressure (PCAP), forming FPG bodies. Existing soil-water characteristic curves show the relationship between desaturation and matric potential, but neglect desaturation that occurs as a consequence of in situ FPG formation. This research sought to observe and characterize FPG production in a previously saturated zone, and measure the responses of PTGD, PW, and water content during step-function unloading of dissolved gas-charged sediment in a loading cell filled with glass beads.  A revised FPG characteristic curve showing FPG formation and consumption with respect to capillary pressure is proposed here. Future work can examine these processes with revised techniques to ensure accurate measurement of capillary pressure.


identifier: Steele, K. (2014). Feminismo, Avicena y Francisco Vallés en la Nueva filosofía de la naturaleza del hombre de Oliva Sabuco (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26172

subject:
History of Science
WomenÕs Studies
Humanism
Authorship
Attribution
Woman authors
Miguel Sabuco y Alvarez
Francisco Valles
Avicenna
Sixteenth century
Spanish authors
History of Medicine
Philosophy of Medicine

abstract: In this thesis I argue that Oliva Sabuco was the author of the New Philosophy of Human Nature, based on the book's medical content as well as her use of language and feminine metaphors. Herein the medical theories of Sabuco are compared with the Canon of Medicine, by Avicenna, and The Controversies, by Francisco Vallés, in order to establish the medical and historical origins of Sabuco's inspiration. The results of this thesis are the following: first, it presents a new perspective related to the concepts of mothers in New Philosophy, that supports the argument in favour of Oliva; second, an identification of the sources in the Canon that are related to the influence of the moon on the humours and liquids of the world; third, a demonstration of how Oliva offers her own solutions to Vallés' polemics, in spite of the fact that Oliva was not formally educated in medicine.


identifier: Wilson, I. K. (1986). The Impact of numerical control technology on operator control, skill level, and work satisfaction: a nation-wide study (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15391

format:
x, 234 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HD 6331 W564 1987

subject: Labor supply - Effect of technological innovations on

subject: Machinery in industry

subject: Psychology, Industrial

subject: Machine-tools - Numerical control

abstract: Bibliography: p. 221-234.


identifier: Ferraro, K. (2014). Comparative transcriptomics and proanthocyanidin metabolism in pea (Pisum sativum) seed coat (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25368

format: application/pdf video/mpeg

subject:
Bioinformatics
Biology--Molecular
Biochemistry
proanthocyanidins
pisum sativum
pea
transcriptomics
condensed tannins

abstract: Plants produce a vast array of specialized compounds known as secondary metabolites, which were originally thought to be non-essential for plant survival. However, we now know that secondary metabolites play integral roles in plant defense, signalling, reproduction and more. Proanthocyanidins (PAs) are a class of flavonoid polymers derived from the phenylpropanoid pathway. PAs accumulate in the seed coat, bark, and leaves of many plants and are believed to play a role in plant defense. Recent evidence of health benefits associated with PA consumption has spurred new research interests in PA biosynthesis. Many of the studies of seed coat PA biosynthesis have been conducted in non-crop species that produce a limited variety of PAs. Pea (Pisum sativum) offers a number of unique advantages for PA research. Peas produce large seed coats, which are easy to isolate. Dry peas are an important source of nutrition for both humans and livestock, enabling research integration into the human diet and commercial agriculture. Finally, centuries of breeding have produced a wide variety of pea cultivars, making pea a valuable phenotypic and genetic resource for plant research. Despite these advantages, PA biosynthesis in pea has not been well characterized. This work presents the seed coat PA chemical profile of three pea cultivars and the biochemical characterization of two PA branch point enzymes, anthocyanidin reductase and leucoanthocyanidin reductase, from pea. In addition, the seed coat transcriptomes of these three varieties were compared to those of two varieties lacking PAs in an effort to elucidate novel genetic mechanisms relating to PA biosynthesis. This comparative transcriptomic analysis was expanded to study general seed phenotypic differences between pea cultivars. Two target genes were identified; one related to seed weight and another to PAs, the latter of which was further characterized.

abstract: 12 months


identifier: Carey-Boulton, D. (1993). A comparison of mothers and their adolescents on early maternal bonding (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23371

format:
ix, 89 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 723 M55 C37 1993
Mother and child
Attachment behavior
Love, Maternal
Adolescent psychology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73-76.


identifier: Smale, S. K. (2007). Collecting and sharing transient personal information online (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1826

format:
xiii, 123 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 106-109
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Xie, Y. (2003). Event-driven circuit analysis based on logic differential operators (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18808

format:
x, 98 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-88.


identifier: Elbayoumi, H. (2022). Neuropsychiatric symptoms and Incident cognitive decline and dementia in cognitively normal older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Incident Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Cognitively Normal Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Ismail, Zahinoor
Patten, Scott
Goodarzi, Zahra
Bulloch, Andrew
Pringsheim, Tamara Milka

subject:
Dementia
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Mild Behavioral Impairment
Normal Cognition
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Epidemiology

abstract: Objective: To determine risks of cognitive decline or dementia in cognitively normal cohorts with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), stratified by mild behavioral impairment (MBI) domains. Methods: A systematic search (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PSYCINFO) was completed up to January 2022. Pooled hazard ratios (HR) with Standard Error (SE), I2, and tau2 were determined utilizing DerSimonian-Laird random-effects models. Heterogeneity and publication bias were investigated. PRISMA and MOOSE checklists were followed. Results: Of 12,674 screened abstracts, 36 prospective studies representing 326,739 participants were included. Risks (HR) for incident cognitive decline or dementia by MBI domain were: 1) apathy 2.00 (95%CI:1.57-2.57); 2) affect 1.61 (95%CI:1.45-1.80; adjusted 1.44, 95%CI:1.30-1.61); 3) agitation 3.07 (95%CI: 2.15-4.38); 4) social inappropriateness 3.84 (95%CI:1.54-9.55); and 5) psychosis 3.99 (95%CI:3.05-5.23). Heterogeneity was most evident in affect (I2=86.56%, tau2=0.04), with time and NPS ascertainment as the main contributors. Conclusion: Cognitively normal older adults with NPS are at greater risk for mild cognitive impairment and dementia than those without NPS. Risks differ between the 5 MBI domains.


identifier: Junco, A. (2000). Characterization of a novel kinesin light chain (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21567

format:
viii, 165 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP552 .K46 J86 2000
Kinesin - Genetic aspects
Microtubules
Testis
Spermatozoa - Physiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-165.


identifier: Guo, M. (2005). A likelihood-based approach to estimating sensitivity and specificity with binocular diagnostic data-application in ophthalmology (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/85

format:
ix, 45 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 41-45


identifier: Greaves, E. (1972). Some applications of a mini-computer to radiation dosimetry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18412

format:
iv, 86 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

relation: Additional Copy: WN 250 G72 1972a, WN 250 G72 1972 Medical

subject:
RM 849 G72 1972 Film
Radiation - Dosage
Radiation - Electronic data processing
Minicomputers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-86.


identifier: Friesen, B. K. (1986). Labelling youth cultures deviant: traditional roles in heavy metal (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16125

format:
viii, 162 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HM 291 F75 1987
Deviant behavior - Labeling theory
Youth - Psychology
Youth - Social aspects
Social norms
Heavy metal (Music)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 154-162.


identifier: Ross, M. K. (1972). Ultrastructure aspects of shoot initiation in Nicotina tobacum L (W.38) callus cultured in vitro (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18955

format:
xi, 95 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QK 866 T6 R66 1972
Tobacco
Ultrastructure (Biology)
Plant physiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-92.


identifier: Crowther, G. (1979). Responsibility under criminal law: a thesis in the philosophy of law (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11685

format:
vii, 309 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
K 26 C76 1979 Fiche
Law - Philosophy
Criminal law

abstract: Bibliography: p. 297-302.


identifier: Malec, C. A. (1997). The effects of education and exercise on fitness and stress (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15547

format:
x, 110 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF575.S75 M35 1997
Stress (Psychology)
Exercise - Psychological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 65-81.


identifier: Flores-Mendez, R. A. (1997). Programming distributed collaboration interaction through the world wide web (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10850

format:
xii, 138 leaves: ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA76.73 .J38 F56 1997
Java (Computer program language)
Internet programming
Computer networks

abstract: Bibliography: p. 133-138.


identifier: Potestio, M. L. (2011). Determinants of childhood weight status in Canadian boys and girls (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4439

contributor:
McIntyre, Lynn
McLaren, Lindsay

format:
xii, 261 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 193-248

abstract: Includes copies of ethics approval.  Original copies with original Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Allen, G. V. (1979). Printmaking in the media hierarchy bias: an examination of non-aesthetic bias (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18683

format:
vi, 70 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
NE 490 A345 1979 Microfiche
Prints
Prints - 20th century - History
Art appreciation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 56-60.


identifier: Metwally, E. (2001). Submandibular gland rat-1 peptides: a combined biological and computational approach to understanding biological activity (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24450

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Mathison, Ronald
Davison, Joseph S.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 112-123.


identifier: Yee, D. B. (1995). Implementing the charity abstract machine (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22035

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

subject: QA 76.62 Y44 1995

subject: Functional programming languages

subject: Charity (Computer program language)

subject: Machine theory

subject: Compiling (Electronic computers)

subject: Programming languages (Electronic computers)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-108.


identifier: Taqi, E. (2011). The influence of nutrients, biliary-pancreatic secretions and systemic trophic hormones on intestinal adaptation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4061

format:
ix, 69 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 51-59

abstract: Includes copy of animal protocol approval.  Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Gayed, R. B. (2005). Design of punching shear at interior columns in prestressed concrete slabs: resistance to earthquakes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/246

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 283-291


identifier: Agus, H. (2005). Ultra-wideband channel characterization and receiver analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/145

contributor:
Nielsen, John
Davies, Robert J.

format:
xvii, 170 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 164-170


identifier: Offet-Gartner, K. (2008). Sharing the story: education as the key to unlocking the door of career possibilities with first nations women (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2096

format:
xiii, 312 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 264-288

abstract: The intent of this study was to explore how the experiences of education influenced the career development of First Nations women. Recent census data confirms that Aboriginal people are the fastest growing group in Canada (Statistics Canada, 2008). However, our understanding of their career development needs is limited, particularly regarding Aboriginal women. It is hoped that this study can address this void by contributing knowledge that will assist practitioners to meet the career development needs of Aboriginal women. Arbona (1996) stated, "educational attainment constitutes the bedrock of career development and choice" (p. 48). However, for many Aboriginal people, historical trauma and cultural differences have negatively impacted the experiences of education (Battiste, 1998). This impact has contributed to a high rate of school dropout, unemployment, and increased dependence on social assistance (Bezanson et al., 2007). RCAP identified these trends and made numerous suggestions for remediation, including the need for increased educational and career involvement (INAC, 1996a). Implementing these suggestions requires additional information and guidance-generating a need for further exploration. This study utilized the Aboriginal Research (Kenny, 2000), methodology which emphasizes the rituals of storytelling. In response, nine First Nations women shared their educational experiences. Issues such as parental experiences of residential schooling, learning versus education, abuse, racism, lack of role models, and funding concerns were found to be predominant themes; as were the importance of teachers who "stepped outside the box", educational transitioning programs, and the availability of culturally appropriate supports. The desire to provide a better life for their children, to be a positive role model, and give back to their communities were consistently identified as the motivators for returning to school and committing to a career goal. Each woman saw school as a means to obtaining a career, allowing them to achieve these goals and greater independence. Each saw education as the key to a brighter future for themselves, their children, and Aboriginal people as a whole; as providing everything that is needed for continued survival-the new White Buffalo (Stonechild, 2006). These women saw education as the key that unlocked the door of their career possibilities.


identifier: Chung, P. M. (2007). Water uptake assessment of brine contaminated soils using low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1012

format:
xvi, 143 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 126-131
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Brennan, A. (1999). Personality and perceived justice as predictors of survivors' attitudes and behaviors following organizational downsizing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23296

format:
iv, 97 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HF5549.5 .D55 B74 1999

subject: Downsizing of organizations--Psychological aspects.

subject: Organizational change--Psychological aspects.

subject: Employees--Dismissal of.

subject: Employees--Attitudes.

subject: Personality

abstract: Bibliography: p. 77-90


identifier: Keon, R. G. (1995). Expression of the hmc operon of desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough and molecular characterization of its components (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17470

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

subject:
QR 82 Z9 K46 1995
Desulfovibrio
Operons
Sulphur bacteria

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-94.


identifier: Radi, A. (2018). Non-linear Error Modeling for MEMS-based IMUs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
El-Sheimy, Naser
Sesay, Abu B.
Nassar, Sameh
Noureldin, Aboelmagd
Ghannouchi, Fadhel M.
Hamad, Ahmed M.

subject: Stochastic Error Modeling, Inertial Sensors Calibration, Inertial Measurement Units, Allan Variance, Generalized Method of Wavelet Moments, Environmentally Adaptive INS/GNSS Algorithm, MEMS

subject: Engineering

subject: Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

abstract: The precise estimation of the position, velocity and orientation of a moving object with and without reception of satellite signals using low-cost sensors has always been a challenging task. Current navigation market is dominated by integrating satellite positioning, such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) with Inertial Navigation Systems (INSs) through Bayesian filters; e.g. Kalman Filter (KF). During satellite positioning signal outages, navigation information is provided using the inertial sensors, i.e. the gyroscopes and accelerometers of an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). Thus, the overall quality of integrated navigation systems is driven by inertial sensors errors. This thesis aims at improving inertial sensor stochastic error modeling to obtain better accuracy, especially in INS stand-alone mode. A common approach to model inertial sensor stochastic errors (sometimes known as stochastic noise) is a 1st order Gauss-Markov (GM) process where its parameters are estimated using the Autocorrelation sequence of the sensor static measurements output collected at room temperature. However, the stand-alone 1st order GM model has proven not to be the best model for several inertial sensors. Consequently. in this thesis different and better noise characterization approaches are proposed, developed and used for analyzing such inertial sensor stochastic noise. The stochastic characteristics of low-cost Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)-based inertial sensor errors and their changes according to temperature and platform dynamics variation using two different approaches, namely Allan Variance (AV) and Generalized Method of Wavelet Moments (GMWM), are investigated. Advantages and limitations of each method concerning the ability to 1) identify the latent random processes associated with the detected error model and 2) accurately estimate the parameters of each random process; are highlighted and used to provide justifications for the developments brought afterword. A new wavelet variance-based framework, as an extension to the standard GMWM, for multi-signal inertial sensor calibration is proposed and developed in this thesis, namely Multi-Signal GMWM (MS-GMWM) that allows to model complex composite stochastic processes. The proposed approach not only can improve the modeling of stochastic sensor errors by using multiple replicates from a calibration procedure but also allows to understand the properties of these stochastic errors to perform more efficient calibration and, consequently, improve the navigation performance. In addition, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) algorithm is developed to make the MS-GMWM available to the general user and to facilitate the calibration procedures of inertial sensor errors using several complex stochastic error models. The KF design accounting for inertial sensor complex stochastic error models is investigated including detailed mathematical explanation of both the prediction and update stages. A novel environmentally-dependent (i.e. taking into account dynamics and temperature changes) adaptive integrated navigation algorithm is developed in this thesis, which is adapted to switch between different stochastic error parameters values according to 1) the inertial sensor temperature and 2) the platform dynamics to limit the overall environmental-dependent effects. The performance of the constructed stochastic error models, when operated through the proposed adaptive integrated algorithm in the designed GUI platform filter presented with optional adaptivity features, is evaluated using field real INS/GNSS data with induced GNSS signal outages.  Compared to the traditional 1st order GM model, results showed that considering more complex error models, based on dynamics and thermal data analysis, improves the positioning errors during GNSS signal outages by 32.36 - 51.19%, which shows the significant effect of the proposed algorithms in this thesis.


identifier: Hubele, R. (1981). A Community plan for Elbow Park (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23208

title: A Community plan for Elbow Park

format:
viii, 185 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HT 169 C392 C3385 1985

subject: Elbow Park (Calgary, Alta.)

subject: Calgary (Alta.) - City planning

subject: Community development, Urban - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Sociology, Urban - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 182-185.


identifier: Emory-Moore, C. (2012). The systematic dynamics of guru yoga in euro-north american gelug-pa formations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28396

subject: Religion guru lama buddhism

abstract: This thesis explores the adaptation of the Tibetan Buddhist guru/disciple relation by Euro-North American communities and argues that its praxis is that of a self-motivated disciple’s devotion to a perceptibly selfless guru. Chapter one provides a reception genealogy of the Tibetan guru/disciple relation in Western scholarship, followed by historical-anthropological descriptions of its practice reception in both Tibetan and Euro-North American formations. Through a structural analysis of the Gelug-pa school’s primary ‘guru yoga’ text, Blo-bzang chos-kyi rgyal-mtshan’s Bla-ma mchod-pa, chapter two argues that the ritual’s basic definition is the guru/disciple relation mediated by the gift and transvalued through the principle of emptiness. Through structural analyses of anthropological data, chapter three identifies the Euro-North American guru/disciple hierarchy as Tibetan monk teacher/non-Tibetan student, in which the guru’s authority derives from his perceived transcendence of what Anthony Giddens calls the reflexive project of the self.


identifier: Horn, V. (1998). Becoming and being feminist: an existential phenomenological study (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23647

format:
x, 231 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HQ1206 .H67 1998

subject: Additional Copy: 370 EDC 1998 HORN in the Doucette Education Library

subject: Feminism--Social aspects.

subject: Feminism--Psychological aspects.

subject: Feminism--Study and teaching.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 174-186


identifier: Hasham, Z. (1994). A study of univariate wavelets (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16181

title: A study of univariate wavelets

format:
vii, 143 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 403.3 H37 1993
Wavelets (Mathematics)
Fourier transformations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-143.


identifier: Paulson, S. D. (2010). The influence of body-part preprogramming on visual search strategy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3474

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Welsh, Timothy
Johnston, Jamie

format:
x, 81 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-81


identifier: Bercha, F. G. (1972). A Theoretical, numerical, and experimental study of thick shells (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22154

format:
xx, 193 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA 660 S5 B45 1972 Microfilm
Shells (Engineering)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-121.


identifier: Norris, R. (2017). Promising Futures: An Integral Exploration of the Futures Thinking of High School Teachers in a Technology-Rich Learning Environment (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27456

contributor:
Bohac Clarke, Veronika
Davis, Andrew Brent
Winchester, W. Ian S.

subject:
Education--Secondary
Education--Sociology of
Education--Teacher Training
Philosophy
Individual and Family Studies
Industrial and Labor Relations
Sociology--Organizational
Sociology--Theory and Methods
Psychology--Behavioral
Psychology--Personality
Psychology--Social
integral
teacher
beliefs
future
futures
planning
foresight
education
highschool
utopia
dystopia
technology
hope

abstract: Teachers spend their working days preparing young people for the times to come. Teachers also imagine a wide variety of ideas about possible, probable and preferable futures. The purpose of this study is to discover how teachers feel and think about the potential futures for themselves and their students, and to explore how teacher perceptions of futures inform and are enacted in their teaching practices. Learning more about how often, how deeply and how optimistically teachers envision possible futures matters because teachers are educating the people who will become adults in all versions of the near futures. The conceptual framework sets integral theory as the basis for the methodological pluralism and analytical blending which are sustained throughout this trans-disciplinary study as a whole. The participants in this study were all high school teachers in one school in Winnipeg, Manitoba during the 2015-16 school year. Participants completed a survey, followed by eight focus group sessions, and finally twelve were individually interviewed. The research design employed integral methodological pluralism as an organizing methodological structure to draw together multiple research methods in a coherent fashion. The findings show that high school teachers deliberately think about their own futures and those of their students, that they are most likely to trust shorter term empiric predictions about futures, and that while they value long term thinking they rarely think about futures more than a few years away. Conclusions and recommendations point out the need for developing teacher capacity via training in long term futures thinking which allows teachers to consider much larger problems and challenges confronting cultures, over longer time spans. Thinking about the long term and choosing hopeful stances will ultimately strengthen teachers, and potentially lead cultures and civilizations to the more preferable futures that they envision.


identifier: Harris, A. (1971). Modification of childrens' classificatory abilities (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12176

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

subject: LC 4065 H35 1971 Microfilm

subject: Socially handicapped children - Education

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-96.


identifier: Galbraith, L. (2015). Identifying Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: The See Kidney Disease Targeted Screening Program (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26428

contributor:
Hemmelgarn, Brenda
Ronksley, Paul

subject:
Epidemiology
Medicine and Surgery
Public Health
Chronic kidney disease
Mass screening
Targeted screening
Behaviour change

abstract:
Background: Guidelines recommend early identification of chronic kidney disease (CKD), with targeted screening as a potential method.
Methods: The See Kidney Disease (SeeKD) targeted screening program screened 5,194 participants for CKD across Canada. Participant characteristics and clinical measures, including point-of-care creatinine testing for at-risk participants to determine unrecognized CKD
(estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73m2), were obtained. Individual counselling sessions were provided to participants as a behaviour change intervention. Results: The majority of participants (88.9%) had at least one risk factor for CKD, amongst whom the prevalence of unrecognized CKD was 18.8%. The majority of respondents to the post-screening survey (89.8%) self-reported a health behaviour change 2-4 weeks after their individual counselling session.
Conclusion: The SeeKD program was able to identify a high prevalence of unrecognized CKD. Individual counselling may be an important component in facilitating health behaviour change among participants at risk of CKD.


identifier: Ibarra Vidal, M. (2016). Enhancing the Production of Lipids and Antioxidants in Heterotrophic Cultures of Auxenochlorella protothecoides (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25910

contributor:
De la Hoz Siegler, Hector
Kallos, Michael
Chu, Angus

subject: Engineering--Chemical microalgae protothecoides Lipids Antioxidants glycerol

abstract: Auxenochlorella protothecoides, aside its potential for biofuels, is an excellent source of antioxidants, reaching high lipid productivity under heterotrophic conditions utilizing glucose. Glucose-fed cultures, however, experience chloroplast bleaching affecting antioxidants production. In this study, glycerol,  was evaluated as a carbon source at varying carbon-nitrogen ratios in batch-cultures. Glycerol presence in glucose fed-cultures reduced, or completely eliminated, chloroplast bleaching and increased the substrate-to-biomass yield beyond its thermodynamic limit. These results, suggest that glycerol forced the photosynthetic pathway to remain active, resulting in dark carbon fixation through the Calvin-cycle reactions. The maximum cell-density and biomass productivity were 17.60 g/L and 1.91 g/L·d respectively. Cultures grown on only-glycerol showed the highest lipid yield, 149 mg-lipids/g-substrate and antioxidants yield 6.650 µmol-Trolox/g-substrate. These values were higher to those observed with sole-glucose fed-cultures by 7% and 93% respectively. The maximum antioxidant productivity reached was 12.53 µM-TEAC/L•d, value comparable to those previously reported for Haematococcus Pluvialis.


identifier: Sudak, M. (2003). Conformity and networks in a simulated society (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21343

format:
vi, 137 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 74-76


identifier: Maes, W. R. (1972). Individuation and [Steresis] (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14849

title: Individuation and [Steresis]

format:
iv, 75 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
B 434 M34 1972
Aristoteles. Metaphysica
Individuation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 74-75.


identifier: Israeli, N. (1989). Ethnic minority representation in the political party structure of Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13242

format:
vi, 120 leaves <24> ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: JC 311 I87 1989

subject: Minorities - Alberta - Political activity

abstract: Bibliography: p. <1-6>.


identifier: Van Bakel, M. (1995). Dancing with the wind: Architecture for silent flight (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16784

format:
vi, 52 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 50-52


identifier: Kang, H. K. (2009). Development of gifted high school students' creativity based on synchronization theory (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2986

format:
xi, 189 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 136-142


identifier: Keller, A. J. (2006). Behavioural characterization of mice following medial frontal cortex lesions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/556

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 121-132


identifier: Laing, A. (2016). Bronchial Thermoplasty and Airway Remodeling in Severe Asthma (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25176

contributor:
Kelly, Margaret
Proud, David
Green, Francis
Amrein, Matthias

subject:
Pathology
Pathology
Asthma
Airway Remodeling
Bronchial Thermoplasty

abstract: Increased airway smooth muscle (ASM) is a characteristic of severe asthma and strongly associated with airway hyperresponsiveness. Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) aims is a new technique in which heat is applied to the airway. We hypothesize that BT causes reduced ASM in patients with severe asthma. We investigated the effect of BT on the airway in patients with severe asthma, acute effects in a pig model and the effect of hyperthermia on ASM and bronchial epithelial cells. We found a significant reduction in ASM and goblet cells at 6 weeks and 1 year post-BT, respectively. Acute effects of BT in the pig airway suggested a sterile injury pattern. Exposure to 65oC produced morphological changes in ASM and epithelial cells. We conclude that there is evidence of ASM and goblet cell reduction in response to BT but further confirmation awaits full analysis of the study in asthmatics.


identifier: Dilay, G. W. (1984). Calculation of Joule-Thomson inversion curves and isenthalps from equations of state (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17881

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xiii, 93 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QC 318 J6 D54 1986
Joule-Thomson effect
Equations of state

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-93.


identifier: Loyer, R. (2005). The well-informed tourist (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2362

title: The well-informed tourist

format:
iv, 110 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 101-103
Some pages are in colour
Paper size: 8 1/2" x 14"


identifier: Abhayawardhana, A. D. (2010). Synthesis and electron transfer studies of anthraquinones (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3360

format:
xiv, 250 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-189


identifier: Lopez, A. E. (2018). Looking Into Your Eyes, I See Myself (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32901

title: Looking Into Your Eyes, I See Myself

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Leblanc, Jean-René
Eiserman, Jennifer
Anderson, Judy

subject:
Creative Writing
childhood memories
fairy tales
research creation
trauma
drawing
performance art
sculpture
installation art
Fine Arts
Education--Language and Literature
Mental Health
Psychology--Behavioral

abstract: My thesis support paper consists of a five-chapter fairy tale in a fantasy setting with parable elements. Each chapter represents a different stage of research during my journey through the master’s program. Via personal metaphors, mischievous iconographies, and childhood experiences, I traverse my psyche finding ways to cope with my childlike self / past and my adult self / present. By creating visual and written stories, I aim to develop a thesis support paper in a playful and creative writing style that both compliments the object of the artwork (a child) and contrasts the subject of the research (childhood memory, trauma, and family relationships). This research helped me to discover a fascinating connection between making art and the process of healing or therapy. It is important for me to share my story and my healing process with viewers through this exhibition that documents my journey. Hopefully, viewers reflect upon their own stories, and are moved to find their own ways of creating a better ending for themselves. I experienced emotional and mental growth during the process of disclosing these memories through the works and this paper. I hope that I have offered an opportunity for my community to engage in a broader conversation about the significance of childhood memories and mental health.


identifier: Hoffman, G. (1971). Survey of the senior high school student satisfaction-dissatisfaction in an Alberta urban community (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17993

format:
xviii, 165 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 3605 H62 1971 Microfilm
Education, Secondary
Education, Urban
Student unrest
Senior high school students

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-148.


identifier: Bowes, J. P. (1993). Multiculturalism in prime-time: a study of Urban Angel (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23289

format:
x, 181 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: FC 104 B68 1993

subject: Multiculturalism - Canada

subject: Urban angel (Television program)

subject: Television programs - Canada

subject: Mass media - Influence

subject: Canada - Race relations

subject: Television broadcasting - Social aspects - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 176-181.


identifier: Smith, R. (2000). Virtual schooling in the K-12 context (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19978

title: Virtual schooling in the K-12 context

format:
xv, 284 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LC5803 .C65 S65 2000

subject: Distance education - Computer-assisted instruction

subject: Internet in education

abstract: Bibliography: p. 244-252.


identifier: Drucker, S. D. (1979). Culture in planning: exemplified for Cree Indians - Chief Smallboy's Camp (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14311

format:
xi, 239 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Cree Indians - Culture
Culture
Planning
Smallboy, Chief Robert

abstract: Bibliography: p. 218-229.


identifier: Reid, M. (2005). The reader rock garden: heritage designation, protection, and preservation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1542

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 112-118
Approval page not signed.


identifier: Curtis, G. (1991). Macromolecular transport in the stomach (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19086

title: Macromolecular transport in the stomach

format:
xi, 63 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 151 C87 1991
Stomach - Motility

abstract: Bibliography: p. 56-63


identifier: Yee, W. H. (2004). Does the antenatal consultation meet the perceived information needs of the patient in preterm or threatend preterm labour? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18145

format:
ix, 99 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 77-82


identifier: de Castro, D. M. (2015). Building Babel - Towards a Security System through Co-dependency and Diversity (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25180

contributor:
Aycock, John Daniel
Williamson, Carey
Locasto, Michael
Far, Behrouz
Miller, James

subject:
Computer Science
computer security
Diversity
co-dependency
polyglot
operating system

abstract:
A common misconception in computer security is that a computer is able to evaluate whether or not it is compromised. However, if we consider a compromised system, the evaluation is not reliable, thus meaningless. By reducing the set of trusted software components to a minimum size, allowing feasible verification of security, and by having the evaluation of any other software happening physically apart from the computer in question, we could avoid contamination of the evaluation process.
This research project called “Babel” consists of an innovative approach for computer
security. We envision a system where, from the user’s viewpoint, everything seems exactly
the same, but the computer is unable, by itself, to execute any installed software. Babel requires a third party to incrementally translate all or part of a program, thus allowing the program to be executed. We call this requirement for an external party “secure co-dependency”.
Babel assumes that the computer and each program running on this computer speak a different language. We imagine these different languages as instructions for different processors, which can be implemented as virtual machines (VMs). The computer needs to communicate to an external interpreter to execute any program. This interpreter not only translates code instructions but it also performs security checks. Inspired by the idea of software diversity, we use different languages among processes to enforce co-dependency. Additionally, software
diversity makes it harder for adversaries (malicious software or external attackers) to infect or disrupt program execution.
Babel consists of two main, separate systems: a client with the operating system where users run their programs; and a server, responsible for translation and for security checks. Babel components consist basically of a flexible VM (where we can define different instruction sets and registers for each instance) and a communication module. On the server side, the main components of Babel are a translator (or interpreter), which initially provides a VM specification and later on translates the programs to that VM, and a security checker responsible for detecting malicious activity.
This dissertation documents our experiences and successes developing a proof-of-concept of Babel.


identifier: Green, D. W. (1974). The Development and evaluation of a community health centre: a National Health Grant submission (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12879

format:
<vi>, 16, <6>, 5 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Community health services
Community development

abstract: Bibliography: p. 16.


identifier: Andrews, J. K. (1992). Doris Lessing's subject (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19739

title: Doris Lessing's subject

format:
vii, 512 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PR 6023 E833 Z543 1991

subject: Lessing, Doris, 1919- - Criticism and interpretation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 482-512.


identifier: Bourhill, T. J. (2020). Reoviral Cytolysis is Modulated by Stemness (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Johnston, Randal N.
Rancourt, Derrick E.
Cobb, Jennifer A.
Mahoney, Douglas J.

subject:
Reovirus
oncolytic viral therapy
stemness
pluripotency
reprogramming
differentiation
Biology--Cell
Biology--Molecular
Virology
Oncology

abstract: Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are an emerging cancer therapeutic that act by selectively targeting and lysing cancerous cells and by stimulating anti-tumour immune responses, while leaving normal cells mainly unaffected. Reovirus is a well-studied OV that received fast track designation and a special protocol assessment agreement from the FDA for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. The mechanisms governing reoviral selectivity are not well characterised and are a topic of debate. Reovirus is capable of infecting and lysing cancer cells and, cancer stem cells, and here we demonstrate its ability to also infect and kill healthy pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). This has led us to hypothesize that pathways responsible for stemness modulate reoviral tropism. We find that reovirus is capable of killing murine and human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells. Differentiation of PSCs alters the cells’ reoviral-permissive state to a resistant one. In a cancer cell line that was resistant to reoviral oncolysis, induction of pluripotency programming renders these cells permissive to cytolysis. In light of the recent view that pluripotency induction shares similar pathways with carcinogenesis, the same subset of genes that are activated in cancer may also be up-regulated in PSCs (e.g. c-MYC), rendering PSCs permissive to infection. Bioinformatic analysis indicated that the Yamanaka factors may be involved in regulating reoviral selectivity, however this requires further experimental validation. Mechanistic insights from these studies will be useful for the advancement of reoviral oncolytic therapy.


identifier: Elahi, S. M. (2016). Geomechanical Modeling of Underground Coal Gasification (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26286

contributor:
Chen, Zhangxing (John)
Nassir, Mohammad
Pereira Almao, Pedro
Lines, Laurence

subject:
Energy
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Environmental
Engineering--Mechanical
Engineering--Petroleum
Geotechnology
Engineering--Operations Research
Underground coal gasification (UCG)
Geomechanics
Cavity
Coupling
Thermal
Constitutive model

abstract: The geomechanical responses of a coal seam and its surrounding strata in underground coal gasification (UCG) are significant owing to the high temperature nature of the UCG process and the cavity evolution. In this thesis, the results from a reservoir simulator are coupled with a geomechanical module to solve for the displacement and stress variations. A controlled retracting injection point (CRIP) method is applied in the reservoir simulator to model reactions and geochemistry. The stress solution results of some UCG example problems are discussed by applying three constitutive models of linear elastic, hyperbolic, and elasto-plastic. In a simpler method, shear softening and post-failure behavior of the coal is captured by imposing the stress rebalancing on the linear elastic model to mimic the elasto-plastic solution. Finally, the two compelling factors of high temperature and cavity evolution, which have the highest contributions to the geomechanical responses, are comprehensively investigated in different sensitivity analyses.


identifier: Este, R. A. (2012). Innovation and philosophical denial (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4582

title: Innovation and philosophical denial

format:
iii, 225 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 208-225


identifier: Borden, W. F. (1974). Teaching the molarity principle to high school students (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24452

format:
60 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: QD 40 B65 1974 Microfiche

subject: Chemistry - Study and teaching (Secondary)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 32-33.


identifier: Jaworska, N. (2022). Facilitators and barriers to deprescribing antipsychotic medications in critically ill adult patients at transitions of care (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary. AB.

contributor:
Fiest, Kirsten
Niven, Daniel
Ismail, Zahinoor

subject:
Health services research
Antipsychotics
Critical care
Biophysics--Medical
Chemistry--Pharmaceutical

abstract: Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to critically ill adult patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) for clinical indications including delirium, agitation, and sleep disturbances. While there is some evidence for their use in managing agitation, antipsychotic medications have not convincingly shown efficacy for the management of delirium or sleep and are often continued at transitions of care in critically ill patients when they may no longer be necessary or appropriate. The current literature on antipsychotic minimization and deprescribing in critically ill patients is sparse lacking evaluation of underlying facilitators and barriers informing current antipsychotic prescribing practices that may be important in the development of effective minimization and deprescribing strategies. The studies presented in this thesis address knowledge gaps regarding antipsychotic prescribing and deprescribing practices among inpatient healthcare professionals who care for patients with and following critical illness. Based on a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews of 21 healthcare professionals, seven relevant domains from the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) contributing to antipsychotic prescribing and deprescribing were identified. A subsequent scoping review of the literature identified differences between healthcare professional perceived and actual prescribing practices, with few in-hospital deprescribing strategies available to guide practice. Thereafter, a nationwide modified Delphi consensus process informed by the qualitative study and scoping review identified consensus statements for antipsychotic minimization activities and antipsychotic deprescribing strategies for patients with and following critical illness. The results of these studies characterize and catalogue relevant priority facilitators and barriers to antipsychotic minimization and deprescribing in critically ill adult patients during their hospitalization to support best clinical prescribing practices.


identifier: Clark, R. Y. (1984). Aspects of Taoism in the poetry of Walt Whitman (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24177

format:
v, 153 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PS 3238 C62 1986

subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 - Criticism and interpretation

subject: Taoism in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 152-153.

abstract: This thesis draws numerous parallels between Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, The Writings of Chuang Tze, and the poetry of Walt Whitman. Although Taoism is not one of the influences on Whitman or Leaves of Grass, the Chinese philosophy elucidates through comparison three of Whitman's major poetic themes or concepts. First, the ineffable, infinite, and transcendent nature of Tao helps one to understand Whitman's conception of Being. Second, though different degrees of transcendental awareness are attained by Whitman and the Taoists, they experience Being or Tao simultaneously with worldly experiences. Standing both 'in and out' of the world gives all of them a sense of security and objectivity, and helps them to understand both both the illusion and truth that the world presents. The third major parallel examined in this thesis is that of the paths taken, or methods employed, to arrive at the experience of Being. Throughout the application of Taoism to Whitman's poetry, other literary and religious expressions are employed. Yet the focus of the present study is always on the juxtaposition and comparison of quotations taken directly from Whitman and the Taoists.


identifier: McGuinness, B. A. (2002). Relation of aerobic exercise and peak bone mass in adolescent females (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13342

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 M3968

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-163


identifier: Carey, J. (2006). The role of chemokines IP-10 and MIG in concanavalin A-induced hepatitis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/635

format:
ix, 100 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-100


identifier: Lilles, H. E. (2017). The Statutory Liabilities of Joint Operators and Non-Participating Parties (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28390

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Bankes, Nigel
Bankes, Nigel
Todesco, Jay
Stewart, Fenner

subject:
Law
liability
joint operating agreement
co-owner
abandonment

abstract:
Oil and gas co-owners in Canada frequently chose to allocate liability contractually, in Joint Operating Agreements such as the 2007 CAPL Operating Procedure. This contractual allocation of liability coexists with the statutory allocation of liability.  While these two liability schemes often work together sometimes there may be disparities between the contractual and statutory allocation of liability, especially in circumstances where one co-owner is insolvent.

This thesis focuses on the legal position of joint operators under the 2007 CAPL and on those parties who chose not to participate in an independent operation on the joint lands.  This thesis concludes that – in certain circumstances – these parties may be liable for the full costs of environmental clean-up and restoration (i.e. beyond their proportionate working interest share).  Whether a joint operator will be exposed to liability depends, in part, on the discretionary authority exercised by the Alberta Energy Regulator.


identifier: Dredge, M. (1992). A geophysical deep crustal study of the Fort Norman area, Northwest Territories, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23276

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

subject: QE 601.2 D73 1992a

subject: Additional Copy: QE 601.2 D73 1992

subject: Geology, Structural - Northwest Territories

subject: Geology, Stratigraphic - Proterozoic

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-131.


identifier: van Tilburg Bernardes, E. (2017). Small Molecule Biofilm Inhibitors with Antivirulence Properties against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27802

contributor:
Lewenza, Shawn
DeVinney, Rebekah
Dong, Tao
Harrison, Joe

subject:
Health Sciences
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
antibiofilm
biofilm
exopolysaccharides
Pel
Psl
high-throughput screening
antivirulence

abstract: The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa grows within biofilms in the Cystic Fibrosis airways, leading to chronic, life-threatening infections. Biofilms are dense communities of bacteria surrounded by a protective polymeric extracellular matrix comprised of exopolysaccharides (EPS), proteins and extracellular DNA. The two major EPS molecules produced by P. aeruginosa are the Pel and Psl. Considering the essential role of EPS in biofilm formation, antimicrobial resistance and immune evasion, we developed a high-throughput gene expression screen for the identification of small molecules that reduce both pel and psl gene expression. Testing of the identified pel/psl repressors demonstrated their antibiofilm activity against static and flow biofilm models. Moreover, these antibiofilm molecules also reduce PAO1 virulence in a nematode infection model, as well as increase P. aeruginosa biofilm susceptibility to antibiotic killing. These small molecules represent a novel anti-infective strategy for the possible adjuvant treatment of chronic P. aeruginosa infections.


identifier: Hachem, M. (2022). Social emotions in cognition and learning: integrating perspectives from the educational learning sciences and neurosciences (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Social Emotions in Cognition and Learning: Integrating Perspectives from the Educational Learning Sciences and Neurosciences

contributor:
Shanahan, Marie-Claire
Sengupta, Pratim
Chu, Man-Wai

subject:
social emotions
cognition
science education
preservice teacher education
mixed methods
mind, brain, and education
biopsychosocial model
Education--Sciences
Education--Teacher Training

abstract: Social emotions, like empathy, compassion, admiration, and envy, are dynamic and complex as they not only involve the neural systems of simple emotions (e.g. happiness, sadness, fear), but also systems that support aspects of cognition, memory and emotion regulation. Research in neuroscience sheds light on the nested relationships between emotion, cognition and social functioning, and could provide a pivot for new research on the role of social emotions in education, however, studies that investigate neuroscientific insights in dynamic real-life settings rather than lab settings are scarce. Merging of perspectives from both fields has begun through the field of Mind, Brain and Education, which brings together the fields of neuroscience, psychology and education. The objective of this study is to examine the concept of social emotions primarily from an education perspective while integrating findings from cognitive and social-affective neuroscience. The study is divided into 2 phases (I & II). Through an interpretive methodological approach, this study examines the conceptualization of social emotions by preservice teachers and investigates how experiencing social emotions may impact cognition and learning in a real and dynamic learning setting. During Phase I, U of C Year 1 BEd students (n=107) were asked to define social emotions and how they would use this understanding in their design of classroom learning environments. In a different task, they were asked to reflect on video prompts that were either informative or emotional (i.e. targeting social emotions). During Phase II, U of C Year 2 BEd students (n=12) learned about 2 scientific topics, and worked in groups of 4 to complete learning tasks following similar videos used in Phase I. The final outcome was a collaboratively designed lesson plan about what they learned. Semi-structured individual interviews were held afterwards to discuss thoughts and perceptions about themselves as learners and teachers and their emotional states in relation to their learning experience overall. Emerged findings from the multiple layers of analysis help support neuroscientific hypotheses of the positive impact of social emotions on brain development and learning, and more importantly, shed light on the intricacies of learning in an authentic learning context through understanding the connections between cognition, emotions, and social context. Findings are discussed through a biopsychosocial model, and recommendations for future teaching education programs and learning environments, more generally, are made.


identifier: Muller, E. F. (1968). Hydrogen polysulphides (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22398

title: Hydrogen polysulphides

format:
xii, 103 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD 181 S1 M84 1968
Sulphur
Hydrogen sulphide

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-103.


identifier: Brahmanage, G. S. (2018). Geometric Feature Based Rao-Blackwellized Particle Filter SLAM Using RGB-D Depth Images (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Leung, Henry
Macnab, Chris
Ramirez-Serrano, Alejandro

subject:
SLAM
RGB-D camera
Features
Education--Technology
Robotics

abstract:
In recent years, commercially available mobile robots that operate in indoor environments have become more popular in household, office environment and industrial settings. These robots are used to provide services autonomously such as cleaning and surveillance. Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) is a framework that can assist robots to navigate autonomously. SLAM builds the map of the environment where the robot operates and simultaneously localizes the robot in that environment. To develop SLAM, many approaches have emerged using high precision and long-range sensors such as laser scanners. However, laser scanners are very expensive and provide no visual information. In this thesis, novel approaches to build maps using low cost RGB-D sensors in indoor environments are investigated. A goal of this thesis is to consider a major limitation
on the hardware side of commercially available low-cost robots, namely processing power and available memory. A new approach is developed for RGB-D cameras that captures 2D maps by processing reduced amount of data acquired from RGB-D data frames. This approach uses distinct geometric features that are extracted from depth data in a 2D plane. Further, the performances of grid-based mapping is exploited by replacing laser scanners with RGB-D camera. Since RGB-D cameras provide both color and depth data, it is possible to fuse these two data frames to exploit the advantages over using laser scanners. The stored RGB images at each pose can be used to add additional capabilities to 2D SLAM such as object recognition. In this context, this work is further extended to construct a 3D map of the environment using estimated 2D poses and stored sequence of RGB-D data frames using RGB features. Methods are evaluated for accuracy and consistency using experimental data gathered from real environments. Also, the proposed approach is implemented to build 2D maps in real time on a low-cost robot.


identifier: Samar, G. K. (2021). The implications of large-scale land acquisitions on agrarian societies, a gender perspective: the case of oil palm development in Ghana (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: The implications of large-scale land acquisitions on agrarian societies, a gender perspective: the case of oil palm development in Ghana.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
McKay, Ben M
Yembilah, Rita Da-Oni- Ma
Yessenova, Saulesh B.

subject:
Large-scale land acquisition
Gender
Biofuels
Dispossessions
Intra- household dynamics
Oil Palm
Ghana
Education--Social Sciences
Literature--African
Anthropology

abstract: A global rise in large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) has increased expansive, mechanized plantation agriculture based on monocultures and prompted a shift away from diversified, traditional crop production. This has led to a reconfiguration of food production patterns with important implications for small-scale farmers, food security and sovereignty, and ecological change. Governments and international organizations, such as the World Bank, vigorously promote LSLAs for industrial agriculture because it is seen as the only way to feed the world and alleviate rural poverty. However, LSLAs are often promoted on lands labeled as 'idle', marginalized, or unused, which does not recognize the different forms of land-use by many farmers, especially groups such as women. This thesis investigates how large-scale land deals for biofuels development in Ghana have affected the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, particularly women. It contributes to the literature on the differential gender effects of land deals and analyzes the implications of LSLAs in Ghana for land access and control, livelihood changes, intra-household dynamics, and environmental variations. Using semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and existing literature, this research shows that women’s access, control, and inclusion in decisions over land is minimal.  Women are particularly affected by land dispossessions (external and internal) and exploitation when selling their labour to make a living.  Moreover, there have been changes in environmental conditions due to modifications in land cover and land use. An altered landscape from forest and food crop farms to hectares of oil palm monoculture has contributed to pest infestation and land degradation. Food insecurity keeps increasing as the little available lands have also joined the chain of monoculture. In all these situations, there is no intervention from the state and little or no support from social organizations in the oil palm sector as it is not deemed a priority for either. Unfortunately, there is not a strong presence of social movements to demand support or engage government and non-governmental organizations on the promised development that has eluded them. Therefore, these findings cast doubt on the state’s narratives that LSLAs for agricultural commercialization benefit local livelihoods and, hence, a viable strategy for rural development.


identifier: Forde, T. L. (2015). Heightened Resolution in Wildlife Health Monitoring and Outbreak Investigations through the Use of Molecular and Genomic Tools (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26349

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Biology--Molecular
Veterinary Science
wildlife
Health
Monitoring
ungulate
Mycobacterium
Erysipelothrix
Genomics
Molecular

abstract: Wildlife health monitoring and outbreak investigations are essential for understanding effects of disease on population dynamics. Furthermore, they are important for determining the distribution and diversity of pathogens that could influence conservation efforts or livestock or human health, and they provide baseline information for evaluating the impacts of anthropogenic changes on ecosystem health. Molecular and genomic tools can greatly enhance detection and genetic characterization of pathogens in wildlife populations. This thesis comprises three parts that explore the use of molecular tools of varying complexity for addressing particular monitoring objectives, using bacterial pathogens of wild ungulates as examples. In Part 1, polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the herd-level infection status of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) in Canadian wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in the absence of successful bacterial culture, thereby providing important data for translocation decisions. In Part 2, pathogen transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface was examined using genotyping. The detection of multiple MAP genotypes in a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) population in an area of southwestern Alberta where beef cattle are grazed was an impetus to investigate whether strain sharing of MAP was occurring between these sympatric species. Finally, in Part 3, whole-genome sequencing was used to examine the diversity of the poorly characterized multi-host pathogen Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Initially prompted by an investigation into large-scale muskox (Ovibos moschatus wardi) mortalities in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago associated with E. rhusiopathiae, the population structure and genomic variability of this bacterium were determined, while accounting for homologous recombination. This provided a framework within which to investigate the diversity of E. rhusiopathiae in muskoxen, caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and moose (Alces alces), yielding important insights for delineating outbreaks and inferring transmission. In conclusion, this thesis clearly demonstrated the value of integrating molecular and genomic tools into wildlife health monitoring, including heightened pathogen detection, understanding multi-host diseases, and determining microbial diversity for interpreting outbreaks. Ultimately, as part of a multidisciplinary approach to studying wildlife health, these tools will greatly enhance our understanding of microbial diversity and epidemiology, and provide critical new knowledge to promote evidence-based wildlife conservation and management.

abstract: 12 months


identifier: lackner, S. L. (1998). Chronic illness and social support: Understanding interaction (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19732

format:
x, 282 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RA644.5 .L33 1998
Chronically ill--Social networks.
Social networks
Interpersonal relations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 270-279.


identifier: MacIntosh, A. J. (2002). Resource competition and intergroup encounters in Colobus vellerosus (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23143

format:
xi, 121 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 M295

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-120


identifier: O'Blenes, M. J. (1987). A Small gas turbine equipped with a second generation pulse combustor (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21334

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

subject:
TJ 778 O247 1987
Gas-turbines - Combustion
Combustion research

abstract: Bibliography: p. 121-124.


identifier: Lutterodt, A. T. (1975). Development and application of radioimmunoassay for vasopressin (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11266

subject:
QP 572 V3 L86 1975 Microfiche
Vasopressin
Radioimmunoassay

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-142.


identifier: Morrow, B. (2005). a process of loss: a written accompaniment to the thesis exhibition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2472

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 62-64
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Durieux, M. B. (2000). Recognizing compassionate family caregivers: meanings, journeys (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11247

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-148.


identifier: Gorecki, R. C. (1990). Geomorphology and sedimentology of the lower delta plain and subaqueous delta plain of the Athabasca River Delta, N.E. Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/409

format: xiii, 207 leaves : ill., + maps ; 30 cm.

subject: Geomorphology - Alberta - Athabasca River

subject: Sedimentation and deposition - Alberta - Athabasca River

subject: Deltas - Alberta - Athabasca River

abstract: Bibliography: p. 182-195.

abstract: The Athabasca lower delta plain and subaqueous delta plain (lower Athabasca Delta) are mainly a product of fluvial influence and a shallow receiving basin. The geomorphology of the lower Athabasca Delta reflects these conditions, and is characterized by bifurcating, low-sinuosity distributary channels, muddy interdistributary basins, distributary mouth bars and a gently sloping offshore profile. The major sandy bodies within the lower Athabasca Delta are the product of deposition within the distributary mouth bar, the crevasse-splay and the infilling distributary channel. Distributary mouth bars form thin (less than 4 m), lenticular bodies which tend to coalesce and produce a semi-continuous sandy sheet along the delta front. Crevasse-splays similarly form lenticular bodies of coarse material, however, they are smaller in scale than distributary mouth bars and tend not to merge laterally with each other. Distributary channel-fills tend to consist of very clean sands, and may exceed 5.5 m in thickness. They form a bifurcating to anastomosing network, and display a broad Ushaped cross-section which may be up to 600 m wide. Channel infilling occurs due to vertical aggradation as well as through the process of limited lateral accretion. Vertical aggradation is due to bedfonn migration along the channel thalweg, and produces a uniform sand sequence. Limited lateral accretion involves the process of step-wise bar formation, and occurs diagonally as opposed to strictly vertically or laterally. This style of infilling produces three types of vertical sequence: rhythmic sand, mud and heterolithic.


identifier: Rossi, S. L. (2006). L'interference lexicale dans l'acquisition d'une troisieme langue: effet langue seconde ou distance typologique? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/506

contributor:
Walker, Douglas
Archibald, John

format:
xi, 161 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 134-143
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Schenck, L. P. (2014). Clostridium difficile infection susceptibility is controlled by alterations to the gut microbiota before and after antibiotic exposure (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25337

contributor:
Beck, Paul
MacDonald, Justin

subject:
Microbiology
Immunology
clostridium
difficile
parabacteroides
distasonis
mouse vendor
microbiota
Gut Microbiota

abstract: Clostridium difficile (Cdif) infections (CDI) cause devastating diarrheal disease. Small clinical trials have generated excitement for the use of fecal microbial transplants as a therapeutic option; however, the exact components of the microbiota needed for protection against CDI have remained elusive. C57Bl/6 mice from two vendors, Jackson (JAX) and Charles River (CRV), were exposed to antibiotics before gavage with Cdif spores. JAX mice developed severe CDI as evidenced by weight loss, histological damage, and increased pro-inflammatory cytokines, whereas CRV mice were resistant to CDI.  There were significant differences in the gut microbiota between the mice, but CRV mice retained a high abundance of Parabacteroides after antibiotics.  Following cohousing, JAX mice had less severe CDI and CRV mice had more severe CDI. Transfer of P.  distasonis, a CRV commensal bacteria, was able to dampen effects of CDI in JAX mice.  This study may lead to more targeted bacteriotherapy for the treatment and prevention of CDI.

abstract: 2 years


identifier: Davis, R. (1993). Fire Hall No. 4: a place of recovery (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18406

title: Fire Hall No. 4: a place of recovery

format:
vi, 42 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 38.


identifier: Rusnack, T. A. (1977). Accreditation in Alberta education (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23207

title: Accreditation in Alberta education

format:
xiii, 220 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LA 418 A3 R88 1977 Microfiche
Accreditation (Education)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 190-198.


identifier: Fragoso Amaya, A. R. (2016). Improving Recovery of Liquids from Shales Through Gas Injection (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26492

contributor:
Aguilera, Roberto
Harding, Thomas
Lines, Laurence

subject:
Engineering--Petroleum
Shale Reservoirs
Improved Oil Recovery
Reservoir Simulation
Surface Facilities
Integrated Production Modelling
Gas Injection

abstract:
This thesis investigates the use of gas injection for improving liquids recoveries from oil and condensate containers in shale reservoirs. The objective is accomplished by building simulation models of a shale reservoir that contains gas, condensate and oil. In these shales, the gas container is at the bottom, the condensate container in the middle, and the oil container at the top of the structure.
Results show that liquids recoveries can be increased by injecting dry gas from the lower part of the structure and recycling gas from the condensate container. The reservoir model is coupled with wells and surface facilities models. This study demonstrates that the proper design of wellbore and surface installations is critical as they can also lead to significant improvements in liquid recoveries.
The effect of refracturing horizontal wells is also investigated. It is found that refracturing can yield the same incremental production obtained by infill drilling.


identifier: Johnston, C. L. (1971). Perceptions of the medical social worker's functions in the Calgary General Hospital (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18537

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

subject:
HV 687.5 C2 J63 1971
Medical social work
Social workers
Calgary General Hospital

abstract: Bibliography: p. 62-65.


identifier: Sennhauser, E. S. (1976). Neutralization rates and computed ion distributions in ammonia vapour (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23679

format:
xv, 134 leaves : ill. 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD 651 A45 S45 1976 Microfiche
Ammonia
Radiation chemistry
Ions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-130.


identifier: Mascher, S. L. (1994). Environmental impact assessment in Nunavut: meeting Inuit needs (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19232

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xi, 278 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: KF 5662 I6 M47 1994a

subject: Nunavit (N.W.T.)

subject: Inuit - Northwest Territories - Land tenure

subject: Environmental impact analysis - Northwest Territories - Cross-cultural studies

subject: Canada. Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

abstract: Bibliography: p. 266-278.

abstract:
The Nunavut Agreement includes development impact provisions to assess and monitor the impact of projects within the Nunavut Settlement Area. These provisions were included within the Agreement to provide Inuit with an effective role in the environmental decision making processes which directly affect them, to protect the ecosystem, and to protect traditional Inuit lifestyles, all in a more effective manner than federal legislation. This thesis argues that the Nunavut Agreement has achieved these goals, meeting or surpassing the protection which would otherwise have been afforded Inuit of Nunavut by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
A comparison of the Nunavut Agreement and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, and specifically the screening and review bodies created by the two instruments, the process triggers, the scope of assessment and the review process, provides the foundation for this argument.


identifier: Yin, H. (2010). Functional regulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3850

format:
xvii, 240 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 211-240
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Grant, T. L. (1983). Optimum design of an inverter system (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11668

title: Optimum design of an inverter system

format:
xiii, 121 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 2699 G72 1983
Electric inverters

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-115.


identifier: Ospalak, D. (1998). Pastoralism and the west: Re-use of the mill warehouse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12103

format:
iii, 31 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: NA747 .C3 O87 1998

subject: Architecture - Alberta - Calgary - Designs and plans

subject: Warehouses--Remodeling for other use--Alberta--Calgary

subject: Nature (Aesthetics)

subject: Architecture - Environmental aspects

subject: Buildings--Alberta--Calgary

subject: Calgary (Alta.)--Buildings, structures, etc.


identifier: Trejo Torres, F. J. (2019). Methodology of robot-assisted tool manipulation for virtual reality based dissection (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Methodology of Robot-Assisted Tool Manipulation for Virtual Reality Based Dissection

contributor:
Hu, Yaoping
Sesay, Abu B.
Westwick, David T.
Chan, Sonny
Liu, Peter J.

subject:
virtual reality
haptics
robot-assisted surgery
master-slave system
soft-tissue dissection
tool-tissue interaction forces
analytic model
surgical tool manipulation
pose match
Engineering--Biomedical
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Robotics

abstract: Robot-assisted (RA) surgery employs a master-slave system, in which a surgeon's hand manoeuvres the stylus of a hand controller (master) mapped at the operation site to indirectly manipulate a surgical tool attached to the end-effector of a robot (slave). Hence, RA surgery has two drawbacks. Firstly, the transfer of tool-tissue interaction forces to a surgeon is either absent or inaccurate. Secondly, RA surgery incorporates motion coupling (MC) and motion coupling plus orientation match (MC+OM) as indirect modes of tool manipulation, which disregard a pose (position and orientation) match (PM) between the mapped stylus and the tool. This may cause inadvertent tissue trauma during tasks like dissection, which spends ~35.0% of surgery time. Due to the potential of virtual reality (VR) based surgical training, this thesis presents a methodology to address the drawbacks on a VR simulator of soft-tissue dissection. The methodology comprises the formulations and evaluations of an analytic model that estimates dissection forces; and a PM algorithm. The simulator interfaced with the haptic device PHANToM Premium 1.5/6DOF (as a hand controller) to deliver the model forces, and incorporated the kinematics of the device and neuroArm (a neurosurgery robot) for the PM algorithm. The evaluation of the model for estimating dissection forces collected at the tool speeds of 0.10, 1.27, and 2.54 cm/s indicated a force estimation > 80.0%, a computation time < 1.0 ms (the device's update period), and a bandwidth < 30.0 Hz (the device's bandwidth). Moreover, the model lessened cognitive workload for dissections executed at 0.10 cm/s. The evaluation of the PM algorithm revealed a position match < 30.0 µm (the position resolution of the device and neuroArm), an orientation match < 10.0° (to minimize the surgeon's disorientation), and a computation time < 500.0 µs (a half of the device's update period). Additionally, the algorithm became useful to maintain an accurate tool speed and reduce tissue trauma for dissections performed at 0.10 cm/s. The outcomes imply the suitability of the methodology for VR-based RA dissection and their potential to suggest guidelines for VR-based RA dissection training.