identifier: Morales, E. E. (2012). “I Do”: A Qualitative Study of Gay Men in Same-Sex Marriages (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26439

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Canadian Studies
Gender Studies
Social Work
gay
Men
same-sex
marriage
Social
support
Recognition
service
Access
managing
risk
work
qualitative
study
Canadian
Practice
implications
Legal
Rights
Friends
relatives
co-workers
families
choice
origin
Process
entering
being

abstract: In Canada, the right to marry someone of the same sex has been available to sexual minorities since 2005.  However, while the right is available on paper, little is known about how entry into this institution is socially negotiated by those who choose to marry.  This qualitative study explored the process of entering and being in a same-sex marriage through 11 one-on-one interviews with gay men who had been legally same-sex married for at least six months and were currently living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  The final product is an exploration of same-sex marriage entry that focuses on social support, recognition, and service access perceived by these men.  Practice implications are discussed to prepare professionals to support the unique psychosocial context faced by these men.  In addition, this social justice inspired work aims to increase awareness that legal rights do not guarantee universal social acceptance.


identifier: Wilson, R. (1982). Stephen Avenue demountable membrane roof: a contemporary architectual design catalyst to area redevelopment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21134

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: Architecture and climate - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Central business districts

subject: Urban renewal - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Lightweight construction

subject: Membranes (Technology)

subject: Fabric roofs

abstract: Bibliography: p. 80-81.


identifier: Song, D. (2002). Immediate early gene expression in the central nervous system in portal hypertension: functional and immunohistochemical studies (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17650

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 S665

abstract: Bibliography: p. 135-175


identifier: Cooper, B. (2014). The Disk-Halo Transition of the Milky Way Magnetic Field (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28067

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Milky Way
Magnetic Field
Disk-Halo transition
rotation measure
warp

abstract:
For this work I used new observations from the Southern Latitude Extension (SLE), which
complements the Northern Latitude Extension (NLE) of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey
(CGPS) to study the magnetic ﬁeld transition from the disk to the halo of the Milky Way
Galaxy. From these data, I determined 136 reliable RMs for compact extragalactic sources.
I combined these data with 549 previously observed RMs from the CGPS and NLE in the
same longitude region as the SLE. Using these RM data, I did some modelling to determine
that the most plausible ﬁeld conﬁguration in the halo region North and South of the Galactic
disk is a counter-clockwise azimuthal ﬁeld, which is directed opposite to the clockwise ﬁeld
of the disk (as viewed from the North Galactic pole). Furthermore, the strength of ﬁeld in
the Southern halo seems to be half the value of the ﬁeld estimated in the Northern halo.
This may be the result of a localized feature known as ‘Region A’ which coincides with my
observation region. Finally, and perhaps most signiﬁcantly, there appears to be no evidence
for a warp in either the magnetic ﬁeld or the electron density, despite the presence of a warp
in the observed neutral gas at the same longitudes. This suggests the possibility of a species
separation at the edge of the Galaxy where the neutrals experience a warp, but the charged
particles do not


identifier: Hornby, H. R. (1981). Elementary teachers' and principals' assessment of ideal and actual language arts skills and practices (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10906

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

subject:
LB 1576 H654 1983 Fiche
Language Arts (Elementary)
Elementary school teachers
Elementary school principals

abstract: Bibliography: p. 147-152.


identifier: Forbes, N. (2017). Practice Patterns, Predictors of Use and Clinical Efficacy of Endoscopic Clips for Prevention of Delayed Post-polypectomy Bleeding (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Heitman, Steven
Hilsden, Robert
Kaplan, Gilaad
James, Matthew

subject: Medicine and Surgery

abstract: Colonoscopy reduces colorectal cancer through the removal of pre-cancerous polyps, which exposes patients to potential adverse events. Endoscopic clips are used by practitioners to prevent delayed post-polypectomy bleeding. This thesis reports the results of two studies performed with the aim of evaluating the practice patterns and clinical efficacy of prophylactic clipping during polypectomy. A meta-analysis of randomized trials showed that prophylactic clipping is not efficacious in preventing delayed bleeding during routine polypectomy, especially among polyps < 10 mm. A large retrospective cohort study then described clinical parameters associated with clip usage. We demonstrated that use of clips increased over time in a high-volume outpatient endoscopy unit. Furthermore, a high degree of variability in clipping patterns existed between endoscopists, including among polyps < 10 mm, where no efficacy exists. Taken together, these results reveal an urgent need for effective knowledge translation to eliminate this ineffective and costly practice during routine polypectomy.


identifier: Tiwari, D. N. (2005). Information management in monitoring of the confederation bridge for ice force issues (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/242

format:
xiii, 223 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 62-67, 138-140, 215


identifier: Chopra, S. (2019). Evaluating User Preferences for Augmented Reality Interactions for the Internet of Things (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Maurer, Frank
Wong, Nelson
Costa Sousa, Mario

subject:
Augmented Reality
Internet of Things
Gestural Interaction
Voice Commands
User-Centered Design
Human Computer Interaction
Elicitation Study
Computer Science

abstract: This thesis investigates how users want to control IoT devices in their homes with headset AR. Gestural and voice controls are both suitable methods of input for headset AR. However, there is a lack of end-user input in the design of such gestures and voice commands: especially in comparative terms. An elicitation study is performed with 16 participants to gather their preferred voice commands and gestures for a set of referents. The contribution is an analysis of 784 inputs (392 gestures and 392 voice), a resulting gesture set and command types, comparative method preferences, a novel method to analyze voice command input (called voice command pattern template), as well as design recommendations based on observations and interviews. These recommendations serve as guides for future designers and implementors of such voice commands and gestures.


identifier: Drake, C. (2019). Runner's World meets runners' worlds: female recreational athletes, ideal bodies, and fitness advertising (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Runner's World meets Runners' Worlds: Female Recreational Athletes, Ideal Bodies, and Fitness Advertising

publisher:
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary

contributor:
Radford, K. Scott
Nelson, Fiona
Mourali, Mehdi
Woiceshyn, Jaana
Moules, Nancy Jean
Fischer, Eileen M.

subject:
gender
embodiment
advertising
identity
Mass Communications
Marketing
Gender Studies
Women's Studies

abstract: The historically masculine realm of sport has not always been welcoming to women. Today, women have found a place in sport culture, but contemporary media remind them they may only occupy a certain place – namely, as objects whose bodies are public goods available for interested parties to judge. In this dissertation, I argue that this discourse is linked to a combination of neoliberal ideology and post-feminist sentiment that valorizes a form of aspirational femininity in which women are both subjects and objects. I combine the use of post-structuralist feminist theory and a hermeneutic methodology to investigate if and how advertisements in fitness magazines participate in sport culture’s “here is a place for you”/“know your place” discourse, and how female recreational athletes engage with such advertisements to construct an embodied sense of self. Focusing on the context of recreational endurance running, I accomplish these tasks across two interlinked studies: (1) a critical reading of fitness advertisements found in popular North American running magazines, including Runner’s World; and (2) semi-structured interviews with 26 female recreational runners. Through the critical reading, I argue that advertisements address the body as a machine, prescribing and normalizing an obsession with athletics. They glorify the pursuit of the ideal running body through athletics, and discount women’s potential in and contributions to sport. In this way, advertisements function as a “biopedagogy,” or “body-becoming pedagogy,” that teaches consumers how a suitable body appears and functions. My interpretation of the semi-structured interviews shows that participants engage in a process I title “strategic ideological filtering” in order to negotiate advertising’s images of the ideal body. Through this process, the women assess advertising’s gendered neoliberal sentiment in order to take up aspects that suit them and discard or modify those that do not. For this reason, I argue that although fitness advertising is indeed a powerful force in consumer culture, female consumers exhibit a form of agency that counters a common narrative surrounding their victimization. These findings contribute to theory on gendered sporting embodiment, as well as advertising, and offer implications for marketing and advertising practitioners seeking to create advertisements that support, rather than marginalize, women in sport.


identifier: Aligholamioskooee, O. (2022). Applying group theory to the study of a carbon trimer defect in hexagonal boron nitride (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Simon, Christoph
Salahub, Dennis
Sanders, Barry
Moazzen-Ahmadi, Nasser

subject:
Quantum information
Hexagonal boron nitride
Group theory
Optically detected magnetic resonance
Optics
Physics--Theory

abstract: Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a promising platform for quantum information processing due to its potential to host optically active defects with attractive optical and spin properties 1. Recent studies suggest that carbon trimers might be the defect responsible for single-photon emission in the visible spectral range in h-BN. In this theoretical study, we combine group theory together with density-functional theory (DFT) calculations to predict the properties of the neutral C2CN carbon trimer defect. We find the multi-electron states of this defect along with possible radiative and nonradiative transitions assisted by the spin-orbit and the spin-spin interactions. We also investigate the Hamiltonian for external magnetic-field and ground-state hyperfine interactions. Lastly, we use the results of our investigation in a Lindblad (or Gorini–Kossakowski–Sudarshan–Lindblad) master-equation model to predict an optically detected magnetic resonance signal and the g2(τ ) correlation function. Our findings can have important outcomes in quantum information applications such as quantum repeaters used in quantum networks and quantum sensing.


identifier: Jacyno, J. M. (1980). Studies in alkaloid chemistry and pharmacology (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10934

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

subject:
QD 421 J32 1980 Fiche
Alkaloids
Indole alkaloids
Alkaloids - Physiological effect

abstract: Bibliography: p. 192-220, 344-354.


identifier: Jalloul, A. (2016). Characterization of Different Isoforms of the K+-dependent Na+- Ca2+ Exchangers: A Look into Ca2+ Coordination and Functional Consequences of Mutations Associated with Different Genetic Diseases (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25272

contributor:
Schnetkamp, Paul
Braun, Andrew
Altier, Christophe
Trang, Tuan
Chen, S. R. Wayne

subject:
Genetics
Biology--Molecular
Neuroscience
Dentistry
Biochemistry
Sodium Calcium Exchanger
NCKX proteins
Fluorescent Assays
Ion affinity
mutagenesis Analysis
genetic diseases

abstract: K+-dependent Na+-Ca2+ exchangers (NCKXs) belong to the Solute Carrier 24 gene family of membrane transporters. Five different exchangers have been identified in humans and contribute to many biological processes including vision, enamel maturation, Melanocortin-4-receptor-dependent satiety, olfaction and skin pigmentation. Here, I examined the differences in cation coordination of NCKX1-4 and tested the effect of single residue substitutions in the α-repeats on Ca2+ affinity in NCKX2. In addition, I investigated the functional consequences of mutations in different NCKX genes associated with genetic diseases. I measured NCKX-mediated Ca2+ transport activity of WT and mutant NCKX proteins while manipulating external or internal ion concentrations. I concluded that the differences observed among these exchangers do not explain the variation in their tissue distribution. Also, 13 single residue substitutions significantly lowered Ca2+ affinity in NCKX2. Moreover, the functional data presented about the mutations associated with genetic diseases support that the genetic analysis describing these mutations.


identifier: Divan, D. M. (1979). Design of a 30 KVA three-phase McMurray inverter (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17718

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

subject:
TK 2699 D57 1979 Microfiche
Electric inverters

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-87.

abstract: The design of a three-phase Mc Murray Inverter is optimized for maximum efficiency. A systematic approach to inverter design is developed to allow designers to translate basic load specifications into inverter parameters. The operation of a 30 KVA three-phase inverter, made according to the design principles established, is illustrated by a series of oscillograms.


identifier: Engels, H. G. (1983). Wilhelm Griesinger's innovations in treatment of the insane (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13785

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

subject: RC 450 G3 E53 1986

subject: Griesinger, Wilhelm, 1817-1868

subject: Mentally ill - Care and treatment - Germany - History

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-97.


identifier: Langill, P. P. (1994). The circumstellar dust shells of proto-planetary nebulae (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11468

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

subject:
QB 792 L36 1994
Circumstellar matter
Planetary nebulae
Astronomical photometry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 226-237.


identifier: Estay, I. (1982). Descriptive analysis of ecological and performance variables in a group of multiply and profoundly handicapped children in congregate and home care (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12849

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

subject: HV 888 E87 1982

subject: Handicapped children - Home care

subject: Handicapped children - Institutional care

subject: Handicapped children - Family relationships

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-135.


identifier: Bloom, D. M. (1979). An evaluation of the Calgary runaway project (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17065

format:
viii, 73 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 746 C34 B54 1979 Microfiche
Calgary Runaway Project
Runaway children - Alberta - Calgary
Child welfare - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 65-68.


identifier: Chan, J. (1990). Transcription regulatory elements of the human albumin gene (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17514

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

subject:
QP 552 A43 C43 1990
Albumin
Genetic regulation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-101.


identifier: Khoja, S. R. (2006). Developing and validating 'e-health readiness assessment tools' for public and private healthcare institutions in Pakistan (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/344

contributor:
Scott, Richard E.
Casebeer, Ann

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 155-162

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: A copy of the thesis on CD-Rom is included.

abstract: Background: e-Readiness refers to the preparedness of a community or an institution to implement successfully any program that involves information and communications technology (ICT). Assessment of e-readiness can facilitate the process of change for individuals and organizations to adopt ICT, and avoid chances of relapse and failure. Various e-readiness assessment tools have been developed and tested in different fields, but very few have been created for healthcare environments. Those tools created for healthcare have only focused on the issues in developed countries. This study was designed to develop e-health? readiness assessment tools for healthcare environments (hereafter referred as e-health readiness) in developing countries. Objectives: To develop instruments to measure “e-health readiness” of healthcare institutions in developing countries, and to test their validity and reliability in Pakistan. Methods: The investigator used a mixed methods approach by applying a sequential exploratory design to develop and validate e-health readiness assessment tools. Tools were developed using participatory action research to capture partners’ opinions, reviewing existing tools, and focusing on the determinants of access to e-health. A qualitative method, borrowed from the tradition of case-study, was used to test the face and content validity of the tools in four institutions. Internal consistency reliability was ? Use of ICTs in the health care environment is referred to as telemedicine, telehealth, or e-health. These terms are not strictly interchangeable, but ‘e-health’ has been selected as the term used in this document. tested by asking healthcare providers and managers to complete the tools. Results were integrated for interpretation. Results: Separate tools were developed to obtain the perspectives of managers and of healthcare providers for e-health readiness within their organizations. Participants endorsed the face and content validity of the tools during the in-depth interviews. The ehealth readiness assessment tools were then modified based on responses from the participants. The final tools were tested for reliability in fourteen institutions across two provinces. A Cronbach’s alpha score of 0.91 was found for the healthcare providers’ tool, whereas a score of 0.94 was found for the managers’ tool. Results obtained from different methods showed good relationship. Conclusion: e-Health readiness assessment tools for healthcare providers and managers have been developed and demonstrated to be valid and reliable in the healthcare institutions in Pakistan. These tools are ready for further testing in healthcare institutions in other developing countries.


identifier: Al-Saadoon, A. (1981). Sudan's foreign policy under Nimeri, 1969-1980 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12432

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

subject:
DT 157.6 S32 1981 Fiche
Sudan - Foreign relations
al-Numayri, Ja-far Muhammad

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-127.


identifier: Lingren, C. T. (2005). A sustainable transportation initiative for Whitstler, BC (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1497

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 119-123
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Wang, Y. (1999). Effect of perinatal exposure to cocaine on protective responses that newborn and older rats exhibit during exposure to hypoxia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11093

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

subject:
RA1242 .C75 W36 1999
Cocaine--Physiological effect.
Anoxemia
Apnea neonatrum.
Rats as laboratory animals
Rats - Physiology
Sudden infant death syndrome.
Infants (Newborn)--Effect of drugs on.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 52-63.


identifier: Chung, Y. (1998). The cellular and molecular mechanisms of Kilham rat virus-induced autoimmune type I diabetes in diabetes-resistant bio-breeding rats (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19253

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

subject:
RC660 .C48 1998
Diabetes - Research

abstract: Bibliography: p. 239-307


identifier: Mewhort, H. E. (2016). Surgical Application of ECM-Biomaterial Enhances Myocardial Recovery Following Myocardial Infarction (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27942

contributor:
Fedak, Paul W. M.
Giles, Wayne
Duff, Henry
Yong, Voon Wee

subject:
Medicine and Surgery
Extracellular Matrix
Ischemic Heart Failure
Vasculogenesis
Cardiac Remodeling
Cardiac Surgery

abstract:
Introduction:
Ongoing improvements in the management of coronary artery disease continue to reduce mortality following myocardial infarction (MI), however, as a consequence the incidence of ischemic heart failure is on the rise.  Healthy extracellular matrix (ECM) provides important cues that regulate cell function and survival.  Dysregulation of the ECM following MI leads to cardiac fibrosis, left ventricular (LV) dilatation and heart failure.  Here we assess whether ECM biology can be leveraged as a therapy to enhance myocardial recovery following MI.

Methods and Results:
Epicardial Infarct Repair (EIR), a novel bio-surgical procedure where a healthy ECM-biomaterial (CorMatrix®-ECM®, CorMatrix Cardiovascular Inc., GA, USA) is surgically applied to the epicardial surface of the heart post-MI, was evaluated.  In a small animal permanent coronary artery ligation model we demonstrate that animals treated with ECM-biomaterial have improved myocardial function and attenuated LV remodeling compared to shams (ejection fraction (EF): 40.5±7.4% vs. 28.7±13.1%, respectively; p<0.001; LV end diastolic volume (LVEDV): 298.0±63.5μL vs. 373.7±78.8μL, respectively; p<0.0001).  In order to determine whether this was the result of recovery of the infarcted myocardium or enhanced compensation by the remote myocardium we employed a large animal preclinical ischemia-reperfusion model and evaluated regional cardiac function by MRI demonstrating functional recovery of the infarcted myocardial territory, specifically infarcted myocardium otherwise defined as non-viable with reperfusion alone (change in regional myocardial contraction at 6-weeks: reperfusion+EIR: 28.6±14.0% vs. reperfusion alone: 4.2±13.5% wall thickening; p<0.05).  In order to determine whether these structural and functional improvements are the consequence of passive biomechanical restraint or an active bio-inductive mechanism we compared EIR with active ECM-biomaterial versus inactivated (gluteraldehyde-fixed) ECM-biomaterial using our small animal permanent coronary artery ligation model.  Animals treated with active ECM-biomaterial demonstrate improved cardiac function and attenuated structural remodeling when compared to inactivated ECM-biomaterial treated animals (EF: 40.5±7.4% vs. 32.7±9.3 %, respectively; p<0.001; LVEDV: 298.0±63.5μL vs. 341.2±48.4 μL, respectively; p<0.0001) as well as evidence of an active bio-inductive mechanism involving vasculogenesis.

Conclusion:
EIR with ECM-biomaterial attenuates adverse structural remodeling and improves functional recovery following MI through a bio-inductive mechanism involving vasculogenesis, demonstrating that healthy ECM biology can be leveraged to successfully treat MI.


identifier: Alexander, S. M. (2001). A spatial analysis of road fragmentation and linkage zones for multi-species in the Canadian Rocky mountains: a winter ecology study (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22307

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xviii, 352 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 A44

abstract: Bibliography: p. 335-352.


identifier: Mantle, C. L. (2013). Stripes, Pips and Crowns: A Preliminary Study of Leader-Follower Relations in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, 1914-1918 (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27896

subject:
History--Military
Leadership
CEF
Paternalism
power
Negotiated Order
Officer
Other Rank
Non-Commissioned Officer
Relationships
Batmen

abstract:
Relying heavily on the personal documents created by Canadian soldiers both contemporary to and following the First World War – letters, memoirs, diaries and interview transcripts – Stripes, Pips and Crowns addresses a noticeable gap in Canadian historiography by examining the manner in which leaders and followers interacted with one another in a variety of settings and the probable results thereof.  Leadership at the lower levels of command in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), involving men holding the rank of lieutenant-colonel and below, was a multifaceted and complex phenomenon.  So much more than the simple transactional exchange of ordering and obeying, it encompassed, in addition to other social dynamics not addressed here: i) paternalism (the care and attention that a superior gave his subordinates); ii) power (understood, in all its many forms, to be “the capacity of some persons to produce intended and foreseen effects on others”); and iii) the negotiated order (an unwritten exchange whereby disciplinary concessions were “traded” for later performance).  Such dynamics significantly influenced the nature of the relationships that prevailed between men of dissimilar (and occasionally similar) rank.  Perhaps nowhere than in the very close association that existed between an officer and his personal servant (batman) were these three phenomena more obviously manifested.
 	By uncovering some of the mechanisms through which leaders interacted with their followers, and vice-versa, it becomes readily apparent that soldiers of inferior rank had a degree of agency with which they could influence their immediate surroundings and the individuals set over them; that leaders who were somewhat “less military” with their followers than what was expected of them could actually forge exceedingly strong teams in comparison to their confreres who were devoutly “regimental” in their comportment; that evinced styles of leadership were context-dependent; and that, concerning leadership specifically, the army was not so uniform and monolithic as is commonly assumed.  While not a totally comprehensive discussion of lower-level leadership, Stripes, Pips and Crowns ultimately suggests that the success and effectiveness of the Canadian Corps in battle was partially due to the nature and strength of the relationships that existed between leaders and followers throughout the chain of command.


identifier: Maile, P. (2011). Assisted living (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4272

title: Assisted living

format:
ix, 159 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 150-159
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Mohns, E. (2021). Supervised Consumption Sites in Canadian Neighbourhoods: The Role that Physical Design and Location Play in Community Relations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Patterson, Matt
Haines, Valerie
Tretter, Eliot

subject:
Supervised consumption sites
Harm reduction
Built spaces
Communities
Healthy cities
Addiction
Social disorder
Education--Sociology of
Public and Social Welfare
Urban and Regional Planning
Public Health

abstract: Across Canada, 6,214 overdose fatalities occurred in 2020, with 21,174 overdose deaths recorded from January 2016 to December 2020 (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2021, p5). With the ongoing opioid crisis, supervised consumption sites (SCSs) are becoming permanent fixtures in many Canadian cities. Similarly, we are coming to understand the importance of built forms and their relationship to behaviors in everyday life. Many community members are opposed to having SCSs placed in their communities as they link them to an increase in social disorder, leading to more crime (Wallace, Chamberlain, Fahmy, 2019; Sampson & Raudenbush, 1999). However, this contradicts the literature on SCSs (Wood et al., 2006). In exploring the relationships between built forms of SCSs and their surrounding communities, I found that SCSs do not directly contribute to social disorder. Instead, social disorder in these locations predates the implementation of SCSs. The built forms of SCSs are at a unique intersection of space and public health. SCSs provide a life-saving service through harm reduction practices, but they go beyond this initial purpose and take on new meanings and purposes for those in the community. While those meanings differ SCSs remain an important part of community growth and are essential to healthy urban development. Simply ignoring addiction, poverty, and mental health issues during development/redevelopment in communities places the burden of these issues unfairly on businesses and community members. This results in further stigma and conflict in public spaces.


identifier: Rivest, M. (2009). The rebirth of Alex Taylor (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2920

title: The rebirth of Alex Taylor

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 121
Thesis is in colour.


identifier: Kim, B. J. (2011). Mes Heures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4386

title: Mes Heures

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 34.


identifier: Vaknin, Eden. (2017), The Demand Side of the Prostitution Industry: An Analysis of Clients' Attitudes towards Women in Prostitution. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

creator:
Vaknin, Eden
Vaknin, Eden

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

abstract: On July, 2017, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation in Israel approved a law designed to criminalize the purchase of prostitution services. The suggested law imposes a fine of 1250 NIS (440 CAD)1 on first-time offenders and creates a voluntary alternative to paying the fine – participation in a preventive training course. This research paper offers an alternative policy that would more effectively target the attitudes and beliefs of consumers and specifically, a correlation between clients' endorsement of violence towards women in prostitution and their membership in an online portal for consumers of such services. This research is based on an analysis of 750 posts written by 150 members of the online sex portal Sex Adir. Their statements about sexual encounters and women in prostitution were combed for violent expressions, based on a uniform definition of sexual violence. This data was then examined using several econometric regressions in an attempt to understand what influenced users to treat women in prostitution more violently. The following significant results were found: 1. Relatively new members of the sex portal had, on average, 2.27 more violent phrases than the rest of the users. 2. Relatively passive members of the sex portal had, on average, 3.7 more violent phrases than the rest of the users. 3. Any reference to a woman in prostitution as nymphomaniac or to her enjoyment during a sexual encounter increased the number of violent phrases by 1.86. This research paper claims that an anonymous online community, in which group identity is emphasized, manages to reinforce and re-shape the values and beliefs of its members. Moreover, Sex Adir may not only radicalize the rhetoric of portal users but reproduce this online violence in the streets. Thus, it illustrates how easily the prostitution industry could become more violent absent a policy for the treatment and education of men who purchase sex services. Therefore, this paper suggests that the attendance of first-time offenders in an educational and rehabilitative program should be mandatory. Such programs have already reduced recidivism among men arrested for soliciting prostitutes in several cities in the world. Finally, this study suggests that through these educational measures, a real change in the attitudes and behavior of the participants towards women in prostitution could be initiated.


identifier: Christensen, J. (2018). Mild traumatic brain injury, sleep, and pain in adolescence (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/34520

title: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Sleep, and Pain in Adolescence

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Mychasiuk, Richelle
Antle, Michael C.
Noel, Melanie
Lebel, Catherine A.

subject:
Traumatic brain injury
MRI
adolescence
Chronic pain
Sleep
Sleep deprivation
Neuroscience
Psychology--Behavioral
Psychology--Developmental
Psychology--Experimental
Psychology--Physiological
Psychobiology

abstract: The child and adolescent age group exhibit the highest rates of traumatic brain injury (TBI), with mild TBI (mTBI) and repetitive mild TBI (RmTBI) accounting for a large proportion of these injuries. Adolescents represent a particularly high risk cohort for experiencing long-term post-traumatic deficits. During this critical development phase, dramatic changes in brain structure and organization coincide with important shifts in the sleep cycle, which predispose adolescents to sleep deprivation. Similarly, mTBI often leads to reports of varying levels of sleep problems, yet the role of post-traumatic sleep in post-concussive symptomology remains unclear. Therefore, it is possible that sleep deprivation in the post-traumatic period could be further exacerbating the deleterious effects of mTBI. The glymphatic system is the central nervous system’s (CNS) macroscopic waste clearance system. Importantly, this system removes neurotoxic waste, such as Tau and β-amyloid, from the CNS. Recent developments have determined that the glymphatic system is 90% more active during sleep states while being dramatically suppressed during wakefulness. Given that Tau and β-amyloid protein aggregates are pathological trademarks of the neurodegenerative disorders that are associated with RmTBI and that mTBI patients commonly report sleep problems, one would reason that a reduced glymphatic clearance function may play an imperative role in the development of the neurological deficits related to RmTBI. Chronic pain and sleep deprivation represent major health issues that plague adolescence. A bidirectional relationship exists between sleep and pain; however, emerging evidence suggests that sleep disturbances have a stronger influence on subsequent pain than vice versa. The neurobiological underpinnings of this relationship, particularly during adolescence, are poorly understood. Given the high prevalence of these health issues during adolescence and the debilitating effects they inflict on nearly every domain of development, it is crucial that we determine the neurobiological mechanisms fundamental to this relationship and identify potential therapeutic strategies.


identifier: Hutton, J. G. (1976). The Social policy implications of the minimum wage (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11325

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

subject:
Wages - Minimum wage
Social policy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 80-82.


identifier: Piasentin, K. A. (2003). Fitting in and standing out: an empirical test of supplementary and complementary person-organization fit (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19235

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-94


identifier: Vuong, J. (2010). Neurovascular responses to kindled seizures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3574

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 142-173
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Evans, R. (2017). Towards accurate in situ dissolved gas concentration estimations in gas-charged groundwater using field measured total dissolved gas pressure (PTDG) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28476

contributor:
Cathryn, Ryan
Mayer, Bernhard
Roy, James
Lawton, Donald

subject:
Geochemistry
Geology
Hydrology
Environmental Sciences
dissolved gas
total dissolved gas pressure
gas-charged groundwater

abstract: To date, there are currently no dissolved gas sampling standard operating procedures and total dissolved gas pressure (PTDG) is seldom utilized in dissolved gas sampling. This study assessed the accuracy of dissolved gas concentrations from common sampling approaches in eight gas-charged groundwater monitoring wells in central and southern Alberta, and investigated how measurement of groundwater PTDG can improve their success. Measurement of real-time, downhole PTDG while pumping was necessary in gas-charged groundwater to obtain in situ gas pressure that represented the formation around the well screen. Gas mass loss occurred by drawdown-induced ebullition and was unavoidable in the standing water column or pump tubing when gas-charged groundwater was pumped to surface for sampling. All four dissolved gas sampling approaches, but particularly gas-water separation, were susceptible to atmospheric contamination, which was sometimes associated with methane oxidation. This study highlights the need for improved gas sampling methodology to obtain accurate dissolved gas concentrations.


identifier: Osborne, S. J. (1986). An Evaluative study of the C-Group component of EDPS 419 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19001

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

subject: LB 1033 O63 1987

subject: Communication in education - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Interaction analysis in education

subject: Educational Psychology - Study and teaching (Higher)

abstract: Bibliography: p.


identifier: Dyck, G. M. (1974). Incorporeal identity (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12429

title: Incorporeal identity

format:
vii, 259 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BD 450 D83 1974 Microfiche
Philosophical anthropology
Body and mind
Christianity - Philosophy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 254-259.


identifier: Derakhshesh, M. (2008). Modeling and experimental apparatus design for removal of hazardous air pollutant in the pulsed corona reactor (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2158

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 130-139
some pages are in color


identifier: Wang, S. (1997). Three-component and three-dimensional seismic imaging (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13409

format:
xi, 83 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TN269.8 .W36 1997A

subject: Additonal Copy: TN269.8 .W36 1997 - Geology Library

subject: Seismic prospecting

subject: Seismic waves

subject: Seismic tomography

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-83.


identifier: Robertson, J. M. (1987). Abscisic acid mediates drought-induced developmental change in the roots of Helianthus annuus L. (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22880

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

subject:
QK 754.7 D75 R63 1988
Plants, Effect of drought on
Plant regulators
Abscisic acid
Roots (Botany)
Sunflowers - Metabolism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-119.


identifier: Cruz Martinez, L. A. (2014). Exposure and Effects of Oil Sands-Related Emissions on Wild Birds (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26130

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Environmental Sciences
Tree swallows, toxicology, oil sands

abstract: Most of the toxicological research in the oil sands region has focused on aquatic contaminants with little attention being given to air contaminants. Therefore, we conducted experimental and field studies on birds. Captive Japanese quail (control, low, and high dose groups; n=12/group) and American kestrels (control and exposed; n=10/group) were exposed experimentally through inhalation, to mixtures of benzene, toluene, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) for 1.5 hrs/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks. In addition, nest boxes for tree swallows were erected at two oil sands sites and a reference site, passive air monitors were set up underneath and behind the boxes. Air contaminants were higher at the oil sands sites for NO2, SO2, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) (> 5fold). The tree swallow nestlings had a decreased T cell response (p=0.007), whereas the quail and kestrels had no differences in the B or T cell immune responses (p>0.5). The bursa of Fabricius was smaller in the swallow nestlings (p<0.02) only. There were no histological alterations in the bursa of Fabricius and the spleen (p>0.05) for any of the three species studied. Plasma corticosterone in quail displayed a hormetic response (higher levels in low than in high group), and the exposed kestrels had higher levels than controls (p = 0.007). Feather corticosterone was similar among nestlings (p>0.6). Free and total thyroxine was lower in exposed kestrels than in controls (p= 0.001 and p=0.004). Hepatic cytochrome P450 measured by the 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-dealkylase (EROD) assay was induced in kestrels (p=0.02) but not in quail (p=0.43). Compared to the reference nestlings, birds from the industrial sites had greater hepatic EROD induction (p<0.0001) with decreased hepatic mass (p=0.0001). In these studies we show evidence of biological costs associated with exposure to air contaminants; however, the birds appear to compensate successfully. For the first time, we demonstrate hepatic EROD induction from exposure to air contaminants. We suggest that birds residing in the oil sands region are valuable sentinels of environmental health and are good models for studying the long-term impacts of contaminants from the oil sands on biota.


identifier: McConnell, D. L. (2001). The promise of one-on-one literacy intervention with a limited literacy middle school student (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12727

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 M395

subject: Additional copy: 370 EDC 2001 MCC

subject: Literacy - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Case studies

subject: Reading (Elementary) - Case studies

subject: Language arts (Elementary) - Case studies

abstract: Bibliography: p. 108-116.


identifier: Koch, F. H. (1969). Recognition of ranges in Algol 68 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11145

title: Recognition of ranges in Algol 68

subject:
QA 76.5 K62 1969
ALGOL (Computer program language)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 53.


identifier: Maturana, F. P. (1997). MetaMorph: an adaptive multi-agent architecture for advanced manufacturing systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11655

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

subject:
TS155.M375 1997
Production management

abstract: Bibliography: p. 244-269.


identifier: Bazant, J. W. (1995). Richard Coeur de Lion: an edition based on Gonville & Caius MS 175/96 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26

format:
v, 332 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: Richard I, King of England, 1157-1199 - Poetry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 329-332.


identifier: Begoray, D. (1985). Contextual effects in writing arguments: a comparative study of the writing skills of students in grades 10 and 12 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12584

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

subject: LB 1631 B3595 1987

subject: English language - Composition and exercises

subject: English language - Rhetoric

subject: English language - Study and teaching (Secondary)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-114.


identifier: Oldford, S. M. (1978). G-invariant homotopy theory (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22937

title: G-invariant homotopy theory

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

subject:
QA 612.7 O42 1978 Microfiche
Homotopy theory

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-91.


identifier: Stein, T. F. (2006). Punching and flexural strength of flat plates (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/998

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-123


identifier: Joshi, T. (2016). A Pharmacodynamics Analysis of Glucocorticoid Receptor-Mediated Gene Expression in BEAS-2B Human Airway Epithelial Cells (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24945

contributor:
Giembycz, Mark
Newton, Robert
McKay, Derek
von der Weid, Pierre
Hirota, Simon
Cameron, Lisa

subject:
Biology--Molecular
Pharmacology
Glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoid Receptor
Pharmacodynamics
Long acting beta adrenergic agonist
antagonist
partial agonist
Potency
Affinity
Efficacy
Concentration-response curves
Glucocorticoid response element

abstract:
International treatment guidelines recommend that inhaled glucocorticoids be used as a monotherapy to control mild-to-moderate asthma. However, a combination of an inhaled glucocorticoid with a long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonist is recommended for managing moderate-to-severe asthma, which cannot be controlled by glucocorticoids alone. Increasing evidence supports the idea that glucocorticoids acting through the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) can attenuate inflammatory responses either by inducing anti-inflammatory genes (a process called transactivation) or by suppressing pro-inflammatory genes (a process called transrepression). Gene transactivation by glucocorticoids was initially thought to be responsible for causing the metabolic side-effects and, hence, is relatively understudied when compared to transrepression. However, it has become increasingly clear that transactivation plays an important role in the anti-inflammatory actions of glucocorticoids. Moreover, the extent to which clinically-relevant glucocorticoids are equivalent in their ability to promote gene expression is unclear.
This thesis describes the first pharmacodynamic approach to evaluate the transactivation potential of a panel of glucocorticoids alone and in combination with indacaterol (Ind), a long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonist. Pharmacodynamic analyses showed that magnitude of luciferase gene induction was agonist dependent (i.e. seven different glucocorticoids tested displayed varying degrees of agonism). In addition, there were significant differences in agonist potency and, more importantly, the relationship between GR occupancy and response. To complement the reporter studies, similar analyses were performed on four glucocorticoid-inducible candidate genes. Three of these (GILZ, p57kip2 and CRISPLD2) are genes with potential anti-inflammatory activity and a fourth gene, PDK4 is predicted to promote metabolic side-effects. Similar to the luciferase reporter system, the expression of these genes was agonist-dependent and displayed markedly different GR occupancy-response relationships. Furthermore, Ind, when combined with the seven GR agonists tested, synergistically enhanced transactivation, the magnitude of which was agonist and gene dependent. These studies demonstrate that when gene transactivation is used as a functional output, glucocorticoids used to treat asthma are not biologically-equivalent. It is proposed that these differences may be exploited to therapeutic advantage. Thus, the generation of gene expression ‘fingerprints’ in target and off-target human tissues may allow new GR agonists to be rationally designed for asthma with an improved therapeutic index.


identifier: Grover, A. K. (1972). Regulation of glutamate dehydrogenase synthesis, and studies on subunit structure and properties of NAD+ - specific glutamate dehydrogenase in Neurospora crassa (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21741

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

subject:
QP 601 G76 1972
Dehydrogenases
Enzymes
Sphaeriaceae
Neurospora crassa

abstract: Bibliography: p. 154-166.


identifier: Russell, K. M. (1988). The Role of retailing in historic area revitalization: a case study of Stephen Avenue (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12114

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

subject: HT 169 C32 C378 1988

subject: Pedestrian areas - Alberta - Calgary - Stephen Avenue - Design

subject: City planning - Alberta - Calgary - Stephen Avenue

abstract: Bibliography: p. 167-173.


identifier: King, S. H. (1978). Isolation and partial characterization of a bacteriophage for Rhodopseudomonas capsulata "St. Louis" (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20546

format:
ix, 62 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QR 342 K54 1978 Microfiche
Bacteriophage typing
Viruses

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59-62.


identifier: Swanson, S. L. (2008). Estimating scoliosis progression from three dimensional torso shape (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1957

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 159-164


identifier: Rued-Fraser, A. C. (2014). The Experience of Abandonment Before and After Receiving Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28142

subject:
Psychology--Cognitive
Psychology--Personality
Borderline Personality Disorder
Abandonment
Attachment
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Existential Phenomenology

abstract: The objective of this study was to determine whether receiving Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) influences the perception and experience of abandonment by individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).  Participant eligibility was primarily defined by a confirmed diagnosis of BPD and completion of the first phase (e.g. skills training) of DBT.  Four co-researchers (three female and one male) completed both the biographical questionnaire and the semi-structured interview administered by the primary researcher in one-on-one sessions.  Verbatim transcripts of the interviews were analyzed according to the phenomenological existential method.  The results indicated that there is a common emotional, cognitive, and behavioural experience of abandonment among the participants both before and after DBT, that the experience of abandonment is indeed different after DBT, and that this difference in experience is attributable to the application of DBT skills and DBT therapist trait of empathy used as an intervention in the form of validation.


identifier: Smith, E. K. (1997). The impact of physical activity on the quality of life of persons with a spinal cord injury (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15979

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
RD594.3 .S56 1997
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries - Rehabilitation

abstract: Bibliography; p. 69-77.


identifier: Martin, B. (2012). Obesity and cardiovascular disease: a multi-modality approach (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5081

contributor:
Anderson, Todd J.
Ghali, William

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

abstract: Bibliography p: 138-152

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


identifier: Cummings, L. B. (2020). An Institutional Ethnography Exploring Developers’ Perspectives of the Municipal Development Approvals Process (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary

contributor:
Tyler, Mary-Ellen
McCoy, Liza
Alaniz Uribe, Francisco G.

subject:
Institutional Ethnography
Calgary
Land Development
Approvals Process
Implementation
Education--Social Sciences
Canadian Studies
Public Administration
Sociology--Organizational
Urban and Regional Planning

abstract: Contemporary planning literature describes what should be in municipal plans, but does not describe implementation as fully. Municipal planning authorities create plans to guide development, and also operate approvals processes to regulate it, but a question remained: What might explain any drift between what the plans call for and the final built outcome? In this institutional ethnography, the municipal planning and development processes are explored through the experiences of developers in Calgary, Canada. This research highlights the ways in which 10 key informant developers and/or planning consultants interact with municipal texts, as well as with the public, and workers at City Hall, in order to develop land in the context of the Municipal Development Plan. What is ostensibly a process dominated by technical review is actually heavily influenced by political and financial risks and influences. Developers described struggling with: (1), municipal policy proliferation; (2), policy vagueness and inter-policy misalignment; (3), unwritten-yet-enforced expectations coupled with municipal obsession with minutiae at the cost of the big picture; (4), a lack of municipal leadership to proactively amend plans; (5), the ways in which individual members of the public, and community associations, are engaged, both in policy and in specific development applications; and (6), redundant, expensive, and lengthy processes including (a), paying for plan creation, (b), having to fund infrastructure, (c), going through Growth Management Overlay removal, (d), amending area plans, (e), enduring various pre-applications, and then (f), finally getting to the start of the multi-stage formal approvals processes. Several factors contribute to a drift between the Municipal Development Plan, related policies, and built form outcomes. Ten problems and solutions resulting from the ethnographic analysis of the key informant interviews are presented in the conclusion. Planners, developers, elected officials, and/or members of the public, may find this research helpful in better understanding how the municipal land development approvals process functions from insiders’ experiences.


identifier: Visser, D. (2007). Optimal design of custom scoliosis braces (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/915

contributor:
Ronsky, Janet L.
Xue, Deyi

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 119-126
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Yuen, K. C. (1992). Goodness-of-fit tests for the cox proportional hazards model via bootstrap method (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12597

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

subject: QA 277 Y84 1992

subject: Goodness-of-fit tests

subject: Failure time data analysis

subject: Bootstrap (Statistics)

subject: Mathematical statistics - Data processing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-145.


identifier: Lopez Gil, M. P. (1976). Self diffusion studies of ionic transport in a cation exchange membrane (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17879

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

subject:
QD 561 L65 1976 Microfiche
Ion exchange
Diffusion
Cations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 74-78.


identifier: Beierling, S. (2008). Living large: a hermeneutic inquiry into what it means to live as an over-weight woman (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2538

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-145


identifier: Vanka, K. (2004). A theoretical study of ethylene polymerization catalysis incorporating counterion effects (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22309

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-130


identifier: Hillson, B. (1995). Biogenesis of p53 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18033

title: Biogenesis of p53

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

subject:
RC 268.44 P16 H55 1995
p53 antioncogene
DNA-protein interactions
Protein binding
Tumor proteins

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-101.


identifier: Zhou, M. (2016). Study on the Kinetics of Dissolution and Reversible Hydration of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solutions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27923

contributor:
De la Hoz Siegler, Hector
Hassanzadeh, Hassan
Pereira Almao, Pedro
Du, Ke

format: application/pdf application/pdf

subject:
Engineering--Chemical
Kinetics
Carbon Capture

abstract: Microalgal CO2 fixation is an emerging technology for abating CO2 emissions. Microalgal cultures productivity is limited by CO2 transfer rates, as CO2 has low solubility in water and its dissolution is kinetically impaired. Scrubbing and hydration of CO2 into bicarbonate solution prior to feeding the cultures has been proposed to increase CO2 availability. The hydration reaction is the rate-limiting step in the CO2 dissolution process. Experiments were performed to test carbonic anhydrase (CA) and metal (oxide) nanoparticles (MNPs) as catalysts by measuring pH and conductivity changes. A model was developed to predict the reaction process over time and compared to experimental measurements. No catalytic activity was observed for MNPs under all experimental conditions evaluated. Although CA has significant catalytic activity, the mechanism controlling the reaction rate was found (experimentally and numerically) to be mass transfer limitation. Changes in reactor geometry and gas distribution were proved effective to mitigate this limitation.


identifier: Ren, L. (2002). Trust and engineer selection in the oil and gas industry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15326

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 R465

abstract: Bibliography: p. 202-207


identifier: Chaudhuri, S. (2013). Investigating the changes in phagosomal function in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus infection (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26637

subject:
Veterinary Science
Virology
Immunology
macrophage
PRRSV
Phagosome

abstract: Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome is one of the most economically devastating diseases of the swine industry and affects all swine producing countries worldwide. The disease is caused by Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV). The virus is macrophage-tropic and infects tissue macrophages in the host animal.  However, nothing is known about how the phagosome lumenal microenvironment in the macrophages may be modified in PRRSV infection. Such knowledge is crucial for understanding how microbicidal and antigen presentation functions of the macrophage may be compromised during PRRSV infection. The field of PRRSV biology also suffers from the dearth of existence of a good in vitro system for studying the virus biology in a methodical and reductionist fashion. This thesis establishes an in vitro system for studying PRRSV infection. Using this newly established in vitro system of PRRSV infection in porcine bone marrow derived macrophages, this study investigates how the phagosome microenvironment changes in porcine macrophages in PRRSV infection. This study also investigates how phagosome lumenal properties are modified in porcine alveolar macrophages isolated from PRRSV infected pregnant gilts.


identifier: MacWhirter, K. (2014). Heartbreak House, 1959: A Fantasia in What Manner? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26345

subject: Theater

abstract: This thesis is a reconstruction of the 1959 Broadway production of G. Bernard Shaw’s play Heartbreak House. The first chapter examines the world in 1959. The second chapter consists of biographies of those involved in the production. The third chapter describes the action of the play and analyzes the reasons for the directorial, design, and acting choices. The fourth and final chapter gives the critical response to the play. The paper questions whether or not the vision of the director was realized by the cast and crew, and understood by the audience. It finds that while some aspects were understood the larger political point was lost, perhaps due to conflicts backstage or to cuts made from the original Shavian script.


identifier: Graff, D. R. (1996). The association between codependence and abstinence from alcohol consumption for individuals with a history of alcohol abuse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12958

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 124 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 5045 G73 1996
Alcohol - Physiological efect
Codependency

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-123.


identifier: Bodoor, K. (2002). Nuclear pore complex dynamics in interphase and mitosis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20947

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 B63

abstract: Bibliography: p. 201-235


identifier: Ampong, E. (2019). Decomposition of Hexamethyldisilazane on Hot Metal Filaments and its Gas-phase Chemistry in a Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Shi, Yujun
Marriott, Robert A.
Heyne, Belinda
Thurbide, Kevin B.

subject: HWCVD Education--Sciences

abstract: Hot-wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) has been used to produce silicon-containing thin films, nanomaterials, and functional polymer coatings for applications in microelectronic and photovoltaic devices. Silicon carbonitride (SiCyNz) thin films, deposited by HWCVD, have found a wide range of applications due to their nonstoichiometric component that exhibits unique properties from a combination of SiC and Si3N4 binary compounds. Most CVD growth of SiCyNz proceeds through the use of separate Si-containing (SiH4), C-bearing (CH4) and NH3 precursors. Handling of pyrophoric silane is difficult, and the process optimization with multiple source gases is extremely complex. This has urged interest in exploring alternative single-source precursors for SiCyNz deposition. 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexamethyldisilazane (HMDSZ), a non-pyrophoric and non-corrosive molecule, is one of the single-source precursors for use in HWCVD of SiCyNz thin films. In this work, single-photon ionization using vacuum ultraviolet wavelength at 118 nm coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry is employed to examine the products from primary decomposition on tungsten and tantalum filaments under collision-free conditions and from secondary gas-phase reactions in a HWCVD reactor. It has been shown that HMDSZ decomposes on the heated metal filaments to produce methyl radicals via Si-CH3 bond cleavage. The methyl radical formation is controlled by surface reactions at filament temperatures ranging from 1600 to 2400 oC. The activation energy for the formation of methyl radicals on the W and Ta filament has been determined to be 71.2 ± 9.1 to 76.7 ± 8.1 kJ/mol, respectively. A comparison with the theoretical energy (363 kJ/mol) required for the homolytic cleavage of Si-CH3 bond in the gas phase indicates that the dissociation of HMDSZ on the W and Ta surfaces to produce methyl radicals is a catalytic cracking process. Aside from the homolytic cleavages, other decomposition routes of HMDSZ, both concerted and stepwise ones, have been systematically explored in this work. The concerted formation of trimethylsilylamine and 1,1-dimethylsilene was found to be the most kinetically favorable route of all, with an activation barrier of 278 kJ/mol. It is also interesting to find that both the elimination of CH3 radical from a methylated silylamino radical and elimination of H atom from the C atom attached to a Si atom in a silyl radical site proceed without an activation barrier. In the secondary gas-phase reactions, radical-radical and radical-molecule reactions are dominant. Formation of 1,1-dimethylsilanimine ((CH3)2Si=NH) was detected from the HWCVD reactor when HMDSZ was introduced. 1,1-dimethylsilanimine undergoes head-to-tail cycloaddition and nucleophilic addition reaction with the abundant HMDSZ molecules to form 1,1,3,3-tetramethylcyclodisilazane and octamethyltrisilazane that were both detected in this work. The secondary gas-phase reactions are also characterized by a free radical short-chain reaction initiated by the primary decomposition of HMDSZ on the metal filaments to produce methyl radicals. Hydrogen abstraction by methyl radical is the main propagation step in the reactor, and biradical recombination reactions terminate the chain reaction to form various stable products with high molecular masses that were also detected in this work.


identifier: Khandogin, Y. (1999). Nonrelativistic and scalar relativistic nuclear spin-spin couplings in density functional theory (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17244

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

subject:
QD462.6 .D45 K49 1999
Density functionals
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Coupling constants
Transition metal complexes
Quantum chemistry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 63-68


identifier: Ehrcke, W. F. (1973). Theories of belief (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24088

title: Theories of belief

format:
vii, 182 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BD 215 E55 1973
Belief and doubt

abstract: Bibliography: p. 180-182.


identifier: Ross, E. R. (2000). Postpartum depression: Adaptation or culture-bound phenomenon? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19354

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

subject:
RG 852 R67 2000
Postpartum depression
Meta-analysis
Behavior evolution
Adaptation (Biology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 103-116


identifier: Green, S. (1993). The aesthetics of integrating the arts: a qualitative study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19505

format:
viii, 248 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 1180 G74 1993
Kindergarten - Curricula
Kindergarten - Music
Drama - Study and teaching (Primary)
Music - Instruction and study (Primary)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 194-200.


identifier: Lo, V. I. (2003). Addressing poverty through tourism-related transportation infrastructure: case study in Krabi, Thailand (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20958

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. viii, xiv


identifier: Wright, J. (2015). The Immoral Morality Tale: Justice Affirmation in the Machiavellian Antihero (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28174

subject:
Psychology--Social
antihero
justice
anomie
belief in a just world
morality

abstract:
In recent years, the prominence of immoral, law-breaking antihero characters (Machiavellian or Mach-antiheroes) has increased in popular media.  How can this trend be explained?  It may be the case that, due to globalized exposure to real life injustice, some people experience an increase in anomie and thus prefer characters who can more realistically solve injustice.  In two experiments, one correlational and one comparing groups exposed to antiheroes that varied in personal and global justification, this hypothesis was examined.  Although evidence was not found to directly support the hypothesis, elements of just world beliefs, anomie, and personal morality were found to be related to Mach-antihero appeal.  Results also support the idea that audiences do engage in moral evaluations of Mach-antiheroes.  A full discussion of results, as well as implications, limitations, and future directions for research, appear as a conclusion.

Key words: antihero, justice, belief in a just world, anomie, morality


identifier: Pavelich, B. J. (1987). Oxidative behavior of TPPZn/anion systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16418

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

subject:
QP 671 P6 P38 1988
Porphyrin and porphyrin compounds
Electrochemistry
Oxidation
Anions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 99-104.

abstract: The oxidative voltammetry of meso-tetraphenylporphinatozinc(I I), TPPZn, in the presence of coordinating anions has been investigated in order to assess how changes in the metal coordination environment affect the electrochemistry of the porphyrin ligand. In a solution of 0.2 M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate dissolved in 1,2-dichloroethane, TPPZn undergoes two sequential one electron oxidations to form the porphyrin n-cation radical and dication. Evidence is provided that the first oxidation is accompanied by complexation of perchlorate from the supporting electrolyte. This reaction is manifested in a -121 mV shift in the first ring oxidation potential. Addition of coordinating anions to TPPZn-containing solutions causes the entire U.V.-visible spectrum to be red shifted, and the relative intensitie?? of the porphyrin Soret, ??, and a bands to be altered. The magnitude of the red shifts appears to be correlated to the binding strength between the anion and porphyrin. Addition of coordinating anions causes the first ring oxidation potential to be shifted by up to -257 mv ± 1 o mv, the magnitude of which is dependent upon the ratio of binding constants to the cation radical and unoxidized porphyrins. The potential for this redox couple is correlated to the pKa of the anionic ligand, and to the red shifts in the U.V.-visible spectrum. Formation of the dication becomes irreversible in the presence of coordination anions due to nucleophilic attack on the dication by the anion, generating an lsoporphyrin cation. This species is shown to be redox active at more anodic potentia1s, the oxidation apparent1y yie1ding an isoporphyrin dication radica1. A spectroe1ectrochemical ce11, capab1e of performing thin layer and diffusion control1ed vo1tammetries, was designed and constructed for this work.. This ce11 facilitated the performance of in-situ F.T.I.R. spectroelectrochemistry on the TPPZn/anion system for the first time. This technique a11ows the detection of various complexation reactions involving the cation radica1, demonstrates several bands diagnostic for cat ion rad1ca1 format ion, and confirms the gene rat ion of the isoporphyrin cat ion.


identifier: Short, C. (1998). The cultural metamorphosis of Cree education (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18345

publisher:
Education
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: E96.5 .S56 1998

subject: Additional Copy: 370 EDC 1998 SHO in the Duocette Education Library.

subject: Indians of North America - Education - Alberta

abstract: Bibliogrpahy: 196-226.


identifier: Koh, T. J. (1997). Regulation of sarcomere number in the growing rabbit tibialis anterior (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23617

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

subject:
QM 563 K63 1997
Fasciae (Anatomy)
Muscle cells

abstract: Bibliography: p. 83-90.


identifier: Allen Kogut, V. (2016). Unportraits: an Exploration of the Relationship Between Precarity and Portraiture (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28589

contributor:
Carreiro, Linda
Kelly, Robert
Brown, Richard
Cahill, Susan
Hamel, Catherine

subject:
Fine Arts
precarity
portraiture
unportrait
painting
figurative painting

abstract: Unportraits: an Exploration of the Relationship Between Precarity and Portraiture addresses an arts-based studio practice exploring the relationship between portraiture and social critique.  Specifically, the concepts discussed in this paper are precarity, Guy Standing’s personification of the precariat, and how they influence my portraiture.  In order to investigate these concepts the methodology used is autoethnography and an arts-based studio practice.  Three projects are discussed in this writing; creating something out of nothing, only to destroy it; …IN PASSING; and Unportraits. Through these, I attempt to display the conceptual and technical development demonstrated in visualizing precarious identity. In the final thesis project, Unportraits, I establish the term unportraiture, a reconstruction of traditional portraiture that surrenders personal identity to express societal narratives.


identifier: Allihibi, S. A. (2017). The Nominal Inflectional Suffix -e(t) in Damascus Arabic:  A Network Morphology Account (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28258

contributor:
Flynn, Darin
Pounder, Amanda
Sedivy, Julie

subject:
Linguistics
Network Morphology
Morphology
Inflectional Suffix -e(t)
Damascus Arabic

abstract:
This thesis is concerned with the nominal (noun and adjective) inflections in Damascus Arabic (DA). In particular, the focus is on the so-called feminine suffix -at ~ -et. Several phenomena associated with this suffix are examined: a) allomorphy, b) syncretism, and c) optional agreement. The thesis offers a default-based account within the framework of Network Morphology. It demonstrates that different notions of default (e.g. default inheritance, overriding default, global inheritance, and exceptional case) provide a unified and elegant account for the multiple phenomena under study.
The vocalic alternation between -[a]t and -[e]t represents a case of the dissociation between morphology and phonology, where a single morpheme corresponds to two phonological realizations. I propose a declarative morphological account as opposed to the traditional procedural phonological one that relies on the notion of the underlying form. I argue that -[e]t is the default allomorph, contrary to the widely assumed belief that -[a]t is the underlying vowel which raises to -[e]t. The notion of “default inheritance” allows us to treat the shared inflection among nominals (noun and adjective) as a main generalization that is positioned at the top of the inheritance hierarchy. This generalization is inherited by all classes of nominal, thus, -[e]t is represented as the “elsewhere” allomorph. The limited distribution of -[a]t to nominals with stem-final pharyngeals is treated as an “overriding default” specific to this class of nominals that overrides the main default.
The syncretism between plural and -et agreement with the plural of the human class manifests a dissociation between morphology and syntax, whereby morphology fails to make a distinction that is required by syntax. For this language-specific syncretism, rules of referral are necessary to predict that the plural and feminine singular share a cell in the adjectival inflectional paradigm. With the benefit of the notion of “global inheritance”, this sharing of the cell is generalizable to all agreeing categories (i.e. verbs, demonstratives, pronouns, and possessive markers) that have the same pattern of syncretism. The global inheritance principle is superior in its simplicity and predictability power, by which a simple rule of referral makes it possible for a single cell (i.e. plural) in one paradigm (i.e. adjectives) to predict other cells (i.e. plurals) in multiple paradigms (i.e. verbs, demonstratives, etc.).
Finally, the alternation between the plural and -et agreement with human nouns is handled by the notion of the “exceptional case default”. The regular behaviour of plurals in human nouns is to have strict plural agreement. However, for non-concatenative plural nouns, alternations occur. The irregularity of the non-concatenative plural is still manageable and predictable if we assume that the -et agreement is an “exceptional” default that applies only when plural nouns have non-concatenative morphology. Then, the alternation can be explained based on whether speakers resort to the “normal” default (i.e. plural agreement) which is positioned at the top of the hierarchy or to the “exceptional” default (i.e. -et agreement) as an overriding default positioned lower at the level of the non-concatenative subclass of human nouns.


identifier: Moran, T. (2011). Factors affecting temperature reconstruction using stable water isotopes from ice cores on the Prince of Wales icefield, Ellesmore Island, Nunavut, Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3964

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 127-140
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Mirto, A. (2017). Identifying genes in Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis that are essential for survival in dairy calves (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26430

contributor:
De Buck, Jeroen
Barkema, Herman
Behr, Marcel
Dong, Tao

subject: Agriculture

subject: Animal Pathology

subject: Genetics

subject: Microbiology

subject: Biology--Molecular

subject: Veterinary Science

subject: paratuberculosis

subject: Immunology

subject: cattle

subject: transposon site hybridization

subject: Tn-Seq

subject: vaccine

abstract: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of Johne’s disease, a chronic wasting disease common in dairy cattle. Currently, there are no effective vaccines to prevent infection and fecal bacterial shedding. To determine potential targets for a live- attenuated vaccine strain 12 Holstein-Friesian dairy calves were inoculated with 5 x 10^10 CFUs on two consecutive days with a mutant library from MAP strain A1-157. MAP was cultured 2 and 4 mo post inoculation from intestinal tissues and lymph nodes. Quantitative PCR was used to assess changes in proportions of select gene mutants between intestinal tissues and the inoculum; this method failed to confirm previously described essential genes. After applying filtering parameters, targeted next generation sequencing discovered 42 genes absent from all tissues which are involved in DNA transcription, pathogenesis, metabolism and biosynthesis, and oxidation-reduction reactions. These results provide many potential genes for attenuation of MAP for the creation of candidate vaccine strains.


identifier: Branton, J. G. (1987). The Relationship between marital status and psychological adjustment in the homosexual male (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20587

format:
x, 195 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HQ 76 B73 1987

subject: Homosexuality, Male - Psychological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 162-174.


identifier: Muttart, D. G. (1969). Social climate of the classroom: its description and its relationship to the achievement of low and high ability students in mathematics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14150

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

subject:
LB 1084 M86 1969 Microfilm
Interaction analysis in education
Mathematics - Study and teaching

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-90.


identifier: Pech, S. (1995). Sustainable utilization of international drainage basin resources: its application in the agreement on the cooperation for sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19163

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: K3499 .M4 P43 1995

subject: Additional Copy: K 3499 M4 P43 1995

subject: Water rights (International law)

subject: Sustainable development - Law and legislation

subject: Water-supply - Mekong River - Law and legislation

subject: Mekong River - Water rights

abstract: Bibliography: p. 235-248.


identifier: Mirzaagha, P. (2008). Characterization of antibiotic resistance in ampicillin and tetracycline resistant escherichia coli from feedlot cattle fed subtherapeutic antimicrobials (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2302

contributor:
McAllister, Tim
Louie, Marie

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 118-131

abstract: some pages are in colour

abstract: The study investigated tetracycline- and ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli selected from feces of calves that were or were not administered in-feed subtherapeutic antimicrobials. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) persisted throughout the experiment even in the absence of in-feed antibiotics. Transmission of E. coli isolates among cattle was evident, particularly among animals within a single pen. In addition, shedding of E. coli biotypes was observed to occur transiently throughout the feeding period. Administration of subtherapeutic levels of antimicrobials did not have a major impact on AMR E. coli as compared to control steers, except for the observation that administration of chlortetracycline and sulfamethazine increased the number of ampicillin-resistant isolates that also exhibited resistance to sulfamethoxazole and chloramphenicol. Molecular characterization of isolates found tet(B) to be the most prevalent determinant among the tetracycline-resistant isolates and teml-like determinant to be most prevalent among the ampicillin-resistant isolates. Results suggest that AMR in£. coli is complex and is likely affected not only by the administration of antibiotics but also by numerous other presently undefined environmental and management factors.


identifier: Rajan, S. (2017). dwelling · lifestyle · community: reconsidered | reconceived | redesigned (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25752

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Sinclair, Brian
Gondek, Jyoti
Wylant, Barry

subject:
Architecture
real estate
residency
design
systems thinking
Innovation
Decision making
sustainability
community
lifestyle
dwelling
home
efficacy
architecture
planning
Development
finance
marketing

abstract:
Design and architecture play an incredibly important role in our lives. They shape our lifestyles, interests, passions and relationships. The way we design and interact with our surroundings defines our ethics, values and personal identities. From the scale of cities and neighbourhoods to the corners of our homes, built-environments both capture and design our lives. Design and architecture are incredibly important to our personal standard of living and quality of life but they also impact the environment and the economy. Therefore, the design decisions that are made within the design and development industry have implications on a scale which spans the global community.

Through my local and international work experiences, I have found that the design and development industry is fundamentally broken in many ways. Communication barriers between stakeholders and limited awareness from end-users has led to a system which lacks innovation and efficacy. In order to provide this, there is a need to re-shift the system and re-align stakeholders so that we begin to foster a more conducive environment. Perhaps through disruptive technologies and new intermediaries (LePatner & Jacobson 2007) we can create this change and provide residential design and architecture that is more innovative and reflects the needs and desires of end-users with greater efficacy.

The approach uses various methods of research to understand the complexity of the industry and identify the exact gaps which are hindering the system. Through research, reflection, synthesis, design and systems-thinking, solutions are identified, evaluated and designed. This exploration is fundamental to begin the discussion for how change can be manifested in a large and powerful industry where the status quo seeks to continue its reign. Through piloting solutions, designing and iterating we may be able to create the methods and  interventions necessary to bring about systemic change. Designers, architects, planners, developers, financiers, builders, marketers, end-users, researchers and entrepreneurs may consider and reflect upon the ideas put forward in this thesis.


identifier: Tapper, J. E. (2010). Dynamic in vivo kinematics in an ovine stifle joint model of osteoarthritis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3934

format:
xxvi, 594 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 283-305

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Includes 2 DVD-R discs containing Appendix D.

abstract: Includes copies of ethics and animal protocol approval.  Original copies with original Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: McCormack, M. R. (1972). The Cardium formation: Morley and Jumpingpound map areas, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18827

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

subject:
QE 471 M14 1972
Sandstone - Alberta - Morley
Sandstone - Alberta - Jumpingpound
Sedimentation and deposition

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-102.


identifier: Arnold, L. A. (1989). Cultural dynamics in the interaction of primigravid women and orthodox medicine (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12761

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

subject:
RG 556 A76 1989
Pregnancy
Labor (Obstetrics) - Regulation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-104.


identifier: Del Bel, K. L. (2004). Genetic regulation of chemotaxis and motility in Rhizobium leguminosarum (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16625

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 134-142

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Rhizobium leguminosarum, a nitrogen-fixing root nodule bacterium, has over 20 genes coding MCP-type chemoreceptors, which could playa role in locating host legumes by chemotaxis. Transcriptional gusA fusions were made with the mcpC and mcpD genes, and were used to confirm that the mcp genes are down-regulated in the nodule. Transposon mutagenesis was completed with a mcpC fusion strain to identify possible genes which regulate mcp expression. A free-living mcp regulatory mutant was identified as a bacA mutation, while two mutants which showed less down-regulation in nodules than the wild-type were identified as hutC and a ribitiol transporter mutant. Changes in expression in these mutants in planta were confirmed by examining nodules histologically. The flagellin proteins from a R. leguminosarum strain were isolated and used to produce an anti-flagellar antibody. Immunoblots employing this antibody confirmed that flagella, like MCPs, are down-regulated in nodule bacteria.


identifier: Rostami, M. (2006). Acquisitions: evidence of behavioral decision making from the North American oil and gas industry (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/800

publisher:
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 118-135

abstract:
This dissertation aims to empirically investigate the behavioral determinants of corporate acquisitions in the North American upstream oil and gas acquiring companies. The core question underlying the study is: Do key concepts within the behavioral theory of the firm predict corporate acquisitions? This dissertation consists of three inter-related studies.
The first study examined the impact of the survival and aspiration reference points on corporate acquisitions from the shifting focus perspective. The results showed that organizational acquisition strategy can be explained by organizational antecedents such as performance feedback and organizational slack. Underperforming companies decreased acquisitions as they approached the survival level, while medium and high performing organizations decreased acquisitions when their performance increased.
The second study tested the effects of the interactions between organizational performance and slack on firm acquisition strategy. Overall, I found firm relative performance to the survival level is a strong predictor of organizational acquisition strategy. While lower performing companies increased acquisitions as their performance improved, higher performing companies with high slack resources decreased acquisition strategy as their performance increased.
The findings clarified the high performance- high slack paradox. The results showed that companies with high performance and high slack resources decreased their acquisitions. Moreover, the results indicate that organizations with higher potential slack and prior acquisition experience are less likely to choose the acquisition strategy.
Finally, the third study examined why and how managers decide between related and unrelated acquisitions. Specifically, I focused on the time horizon of firm performance and showed that long- term performance might better explain a firm's acquisition strategy. Overall, there was a positive relationship between poor long-term performance and future related acquisition. The results showed that, due to the risky nature of acquisition strategy, managers in long-term high performing companies are less likely to choose acquisition because this strategy may negatively affect firm performance. The results also showed that while potential slack positively impacted related acquisition, recoverable slack negatively affected acquisition. Firm's acquisition experience is also an important predictor of related acquisition.


identifier: Faltas, M. S. (1982). The theory and study of flow problems in micropolar fluid (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19633

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
QA 911 F34 1984
Fluid dynamics
Viscous flow
Laminar flow
Stokes' theorem

abstract: Bibliography: p. 193-199.


identifier: Mohamed, M. A. (2012). Vertical wind extrapolation using the k-e turbulence model (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4882

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-107

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

abstract: Vertical wind speed extrapolation is an important component of wind resource assessment where measured wind data at a reference height is extrapolated to hub height using the logarithmic or power law. Both models depend on roughness length but disregard information pertinent to topography. The log law results from the balance between turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) production and dissipation rate for fully developed flow over a horizontally homogeneous surface and is not generally valid. In search of a better extrapolation methodology, the k - E turbulence model is used to simulate measurements of boundary layer flows over hills and a step change in roughness accurately. By vertically integrating terms of the modeled TKE equation, a generalization of the log law was developed. The improved model includes a radius of curvature term and height for hills and a fetch length for the step change in roughness. It outperforms the log law for the cases tested.


identifier: Watson, R. (1988). Paradox management in an immigrant service agency (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20239

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

subject: HD 6300 W38 1988

subject: Immigrants - Alberta - Calgary - Services for

subject: Alien labor - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 77-79.


identifier: Anderson, L. G. (1992). The Role of protein kinase C in hypoglycemic brain damage (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11579

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

subject:
QP 606 P76 A53 1992
Protein kinase
Hypoglycemic agents
Brain damage

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-118.


identifier: Ross, J. L. (2000). An exploratory analysis of post-secondary student achievement comparing a web-based and a conventional course learning environment (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16317

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

subject: LB 1044.87 R67 2000

subject: Internet in education

subject: Distance education

subject: Education, Higher - Computer network resources

subject: Teaching - Computer network resources

abstract: Bibliography: p. 190-221


identifier: Hare, M. G. (1967). On the neutron-oroton interaction (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18269

title: On the neutron-oroton interaction

format:
vii, 62 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: Neutrons Protons

abstract: Bibliography: p. 52-53.


identifier: Williams, D. N. (2002). Numerical modelling of multidimensional detonation structure (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21964

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 W558

abstract: Bibliography: p. 135-145


identifier: Hornike, D. (2008). Los sujetos nómades en Clarice Lispector y Mayra Santos-Febres (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15966

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-111