identifier: MacSween, N. M. (2011). Experiences of an expatriate academic chair in an Emirati college: an autoethnographic journey in educational administration across cultures (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4690

format:
ix, 246 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 224-241

abstract: A few pages are in colour.

abstract:
My study is an autoethnographic exploration of the challenges of being an academic chair of a teacher training program in a women's college in the United Arab Emirates. By documenting and analyzing my experiences, as well as those of other Education chairs in the other five Education departments across the Higher College of Technology system, I have highlighted the complexities facing educational administrators working across cultures. Two theoretical frameworks have guided the study: Hofstede's (1986) FourDimension Culture Theory; and Tajfel and Turner's (1979) Social Identity Theory.
My study explores the many complex layers of experiences I have had at the college at the system level, the college level, the community level, and the classroom level. Because of these varied experiences, I have had the unique opportunity to observe the educational environment our students come from, what they learn throughout their four years of study, and the schools where they teach after graduation. These are the experiences I analyzed throughout my autoethnography. An understanding of who the students are is essential to an understanding of the cross-cultural challenges I and my colleagues experience in our role as program chair.
This study identifies the challenges educational administrators face when managing across cultures and identify elements in teaching and learning that are not easily transported across cultures. It also examines the cross-cultural strategies academic chairs and faculty members adopt to successfully deliver a quality academic program. This research will be of interest to academic chairs across the Middle East who may face similar experiences and can provide them opportunities for self reflection and development practice.


identifier: Dennis, J. J. (1995). Cell envelope proteins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14821

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xvi, 205 leaves ; 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:
QR 82 P78 D46 1995
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Protein binding
Iron proteins
Iron - Metabolism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 179-205.


identifier: Phan, T. H. (1994). Function discovery using data transformation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21850

format:
xii, 187 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 76.73 L225 P43 1994
LINUS (Computer program language)
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Data transmission systems

abstract: Bibliography: p. 182-187.


identifier: Golshahi, L. (2007). Experimental and modeling studies of granular filtration for airborne particles (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1171

contributor:
Tan, Z. Chao
Abedi, Jalal

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-143


identifier: Orisamolu, I. R. (1985). Response of discretized plates to parametric and non-parametric nonstationary random excitations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11148

subject:
TA 660 P6 O73 1986
Plates (Engineering) - Vibration
Vibration

abstract: Bibliography: p. 143-151.


identifier: Wilson, L. J. (2019). Shallow Groundwater Quality in Alberta (Canada) with a Focus on the Occurrence of Nitrate and Methane (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Mayer, Bernhard
Cey, Edwin E.
Ryan, M. Cathryn

subject:
hydrogeochemistry
redox
landowner wells
groundwater
Geochemistry

abstract: This study characterized the hydrogeochemistry and redox state of shallow groundwater (< 150 mbgs) in Alberta, with a focus on the occurrence of nitrate and methane. Chemical analyses of > 60,000 groundwater samples collected from landowner wells (part of the Alberta Health Services dataset) were interpreted revealing a dominance of geochemically evolved groundwater (56%, Na-HCO3) and overall highly reducing redox conditions (72%) favourable to denitrification. Redox conditions favourable to the formation and persistence of methane were found in 43% of all samples. Over 31% of the groundwater samples had detectable nitrate concentrations with 9.7% of these samples (3.1% of total samples) exceeding Health Canada’s health-based maximum acceptable concentration of 45 mg NO3/L. Additionally, it was observed that samples exceeded the Health Canada aesthetic objective for total dissolved solids, sodium, sulphate, and chloride in 79%, 61%, 9.4%, and 3.2% of samples, respectively


identifier: Yu, N. (2018). Tailoring Isothermal Redox Properties of Calcium-based Perovskites (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32710

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

contributor:
Mahinpey, Nader
Ponnurangam, Sathish
De La Hoz Siegler, H.

subject:
perovskite
redox cycles
Chemical-Looping Combustion
Energy
Engineering--Environmental
Materials Science

abstract: Perovskite structured (ABO3) redox materials are highly attractive for the advancement of a variety of sustainable processes such as Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC), thermochemical fuel production, etc. Apart from the state-of-the-art materials that require extreme synthesis and reaction conditions such as high temperature, simple perovskites that can operate at comparatively lower temperatures and are carbon resistant are strongly desired. This challenge was undertaken in the present thesis, and for this purpose, CaMnO3 and its Fe substituted analogues were chosen. Isothermal redox properties of this material were investigated at various selected temperatures from 600°C to 900°C, demonstrating up to 15 cycles of consistent oxygen release/uptake capacity, with no noticeable amount of carbon deposition under any conditions used in the present study. Structural and compositional variations were monitored at different stages using SEM, EDS and wide angle XRD.


identifier: Becker, N. E. (2011). The measurement of lung tumour motion using cone-beam computed tomography (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3962

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 110-130.
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Wilkins, J. R. (2008). Prepared core reduction strategies at Kudo Koppie and the modern human behaviour debate (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2037

format:
xiii, 215 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 167-182

abstract: The aim of this thesis is to describe the prepared core reduction strategies employed at Kudu Koppie, a stratified terminal Earlier Stone age/Sangoan and MSA archaeological site located in the Limpopo region of northern South Africa, and relate lithic reduction to the variables ohime and raw material. A technological analysis of the prepared cores and endproducts of Kudu Koppie suggests that both the Sangoan and MSA toolmakers employed the Levallois Volumetric Concept, but often exploited a nodule' s natural convexities and form. The MSA toolmakers used a greater variety of prepared core methods and more intensely exploited cryptocrystalline nodules, the scarcity of which may have resulted in a more "formalized" application of the Levallois Volumetric Concept. These observations are considered in light of their cognitive and economic implications, and within the context of the behavioural modernity debate.


identifier: Omusi, D. (2019). Optimal Energy Management of a SAGD Microgrid Participating in a Volatile Electricity Market (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Trifkovic, Milana
Shor, Roman J.
De La Hoz Siegler, H.
Nowicki, Edwin Peter

subject:
Microgrid
Optimization
Electricity Market
SAGD
Forecast
Bayesian DLM
Engineering--Chemical

abstract: This study proposes the formulation of an energy management system (EMS) for the optimal scheduling and economic dispatch of a microgrid system incorporating distributed sources of energy generation as well as energy storage. A microgrid located on an Alberta SAGD facility, comprising a waste heat-to-electricity Rankine cycle, gas turbine and energy storage system is considered. An alternate scenario in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland market is also considered. The EMS maximizes the net present value (NPV) by utilizing a dynamic real-time optimization (D-RTO) approach. The optimization is discretized into a moving horizon that is updated and solved at each time step. The updates are provided by an EMS forecaster using Bayesian DLM and timeseries ARIMA forecast models. The DLM has the ability to incorporate several exogenous inputs with resultant improvements: accuracies of up to 85% are achieved. The EMS provides optimal economic dispatch for generation and storage units within the energy mix. The microgrid energy management problem is solved for a total simulation time of 1 year, and the system optimal policy is assessed on the basis of its NPV at the end of this period.


identifier: Frolkis, A. (2016). Evolution of Surgery Risk in Crohn's Disease (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26008

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Kaplan, Gilaad
Jette, Nathalie
deBruyn, Jennifer

subject:
Medicine and Surgery
Public Health
Crohn's disease
Epidemiology
Surgery

abstract: While many individuals with Crohn’s disease require surgery for management, the risks of surgery are not well characterized in population-based studies. Advances in medical management may have influenced the risk of surgery over time. However, studies have not adequately evaluated the effect of smoking on temporal trends in surgery risk for Crohn’s disease. A mixed methodology approach was used to: 1) describe the morbidity and mortality associated with surgery in Crohn’s disease; 2) summarize the risk of first and second surgery in Crohn’s disease; 3) evaluate whether the risk of surgery has changed over time; and 4) assess whether smoking has influenced the risk of surgery in Crohn’s disease. In Alberta, postoperative morbidity (25%) and mortality (1.2%) was high for Crohn’s disease. A systematic review and meta-analysis found that the estimated pooled risk of surgery 10 years after the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease was 46.6% (95% Confidence Interval [CI] 37.7%-57.7%); however, the risk of first surgery in Crohn’s disease was significantly decreasing over time (meta-regression p- value<0.01). Another systematic review and meta-analysis identified that 10 years following the first surgery the estimated pooled risk of a second surgery was 35% (95% CI 31.8%-38.6%) and this risk was also decreasing over time (Cochran Q for subgroup comparison p-value<0.01). Finally, a nationally representative cohort showed that from 1996 to 2009 the risk of first surgery decreased significantly and the proportion of incident Crohn’s disease patients who have never smoked significantly increased annually by an estimated 3% (Risk Ratio [RR] 1.03; 95% CI 1.02-1.04). Furthermore, in older adults (>40 years at diagnosis) smoking was associated with twice the risk of surgery compared to those who did not smoke. The results of this dissertation demonstrate that surgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Reassuringly, the risk of surgery is decreasing over time. In part, this decrease may be explained by fewer Crohn’s disease patients who are smokers at diagnosis. Thus, public health initiatives that reduce the prevalence of smoking in the general population may reduce the burden of Crohn’s disease.


identifier: Shibata, H. (2007). Sustainable product design for people with disabilities in developing countries (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1553

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
ix, 192 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 191
Some pages are in colour.
Includes oversized pages.
Approval page is missing.


identifier: Gerrard, C. A. (1999). Dugong-watching tourism and encounter response of the dugong (Dugong dugon) in Shark Bay, western Australia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23002

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

subject: QL 737 S62 G47 1999

subject: Wildlife conservation - Australia - Shark Bay

subject: Ecotourism - Australia - Shark Bay

subject: Australia - Western Australia - Ecotourism

subject: Australia - Western Australia - Wildlife conservation

subject: Dugong - Australia - Shark Bay

subject: Tourism - Australia - Shark Bay - Management

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 65-70
UARC


identifier: Jepp, P. E. (2007). Using multi agent systems for illustrative rendering of implicit surfaces (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1394

format:
xiii, 201 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 190-201


identifier: Chrusch, G. A. (1975). Communijudicare in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19053

title: Communijudicare in Alberta

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

subject:
Legal assistance to the poor
Legal aid societies
Legal Aid Society (Alberta)
Legal services - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-120.


identifier: Apentiik, R. (1997). Bulsa technologies and systems of thought (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15759

format:
xii, 321 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
DT510.43 B85 A64 1997
Bulsa (African people)
Industry - Social aspects
Ghana - Social life and customs

abstract: Bibliography: p. 264-284.


identifier: Lapointe, T. K. (2010). The effect of helicobacter pylori and proinflammatory mediators on gastrointestinal epithelia (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3596

format:
xiii, 174 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 145-173
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Hashemian Harandi, R. (2011). Revisiting web server performance and scalability (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4570

format:
ix, 125 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-125


identifier: Mousaei, M. (2021). Mapping Ligand Binding Sites in hERG1 Channel with Biomolecular Simulations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Noskov, Sergei Yu
Duff, Henry J.
Tieleman, Dirk Peter

subject: Biology Biophysics Biochemistry

abstract: The human ether-a-go-go related gene 1 (hERG1) K+ ion channel generates the rapid delayed rectifier potassium current, or IKr, which is essential for the normal repolarization phase in the ventricular action potential. The drug-induced blockade of the channel is a frequent side effect of various classes of drugs which can cause QT interval prolongation. The consequent cardiac arrhythmia, known as acquired long QT syndrome, has led to the withdrawal of several approved drugs and a mandatory preclinical stage safety assessment for hERG1 blockade. However, cardiotoxicity detection due to the hERG1 blockade remains a challenging task because of the variability of the methodologies employed. In vitro studies are costly, labor-intensive, and technically demanding. Recent development of various in-silico predictive tools has paved the way for a cost-effective cardiotoxicity determination. The availability of the cryo-EM structure of hERG1 at a 3.8 Å resolution provides a unique opportunity for the application of rapidly evolving fragment-based approaches for mapping of potential drug binding sites in hERG1 and rapid assessment of drug blockade. In this thesis, first, we used free energy sampling methods to establish a connection between the cryo-EM structure of the hERG1 channel and its functionality. Furthermore, using the hERG1 cryo-EM structure, we studied the putative druggable binding pockets of hERG1 with the site identification by ligand competitive saturation (SILCS) simulation method. The generated affinity maps from SILCS account for protein flexibility, solutes desolvation effects, and protein-fragments interaction. Using SILCS, we mapped the binding sites of the hERG1 channel including the intracellular cavity, lipid phasing domains, and voltage sensor domains. Our SILCS- Hotspots model showed the existence of two distinct regions inside the IC in agreement with the previously proposed “deep” and “shallow” binding pockets in this region. Finally, using the optimized SILCS Monte-Carlo, SILCS-based docking method, we designed a protocol for rapid prediction of the ligands binding affinity to hERG1. The outcome of this research will be used for rapid and cost-effective computer-aided drug design.


identifier: Pearce, H. (2011). Creating or conforming: Ontario college students' experiences with creativity (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4547

format:
x, 253 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 237-253

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


identifier: Wilson, D. (2008). Infirmary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2164

title: Infirmary

format:
50 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 48-50
some pages are in colour


identifier: Cosgrove, S. (1990). Metropolitan agriculture in Victoria, British Columbia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13910

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-120.


identifier: Willox, J. H. (1971). Calculus: a genetic approach : a study of the implications of the approach for the historian (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18042

format:
vi, 108 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 303 W54 1971
Calculus - History

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-108.


identifier: Chia, K. G. (1992). An alternative to direct sequence spread spectrum multiple access system using optimized waveshaping (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20742

format:
xviii, 119 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 5103.7 C55 1992
Code division multiple access
Spread spectrum communications
Digital communications

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-108.


identifier: Angen, M. J. (1999). An interpretive inquiry into the paradox of living well with a life-threatening cancer diagnosis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22984

format:
xi ; 252 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: RC262 .A54 1999

subject: Additional copy: 370 EDC 1999 ANG in the Doucette Education Library

subject: Cancer - Psychological aspects

subject: Cancer - Patients - Alberta - Calgary - Case studies

subject: Health attitudes

subject: Quality of life

subject: Self-perception

abstract: Bibliography: p. 211-230


identifier: Paulson, J. (2001). An empirical study on the growth of open source and commercial software products (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10861

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 P384

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-100.


identifier: Radulescu, M. (2011). A study of critical vibrations to fox-thread machining (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4301

format:
x, 59 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 55
Many pages are in colour.


identifier: Zemp, F. J. (2013). Myxoma Virus Therapy of Malignant Gliomas in Murine Syngeneic Models: Translating Barriers to Therapy (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27049

contributor:
Forsyth, Peter
Yong, V. Wee

subject:
Virology
Immunology
Oncology
Oncolytic virus
glioma
Mouse models

abstract:
High grade glioma has an almost universally fatal outcome. Failure of current treatment modalities has prompted the investigation into non-traditional therapies. Oncolytic virus therapy entails the use of replication competent viruses that selectively infect, replicate and kill cancer cells. This multi-modal therapy can function to directly kill cancer cells, stimulate anti-tumour immune responses, and be engineered to express additional anti-tumour activities. Despite promising preclinical studies in xenograft models, clinical trials have demonstrated no overwhelming treatment responses.  Interestingly, syngeneic glioma models have shown results more typical of what was seen in the clinic.

This study was undertaken to identify the potential immune-effectors mediating Myxoma virus (MYXV) clearance in immunocompetent mouse models. MYXV is a rabbit-specific poxvirus that has oncolytic properties in cancer cell lines, having previously been shown to ‘cure’ human xenograft models. We found that syngeneic murine glioma lines derived from Nf1+/-Trp53+/- mice formed aggressive, gliosarcoma-like tumours in the brains of C57Bl/6 mice, but MYXV administration resulted in a very transient infection and no treatment efficacy. Further, a new syngeneic glioma model was created through culturing spontaneous gliomas from these mice as neurospheres. These lines displayed stem cell markers and produce highly invasive gliomas when grafted into the brains of immunocompetent C57Bl/6 mice.

We hypothesized that Type-I interferon (IFNα/β), could be playing a role in this resistance. However, it was found that MYXV treatment did not elicit an IFNα/β response in these glioma lines in vitro or in vivo. Further, engineered ablation of IFNα/β signalling in the glioma in vivo had no change in treatment outcome.

Immunophenotyping the glioma microenvironment found these gliomas were heavily infiltrated with microglia and macrophages, just as has been shown in human patients. Ablation of tumour-resident macrophages, not treatment-recruited macrophages, resulted in a significant increase in viral infection in the tumours that resulted in a mild survival advantage; however, the virus was still rapidly cleared in these animals.  NK and T cell populations were also recruited to the tumour. Interestingly, ablation of both these populations, but not either one alone, resulted in a robust, durable infection in the tumour that resulted in survival benefit.


identifier: O'Keefe, C. J. (1990). An Assessment of toxic waste control policy in Alberta and Ontario: the PCB example (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20802

format:
xviii, 307 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: T 55.3 H3 O53 1990

subject: Hazardous wastes - Law and legislation - Alberta

subject: Hazardous wastes - Law and legislation - Ontario

subject: Polychlorinated biphenyls

abstract: Bibliography: p. 284-307.


identifier: Steiner, I. (2008). A fault-tolerant modulus replication complex fir filter (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1620

format:
xiii, 352 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-90


identifier: Pearlman, E. L. (2011). I move in decades (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4546

title: I move in decades

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 91-96
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Jimenez, R. P. (2009). Synthesis and electronic tuning of a diverse family of thiophene derivatives (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2709

format:
xv, 219 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 213-219


identifier: Du, S. Y. (2020).  Formaldehyde-MEA Triazine Based Hydrogen Sulfide Scavenger Behavior Study and Applications in the Oil and Gas Industry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Chen, Zhangxing
Song, Hua
Sumon, Kazi Z.

subject:
Triazine
Hydrogen sulfide scavenger
Formaldehyde
Monoethanolamine
Oil and Gas
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an environmentally hazardous, corrosive and toxic gas in oil and gas productions. It must be removed to meet the pre-determined specification. There are many chemicals being used in the gas sweetening process. Formaldehyde-MEA Triazine is one of the common H2S scavengers in use. The objective of this research was to review different chemistries and field applications applicable as H2S scavengers in oil and gas, understand the Formaldehyde-MEA Triazine’s properties and behaviors in the sweetening process, and determine technical achievements on custom-made finished blends for successful field applications. The Formaldehyde-MEA Triazine is synthesized by the reaction of formaldehyde and monoethanolamine (MEA). Triazine, water, free formaldehyde or free MEA are fundamental components. Each ingredient has its unique function in process scavenging H2S. There are three steps for triazine’s chemical reaction absorbing H2S. Free formaldehyde can boost the capacity and breakthrough efficiency. However, it makes triazine degradation for shorter shelf life as well. A sufficient water amount, minimum 40% more than triazine, is a must to avoid pre-mature breakthrough in bubble tower uses. Triazine based H2S scavengers are custom made blends for field use. Besides the Formaldehyde-MEA Triazine, other factors such as the solvent package, other additives, plant synthesis, low temperature operation, spent solids treatment, sour liquid sweetening and capacity monitoring are all important considerations for successful H2S sweetening applications in the western Canadian oil and gas industry.


identifier: Shrestha, P. (1998). Steady flow in steep open channel systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19580

format:
xiii, 206 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TC175 .S57 1998
Hydraulic engineering
Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
Irrigation engineering

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-127


identifier: Gunasekara, L. C. (2008). The effects of cholesterol on the structure and function of exogenous pulmonary surfactant and on surfactant inhibition (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2273

format:
xv, 242 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 179-231


identifier: Sawilla, R. (2004). Fast ideal arithmetic in quadratic fields (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24587

contributor:
Williams, Hugh C.
Jacobson, Michael John

format:
xiv, 139 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 122-128
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Yu, D. (2020). Labour Investment: A Managers’ Decision-Making Perspective (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary

contributor:
Anderson, Mark
Warsame, Hussein A.
Herremans, Irene M.
Mashruwala, Raj
Lehar, Alfred
Muslu, Volkan

subject:
Accounting
Business Administration--Management

abstract: My dissertation consists of three studies that investigate factors that affect management’s labour investment decisions and how management of labour influences firm performance. In my first study, I examine how firms adjust their labour in response to business downturns and how different labour adjustment practices influence firms’ financial performance. I classify firms into two groups: those with more stable labour adjustment strategies (most sticky in labour) and those with more flexible labour adjustment strategies (least sticky in labour). I find that companies with more flexible labour adjustment strategies outperform relative to companies with more stable labour adjustment strategies in terms of return on assets. Using DuPont analysis, I find that underperformance of stable companies is due to lower efficiency (asset turnover) and the superior performance of flexible firms is due to higher efficiency. However, stable firms achieve higher profit margin than flexible firms, consistent with the resource-based view of human capital. In my second study, I investigate whether higher ability managers achieve better performance outcomes through labour investment. I document that deviations from expected net hiring are, on average, smaller for higher ability managers. In this regard, I find that higher ability managers avoid both over-investment and under-investment in labour. I also find that managerial ability mitigates the negative effects of deviations from expected hiring on future firm performance. This latter result holds whether deviations from expected hiring are positive or negative. In my third study, I investigate how companies adjust their employment in recessions with a focus on credit constraints. Controlling for firm productivity, I find an inverted U-shaped relationship between leverage and labour growth rate. This suggests that debt accommodates labour growth up to a certain point, but adding additional debt after that point imposes financial constraints on firms’ ability to effectively manage labour growth – these firms may be forced to grow labour less or reduce labour more than the optimal amount. In addition, recession enlarges the negative impact of financial constraints on labour growth rate. Findings of my thesis studies contribute to management decision-making regarding labour adjustment in response to business cycles.


identifier: Garrett, J. D. (2014). Average Dielectric Property Analysis of Non-Uniform Structures: Tissue Phantom Development, Ultra-Wideband Transmission Measurements, and Signal Processing Techniques (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25086

subject:
Engineering--Biomedical
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Dielectric Materials
Dielectric Measurements
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Imaging

abstract:
A new technique to analyze the average dielectric properties of complex structures has been developed. This technique uses microwave transmission measurements to estimate the complex permittivity of the object-under-test over a range of frequencies. First, time-gating is used to reduce multipath. Second, the antenna response is deconvolved from the measured data. Finally, with the object-under-test's response isolated, the average properties are estimated.

To test and validate this work, dielectric materials with properties representing biological tissues and robust mechanical properties were developed. Reconfigurable tissue phantoms were created from combinations of these materials. In addition to testing the average property algorithms, these phantoms are well suited to testing a variety of microwave imaging methods.

Complex breast phantoms were used to test the average dielectric property estimation technique, and accurate results were found. This technique was then applied to measurements of human breast tissue, and reasonable properties were estimated.


identifier: Nalder, M. C. (2001). The rock our fathers planted: a written accompaniment to the thesis exhibition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17346

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 N356

abstract: Bibliography: p. 50-51.


identifier: Harms, D. C. (1991). Alternative configurations of invention: process, disruption, and play (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24383

format:
x, 320 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Written communication
Invention (Rhetoric)
Deconstruction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 292-320.


identifier: Minor, D. M. (2016). Characterization of Human Airway Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition upon Rhinovirus Infection (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25276

contributor:
Proud, David
Giembycz, Mark
Kelly, Margaret

subject:
Biophysics--Medical
Epithelial cells
Human rhinovirus
epithelial to mesenchymal transition

abstract: Human rhinovirus (HRV)-induced wheezing illnesses in early life are a major risk factor for subsequent asthma development, and may contribute to induction and progression of airway remodeling (AR) seen in the airways of asthmatic subjects. Thickening of the lamina reticularis is a component of AR that is due to increased deposition of matrix proteins by mesenchymal cells that are increased in asthmatic airways, although the origin(s) of these cells are unclear. We have shown that two different strains of HRV, alone and in the presence of transforming growth factor-β1, caused phenotypic changes in epithelial cells consistent with the process of epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Viral replication was not essential for phenotypic changes, which appear to be mediated, in part, via activation of mitogen activated protein kinase pathways, and via induction of the transcription factor, SLUG. These data support a role for HRV in the development and progression of AR.


identifier: Melin, A. D. (2006). Effects of colour vision phenotype on insect foraging and niche preference in cebus capucinus (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/405

format:
xii, 133 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-130


identifier: Noori, K. A. (2011). Transvaluation of architecture: a perspective on performative value in architecture (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4268

format:
xviii, 104 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-104

abstract: Signature page missing.

abstract: Human values are the foundation upon which life ' various decisions and beliefs stand on. Architecture is a discipline that highly depends on de ign decision makings and evaluation for various alternatives. Consequently, value and evaluation constitutes important roles in architecture discourse. This research builds on the views that acknowledge the significant of value and evaluation in architecture. For this purpose, this research first provides a general overview to the discussion and interpretations of human values in general and specifically across different fields like philosophy, economic, science, and others. This discussion is then followed by a detailed examining of the state of value in architecture. In doing so, this research reveals the connection between values and architecture and identifies different types of design value that drive architecture. The relation between changes in architecture and changes in design value, discussed in this research, highlights the role of design values in shaping architecture. In recognizing the vast influence of values and changes in values on architecture, this research examines a concept from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzche, called transvaluation of all values, in architecture. In addition to providing a discussion about the notion of transvaluation concept and Nietzsche's transvaluation toward life-affirming value , this research provides argument that embrace the importance of transvaluation theme in architecture. The final section of this research examines the projection of transvaluation and transvaluation toward life affirming values in contemporary architecture. In examining the state of contemporary architecture and its challenges, this research identifies performativity as a life-affirming value that contemporary architecture needs to use a a ground when transvaluating all its new emerging and traditional design values.


identifier: Suissa, Y. (2007). The effects of channels of communication on virtual learning groups' performance (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1306

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-82


identifier: Olchowy, B. M. (1996). The three-dimensional geometry of the triangle zone in the Jumpingpound Creek area, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20079

format: viii, 69 leaves : ill. + 4 folded maps ; 30 cm.

subject: QE 606.5 A43 O53 1995

subject: Geology, Structural - Alberta - Jumpingpound Creek

subject: Faults (Geology) - Alberta - Jumpingpound Creek

abstract: Bibliography: p. 66-69.


identifier: Ward, M. S. (1992). Federal support for First Nations post-secondary education: policy revision, 1987-1989 (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12857

format:
xiv, 453 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: E 96.2 W37 1992

subject: Indians of North America - Canada - Education (Higher)

subject: Indians of North America - Canada - Government relations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 385-401.


identifier: Klukas, R. W. (1993). Angle of arrival estimation in the outdoor radio environment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18603

format:
xvii, 134 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 6570 M6 K58 1993
Mobile communication systems
Cellular radio
Triangulation
Spread spectrum communications

abstract: Bibliography: p. 129-134.


identifier: Villalobos, V. M. (1983). The Early events associated with organogenesis in cultured Radiata pine cotyledons (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22137

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

subject:
QK 665 V54 1985
Plant morphogenesis
Plants - Development
Pinus radiata

abstract: Bibliography: p. 151-157.


identifier: Le, L. T. (1995). The Canada-United States Joint Commission: possible lessons for an institutional mechanism in the lower Mekong River basin (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18079

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xiv, 252 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: K 3499 M4 L44 1994a

subject: Additional Copy: K 3499 M4 L44 1994

subject: Mekong River watershed

subject: Mekong River - Water rights

subject: Water resources development - Mekong River watershed

subject: International Joint Commission

subject: Mekong River Commission

subject: Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin

abstract: Bibliography: p. 234-252.


identifier: Paul, P. P. (2016). Multimodal Cancelable Biometric System (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27029

title: Multimodal Cancelable Biometric System

contributor:
Gavrilova, Marina
Elhajj, Reda
Wang, Yingxu
Yanushkevich, Svetlana
Howard, Newton

subject:
Computer Science
Cancelable Feature Fusion
Cancelable Binary Pattern
Cancelable Biometrics
Biometric Template Protection
Multimodal Biometric System

abstract: Cyberattacks against individuals and organizations are increasing at alarming rates all over the world. Traditional password, pin, smart id, and tokens based systems are insufficient to provide reliable authentication.  Biometric authentication is now widely used in both physical and virtual worlds. Unfortunately, even the well-established biometric systems are suffering from vulnerabilities, with the most crucial components being biometric templates that store user biometric data. If the biometric of a user is compromised, the identity and privacy of an individual are compromised as well, since it is impossible to revoke or reissue the biometric template. Therefore, secure and revocable biometric template generation algorithms are required to ensure biometric system integrity and user privacy. In this thesis, biometric template generation algorithm for multimodal biometric system is presented. To achieve the template protection for the multimodal biometric verification system, new methods for feature level fusion and feature extraction are proposed, called Cancelable Feature Fusion (CFF) and Cancelable Binary Pattern (CBP), respectively. CFF combines multiple biometric traits using random indexes so that for every fusion it generates a new fused template. Developed 2-Fold Cross-Folding (2-CF) and Generalized Cross-Folding (G-CF) are new algorithms for cancelable feature fusion, which utilize random indexes to combine multiple biometric traits. Another developed method is CBP, a biometric feature extraction algorithm that can generate a new set of features from a single sample as needed. For after matching fusion, Social Network Analysis (SNA) based score fusion is proposed to achieve better verification accuracy. In this thesis, traditional feature fusion and feature extraction algorithms are replaced with CFF and CBP respectively to support the template protection. For the validation of the methodologies, genuine, stolen and fake key scenarios are analyzed using several sets of virtual multimodal biometric databases of face, ear, and signature. Experimental results show that proposed Multimodal Cancelable Biometric System (MCBioS) architectures can achieve 0% Equal Error Rate (EER) and a higher template integrity.


identifier: Sinclair, N. (2010). Broadband quantum interface using a thulium-doped waveguide (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3606

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 102-110
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: MacKenzie, H. K. (2009). Ooh! Aah! Do 12-month-olds privilege words in an associative learning task? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3153

contributor:
Graham, Susan
Curtin, Suzanne

format:
vi, 40 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 34-36
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Mouldey, S. E. (1994). Managing for safe drinking water: a review of drinking water management in Alberta with specific reference to Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23279

format:
xiv, 269 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TD 227 A3 M68 1994

subject: Drinking water - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Water quality management - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Water - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Water - Purification - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 203-215.


identifier: Robinson, S. A. (1987). Job performance of community health workers in Colombia (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24205

format:
xi, 211 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
R 729.5 H4 R63 1987
Health care teams - Colombia
Medical personnel - Colombia
Community health services - Colombia

abstract: Bibliography: p. 179-186.


identifier: Loken, M. K. (1968). Effects of imperial preference on Canadian trade patterns (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15685

format:
vi, 78 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HF 1479 L63 1968 Microfilm

subject: Canada - Foreign economic relations

subject: Canada - Commercial policy

subject: Great Britain - Colonies - Economic history

abstract: Bibliography: p. 71-74.


identifier: Walker, D. E. (2005). Learning to be a social worker: from the voices of students, a grounded theory study of the processes that shape learning (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12531

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 191 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 170-184


identifier: Joscelyn, T. E. (1998). Reconciliation and other post-conflict behavior in captive Drill and Mona monkeys (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12280

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

subject:
QL758.7 .J67 1997
Reconciliation in animals
Social behaviour in animals
Primates--Behaviour

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-85


identifier: Ferrier, R. J. (1975). Striate cortex lesions and spatial vision (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16034

format:
x, 109 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 475 F46 1975 Microfiche
Vision
Psychology, Physiological

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-109.


identifier: Ince, P. D. (2013). Drivers and Barriers to the Development of Renewable Energy Industries in the Caribbean (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25750

subject: Energy Caribbean Energy renewable Policy Strategy

abstract:
My research focused on determining the reasons for the lack of renewable energy development in the Caribbean.The research method consisted of mainly a qualitative case study as well as a quantitative survey.  The results suggest that the main factors affecting development of technology are the level of entrepreneurship, impact of international agencies, influence of individual champions, formal and informal institutions.

A questionnaire was developed to explore whether generalisations could be made over the 36 political jurisdictions that were included in the study. Multiple linear regression models and a correlation analysis were run that led me to speculate that there may be a link between level of entrepreneurship, influence of champions, informal institutions and intentions of a political jurisdiction to develop renewable energy projects as indicated in previous literature (Russo 2003, Espinoza and Vredenburg 2010 a and 2010b, Westley and Vredenburg, 1997).


identifier: Switzer, A. (2014). Vascular Reactivity by Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Functional MRI in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Comparison with Alzheimer's Disease and Assessment of Longitudinal Change (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28634

contributor:
Smith, Eric
Goodyear, Bradley

subject:
Neuroscience
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Alzheimer's Disease
Functional MRI
Blood Oxygen Level Dependent
Longitudinal

abstract: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) refers to the deposition of Abeta (Aβ) peptides in the brains small blood vessels leading to hemorrhagic stroke and cognitive impairment. Aβ is toxic to smooth muscle cells and impairs blood flow regulation. Reduced blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal amplitude in response to a visual fMRI task has recently been implicated as a surrogate marker for impaired vascular reactivity in CAA. There have been no studies investigating how the BOLD amplitude changes in other Aβ diseases that present with CAA (Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI)), or how it changes over time in CAA. BOLD amplitudes were lowest in CAA compared to controls but were not lower in MCI or AD. BOLD amplitudes decreased over 1-year in CAA but not in controls. These results provide more evidence for the use of BOLD amplitudes as a measure of impaired vascular reactivity in CAA.


identifier: Yu, L. (2008). Scheduling and control of one of a king production (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2217

contributor:
Tu, Yiliu (Paul)
Xue, Deyi

format:
xii, 125 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 118-125


identifier: Taylor, G. J. (1981). Acid precipitation: a possible consequence of developing the Athabasca oil sands (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21224

format:
xi, 257 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TD 196 A25 T39 1985

subject: Acid rain - Environmental aspects - Alberta - Athabasca region

subject: Acid precipitation (Meteorology) - Environmental aspects - Alberta - Athabasca region

subject: Oil sands industry - Alberta

subject: Plants, Effect of acid precipitation on - Alberta - Athabasca region

abstract: Bibliography: p. 235-257.


identifier: Ali Khater, A. A. E. A. (2019). Experimental and numerical study of temperature-actuated droplets within microfluidics (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Mohamad, Abdulmajeed Abd
Sanati-Nezhad, Amir
Ren, Carolyn L.
Azaiez, Jalel
Johansen, Craig T.
Benneker, Anne M.

subject: Droplet generation - Water-in-oil emulsion - Agar-in-oil emulsion - Heat transfer - Non-Newtonian fluids - Agarose droplets - Multi-phase flow -  Droplet manipulation -  Flow-focusing -

subject: Education--Physical

subject: Biophysics

subject: Biochemistry

subject: Chemistry--Polymer

subject: Fluid and Plasma

subject: Energy

abstract: Droplet microfluidics (DM), which involves the production of nano-/micro- droplets and particles using immiscible phases, reveals an impressive evolutionary trend that have been widely used to establish highly sensitive, robust, and flexible multitasking microsystems. Droplets generated by DM systems can operate thousands of parallel reactions without increasing device size or complexity which facilities the possibility of developing miniaturized fully integrated high‐throughput screening devices. The high surface-to-volume ratio offered by micro-drops ensures the rapid heat and mass transfer and makes thermal stimulation a powerful actuation technique to perform exquisite transporting, mixing, melting, and changing the volume formed droplets. The work aims to numerically and experimentally analyze the droplet generation and behavior when heat is applied to a flow-focusing microstructure under variable flow conditions. The study focused on two main topics; (1) Studying the effect of temperature variation on the behavior water droplets emulsified in mineral oil when heat is applied to the downstream channel. (2) Examining at 37C the size and generation regimes of agarose droplet dispersed in mineral oil. The study had several parts: designing and manufacturing a microchannel network to allow experimental investigation of the characteristics of the droplets, heater calibration and location determination to best fit the selected applications, and applying numerical simulations to understand the hydrodynamics and physics controlling the droplets. Results obtained from temperature alteration of water-in-oil micro-dispersions indicate that the temperature has a dominant effect on the size and the local stability of the droplets in the micro-channels. While, the results observed from exploring the formation of agar-in-oil emulsion demonstrate the significance of capillary number Ca and fluids flow rate ratios �� on the droplet size and the transformation from squeezing into dripping or jetting regimes. The findings of this work assist the future works of performance optimization of on-chip DNA amplification devices and encapsulating bacteria and live cells in agarose droplets for drug delivery applications.


identifier: Samolczyk, M. (2011). Latest Pleistocene and Holocene glacier fluctuations in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23187

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-137

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

abstract: Includes copy of electronic thesis permission.  Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Arteaga Lango, J. F. (2020). On Battery Energy Storage Systems as Transmission Assets in Modern Power Grids (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Zareipour, Hamidreza
Pahlevani, Majid
Venkatesh, Bala
Knight, A. M.
Ware, Antony Frank

subject:
Energy Storage
Electricity Markets
Energy
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

abstract: The electrical power industry has experienced a transition toward clean, sustainable generation. Increased percentages of non-dispatchable variable generation have a negative impact on grid stability and reliability. Energy storage is a natural fit to address this problem since it increases dispatchability on variable generation and it could be used to provide several services to the system. To further deploy grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs), economic feasibility must be achieved.  This thesis is focused on the large-scale integration of BESSs to the grid by providing optimization models that could help build a business case for BESSs in competitive electricity markets. First, a review of the working principles of a lithium-ion battery is provided and the desired characteristics on the chemistries for grid-scale applications are discussed. Also, the commercially available cathode - anode combinations are compared and ranked by their suitability for grid-scale applications. Then, an optimal market participation model is developed for a BESS that participates in multiple market segments. The proposed model enables the BESS to split it available capacity between multiple products and to be able to arbitrage its available energy between markets. To further increase the economic feasibility of BESSs along with the value they provide to the grid, I investigate the financial gains and risks of stacking market revenues with transmission services revenues for a stand alone merchant energy storage facility. For this study, two cases are analysed. A monetizing strategy for an existing BESS that is offered the possibility of adding transmission services to its market operation. And, an optimal sizing model for the planning of a new BESS that pretends to stack both sources of revenue. Simulations are conducted with real market data to show the validity of the models and to quantify to what extent the addition of more sources of revenue could help improve BESS's business case; thus, their widespread integration to power systems.


identifier: Bauce, L. G. (1977). Synthesis and interpretation of the biological activity of pyroglutamyl analogs of thyroliberin (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11196

subject:
QD 431 B38 1977 Microfiche
Peptide synthesis
Thyroliberin
Thyrotropin releasing factor

abstract: Bibliography: p. 78-94.


identifier: Sessarego, M. (2013). A Hybrid Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for Wind-Turbine Blade Optimization (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24761

contributor:
Rival, David Emory
Wood, David Howe
Dixon, Kristian Robert

subject:
Engineering--Mechanical
wind-turbine blade design
Multi-Objective Optimization
evolutionary algorithms

abstract: A concurrent-hybrid non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (hybrid NSGA-II) has been developed and applied to the simultaneous optimization of the annual energy production, flapwise root-bending moment and mass of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) 5MW wind-turbine blade. To estimate the aerodynamic and structural performance, blade element momentum (BEM) and beam models were developed and validated. By hybridizing a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA) with gradient-based local search, it is believed that the optimal set of blade designs could be achieved at lower computational cost than for a conventional MOEA. To compare the rate of convergence between the hybrid and non-hybrid NSGA-II on the NREL 5MW blade optimization, a computationally intensive case requiring 110,000 objective-function evaluations was performed using the non-hybrid NSGA-II. From this particular case, a 1.8% increase in the annual energy production and 4.7% decrease in the flapwise root-bending moment with the same mass as the NREL 5MW blade was achieved. The inclusion of local gradients in the blade optimization, however, shows no improvement in the convergence for this three-objective problem. A study on the gradient quality shows that the numerical instability of BEM and beam models hinders suitable gradient calculations.


identifier: Li, H. (1995). A study of middle-graders' self-concept in heterogeneous and homogeneous educational settings: a multidimensional study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21167

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 74-89.


identifier: Stanners, J. H. (2000). Maybe baby: An examination of contraceptive risk taking (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16137

format:
viii, 96 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HQ 766.8 S73 2000

subject: Contraception - United States

subject: Teenagers - United States - Sexual behavior

subject: Poor - United States - Sexual behavior

subject: Social status

subject: Risk-taking (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 79-96


identifier: Benn, B. (1998). Grizzly bear mortality in the central rockies ecosystem, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13074

format:
xv, 190 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 139-151


identifier: Henson, T. M. (1976). Militancy, radicalism, and the Western Federation of Miners: the Coeur d'Alene mining district as a case study, 1880-1911 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16908

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

subject: HD 6515 M6 H46 1977 Microfiche

subject: Western Federation of Miners - History

subject: Miners - Idaho - Coeur d'Alene - History

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-130.


identifier: Eaghll, T. (2010). Martin Luther and the god who acts: finding common ground in the current debates on justification (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3581

format:
iv, 92 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 84-92


identifier: Kane, K. (1991). The Presentation of temporally changing distributions: a comparison of conventional and dynamic mapping techniques (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11141

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

subject:
GA 102.4 E4 K36 1991
Cartography - Automation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 99-103.


identifier: Gorsche, J. (2002). Does newspaper reading still matter?: exploring the connection between the news media habits and political participation of Canadian youth (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17975

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 G67

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-120


identifier: Gnieser, C. H. (2000). Ecological consequences of recreation on subarctic-alpine tundra: experimental assessment and predictive modeling as planning tools for sustainable visitor management in protected areas (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16024

format:
xxii, 486 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: GV191.46 .Y8 G59 2000

subject: Outdoor recreation - Environmental aspects - Yukon Territory

subject: Outdoor recreation - Yukon Territory - Management

subject: Tundra ecology - Yukon Territory

subject: Ecotourism - Yukon Territory

abstract: Bibliography: p. 392-435.


identifier: McCoy, J. S. (2006). Societal security and the cultural integration of Islam in England and France (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/608

format:
i, 145 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-145


identifier: Plascencia Vela, A. (2004). America Latina : palavra, literatura e cultura". Un replanteamiento al debate historiografico latinoamericano del siglo XX (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23097

format:
viii, 140 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 125-128
UARC
Copyright waiver included: y


identifier: Theriault, F. (1984). Lithofacies, diagenesis and related reservoir properties of the Upper Devonian Grosmont Formation, northern Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23273

format:
xv, 207 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: QE 471 T52 1986

subject: Lithofacies - Alberta - Grosmont Formation

subject: Diagenesis - Alberta - Grosmont Formation

subject: Geology, Stratigraphic - Devonian

abstract: Bibliography: p. 187-201.


identifier: Liu, L. (2014). Magnetic Logic Gate Using Ferromagnetic Hexagonal Nanodots (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26809

subject:
Electricity and Magnetism
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Materials Science
Magnetic Logic gate
Ferromagnetic
Nanodot
Hexagonal
Micromagnetics
Single domain
Shape anisotropy

abstract: A study of magnetic states of equal-sided hexagonal Permalloy nanodots has been conducted via micromagnetics simulation. With various side length, thickness and interior angle, magnetic state has been characterized for all hexagonal nanodots. A new boundary between single domain and vortex state on the dependency of uniaxial shape anisotropy has been discovered. Based on the characterized magnetic state of each hexagonal nanodot, several acceptable magnetic switching performances were obtained from hexagonal nanodots at single domain state. Magnetic logic gate using hexagonal Permalloy nanodots has been accomplished and it offers low power dissipation and high integration density of a functional circuit. Transmission of information from one magnetic logic gate to the neighbouring hexagonal nanodot has been partially implemented. Opportunities for improved information transmission between magnetic logic gates are promising with proposed schemes.


identifier: McDougall, R. A. (1970). Survey of programmed instruction in history (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17228

format:
68 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 1028.5 M16 1970 Microfilm
Programmed instruction
History - Programmed instruction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59-68.


identifier: MacLeod, B. P. (2006). Regulation of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/541

format:
xvi, 186 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 168-180
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Burns, A. M. (2008). Feminist educational leadership in the Alberta public school system: the possibilities and challenges of leading from the nexus (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1656

format:
xi, 184 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 152-164


identifier: Berezan, D. (2000). Unheard voices, ancient spaces: An acousmatic composition for eight channel digital tape and eight loudspeakers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12122

format:
vi, 61 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
M1473 B47 U54
Electronic music
Computer music
Musique concrete

abstract: Bibligraphy: p. 33-34


identifier: Burns, D. M. (2012). Where Canadian social work educators situate the natural environment – an exploration (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28698

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Social Work
Social Work
Education
Environment
Ecological
Mixed-Methods

abstract: This study explores the level of importance and the degree of inclusion social work educators give to the natural environment in Canadian social work university courses and curricula. Social work education and environmental intersections are explored through the reports submitted by 121 Canadian university social work educators who constitute this exploratory study’s sample group. Their responses to an on-line survey provide preliminary insight into the importance and inclusion they assign the natural environment in the courses they teach and addresses both supports and constraints that influence their curriculum planning. The information gleaned from this pilot study points to possible next steps for curriculum development as well as directions for more complex and in-depth research.


identifier: Truong, H. H. (1984). Effects of induction motor loads on the transient performance of a power system (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15770

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

subject:
TK 1005 T78 1986
Electric power systems
Electric motors, Induction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-136.


identifier: Wolgien, C. S. (1992). Good therapists: influential life experiences and their contribution to therapeutic helpfulness (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12685

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

subject:
BF 637 C6 W64 1992
Psychotherapy - Social aspects
Life change events
Counselor and client
Counselors - Attitudes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-138.


identifier: Tucker, J. E. (2000). Molecular studies on the retinal rod Na/Ca+K exchanger (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16987

format:
xvii, 259 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 479 T83 2000
Retina - Cytochemistry
Retina - Physiology
Ion exchange
Sodium ions
Calcium ions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 229-253


identifier: Walsh, K. M. (1987). An Approach to joint management of the lodgepole pine-mountain pine beetle system by the Alberta Forest Service and Waterton Lakes National Park (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21691

format:
ix, 166 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: SB 945 M78 W34 1987

subject: Mountain pine beetle - Alberta

subject: Defoliation

subject: Pest control - Alberta - Waterton Lakes National Park

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-166.


identifier: Salter, E. M. (1974). Study of skeletal age in two northern Quebec communites (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18159

subject:
GN 58 Q8 S34 1974 Microfiche
Anthropometry - Quebec

abstract: Bibliography: p. 28-29.


identifier: Jamtsho, S. (2010). Geometric modelling of 3d range cameras and their application for structural deformation measurement (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3928

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 118-125
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Willis, L. (2001). Over the edge of Canadian politics: Alberta's 1998 senate election in the media (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15910

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 W55

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-152.


identifier: Groot, S. E. (1987). The Effect of inflation on the saving rate: some empirical evidence for Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18176

format:
viii, 177 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HC 120 S5 G56 1987

subject: Savings and investment - Canada - Effect of inflation on

subject: Inflation (Finance) - Canada

subject: Canada - Economic conditions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 171-177.


identifier: Alisat, L. (2013). Identified Gifted Boys' Experience Of Giftedness In Alternative High School Settings: Implications For Practice And Programming (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26424

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
giftedness
boys
schooling
experience
Relationships
expectations
challenge
Relevance
choice
Practice
programming

abstract: Identification as a gifted learner can provide opportunities for boys to thrive or can place undue pressure and stress, causing them to decline in school, academically and emotionally.  This multi-site case study using integral research methodology looked to understand identified gifted boys’ experience of giftedness in schooling, the influence of being labelled as gifted, and how alternative settings met the needs of these gifted boys.  Seven identified gifted high school boys’, enrolled in nine different alternative education programs, in a large urban setting in Alberta, Canada, experience of schooling was documented in detail and examined.  Interviews, school records, and program reviews provided multiple and at times discrepant perspectives of the boys’ experiences of schooling.  Several common themes emerged.  The most profound was a shared experience of shame, guilt, and denial, surrounding identification and provision as a gifted learner and unrealistic expectations of performance from self and others.  Further commonalities included the need for mutually respectful and caring relationships with teachers as well as the need for challenge and relevance in learning experiences, to enable engagement and achievement in school.  These were examined through the lens of Integral Theory focusing on: the interior individual and personality development, using Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration; the exterior individual using brain development and neuroscience research; the interior collective, examining the influence of cultural beliefs and values as displayed through popular culture; and the exterior collective, reviewing education system programs and policies.  The predominate mediators, of the conditions as identified by the themes, were teachers.  The boys’ experience was heavily reliant on teachers’ attitudes, knowledge, and skills, in relation to gifted learners.  Few of the boys spoke positively of their schooling experience.  However, most of the highlights mentioned, involved a special teacher with whom they had connected.  Conversely, the negative experiences they discussed also involved teachers.  Teacher professional development and positive school culture are essential for gifted students to flourish in schooling.  Implications for practice and programming provide ideas for future directions in supporting gifted learners particularly in inclusive settings.


identifier: Khan, M. A. (2011). Playful minds and playful designs: a childs perspective (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4264

format:
95 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 92-95
Some pages are in colour.
Includes an oversized page.


identifier: Knapik, M. (2008). Adolescent online trouble-talk: help-seeking in cyberspace (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/942

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 238-270


identifier: Schroeder, L. (2022). Denied boarding in health care: a critical understanding of the lived experiences of patients with Lyme disease in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Denied Boarding in Health Care: A Critical Understanding of the Lived Experiences of Patients with Lyme Disease in Alberta

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Milaney, Katrina
Hawkins, Ralph
Wilson, Maureen
Sperling, Felix

subject: Lyme disease

subject: lived experience

subject: Alberta

subject: Canada

subject: access to health care

subject: hermeneutics

subject: metaphor

subject: qualitative research

subject: policy and practice in health care

subject: chronic illness

subject: late-stage Lyme disease

subject: critical social theory

subject: patient experience

subject: Ricoeur's theory of interpretation

subject: traumatic experience in health care

subject: Education--Health

subject: Entomology

subject: Epidemiology

subject: Medicine and Surgery

subject: Nursing

subject: Public Health

abstract: Patients with late-stage Lyme disease often express their feeling of being excluded from the benefits of Canada’s universal health care system. In Alberta, as elsewhere, patients struggle to access the health care system for diagnosis and treatment for late-stage Lyme disease. Little is known about the lived experiences of late-stage Lyme disease patients navigating Alberta’s health care system. This project gives patients with late-stage Lyme disease a voice to share their lived experience accessing health care within the provincial health authority in Alberta. No such study has been conducted within the Canadian context, and I hope to shed light on why doing so is imperative to help inform our publicly-funded health care system about the specific needs of patients with this diagnosis. The main objective of this study is to inform policy and practice that will optimize patient experience in trying to access health care. Through the critical examination of lived experiences of patients with diagnosed late-stage Lyme disease in Alberta, this research aims to provide a deeper understanding of the complex late-stage Lyme patient experience and how it is related to dominant medical policies and practices within an Alberta health care authority..Using hermeneutic philosophy and a modified version of Ricoeur’s theory of interpretation within a caring science paradigm, I explore meaning through an interpretive metaphor of a train journey to approach nine in-depth interviews with late-stage Lyme disease patients seeking access to care in Alberta. Using a critical social theory lens in my interpretation, I ask the question “What is the lived experience of patients diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease in their attempts to access appropriate health care?” This qualitative study included participants iii from an Alberta-based General Internal Medicine Clinic who have been diagnosed and treated for late-stage Lyme disease by an Internist, experienced in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease. There are many public myths that surround late-stage Lyme disease, a contested diagnosis in present day discourse. Realizing that the reality of tomorrow can be formed based on the findings of today, I believe it’s necessary to contribute to the literature through a shared patient narrative that speaks the truth of lived experience. In my attempt to contribute to future historical resolution, I used a qualitative research methodology to help me reflect on a particular moment in time that represents truth for a group of marginalized patients. The findings of this research demonstrates how a sampling of patients with late-stage Lyme disease have faced barriers in communicating with health care professionals in Alberta, Canada, on their journey with this debilitating disease. Through a shared patient voice, I have identified ways in which this group of patients is blocked from access to appropriate health care despite their many attempts to do so within the healthcare system. I examine the political landscape of Lyme disease in Canada to identify sources of the barriers they face in communicating with health care professionals and posit some alternative approaches. Findings of this interpretive investigation offer insights into the traumatic journey experienced by late-stage Lyme disease patients in Alberta Health Services and provides suggestions for improved policy and practice initiatives that ensure inclusive health care for all Albertans.


identifier: Federl, P. (2002). Modeling fracture formation on growing surfaces (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21653

format:
ix, 147 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 F43

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-137


identifier: Cashen, D. S. (2018). Disclosure of Sexual Orientation in Primary Health Care: Gay Men's Stories of Coming Out (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33056

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Estefan, Andrew
Venturato, Lorraine
Dela Cruz, Añiela Marie
Ginn, Carla S.
Then, Karen L.

subject:
disclosure
Coming Out
Primary Care
Narrative
Nursing
Public Health

abstract: Access to primary health care is important for maintenance of health and well-being and the timely treatment of illness. Primary health carers address many dimensions of people’s health and social welfare. The literature suggests that experiences of primary health care might be problematic for gay men. For many reasons, it can be difficult for gay men to discuss their sexual orientation with primary providers. The health literature offers little guidance about how gay men experience primary health care. The health care literature about gay men is dominated by studies about the transfer and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and there is little exploration of patient-practitioner relationships in the context of primary health care. This study is a narrative inquiry into three gay men’s experiences of “coming out,” or disclosure of their sexual orientation in primary health care. Three narrative accounts form the basis for the development and discussion of three narrative threads: Disclosure and Connections, Opportunities Taken and Lost, and Making Maps for Connections. Recommendations for nursing practice, research, and policy development are made.


identifier: Boyd, J. E. (1986). Edge detection in three-dimensional data with application to nuclear medical images (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19910

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

subject:
R 857 O6 B68 1987
Imaging systems in medicine
Diagnostic imaging
Image processing
Nuclear medicine

abstract: Bibliography: p. 133-138.


identifier: Licht, R. H. (2004). An interpretive study of the experience of relating science and spirituality for those who value both science and spirituality (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23392

publisher:
Education
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 175-181


identifier: Vij, K. K. (1969). A Study of the sporadic-E region of the ionosphere during the epoch 1960-1967 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15246

format:
x, 155 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QC 973 V54 1969
Sporadic E (Ionosphere)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 149-155.


identifier: Jamshidi, M. (2019). Development of bioabsorbable braided vascular scaffolds for the intracranial circulation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Mitha, Alim Pyarali A.
Sundararaj, Uttandaraman
Ronsky, Janet L.
Di Martino, Elena S.

subject: Intracranial aneurysm, Flow-diverting stent, Bioabsorbable stent

subject: Engineering--Biomedical

abstract: An intracranial (or brain) aneurysm is a life-threatening disease that affects more than 3% of the population. The treatment techniques of cerebral aneurysms have significantly improved in the past decade, transitioning from open surgical procedures to less invasive endovascular procedures. A disruptive technology in aneurysm treatment was the advent of the metal flow-diverting stent, which made it relatively easy to treat the most complicated of brain aneurysms, and avoiding the need for a high-risk open surgical procedure. Despite these improvements, metal stents are still associated with major complications, mostly due to their thrombogenicity as well as their long-term implications. Although the need for a stent to treat aneurysms is only temporary, due to progressive neointima formation over the stent structure, they cannot be removed. This requires patients to remain on lifelong anti-platelet medications, which can cause other health problems. Bioabsorbable stents have been postulated as a way to overcome the long-term disadvantages of metal stents. Commercial bioabsorbable stents have been developed for coronary artery diseases, although the design of coronary stents is different than for intracranial aneurysms. Coronary stents are mostly balloon expandable, and can acquire good wall apposition simply by balloon inflation. Stents used for intracranial applications, on the other hand, are required to be flexible and self-expandable, and they should revert to at least close to their original diameter after deployment from the catheter. The challenges for the design of bioabsorbable flow-diverting stents for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms lies in differences with the deployment mechanism, the poor mechanical properties of bioabsorbable polymers, and their inability to show shape memory behavior. In this study, we designed and fabricated bioabsorbable flow-diverting stents for the treatment of aneurysms. Information acquired from existing stents, as well as the three initial iterations of our design, are reviewed and discussed. The mechanical properties and safety profile of our stents were studied in vitro, and the safety and efficacy were also studied in vivo with pilot animal experiments. The bioabsorbable flow-diverting stent that we developed demonstrated mechanical properties similar to existing intracranial stents. They further showed low potential for hemolysis and thrombus formation on the stent struts, as well as neointimal layer formation and persistent side branch patency in animal models at 1 month follow-up. The performance of the stent in terms of flow-diverting capabilities was also demonstrated in acute small and large animal models of intracranial aneurysms.


identifier: Caballero Orozco, G. A. (2017). Three Essays in Luck, Effort, and Economic Opportunity (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28440

contributor:
Oxoby, Robert
Wen, Jean-Francois
Tanaka, Atsuko

subject:
Economics
Effort
Distributional Justice
Luck
Opportunities

abstract:
This thesis consists of an introduction and three essays studying the role of opportunities, effort and luck in economic decision making. The introduction argues that effort and redistribution choices rely on understanding the relative roles of these factors. Yet, individuals do not know the actual relative roles and act based on beliefs.
Chapter 2 studies the effect of children on the likelihood of self-employment. On the one hand, individuals’ preference for autonomy and flexibility increases when having children, which increases the willingness to be self-employed. On the other hand, having children entails a responsibility over someone else, which increases individual risk aversion and decreases the willingness to be self-employed. Using a pooled cross section of 26 years from the General Social Survey, instrumental variable estimates indicate that, in the USA, having children under the age of 18 in the household decreases the likelihood of being self-employed by 11%.
Chapter 3 theoretically examines whether social segregation can explain differences in beliefs regarding the role of effort in determining high incomes. I develop a model of lineages of agents learning about the effect of effort on the probability of receiving a high income based on their own experience and the experiences of agents in their networks. I find a positive relationship between the degree of social segregation and the level of long-run differences in beliefs, including cases of polarization. Moreover, high levels of social segregation can lead agents to make inefficient effort choices while average beliefs drift away from real parameters.
Chapter 4 presents a lab experiment examining the effect of information regarding effort and opportunities in ex-post redistribution behavior. Participants are randomly endowed one of two probabilities of winning $20 (opportunities). By exerting effort individuals can increase their probability of winning $20, but conditional on effort the difference in probabilities remain constant. Redistribution takes place between a dictator who won $20 and a recipient who won $0. Treatments vary (i) the inequality of opportunities and (ii) information regarding recipients’ effort and opportunities. I find dictators consistently give less to low-effort recipients. However, dictators do not significantly consider opportunities when redistributing.


identifier: Jensen, J. F. (2004). Urban development and transportation: a spatial-temporal analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15648

format:
xi, 173 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-167

abstract: A spatial-temporal approach based on historical transportation and land use data for Calgary, Alberta was applied to test whether transportation system performance has a quantifiable, although temporally lagged, influence on the timing and spatial character of Distribution-Logistics-Warehousing (DL W) land use development. This produced several findings.  1) There is an inverse relationship between DL W land development and transportation system performance. However, there are inconsistencies whereby some destinations are more influential than others suggesting that accessibility is spatially uneven.  2) Results of temporal analysis reveal a 5-10 year temporal lag in the relationship. Current DL W land development patterns demonstrate a relationship with traffic conditions at least five years in the past.  3) There is a congestion threshold below which congestion is not significant. This threshold indicates that traffic does not become an important factor until it generates a 2 to 3 % global increase in travel time above free flow conditions.


identifier: Lens, P. J. (1981). An application of rational actor theory and self-interest thresholds to explain budgetary revenues and expenditures: two Canadian provinces and two Australian states (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21411

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

subject: HJ 2056 A4 L44 1983 Fiche

subject: Alberta - Appropriations and expenditures

subject: Finance, Public - Alberta

subject: New Brunswick - Appropriations and expenditures

subject: Finance, Public - New Brunswick

subject: New South Wales - Appropriations and expenditures

subject: Finance, Public - New South Wales

subject: Western Australia - Appropriations and expenditures

subject: Finance, Public - Western Australia

subject: Economic policy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 118-128.


identifier: Louman-Gardiner, K. (2008). Computational models of degeneration in the intervertebral disc (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2864

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 84-86
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: MacIntosh, C. R. (2019). Movement and Motion: Spatial Change in Roman Domestic Religion. Paganism to Christianity, 1st-5th centuries CE (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay Gayle
Palacios, Joy
Vanderspoel, John

subject: Religion, Art and Architecture, Domestic Religion, Roman Domestic Religion, Household Gods, Early Christianity

subject: Religion

subject: Archaeology

abstract: This thesis sets out to examine changes in Roman domestic spaces related to religious practice from the pagan to Christian period. I argue that in their spatial negotiation of pre-existing pagan spaces, early Christian belief was influenced by these pagan spaces. A long process of reinterpreting domestic space created new spatial codes, to be understood as exclusively Christian. Case studies of Roman domestic architecture reveal that there is a detectable reinvention of space that emphasizes decreased visibility and increased personal-space intimacy in domestic religious performance.


identifier: Specogna, A. V. (2012). Evidence for the Appropriate Testing and Implementation of New Therapies for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19318

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Hill, Michael D.
Patten, Scott B.

format:
xviii, 452 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-239

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


identifier: Yang, D. (1992). Implementation of ab initio vibronic coupling theory to interpret vibrational circular dichroism spectra (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20543

format:
xv, 179 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QC 454 V5 Y36 1992
Vibrational spectra
Circular dichroism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 171-179.


identifier: West, A. P. (2000). Best practices for the implementation and integration of an environmental management system (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14476

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vi, 173 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HD30.255 .W47 2000

subject: Industrial management - Environmental aspects

subject: Business - Environmental aspects

subject: Strategic planning - Environmental aspects

subject: Environmental management

subject: ISO 14001 Standard

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-134.


identifier: Voges, M. A. (2001). Posttraumatic stress disorder across traumatic events: a controlled study of vulnerability and resiliency factors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20303

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
v, 62 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 V64

abstract: Bibliography: p. 45-49


identifier: Norman, J. A. (1977). Poly (A) RNA complexity in neuronal cells (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14958

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
QP 623 N66 1977 Microfiche
Ribonucleic acid
Neurons

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-139.


identifier: Melin, A. D. (2011). Polymorphic colour vision and foraging in white-faced capuchins: insights from field research and simulations of monkey vision (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4143

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 157-175

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


identifier: Barnabe, C. C. (2011). Assessment of bony damage using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) in rheumatoid arthritis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14442

contributor:
Barr, Susan G.
Martin, Liam
Verhoef, Marja J.

format:
xvi, 111 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-111

abstract: Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Short, J. L. (2006). Analysis of childhood event recal: differentiating true, false, and fabricated statements (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/798

format:
vi, 57 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 39-43


identifier: Bergen, D. A. (1997). Narrative voice in Deuteronomic research (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17071

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

subject: BS 1275.2 B47 1997

subject: Narration in the Bible

subject: Moses (Biblical leader)

subject: Bible. O.T. Deuteronomy - Criticism and interpretation, etc.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 99-141.


identifier: Papez, P. D. (2009). Ball-polyhedra, spindle-convexity and their properties (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3264

contributor:
Bezdek, Károly
Bisztriczky, Ted

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 64-69


identifier: McCallum, M. J. (1983). The feasibility of a reintroduction of mountain goats to Bullmoose Mountain, British Columbia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13750

creator: McCallum, Martha J. (Martha Joan), 1958-

format:
v, 154 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QL 737 U53 M135
Rocky Mountain goat

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-120.


identifier: Arndt, A. D. (1990). Expression of urokinase and plasminogen activator type-1 by the human hepatoma cell line HuH-7 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17555

format:
xvii, 135 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 93.5 A76 1990
Plasminogen activators
Urokinase
Liver cells

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-135.


identifier: Bhargava, A. (2014). Giardia Cathepsins and Their Role in Intestinal Disease (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26304

subject:
Parasitology
Giardia
Epithelial Pathophysiology
Villin

abstract:
Giardia duodenalis, a non-invasive protozoan parasite of the upper small intestine of mammals, including humans, closely associates with intestinal epithelial cells. The pathophysiology of giardiasis includes intestinal barrier dysfunction and cytoskeletal injury; however, the mechanisms or parasitic factors involved remain unclear. The Giardia genome contains genes for cathepsin-like cysteine proteases; however, their roles are unknown.
Using an in vitro model for studying host-parasite interactions, we illustrated that G. duodenalis trophozoites contain and release cathepsin B/L-like cysteine proteases. While cathepsin-like cysteine proteases are not involved in the tight junctional disruption caused by G. duodenalis, such proteases cleaved and disrupted cytoskeletal villin. This disruption of villin was sustained over time, at least in part, by host MLCK.
Overall, this study establishes a reliable model for studying roles of parasitic cysteine proteases during host-parasite interactions. Further understanding of these proteases may pave the way for therapeutic development.


identifier: Dyck, G. (1973). Negative characters in the late work of Gottfried Keller (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20236

format:
154 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PT 2374 Z5 D93 1973

subject: Keller, Gottfried, 1819-1890

subject: Characters and characteristics in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 147-154.


identifier: Nelson, G. (2007). A cmos aps image sensor with watermarking (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/932

contributor:
Yadid-Pecht, Orly
Jullien, Graham

format:
xiv, 122 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 71-77

abstract: A novel idea is proposed for integrating digital watermarking capabilities into complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors. The background of watermarking and previous hardware implementation is given and a simple digital watermarking scheme, ideal for implementation in a CMOS image sensor, is outlined. The watermarking algorithm was analyzed in terms of the effect on image quality, the statistics for successful watermark detection, and its susceptibility to attack. It was found that image quality could be high if less than three watermark bits were added to an image. A trend was also discovered that if the inequality 28 -/'MN 2 2048 is satisfied, where M and N are the dimensions of the image, in pixels, and 8 is the number of bits used for the watermark values, successful detection statistics will be obtained. It was also demonstrated that removing a watermark placed with this particular algorithm is relatively easy using low-pass filters; however, extracting the watermark from a watermarked image for insertion into an unauthorized image was accomplished and represents a greater threat. A device prototype was designed and fabricated and the results are discussed. The design of key components is highlighted in the context of the larger system. The operation of the chip in terms of signals and timing is given. Successful fabrication turned out to be an elusive goal and the difficulties encountered provide valuable information to the next phase of the project, recently submitted for fabrication. Finally, the noise data show conclusively that fixed pattern noise (FP ) is a useful source for key generation. It allows for the unique identification of sensors through the key generation process; however, small changes in the input data can affect the key, if the length of the key is large enough. Keys should be stored in non-volatile memory on the image sensor in order to speed up the image capture process. In summary, a complete system from sensor to key generation to embedding and detection of digital watermarks has been created, and can help provide a much needed boost to image veracity in target applications.