identifier: Hull, C. (2022). Building with Data: Bridging Architectural Design Practices and Information Visualization (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Willett, Wesley
Hushlak, Gerald
Carpendale, Sheelagh
Ens, Barrett
Bejat, Laleh
Keefe, Daniel

subject:
Data Visualization
Architectural Methods
Data Physicalization
Generative Design
Architecture
Information Science
Education--Art
Computer Science

abstract: Our work seeks to augment new information visualization research with strategies and workflows from the fields of design and architecture. To this end, this research explores how to adopt tools and methods that can integrate the best of physical and digital modalities to multiple contexts and scales in HCI and data visualization. Designing information visualization systems creates a need for a design approach that addresses and ties together two main threads – 1) how we as humans interact with and make sense of our environment and 2) how we as designers create meaning through geometry, form, and material encodings. While the research community within data visualization has primarily focused on screen-based data visualizations, there is now an opportunity to study how we can create insight with hybrid physical and digital representations of data through the lens of architectural practice. My colleagues and I have conducted this research at the intersection of model building, diagrams, and generative design, applying this knowledge to the design of multifaceted digital environments, from micro to macro scale, in two- and three- dimensional worlds. To develop this research, we first observe and characterize the architectural methods of model making and their potential to facilitate the design process of interactive systems. Next, we describe how physical hand-crafted and digitally fabricated models of different types assist in various stages of the design process. To illustrate how model building could support fluid exploration of multiple data sets, we built a 3D interactive campus model visualizing multiple layers of building-specific data. The system uses physical models as tangible tokens on an interactive touch surface, visualizing energy use and weather data daily over a two-year period. As an extension of our design, we developed a conceptual framework from this project to highlight the potential of physical models for supporting embodied exploration of spatial and non-spatial visualizations through fluid interaction. We then examine the use of diagrams in architecture and develop a conceptual framework based on the concept of data tectonics to organize and structure the design process of physical and immersive data systems. To further study the use of diagrams and generative design for data visualization, I collaborated with researchers at Tableau Software to develop a patented Tableau extension that self-generates and evolves up to thirty different design permutations at a time. The system randomly assigns a pre-specified palette of mark types to a chosen dataset giving designers the option of adding or deleting options that they deem promising. As a final project for this research, we brought the three principles of model making, diagramming, and generative design together to create a large-scale physical and immersive data visualization. In collaboration with the Department of Social Work at the University of Calgary, the project uses diagrams and generative design to prototype a series of three-dimensional encodings visualizing Global Gender Gap statistics from the World Economic Forum. The tent-like forms evoke sheltering structures that can be registered, experienced, and measured with the whole body. For this project, we applied the diagrammatic approach used in parametric design to traditional information visualization design principles and identified workflows that support rapid exploration and fabrication of multiple data design alternatives. There is no doubt that data and digital technologies, including machine learning and AI, will be part of our human fabric in the future, but what that looks like and how it is structured is still up to us. We need artists, and more diversity in general, in order to do this to the best of our potential as humans. In determining which practices encourage the creation of rich data-driven environments, this research underscores the fundamental need of humans to make sense of the world, inspiring designers to develop new spatial constructs that integrate both the art and science of the built environment.


identifier: Roesky, B. J. (2020). The Thermal Regime and Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange in a Sub-Alpine Headwater Stream (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Hayashi, Masaki
Leach, Jason A.
Cey, Edwin E.
Hayashi, Masaki

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:
Groundwater
Energy Balance
Stream Temperature
Model
Hydrology

abstract: Stream thermal regimes are critical to the stability of freshwater habitats. Groundwater plays an important role in controlling stream temperatures in mountain headwaters, where it makes up a considerable portion of discharge. This study investigated the controls on the thermal regime of a headwater stream, and the surrounding groundwater processes, in a catchment in Kananaskis Country, on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Stream temperatures at the site are strongly influenced by the interactions between groundwater and an intermittent lake at higher elevation, with no surface water outflows. During precipitation events, the latent heat flux associated with melting of direct snowfall onto the water surface was responsible for rapid stream cooling. An increase in advective inputs from groundwater and hillslope pathways did not result in observed cooling of stream water during rainfall events. The overburden was determined to be an important conduit of water to the stream. A downstream thinning of the overburden was observed resulting in reduced groundwater contribution. The results from this study will assist water resource and fisheries managers in adapting to stream temperature changes under a warming climate.


identifier: Hendrickson, M. J. (2001). Design analysis of Chihuahuan polychrome jars from north American museum collections (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13531

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xiv, 243 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2000 H46

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-140.


identifier: Bhullar, T. (2016). Seizures and Hypoxia in Juvenile Rats (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27740

title: Seizures and Hypoxia in Juvenile Rats

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Teskey, G. Campbell
Protzner, Andrea
Antle, Michael
Kirton, Adam

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subject: Psychology--Behavioral Psychology--Cognitive Psychology--Developmental Psychology--Experimental

abstract: A short period of cerebral hypoxia can have grave, long-term effects on brain function. Seizures in adult rats cause severe, long-lasting cerebral hypoxia and acetaminophen effectively reduces the degree of hypoxia. The present study investigated the phenomenon of post-seizure hypoxia in the hippocampus of juvenile rats. Results confirmed the presence of post-seizure hypoxia in young rats while acetaminophen pre-treatment prevented this effect. In addition, the consequence of a neonatal seizure on the motor behaviour of juvenile rats was also studied. A single neonatal seizure significantly impaired performance on the rotarod task whereas pre-treatment with acetaminophen improved it. Finally, treatment with acetaminophen prior to neonatal seizures was associated a less severe hypoxic event in adult rats as compared to neonates who did not receive it. This research leads to a better understanding of how seizures alter neurological function in the developing brain and how they cause the resulting neuronal injury.


identifier: Yu, L. (1994). Experimental investigation of a novel barrel-fluidyne design (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11008

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

subject: TJ 230 Y8 1994

subject: Stirling engines - Design and construction

subject: Pistons

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-119


identifier: Lavusa, N. I. (2010). Guidance-related needs of adolescents in Kenya (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3495

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 150-171

abstract: Certain high-risk behaviours, common among adolescents today, point to the importance of implementing a comprehensive guidance and counselling program (CGCP) at the high-school level. Such programs are aimed at meeting the "whole-person" needs of all adolescents, as well as reducing risk conditions. A logical place to begin is with a comprehensive assessment of adolescents' needs. Including students in the process enables them to state their needs and stop adults from assuming that they know what students need. Moreover, such an assessment provides a database of needs from which to build a (CGCP). In this study, I investigated the nature of adolescent needs in Kenyan high schools by comparing the perspectives of students and adults (head teachers, counsellors, and teachers), and examining how students' perceptions of needs differ across gender and form (grade) levels. In addition, the infrastructure support necessary for meeting student needs was explored. Participants in the study included 917 male and female students, from Forms 1 to 4 (equivalent of Grade 9 to Grade 12 in Canada), as well as 30 adults, from 10 secondary schools selected from five districts of the Western Province of Kenya. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and content analysis. I discovered differences between student and adult groups. Adolescents' highest-priority needs were in the following clusters: instructional needs, environmental needs and counselling service needs. They also reported priority needs in these subscales: health promotion, mental and emotional health, interpersonal relationships, physical well-being, and academic skills. In contrast, adults reported highest-priority needs in these clusters: counselling service needs, instructional needs, and environment needs. Adults also reported top priority needs in the following subscales: sexuality, mental and emotional health, health promotion, personal counselling, and academic skills. Additionally, significant differences were found between gender and form (grade). A multivariate analysis of variance indicated a significant effect for both form (grade) F(45, 2626) = 2.49, p < .OJ and gender F(l5 ,884) = 3.91, p < .01, but no significant form by gender interaction F(45, 2626) = 1.02, p=44. Content analysis revealed that several barriers prevent students from receiving appropriate services. These include a lack of financial and human resources, as well as limited training available for counsellors. The results of this study support the efficacy of utilizing needs assessment results as precursor to developing and implementing a CGCP. Additionally, the results of this study have implications for the development of responsive comprehensive guidance and counselling programs in secondary/high schools, and for future research.


identifier: Rentz, C. J. (1995). A comparative study of E. Underhill's criteria of mysticism and C. G. Jung's theory of individuation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24371

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

subject:
BV 5083 R46 1995
Underhill, Evelyn, 1875-1941
Jung, C.G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961
Mysticism
Individuation (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-127.


identifier: Aston-Eikrem, A. K. (1970). The Experimental and theoretical small deflection normal mode and blast response behaviour of spherical shells (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11128

subject:
TA 660 S5 A85 1970
Shells (Engineering)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 211-218.


identifier: Terzis, J. (2004). Sustainable housing in the information age (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1567

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 142-145
Pages are in colour.


identifier: Nader Esfahani, A. (2014). Unremembered Soundscapes: Musical Images of Iran (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28593

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subject:
Music
Contemporary classical music
Chamber music
Interactive electronics
Soundscape studies
Musical harmony
Computer-assisted composition

abstract:
Unremembered Soundscapes, is focused on the development of advanced techniques in composition and sound design applied to traditional Iranian musical material, soundscapes and sound objects. I am curious to see if a new musical language can be created that transforms ancient musical materials through the use of current Western performance practice and digital technologies. This is explored in the context of a large multi-movement work for violin, bass clarinet and piano, along with live and prerecorded electroacoustic music.
The piece is in five connected movements, each based on one of the traditional Iranian professions. The first movement, “a tapestry of glass”, is based on the Persian art of carpet weaving. Sounds such as those of the warps and wefts, scissoring, or combing, serve as the sound material for the electroacoustic part, whereas the graphical design of the carpet inspires the macro and micro musical structures. “A curl in ink” reflects on the Persian art of calligraphy. In this movement one can hear seagulls and other creatures that seem to be hidden in the sound of a bamboo pen on a glossy paper. The third movement, “a fluff of smile”, draws upon sounds involved in the old Iranian professions of cotton-fluffing and felting such as the resonant sound of the bow-shaped fluffing tool. The sounds in “a breath of tea” come from the soundscapes of traditional Iranian teahouses, like the sound of the samovar, the bubbling hookah, and the small glass teacup and saucer. Finally, “dust of aged hands” makes use of the sounds of etching and coppersmithing that were recorded in an aged bazaar in Isfahan.
In concert, along with the musicians on stage, the computer performer triggers sonic material and controls parameters of audio processing in real-time. Physical gestures and motions are tracked by a motion capture device and mapped to sound processing parameters in the Max software on the computer.


identifier: Almeida Campana, D. X. (2019). The Social Licence to Operate in the Context of Mining Projects and Indigenous Peoples: Is it Sufficient Just to Comply with the Law? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary

contributor:
Oshionebo, Evaristus
Ingelson, Allan
Lucas, Alastair R.

subject:
Social licence to operate
mining
indigenous peoples
impact benefit agreements
Engineering--Environmental
Engineering--Mining

abstract: Hard rock mining companies that comply with the law related to permits, approvals and indigenous consultation are not always successful in developing good relationships with the affected communities. Most of them are pushed to undertake actions beyond the limits of the law to create a good relationship with the project’s host indigenous community(ies). In the late 1990’s, the concept of social licence to operate emerged in the mining industry, to refer to the level of acceptance that a mining company has in the community where a project is intended to be developed. The process of acquiring a social licence to operate, which is not a permit provided by law, is necessary for the success of a mining development and the generation of certainty on its operations. This thesis describes the theory of the social licence to operate and the legal framework for indigenous consultation in Canada and Ecuador, two countries with different hard rock mining history and heritage. It then describes two projects per jurisdiction, a successful one in terms of social relationships with indigenous communities, and another one in which conflict and grievances occurred during the development of the project. The objectives of this research are to: (i) demonstrate that the company’s compliance with the law is not sufficient to acquire a social licence to operate; and (ii) based on the experience of the analyzed cases, identify the practices beyond the limits of the law, that aid in the acquisition of the social licence to operate.


identifier: Fry, I. W. (1977). The Iberian language (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13395

title: The Iberian language

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

subject:
P 1081 F78 1977 Microfiche
Iberian language

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-110.


identifier: Williams, M. K. (1975). Peter Weiss' poetische Vision in Marat/Sade, Trotzki im Exil and Holderlin (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11675

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

subject: PT 2685 E5 Z95 1975 Microfiche

subject: Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982. Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats

subject: Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982. Marat/Sade

subject: Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982. Trotzki im Exil

subject: Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982. Holderlin

abstract: Bibliography: p. 64-71.


identifier: Dzidzornu, D. M. (1992). The international law of marine environment protection and preservation: an analysis with application to Ghana (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12977

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xiv, 354 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: K 3590.4 D95 1992a

subject: Additional Copy: K 3590.4 D95 1992

subject: Marine pollution - Law and legislation

subject: Economic zones (Maritime law)

subject: Coastal zone management - Law and legislation - Africa, West

subject: Coastal zone management - Law and legislation - Africa, Central

subject: Environmental protection - Law and legislation - Ghana

abstract: Bibliography: p. 328-354.


identifier: Fast, A. (2003). Models for predicting the occurrence of the gravid prairie rattlesnake (crotalus viridis viridis) habitat and hibernacula in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11389

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 53-60


identifier: Stevens, N. (2017). THe Phenomenon of Home in the Home Share model: One family's experience illustrated through Photo-voice (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28273

contributor:
Field, Jim
Field, Jim
Calvert, Anne
Hughson, Ann
Hole, Rachelle
Francis, Krista

subject:
Education
Education--Guidance and Counseling
Education--Social Sciences
Canadian Studies
Social Work
Social Structure and Development
Education
Community Inclusion
Home Sharing
Self-advocates

abstract: The need to explore the lived experiences of a Home Share family stems from a number of factors. Few housing options exist for youth and adults with an intellectual disability (ID) or a developmental disability (DD) who want to live in community, and thus individuals end up in Home Share settings (Hughson, 2013).  Statistics gathered in British Columbia illustrate that the number of people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities are on waiting lists for housing placement for years. Additionally, there is little literature on the deep culture and informal renderings of the phenomenon of ‘home’ in the Home Share family.  Finally, the parents of loved ones transitioning into community living are fearful of what they do not know; ‘what is the Home Share family all about’? And, ‘how will it serve my adult child’? The inquiry was framed within a hermeneutic phenomenological approach.  The Photo-voice method for gathering data was utilized by four family members: two Home Share providers and two adults living with ID/DD.  Photo images combined with participants’ associations, anecdotes and stories provide the data of their lived experiences. Van Manen’s (2014b) vocative method of analysis enabled the lived experiences to become more vivid and present; where insights into the phenomenon of home showed themselves.  The research findings are descriptive in nature and include psycho-social aspects within the family dynamic that contribute to a good quality of life for people with ID/DD; attributes and features that make a family home the best it can be in a Home Share setting; and lessons learned from a rich exploration of one Home Share family.


identifier: Zemp, R. W. (1977). Flexural fatigue strength of steel fiber reinforced concrete (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20627

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

subject:
TA 444 Z45 1977 Microfiche
Reinforced concrete, Fiber

abstract: Bibliography: p. 66-67.

abstract: This study was directed towards examining the effect of steel fiber reinforcement on the flexural fatigue strength of f ibrous concrete matrices. Six different fiber types were considered, namely 0.75 and 1.0 in. x 0. 01 in . (1 . 91 and 2.54 cm. x 0.025 cm.) brasscoated wire, 0.50 x 0. 01 in . (1.27 x 0.025 cm.) wire, 0.75 x 0. 016 in~ (1.91 x 0.041 cm.) Duof orm wire , 1.25 x 0.023 in. (3.18 x 0.058 cm.) melt extract , and 0.01 x 0.0 2 x 1 . 0 in. (0 . 025 x 0.50 x 2.54 cm . ) sliced plate. Eight fibrous mixes and one plain concrete mix were cast on the basis of equal slump and equal cement content, and then tested to determine the effects o f volume concentration of fibers and aspect ratio on fatigue strength and deflection characteristics. Strength and deflection both increased significantly as fiber concentration and the product of volume concentration and aspect ratio, ~, increased. Static flexural and compressive strengths, flexure toughness , and the characteristics of flexural failure were also examined with regard to varying fiber concentration and aspect ratio. In each case, performance of the fibrous mix was compared with the plain concrete mix.


identifier: Lucio Martínez, I. (2014). Real world quantum cryptography (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27552

title: Real world quantum cryptography

subject:
Optics
Quantum cryptography

abstract:
Quantum cryptography uses the quantum properties of individual photons to provide two or more users with means to communicate securely and efficiently. Specifically, quantum key distribution (QKD) focuses on the secure communication between two distant parties
and guarantees the security of a transmitted message between them. Although QKD is the most mature application of quantum cryptography, applications of quantum mechanics in communication systems are not limited to QKD and other cryptographic protocols can be
implemented as well.
This thesis focuses on the implementation of quantum cryptographic systems over deployed fiber. A first QKD system was built and used to demonstrate the BB84 protocol over deployed fiber between the University of Calgary and SAIT. The system implemented a novel
tool called quantum frames that allow for the quantum signals to be routed, for clock synchronization,
and for channel stabilization in a network scenario. The same system was used to examine the scalability of the secret key generation rate in different steps of the process
in order to detect potential bottlenecks for key generation rate of high speed systems. A second QKD system was developed to demonstrate the measurement-device independent QKD protocol. The system worked over deployed fiber between the University of Calgary, SAIT,
and Foothills Hospital in the City of Calgary. The advantage of the measurement-device independent
QKD protocol over previous QKD protocols is that it eliminates the possibility of side-channel attacks that target single photon detectors used in QKD systems. This demonstration also involved the first demonstration of a Bell state measurement over deployed fiber. Bell state measurements were further studied by using novel single photon detectors, which allowed demonstrating a highly efficient Bell measurement. Finally, a cryptographic
protocol known as private queries was demonstrated between the University of Calgary and SAIT. Quantum private queries were demonstrated for the first time over deployed  fiber by developing and implementing an error correction scheme to make the protocol noise and loss
tolerant.


identifier: Elgezary, M. (2013). Electro-Deposition of Nano-Structured Ni Coatings (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25861

subject:
Materials Science
Engineering--Mechanical
Metallurgy
Ni
nano
Electrodeposition
agglomeration
deposition
Ceramics
coatings
Composites

abstract:
Electro-deposition is versatile method for producing metal composite coatings on surfaces for protection against wear and corrosion. The electro-deposition of nano-sized ceramic composite coatings is novel and offers coatings with superior properties compared to conventional pure metallic coatings. The co-deposition process can provide a cost effective solution to coat complex geometries and internal surfaces of components or hard to reach surfaces with high degree of control on coat thickness and characteristics.
In this research nickel composite coatings was co-electrodeposited with 3 different types of ceramic oxide particles (Y2O3, TiO2, or Al2O3). The effect of electroplating parameters on the distribution of these nano-sized particles and the impact of this distribution on mechanical and physical properties were examined. It was found that the type of ceramic dispersoids used directly affected the coat hardness, with the highest value produced with Al2O3 dispersion (600VHN), followed by Y2O3 (550VHN) and then TiO2 (500VHN). Furthermore, the type of ceramic used and the values of different plating parameters changed the deposition rates, the cohesive strength of the coating and the extent of agglomeration of these nano particles within the coating.
A mechanism was proposed to describe the agglomeration phenomena and the key factors that affect it, aiming at finding the optimum ranges that controls the extent of particles agglomeration within the coatings, and then the experimental observations were used to validate this mechanism.


identifier: Leggett, S. A. (1987). Reclamation of agricultural soils contaminated with elemental sulphur (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24612

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

subject:
S 592.6 S9 L43 1987
Soils - Sulphur content
Soil chemistry
Soil pollution
Liming of soils

abstract: Bibliography: p. 98-105.


identifier: Kharey, G. S. (2019). Assessment of Anaerobic Bioremediation Potential in Hydrocarbon Contaminated Aquifers in Alberta, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Gieg, Lisa Marie
Hubert, Casey R. J.
Turner, Raymond Joseph

subject:
hydrocarbon
bioremediation
qPCR
environmental microbiology
fumarate addition
anaerobic microbiology
Biology--Cell
Microbiology

abstract: Anaerobic biodegradation of hydrocarbon fuels (mono-aromatic and short chain alkane hydrocarbon) was demonstrated under both field and microcosm experiments, with detection of signature metabolites, fumarate addition genes, and microbial community composition to determine the potential of hydrocarbon-contaminated sites for bioremediation and assess the evidence of its past and/or present occurrence. It was determined here that the potential for bioremediation is unique to both the contaminated sites, but also to the hydrocarbon load present. Quantification of the fumarate addition genes using a newly-designed mixture of primers was done. These qPCR assays for assA and bssA abundances concluded that an upper limit to gene abundance is present according to hydrocarbon concentrations, of approximately 5 ppm hydrocarbon. Monitoring hydrocarbon loss from groundwater collected at these sites, paired with fumarate addition gene abundances concluded that the contaminated sites in question have the potential for bioremediation, but is limited with higher hydrocarbon concentrations.


identifier: Fedenczuk, T. M. (2001). The traveler's hybris (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11758

title: The traveler's hybris

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 F43

subject: Self-actualization (Psychology)

subject: Voyages and travels - Psychological aspects

subject: Success - Psychological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-102.


identifier: Carey, M. R. (1982). The new ideology of aboriginal rights (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17433

title: The new ideology of aboriginal rights

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

subject: E 92 C35 1984

subject: Indians of North America - Canada - Legal status, Laws, Etc.

subject: Indians of North America - Canada - Claims

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-148.


identifier: Sealock, K. (2019). Understanding Empathic Engagement of a Fourth-Year Nursing Student Through Narrative Inquiry (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Jubas, Kaela
Groen, Janet Elizabeth
Rosenal, Tom W.

subject:
empathy
empathic engagement
nursing students
nursing education
humanity
narrative inquiry
Education--Adult and Continuing
Nursing

abstract: There has been substantial research on empathy and the components of empathy for nursing education and nursing practice (Alligood, 1992; 2007; Evans et al., 1998; Gagan, 1983; Kalisch, 1973; Kunyk & Olson, 2001; Morse et al., 1992; Ward, 2016; Ward et al., 2012) but very little research has addressed how students come to understand empathic engagement, a social phenomenon of human connection. Empathic engagement is a liminal relational experience, based on the principles of empathy and humanistic values that leads to a spatiotemporal phenomenon of human interconnectedness. Empathic engagement moves beyond feeling empathy for a person, beyond empathic concern and elements of cognitive empathy. In this study, I explored explore how fourth-year nursing students come to understand and recognize empathic engagement in their work and how students make meaning from this unique phenomenon in nursing practice. This study used narrative inquiry by way of written and visual narratives, followed by a face-to-face semi-structured conversation between the participant and the researcher about the participant’s experience. “Humans are story-telling organisms who, individually and socially, lead storied lives” (Connelly & Clandinin, 1990, p. 2). The use of narratives enabled participants to express his or her constructed and objective reality and to articulate “the temporality and liminality of human beings’ interpretation of their lives” (Sandelowski, 1991, p. 161). Fulford (1999) notes, “stories are how we explain, how we teach, how we entertain ourselves, and how we often do all three at once” (p. 9). The outcomes of this study introduced four phases of empathic engagement and will add new knowledge to nursing curricula addressing humanistic values of nursing practice.


identifier: Williams, L. A. (2008). Bioprocessing of human embryonic stem cells for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1968

format:
xxi, 276 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 263-275
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Clarke, N. A. (2011). Characterization of the interaction between a group IIC inton and its 5' exon (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4235

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

abstract:
Bibliography:  p. 93-101.
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Bodor, R. C. (2004). Understanding the experience of dual and multiple relationships in rural and remote social work practice (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23927

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 194 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 175-192

abstract:
Social workers in rural and remote communities have found the occurrence of nonsexual dual and multiple relationships to be a constant practice issue. Most existing ethical codes and standards of practice contain caveats prohibiting or advising against nonsexual dual relationships and, while a variety of analytical models have been created with the intent of providing some means to evaluate issues of dual relationships, the basic premise of these codes, standards, and models assumes that nonsexual dual relationships are harmful to both client and practitioner.
A comprehensive literature review reveals that most research on dual relationships has come from the professions of psychology and psychiatry, with limited research into the experiences of social workers and nonsexual dual relationships. In addition, while it is often acknowledged that human service workers in rural and remote communities must experience these types of relationships more frequently than workers in an urban context, there is minimal research that directly addresses this experience.
The focus of this study was to gain an understanding of the experience of nonsexual dual and multiple relationships for social workers in rural and remote communities. In the process of the study, it was decided that the research would approach the issue from the perspective of philosophical hermeneutics - a worldview that grants value to the contexts and understandings of place, history, experiences, voices, and text.
Hermeneutics was a response to the empirical, rationalist thought of the Enlightenment and this study found that the same empirical "urban" valuation of meaning has resulted in the disqualification of what is truly understood to be rural and remote - including the experience of being connected to others and to community.
As a consequence of employing a hermeneutic perspective, the consequent loss of subject/object separation allowed the experience of rural and remote, including that of dual and multiple relationships and exploitation, to be understood differently.
A hermeneutic perspective suggests that dual and multiple relationships are a valuable and inseparable component of rural and remote social work practice.


identifier: Graham, J. M. (2003). The interplay of gender, neighbourhood, socio-economics and migration on the health of immigrant women (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13312

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 G73

subject: Additional copy: AC1 .T484 2003 G73A (Medical)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-138


identifier: Ronsky, J. L. (1994). In-vivo quantification of patellofemoral joint contact characteristics (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16808

format:
xxi, 287 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 303 R64 1994
Patellofemoral joint
Joints - Range of motion

abstract: Bibliography: p. 242-266.


identifier: Akai, P. S. (1993). Antigens of the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini and serological reactivity in opisthorchiasis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22009

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

subject:
QR 186.6 P38 A33 1993
Liver flukes
Parasite antigens
Antigens

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-208.


identifier: Kumar, S. (2021). Effect of Temperature on Two-Phase Gas/Oil Relative Permeability in Unconsolidated Sand (Unpublished master thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Sarma, Hemanta
Maini, Brij
Kantzas, Apostolos
Mehta, Sudarshan

subject:
Two-phase gas/Oil relative permeability
Temperature Effect
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery
Multiphase flow in porous media
Earth Sciences

abstract: Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery (TEOR) for oil sands incurs simultaneous flow of oil and steam (mimics gaseous phase) with elevation in temperature. Many studies are reported for temperature effect on two-phase water/oil relative permeability despite knowing that steam or vapor is conventionally injected, mimicking the gaseous phase during heavy oil recovery. Thus, this requires the knowledge of temperature effect on two-phase gas/liquid relative permeability as well. Limited studies are reported in the standard literature regarding the temperature dependency of relative permeability in gas/liquid systems; still no census about it. Therefore, the temperature dependency of two-phase gas/liquid relative permeability was examined in this study using isothermal displacement tests at varying temperatures from 337 to 405 K (64 to 132 oC). This study employed Poly Alpha Olefin (PAO-100) as the oleic phase, deionized water as the immobile phase, and nitrogen gas as the displacing phase in a clean unconsolidated sandpack composed of silica particles under the overburden pressure of 1000 psi. We have used the clean silica sand and clean viscous oil (PAO-100) to understand the temperature effects on two-phase gas/oil relative permeability without changing the wettability. Furthermore, Johnson-Neumann-Bossler (JBN) method was opted to interpret the two-phase gas/liquid relative permeability from the displacement data, i.e., cumulative oil production and pressure drop across the sandpack.The observations made from the experimental study suggest that oil relative permeability was temperature-dependent, and gas relative permeability was temperature-independent. The residual oil saturation decreased with the increase in temperature and led to higher end-point relative permeability to gas. On the other hand, the end-point relative permeability to liquid decreased as the temperature elevated. Irreducible water saturation showed a temperature-sensitive behaviour, and it increased at higher temperatures. Moreover, the two-phase flow region became enlarged with the rise in temperature as both the relative permeability curves shift upwards, and a larger two-phase flow region was observed. These wider curves appeared at higher temperatures due to a reduction in oil viscosity (which enhanced the oil mobility) and improved the two-phase flow region, resulting in an increase in gas to liquid relative permeability ratio. However, it was tough to accept that if capillary force controls the fluid distribution in porous media, how a change in temperature leads to variation in characteristics parameters of relative permeability curves. Fundamentally, at residual oil saturation, the oil relative permeability becomes practically zero, but we have observed a higher than zero value for oil relative permeability in all the tests in this study from the JBN method. Therefore, we have re-interpreted the two-phase gas/oil relative permeability characteristic parameters using the history matching technique, where the relative permeability characteristics measured experimentally were tuned until the simulated production and pressure drops data matches the experimental data. It was observed from history matching optimization that residual oil saturation was one of the uncertain parameters estimated during the displacement test due to the higher viscosity of the oil and less volume of gas injection at a lower temperature. Hence, the measured end-point relative permeability to gas measured at residual oil saturation from JBN was also uncertain. This was the possible reason for the change in relative permeability characteristics with a temperature change. These results strongly suggest that temperature cannot affect the two-phase gas/oil relative permeability as long as the capillary control fluid distribution is maintained in porous media and no alteration in wettability occurs.


identifier: Millar, P. (2001). Non-paternity in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17072

title: Non-paternity in Canada

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

subject:
AC1 .T484 2001 M557
Paternity testing - Social aspects
Paternity - Social aspects
Conflict of laws - Child support

abstract: Bibliography: p. 79-84.


identifier: Bryant, H. E. (1986). Spontaneous abortion and employment history of women (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15786

format:
xv, 272 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HQ 759.48 B79 1987
Miscarriage
Women - Employment
Work - Psychological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 238-250.


identifier: May, R. W. (1968). Geology of the Peace River, Viking, Joli Fou and "Notkewin" formation, Kaybob area, northern Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19917

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

subject:
QE 186 M38 1968 Microfilm
Additional Copy: QE 186 M38 1968G
Geology - Alberta - Kaybob area

abstract: Bibliography: p. 84-87.


identifier: Dehghanian, V. (2011). Generalized diversity gain of a mobile antenna (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3976

contributor:
Nielsen, John
Lachapelle, Gérard

format:
xiii, 129 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 120-125
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Nutter, C. P. (1981). Determinants of judge's decisions on matrimonial and child support: a design (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21262

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

subject:
Judges - Alberta - Attitudes
Divorce mediation - Alberta
Support (Domestic relations) - Alberta
Separate maintenance - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 61-62.


identifier: Lawless, D. E. (1991). Differential regulation of the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes by c-Ha-ras, c-jun, and c-fos in human hepatoma cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22024

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

subject:
QH 450 L38 1991
Gene expression
Eukaryotic cells

abstract: Bibliography: p. 69-79.


identifier: Smolik, I. A. (1998). Denominational switching: a Filipino experience (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23735

publisher:
Social Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
BR1495 .P5 S66 1998
Christian sects.
Sociology, Christian.
Philippines - Religion

abstract: Bibliography: p. 187-197


identifier: Jesse, C. (2007). Rapid conquest societies: a comparative study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/897

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 148-158


identifier: Spronk, T. (2010). The experience of adult adopted persons in open adoption: an interpretive inquiry (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3400

format:
vii, 235 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 205-229


identifier: Baltich, J. (2016). The Effects of Resistance Strength Training and Functional Strength Training on Risk Factors for Running Injury (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28115

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Nigg, Benno
Emery, Carolyn
Stefanyshyn, Darren
Edwards, Brent
Hamill, Joseph
Matyas, John

subject: Epidemiology Running Biomechanics injury

abstract:
Reduced muscular strength and relatively larger magnitudes of movements and moments at the lower extremity joints during running have been proposed as risk factors for sustaining an injury. Some have suggested that increased movements at the joints are partially due to reduced muscular strength. However, the influence of strength training on running mechanics has yet to be evaluated in a group of novice runners, which have been shown to be particularly prone to injury. Therefore, the purposes of this thesis were to 1) compare changes in strength, running mechanics, and balance and 2) to explore injury risk for novice runners enrolled in a resistance strength training program, a functional movement strength training program or a stretching control program.

One hundred and twenty nine novice runners (18-60 years old, less than two years running experience) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a “resistance” strength training group (n=43), a “functional” strength training group (n=43) or a stretching “control” group (n=43). Participants were asked to complete a home-based training program three to five times a week for the eight week training period. Following this training period, participants were asked to complete their respective training at least twice a week for a sixteen week maintenance period. Changes in strength, running mechanics, and balance pre- to post-training were compared between groups. Running injuries were self-reported and defined as any complaint sustained in relation to running that caused a restriction in running for at least one week.

Eighty-six participants completed the follow up assessment (functional=34, resistance=28, control=24). Changes in lower extremity strength were similar between the training groups with all groups demonstrating strength gains at multiple lower extremity joints. Changes in running mechanics were small in magnitude and within the measurement error of the testing protocol. The functional training group demonstrated improved balance using force plate and field based measures of balance. Though exploratory in nature, injury rates were not different between the three training groups.

The results of this thesis indicate that running and completing a home-based strength training program did not increase strength or reduce joint movements more than running and stretching for a group of novice runners.


identifier: Teoh, D. M. (1999). Platelet-activating factor (PAF) and its effects on human neutrophil CD43 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11580

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

subject:
QR185.8 .N47 T46 1999
Platelet activating factor
Neutrophils.
Glycoproteins

abstract: Bibligraphy: p. 97-106


identifier: McLean, D. (2010). On the center problem for ordinary differential equations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3821

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 69-72


identifier: Jetha, I. (2002). Linking party, riding and community: ethnic minority politicians in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21448

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

subject:
AC1 .T484 2002 J48
Canada - Politics and government


identifier: Boakye, P. A. (2016). Chieftaincy Conflicts in Ghana: A Case Study of Ga Mashie Chieftaincy Conflict under the Fourth Republic (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25316

contributor:
Ray, Donald
Hiebert, Maureen
Kreitzer, Linda
Rice, Roberta

subject:
Education--Social Sciences
Social Structure and Development
Chieftaincy
Conflict
Ghana

abstract: This thesis explores the factors that account for the Ga Mashie chieftaincy conflict and government’s inability to solve it. This research finds that the imposition of colonial and post-colonial political structures with no roots in pre-colonial political offices has led to conflicting interpretations of who the rightful successor to the Ga Mashie throne is. This has generated disagreements about the customs and traditions of the Ga people with particular reference to succession; and contested versions of ancestral and hereditary rights to political office. In addition, the difficulty in resolving the Ga Mashie conflict stems from the active involvement of successive governments and other political entities for parochial political interest. These results are illustrated through interviews with key personnel with knowledge on chieftaincy in Ghana, and extensive review of the relevant academic literature. This research adds to the limited literature on Ga Mashie chieftaincy conflict and chieftaincy conflicts in southern Ghana.


identifier: Laporte, I. (2008). Behavioural effects of wolf presence: responses of cattle and elk (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2897

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 72-86
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Dawson, K. W. (1998). Provincial response to budgetary shocks (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16428

title: Provincial response to budgetary shocks

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

subject:
HJ2056.5 .A4 D39 1998
Fiscal policy--Alberta.
Government spending policy - Alberta
Finance, Public - Alberta
Alberta - Economic policy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-121


identifier: Hughes, A. T. (2019). Investigating groundwater recharge rates and seasonality under irrigated and dryland conditions at two agricultural sites near Lethbridge, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Cey, Edwin E.
Hayashi, Masaki
Tutolo, Benjamin M.

subject:
Soil Science
Geochemistry
Geology
Hydrology
Environmental Sciences

abstract: In order to better understand the impacts of land use on groundwater resources, this study investigated the effects of irrigation on groundwater recharge at two study sites near Lethbridge, Alberta. Depression-focused and diffuse recharge rates were quantified beneath uplands, flatlands and depressions under irrigated and dryland conditions using the chloride mass balance, water table fluctuation and water balance methods. Seasonality of recharge was also considered (i.e., summer vs. overwinter). Results show long-term recharge rates of 88 ± 26 to 113 ± 31 mm/yr beneath depressions, 50 ± 21 to 29 ± 44 mm/yr beneath flatlands and -4 ± 5 to 4 ± 2 mm/yr beneath uplands. Overwinter (November 2017-April 2018) snowmelt recharge was the same for irrigated and dryland flatlands (between 33 ± 7 and 68 ± 113 mm). Recharge during the 2018 growing season was 42 ± 141 and 21 ± 122 mm beneath the irrigated and dryland flatlands, respectively. Numerical model simulations showed 3.1 times more summer recharge under irrigated versus dryland flatland conditions. Irrigation was shown to affect both the rate and seasonality of recharge at the two study sites.


identifier: Wiens, D. P. (1982). Robust estimation of mulitvariate location and scale in the presence of asymmetry (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19368

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vi, 129 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Distribution (Probability theory)
Robust statistics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 129.


identifier: Moke, Nancy. (2017). Implementing Canada's Feminist International Development Policy to Reduce Unsafe Abortions in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

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

abstract:
Eliminating poverty remains one of the greatest challenges of the 21 st century, because it contributes to political instability, violence and conflict. For instance, pove1ty is most concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa where support structures are fragile. Reducing poverty under a gender equality lens is the core goal of the United Nations' (UN) Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ("the 2030 Agenda"), adopted by Canada and all 192 other members of the UN General Assembly. Canada has accepted the UN's agenda to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a lever for poverty reduction and economic development. Research has proven that empowered women lead to empowered communities, and are the best engines of development. To realize their full potential, women must be able to manage their sexual reproductive health (SRH). Consequently, improved maternal health and SRH, and the reduction of maternal mortality are key components of achieving gender equality and, ultimately reducing poverty.
The government of Canada is taking steps to re-establish Canada's leadership in this sphere through a refocused assistance framework titled the Feminist International Assistance Policy, which was guided by the 2030 Agenda. This Capstone reviews the policy landscape and the research on effective interventions that could be employed by the government of Canada to better serve the SRH of women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim is to provide Global Affairs Canada decision-makers, policymakers, and advocates with evidence-based recommendations to reduce the incidence of maternal mortality caused by unsafe abo1tions in Sub-Saharan Africa as a way to achieve gender equality and reduce poverty.
Given the political and legal barriers to abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa, the policy recommendation is for Canada to reduce maternal m01tality by increasing its' investing in fami ly planning. This will target greater contraceptive accessibility and increased sexual education for Sub-Saharan African women, girls, men and boys. This policy option is best as it gives Canada value from its aid investment by addressing one of the root causes of unsafe abortion through the reduction of unintended pregnancies by more than 2.7 million. It is recommended that Global Affairs Canada utilize the Global Financing Facility (GFF), a multi-donor financing platform, as the policy recommendation's implementation tool. The GFF is an innovative platform that brings together the broad set of stakeholders that will be required to accelerate efforts to end preventable maternal deaths, and improve the quality of life of Sub-Saharan African women. By adopting the policy and implementation recommendation, the government of Canada will position itself as a global leader in advancing gender equality within the context of the 2030 Agenda.


identifier: Hellmann, T. (2015). Automated GUI Testing for Agile Development Environments (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25075

subject:
Computer Science
Software Testing
Software Development
Empirical Methods

abstract: For as long as graphical user interfaces (GUIs) have existed, it has been difficult to test them. This difficulty has become more pressing with the advent of Agile development methodologies, which stress that software should be fully tested to demonstrate that it works from developers’ and users’ points of view. In this thesis, I explored the fundamental question of whether automated GUI testing and Agile development environments are, or can be made, compatible. I conducted systematic mapping studies to determine how GUI testing and agile are currently compatible in existing literature, and performed an interview study with practitioners in order to determine how well these results matched up with what is done in industry. Based on the results of these studies, I confirmed that test-driven development (TDD) was a major area where automated GUI tests could fit into an agile process. I proposed a novel approach to TDD of GUIs that leverages Agile User Interaction Design techniques: by using an interactive low-fidelity prototype – already part of many Agile development processes – as the basis for automated GUI tests, TDD can be performed on a GUI with minimal added effort.  A controlled experiment was used to validate this approach with practitioners, and the results indicated that this approach would be useful in practice.


identifier: Patriquin, L. M. (2006). Plugged in (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1535

title: Plugged in

format:
171 leaves : ill. ; 38 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 161-162


identifier: Le, P. X. (1986). Tensile behaviour of single AS4 carbon fibers and AS4/3501-6 carbon-epoxy composite (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14765

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

subject:
TA 418.9 F5 L42 1987
Carbon fibers - Testing
Fibrous composites - Testing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 148-154.


identifier: Garbet, B. D. (2020). Manifest: A Music Composition for Soundscape and Amplified Clarinet Engaging the Windsor Hum (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Radford, Laurie
Bell, Allan
Eagle, David
Sallis, Friedemann
Epstein, Marcia Jenneth
Smallwood, Scott

format: application/pdf audio/x-wav

subject:
music
electroacoustic composition
soundscape
noise
low frequency noise
noise pollution
Windsor Hum
clarinet
musique documentaire
spoken word
interview
cut-ups
live electronics
loops
audio loops
tape loops
sound-processing
field recording
soundfile playback
amplification
spatialization
spectral analysis
transcription
graphic notation
sonic performance
mixed music
quadraphonic
subwoofer
the Hum
infrasound
Zug Island
documentary
sustainability
cymatics
transformation
new music
Canadian music
contemporary music
contemporary composition
Fine Arts
Music
Education--Art
Education--Technology

abstract: Manifest is a five-movement composition for amplified clarinet and fixed multi-channel audio. The context for this work is the subject of noise pollution and the effect it can have on people and the ecosystem. In addition to the industrial noise of a manufacturing region, areas of Windsor, Ontario, are afflicted by a bothersome and persistent low frequency excitation known as the Windsor Hum. Unlike visible pollution, noise is an often-neglected concern, and much more discussion is needed to bring awareness to the health issues that arise from prolonged exposure to it. A community of resilient citizens has been enduring the disruptive consequences of industrial noise in Windsor and strive for a peaceful, healthy quality of life. Manifest is a social commentary delivered in the form of musique documentaire, a documentary-inspired approach to electroacoustic music. The foundation for the work was a series of investigative field recording trips to the Windsor region to capture the soundworld that would be used to establish the piece’s setting, while also acquiring an understanding of the predicament people were reporting. Through these recordings, additional research, and interviews with local residents, the relationship between heavy industry, industrial noise, the geography of the area, and the experiences of the people were developed into a narrative structure that was then used as the framework for the piece. The composition presents an immersive journey through Windsor, and the phenomenon of the Hum unfolds en route. The heterogeneous soundscape evokes parklands, a steel mill, and a large active river, all unified by recordings of spoken word, the clarinet, and brief transitional segments. The clarinet with live electronics represents the people and technology and serves as a common element linking these diverse sonic environments, featuring the versatility of this expressive instrument. As a compositional point of departure designed to strengthen the relationship between the clarinet and the soundscape, pitch material was derived from transcriptions and spectral analysis of the field recordings. This report presents the context, conceptualization, creative process, and analysis of this composition.


identifier: Venour, D. E. (1986). The Political thought of George Grant (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17771

title: The Political thought of George Grant

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

subject: B 995 G74 V44 1987

subject: Grant, George, 1918-1988. Political and social views

subject: Philosophy, Canadian - 20th century

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-130.


identifier: Guo, X. (2012). Products, joins, meets, and ranges in restriction categories (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4745

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 244-247

abstract: Restriction categories provide a convenient abstract formulation of partial function. However, restriction categories can have a variety of structures such as finite partial products (cartesiane s), joins, meets, and ranges which are of interest in computability theory, semigroup theory, topology, and algebraic geometry. This thesis studies these structures. For finite partial products (cartesiane ) , a construction to add finite partial product to an arbitrary restriction category freely is provided. For joins, we introduce the notion of join restriction categories, describe a construction for the join completion of a restriction category, and show the completeness of join restriction categories in partial map categories using M-adhesive categories and Mgaps. As the join completion for inverse semigroups is well-known in semigroup theory we how the relationships between the join completion for restriction categories and the join completion for inverse semigroups by providing adjunctions among restriction categories, join restriction categories, inverse categories, and join inverse categories. For meet , we introduce the notion of meet restriction categories, show the completeness of meet restriction categories in partial map categories whose M-maps include the regular monies, and provide a meet completion for restriction categories and discuss its connections with the meet completion for inverse semigroups. Finally, for ranges, Schein's representation theorem for a certain class of semigroups ( called type 3 function system) is generalized to range categories and when a partial map category satisfies Schein's condition ([RR.6]) that guarantees each map is an epimorphism onto its range is studied.


identifier: James, M. T. (2010). Acute Kidney Injury and Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Coronary Angiography in Alberta, Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21144

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Hemmelgarn, Brenda
Tonelli, Marcello

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 148-163

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


identifier: Sharp, C. D. (2003). Projected ideal and presented realitywhat a foucauldian perspective on appearance within the workplace tells us about corporate discrimination (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11245

publisher:
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Zerbe, Wilfred
Gopal, Abhijit

format:
xiii, 377 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 264-284


identifier: Babich, K. (2007). The divided Canadian welfare state: turning points in the development of the Canada pension plan (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1371

format:
vii, 176 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 164-171


identifier: Finigan, K. R. (1995). Steady flow in open channel networks (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19497

title: Steady flow in open channel networks

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

subject:
TC 175 F56 1995
Hydraulic engineering
Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
Irrigation engineering

abstract: Bibliography: p. 198-205.


identifier: Avis, W. E. (1966). Transfer of a kinesthetic spatial after-effect between positions of the limb (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17862

format:
viii, 49 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 285 A64 1966
Muscular sense
Movement, Psychology of

abstract: Bibliography: p. 41-43.


identifier: Alto, M. H. (2003). Indexed atlas for computer-aided diagnosis of breast cancer (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13377

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 A48

abstract: Bibliography: 190-203


identifier: Guerrero, J. D. (2011). Against Naturalist Conceptions of Health: In Defence of Constrained Normativism (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21038

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Baker, John A.
Glannon, Walter

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 305-323.
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Dove, J. E. (1981). Towards a holocene paleoecology of the Ghost River and Water Valley areas, southwestern Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12217

format:
xiii, 152 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QE 720 D68 1983
Paleoecology - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-152.


identifier: Lin, Z. (1995). Optimal control of canal systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21886

title: Optimal control of canal systems

format:
xxxii, 377 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TC 930 L555 1995

subject: Irrigation canals and flumes - Computer programs

abstract: Bibliography: p. 366-377.


identifier: Yee, D. L. (1999). Leading, learning, and thinking with information and communication technology (ICT): Images of principal's ICT leadership (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10837

format:
xi, 244 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LB1028.3 .Y44 1999

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

subject: Educational technology

subject: Computer-assisted instruction

subject: Internet in education

subject: Educational leadership

subject: School principals--attitudes

subject: School principals--effects of technological innovation on

abstract: Bibliography: p. 221-230


identifier: Carballo, M. E. (1994). Detection and partial purification of a monooxygenase involved in the second step of aflatoxin B1 biosynthesis in Aspergillus parasiticus (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20895

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

subject:
QP 603 M65 C37 1994
Monooxygenases
Aflatoxins
Polyketides
Aspergillus
Metabolism, Secondary
Biosynthesis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 160-175.


identifier: Tatra, G. S. (1999). Genomic cytosine methylation: its role in controlling stem elongation plasticity in stellaria longipes (caryophyllaceae) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17643

contributor:
Chinnappa, C. C.
Tatra, Gurmidner S.

format:
xiv, 110 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QK495 .C24 T38 1999
Stellaria - Genetics
Methylation
Growth (Plants)
Gene expression

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-100


identifier: Wang, B. (2012). Captial requirements and optimal investment for insurance companies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4621

format:
vii, 91 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 74-76

abstract:
Asset allocation is one of the central issues in banking, finance and insurance industries. Using ruin probability and expected loss at ruin as measures of risk, we aimed to investigate the optimal investment problem of an investor in finance and insurance in a static one-period setting.
Mean - Variance, Value at Risk (VaR) and Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR) modeling were three approaches investigated in this thesis. However, mathematically VaR had some serious limitations, such as lack of sub-additivity. In the case of a finite number of scenarios, VaR is a non-smooth, non-convex function, making it difficult to control and optimize. This fact stimulate our development of new optimization algorithms presented here, by introducing ruin probability and expected loss at ruin. Optimization problems with a certain level of expected return in finance field were first analyzed and then with premium and claim loss added into consideration, the optimization methodologies were applied to the insurance field. After introducing ruin probability and expected loss at ruin as risk measures, the optimization results became more accurate and feasible.
Using our proposed new method, we investigated the capital required and asset allocation problem.


identifier: Bjarnason, T. A. (2010). Quantitative t2: software, application, workflows, phase correction (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3483

format:
xxvi, 176 leaves :ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 10, 19-20, 44-45, 53, 69-74, 87-90, 100-103, 118-119, 141-143

abstract: Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Wilde, H. M. (2010). Investigation of influences impacting the quantitative determination of pancreatitis associated protein and glucose from dried blood spots (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3701

format:
xi, 108 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 105-108
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Burns, L. (2001). The transmission of Ghanaian music by Abdul Adams in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: teaching and learning Kpanlogo of the Ga and Adowa of the Ashanti as social expression (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11326

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 B867

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 88-92.
accompanying CD-R


identifier: Parrott, B. L. (1992). Examination of social play behaviors of preschoolers with multiple handicaps (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20625

format:
viii, 139 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HV 888 P38 1992
Handicapped children
Play - Social aspects
Social participation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-126.


identifier: Campbell, D. (1979). The nature of citizen participation and community practice (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15817

format:
viii, 148 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: Community organization - Citizen participation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 144-148.


identifier: Karve, K. (2020). The Transcription Factor TCF7L2 Acts in An Isoform-Specific Manner to Regulate Epithelial Cell Plasticity: Implications for Breast Cancer Cell Invasiveness and Metastasis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Bonni, Shirin
Riabowol, Karl T.
Senger, Donna L.
Arcellana-Panlilio, Mayi Y.
Goping, Ing Swie

subject:
Epithelial-Mesenchymal-Transition (EMT)
Breast cancer
TCF7L2 isoforms
TGFβ signaling
Biology--Cell
Biology--Molecular
Oncology
Biochemistry

abstract: Alternative splicing of mRNA in a mammalian cell allows generation of complexity in the proteome. The consequences of splicing and its biological significance is poorly understood in development and disease conditions. The research described in thesis investigates the biological significance of alternative splicing of the pre-mRNA of the transcription factor Transcription Factor-7 Like-2 (TCF7L2) into the three major E, S and M isoforms in epithelial and carcinoma cells.  Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process in development and contributes to pathological conditions including cancer. EMT contributes to cellular plasticity, as it promotes epithelial cells to attain mesenchymal features. The protein TCF7L2 regulates the proliferation and differentiation of epithelial cells, however, whether TCF7L2 acts in an isoform-dependent manner to control EMT had remained largely to be elucidated. Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) signaling pathway is a potent inducer of EMT in normal and cancer conditions. How TGFβ-signaling-induced EMT is controlled is the subject of much investigations. The research carried out in this thesis tests the hypothesis that TCF7L2 acts in an isoform-specific manner to differentially regulate TGFβ-induced EMT in epithelial and carcinoma cells. Gain and loss of function studies were done to determine if alterations in the protein abundance of E, M, and S TCF7L2 isoforms affects EMT induction in cells grown in the context of a three-dimensional (3D) culturing system. Our data suggest that while TCF7L2E suppresses, TCF7L2M or S promotes TGFβ-induced EMT in 3D-multicellular structures derived from non-transformed epithelial cells or carcinoma cells. In other studies, we find that TGFβ signaling reduces the proportion of TCF7L2E to TCF7L2M/S protein in cells undergoing EMT. Mechanistically, we find that TCF7L2 operates via TGFβ-Smad signaling to regulate EMT. More recent studies have also identified a specific domain in the C-terminal end of TCF7LE isoforms to be required for its ability to suppress EMT. Collectively, our findings unveil novel isoform-specific functions for the transcription factor TCF7L2 and provide novel links between TCF7L2 and TGFβ signaling in the control of EMT and potentially cancer progression.


identifier: Johnson, B. M. (2010). The anomalies in the epitaphs of the emperor Claudius' familia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3382

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-126


identifier: Ding, W. (2022). Attitude estimation methods using low-cost GNSS and MEMS MARG sensors and their integration (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Attitude Estimation Methods Using Low-cost GNSS and MEMS MARG Sensors and Their Integration

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Gao, Yang
El-Sheimy, Naser
Noureldin, Aboelmagd

subject:
Geodesy
Remote Sensing

abstract: For low-cost magnetic, angular rate, and gravity (MARG) sensors based on the microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology, the sensor errors and measurement noises are significantly large. Attitude errors by integrating gyro data accumulate rapidly. When the vehicle is quasi-static, the roll and pitch angles can be determined by accelerometer measurements which use the local gravity as the reference. The magnetometer is resorted to generate heading information by measuring the geomagnetic field. However, the accelerometer and magnetometer measurements can be deteriorated by the vehicle maneuver and ambient artificial magnetic disturbances, respectively. Thereby a quaternion-based error state Kalman filter (ESKF) is developed to fuse the MEMS MARG sensor measurements for accuracy improved attitude estimation. The error state vector constitutes attitude error and gyro bias variation. the gyro-measured angular rates are used to continuously propagate the vehicle’s three-dimensional attitude quaternion in its sampling rate, whilst accelerometer and magnetometer measurements are employed for the state correction. Disturbances such as external accelerations and magnetic anomalies are excluded, and the measurement noise covariance matrix is adaptively adjusted according to the innovations. Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) based attitude estimation shows time-independent error characteristics. The pitch and heading angles can be determined using a single GNSS antenna based on the time differenced carrier phase (TDCP) observations or derived from a moving baseline formed between two firmly mounted GNSS antennas. The major challenges of the former include cycle slips, carrier phase discontinuity, and slow vehicular velocity which should be excluded from attitude estimation. Whereas the integer ambiguity resolution is indispensable for the latter, the baseline length constrained least-squares ambiguity decorrelation adjustment (C-LAMBDA) method can be applied. The GNSS/MARG sensors integrated attitude estimation methods are investigated to exploit the complementary merits of the high precision of MARG sensor during the short period and the performance stability of GNSS over the long term. The ESKF developed for the MARG sensor is extended to utilize the GNSS-derived heading and pitch angles for additional measurement updates. The solution continuity is guaranteed by the MARG sensor alone during the periods when the GNSS-derived attitude angles are unavailable.


identifier: Almutawaa, W. S. (2020). Insights Into the Link Between Mitochondrial Dynamics and Peripheral Neuropathies (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Shutt, Timothy E.
Mains, Paul E.
Pfeffer, Gerald

subject:
Mitochondrial Disease
Mitochondrial genes: MYH14, MFN2
CMT-2 : Charcot Marie Tooth disease
Peripheral Neuropathies
Biology
Biochemistry
Physics--Molecular

abstract: Mitochondrial dynamics, which include fusion and fission events, determine mitochondrial morphology and reflect mitochondrial health within the cell. Mitochondrial dynamics are important for mitochondrial functions, including but not limited to, cellular respiration, energy production, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) maintenance. Defects in mitochondrial fission and fusion proteins are associated with a number of neurological disorders including the peripheral neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type II disease (CMT2). The research presented in this thesis centers around a novel fission protein, NMIIC (encoded by the MYH14 gene), and a well-characterized fusion protein, Mfn2, and how defects in these proteins affects mitochondrial dynamics and contribute to disease. In my first study, examining a CMT2 pathogenic variant in MYH14 that is associated with a peripheral neuropathy phenotype, I reported for the first time the role of NMIIC as a key player in mitochondrial fission. Characterization of this R941L variant in overexpression studies, and in patient fibroblasts indicated impairment of mitochondrial fission in these cells. Intriguingly, the distribution of mtDNA was also affected in fibroblast harbouring the R941L mutation. Collectively, these observations revealed a novel role for NMIIC in mitochondrial fission with defects linked to the pathogenicity of CMT2. In my second project, I examined the novel Q367H variant of MFN2, a regulator of mitochondrial fusion, which also has other important cellular roles. While pathogenic mutations in MFN2 are typically associated with CMT2, the Q367H variant I characterized was associated with myopathy phenotype rather than a peripheral neuropathy. Although commonly assumed that the peripheral neuropathy phenotype associated with MFN2 mutations is due to impaired mitochondrial fusion, accumulating evidence supported by our new data characterizing the Q367H mutation, suggests that this may not be the case. Here, I examined the effects of the Mfn2 H367Q mutation on mitochondrial morphology, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) morphology, bioenergetics function, and lipid droplet morphology. These parameters were altered in MFN2 Q367H patient fibroblasts, suggesting that this mutation is pathogenic, and thus expanding the phenotypic presentation of phenotypes in patients with MFN2 mutations. Overall, my studies provided novel insight into the link between mitochondrial dynamics and peripheral neuropathy by expanding the list of mitochondrial dynamics genes associated with peripheral neuropathy, and by characterizing mitochondrial dysfunction caused by a novel mutation in MFN2 that is not associated with CMT2.


identifier: Haque, F. (2014). Toluene Degradation in a Compost Biofilter: Modeling and Experimental Evaluation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28463

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
De Visscher, Alex
Sen, Arindom

subject: Engineering--Chemical Biofiltration Modeling Experimental Biomass Degradation

abstract:
Biofiltration is an effective approach for the remediation of carbon-based air pollutants in which the degradation is achieved through the bioactivity of certain microorganisms present in the bioreactor. The growth of the microorganisms within the biofilter not only depends on the carbon source, but also on the other nutrients. Nitrogen, for example, is considered to be essential for microbial growth and survival. Most biofilter models do not consider nitrogen limitation, and also assume a constant microbial concentration within the biofilter, which is not always true. Hence, a growth model was developed in this study which can describe the relationship between microbial growth and nitrogen utilization within a toluene biofilter. From the simulation results, it was estimated that at 1 g m-3 inlet toluene concentration and an empty bed residence time of 72 s, 87.6% removal efficiency was achieved on day 100 without any additional nitrogen supplement when the initial nitrogen content was 1% (w/w). A model describing toluene mass transfer by diffusion in the biofilm was also developed. The simulation results suggest that the effect of diffusion limitation on toluene biodegradation is significant in a thick biofilm (i.e., 100 μm) as opposed to a thin biofilm (i.e., 1 μm).

An experimental evaluation of toluene biofiltration was carried out using compost. Preliminary experiments led to a low and unstable activity. It was hypothesized that isolation of the toluene degrading strain and inoculation on sterile compost will lead to higher and more stable activity. Bench-scale experiments were conducted to isolate and characterize toluene degrading microorganisms from compost. DNA analysis and sequencing data suggested that the strain was Nocardia sp. The Nocardia strain was inoculated on a sterile biofilter. The biofilter was operated for 50 days with 0.4, 1.1 and 1.4 g m-3 inlet concentrations resulting in 96.1%, 82% and 69.8% average removal efficiencies respectively, confirming the hypothesis. This is the first report that shows Nocardia sp. as the sole toluene degrader in a compost biofilter. The experimental data were compared with the growth model and the results suggest that the growth model can successfully predict the degradation efficiency of the compost biofilter.


identifier: Barnes, A. (1974). Observational analysis of two kindergarten programs (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11488

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

subject:
LB 1140 B24 1974 Microfiche
Education, Preschool

abstract: Bibliography: p. 85-88.


identifier: Atkinson, D. W. (1975). The `Ars moriendi' tradition in late sixteenth and early seventeenth-century Protestant devotional prose written in English (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12348

format:
viii, 348 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PR 429 D4 A8 1975 Microfiche

subject: English literature - 16th century - History and criticism

subject: English literature - 17th century - History and criticism

subject: Devotional literature - History and criticism

subject: Death - Early works to 1800 - History and criticism

subject: Death in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 319-348.


identifier: Heinen, J. (1993). The purloined passage: An architectural inquiry posed between the singular and the sublime (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14711

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 99-102


identifier: Winkler, M. N. (1995). Physiology of shoot formation in vitro: amino acid metabolism and respiration (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19012

format:
xiii, 213 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
SB 276 W56 1995
Tobacco - Analysis and chemistry
Shoots (Botany)
Amino acids - Metabolism
Plants - Respiration

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-201.


identifier: Piet, L. J. (1992). Paleogeography and sedimentology of fluvial point bars, chute-fills and oxbow-fills in the lower Liard River, NWT. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19106

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

subject: QE 501 P3 P53 1992a

subject: Additional Copy: QE 501 P3 P53 1992

subject: Paleogeography - Northwest Territories

subject: Glacial landforms - Northwest Territories

subject: Glacial erosion - Northwest Territories

subject: Sediment transport - Northwest Territories

subject: Alluvium - Northwest Territories

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-107.

abstract: The sedimentology and geometry of chute and oxbow channel-fills deposited by meandering rivers are poorly understood. In the ancient fluvial rocks, oxbow-fill deposits are conceptually important stratigraphic traps for small oil and gas prospects and reservoirs in the subsurface. This concept advocates the notion that clay-filled oxbow lakes provide a lateral seal which contains sandy point bar deposits. Why some oxbow traps contain hydrocarbons while others don't has concerned exploration geologists. This study is an attempt to help answer this question by describing the sedimentology and morphology of point bars, chute channel-fills and oxbow-fills in Holocene meandering channel deposits. Terraces up to 18 m high, flanking most reaches of the modern Liard and South Nahanni rivers, NWT, consist of Holocene (5750 BP± 60; GSC-4103) meandering river sediments. Fresh cutbanks have exposed the internal sedimentary anatomy of the river channel: point bar, chute channel-fill and oxbow-fill deposits. The surficial features are so distinct that scroll bar patterns, abandoned channels and oxbow lakes can be easily identified and mapped. The direct association between surface morphology of the floodplain and fluvial stratigraphy, provides a 3-dimensional perspective of a meandering river system and its channel deposits. Aerial photography indicates that the terrace was formerly a floodplain deposited by a meandering river. Exposed sandy point bar deposits are representative of a high energy range of deposition for sandy meandering rivers. The Liard point bar succession was found to be similar to those described in the literature. The chute channelfills, small isolated channel-fills (8 m thick by less than 400 m wide), were dominated by rhythmic-bedded sand and mud. Oxbow-fills were found to have a complex sedimentology contrary to the simplistic all-mud facies presented in most text books. Oxbow-fills have extensive cross-sectional areas, at least 16 m thick and greater than 400 m in width, and are composed of at least 65% thin bedded, fine grained sand. Rhythmic bedding of sand and mud is common. The laterally extensive sand interbeds within the oxbow-fill may not provide impervious stratigraphic traps when deeply buried.


identifier: Wohlfeld, M. J. (1993). Alliances as means for overcoming geopolitical constraints: a case study of central European alliance politics after 1989 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22519

format:
iv, 137 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: DAW 1051 W64 1993

subject: Alliances

subject: Central Europe - Foreign relations

subject: Central Europe - Politics and government - 20th century

subject: Geopolitics - Europe

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-137.

abstract: Alliances are considered central to the study of international relations, but traditional alliance literature fails to provide a viable framework for analysis of countries' alignment choices. This thesis tests Starr and Siverson's claim that a geopolitical approach to alliances fills this gap. It uses the case of Central European (Polish, Hungarian, Czechoslovak) alliance politics between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. It analyses the Central European leaders' perceptions of security threats and the foreign policy options pursued by them in response to these perceptions. It is argued that Central Europeans pursue alignment with Western powers as a means for dealing with perceived geopolitical and non-geopolitical constraints. The thesis concludes that Starr and Siverson's approach does not provide a viable tool for analyzing Central European alliance politics after the collapse of the Eastern bloc.


identifier: Raaflaub, L. D. (2002). The effect of error in gridded digital elevation models on topographic analysis and on the distributed hydrological model TOPMODEL (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16989

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 R333

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-113


identifier: Beedle, A. M. (2003). Cloning, characterization, and modulation of voltage-gated calcium channels (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24113

format:
xii, 247 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 B438

abstract: Bibliography: p. 211-244


identifier: Rebeiro, R. S. (2018). Design, Analysis, Implementation and Operation of a Brushless Doubly Fed Reluctance Motor Drive (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31965

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

contributor:
Knight, A. M.
Nowicki, Edwin Peter
Zareipour, Hamidreza
Pieper, Jeff K.
McMahon, Richard A.

subject: electrical machine design

subject: brushless doubly fed reluctance machine

subject: motor drive implementation

subject: motor drive operation and troubleshooting

subject: Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

abstract: The permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is a popular choice for variable speed drive (VSD) applications. However, concerns regarding the low availability and price volatility of rare earth permanent magnet materials are encouraging researchers to reduce or even remove the permanent magnets from electrical machines without significantly compromising their performance. The Brushless Doubly Fed Reluctance Machine (BDFRM) can be a promising prospect with its unique advantageous features over other conventional machines. The BDFRM has two stator windings and a reluctance type rotor. It does not consist of brushes, rotor circuits or magnets. This makes the BDFRM an attractive prospect of a controllable, low cost, low maintenance machine which can be even more robust and versatile than the PMSM. If such a machine is commercially realized, it will be highly suitable to operate in locations of limited accessibility or harsh climate. With proper control technique being utilized, it can be an attractive replacement for two important electrical applications: wind power system and electric vehicle. The concept of Brushless Doubly Fed Machine (BDFM) was first introduced more than a century ago. Much of the published literature has analyzed existing designs, rather than focusing on the design process and effective operation of possible commercial machines. This work describes the complete evaluation of a ducted rotor BDFRM design process through time-stepped finite element analysis (FEA), a prototype machine built based on the design, and two-converters based operation of the BDFRM drive in three different operating modes. In this regard, theoretical aspects and control approach are also discussed and explained. Another objective of this work is to investigate the two-converters based frequency sharing operation (Mode-3) of the prototype BDFRM drive. In this case, the total applied frequency is split between the two stator windings with a specific ratio. Thus, the frequency dependent core loss can be reduced. Besides, this approach can provide additional degrees of freedom for control, extend the constant torque region, and increase the machine power density.