identifier: Katvala, E. (2014). Paleobiology (West Texas, USA), biostratigraphy and paleogeography (Vancouver Island, Canada) of late Paleozoic conodonts (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27249

subject: Geology Geophysics

abstract:
Three conodont-related studies utilize techniques that highlight the diverse
applicability and elucidate more about the nature of these ancient microfossils. These studies impact and utilize paleontology, geochemistry, biostratigraphy, stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleoecology, and the paleogeography of tectono-stratigraphic terranes. Electron microprobe analyses of conodont elements reveal internal chemical distributions which support the theory that conodont elements functioned as exposed teeth within the conodont animal’s oral cavity. The mineralized crown of the conodont element was partially embedded within soft tissue like other vertebrate teeth. To prevent unwanted sampling of diagenetic alteration, distributions of geochemically important chemical elements warrant consideration in geochemical studies investigating or utilizing conodonts. Paleozoic conodonts from Vancouver Island are described and figured in the most thorough compilation from the region. A wide variety of genera spanning the Mississippian through Early Permian represent a significant biostratigraphic and taxonomic contribution. Conodont Color Alteration Index values provide insight into the highly variable thermal history of the region. Interpretations of the upper Paleozoic units of Vancouver Island are improved by new biostratigraphic and paleoecologic data from conodonts. In conjunction with new stratigraphic and sedimentologic data, stratigraphic correlations and interpretations of depositional environment reveal a topographically variable basin with shallower water carbonates grading downslope into carbonate, mudstone, and chert. A combination of new and previously published fossil data, including conodonts, strongly indicate that, in the late Paleozoic, Vancouver Island was close to northwestern Pangaea and at latitudes comparable to southeastern British Columbia. Fossil and paleomagnetic data from the Mesozoic are congruent with this interpretation. Based on stratigraphic and paleogeographic differences, the Paleozoic of Vancouver Island is assigned to the Vancouver terrane separate from the Alaskan Wrangell terrane.


identifier: Stowkowy, J. (2012). Family history of psychosis, social risk factors and the psychosis risk syndrome (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26161

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

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:
Mental Health
Psychology--Clinical
Psychobiology
Psychosis
Family Risk
Clinical High Risk
Risk Factors

abstract: The goal of this thesis was to determine whether individuals with a family history of psychosis who met established criteria for being at risk of developing a psychotic disorder, i.e. met criteria for a psychosis risk syndrome (FHR-COPS), differed in terms of social risk factors from individuals with a family history of psychosis who did not meet criteria for a psychosis risk syndrome (FHR-Non). Results were that FHR-COPS individuals began smoking cannabis at an earlier age, had a lower IQ, and evidenced more anxiety, increased negative schemas about the self and poorer functioning. Onset of cannabis use at an earlier age was the one significant factor that determined belonging to the FHR-COPS group. These preliminary results are promising in determining potential risk factors for the development of psychosis in those who are already at risk for psychosis on the basis of a family history.


identifier: Swain, J. (2013). The Shepherdess in the Garden: Navigating the Routes of Female Mobility in the Urania (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28377

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Education--Language and Literature
Wroth, Lady Mary

abstract: This thesis examines Urania’s navigation of the various garden spaces represented in Part One of Lady Mary Wroth’s pastoral romance The Countess of Montgomery’s Urania. This project seeks to show that the early modern pleasure garden in England may have been a cultural discourse that informed the portrayal of female subjectivity in the Urania. Since Urania is a pastoral figure in a text that predominantly adheres to the generic conventions of the chivalric romance, her experience of and movement through garden spaces engenders the interaction between the pastoral and romance genres in the Urania. It is in these moments of generic interplay in the enclosed space of the garden that narrative time expands in Urania’s memory, where her physical and mental mobility become visible expressions of female subjectivity.


identifier: Behrens, L. T. (1977). Personality correlates of overachievement and underachievement (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23683

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
BF 698.9 A3 B45 1976 Microfiche
Personality and academic achievement
Personality assessment
Self-perception
Differential values inventory

abstract: Bibliography; p. 148-154.


identifier: Ward, K. W. (1996). Facial expressions, imitation, play, orienting and joint attention in autistic children: assessing the metarepresentational theory of autism (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19489

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

subject:
RJ 506 A9 W375 1996
Autism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-115.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to empirically establish the limits of the metarepresentational model of autism. This was accomplished by determining whether the model was able to sufficiently account for the pattern of deficits displayed by a group of autistic children. The skills/abilities of 10 autistic children were compared to those of two matched control groups. Subjects in the normally developing control group (n = 10) were matched to autistic subjects on the basis of verbal mental age, while subjects in the developmentally delayed control group (n = 10) were matched on the basis of chronological age and verbal mental age. Seven specific domains were examined: imitation; sound orientation; joint attention; quality of facial expressions; frequency of facial expressions; functional play; and symbolic play. All subjects were videotaped during the adminstration of the experimental tasks and each domain was subsequently coded for analysis. The metarepresentational model is based on the premise that autism results fro• a core metarepresentational deficit. As such, the model posits that skills/abilities that require metarepresentational capacity tend to be impaired in autistic individuals, while those that do not, tend to remain intact. Only two of the seven domains assessed, joint attention and symbolic play, required metarepresentational skills. The obtained results demonstrated that the deficits of autistic children were not limited solely to skills that involved metarepresentation. Rather, the autistic subjects displayed deficits in all seven of the domains assessed. It was concluded that the explanatory power of the metarepresentational model was not sufficient to account for the complexity of the autistic disorder. It was also noted that none of the other theories of autism put forth to date (e.g., affective theory) appears to be able to account for the obtained results. This raises an important question. Why has the pathogenesis of autism eluded researchers for more than five decades? Possible answers to this question are addressed and implications for future research are discussed. Research which examines the development of autism in infants or which attempts to determine if empirically valid autistic subtypes exist, appears to be particularly warranted.


identifier: Walkey, D. J. (1987). Bipolar and CMOS controlled sources for simulated impedance filters (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19899

format:
xiv, 248 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 7874 W35 1987
Integrated circuits
Field effect transistors
Bipolar transistors
Electric filters, Resistance-capitance
Electric filters, Active

abstract: Bibliography: p. 194-204.


identifier: Allen, R. M. (1972). Borden, Britain and the navy, 1909-1914 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23855

title: Borden, Britain and the navy, 1909-1914

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

subject: VA 400 A54 1971

subject: Canada. Navy - History

subject: Canada - History, Naval

subject: Borden, Robert Laird, Sir, 1854-1937

subject: Canada - Politics and government

subject: Canada - Foreign relations - Great Britain

abstract: Bibliography: p. 199-205.


identifier: Jadallah, A. G. (2010). Proactive and Reactive Decision Support for Handling Change Requests in Software Release Planning (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19356

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

contributor:
Ruhe, Guenther
Eberlein, Armin

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-129


identifier: Liu, S. (2017). The Origin of Force Increase in Actively Stretched Single Muscle Fibres (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28265

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Physiology
muscle contraction
residual force enhancement

abstract: Theoretically, at long sarcomere lengths (SLs) beyond myofilament overlap, only passive forces, produced by passive structural elements, are possible. However, previous studies showed a dramatic increase in force above the passive force when myofibrils were actively stretched beyond actin and myosin filament overlap. It has been suggested that titin might produce this increase in force, possibly by increasing its stiffness in a variety of ways. In this study, I used rabbit psoas single muscle fibres to investigate whether the increase in force observed after active stretch to a sarcomere length beyond myofilament overlap was caused by a passive component (titin) alone, or possibly some remnant cross-bridges that continue to contribute force in some unknown manner in muscle fibres. The results indicate that both passive and active components are contributing to this force increase in actively stretched single muscle fibres at an average sarcomere length beyond myofilament overlap.


identifier: Hoffart, B. (1993). Descriptors and predictors of human service managers' information technology use (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13359

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: HV 29.2 H64 1993

subject: Social service - data processing

subject: Social work administration - Data processing

subject: Information storage and retrieval systems - Social service

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-115.


identifier: Mwinga, D. K. (1996). In situ conservation and the Biodiversity Convention: Zambia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24343

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: KF 3775 Z64 K37 1996a

subject: Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)

subject: Biological diversity conservation - Law and legislation - Zambia

subject: Environmental law - Zambia

subject: Sustainable development - Zambia

abstract: Bibliography: p. 197-211.

abstract: The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992, calls on all parties to conserve biological diversity and to ensure that the use of biological diversity is sustainable. Article 8 provides for the conservation of biological diversity through the protection of ecosystems, wild species and genetic diversity in their natural surroundings. The Convention requires the parties to establish protected areas and protect threatened species and populations. This thesis infers that protected areas and protection of species strategies for the conservation of biological diversity have to be focused on conserving ecosystems, natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery of viable population of species and genetic diversity. Management plans play an important role in achieving these objectives. Ultimately the thesis asserts that the public in general and local communities in particular, have a significant role to play in the success of in situ conservation of biological diversity especially in developing countries in Africa.


identifier: Talbot, S. D. (2009). Making the cut: male circumcision, hiv/aids prevention, and the production of a scientific fact (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3036

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 150-164


identifier: Ellehoj, E. A. (1984). The Effect of legend design on the readability of soil maps (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18580

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

subject:
S 592.147 E64 1986
Soil mapping
Soils - Maps - Symbols

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-109.


identifier: Li, X. (2020). Hydrological and water quality performance of newly constructed bioretention mesocosms (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
He, Jianxun
Valeo, Caterina
Chu, Angus
Veselinova, Elena

subject:
bioretention system
nutrient leaching
Influential factors
early stage
Engineering--Civil
Engineering--Environmental

abstract: To examine the effects of growing media, vegetation and other potential influential factors (including event magnitude, and media temperature and moisture) on bioretention performance, 24 bioretention mesocosms were constructed using three types of growing media and planted with three types of vegetation in 2017. As a part of the research project, this thesis used the field observations in 2018 to assess their hydrological and water quality performance and to identify the primary influential factors on bioretention performance in the first year of their operation. A series of 25 simulated events (of different magnitudes) were performed between June and October of 2018. On average, the mesocosms retained 16% of inflow while significant chemical leaching from all mesocosms was observed. Among the potential influential factors, the event magnitude and growing media were identified to be the most dominant factor affecting the hydrological and water quality performance of the bioretention mesocosms, respectively. Among the three types of growing media, the clay-loam (mixed with woodchips) media had lower water retention rate but leached less compared to other two types of growing media.


identifier: Meakin, D. (1965). Studies of mustard oil glucosides (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12343

title: Studies of mustard oil glucosides

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

subject:
QD 325 M43 1965
Mustard oils
Glucosides
Chemistry, Organic - Synthesis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-138.


identifier: Kalra, A. R. (2022). The Category of Kirchhoff Relations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: The Category of Kirchhoff Relations

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Cockett, Robin
Hoyer, Peter
Scandolo, Carlo Maria

subject: Category Theory, Quantum Computing, Electrical Circuits

subject: Computer Science

abstract: We define the category of Kirchhoff relations to consist of those Lagrangian relations that conserve total momentum – a condition that can also be interpreted as Kirchhoff’s current law. We study and characterize different subcategories of Kirchhoff relations and present universal sets of generators of the different subcategories of Kirchhoff relations. These generators can be interpreted as junctions of ideal wires, resistances, voltage sources and current sources


identifier: Dicks, J. L. (1994). Bar U Ranch National Historic Park : conceptual design for an historic resource interpretation program by Janis L. Dicks (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22378

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 100 [39] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. [135-139].
UARC


identifier: Hynes, S. E. (2012). Resource partitioning during caudal regeneration: assessing the impact of dietary intake on tail and body growth in the leopard gecko (eublepharis macularius) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4885

format:
xxiii, 372 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 359-372

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

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

abstract: Various impacts and costs are associated with caudal autotomy (voluntary tail loss) and subsequent regeneration in reptiles. Few studies, however, have explored the effects of tail regeneration on body growth, and even fewer have investigated the trade-offs associated with limited dietary resources. These impacts are investigated by: 1) observing the outcome of tail loss on juvenile leopard geckos experiencing conflicting demands of body growth and tail regeneration, when food is constrained; and 2) assessing how metabolic rate varies with tail loss. Results reveal that the regenerating tail receives priority over somatic growth when resources are limiting. Low diet tail-less animals sacrifice somatic growth to maintain tail regeneration rates consistent with those of high and medium diet animals. Furthermore, animals undergoing caudal regeneration suppress their metabolic rate at the point in caudal regeneration when volumetric increase is greatest, diverting resource allocation to the tail and maintaining linear growth of the tail.


identifier: Wharton, T. J. (1998). Salamander: a novel (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14037

title: Salamander: a novel

format:
v, 254 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PS8574 .H369 S35 1998

abstract: No bibliography


identifier: Marquez, A. (2019). Viscosity of Characterized Visbroken Heavy Oils (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Yarranton, Harvey
Pereira, Pedro
Svrcek, William

subject: Engineering--Petroleum Energy

abstract: The Expanded Fluid viscosity model was extended to visbroken heavy oils characterized into the following fractions: distillates and the residue SARA fractions (saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes). To do so, a Western Canadian bitumen was visbroken at five different reaction conditions (temperature and residence time). Densities and viscosities were measured for each fraction and used to develop new property correlations based on conversion. The correlated fraction properties were then recombined to obtain the whole oil viscosity. The model matched the density and viscosity of all the visbroken oils in this dataset with average absolute deviations of 1.1 kg/m³ and 8%, respectively. The model successfully predicted the properties of a visbroken product from a chemically similar bitumen feedstock but not for those from a chemically dissimilar oil. This method is suitable for implementation in process simulators but is only recommended for whole oil feeds chemically similar to Western Canadian bitumen.


identifier: Flewwelling, R. B. (1969). Conformational study of some biaryl radicals (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21259

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

subject:
QD 341 P5 F56 1969
Phenols
Electron paramagnetic resonance
Spectrum analysis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-112.


identifier: Owen, E. (2021). Unscented H-infinity Wind Speed Estimation and H-infinity Control of Wind Turbines (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Pieper, Jeff
Wood, David
Westwick, David

subject:
wind speed estimation
Kalman filter
H-infinity filter
Engineering--Mechanical

abstract: Wind energy is a fast-growing industry in Canada and worldwide. As wind turbine size and capacity increase, control systems become exceedingly important to maximize the efficiency of the power output and to reduce loads to extend their longevity. This thesis aims to provide better knowledge of the input wind speed and to design turbine control based on this normally unknown input. First, non-linear robust methods of state estimation are introduced in order to deal with the nonlinearities present in the wind turbine model and the large exogenous disturbance of wind speed. Specifically, the unscented Kalman filter and an algorithm for the unscented H-infinity filter and their variants are analyzed in a case study for robustness and accuracy. An augmented unscented H-infinity scheme is then adopted in combination with a data fusion technique to estimate effective wind speed (EWS). This technique utilizes high frequency data from the anemometer and treats the turbine as a sensor to fuse them as one EWS measurement. The EWS is used to determine the optimal tip speed ratio (TSR) for the reference for the turbine. This is accomplished with a mixed sensitivity H-infinity tracking controller to optimize power output. The results show up to 15% improvement from the baseline controller for a 5 MW turbine and consistently high power output for a 1.5 MW turbine.


identifier: Leung, B. P. (2000). Development of a DNA vaccine against melioidosis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13532

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

subject:
RC168 .M45 L48 2000
Melioidosis - Vaccination
Burkholderia pseudomallei

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-108.


identifier: Jia, S.Q. (2019). Stress Inversion and Damage Quantification in Tight Gas Shale with Application to Hydraulic Fracturing (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Wong, Ron
Eaton, David W.
Wan, Richard
Zhou, Qi
Wong, Teng-fong
Priest, Jeffrey A.

subject:
Stress Inversion
Acoustic Emission
Source Mechanism
Hydraulic Fracture
Fracture Mechanism
Geophysics
Engineering
Engineering--Civil

abstract: This thesis aims to advance the quantitative analysis of stress and failure process in tight gas shale under hydraulic fracturing by integrating stress inversion, microseismic monitoring, acoustic emission and discrete element modeling techniques. With the introduction of a modified Bott hypothesis that allows for out-of-plane slip, a stress inversion algorithm is developed accounting for tensile components of the source mechanism. Synthetic test datasets are employed to quantify the error in stress determination that arises when the conventional stress inversion based on the original Bott hypothesis is applied in the presence of non-double-couple sources. The proposed method is evaluated using microseismic data collected from Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth Basin, Texas. Results show the modified method introduces a roughly 15 degree correction as compared with the inversion results from the conventional algorithm. With the same dataset, a case study is conducted to investigate the dynamic interactions between injected fluids and hydraulic fractures through the spatial-temporal analysis of microseismicity. Two types of triggering front expansion patterns are evident. With the presence of a dominant hydraulic fracture, the radius of the triggering front expands linearly with time, and the microseismic event cloud forms a planar shape with low tensile components. On the other hand, in the case of a complex fracture network with the absence of any major hydraulic fracture, the triggering front grows non-linearly with time, which can be treated as equivalent to a diffusion model. The microseismic events exhibit more tensile components and an equidimensional event cloud. Two stages of the microseismic dataset are analyzed and the derived fracture widths and fluid-loss coefficients fall into a realistic range of general observations. Two acoustic emission (AE) laboratory experiments are carried out to examine the failure behavior of Montney shale samples under conventional triaxial compression and fluid injection. Detailed analysis for the triaxial compression test includes deformation-induced velocity anisotropy, source hypocenter determinations, source mechanism analysis, and stress inversions. For the hydraulic fracturing test, the mechanical correlation with the AE activity is analyzed. The AE locations correlate reasonably well with the spatial distribution of shear fracture and hydraulic fracture imaged by X-ray computer tomography (CT) scanning. However, the signal-to-noise ratio of the AE waveform emitted from Montney shale sample is relatively low, especially for the hydraulic fracturing test, which makes the data processing quite challenging. Distinct characteristics of the AE activity in Montney shale are identified, which are different from those in granite, a type of rock that has been more extensively investigated in the past. These differences could arise from the different stress settings, the low brittleness and stiffness of shale. Additionally, the AE test under triaxial compression is simulated using dynamic micromechanical models based on the discrete element method, in which the transversely isotropic feature of Montney shale and moment tensor calculations are considered. Calibration and verification are conducted against the results of previous laboratory experiments in terms of the anisotropic behavior. The model results indicate some of the low energy AE signals might not be captured by the experimental recording system, and it further demonstrates that the shear fracture initiation contains high tensile failure components.


identifier: Patrick, G. W. (1985). Singular momentum mappings, presymplectic dynamics and gauge groups (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21553

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

subject:
QA 646 P265 1985
Geometry, Differential
Dynamics
Fields, Algebraic
Lagrangian functions
Symplectic groups

abstract: Bibliography: p. 99.


identifier: Wetmore, N. L. (2012). The problem of evil: a defence of the eipcurean position (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4695

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 121-127

abstract: Epicurus first clearly set out the logical problem of evil, challenging the idea that God can be omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent, given suffering. Various philosophers attempt to solve the problem by denying evil, presenting a theodicy, or accepting a diminished deity. In this thesis, I analyze the efficacy of theodical attempts. I argue that there are no successful attempts that do not dilute at least one of the attributes. Among others, I discuss the views of Malebranche, whose theodicy compromises God's omnipotence; those of Bayle, which undermine God's benevolence; and various free-will 'solutions' which dilute or destroy omniscience. Finally, I consider another way of solving the problem, which is to accept a 'diminished deity', and discuss whether such an approach is successful. I conclude that there are no indefeasible theodicies, which ultimately suggests that the problem of evil remains a strong indication that there is no God.


identifier: Tintori, F. (2021). Perylene Diimide Materials in Bulk-Heterojunction Films for Organic Photovoltaics: Towards Technology Commercialization (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Welch, Gregory
Sutherland, Todd
Heyne, Belinda
Roberts, Edward
You, Wei

subject: Organic Photovoltaics, Light Harvesting, Organic Semiconductors, Perylene Diimide, Slot-Die Coating, Printed Electronics, Organic Electronics

subject: Education--Sciences

subject: Education--Technology

subject: Chemistry--Organic

subject: Energy

subject: Engineering--Chemical

subject: Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

subject: Materials Science

abstract: This thesis focuses on the processing and characterization of organic semiconducting materials as well as the fabrication and characterization of thin films and organic photovoltaic devices. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the organic photovoltaics field, describing the basic mechanisms of the devices as well as the properties of the materials, and introducing examples of well-studied materials in the field. Chapter 2 explores some solid-state properties of the material tPDI2N-EH, with a focus on its behaviour related to solution processing and thin film formation when blended with an organic semiconducting polymer. Chapter 3 explores structural variations of tPDI2N-EH, namely tPDI2N-Hex, cy-tPDI2N-Hex and tPDI2N-cy, focusing on the effects of changing the side-chains of a perylene diimide dimer on the solid-state morphology and organic photovoltaics performance. Chapter 4 focuses on the topic of scalability of an organic photovoltaic system, exploiting the properties of the material tPDI2N-EH to fabricate organic photovoltaic devices that can be processed in industry-compatible conditions. Slot-die coating is introduced as the main element of transition from the laboratory to the industrial scale. Chapter 5 takes the system to an even higher practical setting, simplifying the structure of the polymeric material it is used with, and focusing on enhancing specific photovoltaic parameters that enable a practical, real-life application of organic photovoltaics: indoor light recycling, which represents the conclusion of the bulk of this thesis. A final effort to produce a high-performance system in fully industry-compatible conditions is reported in Appendix 1, where a known high-performance system is processed into organic photovoltaic devices removing all the limiting parts of the process.


identifier: Orban, C. M. (1990). Patterns of variations in selected soil properties, St. Vincent, West Indies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14281

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-110.


identifier: Tapajna, R. (2017). Leadership to Support Teacher Beliefs and Practices of Fostering Critical Thinking (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26736

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Brandon, James
Mombourquette, Carmen
Spencer, Brenda
Brandon, James
Boz, Umit
Mombourquette, Carmen
Spencer, Brenda
Lenters, Kimberly
Brien, Kenneth

subject:
Education--Administration
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education--Elementary
Education--Teacher Training
leadership practices
Critical Thinking
Teacher Beliefs
teacher practices
Case Study
elementary

abstract: The purpose of this qualitative case study of an urban school district in southern Alberta was to examine the role of school leaders in supporting the development of teacher beliefs and practices to foster critical thinking by students. In Alberta, this is particularly relevant to school leaders who are required to support teachers to implement the Ministerial Order on Student Learning (Alberta Education, 2013) requirement that students think critically across subject and discipline areas for learning, work, and life. The literature review examined definitions, development, and educational significance of critical thinking by all children. Current research concerning the relationship between teacher beliefs and teacher practices to foster critical thinking was explored. Leadership practices to support teacher change were surveyed, with a focus on setting clear goals and expectations, involvement in instructional programming, and promoting and participating in a positive school learning climate. Qualitative questionnaires, classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussion, and document review methods were used to collect data and examine the phenomenon from multiple perspectives. Findings indicated that while teachers believe fostering critical thinking is an important goal of education, they believe some students are less able to benefit from critical thinking opportunities. Teachers and school leaders identified supportive leadership practices to help develop teacher beliefs and practices to foster critical thinking by students. The twelve findings are synthesized to provide meaningful recommendations for school leaders and for future research.


identifier: Godlewski, R. (2011). Predicting early voluntary turnover in Canadian forces recruits: the role of commitment, newcomer adjustment, and mental toughness (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4446

format:
viii, 74 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 57-66


identifier: Debjani Paul, Dhwani. (2017). Family Planning and Healthcare Provider Practice Patterns in Alberta: Are They Aligned With the Ready. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: or Not Provincial Campaign? A Health Administrative Study Using the All Our Babies Data

creator:
Paul, Dhwani
Paul, Dhwani

publisher:
Graduate Studies
The School of Public Policy
University of Calgary

abstract:
Prenatal care is characterized by the delivery of education and services related to the health of mothers and babies. It is comprised of preconception care and family planning education that includes consultations on methods of birth control, lifestyle choices, nutrition, medical checkups as well as substance abuse (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2011). The seeking of prenatal care is not mandatory in Canada. However, regulatory bodies governed under the Health Professions Act (Government of Alberta, 2017a; 2017b) such as the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP), College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA), Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) and College of Midwives of Alberta (CMA) mandate the delivery of prenatal care through designated healthcare professionals, including medical doctors and registered midwives (Alberta College of Family Physicians, 2017; The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, 2017; Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, 2017; College of Midwives of Alberta, 2017).
The number of unplanned pregnancies in Canada remains high and the expectation of receiving prenatal care, regardless of the type of healthcare provider chosen, is unmet (Alberta Health Services, 2017a). The different focus in the scope of practice between healthcare professionals can result in differences in the prenatal education and care received. There are considerable policy implications for the differences in the delivery of health information pertaining to prenatal care in Alberta. The development of harmful behaviours as a result of a poor understanding of social determinants of health, pregnancy outcomes and child development can lead to pregnancy-related complications and an overall unhealthy population. To offer more comprehensive and consistent prenatal education to Albertans, the province launched a novel family planning and pregnancy preparedness campaign, Ready or Not, designed to provide pertinent information through an Internet-based platform (Alberta Health Services, 2017a). Funded by the Government of Alberta and delivered by Alberta Health Services (AHS), this initiative represents a diversity of partnerships involved in the service provision pertaining to prenatal health and family planning (Alberta Health Services, 2017a). Though medical doctors contributed towards the development of this campaign, their respective governing bodies may not have been directly involved (Alberta Health Services, 2017a), which can trigger discrepancies in the care provided.
As such, the following capstone research study seeks to understand family planning and healthcare provider practice patterns in Alberta. Specifically, it investigates whether or not the delivery of prenatal education is consistent with the Ready or Not provincial campaign (Alberta Health Services, 2017a). This study renders important insights on the implicit and explicit decision-making process of selecting a healthcare provider for prenatal care, namely medical doctors or registered midwives, as well as the receipt of prenatal education by women in this province.
Statistical analysis was conducted using the Secondary Analysis to Generate Evidence (SAGE) virtual environment analytics platform (PolicyWise for Children & Families, 2017). This studyused the All Our Babies (AOB) data (Tough et al., 2017)), which is a prospective pregnancy and birth cohort (n=3387) of Calgarian women aged 19 to 47 years (Tough et al., 2017).
To better understand the connection between healthcare practitioners and the prenatal advice provided, key questions were addressed. First, the study investigated the association between the time to get pregnant and receipt of information about pregnancy planning from a healthcare provider, and the type of birth control and family planning practices used prior to becoming pregnant. Next the study examined the association between the type of healthcare provider consulted during pregnancy (medical doctor or midwife) and the prenatal education received by women in relation to the guidelines established by the Ready or Not provincial policy campaign. Third, this study explored the likelihood of receiving prenatal advice and education aligned with the Ready or Not campaign from specific types of healthcare providers (Alberta Health Services, 2017a).
Demographic characteristics such as the total time spent in Canada, educational attainment, ethnicity, total income and parity impacted whether or not women received information about pregnancy planning, birth control and family planning practices prior to becoming pregnant. Nearly all the women sought care from a medical doctor as opposed to a registered midwife, and the care delivered differed between these two types of professionals. A statistically significant association was also observed between receiving information about pregnancy planning as well as the use of certain birth control and family planning practices. Women who consulted with a midwife rather than a medical doctor, on average, were more likely to receive information on nutrition, taking vitamins or mineral supplements, exercise or active living and working during pregnancy. However, those who saw a medical doctor were generally less likely to experience difficulty obtaining prenatal care (Alberta Health, 2017a). Furthermore, the differences in the scope of practice between these professionals can contribute towards variations in the delivery of prenatal care education in the province. As such, it is important to ensure that the policies in place mirror the guidelines in Ready or Not and improve the reality of prenatal care education in the province.
The differences in the delivery of prenatal education requires efforts to guarantee proper preconception care in the province. Since the AOB cohort was recruited between 2008 and 2011 (Tough et al., 2013) and Ready or Not was instated in 2016 (Alberta Health Services, 2017a), the findings of this capstone project may not necessarily be representative of the current patterns in the delivery of prenatal education in Alberta. However, the recommendation for stakeholders to collaborate and develop a checklist that is to be used province-wide by relevant healthcare professionals will encourage that the guidelines in Ready or Not (Alberta Health Services, 2017a) are addressed. Furthermore, these partnerships will allow for respective licensing bodies to become more aware of the knowledge provided in this new campaign, thereby fostering the delivery of a comprehensive and consistent prenatal care education in the province.


identifier: Skrapec, C. A. (1980). Psychological self perception in transsexual patients (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17946

contributor:
Meikle, A. B. Stewart
Edgington, E. S.
MacKenzie, K. R.

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

subject:
RC 560 C4 S45 1980 Fiche
Transsexuals
Self-perception - Testing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-80.

abstract: A review of the literature on transsexualism reveals a lack of systematic research on self perception. The present study was directed toward ascertaining whether selected gender and evaluative aspects of self perception could be established as correlates of particular gender 'identity/role' constellations. A self concept system model for understanding gender identity in terms of relationships with specific referents was proposed. Gender-related aspects of self perception were examined for 48 male and female subjects, representing transsexual, homosexual, and heterosexual psychosexual orientations. Measuring instruments consisted of IacKenzie's Diagnostic Criteria Scales, the Bern Sex Role Inventory, the Maf err Inventories of masculine and Feminine Values, the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Repertory Grid Technique. Stepwise multiple discriminant analyses were conducted on the 30 construct variables and on the 7 behaviour variables derived from these instruments. •Results were examined with respect to the obtained discrimination of subject groups on the basis of selected variables. Findings indicated that reasonable discrimination between transsexual, nontranssexual male, and nontranssexual female groupings of subjects could be achieved on the basisof ten discriminating construct variables, and to a lesser extent on the basis of four discriminating behaviour variables. The nature of construct discriminations suggested that transsexuals conceive maleness and femaleness differently than do nontranssexual males and females. The implications of these results were discussed with particular focus on conceptualizations of gender identity. Consideration was directed toward seeking clarity and consensus of gender identity referents.


identifier: Burnett, K. (1999). "Wise women from the east": representations and self-representations of women in the methodist mission field in western canada, 1880-1925 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15081

format:
v ; 122 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: BX8345.7 .B87 1999

subject: Methodist Church of Canada--missions--history

subject: Methodist women--Canada--history

subject: Women missionaries--Canada--history

subject: Women in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-122


identifier: Zhou, X. (1999). It takes two to tango: International co-production of feature films and TV programs in the people's republic of China (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22651

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

subject: PN1993.5 .C4 Z54 1999

subject: Motion picture industry--China

subject: Motion pictures--international cooperation

subject: Motion picture directors and producers--China

subject: Television broadcasting--China

subject: Television broadcasting--international cooperation

subject: Television directors and producers--China

subject: International business enterprises--China

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-130


identifier: Tuck, S. A. (2000). Sleep-disordered breathing and pharyngeal mechanics in Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24618

format:
xix, 360 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p.328-360.


identifier: Sadeghi, J. (2013). Smooth Reverse Subdivision (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27806

title: Smooth Reverse Subdivision

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Computer Science
Multiresolution
Reverse subdivision
Energy minimization

abstract:
Multiresolution (MR) provides a useful framework for hierarchical representation and manipulation of geometric objects. It consists of two main operations: decomposition (finding coarse points and details) and reconstruction (subdivision plus error correction). One way to construct MR is to use a reverse subdivision (RS) approach by  minimizing the error between fine points and subdivided coarse points. However, after a few levels of decomposition using current RS techniques, the coarse points are usually high energy and do not preserve the overall structure of the fine points. This limits the reverse subdivision-based editing and synthesis applications to produce accurate results.

This thesis introduces a new reverse subdivision framework, entitled "Smooth Reverse Subdivision", that considers the smoothness of the coarse points as a factor in the decomposition. Using a weighted least-squares approach, a trial set of reverse subdivision operations are optimized globally to have a balance between providing a good approximation of the fine points and reducing the energy of the coarse points. Then, by finding a local representation for the resulting operations, the work is extended to subdivision schemes for general topology surfaces. The resulting decomposition and reconstruction operations feature linear processing time. To achieve a compact representation for these operations, a novel fairing operation with local inverse is presented. The new decomposition operations resulting from this new fairing technique can be reversed locally without over-representation. In addition, the new fairing operation provides a well-defined structure for constructing new subdivision and reverse subdivision schemes.

Finally, smooth reverse subdivision is used in example MR editing and synthesis applications as well as image compression. Smooth coarse models resulting from this work, preserve the overall structure of the fine models. This improves the results of current MR editing and synthesis applications.


identifier: Lock, R. G. (1975). Dust control in portable asphalt plants (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23498

title: Dust control in portable asphalt plants

format:
xv, 226 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TD 884.5 L63 1975 Microfiche
Dust control
Asphalt concrete
Concrete plants - Dust control

abstract: Bibliography: p. 221-226.


identifier: Singer, A. R. (2006). An experimental analysis of the role of metacognition in relapse to depression (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/662

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 77-95

abstract: The present study employed an experimental design, to examine the role of metacognitive processing in the prevention of relapse to depression. Eighty remitted depressed participants were randomly allocated to receive training in the metacognitive style of rumination, distraction, acceptance or no training control prior to a negative mood induction. Rumination prolonged the intensity of the negative mood consistent with no training, whereas both distraction and acceptance reduced the intensity of the negative mood. Changes in attitudes were only found in the acceptance condition, as participants in this condition reduced negative attitudes towards negative experiences. These results are consistent with information processing theory, and imply that acceptance based preventative interventions may operate by both reducing the intensity of sad moods and altering one's attitudes towards temporary moments of sadness.


identifier: Younis, L. B. (2003). Numerical and experimental studies of catalytic combustion in a packed bed reactor (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21202

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 170-187.


identifier: Crisanti, A. S. (1998). A descriptive longitudinal cohort study of involuntary psychiatric inpatients (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22208

format:
xx, 295 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: RC439 .C75 1998

subject: Mentally ill--Care and treatment.

subject: Psychiatric hospitals - Outpatient services

subject: Insane--Commitment and detention--Canada.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 207-227


identifier: Tarameshloo, E. (2016). Privacy in Geo-social Networking Systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27436

contributor:
Fong, Philip W. L.
Carpendale, Sheelagh
Safavi-Naeini, Reyhaneh
Wang, Xin
Tripunitara, Mahesh

subject:
Computer Science
Privacy
Social Network
Visualization
Access Control
Analytics
Location based social network
Anonymization

abstract:
With the proliferation of the Internet and GPS enabled smartphones, Geo-Social
Computing Systems (GSCS) have seen widespread adoption. Facebook, Twitter, Waze,
Geofeedia, WeLink are among the many GSCS with various members and services.
These systems rapidly gained traction for two types of target users, a) GSCS
members (data contributors), and b) GSCS data consumers.Although GSCS deliver valuable services, they also generate a host of privacy
challenges. Protecting members' identity and their location information is a
notable challenge in GSCS. Close examination of nine real life GSCS applications
enabled me to identify four major challenges that can lead to insufficient
privacy protection for members of GSCS. Unregulated access, policy
conformity, privacy in publishing GSCS data, and data utility in published data
are the focus of the challenges.

Contributions of this thesis can be categorized
into two main perspectives within the identified challenges. First, privacy of
members inside the geo-social computing systems and second, privacy of members when these systems publish
members' data.
In each identified privacy challenge, I proposed an
approach to address the challenge, and developed my designed approaches to
demonstrate a tangible solution for each challenge.

The results of this research provide knowledge that can help other researchers
to recognize and address more privacy concerns in the GSNSs environment. This
knowledge includes insight into theory and practice of privacy within the
context of access control models, policy enforcement in a federated environment,
privacy attacks and countermeasures in published data, and
analytic tools for privacy experts.


identifier: Gomez, P. A. (1992). Steam injection and in-situ combustion: a combined approach to heavy oil recovery (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20253

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

subject: TN 871 G66 1992

subject: Thermal oil recovery - Mathematical models

subject: Combustion research

subject: Injectors

subject: Steam - Thermal properties

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-127.


identifier: Noonan, L. M. (2001). Ionic basis of gamma frequency burst discharge (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17573

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 N66

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-134.


identifier: Oldfield, M. A. (1990). The electronic cottage - boon or bane for women?	: mothers of small children doing clerical work a (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14604

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 126-140.
offsite


identifier: Harrison, D. (1975). The Educative role of the art gallery as perceived by art critics, art educators, and art gallery curators (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12289

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

subject:
N 430 H35 1975 Microfiche
Art - Galleries and museums

abstract: Bibliography: p. 92-96.


identifier: Laycock, P. W. (2004). Sense of community and optimism in relocated elderly continuing care residents (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21898

format:
ix, 149 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-119


identifier: Kumar, S. (2020). Photonic aspects of networks: from long-distance quantum networks to the brain (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Simon, Christoph
Barclay, Paul E.
Oblak, Daniel
Wieser, Michael E.
Sangouard, Nicolas D.

subject:
Photons
Quantum networks
Quantum internet
Quantum computation
Quantum information
Superconducting qubits
Schrödinger cat states
Distributed quantum computing
Quantum communication
Quantum repeaters
Neuroscience
Biophysics
Biophotons
Quantum entanglement
Consciousness
Physics
Optics

abstract: Photons, the fundamental quanta of the electromagnetic field, travel at the fastest possible speed, and interact relatively weakly with the environment. These features make them ideal for several practical applications, particularly in the transport of both classical and quantum information. One could also wonder whether nature itself realized the usefulness of these unique entities and through evolution made living beings rely on them for some physiological functions. In my thesis, I cover an example for each of these roles a photon can take. As the first example, I describe our theoretical work pertaining to an important practical application where photons can carry quantum information and mediate entanglement between distant quantum computing nodes. We designed a novel quantum repeater architecture using superconducting processors and optical links, which we believe is the first concrete proposal towards this goal. We compared our repeater’s performance with a few other promising approaches and showed that ours could yield higher entanglement distribution rates with good fidelities in appropriate regimes. Such an architecture could be pertinent to envision a quantum internet in the future, something that would be analogous to, but much more secure and powerful in certain aspects than today’s classical internet. As the second example, I describe our theoretical work where we speculate on the potential role of photons observed in mammalian brains. Could we be using these photons as information carriers in addition to the well-known electrochemical signals? We show, based on detailed theoretical modelling, that myelinated axons could serve as good optical waveguides in the brain, which can answer this question in the affirmative. Ours is the first proposal identifying myelinated axons as potential optical waveguides. There is indirect experimental evidence to support this hypothesis, and we propose precise experiments to test the waveguide capabilities directly. Since these photons can also in principle carry quantum information, we further speculate on the existence of quantum networks in the brain. Our work could help develop a better understanding of some of the biggest unsolved problems in neuroscience, possibly including the generation of our subjective conscious experience.


identifier: Dorji, U. (2001). The national architectural training and building research centre in Bhutan (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15307

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xi, 208 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 D67

abstract: Bibliography: p. 204-208.


identifier: Srinivasamurthy, K. (1987). Nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of circular laminated anisotropic plates (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16312

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
TA 418.9 L3 S53 1987
Laminated materials
Plates (Engineering)
Anisotropy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-119.


identifier: Malcolm, C. L. (2003). Children's perceived adjustment following the death of a parent (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16271

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-151


identifier: Macdonald, B. P. (2001). Identity processing in young men with testicular cancer (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14242

publisher:
Education
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xvi, 245 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: RC280 .T4 M33 2001

subject: Testis - Cancer

subject: Cancer - Patients - Alberta - Case studies

subject: Cancer - Alberta - Psychological aspects - Case studies

subject: Men - Diseases - Alberta - Psychological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 208-228.


identifier: Smith, E. D. (1972). Survey of survival curriculum criteria in the Alberta social studies curricula since 1930 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17655

format:
<ix>, 80 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: H 62.5 A42 S53 1972 Microfilm

subject: Social sciences - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Alberta

subject: Senior high schools - Alberta - Curricula

subject: Social science research - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 60-66.


identifier: Onwuachi, O. A. (1985). Noise in operational amplifier circuits (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13838

title: Noise in operational amplifier circuits

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

subject:
TK 153 O46 1986
Electric noise
Electronic noise
Amplifiers (Electronics) - Noise

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-126.


identifier: Fernandes de Oliveira, C. (2020). Chemical Looping Reforming Using Transition Metal Carbides (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Mahinpey, Nader
Song, Hua
Kibria, Md Golam

subject:
Chemical Looping Reforming
Transition Metal Carbides
hydrogen production
low carbon process
Engineering--Chemical

abstract: Scientists around the world have concluded, with 95% probability, that the levels of CO2 have increased due to human activity over the past 50 years [1]. Consequently, humanity has been seeking solutions to lower greenhouse gas emissions. In an effort to reduce emission the use of hydrogen (H2) for energy generation has great appeal because it reduces the CO2 emission into the atmosphere and has H2O as its main product. Currently, H2 is mainly produced from steam reforming which is a thermal process where steam is used to convert hydrocarbons into a stream mainly composed of H2 and CO (syngas). However, this process still consumes excessive amounts of energy due to its endothermicity and as a result there are still some emission related to fuel combustion. Additionally, it is also important to consider that in its currently state, the production of H2 via steam reforming is currently a fossil fuel dependent technology. Consequently, alternative technologies that can lower carbon emissions have to be considered in this scenario. Chemical Looping Reforming (CLR) is an alternative method for hydrogen production where the nature of the reactions makes the process autothermal and enables it to achieve higher efficiency by controlling the amount of reactive gas entering the system. However, CLR has not been implemented at commercial level yet and it still relies on the use of steam. Additionally, it needs further material improvement in terms of oxygen carrier to overcome problems related to carbon deposition, sintering and attrition, for example. This work presents a new process for CLR where transition metal oxides are studied as oxygen carries and then reduced to transition metal carbides, differing from the traditional process, producing syngas. The Carbide Chemical Looping Reforming (CCLR), as it was named, was studied thermodynamically under equilibrium conditions to allow the identification of possible candidates for the process, among 9 different transition metal species studied. Tungsten was used in the experimental measurements and the results confirmed the thermodynamic predictions. This work provides the primary information of the original technology which can serve as basis for further improvement and development of the process.


identifier: Kobsar, D. (2017). Translating technology to clinical practice: Predicting how knee osteoarthritis patients will respond to an exercise intervention (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28515

contributor:
Ferber, Reed
Hettinga, Blayne
Boyd, Jeffrey

subject:
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Biomechanics
Osteoarthritis

abstract:
Muscle strengthening exercises consistently demonstrate improvements in the pain and function of adults with knee osteoarthritis, but individual response rates can vary greatly. Identifying individuals who are more likely to respond is important in developing more efficient rehabilitation programs for knee osteoarthritis. Therefore, the overall goal of this thesis was to identify responders to exercise with a conventional motion capture system and translate these findings into a clinically accessible wearable sensor system.
It was found that a conventional motion capture system, in combination with patient-reported outcome measures (e.g., function) collected at the baseline of an exercise intervention can successfully predict responders to treatment with greater than 85% accuracy (chapter three). To translate these findings to the clinical setting, more accessible wearable sensors (e.g., accelerometers) were examined in the remaining chapters.
Chapter four found that while a single sensor at the lower back could subgroup some gait patterns, it was not sensitive enough to separate other, more similar, gait patterns. Therefore, the reliability of using multiple wearable sensors was examined in chapter five. The lower back, thigh, shank, and foot were all found to be reliable sensor locations for gait analysis and therefore suitable in the final study as potential predictors of response.
Finally, chapter six found that a unique combination of wearable sensor data and patient reported outcome measures could successfully identify responders to an exercise intervention with similar accuracy to the conventional motion capture system. Further, the best limited set of sensors included only the back and thigh. Therefore, these findings suggest the potential development of a simplified two sensor system that can provide clinicians with an efficient and relatively unobtrusive way to use to optimize treatment.


identifier: Flood, J. M. (2019). Minocycline treatment timing and its influence on serotonin expression following spinal cord injury (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Whelan, Patrick J.
Trang, Tuan
Casha, Steven
Ousman, Shalina S.

subject: traumatic spinal cord injury, spinal cord injury,  serotonin,  immunoreactivity,  neuroinflammation, minocycline, microglia,  macrophage, neuroprotective,  lesion,  plasticity,  hemisection

subject: Education--Sciences

subject: Neuroscience

abstract: The effects of incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can be partly reversed by the plasticity of local and spared descending projections. A promising window of plasticity occurs for a number of weeks following injury and involves the control of neuroinflammatory processes. The FDA-approved drug, minocycline, is a promising drug for treating SCI since it decreases microglia activity, reduces macrophage activity, and generally provides neuroprotective properties. In this thesis I established a timeline of injury, looking at both serotonin (5-HT) and microglia/macrophage (Iba-1) immunoreactivity (ir), and I targeted a time point before a significant reduction of descending serotonergic fibers, in the form of 5-HTir, took place (i.e. 1-week).  I found that the administration of minocycline increased 5-HTir caudal and ipsilateral to the lesion, compared to shams and controls. Using the selected time point, 1-week post-SCI, I administered minocycline and found a decrease in lesion size and an increase of 5-HTir both caudal and ipsilateral to the injury as well as rostral and contralateral to the injury. In this thesis, I provide evidence that minocycline impacts 5-HT expression when administered acutely and one week following SCI. These data suggest that the timing of minocycline treatment influences the neuroprotective properties previously reported and also influences descending 5-HT expression post-SCI.


identifier: Saraceni, R. (2013). A Pilot Study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Women with Disordered Eating (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24953

subject:
Educational Psychology
Education--Guidance and Counseling
Mental Health
Eating Disorders
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Mindfulness

abstract: Eating disorders are generally defined by abnormal eating habits that typically involve either the insufficient or excessive intake of food to the detriment of an individual’s physical and mental health. Eating disorders are amongst the most challenging disorders to treat, and even the treatment of choice, cognitive-behavioural therapy, only achieves moderate success. This study is in response to a call from experts in the field who recommend the piloting of promising therapies for these challenging disorders. Some of the reasons for treatment difficulties may be due to existing therapies failing to adequately respond to inflexible control strategies such as experiential avoidance, often seen in eating disorders. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) directly targets psychological inflexibility, making it a potentially ideal treatment for disordered eating. ACT is an innovative treatment that has been applied broadly to a variety of disorders. This is the first study to examine the efficacy of a complete ACT intervention for women with clinical disordered eating. This study examines change over time on measures life quality, valued living, mindful acceptance and observing, disordered eating and psychological maladjustment. The utilization of individual growth curve analyses provides a statistical modeling technique that summarizes changes about intra-individual change while simultaneously addressing inter-individual differences in change. Duration of illness was utilized as a predictor to further explain the hypothesized change over time. The results of this seven week group intervention showed positive pre-test to follow-up improvements in life quality, valued living, experiential avoidance, disordered eating, and psychological maladjustment. The mindfulness results run counter to findings from mindfulness component studies for eating disorders. The results suggest that the cognitive (mindfulness) processes did not appear to add value above and beyond the commitment and behaviour change processes. No significant differences were found on any of the measures between women who reported shorter versus much longer durations of their illness. Overall, results suggest that the commitment to living a valued-based life may be the most viable component of and ACT intervention for treating women with disordered eating. Future research is warranted to parse out the behavioural aspect of ACT’s mindfulness-based behavioural approach to treatment.


identifier: Disley, P. G. (1974). Selbstwerdung der Protagonisten in Stiller, Homo Faber, und Mein Name sei Ganterbein (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16001

format:
vi, 72 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PT 2611 R814 Z635 1974 Microfiche

subject: Frisch, Max, 1911- Stiller

subject: Frisch, Max, 1911- Homo Faber

subject: Frisch, Max, 1911- Mein Name sei Gantenbein

abstract: Bibliography: p. 67-72.


identifier: Ritch, J. S. (2009). Tellurium-containing imidodiphosphinate ligands (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3160

format:
xxxv, 264 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 237-249
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Adnan, M. (2006). Incrementally mining dynamic databases and overcoming main memory bottleneck in mining huge databases (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/529

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 98-103
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Mitton, R. A. (1977). Video self-image confrontation techniques and the modification of student deviant behaviour (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18701

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

subject: LB 1044.75 M58 1977 Microfiche

subject: Video tapes in education

subject: Behavior modification - Audio-visual aids

subject: Deviant behavior

abstract: Bibliography: p. 70-71.


identifier: MacKenzie, C. (1993). Artificial evolution of generative models in computer graphics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18012

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

subject:
T 385 M33 1993
Computer graphics
Computer algorithms

abstract: Bibliography: p. 136-143.


identifier: Price, P. S. (1972). A Deterministic approach to the design of reinforced concrete beams and slabs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21675

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

subject:
TA 683.5 B3 P74 1971 Microfilm
Concrete beams
Concrete slabs
Reinforced concrete construction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 181-188.


identifier: Meredith, L. C. (2001). La metisse mythique dans la litterature ouest-canadienne (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18172

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 M46

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-128.


identifier: Covey, C. (2020). The Role of Spiritual Practices in Midlife Career Transition, for Individuals who Consider Themselves Spiritual and/or Religious from the Western Judeo-Christian Tradition (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Groen, Janet Elizabeth
Bohac-Clarke, Veronika
Winchester, Ian

subject:
Adult Learning
Career Development
Spirituality
Spiritual Practices
Authentic Self
Transformative Learning
Education--Adult and Continuing

abstract: This study examined the adult learning journey during a midlife career transition and the role of spiritual practices in transforming professional self-concept and defining career purpose and meaning. The research helped to illuminate how adults apply spiritual practices to increase their understanding of themselves, the world around them, and giving back through their careers. Firstly, spiritual practices were useful for understanding the self by consciously reflecting on lived experiences and making meaning of those experiences within one’s inner world. Secondly, spiritual practices are useful for understanding the external world of relationships and informing interaction with society. Lastly, spiritual practices are useful for arriving at an understanding of giving back to society, all of which contribute to creating a meaningful and purposeful career.


identifier: Von Der Lin, C. A. (1973). Multipole particles in Newtonian space-time (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12094

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

subject:
QC 173.59 S65 V65 1973 Microfiche
Space and time
Relativity (Physics)
Particles (Nuclear physics)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 60.


identifier: Abbas, M. (2018). Geomechanical Characteristics of Hydrate-bearing Sands (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33168

contributor:
Priest, Jeffrey A.
Hayley, Jocelyn L.
Clarkson, Christopher R.

subject:
Gas hydrates
Geotechnical engineering
Triaxial testing
Resonant column testing
Hydrate bearing sand
Hydrate bearing soils
Permeability of hydrates
Cemented hydrates
Cemented sands
Soil Science
Geology
Engineering--Civil
Geotechnology

abstract: This thesis presents an experimental study on the geomechanical characteristics of lab-synthesized methane hydrate bearing sand. Sand was tested in four different states, namely, base sand (BS), frozen sand (FS), gas-saturated hydrate bearing sand (HS), and water-saturated hydrate bearing sand (WHS). Test specimens were evaluated for permeability, stiffness and triaxial strength. It was found that hydrate formation caused a reduction in permeability and a large increase in stiffness of sand. Triaxial test results indicate that both hydrate and ice increased the strength of sand and induced strain-softening behavior. However, HS showed higher peak strength than FS and exhibited different deformation characteristics. Stiffness and triaxial strength of WHS were lower than HS possibly due to marginal hydrate dissociation leading to a potential loss of cementation during water-saturation. The existence of inter-granular cementation in WHS was validated by analysis of experimental data using stress-dilatancy relationship for cohesive soils.


identifier: Brands, L. (2016). ￼Using Stepping Stones and Translocations to Facilitate Dispersal for the Endangered Ord's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28619

contributor:
Bender, Darren
Bender, Darren
Hugenholtz, Chris
Vamosi, Steven

subject:
Ecology
Zoology
Physical Geography
kangaroo rat
translocation
stepping stone
Dispersal
Conservation
Restoration
connectivity
sand dune
habitat loss
fragmentation

abstract: Animals with restricted dispersal, like the Ord’s kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii), are sensitive to habitat loss and fragmentation. I researched two conservation tools that have the potential to help stabilize the Alberta kangaroo rat population: stepping stones and translocations. Using survey data and habitat mapping, I determined that many inter- dune distances in Alberta exceed the estimated dispersal ability of most kangaroo rats. I developed an algorithm to locate potential stepping stone locations to restore connectivity and prioritized them based on their contribution to the network functional connectivity. I then evaluated if translocations could be used in place of natural dispersal to increase rescue and recolonization of isolated habitats. My findings indicate that (1) four strategically placed stepping stones will positively impact the functional connectivity of the dune network, and (2) translocations can lead to successful site establishment, with evidence of occupancy observed in seven of the sixteen translocations.


identifier: Sterner, P. (2001). Business value of software process improvement (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16693

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 S747

abstract: Bibliography; p. 86-93.


identifier: Collado, E. (1993). L'Inscription de la lecture dans Ce qui nous tient de G. Brulotte (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21726

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-106.


identifier: Han, X. (2007). The role of protein phosphatase 4 in regulating microtubule severing in c. elegans (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11670

publisher:
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
viii, 60 p. : ills.
viii, 60 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Medicine
Biochemistry
Molecular biology

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 55-60
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Cleveland, M. F. (1989). Adult student attrition at postsecondary institutions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22744

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
LC 148.5 C53 1989
Adult education dropouts - Attitudes
College dropouts - Attitudes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 70-74.


identifier: Issler, R. (1990). Tracking and enhancement of objects in image sequences using 3D combined DFT/LDE filters (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15151

format:
xxii, 226 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 221-223.


identifier: Snyder, R. B. (2000). Making our own way: influences on choice among Fort Collins Chinese restaurateurs (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21365

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

subject: TX911.3 .P8 S69 2000

subject: Restaurateurs - Colorado - Fort Collins - Economic conditions

subject: Chinese Americans - Colorado - Fort Collins - Economic conditions

subject: Restaurant management - Decision making

subject: Exchange

subject: Fort Collins (Colo.) - Economic conditions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-81.


identifier: Horne, S. G. (1993). The Haemodynamics of experimental chronic heart failure (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23915

format:
xv, 260 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RC 682 H67 1993
Heart failure
Heart - Diseases

abstract: Bibliography: p. 192-260.


identifier: Lee, Y. H. (2019). Immiscible Radial Newtonian and non-Newtonian Flow Displacements in Porous Media (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Azaiez, Jalel
Gates, Ian Donald
Chen, Zhangxing
Nowicki, Edwin P.

subject:
Interfacial tension
Viscous fingering
Interfacial instability
Fluid mechanics
Shear thinning
Non Newtonian fluids
Laminar flows
Shear thickening
Porous media
Engineering--Chemical

abstract: Immiscible flows that involve radial displacements of shear-thinning or shear-thickening fluids by a Newtonian fluid in a homogeneous porous medium, are modeled numerically. The interfacial instabilities are tracked in time for different values of the rheological parameters, namely the Deborah number (De) and the power-law index (n) and are characterized through the effective number of fingers and the finger area density. The results of the study reveal that the effects of these two parameters on the instability are not monotonic, and it is found that the flow is least unstable for some critical value of either De or n.  The dependence of these critical values in particular on the mobility ratio (M) and Capillary number (Ca) is analyzed. It is found that when all other parameters are fixed, the critical Deborah number (Dec) increases as the power-law index increases in shear-thinning fluids or decreases in shear-thickening ones. Similarly, the critical power-law index (nc) increases with increasing (decreasing) Deborah number in shear-thinning (shear-thickening) flows. Furthermore, both critical parameters are found to vary monotonically with the mobility ratio, with the dependence most noticeable at small values of M.  Their variation with the Capillary number is however non-monotonic reaching an extremum at an intermediate value of Ca. An examination of the rate of shear strain at the interface reveals that it consistently shows the smoothest variation and smallest average value at the critical parameter. In addition to non-Newtonian flow displacements, immiscible radial displacement flows between two Newtonian fluids in a non-homogeneous porous media are also examined numerically. The non-homogeneous porous medium is modeled to vary periodically in the radial direction. Simulations are performed for different values of the Capillary number (Ca) and the mobility ratio (M) varying the frequency of the periodic permeability. The results show that the periodic permeability has negligible effects on the finger structures when the Capillary number and the mobility ratio are small. However, the  instability of an interface can be noticeably enhanced in a higher frequency periodic permeability field when the Capillary number and the mobility ratio are large enough.


identifier: Zhang, Y. (2017). Performance Study of SAGD with Non-Condensing Gases in Oil Sands Reservoirs (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27302

contributor:
Chen, Zhangxing (John)
Chen, Zhangxing
Maini, Brij
Wang, Xin

subject:
Engineering--Petroleum
Non-Condensing Gases
SAGD

abstract:
This thesis is focused on the study of non-condensing gases (nitrogen, carbon dioxide and flue gas) injection to assist steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) in oil sands reservoirs. Reservoir simulation results indicate that the oil recovery factor of SAGD with non-condensing gases injection is higher than that of the conventional SAGD method. The conventional SAGD and the SAGD with non-condensing gases are compared in oil sands reservoirs with initial water. SAGD with nitrogen or carbon dioxide injection is superior in terms of cumulative oil recovery and a steam-oil ratio. With an increase in the initial water saturation the advantages of SAGD with nitrogen or carbon dioxide become even more significant.
Nitrogen stays at the edge of a steam chamber and reduces the amount of steam that penetrates into the initial water in a formation. This is validated by changes in the steam chamber during production. Carbon dioxide concentrates at the top and edges of a steam chamber as nitrogen, but more importantly it reduces the oil viscosity and increases the oil flow rate in the steam chamber.
Flue gas is comprised of 85% nitrogen and 15% carbon dioxide. We compare four models based on the simulation results and economic benefits in this thesis: conventional SAGD, SAGD with nitrogen, SAGD with carbon dioxide and SAGD with flue gas and. The parameters are optimized to serve the practical production.


identifier: Banoei, M. M. (2015). Plasma Metabolomics of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) For Prognosis of Patients at Highest Risk of Mortality (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27367

subject:
Biology--Molecular
Health Care Management
Biochemistry
Metabolomics
Pneumonia
H1N1
CAP
Prognosis of Mortality

abstract:
Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an acute disease with clinical features of lower respiratory tract infections. Early and accurate prognoses, and effective treatment, where possible, in the management of CAP are essential to decrease mortality. Metabolomic analysis is defined as the comprehensive study of low molecular-weight metabolites present in biological samples that enable the qualitative and/or quantitative measurement and analysis of multiple metabolites
We showed the feasibility of metabolomics using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and direct infusion tandem mass spectrometry (DIMS/MS) as most common analytical platforms in association with multivariate statistical analysis to separate non-survivors and survivor of bacteria CAP and H1N1 pneumonia patients for prognosis of mortality. In conclusion, this study may not only be instrumental in predicting the mortality of CAP patients within 24 hours of hospitalization, but may also allow for the rapid identification of the infective organism in CAP.

abstract: 18 months


identifier: Garcia, P. L. (2006). Sustainable development strategies in international business: the case of resource-based firms in the Andean Region of Latin America (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/434

format:
xiv, 208 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 192-200


identifier: Simchi, M. R. (2001). Decomposition of prequantization representation for Sl (2, R) (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19736

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 S565

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-125.


identifier: Hill, D. L. (1969). Evaluation of group therapy in a prison setting (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16706

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

subject:
HV 9275 H54 1969
Rehabilitation of criminals
Group psychotherapy
Prisoners

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-103.


identifier: Putnam, P. E. (1979). The Sedimentology of the colony formation, East-Central Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18100

format: xii, 126, <24> leaves : ill., 1 fold map ; 30 cm.

relation: Additional Copy: QE 472 P88 1979G Geology

subject:
QE 472 P88 1979 Microfiche
Sedimentary structures
Geology - Alberta
Geology, Stratigraphic

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-125.


identifier: Rao, M. K. (1978). A Three terminal analog building block (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23236

title: A Three terminal analog building block

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

subject:
TK 7874 R34 1978 Microfiche
Linear integrated circuits
Operational amplifiers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 157-158.


identifier: Fortier, A. L. (2005). Placental cell lineage tracing using cre recombinase transgenic mice (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21660

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

abstract:
Some pages are in colour.
Bibliography: p. 86-107


identifier: Siegling, A. B. (2011). Relations of emotional intelligence with gender-linked personality and the big five (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4435

format:
vi, 33 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 23-30

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


identifier: Herman, S. (2019). Modelling the Impact of Tube Fouling on Heat Transfer in Once-Through Steam Generators (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Mehrotra, Anil K.
Benneker, Anne M.
Gates, Ian Donald
Perdicakis, Basil

subject:
Fouling
Once-through steam generator
Heat transfer
Engineering

abstract: In Alberta’s oil sands, once-through steam generators (OTSGs) produce steam for in-situ recovery of bitumen. The industry’s water quality, high recycle, and operating conditions encourage OTSG fouling, with economic, safety, and environmental consequences. Relevant fouling mechanisms are not fully understood, complicating the study of heat transfer in OTSGs via radiation, convection, conduction, and boiling. To progress the study of OTSG fouling, a mathematical model was built in Microsoft Excel, using industry design data, to demonstrate fouling’s heat transfer impacts. This accessible model format is novel. The model demonstrates fouling acts as a thermal resistance to reduce heat transfer efficiency in OTSGs and can increase tube wall temperatures above safe operating limits, potentially causing tube failures. For conductivities between 0.05 – 2 W/m K and thicknesses between 0.1 – 30% of inner radius (0.4 – 11 mm), average tube wall temperatures above safe literature operating limits (i.e. 700 K) are predicted.


identifier: Tung, G. (1976). Analysis of cracking in reinforced concrete members by finite element method (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23224

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

subject:
TA 683.2 T85 1975 Microfiche
Reinforced concrete construction
Concrete - Cracking
Finite element method

abstract: Bibliography: p. 108-109.


identifier: Klassen-Molyneaux, R. A. (2018).  Partager la résistance : Littérature et politique dans Les poupées de Sylvain Rivard et Les survivants s’expriment de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32361

title: Partager la résistance : Littérature et politique dans Les poupées de Sylvain Rivard et Les survivants s’expriment de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Bergeron, Marie-Andrée
Papillon, Joëlle
Lohka, Eileen

subject:
Littérature autochtone
Literature

abstract: Même après des siècles de colonisation, il existe toujours des différences sociales et culturelles entre les peuples autochtones et les peuples colonisateurs. Dans Les poupées de Sylvain Rivard, une prise de parole littéraire, l’on constate la même résistance à la doxa coloniale que l’on constate dans Les survivants s’expriment de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation, une prise de parole politique. Le présent mémoire s’intéresse à la manière dont ces deux prises de parole déjouent la doxa de la société dominante. En s’appuyant sur les approches théoriques de Michel Foucault, Albert Memmi, Maurizio Gatti et Jonathan Lamy, nous aborderons les thèmes de la langue, de la culture et des représentations dans Les survivants s’expriment et dans Les poupées. En analysant ces thèmes, nous esquisserons un discours dominant et un discours autochtone qui sous-tendent deux prises de parole disparates.


identifier: da Silva, D. M. (2003). Manuel Rodrigues Coelho's flores de musica (1620) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10839

format:
viii, 106 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 S535

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-91.


identifier: Murphy, M. B. (2004). The determinants of successful development of native arteriovenous fistulae in a prospective cohort of incident ESRD patients (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12186

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 49-51


identifier: Dimoff, T. A. (1998). The third impossible thing before breakfast: An octet for saxophone and string quartets (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19963

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

subject: M862 .D56 T45

subject: Octets (Saxophones (4), violins (2), viola, violoncello) - Scores.

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 39
UARC


identifier: Eskow, E. D. (1971). Study of hospital in-patient and follow-up procedures with respect to youth drug abuse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17484

format:
xiii, 112 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 5840 C3 C34 1971
Drugs and youth
Drug abuse

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-79.


identifier: Sola, S. (2004). Distance education programs in British Columbia: a changing landscape (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14314

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 162-165


identifier: Dhol, A. S. (2005). An investigation of a photochemical approach for the remediation of PCB-contaminated soils (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11779

format:
xxvii, 260 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 248-260


identifier: Moody, F. (1984). Equality of conditions/opportunity: China's university admissions policies, 1966-1982 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22171

format:
ix, 204 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LB 2351.4 C5 M64 1986

subject: Universities and colleges - China - Admissions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 195-203.


identifier: Biswal, D. (2017). Probing Molecular Mechanisms of Self-Assembly in Metal-Organic Frameworks: A MD Simulation Study (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27439

contributor:
Kusalik, Peter
Noskov, Sergei
Thangadurai, Venkataraman
Mocci, Francesca
Antao, Sytle

subject: Education--Sciences Chemistry--Physical

abstract: Metal-organic framework materials (MOFs) are a class of porous, solid-state materials, important to many applications. Although MOF synthesis has received considerable attention, very little is known about the mechanisms of self-assembly of MOFs. The primary goal of this thesis is to provide molecular level insights into the mechanistic details of the self-assembly process for an archetypal Zn-carboxylate MOF. In this thesis, simplified atomistic models representing Zn-ions, carboxylate ligands, and solvents were designed and validated against characteristic parameters for a key MOF structure. The Zn-ion models were further benchmarked by comparing the potential of mean force profiles for Zn-Zn and Zn-carboxylate oxygen generated from classical simulations to those generated from ab initio simulations. An extended cationic dummy atom (ECDA) Zn-ion model combined with an all-atom BDC ligand model and simple dipolar solvent model are found to reproduce key structural motifs anticipated for the archetypal Zn- carboxylate MOF system. The efficiency of these models provided access to relatively long time scale ordering processes during simulations. While a simple dipolar solvent model was found to exhibit structural behaviour similar to that of a more realistic DMF solvent, the former demonstrated a significantly faster rate of structural reorganization. A continuum solvent model was observed to exhibit structural behaviour similar to that of the dipolar solvent model, although with this model key structural motifs appear relatively less stable. The effect of system compositions, both increased concentrations and carboxylate ligand ratios, on structural behavior of the systems were also investigated. Through extensive sets of simulations, fundamental insights that elucidate key aspects of the self-assembly mechanism for MOFs are provided. An important finding of this study is the characterization of a stochastic and multistage ordering process intrinsic to self-assembly of the Zn-carboxylate MOF system. A variety of transient intermediate structures consisting of various types of Zn-ion clusters and carboxylate ligand coordination, and featuring a range of geometric arrangements, are observed during structural evolution. The general features deduced here for the mechanism of the self-assembly of this archetypal MOF system expose the complexities of the various molecular level events that can occur during different stages of structural evolution.


identifier: Guo, R. (2003). Rheology of fiber filled polymer melts: role of fiber hydrodynamic interactions and polymer-fiber coupling (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16091

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-141


identifier: Schmidt, J. A. (2008). Personality, group context, and performance behaviors in university football teams (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1962

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-96


identifier: Jacques, H. A. (2008). Young women constructing identities: multiple subject positions and superwoman ideal (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2075

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 139-151


identifier: Renborg, L. G. (2018) Implications of Implementing an Efficient Residential Transmission and Distribution Tariff and an Efficient Reimbursement Price for Excess Rooftop Solar Production in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31952

contributor:
Church, Jeffrey R.
Hollis, Aidan
Walls, W. David

subject:
Rooftop solar
residential tariff design
Economics--Theory

abstract: Rooftop solar is forecast to grow in Alberta to 5878 MW of installed capacity by 2030. The efficient level of rooftop solar installed by 2030 is 3634 MW. The additional 2244 MW of solar by 2030 is caused by incorrect residential transmission tariffs and incorrect reimbursement prices for excess solar production. The efficient level of rooftop solar (3634 MW by 2030) minimizes electricity costs for Albertans. The additional MW of solar will cost Albertans between 214 and 230 million dollars (2017 Canadian dollars) over the next thirteen years in additional electricity costs compared to if the same electricity had been produced from the grid. Updating the transmission tariff and the reimbursement price for excess solar production will save Albertans between 214 and 230 million dollars in electricity costs over the next thirteen years.


identifier: Flynn, R. (2015). The New Woman and Comedy: Form and Function on the Modern British Stage (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28257

subject:
Theater
The New Woman
Comedy
First-wave feminism

abstract: This thesis focuses on female comic characters in modern drama as they relate to the emergence of first-wave feminism in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Britain. More specifically, it examines the position of the figure of the new woman within the conventions of traditional comedy. Analyzing specific character traits and elements of dramatic composition that allow this figure to exist within the comic form, I consider how select playwrights deploy comedy in order to shape the reception of the new woman. Using three case studies that include parodies of Henrik Ibsen’s plays, suffrage comedy, and the work of George Bernard Shaw, I explore how comedy was used in different contexts to both empower and diminish the complexity of the new woman. I conclude that the comic new woman was defined by her reassessment and re-inscription on the modern stage as well as the social, political, and cultural change she facilitated.