identifier: Esmail, R. (2020). Understanding the Relationship Between Health Technology Reassessment and Knowledge Translation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Clement, Fiona M.
Hanson, Heather M.
Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna M.
Niven, Daniel J.

subject:
Health Technology Reassessment
Knowledge Translation
Health Technology Assessment
Implementation Science
Theories, Models, Frameworks
Education--Health
Education--Sciences
Education--Technology
Epidemiology
Health Care Management

abstract: Until now, it was not well understood how the field of Knowledge Translation (KT) would be applicable to Health Technology Reassessment (HTR). This thesis reports on three studies to determine how KT approaches are used to translate HTR outputs to achieve the desired outcomes. The first study was a scoping review of full-spectrum (phases of planning/design, evaluation, implementation, sustainability/scalability) KT Theories, Models, Frameworks (KT TMFs). Thirty-six KT TMFs were identified and categorized according to five approaches: process models, determinant frameworks, classic theories, implementation theories, and evaluation frameworks. It provided a starting point for the selection of KT TMFs for HTR. The second study employed a modified Delphi process and expert survey to review the 36 full-spectrum KT TMFs and determined which may be suitable for HTR. The three-round modified Delphi process resulted in 16 KT TMFs. Twenty-two international experts (11 KT and 11 HTR) were surveyed. None of the 16 KT TMFs reached ≥ 70% agreement when ratings of “yes” were considered. However when ratings of “yes” and “partially yes” were combined, the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was considered the most suitable by both KT and HTR experts (86%). One additional KT TMF was selected by KT experts: the Knowledge-to-Action framework. HTR experts selected two additional KT TMFs: the co-KT framework and the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle. The third study involved 13 one-to-one semi-structured interviews on characteristics of KT TMFs that were important to consider for the HTR outputs of decreased use or de-adoption of a technology. Four foundational principles, three levers of change, and five steps for knowledge to action emerged as KT TMF traits for HTR. From the KT TMFs that were mapped onto the characteristics, CFIR had the most characteristics (11/12) missing only the ability to map to the micro, meso, macro levels. This is the first body of work that examines the relationship between HTR and KT. The findings offer guidance to users on the application of KT TMFs to the HTR process and implementation of its outputs. Practical use of these KT TMFs to the HTR process will provide further advancement in this area.


identifier: Buchan, D. H. (1980). Utilization of the stop-flow technique to measure directly the orthograde and retrograde transport velocities of 3H-labelled proteins (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22453

publisher:
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xi, 91 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

rights: University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.

subject:
QP 363 B82 1980 Fiche
Axonal transport
Biological transport

abstract: Bibliography: p. 79-91.


identifier: Shopf, K. (2018). What Makes a Founder? : Determining the Founder of New Thought (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32815

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Moore, Anne
Marshall, David B.
Spangler, Jewel L.

subject:
New Thought
Founder
Religious Founder
Emma Curtis Hopkins
Phineas Quimby
New Religious Movements
Horatio Dresser
History of New Thought
Religion
American Studies
History

abstract: This thesis both rekindles the debate over the title of “founder” of New Thought and presents a definitive statement on who should be considered the “founder.” In this debate, the long-standing and most accepted “founder” is Phineas Parkhurst Quimby. Phineas Quimby was a mental healer who is credited with inspiring many important figures in metaphysical movements in America including Mary Baker Eddy, Warren Felt Evans and Julius and Annetta Dresser. In various histories on New Thought, Quimby is regarded as the intellectual founder for the movement. However, this view of Quimby is the product of later developments in the New Thought movement that required an intellectual founder to validate its status over Christian Science. This thesis builds upon more recent suggestions and argues that Emma Curtis Hopkins is the organizational and theological founder of New Thought. Hopkins’ role in the structural development of the New Thought religion and its major branches has been recognized in titles such as “teacher’s teacher” and “Mother of New Thought.” Hopkins, through her extensive teaching activities and the foundation of the Emma Curtis Hopkins College of Christian Science, influenced several significant figures in New Thought including Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, the founders of Unity; Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science; Annie Rix Militz, the founder of Homes of Truth; and Malinda Cramer and the Brooks sisters, the founders of Divine Science.  These activities establish her status as the organizational founder of New Thought. However, Hopkins’ theological contributions to the formation of New Thought have been unduly minimized due to the shadow of Quimby and the lack of recognition of her distinctive intellectual contributions. This thesis validates Hopkins’ contributions to New Thought theology, especially in reference to its construction as a religion and some of its distinctive ideas.


identifier: Jalali, F. (2003). Assessment of left ventricular diastolic suction using wave-intensity analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14816

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 85-94

abstract: Left ventricular diastolic suction (LV DS) is defined as the property of the LV to refill itself during early diastole, independent of any force from the left atrium (LA). Two different mechanisms have been developed to explain this phenomenon. The first mechanism relates DS to the decrease in L V elastance. The second theory, relates DS to negative L V pressure, suggesting that the smaller the end-systolic volume, the greater the DS. In an attempt to reconcile these two mechanisms, wave-intensity analysis was used. The purpose of this study was to illustrate that Iw-BE (L V generated backward expansion wave) depends on both decreasing elastance and the L Vend-systolic volume. It was found that the energy ofLV DS is inversely proportional to -c and LV end-systolic volume. From these data a 3-D plot was formed demonstrating the non-linear dependence of L V DS on both of these variables.


identifier: Cooper-Leavitt, J. (2015). Comparing Human Perception to Computational Classifications of Lexical Tones (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25369

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject: Linguistics Linguistics

abstract: This dissertation analyzed the tonal and acoustic properties of utterances produced from five native Thai speakers. The computational model produced classifications based on predictions made by a Hidden Markov Model that simulates tone perception and categorization. The computational model tested the categorization of stimuli taken from both citation and continuous contexts of Thai tonal data, in order to compare the performance of the computational model on both clear and naturalistic stimuli. Two perception experiments were also conducted, involving human listeners, for the purpose of comparing their behavior to that of the computational model. The results reveal that the classifications of lexical tone categories made by the computational model yield some dissimilar learning patterns to that found in human perceptual learning of the same categories.


identifier: Goi, M. (2017). The use of small molecules to illuminate vascular development (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28414

subject:
Genetics
Biology--Molecular
vascular development
angiogenesis
Zebrafish
small molecules
sub-intestinal vein
Nkx3.2

abstract: Development of the vascular system is a multifactorial process. Its proper establishment has a big impact on life. Not only is this process essential for organismal growth but abnormal blood vessel formation leads to several pathologies. In some cases the disease itself triggers changes to the vascular system. I have worked on three aspects regarding the development of the vascular system: drugs inhibiting the formation of new sprouting vessels (angiogenic vessels), vascular patterning, and its stability. I have used small molecules to probe these processes. First, I showed the advantage of using zebrafish as a model system for efficiently screening anti-angiogenic small molecule compounds designed for cancer therapy. Treating cancer by inhibiting its recruitment of new blood vessels prevents nutrients from reaching the growing tumor. Of 11 novel potential compounds tested, I identified 5 with anti-angiogenic properties, all likely inhibiting the Vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf) pathway, and showed that these compounds have different effects and efficacies. However, blood vessel patterning cues and mechanisms differ in different organs. In order to design more effective therapies, I next investigated the development of the intestinal vasculature, a poorly characterized vascular bed. By using small molecule inhibitors, I found that both Vegf and Bone morphogenetic protein (Bmp) signaling drive the growth and patterning of this plexus. A genetic mutant with overgrowth of the intestinal vasculature follows similar growth cues, but development is faster and unrestricted. Finally, I have investigated a later aspect of blood vessel development: vascular stability. By interacting with mural cells, endothelial cells mature into a functional apparatus that delivers nutrients, collects waste, responds to inflammation, and regulates blood pressure. The nkx3.2 transcription factor was downregulated in two models of vascular instability. I found that Nkx3.2 contributes to vascular stability as its knockout reduces the number of mural cells, and that mutant embryos are more likely to hemorrhage after treatment with a drug affecting mural-endothelial cell contact. Through this work I have increased our knowledge of vascular development and stabilization through detailed understanding of early vessel formation and the use of small molecules.


identifier: Chaisri, S. (2002). A study of a nonwelded contact interface: exact and approximate formulas for P-SV reflection and transmission coefficients, and frequency domain raytracing (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18022

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 C425

subject: Seismic waves - Mathematical models

subject: Seismic waves - Data processing

subject: Seismic reflection method - Data processing

subject: Elastic waves - Mathematical models

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-95.


identifier: Gaudig-Rueger, S. (2015). Street Gangs, Outlaw Bikers, the Mafia and the Mexican Cartels: Dynamics of Transnational Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27892

subject:
History--Modern
Military Studies
Criminology and Penology
Crime
Cocaine
Mennonites
Trafficking
Organized
Mexico
Cartel
Drugs
Violence
Canada
Migration
Sinaloa
Gangs

abstract: Over the last few years, Mexican organizations active in the cocaine trade have chosen to stop working through Canadian middlemen and have instead established a direct presence in Canada. What factors have facilitated this decision? How is it likely to affect the dynamics of the transnational drug trade in Canada? It appears that the decision to stop working through middlemen can be traced back to a relative contemporary weakness of Canadian organized crime groups that traditionally handled the Canadian distribution. Further, a convenient network opportunity for direct expansion into Canada has presented itself to the cartels in the form of recently immigrated Mexican-Canadian Mennonites, some of whom have long acted as Mexican cartel-agents. Despite the fearsome reputation of Mexican cartels, there has been no noticeable increase in drug-related violence in Canada, and it is highly unlikely that they will bring Mexico-style violence to Canada with them in the near-term.


identifier: Sparks, E. E. (1986). Reading comprehension monitoring in the gifted: an exploratory study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21126

format:
xii, 230 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LC 3993.5 S535 1987
Gifted children - Education - Reading

abstract: Bibliography: p. 195-211.


identifier: Miller-Schroeder, P. L. (1985). Infant abuse and neglect in captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla): a holistic view (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16718

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

subject:
QL 737 P96 M56 1987
Gorilla - Behavior
Social behavior in animals
Parental behavior in animals
Wild animals, Captive - Behavior
Gorilla - Psychology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-142.


identifier: Garcia, P. L. (1998). Environmental management in the multinational oil and gas exploration and production corporations in Latin America (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19487

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vii ; 155 leaves : ill
application/pdf

subject: Environmental management--Latin America

subject: Petroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects--latin America

subject: International business enterprises--Latin America

subject: Latin America--Environmental conditions

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 142-150.
UARC


identifier: Karra, E. (1979). Error analysis of the verb in ESL learners (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23335

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

subject: PE 1128 K35 1979 Microfiche

subject: English language - Study and teaching as a second language

subject: English language - Verb

subject: English language - Errors

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-98.


identifier: Bader, A. (2022). CO2 Sequestration through mineral carbonation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: CO2 Sequestration through Mineral Carbonation

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Clarkson, Christopher
Tutolo, Benjamin
Meyer, Rodolfo

subject:
CO2 Sequestration
Carbon Capture
Geology

abstract: Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have become a subject of increasing concern because of their association with global climate change. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most prevalent anthropogenic greenhouse gas, and hence reduction of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere has become an important area of research. Subsurface (geologic) storage has been proposed as a target for CO2 storage; physical, residual and solubility trapping are possible storage mechanisms. An additional promising mechanism for geologic CO2 storage is permanent fixation by means of mineral trapping. This thesis explores the use of unconventional reservoirs such as shales and siltstones as a target for mineral trapping of CO2. Although some studies of CO2 storage in shales and low-permeability (tight) reservoirs exist, most previous studies of shales related to CO2 storage have primarily focused on the evaluation of shale as a caprock to contain CO2 within more conventional reservoirs. Such studies have concentrated on caprock mechanical integrity as it pertains to leakage instead of reactivity or geochemical modification in the shale. In this research, CO2 storage in shales and siltstones is evaluated with a focus on the potential for mineral trapping. An innovative workflow and custom reactor were designed to evaluate this potential for low-permeability Montney siltstone and Duvernay shale samples, and specifically their interaction with CO2-charged brine at simulated reservoir conditions. Prior to analysis of the Montney and Duvernay samples, olivine samples were studied with the new workflow/reactor as a proof of concept. Olivine is well-known to generate carbonate at high CO2 pressures (PCO2) and high temperature in alkaline solutions. San Carlos Olivine was therefore used as a control group and tested at 150°C/150bar in a 1M NaCl + 0.64M NaHCO3 solution. Extensive conversion of the olivine to magnesite and amorphous silica was observed, confirming the viability of the new workflow and functionality of the designed reactor. Montney and Duvernay samples were then tested at 150°C/150bar in synthetic reservoir brine. Both samples underwent extensive dissolution with minor precipitation of secondary phases. Most of the precipitation occurred as an artifact of depressurization post experiment, where the Montney precipitated hematite and the Duvernay precipitated calcite. A second Montney test was conducted at 150°C/150bar in a 1M NaCl + 0.64M NaHCO3 solution to promote precipitation. In this test, precipitation of siderite occurred, but dissolution still dominated. As a result of these experiments, there appears to be limited potential for CO2 storage in the form of mineral trapping in the Montney and Duvernay reservoirs. However, the observed CO2 interactions have important implications for enhanced oil recovery in tight oil reservoirs hosted in the Montney and Duvernay formations.


identifier: Esmaeili, S. (2016). Influence of low frequencies on seismic impedance inversion (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26517

contributor:
Margrave, Gary F.
Innanen, Kristopher A. H.
Lines, Laurence R.
Rios, Cristian

subject:
Geophysics
Acoustic impedance inversion
Deconvolution
Seismic Inversion

abstract:
Acoustic impedance is a rock property that can be derived from seismic data and contains important information about subsurface properties. Mathematically, the acoustic impedance can be calculated from earth’s reflectivity function and this function can be estimated from seismic data. However, estimation of reflectivity from seismic data even after excellent data processing, is always very bandlimited, lacking both low and high frequencies. In this situation, recovering any of this bandwidth, especially low frequencies, can be helpful.
The thesis will be focused on recovering low frequencies to improve impedance estimation and this includes trying to improve a frequency domain deconvolution algorithm using different smoother types and correcting the whitening error of deconvolution operator using color operator. At the end, the maximum correlation results between acoustic impedance inversion and well impedance demonstrate using color operator can increase the maximum correlation by around 20 percent comparing with the result without using color operator.


identifier: Zarkeshian, P. (2021). Photonic approaches to multi-party entanglement in solids and learning in the brain (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Simon, Christoph
Barzanjeh, Shabir
Oblak, Daniel
Craddock, Travis
Jackel, Brian

subject:
Quantum
Multipartite Entanglement
Backpropagation
Learning in the Brain
Biophoton
Physics
Optics

abstract: Understanding the fundamental quantum and classical properties of photons is crucial in a wide range of applications. Photons exhibit quantum entanglement, the strongest form of correlation that has been observed between subsystems. Entanglement is perhaps the most valuable resource for many quantum information and quantum computation tasks, empowering them to be superior to their classical counterparts. Undoubtedly, understanding how entanglement can be generated, manipulated, and measured are among the most pre-eminent research questions in quantum information processing. However, the realm of influence of photons is not just limited to information technologies. Photons are, surprisingly, being produced constantly in biological systems as well. Modeling and characterizing the involvement of photons in various biological processes are active areas of research. In the first part of my Ph.D. program, I focused on the problem of quantifying multi-partite entanglement in a solid, an atomic frequency comb (AFC) crystal, using a single photon. We proposed a novel entanglement witness and showed that our witness is well suited for demonstrating and quantifying multi-partite entanglement in AFC systems. Our results are the first demonstration of multi-partite entanglement in a solid between over two hundred ensembles each containing a billion atoms. The second project of my Ph.D. was motivated by the question of why brain cells are producing biophotons. Photons are known as perfect carriers for information. The brain is the computation centre where all the learning and decision makings are happening. Learning, in theory, is an informational task, and its biological realization in the brain is not completely understood. We asked if photons could play a role in the process of learning in the brain. A common form of learning involves multiple cycles of training, evaluating, and receiving feedback. Both forward and backward parts of these cycles require an information flow. Existing theories mainly focus on neural electrochemical signals. We proposed that biophotons can propagate the feedback teaching signals required for learning in the brain. By multiple numerical experiments simulated on an artificial neural network, we demonstrated that stochastic emissions of biophotons carrying partial backward information enable learning in the network.


identifier: Wu, K. H. (1990). Development of simple pile driving model for axially loaded long piles: a model including pile-soil interaction and energy radiation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/378

format:
xvi, 298 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Piling (Civil engineering)
Pile drivers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 229-233.


identifier: Lobo, S. T. (1975). Structure and solvation in the ionization of selected amines in water (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20145

format:
xv, 217 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD 561 L63 1975 Microfiche
Ionization
Amines
Solvation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 209-217.


identifier: Jamal, A. (2013). Engaging Men for Gender Justice:  Overcoming Barriers to Girls’ Education in the Pashtun Tribes of Northern Pakistan (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25891

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Education
Girls' Education
International Development
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO)
Gender and Development
Pakistan
Pashtun

abstract:
Girls’ access to education in developing countries has received significant attention from the international community in the past decade. However, continuing cycles of war and conflict, extremism, and the introduction of strict cultural and religious ideologies have further complicated and magnified the issue of gender justice and girls' education in Northwest Pakistan. The substantial impact of these issues is most clearly visible in the Pashtun tribes of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, where recent reports estimated enrolment of only 3 to 13 percent of primary school-aged girls in primary schools (UNICEF, 2010; UNDP, 2011). The majority of studies and efforts have been focused on supply-side issues, such as infrastructure, school buildings, resources, and financial supports, whereas demand-related factors, such as perceptions and opinions of stakeholders (parents, community leaders, and family decision-makers), have not been closely and thoroughly examined.
Pashtun men from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province in Pakistan hold the social and cultural power to either create obstacles to women’s education or remove them. A two-round modified Delphi exercise followed by in-depth qualitative interviews with Pashtun men of diverse backgrounds produced: (1) An investigation of how male perceptions of female education and discourses of power construct barriers to girls’ (ages 7-15) education; and (2) an identification of ways of overcoming those barriers through the involvement of Pashtun men. Contradictory ideas and stereotypes arising from religion, culture, and politics were found to meaningfully shape male perceptions of women’s participation in education.
The study's findings are as follows. First, the study revealed that the perception of women in the Pashtun tribes is constructed in the context of Pashtunwali (tribal code) and religious interpretation. However, compared to rural and tribal areas, these traditions and restrictions are not as rigidly practiced in the urban and plains areas of KPK. Second, Panel members developed a consensus on seven major barriers to girls’ access to education: Pashtunwali, religion, poverty, insecurity and extremism, severe shortage of female teachers, poor accessibility to schools, and lack of interest and commitment of the government. Third, the community distrusts and has a negative perception of NGOs. They are perceived as foreign agents with a hidden agenda and as being involved in a wide range of corruption. Attributes of an ideal NGO were identified. Fourth, Pashtun men developed consensus in recommending: engage Masharan (village elders) and Imams in girls' education programs; use Hujra (community center) and Jirga (council of elders) as central points to involve men in outreach programs; maintain strong relationships and effective coordination between NGOs and government education departments at both local and central levels; increase number and safety of girls-only schools; increase number, quality of, and safety for female teachers; respond to local needs and religious and cultural sensitivities in curriculum design and overall school environment by involving community elders in the decision making process; establish Masjid (Mosque)or Hujra  schools in smaller rural communities; provide support and incentives to needy families for sending their girls to school such as a school food supplementation programme; and enhance political will and commitment of government by making girls’ education a priority item in education reforms and policy dialogue at both national and international levels.

abstract: 5 years


identifier: Litvack-Miller, W. (1986). The Effects of peer influence and empathy on the altruism of young adolescents (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19089

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

subject: BF 724 L565 1987

subject: Junior high school students - Psychology

subject: Altruism

subject: Empathy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-112.

abstract:
This study investigated the effects of peer influence and dispositional empathy on the altruism of young adolescents. The subjects, 203 junior high school students were divided into three treatment groups: peer exhortation, adult exhortation and no exhortation and into high and low empathy groups. The study was conducted in two sessions. In the first session, subjects completed a measure of dispositional empathy, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1980) and viewed a film documentary about the plight of African famine victims and the relief efforts of the International Red Cross. Prior to viewing the films, two of the treatment groups were exposed to a brief charitable exhortation delivered by either a high-status peer or a teacher. Approximately one week later the subjects reassembled. The same speakers delivered a second brief exhortation to their respective groups and subjects completed an index of altruism and anti-utilitarianism. The subjects then received a $0.50 payment for their participation in the study and were told that they could donate up to $0.45 to famine relief. Multivariate analyses of variance were used to assess the relationships of exhortation and trait empathy with charitable donations, altruism and anti-utilitarianism.
The multivariate analyses of variance revealed no significant exhortation effects for the overall group. Exhortation effects did, however, appear for those subjects who had scored in the top and bottom thirds (approximately) of the empathic concern subscale of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1980). Stepdown-F tests and t-tests revealed that subjects in the peer-exhortation group scored significantly higher on the anti-utilitariansim measure than did subjects in the adult-exhortation group (p=.007). Analyses of variance and corresponding stepdown-F tests revealed that both overall empathy and empathic concern significantly and positively affected charitable donations and altruism scores (p=.001) but not to anti-utilitarianism.


identifier: Alpaugh, W. (2016). The role of UCH-L1 in mouse progenitor spermatogonia (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28367

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Dobrinski, Ina
Thundathil, Jacob
Natale, David
van der Hoorn, Frans
Ungrin, Mark

subject:
Biology--Cell
Spermatogonia
UCH-L1
Fate decision

abstract:
To maintain fertility throughout the life of the adult male, the spermatogonial stem cell
(SSC) population of the testis needs to achieve a balance between self-renewal and
differentiation. The chemical, molecular and physical environment that supports this
balance of fate decision is not completely understood. The deubiquitinating enzyme
Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) is highly expressed in spermatogonia, but not in further differentiating germ cells of the testis. Previous studies have shown that UCH-L1 is important for normal spermatogenesis; however, its specific role has not been determined. The experiments in this thesis establish that UCH-L1 is specifically expressed in undifferentiated and early differentiating mouse spermatogonia. Examination of the Uch-l1-/- testis revealed that, as mice age, there is an increase in the number of degenerating tubules as well as a decrease in numbers of differentiating cells in the absence of UCH-L1. A combination of gene expression data and analysis of donor-derived spermatogenesis after transplantation of Uch-l1-/- SSCs to germ celldepleted wild-type recipient testes demonstrated that over time, in the absence of UCHL1, the spermatogonia pool expands at the expense of differentiation. Additionally, RNA sequencing of Uch-l1+/+ and Uch-l1-/- spermatogonia showed that the Uch-l1-/- spermatogonia have a gene expression profile closer to that of undifferentiated spermatogonia than to that of differentiating spermatogonia. Finally, 31 novel binding partners for UCH-L1 were identified in spermatogonia which provides a starting point for identifying the mechanisms through which UCH-L1 acts to affect spermatogonia fate decision.


identifier: Guenette, J. (2022). Dialectics of Eco-anxiety: Encountering Uncertainty and Negotiating (Im)possible Futures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Zhao, Xu
Wada, Kaori
Clark, Douglas

subject:
Eco-anxiety
Climate anxiety
Climate change
Grounded theory
Critical Theory
Psychology

abstract: Using a constructivist grounded theory method and taking a critical theory approach, this study aims to understand how people reporting eco-anxiety grapple with uncertainty about individual and collective futures in the context of the climate emergency. Data is drawn from public discussions about climate change in two online community forums hosted by the website Reddit. Findings are presented as dialectics representative of the multiple tensions and contradictions that frame and inform how people (primarily in the Global North) are currently making sense of the threat of climate change. These dialectics delineate several discursive dimensions of eco-anxiety and the meaning-making processes that people engage in to manage various forms of distress and how they (re)construct visions of viable futures. This project will contribute to sociological and psychological literature on the nature of eco-anxiety and the process of coping with uncertainty to enhance understandings of the impact of eco-anxiety on individual and collective well-being. In closing with a discussion of the implications for therapeutic practice, four pathways are suggested for stoking the burgeoning transformative process theorized here to be implicit in eco-anxiety.


identifier: Zahedi, R. (2015). Early Childhood Human Capital (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25766

title: Early Childhood Human Capital

contributor:
Choo, Eugene
Tanaka, Atsuko
Eaton, Curtis

subject:
Education
Education--Early Childhood
Economics
Education
Educational Policy
No Child Left Behind
Birth Spacing
Human Capital
Skill formation

abstract:
This thesis consists of three essays examining the early childhood human capital. The first chapter sets out to identify the effect of sibling birth spacing on children's academic achievement and engagement in risky behaviours by using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79). Some unobservable variables in the family such as parental personality or wealth can affect both spacing and a child's performance and may cause an endogeneity problem. To overcome this, I use family fixed effect to control for unobservable family-specific characteristics.
The second chapter investigates the influence of the ``No Child Left Behind'' (NCLB) act, based not only on its own target but also on the unintended consequences of this act. More specifically, I evaluate the effect of this act on mathematics and reading using a new approach and investigate whether this act did, in fact, reduce the educational gap between different subgroups. Furthermore, I consider two aspects as unintended consequences of this act: first, the impact of the NCLB act on students' test scores in untargeted skills such as non-cognitive skills and science; and second, the effect on the distribution of students' test scores. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Kindergarten data set, I implement the difference-in-difference methodology between public schools receiving Title-I federal funding versus public schools not receiving federal funding because only Title-I public schools were penalized by this act. Moreover, since low and high performing students might be affected differently, I use the quantile regression to evaluate the distributional effect of this act.

The third chapter explores the mechanisms behind the NCLB act. I consider two channels of change: improving teaching productivity and reallocating time at the expense of non-targeted courses. To investigate these two channels, I develop a model of a school optimization behavior and a production function of skill formation.  The estimated parameters of the model, together with data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten, are used to conduct a counter-factual experiment to find time allocation in targeted and non-targeted skills if this act had not been implemented.


identifier: Thomas, J. (2018). Habitat Use by Boreal Mammals in Response to Salvage Logging After an Insect Outbreak (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32008

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Reid, Mary L.
Barclay, Robert Malcolm Ruthven
Galpern, Paul
Harder, Lawrence D.

subject: Ecology

abstract: Post-disturbance logging (i.e., salvage logging) is controversial, as it may disrupt forest succession and alter wildlife habitat. I examined habitat use by moose (Alces americanus), snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus), lynx (Lynx canadensis), coyotes (Canis latrans), and little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) in response to salvage logging after a bark beetle outbreak in Yukon, Canada. I monitored species occupancy in beetle-affected forests and salvage-logged stands of different tree retention levels and ages using wildlife cameras and bat detectors. Moose occupancy was highest in low-retention-logged stands with low cover and abundant shrubs. Snowshoe hares occupied stands with dense canopies and avoided logged stands (regardless of retention or age); lynx and coyote used similar habitat to hares. Logging had no significant effect on little brown bats, although bats avoided densely-treed stands. Diverse forest management strategies may benefit the most species, including salvage logging with variable retention and maintaining patches of beetle-affected forest.


identifier: Prinsloo, R. (2022). Exploring sulfur recovery in a eutectic mixture of biphenyl and diphenyl ether (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Exploring Sulfur Recovery in a Eutectic Mixture of Biphenyl and Diphenyl Ether

contributor:
Marriott, Robert
Roesler, Roland
Siahrostami, Samira
Yarranton, Harvey
Wang, Hui

subject: Chemistry--Physical

abstract:
A proof-of-concept liquid phase sulfur recovery process was explored in a eutectic solvent of biphenyl and diphenyl ether. Sulfur conversions up to 99.96% could be achieved within the solvent over commercial alumina and titania catalyst for a simulated tail-gas feed containing up to 5% sulfur species. A temperature range of 120 to 150 °C was explored to take advantage of a higher Claus equilibrium, favoured at lower temperatures, and to enable a liquid-liquid phase separation of the formed sulfur. CS2 destruction was explored in the same temperature range for a 2:1 and 2.3:1 H2S/SO2 ratio, with higher ratios giving higher CS2 conversions. For all conditions explored, the highest conversions were observed at 150 °C. In the presence of the 2.3:1 H2S/SO2 ratio, CS2 conversions were 95 and 98% over Al2O3 and TiO2, respectively. The effects of the addition of 28% water and sulfur saturation were also determined over Al2O3 and TiO2. It was found that the large excess of water had little impact on CS2 conversion over Al2O3 (92% destruction) but showed a negative impact over TiO2 (79% destruction). When saturating the eutectic solvent with sulfur, CS2 destruction was not affected on titania; however, a drop in conversion was observed over alumina (83% versus 95% in the absence of sulfur saturation) due to sulfur condensation on the catalyst surface (pore condensation). The benefits of the eutectic solvent were demonstrated in a regeneration study which enabled effective removal of deposited sulfur on both Al2O3 and TiO2.
To support further design of the process, sulfur solubility in the eutectic mixture was measured from 25 to 130 °C. High-pressure densities of sulfur in the eutectic solvent were measured from 25 to 100 °C and pressures up to 40MPa to determine the volumetric properties of dissolved sulfur. An apparent molar volume of V2 = 139 ± 19 cm3·mol-1 was calculated which is similar to the molar volume of elemental sulfur. The solubility measurements and the molar volume changes were used in a closed-form calculation method using a van’t Hoff model to determine the enthalpy of dissolution and change in heat capacity for the α-sulfur, β-sulfur and the liquid-sulfur phase for the general treatment of sulfur in physical sulfur solvents. Using changes in molar volumes from the density data, the calculated solubility showed a very low-pressure dependence. Gas solubilities for H2S, SO2, COS and CO2 were measured by determining the vapour-liquid equilibrium of selected tail-gas species in the eutectic solvent. Solubilities were measured at 25, 50 and 75 °C at low pressures to determine the Henry’s law constants. The (phi/gamma) method and the Krichevsky-Kasarnovksy (KK) equation were used to correlate the solubility data. The (phi/gamma) method was found to give a better fit for the solutes studied. As expected, the Henry’s Law constants were found to increase with increasing temperature which corresponded to lower solubilities at high temperatures.


identifier: Griffin, T. (2001). The adaptive laptop (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19251

title: The adaptive laptop

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-129.


identifier: Senobari Vayghan, E. (2016). Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Development in Western Canada: A Gap Analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26323

contributor:
Bergerson, Joule
Ponnurangam, Sathish
Nassar, Nashaat

subject:
Energy
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Environmental
GHG emissions
Natural Gas
Gap analysis

abstract: The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of conventional and unconventional natural gas are primarily methane and carbon dioxide that are released in natural gas development activities. Addressing these emissions have gained attention because of recent climate commitments. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help to compare different pathways of gas development considering all life cycle stages. The objective of this thesis is to conduct a LCA of GHG emissions of natural gas in western Canada, with a focus on BC`s Montney and Horn River. This thesis presents a gap analysis demonstrating that current public data in Canada is insufficient to characterize the life cycle emissions and highlighted where the data is needed. Preliminary estimates suggest that the average US unconventional gas life cycle emissions are higher than those in Canada but significant variability exists between and within regions of Canada. Future investigation and data collection is required to confirm these preliminary results.


identifier: Hui, K. C. (1987). Searching for dignity: the case of the Chinese elderly in Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20249

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

subject: HV 1475 A4 H84 1988

subject: Aged - Family relationships

subject: Aged - Psychology

subject: Chinese Canadians - Family relationships

subject: Chinese - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Aging - Case studies

subject: Acculturation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59-64.


identifier: Schneider, B. (1997). Talking, writing, managing: the social construction of managerial work (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16208

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

subject: HD30.3 .S365 1997

subject: Additonal Copy: 370 EDC 1997 SCH - Doucette Library

subject: Communication in organizations - Research

subject: Interpersonal communication

abstract: Bibliography: p. 182-198.


identifier: Andrews, J. H. (1973). As I see it: order and conflict in mental health (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20844

format:
<ii>, 57 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: Community mental health services

abstract: Bibliography: p. 52-57.


identifier: Downton, J. E. (2005). Seismic parameter estimation from AVO inversion (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15244

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 280-292
Some page are in colour.


identifier: Zhang, H. (1991). A New fading model for digital mobile communications (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19836

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

subject:
TK 6570 M6 Z43 1991
Mobile communication systems
Digital communications

abstract: Bibliography: p. 79-81.

abstract: A polynomial model is developed for describing a CW signal transmitted over a frequency-flat (nonselective) radio fading channel. It is shown that the model is accurate and can be used to estimate the random FM caused by the deep fading, from the envelope alone of the received signal. Since the model is parametric, effective estimation algorithms have been developed extracting the model's parameters from the signal. Based on these algorithms, it is also shown that it is possible to establish a statistical fading simulation model for a frequency-flat fading channel by extracting the statistical distributions of the model's parameters from the channel measurements.


identifier: Mivehvar, F. (2011). High resolution infrared spectroscopy of the weakly bound cs2-rare gas clusters (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4363

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-119.


identifier: Lin, Z. (2017). Tamed: Hair and Female Subjectivity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27976

title: Tamed: Hair and Female Subjectivity

contributor:
Huynh, Kim Lan
Hout, Marie Claire
Leblanc, Jean-René

subject:
Fine Arts
discrimination against Chinese women
“leftover women”
Western drawing methods
Chinese line art
installation art

abstract: This thesis explores the continued discrimination against women in China today, and examines my art research throughout the study of the Master of Fine Arts degree at University of Calgary. Although, since 1949, Mao Zedong had proclaimed that “women hold up half of the sky,” in fact societal pressure on women to conform is so great that even women’s association have co-opted the derogatory term “leftover women” (shengnü) for defining the unmarried women. Sociologist Leta Hong Fincher has studied this phenomenon and her results are the scientific foundation for my artistic exploration. Through using the image of hair as a metaphor, my art practice concerns the social and cultural containment imposed on women, revealing the dilemmas and obstacles that women experience in their lives. Technically, I have investigated ways of coalescing Western drawing methods and Chinese line art together, and have reoriented the traditional Chinese scrolls into installation art.


identifier: Horne, A. J. (2002). The pursuit of popular genealogy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14790

title: The pursuit of popular genealogy

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 H675

abstract: Bibliography: p. 175


identifier: Lu, X. (2018). The Adjectives of Yueqing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31861

title: The Adjectives of Yueqing

contributor:
Ritter, Elizabeth A.
Pounder, Amanda
Cai, Wei

subject:
Yueqing
Chinese
syntactic category
adjective
lexical aspect
situation type
Linguistics

abstract: This thesis explores the question of whether Yueqing, a Southern Chinese variety, has a category of adjectives. It explores the morpho-syntactic properties of nouns, verbs and adjectives, and proposes that adjectival concepts are expressed by words that belong to the syntactic category of verbs in the language. It further examines the aspectual classification of adjectival verbs and non-adjectival verbs, and finds that adjectival verbs are a subclass of stative verbs. It also finds that although bare adjectival verbs behave like stative verbs, they are special stative verbs that have the potential to undergo aspectual coercion and represent situations that are similar to activities and achievements.


identifier: Lui, A. T. (1974). Multi-satellite studies of magnetospheric phenomena (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12541

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

subject:
QC 809 M35 L85 1974 Microfiche
Magnetosphere
Magnetism, Terrestrial

abstract: Bibliography: p. 254-269.


identifier: Hitchings, G. A. (1965). Study of the effects of combined shear and bending on the strength and behavior of two-span continuous prestressed concrete beams (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19413

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
Prestressed concrete beams
Shear (Mechanics)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 74-76.


identifier: Reentov, E. (2010). Exploring the effect of the wireless network on simultaneous localization and mapping (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3497

contributor:
Messier, Geoffrey G.
Magierowski, Sebastian

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-134

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) by robots is a difficult problem: n01sy odometry combined with noisy range sensor measurements lead to quick accumulation of error. \i\Then the robots need to communicate to each other or to a base station to share their maps, the problem is also compounded by wireless network issues. Most research to date ignores or oversimplifies the network model when simulating SLAM. This thesis uses network simulation to get more accurate communications description. Estimating map quality in SLAM research has been traditionally done subjectively by humans. This thesis tries to quantify the SLAM map quality. The main contribution of this research is to determine the effect of the wireless communication channel on map building by using realistic network simulations tied with SLAJVI. Another contribution is to suggest using Hausdorff distance as a map quality measure.


identifier: Mirkhani, S. (2019). Carbon hybrid materials for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and charge storage applications  (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Carbon Hybrid Materials for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding and Charge Storage Applications

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Sundararaj, Uttandaraman
Roberts, Edward P. L.
Mahinpey, Nader

subject: EMI shielding, Charge storage, MXene, CNT

subject: Engineering--Chemical

abstract: Polymer nanocomposites having the combination of processability of the polymer matrix and versatility of the properties attainable using a large array of nanosized fillers have become the target of extensive studies for modern electronic applications. In this thesis, our attention was focused on two key advanced electrical applications of polymer nanocomposites namely, EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding and charge storage. In EMI shielding, our goal was to alleviate the destructive interference of electronic devices caused by their emitted electromagnetic waves which adversely affect device functions as well as the performance of nearby devices. Another important aspect of EMI shielding is to protect humans from electromagnetic pollution which is responsible for many deleterious health effects. Charge storage applications are of great importance in designing embedded capacitors which is of the key challenges for the miniaturization of electronic circuits. In this thesis, we used carbon hybrid nanomaterials to prepare polymer nanocomposites for EMI shielding and charge storage applications. For EMI shielding part, we synthesized multi-wall carbon nanotubes by iron catalyst embedded in alumina substrate at five different synthesis temperatures (550°C-950°C (with 100°C intervals)) to have a clear image of how morphological changes of carbon nanotubes affected the final properties of polymer nanocomposites especially electrical properties and EMI shielding. The nanocomposites made with CNT synthesized at 650°C had significantly lower percolation threshold (around 0.4wt%) and higher electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) (20.3dB over the X-band for 3.5 wt% CNT and 1.1 mm thickness) than the other temperatures. High aspect ratio, high carbon yield and less defective structure of CNT synthesized at 650°C are the key ingredients of achieving high EMI shielding. For charge storage applications, we used two different strategies to fabricate high-k polymer nanocomposites. In the first strategy, we introduce MnO2 nanowires into PVDF/CNT polymer nanocomposites to interrupt the formation of a conductive network by CNTs which is responsible for the high loss of such systems. Our best result was achieved for CNT: MnO2NW (3.0:4.5wt%) hybrid nanocomposite with a high dielectric permittivity (50.6) and low dielectric loss (0.7), which are among the best reported values in the literature in the X-band frequency range (8.2-12.4 GHz). Finally, for the first time, we studied the charge storage properties of polymer nanocomposites contain new 2D materials called MXene and PVA as a polymer matrix. By implementing solution casting and vacuum-assisted filtration (VAF) flexible thin-films with exceptional dielectric properties (solution casting at10.0 wt% MXene: ε^'=370.5 ,tanδ=0.11 and VAF at10.0 wt% MXene: ε^'=3165.8 ,tanδ=0.1) were fabricated. The reported dielectric constants in this study are the highest values obtained with low dielectric losses for polymer nanocomposites in X-band frequency.


identifier: Warden, S. J. (1997). Sex differences in response to treatment with risperidone (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12036

format:
xii, 150 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RC514 .W37 1997
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - Treatment
Risperidone

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-141.


identifier: Shetty, S. A. (2021). Selective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements using Green Foam Flotation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Ponnurangam, Sathish
Achari, Gopal
Mahinpey, Nader

subject: lanthanides; ion flotation; precipitate flotation; green chemistry; lanthanum; cerium; gadolinium; ytterbium; mineral processing; mineral separation; hydrometallurgy

subject: Mineralogy

subject: Engineering--Chemical

abstract: The extraction of REE from the primary ores is a complex process and causes damages to the environment. Hence, recent research efforts in this field have focused on finding alternative separation methods to reduce the costs and environmental impacts of the process. One such alternative approach that is explored in this work is based on the foam flotation method. However, there are not many reports that have explored the efficacy of foam flotation for REE separation under practical conditions. In this work, ion and precipitate types of foam flotation of REE were carried out using a conventional surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) and a green surfactant (mono-rhamnolipid) to understand the effectiveness of this method. The results for separation and recovery of  La3+, Ce3+, Gd3+, and Yb3+ were reported as a single ion flotation (also called individual flotation), group flotation of REE, and REE flotation with gangue ions (Al3+, Zn2+, Ca2+, and Mg2+). Foam flotation with SDS can be controlled by both solution composition and kinetics, to selectively separate desired REE. The monorhamnolipid outperformed SDS in REE recovery from the gangue except for Al3+ and Zn2+. The nature of REE aquo-complexes and their interaction with SDS was explored using La3+ and SDS surfactant. In particular, acid-base titration and NMR experiments were performed and interpreted using quantum chemical simulations (Density Functional Theory, DFT) to understand the pH effects on the coordination number of La3+ and stable hydroxylation states. The DFT optimized La3+ geometries showed that the most stable coordination number is 9 water molecules, followed by 8 and 7. The DFT and experimental NMR revealed La(H2O)6(OH)2 to be the stable structure in the water solution at ~ pH 8. It was found that at high pH using SDS, the La3+ is floated out as La(OH)2SDS through the precipitate flotation pathway, whereas, at low pH, La3+ was floated as La(OH)x(SDS)y complex through ion flotation pathway. It was also found that precipitate flotation can be enabled even at low pH through an increase in the concentration of La3+or SDS by olation. The results showed foam flotations as an effective extraction process of REE by green surfactant for the conditions studied above. Foam flotation can reduce both cost and environmental concerns caused by the conventional extraction process. The mechanistic study showed that the binding of La3+ with anions (hydroxyls or surfactants) depends on the aqueous condition around the La3+ ion. Hence, our results point to great potential for using foam flotation for REE extraction as an alternative to the industrially standard solvent extraction method.


identifier: Molla, Md. H. U. (2020). Numerical approximations of coupled forward-backward SPDEs with applications (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Qiu, Jinniao
Ware, Antony Frank
Swishchuk, Anatoliy V.

subject: Stochastic partial differential equations

subject: deep learning

subject: Education--Mathematics

abstract: We introduce a new scheme combining the finite element method and machine learning techniques for the numerical approximations of coupled forward-backward stochastic partial differential equations (FBSPDEs) with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. For the FBSPDE, the finite element method in the spatial domain leads to approximations by finite-dimensional forward-backward stochastic differential equations (FBSDEs) in the temporal domain. We then approximate the solution of FBSDE by some existing machine learning schemes. Strong convergence results for spatial discretization of FBSPDEs are addressed.


identifier: Manhas, K. J. (2011). The ethics of transition: human, ethical and legal perspectives on responsibility in the move to pediatric home care (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4496

contributor:
Mitchell, Ian
Glannon, Walter

format:
xiii, 357 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 311-327.

abstract: Includes a copy of Ethics Review letter.  Original with original copy of Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Zach, R. (1993). Proof Theory of Finite-valued Logics (Unpublished thesis). Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.

title: Proof Theory of Finite-valued Logics

publisher:
Arts
Philosophy
University of Calgary
Technische Universität Wien

rights: Unless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. 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:
many-valued logic
sequent calculus
natural deduction
resolution

abstract: The proof theory of many-valued systems has not been investigated to an extent comparable to the work done on axiomatizatbility of many-valued logics. Proof theory requires appropriate formalisms, such as sequent calculus, natural deduction, and tableaux for classical (and intuitionistic) logic. One particular method for systematically obtaining calculi for all finite-valued logics was invented independently by several researchers, with slight variations in design and presentation. The main aim of this report is to develop the proof theory of finite-valued first order logics in a general way, and to present some of the more important results in this area. In Systems covered are the resolution calculus, sequent calculus, tableaux, and natural deduction. This report is actually a template, from which all results can be specialized to particular logics.


identifier: Tan, J. T. (1979). Late triassic - jurassic dinoflagellate biostratigraphy, Western Arctic Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23346

format:
xv, 296 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QE 731 T34 1979 Microfiche
Paleontology - Mesozoic
Paleontology, Stratigraphic
Geology, Stratigraphic - Mesozoic
Dinoflagellata

abstract: Bibliography: p. 214-231.

abstract: Upper Triassic-Jurassic sedimentary rocks, consisting dominantly of interbedded sands, sandstones and shales, are exposed on Borden, Brock, Mackenzie King, Melville, and Prince Patrick islands. In ascending order, they are the Schei Point, Borden Island, Savik, Wilkie Point, Ringnes, Deer Bay, and Mould Bay formations. A total of eight surface sections and over 300 palynological samples form the basis of this study. The dinoflagellates recovered are assignable to 31 genera and 69 species, of which 12 species and 1 subspecies are described as new. They are classified under Apical, Intercalary Precingular, Combination, and Unknown archeopyle groups. Eleven species of acritarchs are described. Twelve dinoflagellate assemblage zones are established, using macrofossils as biostratigraphic control . These zones , designated with corresponding letter zones are: 1) Rhaetogonyaulax arctica - Sverdrupiella usitata assemblage, TA Zone, Late Karnian; 2) He i bergella aculeata - Sverdrupiella septentrionalis assemblage, TB Zone, Norian; 3) TC Zone, Rhaetian - No data available; 4) Lithodinia canadensis - Sentusidiniwn psilatwn assemblage. JA Zone, Hettangian? - Late Sinemurian; 5) Ctenidodiniwn arcticum - Nannoceratopsis gracilis senex assemblage, JB Zone, Pliensbachian (?) - Late Toarcian; 6) Leptodinium arcylatum - Nanno ceratopsis gracilis gracilis assemblage, JC Zone, Bajocian; 7) Ctenidodiniwn orrrza,twn - Valensiella ampulla assemblage, JD-1 Zone, Early Bathonian; 8) Energlynia acollaris - Pareodinia evittii assemblage, JD-2 Zone, Late Bathonian; 9) Paragonyaulacysta calloviense - Pareodinia granulata assemblage, JE Zone, Callovian; 10) Gonyaulacysta jurassica jurassica - Hystrichogonyaulax cladophora assemblage, JF-1 Zone, Early Oxfordian; 11) Gonyaulacysta dualis - Horologinella spinosigibber osa assemblage, JF-2 Zone, Late Oxfordian to Early Kimmeridgian; and 12) Pareodinia capillosa - Tubotuberella apa t ela assemblage, JG Zone, Late Kimmeridgian to Portlandian. The ratio of dinoflagellates and acritarchs to pollen and spores was used to determine the relative distance from ancient shorelines. From this data, the paleoenvironments of each formation were classified into nearshore, middleshore, and offshore regimes. These interpretations were supported by sedimentological, foraminiferal and paleontological data. Correlation using stratigraphic, paleontological, and palynological techniques leads to the recognition of Triassic- Jurassic and Middle-Upper Jurassic unconformities in the western Sverdrup Basin.


identifier: Duke, P. G. (1978). The Pelican Lake phase in the Crowsnest Pass: a locational analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13399

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

subject: E 78 A33 D83 1978 Microfiche

subject: Indians of North America - Alberta - Crowsnest Pass

subject: Crowsnest Pass, Alberta - Antiquities

subject: Pelican Lake, Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-110.


identifier: Rai, A. (2015). Development Of Trophoblast Lined Blood Spaces In The Mouse Placenta (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25693

subject: Biology--Molecular Trophoblast Placenta Vasculature

abstract: Trophoblast giant cells (TGCs) have a unique ability to form pseudo-vascular spaces in the placenta. Proper development of these maternal blood spaces is crucial for successful pregnancy outcomes. Unlike blood vessels in other organs, the vascular space in placenta is line by non-endothelial TGCs. Previous work in Cross lab has established that there are multiple subtypes of TGCs that line various segments of maternal vasculature. These subtypes of TGCs differ in location, function, morphology and gene expression pattern. Mouse genetic studies have given us insights into development of the mouse placenta but our understanding of how TGCs behave like endothelial cells to form blood spaces is limited. By developing a three dimensional in vitro system we have demonstrated that of all the TGC subtypes, P-TGCs have an intrinsic ability to form vascular-like cavities. Whereas other subtypes of TGCs such as S-TGCs require low oxygen conditions to differentiate.  We also used both in vivo and in vitro models of VEGF over-expression to address role of VEGF signaling on TGC development. A small population of trophoblast progenitors expresses VEGF receptor 2 transiently that responds to the VEGF-A. Misbalance in VEGF signaling leads to altered venous side TGC differentiation and vascular development.  Our results revealed that VEGF signaling plays an important role in differentiation of trophoblast cells and patterning of maternal blood spaces.  In order to determine role of Prl-related genes in placental development we used a large-scale knockout of 22 Prl-related genes. The analysis of crosses between different parental genotypes revealed that the absence of Prl-related genes in the maternal tissue causes abnormal development of the maternal vasculature in the placenta. The arterial spaces are dramatically larger and invasion of SpA-TGCs is reduced. This suggests that certain decidua-expressed Prl-related genes are crucial for proper development and functioning of precisely TGCs. Overall, the work done in this thesis contributes to our understanding of the vascular development of by TGCs. Various pathologies during human pregnancy are associated with failure of trophoblast cells in establishing proper vasculature. Therefore a better understanding of development of these spaces in the mouse placenta will help us gain insights into human placentation and treatment of pregnancy related diseases.

abstract: 6 months


identifier: Walsh, C. (2018). Improving Caregiver Supports through System Integration (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

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

abstract: Integration is a near-universal problem in all modern systems. From computer science to business, engineering, and healthcare, systems today are more complex than they ever have been, and fragmentation is more of a concern than ever. In human services, fragmentation is also a concern, and some sectors have taken steps to address their fragmentation issues through integration initiatives. Researchers, in recognizing problems on the world stage have not been left out of the discussion, and numerous integration frameworks exist in the academic literature. In Alberta, caregivers, their care recipients, and service providers alike have expressed frustrations at the fragmentation of the ‘system’ intended to support informal caregivers. While a range of supports exists, connecting caregivers with the right supports, in the right place, at the right time has proved difficult. This paper uses Alberta’s caregiver supports system as a case study on how to make integration real, creating a support system out of siloed, fragmented services. A one-day event facilitated by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy brought together service providers and leaders in the caregiver support community, guiding them through a prioritization exercise on the path to achieving integration. The paper analyses and presents five participant-generated work packages through which the sector could move towards greater integration. The paper concludes by drawing general findings on the process of understanding and implementing integration with recommendations for not just caregiver supports, but other sectors as well.


identifier: Jagers, J. V. (2008). Aminophylline effects on ventilation and respiratory muscles (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2565

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Giles, Wayne R.
Easton, Paul

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 64-69


identifier: Tongur, G. I. (2017). Sacred Voices of the Golden Horn (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27700

title: Sacred Voices of the Golden Horn

contributor:
Bell, Allan Gordon
Eagle, David Malcolm
Radford, Ronald Laurie Charles
O'Brien, Mary G.
Palej, Norbert

format: application/pdf audio/x-aiff audio/x-aiff audio/x-aiff audio/x-aiff audio/x-aiff audio/x-aiff audio/x-aiff audio/x-aiff audio/x-aiff

subject:
Music
Composition
Chamber Music
Turkey
multiculturalism
Religious music
Ethnomusicology
Near East Studies

abstract:
Sacred Voices of the Golden Horn is a multi-movement work for a mixed chamber ensemble and sound files with a duration of approximately thirty minutes. The ensemble consists of flute (c, alto), clarinet (B-flat, E-flat, bass), violin, cello, percussion (vibraphone, hand drums), and piano. In this work, I explored transmutations and combinations of a variety of musical material derived from the musical traditions of several minority religious communities in Istanbul. I transformed the material into combinations of scales that would never occur in the traditional music and I used polyphonic textures and harmonies of my own invention. The shape of musical material was affected by various cultural symbols associated with these traditions.
The piece comprises six movements, each of which is dedicated to one of the musical traditions of Istanbul. The first movement, Time, is dedicated to Orthodox Christianity; the second movement, Cry, is dedicated to Sunni Islam; the third movement, Kam, is dedicated to the old pagan religion of the Turkic people (Tengriism); the fourth movement, Triangle, is dedicated to Catholic Christianity; the fifth movement, Exodus…again, is dedicated to Judaism and, the sixth movement, Spin, is dedicated to Sufi Islam. Sacred Voices of the Golden Horn combines both instrumental and electroacoustic media (soundfiles) in order to capture the expressive character of the religious practices in a manner that reveals the ways in which they have maintained their own identity and profoundly affected each other. The piece is a celebration of the generous character of Istanbulite society and an attempt to bring that spirit, in an aesthetic manner, to a wider audience. The thesis contains the complete score and analytical essay.


identifier: Lu, M. (1996). Characterization of genes and regulatory elements of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22769

format:
xx, 237 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
SF 542.7 L8 1996
Silkworms - Research
Silkworms - Genetics
Baculoviruses

abstract: Bibliography: p. 215-237.


identifier: Repol, D. G. (2006). Structural geology and tectonics in the southern extent of the Agrio Fold and Thrust Belt, Neuquen Basin, Argentina (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/427

format:
xxi, 180 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 158-174
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Poon, K. K. (2000). Regulation of bacillus subtilis glucitol operon: characterization of a transcription activator, GutR (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20716

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

subject:
QR82 .B3 P66 2000
Bacillus subtilis
Genetic regulation
Operons
Genetic transcription

abstract: Bibliography: p. 249-266.


identifier: Hoitz, F. C. (2022). Layer-wise relevance propagation and its applications in running biomechanics (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Layer-wise Relevance Propagation and its Applications in Running Biomechanics

contributor:
Nigg, Benno
Kuo, Arthur
Edwards, William Brent
Eskofier, Bjoern
Boyd, Steven
Jacob, Christian
Schollhorn, Wolfgang

subject:
biomechanics
running
footwear
neural networks
Chemistry
Artificial Intelligence
Engineering--Biomedical

abstract: Biomechanics has entered an era of ’big data’, where human locomotion data is generated rapidly and in large quantities. This poses new challenges because conventional analysis methods are ineffective in the presence of the myriad of interacting variables that describe human locomotion in contemporary datasets. Consequently, there is a need for novel, more appropriate analysis methods that can help direct attention towards the ’right’ variables. The purpose of this thesis was to apply layer-wise relevance propagation, a novel analysis method, within the context of human locomotion to isolate variables from large datasets that describe highly relevant movement characteristics that may inspire and direct future biomechanics research. Specifically, the challenges of separating unique / generic movement characteristics of runners, and forming functional groups based on runner-specific movement adaptations (induced by footwear interventions) were addressed. It was shown that (1) unique locomotion characteristics of novice runners were best described by variables belonging to the movement trajectories of the coronal and transverse plane during early stance within a dataset of lower extremity kinematics and ground reaction forces. Further, (2) kinematic variables that describe unique locomotion characteristics of highly trained runners were associated with movements of the spine and lower extremities during mid-stance and mid-swing, while generic locomotion characteristics were associated with sagittal plane movements of the spine during early and late stance within a dataset of full body kinematics. Finally, (3) groups of runners who adopt similar kinematic movement responses to a given footwear intervention were identified by clustering relevance patterns of subject-specific artificial neural network models. Based on the presented findings it was concluded that layer-wise relevance propagation is a promising analysis method that can help direct a researcher’s focus towards those variables that are most relevant for black-box machine learning models such as artificial neural networks. It, therefore, addresses many of the emerging challenges that biomechanics research faces during the contemporary era of ’big data’.


identifier: Zein, H. (2020). Temporal profile of blood cytokine levels and placental pathology in extremely preterm infants (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Esser, Michael J.
Bründler, Marie Anne
Kirton, Adam
Mohammad, Khorshid

subject: Education--Sciences Neuroscience Biophysics--Medical

abstract: Objective: To evaluate the relationship between placental pathology and the temporal profiles of “cytokine” (cytokines, chemokines and growth factors) levels in extremely preterm infants. Study design: A prospective cohort study of preterm infants born before 29 weeks gestational age (GA) and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) between June 2017 and July 2018 (n=55). Levels of 27 cytokines were measured in blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth, 24-72 hours, and 21-28 days of life. Cytokine levels were determined using the Bio-Rad Multiplex Immunoassay System. Placental pathology per the 2016 Amsterdam consensus criteria and grouped as normal (N), inflammation (I), vasculopathy (V), or combined vasculopathy and inflammation (V+I). Results: Complete data was available from 42 patients. Cord blood median levels of cytokines differed between groups with the highest levels observed in group V+I as compared to groups N, I and V for the following: Eotaxin (p = 0.038), G-CSF (p = 0.023), IFN-γ (p = 0.002), IL-1ra (p < 0.001), IL-4 (p = 0.005), IL-8 (p = 0.010), MCP-1 (p = 0.011), and TNFα (p = 0.002). Post hoc analysis revealed sex differences in group I, with higher median levels of FGF-basic (p = 0.03), G-CSF (p = 0.048), IL1b (p = 0.038), IL-1ra (p = 0.005), IL-8 (p = 0.005), MIP-1α (p = 0.048) and TNFα (p = 0.048) in females. Conclusion: Specific types of placental pathology may be associated with differential cytokine profiles in extremely preterm infants. Sampling from cord blood may help assess the pathological status of the placenta and potentially infer outcome risks for the infant.


identifier: Dowd, R. (2013). Outcomes Associated with Mentorship for Canadian University Students Transitioning to Adulthood (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27239

subject:
Educational Psychology
Mentorship
emerging adulthood

abstract: The transition from high school to university is a time when young adults are vulnerable to a range of potentially negative outcomes; however, having a mentor as a form of positive social support can increase resilience and is associated with long-term positive outcomes. The current study examined a wide range of self-reported outcomes for 148 Canadian university students during their transition to adulthood, comparing those with a natural mentor to those without. Significant differences between those with a mentor and those without were found related to academics (academic/career goals, school importance), life satisfaction, and readiness for adulthood. Mentorship was also found to significantly predict readiness for adulthood in a regression model, after accounting for support from family and friends. Based on the current findings, high schools and universities should consider encouraging natural mentorship to aid in the transition after high school.


identifier: Parks, M. (2005). Narrative around infrastructure: explorations in film & architecture (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2363

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111.


identifier: Bashutski, K. (2008). A minimalist look into multiple wh-fronting in Ukrainian (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1987

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 133-137


identifier: Muhsen, A. R. (2009). Developing multimedia land record systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2715

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 102-108
Some pages are in colour


identifier: Caranay, P. C. (2009). On residue symbols and Kummer's reciprocity law of degree seven (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3106

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-151


identifier: Hodges, M. (1986). The Effect of neonatal jaundice requiring treatment on the success of breastfeeding in newborns (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19258

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

subject:
RJ 276 H63 1986
Jaundice, Neonatal
Breast feeding
Infants - Diseases

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-113.


identifier: Chen, S. (1995). Power system uncertainty analysis and robust stabilizer design (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21661

format:
xviii, 197 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 1010 C54 1995
Electric power system stability
Electric power systems - Control

abstract: Bibliography: p. 172-187.


identifier: Haslett, J. W. (1968). Noise in field-effect transistors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13658

title: Noise in field-effect transistors

format:
ix, 82 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 7872 T73 H56 1968 Microfilm
Transistors
Field effect transistors

abstract: Bibliography: p. 67-69.


identifier: McKay, J. (2016). New Mobile Technologies in a Rural, Alternate School: A Case Study (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27095

contributor:
Lock, Jennifer
Parchoma, Gale
Friesen, Sharon
Lock, Jennifer

subject:
Education--Special
Education--Technology
Educational Technology
Special Education
Alternate Education
Rural Education
iPads
Special Education Teachers
Child and Youth Care Workers
Attachment
Barriers
enabling conditions
experiences
Exploratory research design
single-case study research design
Rogers Diffusion of Innovation Theory

abstract:
The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of special education teachers and child and youth care workers’ (CYCWs) individual and collective experiences integrating new mobile (iPad) technologies into their daily practices in a rural, alternate educational setting in British Columbia, Canada.  The research used an exploratory, holistic, single-case study framed by Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory.  Data was collected using six procedures: open-ended technology and iPad technology questionnaires; semi-structured focus group interviews; semi-structured individual interviews; observations; reflective memos; and reflective journals.  Preliminary exploratory analysis; inductive data analysis; constant comparative methods of analysis; descriptive tables; concept mapping; and thematic charting were the qualitative data analysis techniques used to develop a coding system, to draw out key themes, and to interpret the findings.
This study identified key factors influencing participants’ readiness to use iPads, current practices with these devices, conditions that enabled the use of iPads, and barriers to the use of these devices in alternate educational settings.  The findings suggest that with ongoing, targeted professional development for educators that teaches them how to use technologies to support their teaching practices within their subject area, and regular opportunities and time to participate in collaborative conversations about technology integration, iPads could be integrated into classrooms in a sustainable way that enhances instruction and student learning.  Additional research needs to address the gap between theory and practice, which suggests that teachers do not know how to effectively use iPads with students in ways that enhance students’ learning experiences and provide authentic, engaging learning activities.


identifier: Ng, G. L. (1990). The Effect of stress ration and compressive stress on fatigue crack propagation in a 2024-T351 aluminum alloy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/339

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

subject:
Aluminum alloys - Fatigue
Aluminum alloys - Testing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-92.


identifier: Whyte, L. G. (1992). Policy networks in Canadian telecommunications: collective action in business-government relations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13106

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

subject: HE 7815 W49 1992

subject: Telecommunication policy - Canada

subject: Telecommunication - Law and legislation - Canada

subject: Telecommunication - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 157-165.


identifier: Michaud, J. R. (1991). Synthetic approaches to five- and seven-membered cyclophosphathiazenes (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13994

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

subject:
QD 400 M53 1991
Thiazines

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-81.


identifier: Quach, J. (2018).  Entamoeba histolytica-Induced Caspase-4 Activation Regulates IL-1β Secretion Through Caspase-1 (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31866

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Chadee, Kris C.
McCafferty, Donna-Marie
Yates, Robin Michael

subject: Entamoeba histolytica

subject: caspase-4

subject: caspase-1

subject: IL-1beta

subject: inflammasome

subject: Microbiology

subject: Parasitology

subject: Immunology

abstract: Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) is the causative agent of amebiasis, one of the top four parasitic causes of mortality worldwide. In 90% of infected individuals, Eh harmlessly colonizes the large intestine and results in a non-invasive and asymptomatic infection. In the remaining 10% of infected individuals, the parasite breaches the intestinal barrier causing amebic colitis and in rare cases, it can cause extra-intestinal lesions, mainly liver abscesses. During invasion, Eh encounter macrophages in the lamina propria and this intricate host-parasite interaction is critical in eliciting a tissue damaging raging pro-inflammatory response. When Eh binds macrophages via the Gal-lectin, surface EhCP-A5 ligates α5β1 integrin to activate caspase-1 in a complex known as the NLRP3 inflammasome. In this study, we investigated the parasite requirements underlying macrophage caspase-4 and -1 activation and the role caspase-4 play in augmenting pro-inflammatory cytokine responses. Surprisingly, caspase-4 activation was similar to caspase-1 requiring live Eh attachment via the Gal-lectin, EhCP-A5 and cellular stresses such as K+ efflux and ROS. However, unlike caspase-1, caspase-4 activation was independent of ASC and NLRP3. Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing of caspase-4 and caspase-1 in human macrophages, we determined that caspase-1 and bioactive IL-1β release was highly dependent on caspase-4 activation in response to Eh. Formaldehyde cross-linking to stabilize protein-protein interactions in transfected COS-7 cells stimulated with Eh revealed that caspase-4 specifically interacted with caspase-1 in a protein complex that enhanced the cleavage of caspase-1 CARD domains to augment IL-1β release. The mouse ortholog caspase-11, displayed similar requirements for its activation, however, it was not involved in regulating caspase-1 activation in the same way as caspase-4. These findings reveal a novel role for human caspase-4 as a critical sensor molecule to amplify downstream pro-inflammatory responses when macrophage encounters live Eh.


identifier: Orozco Castillo, C. (2016). In Situ Heavy Oil Upgrading Through Ultra-disperse Nano-Catalyst Injection in Naturally  Fracture Reservoirs (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26556

contributor:
Pereira-Almao, Pedro
Maini, Brij
Chen, Zhangxing
Lines, Laurence

format: application/pdf application/pdf

subject:
Engineering--Petroleum
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Heavy Oil
In Situ Upgrading
Hydroprocessing
Catalyst

abstract: Unconventional reservoirs are the next challenge for maintaining the world’s oil production. Several EOR processes are under study, one promising is the “In Situ Upgrading” which produces EOR and Upgrading by injection of a hot fluid, in this case vacuum residue from the heavy oil produced, with suspended nano-catalytic particles flowing down-hole along with dissolved hydrogen as precursor of partial Hydroprocessing of the residue. The combination of thermal and chemical reactions with a catalyst leads to In-Situ Upgrading (ISU) of the residue injected and the in situ oil near the surroundings of the injection well bore, while the heat carried, the diluents, the steam and hot water generated warm up the rock and the oil in the porous media, enhancing extraction. Testing the reactivity of the oil has to be assessed at temperatures, pressures and time to determine the suitability of this EOR process.


identifier: Hoghooghi, V. (2018). Cystatin C and sex dimorphism in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32966

contributor:
Ousman, Shalina S.
Pittman, Q. J.
Jirik, Frank Robert

subject: Neuroscience Immunology

abstract: This dissertation characterizes the role of a lysosomal enzyme inhibitor, Cystatin C (CysC), in an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), called experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE). MS is an autoimmune disease characterized by infiltration of myelin reactive immune cells into the central nervous system (CNS) that is more prevalent in genetically susceptible women compared to men. Alteration in the level of CysC in the CNS of MS patients is known, but its role has not been determined. Towards clarifying the role of CysC in EAE, I initially hypothesized that CysC would have a beneficial function in EAE due to its protective role in another autoimmune disease, collagen-induced arthritis. Unexpectedly, using C57BL/6 and CysC null (CysCKO) mice, I discovered that CysC plays a detrimental role in female but not male EAE mice. This sex dimorphism in the function of CysC could also be observed in immune cell infiltration and demyelination in EAE. Towards elucidating the cellular mechanism(s) underlying the sex difference driven by CysC in EAE, I discovered that the protease inhibitor promotes the activation of antigen presenting cells such as macrophages in females that subsequently mediates stimulation of CD4+ T cells. The T cell activation-promoting ability of CysC in female macrophages appears to be related to antigen presentation in macrophages since molecular mediators of antigen processing and loading (LC3II) and presentation (CD80, CD86, MHC II) were disrupted in female, but not male, macrophages that lacked CysC. Cumulatively, these observations indicate that CysC drives sex dimorphism in macrophages. Lastly, to understand why CysC would induce sex differences in macrophage function and thus EAE susceptibility, I investigated if sex hormones were involved. I found that CysC plays a detrimental role in EAE in the presence of estrogen. This dissertation thus provides novel evidence that CysC has a role in mediating sex dimorphism in EAE.


identifier: Ahmadianhosseini, Z. (2017). Formal Models of Fallible Knowledge (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26213

title: Formal Models of Fallible Knowledge

contributor:
Zach, Richard
Fantl, Jeremy
Wyatt, Nicole

subject:
Philosophy
Epistemic Logic
Epistemology
Fallibilism
Formal models

abstract:
In this thesis I review and analyze Holliday’s \citeyearpar{KWF} work on the relation between fallibilism and closure. The main concern in Holliday’s work is to show that most major fallibilistic theories of knowledge inherently suffer from at least one problem among a set of problems and that there are essential assumptions that must be added to the models representing this family of theories to solve the problem.
I first review the epistemologic theories which are the basis of the study, and later discuss their formalizations and how Holliday’s theory identifies and solves the problem.  At the end I evaluate Holliday’s formalization of one of these theories of knowledge, namely Lewis’s theory, and argues that the model presented by Holliday is not entirely faithful to Lewis’s theory and needs to undergo certain changes.


identifier: Bowles, L. W. (1980). On the possibility of a social welfare function (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18921

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

subject:
HV 40 B69 1980 Fiche
Social service
Public welfare

abstract: Bibliography: p. 178-186.


identifier: Johns, C. A. (2008). Demystifying the dramatic degree: a study of post secondary theatre education in Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1651

format:
xi, 292 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 269-275

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract:
This dissertation explores the current state of undergraduate theatre education in Canadian universities through an examination of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BF A) degree. This study focuses on identifying the curricular variations within BFA (Theatre) degree programs across the country and attempts to understand how these variations are understood and if and how these differences affect the expectations, satisfaction, and employability of recent program graduates.
In attempting to demystify the BFA (Theatre) degree, this study reveals the complex environment of university theatre programs in Canada which includes both the BA and BFA degree. The literature defines a BA (Theatre) degree as an academic liberal arts style degree that primarily emphasises advanced communication and research skills while providing some practical components. A BFA (Theatre) degree is defined as a professional conservatorystyle intensive training program that emphasises hands-on practical work while providing some academic components. Over the last 40 years however, an exponential growth of theatre programs in Canada has created a blurring of this BA (academic) and BFA (professional) line. This study begins with a historical examination of theatre education and specifically the development of the BFA (Theatre) degree in Canada and connects this development to changes in the Canadian theatre scene. The second stage of he study maps out the current BFA (Theatre) degree programs offered in Canada including program overviews, curriculum and courses offered. Based on this data, universities are grouped as offering either conservatory-style or liberal arts-style BFA (Theatre) programs. The final stage of the study examines the students' experience in the BFA (Theatre) programs and provides a snapshot of he expectations, satisfaction and employability of graduates from both conservatory-style and liberal arts-style theatre programs. The final chapter provides a summary of the findings of the study and makes recommendations for further study and inquiry. The results of this study provide a comprehensive overview to the current FA (Theatre) degree in Canada. The findings provide clarity to the program options available to theatre students and produce an updated understanding of what constitutes a Canadian BFA (Theatre) degree.


identifier: Bray, S. M. (1998). The interaction between co2 enrichment and salinity on growth and carbon partitioning in .phaseolus vulgaris L. (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12297

format:
xxii, 418 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QK753 .C3 B73 1998
Plants, Effect of carbon dioxide on
Plants, effect of salt on
Common bean
Growth (Plants)
Plant-soil relationships

abstract: Bibliography: p. 358-415.


identifier: Wang, C. (2009). Studies of bacterial retroelements: a group II intron and an abortive infection protein (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3076

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 175-187
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Akalehiywot, T. (1979). Physiology and metabolism of imbibed, and dessicated-rehydrated oat grain during germination and growth (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18933

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

subject:
SB 191 O2 1979 Fiche
Oats
Germination

abstract: Bibliography: p. 215-225.


identifier: Moran, M. F. (1971). Comparative analysis of the poetry of Keble, Newman and Hopkins (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21569

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

subject: PR 581 M65 1971

subject: Keble, John, 1792-1886

subject: Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890

subject: Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889

subject: English poetry - 19th century - History and criticism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 194-201.


identifier: Marathe, A. A. (2013). Design of Asymmetric Slope Fractional Band Reject Filters (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25589

subject:
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Fractional Filters
Notch Filter
High Q
Asymmetric Slope
FPAA

abstract:
In this work, we propose new techniques of designing asymmetric-slope band reject ﬁlters. Two new non-conventional transfer functions are presented based on the concept of fractional Laplacian operator, s^(α)
where 0 < α < 1. It is possible to achieve asymmetric slopes, large values of notch magnitude up to 90 dB and high Q values for appropriate values of α using these ﬁlters. In addition, unlike integer order ﬁlters, independent control of slopes above the notch frequency can be achieved by simply changing the values of α. Different circuit realization techniques based on fractional ﬂoating inductor, multiple ampliﬁer biquad (MAB) and ﬁeld programmable analog array (FPAA) are also presented. The operation of these circuits is veriﬁed by plotting PSPICE simulation results for different values of α and showing its comparison with experimental results.


identifier: Pyra, G. M. (1982). The Objectification of subjective experience in art (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18594

format: v, 61 leaves : ill ; 30 cm. + 10 slides : col.

subject:
ND 196 E9 1984
Expressionism (Art)
Subjectivity

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59.


identifier: Wijeweera, H. (1990). Creep and strength behavior of fine-grained frozen soils (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22629

format:
xxviii, 415 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA 713 W54 1990
Soils - Creep
Frozen ground - Testing
Soil mechanics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 381-388.


identifier: Mayo, M. J. (2004). Companion learners: instructional design for distributed learning in the affective domain (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21426

publisher:
Education
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 221-229
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Liang, Z. (2002). Self-stabilizing minimum tree construction on message-passing networks (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19985

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 L53

abstract: Bibliography: p.67-68.