identifier: Mouat, T. W. (1992). In search of a research paradigm for comparative education: chaos theory and the world-economy model (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23179

format:
ix, 190 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
LB 43 M68 1993
Comparative education - Research
Education - Research

abstract: Bibliography: p. 155-161.

abstract: Research theory and methods in comparative education lack a coherent, unifying, conceptual framework. No such framework exists because no paradigm has been demonstrated which is capable of offering problem-solutions for all questions currently under study. To create a unifying framework it is necessary to appreciate the nature of paradigms. The concept "paradigm", in turn, offers a vehicle for investigating the development of research in comparative education. Investigation demonstrates that the Newtonian conceptual framework and the nation-state structural model inhibit a fruitful reformulation of the paradigm. It is proposed that replacing Newton's conceptual framework with the framework provided by Prigogine's theory of dissipative structures (chaos theory) and the nation-state model with a model based upon Wallerstein's world economy model permit a coherent reformulation. A unifying paradigm based upon these theories is formulated and a problem for analysis within the resulting conceptual framework is outlined.


identifier: Love, M. (2022). The regulation and function of viperin during rhinovirus infection (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Proud, David
Leigh, Richard
Grandvaux, Nathalie
Jenne, Craig
Hirota, Simon
Yipp, Bryan

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:
viperin
airway epithelium
rhinovirus
innate immunity
Biology--Cell
Biology--Molecular
Virology
Immunology

abstract: The airway epithelium is the primary site of rhinovirus replication and plays a pivotal role in orchestrating innate immune responses to respiratory viruses, including rhinovirus. Interfacing with inhaled material in the airway lumen, the airway epithelium experiences continuous onslaught from respiratory pathogens. To combat viral infection, cells of the airway epithelium express a range of pattern recognition receptors capable of recognizing diverse viral ligands. Detection of an infectious virus by one of these receptors rapidly upregulates an array of effector molecules, including pro-inflammatory cytokines, interferons and interferon stimulated genes. Viperin is one of the most highly upregulated interferon stimulated genes in rhinovirus infected airway epithelial cells. Viperin expression during viral infection has long been associated with direct antiviral effects across diverse viral infection and cell models, including in rhinovirus infected airway epithelial cells. Despite the long-standing knowledge that viperin expression helps to impedes rhinovirus replication in the airway epithelium, little is known about how it is upregulated in response to rhinoviruses or how viperin proceeds to impact airway epithelial cell biology during infection. In addition to confirming previously published findings demonstrating that viperin is induced in rhinovirus infected primary human airway epithelial cells and is dependent on viral replication, we also demonstrated induction of viperin in airway epithelial cells by interferons. We also highlight the importance of the type III interferon IL-29 as a potent inducer of viperin in the airway epithelium. Finally based on our findings we propose a novel feedback loop, according to this model detection of rhinoviruses by the cytosolic dsRNA receptor melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5), or IL-29 signalling, promotes IRF-1 mediated viperin transcription. Viperin then establishes a protein-protein interaction with MDA5 which results in enhanced MDA5 stability in RV infected cells. This leads to enhanced signalling through MDA5, as measured by increased CXCL10 gene expression and protein secretion. As we have also demonstrated that MDA5 signalling is involved in promoting viperin expression in response to RV we hypothesize that stabilization of MDA5 by viperin may also serves to amplify viperin production during infection.


identifier: Sekikawa, K. A. (2007). Bathe: place and introspection (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1121

title: Bathe: place and introspection

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73-74


identifier: Drayson, S. K. (2003). A study of transmission of Welsh traditional dance, music, and song in North America: recapturing Welsh Tradition through Kodály studies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16003

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
viii, 236 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 D73

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 165-171
Accompanied by 2 CDs
Pages 165-166 missing


identifier: Miller, L. A. (1991). A Paleogeographic reconstruction of glacial Lakes Elk and Wigwam, southeastern British Columbia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24019

format:
xvi, 128 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QE 697 M54 1991a
Additional Copy: QE 697 M54 1991
Paleogeography - British Columbia
Glacial lakes - British Columbia
Geology, Stratigraphic
Elk Lake (B.C. : Glacial Lake)
Wigwam River Region (B.C.)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-128.

abstract: Glacial Lake Elk was one of many lakes trapped in tributary valleys of the Rocky Mountain Trench (southeastern British Columbia) during deglaciation of the southern Canadian Cordillera. Remnant features of the lake include benches of lacustrine sediment, deltas, and outlet spillway channels. Some of the deltas are anomalously large, which is attributed to the incorporation or modification of kame deposits. Glacial lakes in the Bull and White River valleys to the northwest, also blocked by Trench ice, contributed flow to the glacial Lake Elk system by draining over low divides. The Hartley Creek delta near Fernie was deposited by flow from glacial Lake Bull. Glacial Lakes Elk and Wigwam were connected at Morrissey Pass, and initially drained eastward through the Crowsnest Pass into Alberta. A plug composed of a sedimentary valley-fill west of Alexander Creek was the controlling outlet at 1371 m a.s.l.. Terraces in the fill represent paleochannel elevations as the blockage was incised. Terraces in the Hartley Creek delta and in Summit Valley, and strandlines on the Crossing Creek delta north of Elkford indicate glacial Lake Elk lowered progressively to its second outlet, Morrissey Pass (Bean/ lower Lodgepole Creeks). The Morrissey Pass outlet (1191 m a.s.l.) was established when recession of ice in the Trench allowed glacial Lake Wigwam to drain westward, providing a lower outlet than the Crowsnest Pass (1371 m a.s.1.). The Crowsnest outlet was abandoned, and glacial Lake Elk discharged southward into the lower Wigwam Valley, via Morrissey Pass, Bean, and Lodgepole Creeks. The duration of the Morrissey Pass phase of glacial Lake Elk is unknown, but incision of the outlet is represented by corresponding terrace elevations in the Hartley Creek delta Catastrophic flows eroded a third outlet of glacial Lake Elk, as a series of jokulhlaups burst through a bedrock gorge (Elko Gorge; 1014 m a.sl.) into glacial Lake Wigwam in the lower Wigwam Valley. Flood deposits include a fan-foreset delta composed of angular blocks and boulders, deposited in a low stage of glacial Lake Wigwam (1075 m a.s.L). The influx of water into the Wigwam basin likely enlarged drainage tunnels or ice marginal channels in the Trench ice dam, and the level of glacial Lake Wigwam dropped a further 75 m. A later flood incised the fan-foreset delta and deposited an extensive boulder gravel fan at 1000 m a.s.L. The floods were recorded in glacial Lake Wigwam as massive sand and gravel beds, typically displaying a coarsening upward trend followed by a fining upward trend, and capped with a silt and lastly, a clay layer. The deposits resemble the slackwater deposits of the glacial Lake Missoula floods in structure, with erosional basal contacts, incorporation of rip-up clasts, and clayey laustrine beds between flood beds. Seven rhythmic flood beds were counted, representing two major and possibly five minor seasonal flooding events, in the span of perhaps seven years. The extensive boulder gravel fan dammed the Wigwam River, and a smaller, postflood lake formed upstream. The lake existed for at least 5,370 years, based on radiocarbon dates of wood samples found in deltaic and lacustrine sediments. Five radiocarbon dates (A: 10, 490; B: 10, 450; C: 9, 930; D: 6, 950, and E: 5, 120 B.P.) and a tephra layer (interpreted as Mazama; 6, 800 B.P.) provide extensive chronological control on the post-flood Wigwam Valley deposits. A large fan-foreset delta deposited into the lake by the Wigwam River and Lodgepole Creek, and lacustrine deposits immediately downstream provide a continuous sedimentary and paleobotanical record of the period between 10, 500 and 5, 000 B.P ., and deserve further investigation.


identifier: Mohamed, H. A. (2017). A Methodology for Autonomous Navigation and Mapping in an Unknown Unstructured Dynamic Indoor Environment (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24788

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
El-Sheimy, Naser
Sesay, Abu-Bakarr B
Elhabiby, Mohamed
Noureldin, Aboelmagd
Costa Sousa, Mario
El-Rabbany, Ahmed

subject:
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Robotics
SLAM
Navigation
Mapping
Scan Matching
UAV

abstract:
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) became an effective technology for indoor search and rescue operations, providing real-time mapping of the environment, locating victims, and determining the hard-hit areas after a natural disaster. Typically, most of the indoor missions’ environments could be unknown, unstructured, and/or dynamic. Therefore, navigation of UAVs in such environments is addressed by Simultaneous Localization and Mapping approach (SLAM) in either local or global scan matching approaches. SLAM approaches that utilize laser rangefinders depend on a scan matching method of the successive scans. The local approaches suffer from high time consumption due to iterative fashion of the scan matching method. Moreover, point-to-point scan matching is prone to bad data association process. Thus, a preceding initialization step is proposed before the local approach. This step aims to increase the convergence probability and to decrease the time consumption by limiting the number of iterations needed to reach convergence. However, the local approach still suffers from accumulated errors.
Hector SLAM algorithm, as a global approach, suffers from getting trapped in local minima because of the employed gradient ascent. Hence, the multi-resolution map representation is utilized to avoid getting trapped in local minima. However, this approach increases the time consumption and the memory requirements of the process. Thus, a preceding initialization step is proposed before the Hector SLAM algorithm. This step aims to reduce the process time consumption and decrease the multi-resolution map representation into a single level with small grid cell size. However, the scan matching process of the Hector SLAM algorithm still suffers from accumulated errors.
Therefore, a low-cost novel method for 2D real-time laser scan matching based on reference key frame is proposed. The proposed method is a hybrid scan matching technique comprised of feature-to-feature and point-to-point approaches, using single laser scan rangefinder, and optical flow sensors. Unlike the local and global approaches, the proposed algorithm aims at mitigating errors accumulation using the key frame technique, which is inspired from video streaming broadcast process.
The SLAM approach is implemented using a UAV. In this scenario, the UAV can translate and rotate around all its axes. Consequently, navigating in 3D environments often requires 3D representation of the environments which usually suffers from memory and computational costs. Thus, an efficient 3D SLAM approach is proposed using multiple 2D point cloud slices.
Furthermore, for autonomous exploration, the UAV should be able to mimic humans and take decisions according to the surrounding situations. Hence, the vehicle must be able to detect a proper destination and generate an appropriate path to that destination. Since the time constraint is a key factor for most indoor search and rescue operations, an efficient exploration algorithm is proposed to maximize the visited area and minimizing the risk on the generated path.
In conclusion, to validate and evaluate the proposed algorithm, the mapping performance and time consumption of the proposed algorithm are compared with the Hector SLAM, ICP, and feature-to-feature registration such as corners, in static and dynamic environments. The performance of the proposed algorithm exhibits promising navigational and mapping results and very short computational time; the transformation parameters between each two successive scans are estimated in approximately 9 milliseconds, that indicates the potential use of the new proposed algorithm with real-time systems.


identifier: Nelson, A. J. (2001). The breastfeeding experiences of teen mothers: continuously committing to breastfeeding (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16554

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
ix, 188 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 N456

abstract: Bibliography: p. 160-178.


identifier: Joss, P. N. (2004). The earnings implications of pension expense: a stochastic analysis of ten Canadian companies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22435

format:
x, 86 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 47-53

abstract: Recent challenges to the actuarial pension model and a movement to harmonize international accounting standards both suggest that the current Canadian standards for pension accounting, CICA 3461, may see substantial revision during upcoming years. To understand better the implications of these possible accounting changes, this paper presents the results of a stochastic analysis that quantify how the volatility of pension expense for a sample of ten Canadian companies sponsoring defined benefit plans will be increased by the adoption of immediate recognition accounting. For certain companies this increase is significant and is shown to have a material earnings impact. The implications of this earnings volatility for the future of defined benefit pension plans are also explored.


identifier: Meadows, D. W. (1974). Some aspects of aggression and educational achievement (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18643

format:
x, 80 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
LB 1051 M42 1974 Microfiche
Learning, Psychology of
Educability
Aggressiveness (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 53-55.


identifier: Rahmani, G. A. (1980). "Joyced in his own petard": self and the world in the fiction of Malcolm Lowry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11553

format:
vii, 152 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: PR 6023 O97 Z79 1980 Fiche

subject: Lowry, Malcolm, 1909-1957 - Criticism and interpretation

subject: Self in literature

subject: Objectivity in literature

subject: Subjectivity in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 149-152.


identifier: Bacon, K. (2001). The adaptive re-use of heritage buildings (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19336

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
v, 108 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: NA2793 .B33 2001

subject: Historic buildings - Remodeling for other use - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Historic buildings - Alberta - Calgary - Conservation and restoration

subject: Architecture - Conservation and restoration - Alberta - Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-102.


identifier: Mitchell, R. A. (1998). The design of an integrated mountain bike shifter (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11030

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

subject: AC1 .T484 1998 M58

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-83


identifier: Zamani, A. (2010). Transport of non-aqueous nano-dispersed catalyst suspensions in porous media (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3553

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 172-177

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

abstract: Vast heavy oil and bitumen resources and the current environmental challenges associated with their exploitation beckon new ideas for improved production technology. One promising new idea is the proposed in-situ upgrading of heavy oil during thermal recovery by catalytic hydrogenation using nanometer size dispersed catalysts. This requires placement of the ultra-dispersed catalysts deep into the formation where it can accelerate the high temperature upgrading reactions. This dissertation presents the results of several experiments that were carried out to systematically examine the propagation of nano-dispersed catalyst suspensions in sand packs at simulated reservoir conditions. These experiments involved injection of nano-size catalyst particles suspended in oil into a sand pack. The concentration and size distribution of the particles injected at the inlet and produced at the production end were measured. The pressure drops in different segments along length of the sand pack were monitored continuously. The retention behavior of particles in the sand was examined by measuring the catalyst concentration in the bed as a function of the distance from the injection end. Propagation of ultra-dispersed catalysts suspended in oil with and without commercial surfactant through the sand beds was examined. Effects of several parameters, including connate water salinity, absolute permeability, system temperature, and particle concentration were also evaluated. At the end, the propagation behavior of ultra-dispersed catalyst particles in Athabasca reservoir sand was examined at two different flow rates. The results show that it is possible to propagate the ultra-dispersed catalyst suspensions through sand beds. However, the catalydt particle deposit along the sand pack in a way that much higher retention occurs in the entrance region of the bed. Particles appear to be deposited on sand surface by an attachment mechanism deep inside the bed but larger particle appear to be trained by mechanical trapping near the inlet face. The deposition of particles was found to be almost irreversible. A phenomenological approach was used to model the macroscopic propagation behavior of suspended particles in the porous medium. The model was used to history match the effluent composition profile observed in the experiments and the deposition profile obtained from post-mortem analysis.


identifier: Ke, J. (2003). Visualization of daylight for homogeneous skies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11769

format:
x, 115 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-115


identifier: Telfer, J. A. (2003). Parents' and children's beliefs about science and science careers (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22662

format:
ix, 154 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 91-103


identifier: Manyfingers, M. A. (2010). Jurisdiction, resources, and accountability in basic education programs: an analysis of the issues, challenges and current realities facing first nations students (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3650

format:
vi, 166 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-98


identifier: Brassard, A. (2002). An integrated approach to creating community through safety planning processes (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21331

format:
v, 93 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-93


identifier: Lee, H. S. (2016). A Comparison of an Eastern Philosophical Approach to Human Movement with a Western Approach through Teaching Overhand Throwing Skills with Grade Two Students (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24671

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Katz, Larry
James R., Parker
Dwayne P., Sheehan
Wendi, Adamek
Kim, Beaumie
Clive, Hickson

subject:
Education--Physical
Eastern philosophy
TASP
Physical literacy
Fundamental movement skills
Overhand throwing
Physical Activity

abstract:
The development of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) and physical literacy (PL) are relatively new concepts in physical education. In this research paper, a novel method of teaching FMS and PL are explored using an Eastern philosophical approach to human movement. Overhand throwing was the FMS chosen for the study. As part of the process a model for understanding Eastern philosophy to human movement was developed and then a throwing curriculum integrating the model was created and compared with a Western approach using teaching game for understanding (TGfU). Grade two students were taught using one of the two approaches.
The Eastern philosophical model incorporated four components: (1) visualization and observational skill development; (2) incorporation of technique, accuracy, speed and power (TASP) as a unifying principle where order of each factor is crucial; (3) bilateral body development using both sides of the body; and (4) peer-to-peer learning.  To measure throwing technique, different throwing protocols were examined and intra and inter rater reliability were assessed. Based on the results, a new throwing protocol was established for use in the main study.
	This research was a true experimental randomized controlled trial (RCT), a multi-factor and multi-variable repeated measure designed with 84 grade two students. The independent variables included pre-, post-, and follow-up testing; bilaterality which involved the dominant and non-dominant hands; and groups (Eastern philosophical approach, traditional Western approach, and two delayed control groups). Dependent variables were technique, accuracy, speed, and power (TASP), and attitude.
When results were compared between the Eastern and Western groups, both groups improved overall.  In regards to technical ability, the Eastern group was significantly higher than the Western group for the non-dominant hand. In contrast, the Western group was significantly higher than the Eastern group for the dominant hand. The Eastern group’s accuracy was significantly higher than the Western group for both hands. While not statistically significant, the percentage of improvement showed that the Eastern group improved more than the Western group in TASP except for technique when using the dominant hand. There were some inconsistencies that were difficult to explain including the control group having significantly higher improvement on accuracy than either of the experimental groups.
Students had four half hour lessons to learn to throw. The Western group focused on throwing with the dominant hand. During the same half hour of each lesson, the Eastern group worked equally with both the dominant and non-dominant hands.
Following the study, the two delayed control groups were randomly assigned to either the Eastern or Western approach. Results from this study were inconsistent with the main study with many significant results, some supporting the Eastern approach and some supporting the Western approach. Possible explanations for this discrepancy are examined in the discussion.
Based on the results, it would appear that the Eastern philosophical approach to teaching throwing has potential to improve children’s throwing ability. Future research is needed to determine what aspects of the Eastern philosophical approach have greatest impact on learning. It may be possible to apply this model to other fundamental movement skills (FMS) such as kicking and jumping to improve children’s physical literacy. An Eastern approach to human movement may have values with other participants including seniors. Perhaps integrating the best features of both Western and Eastern approaches would be optimal for improving performance.


identifier: Tailor, J. (2008). Mitigation of impacts of distributed generation using power electronics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2174

format:
xii, 127 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 119-122
some pages are in colour


identifier: Tan, H. (2016). The Welfare Implication of Lifting the No Surcharge Rule in Credit Card Markets (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28422

contributor:
Church, Jeffrey
Eaton, Curtis
Hollis, Aidan

subject:
Banking
Economics--Finance
Antitrust
Credit card markets

abstract:
This dissertation investigates the welfare implications of banning the no surcharge rule (NSR) in credit card markets. Nowadays, Visa and MasterCard have been facing antitrust and regulatory investigations all over the world. They are charged for certain business practices that may adversely affect competition. Among all the business practices, the NSR has been particularly at issue. The NSR is a business practice that prohibits merchants from charging a higher price to purchases made using credit cards than to purchases made using other forms of payment.

Chapter One investigates the welfare implication of banning the NSR using a model in which a monopoly credit card company provides credit card services to both consumers and Hotelling merchants through competitive issuing banks and competitive acquiring banks. The main finding is that banning the NSR decreases social welfare, which stands in contrast with previous core literature-- namely, Rochet and Tirole (2002) (RT2002). Moreover, this unambiguous conclusion for welfare holds in a open payment system, regardless of the degree of competition among issuing banks.

Chapter Two investigates the welfare implication of banning the NSR using a model in which a monopoly credit card company provides credit card services to both consumers and monopoly merchants through competitive issuing banks and competitive acquiring banks. The main finding is that banning the NSR decreases social welfare because banning the NSR results in a double marginalization problem in providing credit card services. Another contribution of this chapter is that it provides an explanation of the surcharging behavior of merchants in Australia.

Chapter Three applies a model of platform competition to investigate the welfare implication of lifting the NSR in credit card markets. This paper finds that lifting the NSR always drives down the provision of credit card service below the level of a typical equilibrium in a Cournot game and always decreases social welfare. Social welfare decreases because banning the NSR opens the door for the merchant to abuse its market power in reselling the credit card service. Therefore, a new distortion is generated after the ban of the NSR, and social welfare decreases.


identifier: Alexander, D. W. (1986). Learning disabled adolescents and their families: reciprocal relationships between self-concept and family functioning (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11554

format:
xiii, 153 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: BF 724 A45 1987

subject: Self-perception

subject: Learning disabled youth - Family relationships

subject: Learning disabilities

abstract: Bibliography: p. 126-133.

abstract: Adolescent self-concept and the family's manner of functioning were examined in 50 families, 25 with an LD adolescent and 25 with an NLD control. The study sought to answer four questions: (a) What, if any, are the differences between the LD and NLD adolescent in terms of their self-perceptions? (b) What, if any, are the differences in family functioning between the family with an LD adolescent and the family with an NLD adolescent? (c) How may adolescent self-concept and the family's manner of functioning be related, and is this relationship similar for families with an LD adolescent and families with an NLD adolescent? And finally, (d) Which factors emerge as most critical for further study from a multimethod family assessment approach to families with an LD adolescent? The study was exploratory in nature, a total of 70 variables being examined. Self-concept was measured by Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents, with more in-depth investigation of academic self-concept through Harter's Scale of Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Orientation in the Classroom. Family functioning was assessed in terms of parent and child perceptions of their mutual communications, family members' perceptions of the family's coping style, family communications behavior and role-taking in a structured communications task, and family problem-solving and cohesion on Reiss's Card Sort Procedure. It was found that LD and NLD adolescents differed significantly in terms of academic self-concept, job self-concept and global self-worth, LD adolescents having more negative self-views in these areas. Furthemore, it was found that LD adolescents were more extrinsically oriented than NLD adolescents. In terms of family functioning, the families of LD adolescents were not different in their communications behavior from families with an NLD adolescent, except that mothers in families with an LD adolescent showed more leadership in a family discussion than mothers of NLD adolescents. Findings were similar in the area of family problem-solving behavior, the only difference between the two groups being that the families with an NLD adolescent were more cohesive. The most striking finding of the study was in the area of family members' perceptions. Parents of LD adolescents held more negative views of their communication with their children, both the LD adolescent and his sibling, than did parents of NLD adolescents. Their evaluations of their LD adolescent and his sibling were also more negative than those of parents of NLD adolescents. Finally, the families of LD adolescents demonstrated different coping styles. :Most notably, fathers of LD adolescents reported less use of reframing, or casting problems in a constructive, positive framework, than fathers of NLD adolescents. The findings from this study are seen as indicating a need to conceptualize the needs of the LD adolescent in a broader context than in the past. The need to identify possible difficulties in family communication patterns with these families is stressed, as is the importance of working supportively with parents and siblings, as well as the LD adolescent.


identifier: Bowron, J. C. (2018). Phenotypic and Functional Analysis of Regulatory T Cells during Heligmosomoides polygyrus infection (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Finney, Constance
McKay, Derek
Peters, Nathan

subject: Parasitology Immunology

abstract:
Helminths are known to stimulate regulatory T cells, which have been shown to downregulate inflammatory as well as allergic conditions such as Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and allergic asthma respectively. However, the differences in the Tregs generated during helminth infection compared to steady state natural T regs have yet to be fully elucidated. Classically, in mice, Tregs are defined as CD4+CD25+ T cells. We have demonstrated that, unlike in BALB/c mice, in C57BL/6 animals, infection with the gastrointestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus does not result in increased CD4+CD25+-mediated suppressive activity.  Using two different infection protocols, we characterized the CD4+CD25+ Treg-mediated response to acute and chronic infection from two different gut lymphoid organs, the Peyers patches and mesenteric lymph nodes.
Unexpectedly, we found Tregs isolated from infected animals to be equally or less suppressive compared to those from naïve controls. However, we found no difference in the expression of Helios or CTLA-4, markers that play a role in control of the regulatory T cell phenotype and suppress T cell responses, respectively. These data indicate that manipulation of Tregs by helminths are more complex than previously thought and require more investigation into their suppressive profiles.


identifier: Czarnecki, M. A. (2000). A philosophy of pragmatism: Canadian instructors' take on taekwon-do (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11908

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

subject:
GV1114.9 .C96 2000
Tae kwon do--canada
Tae kwon do--history
Canada--civilization--foreign influence

abstract: Bibliography: p. 226-237


identifier: Langi, Z. (2008). Convexity problems in spaces of constant curvature and in normed spaces (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2128

contributor:
Bezdek, Károly
Bisztriczky, Ted

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

abstract: Bibilography: p. 165-170


identifier: Abassah-Oppong, S. (2016). Genomic Regulation of the Shox2 Gene during Mouse Limb Development (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26274

contributor:
Cobb, John Andrew
Jirik, Frank
Chua, Gordon

subject:
Biology--Cell
Genetics
Biology--Molecular
enhancers, Shox2, 4C-seq

abstract: An accelerating accumulation of recent data suggests that enhancers, the principal architects of transcriptional regulation, are as important as protein-coding sequences in the etiology of developmental diseases. Conditional knockout of murine Shox2 in limbs specifically disrupts chondrogenesis and the development of the humerus and femur, and is phenotypically similar to human SHOX-deficient patients, albeit different proximodistal locations are affected. Although we now have some understanding of the mechanism of Shox2 function in limb patterning, the molecular underpinnings of the cis-regulation of Shox2 to instruct stylopod development are unknown. We wished to identify enhancers that regulate Shox2 expression in limbs and subsequently delineate the limb-specific cis-regulatory topology of Shox2 utilizing a combination of different criteria for enhancer identification. In addition to enhancer-associated epigenetic signature profiling, we have utilized circular chromosome conformation capture (4C-seq) technology to probe the entire cis-regulatory organization of the Shox2 gene during limb development. We show five of numerous genomic regions within a 1.5 megabase (Mb) chromosomal territory surrounding the Shox2 gene that interact with this gene during limb development to drive similar Shox2-like limb lacZ activity in transgenic mice. The sequences we have identified will facilitate the search for transcription factors regulating Shox2 expression. Indeed, we found several previously determined GLI3 binding regions (Vokes et al., 2008) to overlap with a subset of characterized Shox2 limb enhancers and with the Shox2 gene, suggesting that hedgehog signalling may be a regulatory input for this gene’s expression. Genetic examination of composite Shox2/Gli3 and Shox2/Shh mutations show Shox2 to cooperate with Gli3 and Shh to pattern the stylopod.


identifier: Mollasalehi, E. (2017). Data-driven and Model-based Bearing Fault Analysis - Wind Turbine Application (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25517

contributor:
Wood, David
Sun, Qiao
Egberts, Philip
Mechefske, Chris
Li, Simon
Korobenko, Artem
Knight, Andy

subject:
Applied Mechanics
Energy
Engineering--Environmental
Engineering--Industrial
Engineering--Mechanical
Wind Turbine
Bearing
Condition Monitoring
Fault Diagnosis
Vibration Analysis
Modelling
Operation and Maintenance
Tower Vibration
Fault Analysis
Bond Graph
Drive-train operation

abstract:
This thesis is primarily about fault analysis for wind turbine generator bearings including vibration data analysis, and modeling of bearing outer race faults to understand how the vibration signal develops as the faults progresses. Case studies from large wind turbines are described where amplitude and phase demodulation are used to identify the outer race fault on the generator bearing.
In many applications of roller bearing fault diagnosis, such as in wind turbines, shaft rotational speed varies with respect to time, and consequently the normal frequency domain analysis, which is valid for constant speed condition, cannot be used. Alternatively, order tracking in conjunction with phase demodulation has been used to resample the time domain signal into angular domain, and estimate the shaft speed, respectively. Speed estimation using phase demodulation has been mainly used for gearbox applications where a reference signal or a shaft harmonic is well defined, which is not the case for bearings. In this thesis, Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) was used for decomposing the vibration signals, and shaft speed was estimated by phase demodulation. The estimated instantaneous shaft speed was then used for order tracking to capture the bearing fault, under variable speed profile. The method was applied on a simulated bearing signal having an outer race fault, and then on operational vibration data of a 1.5 MW wind turbine which had a low signal-to-noise ratio. In order to de-noise the vibration signals and select the most suitable decomposed mode for further analysis, an EMD-based de-noising algorithm including an indicator (combination of Kurtosis factor and Root Mean Square value) was proposed to eliminate the effect of unwanted components from other drive-train rotating elements as well as noise.
The idea of indicative fault diagnosis scheme based on the wind turbine tower vibration was demonstrated. It had been reported that a major fault on the generator bearing causes shock and noise to be heard from the bottom of the wind turbine tower. Thus, two accelerometers were attached orthogonally inside of the wind turbine tower. Tower vibration signals were analyzed using EMD and the outcomes were correlated with the vibration signal acquired directly from the generator bearings. It was shown that the generator bearing fault signatures are present in the vibration from the tower. The results suggest that useful condition monitoring of nacelle components, such as generator bearings can be done even when there is no condition monitoring system installed on the generator bearings, as is often the case for older wind turbines.
A dynamic model of a bearing with an outer race fault was developed including load zone, contact force and traction/friction forces. The model was validated both analytically, and using the generator bearing vibration data. Faults were modeled as simple surface step-like profile changes (to simulate small cracks), and as random sinusoidal (to simulate distributed defects). Different fault sizes were then simulated, and their effects on the vibration signal were analyzed. The results were compared with the historical generator bearing vibration data. This model can be ultimately be used to track the status of the fault size.


identifier: Foster, K. G. (2005). Precise ink illustrations of polygonal models (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24358

contributor:
Costa Sousa, Mário
Wyvill, Brian

format:
xiv, 107 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 101-107
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Guruswami, A. (1967). The Influence of water-reducing and set-retarding admixtures on the creep of concrete (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11216

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
TA 440 G85 1966 Microfilm
Creep of concrete

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-104.


identifier: Mohsen, S. T. (2021). Impact of Family Presence on Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Fiest, Kirsten
Sauro, Khara
Niven, Daniel

subject:
delirium
critical care
patient and family-centered care
retrospective cohort study
family presence
Biostatistics
Biophysics--Medical

abstract: Delirium, an acutely disturbed state of consciousness, manifests as a collection of symptoms such as confusion. There is potential for family members of critically ill patients to assist in non-pharmacological delirium prevention and management (e.g., re-orientation). Despite this, there are few studies on the impact of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) family presence on delirium. To bridge these knowledge gaps, our study employed a population-based retrospective cohort design to explore the association between family presence and both the incidence and duration of delirium in critically ill patients. The electronic health records of consecutive adult patients admitted to any of 14 adult medical-surgical adult ICUs in Alberta, Canada between January 1, 2014 and December 30, 2018 were examined. Family presence in the ICU (exposure), was extracted using a validated algorithm (1. family physically present, 2. family phone call only, 3. no family presence or call [reference group]). Delirium was measured using the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). Incident delirium was quantified (primary outcome) using an ICDSC cut-off of ≥4 points, after family presence (yes/no). Duration of delirium (secondary outcome) was measured as the total number of ICU days (24-hour periods) with a positive ICDSC score (≥4 points). Multivariable mixed-effects logistic and linear regression models (accounting for clustering by patient re-admission and ICU site, where appropriate) were used to evaluate the association between family member presence and the incidence and duration of delirium in critically-ill patients in the ICU, respectively. All regression models were adjusted for relevant covariates (e.g., ICU admission type, Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS]). We included 25,537 patients. Family presence in the ICU was associated with lower incidence of delirium during elective-surgical admissions in patients with intact GCS (OR 0.60, 95%CI:0.39-0.97, p=0.02) as compared to patients in the reference group. Family presence in the ICU decreased duration of delirium (adjusted mean difference -1.87 days, 95%CI: -2.01 to -1.81, p<0.001) as compared to patients in the reference group. Family presence in the ICU may decrease the incidence of delirium in patients admitted for elective-surgical reasons with intact GCS and duration of delirium in all patients by up to 2 days.


identifier: Valentine, P. A. (1997). The role of modulatory systems in post-activation potentiation in the neocortex of the awake behaving rat (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24006

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

subject:
QP406 .V35 1997
Memory - Physiological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 91-118.


identifier: Czuba, M. (2011). Satie et cocteau: a rehearsal of a play of a composer by a poet (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4429

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 47-49
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Quijada, M. F. (2009). Estimating elastic properties of sandstone reservoirs using well logs and seismic inversion (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24413

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 114-121
Some pages are in colour


identifier: Hubert, B. D. (1982). "On-the-job" training of assistant principals in selected tasks of Alberta principals (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17858

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

subject: LB 2831.926 C3 H82 1984

subject: School superintendents and principals, Training of - Alberta

subject: School superintendents and principals - Alberta - Calgary - In-service training

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-129.


identifier: Humble, S. L. (1996). Reducing development impact: a concept plan for an area in East Springbank (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16340

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

subject:
HT 166 H86 1996
City planning - Alberta - Calgary
City planning - Environmental aspects
Suburbs - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-105.


identifier: Kulle, B. J. (1993). Social identity through faunal remains: the archaeological evidence of 19th century missionary and fur trade dietary habits (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11101

format:
ix, 258 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
CC 79.5 A5 K85 1993
Animal remains (Archaeology) - Analysis
Animal remains (Archaeology) - Alberta
Social archaeology - Alberta
Fur traders - Alberta
Missionaries - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 243-258.


identifier: Abughazaleh, N. (2014). The Influence of Maximal and Submaximal Cyclic Concentric and Eccentric Exercise on  Chondrocyte Death and Synovial Fluid Proteins in the Rabbit knee (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28212

subject:
Engineering--Biomedical
chondrocytes viability
synovial fluid (SF)
muscular contractions
protein concentration
Eccentric Exercise
Concentric Exercise

abstract:
Excessive joint loading has been associated with the onset and an increased rate of progression of
osteoarthritis, but little is known about the effects of exercise loading on synovial fluid (SF)
composition and chondrocytes viability. The purpose of this study was to load intact knee joints
with two types of controlled maximal muscular contractions (low, and high intensity exercise) and
identify changes in synovial fluid protein composition and chondrocyte death. We found that:
1. Chondrocytes are well protected to withstand very high loads over a short period of time,
and maximal endurance loading.
2. High intensity, short duration exercise did not change total protein concentration in SF.
However, it decreased the number of identifiable proteins.
3. Low intensity, long duration exercise did not change total protein concentration in the SF,
but it increased the number of identifiable proteins.


identifier: Kania-Richmond, A. (2014). Exploring the Professional Role of Massage Therapists in Patient Care in  Canadian Urban Hospitals – A Mixed Methods Study (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26117

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Verhoef, Marja J.
Suter, Esther
Reece, Barbara

subject: Health Care Management

subject: massage therapy

subject: complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine

subject: role

subject: hospital care

abstract:
Background: Massage therapy (MT) is becoming established as a recognized health care profession. MT services are being incorporated into various types of health care settings, including hospitals. However, little is known about the delivery of MT services and the role of massage therapists in patient care in hospitals in the Canadian context.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive examination of massage therapy incorporation into Canadian urban hospitals.
Methods: A mixed methods study design was used. The quantitative phase (survey) and qualitative phase (semi-structured interviews) were conducted sequentially, with an emphasis on the qualitative phase. The survey was conducted in settings where MT services were organized by hospitals and provided by licensed massage therapists to patients. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposively diverse sample of participants. The quantitative and qualitative approaches were mixed during data collection and analysis.
Results: Sixteen urban hospitals across Canada (5%) provided MT to patients by licensed therapists. The majority of hospitals were located in Ontario and  ranged from specialized small community hospitals to large multi-site hospitals. Three MT delivery approaches emerged: stand-alone, closed-incorporated, and open-incorporated. In addition to clinical functions as health care providers and team members, components of the massage therapists’ professional role included: program support, educator, promotor, and researcher. Role related experiences suggested the presence of ambiguity regarding the massage therapists’ role, overlap with other health care professionals (HCPs), role overload related to limited availability of time and massage staff, and role conflict. Patterns suggesting variations in the role components and types of role experiences across study sites and in relation to team member status were apparent. However, the small sample size precluded further analysis of these potential differences.
Conclusions: While hospital-based MT in Canada is not a new phenomenon, MT is not yet an established health care profession in hospitals. However, there is significant potential for the inclusion of the MT role in Canadian hospitals that should be research-informed for effective implementation.


identifier: Gish, J. A. (2012). Making anti-aging cosmetic enhancement happen: empirical stories about patient desire, objects, and the working practices of the medical cosmetic enhancement actor-network (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5109

format:
ix, 236 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 223-236


title: Gel Development Using Cellulose Nanocrystals

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Hejazi, Hossein
Sanatinezhad, Amir
Wadood, Hamad Y.
Federico, Salvatore
Wong, Joanna
Mahinpey, Nader

subject: Colloidal Science

subject: Cellulose Nano Crystals (CNC)

subject: Polymer

subject: Confocal laser microscopy (CLSM)

subject: Large-Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (LAOS)

subject: Microstructure Characterization

subject: Hydrogels

subject: Complex Fluids

subject: Soft matter

subject: Interfaces

subject: Engineering--Materials Science

subject: Engineering--Chemical

subject: Engineering--Biomedical

subject: Chemistry--Polymer

abstract:
Cellulose Nano Crystal (CNC) are naturally derived nanoparticles with a slender shape that own a remarkably high aspect ratio. Due to its mechanical properties with Young modulus in the range of 120-160 GPa and proven biocompatibility, CNC is an attractive nanoparticle for many applications. In the acid-based method of CNC production, the particles develop naturally negative charges, inducing an electrostatic repulsion between CNC particles and, consequently, when suspended in the water, a stable suspension. Upon introducing a coagulant, such as NaCl above a threshold value in the CNC suspension, phase separation happens where the system evolves toward gelation. The individual CNC particles, through aggregation, contribute to building a 3D gel fractal structure. Where a porous self-similar 3D structure spans in space, the design and synthesis of CNC-based gels are tunable and flexible. Mechanical properties of the hydrogels can also be tuned when CNC is coupled with polymers such as Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).
Herein, the CNC-based gelation process is monitored, and the formed gels are characterized. The zeta potential and Dynamic Light Scattering are employed to measure the hydrodynamic radii and the surface charges of particles in different CNC-coagulant loadings. The gel morphology and CNC cluster fractal dimensions are recorded using Scanning Election Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The CNC-based gel behavior under large amplitude strains is also characterized by non-linear rheology. The gel collapse behavior and the self-healing dynamics of CNC-based gels are also quantified using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) analysis.
It is shown that CNCs can coagulate upon increasing the ionic strength of the medium, where the mechanical stability of the CNC-based gels (i.e., storage modulus), is an increasing function of NaCl and CNC concentration. Non-linearity of the gel was shown to be more influenced by NaCl concentration. The addition of PVA makes the CNC hydrogels mechanically robust, where two jumps in values of storage modulus as a function of frequency is observed. The jumps are attributed to the network formation between CNCs and CNC-polymer. Finally, the FRAP analysis using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy reveals that the CNC mobility in gel media is influenced by both CNC and NaCl concentration. The result of this study can be used in controlling CNC hydrogels properties, such as the gel self-healing and mechanical properties, and in assembling a 3-D hydrogel structure with CNC. In practice, the developed CNC-based hydrogels can be used in tissue engineering.


identifier: Mishra, A. M. (1974). Linear and non-linear vibrations of symetric systems by group representation theory (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20701

format:
xxiii, 156 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 871 M56 1974 Microfiche
Vibration
Nonlinear mechanics
Groups, Theory of

abstract: Bibliography: p. 154-156.


identifier: Bencivenga, D.  (2020). Sampling Using Controlled Quantum Walks (Unpublished master thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Sampling Using Controlled Quantum Walks

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Høyer, Peter
Feder, David
Woelfel, Philipp

subject:
Quantum Computing
Quantum Algorithm
Quantum Walk
Random Walk
Sampling
Controlled Quantum Walk
Quantum Hitting Time
Computer Science

abstract: We give a new quantum algorithm to sample from probability distributions over graph vertices quadratically faster than the optimal classical algorithm, which uses random walks with stopping rules. Efficient sampling is an important computational task used in simulations based on stochastic processes. This is the first quantum algorithm that achieves a quadratic speed-up for sampling from general probability distributions over graph vertices.  Our algorithm generalizes the controlled quantum walk algorithm proposed by Dohotaru and Høyer in 2015. Our main technical innovation is to allow for multiple distinct controlled reflections. This allows us to generate the quantum state analogous to the target probability distribution over vertices. This quantum state, when measured, gives a corresponding classical sample from the target distribution.  We also give a second classical algorithm for sampling from probability distributions over graph vertices. This algorithm adds different self-loops to each vertex of the random walk. We show how to construct the quantum analogue of this algorithm. Finally, we show that we can embed this quantum analogue into our controlled quantum walk.


identifier: Martin, N. W. (1996). Are P- and S-wave velocities and attenuations related to permeability?ultrasonic seismic data for sandstone samples from Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14612

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

subject: TN 269 M37 1996

subject: Seismic waves - Research

subject: Shear waves - Research

subject: Formations (Geology) - Alberta - Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

subject: Milk River Formation (Alta.)

subject: Sandstone - Permeability

abstract: Bibliography: p. 151-162.


identifier: Jaskela, S. (2016). Social Workers' Experience of Moral Distress (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27819

contributor:
Mitchell, Ian
Page, Stacey
Guichon, Juliet

subject:
Social Work
Biophysics--Medical
Moral Distress

abstract: According to Jameton (1985), “moral distress arises when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action” (as cited in Pendry, 2007, p.1).  The issue of nurses and moral distress has been studied extensively; however, little attention has been paid to social workers’ experience of moral distress.  The main objectives of this qualitative descriptive research were to explore whether ten health care social workers experienced moral distress and, if so, what were the causes and effects of such moral distress.  The supports they use to deal with such distress were also explored.  The participants voiced that they experience moral distress from a variety of sources and that the effects of such distress can result in exhaustion, apathy towards patients, and social workers leaving their positions.  The results of this research are discussed and suggestions for further research and practice are presented.


identifier: Gibson, E. S. D. (2022). Shoulder and Upper Extremity Injuries in Canadian Youth Ice Hockey: Investigating Injury Rates, Types, Severity, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary

contributor:
Pasanen, Kati
Emery, Carolyn
Black, Amanda
Lebrun, Constance
West, Stephen

subject:
injury prevention
shoulder
ice hockey
youth sport
systematic review
Epidemiology

abstract: Chapter 1: The first project is a systematic review that sought to explore the epidemiology of shoulder-related injury in youth sports. This study examined shoulder injury rates (IR), mechanisms, risk factors, and prevention strategies that have been studied. It was found that sport-related shoulder injuries are prevalent among youth athletes (accounting for a median of 10.9% of all injuries, n=41 studies). Injury risk factors identified included modifiable factors such as strength, range-of-motion, and training load imbalances. The most common injury mechanism was direct shoulder area contact with another person or an object in the playing environment. Considering the limitations identified by this review, it is clear that a paucity of research exists with respect to the study of shoulder-related injury prevention. Limitations of this systematic review were the heterogeneity of injury surveillance methods and definitions used, as well as the low quality of the included studies. Chapter 2: The second project is a secondary analysis of data collected in the Safe2Play longitudinal cohort study. This study sought to describe shoulder-related injury rates, types, severity, and mechanisms in youth female and male ice hockey players. An exploratory objective of this study was to identify risk factors for shoulder-related injury (including body checking policy, injury history, player size, level of play, sex, and playing position). This study found that shoulder injury has a high injury rate in youth ice hockey. Most shoulder injuries resulted in more than one week of time-loss from sport. Risk factors for shoulder injury included participation in a body-checking league, previous history of any injury in the previous 12 months, and the non-goalie playing position. Limitations of this study were related to the low number of practice-related shoulder injuries, as well as infrequent injuries to female participants – meaning that risk factor analysis was only feasible for game-related injuries among males.


identifier: Kutay, S. M. (2000). The physical and rheological properties of polymer-thickened foams in bulk and in porous media (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15558

format:
xxvii, 328 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD381.9 .S65 K88 2000
Foam
Foam - Industrial applications
Polymer solutions
Surface active agents

abstract: Bibliography: p. 286-309.


identifier: Hurd, J. A. (2010). Metal-organic frameworks: a new class of materials for anhydrous proton conduction (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3795

format:
xxxvii, 306 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 297-306
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Finvers, I. G. (1994). A CMOS high temperature auto-zeroed amplifier (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21921

format:
xxvii, 203 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 7871.58 O6 F56 1994
Operational amplifiers
Integrated circuits
Electronic circuit design
Frequency stability

abstract: Bibliography: p. 184-189.

abstract: A precision operational amplifier has been developed which has input offset voltage and current of less than 15 ?V and 0.6 nA, respectively, over an operating temperature range of 2 5 - 200 °C. Low input offset voltage is maintained across the broad temperature range by using an auto-zeroing architecture. This topology uses two internal amplifiers. One amplifier always remains in the signal path, thereby ensuring continuous time processing of the input signal. The other amplifier cyclically zeros it own off set voltage and then zeros the off set voltage of the main amplifier. The primary difficulty in adapting the auto-zeroing topology for high temperature applications relates to leakage currents. A new input switch topology is presented which significantly reduces the leakage current induced input offset current. Degradation of the offset correction voltage that is stored on the internal sample and hold circuitry is reduced by storing the correction signal differentially, reducing switch leakage by using a donut shaped layout, using large external hold capacitors, and by optimizing the auxiliary signal path gain. A comprehensive theory of the operation of the auto-zeroed amplifier is developed, including optimization for minimum offset, frequency stability, and transient behaviour. Periodically switched netiii work analysis is applied to predict the low frequency noise performance. Design equations are presented which link noise performance and system level parameters such as open loop gain, bandwidth, and clock frequency. Five variations of a high temperature auto-zeroed amplifier are implemented and tested. These include three versions of the auxiliary input stage through which the offset correction voltage is applied. The best performance is achieved using an auxiliary input stage based on a parallel differential pair. The amplifiers are all fabricated in a standard 1.2 ?m N-well CMOS process. General specifications (2 5 - 200 °C) are: operation from a single 5 V supply voltage, power dissipation of 5.5 mW, input common mode range includes the negative supply voltage, a CMRR and PSRR of greater than 92 dB, a slew rate of at least 4.5 V /?S, and a unity gain bandwidth of at least 2.2 MHz.


identifier: Elliott, S. N. (1999). Factors that modulate gastric ulcer healing (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21716

format:
xv ; 159 leaves, ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RC882 .E45 1999
Stomach--ulcers
Peptic ulcers
Healing
Epidermal growth factor -
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-158


identifier: Werbicki, P. (2005). Developing applications with multiple programming languages: an investigation using C++ and Java (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/76

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-98


identifier: Jakher, A. (2007). Technological advancements in the development of photochemical remediation for polychlorinated biphenyl contaminated soils (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1295

contributor:
Achari, Gopal
Langford, Cooper H.

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 255-288
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Oh, S. L. (1999). Modeling ACD Data to improve computer simulation of call centers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20465

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

subject:
HE8788 .O38 1999
Call centres--management
Operations research
Telecommunication--traffic
Computer simulation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 67-70


identifier: Rice, T. K. (2006). Characterization of early neuroinflammation after spinal cord injury (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/701

format:
xviii, 338 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 275-334


identifier: Wilmot, B. R. (1985). The Geology of the lower Cretaceous Mannville Group Edam Saskatchewan (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18188

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

subject: QE 686 W55 1987

subject: Geology, Stratigraphic - Cretaceous

subject: Geology - Saskatchewan

subject: Sedimentation and deposition

subject: Sandstone - Saskatchewan

subject: Mannville Group (Sask.)

subject: Formations (Geology) - Saskatchewan - Mannville Group

abstract: Bibliography: p. 148-156.


identifier: Singh, I. A. (2012). Turtle crumbles the visible (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4591

title: Turtle crumbles the visible

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-108

abstract: This abstract bleats a space and Agnes approves. This dissertation interrogates the boundaries between genres. The critical component of this thesis explores genre rupture as a method of locating threshold spaces within language systems that open disciplinary boundaries to the contaminative effects of different dimensions of observation. This portion of the thesis also examines the work of Gertrude Stein and contemporary innovative writers Lisa Robertson and Lyn Hejinian. These writers all engage with genre at the level of the sentence, exploring the sentence as a site of rupture in order to expose the relationship between upturning this site and more open-ended and fluid subjectivities. The substantive creative component of this dissertation, a manuscript entitled Turtle Crumbles the Visible, examines the boundaries between genres through the documentation of shifting relationships between the subjectivity of three characters, Turtle, Emerson, and Gaia, and the increasingly un-coordinated spaces that they begin to inhabit.


identifier: De La Fuente, Y. (2005). Amass to form: tangible architecture for immigrant women (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2354

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

subject: Stability fluidity

abstract: Bibliography : p. 107-108.


identifier: Reich, J. M. (1972). Political legitimacy, political parties, and modernization: the Mexican P.R.I. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13850

format:
113 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
JL 1298 R4 R43 1972
Partido Revolucionario Institucional
Mexico - Politics and government

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-113.


identifier: Myrthu Hope, K. (1990). Rates and risk factors associated with peripheral intravenous catheter-related infections (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18600

format:
xi, 126 <2> leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: RC 683.5 I5 H66 1990

subject: Intravenous catheterization - Complications and sequelae

subject: Nosocomial infections

abstract: Bibliography: p. 121-126.


identifier: Courtright, A. (2014). Aerobic Exercise and Hippocampal Plasticity in Young Adults with Depression (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24732

contributor:
MacMaster, Frank
Culos-Reed, S. Nicole

subject:
Neuroscience
Mental Health
Psychobiology
Neuroscience
Depression (MDD)
VO2
Neurobiology
Aerobic Exercise
Hippocampus

abstract: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant public health problem. Exercise has shown promise in reducing symptoms and promoting brain plasticity in MDD. A relationship between symptom severity, hippocampus volume and N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) concentration, a marker of neuron density/viability, has been shown. The relationship of these variables to fitness (as assessed by volume of oxygen uptake - VO2 max) is underexplored. In this study, unmedicated, inactive young adults with MDD and healthy controls underwent neuroimaging, fitness and clinical assessments at baseline and after 12-weeks. After 12-weeks of aerobic exercise, VO2max increased and depression scores decreased relative to baseline in participants with MDD. No changes in hippocampal volume or NAA levels were observed, compared to controls. This finding may have resulted from small samples and high variability on the measures of interest. Depression symptom decreases were not related with VO2max changes or exercise compliance.


identifier: Michaud, H. (1998). Walking in the footsteps of the Guru: Sikhs and seekers in the Indian Himalayas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15753

format:
viii, 157 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
BL2018.5 .P55 M53 1998
Sikhism - Doctrines.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages - India.

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 147-157
UARC


identifier: Tran, C. H. (2012). Signaling mechanisms to physiological function: electrical and second messenger communication in resistance arteries (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4949

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-181

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

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


identifier: McIntosh, D. J. (1999). Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous sulfated zirconia and its use as a solid acid catalyst (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24451

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

subject:
TP245 .Z8 M39 1999
Zirconium oxide
Surface active agents
Heterogeneous catalysis
Porosity

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-109


identifier: Salami, M. J. (1985). Application of ARMA models in multicomponent signal analysis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15202

format:
xiv, 266 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 5102.5 S24 1985
Signal processing
Autoregression (Statistics)
Seismology - Data processing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 246-257.


identifier: Anowai, A. (2022). N-terminomics/proteomics investigation of Calpain-2 substrates (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Dufour, Antoine
Hollenberg, Morley
Robbins, Stephen

subject:
proteases proteomics
Biology
Biology--Molecular
Biochemistry

abstract: Calpains are a family of intracellular cysteine proteases that require calcium for activation. Calpain-1 and -2, first described as the classical calpains due to their ubiquitous expression, are part of this larger 15-member family in humans and share similar patterns of expression and structural domains. Despite suggestive indication of a role for calpains in different cell functions in disease and health, it is unclear the repertoire of substrates that are targeted by calpains 1 and 2 in macrophages. To investigate this hypothesis, we focused on calpain-2 and performed N-terminomics/TAILS experiment in calpain-2 knockout human THP-1 monocytic cell lines to identify new substrates. We analyzed the proteomics and Nterminomics data using bioinformatics and pathway enrichment tools (STRING-db (https://string-db.org) and Metascape (https://metascape.org/gp/index.html)). We validated proteolytically processed substrates of calpain-2. We have shown that calpain-2 has novel targets spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) in THP-1 cells when activated by calcium and may play a role in regulating kinase.


identifier: Sun, P. (2015). Effect of STATCOM Location on Distance Protection Relay Operation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25810

contributor:
Nowicki, Ed P.
Malik, Om P.

subject:
Engineering
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Distance Protection
Transmission Line
STATCOM
Pilot Protection

abstract: The presence of FACTS in systems has brought up some difficulties to conventional distance protection to meet basic requirements for protection schemes. This dissertation reviews FACTS concepts, and studies shunt-connected STATCOM and its modelling. Based on the dynamic behaviour of STATCOM in a two-machine system, where a distance protection scheme is applied, performance of the two zone distance protection scheme has been evaluated in EMTDC/PSCAD simulation environment for various contingent conditions. This includes different STATCOM installation locations, various STATCOM voltage settings, various fault locations & types. To overcome the mis-operation of the distance relay when the transmission line is shunt compensated with STATCOM, studies on some communication-aided protection schemes, including PUTT, POTT and DCB, are conducted. These pilot protection schemes have been proven to be effective for fast clearance of the faults on the transmission line and meet the requirements for protections, regardless of STATCOM installation locations.


identifier: Treloar, S. L. (1994). Pierre Attaingnant's Treize livres (1534-35) and their anonymous motets (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20132

format:
xv, 128 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: ML 427 A88 T74 1993

subject: Attaingnant, Pierre, fl. 1528-1549

subject: Music publishers - France - 16th century

subject: Motet - France - 16th century

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-128.


identifier: Choi, E. S. (1998). Evaluation of embankment failure at Canadian Pacific Railway mile 34.1 Kaministiguia subdivision (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16367

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

subject:
TA760 .C46 1998
Tailings embankments - Alberta
Slopes (Soil mechanics)
Soil stabilization

abstract: Bibliography: p. 113-116


identifier: Firnesz, K. M. (1971). Behavioral approach to influencing self-esteem (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24235

format:
ix, 79 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 723 S3 F55 1971 Microfilm
Self-respect

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59-70.


identifier: Kuipers, A. (2010). Malicious Argumentation in Open Multi-Agent Systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21880

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-113


identifier: Leggett, L. (2014). Optimizing Value from Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Cost-Utility Analysis Comparing Age, Sex and Clinical Subgroups (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27217

subject:
Health Sciences
Health Care costs
Quality of Life
quality-adjusted life years
myocardial infarction

abstract:
Background: Cardiac rehabilitation reduces mortality and subsequent cardiac events in patients with coronary heart disease. While economic evaluations of cardiac rehabilitation have been published, none consider clinical, age and sex subgroups to demonstrate how the cost-effectiveness varies.

Methods: We performed a cost-utility analysis comparing cardiac rehabilitation with no cardiac rehabilitation, for patients who had a cardiac catheterization, using a health system payer perspective. The model was stratified by clinical presentation, age and sex. Clinical, quality of life and cost data were provided by the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) and TotalCardiology. Data on efficacy was obtained from a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Results: The incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained for cardiac rehabilitation is $37,662. The incremental cost per QALY gained varies by subgroup, from $18,101 per QALY gained to $104,518 per QALY gained. There is significant uncertainty in the estimates due to uncertainty in the clinical effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation. Overall, the probabilistic sensitivity analysis found that 75% of the time, cardiac rehabilitation is more effective and expensive than no cardiac rehabilitation.

Conclusions: The cost-effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation varies depending on patient characteristics. However, irrespective of baseline characteristics, the cost per QALY gained for cardiac rehabilitation is less than or similar to other technologies funded in many health systems. The current analysis indicates that cardiac rehabilitation is most cost effective for those who suffered an ACS and those who are at higher risk for subsequent cardiac events. The findings of the current study provide insight into who may benefit most from cardiac rehabilitation, with important implications for patient referral patterns.


identifier: Seamone, S. G. (2020). Locomotor biomechanics and behaviour in the ocellate river stingray (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Syme, Douglas A.
Bertram, John Edward Arthur
Post, John R.
Standen, Emily M.
MacInnis, Martin J.

subject: Physiology

abstract: Stingrays are fishes that are dorsoventrally flattened in the same plane as the substrate, similar to a hydrofoil, with long thin tails that have an absent or reduced caudal fin, and anterior to the pelvic girdle the longitudinal body axis is relatively rigid. These characteristics would appear to constrain or preclude many of the locomotor behaviours that are employed by fishes that typically swim via undulations of the longitudinal body axis and caudal fin, and which tend to dominate descriptions of fish swimming in the literature. In contrast, stingrays exhibit a variety of locomotor behaviours powered via enlarged and flexible pectoral fins that wrap around the body and head (i.e. the pectoral disc), yet an in-depth understanding of the biomechanical mechanisms that permit these behaviours has not been formed. Potamotrygon motoro, the ocellate river stingray, lives along the substrate in a benthic environment, and possesses an extremely rounded pectoral disc, from the dorsal view. It is used in these studies to represent the flattened shaped, low profile, and relatively rounded disc common to benthic stingrays, to better understand how these animals achieve different locomotor behaviours. The studies described in this thesis offer insight into how the shape of P. motoro is employed to accomplish behaviours exhibited by many benthic stingrays such as fast-start maneuverability, station holding and burying. Chapter 1 reviews our current and somewhat limited understanding of how shape impacts swimming behaviour in fishes that are flattened in the same plane as the substrate, described here as foil fishes, and explores relationships of shape and ecology observed in stingrays. Chapter 2 describes studies where video analysis was used to reveal that flexibility in the movements of the pectoral fins around the flattened and nearly symmetrical disc shape permits fast-start escape in all directions across the benthic plane with similar performance, regardless of initial orientation of the fish, which appears to challenge the conventional description of maneuverability typically used to evaluate fishes. Chapter 3 describes studies where recordings of changes of pressure beneath the pectoral disc, and video observations of movements of dye, are used to argue that stingrays can exercise movements of the body and fins to flush water from beneath the ventral surface to create and maintain a seal between the pectoral disc and benthos, to achieve suction pressures via a vacuum and possibly Stefan adhesion, that can resist an upwards displacing force to hold station along the benthos. Chapter 4 describes studies that used video analysis and particle image velocimetry to explain how rapid and vigorous movements of the body and fins in stingrays fluidize and suspend vortices of sediment below the ventral surface of the fins, which are then directed up and over onto the dorsal surface to cover the fish with sediment and effect burying, and that the fish appear to direct and control these vortices to modulate the extent and pattern of burying. Chapter 5 describes studies that used time-lapse photography and video analysis to reveal that in the presence of sediments that differ in grain size, stingrays mostly choose to inhabit and bury in finer grained sediments when threatened, and this appears to reflect these fishes being more effective at burying in finer sediments, such that the rate of coverage of the dorsal surface is faster for a given finbeat speed. Chapter 6 provides a summary of what has been revealed by these studies, conclusions and future directions. These studies advance our understanding of how a flattened and rounded disc shape in P. motoro might find success in a benthic environment, and might inspire engineers interested in fish for the design of underwater robotics.


identifier: Virla Alvarado, L. D. (2018). Carbon Supported Metal Carbide Catalysts for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31881

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

contributor:
Hill, Josephine Mary
Pereira Almao, Pedro R.
Birss, Viola I.
Roberts, Edward P. L.
Simakov, David S. A.

subject:
petroleum coke
activated carbon
carbothermal reduction
molybdenum carbide
CO2 conversion
reverse water-gas shift reaction
Environmental Sciences
Engineering
Engineering--Chemical

abstract:
Development of active and selective catalysts for the conversion of CO2 into valuable products is a promising strategy for reducing the environmental impact of CO2 released from the use of fossil fuels. The manufacture of these catalysts should also consider the use of waste materials and reduction of chemicals needed to decrease energy and resource consumption while being economically feasible.
The aim of this research was to prepare a molybdenum-carbide catalyst from petroleum coke (petcoke), an abundant waste material from oil refining, with comparable activity and selectivity to other catalysts studied for the reduction of CO2 by H2. The process of converting petcoke into a catalyst involved increasing its porosity and carburizing added Mo using microwaves or electrical heating, focused on eliminating the need for methane and/or hydrogen for its preparation. Due to pyrophoricity risks, a multiple-test rig was built to study the catalysts preventing their exposure to air or passivation gases. The petcoke-based carbon prepared had higher surface areas and pore volumes (~2000 m2/g and > 1 cm3/g) than other commercial carbons (1000-700 m2/g and ~0.5 cm3/g) which enhanced the catalytic performance towards CO2 reduction. Microwave-assisted synthesis reduced the carbide preparation time from 15 h to 8 min. However, the resulting samples showed low CO2 conversion between 1.6-1.2 %. The catalysts prepared using a furnace showed a maximum CO2 conversion of 5.2 % and selectivity towards CO above 95.8 % after 24 h of reaction comparable to that previously reported for Pt based catalysts. Further investigations evaluated the improvement of the catalyst by re-using the petcoke activation chemical as a promoter. Alkali from petcoke activation with KOH moderately improved CO selectivity (97.4 % to 99.5 %) and stability (deactivation from 34 % to 26%) but decreased CO2 conversion by 2 %. Probable site blockage at high loadings of potassium (~5 wt%) indicate that further washing is needed to decrease the potassium concentration and maximize the promotion effect.
The findings from this thesis provided insights on the preparation methods of Mo2C catalysts and alternative technologies for CO2 capture and re-utilization that is becoming a major cost in the energy sector.


identifier: Gladman, B. W. (1996). Setting the pattern (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11602

title: Setting the pattern

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

subject: D 766.82 G53 1996

subject: World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Africa, North

subject: World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British

abstract: Bibliography: p. 178-184.


identifier: Fournier, B. D. (1978). Freedom and the individual in the novels of Iris Murdock (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16539

format:
iv, 102 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PR 6063 U7 Z638 1978 Microfiche

subject: Murdock, Iris, 1919- - Religion and ethics

subject: Freedom (Theology) in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-102.


identifier: Parent, M. R. (1975). A Narrative description of community organization with single parents in the Victoria Park community (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22981

format:
ix, <169> leaves : map ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Community organization
Single parents

abstract: Bibliography: p. 83-85.


identifier: Barss, R. L. (2003). Regional planning and the environment, the municipal contribution in Alberta: a planning failure (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19291

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 158-167
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Li, X. (1990). The Effect of diet on the expression of class 1 MHC antigens on pancreatic islet cells and the dev (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16395

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

subject:
RC 660 L525 1990
Diabetes - Research
Diabetes - Nutritional aspects

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 80-93.
offsite


identifier: Johnsrude, M. (2000). Curricular integration through art: a case study of an artists-in-the-schools program (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14998

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

subject: N87 .J64 2000

subject: Art - Study and teaching - Alberta - Calgary - Case studies

subject: Artists as teachers - Alberta - Calgary - Case studies

subject: Interdisciplinary approach in education - Case studies

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-106.


identifier: Bosman, E. A. (1988). Stimulus configuration, compatibility, congruence, strategy and age (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22247

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

subject:
BF 724.55 A35 B68 1988
Aging - Psychological aspects
Perception - Testing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 108-115.


identifier: Schmidt, S. M. (1991). The effect of pre-immunization on bacterial prostatitis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20153

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

subject:
RC 899 S36 1991
Prostatitis
Pathogenic bacteria

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-113.


identifier: Machacek, M. J. (2013). New Institutionalisms and the Resurgence of Traditional Authority in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Buganda Case Study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27093

subject: General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General Africa Authority Institutionalism Development Governance Traditional

abstract: The last two decades have witnessed a ‘resurgence’ of pre-colonially rooted authorities and institutions in the politics of Sub-Saharan Africa. What were once thought to be irrelevant and unfavorable traditional institutions are now a principal dynamic in contemporary Africa’s governance and development. What factors can be attributed to this traditional resurgence across the continent? Using data collected from fieldwork in Uganda, three causal factors were identified. The social entrenchment of the traditional institution, a collective sense of disillusionment with the central state and the formulation of new, contextually-based ideas played primary causal roles in the resurgence of the Buganda Kingdom. Three new institutionalist approaches – historical, sociological and discursive institutionalism – were employed in the identification, analysis and explanation of these causal factors. Therefore, this research also took on a methodological effort to reconcile the differences between often competing new institutionalist approaches and to demonstrate how they may be complimentary to each other.


identifier: Singh, J. (1976). Gas-liquid contacting with static mixers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24417

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

subject:
TP 156 A3 S56 1976 Microfiche
Gases - Absorption and adsorption
Mass transfer
Chemical reactions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 77-79.


identifier: Shommu, N. (2017). Biomarker Profiling of Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients by Metabolomics, Metallomics and Inflammatory Mediator Profiling (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25129

subject: Biochemistry

abstract:
Appendicitis is the most common non-traumatic surgical presentation in Pediatric
Emergency Departments. The diagnosis of appendicitis is quite challenging in children due to multifactorial barriers resulting in delayed or missed diagnosis, which may either lead to severe complications requiring advanced management and prolonged hospital stay or unnecessary appendectomy. The health care cost related to appendicitis exceeds $680 million per year in the United States alone; in addition, it has the second highest lawsuit rate in pediatric emergency medicine. While there are many studies related to pediatric appendicitis diagnostic strategies including clinical scoring systems, laboratory tests of infection and inflammation and imaging studies, there are gaps in our ability to accurately diagnose appendicitis, and predict disease progression. In the present study we applied multiplexed metabolomics and inflammatory mediator profiling approaches to develop biomarker patterns and explore the potential to aid the diagnosis and prognosis of pediatric appendicitis. At first we aimed to identify appendicitis in pediatric patients using the biomarker profiling approach by comparing them with pediatric control patients showing no signs of inflammation or infection. After obtaining promising results from
the initial pilot study, we applied a similar approach to aid in triaging children presenting with suspected appendicitis in the emergency department. For this purpose comparisons were made between children with appendicitis vs. those without appendicitis but presenting with similar abdominal pain, and between children with perforated vs. nonperforated appendicitis; the obtained separations were statistically significant. We next applied the profiling approach to better understand the disease prognosis by exploring the biochemical profile of the children who developed severe complications after surgical removal of the perforated appendix compared with the ones who did not. In addition to the metabolomics and inflammatory mediator based biomarker profiling, we also applied a novel metallomics approach to explore the potential of biometal profiles to detect appendicitis in children presenting with suspected appendicitis. The results obtained from different phases of the study provide an important first step towards developing a potential aid for improving appendicitis diagnosis and prognosis.


identifier: Sha, H. (2014). An Evaluation of Different Risk Ranking Systems for Contaminated Sites (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24858

contributor:
Achari, Gopal
Langford, Cooper

subject:
Engineering--Environmental
Risk Ranking System
Contaminated Sites
Risk Assessment
PA
MICS
RSS
NCSCS
PQRA

abstract: Risk ranking systems for contaminated sites have been developed by different jurisdictions with similar purpose, but it is not clear whether they provide results that are comparable. The United States’ Preliminary Assessment (PA) system, Sweden’s Methods for Inventories of Contaminated Sites (MICS) and New Zealand’s Risk Screening System (RSS) methods are assessed in this thesis. These methods were compared with each other and with the Canada’s National Classification System for Contaminated Sites (NCSCS) as well as a preliminary quantitative risk assessment (PQRA) method. The objectives were to determine if all these systems can yield similar recommendations regarding further actions, and to assess if there are acceptable correlations between the different methods. The study concludes that the PA, MICS and NCSCS methods can achieve similar conclusions, although there is a certain degree of inconsistency that is present; the RSS system can distinguish the very high and very low risk sites and; acceptable correlations exists among the these methods except for between PA and PQRA.


identifier: Li, G. (2011). Modified temperature-dependent morse potential in materials science applications (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4232

format:
xi, 68 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 51-55.
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Farhat, A. (2019). Three Essays on the Impact of Analysts on Financial Markets (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary

contributor:
David, Alexander
Sezer, Deniz
Lehar, Alfred
Hollifield, Burton
Koskinen, Yrjö

subject:
Analysts on Financial Markets
Education--Finance

abstract: This thesis studies three diﬀerent topics on the impact of analysts on ﬁnancial markets. The ﬁrst chapter documents that the price of analysts’ dispersion risk in the cross-section of stock returns changes over time, in particular, turns positive in periods of high analyst dispersion. Our result holds using 100 test portfolios that are double-sorted on their betas and their coeﬃcients on aggregate dispersion, as well as numerous test portfolios. We construct a general equilibrium model in the spirit of Merton’s ICAPM, in which analysts of diﬀerent types have heterogeneous beliefs and provide diﬀerent forecasts of a macroeconomic factor. The consumer does not trust either analyst fully, and dynamically adjusts the weight given to each analyst, given the history of their past forecast performance. In equilibrium, each asset’s risk premium depends on its exposure to three factors: the market portfolio, the macroeconomic factor, and, a ”ﬂight-to-safety” factor. The ﬁrst term increases with dispersion, while the third term declines. The latter decline occurs because consumers shift into assets with lower cash ﬂow betas during periods of high dispersion. The model provides a testable implication that the changing sign of the price of risk is due to the ﬂight-to-safety during periods of high dispersion. We ﬁnd strong support for such a ﬂight to safety in the data. The second chapter questions the view that all analysts are equal and develop the idea that analysts may have diﬀerent strategic behaviour to inﬂuence the market. The main contribution is to provide evidence that the market assigns diﬀerent weights to diﬀerent analysts and to show that more experienced analysts have more signiﬁcant impact on asset prices and trading activity. The third chapter studies the relation between dispersion, short sale constraints, and stock returns. The main contribution is to analyze the high returns of a portfolio formed by unconstrained and low opinion divergence stocks. Such portfolio contains stocks with low total and idiosyncratic risks and low leverage. Three and four factors models, as well as liquidity factors models, cannot account for these high abnormal returns.


identifier: Prendergast, C. L. (1969). The Welfare rights movement in the U.S.A. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24009

format:
81 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HN 16 P72 1969
Social movements
Social service - United States

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-81.


identifier: Cram, S. J. (1998). Depression in marriage: An investigation of problem-solving behavior and marital cognition (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11705

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

subject:
RC537 .J295 1998
Depression, Mental
Depression in women.
Marriage - Psychological aspects
Problem solving
Wives - Psychology
Marital psychotherapy.

abstract: Bibliography: 125-139.