identifier: Mo, Z. (1993). Diophantine equations, lucas sequences and pseudoprimes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10820

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

subject:
QA 242 M6 1993
Diophantine equations
Diophantine analysis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 173-178.


identifier: Derynck, R. R. (1972). Transistor subharmonic oscillators (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19461

title: Transistor subharmonic oscillators

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xii, 112 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:
TK 7872 T73 D45 1972 Microfilm
Transistor circuits
Frequencies of oscillating systems

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-105.


identifier: Liu, C. (2006). The development of context-aware service discovery protocol based on Bluetooth technology (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/494

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-98


identifier: Birdsell, J. M. (1997). Policy making in the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Intiative: an institutional analysis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12986

format:
x, 268 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RA395 .C3 B57 1997
Additonal Copy: Management
Breast - Cancer - Research -Canada
Medical policy - Canada
Health policy - Canada
Medical economics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 211-225.


identifier: Sponarski, C. C. (2010). Rural residents' salient values, social trust, and attitudes toward wolf management (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3326

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 55-65

abstract: Missing the partial copyright licence form.


identifier: Du, X. (2007). Prestack depth migration methods for isotopic and polar anisotropic media (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15918

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary


identifier: Biswal, D. (2011). A md simulation study of self-assembly in metal-organic framework materials: a proof of principle (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4315

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 88-93
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Li, Z. (2013). Studies of Environmental Stress Cracking of High Density Polyethylene Liner in Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Enhanced Oil Recovery Floods (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27913

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Materials Science
High density polyethylene
Environmental stress cracking

abstract:
Alkali surfactant polymer (ASP) flooding is an enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
process that is used to increase the amount of crude oil that can be extracted from
conventional oil reservoirs. With the increasing use of high density polyethylene (HDPE)
pipes in EOR process, environmental stress cracking (ESC) poses a threat to the
integrity of the pipe in ASP floods.
In this research, the ESC behaviour of HDPE pipes was studied in ASP floods under
conditions that simulated the EOR reality. Particularly, tensile tests were conducted on
three types of materials, i.e., HDPE4710, HDPE3608 and polyethylene 100+ (PE100+),
which have been soaked in ASP under various pressures and temperatures. Results
demonstrate that HDPE can experience degradation upon ASP soaking, resulting in a
reduction of elongation of the material, especially at elevated temperatures. Moreover,
HDPE 4710 is more resistant to ASP soaking in terms of the stress-strain behavior,
while 3608 is least resistant to ASP soaking.
The resistance of HDPE to ESC was also investigated on pre-cracked specimen in
ASP flood with various concentrations. Various analysis techniques, including
differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron
microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), were used to
characterize their ESC behaviour mechanistically. It was found that ASP floods
concentration, applied stress level, ambient temperature and the mechanical
characteristics of various HDPEs affects the ESC behaviour on the HDPEs.
Furthermore, the water permeation property of HDPE 3608 was investigated by determining the water vapour transmission (WVT) rate at various temperatures and the
specimen thicknesses. A model was developed to illustrate the parametric effects on the
water permeating rate. It was found that WVT is quadratic function of ambient
temperature and power function of film thickness. As a result of combination of three
parameters, it can be found that ambient temperature is quadratic function to WVT and
thickness is quadratic coefficient of temperature term. The modeling results are
validated by the experimental data.


identifier: Luo, Y. Y. (2018). Creating a Marked Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Vaccine Strain and Detecting Marker-Specific Immune Responses in Calves (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31814

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
De Buck, Jeroen M.
Dong, Tao G.
Abdul-Careem, Mohamed Faizal

subject:
DIVA Vaccine
Johne's disease
Immunodiagnostics
Allelic Exchange
Mycobacteria
Microbiology
Biology--Molecular
Veterinary Science
Immunology

abstract: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the etiological agent of Johne’s disease, a chronic, contagious granulomatous enteritis with a high global prevalence in dairy cattle. This disease causes significant economic loss in the dairy industry and has been challenging to control due to its ability to survive in harsh environmental conditions for long periods of time, its easily transmittable nature through the fecal-oral route of transmission, the difficulty to detect the pathogen, and lack of an effective treatment or cure. The difficulty with detecting the pathogen stems from current diagnostic assays lacking specificity, posing issues with mycobacterial cross-reactivity, and low sensitivity, particularly during subclinical stages of disease. Previously developed vaccines do not prevent infection and are not approved in Canada in part due to interference with bovine tuberculosis diagnostics. To remediate this issue, positive and negative immune markers were inserted into a field strain of MAP as part of a vaccine capable of differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA). Specialized transducing mycobacteriophages were used to replace a gene coding for an immunogenic protein (MAP1693c) in the MAP genome with an HA (human influenza hemagglutinin) epitope-tagged immunogenic gene (PepA) via allelic exchange. Once gene replacement was confirmed, these markers were evaluated in a calf infection trial, where 17 Holstein-Friesian dairy calves were inoculated with either 109 CFUs of the marked strain (n = 6), 109 CFUs of a wild-type (WT) field strain (n = 6), or remained uninfected controls (n = 5). Cellular and humoral immune responses were measured using an interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. Marker-specific IFN- release was measured by stimulating whole blood with marker peptides and proteins, while antibody response was assessed by incubating serum with the same marker peptides and proteins. Some calves inoculated with the marker strain showed increased cellular immune responses to the HA epitope positive marker. Unexpectedly, a scrambled version of the HA epitope induced a significant IFN- response in marker-infected calves compared to WT-infected (p = 0.016) and uninfected (p = 0.019) groups at 4.5 months post-inoculation. This positive marker thus holds potential as a valuable diagnostic tool as part of a DIVA vaccine for Johne’s disease. We have shown that immune markers, both immunogenic proteins and epitope tags, can be introduced into the MAP genome using a stable allelic exchange method. The specificity of the scrambled HA epitope as an antigen to test for marker-specific cellular immune responses requires further investigation.


identifier: Maehder, M. J. (1991). Translation: a personal interpretation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20337

title: Translation: a personal interpretation

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

subject:
P 306 M33 1991
Translators - Attitudes
Translation and interpreting

abstract: Bibliography: p. 87-88.


identifier: Haber, J. M. (2000). ADD/ADHD: being a sibling (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20650

title: ADD/ADHD: being a sibling

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

subject: RJ506 .H9 H33 2000

subject: Attention-deficit-disordered children - Family relationships - Case studies

subject: Brothers and sisters

abstract: Bibliography: p. 164-170.


identifier: Mora, J. C. (2022). Steam electrolysis coupled with CO2 conversion in a pressurized proton conducting solid oxide electrolysis cell (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Steam Electrolysis Coupled with CO2 Conversion in a Pressurized  Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Ponnurangam, Sathish
Hill, Josephine Mary
Jeje, Ayodeji Aderopo
Roberts, Edward (Ted) PL
Phillip, Egberts
Farrauto, Robert

subject: Proton conducting ceramics and perovskites

subject: Education--Sciences

subject: Engineering

subject: Engineering--Chemical

abstract: Development of proton conducting solid oxide electrolysis cells (H-SOECs) for steam electrolysis coupled with the conversion of CO2 into fuels is a promising strategy for mitigating global warming. The aim of this research was to design and test a pressurized H-SOEC with an active Fischer-Tropsch cathode. Although no liquid hydrocarbons were produced at elevated pressures, the H-SOEC was able to synthesize CO, H2 and CH4 from steam and CO2. The electrochemical performance of this cell was modest with a maximum current density of 42 mA cm-2 (at 5 V), due to the presence of mass transfer limitations and ohmic losses. Two relevant phenomena related to application of proton conducting ceramics technology in the conversion of CO2 were analysed: the interaction between supported iron oxides and conducting substrates with oxygen vacancies, and the degradation of proton conducting perovskites in the presence of CO2. Ceramic supports containing oxygen vacancies as extrinsic defects (such as proton conducting perovskites) promote the reduction of iron oxide with activation energies lower than for the reduction of pure iron oxide. Kinetic analysis indicated that these defects not only facilitated the removal of oxygen ions, but also promoted the formation and growth of metal nuclei in 2 and 3 dimensions. Conversely, it was determined that supports with intrinsic oxygen vacancies inhibit the reduction of supported Fe2O3 due to a strong metal support interaction. Low-cerium BaCe0.1Zr0.8Y0.1O3-δ (BCZY) perovskite was not stable under CO2 at elevated pressures. Kinetic analysis revealed that the carbonation of BCZY is a single-step solid gas reaction that can be described by a first order nucleation/nuclei growth mechanism, which produces a carbonate protective layer that inhibits the deterioration of the internal crystalline structure. On the contrary, proton conducting perovskite H-SOEC with the composition Ba0.5Sr0.5Ce0.6Zr0.2Gd0.1Y0.1O3-δ (BSCZGY) showed good chemical stability under CO2 at elevated pressures. These results demonstrate the practical application of proton conducting ceramics technology in the conversion of CO2 and H2O at high pressures for the first time.


identifier: Nixon, G. (1992). The quest for wholeness (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15398

title: The quest for wholeness

format:
viii, 239 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 778 N59 1992
Phenomenological psychology
Hermeneutics
Meaning (Philosophy)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 217-238.


identifier: Nugent, P. M. (1986). Attention allocation and capacity in retarded and nonretarded individuals (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11311

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

subject:
BF 321 N83 1987
Attention
Mentally handicapped - Research

abstract: Bibliography: p. 112-123.


identifier: Khalil, M. S. (1979). Time-dependent nonlinear analysis of prestressed concrete cable-stayed girders and other concrete structures (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16246

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

subject:
TA 440 K46 1979 Microfiche
Structural engineering
Prestressed concrete construction
Strains and stresses
Bridges, Concrete - Models

abstract: The objective of this investigation is to develop and implement an accurate method for the analysis of time-dependent effects in prestressed concrete structures built in stages. The analysis utilizes a step-by-step method in which the period under study is divided into a finite number of time intervals some of which coincide with the addition of new structural members, application of loads or changes in end conditions. New creep and shrinkage models are proposed. Creep is considered to be composed of a recoverable component and an irrecoverable or flow component. The creep model requires the stress information at the end of one previous interval only thus obviating the necessity of storing the entire previous stress history and the computation cost penalty associated with that requirement. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridge systems. The analysis of cable-stayed systems is presented in detail including non-linear behaviour due to cable sag, combined axial load and bending moments in the girder and towers and large displacements. A computer program is developed. The program is capable of handling composite as well as non-composite prestressed concrete plane frames. A concrete member may be composed of up to three layers of concrete of different creep and shrinkage properties with prestressed and non-prestressed reinforcement. The effect of both static and dynamic temperature fields on creep is accounted for. Non-linear differential shrinkage is handled by replacing the non-linear distribution by a tri-linear diagram. Non-linear temperature gradiant and the associated non-linear creep strains are treated similarly. Four applications are presented. A prestressed concrete cablestayed bridge is analyzed for time-dependent effects during construction as well as after completion with non-linearities accounted for. A multistorey post-tensioned frame is investigated for the effects of deferring the column-to-slab connections until after prestressing of floors. A post-tensioned multi-·bay frame with a reinforced concrete closure strip is analyzed and the stresses in the closure strip are investigated for various time and column stiffness parameters. A circular tank wall with hoop prestress is studied for the effect of delaying the wall to base connection until some time after prestressing. The program produces stresses at the extreme fibres of concrete members, stresses in prestressed and non-prestressed steel, internal forces in non-concrete members and displacements at the joints. The results of the application examples show clearly the significance of creep and shrinkage of concrete and relaxation of prestressing steel in structures built in stages and subject to continuous variations in geometry, loads and end conditions. The computer program is fairly general and is capable of handling a wide range of prestressed concrete structures.


identifier: Beler, J. M. (2017). Well-Being in Adults with High Functioning Autism Characteristics (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28683

contributor:
Bohac Clarke, Veronika
Jubas, Kaela
Davis, Andrew Brent
Winchester, Ian
Groen, Janet Elizabeth
Busseri, Michael

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Autism
Well-Being
Integral Methodological Pluralism

abstract:
This study sought to examine well-being in adults with characteristics of high functioning autism. Drawing on first-, second-, and third-person perspectives, this study explored how autistic traits affect well-being. Integral methodological pluralism (IMP) was employed as a framework towards achieving a more balanced, comprehensive understanding of both background knowledge and issues germane to the topic of well-being in high functioning autism. The themes examined include the role of self in autism, relationships and autism, cognitive science and autism, and the approach to teaching learners with high functioning autism recommended by the Ministry of Education in the province of Alberta.
Autism is a complex developmental disorder that is marked by its heterogeneity of symptoms, severity, and etiology. It has become a major field of research in multiple disciplines. Increased awareness has led to new methods for educating this growing population of learners. In spite of Alberta’s movement towards evidence-based teaching, much of our effort currently focuses on managing and controlling symptoms in order to promote positive behavior and immediate academic success. There is evidence that this approach amounts to short-term interventions designed to meet the more immediate needs of the child within the school setting, possibly at the expense of identifying and imparting skills and understandings that will contribute to long-term success and wellness.
In the spirit of backward design models of educational planning, this study investigated understandings of well-being in high functioning autism. By improving the understanding relating to how adults with high functioning autism interpret and experience well-being, the findings can be used to provide curricular direction for youth that are less likely to be able to recognize and articulate the phenomena than adults.


identifier: Evans, E. J. (1973). Relationship between character and natural environment in selected novels of Thomas Hardy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13866

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

subject: PR 4757 E7 E82 1973 Microfiche

subject: Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928

subject: Characters and characteristics in literature

subject: Environmental psychology in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-135.


identifier: Araghi, B. M. (2007). Modeling wellbore upgrading of bitumen using conventional and ultra-dispersed catalysts (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1602

contributor:
Kantzas, Apostolos
Almao, Pedro R. Pereira

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-98

abstract: No copyright form sent with thesis.  Grad Studies will contact author for form.


identifier: Hodder, D. N. (2002). Controls on structural style and development of the Foreland fold and thrust belt, NE British Columbia, Northwest Territories and Yukon (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15424

format:
xiv, 356 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 H63

subject: Geology, Structural - British Columbia

subject: Geology, Structural - Northwest Territories

subject: Geology, Structural - Yukon Territory

subject: Thrust faults (Geology) - British Columbia

subject: Thrust faults (Geology) - Northwest Territories

subject: Thrust faults (Geology) - Yukon Territory

subject: Folds (Geology) - British Columbia

subject: Folds (Geology) - Northwest Territories

subject: Folds (Geology) - Yukon Territory

abstract: Bibliography: p. 339-348.


identifier: Banik, S. (2008). Three-dimensional image processing techniques to perform landmarking and segmentation of computed tomographic images (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1877

format:
xxviii, 220 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 201-220
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Hebert, S. (2012). Insert clever title here: John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and the evolving role of political satirists in twenty-first century America (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4663

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-154

abstract: The objective of this thesis is to provide insight into a question that is central to the study of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, Comedy Central's popular political satire programs: does their willingness to engage with mainstream media and political elites threaten Stewart and Colbert's ability to hold brokers of power to account? It examines data collected from television programs, interviews, and media coverage surrounding the 'Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.' The analysis concluded that the comics preserve their satirist roles regardless of the venue they speak from, as long as they refuse the institutional legitimacy granted to journalists and politicians while adhering to the principles of satire that allow them to serve their audience. The thesis further speculates on the contribution the rally makes to the ongoing academic discussion regarding whether satirizing politics necessarily inspires cynicism and provides a disincentive for political engagement.


identifier: Meng, J. (1997). Some singular singularly perturbed problems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23488

format:
vii, 75 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA371.M45 1997
Perturbations (Mathematics)
Differential equations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73-75.


identifier: Konje, E. (2020). The Context of Maternal and Child Health Services in Northwest Tanzania: Missed Opportunities for Preventing Maternal and Perinatal Mortality in Rural Communities (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Dewey, Deborah
Magoma, Moke Tito Nyambita
Hatfield, Jennifer
Kuhn, Susan
Sauve, Reg

subject:
Maternal health
Perinatal mortality
Rural communities
Developing countries
Maternal health services
Home delivery
Facility delivery
Antenatal care
Postnatal care
Biological Sciences
Social Sciences

abstract: The problem: In low- and middle-income countries, women and newborns are faced with premature death due to the lack of safe and timely antenatal, natal, postnatal and newborn care. In Tanzania, maternal and newborn mortality remains high. Health care across the maternal and child continuum of care is recognized to improve survival among women and newborns; however, there are significant differences between rural and urban areas in quality of services and utilization. The overall aim of this dissertation was to investigate the context of maternal and child health services for preventing maternal and perinatal mortality in rural communities in Geita district Northwest Tanzania.  Methods: We conducted a prospective population-based study that involved 1714 pregnant women in their third trimester and followed them to 3-4 months postnatally. A mixed methods study design was utilized to capture quantitative and qualitative data. Different stakeholders, namely women, male partners, traditional birth attendants, community health workers, and nurses in charge of reproductive and child health units participated in focus group discussions and key informant interviews. STATA versions 13 and 15 were used to analyze quantitative data while NVIVO 12 was used for qualitative data.  Conclusions: Maternal and child mortality rates in this rural area of Tanzania remained high and delivery at a health care facility is not associated with improved perinatal mortality. Early initiation and uptake of antenatal, natal, and postnatal care are not commonly practiced in this setting due to a complex set of factors at the individual, community, and health facility levels. Accessibility, availability, affordability, and acceptability of effective maternal health care remains a challenge among women in rural Geita district, Tanzania. Provision of effective services across the maternal continuum of care is hindered by lack of supplies, staffing, and inadequate infrastructure as well as sociocultural constructs related to gender roles and normative beliefs surrounding pregnancy and childbirth.  These findings suggest that in this rural district in Tanzania there are missed opportunities to prevent maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, and improve maternal and child health outcomes, which could partly explain persisting high mortality among women and newborns.


identifier: Drybrough, D. J. (1997). Former elite-amateur athletes' experience of successful transition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12419

contributor:
Robertson, Sharon E.
Miller, Merry

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

subject: GV706.4 .D79 1997

subject: Athletes - Retirement -Pyschological aspects

subject: Adjustment (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 143-151.


identifier: Dodd, S. X. (2017). Factors Influencing Fine and Gross Motor Development among Children 24 Months of Age: Results from the All Our Families Study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26147

contributor:
Tough, Suzanne
Hagel, Brent
Cabaj, Jason
Nettel-Aguirre, Alberto

subject:
Epidemiology
Human Development
Motor Development
Child Development

abstract:
Objective: The objective of this study was to identify factors influencing fine and gross motor development of Albertan children at 24 months of age.
Methods: This is a secondary analysis of data from the All Our Families study, a prospective pregnancy cohort. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors influencing motor development.
Results: Early developmental delays, maternal abuse and maternal postpartum drug use were associated with an increased odds of suboptimal gross motor development at 24 months of age. Pregnancy complications were associated with a reduction in risk for gross motor delays. Early developmental delays, NICU admission and maternal postpartum alcohol consumption were associated with an increased risk for delays in fine motor development at 24 months of age.
Conclusion: Delayed motor development at 24 months of age may be mitigated through detection and intervention of early cognitive, social and motor developmental delays.


identifier: Silang, K. (2022). Sleeping for two: evaluating sleep as a mediator of the effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) delivered in pregnancy for postpartum depression (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Sleeping For Two: Evaluating Sleep as a Mediator of the Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) Delivered in Pregnancy for Postpartum Depression

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne
Campbell, Tavis
Giesbrecht, Gerald

subject:
CBT-I
Insomnia
Pregnancy
Sleep
Postpartum depression
Mental Health
Psychology--Clinical

abstract:
Background: Insomnia and sleep concerns are common during pregnancy and lead to adverse short- and long-term consequences for the pregnant person and their child. Within the general population, poor sleep, including decreased sleep quality and shortened sleep duration, is associated with worse emotion regulation and low mood; these findings also extend into the perinatal period (Vafapoor et al., 2018; Wang et al., 2018). It is unclear whether improving sleep during pregnancy is associated with better mood, and whether these effects persist into the postpartum period. The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether the treatment of insomnia in pregnancy using cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is associated with improved postpartum depression and whether improvements in sleep (insomnia symptoms) following intervention mediate the relationship between CBT-I treatment and postpartum mood. Methods: A two-arm, single-blinded, parallel groups randomized controlled trial (RCT) design was used to evaluate the impact of a 5-week CBT-I intervention compared to a control group among a sample of 62 pregnant people. Participants were eligible if they were pregnant, between 12-28 weeks’ gestation, and had a diagnosis of insomnia. Participants completed structured interviews to assess depression and sleep in addition to other measures of insomnia (objective and subjective reports), sleep quality and duration. Assessments were completed at 12-28 weeks of pregnancy (T1), six weeks after baseline (T2), and six months postpartum (T3). At the (T3), participants completed a battery of questionnaires measuring psychosocial variables such as mood including depressive symptoms and infant sleep. Results: Using a custom mediation model made in PROCESS V 4.0 and SPSS 26.0, findings from the current study found that there was no direct effect of CBT-I in pregnancy on postpartum depression. However, there was a significant indirect effect of CBT-I on postpartum depression at T3 through a serial mediation from sleep at T2 to sleep at T3 while controlling for baseline symptoms of depression, insomnia, and infant sleep at T3. The indirect effect of CBT-I on depression at T3 through sleep at T2 (single mediation), and the individual indirect effect of CBT-I on depression at T3 through depression at T2 (single mediation) were not significant.
Discussion:  The current paper aimed to build on the finding that CBT-I in pregnancy reduces postpartum depressive symptoms by trying to understand the mechanism under which CBT-I during pregnancy improves postpartum mood. Findings from this paper suggest that CBT-I leads to sustained improvements in sleep which are associated with lower levels of depression. These results provide further support for the call for increased attention to sleep within the realm of prenatal care and research.


identifier: Cochran, P. (2013). The Gentleman’s War: The Preservation of Historical Fact Within a Dramatic Structure (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28157

subject: Theater Playwriting

abstract: The following manuscript and the accompanying artist’s statement examine the process of playwriting in creating and developing the full-length play, "The Gentleman’s War". Through fictional relationships,  "The Gentleman’s War"  examines and explores the true life story of Arthur Richardson, who was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross in a Canadian contingent in the South African (Boer) War.


identifier: Baehr, K. A. (1985). Developmental implications in the social learning of concept attainment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10902

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

subject:
LB 1060 B32 1986
Concept learning
Learning, Psychology of
Education, Primary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 91-95.


identifier: Yuan, S. S. (2008). Supplier selection and involvement in one of a kind production (OKP) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2210

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-127


identifier: Nordal, S. (2013). Privacy as a Social Concept (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27435

title: Privacy as a Social Concept

subject:
Philosophy
Privacy
obligations
Information Technology
biobanks

abstract:
In this thesis I critically examine the traditional account of privacy as a negative right of non-interference and offer instead an alternative framework based on obligations and trust.
Privacy is most often described as a value best protected as a right, more accurately as a negative right of non-intrusion. This means that privacy is associated with the private sphere: the individual should be left to decide when he wants to be alone and what he wants to share with others. I begin with an examination of three different distinctions between the public and the private and then I go on to examine two models of privacy: the separation model, where privacy consists of restricted access, and the control model which consists in individual control over certain aspects of one's life. I argue that these models fail to meet many privacy concerns. This becomes most apparent when examining the privacy challenges associated with information technology and biobanks.
My alternative account of privacy recognizes how deeply privacy is embedded in social norms and structure. Privacy does not apply to situations where an individual is in isolation, but rather depends on relations to others. This means that privacy is a relational concept: it is an important value in structuring relations between individuals or social institutions. I argue that the framework of rights does not provide an appropriate framework for protecting privacy. Instead, I introduce a framework based on obligations and trust, inspired by Onora O’Neill’s account of perfect and imperfect obligations.


identifier: Motamedi, A. (2011). Price forecasting in electricity markets and smart grids (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3767

contributor:
Zareipour, Hamidreza
Rosehart, William Daniel

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-154.


identifier: MacDonald, K. (2016). Identifying the Impact of Injury Definition and Training Load on the Study of Jumper’s Knee (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26435

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Meeuwisse, Willem
MacKenzie, Don
Emery, Carolyn
Palacios-Derflingher, Luz Maria
Ronsky, Janet

subject:
Epidemiology
injury prevention
Sport Injury
Jumper's Knee
Tendinopathy
Volleyball

abstract:
With a growing body of research into volleyball injuries we are beginning to understand potential risk factors for the most prevalent injuries. Volleyball has been found to have more overuse than acute injuries, yet the majority of research to date has failed to utilize an injury definition sensitive enough to capture the true frequency and burden of overuse problems. Furthermore, the mechanism of overuse injuries is believed to be a chronic overloading of tissue, in combination with an incomplete healing process. With advancements in technology, it is now possible to accurately and efficiently measure these loads which, in turn, could have significant impact on injury prevention.
Previously identified risk factors were assessed with the purpose of developing a sport-specific screening program. The impact of injury definition on the data collection for overuse injuries was also examined. This analysis evaluation confirmed the need to use specific overuse injury definitions, with an improved sensitivity for the capture of overuse injury frequency and burden compared to more conventional time-loss definitions. An assessment of known risk factors, including a measure of jumping load, was completed with the more sensitive overuse injury capture. Although no risk factor was found to significantly predict injury outcome, several methodological challenges were identified.
This research demonstrates that traditional assessment techniques that have been used for time-loss injuries are not sufficient for overuse injury capture and analyses. The contribution of this dissertation to the literature is the demonstration that the methods presented can more accurately capture the injury burden and record the specific load metrics for that injury. However, further advancements in statistical analysis for prevalence measures of injury are required to assess dynamic risk factors, including measures of load, for overuse injuries.


identifier: Srivastava, R. (2022). Clinical prediction of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Clinical Prediction of Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke

contributor:
Kirton, Adam
Hill, Michael D
Richer, Lawrence
Samuel, Susan
Hagel, Brent

subject: Neuroscience

abstract: Perinatal stroke is a well-defined but heterogenous group of disorders involving a focal disruption of cerebral blood flow between 20 weeks gestation and 28 days of life. At a combined incidence of 1:1000 live births, stroke in the perinatal period is more common than at any other time in childhood. Morbidity of perinatal stroke is high, and it is the most common cause of hemiparetic cerebral palsy. Years living with disability are amplified with deficits lasting a lifetime. Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) is the most common type of perinatal stroke. Advances in neuroimaging have allowed for exceptional growth in stroke diagnosis. However, etiology is poorly understood. Many pregnancy, delivery, and fetal risk factors have been considered, but targeted treatment and prevention efforts are still not possible. This thesis reviewed perinatal stroke and developed a diagnostic risk prediction model for PAIS. Pathophysiology, strategies for diagnosis, investigations, management, and outcomes were broken down by perinatal stroke disease, with an additional focus on family mental health and active trials for acute intervention. A diagnostic prediction model was then developed using novel, multisource data and multivariable logistic regression. Clinical pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal risk factors were collected from four registries including the Alberta Perinatal Stroke Project, Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry, International Pediatric Stroke Study, and Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition study. Variable selection was based on peer-reviewed literature. The final model included nine clinical factors – maternal age, tobacco exposure, substance exposure, pre-eclampsia, chorioamnionitis, intrapartum maternal fever, emergency c-section, low 5-minute Apgar score, and male sex – to predict the risk of PAIS in a term neonate with good discrimination between cases and controls (C-statistic 0.73). This work highlights the lifelong effects of perinatal stroke on patients and families, and the potential for early perinatal stroke diagnosis. Findings suggest that clinical prediction and early, accurate diagnosis of PAIS may be possible using common clinical variables. Future research is needed to optimize risk prediction by better understanding perinatal stroke pathophysiology, including the role of the placenta, and identifying high-risk groups.


identifier: Paulsen Mulvey, A. E. (2019). Women Supporting Women: Lifestyle Influencers and Branded Femininity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Keller, Jessalynn
Shepherd, Tamara
Rudd, Annie

subject:
postfeminism
feminist media studies
feminist cultural studies
social media influencers
content creators
lifestyle influencers
Mass Communications

abstract: Influencer is a term used to refer to a digital content creator who has successfully monetized their social media brand. These individuals are self-branders who see social and economic returns in exchange for their supposedly authentic self-presentations (Abidin 2015; Duffy 2017; Hearn 2008). These self-presentations often rely on hegemonic logics in order to gain popular attention, reproducing existing discourses about gendered social life. This thesis problematizes the branded femininity of beauty and lifestyle influencer, Estée Lalonde. With over 1.1 million YouTube subscribers and 700,000 followers on Instagram, Lalonde uses the postfeminist credibility she established through performing hegemonic femininity to position herself as an authority on the subject of everyday life (Abidin 2015). Through feminist textual discursive analysis, I argue that Lalonde uses the popular social media sites Instagram and YouTube, as well as her podcast and a non-fiction book, to perform hegemonic white femininity emblematic of a post-feminist media culture (Gill 2016). Further, this project explores how Lalonde engages with neoliberal feminism to solidify her self-brand centred around female empowerment, contributing to the ongoing scholarly discussion of feminist visibility in our current media moment (Keller and Ryan 2018).


identifier: Pinto, H. (2020). Insights on the Thermal Efficiency of SAGD from Data Analytics (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Wang, Xin
Gates, Ian Donald
Chen, Shengnan
Liang, Steve H. L.
Gao, Yang
Leung, Juliana Y.

subject:
Statistics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Energy
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: The research in this thesis explores three aspects of Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) oil recovery using public information, with the aim of uncovering new insights about field performance that cannot be deduced from reservoir physics alone. Topics are chosen by the amount and type of public data available, and each analysis spans multiple SAGD fields. A literature review is presented to understand how machine-learning algorithms have been used in SAGD research. Machine learning does not guarantee physically consistent results, therefore particular attention is paid to how analysis results are validated. A description of an ideal SAGD machine learning study is compiled and used to rate all the studies reviewed. The first thesis study uses temperature profiles from observation wells near 13 SAGD well pairs to estimate the volume of gas accumulated at the top of a steam chamber. Together with known or estimated volumes of gas co-injected, produced, and mobilized within the reservoir, a gas material balance is calculated to estimate the unknown volume of gas generated in situ. Heat transfer is also examined in relation to the presence of gas. The second thesis study develops a new Bayesian biclustering method to find and differentiate groups within 328 SAGD well pairs based on their oil production response to steam injection over time. Clusters are described with probability distributions that capture the likelihood of transitioning between discrete steam-to-oil ratio states. Behaviour differences are then described and explained. The third thesis study specifies performance of 1,520 well pairs as a ratio of energy produced to energy injected (EPEI), noting that EPEI ratios become almost constant within the first year of operation. This distinctive behaviour is discussed within the context of five manually defined groups, five case study well pads, and 26 independent parameters. One-by-one parameters are eliminated until only a few remain. Interactions of the remaining parameters are examined with sensitivity analysis. Lastly, corroborating or contradicting findings are reconciled across all three studies – this is the best approach found to verify insights. The results of this research demonstrate that data analytics and machine learning can play a complementary role to physical modelling.


identifier: Itaaga, N. (1998). Educational planning in east Africa: The role of imported planning technology (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20622

format:
ix, 87 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LC95 .A39 I88 1998

subject: Additional Copy: 370 EDC 1998 ITA in the Doucette Education Library.

subject: Educational--Africa, East.

subject: Educational--Africa, East.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-87.


identifier: LI, SHENG. (2012). Risk neutral measures and GARCH model calibration (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27669

subject: Mathematics Mathematics

abstract:
Empirical studies have shown that GARCH models can be successfully used to describe
option prices. Pricing such option contracts requires the risk neutral return dynamics of
underlying asset. Since under the GARCH framework the market is incomplete, there is
more than one risk neutral measure. In this thesis, we study the locally risk neutral valuation relationship, the mean correcting martingale measure, the conditional Esscher transform and the second order Esscher transform as martingale measure candidates. All these methods lead to the respective risk neutral return dynamics. We empirically examine in-sample and out-ofsample performance of Gaussian-TGARCH and Normal inverse Gaussian (NIG)-TGARCH models under these risk neutral measures.


identifier: Straathof, G. (2019). A part of a whole (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: A Part of a Whole

contributor:
Leblanc, Jean-Rene
Gadbois, Denis
Dawson, Peter C.
Sandalack, Beverly A.

subject: Fine Arts

abstract: A Part of a Whole is a distillation of insights gained through creative research that examines my relationship to abandoned locations in Western Canada. I have discovered an empathy for the past inhabitants, a curiosity for the sites themselves, and a desire to imagine these locations as they once were. This artwork is produced to instill that empathy and curiosity within others. I have been interested the leftover built environment from the homestead era in Western Canada since childhood, watching farm buildings and industrial sites slowly disappear over the years while on family trips and school outings. A Part of a Whole examines my relationship with the exploration of a landscape that was once inhabited, a busy place of industry, small homestead or bustling town. For this thesis project I have considered Bankhead, Alberta, a mining site within Banff National Park as a case study. My creative research has involved allowing myself to follow a path of curiosity while recording the progress for later introspection and analysis, the synthesis of an insight into elements of artworks and the reflection upon the results. Each work completed in the context of my MFA has brought me a step closer to understanding my relationship to the past inhabitants of these abandoned locations, and what compels me to imagine the way their environments once looked and felt. Each individual living in these absent buildings were a once part of the whole community. A Part of a Whole shares my empathy for these people through the use of suitcases which contain briefly imagined buildings I can only see while exploring the landscape that contained an industry, town or homestead. The connected line of progressing light is my progress through the site, while displaying my imagined recreation of the buildings that were once part of the whole foundations that are all that remain of this community.


identifier: Huynh, S. (2017). The loss of Asperger Syndrome: An exploration of its effects on self-identity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28239

contributor:
McCrimmon, Adam
Strong, Tom
Schwartz, Kelly
Wada, Kaori

subject:
Educational Psychology
Education--Social Sciences
Psychology--Developmental
Psychology--Social
Asperger Syndrome
DSM-5
ASD
Thematic Analysis

abstract: In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), Asperger Syndrome (AS) has been eliminated and integrated into a new Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnostic framework.  The loss of AS has social implications for people who self-identify and derive personal meaning from their diagnosis.  The current study explored the opinions of adults with AS regarding the identity terms related to the changing classification of ASD.  A qualitative approach was adopted whereby 12 participants each completed a semi-structured interview that was transcribed and analyzed via Thematic Analysis.  The data revealed six themes: 1) Derived Meaning, 2) Knowledge and Understanding, 3) Perceptions and labels, 4) Social Identity, 5) Opinions and Reactions to ASD, and 6) Barriers to Funding and Service Provision.  Overall, the results from the current study have practical utility for the AS community, families, and professionals, and will form the basis of future research.


identifier: Johnston, C. (1981). Affective perspective taking in normal and hyperactive children (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22814

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

subject:
RJ 506 H9 J63 1983 Fiche
Hyperactive children
Social interaction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 133-146.


identifier: Keough, N. G. (2005). The contribution of the sustainable Calgary community sustainability indicator initiative to sustainability praxis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2450

format:
xii, 408 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 288-366


identifier: Minions, D. M. (1984). Three worlds of Greek-Canadian women: a study of migrant Greek women in Calgary, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14798

format:
ix, 193 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
FC 3697.9 G7 M54 1986
Greek Canadians - Alberta - Calgary
Women - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 181-193.


identifier: Abu-Ajamieh, I. M. (2009). Optical properties of driven dense atomic gases (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3088

contributor:
Sanders, Barry C.
Marzlin, Karl-Peter

format:
xiv, 126 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-117


identifier: Rakebrand, J. (2014). A Contradiction in Will: Understanding China's Strategic Culture in a Civil-Military Context (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24681

subject:
Anthropology--Cultural
History--Asia, Australia, and Oceania
Military Studies
Strategic Culture
China
People's Liberation Army
Chinese Communist Party
Civil-Military Relations

abstract: Given China’s civil-military relationship, how consistent is its military’s perspectives on the use of force with those of the party-state government?  By adopting a cultural framework of analysis, this study utilizes a methodology rooted in social constructivism to examine the strategic policies of the party-state government, followed by an analysis of the government’s relationship with the military and its beliefs and values towards the use of force.  Interactions between the ruling Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Liberation Army frame the discourse and narrative underscoring how military force is conceived, perceived and implemented within China.  This study concludes that China’s use of force is impacted by the military’s willingness to use force on behalf of the party-state government.  This impact is most evident in the internal use of force where trends suggest that the military’s interests conflict with those of the party-state government.


identifier: Wu, K. (2005). Salmonella gallinarum: distinct genomic insertions/deletions and rare rearrangements (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14298

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 137-152
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Lee, S. S. (2004). It's show time: a critical analysis of a retail company's orientation program (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22570

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-117


identifier: Auger, L. M. (1999). Breaths of history (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11960

title: Breaths of history

format:
x ; 89 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: E98 .W8 A94 1999

subject: Indian women--Canada--interviews

subject: Indians of North America - Canada - Social life and customs

subject: oral history

abstract: Bibliography: p. 45-46


identifier: Zylberberg, D. (2008). Ruined by pleasure?: luxury in eighteenth-century British discourse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2105

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 84-104


identifier: Vijairaghavan, V. (2021). How Should Information Technology be Regulated? (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary

contributor:
Nault, Barrie
Dao, Duy
Hidaji, Hooman
Zhang, Jian
Anderson, Mark
Anand, Krishnan

subject:
Business Technology
Information Technology Regulation
Economics of Information Systems
Business Administration--Management

abstract: With Information Technology (IT) playing a more central role in the modern economy, governments the world over are displaying an active interest in regulating IT firms with the goal to increase competition, foster local firms or increase social surplus. My research informs such policymakers in two critical and relevant areas: the effect of regulations on IT investments and societal wellbeing (measured as total surplus), and the net productivity effects of increased IT investments. In my first research stream, I use analytical modelling methodologies to evaluate the impact of specific regulatory mechanisms, thereby creating a theoretical template for how such regulations can be evaluated. In my first chapter in this stream, I analyze how firm investments can be incentivized and coordinated through a platform, and whether the platform as an institutional mechanism requires regulatory intervention. In my second chapter, I analyze Data Portability Regulations which require that platforms allow users to download their data and port it to competing firms. Such laws have been passed by the E.U. and the state of California, and are being considered  by the U.S. Congress. I study whether this regulation accomplishes the law’s goal of encouraging competition in the data economy. In a second research stream, I use structural econometric models to measure the effect of IT investments on energy productivity. I execute this by mathematically deriving a structural econometric model to estimate the impact of IT on the output elasticity of energy. Thus, if a policy decision to regulate platforms causes a decrease in firm IT investments, my empirical work measures the impact of such decreases, both in terms of its direct effect on marginal product as well its indirect effect through the change in the productivity of energy.


identifier: Huang, Y. Y. (1978). Synthesis of the Deer Lactone: a chiral pheromone (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13254

format:
x, 76 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD 305 A2 H82 1978 Microfiche
Lactones
Pheromones
Hormones
Biosynthesis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73-76.


identifier: Bogoslavov, M. (2022). On the effective stiffness of slender concrete masonry walls (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: On the Effective Stiffness of Slender Concrete Masonry Walls

contributor:
Shrive, Nigel
Sudak, Les
Wong, Ron

subject: Engineering--Civil

abstract: The slender masonry wall design procedure in the Canadian Standard for Design of Masonry Structures, CSA S304-14, (2014) has been found to be overly conservative. The calculated effective stiffness term, EIeff, which is used to determine the secondary moment due to wall deflection, was noted as a potentially significant cause of this conservatism. In this thesis, the degree to which the effective stiffness term contributes as a source of error is assessed by analyzing the results from a concrete block wall testing program (Hatzinikolas et al., 1978a) and comparing the recorded lateral wall deflections to the deflections calculated as per CSA S304-14 (2014). The effective stiffness is shown to be particularly underestimated by the procedure in the Standard (leading to overdesign of walls) when a wall is designed to be loaded at a low axial load eccentricity. A more accurate equation for calculating the effective stiffness of a wall as it is being loaded is developed and recommended in this thesis, whereby the effective stiffness depends on the wall’s thickness, critical buckling load and the applied axial load and its eccentricity. A discrepancy between the expected and observed failure modes of slender walls loaded at low axial load eccentricities is noted in the analysis, whereby slender masonry walls commonly experience compressive material failure when loaded at a low axial load eccentricity, even though slenderness effects are expected to contribute to out-of-plane failure. A potential alternative design procedure template is presented, whereby a wall is first categorized based on its expected failure mode and only then designed either as a wall which is expected to experience slenderness effects (a wall expected to deflect significantly and experience out-of-plane failure) or a wall for which slenderness effects need not be considered because it will likely experience material failure and not deflect much laterally (despite the fact that it would be currently categorized as slender by CSA S304-14 (2014) based on its slenderness ratio).


identifier: Monita, D. M. (1994). A bioenergetic approach to chronic toxicity assessment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21306

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

subject:
QL 391 A6 M66 1994
Leeches - Ecology - Alberta
Leeches - Effect of stress on - Alberta
Cadmium - Toxicity testing
Bioenergetics
Pollution - Environmental aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 213-242.


identifier: Poole, J. M. (2009). Increasing teacher efficacy: an emotionally intelligent approach (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3012

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 31-34
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Storozynsky, M. M. (1988). Existential pathos in Kierkegaard's Concluding unscientific postscript (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22712

format:
vi, 85 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: B 4378 E9 S76 1988

subject: Kierkegaard, Soren, 1813-1855. Concluding unscientific postscript

subject: Existentialism

subject: Pathos in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-85.

abstract: It goes without saying that Kierkegaard' s philosophy presents considerable difficulties. Nowhere is this more evident than in the literature concerning Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript. Without doubt the concept of Christianity set forth in these works challenges both philosophical and theological orthodoxy. Notions such as the Absolute Paradox, the leap of faith and the di vision of existence into three spheres are not explained easily. That his concept of Christianity does not admit of easy explanation usually is accounted for by the fact that reason cannot be brought to bear upon it. The present essay is an attempt to explain how it is possible for an individual to become a Christian given Kierkegaard's concept of Christianity. This is the task set forth by Johannes Climacus, Kierkegaard's pseudonymous author, in Concluding Unscientific Postscript. Rather than consider his concept of Christianity directly, consideration is given to the modes of existence which precede the Christian religious mode of existence. To this end a section of Concluding Unscientific Postscript, titled "Existential Pathos", will form the basis for this essay. Because it generally is held the individual cannot become a Christian by way of a rational choice, some means that is not grounded in rationality must be sought. Kierkegaard's account of an individual's dispositions toward his existence in a particular mode and toward eternal truth suggest another means. Ultimately, becoming a Christian must be seen as the outcome of an individual's understanding of himself in relation to existence and the ethical implications of this understanding.


identifier: Holt, M. (2008). Motion city suture: a commuter and cultural heart for St. Thomas, Ontario (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2894

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 109
Thesis is in colour.


identifier: Swart, R. (2015). Examining Critical Thinking Development in Undergraduate Nursing Students Utilizing Online and Face-to-Face Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26016

subject:
Education--Higher
Nursing Education
Critical Thinking
Education

abstract:
This research study examines the utilization of technology-enhanced learning environments, in face-to-face and online settings, to engage undergraduate nursing students in critical thinking. Critical thinking is highly acclaimed in today’s educational and professional arenas -- a valuable asset for graduating students from higher education programs. Technology has advanced in quantity and quality; similarly, educational technology is growing in use, diversity, and prevalence recognizing potential requirements of 21st century learners. A blended learning approach comprising of two technology-enhanced environments was used in supporting development of critical thinking:  a classroom response system face-to-face in-class and an online discussion forum out-of-class. The Community of Inquiry framework that structures the study captured constructivist collaborative inquiry to facilitate the development of critical thinking, while building a supportive environment for learning.
This mixed methods study used pre- and posttesting to assess changes in students’ critical thinking, as well as surveyed students with closed and open-ended questions to gather their perspectives about developing critical thinking, and engagement in learning through both technology-enhanced learning environments. Qualitative content analysis was used to assess the quality of the online discussion forum exchange for indications of critical thinking. These various data source and analyses have the potential to provide a comprehensive understanding of how nursing students develop of critical thinking and engage with technology-enhanced learning environments.
The findings show that students were positive towards the incorporation of technology-enhanced learning. They were appreciative of its use in delivering course information and in supporting their development of critical thinking. The two forms of technology used offered students different means to actively participate in learning, thereby meeting different needs and preferences, which was deemed beneficial by the students. From their perspective, they considered that aligning critical thinking instruction and inquiry with subject-specific content facilitated understanding and application of course material engendering relevance to their learning. While the findings are limited to students who participated in the research study, the instructional strategies and technology-enhanced learning identified as beneficial provides the basis for course design and implementation for the development of critical thinking.


identifier: Farrell, M. T. (2011). Under surveillance: teachers and educational change in Alberta (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4065

format:
xiv, 343 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 314-344

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


identifier: England, S. L. (1995). "Anarchy, anarcho-magonismo, and the Mexican peasant": the evolution of Ricardo Flores Magon's revolutionary philosophy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22532

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

subject: F 1234 F663 E64 1995

subject: Flores Magon, Ricardo, 1873-1922

subject: Mexico - History - Revolution, 1910-1920

subject: Anarchism and anarchists - Mexico

subject: Mexico - Politics and government - 1910-1946

abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-119.

abstract: The Mexican Revolution was a violent and complex event which modern scholars still struggle to fully understand. Beginning in 1910, the civil strife which led to the eventual consolidat~on of the Revolution in the 192o·a was not without its share of heroes and villains. Among those individuals who played both roles was Ricardo Florea Mag6n. Prior to the overthrow of Porfirio D!az in 1910, Ricardo Flores Mason was a student radical who outspokenly denounced the corruption of Mexico's Federal government. By the time of his death in 1922, the tenacious dissident was an affirmed anarchist. Considered a hero by some, Flores Magbn was more often treated as a criminal by the authorities in both the United States and Mexico. A great deal has been written about both Ricardo Flores Magbn and his role in the Mexican Revolution. However, the origins of his philosophy and the ultimate impact of his ideology on Mexico's intellectual landscape have not been adequately explored. The following thesis examines the evolution of Ricardo Flores Mag~n·s anarchist ideology and demonstrates the interconnectedness between this philosophy and the indigenous cultures of rural Mexico.


identifier: Neilson, P. G. (1989). Myth and mayhem as metaphor in set and costume design for Berkoff's West (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15715

format:
v, 54 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PN 2053 N43 1989

subject: Berkoff, Steven. West

subject: Theater - Canada - Production and direction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 37-38.


identifier: Warkentin, J. M. (2019). Anthropneuma (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Anthropneuma

contributor:
LeBlanc, Jean-Rene
Lipton, Lisa
Hughes, Lisa

subject:
Conceptual Art
Spirituality
Sculpture
Space
Abstraction
Fine Arts

abstract: Anthropneuma, the thesis, is an exploration into intrinsic human spirituality as discussed through a contemporary, research-creation practice. Through this semi-creative document ideas surrounding spirituality from a Cultural Anthropological perspective, an Art Historical perspective, as well as through the studies of intuitive art-making and emotional interpretations of current spiritual experience. References include Hugo Ball, Wassily Kandinsky, Marina Abramavic, Bill Viola, Alicja Kwade, E. Adamson Heobel and Everett L. Frost, Carol Becker, Jill Bennett, Ann Carlson, Alan Watts, and more. This text takes the reader through a detailed description and exploration into the art-making practice of the author, as well as a quasi-autobiographical narrative of their childhood, providing emotional basis, as well as academic foundations regarding the research presented in this document.


identifier: Beaulieu, C. L. (2010). A novel neurodevelopmental disorder within the Hutterite population maps to 16p and a possible causative mutation in thoc6 was identified (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3485

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 105-111
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Carrasco, C. (1995). Moral standing: towards an alternative moral framework (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18843

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

subject: BJ 37 C37 1995

subject: Ethics

subject: Nature - Moral and ethical aspects

subject: Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 137-139.


identifier: Clement, J. R. (1974). Radiolysis of papain solutions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17182

title: Radiolysis of papain solutions

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

subject:
QD 601 C54 1974 Microfiche
Radiochemistry
Papain

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-116.


identifier: Birkenhead, R. (1979). Algebraic transformation monoids (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21041

title: Algebraic transformation monoids

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

subject:
QA 162 B55 1978 Microfiche
Monoids
Representations of algebras
Endomorphism rings

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-78.


identifier: McManus, R. D. (1971). Taxation and Canadian foreign investment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17319

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

subject:
HJ 2445 M232 1970 Microfilm
Taxation - Canada
Investments, Canadian - Taxation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 171-174.


identifier: Thackray, S. E. (2015). Anatomy and Function of Synaptic Zinc in the Striatum (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24841

subject:
Neuroscience
synaptic zinc
striatum
ZnT3
experience-dependent plasticity
motor behaviour

abstract: Synaptic zinc is located in many regions of the brain. One area that contains a high amount is the input center of the basal ganglia: the striatum. Environmental enrichment was used to examine potential changes in morphology of striatal cells of mice with (ZnT3 wildtype) and without (ZnT3 knockout) the zinc transporter (ZnT3) necessary to load zinc into vesicles. No changes were found in dendritic length for any regions of the striatum. However, all regions of the striatum showed an increase in spine density in both genotypes, with enriched ZnT3 KO mice having a greater increase in the nucleus accumbens region. ZnT3 mice were also tested on a battery of motor behavioural tasks. ZnT3 KO mice may be hyperactive, as evidenced by their performance on the pole task, and impulsive, as evidenced by their inaccurate performance on a skilled reach task, when compared to ZnT3 WT mice.


identifier: Baillargeon, D. (2013). Marriage or a Multiplicity of Meanings? The Dextrarum Iunctio on Roman and Early Christian Funerary Monuments (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26834

subject:
Art History
Ancient
Ancient
Roman Art
Early Christian Art
Roman marriage

abstract: The intent of this study is to assess the validity of the monolithic association between the dextrarum iunctio motif and marriage.  Drawing together a catalog of visual, textual and epigraphic evidence, this study will investigate the potential polysemous nature of the motif by utilizing a hybrid methodological framework that incorporates stylistic and compositional analysis with epigraphic evidence.  This discussion will be informed by Place Studies, which focuses on the physical context of the motif and the monument.  I suggest that the change in the type and the physical location of the monument provided the impetus for changes in the function of the dextrarum iunctio, making it an inherently multivalent motif.  The dextrarum iunctio transformed from a motif that served a pragmatic function on Roman funerary reliefs, providing a means to depict relationships and integration into identity groups, to an allegorical motif that is combined with other ornamentation and complementary images on funerary altars and sarcophagi.


identifier: Owjimehr, O. (2022). Road collision analysis and prediction using machine learning approaches (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Road Collision Analysis and Prediction Using Machine Learning Approaches

contributor:
Behjat, Laleh
Getachew Demissie, Merkebe
Kattan, Lina
Jayasinghe, Poornima

subject:
Machine Learning
Collision
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Engineering--Civil
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

abstract: Road travel accounts for most traffic accidents worldwide. Improvements in road safety, education, recent technology advancements, and other environmental factors have decreased the number of collisions in developed nations. Many countries, provincial, and local governments envision the possibility of zero fatalities or serious injuries in the near future. Thus, it is essential to develop road traffic accident prediction models to support such a vision. On the one hand, classical statistical models have been applied to develop prediction models throughout the literature. These models provide interpretable parameters at the expense of poor generalization when faced with complex and nonlinear relationships. On the other hand, data-driven methods utilizing Machine Learning (ML) approaches have been used recently to deal with the drawbacks of classical models, which showed promising results. Road accidents result from many factors, including spatial, temporal and external factors. Those factors may influence the occurrence of accidents differently, according to the location and time of accidents. Thus, it is essential to consider the area-specific influential factors while analyzing and developing prediction models. Canada is the second coldest country globally, and its extreme weather has a higher effect on accidents than the other countries, which must be addressed. This thesis seeks to explore determinants of road collisions, emphasizing Canadian weather. It then compares classical and ML models for collision prediction. Furthermore, it introduces the most influential factors in crashes with respect to Calgary's weather. All study parts are performed on the collisions data in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, between 2017 to 2020. It is shown that all the weather attributes are correlated to collisions. It shows the importance of considering the weather attributes in accident analysis and prediction. Based on the nature of the collisions dataset, which is tabular and heterogeneous, Neural Networks showed higher performances than the other investigated model, with 92% accuracy. The proposed models can be used for policy-making and individual usage in Canadian cities since the effect of all the weather features is already embedded in the models. In order to demonstrate the thesis's applicability, a new speed limit is recommended utilizing the developed models for Deerfoot TR SE. Results showed, for instance, if the speed limit is decreased from 100 to 90 km/h on Deerfoot TR SE, a 5% accident reduction is predicted.


identifier: Thomas, J. (2015). Developmental Origins of Infant Emotion Regulation: Mediating and Moderating Effects of Infant Temperament and Maternal Sensitivity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25632

contributor:
Campbell, Tavis
Giesbrecht, Gerald

subject:
Psychology--Developmental
Emotion Regulation
Prenatal Maternal Mental Health
Maternal Sensitivity
Temperament

abstract: The current study examined perinatal factors that impact infant emotion regulation (ER) development. Prenatal depression, generalized anxiety, pregnancy-specific anxiety (PSA), and diurnal cortisol levels were assessed in 256 pregnant women in early and late pregnancy. Infant temperamental negativity was assessed at 3 months, and observational measures of infant ER during frustration and maternal sensitivity were assessed at 6 months. Results revealed that PSA had a positive direct effect on infant ER, which potentially indicated emotional over-regulation in these infants. PSA also had a negative indirect effect on infant ER through increased temperamental negativity, which was dependent on levels of maternal sensitivity. Specifically, infants with high negativity demonstrated emotional under-regulation, but only when their mother displayed low levels of sensitivity. The study identified two pathways by which PSA may result in long-term changes in infant emotional development. Implications for future research and intervention planning are discussed.


identifier: Parnell, J. A. (2008). The effects of prebiotic fiber on obesity-related defects in gut hormone secretion (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2207

format:
xii, 183 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 160-195


identifier: Gordon, L. L. (2020). Finding 'I' in University: Effects of Psychosocial Intervention on Undergraduates with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Climie, Emma A.
Burns, Amy
Backenson, Erica M.
Climie, Emma A.

subject: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), undergraduate, university, college, students, sense of belonging, problem-focused coping, psychosocial intervention

subject: Educational Psychology

abstract: Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are less likely to use academic coping strategies effectively (DuPaul et al., 2009; Kaminski et al., 2006) and less likely to graduate from college (Barkley et al., 2008; Kuriyan et al., 2013). Given that students’ sense of belonging to their college is associated with academic persistence/student retention (Hausmann et al., 2007; Morrow & Ackermann, 2012; O’Keeffe, 2013; Tinto, 1999), the current study sought to investigate the effects of a six-week group psychosocial intervention, adapted from an adult ADHD cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) manual (Safren et al., 2005) on two forms of problem-focused coping (planning/self-management and seeking support from institutional resources) and five components of sense of belonging (perceived faculty support, perceived empathetic faculty understanding, classroom comfort, perceived peer support, and feelings of isolation) among undergraduate students with ADHD symptoms. An ancillary purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationships between these two problem-focused coping strategies and these five sense of belonging components among undergraduate students with ADHD symptoms. Results indicated that participants reported significantly heightened perceived peer support and significantly lessened feelings of isolation post-intervention. However, no significant differences were indicated on the remaining three sense of belonging components (perceived faculty support, perceived empathetic faculty understanding, and classroom comfort) or either of the problem-focused subscales (planning/self-management and seeking support from institutional resources). Moreover, no associations were found between problem-focused coping and sense of belonging. It was concluded that the group psychosocial intervention significantly improved perceived peer support and reduced feelings of isolation among undergraduates with ADHD symptoms. Implications and limitations of the current study as well as future directions for research are discussed.


identifier: Owens, M. (2013). Roots and Pathways to Secure and Transformational Leadership (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27694

subject:
Business Administration--Management
Attachment Theory
Self Determination Theory
Leadership Development
Transformational Leadership
Positive Leadership
Ego-resilience
Postive Self-schema

abstract: This hermeneutic phenomenological and narrative research study obtained information about the participants’ early family environment indicating secure or insecure beginnings and tracked developmental pathways toward secure and transformational leadership behaviour. The 12 participants shared their views on diverse leadership topics and their life history in two interviews. The participants aged 50-67 fulfilled the selection criteria of having secure-attachment and transformational leadership styles, based on their completion of the Adult Attachment Scale and the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. The findings indicated that the support of others is important to the development of secure leadership behaviour. However, demonstrated belief in these individuals and support for their autonomous behaviour enhanced the development of participants’ ego-strength to carry out leadership requirements. Components of self-determination theory, such as responsiveness, belief in others, and support for autonomous behaviour, were shown to affect individuals’ ability to be transformational leaders. These three types of behaviour, when internalized, are interconnected and reinforce each other resulting in positive spirals of development. The findings of the study include pathways to self-confidence, autonomy, and gaining support from others, as well as developmental pathways to overcome anxious and avoidant-insecure attachment. Becoming secure and therefore positive is critical and a pervasive need for leaders and the organizations they work in. Being constructive and focusing on the positive in others supports the potential in others and enhances productivity. Having a secure-attachment style correlates with individuals’ ability to be self-determining and seek the support of others. Additionally, pathways to four components of transformational leadership: internally-directed, other-focused, externally-open, and purpose-centered behaviour, are included in the findings. Recommendations for the creation of an assessment tool for use in professional settings, as well as important implications for enhancing the security and number of transformational leaders, are key outcomes of this study.

abstract: 2 years


identifier: Scarlett, J. J. (2007). An event-triggered scheduling technique for distributed real-time systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1200

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-131


identifier: Willekes, C. (2013). From Steppe to Stable: Horses and Horsemanship in the Ancient World (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26239

subject:
History--Ancient
Literature--Classical
History--Ancient
Horse
Ancient History
Environmental history
Military History
Anthropology

abstract: This dissertation is a re-evaluation of the horse in the ancient world.  The approach is not based on humans and human controls, rather it seeks to examine the equines of antiquity from the viewpoint of the horses themselves.  This is accomplished by looking at equine conformation and how form dictated function.


identifier: Jeyamathan, J. (2012). Improving construction productivity with process value analysis (pva): a study of formwork activities (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4579

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 202-208

abstract: Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Marashi Shoushtari, N. S. (2021). Partial Upgrading of Lignocellulosic Bio-Oil via Deep Catalytic Hydrotreating (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Pereira Almao, Pedro
Clarke, Matthew
De la Hoz Siegler, Hector

subject:
Bio-Oil
Deep Hydrotreating
Catalytic Upgrading
Hydrodeoxygenation
Energy
Engineering
Engineering--Chemical

abstract: According to the International Energy Agency, bioenergy accounts for one-tenth of the world's total primary energy supply and biofuel production is forecasted to increase 25% by 2024. The bio-oil is composed of a complex mixture of oxygenated compounds with a relatively high concentration of water. Compared to crude oil, bio-oil has high oxygen content, lower energy density, high acidity, high viscosity and water content. Submitting the bio-oil to atmospheric distillation at the refinery is not possible at this stage since the highly reactive compounds in the bio-oil will plug the distillation column at high temperatures, and moreover, high temperatures will accelerate the corrosion effect of the bio-oil in the refinery lines. Therefore, an upgrading step is necessary to make the bio-oil admissible to the refinery. The ultimate goal of this research is to produce biofuel equivalent to conventional fuels from lignocellulose-derived bio-oil. The main objective of this study is to reduce the oxygen content of the bio-oil via the catalytic hydrotreating process and to improve the quality of the upgraded oil. The effect of the process variables such as operating pressure, temperature and space velocity on the product quality was studied. The best results were obtained using CAT-M5, at 1750 psig, 370 C and 0.4 h-1 space velocity resulting in 77% reduction in oxygen content, 99.5% reduction in viscosity, 100% reduction in total acid number, 55% phenol conversion and 91% residue conversion. It was found that increasing pressure, unlike temperature, does not have a noticeable effect on microcarbon residue reduction, viscosity, and boiling point distribution of the product, but it improves the degree of deoxygenation and molar H/C ratio. Moreover, at temperatures higher than 350 C, hydrocracking along with hydrogenation notably improved the residue conversion, viscosity and MCR reduction. Comparing the performance of catalysts showed that CAT-M5, unlike CAT-M3, eliminated the solid precipitation in the products thanks to its large pore size. Furthermore, CAT-M5 had a higher residue conversion rate, MCR and viscosity reduction rate. In contrast, CAT-M3 had a better performance in deoxygenation and phenol conversion.


identifier: Pain, K. J. (1984). High-risk infants with transient neurodevelopmental problems: a follow-up study of educational and psychological skills at school entry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11807

format:
viii, 168 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RJ 496 L4 P33 1986
Learning disabilities
Developmental neurology
Psychological tests for children

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-155.


identifier: Southward, C. M. (2004). Gene expression profiling in enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13892

format:
xviii, 300 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 285-300

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: The pathogen Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a continuing problem in outbreaks associated with contaminated food and water. This study describes the development of a novel high throughput method for monitoring global gene expression in EHEC. The random promoter library is based on a promoter trap method and three reporters lux, gfp and lacZ, were compared for efficacy. The lux reporter system was found to be the best candidate. Random promoter library construction methods were optimized using a partial E. coli MG 1655 library. Subsequently, an EHEC random promoter library was constructed and characterized by assaying gene expression from 3,840 clones under many conditions. Unique expression profiles were observed, the distribution of cloned fragments was random and over-coverage of the genome was indicated by redundancy in the sequencing results. Hierarchical clustering was used to analyze the gene expression data. Co-clustering clones with response profiles unique to certain groups of assay conditions were characterized and sequenced although the results illustrated the difficulties associated with cluster analysis. In contrast, clusters associated with the LEE promoters were well defined and sequence results were classified into groups based on putative function. Gene products associated with response to different cell stresses were represented. Cell wall modifying enzymes were also identified as was miaA, required for tRNA modification and virulence in Shigella. This dataset, including expression profiles in many conditions and sequence information, is a valuable tool and resource for understanding EHEC gene regulation.


identifier: Meulendyk, T. (2010). Morphology and development of ice patches in NWT, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3820

format:
xii, 66 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 55-60
Some pages are in colour.
Missing DVD containing Appendix E.


identifier: Tigley, A. W. (1996). The regulation of cycooxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in J774.A1 macrophages by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and nitric oxide (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17775

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

subject:
QP 190 T545 1996
Gastric mucose
Gastric juice

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-132.


identifier: Li, M. (1998). Interfacial crack problems in layered materials (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18329

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

subject:
TA407 .L5 1998
Metals - Fracture
Ceramics--Fracture.
Fracture mechanics
Strains and stresses
Ceramics--Surfaces.
Metals--Surfaces.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 142-155.


identifier: O'Keefe, K. I. (2000). Some analytical and numerical solutions for the horizontal displacement that results from the loading of simple earth models (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18327

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

subject: QE511 .O34 2000A

subject: Isostatic pressing - Mathematical models

subject: Earth movements - Mathematical models

subject: Rock deformation - Mathematical models

abstract: Bibliography: p. 175-178.


identifier: Forestell, S. P. (1988). Evaluation of immobilized cell continuous penicillin fermentations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16791

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

subject:
RM 666 P35 F67 1988
Penicillin
Fermentation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-118.


identifier: Zelnik, P. R. (1971). Separation of urophysical active principles (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23552

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

subject:
QP 951 Z44 1971
Physiological chemistry
Neurochemistry
Neurohypophysis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 103-111.


identifier: Huang, Z. (1989). Thermodynamics and kinetics of methane hydrate formation in the presence of inhibitors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16765

format:
xviii, 129 <43> leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TP 350 H83 1989

subject: Gas, Natural - Hydrates - Thermodynamics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-128.


identifier: Tierra, R. (2005). Corporate sustainability communications in Alberta's petroleum industry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1565

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 132-138
Includes an oversized page.


identifier: Carle, D. L. (1976). A theoretical study of the light scattered from nematic liquid crystals (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22544

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

subject:
QD 923 C36 1976 Microfiche
Liquid crystals
Light - Scattering

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-134.


identifier: Keshvadi, S. (2021). Traffic characterization of social network applications (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Traffic Characterization of Social Network Applications

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Williamson, Carey
Kawash, Jalal
Henry, Ryan
Brecht, Tim
Krishnamurthy, Diwakar

subject:
Social Networks
Traffic Measurement
Network Characterization
Network Performance
Computer Science

abstract: Online Social Networks (OSNs) are popular tools for billions of people around the globe to communicate with each other. With the popularity of mobile devices and ubiquitous network connectivity, global Internet traffic, including OSN and video streaming traffic, has grown rapidly. Many OSNs recoup their operational costs through advertising and data analytics, which raises concerns about what user-level information is collected by these sites, and where such information is sent. Understanding the network traffic generated by OSNs provides better insight into these services, and their performance. In this dissertation, we use active and passive measurement techniques to study the network traffic generated by OSNs on a large campus edge network and use the resulting insights for analysis and characterization of these applications. We designed and implemented MoVIE (Mobile Video Information Extraction), an active measurement and video streaming measurement tool, that provides visibility into the network traffic generated from a smartphone under test. We used our tool to investigate several OSN sites (e.g., Instagram, WeChat, Snapchat), as well as free live streaming (FLS) providers that share their content through online discussion social networks such as Reddit. We conducted passive measurements on a large campus edge network to analyze the properties of OSNs and characterize the traffic of these applications at scale. We identified the key characteristics of Instagram and four popular instant messaging apps on a large campus edge network. The main observations from our study indicate a rich ecosystem of online social apps, many of which exhibit strong diurnal patterns, complex user interactions, and heavy-tailed distributions for connection durations and transfer sizes. Instagram exceeded 1 TB of daily traffic volume on our campus network and the four IM apps contributed about 650 GB per day. By analyzing and characterizing the network traffic on a campus network, this dissertation provides a better understanding of OSN applications and their possible future traffic demands.


identifier: Hooey, B. L. (1995). The effect of automobile head-up displays on driver attention (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14772

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

subject: TL 272.55 H66 1995

subject: Automobiles - Instruments - Display systems

subject: Attention - Testing

subject: Automobile driving

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-108.


identifier: van der Wal, A. A. (1996). Estimation of student loan duration (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11887

title: Estimation of student loan duration

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

subject:
LB 2340 W35 1996
Student loan funds
Student aid
Loans
College students - Finance, Personal

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-88.


identifier: Jackson, E. L. (1970). Changes in settlement and agriculture in Iceland, 874 A.D. to the present (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19136

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

subject:
HD 2007 J32 1970
Agriculture - Iceland
Land settlement - Iceland

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-123.


identifier: Atamanik, E. (2009). Investigations of perovskite-type niobate ceramics for h2 sensors and dielectric applications (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3082

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 112-120
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Waldie, A. R. (2012). Articulating absence: expressions of species endangerment and extinction in Canadian and American literature (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4792

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 195-203


identifier: Giesbrecht, N. D. (1997). A path model of the relationship among psychosocial, moral and faith development (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24315

format:
ix, 115 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: BF713 .G54 1997

subject: Additonal Copy: 370 EDC 1997 GIE in the Doucette Education Library

subject: Developmental psychology

subject: Moral development

subject: Faith development.

subject: Faith--Psychology.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 91-101


identifier: Cormier, J. T. (2006). Expansion of embryonic stem cells as aggregates in suspension culture bioreactors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/252

format:
xxvii, 233 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 218-233


identifier: Gunn, L. (1990). Optimal control and optimal controllers in vehicle dynamics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21733

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

subject: TL 272.5 G86 1990

subject: Motor vehicles - Automatic location systems

subject: Vehicles, Remotely controlled

abstract: Bibliography: p. 83-85.