identifier: Sharman, K. (2022). Density functional theory studies of optically active defects in two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Simon, Christoph
Gomes da Rocha, Claudia
Salahub, Dennis
Karamad, Mohammadreza
Simon, Christoph

subject:
Single-photon sources
Physics--Atomic
Condensed Matter
Optics

abstract: Defects in solid-state materials are promising candidates to serve as single-photon emitters in forthcoming quantum technologies. In particular, defects in hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) have generated significant interest due to their attractive optical and spin properties. Motivated by the desire to develop single-photon sources which can operate at room temperature, we have performed two density functional theory (DFT) studies of quantum defects in two-dimensional h-BN. Recent studies suggest that carbon trimer defects in h-BN might be responsible for single-photon emission in the visible spectral range. In our first study, we combine group theory and DFT calculations to predict properties of the neutral C2CN carbon trimer defect. We calculate the ground and excited state energies, and the radiative and non-radiative rates associated with several transitions. The results of our calculations are then used to simulate an optically detected magnetic resonance experiment. Our findings are important as experimental observations can be compared with our theoretical predictions to aide in the identification of the defects responsible for observed single-photon emission. Our second study is motivated by recent observations of Fourier transform (FT) limited photons emitted from h-BN flakes at room temperature. The mechanism responsible for the narrow lines has been suggested to be a decoupling of the defect from in-plane phonons due to an out-of-plane distortion of the emitter's orbitals. All decoupled emitters produce photons that are directed in-plane, suggesting that the transition dipoles are perpendicular to the h-BN plane. Motivated by the promise of an efficient and scalable source of indistinguishable photons that can operate at room temperature, we have developed an approach using DFT to determine the electron-phonon coupling for defects that have in- and out-of-plane transition dipole moments.  We find no indication that an out-of-plane transition dipole is sufficient to obtain FT-limited photons at room temperature. Our work also provides direction to future DFT software developments and adds to the growing list of calculations relevant to researchers in the field of solid-state quantum information processing.


identifier: Bearden, A. G. (2010). The belief in a just world: terror management defense mechanism or autonomous motive? (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3347

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 214 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.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 134-143


identifier: Austin, S. (2008). Regulating political finance in Canadian cities (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1749

format:
viii, 128 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-128


identifier: Unrau, M. (2008). Physical actions in the performing arts:a physical and social inquiry into awareness (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2151

format:
viii, 170 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 147-159


identifier: Bridgett, G. R. (2006). The effects of fruit availability and distribution on the diet and ranging behaviour of the black howler monkeys (alouatta pigra) of Monkey River, Belize (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/401

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 85-91
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Wouts, A. (2013). Evangelism for Democracy and Social Engineering: The Origins of Social Studies Curriculum in Alberta, 1919-1935 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25995

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Education--History of
history of education

abstract:
Cooperation was the animating feature of the United Famers and Farm Women of Alberta (UFA/UFWA) and was reflected in their reform initiatives during their tenure in the Alberta Legislature between 1921 and 1935. It was the United Farmers and Farm Women of Alberta who instigated the reform of grade school curriculum leading to the shift from history to social studies beginning in 1935. With the advent of social studies in Alberta, gone was a study of the past; social studies worked to establish a democratic and cooperative society in the future.
It is the objective of this thesis to contextualize the shift from history to social studies curriculum by considering the cooperative ethos expounded by the UFA/UFWA in Alberta between 1919 and 1935. At the same time, my objective in this thesis is to expand the understanding of the origins of social studies beyond a widely held view among some historians that it was brought to Alberta from the United States by a select group of educational elites. This narrow perspective ignores the local roots of this momentous curriculum development. The shift from history to social studies took place amidst a rising tide of prairie populism sweeping Alberta during the first three decades of the twentieth century. During these decades, UFWA leaders, rural women school teachers, and their interactions with an emerging educational bureaucracy in Alberta contributed significantly to the emergence of social studies. The onset of social studies involved a wider cast of characters and local movements than has been accounted for to date.


identifier: Dongas, J. M. (2016). Development and Characterization of a Geostatic Model for Monitoring Shallow CO2 Injection (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25635

contributor:
Lawton, Don C.
Pedersen, Per
Lauer, Rachel

subject: Education--Sciences Geology Geophysics Geomodeling

abstract: A 25 sq. km static geomodel was constructed for shallow injection into the 7 m thick Basal Belly River Sandstone at 300 m depth in Newell County, Alberta. Effective porosity and intrinsic permeability were calibrated to six core laboratory analyses. The regressional shoreline sandstone has effective porosity of 11% and intrinsic permeability of 0.57 mD. Dynamic simulation was completed on the P10-50-90 static cases for multiple injection scenarios, totalling approximately 3250 t/CO2 over a five-year period. The evolution of the CO2 plume was observed at one-year during injection and five-years during injection, as well as the one-year and ten-year mark for the post-injection period. The final ten-year post-injection result simulated a laterally extensive plume, expanding to 350 m in diameter and 20 m of vertical migration into the caprock interval. The target interval proves to be an ideal reservoir, and the seal interval predicts containment over a ten-year post-injection period.


identifier: Langohr, P. H. (1974). Shear reinforcement for concrete flat plates (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15064

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

subject:
TA 683.5 S6 L35 1974 Microfiche
Reinforced concrete construction
Concrete slabs
Plates (Engineering)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 175-178.


identifier: Cruickshank, L. A. (2018). Crystal Chemistry and Structure of kimzeyite, Ca3Zr2[Al2Si]Σ3O12, henritermierite, Ca3Mn2[(SiO4)2(O4H4)1]Σ3, (OH,F)-spessartine, Mn2+ 3Al2[(SiO4)2(O4H4,F4)1]Σ3, and hausmannite, Mn3O4 (Unpublished master's thesis).. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32836

title: Crystal Chemistry and Structure of kimzeyite, Ca3Zr2[Al2Si]Σ3O12, henritermierite, Ca3Mn2[(SiO4)2(O4H4)1]Σ3, (OH,F)-spessartine, Mn2+3Al2[(SiO4)2(O4H4,F4)1]Σ3, and hausmannite, Mn3O4

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Antao, Sytle M.
Cuthbertson, Jennifer Paige
Spencer, Ronald J.

subject: crystal chemistry

subject: synchrotron high-resolution powder x-ray diffraction

subject: single crystal x-ray diffraction

subject: rietveld refinement

subject: electron probe microanalysis

subject: optical anisotropy

subject: crystal symmetry

subject: garnet

subject: henritermierite

subject: spessartine

subject: kimzeyite

subject: hausmannite

subject: Geochemistry

subject: Geology

subject: Mineralogy

abstract: This study considers the crystal chemistry of some rare garnet-group minerals of the general formula [8]X3[6]Y2[4]Z3O12 including kimzeyite, Ca3Zr2[Al2Si]Σ3O12, henritermierite, Ca3Mn2[(SiO4)2(O4H4)1]Σ3, and (OH,F)-spessartine, Mn2+3Al2[(SiO4)2(O4H4,F4)1]Σ3.  Most garnets have cubic symmetry, with space group Ia3 ̅d, but a few uncommon exceptions have been reported with tetragonal symmetry, and space group I41/acd.  A sample of kimzeyite, from type-locality, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, USA, a sample of henritermierite, from Wessels Mine X, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, and a sample of (OH,F)-bearing spessartine, from Tongbei, near Yunxiao, Fujian Province, China were studied using electron-probe microanalysis (EPMA), back-scattered electron imaging (BSE), single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) and synchrotron high-resolution powder X-ray diffraction (HRPXRD).  For kimzeyite, structural Rietveld refinements confirmed cubic space group Ia3 ̅d and achieved reduced χ2 and overall R(F2) values of 1.840 and 0.0647, respectively.  The kimzeyite sample contains an intergrowth of two cubic phases that began as oscillatory growth zoning, with later fluid-enhanced dissolution and re-precipitation giving rise to patchy intergrowths.  For henritermierite and (OH,F)-bearing spessartine, the SCXRD structure refinements confirmed tetragonal space group I41/acd, and produced a goodness of fit on F2 of 1.209 and 1.232 for henritermierite and (OH,F)-spessartine, respectively.  In henritermierite, the deviation of unit-cell parameters from cubic symmetry is significant (a = 12.4908(2) Å, c = 11.6446(2) Å, c/a = 0.9534).  Tetragonal henritermierite has a vacant Z2 site that contains the substituent O4H4 tetrahedron.  The H atom is bonded to an O3 atom (O3 – H3) = 0.73(2) Å.  Because of O2 – Mn3+ – O2 Jahn-Teller elongation of the Mn3+O6 octahedron, a weak hydrogen bond is formed to the under-bonded O2 atom.  This causes the large deviation from cubic symmetry.  In (OH,F)-spessartine, the Z2 site is fully occupied, but the Z1 site contains vacancies.  The Z1 and Z2 sites occupied by Si atoms are surrounded by four O atoms, as seen in cubic garnets.  When the Z site is vacant, a larger [(O2H2)(F2)] tetrahedron is formed, and is similar to the O4H4 tetrahedron in hydrogarnets.  	These results indicate a new possible end-member: Mn2+3Al2[(SiO4)2(O2H2)0.5(F2)0.5]Σ3, which remains unknown.  Finally, this study also examines a tetragonal spinel mineral, hausmannite, ideally Mn3O4.  The sample comes from the henritermierite specimen previously described, and has tetragonal space group I41/amd.  The SCXRD structure refinement confirmed the tetragonal symmetry, and produced a goodness of fit on F2 of 1.144 and R indices of R1 = 0.0277 and wR2 = 0.0559.  Henritermierite and hausmannite spinel occur as an intergrowth, observed in a BSE image.  Hausmannite is thought to be an original mineral from which henritermierite was formed by a reaction that includes quartz, SiO2, calcite, CaCO3, and H2O.


identifier: Al-Hamad, A. (2014). Mobile Mapping Using Smartphones (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26928

title: Mobile Mapping Using Smartphones

subject: Geotechnology MMS Photogrammetry Smartphones

abstract: This thesis details the development of a mobile mapping system (MMS) using smartphones and investigates its ability to be a major source for Geographic Information System (GIS) and mapping applications. Nowadays, smartphones contain all the required components for any MMS (i.e., Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a digital camera, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers). However, the accuracy of the sensors in smartphones is poor, which is the main drawback of using smartphones for mapping applications. In this thesis, two Android applications were developed to capture synchronized images or videos with various sensors measurements. Using a smartphone’s GPS receiver, its initial positions at the instants of exposure can be estimated; and a smartphone’s initial orientation parameters can be calculated using its accelerometers and magnetometers sensors. These initial values, which are called the Exterior Orientation Parameters (EOPs) and the initial Interior Orientation Parameters (IOPs) of the camera in use, are corrected using epipolar geometry constraints along with a set of automatically matched points between each two consecutive images. The corrected EOPs and IOPs are then used to estimate the 3D coordinates of the interest points using a developed bundle adjustment software application. The implementation of the prototype system is also shown, and all of the methods utilized to obtain the final mapping results are detailed. Using this prototype system, examples of the mapping results are shown where the absolute maximum mapping errors did not exceed 0.32 and 0.5 meter in the horizontal and vertical directions respectively using six captured images and two control points. Other obtained mapping results also are presented in this thesis to demonstrate the developed system’s ability to obtain mapping results efficiently, by pedestrians or from a moving vehicle, using both the captured images and recorded videos.


identifier: Trenholm, N. M. (2000). The accuracy of water table elevation estimates determined from ground penetrating radar data (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17911

format:
xii, 196 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
GB1001.72 .R32 T74 2000
Hydrogeology - Methodology
Ground penetrating radar
Water table - Measurement

abstract: Bibliography: p. 152-157.


identifier: Nedunthally, T. (2009). Alpha-stable, normal inverse gaussian and multi-factor models for spot and futures modelling in natural gas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3259

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-98


identifier: Adames, P. E. (2009). Analysis and comparison of three comprehensive mechanistic hydrodynamic methods for vertical upward and deviated gas-liquid flow through pipes (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3086

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 196-214
Many pages are in colour.


identifier: Merchant, Y. (2010). Vanishing frontiers: re-thinking the mystical in Avicenna and Maimonides (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3890

contributor:
Hughes, Aaron
Segal, Eliezer

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 84-91


identifier: Krishnakumar, S. (2011). Assisted reproductive technologies in bison: implications for preserving genetic diversity (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4488

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 153-176.

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Includes a copy of Animal Protocol Certificate.  Original with original copy of Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Hubley Carruthers, K. A. (1999). Organizational mismatches and family functioning: A study of spilloverrelationships (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13100

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

subject:
BF481 .H83 1999
Burn out (Psychology)
Stress (Psychology)
Work and family
Job satisfaction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-111.


identifier: Merner, M. R. (2001). Evaluating riparian strips for sustainability in British Columbia: possess these shores with me (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14576

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

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 M47

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-126


identifier: Grohs, M. N. (2020). A Multimodal Approach to Understanding Motor Impairment in Developmental Coordination Disorder (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Dewey, Deborah, M.
Dukelow, Sean
Lebel, Catherine
Kirton, Adam
Graham, Susan
Hands, Beth

subject:
Neurodevelopment
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Robotics
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Neuroimaging
Behavioral
Clinical
Developmental
Biology--Anatomy

abstract: AbstractThe ability to learn, execute and adapt motor skills is fundamental to childhood development and promotes independence in daily living. Yet children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), demonstrate difficulties acquiring and executing motor skills. DCD is a motor disorder that occurs in 5-6% of school-aged children. Motor impairment manifests as clumsy, slow and inaccurate motor performance adversely affecting the physical, academic and social outcomes of affected children. The pervasive negative impact of motor impairment on daily life in children with DCD, highlights the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. However, the motor deficits common among children with DCD remain unclear, making both screening and intervention difficult. There is a need for research with a priority focus on characterizing the motor deficits present in children with DCD. Evidence is growing, which suggests that poor motor performance in DCD is associated with motor control and motor learning deficits, however, findings are inconsistent across published studies. The current thesis used a three-pronged approach to investigate motor control and motor learning in children with diagnosed DCD, between the ages of 8 to 12 years: (1) two robotic behavioral tasks were employed to objectively quantify motor control abilities, (2) motor learning over five consecutive days of skill training and the potential of non-invasive brain stimulation to modulate rates of motor learning were explored, and (3) neuroimaging was used to investigate brain morphology of regions pertinent to motor control and motor learning. Spatial-temporal differences in reaching performance were observed in children with DCD, supporting the presence of motor control deficits. Preserved motor learning was also seen in the same sample of children. Non-invasive brain stimulation was unsuccessful in modulating the rate of motor learning. Finally, limited brain structural differences were observed in our DCD group compared to healthy controls. However, preliminary findings of reduced subcortical thalamic and pallidal volumes in our DCD group warrants further study, particularly given that these brain structures play critical roles in motor control and motor learning. Taken together, these findings suggest that the motor difficulties observed in children with DCD may be associated with compromised motor control systems.


identifier: Galasiu, A. D. (1996). An evaluation of the potential for improved energy efficiency at a daylit high school (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18166

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

subject:
TJ 163.5 U5 G35 1996
School facilities - Energy conservation
Buildings - Energy conservation
Architecture and energy conservation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-94.


identifier: Morrison, K. P. (2000). Why stories matter: narrative consciousness in the classroom (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12921

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

subject:
LB1042 .M67 2000
Storytelling
Interdisciplinary approach in education
Education, Elementary
Teaching - Aids and devices

abstract: Bibliography: p. 181-190.


identifier: Mathias, R. (2011). The role of atp-sensitive potassium channels and nitric oxide on inflammation-induced pumping inhibition in mesenteric lymphatic vessels (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4530

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-113

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


identifier: Krolikowski, M. (2016). Evaluation of the Effect of Policy Change on Physical Contacts in Youth Ice Hockey Using Video Analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25993

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Emery, Carolyn
Palacios-Derflingher, Luz
Hagel, Brent
Nadeau, Luc

subject:
Epidemiology
Public Health
ice hockey
Sport Injury Prevention
Pediatrics

abstract:
Objective: To determine the association between body checking policy change and the frequency and intensity of physical contacts in Bantam ice hockey players (ages 13-14).
Methods: This is a cohort study design. Video-analysis data includes 13 non-elite (lowest 70% by division of play) Bantam (ages 13-14) ice hockey games videotaped in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2014-15 where body checking was permitted) and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2014-15 where body checking was not permitted). Primary outcome measures include high intensity physical contact (body checking), as well as hooking and slashing behaviours.
Results: Lower incidence rates of high intensity physical contact were observed in Bantam ice hockey players in a league where body checking was not permitted [IRR= 0.09 (95% CI; 0.05-0.15)]. Players in a league where body checking was not permitted had significantly higher incidence rates of hooking and slashing behaviours [IRR= 1.81 (95% CI; 1.33-2.47)].
Conclusions: There was a lower incidence of higher intensity physical contacts in Bantam ice hockey players in a league where body checking is not permitted, whereas the incidence of hooking and slashing behaviours were higher. This research will inform the mechanisms explaining injury and will have important national public health implications (reduction of injury) for policy decisions related to rule enforcement in youth ice hockey.


identifier: Zakerzadeh, H. (2015). Data Privacy in High-Dimensional and Big Data Age (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25520

contributor:
Barker, Kenneth
Savavi Naeni, Reyhaneh
Elhajj, Reda
Hagen, Gregory
Matwin, Stan

subject:
Computer Science
Data Privacy
High-dimensional data
Big Data
k-anonymity
l-diversity

abstract:
The prevalent need for publicly available data set along with the privacy-breach-related incidents occurring when such data is released, increases the need to  develop resilient and precise techniques of privacy-preserving data publishing. To this end, numerous privacy models and algorithms have been developed for different data types. However, advances in privacy algorithms still suffer from
two fundamental problems: data dimensionality and cardinality growth. The data dimensionality has remained a challenge for a wide variety of algorithms in data mining, clustering, classification and privacy. In the privacy domain, simply applying the existing privacy algorithms results in unacceptable information loss. Similar to the dimensionality problem, cardinality growth is an open problem in the privacy realm. In fact, privacy algorithms are not implementable in an acceptable time over tera-byte scale data sets.
This thesis shows that some of the common properties of real data can be leveraged to ameliorate the negative effects of the curse of dimensionality in practice. In real data sets, many dimensions contain high levels of inter-attribute correlations. Such correlations enable the use of a process known as vertical fragmentation to create vertical subsets of smaller dimensionality. This allows the use of an anonymization process, which is based on combining results from multiple independent fragments. This dissertation presents a vertical fragmentation which is general enough to be applied to the k-anonymity and l-diversity models.
In addition, this dissertation presents a new approach to privacy-preserving data mining of very massive data sets using MapReduce. Two of the most widely-used privacy models k-anonymity and l-diversity for anonymization are studied. We also investigate the privacy issue in publishing graph data commonly seen as big data sets (i.e. social networks). Graph data is generally more difficult to anonymize because the structural information “hidden” in the graph can be leveraged by an attacker to infer sensitive information. In big graph data publishing, we only focus on protecting attributes as they typically carry sensitive information.


identifier: Riddell, B. (1976). The Effects of role, visual orientation and social desirability on the attribution process (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20580

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

subject:
HM 132 R52 1976 Microfiche
Social perception
Interpersonal relations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-134.


identifier: Fan, X. (1993). An adaptive system for accurate handwritten numeral recognition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22977

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
TK 7882 P3 F36 1993
Optical character recognition devices
Pattern recognition systems
Numerals, writing of

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-81.


identifier: Mosaverzadeh, M. (2021). Living with the trouble (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Living with the trouble

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Leblanc, Jean Rene
Eiserman, Jennifer
Cahill, Susan

subject:
Plastic pollution
PPE waste
Anthropocene
Art
Experimental animation
Illustration
Social media
Fine Arts

abstract: This paper focuses on how art can help to bring heightened awareness about plastic pollution. I describe how I create drawings that process these topics and tell stories about our troubled planet through animation and illustration. I intend to bring awareness about single-use plastic pollution by disseminating my work on social media. I explore theories and the creation of other artists that believe art can be a powerful medium to discuss the concept of the Anthropocene and the human-caused changes to the environment, such as climate change, extermination, mass extinction, plastic pollution, etc. My concerns for the environment started when I lived in Iran; I visited the Caspian Sea and saw the beach covered in plastic. Most countries struggle with their waste. We live in the age of plastic. Everything we use is somehow made out of this material, and it has made our life a lot more convenient. However, this convenience in using single-use plastic materials is destroying the ecosystem. With the high demand for PPE in the time of a pandemic and all the measurements that we are required to take, the use of single-use plastic has increased even more. Therefore, I started my artistic research on this issue. In this regard, I try to explore the ways that art can evoke emotions towards the environmental problems caused in the time of the Anthropocene.


identifier: Bray, R. (1991). Effects of different levels of joint instability on early ligament healing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14316

format:
xiv, 222 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 303 B73 1991
Joints - Physiology
Ligaments - Physiology
Human mechanics
Knee - Physiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 133-139.


identifier: Chung, H. J. (2013). Pathogenesis of Renal Fibrosis: a Role for Proteinase-activated Receptor-2 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27270

contributor:
Hollenberg, Morley
Muruve, Daniel

subject: Pathology Fibrosis PAR2 kidney TGF-beta CTGF

abstract: Renal fibrosis is the final manifestation of all progressive chronic kidney disease with a significant morbidity and mortality. However, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Proteinase-activated Receptor-2 (PAR2) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that is proteolytically activated by serine proteinases such as trypsin. In our in vitro studies, we found that stimulation of PAR2 in human proximal tubular cells with PAR2-activating peptide alone significantly upregulated expression of CCN2 and did so synergistically to augment Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)-induced CCN2 production. This synergy was reduced by MAPKinase inhibition. We also found that PAR2 deficiency in mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) significantly reduced tubular injuries and fibrosis, and synthesis of renal collagen and α-smooth muscle actin at 7 days post UUO. Our findings demonstrate the potential contribution of PAR2 to renal injury and fibrosis at an early time point due to the ability of PAR2 to augment the production of a profibrotic cytokine.


identifier: Kwok, Y. C. (1982). Angiotensin receptors in smooth muscle (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18498

title: Angiotensin receptors in smooth muscle

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

subject:
QP 572 A54 K84 1984
Angiotensin

abstract: Bibliography: p. 154-174.


identifier: Varney, C. O. (2014). Device to Root Out Place: An Ethnography of Public Art in East Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25695

subject:
Art History
Design and Decorative Arts
Urban and Regional Planning
Ethnography
public art
gentrification
walking
creative city
Sculpture
public spaces
Communications
cultural studies
Place-Making
sense of place
east calgary
Case Study
Sensory Ethnography
Device to Root Out Evil
Field Manual
Promenade
East Village
Ramsay
spatial turn
cultural geography
Anthropology

abstract:
In 2008, a large-scale outdoor sculpture created by world-renowned artist, Dennis Oppenheim, was installed on a proposed site for a billion dollar mixed-use real estate
redevelopment project in Calgary’s historic Ramsay neighbourhood. Oppenheim’s sculpture, Device to Root out Evil is one of many public artworks recently installed in East Calgary and serves as a prime example of how public art is being integrated into urban development and private real estate projects. This research project explores how cultural artifacts, such as public art, are being used as placemaking tools. This localized case study connects artistic practice to economic emplacement and displacement, cultural consumption and production, and urban change. It is a mixed-methods ethnography that moves beyond visual analysis of public art to incorporate sensory experiences of being in a place, thereby revealing how attending to the senses can contribute to the placemaking process.


identifier: Alamilla Aldazaba, A. (2004). Calibration of the PARAMICS microscopic traffic simulation model (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20097

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 180-183

abstract:
Microscopie traffic simulation models have become widely used tools in transportation engineering because they are able to reproduce queues, shock waves, weaving areas, merging zones, gap acceptance behaviour, fixed and actuated traffic signals, and many other traffic characteristics observed in real life. Testing road designs and traffic control systems, analysis of intelligent transportation systems, evaluating traffic management schemes, and calibrating adaptive control systems are important applications of microscopic models that require a well calibrated model to produce satisfactory results.

The principal objective of this research is to document and analyze the sensitivity and global network impacts of parameters used to calibrate PARAMICS, which is one of the most popular and powerful microscopic traffic models. Based on this analysis, recommendations have been made, which


identifier: Wu, B. (1994). Robustness studies of some symmetrical and nonsymmetrized estimators of location and scale parameters (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19551

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

subject:
QA 276.8 W83 1994
Robust statistics
Estimation theory

abstract: Bibliography: p. 103-104.


identifier: Kirby, J. A. (1985). Spray considerations for vertically sided structures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16294

format:
x, 86 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TC 1665 K57 1986

subject: Offshore structures - Beaufort Sea - Design and construction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 65-66.


identifier: Graves, N. (2017). An Extract of the Tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, Inhibits Neutrophil Migration in vitro (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24897

contributor:
McKay, Derek
Gilleard, John
Yipp, Bryan
Finney, Constance

subject:
Immunology
neutrophils
helminth
parasite
reactive oxygen species

abstract: Neutrophils are not typically the first cell that comes to mind when the immune response to infection with helminths is considered. However, data are emerging showing that these cells may play an overlooked role in response to helminths perhaps early in the infection and particularly those species that cause tissue damage (e.g. Nippostrongylus brasiliensis - a gut nematode (roundworm)).  Additionally, different helminth products have been shown to directly activate neutrophils in vitro (e.g. crude extracts of the porcine cestode Cysticercus cellulosae) and directly induce their chemotaxis (e.g. excretory/secretory products of the sheep nematode Haemonchus contortus). Hymenolepis diminuta crude extract (HdE) has been shown to inhibit dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis. Intraperitoneal injection of this crude extract recruited a population of peritoneal exudate cells dominated by neutrophils at 4h post-injection. Remarkably, these neutrophil-predominant PECs evoked increased production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 from co-cultures of activated murine splenic CD4+ T cells. HdE did not directly induce murine neutrophil chemotaxis in vitro and direct application of HdE to neutrophils was not preferentially cytotoxic as assessed by trypan blue staining and LDH release. HdE did however induce Ca2+ mobilization and respiratory burst by murine neutrophils in vitro. In contrast to its ability to recruit neutrophils to the peritoneal cavity, HdE inhibited neutrophil chemotaxis in response to WKYMVm and keratinocyte derived chemokine (KC). HdE was unable to modulate neutrophil migration towards leukotriene B4. Biochemical characterizations (boiling, trypsinization, acidification, and sodium metaperiodate treatment) suggested that an acid-stable glycoprotein was responsible for its ability to block migration towards WKYMVm. The ability of HdE to block migration towards WKYMVm appears to be independent of the phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase, p38. HdE did not directly induce production of the cytokines, IL-10, TNF-α, and KC. It also did not modulate production of these cytokines induced by other activators. In conclusion: (1) HdE activated neutrophils to mobilize Ca2+ into the cytoplasm and produce ROS; and, (2) an acid-stable glycoprotein component of the HdE inhibited neutrophil migration towards WKYMVm.


identifier: Tims, H. (1973). A Study of the relevance, usefulness and application of drafting training to industry by graduates of Alberta's universities and institutes of technology (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14989

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

subject:
T 353 T55 1973
Mechanical drawing
Engineering graphics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 41-45.


identifier: Lam, M. (2007). Diamagnetically-stabilized levitation control of an intraluminal magnetic capsule (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1707

format:
xi, 105 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 73-76
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Lucyk, K. (2017). A History of the Social Determinants of Health in Canada through the Lens of the Canadian Public Health Association, 1910-2010: Implications for Present and Future Population Health in Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24758

contributor:
McLaren, Lindsay
Stahnisch, Frank W.

subject:
Education--Health
social determinants of health
health equity
History
population health
Canada

abstract:
The 2008 final report of the WHO’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) marked a watershed in the history of the SDOH for bringing together decades of evidence and theory on the social causes of illness from the diverse health research landscape. Yet, a rich history predates this and other contributions (e.g., 1974 Lalonde Report) that are widely credited as the start of the SDOH approach. This history is revealed through casting the contemporary interpretive lens of the SDOH onto the past.
	I gained a nuanced understanding of the emergence and evolution of the SDOH in Canada by analyzing the archives of the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) from 1910 to 2010. I applied a social history and critical public health perspective while exploring this data using methods of thematic content analysis. To situate my findings with relevance to the contemporary landscape of population and public health (PPH), I complemented my analysis of archival sources with that of published and grey SDOH literature, print news articles, and oral history interviews with PPH leaders.
My findings show that as a way of thinking, the SDOH approach is complex and diffuse. This, coupled with the inherently political nature of the SDOH, presents challenges in terms of communicating key messages of the SDOH to decision-makers and the public. Additionally, the history of the SDOH is non-linear and changes alongside social, economic, and political events. Economic recession and growth, for example, at times brought more and less urgency to act on the SDOH within the Canadian PPH community. However, despite that ebb and flow, the foundations of health equity and social justice have remained firm throughout the history of the SDOH. These foundations, combined with the growth and increasing disciplinary coherence of PPH, suggest that action on the SDOH will remain a core commitment of PPH.


identifier: Bruner, D. (2008). Essays on risk preference elicitation in the laboratory (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1872

contributor:
McKee, Michael John
Boyce, John R.

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-82


identifier: Higuerey, M. B. (2017). Evaluating the Conceptions of Public Participation in Environmental Assessments in Alberta:  How Proponents and Regulators Understand the Practice (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25971

contributor:
Miller, Byron Andrew
Blue, Gwendolyn Gail
Jacobson, Rupert Daniel
Keough, Noel Gerard

subject:
Geography
Public Participation
Environmental Assessment
Spatiality
Energy
Alberta

abstract: The use and encouragement of public participation in policy and decision-making, and in environmental and risk assessment, has increased considerably over the past couple of decades. However, there is a lack of consistency in the justification of public participation exercises to stakeholders and sponsors. This research explores the range of variations that exist in the understanding and implementation of public participation in environmental legislation in Alberta, and how those variations affect the evaluation of success. Proponents and regulators were surveyed and interviewed to examine their understanding and perceptions when dealing with public participation under two dimensions – intentionality and geographic framing. It was found that the success of public participation is constructed from both, but the understanding of how each dimension can guide the results is not fully grasped. Public participation is in danger of becoming a tokenistic practice if the tensions arising between these two dimensions are not addressed. The language and practice that surrounds public participation in environmental assessment needs to be redefined before lack of trust and public confidence become further barriers to development.


identifier: Bock, S. (1996). Education paths of Greenlandic youth: educational migration among young people in northwest Greenland (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21712

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

subject:
HB 2156 B63 1996
Migration, Internal - Greenland
Inuit - Education - Greenland
Inuit - Greenland - Social conditions
Education - Greenland
Greenland - Social conditions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 239-250.


identifier: Woitkowitz, J. (2018). Making Sense of the Arctic: U.S.-Canadian Foreign and Defense Relations and the Establishment of JAWS and the DEW Line, 1944-1957 (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31798

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Randall, Stephen J.
Huebert, Robert N.
Dolata, Petra
Towers, Frank
Ferris, John Robert
Lackenbauer, P. Whitney
Keeley, James F.

subject: Arctic

subject: JAWS

subject: DEW Line

subject: Sovereignty

subject: Security

subject: Cold War

subject: Second World War

subject: Northern history

subject: Anthropology--Cultural

subject: Canadian Studies

subject: Economics--History

subject: History--Modern

subject: History--Canadian

subject: History--United States

subject: Military Studies

subject: Political Science--International Law and Relations

abstract: This dissertation examines the diplomatic history of U.S.-Canadian foreign and defense relations in the Arctic from 1944 to 1957. World War II and the emerging Cold War transformed the Northern and Arctic regions of North America from a peripheral region of international politics to a frontline of military planning. The Cold War confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, the advent of the nuclear age, and the advancements in the field of long-range aviation fixed foreign policy and continental defense planners’ attention on Northern and Arctic Canada, devising plans for the establishment of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations (JAWS) in 1947 and the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line in 1955. This study analyzes the origins, negotiations, and the construction of these Northern defense projects at the intersection of an emerging Cold War security crisis, an evolving legal landscape for Arctic sovereignty, and conceptions of the Arctic as a symbolic marker in the construction of Northern nationalisms. Existing studies of the JAWS and DEW Line talks by historians Shelagh Grant, Whitney Lackenbauer, Alexander Herd, and Peter Kikkert discuss these defense projects within the framework of sovereignty and security. More recent studies have adopted epistemological perspectives, exploring the construction of Arctic knowledge. This dissertation builds on this literature and contributes an analysis of the ideas and perceptions that guided key decision makers in Ottawa and Washington during the bilateral talks. By exploring unpublished personal papers and re-examining the ministerial records of Canada and the United States with a new research focus, this thesis explores how global and national conceptions of Arctic defense interacted with bureaucratic cultures within the Canadian and American foreign and defense establishments. Moreover, this study sheds new light on the relationship between non-governmental actors such as explorers, artists, novelists, and scientists and the realm of diplomacy and foreign policy-making. At the intersection of security, sovereignty, and nationalism, this dissertation, therefore, provides a fresh perspective on the way foreign and defense officials in Ottawa and Washington made sense of a rapidly changing international security situation and managed a yet nascent defense relationship in Northern and Arctic Canada.


identifier: Yao, D. (2007). Interference effects on gps l2c signal acquisition and tracking (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1202

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 116-117
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Harrigan, W. J. (1998). An economic evaluation of Mexico's resolve to maintain the Pemex monopoly in natural gas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10885

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

subject:
HD9581 .A3 M49 1998
Petróleos Mexicanos
Natural gas--Mexico

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-108


identifier: Pigott, B. S. (2003). The effect of language of ethnic identity in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18516

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 56-60

abstract: Language is known to have an effect on ethnic identity in that language retention of a mother tongue or home language acts as a stronger connector to the ethnic community for such persons as compared to those who do not retain the language. This analysis uses data from a specially designed survey of Canadian university students carried out in 2000-2001. It looks at the effects of language on the emergence of a Canadian identity. The results show that respondents with higher levels of linguistic assimilation tend to exhibit lower levels of ethnic-connectedness and are therefore more likely to identify themselves as Canadian, compared to others who are less assimilated in terms of language. This research will assist the current debate on the need for new census questions regarding identity and the importance of retaining the ethnic ancestry question and the language questions on Canada's national census.


identifier: Rackow, W. B. (1976). Comparison of pre-post-accreditation marks in selected Grade XII matriculation subjects (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23652

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

subject:
LB 1617 C2 R32 1975 Microfiche
High schools - Accreditation
High schools - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 74-75.


identifier: Otero Navas, I. M. (2017). Phase Morphology and Electrical Properties of Polymer Blend Nanocomposites (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27328

contributor:
Sundararaj, Uttandaraman
Jeje, Ayodeji Aderopo
Trifkovic, Milana
Shimizu, George Kisa Hayashi
Moldenaers, Paula

subject:
Chemistry--Polymer
Engineering--Chemical
Plastics Technology
Polymer Blend Nanocomposites
Co-continuity
Electrical Conductivity
Polymer Blends
Dielectric Properties
Morphology Development
Block Copolymers
Nanocomposites
Laser-induced Graphene

abstract:
Conductive polymer nanocomposites (CPNs) combine the advantages of a polymeric matrix, such as lightweight, durability, easy process-ability and low cost with the outstanding properties of nanofillers such as high surface area, high electron and thermal transport, etc, for electrical applications. Polymer blends constitute one of the best alternatives to produce novel polymer nanocomposites because we can mix the properties of two or more polymers with the properties of nanofillers. The majority of the polymer blends are immiscible, which means different segregated morphologies are possible. Therefore, the properties of these multiphase polymer materials, greatly depend on the morphology.
In this Ph.D. thesis, we used phase–separated, biphasic polymer blends as a strategy to tune the final electrical properties of nanocomposites by manipulation of the phase morphology. We employed two different techniques to produce the conductive polymer blend nanocomposites: 1) incorporation of conductive nanofillers by melt mixing and 2) in-situ formation of electrically 3D conductive networks. For the first approach, we added (MWCNT) into a biphasic polymer matrix by melt mixing. The second approach consisted in the direct creation of highly conductive graphene 3-D network by radiation of the immiscible polymer blend with laser. The latter technique provides a technological alternative to overcome the drawbacks of the conventional melt mixing methods, such as nanofiller agglomeration and nanofiller structure/properties deterioration due to high shear forces and temperature exerted during mixing.
Addition of MWCNT in immiscible blends by melt mixing, caused surprising morphological transformations that allowed us to tune the final electrical properties of the nanocomposites from capacitive to dissipative. Therefore, locating the MWCNT in different parts of the blend was selected as the tool to control the blend morphology and the electrical network formation in the system. We suggested that factors such as changes in viscosity and elasticity of the polymer melts due to the selective localization of the nanofiller are key parameters in the morphological changes. In addition, we proposed MWCNT filler migration from one phase to the other as a new mechanism for the morphological changes in the nanocomposite. The effect of different MWCNT migration regimes was also discussed.
Since the localization of MWCNT is a determinant parameter in the final properties of the blend nanocomposites, we performed molecular simulations to understand the interactions between the polymeric chains and the MWCNT, and thus to predict the MWCNT localization. On the other hand, considering the immiscibility of the polymer blends, compatibilization is needed in order to take advantage of the properties of each of the components. This was done using block copolymers, which localize at the interphase and improve the phase adhesion. Interestingly, the decrease of domain size and decrease of blend co-continuity provided by the addition of copolymers, generated a positive impact in the electrical conduction of the material. This is the result of the network formed by the copolymer third phase with the MWCNT that interconnected the smaller MWCNT filled domains and micelles.
Conventional mixing methods (i.e. solution mixing or melt mixing) used to produce CPNs can often change the nanoparticles structure due to multiple reasons, such as high shear forces, high temperature, and incompatible chemicals. In addition, agglomeration of the nanoparticles is another issue that degrades the performance of the CPNs and leads to inconsistent properties. Thus, we used a novel techniques to fabricate highly conductive polycarbonate (PC)/graphene nanocomposites from PC/polyetherimide (PEI) blends using commercial laser cutter platforms. The laser transforms the PEI phase to a conductive graphene network inside the PC matrix, and nanocomposites with controlled electrical conductivities are obtained with 26 S.m-1 to 400 S.m-1 conductivity, depending on the PEI dosage.


identifier: Mullaly, S. C. (2007). Leukocyte recruitment following challenge with toll-like receptor 2 and toll-like receptor 4 ligands (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1184

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 190-230


identifier: Shea, J. M. (2004). Synoptic circulation and glacier mass balance in the Canadian Rockies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2407

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-140


identifier: Suzuki, Y. (1985). The acquisition of Japanese pronouns (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18340

title: The acquisition of Japanese pronouns

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-100.


identifier: Knowlton Cockett, P. L. (2013). In Situ Conversation: Understanding Sense of Place through Socioecological Cartographies (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26555

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education--Social Sciences
Urban and Regional Planning
place-based education
sense of place
socioecological cartography
environmental education
interpretive signage
native biodiversity conservation
s'entrevois conversation
grassland reclamation
Community Development
portraiture
narrative inquiry
autobiography
currere

abstract: With geological, anthropological, pedagogical, and linguistic analogies, this study reflects on socioecological notions of place and place-making as explored through conversations and cartographies about static and dynamic moments and journeys in a context of native biodiversity conservation within a remnant urban prairie in northwest Calgary, Canada. Through collaborative stewardship and place-based ecopedagogy, the local community and schools have come to know more about one another and the heritage of the landscape in this shared space. Using their own names, teachers, students, parents, scientists, artists, and neighbours who have engaged in school- and community-based environmental initiatives, such as grassland reclamation and interpretive signage, were interviewed using methods adapted from autobiography and currere. As a fellow participant in these projects, the researcher is place-literate and deeply embedded. Four themes emerged during analysis of emplaced s’entrevois conversations: context, approach, resolve, and transformation; each theme has a set of four alliterative subthemes. Context involves conversation, collaboration, community, and celebration. Approach derives from awareness, action, analogy, and attachment. Resolve – bringing into greater resolution or commitment – stems from reflect, remember, restore, and revision. Transformation is enacted through trust, tension, tenacity, and time. From these arose a CARTographic framework which was used to further examine the data. As well, tetrahedral constructs based on silicate mineralogy’s [SiO4]4- ion as a metaphor for in situ connectivity, were developed along with the CARTs to represent results, as well as organize this dissertation. Each participant’s data was sorted into one of twelve cartographies: multivoiced illustrative discussions of place and place-making. In presenting the data, each cartography was set in one of four refrains involved in developing a sense of place: stewardship, pedagogy, interrelationship, and heritage. One cartography was illuminated per refrain, and each included two narratives based on reflective conversations with one or more participants. Thus, socioecological cartography has evolved as a form of place-based portraiture. Encountering, elucidating, encouraging, and emplacing are connectivity processes leading to an understanding of self, others, and place. With an ethic of care inherent in these place-based engagements comes a development of sense of place and increased ecological mindedness.


identifier: Stirrett, P. (2006). An aarcitecture of recovery (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1571

title: An aarcitecture of recovery

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
viii, 116 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 106
Thesis is oversized.


identifier: Wuitchik, D. M. (2018) Temperature modulation of biological clocks in a reef-building coral (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5465

title: Temperature Modulation of Biological Clocks in a Reef-Building Coral

contributor:
Vize, Peter D.
Yeaman, Sam
Cartar, Ralph
Antle, Michael

subject:
Biological clock
Gene expression
Transcriptomics
Marine biology
Coral
Education--Sciences
Ecology

abstract: Reef-building coral of the Great Barrier Reef demonstrate remarkably synchronized and precise timing of reproduction. They achieve this precision through sophisticated biological clock systems entrained by their local environment. This thesis explores how temperature and lunar light modulates the biological clocks of Acropora millepora by measuring transcriptomic changes with RNA-sequencing. Coral colonies were collected and maintained under artificial lunar light at the Heron Island Research Station under cool and warm temperature treatments corresponding to winter and summer averages at this locale. Individuals were sampled over a 24-hour period during a full lunar month to capture long-term daily profiles of gene expression. It was found that numerous biological clock genes were impacted by temperature and lunar light. Furthermore, temperature and lunar phase altered the expression of interesting hormonal pathways involved in reproductive behaviours. These data will help elucidate the mechanisms underlying the precise timing of reproduction in reef-building coral and the effect that different temperatures have on this process.


identifier: Goring, K. A. (2011). Complement activation in a murine model of s. pneumoniae pneumonia-induced sepsis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3766

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-125.

abstract: Includes copy of Certification of Animal Protocol Approval.  Original with original copy of Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Phillips, K. J. (1980). The failure of counterinsurgency: the defeat of the Mexican Federal Army 1910 - 1914 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11920

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

subject: F 1231 P48 1980 Fiche

subject: Mexico - History - 1910-1946

subject: Mexico - Politics and government - 1910-1946

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-119.


identifier: O'Handley, R. M. (1999). Biology and treatment of giardiasis in dairy calves (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18475

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

subject:
QR 201 G45 O38 1999
Giardiasis
Dairy cattle - Diseases - Treatment

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-141


identifier: Pyra, K. A. (2010). Prebiotic fibre supplementation in combination with metformin modifies appetite, energy metabolism, and gut satiety hormones in obese rats (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3733

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-103


title: A Simulation Study on Enhanced Gas Recovery from Unconventional Resources (Coal Bed Methane)

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Sarma, Hemanta K.
Mehrotra, Anil Kumar
Mehta, Raj
Hejazi, Hossein

subject: Engineering--Chemical Engineering--Petroleum

abstract:
During the past 20 years of research on CBM reserves, it has been found that CBM resources as unconventional are highly potential for natural gas production and used as geological sinks for CO2 storage where ECBMR by CO2 injection evolved as a new strategy of development. It has been proven that affinity of CO2, CH4, and N2 coal is in the ratio of 4:2:1. The main drawback of enhanced coal bed methane recovery by CO2 injection found to be the reduction of coal permeability due to matrix swelling effects and it has been found that, N2 gas has the capacity to reduce the partial pressure of CH4 which helps in quick desorption of CH4 and early production.

Apart from this, the production of pure CO2 gas in surface facilities for sequestration is a costly process. The different behavior of CO2 and N2 towards coal making it as a separation medium which cuts the surface separation cost. The produced gas is a mixture of CH4 and N2 and separation units are required to increase the quality of CH4 gas to pipeline specification and recent economic studies says that this cost is less than the cost of CO2 generation. But the question is what exact compositions of flue gas are reliable to obtain the benefit of enhancing gas recovery? Therefore, the focus of this thesis is to develop an approach to evaluate the potential of CBM resources as a sink for CO2, and to assess how effective is the recovery of the CH4 gas trapped in coal beds using flue gas (CO2 and N2) injection.

In finding so, first, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty assessment studies have been conducted on 11 hypothetical coal bed simulation models that are developed based on different well completion methods and in each model (M-5 to M-11) flue gas (with normalized compositions CO2 – 0.99, N2- 0.01) is injected. The results derived from the study will help the design of a reliable operating strategy in implementing the CO2 sequestration and enhanced CBM recovery using flue gas injection in deep coal zones in Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Canada and elsewhere.


identifier: Oelke, N. D. (2010). A participatory case study of primary healthcare for aboriginal peoples in an urban setting (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3599

format:
xi, 393 leaves: ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 287-330

abstract: This thesis provides planners with a quantifiable basis for developing design guidelines for pedestrian access to LRT stations. Approximately 1,800 peak hour LRT users were interviewed about their LRT trip. Pedestrians were asked to point out on a map their approximate origin or destination. From this information, walking distance guidelines were developed. Catchment area maps were produced and the relationship between reported walking time and measured walking distance was observed. The research strongly indicates that people walk further to reach an LRT station then they walk to reach a bus stop. Using bus walking standards will underestimate LRT walking distances by about half. The average walking distance to suburban stations is 649 m with a 75th percentile distance of 840 m. At CBD stations the average walking distance is 326 m and the 75th percentile distance is 419 m.


identifier: Smith, A. F. (2015). An Epidemiological Study of Gastrointestinal Parasitism in Dogs in an Urban Environment: Implications for Canid and Human Health (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24852

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Massolo, Alessandro
Neumann, Norman

subject:
Veterinary Science
Epidemiology
Public Health
Epidemiology
dog
coyote
Gastrointestinal Parasites
urban parks
Public Health

abstract: In Calgary parks, dogs, coyotes and humans are sympatric, introducing the potential for cross species transmission of enteric parasites that may be significant for canid and public health. This study aimed to: 1) determine gastrointestinal (GI) parasites infecting dogs; 2) identify certain recreational and demographic risk factors for GI parasitism in park-attending and non-park-attending dogs, with a focus on Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp.; 3) determine the relationships among certain park-related recreational risk factors, demographics, and risk perceptions of parasite transmission and; 4) characterize the transmission potential of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. among dogs, coyotes, and humans. Surveys regarding dog-walking behaviour were administered in 2010 and 2012, with corresponding dog fecal samples collected (n=1215). Feces from coyotes inhabiting parks visited by dogs were provided by an affiliate researcher (n=194). GI parasite presence or absence and infection intensity were determined using sugar flotation and direct immunofluorescence microscopy techniques. Multivariate analyses were conducted on questionnaire and parasitological data to characterize associations among dog-walking behaviours, demographics, and parasitism, and risk perceptions of parasite transmission. Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. infecting coyotes and dogs were genotyped. There was a higher prevalence of Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp. versus helminths in park-attending dogs. General GI parasitsm and Giardia spp. infection intensity were positively associated to visiting multiple parks, park visitation frequency, and off-leash activity. Perception of risk for GI parasite transmission among dogs and humans was moderate to low, and not associated to the degree of conducting high-risk activities. Park attendance was found to be a risk for Giardia spp. infection in dogs permitted off-leash and to swim. Human and dog age were negatively associated to participation in activities posing a risk for Giardia spp. infection. The majority of dogs and coyotes were infected with host-specific strains of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. Together, these results provide important information for the management of GI parasite transmission among wild and domestic canids. I encourage park attendance for both dogs and humans, but recommend education and management initiatives include both disease mitigation and health promotion strategies.


identifier: El Sawy, E. N. (2013). Development of Nano-Structured Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Anodes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25683

subject:
Physical
Physical
Physical
Energy
Materials Science
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs)
Core-shell Nanoparticles
Electrodeposition
Thin films
Quartz crystal microbalance (QCMB)
surface composition fingerprint

abstract:
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are a clean and highly efficient technology. They also have more than one order of magnitude higher energy density compared to advanced energy delivery devices, such as Li ion batteries, making them a very good choice for portable applications. Pt-Ru alloys are believed to be one of the best DMFC anode catalyst materials.  However, Ru can dissolve under DMFC operating conditions, crossing over to the cathode, causing membrane degradation and poisoning the oxygen reduction reaction. Pt-Ir anodes may be able to overcome some of these challenges.  Therefore, the primary focus of this thesis has been to synthesize, characterize and test a range of Pt-Ir anode catalyst forms (solid solution thin films on Au, alloy nanoparticles (NPs), and Ircore@Ptshell NPs) for their methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) activity, in comparison with Pt-Ru.
Thin Pt-Ir films were electrodeposited on Au, with the mechanism of Ir electrodeposition (ED) from IrCl62- solutions found to depend on adsorbed H, while the ED of Pt from PtCl62- is a simpler process. The high utilization of the precious metals in these films was found to result from competition between metal ED and the adsorption of Cl- ions. Based on these findings, Pt-Ir alloy films with a high utilization (25 %) were formed. While the bulk composition of the Pt-Ir films was homogeneous and mirrored the Pt+Ir solution concentrations exactly, H-induced Pt surface enrichment was observed. Therefore, Pt-Ir NPs were synthesized using the simple polyol method, giving the same bulk and surface compositions.  In order to obtain a higher utilization of Pt and to better understand the Ir role in the enhanced activity of Pt-Ir materials, compared to pure Pt, Ircore@Ptshell NPs were synthesized with a controlled Ptshell coverage and thickness, as determined by CO stripping and H adsorption measurements. Based on the methanol oxidation results obtained at all of these Pt-Ir materials, it was concluded that Ir enhances the kinetics of this reaction by the bi-functional effect, i.e., by the removal of adsorbed CO from Pt with OH groups attached to Ir.  At the Ircore@Ptshell NPs, a weak electronic effect of the Ir core on the Ptshell was also noted at high potentials, contributing to the removal of the CO poison.
The optimum Ir content of these Pt-Ir catalysts was found to be in the range of 30-60%. The results for Pt-Ir were compared with the standard DMFC anode material, Pt-Ru. As no systematic study has been reported on the effect of a Rucore on the methanol oxidation activity of Pt, Rucore@Ptshell NPs, with a Rucore size of 2 or 3 nm and a Ptshell coverage of up to two monolayers, were synthesized. A fingerprint of the surface composition of these Rucore@Ptshell NPs was obtained using several novel electrochemical approaches. The bi-functional effect of Ru on Pt was found to be negligible compared to the strain and electronic effects, with the compression of the Ptshell shown to accelerate the methanol adsorption/dehydrogenation step. Furthermore, at low potentials, the electronic effect of Ru increased the rate of CO oxidation, while at higher potentials, it inhibited the methanol adsorption/dehydrogenation step.

abstract: 12 months


identifier: Magee, M. (2011). Worldview at play: how personal epistemological beliefs interact with video games (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4321

format:
ix, 298 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 249-259


identifier: Da Sie, W. J. (1988). An Evaluation of the Trebble-Bishnoi equation-of-state with respect to prediction of phase equilibrium in binary and ternary systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18657

format:
xiii, 115 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QC 173.4 E65 D38 1988
Equations of state
Binary system (Mathematics)
Ternary system

abstract: Bibliography: p. 35-40.

abstract: The Trebble-Bishnoi Equation of State is a four-parameter cubic equation which was developed to provide improved PVT predictions for both polar and non-polar compounds. In this work the Trebble-Bishnoi equation is used in examining the quality of two-phase vapour-liquid equilibrium predictions for 21 binary systems and three ternary systems. Three phase vapour-liquid- liquid equilibrium was also examined for one ternary system. Optimized binary interaction coefficients to be used with this equation were determined for the 21 binary systems.


identifier: Collins, S. (1983). The Preparation of selenoesters and selenosulfonates. The addition of selenosulfonates to olefins and acetylenes. Synthetic transformations of b-(Phenylseleno)alkyl and b-(Phenylseleno)vinyl sulfones (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10965

format:
xvi, 217 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QD 181 S5 C64 1985
Selenium compounds
Olefins
Acetylene compounds
Sulphones

abstract: Bibliography: p. 204-217.


identifier: Raaflaub, L. D. (2011). Hillslope, canopy, and proximity influences on duff moisture spatial and temporal variability (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4188

format:
x, 123 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 117-123
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Hassanain, M. A. (1998). Optimal design of precast I-girder bridges made with high performance concrete (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22190

format:
xviii, 212 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
TA439 .H37 1998
Concrete
Concrete construction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 187-204


identifier: Miller, D. S. (2009). Functional and quantitative evaluation of the vasculature supplying the mcl of acl deficient rabbit knees: localized development of endothelial and vascular dysfunction (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3908

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xv, 195 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-195


identifier: Copeland, A. (2014). The Impact of Local Socio-Cultural Norms and Economic Needs on Curricula and Teaching Practices: A Study of a Western Branch Campus Located in a Host Country (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28184

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
international education
branch campus
teaching and curricula practices

abstract: This dissertation considered issues related to the operation of Western Branch Campuses in host countries which is a discourse within the literature on international education.  The research question explored the extent to which local socio-cultural norms and economic needs inform curricula and teaching practices at a Western branch campus located in a host country in the Arabian Gulf region. The research question was examined through the methodology of a qualitative case study.  A triangular research design examined relevant data from multiple sources and multiple perspectives using the methods of documentary analysis and textual analysis.  Participants in the study were instructors, administrators, and students who attended, or worked at, the Western branch campus of a North American post-secondary institution in the Arabian Gulf region.  While curricula practice is controlled by the home institution, the branch campus can recommend changes to program structures and course outlines.  The study found that although the socio-cultural norms of the host country do not inform curricula practice at the home institution, most instructors at the branch campus independently modify their teaching practice to suit the socio-cultural norms, learning needs, and English proficiency levels of their students.  Moreover, the economic needs of the host country are beginning to inform curricula practice at the home institution as evidenced by the creation of unique programs and courses at the branch campus, and by the approval of minor modifications to some course outlines in those programs offered at both the home institution and the branch campus.


identifier: Eshpeter, L. (2009). Intentional communities: the next generation. Providing guidance for community building outside of traditional planning processes (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2931

format:
v, 128 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 105-113
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Chokshi, A. (2015). Designing Social Media Tools for Emergency Response (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25585

subject:
Computer Science
crisis management
Emergency management
emergency operations
social media analytics
crisis informatics

abstract:
With the ubiquity of smartphones and the use of social media, people can share information with a population once reserved to traditional media (e.g. print, television, or radio). This combination has empowered citizens to use social media to share and disseminate information during emergencies, like the 2013 Southern Alberta floods and Bermuda Shorts Day 2014.

Social media’s increased use during emergencies presents an interesting challenge for emergency operations centre personnel who need to filter and assess information before deciding if, how, and when to act, often in parallel with handling information from other sources. Though commercial tools exist, they are not designed with emergency management personnel in mind.

This thesis presents Piu, a Twitter-based social media tool supporting both emergency planning and emergency response phases of emergency management. Piu was designed, built, and subsequently evaluated through a series interviews with emergency operations, campus security, and crisis communication experts.


identifier: Daun, J. T. (2020). The Feasibility of Patient-Reported Outcomes, Physical Function, and Mobilization in the Care Pathway for Head and Neck Cancer Surgical Patients: A Mixed-Methods Study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary

contributor:
Culos-Reed, Susan Nicole
Dort, Joseph C.
Capozzi, Lauren C.
Watson, Linda C.

subject:
head and neck cancer
exercise oncology
prehabilitation
feasibility
Education--Health
Medicine and Surgery
Oncology
Rehabilitation and Therapy

abstract: Head and neck cancer (HNC) surgical patients experience difficult treatment, high symptom burden, and complex and lengthy recoveries. Initial research has found physical activity (PA) and exercise to be feasible and beneficial post-surgery through to survivorship, yet no studies have addressed the role of PA or exercise in the earlier stages of clinical care. Exercise prehabilitation is a promising tool for this population. Considering the unique nature of the HNC surgical trajectory, it is necessary to first establish whether the number and types of assessments are feasible with this population in advance of piloting an exercise prehabilitation program. The purpose of this work was to therefore explore the feasibility of measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs), physical function, and in-hospital mobilization as part of the care pathway in HNC surgical patients. A mixed-methods study gathered quantitative and qualitative information from patients and healthcare providers (HCPs) on the feasibility of conducting assessments throughout the clinical timeline for HNC surgical patients. Participants were HNC patients scheduled for oncologic resection with free-flap reconstruction, and HCPs were those involved in immediate HNC patient care. Quantitative data was collected from patients, and included PROs and measures of physical function and in-hospital mobilization. Feasibility included tracking recruitment numbers and completion of measures. Qualitative data captured perspectives around the acceptability of assessment completion and perceptions of a future exercise prehabilitation program. HCPs also provided information on clinical logistics of exercise prehabilitation. The quantitative study revealed that most assessments were feasible, except for pre-operative measures of physical function. The qualitative study demonstrated that both patients and HCPs found the assessments to be acceptable and necessary, and additionally value the potential for an exercise prehabilitation program in the HNC surgical timeline. Based on findings from this study, new workflows were implemented to support recruitment and assessment of outcomes across the HNC surgical timeline, facilitating implementation of a future exercise prehabilitation intervention.


identifier: Hunter, A. J. (2002). Mobile GIS as if field users mattered: small is ubiquitous but can speech by recognized? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20295

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x, 117 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: AC1 .T484 2002 H863

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-146


identifier: McDonald, S. (1996). Quality of attachment and history of suicidal behavior in clinical adolescents (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12121

format:
vii, 82 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HV 6546 M153 1996
Suicide - Psychological aspects
Adolescent psychiatry
Teenagers - Suicidal behavior

abstract: Bibliography: p. 65-71.


identifier: Mei, S. (2012). Experimental Study of Imbibition Mechanisms in Heavy Oil Waterflooding Using Etched Glass Micromodel (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26069

subject:
Engineering--Petroleum
Heavy Oil Waterflooding
Imbibition Mechanism
Micromodel

abstract:
Waterflooding in heavy oil reservoirs has an almost 50 years history in western Canada, but its recovery mechanisms, especially in the situation of a high oil to water viscosity ratio, are still not well understood. This thesis studied the water imbibition mechanisms in the process of heavy oil waterflooding, and their effects on oil recovery using a glass made micromodel.

In a water-wet environment, waterflooding (water displacing oil) represents a process of water imbibition. This water imbibition experimental study was conducted with varying water injection rates and oil viscosities. The effects of time, viscosity ratio and water injection rate on imbibition rate were studied. The recovery factor was proportional to the square root of time, and it also had a definite relationship with oil viscosity even though it was not linear. The effects of injection rate on imbibition rate were complicated. Images of the imbibition process were recorded and analyzed. Water broke through quickly because of water fingering. A significant amount of oil was produced during the post-breakthrough period under high water cuts. In the cases of low rate water injection, water imbibed into the original oil region perpendicularly to the water channel. At this stage, capillary forces were the key factor. Water film thickening, snap-off and oil refilling were the main mechanisms that made water imbibition work. Emulsification was also another important mechanism observed, with W/O emulsions primarily being formed.


identifier: Burrell, K. (2017). Stirred Suspension Bioreactor Culture for the Expansion of Porcine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Dobrinski, Ina
Klein, Claudia
Biernaskie, Jeffrey
Sen, Arindom

subject: Education--Sciences Biology--Cell Microbiology

abstract: Induced pluripotent stem cells are an attractive cell source for regenerative medicine and the development of therapies, as they can differentiate into any cell type in the body and can proliferate indefinitely under defined conditions. Traditional cell expansion is limited due to the use of adherent culture, making it difficult to obtain adequate cell numbers for research. It has been previously shown that stirred suspension bioreactors can alleviate this issue when culturing mouse and human stem cells. This study outlines the use of stirred suspension bioreactors as an alternative culture method for the expansion of porcine induced pluripotent stem cells, comparing it to traditional static culture. As pigs are more anatomically and physiologically similar to humans than rodents are, this culture method would provide an adequate cell source for future research applications involving porcine induced pluripotent stem cells.


identifier: Dinh, T. N. (1999). Ordinary polytopes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12450

title: Ordinary polytopes

format:
xi, 142 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QA691 .D545 1999
Polytopes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 138-140


identifier: Tarrant, E. J. (1988). The Treatment of childhood in Katherine Mansfield's New Zealand stories (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11941

format:
vii, 120 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: PR 6025 A57 Z948 1988

subject: Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923 - Criticism and interpretation

subject: Children in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-120.


identifier: Tinius, A. (2016). Geometric morphometric analysis of the breast-shoulder apparatus of Greater Antillean anole ecomorphs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26290

contributor:
Russell, Anthony
Theodor, Jessica
Glor, Richard
Anderson, Jason
Ereshefsky, Marc
Jamniczky, Heather
Syme, Douglas

subject: Zoology

subject: Anolis, ecomorph, functional morphology, shoulder girdle, pectoral girdle, geometric morphometrics, vertebrate anatomy

abstract:
Anoline lizards of the Greater Antillean islands have repeatedly followed parallel paths of morphological adaptation, resulting in ecologically and morphologically similar ecomorph communities (ecomorphs) on each island. Locomotor performance has been shown to be a key factor related to differential microhabitat occupancy of anoles, but to date studies on possible differences in the form and configuration of the postcranial skeleton and musculature (deep anatomy) that relate to ecomorphological differentiation are scant. Here I employ the breast-shoulder apparatus (BSA; the skeleton, musculature, and connective tissue that comprise the pectoral region of tetrapods) to examine the morphological variability of the pectoral region of island anoles. I employ microcomputed tomography to image the skeletal elements of the BSA, and three-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis to compare the shapes of the skeletal features of twenty-six anole species representing four distinctive ecomorphs (trunk-ground, trunk-crown, crown-giant, twig). My material is sourced from three Greater Antillean islands (Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola).
Despite several limitations of the techniques employed, I show that a comprehensive understanding of the interactions between ecological preferences and morphological adaptations can only be gained from an investigation of the complex integration of form, function, and ecological role. The geometry of the shoulder girdle in situ, and that of its components, differs between anole species. These morphological differences show a hierarchy of influences: they are primarily driven by ecomorph designation, but are also influenced by patterns of phylogenetic relationship, which contrasts with the findings from linear measurements and counts used to characterise ecomorphs.
The three arboreal ecomorphs are characterised by a differential shape of the presternum, which is likely associated with changes in the musculature of these anoles, and made possible through the insensible transition between the pre- and mesosternum, facilitating migration of the rib attachment sites. This has potentially facilitated adaptive radiation in anoles.
My investigations further show that linear external measurements cannot be employed to predict patterns of variation in the skeletal elements of the BSA. Varying environmental factors on the three islands examined allowed for the occurrence of similar, but not identical, skeletal patterns of ecological-morphological adaptation in geographically distinct areas.


identifier: Hume, M. (2015). The Effects of Prebiotic Fibre Intake on Appetite and Body Mass Index z-score in Overweight and Obese Children. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28112

subject: Nutrition

abstract: The aim of this thesis was to determine the effects of prebiotic fibre intake on appetite control and BMI z-score in 42 overweight and obese, male and female children ages 7 to 12 years old. Participants were randomly assigned to the: a) prebiotic fibre group (8 g/d of oligofructose-enriched inulin) or b) placebo group (3.3 g/d of maltodextrin) for 16 weeks. Visual analogue scales indicate that the prebiotic fibre group reported lower prospective food consumption and experienced greater feelings of fullness following meal consumption. Prebiotic supplementation significantly reduced energy intake at an ad libitum breakfast buffet in 11 and 12 year olds and increased fasting ghrelin concentrations. The prebiotic fibre group also showed a trend towards a greater reduction in BMI z-scores. This study demonstrates that the simple addition of prebiotic fibre to the diet of overweight and obese children improves aspects of appetite regulation.


identifier: Goldenberg, S. (1990). The Evaluation of client control as perceived by rehabilitation staff in two countries (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18088

format:
xii, 186 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: HV 7255 G64 1990

subject: Vocational rehabilitation - Alberta - Evaluation

subject: Vocational rehabilitation - England - Evaluation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 162-176.


identifier: Page, S. A. (1993). Changes in health-related quality of life following coronary artery bypass surgery in patients 65 years of age and older as perceived by patients and proxies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18307

format:
vii, 99 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: RC 682 P32 1993

subject: Heart - Diseases - Patients - Rehabilitation

subject: Aged - Health and Hygiene

subject: Patient compliance

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-96.


identifier: Harper March, Y. (2005). Suburban intensification: rethinking the commercial strip (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2359

format:
ix, 140 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 138-140.


identifier: Lagendyk, L. E. (2001). Calgary's volunteer birth companion programs: discovering stakeholder views (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19475

publisher:
Medicine
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 L34

abstract: Bibliography: p. 143-148.


identifier: Quilliams, L. (2007). A model of achievement: a study of individual, family and social factors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1422

format:
x, 102 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 87-102


identifier: Gill, V. (2005). Intravenous immunoglobulin in leukocyte recruitment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23344

contributor:
Doig, Christopher J.
Kubes, Paul

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 85-91


identifier: Macias i Fauria, M. (2006). Large scale climatic patterns control large lightning fire occurrence in Canada and Alaska forested areas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/215

format:
xi, 64 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 54-64


identifier: Banks, J. V. (1974). Reference and reportage (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17367

title: Reference and reportage

format:
v, 187 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
B 840 B36 1973 Microfiche
Semantics (Philosophy)
Languages - Philosophy
Logic

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-187.

abstract: In this thesis difficulties associated with the use of referring expressions in that-clauses are approached through an examination of several well-known attempts to illustrate such difficulties by means of examples. The most notorious of the examples which are discussed are Frege's, concerning the morning star, Russell's, concerning George IV's query about Scott, and Quine's, concerning Tully. The passages in which these examples are presented are examined and found to involve a neglect of some of our conventions regarding the indirect mode reporting of others' beliefs and sayings. It is argued that sentences which would constitute indirect mode reports upon others' sayings and beliefs should be examined against the background of a context in which they would be used. If we - as an audience - are able to understand what a reported saying or belief is about, then we should say that the referring expressions of the clause in question do refer . The tie between substitutivity and reference is discussed, and it is suggested that there is often proper reference even on occasions when the replacement of expressions would be prohibited. It is emphasized that our purposes in constructing reports, and our expectations of proffered reports, are often such that a report which merely specifies the object of the belief or saying would be inadequate. The "existential condition" which attaches to referring is discussed in conjunction with a criticism of views expressed by A. N. Prior and A. Kenny. It is argued that the phenomenon of "opacity" does not constitute a means of reporting upon o t hers without commitment to their "ontologies." It is suggested that the notion of a subject of discourse can be sufficiently explicated without regard to questions of "ontological" status. Problems connected with the individuation of the objects of another's sayings and beliefs are approached through a consideration of our willingness to proffer indirect mode reports about those sayings or beliefs in particular circumstances. In the closing sections the discussion is addressed to questions concerning the degree of allowable variation between sentences which, on some occasion of their use, would make the same report or describe the same belief .


identifier: Robinson, H. C. (1990). A Descriptive study of cases of syphilis in pregnancy, congenital syphilis and neurosyphilis in Al (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22596

format:
xii, 127 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: Alberta. Alberta Sexually Transmitted Disease Control - Clients

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 117-125.
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identifier: Sadeghi, A. (2019). Mathematical Modeling of Heavy Oil Recovery Using Electromagnetic Heating Combined with Solvent Injection (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Hassanzadeh, Hassan
Harding, Thomas Grant
Abedi, Jalal
Okoniewski, Michal M.
Vyas, Rushi J.
Li, Huazhou

subject: Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: Efficient heating of oil sands is a challenge in thermal recovery of bitumen. Currently, a standard computational platform for modeling electromagnetic heating combined with solvent injection is lacking and a coupled approach is used. In this approach, a thermal reservoir simulator and an electromagnetic (EM) simulator are coupled to model electromagnetic heating (EMH) combined with solvent injection. This study presents first effort to model the recovery process by developing a standalone electromagnetic heating thermal simulator to simulate the recovery process. The work described in this thesis has two main contributions including development of analytical and numerical models. The analytical contribution includes development of solutions for electromagnetic heating of lossy geological media with applications to bitumen extraction from oil sands. Analytical models are presented for the start-up period of a SAGD-type well-pair for three different scenarios including steam circulation, electrical heating (EH), and EMH-EH. These analytical solutions are then combined with the Duhamel’s theorem to predict the temperature distribution around the horizontal wellbores. The energy efficiency of each scenario is evaluated. The results show that EMH-EH results in a shorter preheating period and is more energy efficient than the current practice of steam circulation. A semi-analytical model was also developed to predict the bitumen production rate, steam chamber growth, and energy efficiency of the process during the vapor chamber development period. The results showed that electromagnetic assisted gravity drainage is less energy intensive than the SAGD. The numerical contribution includes development of standalone two-dimensional, multi-component and multi-phase thermal simulator with an integrated electromagnetic EM component to simulate EM-based bitumen recovery processes. This numerical model integrates full Maxwell’s equation in the frequency domain with variable electrical properties based on temperature and water saturation, coupled with heat and mass transfer in the reservoir. Coupled equations are solved in a fully implicit scheme. The aim of developing a numerical model was to investigate the applicability of high-frequency waves coupled with the solvent as a viable method for bitumen extraction at the field scale. A case study demonstrates the physics of the various phases of the recovery process. The results of the EM-solvent process are compared with the commonly-used conventional thermal recovery method (SAGD) to assess production performance of the two processes in terms of energy efficiency, solvent usage and oil rate. The results reveal that EM-solvent recovery process has potential to eliminate water usage, reduce energy intensity, while recover more oil. These findings reveal that electromagnetic heating is a promising water-free recovery technology for future developments of oil sands resources.