identifier: Sato, T. (2002). Description of plesiosaurs (reptillia: sauropterygia) from the Bearpaw Formation (campanian - maastrichtian) and a phylogenetic analysis of the elasmosauridae (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12674

contributor:
Hall, Russell L.
Nicholls, Elizabeth L.

format:
xvii, 391 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 S28

subject: Additional copy: QE862 .P4 S38 2002 (Gallagher)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 153-177

abstract: Elasmosaurid and polycotylid plesiosaurs are known from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) Bearpaw Formation in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Montana, including Terminonatator ponteixensis Sato and Trinacromerum herschelensis n. sp. The holotype of T ponteixensis is from Ponteix, Saskatchewan, and consists of a considerable portion of the skeleton, including the skull with braincase. The holotype of T herschelensis is a completely disarticulated skeleton from Herschel, Saskatchewan, but each element was preserved with minimal distortion. Because of the historical confusion in polycotylid taxonomy, assignment of T herschelensis as a species of Trinacromerum should be taken as provisional. Molluscan fossils and palynomorphs from the Ponteix site indicate that the holotype of T ponteixensis is from B. cuneatus to B. reesidei Zones, approximately 72 to 73 million years ago. Palynomorphs from the Herschel site indicate that the holotype of T herschelensis is from the Upper but not the uppermost Campanian. The Bearpaw plesiosaurs represent a plesiosaur fauna near the end of the extensive marine phase in the Western Interior. Plesiosaurs contemporaneous with, or later than, the Bearpaw age are known from Alberta, Arctic Canada, Texas, and Pacific and Atlantic Coasts. Phylogenetic relationships of elasmosaurid plesiosaurs are analyzed based on 215 osteological characters and 34 terminal units. Three kinds of character subsets were analyzed to evaluate effects of the deletion of quantitative characters and potentially non-phylogenetic features, and three kinds of taxon subsets were analyzed to see the effects of combination of specimens and missing data. In general, analyses of all of morphological characters and deletion of taxa with abundant missing data result in low number of most parsimonious trees (MPTs). Deletion of quantitative characters causes the loss of resolution particularly among elasmosaurids, and deletion of taxa with abundant missing data affects the number of MPTs and tree topology. The traditionally defined Elasmosauridae never formed a monophyletic group in any of the nine analyses, whereas the phylogenetically defined Elasmosauridae appeared as more inclusive than the original sense. Based on the regulations set by PhyloCode, six new clade names are defined, including a proposal for the revision of the definition of the Elasmosauridae.


identifier: Bruce, I. C. (1975). Electrophysiology of neurosecretory cells of the fleshfly: Sarcophage bullata (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24248

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 161 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:
QL 931 B77 1975 Microfiche
Nerves
Fleshfly

abstract: Bibliography: p. 147-161.


identifier: Su, D. B. (2008). Beyond Chinatown: a pan-asian inspired urban design concept for Calgary's centre street north (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2848

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 99-102
Thesis is in colour.


identifier: Spago, D. (2013). Aproximación a la Historia, Literatura e Identidad de los Judíos Españoles de Bosnia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24987

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject: Language and Literature

subject: Literature--Comparative

subject: Literature--Medieval

subject: History--Medieval

subject: Judeo-Spanish, history, Bosnia, Sarajevo, expulsion, 1492, identity

abstract: This thesis explores the life of the Sephardim of Sarajevo, since their arrival to Bosnia until their tragic annihilation by Nazis. The study emphasizes the relevance of this religious group for the economic development of both Medieval Spain and Ottoman Bosnia. The peaceful coexistence that defined these territories reveals a perspective of the Islamic rule in Europe as a distinctive period of interreligious inspiration. The role of women and the space of hamam are observed as crucial components of intercultural creativity. The rabbinic literature plays a significant role in the preservation of the Judeo-Spanish medieval identity. It is revealed that this form of narrative confines women to domestic space. The Sephardic narrative published at the beginning of the XX century is viewed as a form of recreation of the Judeo-Spanish memory. Therefore, the thesis depicts various methods of continuation and displacement of medieval identity of the Spanish Jews of Bosnia.


identifier: Kariru, J. J. (1976). Curriculum planning in art education for schools in Kenya (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15170

format:
xi, 114 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 1591 K37 1976 Microfiche
Art - Study and teaching - Kenya
Curriculum planning - Kenya

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-106.


identifier: Hyun, E. (2009). The role of endogenous proteinase-activated receptor-2 (par2) during the development of intestinal inflammation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4809

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 206-244

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Proteinase-activated receptor-2 (P AR2) has been shown to mediate various physiological functions of the gut. However, the exact role of P AR2 in the process of intestinal inflammation is unclear. Thus, we aimed at addressing the role of P AR2 during the development of experimental colitis. We challenged P AR2-deficient (P AR2 -/-) or wildtype (WT) mice with trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS), dextran sodium sulphate (DSS) or oxazolone to induce experimental colitis. In three different models of colitis, PAR2 _,_ mice showed a reduction in leukocyte adherence along the colonic venules, macroscopic damages, myeloperoxidase activity, and bowel thickness as compared to WT mice. In TNBS challenged colons of PAR2 -/- mice, the expression of adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and alpha-4) was reduced whereas the expression of both cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 was increased as compared to WT mice. Next, we assessed the effects of daily administration of PAR2-AP (intracolonically) or a novel PAR2 antagonist (ENMD-1005, intraperitoneally) after DSS or TNBS challenge. None of these treatments modulated the development of colitis. ENMD-1OO5 also failed to prevent PAR2-AP-induced paw edema. We next generated chimeric mice (via bone marrow transplant) using PAR2 -/and WT mice in order to assess the role of PAR2 expressed on the bone marrow derived cells during the development of colitis. PAR2 -/- chimeric mice, irrespective of the source of injected bone marrow cells showed a reduction in inflammatory parameters after DSS or TNBS challenge. The ability of leukocyte stimuli to induce leukocyte trafficking in P AR2 mice was also assessed. Increase in leukocyte adherence induced by ischemia/reperfusion, fMLP, or TNF-a, but not PAF, was reduced in PAR2 -/- mice as compared to WT mice. No difference in the expression of TNF-a receptor-! was observed between naive PAR2 -/- and WT mice. Lastly, incubation of endothelial cells with TNF-a (as early as 1 hour) increased the trypsin-like activity in the cell supematants, suggesting TNF-a may induce the release of potential P AR2 activating proteinases. Taken together, we conclude that PAR2 plays a pro-inflammatory role in the intestine and represents a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.


identifier: Mollasalehi, E. (2013). Small Wind Turbine Tower Vibration and Noise Emission (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27804

contributor:
Wood, David
Sun, Qiao

subject:
Applied Mechanics
Engineering--Mechanical
Small Wind Turbine Tower
Operational Modal Analysis
Frequency Domain Decomposition
Tower Noise Emission
Acoustic-Structure Interaction

abstract: A major barrier to the acceptance of small wind turbines is that they are perceived to be noisy particularly when mounted on monopole towers rather than traditional guy-wired ones. This research discusses an aspect of noise propagation that has not been studied previously: vibration and noise emission of the tower and consists of three main steps; first, vibration measurements from 24 accelerometers placed on the 10.2 m tower of a Skystream 2.4 kW wind turbine by which natural frequencies and corresponding deflection shapes were calculated. Second, the results from the survey were used to verify the predictions of a finite element model of the tower structure. And lastly, the verified model was placed in the air domains such that the structural vibration generates sound waves. Experiments showed that most of vibration energy is engaged in very low frequency band (10 Hz). It was found that wind itself can only excite first two bending modes. On the other hand, emitted noise from the tower at large distances can be neglected while close to the tower can reach to 30 dB.


identifier: Ebsworth, M. P. (1973). Vocalics of Northumbrian Old English (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13136

title: Vocalics of Northumbrian Old English

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

subject: PE 292 E26 1973 Microfiche

subject: Anglo-Saxon language - Phonology

subject: Anglo-Saxon language - Dialects - Northumbria

abstract: Bibliography: p. 52-56.


identifier: Kaiser, H. P. (1994). Langage et orgueil dans Les liaisons dangereuses (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19421

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

subject: PQ 1993 L22 L575 1994

subject: Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803. Liaisons dangereuses

subject: Pride in literature

subject: Language in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-95.


identifier: Chang, N. (2006). Characterization of a novel interaction between the Ca2+- binding protein S100A11 and the Ca2+- and phospholipid- binding protein annexin A6 of smooth muscle (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21508

publisher:
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xv, 199 leaves : ill.
xv, 119 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography p. 108-119
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Berlanda, L. (2019). Anxiety in Children and Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perceptions of Implementing the Facing Your Fears Program in  Hospital and Community Organizations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
McMorris, Carly A.
Makarenko, Erica
Schwartz, Kelly Dean

subject:
Implementation research
Autism spectrum disorder
Anxiety
Facing Your Fears
Intervention
Educational Psychology

abstract: The Facing Your Fears (FYF) program is a family-centred intervention designed to teach children and youth with ASD strategies to reduce co-occurring symptoms of anxiety. The present study explored the process of implementing the FYF program through the perceptions of facilitators and managers in either a hospital setting or community organization, in addition to determining the treatment outcomes for participants who completed FYF. Sixteen facilitators and managers were interviewed regarding their perceptions of the compatibility, complexity, relative advantages, barriers, challenges, and adaptations that arose during implementation. Overall, facilitators and managers from both organizations reported that FYF had good compatibility with their organization, implementation of FYF was not too complex, and members of each organization reported advantages that were related to their setting. Facilitators and managers reported barriers and challenges that were organized into four theme-categories: system-level, intervention delivery, logistics, and individual and family. Adaptation themes directly reflected the barriers and challenges that each organization encountered when implementing FYF, as modifications were needed to be made to the intervention as well as the organization structure to overcome the difficulties of implementing an evidence-based intervention into clinical practice. Despite these modifications, both parent and child reported symptoms of anxiety, in addition to social responsiveness changed post intervention. Factors that may have impacted changes in anxiety symptoms, such as increased understanding or awareness of anxiety, are discussed in more detail. These findings provide foundational knowledge to the understanding of the strengths and challenges of implementing FYF in clinical practice across different settings. Additionally, knowledge gained from the current project may be beneficial and useful for future facilitators and managers to consider when preparing to implement and implementing FYF within their organization.


identifier: Morrow, S. L. (2001). Adult learning during conference education programmes: how dual mode handouts aid in retention/recall (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21992

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

subject:
LC5219 .M67 2001
Adult education
Recollection (Psychology)
Dual-coding hypothesis
Learning, Psychology of

abstract: Bibliography: p. 87-96.


identifier: Tegegne, M. G. (2008). Evaluation of serum antibody titers, proliferative responses and cytokines after prime-boost immnization of balb/c mice with different formulations of pxn-1 and sod-b1 vaccine candidates from leishmania donovani complex parasites (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2206

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 191-208

abstract: some pages are in colour

abstract: Leishmaniasis is a vector borne disease that 1s caused by a protozoan parasite, Leishmania. With an estimated 350 million people at risk, a worldwide prevalence of 12 million and 2 million new reports each year, the world health organization (WHO) marked leishmaniasis as one of the most serious, epidemic prone infectious diseases of our time. Because of lack of effective treatment and the issue of feasibility with other control measures, vaccination remains the best hope for control of all forms of leishmaniasis. Peroxidoxins and Superoxide Dismutases are antioxidants, and are potential vaccine candidates tested in many disease systems including leishmaniasis.  However, there are no reports on Pxnl and SODBl from L. donovani complex parasites that cause fatal visceral leishmaniasis, as vaccine candidates. Here in our study we demonstrated that a prime/boost strategy based on Pxnl and SODBl from L. donovani complex parasites, both in DNA/DNA and DNA/Protein strategies (for Pxnl) and DNA/Protein strategy (for SODBl ) is immunogenic and showed humoral and specific T  cell, and cytokine responses suggestive of a predominant Thl, but not Th2, like response  in Balb/c mice. In both strategies, albeit a varying scale of response, a Thl phenotypic response, characterized by in vitro lymphocyte proliferation, IFN-y production and IgG2a antibodies, was observed with negligible IL-10 production. Future protection studies in mice and antigenic studies on human samples are required to expand the results.


identifier: Erwin, J. C. (2001). A prehistoric soapstone quarry in Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20431

format:
xi, 228 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: E99 .E7 E695 2001

abstract: Bibliography: p. 161-177


identifier: George, C. (2007). 'If I didn't do something, my spirit would die...' (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1698

contributor:
Carter, Sarah A.
Voyageur, Cora J.

format:
vi, 137 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 118-128


identifier: Vijayaraghavan, Y. (1994). A study of Neurospora genes encoding NAD+- specific glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh) and heat shock protein 80 (hspe-1) by repeat-induced point mutations (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21503

format:
xx, 256 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QK 623 S6 V55 1994
Neurospora crassa - Genetic aspects
Dehydrogenases
Heat-shock proteins
Mutation (Biology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 241-256.


identifier: Dawkins, P. (2007). Reflections (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1161

title: Reflections

format:
vii, 45 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 42-45
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Shahnewaz, S. M. (2014). RELREA-An Analytical Approach Supporting Continuous Release Readiness Evaluation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27619

subject:
Computer Science
release readiness
fuzzy set
Aggregation
Case Study
software product
release engineering
readiness attributes

abstract: As part of iterative development, decision about “Is the software product ready to be released at some given release date?” have to be made at the end of each release, sprint or iteration. While this decision is critically important, so far it is largely done either informally or in a simplistic manner relying on a small set of isolated metrics. In addition, continuity in release readiness evaluation is not achieved and any problems related to release issues cannot be addressed proactively. In this thesis, an analytical approach called RELREA is proposed to address these gaps. The main characteristics of RELREA are: i) project specific release readiness attributes and metrics are selected in a systematic way, ii) overall release readiness is determined by aggregating and evaluating the degree of satisfaction of the most relevant readiness attributes, iii) continuous visibility on release readiness status, and iv) projection of release readiness at release time. Case studies with proprietary and open source software projects are performed to evaluate the proposed approach and its implementation. The case study results show that the RELREA approach and its implementation are able to assist one product manager in evaluating, monitoring, and analyzing release readiness at any point of time in the release cycle.


identifier: Etherington, T. R. (2005). A multi-species reserve network for the Evan-Thomas Valley, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/118

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 73-84
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Slone, E. (2011). The pre-ictal state in focal epilepsy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4454

title: The pre-ictal state in focal epilepsy

contributor:
Federico, Paolo
Dunn, Jeffrey F.

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-106

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

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


identifier: Dimitrova, V. (2022). Methods of Teaching Piano to Children with Autism (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Bell, Adam
Parsons, Jani
Nicholas, David
Radford, Laurie

subject: Teaching piano, beginners' level, children with autism

subject: Music

subject: Education

abstract: The present study investigated pedagogical approaches of teaching piano to beginner level students with autism. The research focused on consideration of students’ learning abilities and traditional piano methods and assessing better practical solutions for learning and playing piano. Taking into consideration the positive effects of music therapy on social communication, cognitive, emotional, and motor abilities of children with autism, and the difficulties public schools have in providing music education for children with diverse abilities, the purpose of this study was to enhance the opportunities for accessible music education and practical performances for children with autism. Participants were elementary school children aged 6.5, 7.5, and 11 years old, who have never taken piano classes before, but had an interest in participating in musical activities. Using an action research approach that followed a 12-week (24 lessons) cycle design, each cycle was completed within two lessons each week. The expectation for accomplishment after the completion of 24 lessons was that each student would have the ability to memorize and play 8 measures with various rhythms, such as quarter and eighth notes, understand melodic lines, and play without interruptions when performing. In conclusion, all three participants performed two pieces (8 measures), understood rhythms, read notes from the staff, and could identify them on the piano keys. Given that the students had learned differently, and each had distinct logical understandings of the material, some of them demonstrated a higher-than-expected understanding of the theory. This study was sufficiently successful in terms of developing piano teaching strategies for students with autism. It includes positive emotions, an enjoyable collaborative teaching-learning process, and the piano classes where they can create harmonious environments, musical sounds, and wonderful friendships.


identifier: Jalilzadeh, H. (2019). Field Performance and Water Balance Predictions of Evapotranspirative Landfill Biocovers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Hettiaratchi, Joseph Patrick A.
Chu, Angus
He, Jianxun

subject:
Evapotranspiration
Landfill
Biocover
Water balance
artificial rainfall
rainfall simulation
alfalfa
vegetative cover
capillary barrier
unsaturated soil
SEEP/W
HYDRUS
root water uptake
methanotrophy
Engineering--Civil
Engineering--Environmental

abstract: The present research aims to extend the application of Evapotranspirative (ET) covers to Canadian landfill biocovers and assess their performance under climatic conditions present in Canada. Seven large-scale lysimeters were constructed simulating a capillary barrier landfill biocover and monitored for water balance from May 2018 to May 2019. Two soil types (Topsoil and Compost mixture) and three types of vegetation (Native grass species, Alfalfa, and Japanese Millet) were used to investigate the most effective design. Rainfall simulations were carried out to assess the performance of vegetated and non-vegetated covers. Water balance predictions made using two codes (SEEP/W and HYDRUS) were compared to water balance data from lysimeters over the growing season. The rainfall simulation results suggested that the compost mixture was able to hold 40 % more moisture than topsoil, on average. Percolation as a percentage of rainfall (percolation percentage) was significantly lower for vegetated media compared to bare or poorly vegetated media. During the growing season, Alfalfa had the highest average ET rate, followed by Japanese Millet and Native grass species. Among soil, plant and meteorological factors, solar radiation, surface cover fraction, rooting depth and plant height had a significant effect on ET rates. The results suggested that as plants became established, the average percolation percentage decreased for all crop types. Annual percolation percentage was 13-14 % for lysimeters which were not subjected to rainfall simulations. Among lysimeters subjected to rainfall simulations, lysimeters with Japanese Millet transmitted the lowest amount of percolation (10 %-17 %), followed by Native Grass species and Alfalfa (23 %-28 %). Under the same vegetation coverage, lysimeters with compost mixture generally transmitted lower or equal percolation compared to lysimeters with topsoil. Modelling results from June 2018 to September 2018 (110 days) showed that predicted evapotranspiration was in better agreement with field results when the Penman-Monteith (PM) method was used instead of Penman-Wilson (PW). In general, soil water storage and percolation were overpredicted by both codes using the PM method and underpredicted using the PW method. Model limitations included predictions under high-intensity rainfall events, estimating canopy interception and considering preferential pathways associated with plant roots.


identifier: Tse, E. H. (2004). The single display groupware toolkit (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19876

title: The single display groupware toolkit

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 110-114
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Long, B. A. (1996). Judicial reform of criminal law under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11816

format:
x, 198 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: KF 4483 C519 L66 1996

subject: Canada. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

subject: Law reform - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 165-172.


identifier: Lisitza, A. (2022). The understandings and experiences of emerging adults with ADHD: a new lens (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: The Understandings and Experiences of Emerging Adults with ADHD:  A New Lens

contributor:
Mendaglio, Sal
Domene, José
Bohac Clarke, Veronika

subject:
ADHD
lived experience
Dabrowski
Theory of Positive Disintegration
advanced development
Educational Psychology
Education--Social Sciences
Psychology--Developmental
Psychology--Personality

abstract: With ADHD on the rise, there is a plethora of research emerging on the lived experience of ADHD. The majority however, of this literature takes a third-person perspective or is cast from the dominant medical lens. Mayes and others offer critiques of the medicalization of ADHD and namely, of the arbitrary threshold by which abnormality is determined. Dabrowski offers a new perspective on pathology, deeming many of what is considered disordered symptomology to be signs of higher personal growth and development. This study aims to explore emerging adults’ perspective of their development and ADHD through the lens of Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration. The study involved interpretive phenomenological analysis methodology to interview and analyze the lived experiences of five emerging adults who have reportedly been formally diagnosed with ADHD. This study is the first of its kind to explore the first-person, non-pathologized lived experience of emerging adults with ADHD through Dabrowski’s TPD. It could, in turn, help uncover unique perspectives on the development and diagnosis of ADHD, and inform appropriate supports in training, practice, and policy involving parents, teachers, and psychologists alike.


identifier: Goodlet, G. R. (1971). Effects of kindergarten attendance on measures of basic skills and adjustment (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16534

format:
<xii>, 206 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 1167 G64 1971 Microfilm
Kindergarten
Nongraded schools
Education, Preschool

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-165.


identifier: Rengifo Barbosa, F. J. (2019). Effect of Solvent Co-Injection on Residual Oil Saturation in SAGD Steam Chamber (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Maini, B. B.
Sarma, Helmanta Kumar
Chen, Shengnan

subject:
SAGD
Solvent
Co-injection
Mass-transfer
Solvent Enhanced-SAGD
Linear sand-pack
Diffusion
Energy
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Petroleum
Psychology--Experimental

abstract: Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process has been applied over wide area of the Province of Alberta, boosting the Canadian oil reserves to the position of third highest in the world. A key performance indicator of SAGD thermal efficiency is the steam-oil-ratio (SOR) that is the volume of water converted to steam and injected into the formation for each unit volume of produced oil. Even though several cost-saving advances have been made in this technology, SAGD remains expensive in terms of both the oil production cost and the environmental cost associated with greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Several kinds of additives have been proposed for improving the thermal efficiency of the process and decreasing the SOR while increasing the cumulative oil recovery. Solvent addition in SAGD is one alternative that improves the performance by decreasing the oil viscosity by dilution and thereby by decreasing the required amount of heat per produced oil barrel. In solvent enhanced SAGD, a part of steam volume is replaced by hydrocarbon solvent, in order to take advantage of not just heat but also of dilution for viscosity reduction. At the same time, solvent injection reduces heat losses by reducing the operating temperature. The combination of reservoir characteristics and operational constraints influence the choice of solvent as well as its concentration and timing. No systematic study of residual oil saturation (Sor) in solvent enhanced SAGD has been reported in the literature. This project tested four solvents (Pentane -C5H12, Hexane -C6H14, Cracked Naphtha and Natural Gas Condensate) at different concentrations using linear sand-packs that simulated SAGD gravity drainage to quantify their impact on the recovery performance during the injection process and on the residual oil saturation. The addition of all tested solvents to steam increased the rate of oil drainage and reduced the residual oil saturation. Amongst the single component solvents, 15 vol% hexane gave the fasted recovery and lowest residual oil saturation. However, the multicomponent solvents performed even better. Addition of 15 vol% cracked naphtha gave the lowest residual saturation and fastest oil recovery. The performance of gas condensate was also impressive. At 5 vol% concentration it was able to outperform 10 vol% cracked naphtha and 15 vol% hexane in terms of the rate of oil recovery and residual oil saturation.


identifier: Hamilton, K. E. (2003). Cognitive vulnerability to depression: accessibility of information processing biases in remitted depression (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14222

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 H3623

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-118


identifier: Mertin, M. (1977). Communist parties in democratic systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19138

title: Communist parties in democratic systems

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

subject:
HX 44 M477 1977 Microfiche
Communist parties
Communism - 1945-

abstract: Bibliography: p. 142-148.


identifier: He, H. A. (2010). One size does 'not' fit all: extending the transtheoretical model to energy feedback technology design (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3488

contributor:
Greenberg, Saul
Huang, Elaine M.

format:
xv, 165 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 141-152
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Howell, J. D. (1978). The Use of soils as a dating tool and climatic indicator in the main ranges, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17017

format:
xvii, 335 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QE 473 H69 1977 Microfiche
Paleopedology - Alberta
Soil formation
Soils - Analysis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 169-179.


identifier: Raymont, M. E. (1975). The thermal decomposition of hydrogen sulphide (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19878

format:
xv, 200 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD 181 S1 R38 1974 Microfiche
Hydrogen sulphide
Catalysis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 169-170


identifier: Li, Y. (1996). Sulfur isotope composition of SO2 prepared by laser assisted oxidation of sulfur-containing minerals (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13549

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

subject:
QE 501.4 N9 L5 1996
Sulphur - Isotopes
Isotope geology
Oxidation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-147.


identifier: Miller, K. M. (1994). A human powered load carrying vehicle for China (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23509

abstract: Bibliography: p.


identifier: Boyce, J. S. (2006). Engage: envisioning an urban campus within the contemporary city (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1452

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-78


identifier: Robins, A. (1978). Organizational training with mutual help health organizations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13329

format:
vii, 117 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 547 R62 1978 Microfiche
Self-help groups
Voluntary health agencies

abstract: Bibliography: p. 112-117.


identifier: Baerwald, E. F. (2008). Variation in the activity and fatality of migratory bats at Wind Energy facilities in southern Alberta: causes and consequences (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2201

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p.89-103
some pages are in colour


identifier: Leinweber, K. (2011). A critical review of contemporary moral education policies in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4238

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 112-127.


identifier: Rathje, K. A. (2000). Rates of return to advanced education in Alberta and Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18776

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xii, 185 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LC 67.68 C36 R38 2000

subject: Education, Higher - Economic aspects - Canada

subject: Education, Higher - Economic aspects - Alberta

subject: Rate of return

subject: Cost effectiveness

abstract: Bibliography: p. 158-161


identifier: Brockbank, R. L. (1993). Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of phosvitin and peptides phosphorylated by protein kinases (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20850

format:
xix, 342 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 552 P4 B73 1993
Peptides
Protein kinase
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Phosphorylation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 320-342.


identifier: Olsen, L. J. (2006). Constraining Wavelets for Multiresolution (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24186

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Samavati, Faramarz F.
Costa Sousa, Mário

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

subject: Computer Science

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 146-152
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Hein, J. C. (2008). Long-term care: a place to belong (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2898

title: Long-term care: a place to belong

format:
xvi, 100 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 95-100
Missing signature page.


identifier: Swisterski, P. M. (2002). A constant market share analysis of OECD export performance, 1972-1992 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24373

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 S94

abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-109


identifier: Egger, L. A. (1994). The discursive production of gender in therapy (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17829

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

subject: RC 480.8 E34 1994

subject: Psychotherapist and patient - Moral and ethical aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-197.


identifier: Moore, S. L. (1994). The origin of dolomite of the Middle Cambrian Eldon and Pika Formations in the Yoho Glacier area, Yoho National Park, British Columbia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24463

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

subject: Additional Copy: QE 471.15 D6 M66 1994

subject: Sediments (Geology) - British Columbia - Yoho National Park

subject: Dolomite - British Columbia - Yoho National Park

subject: Rocks, Carbonate - British Columbia

abstract: Bibliography: p. 261-268.


identifier: Barrios Barocio, E. (2012). Design and characterization of wideband balanced homodyne detectors for quantum homodyne tomography (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4702

format:
xi, 97 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-97

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

abstract: This thesis reports the realization and applications of a versatile wideband balanced homodyne detector operating in the time domain and intended for Quantum Optical Tomography. The detector can work with high repetition rate lasers used for the production and measurement of the electric field quadratures of quantum states of light. Full characterization of the detector by shot-noise measurements and by verifying its capability to reconstruct the density matrix and Wigner function of various states of interest is given. By overcoming photodiodes response mismatch, high frequency electronics issues and by choosing an appropriate optical set-up, a high level of common mode suppression (52.4dB) and a low electronic noise gave a shot-to-electronic noise ratio of I3dB for a Local Oscillator with 6.2 x 108 photons-per-pulse on a ~ 100MHz bandwidth. Results for the characterization of a single-photon Fock state are presented. An average efficiency of 56% was obtained for the generation/detection of the state.


identifier: Rojas, L. (2022). Investigating the association between prenatal stress and neurodevelopment: the contribution of the gut microbiota (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Investigating the Association Between Prenatal Stress and Neurodevelopment: The Contribution of the Gut Microbiota

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Giesbrecht, Gerald
Arrieta, Marie Claire
Brooks, Brian L

subject:
Neurodevelopment
Gut Microbiota
Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
Cognition
FSIQ
Microbiology
Human Development
Mental Health
Psychology--Cognitive
Psychology--Developmental
Psychology--Physiological
Psychobiology

abstract: Prenatal stress is common among pregnant individuals and has been associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in children. Emerging evidence has independently linked children’s gut microorganisms (i.e., gut microbiota) to prenatal stress and neurodevelopment. For this reason, the current study wanted to determine if the child’s gut microbiota mediates the relationship between prenatal stress and Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) in children aged 3-4. Prenatal stress was operationalized for 248 women using maternal salivary cortisol samples and mood questionnaires to generate a psychological distress score at each trimester. Children collected fecal samples and completed a standardized neurocognitive assessment to evaluate gut microbiota features and FSIQ, respectively. Results indicate that prenatal stress was associated with the child’s gut alpha diversity (i.e., different bacteria types), bacteria relative abundance, and selective metabolic pathways in a trimester-dependent manner. Also, we found that the child’s gut microbiota features are not associated with FSIQ. Even though prenatal stress was associated with the child’s gut microbiota, the study findings indicate that child’s gut microbiota does not mediate the relationship between prenatal stress and FSIQ in children aged 3-4. Despite previous studies providing strong evidence linking gut microbiota to neurodevelopment, the current study does not provide direct or indirect support for this relationship.


identifier: Zhang, S. S. (2005). SEMEST+: software engineering measurement techniques and a supporting tool (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20567

format:
viii, 123 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-115


identifier: Richert, T. (2005). The impact of future global navigation satellite systems on precise carrier phase (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2376

format:
xviii, 212 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 200-212


identifier: Molodecky, N. A. (2011). Validity of administrative data for the diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis: a population-based study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4442

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 8-10

abstract: Includes copies of ethics approval and copyright permission.  Original copies with original Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Tang, R. (2015). Physio@Home: Designing and Exploring  Visual Guidance and Feedback Techniques for At-home Rehabilitation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27355

subject:
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Computer Science

abstract: Physiotherapy patients learn rehabilitation exercises with the help of a physiotherapist, but are at risk of re-injury while exercising at home. This thesis explores the design of visualizations for guiding patients through physiotherapy exercises at home. I interviewed a physiotherapist to gain knowledge on physiotherapy practices and developed a set of visual characteristics for guidance: plane/range of movement, positions/angles to maintain, extent of movement, and rate of movement. I applied these in the design of movement-guiding visualizations in two prototypes. Zipples was a Microsoft Kinect-based prototype featuring movement recording and playback, supported by a variety of visualizations. Physio@Home was a Vicon-based iteration that featured an annotation tool, an iteratively-designed Wedge visualization, and multiple camera perspectives. I evaluated both systems with laboratory studies and found that participants using Physio@Home could follow exercises with greater accuracy than watching and mimicking video. I conclude with reflections on system limitations and potential future work.


identifier: Jeppesen-Wigelsworth, A. D. (2010). The Portrayal of Roman Wives in Literature and Inscriptions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19192


identifier: He, J. (2021). Groundwater processes and properties of surficial deposits in the Canadian Rockies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Hayashi, Masaki
Bentley, Larry
Clark, Martyn

subject:
Hydrogeology
Groundwater Modeling
Alpine
Hydrology
Geology
Hydrology

abstract: Alpine surficial deposits such as moraine and talus are important conduits and reservoirs of groundwater and are capable of contributing large fractions of stream runoff. This work describes a combined fieldwork and modeling investigation, aimed toward characterizing the properties and hydrogeological function of various surficial deposits present within a headwater watershed in the Canadian Rockies. Hydrogeological properties such as hydraulic conductivity are highly heterogeneous between and even within surficial deposits. However, a moraine deposit located at the watershed outlet has a dominant influence on groundwater storage and flow. Restriction of discharge by this moraine “gatekeeper” has the effect of bolstering storage and baseflows over the low flow period. The function of this gatekeeper may also allow watershed-scale behavior to be well represented by simple relationships and data-frugal models which do not require detailed characterization of a site. Optimal model design must carefully select a level of complexity to avoid swinging between being over-parameterized and overly simplistic.


identifier: Miller, J. L. (1987). Aging content in nursing curricula (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23835

title: Aging content in nursing curricula

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

subject:
RC 954 M54 1988
Geriatric nursing
Curriculum planning

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-113.


identifier: Apps, L. K. (2001). Collaborative art: a study of a non-verbal collaboration (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15075

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 A67

subject: Additional copy: 370 EDC 2001 APP

subject: Artistic collaboration - Alberta - Calgary - Case studies

subject: Group work in art - Alberta - Calgary - Case studies

subject: Group work in education.

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 91-95.
CD-Rom included


identifier: Watts, M. J. (1998). Relationship satisfaction of cohabiting and married women and men (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15159

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

subject:
HQ803 .W38 1998
Unmarried couples--Attitudes.
Spouses--Attitudes.
Common law marriage.
Marriage
Domestic relations.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-90.


identifier: Miles, E. A. (1993). Motivational correspondences between print materials and the audiences who use them: a test methodology (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20847

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

subject:
LB 1065 M53 1993
Motivation in education
Learning, Psychology of
Motivation (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-137.


identifier: Morabito, E. A. (2017). Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Cow Comfort After Facility Changes on Dairy Farms (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27504

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Orsel, Karin
Barkema, Herman W.
Pajor, Edmond A.

subject:
Veterinary Science
Dairy
Cow Comfort
Animal Welfare

abstract: A cow comfort assessment was conducted on 60 Holstein-Friesian cows per farm on three categories of farms: 15 that changed the freestall area (CHANGE) after a previous assessment; 15 that did not change the freestall area (NOCHANGE) after a previous assessment; and 14 that were never evaluated (NEW). The CHANGE group had decreased lameness prevalence and increased lying time compared to the NOCHANGE group, the NEW group, and data from previous cow comfort assessments. Additionally, farmers in CHANGE and NOCHANGE groups more frequently identified the importance of risk factors associated with cow comfort than in their previous assessment. In conclusion, the CHANGE group improved in outcome measures of cow comfort, and farms in both CHANGE and NOCHANGE groups became more aware of risk factors regarding cow comfort than during a previous assessment.


identifier: Shariff, T. (1995). Issues in women's education in rural India: a case study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21648

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

subject:
LC 2322 S46 1996
Women - Education - India

abstract: Bibliography: p. 126-133.


identifier: Iosub, V. (2011). Enantioselective synthesis of a-quarternary amino acid derivatives via enzymatic desymmetrization and curtius rearrangement, approaches to alkaloid synthesis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4655

format:
xviii, 286 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 236-244


identifier: MacPhee, A. (2004). Risk factors associated with depression in early adolescence (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18217

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-133


identifier: La, H. (2018). The Application of Hybrid media for the Mitigation of Methane Emissions through Biofiltration (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB doi:10.11575/PRISM/31808

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

contributor:
Hettiaratchi, Joseph Patrick A.
Achari, Gopal
Dunfield, Peter F.
Chu, Angus
Ponnurangam, Sathish
Heitz, Michèle W.

subject:
Methane oxidation
Biofiltration
Greenhouse Gas
Methanotroph
Methane
Adsorption
Biochar
Lava rock
Compost
Environmental Sciences
Engineering--Civil

abstract: The on-going annual increase in global CH4 emissions can be largely attributed to anthropogenic activities. However, as more than half of these emissions are diffuse and possess a concentration less than 3% (v/v), physical-chemical treatments are inefficient as an abatement technology. In this regard, biotechnologies, such as biofiltration using methane-oxidizing bacteria, or methanotrophs, are a cost-effective and efficient means to combat diffuse CH4 emissions. Utilizing a packing material such as biochar that has a high sorption potential may increase the contact time required for improving removal efficiencies of CH4. As CH4 biofiltration requires water addition to maintain microbial activity, the results from the adsorption experiments indicate adsorption capacity is not lost with water addition if biochar is the dominant packing material. Additionally, fixed bed columns of biochar may be a reliable back-up system to a hybrid system for CH4 biofiltration especially for high inlet loads. Generally, increasing the compost content of the packing material, water content, and inlet flow rate together has the most damaging effect on adsorption. The results from batch studies indicate lava rock and biochar can support the growth of methanotrophs for the oxidation of CH4 to CO2. Nitrogen additions of up to 191 g (N)/m3 matrix maximized oxidation activities but inhibited it at concentrations above this value. The methanotrophs likely enter into a starvation phase (or a stationary phase of growth where the population may cease to divide but remain metabolically active) in response to unfavorable nitrogen conditions and their CH4 oxidation activities eventually recover as toxic NH3/NO3 intermediates are further oxidized during nitrogen metabolism. Column biofiltration experiments demonstrated that a 7:1 volumetric mixture of biochar and compost can successfully remove up to 877 g CH4/m3·d with empty-bed residence times of 82.8 minutes. As a biologically-active material, compost served as the sole source of nutrients and inoculum for the biofilters which greatly simplified the operation of the system. Higher elimination capacities may be possible with higher compost content such as a 1:1 ratio of either biochar or lava rock, while maintaining the empty-bed residence time at 82.8 minutes.


identifier: Bayestehparvin, B. (2014). Phase Behavior Modeling of Complex Hydrocarbon Systems Applicable to Solvent Assisted Recovery Processes (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27324

subject:
Energy
Engineering--Petroleum
Phase Behavior
Bitumen
Equation of State
Characterization
Modeling

abstract: Solvent assisted recovery processes have taken significant attention recently. It has been shown that co-injection of solvent and steam can increase bitumen production to a rate higher than steam injection alone. The major shortcoming in this area is the lack of basic knowledge relevant to the solvent/heat assisted recovery processes. The objective of this project is to develop an understanding of the phase behaviour of bitumen/solvent systems with four milestones. First, a phase behaviour model based on the Peng-Robinson equation of state has been developed and validated for simple systems. Second, the available mixing rules for computing the co-volumes of polar and non-polar mixtures were evaluated. Third, bitumen was characterized in order to estimate its critical properties based on the boiling point distribution from the simulated distillation data. The boiling point distribution was modeled using probability distribution functions. Finally, the results for the phase behaviour of solvent (e.g. methane, ethane and carbon dioxide)/bitumen (Athabasca, Cold Lake) systems were modeled with an EoS for different operating conditions.

abstract: 2 years


identifier: Lamb, M. A. (2017). The Effects of Anisotropy at the Leading Edge of a Thin Skinned Contractional Orogenic Wedge - Southern Canadian Rocky Mountains (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28096

contributor:
Spratt, Deborah A.
Lawton, Donald Caleb
Johston, Stephen T.
MacKay, Paul A.
Bentley, Laurence R.
Lines, Laurence R.
Pedesen, Per .

subject:
Geology
Geophysics
Anisotropy
orogenic wedge
structural geology
mountains
triangle zone
Rockies

abstract: The development of an orogenic wedge is a complex process that reflects the interaction of a large number of components and rates.  One such component, strength anisotropy, is present in all bedded sedimentary rocks, so understanding its influence on the development of the orogenic wedge is important.  Many other components of the system such as surface processes, fluid pressure, and mechanical failure have been shown to influence the development of the orogen, however the influence of strength anisotropy has not been as thoroughly investigated.  By examining the structures at the leading edge of an orogenic wedge with respect to the orientation of anisotropy relative to the principal stress directions, insight into the development of the wedge can be gained.  Field data (fracture orientations, bedding orientations, bedrock maps, and hammer seismic data), were combined with subsurface data (well log, seismic and aeromagnetic data) to interpret the anisotropy and structures at the leading edge of the orogenic wedge in the Southern Canadian Rocky Mountains. The structures described indicate that strength anisotropy influences the development of the orogenic wedge.  The layering of sedimentary rock creates a strength anisotropy parallel to bedding planes that is a significant control on rock failure at the scale of the thrust front.  The change in the orientation of the strength anisotropy from foreland dipping (shallow) to hinterland dipping (deep) at the leading edge of the thrust front creates preferred failure directions that lead to wedge geometries.  Although the shape of the leading edge of an orogenic wedge suggests a conjugate system, the upper and lower failure surfaces are not a conjugate pair.  They are separate failure surfaces, one that ramps and steps forward and one sub-parallel to bedding that deflects upward.  Current theory, which relies on wedge failure due to advancing conjugate failures, does not adequately accommodate the strength anisotropy inherent in sedimentary rock at the leading edge of a contractional orogen.  As the orientation of the strength anisotropy is a significant control on rock failure, factors that control the strength anisotropy such as basement topography, subsidence (accommodation space), erosion rate and sedimentation rate will also affect rock failure and thus the geometry of the orogenic wedge is the result of a complex system.


identifier: Valentine, P. A. (2002). Alteration of neural response properties and tonotopic organization of cat auditory cortex induced with electrical stimulation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23838

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 V35

abstract: Bibliography : p. 247-271


identifier: Bierk, H. (2010). A modified shepwm with low switching frequency for three-phase inverter systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3484

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-133


identifier: Fudyk, T. C. (2002). Coping in couples who have children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a preliminary analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22411

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

subject:
AC1 .T484 2002 F83
Additional copy: 370 EDC 2002 FUD

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-99


identifier: Biernacka, B. (1994). The effects of temperature and food ration on the reproductive strategy of Nephelopsis obscura (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11919

format:
x, 121 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QL 391 H6 B54 1994
Leeches - Physiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-121.


identifier: Kirby, S. (1998). The impacts of the non-recognition of credentials: Evidence from fourteen highly qualified immigrants in calgary and red deer, alberta, canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17089

format:
xi, 137 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HD8108.5 .A2 K57 1998

subject: Additional Copy: 370 EDC 1998 KIR in the Doucette Education library.

subject: Alien labor - Alberta

subject: Discrimination in employment--Alberta.

subject: Children of immigrants - Education - Social Aspects - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Labor policy--Alberta.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 129-137.


identifier: Flavin, J. (1981). The Planning of downtown residential areas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16664

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

subject:
HD 7305 C3 F62 1986
Housing - Alberta - Calgary
Calgary (Alta.) - City planning

abstract: Bibliography: p. 137-143.


identifier: Walschots, N. Z. (2007). Tonsil hockey: after, around, and through bpNichol's poetry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1314

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 33-37


identifier: Handal, H. (2015). Studies On Synthesis, Microstructure and Transport Properties of Doped Cerium Oxides (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27916

subject:
Energy
Materials Science
Physical science
Materials Science
Energy

abstract:
Acceptor-doped ceria exhibits mixed ionic electronic conduction in reducing conditions and chemical stability against sulfur poisoning and coking. This thesis’s primary goal is to explore new anode materials based on ceria–solid solutions for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The physicochemical and electrochemical performance of Ce0.9–xY0.1MnxO2–δ (x = 0 to 15 mol%) (CYMO) and Ce0.87Y0.1Mn0.01N0.02O2-δ (N = Mg or Ca) were studied. Among the materials investigated in this study, Ce0.89Y0.1Mn0.01Mg0.02O2–δ (Mg-CYMO) showed the highest total conductivity of 0.2 S cm−1 at 700 °C in H2. An area specific polarization resistance of 0.23 Ω cm2 was observed for both Mg-CYMO and Ce0.8Y0.1Mn0.1O2-δ (10CYMO) at 800 °C, in wet H2. Chronoamperometric measurement for the symmetrical cell configuration based on 10CYMO electrodes showed stable performance upon exposure to 10 ppm H2S/H2. In a full cell configuration, 10CYMO (anode)/YSZ (electrolyte)/La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 (LSM)-YSZ cathode, polarization resistance of 1.4 Ω cm2 and power density of 75 mW/cm2 were obtained at 800 °C in wet H2.
The main challenge of employing proton-conducting electrolytes in SOFC is their poor chemical stability in the presence of steam and hydrocarbon fuels. Another goal of this thesis is to develop a chemically stable proton-conducting electrolyte for SOFCs. The effects of Fe and Co substitution on the electrical and physicochemical properties of BaCe0.9Sm0.1O3–δ (BCS) were evaluated. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that incorporation of 5 to 10 mol% Fe or Co in BCS did not improve the chemical stability in CO2 at elevated temperatures. The BCSC10 sample sintering at 1400 °C showed the highest electrical conductivity of 0.02 S cm-1 at 600 °C in air, but it did not show any appreciable proton mobility under humidified atmosphere.


identifier: McGhee, R. J. (1968). Copper Eskimo prehistory (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17461

title: Copper Eskimo prehistory

format:
viii, 214 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
E 99 E7 M18 1968
Eskimos - Antiquities

abstract: Bibliography: p. 199-207.


identifier: Gu, C. (2013). Chimera States in Nonlocally Coupled Oscillatory and Complex Oscillatory Systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25321

subject:
Physics--Theory
Oscillators
Synchronization
Nonlinear Dynamics

abstract: Populations of nonlocally coupled, identical limit cycle oscillators can lead to the peculiar chimera state, in which subpopulations of synchronized and unsynchronized oscillators coexist in localized spatial domains. We study the existence and robustness of chimera states in populations of simple, complex and chaotic oscillators, which are different forms of oscillation realizable in experiments. In the case of simple oscillation, we investigate the existence and robustness of chimera states under physically relevant constraints in our model such as time delay and frequency heterogeneity. We show for the first time that chimera states can be extended to the general setting of complex and chaotic oscillators, in particular, we find spiral wave chimera together with synchronization defect lines. We also introduce several methods for selecting parameters in general models that lead to the formation of chimera states in 1D or 2D systems, which can provide important theoretical guidance to future experimental studies.


identifier: Van der Voet, A. F. (1980). The shear strength of slabs with mechanically anchored shear reinforcement (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19457

format:
xvii, 157, [20] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA 417.7 S5 V34 1980 Fiche
Concrete slabs
Shear (Mechanics)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 155-157.

abstract: The use of reinforced concrete flat plates (slabs) in floor construction is often limited by the punching shear strength of the slab-column connection. The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of shear reinforcement, consisting of thin vertical bars with square anchor plates welded at both ends, as a means of improving shear strength and ductility of slabs. Eight specimens were tested, including one without shear reinforcement. Slab dimensions were 1900 x 1900 mm and 150 mm deep (effective depth d = 113 mm) and the column dimensions were 250 x 250 mm. Only axial forces were applied to the centrally located column. Test variables consisted of the number of shear reinforcement elements, the area of each element and the distribution of the elements within the slab. Two types of shear failure are possible; failure by yielding of the shear reinforcement adjacent to the column (under-reinforced for shear) or failure by exhaustion of the shear strength of the slab concrete on a section to the outside of the shear reinforcement, with little or no yielding of the shear reinforcement (over-reinforced for shear). The nominal concrete shear stress which allows the latter failure condition to occur was calculated using a design perimeter extending 'd/2' beyond the outer row of shear reinforcement and was found to be inversely proportional to the length of the design perimeter. The former failure condition depends on the yield force developed by the shear reinforcement within a distance 'd' of the column. Of the seven shear reinforced slabs, one failed after the shear reinforcement yielded; the remainder failed by punching along a section outside the shear reinforcement. A procedure for the design of a slab under-reinforced for shear is presented. The concrete shear strength is calculated using the current Canadian CSA Code equation for the nominal slab punching strength. The contribution by the shear reinforcement to the shear strength of a slab is determined by the elements located within 'd' of the column face, using the truss analogy to account for the effects of spacing and inclination of the failure surface. The ultimate shear strength of a thin slab can be increased by at least 33 percent over the current Code provisions for slabs containing mechanically anchored shear reinforcement so long as the shear reinforcement is suitably detailed. While slab ductility was improved by including shear reinforcement, full yield lines were not observed for any test.


identifier: McGee, A. R. (2012). A fossilized turtle egg clutch with embryos from the upper cretaceous Oldman formation, southeastern Alberta: description, taxonomic identity, and embryonic staging (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4558

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 91-103

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Fossilized turtle clutches containing embryos are heretofore undescribed. Here the description of such a specimen from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta sheds light on the taxonomic identity and paleobiology of the turtle that laid the clutch. Examination of the clutch reveals 33 rigid-shelled, spherical eggs arranged in a layered cluster. Clutch size and the paleoenvironment of the nest site suggest that the fossil clutch belongs to a large, freshwater turtle. Numerous embryonic bones described from virtual reconstructions of computed tomographic data reveal that the embryonic bones are well-ossified. Comparisons with modem turtles indicate the fossil embryos were at a late stage of development, near batching, at the time of death. Morphology of the maxillae, dentary, and plastron suggests affinities with Adocidae, an extinct freshwater turtle clade. Additional lines of evidence, including egg and eggshell morphology, the predicted size of the female, and geographic and stratigraphic location, also suggest that the fossil clutch belongs to adocids.


identifier: Liu, Z. (2004). Ionosphere tomographic modeling and applications using Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17654

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abstract: Bibliography:p. 288-304

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Precise ionosphere modeling is crucial and remains as a challenge for GPS positioning and navigation as well as many other Earth Observation Systems. This research develops and analyzes a new ionospheric modeling system based on a multiple-layer tomographic technique using spherical harmonic functions and empirical orthogonal functions in combination with Kalman filter estimator to perform real-time ionospheric modeling and perform ionospheric TEC predictions. A close form expression that links the smoothed TEC measurements and the tomographic model has been developed, which allows the simultaneous execution of TEC smoothing and model estimation and ionospheric TEC prediction. This system is feasible for real-time implementation to generate TEC predictions to support real-time GPS positioning and other real-time applications. In order to assess the accuracies of the ionospheric TEC prediction data, three quantitative indicators are proposed to evaluate the prediction performance. The tomographic model proposed in this research is function-based, which is computationally more efficient than tomographic models that are based on voxel concept and overcomes the limitations associated with single-layer ionospheric models. Comprehensive data analyses have been conducted to assess the model using data from different types of GPS networks and acquired under both ionosphere quiet and disturbed conditions. The model performance has been assessed using different elevation angles and prediction intervals. The numerical results at the independent user station show that over a local area GPS network using an elevation cutoff of 15°, the vertical TEC data predicted at 5-min or 10-min interval have an accuracy of 3.5~4.3 TECU during ionospheric quiet time period. An accuracy of 5.9 TECU can be obtained using a 30-min prediction interval. Over a wide area GPS network using an elevation cutoff of 15°, the 5- min and 10-min VTEC predictions have an accuracy about 5.0~5.8 TECU and the 30- min predictions about 5.5~5.9 TECU during ionospheric quiet day. During ionospheric disturbed day, the 5-min and 10-min VTEC predictions have an accuracy about 5.2~6.1 TECU and the vertical TEC prediction accuracy is about 5.8~6.7 TECU using a 30-min prediction interval.


identifier: Lewis, P. J. (1980). The Alberta Wheat Pool, 1923-1935 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20319

title: The Alberta Wheat Pool, 1923-1935

format:
vii, 192 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HD 1790 A53 L48 1980 Fiche
Alberta Wheat Pool - History
Agriculture - Alberta - History

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-192.


identifier: Derksen, M. (2019). Ice Nucleation: Sulfate and Its Influence in Arctic and Rural and Urban NW Continental Precipitation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Norman, Ann-Lise
Else, Brent G. T.
Hobill, David W.
Wieser, Michael E.

subject:
Ice Nucleation
Atmospheric Science
Atmospheric Physics
Climate Change
Arctic
Aerosols
Sulfate
Cloud Formation
Biogenic
Nucleation
Climate Science
Atmospheric Chemistry
Education--Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Physics
Atmospheric Science

abstract: With the growth of urban centers and decline of natural ecosystems, the increasing presence of aerosol particles has the potential to have major impacts on climate. This study assessed the ice nucleation characteristics of anthropogenic and organic/biogenic sulfate sources in precipitation samples from the Arctic, Kananaskis (rural continental), and Calgary (Urban continental). Samples were analyzed using droplet freezing technique, isotopic analysis, and anion/cation measurements. Comparisons between deposition-based precipitation sampler and passive fog/rain sampler yielded no significant differences in ice nucleation characteristics. Arctic fog samples had distinct ice nucleating particle characteristics compared to rain and dry deposition samples. A 32% increase in the influence of biogenic matter was apparent in 2016 Arctic samples relative to 2014 samples. The influence of a continental biogenic and/or organic material was apparent in the ice nucleating characteristics of both rural and urban continental samples. Snow samples exhibited the greatest biogenic influence, followed by rain samples, and then dry deposition samples.


identifier: Mahoney, K. F. (1970). WISC pattern analysis and teacher referral categories (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14907

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viii, 71 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: LB 1131 M33 1970 Microfilm

subject: Ability - Testing

subject: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

subject: Educational tests and measurements

abstract: Bibliography: p. 66-71.


identifier: Depiak, A. M. (1994). Effects of cryogenic treatment on AISI D2 steel (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13886

format:
xix, 201 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
TP 482 D46 1994
Low temperature engineering
Steel - Effect of temperature on
Steel - Testing
Metals at low temperature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 189-201.


identifier: Ng, I. K. (1999). The effect of genomic rearrangement on ribotypes and infectious abilities in salmonella typhi (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17582

format:
xvi, 173 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QR82 .E6 N48 1999
Salmonella typhi--Genetic aspects.
Genomes
Infection.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 159-173.


identifier: Bosch, K. A. (2000). "Teaching a stone to talk": a site management plan for the Okotoks big rock (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20937

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xiv, 138 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: FC3665 .B54 B67 2000A

subject: Historic Sites - Alberta - Big Rock

subject: Historic Sites - Alberta - Big Rock - Conservation and restoration

subject: Historic Sites - Alberta - Big Rock - Management

subject: Big Rock (Alta.)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-102


identifier: Majumder, J. (2012). Travellers' response to real-time traffic information: a study from a pre-trip and an en-route perspective (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4539

contributor:
Kattan, Lina
Nurul Habib, Khandker

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x, 163 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 149-158

abstract: Rapid population growth in Calgary has contributed to increased traffic levels throughout the city's highway network. In particular, pressure has been placed on Deerfoot Trail, which is a major freeway in Calgary that provides a north-south corridor through the city. An advanced traveller information system (A TIS) can play a significant role in optimizing transportation system performance and reducing excessive delays on congested routes, by advising travellers to divert to less congested routes. However, the performance of ATIS depends upon the responses of the travellers to such technology. This research has, therefore, focused on investigating travellers' responses to ATIS, with a particular emphasis on real-time pre-trip and en-route information. As a case study, this research targeted frequent users of Deerfoot Trail and examined their travel decisions upon receiving the two types (pre-trip and en-route) of traffic information. Travellers' pre-trip behaviour for three kinds of trips (work trip, school trip and social trip) was obtained for two hypothetical scenarios (congestion without lane closures and congestion with the presence of lane closures) to analyze the impact of pre-trip information. The impact of en-route variable message signs (VMS) was also obtained to examine the rerouting behaviour of travellers. A total of 4 71 responses were collected from potential respondents through a questionnaire survey, and the analysis focused on developing a relationship between a set of explanatory variables and the decision variables through regression models. The results have led to the conclusion that various socioeconomic attributes, trip characteristics, attributes related to the familiarity with Deerfoot Trail and information access possess significant influences in rerouting decision making.


identifier: Price, M. F. (1981). A baseline and planning study of the summer environment of the Sunshine area, Canadian Rocky Mountains (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20634

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xiv, 281 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: QH 541.5 M65 P73 1981

subject: Mountain ecology - Alberta. Banff National Park

subject: Outdoor recreation - Environmental aspects

subject: Vegetation surveys

subject: Environmental impact statements - Alberta - Banff National Park

abstract: Bibliography: p. 238-252.

abstract: Summer recreational use levels in the Sunshine area are likely to increase substantially, from current low levels, because of improved access, made possible by the installation of a gondola-lift in 1979. This study was undertaken in order to provide information required to plan future summer use of the area, and to develop a monitoring strategy to assess environmental changes resulting from changing patterns of summer use. The basis of the research program was the mapping of vegetation and human impacts from colour and false-colour infra-red (FCIR) aerial photographs, at scales of 1:4,000 and 1:8,000, obtained in 1979 and 1980. Black-and-white aerial photography, at a scale of 1:36,000, was also obtained in 1979, and used in the production of an orthophoto mosaic. This mosaic was used to identify sampling sites for a vegetation survey, and also as the base for a map of vegetation and human impacts. In summer 1979, air temperature and rainfall data were collected at five sites, in a variety of topographic situations. In 1980, vegetation was sampled at 49 sites; 102 transects, along three segments of the trail system, were measured and photographed. In both 1979 and 1980, snowmelt patterns were recorded from four fixed sites. Eight vegetation types were identified using both aerial photography and field-based vegetational analysis. An additional nine community types, differentiated only by vegetational composition, were described from data collected in 1969 and 1970 by members of the Canadian Wildlife Service . The seventeen types were ordered along continua relating to snowcover and topographic site. The vegetation data were used as the ground verification component for a map of the vegetation of the area, based on colour and FCIR photography obtained in 1973, 1979 and 1980. The map was overlain on a 1:10,000 scale orthophoto mosic, prepared from the black-and-white photography obtained in 1979. The three trail segments chosen for sampling were situated along the Assiniboine, Egypt Lake and Rock Isle trails. Each of these segments canoe assumed to have received a single level of use along its length. The sets of measured transects from the three trail segments differed markedly, in numbers of braids, widths of braids and widths of the tratl complex, rn general, as slope angles at transects increased, bratd wtdt~s tncreased and numBers of Braids decreased, Trail development was generally greatest on southeast and west slopes and flat areas. No definite relationships between trail characteristics and the adjacent vegetation were found. Both absolute temperatures and temperature ranges varied considerably between the five meteorological stations. Diurnal and seasonal cycles were significantly different between all stations with the exception of the two stations where the vegetation was dominated by Dryas hookeriana. Rainfall was similar at all stations, though some rainstorms appear to be limited in areal extent. Snowmelt patterns were similar in 1979 and 1980, although the sequence was advanced by approximately two and a half weeks in 1980. A correspondence was demonstrated between the location of late-lying snowbanks, and the location of some vegetation types, from the sequential photography obtained in 1979. The results of the research program were used as the basis for recommendations concerning the development of optimal management practices for the area, in order to keep environmental change to a minimum.


identifier: Parboosingh, E. J. (1985). Appropriateness of utilisation of the emergency department by the elderly (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19549

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xiii, 145 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
RA 564.8 P345 1986
Community health services for the aged
Aged - Medical care
Emergency medical services

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-117.


identifier: Gibson, P. C. (1999). Moment problems for jacobi matrices and inverse problems for systems of many coupled oscillators (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17159

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viii, 117 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: QA 432 G53 1999

subject: Moment problems (Mathematics)

subject: Inverse problems (Differential equations)

subject: Matrices

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-117


identifier: Durnin, M. (1988). The GRB deletion of the chorion locus of the silkmoth bombyx mori: structural analysis of the wild type and mutant genotypes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20411

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

subject:
SF 542.7 D87 1988
Silkworms - Research

abstract: Bibliography: p. 167-177.


identifier: Vatsala (2021). Resource allocation for energy harvesting D2D communications underlaying NOMA cellular networks (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Resource Allocation for Energy Harvesting D2D Communications Underlaying NOMA Cellular Networks

contributor:
Fapojuwo, Abraham Olatunji
Sesay, Abu-Bakarr B
Far, Behrouz H

subject:
D2D Communications
Energy Harvesting
SWIPT
Power splitting
Time switching
Artificial Intelligence
Engineering
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

abstract: The fifth generation (5G) cellular networks promise higher data rates, lower latency, higher energy efficiency, and increased bandwidth as compared to the fourth generation (4G) networks. To fulfill requirements raised by 5G networks, notable technologies such as Simultaneous Wireless and Information Power Transfer (SWIPT), device to device (D2D) communications and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) are being extensively researched by the academia and industry. This thesis attempts to fulfill the requirements raised by current users and thus studies these technologies in the form of resource allocation problems for two SWIPT receiver architectures, namely, time switching (TS) and power splitting (PS) enabled D2D communications underlaying a NOMA based network with the objective of maximizing the D2D throughput while the rate requirements of the cellular users are guaranteed. The performance is compared with orthogonal multiple access (OMA) scheme. The problems are solved using two approaches: conventional optimization and deep learning. The conventional optimization entails a large number of iterations and involves significant time to solve the problem. Thus, deep learning is used where neural networks can learn from a dataset provided and used to predict an output. The neural networks involve less computation time and are more efficient. Therefore, a feed forward neural network (FFNN) - a kind of Deep Neural Network (DNN) is used to predict the D2D throughput. It was found that the efficient integration of D2D with the conventional cellular networks depends upon several factors such as environment, density of the network, geographical position of the devices and the rate requirement of the cellular users. Also, deep learning gives almost same results as that of the conventional optimization algorithm but is much more time efficient. In all the scenarios, the NOMA based networks give much better performance than the OMA based networks. The significance of the project lies in adopting D2D communications equipped with TS and PS SWIPT architectures in practical scenarios efficiently by studying the various factors that impact the adoption of D2D communications.


identifier: Hansen, L. (1973). Computer-assisted verbal arithmetic problem solving (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16527

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viii, 78 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: LB 1028.5 H34 1973 Microfiche

subject: Computer-assisted instruction

subject: Arithmetic - Study and teaching (Primary)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 47-51.


identifier: Isaac, R. (1989). Value congruence and performance (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12220

title: Value congruence and performance

format:
viii, 105 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: HF 5549.5 P35 I82 1989a

subject: Employees - Rating of

subject: Performance standards

subject: Work measurement

subject: Personnel management - Research - Canada

subject: Corporate culture

abstract: Bibliography: p. 98-105.


title: Contrast and Contrastivism: The Logic of Contrastive Knowledge

publisher:
Arts
Philosophy
University of Calgary

abstract: Yes


identifier: Atwell, P. H. (1969). Kinship and migration among Calgary residents of Indian origin (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14857

format:
vii, 85 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: HM 131 A88 1969

subject: Socialization

subject: Rural-urban migration

subject: Indians of North America - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-79.

abstract:
This study is an attempt to explore the relationship between kin-ship and migration among Calgarian residents of Indian origin. The anticipated findings were: 1.	Family relations stimulate migration.
2.	For the migrant in the new milieu, kinship relations serve as an agency of socialization. Sixty-five persons of Indian origin and thirteen non-Indians were interviewed. The formal questionnaire, the semi-structured interview and participant observation were the chief techniques which were employed in the collection of data; concepts of socialization, reference group, and group interaction, which have been advanced by Eisenstadt, Merton and Simmel are adopted as the framework of exploration.
Data did not conclusively support the anticipated findings. Responses to the limited interviews revealed education and employment as predominating reasons for migration. The adjustments,which had to be undergone in the off-reservation setting.were effected with the aid of social agencies rather than with that of family relations.


identifier: Fedeshko, R. W. (1992). Polyketide enzymes and genes in penicillium urticae (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15229

format:
xxxiii, 401 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 752 P65 F43 1992
Penicillium urticae
Cell metabolism
Enzymes
Polyketides

abstract: Bibliography: p. 390-401.

abstract: Penicillium urticae is one of the best characterized organisms that produces a secondary metabolite (patulin). All of the steps of the pathway have been elucidated and a number of the enzymes have been characterized. Because these enzymes are notoriously unstable, their purification is often difficult. Nevertheless, success has been achieved for the seventh and eighth enzymes of the pathway, isoepoxydon dehydrogenase and neopatulin synthase. Success with isoepoxydon dehydrogenase depended on optimizing the harvest time for 8 L fermenter cultures and then rupturing the cells in a carefully formulated cell breakage buffer which maximized dehydrogenase activity and longevity. A seven step purification (salt fractionation, Blue-A Sepharose, hydrophobic interaction, two anion exchange, and two size-exclusion chromatography steps) resulted in an~ 120 fold purification and 15% yield of the dehydrogenase. This preparation was greater than 99% pure, and the enzyme was characterized as an a2 dimer (29 kDa /monomer). Partial amino terminal sequence analysis of the dehydrogenase yielded 45 residues and this provided the basis for the construction of oligonucleotide probes. Success with neopatulin synthase was made easier due to it's excellent stability, as compared to other enzymes of the pathway. The harvest time was optimized for 8 L fermentor cultures and the cells ruptured in a carefully formulated breakage buffer. A five step purification (Millipore minitan concentration, isoelectric precipitation, three anion exchange steps) resulted in an ~2700 fold purification with a 12% yield. This enzyme was further characterized as a glycoprotein with a deglycosylated subunit molecular weight of ~20 kDa. Amino terminal sequence analysis of one glycoform yielded 29 residues.


identifier: Feir, D. L. (2007). The private and social determinants of education: evidence from aboriginal communities in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1682

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ix, 114 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-109


identifier: Shadman, S. (2023). Context-Aware History-Based Access Control for IoT Devices (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Fong, Philip
Safavi-Naeini, Reyhaneh
Yanushkevich, Svetlana

subject:
IoT
Access Control
Security
Cybersecurity
Authorization
Information Science

abstract:
Internet-of-things (IoT) devices has taken over every aspect of our daily lives. They control the
environment around us and collect personal data. Access to these devices need to be protected,
specially in a post-pandemic world where patient data security is of utmost importance. The accessibility of IoT devices is often found to be context dependent, meaning that whether a user may
interact with a device often depends on contextual information such as environmental parameters
(e.g., time, temperature, pressure).
This thesis is a proposal to add context dependency into a previously published distributed
authorization system for IoT devices. In this authorization system, the more proof of context a
requester can produce, the more access they are granted. A security property is also put forward
to make sure that a malicious requester cannot gain more access by willfully withholding context
information. I formally proved that the proposed authorization system satisfies this security property. This thesis also presents an implementation of this authorization system and evaluates its
performance.


identifier: Tsai, W. H. (1999). A decision rule for diagnostic testing in obstructive sleep apnea (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21145

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

subject:
RC737.5 .T78 1999
Sleep apnea syndromes--diagnosis
Apnea--diagnosis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-79


identifier: Robock, N. (2019). From Convexity to R-Convexity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: From Convexity to R-Convexity

contributor:
Bezdek, Károly
Dinh, Ngoc Thi
Bauer, Kristine

subject:
Discrete Geometry
Geometry
Topology
R-convexity
combinatorics
Education--Mathematics

abstract: This thesis will give a brief overview of some classical theorems of convexity, such as those of Tietze and Nakajima, which allow us to determine convexity based on local neighbourhoods of boundary points, and then proceed to introduce the concept of spindle convexity and r-convexity.  I will then prove analogues of these important classical theorems for r-convexity, if possible.  Lastly, I will go through two-point symmetrization for both convexity and r-convexity, and prove some new results for the r-convexity version of two-point symmetrization.


identifier: Liwen, Y. (1996). Applications of 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid-based fluorescent complexes in analytical separations (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17315

format:
xvi, 189 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD 79 C4 Y4 1996
Chromatographic analysis
Capillary electrophoresis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 182-189.


identifier: Piwowar, E. A. (1990). Towards a model for culturally compatible native education (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12308

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

subject: LC 2629 P58 1990

subject: Indians of North America - Canada - Education

abstract: Bibliography: p. 163-173.


identifier: Vragov, V. (2019). Comparison of convolutional neural networks with matched-filtering for detection of induced seismicity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Eaton, David W. S.
Trad, Daniel O.
Krebes, Edward Stephen

subject: Seismology Geophysics

abstract: The problem of extracting weak earthquake signals from continuous waveforms data recorded by networks of seismic sensors, referred to as earthquake detection, is a challenging and critical task in seismology. Waveform cross-correlation (matched-filtering) is a widely used method to detect weak earthquake signals with waveforms similar to those of known events. Even using this method, earthquake catalogs are often limited and incomplete, so there is a need for a more general detector. Because earthquakes occur infrequently, detection algorithms must be capable of quick processing of months to years of continuous data dominated by noise. To address these challenges, we propose to use convolutional neural networks, a new detection method that utilizes large seismic datasets to perform computationally efficient search to identify events in the continuous data. We set up an algorithm as a supervised machine learning problem and test its performance against matched-filtering based detector on synthetic and Kaybob-Duvernay region data. In this work, I introduce a DuverNet, which is an optimized convolutional neural network for the detection of induced seismicity in the Kaybob-Duvernay production region. First, I test two different convolutional neural network architectures: ConvNetQuake and VGG-Junior. Second, I test two different loss functions: cross-entropy loss and focal loss. My thesis is the first time focal loss is used to tackle class imbalance problem in earthquake detection. Focal loss helps tackling the problem of class imbalance and allows to achieve higher accuracy for convolutional neural network detectors. Third, I compare performance of matched-filtering and DuverNet. After allowing time for appropriate training, DuverNet performs best in computational runtime and memory use. Moreover it delivers superior detection performance compared to the matched-filtering detector. Synthetic data testing illustrates that DuverNet better generalizes to previously unseen events and is found to be  better at detecting more events at lower signal-to-noise ratio compared to the matched-filtering method. Finally, my thesis introduces a novel dataset collected by the 6 UC/DSA array stations installed by Nanometrics for the University of Calgary.


identifier: Ritchie, D. D. (2011). Mitochondrial function in fast and slow twitch sarcopenic skeletal muscle (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4300

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Hepple, Russell
Belke, Darrell

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-96

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


identifier: Ding, S. (2007). The effects of moods and management control systems on performance evaluations: an information processing perspective (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1160

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 112-121


identifier: Beks, T. (2017). “I don’t want a handout, I want a hand”: Exploring Mental Health Service Engagement among Partners of Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26440

contributor:
Cairns, Sharon
Kassan, Anusha
Schwartz, Kelly

subject:
Educational Psychology
Education--Guidance and Counseling
Military Studies
Individual and Family Studies
Sociology--Organizational
WomenÕs Studies
Health Care Management
Mental Health
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Psychology--Clinical
Psychology--Developmental
Psychology--Social
Trauma
Military veterans
Partners
Qualitative research
Mental Health Services

abstract: This study incorporated ecological systems theory, systems of care, and social justice principles to explore mental health service engagement among partners of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PoPVs). Using the exploratory method of the Enhanced Critical Incident Technique, 16 PoPVs were interviewed about the factors that hindered, facilitated, or would have facilitated, mental health service engagement. Data analysis revealed 13 categories: (a) Beliefs and Attitudes; (b) Skills, Competencies, and Roles; (c) Veteran’s State of Readiness; (d) Support from Peers/Family; (e) Media and Communication Technology; (f) Support from First-Contact Care; (g) Health Care System Management; (h) Service Characteristics; (i) Institutional Accountability and Transparency; (j) Cultural and Organizational Influences; (k) Family-Centred Care; (l) Provider Expertise/Competencies; and (m) Therapeutic Alliance and Change. The findings are discussed in relation to the literature on PoPVs’ and PTSD-affected military and veteran families. Recommendations for key stakeholders involved in the care of PTSD-affected veteran families are offered.


identifier: Souleles, J. (1997). Industrial oasis: A publishing house and production facility (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16382

format:
ix, 57 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 38-39


identifier: DeBuhr, C. L. (1999). Metamporphic petrology and mass balance analysis in the Bugaboo contact aureole (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12709

format:
xix, 302 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: QE475 .D43 1999A

subject: Additional Copy: QE475 D43 1999 in the Gallagher Library of Geology and Geophysics geo thesis collection

subject: Batholiths - British Columbia

subject: Intrusions (Geology) - British Columbia

subject: Rocks, Metamorphic - British Columbia

subject: Petrology - British Columbia

subject: Mass budget (geophysics)--mathematical models

subject: Bugaboo batholith (british Columbia)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 222-226


identifier: Cook, S. V. (2002). Flare pit hydrocarbon toxicity: implications for soil assessment and remediation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19830

format:
xx, 312 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: AC1 .T484 2002 C66

abstract: Bibliography: p. 201-216.