identifier: Jacobsen, D. M. (1995). A descriptive study of the implementation of an integrated learning system in an Alberta middle school (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22967

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

subject: LB 1028.5 J344 1995

subject: Computer-assisted instruction - Alberta - Evaluation

subject: Junior high schools - Alberta - Computer-assisted instruction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 166-172.

abstract: The primary objectives of this study were to examine the implementation of an Integrated Learning System in a middle school during the first year, and to assess teacher and student attitudes towards using the ILS for mathematics and language arts. Subjects were thirty educators and 504 students. Teachers, staff and students were interviewed, completed computer attitude surveys and wrote narrative journals. Narrative data was summarized and categorized thematically. Attitude data was analyzed descriptively and inferentially. Dependency between computer attitudes and gender was examined. An exploratory factor analysis and MANOV A was conducted on student attitude data. A five factor solution was found. Results of this study support that teachers and students are generally positive but cautious and critical about using an ILS. Gender differences in attitude were found. Effective ILS implementation requires careful planning, staffing, training and involvement by key staff members. On-going assessment is required for increased integration and refinement.


identifier: Welling, S. L. (1977). Socio-economic classification of prairie towns in 1971 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14924

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

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

subject:
HC 117 P8 W44 1977 Microfiche
Prairie Provinces - Economic conditions
Prairie Provinces - Social conditions
Cities and towns - Prairie Provinces

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-119.


identifier: Powell, M. A. (1972). An Investigation of the academic achievement of Mount Royal College transfer students at Alberta Universities (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14418

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

subject:
LB 2350 P69 1971 Microfilm
Students, Transfer of
Students - Alberta
Academic achievement

abstract: Bibliography: p. 99-103.


identifier: Vishwanath, T. (1972). On the Nonlinear analysis of membranes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18357

title: On the Nonlinear analysis of membranes

format:
xxiv, 221 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA 660 S5 V56 1972 Microfilm
Shells (Engineering)
Elastic plates and shells
Numerical analysis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-151.


identifier: Cornell, N. K. (2012). Organizational culture incongruence and employee outcomes: examining the effects of organizational value importance, self-esteem, and stress (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4761

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-110

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


identifier: Popowich, M. (2007). Queer (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1124

title: Queer

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-137

abstract: This project locates itself at an intersection of queer theory with art and architecture theory relating to identity, the home, and political agency. The research is born from the desire to explore alternative notions of domesticity and speculate on the way architecture can facilitate and respond to new definitions of family and home. The homogeneity offered by the prototypical nuclear family and the suburban context in which it resides has proliferated, despite an increasingly diverse population of homeowners and increasingly empowered minority groups within our society. Intended to specifically address queer domesticity, this MOP uses queer theory as a catalyst to directly subvert traditional interpretations of the domestic realm, and offer an architectural speculation as to how a critical engagement from a position of marginality can offer a new, positive interpretation of domesticity.


identifier: Qiao, J. (2010). Application of test-driven development to biomedical algorithms (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3745

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-127


identifier: Bozorg, A. (2013). Interactions between Biofilm Growth and Fluid Flow in Porous Media (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26598

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Sen, Arindom
Gates, Ian

subject:
Engineering
Hydrology
Engineering--Chemical
Biofilm
Porous Media
Modelling
Bioluminescence
Hydrogeology
Spatiotemporal Development
Relative Permeability
Imaging

abstract:
Many engineered and natural systems are influenced by biofilms, which are surface attached communities of microorganisms embedded in a matrix composed of microbially produced extracellular polymeric substances. In porous media, biofilms can progressively accumulate within pore spaces, making it increasingly difficult for fluids to flow through the pore network. Therefore, biofilms are often considered to be detrimental in processes relying on fluid flow in porous media. Engineering biofilm development in porous structures, however, can maximize the beneficial aspects of biofilms while minimizing their detrimental effects. Due to an inadequate understanding of interactions between flow properties and biofilm development, field scale applications of biofilm based processes are still unpredictable.
This study was divided to two main parts. The first part focused on a theoretical investigation of biofilm growth in porous media. By treating biofilm as an evolving viscous fluid that shares void spaces with a separate aqueous phase in porous media, a novel macroscopic approach was developed to simulate biofilm growth in porous media. Modelling results revealed that relative permeability functions can be used to link flow of water to biofilm saturation. However, this modelling approach was complex, and certain model parameters needed to be experimentally determined.
Therefore, in the second part of the study, by using a bioluminescent bacterium, a noninvasive imaging method was developed to visualize biofilm evolution within porous media. Detected bioluminescence intensities were used to nondestructively quantify biofilm and porous media characteristics. The imaging technique was also used to study bacterial transport in porous media with different hydraulic properties. Results indicated that biofilm formation can significantly improve bacterial sticking efficiency in porous media by modifying hydrophobicity of solid surfaces. Finally, the developed imaging technique was used to monitor biofilm development under a constant pressure gradient in a two-dimensional flow field. Results revealed that in porous media with small pore sizes and low permeabilities, biofilm grows predominantly in upstream regions toward the nutrient source and against the fluid flow, whereas in porous media with coarse pore sizes and elevated permeabilities, biofilm primarily disperses in the downstream direction, in the same direction as the fluid flow, but away from the nutrient source. Observed differences in growth patterns could be explained by considering the pore size distribution in a given medium.

abstract: 2 years


identifier: Sanbrooks, J. J. (2020). Children's Use of Social Media and their Elementary Principals’ Perceptions and Leadership Practices Pertaining to This Usage: A Case Study in One School District in British Columbia (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Mendaglio, Sal
Brown, Barbara
Brandon, Jim
Spencer, Brenda L.
Hagerman, Michelle Schira

subject: social media, technology, educational leadership, elementary principals, children

subject: Education--Administration

subject: Education--Elementary

subject: Education--Social Sciences

abstract: Children are using social media in and out of school. School principals are struggling to deal with problems (e.g., cyberbullying, sexting, privacy issues, depression) associated with young people using social media. Research related to teen use of social media and misuse of social media is available; however, in comparison, fewer studies have examined how younger children are using social media. The purpose of this qualitative case study was twofold: to understand (a) social media use among 9-to-11-year-old children and, (b) the influences on elementary school principals' leadership practices pertaining to children's social media usage. There were three methods used to collect data in this study: student surveys, student focus groups, and principal interviews. The data were coded and organized according to the research questions. Analysis and interpretation of findings were organized by way of examining the key research questions: (a) What social media platforms are children most using? (b) How and why are children using social media? (c) What are elementary principals' perceptions of children's social media usage? and (d) What leadership practices are elementary principals using to promote positive student social media usage? This research revealed that the children in this study tended to use YouTube, TikTok, and gaming platforms to actively engage with social media. This research also revealed that problems associated with young people and social media are spilling into elementary schools and the elementary principals in this study are using both proactive and reactive leadership practices to promote positive social media usage with their students. The study concludes by offering suggestions that may be useful in the work of promoting positive social media usage with children.


identifier: Michaletz, S. T. (2012). Tree mortality and seed survival in forest fires (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4929

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 5-8, 48-59, 84-93, 142-152, 197-210, 213

abstract: This thesis combines process-based mathematical models with experimental and empirical data to examine and understand the mechanisms linking forest fire behavior to tree growth, mortality, and seed survival.  The thesis begins with a review of the state of knowledge of post-fire tree mortality mechanisms at the beginning of the research. At that time, the mechanisms of phloem and vascular cambium necrosis in tree stems and branch, bud, and foliage necroses in tree crowns were well understood, but understanding of how these injuries were linked to post-fire tree growth and mortality was very limited.  To explore how forest fires might affect whole-tree physiology, I examined heat effects on the hydraulic conductivity of xylem. I demonstrated for the first time that heating reduces the hydraulic conductivity of xylem via two mechanisms: enhanced cavitation and conduit wall deformation. This suggests that fire effects on whole-tree hydraulics may play an important role in post-fire tree growth and mortality.  I then derive a process-based approach that links a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of forest fire behavior to the heat transfer mechanisms of heat injury in tree stems and crowns. These injuries are then linked to whole-tree growth and mortality using a dynamic mass balance approach. The model is currently under development and is presented here as a proof of concept.  The focus then shifts to mechanisms of post-fire recruitment, and I couple a CFD  fire spread model to heat transfer in closed white spruce cones to explore how non-serotinous, non-sprouting species can persist in fire regimes that theoretically should favor serotinous species. I demonstrate that non-serotinous cones can insulate seeds from heat necrosis in crown fires, but that recruitment in high numbers would require the coincidence of a fire and a mast year. Nevertheless, post-fire recruitment from in situ aerial seedbanks can occur for non-serotinous species, and this may be an important cause of their persistence in fire regimes to which they otherwise seem poorly suited.


identifier: Murray, K. (2010). [re]defining: city, building, space (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3323

title: [re]defining: city, building, space

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 113
Thesis is in colour.


identifier: Suk, K. J. (1991). Patterns of support utilization by pregnant and parenting adolescents (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14117

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
HA 759.64 S84 1991
Teenage parents - Social networks
Teenage pregnancy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 91-101.


identifier: Eslami, M. (2022). One network to rule them all: three essays on behaviors in social networks (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: One Network to Rule Them All: Three Essays on Behaviors in Social Networks

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Tombe, Trevor
Rokne, Jon George
Oxoby, Robert
Sezer, Deniz
Kattan, Lina
Agarwal, Nitin

subject:
Behavioral Economics
Economics of Networks
Social Dissent
Open Source Software
Cognitive Dissonance
Social Dissonance
Consistency principle
Pluralistic Ignorance
Social Psychology
Education--Mathematics
Education--Social Sciences
Economics
Computer Science
Psychology

abstract: This thesis is an integration of research contributions on social networks and economic behaviors. The central recurring theme is showing how network structures affect individuals’ decision-making using game-theoretic approaches. Social variables such as friendship ties, and individuals’ social positions affect others’ behaviors. These variables are used in an interdisciplinary setting drawing insights from fields such as economics, social psychology, computer science, and mathematics. My aim is to highlight the importance of the very structures of social networks whose characteristics influence individuals’ behaviors. It is hard to discern these characteristics but the social structures can be mined to elicit such structures as individuals actively interact with them. The connections among individuals force us to ponder the consequences of actions in a broader sense. Although the social network paradigm doesn’t allow singled-out strategies they provide a holistic overview of social problems in general. Social networks break the symmetry of interactions among individuals. They allow more realistic standpoints for investigating some puzzling behavioral phenomena. Network economics shows the roles of individuals are underestimated in many mainstream models. We are small, but our measure is definitely not zero. Though individuals may seem to only communicate within their local circles, their interactions reverberate far and beyond affecting distant unknown individuals. Local behaviors do not necessarily translate into intended aggregate results. This is how the network structure interacts with individuals in an indiscernible way. In the first of the three research contributions, with the help of a game defined in an open-source software ecosystem, I structurally modified the network topology in order to manipulate the flow of the peer pressure on equilibrium. The second contribution illustrates that behavioral phenomena, such as pluralistic ignorance and the friendship paradox, can be explained by the help of the network paradigm. I proposed an effective strategy to create a significant change by targeting only a few carefully selected individuals. The third contribution focuses on the behavioral aspect of communications when conducted in a social network. I explained why people don’t say what they truly believe and how they would be able to balance their extreme thoughts through conversations.


identifier: Oliver, B. W. (2014). Work in Progress: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Successful Vocational Experiences of People living with HIV in Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28722

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Worthington, Catherine
Este, David

subject:
Social Work
HIV
Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation

abstract: Income support and labour force participation are critical issues for people living with HIV in Canada (PHAs). The objectives of this study were to identify factors that support or deter labour force participation, and to develop a conceptual framework to describe the processes and structures that shape PHAs’ successful vocational experiences. Community-based research methods and a grounded theory framework were used to explore the perspectives of people living with HIV in Canada who have sustained successful participation in the labour force. Purposive and theoretical sampling was conducted in the provinces of Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 31 people living with HIV who were successfully engaged in the labour force for three months or more. Sampling was conducted concurrently with data analysis until saturation was achieved within key emergent thematic categories. The data were transcribed and analyzed using grounded theory coding methods and NVIVO computer software. Study findings identified six intersecting thematic categories that summarized participants’ experiences of working successfully. These have been conceptualized within a social ecological framework and include factors at the personal, work, community, and public policy level. These results contribute to an expanded contextual view of labour force participation for people living with HIV and highlight the importance of community and structural level factors including income support policy, access to medication, and vocational service provision. Results will be of interest to advocates, policy makers, and those working in community-based AIDS service organizations.


identifier: Lacey, R. D. (1984). The Gothic church: a study of the Prelude and the Excursion (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20071

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

subject: PR 5864 L32 1985

subject: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 - Poetic works

subject: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. Excursion

subject: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. Prelude

abstract: Bibliography: p. 135-140.


identifier: Robinson, J. J. (1985). The Circumferential vision: love and death in the poetry of Emily Dickinson (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11388

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

subject: PS 1541 Z5 R62 1986

subject: Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 - Poetic works

subject: Love in literature

subject: Death in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-132.


identifier: Sinnott, M. E. (2016). The Container: A Journey Through Installation, Containment and PoliticsA Journey Through Installation, Containment and Politics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28037

contributor:
Viczko, April
Viczko, April
Smith, G. Brian
Hamel, Catherine

subject:
Theater
Scenography
Theatre Design
Drama

abstract: The intention of this artist statement is to demonstrate proficiency in scenic, costume and lighting design for the theatre. These design elements were created for the production of Clare Bayley’s play The Container, directed by Muhammad Azri Ali and presented in the University Theatre at the University of Calgary from October 20-31, 2015. The following essay is an outline of my process from preliminary design concepts to the fully realized production through research and readings of the play.


identifier: Islam, M. N. (1985). Bayesian estimation of some generalized probability distributions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22991

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

subject:
QA 279.5 I64 1986
Bayesian statistical decision theory
Poisson distribution
Distribution (Probability theory)
Negative binomial distribution

abstract: Bibliography: p. 136-140.


identifier: Boyzo, J. (2013). Un primer acercamiento al misticismo de M. María Evangelista (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28590

subject: Religion Misticisim

abstract: This thesis focuses on the study of El diario de M. María Evangelista, a manuscript written by a nun by the name of Maria Evangelista (1591-1647).The manuscript was written in 1627, and is located in a Cistercian monastery in Toledo, Spain. It is a manuscript never before analyzed academically. The main purpose of this thesis is to present a copy of a transcription done by the monastery of Casarrubios from the original manuscript plus a first academic analysis of the diary. As part of this academic investigation, I compare Evangelista’s mystic experience with that of the Spanish nun Teresa de Avila (1515-1582), and the German nun Hildegard de Bingen (1098- 1179),to demonstrate how Evangelista’s mystical experience proposes a dialogical form of communication between a mystic and the divine


identifier: Grant, C. L. (1996). Anxiety sensitivity and subjective feelings of dyspnea in asthmatic children (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23558

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

subject:
RC531 .G72 1996
Anxiety
Anxiety in children
Anxiety disorders

abstract: Bibliography: p. 58-65.


identifier: Wallis, D. D. (1968). Auroral photography and photometry using a rocketborne mechanical scanner (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15502

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

subject:
QB 121 W34 1968
Astronomical photography
Photometry, Astronomical

abstract: Bibliography: p. 158-164.


identifier: Runions, A. (2008). Modeling biological patterns using the space colonization algorithm (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1756

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 165-187
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Climie, E. (2012). Emotional intelligence and social skill abilities in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25878

contributor:
Saklofske, Donald
Schwean, Vicki

subject: Educational Psychology

subject: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

subject: Emotional Intelligence

subject: children

abstract: Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are at risk for a number of negative outcomes, especially those within the social domain.  They often struggle to interact appropriately with their peers, resulting in social rejection or isolation.  Previous research surrounding the concept of emotional intelligence (EI), or the ability to understand one’s own and others’ emotions, has highlighted the relationship between social competence and EI, whereby those who are more emotionally “intelligent” are typically more socially-able.  However, this relationship has not yet been examined in a population known to be at-risk for poor social outcomes, such as those with ADHD.  Additionally, little is known about the EI abilities of children with ADHD.  The current project explores the EI profile of children with ADHD-Combined type and incorporates both ability- and trait-based EI measures.  Further exploration of the predictive relationship between EI and social outcomes is reported.  Overall, children with ADHD demonstrate comparable EI abilities to the standardization sample in a number of areas.  There is a positive, although weak, relationship between EI abilities and social skills ratings.  Implications for practice and future research directions are discussed.


identifier: Backman, C. (2017). Corporate Strategies for Climate Change Impact Mitigation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25467

contributor:
Verbeke, Alain
Kano, Elena
Schulz, Robert
Roessingh, Hetty
Dentchev, Nikolay

subject:
Business Administration--Management
Climate Change
RBV
GISTe Model
Dynamic Capabilities
Imposed innovation
CCS

abstract:
This thesis explores firm adaptation to changes in its external environment, using climate change as the emerging issue. The thesis incorporates the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Dynamic Capabilities in Essays 1 and 2 and Stakeholder Theory in Essay 3 through which to better understand how firms adapt. Essay 1 develops an original conceptual approach which augments the RBV of the firm and identifies investments in four firm-level resource domains (Governance, Information management, Systems, and Technology) to develop capabilities in climate change mitigation.  The resulting framework is denoted as the GISTe model, which frames the analysis and recommendations. The research uses the 2008 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) database, with high-quality information on firm-level climate change strategies for 552 FT500 and non FT500 firms from North America or Europe.
Essay 2 extends the static version of the GISTe model to include dynamic components. This model is then applied to a cohort of firms from either North America or Europe regarding adaptation between 2004 and 2012. The research uses the 2004, 2008, and 2012 CDP databases with high-quality firm-level information on 117 FT500 firms from North America or Europe.
Essay 3 interprets the phenomenon of imposed innovation projects through a stakeholder management lens, building upon empirical evidence from a qualitative case study of a salient imposed innovation, namely carbon capture and storage (CCS) storage. Whereas Essay 1 and Essay 2 treated technology investments as either reversible or non-reversible in the context of unconstrained choice, Essay 3 takes one tool (CCS) that was not fully embraced by any firm active in the oil and gas sector due to an unfavourable cost-benefit analysis. The analysis treats this technology as an imposed innovation in response to powerful non-market stakeholders. In this constrained environment, influencing strategies for both government and company  stakeholders are developed.
Overall, this thesis concludes that the GISTe model provides a valuable conceptual lens through which to explicate firm adaptation to changes in its external environment. Further, this thesis concludes that government should foster technologies from which firms select the most appropriate technology, but government should refrain from imposing any specific technology.


identifier: Yu, W. K. (1985). An Experimental study of the mixing behaviour of acoustically pulsed air jets (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13661

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

subject:
QA 924 Y63 1986
Air jets
Jets - Fluid dynamics
Gas-Turbines

abstract: Bibliography: p. 168-174.


identifier: Vredenburg, V. (2015). The Legal Duty to Consult and Meaningful Consultation: A Spectrum of Industry Approaches to Aboriginal Consultation in the Athabasca Oilsands (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28232

contributor:
Frideres, James
Ingelson, Allan
Jones, Vernon

subject:
Social Structure and Development
Aboriginal consultation
Duty to consult
meaningful consultation
Oilsands
First Nations
sustainable development
social license
resource extraction
engagement

abstract: This thesis presents an in depth analysis of the factors that influence the way in which resource extraction companies in the Athabasca Oilsands region of northern Alberta conduct Aboriginal consultation. The duty to consult arose historically through constitutional foundations, case law, and now is incorporated into regulatory guidance documents. Although the duty to consult has been documented in many different ways throughout history, there is a current shift in consciousness that there is a need to go beyond compliance with legal and regulatory guidance to move towards gaining ‘social compliance’. A review of current literature relating to Aboriginal community and resource extraction company relationships, sustainable development, and gaining a social license show that by going beyond regulatory compliance towards social compliance, a competitive advantage can be gained. Two models were identified to measure the way in which resource extraction companies conducted Aboriginal consultation: the rules model and the relationship model. The rules model is based on the idea that by following regulatory guidelines, project approval can be gained. The relationship model is based on the idea that by establishing long lasting relationships with Aboriginal groups that these companies could not only reach regulatory guidelines but go beyond towards achieving social compliance. Eighteen Aboriginal consultation practitioners who worked on projects in the Athabasca Oilsands region were interviewed to better understand the way in which their companies approached Aboriginal consultation. The data was analyzed based on the rules and relationship model. Through analysis, it was determined that the way in which these resource extraction companies approached consultation was not as black and white as originally thought, but instead could be placed on a spectrum with the rules model being at one end and the relationship model being at the other end.  The research determined that in conclusion, the main factor that drove the way in which Aboriginal consultation was conducted was firstly, managing regulatory risk, and secondly managing social risk. Regulatory risk can be much more easily managed, as it can be quantified, and penalties are well understood. Social risk on the other hand, is not as well understood; however, corporations are increasingly seeing the need to mitigate social risk by establishing long lasting relationships with Aboriginal groups who have some control over social risk.


identifier: Liao, C. (2015). The Role of Sodium-Calcium Exchanger in the Regulation of Endothelial Function (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28353

subject:
Pharmacology
Endothelium
calcium
Sodium-calcium exchanger

abstract: Appropriate release of nitric oxide (NO) is critical for normal physiological functioning of the cardiovascular system. Although a rise in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in endothelial cells (ECs) is thought to play an important role in the coordination of NO release, the molecular mechanism underlying this influx is poorly understood. The work presented here outlines the molecular mechanisms responsible for regulating endothelial [Ca2+]i and its implication to NO production and release, and involved two major areas of study. Firstly, we identified the presence of a signaling complex comprised of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), transient receptor potential protein (canonical subtype) 1 (TRPC1), and the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger 1 (NCX1) in cultured ECs, which may be an important component of the Ca2+ influx pathway necessary for the activation of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) during agonist stimulation. Secondly, recruitment of the NCX in reverse mode was shown to play an important role in flow-mediated dilation and the corresponding phosphorylation of serine-1177 of eNOS (S1177-eNOS). This is the first study to identify S1177-eNOS phosphorylation in response to flow in small (< 300 μm), pressurized, myogenic rat cerebral arteries. These findings are significant because the potential involvement of a TRP-NCX signaling complex in ECs has been an unresolved issue for some time. Therefore the work of this thesis provides unique insight into the molecular mechanisms that contribute to the regulation of endothelial [Ca2+]i.

abstract: indefinite


identifier: Bolan, H. J. (1976). Crisis intervention theory and method: an audio visual presentation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23654

format:
v, 31 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Crisis intervention (Psychiatry)
Psychotherapy - Audio-visual aids

abstract: Bibliography: p. 26-31. / video tape (26 mins.)


identifier: Mika, K. (1970). Heated moving surfaces with suction and injection (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20762

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

subject:
TA 357 M55 1970
Fluid mechanics
Heat - Transmission
Boundary layer

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-130.


identifier: Lefebvre, P. (2021). From bipartite to multipartite entanglement (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Oblak, Daniel
Simon, Christoph
Barclay, Paul
Gomes da Rocha, Claudia
Sun, Shuo

subject: Quantum Photonics Entanglement Optics

abstract: With its promise of secure communications, entanglement has been a highly demanded resource and is key to future quantum computation and communications.  As protocols for such applications scale in size, so must the entangled states so that multiple parties get simultaneously connected to the quantum network.  Luckily, short term solutions do not require new technologies, as it is possible to combine multiple bipartite sources to create multipartite resources.  This thesis is a work presenting the basics of bipartite entanglement, especially the necessary building blocks required to make efficient, compatible, affordable and compact bipartite entanglement photon-pair sources, necessary for real-world applications.  It also presents the basics of multipartite entanglement, from state generation to different properties and protocols making use of entanglement, and makes a proposal on how to combine all the previously described building blocks to make a robust multipartite entanglement photon source.  The GHZ state created can be used for 3 or 4 qubits applications, ideal for small-scale networks, and can be scaled to a few more users at the cost of count rates.  A short review of what is currently being done in the field follows this presentation, highlighting different milestones, such as the original proposals, current research pursued by different groups, and multiple current records achieved throughout the world.  Lastly, a few applications related to quantum networks through quantum memories are presented due to their relevance in the field.


identifier: Muir, D. L. (2010). Hydrological processes in an alpine talus-moraine field (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3390

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

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


identifier: Scheuneman, E. C. (1970). Studies of orbital interactions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12430

title: Studies of orbital interactions

format:
73 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD 461 S32 1970
Molecular orbitals

abstract: Bibliography: p. 70-73.


identifier: Liu, A. (2012). Exploring the use of clickers to support active learning and knowledge building by pre-service teachers in large lectures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26124

subject:
Education--Technology
clickers
active learning
knowledge building
Pre-service teachers
large lectures

abstract: Educators in higher education are being challenged to engage every learner in their learning in large lectures. This case study explored the use of an Audience Response System (i.e., clickers) to engage pre-service teachers in active learning and collaborative knowledge building in a large lecture setting within a Bachelor of Education program. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected from classroom observations, student interviews, the instructor interview, and the student survey. This research found that with the opportunity to respond to clicker questions in lectures, especially to the open-ended text-entry questions, student teachers can be engaged in active learning, and also in the creation, sharing, and promising improvement of their ideas/knowledge as individuals and as a learning community in the large lecture setting. Findings from this study can enrich our understanding about effective strategies of using clickers to improve learning and teaching in large lectures in higher education.


identifier: Pencer, A. (2004). Adolescent substance use in first episode psychosis: a test of three models (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21147

contributor:
Addington, Jean
Konnert, Candace A.

format:
xii, 162 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-112


identifier: Marques, C. P. (2003). Selected issues in business and contractual relationships in private construction projects in Canada/China deals (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16263

format:
xiv, 251 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 206-223.


identifier: Dersch, A. T. (2005). Paleoethnobotany of the Upper Churchill River (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18923

format:
ix, 227 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 183-206


identifier: Mair, N. (2023). Age-induced errors in DNA replication and repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Cobb, Jennifer
Goodarzi, Aaron
Williams, Gareth
Schriemer, David

subject: Biology--Molecular Biochemistry

abstract: Aging is a multifactor process that leads to a widespread decrease in cellular function. The single most significant risk factor for developing cancer is age. Cancer is a disease of genome instability, and much of this genomic damage accumulates during DNA replication and inefficient repair. Although DNA replication and repair mechanisms have been extensively studied, little is known about whether these processes are altered with age. Accordingly, my thesis aims to define age-related differences in DNA replication and repair in the model organism budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). By employing budding yeast as a model system, I have developed a protocol to isolate large quantities of precisely aged cells, thus allowing molecular comparisons between young and old cells. The results indicate that during cellular aging, there is a reduction in the efficiency of replication initiation. There is a reduction in the recruitment of polymerases and MCM helicases to the origins of replication. This coincides with a decrease in origin firing and DNA synthesis. I have also shown that double-strand break (DSB) repair becomes highly mutagenic as yeast cells age. The efficiency of homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining decreases, and the incidence of repair through alternative end-joining increases. Aged cells have an overall lower level of repair, and the recruitment of repair proteins to DSBs is impaired. Altogether, my work has identified mechanisms of DNA replication and repair that become increasingly dysregulated with age.


identifier: Pratt, J. L. (1978). Crystal structures of some pyrite-type minerals (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11968

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

relation: Additional Copy: QE 389.2 P72 1977G GEOLOGY

subject:
QE 389.2 P72 1977 Microfiche
Pyrites
Crystallography

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-76.


identifier: Jessop, E. L. (1967). Creep and creep recovery of lightweight aggregate concrete with water-reducing admixtures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22472

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
TA 440 J46 1969 Microfilm
Creep of concrete

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-132.


identifier: Radian, E. (1984). The Feasibility of a single-entry intake unit for Alberta Social Services and Community Health (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13844

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

subject: HV 109 A54 R36 1986

subject: Alberta. Dept. of Social Services and Community Health

subject: Social service - Alberta

subject: Social service administration - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-117.


identifier: Olana, D. (1996). Success and survival in rural Oromia: aspects of contending with an empire state (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12081

format:
x, 258 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: DT 386 O63 1996

subject: Oromo (African people) - Politics and government

subject: Ethiopia - Politics and government - 1889-1974

subject: Ethiopia - Ethnic relations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 247-258.


identifier: Millman, B. (1974). Information type compatibility (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20118

title: Information type compatibility

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

subject:
BF 317 M56 1974 Microfiche
Reaction time
Information theory in psychology
Psychology, Physiological

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-89.


identifier: Guss, C. L. (1995). Re-visiting the role of civil society, the state and the individual in planning for municipal solid waste reduction and recycling in the Capital Region, Victoria, B.C. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15242

format:
xviii, 210 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TD 789 C32 V533 1995

subject: Refuse and refuse disposal - British Columbia - Victoria

subject: Recycling (Waste, etc.) - British Columbia - Victoria

abstract: Bibliography: p. 165-179.


identifier: Jones, M. S. (1990). Theoretical evaluation of replacing residue gas with nitrogen for pressure maintenance in the Wemb (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20159

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

subject:
TN 880 J66 1990
Gas condensate reservoirs

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 62-63.
offsite


identifier: Casey, A. F. (2002). Assessing the impact of a swimming intervention program on speech production in adolescents with Down Syndrome (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13196

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 C367

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-87


identifier: Pitstra, W. C. (1996). An investigation into the control of a constant cutting force turning process (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24393

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

subject:
TJ 1189 P58 1996
Machine-tools - Numerical control

abstract: Bibliography: p. 170-176.


identifier: Luoma, V. (1999). Design and development of a pack system for portable GPS devices (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14484

format:
v, 84 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA562 .L86 1999
Surveying - Equipment and supplies
Backpacks - Design
Global positioning system

abstract: Bibliography: p. xix-xxi.


identifier: Bannard, G. (2022). Molecular perylene diimide organic film formation: utility of polymers and volatile additives to control crystalline aggregation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Molecular Perylene Diimide Organic Film Formation: Utility of Polymers and Volatile Additives to Control Crystalline Aggregation

contributor:
Welch, Gregory
Carmichael, Tricia
Dolgos, Michelle
Lu, Qingye

subject:
self-assembly
film formation
organic thin film
crystallization
composite film
aggregation
exciton coupling
Education--Sciences
Chemistry--Organic
Physics--Molecular
Engineering--Chemical
Materials Science

abstract: Thin film formation is a key principle behind the development of robust and versatile organic electronic devices. This thesis details an extension of the NSERC GreEN directive to develop a fully printed OFET-based temperature sensor. Chapter one introduces several important principles of film formation, key techniques for thin film characterisation as well as the model perylene diimide chromophore used in the fabrication of semiconducting thin films herein. Chapter two outlines a known N-annulated perylene diimide dimer which has been blended with a commodity thermoplastic polymer to yield stable and robust thin films which resist damage from bending. Chapter three extends the project by looking at a synthetically less complex derivative with surprising film forming properties, as well as the comparison of the material to several analogues. Chapter four builds on the insights of chapter two and three to propose a new commodity polymer as well as five new synthetic targets to fulfill the GreEN directive of a printed OFET-based temperature sensor. Finally, two non-supplementary appendices are included: Appendix A extends the characterisation of perylene diimide film formation with a novel tetramer while Appendix B develops design principles for the solution processing of a perylene diimide acid dye.


identifier: Petersen, J. A. (2009). Evaluation of changes in physical activity levels assoicted with a community-wide physical activity intiative in Calgary, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2713

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 73-83
Some pages are in colour


title: Bayesian Variable Selection Model with Semicontinuous Response

contributor:
Chekouo, Thierry
Sajobi, Tolulope
Zhang, Qingrun
Deardon, Robert
Bezdek, Karoly

subject:
Bayesian variable selection
coronary artery disease
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Stochastic Search Variable Selection
Biostatistics
Statistics

abstract:
We propose a novel Bayesian variable selection approach that identifies a set of features associated with a semicontinuous response.
We used a two-part model where one of the models is a logit model that estimates the probability of zero responses while the other model is a log-normal model that estimates responses greater than zero (positive values). Stochastic Search Variable Selection (SSVS) procedure is used to randomly sample the indicator variables for variable selection which in turn searches the space of feature subsets and identifies the most promising features in the model. For the logistic model, a data augmentation approach is used to sample from the posterior density. We impose a spike-and-slab prior for the regression effects where the unselected covariates take on a prior mass at zero while the selected covariates follow a normal distribution (including the intercept and clinical covariates). Since the joint posterior density had no closed form, we employed the techniques of the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) to sample from the posterior distribution. Simulation studies are used to assess the performance of the proposed method.
We computed the average area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) to assess variable selection and compared it with competing methods. We also assessed the convergence diagnosis of our MCMC algorithm by computing the potential scale reduction factor and correlations between the marginal posterior probabilities. We finally apply our method to the coronary artery disease (CAD) data where the aim is to select important genes associated with the CAD index.  This data consists of clinical covariates and gene expressions.


identifier: Lovsin, R. D. (2006). Terrorism and mass-casualty weapons: the choice of a new generation? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/668

format:
v, 163 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-161


identifier: Sirisena, D. M. (1990). Molecular genetic studies of the inner core region of the lipopolysaccharide of salmonella typhimu (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16310

format:
xix, 264 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QR 82 E6 S579 1990
Salmonella typhimurium
Endotoxins - Research

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 248-264.
offsite


identifier: Tse, S. Y. (1978). Sulphur granulating (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13730

title: Sulphur granulating

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

subject:
TP 245 S9 T72 1978 Microfiche
Sulphur industry
Granular materials

abstract: Bibliography: p. 83-85.


identifier: He, J. (2016). Inference for Dependent Generalized Extreme Values (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26513

contributor:
Chen, Gemai
Lu, Xuewen
Sun, Bingrui

subject:
Statistics
Extreme Events
Extreme Value Theory
Generalized Extreme Value Model
Autoregressive Process

abstract: The Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) distribution is the most commonly used distribution for analyzing extreme values. However, the existing GEV models are based on the assumption that the extreme values are independent, which is sometimes not the case in real data analysis. This thesis aims to overcome this issue by bringing forward a new GEV model that considers the correlation between two successive extreme values. The proposed model can be applied to both independent and dependent extreme values. The point estimation and interval estimation methods for the model parameters are introduced. Simulation studies describe the estimation performance under different combinations of parameters and show that the proposed methods have better performance than the traditional GEV model. Moreover, a study of the Average Run Length (ARL) for the GEV model is conducted through simulation. In the end, two real data analyses are included to illustrate the application of our methodology.


identifier: Li, P. S. (1993). Stellar winds in symbiotic systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20723

title: Stellar winds in symbiotic systems

contributor:
Kwok, Sun
Leahy, David A.

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

subject:
QB 843 S96 S55 1993
Stellar winds
Symbiotic stars

abstract: Bibliography: p. 157-161.


identifier: Ruben, P. (1981). Dopamine mimicry of aroused gill reflex behaviors in Aplysia californica (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19484

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

subject:
QL 431 R82 1983
Mollusks - Physiology
Reflexes
Dopamine
Neurophysiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 137-152.


identifier: Lopes Krüger, R. (2019). Effects of Fatigue on Neuromuscular Function and Mechanical Properties in Young and Elderly Populations (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary

contributor:
Millet, Guillaume Y.
Samozino, Pierre
Edwards, William Brent
Murias, Juan M.
Bilodeau, Martin
Kent-Braun, Jane A.
Aboodarda, Saied Jalal

subject:
Aging
Neuromuscular fatigue
Power output
Isometric force
Education--Health

abstract: Neuromuscular (NM) fatigue is defined as an exercise-related decrease in maximal power or isometric force. However, in the past 20 years, most studies have assessed isometric force only. The evaluation of dynamic measures provides important additional information to the fatigue-induced changes in NM function, especially when exploring age-related changes in fatigability. The few studies that explored dynamic measures of NM fatigue have assessed power output during single-joint movements. Therefore, measures of force production capacity (maximal power, velocity and torque) during multi-joint lower limb movements are unknown. The purpose of this thesis was to examine the effects of different intensities/durations of cycling exercises on torque-velocity properties and NM function in aging and young populations. The specific objectives were: (i) to assess kinetics of central and peripheral fatigue and recovery immediately after different cycling exercises in young individuals; (ii) to compare dynamic vs. isometric measures of NM fatigue following cycling and during recovery in young individuals; and (iii) to explore age-related differences in dynamic and isometric measures (including central and peripheral components of fatigue) of NM fatigue induced by cycling. Thanks to an innovative ergometer, NM fatigue was assessed with a minimal delay (10 s) through dynamic measures of force production capacity during 7-s cycling sprints and maximal isometric force. Our findings showed that: (i) NM fatigue is indeed determined by the exercise intensity/duration and previous studies that investigated NM fatigue with a delay (~ 3 min) might have misinterpreted fatigue amplitude and etiology as well as the course of recovery; (ii) isometric and dynamic measures behave differently after fatigue and so they are not interchangeable as they do not share the same physiological mechanisms; and (iii) younger individuals are as fatigable (for the Wingate and moderate-intensity exercise) or more fatigable (for severe-intensity exercise) than older subjects when considering isometric and dynamic measurements of NM fatigue and peripheral fatigue is greater in younger individuals after the severe- and moderate-intensity exercises, but not following the Wingate. This thesis provides the first comprehensive evaluation of age-related NM fatigue due to dynamic exercises with large muscle mass, i.e. exercises often performed in daily-life and rehabilitation activities.


identifier: Willoughby, K. A. (1998). Modelling assistance for project procurement and disposal decisions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23191

format:
xiii, 284 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HD69 .P75 W55 1998

subject: Industrial project management

subject: Materials management - Mathematical models

subject: Industrial procurement

abstract: Bibliography: p. 230-241.


identifier: Kelly, I. W. (1975). Teacher and peer variables in a classroom: a descriptive study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18249

format:
ix, 77 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 637 B4 K44 1975 Microfiche
Behavior modification
Learning, Psychology of

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73-77.


identifier: Keanmehr, K. (2006). CARSVM: classification by integrating class association rules and support vector machine (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/648

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-104


identifier: Martens, S. (2012). Visual displays in elementary schools: more than just a pretty picture (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28649

subject:
Education--Art
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education--Elementary
Visual Displays
Bulletin Boards
Hermeneutics
Interpretive Inquiry
Arts Based Research Methodology
Visual Culture in Schools
Teacher Identity
History of Education in Canada
History of Education in Calgary
School Decoration Movement
Reggio-Inspired Philosophy
Picture Study
Poetic Transcription
Curriculum Theory

abstract: This dissertation is a hermeneutic inquiry into the meaning of visual displays in elementary schools. Specifically, I address the question of how visual displays have come to appear in our schools. I explore, through my conversations with three elementary teacher participants, the topic of visual displays. The inquiry explores historical, pedagogical, cultural and personal narratives through teacher identity that open up an understanding of the topic of visual displays in elementary schools. The inquiry also investigates the intersubjectivity of visual culture in education and how this relates to a tradition of images in schools. This dissertation draws upon the philosophical writings of Hans-Georg Gadamer and nineteenth-century social theorist John Ruskin to understand how the appearance of tradition, joy, beauty, and labor came to be associated with the existence of visual displays. I critically trace the historic threads of “object-study,” “nature study,” the school-decoration movement and picture-study as they speak to the current practices of visual displays in today’s schools. Understanding that “images speak” is an important notion for the twenty-first century educator yet is rarely discussed or taken up critically. Thus, my exploration into the meaning and significance of the topic of visual displays in elementary schools opens up the possibility for new understandings of visuality in education.


identifier: Dalrymple, S. A. (2002). Coordinative diversity of RSO3 ligands (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17038

title: Coordinative diversity of RSO3 ligands

format:
xxiii, 211 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 D35

abstract: Bibliography: p. 203-211.


identifier: Durrani, J. N. (2001). Dynamics of pipelines with a finite element method (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12589

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 D87

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-153.


identifier: Mahairi, E. (2021). Semi-Active Vibration Absorbers for Suppressing Vibrations in Manufacturing Robots (Unpublished master thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Lee, Jihyun
Kim, Seonghwan
Kim, Jeong Woo

subject: Vibration, Absorber, Control, Machining, Manufacturing Robot

subject: Engineering--Mechanical

abstract: Robot automation is a growing interest in both, research and industry, resulting in exponential growth of robot integration in factories. In machining processes, industrial robots can be more economical for machining workpieces with complicated sculpted geometry and large dimensions. They are cheaper than CNC machining centers, yet they offer the same operational volume and can be easily integrated into an existing production flow due to their simpler setup. Industrial robots cannot, however, be used in all machining applications because their structural stiffness is typically 50 times lower than that of the CNC machine centers. Their low structural stiffness amplifies vibrations when the robot moves or cuts, which degrade machining accuracy, tool life, and performance. Consequently, the vibrations in robot manufacturing machines should be mitigated in order to satisfy the automation performance pursued by the industries. This study focuses on suppressing robot’s vibration using vibration absorbers, which have been mainly applied to buildings, bridges, and machine tools. The novelty of the final proposed designs lays in the ability to mitigate vibrations in 2 degrees of freedom, and having a range of natural frequencies that can be adjusted smoothly and instantly, through electro-permanent magnets. The goal of this study is to investigate the feasibility of several concept designs of semi-active vibration absorbers, mainly with simulation and partially with experiments. Experimental modal analysis was conducted to different joint configurations of the Kuka KR6 R900-2 robot arm to study the range of its varying resonance frequencies and to help define the appropriate frequency range for the absorbers. Several proposed absorber designs were simulated to estimate the range of their natural frequencies, while others were prototyped, and their ranges of natural frequencies were investigated experimentally. This study concluded that the proposed semi-active vibration absorbers based on electro-permanent magnets can be applied to large robots with a larger load capacity. This contribution can minimize the dimensional form errors in robot machining, enhance the cutting tool life, allow for a higher material removal rate, mitigate the noise, and decrease the energy consumption.


identifier: Spinney, R. P. (1996). A molecular modelling study of B-carboline ligands for the benzodiazepine receptor (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23514

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

subject:
QP 801 B53 1996
Benzodiasepines

abstract: Bibliography: p. 179-189.


identifier: Holmes, S. M. (2017). Sharing Space: Habitat Use and Spatial Relationships of Frugivorous Lemurs in Fragmented Forests (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27773

contributor:
Johnson, Steig Eric
Gordon, Adam D.
Moehrenschlager, Axel
Rolian, Campbell Paul
Neuhaus, Peter
Henzi, Peter

subject:
Forestry and Wildlife
Ecology
Zoology
Lemur
Madagascar
Fission-fusion dynamics
Habitat use
Interspecific association

abstract: I studied the habitat use and interspecific association patterns of red-bellied, red-fronted, and black-and-white ruffed lemurs at Kianjavato, Madagascar.  I also investigated the flexible intraspecific association patterns of black-and-white ruffed lemurs.  These studies took place in two forest patches of different sizes and disturbance levels within a largely-deforested landscape.  Results sometimes differed across forest fragments, indicating potential impacts of fragment size and/or vegetation structure on habitat use and association patterns.  All three species used trees with broader crowns more heavily, underscoring the importance of this limited resource.  Fruit availability also influenced ruffed lemur habitat use and subgroup size.  This species also showed some avoidance of the forest edge and tended to form larger groups of adults when offspring were present.  Both red-bellied lemurs and red-fronted lemurs showed avoidance of ruffed lemur core use areas, though they did not avoid one another spatiotemporally.  Red-fronted lemurs actually showed positive spatiotemporal associations with both ruffed lemurs and red-bellied lemurs.  This was positively related to the amount of core area overlap between groups, and may have been related to the resources and predators shared by these three species.  Currently, spatial avoidance of core areas and small differences in diet may facilitate the coexistence of these three species, though red-bellied lemurs may be limited to more marginal habitat in some cases.  Future changes to the forest (i.e., deforestation or reforestation) should be monitored, as they may alter both habitat use and association patterns.


identifier: Tymensen, W. (2015). The Complexity of Mobilizing Knowledge: Putting What We Know into Action (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28032

subject:
Education
Education--Administration
Education
Leadership
complexity theory
knowledge mobilization

abstract: Governments have increasingly been embarking on substantial waves of educational reform in an attempt to develop more effective school systems and raise levels of student learning and achievement. Some jurisdictions appear to be more successful than others at shifting their professional learning focus onto research-informed practice to create and apply new knowledge and expand teachers’ repertoires of instructional practices within their complex knowledge-producing and knowledge-disseminating systems. The following study, an exploratory multi-case study of four high-performing Alberta school divisions, as determined by provincial accountability pillars, offers insight into how leaders mobilize knowledge to align research and learning practice within their complex social systems. The findings lend credence to the notion that a systems or complexity approach can play a role in understanding the unpredictability of organizational change and thereby enhance the mobilization of knowledge regarding the alignment of research and learning practice. Through a grounded theory approach, a conceptual framework emerged, built upon the complex interplay of three facets: (1) enhancing student learning, (2) ensuring best practice and research, and (3) establishing relational trust. These three facets are brought to fruition through a focus on five key dimensions: (1) efficaciously decentralizing: attending to both redundancy and diversity, (2) explicitly focusing: identifying sites of redundancy, (3) enacting expectations: implementing strategies for redundancy, (4) engaging expertise: identifying sites of diversity, and (5) ensuring efficacy: implementing strategies for diversity. The framework, while not definitive, contributed to the emerging picture of knowledge mobilization and the role that complexity theory can play in understanding and enhancing knowledge mobilization, a complex emergence phenomenon, with regard to aligning research and practice within self-organizing, self-maintaining, adaptive, learning systems such as school jurisdictions. By attending to both redundancy and diversity, leaders are able to prompt the emergence of a social collective intelligence within distinguishable but intimately intertwined networks and displace the individual as the sole site of learning, and intelligence creativity.


identifier: Cichacky, D. (1987). Participatory urban design and the utility of the repertory grid technique (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24434

format:
<vii>, 167 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HT 166 C56 1987
City planning - Citizen participation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-134.

abstract:
This Master's Degree Project examines the relationship between designer and patron in urban design history. It is hypothesized that modern societal forces have placed the users of urban design in the position of patron. The implication of this development is that systematic methods of involving the user in the process of urban design must be developed. A number of existing participatory design techniques are reviewed and reasons for the lack of their acceptance -- in practice – are discussed. The assertion is then made that, for genuine design participation to occur, an opportunity must exist for the patron/user to exercise influence in the urban design process. A correlative condition of this is that to achieve meaningful, and therefore satisfactory urban designs, the tastes, values, and perceptions of the user have to be consulted and respected. The Repertory Grid Technique is recommended as a useful means of achieving mutual influence between designer and patron/user. Collaboration, as defined by the proponents of organizational development, describes the transactional influence encouraged through this employment of the Repertory Grid Technique. Finally, the Repertory Grid Technique, and how it might be applied in urban design is demonstrated utilizing an actual design project undertaken by the City of Calgary. _x000D_
Key Words: urban design, design participation, personal construct theory, repertory grid technique


identifier: Nascimento, D. D. (2010). Empowering teachers in the public system in Piaui through the newclassroom: Brazil/Canada project for professional development (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3657

format:
112 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-107


identifier: Badran, I. (2014). Hot-wire Chemical Vapour Deposition Chemistry and Kinetics of New Precursors in the Gas Phase and on the Wire Surface (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26384

subject:
Chemistry--Physical
Hot-Wire Chemical vapour deposition
Reaction Mechanism
Reaction Kinetics
Filament Aging

abstract:
Due to its advantages over conventional methods, the newly-developed hot-wire chemical vapour deposition (HWCVD) has placed itself as one of the leading technologies to produce high-quality silicon carbide (SiC) thin films. This research is geared towards investigating two new HWCVD precursors: 1-methyl-silacyclobutane (MSCB) and 1.3- disilacyclobutane (DSCB). Full reaction mechanisms on the hot wire and in the gas phase were proposed. The mechanisms were constructed by probing the reaction products by laser ionization sources coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF MS), followed by experiments using isotope labeling and chemical trapping. The mechanisms were verified using high-level ab initio theoretical calculations. Both the primary decomposition of MSCB and DSCB were found to be catalyzed by the hot wire. The secondary gas-phase reactions of MSCB, studied under practical HWCVD pressure of 0.12-0.48 Torr, consisted of short free-radical chain reactions and silene cycloaddition. The primary decomposition of DSCB was ruled by H2 elimination from Si forming a cyclic silylene (disilacyclobutylidene). This reactive intermediate, which has never been reported before, was successfully isolated in the HWCVD reactor using trimethylsilane. The secondary gas-phase reactions of DSCB were dominated by the silylene insertion into the Si-H bond of the parent molecule. The theoretical calculations performed in this work have agreed well with the experimental study. In addition, they revealed a new and alternative pathway from the stepwise cycloreversion of MSCB and DSCB to form relatively stable open-chain olefins. Furthermore, a new symmetry allowed π2s+ π2a asynchronous transition state was discovered in addition to the known symmetry forbidden π2s+ π2s one.
The proposed mechanisms were used for a kinetic study aimed to determine the rate constants and the activation energies for the main decomposition reaction pathways. The study shapes a new methodology to study the kinetics of the complex reactions involved in the HWCVD reactor. The rate constants for the main reaction pathways of the two molecules and the corresponding activation energies have shown that both MSCB and DSCB reactions were catalyzed by the hot wire under a reactor pressure of 12 Torr. In addition, the dependence of the rate constants on pressure was linear in the 5-40 Torr region and no fall-off region was observed.
The filament aging of tungsten and tantalum with DSCB was systematically studied in the temperature range of 1200-2400 °C. W was found to be more prone to aging than Ta. Meanwhile, crystalline 3C-SiC was formed at low filament temperatures ≤1300 °C. As the temperature increased, SiC was replaced by carbides (W2C, TaC). This transformation was driven by the nature of the DSCB precursor.

abstract: 12 months


identifier: Alves, P. S. (1986). Experimental determination of thermodynamic properties of nitrogen, argon, and their mixtures at 0'C, and assessment of certain commonly used equations of state in the light of these data (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24586

format:
xv, 161 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
TP 248 N8 A48 1987
Nitrogen - Thermal properties
Argon - Thermal properties
Thermodynamics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-135.


identifier: El-Rahman, M. M. (1983). Stress concentrations around ellipsoidal flaws in relation to the fracture of brittle materials (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14926

format:
xxvii, 228 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
TA 409 E65 1986
Fracture mechanics
Brittleness
Stress corrosion

abstract: Bibliography: p. 203-207.


identifier: Nielsen, K. E. (2008). Social anxiety and close relationships (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2017

title: Social anxiety and close relationships

format:
vii, 190 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 143-153


identifier: Beckie, J. K. (1988). Dynamic simulation of a reciprocating compressor during an emergency shut down (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12148

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xii, 108 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: TJ 990 B43 1988

subject: Compressors

subject: Petroleum - Pipe lines - Compressor stations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 92-93.


identifier: Pevalin, D. J. (1998). Delinquent peers: an empirical test of competing explanations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22080

format:
viii, 92 leaves : ill., ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HV9069 .P48 1998
Juvenile delinquents
Juvenile delinquency--Cause
Juvenile delinquency--Methodology.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 84-92


identifier: Shaw, L. E. (1999). Wavelength dependent photochemistry in d6 transition metal complexes having low-lying MLCT states (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17962

format:
xiii, 181 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QD730 .T73 S53 1999
Photochemisty.
Metal complexes
Transitional metal complexes.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 139 -144.


identifier: Diep, H. K. (2006). Modeling electrical communication in a resistance artery (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/454

format:
x, 72 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 68-72
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Hanen, D. J. (1975). Naipaul's unnecessary and unaccommodated man (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16406

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viii, 162 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: PR 6027 A55 Z66 1975 Microfiche

subject: Naipaul, Vidiadhar Surajprasad - Criticism and interpretation

subject: Naipaul, Vidiadhar Surajprasad - Characters

abstract: Bibliography: p. 151-162.


identifier: Li, R. (2019). Multi-scale Gas Flow in Shale Pores with Water Films (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Chen, Zhangxing
Song, Hua
Wang, Xin
Ostadhassan, Mehdi
Clarke, Matthew A.

subject:
Shale gas
Water film
Water bridge
Nanopores
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: This study first puts forward an analytical model for calculating gas velocity profiles and predicting gas apparent permeability enhancement factors in shale nanometer scale characteristic dimensions of different geometries (slit pores and circular pores). The proposed model considers the presence of a mobile high-viscosity water film through modified boundary conditions at a liquid-solid interface and a gas-liquid interface on the basis of the governing equations for pressure-driven flow, finding good agreements with experimental data and validating that a mobile high-viscosity water film enhances gas flow capacity. A mobile bulk water layer is introduced on the basis of the above derived model to explain the case of high water saturation. Next, water-gas phase behaviors are studied in shale rocks with a wide range of pore size distributions rather than single nanopores based on the fractal theory. Also, the research focus will then be switched from the pore scale to the reservoir scale. With a specific pore distribution, gas-water relative permeability can be calculated accordingly, which is a necessity for shale gas simulation study. Finally, with the introduction of the previously derived gas apparent permeability model and the relative permeability curves, reservoir simulation is conducted to evaluate the shale gas production performance. This study has been extended to the case of multiphase flow in shale nanopores and shale rocks, providing a better explanation of the fluid flow pattern in actual reservoir conditions.


identifier: Trimboli, M. (2016). Piracy: Lessons From the Past (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27362

title: Piracy: Lessons From the Past

contributor:
Vanderspoel, John
Cameron, Gavin
Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay

subject: Language--Ancient

subject: Language--Modern

subject: Literature--Classical

subject: Literature--Medieval

subject: History--Ancient

subject: History--Medieval

subject: Military Studies

subject: Political Science--International Law and Relations

subject: Criminology and Penology

subject: Ancient History

subject: Modern History

subject: Piracy

subject: Law

subject: Classics

subject: Rome

subject: Greece

abstract: Piracy has remained quintessentially the same from its inception to the present day. As piracy has reached all time heights in the past decade since the defeat of the Barbary pirates, there has been much research done in the area of piracy and finding solutions to this age old problem. Modern schools of pirate studies have all but ignored ancient history as a source in this search for a solution. This work outlines the characteristics of piracy in the ancient world, the laws developed in reaction to this menace, and the successful tactics and strategies employed by ancient civilizations in combating this terror which hails from time immemorial. These characteristics, laws, and methods will then be compared to modern piracy, showing the similarities between them and the possibilities for solutions to be incorporated in our present day.


identifier: Zhang, C. (2020). Efficient Estimation of the Additive Hazards Model with Bivariate Current Status Data (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Lu, Xuewen
Chekouo, Thierry T.
Shen, Hua

subject: Education--Sciences Physics--Theory Statistics

abstract:
In this thesis, we present sieve maximum likelihood estimators of the both finite and infinite dimensional parameters in the marginal additive hazards model with bivariate current status data, where the joint distribution of the bivariate survival times is modeled by a copula. We assume the two baseline hazard functions and the copula are unknown functions, and use constrained Bernstein polynomials to approximate these functions. Compared with the existing methods for estimation of the copula models for bivariate survival data, the proposed new method has two main advantages. First, our method does not need to specify the form of the copula model and is more
flexible. Second, the proposed estimators have strong consistency, optimal rate of convergence and the regression parameter estimator is asymptotically normal and semi-parametrically efficient. Simulation studies reveal that the proposed estimators have good finite-sample properties. Finally, a real data application is provided for illustration.


identifier: Shklanka, G. M. (2011). Elderly women and finding meaning in life after the death of a spouse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4124

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x, 155 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 137-147

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


identifier: Li, Q. (2016). SAGD Performance with Multiphase Flows: A Mathematical Study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27704

contributor:
Chen, Zhangxing (John)
Hejazi, Hossein
Farouq Ali, S. M.
Sarma, Hemanta

subject: Engineering--Petroleum SAGD

abstract: Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is one of the most widely used in-situ thermal recovery methods for bitumen production in Alberta, Canada. In the present work, we investigate the effect of water mobility inside a reservoir on SAGD performance. In particular, the components of heat transfers (i.e. conduction and convection) ahead of a steam chamber are analyzed and formulated by considering steam condensate flow. We develop an unsteady state semi-analytical 2D SAGD model which couples convective and conductive heat transfer mechanisms with multiphase flows. The developed model is capable of predicting steam chamber expansion, oil and water production rates, and also distributions of temperature, fluid saturation and fluid mobility ahead of steam chamber. The result examination illustrates that the convection mechanism enhances heat transfer only in the vicinity of steam chamber edge while maximum oil mobility oil happens a few meters beyond the steam interface.


identifier: Zelmer, B. E. (1979). The Effect of varying response modes on the recall of expository material (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12099

format:
x, 174 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
LB 1063 Z44 1979 Microfiche
Memory in children

abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-114.


title: Science Caching: Applying Geocaching to Mobile Citizen Science.

publisher:
Department of Computer Science
University of Calgary

abstract: Yes


identifier: MacDonnell, R. (2012). Conceptually delineating time and money: construal level theory and the case of charitable contributions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5029

format:
viii, 187 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 66-78

abstract: This thesis contributes to the marketing and psychology literatures by identifying a critical distinction in the perceptual nature that time and money each assumes using Construal Level Theory (Trope and Liberman 2003). With time being more psychologically distant and thus abstract than money, the results of seven experiments demonstrate that merely drawing individuals' attention to time, or to money, can significantly alter one's mindset, intentions and behaviors. After first examining how time and money differ on a construal level, I examine how the psychological construal of each resource affects intentions to make charitable contributions of time and money as a means of delineating these two concepts.  This thesis begins by presenting an overview of the literature on Construal Level Theory (CLT) and the concepts of time and money (Chapter 1), followed by a set of seven experiments. Chapter 2 examines to what extent time (vs. money) is construed abstractly (vs. concretely; Studies 1-3). Next, the match between time (vs. money) and abstract (vs. concrete) construal level is examined as an individual difference (Study 4) and within the context of a charitable message (Study 5 and 6). Thus, Chapter 3 examines to what extent individual differences in construal predict contributions of time (vs. money; Study 4), and whether construal of a charitable message as abstract (vs. concrete) and a charitable request of time (vs. money) interact to predict consumers' intentions to contribute (Study 5) and contribution behaviors (Study 6). Finally, I examine the effect of reconstruing money in more abstract (vs. concrete) terms on charitable donation intentions (Study 7). I discuss theoretical and practical implications as well as future considerations in Chapter 4.  This research contributes to the charitable-giving literature by suggesting that matching  based on construal level, operationalized as both an individual difference (i.e., construal preference) and a tactical approach (i.e., matching message construal with the type of ask), can improve contribution outcomes. It also distinguishes specificity of the cause from identifying the "victim" and suggests marketing managers can identify prospects and develop marketing materials in a manner consistent with their desired time-raising or fundraising objectives.  Finally, the current research proposes a mechanism for these effects. Specifically, that a match between construal level and the type of resource requested creates greater processing fluency, which increases consumer perceptions of the campaign's likelihood of success and, in turn, enhances contribution intentions.


identifier: Jin, Z. (1987). Sedimentation and diagenesis of the Upper Devonian Cairn Formation, western Alberta, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22531

format:
xi, 231 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QE 186 J56 1988
Sedimentation and deposition
Geology, Stratigraphic - Devonian
Formations (Geology) - Alberta, Western
Diagenesis - Alberta - Cairn Formation
Geology - Alberta - Cairn Formation
Cairn Formation (Alta.)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 121-135.


identifier: BRIGHT, KATHERINE. (2014). The Experience of Transitioning into Motherhood: Giving a Voice to Mothers with Very Low Birth Weight Babies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28146

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Mannion, Cynthia
Raffin Bouchal, Shelley
White, Deborah

subject:
Nursing
Motherhood
Transition
VLBW
Babies
grounded theory
Reconstructing
Normal

abstract:
The transition to motherhood is filled with emotional, physical, and social challenges for many women. These challenges are strongly influenced by the physical health of their newborn babies. For women with babies who are medically compromised as a result of being born preterm and of very low birth weight (VLBW), concerns regarding short and long-term health outcomes are often considered to be a critical component contributing to maternal anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression in mothers has been strongly associated with postpartum depression (PPD) and a reduction in maternal sensitivity and responsiveness to their babies.
Little research has addressed the needs of mothers with VLBW babies as they transition from hospital into the community. This study was conducted using Grounded Theory methodology to explore the experiences of these mothers in caring for their VLBW babies during the transition from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to the family home. Nurses providing comprehensive care to families with VLBW babies require an understanding of these mothers‟ perceptions of their transition into motherhood. Gaining an understanding of the mothers‟ needs will facilitate nursing care improvements to address physical and psychological stresses for mothers, as well as minimize potential negative social development for the babies.


identifier: Emes, D. (1983). Price and profit regulation: the case of Alberta Gas Trunkline (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17422

format:
vi, 156 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HD 9581 C32 E62 1986
Gas, Natural - Prices - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 142-156.


identifier: Johnson, L. A. (1998). The common ground: Restoring degraded forest lands in Thailand's northern watershed (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13179

format:
xv, 234 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-185


identifier: Qi, J. (2018). Corticofugal postsynaptic potentials and their frequency specific impact on auditory midbrain neurons (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32297

contributor:
Yan, Jun
Stell, William K.
Thompson, Roger J.
Zhang, Zizhen
Eggermont, Jos Jan

subject:
Corticofugal modulation
Patch clamp
Inferior colliculus
Medical Science

abstract: Neuroanatomical studies reveal a great amount of descending (corticofugal) projections from the primary auditory cortex (AI) to all subcortical regions such as the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICc). In the past 20 years, physiological studies have shown that the corticofugal system implements a highly frequency-specific modulation of sound information processing in the ascending auditory system. Specifically, focal electrical stimulation of the AI (ESAI) facilitates subcortical neurons when the best frequency (BF) of subcortical neurons is identical to the BF of cortical neurons (physiologically matched). In contrast, ESAI inhibits subcortical neurons when their BFs are different (unmatched). ESAI also shifts the BFs of unmatched subcortical neurons towards the BF of cortical neurons. While previous physiological findings have been achieved using extracellular recordings, to date, little is known about the cellular mechanism(s) underlying such highly, frequency-specific corticofugal modulation. An immediate question this raises is: what corticofugal postsynaptic potentials may be found in matched and unmatched subcortical neurons? A subsequent, critical question to ask is how the corticofugal postsynaptic potentials interplay with ascending (tone-evoked) postsynaptic potentials. This thesis sets out to answer these two questions by examining the corticocolliculuar (AI-to-ICc) synaptic activities in a mouse model. The membrane potential of ICc neurons was recorded by in vivo whole-cell patch current-clamp. I found that ESAI primarily evoked excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) in ICc neurons. ESAI-evoked ICc EPSPs were larger in matched than in unmatched neurons. I further examined how ESAI-evoked EPSPs influence the tone-evoked EPSPs of ICc neurons. My data show that ESAI-evoked EPSPs facilitated tone-evoked EPSPs of matched neurons, but inhibited tone-evoked EPSPs of unmatched neurons. My findings reveal for the first time that corticofugal postsynaptic potentials are excitatory and frequency-dependent, and they interact with the ascending synaptic inputs in a frequency-specific manner.


identifier: Araneda-Arango, J. F. (2011). New fluorescent dyes based on 2-(2-pyridyl)-n-arylanilido boron difluoride compounds (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3959

format:
xiv, 148 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 98-107
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Marteinson, E. M. (1971). Client perception of marital counselling (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22626

format:
150 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HQ 10 M35 1971
Marriage counseling

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-109.


identifier: Mohagheghian, E. (2020). Numerical Modeling of Multi-mechanistic Gas Production from Shale Reservoirs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Hassanzadeh, Hassan
Chen, Zhangxin
Aguilera, Roberto
Sarma, Hemanta Kumar
Wong, Ron Chik-Kwong
Jia, Na

subject:
Shale gas reservoirs
Multimechanistic shale gas flow
Apparent gas permeability
Multicomponent adsorption
Knudsen diffusion
Slip flow
CO2 sequestration
CO2-EGR
Shape factor
Confinement
Phase envelope
Critical properties shift
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: Shale and ultratight gas reservoirs have recently been contributing to the energy industry and gas market to a large extent. The dynamics of shale gas transport in porous media is of practical importance in several scientific and engineering applications. The characteristics of the transport inside the pore space are governed by the mechanisms that occur at the pore level. Recent advances in computational power provide the opportunity to investigate these phenomena further. In this study, a methodology is developed to create a model in which all the major transport mechanisms involved in shale gas flow are taken into account. The mechanisms include viscous flow, gas slippage, Knudsen diffusion, competitive adsorption of different gaseous components, pore size variation and real gas effect. The model is then utilized on one hand to derive parameters such as apparent gas permeability and matrix-fracture fluid exchange term (a.k.a. shape factor) which can reduce the computational load while preserving the accuracy and on the other hand to study the response of shale gas reservoirs to the feasibility and potentials of carbon storage and enhanced gas recovery as well as phenomena such as nano-confinement and chromatographic separation. The compositional effects of shale gas can be lumped into a single component using the apparent permeability which deems to capture the relevant physics and can replace the Darcy permeability. The shape factor required for Darcy scale simulation of shale gas reservoirs obtained from the detailed numerical simulations of multi-mechanistic multi-component shale gas flow can be modeled versus dimensionless pressure to capture the transient behavior of the matrix-fracture fluid transfer in a time-independent fashion. The stronger adsorption of CO2 over CH4 to shale surface makes the partially depleted shale gas reservoirs a promising target for CO2 storage as well as enhanced natural gas recovery. Up to 55% of the injected CO2 can be trapped as adsorbed phase and up to 16% incremental methane recovery can be achieved. The phase behavior of the confined shale gas is significantly different than the behavior of the bulk fluid. Nano-confinement could shift critical properties significantly. The effect of confinement on phase diagrams and compositional variations of the gas in place was also investigated via numerical simulations. The computed apparent permeability and shape factor can be directly used in the macroscale reservoir simulators to accurately predict the performance of a shale gas reservoir and the outcomes of this study will find applications in the design and implementation of an efficient CO2 injection and investigating compositional effects in shale gas simulations.


identifier: Krenz, R. A. (2005). Correlating the fluid phase behaviour of polydisperse polyethylene solutions using the modified Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18715

format:
civ, 980 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 45-58, 121-123, 149, 205, 223, 240, 269-270, 302-303, 358-366, 434-435, 504-505, 522, 616-617, 666-667, 686, 773-774, 828-829, 883-885, 936, 948, 965, 980

abstract: The objective of this research was to correlate the fluid phase behaviour of polyethylene solutions using pseudocomponents to explicitly account for the molar mass distribution of the polymer. Different parts of the molar mass distribution affect different parts of the phase diagrams of polyethylene solutions. Cloud point, bubble point, and liquid - liquid bubble point experiments were carried out on a system of industrial significance: linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) - n-hexane - ethylene. An alternate calibration method is explained for measuring the polyethylene molar mass distribution using size exclusion chromatography (SEC). The anchored quadrature technique is introduced for transforming a continuous molar mass distribution into a discrete number of pseudocomponents by fixing one of the average molar masses and the lightest and heaviest molar masses. An algorithm is presented for performing equilibrium calculations in two or more phases involving at least one solvent and one polymer compound. The algorithm uses a damped Newton-Raphson method to perform flash and phase boundary calculations. If an equation of state is of the appropriate type, there is only one independent pseudocomponent for each solvent and two independent pseudocomponents for each polymer. The entire list of pseudocomponents for each polymer is used only in specific parts of the algorithm to reduce computational times for polymers with many pseudocomponents. These modifications are also applied to spinodal and critical point calculations. The modified Sanchez-Lacombe (MSL) equation is presented with parameters relevant for calculating the phase diagrams of polyethylene solutions. Polyethylene parameters were calculated from both polymer density data and polymer - solvent cloud point data. Dew and bubble point boundaries were correlated to obtain binary interaction parameters for solvent- solvent systems. Polyethylene - solvent binary interaction parameters were found by correlating cloud point boundaries of those mixtures. The amount of branching in the polyethylene molecule can have a significant effect on the fluid phase behaviour of a polymer - solvent mixture and this effect is incorporated into the binary interaction parameters. The MSL equation can qualitatively reproduce the phase diagrams of most polyethylene - solvent systems.