identifier: Fraser, J. A. (2013). High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization of Shoreline Deposits of the Cardium Formation at West Pembina, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26364

subject:
Geology
Petroleum Geology
Sedimentology
Sequence Stratigraphy

abstract: A sequence stratigraphic framework was established to map the distribution of the type offshore to lower shoreface Cardium reservoirs of the developing halo play fairway west of the Pembina Pool. Cross-sections and maps reveal a series of fifth order sequences imbricated westward towards and within the Pembina Pool, which form part of a third order highstand to falling stage systems tract. Reservoir facies within the halo-play include; moderately bioturbated muddy sandstones, interbedded sandstones and mudstones, and hummocky cross stratified sandstones. Routine core analysis was complemented by full diameter core CT scanning, MICP pore throat characterization, thin sections to characterize these unconventional type light oil reservoirs. Cross-plots and maps show that the best reservoir fairway occurs just west of the historic western boundary of the Pembina Pool.

abstract: 12 months


identifier: Jiang, Q. (1997). Recovery of heavy oil and bitumen using vapex process in homogeneous and heterogenous reservoirs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13515

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xxvi, 262 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

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

subject:
TP692.4 .B5 J43 1997
Bitumen - Canada
bitumen - Canada - Refining

abstract: Bibliography: p. 249-256.


identifier: Taylor, W. H. (1969). Application of systems analysis to educational planning: the location of elementary schools in a rural school division (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16819

format:
xi, 112 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 2806 T38 1969 Microfilm
Educational planning
Education, Urban
Elementary schools - Alberta
School sites - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-104.


identifier: Bohlender, D. A. (1984). Sound propagation under temperature inversion conditions in southern Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10928

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

subject:
QC 233 B64 1986
Sound - Transmission

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-99.


identifier: Parker, K. R. (1999). An examination of pathway policy and systems: a case study of Calgary, Alberta and Surrey, B.C (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21750

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: HT169 .C32 C377 1999

subject: City planning - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Trails - Alberta - Calgary

subject: City planning - British Columbia - Surrey

subject: Trails - British Columbia - Surrey

subject: Calgary (Alta.)

subject: Surrey (B.C.)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-120.


identifier: Carcary, K. D. (2004). Comparison of an aquatic exercise program and a land-based exercise program for persons with mulitiple sclerosis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22851

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 79-88

abstract:
Exercise may assist in the management of symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), and help to attenuate losses in functional ability. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine whether aquatic and land-based exercise programs could improve physiological and psychological variables in persons with MS, and whether aquatic or land-based exercise provided a greater benefit. Six women with MS were randomly assigned to 16 weeks of land-based exercise, aquatic exercise, or a control group. Participants were evaluated pre- and post-training for changes in aerobic power, handgrip strength, lower extremity muscular strength and endurance, 200-metre walk, and the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS). Aerobic power improvement ranged from 0% to 10.2%, and notably both exercise groups improved their 200-metre walk time (6.8% -19.5%). The aquatic exercise group showed specific improvements in left leg muscular endurance (10.0% - 66.7%). Total fatigue and physical fatigue were reduced (25.2% -41.4%; 21.1 % - 33.3%, respectively) in most of the participants.

 It is recommended that the effects of land-based and aquatic exercise programs be investigated further with an increased number of participants with MS.


identifier: Thacker, J. (2015). 5-year-olds' Use of Disfluency and Speaker Identity in Referential Communication (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24624

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Psychology--Clinical
Psychology--Cognitive
Psychology--Developmental
Language Processing
Speech Disfluency
Reference Comprehension

abstract: Filled pauses, once thought to be an extraneous aspect of language, play an important role in communication by serving as a signal of speaker difficulty. If children can make such attributions, then their interpretation of filled pauses should be speaker-specific. Using an eye-tracking paradigm, listeners were introduced to two characters with gender-typed colour preferences. These characters instructed children to look at pink or blue objects in a display using fluent (“Look at the X”) and disfluent (“Look at thee, uh, X”) instructions.  Experiment 1indicated that 5-year-olds did not make any referential predictions. With the addition of filler trials, Experiment 2 indicated that 5-year-olds and adults anticipated reference to gender-typed objects during the baseline interval (“Look at”), and disfluent instructions led listeners to amend this prediction. These results suggest that children use disfluency as a marker to adjust their speaker-specific referential predictions.


identifier: Xiong, L. (2004). Stochastic models for electricity prices in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22562

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-116


identifier: Bevan, R. A. (2003). A god and yet a man: a meditation on the crucifixion (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10874

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 B48

abstract: Bibliography: p. 69-81


identifier: Germscheid, N. M. (2008). The biomechanics of medial collateral ligament healing: porcine model development and breed comparison (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1768

format:
xiii, 144 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 111-122
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Kumar, A. (1979). Some estimation problems in power series distributions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21301

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

subject:
QA 273.6 K84 1979 Microfiche
Distribution (Probability theory)
Power series

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-109.


identifier: Weeks, D. J. (1976). A Descriptive study of selected syntactic elements in children's oral and written language (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22811

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

subject:
LB 1139 L3 W37 1976 Microfiche
Children - Language

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-107.


identifier: Gregson, M. (2015). Youth Experiences in Residential Treatment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28732

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Social Work
Youth
Mental Health
residential treatment

abstract: This research project examines youth experiences in residential treatment. A descriptive phenomenological approach was utilized in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 youth between the ages of 18 and 26. Consistent with the descriptive phenomenological method, analysis focused on identifying themes in each interview. These themes were then compared across interviews and common themes were identified. These included main thematic categories of factors influencing participants’ experiences, staff and peer relationships, program experiences, emotions and impact of treatment. Sub themes within each of these categories also emerged from the interviews. Primary findings indicated that more research needs to be done on understanding youth readiness for change, peer relationships in residential treatment settings, how young people conceptualize successful treatment outcomes, and how being an adolescent impacts ability to form relationships with staff. Challenging emotions are experienced in treatment and require attention as well both from research and program staff


identifier: Fitzgerald, L. K. (1992). The Perceptual development of the /R-W/ contrast in normally developing pre-school children: an examination of the perceptual use of spectral and temporal accoustical cues as a function of age (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13857

format:
x, 143 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 1139 L3 F58 1992
Children - Language
Phonemics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 68-77.


identifier: Chen, Y. Q. (2003). Fragmenting XML documents in distributed XML database systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15605

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 C4782

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-110.


identifier: Prysiazniuk, T. (1969). Unique social work student practicum (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12486

title: Unique social work student practicum

format:
xii, 171 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HV 11 P79 1969

subject: Social work education

subject: Social workers - In-service training

subject: University of Calgary. School of Social Welfare. Family Project

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-132.


identifier: Fraser, B. M. (1990). Molecular characterization of exon VIII mutations in the factor IX gene of two haemophilia B patie (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15545

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 109-118.
offsite


identifier: Ferguson, R. J. (1999). Seismic imaging in heterogeneous anisotropic media by nonstationary phase shift (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14039

format:
xi, 157 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: QE538.5 .F47 1999A

subject: Additional copy: QE535.5 .F47 1999 in the Gallagher Library of Geology and Geophysics geo thesis collection

subject: Seismic waves

subject: Seismic prospecting - Mathematical models

subject: Seismic prospecting

abstract:
UARC
Copyright waiver included: y
Bibliography: p. 131-136


identifier: Hammada, Y. (1996). A comparison of filtering techniques for airborne gravimetry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22591

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

subject:
QB 334 H36 1996
Gravity - Measurement
Kalman filtering

abstract: Bibliography: p. 99-103.

abstract: Three different filtering techniques for the estimation of the gravity disturbance are theoretically outlined and numerically tested. The first approach, finite impulse response lowpass filtering, is a frequency domain method. The two other approaches, Kalman filtering and deterministic model filtering, are model based methods. An airborne gravity data set is used to compare these methods numerically. This comparison is based on an error measure, the root mean square error between the estimate and the reference. The reference is obtained by upward continuating a grid of surface free-air gravity anomalies and a terrain model. The lowpass filter provided the best estimation accuracy of the gravity disturbance and works equally well for any type of area. The deterministic model filter is better than the Kalman filter for smooth areas but is very sensitive to rapid changes of the gravity field. Kalman filtering requires an accurate covariance function of the gravity field of the flown area, and is very sensitive to its uncertainties.


identifier: Myers, M. (2016). Immature Males as Social Commodities: Reproductive Strategies and Hormones as Drivers of Adult Male-Infant Affiliation in Cebus capucinus imitator (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26449

contributor:
Fedigan, Linda
Pavelka, Mary

subject: Anthropology--Physical Males Infants Affiliation Estradiol Socialization Commodity ACG Neotropical Primates

abstract: Adult male white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus imitator) actively handle infants. My project investigated: 1) male reproductive strategies (paternal investment, mating effort and alliance formation) as ultimate explanations for why adult males interact affiliatively with infants; and 2) fecal estradiol levels as the possible proximate mechanism. I conducted 10 months of observation on 10 adult males living in 4 habituated groups in Costa Rica, and collected behavioural data to document adult male affiliation patterns. I measured estradiol concentrations in fecal samples to understand the interaction between male-infant affiliation and circulating hormones. Adult males exhibited a sex bias towards male infants, offering support for the alliance formation hypothesis but not the paternal investment and mating effort hypotheses. Fecal estradiol levels were not related to rates of adult male-infant affiliation. I concluded that adult males use infant males as “social commodities” to influence social integration and ultimately increase their future reproductive success.


identifier: Halpin, P. F. (2005). The Fisher and Neyman-Pearson approaches to statistical testing in psychological research: historical and conceptual considerations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2505

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 129-138


identifier: Walsh, P. F. (1994). Competitive advantage in geomatics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11878

title: Competitive advantage in geomatics

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
HD 30.2 W35 1993
Information technology
Business - Data processing
Strategic planning
Competition

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-99.


identifier: DeLeebeeck, L. C. (2010). La1-xsrxmn1-ycryo3+o oxides as sulphur tolerant anodes for solid oxide fuel cells (sofcs) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3792

format:
xxvi, 191 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 155-180


identifier: Shrestha, T. (2011). Industry perceptions on reward issues of construction workers to improve productivity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4449

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 209-226

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


identifier: Larsen, J. A. (1999). AVO analysis by simultaneous P-P and P-S weighted stacking (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19473

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

subject: TN269.8 .L36 1999A

subject: Additional Copy: TN269.8 .L36 1999 (Gallagher)

subject: Amplitude variation with offset analysis

subject: Seismic prospecting

subject: Seismology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-124


identifier: Boehmer, W. B. (1973). A Comparison of gain score analysis and covariance analysis employing a Monte Carlo technique (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22738

format:
viii, 34 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 39 B686 1973 Microfiche
Psychometrics
Change (Psychology)
Probabilities
Learning, Psychology of

abstract: Bibliography: p. 27-29.


identifier: Maarouf, N. (2019). Heat shock protein 25 vaccination attenuates atherogenesis after ovariectomy via down-regulation of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 and upregulation of low density lipoprotein receptor (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Heat Shock Protein 25 Vaccination Attenuates Atherogenesis after Ovariectomy via Down-Regulation of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 and Upregulation of Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
O'Brien, Edward R.
Ahmed, Sofia B.
Braun, Janice E. A.

subject:
Cardiovascular science
Biophysics--Medical

abstract: Women are relatively spared from the development of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (ASCAD) until after menopause when the frequency of ASCAD accelerates and surpasses that of men. From early observational studies, it was believed that ovarian production of estrogen delayed the onset of ASCAD in pre-menopausal women. However, surprisingly, randomized clinical trials of exogenous estrogen replacement administered to post-menopausal women failed to recapitulate this protection from ASCAD. This suggests that the mechanism for ASCAD protection in women remains poorly understood. In addition to natural menopause and the cessation of endogenous estrogen production, many women may undergo surgically-induced menopause which potentially places them at early increased risk for ASCAD. Approximately 15 years ago, the O’Brien laboratory discovered that heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) can attenuate atherogenesis by reducing cholesterol levels in the blood and artery wall. Furthermore, ovariectomy abolished atheroprotection in HSP27 over-expressing mice but could be restored with therapeutic supplementation of exogenous estrogen receptor modulators. More recently the O’Brien laboratory has discovered that natural antibodies to HSP27 appear to potentiate the beneficial biological effects of HSP27 on the vessel wall as well as on cholesterol metabolism and have developed a vaccination approach as an atheroprotective therapeutic. Based on these prior observations, I hypothesized that vaccination with HSP25 (the murine orthologue of the human HSP27) following ovariectomy would prevent atherogenesis in a mouse model by favorably regulating cholesterol metabolism. To address my hypothesis, two in vivo experiments were pursued in atherosclerosis-prone ApoE-/- mice subjected to ovariectomy (OVX) or sham surgery, fed a high fat diet and randomized to receive active treatment with rHSP25 vaccination, estradiol (E2) or control: i) An 8-week experiment with a supra-physiological dose of estrogen. ii) A 5-week experiment involving a physiological dose of estrogen. In addition, I pursued in vitro experiments looking specifically at the mechanism(s) by which rHSP25/27 may reduce atherogenesis. In the first in vivo experiment, using a previously-validated but supra-physiological dose of replacement estrogen, atherogenesis was attenuated by 21% and 72% in OVX mice either vaccinated with rHSP25 or receiving E2 replacement, respectively. Treatment with E2, but not rHSP25 vaccination, reduced total cholesterol levels. In the second in vivo experiment, using a physiological dose of estrogen, atherogenesis was attenuated by 19% and 33% in OVX mice receiving either rHSP25 vaccine or E2 and total cholesterol levels fell by 20% and 37%, respectively. However, expression of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9), a negative regulator of cholesterol metabolism, increased in E2-treated mice by 2.5-fold but was reduced by 62% when combined with rHSP25 vaccination. PCSK9 levels in mice vaccinated with rHSP25 alone were similar to those of sham and control-treated OVX mice. Hepatic LDLR transcript levels increased with rHSP25 vaccination, ~4-fold in rHSP25-treated sham-operated mice and ~3.2-fold in rHSP25-treated OVX mice, but low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mRNA levels were unchanged with E2 therapy or control treatment. In vitro, E2 increased PCSK9 promoter activity in a dose-dependent manner that, again, could be reduced by 41.2% by treating simultaneously with rHSP27. Both E2 and rHSP27 treatments increased LDLR promoter activity by 7.7- and 6.4-fold, respectively. Taken together, these studies demonstrate, in a murine model of surgical menopause, that rHSP25 vaccination can attenuate atherogenesis and, unlike E2 therapy, does not increase PCSK9 or cause off-target effects on estrogen-responsive tissues (i.e. the uterus and fallopian tubes). The upregulation of LDLR by rHSP25/27 is a unique observation that offers an excellent opportunity for the development of novel therapeutics. This thesis presents novel findings that elucidate key acquired mechanisms by which rHSP25, and its human orthologue rHSP27, prevent atherogenesis in ApoE-/- mice. The major finding is that rHSP25 vaccination is effective in reducing atherosclerotic plaque development following ovariectomy and the loss of endogenous estrogens. The protective actions of HSP25 on the vasculature are multifaceted and the mechanisms include: 1) lowering of total plasma cholesterol, 2) reduction of circulating VLDL-c and LDL-c, 3) reduction of plasma PCSK9, and 4) up-regulation of hepatic LDLR gene expression in vivo. In vitro mechanistic studies using the human hepatocyte cell line HepG2 confirmed that rHSP27 treatment downregulates PCSK9 promoter activity and upregulates LDLR promoter activity. These studies produced five main findings: 1) rHSP25 vaccination mediates athero-protection following OVX in ApoE-/- mice without adverse effects (Figure 4.2, Figure 4.8, Figure 4.13, Figure 4.17), 2) the combination therapy of rHSP25 vaccination plus physiological dose E2 yields synergistic atherogenesis prevention effects (Figure 4.13), 3) E2 upregulates PCSK9 promoter activity in vitro in a dose-dependent manner (Figure 4.22), 4) rHSP27/pAb complex treatment abolishes PCSK9 promoter activity in human hepatocytes (Figure 4.23), and 5) the rHSP27/pAb complex upregulates LDLR expression both in vivo and in vitro (Figure 4.24) (as evidenced by increased LDLR promoter activity). Taken together, these findings provide a novel and exciting evidence that the therapeutic actions of rHSP25/rHSP27 are independent of estrogen and that athero-protection appears to be mediated though the PCSK9/LDLR/cholesterol pathway. These observations support the working hypothesis of this thesis and support the possibility that rHSP27 is a novel therapeutic intervention for the prevention of post-menopausal ASCAD.


identifier: Henderson, E. A. (1989). Nosocomial infections amongst patients delivered by Cesarian section (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19007

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

subject: RG 761 H46 1989

subject: Cesarean section - Complications and sequelae

subject: Nosocomial infections

abstract: Bibliography: p. 221-231.


identifier: Astels, D. R. (1994). RV-tools: development tools for building Register Vector parsers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13432

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

subject: P98.5 P38 A88 1994

subject: Parsing (Computer grammar)

subject: Natural language processing (Computer science)

subject: Artificial intelligence

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-143.


identifier: Smith, W. (2016). The Influence of Tetrahydrofuran Hydrate Veins on Fine-Grained Soil Behaviour (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28218

contributor:
Grozic, Jocelyn
Priest, Jeffrey
Wong, Ron
Lauer, Rachel

subject:
Engineering--Civil
Geotechnology
Soil Mechanics
Gas Hydrates
Gas Hydrate Veins

abstract: Gas hydrates are found in coarse-grained and fine-grained soil worldwide, within deepwater marine sediments and beneath permafrost. Natural gas hydrates can be formed within fine-grained marine sediments as sub-vertical complex fibrous vein structures. A better understanding is required of the geomechanical behaviour of fine-grained hydrate-bearing soil that resemble fracture-hosted natural deposits, as they have the potential to pose a significant geohazard. This thesis presents a simple, repeatable laboratory procedure for the formation of simplified, vertical, cylindrical, synthetic tetrahydrofuran hydrate veins centred within fine-grained soil. The geomechanical impact of the different-sized tetrahydrofuran hydrate veins was then determined by carrying out consolidated and unconsolidated undrained compression tests on specimens. These results were then used to develop relationships between the hydrate vein size and the strength and stiffness of the fine-grained specimens. The application of these relationships to natural fine-grained sediments hosting gas hydrate veins is then discussed.


identifier: Nciri, A. S. (2018). The divergent diffusion of district energy systems in France and Alberta: state politics and the socio-material and socio-spatial construction of low-carbon transitions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Miller, Byron
Coutard, Olivier
Keough, Noel
Rutherford, Jonathan

subject:
Economics
Geography
Political Science
Urban and Regional Planning
Energy

abstract: How do different state structures and urban and energy socio-material contexts explain the uneven diffusion of district energy systems (DES) in urban areas of France and Alberta between 2000 and 2014? To answer this question, this thesis analyses the processes inherent to low-carbon energy transitions through socio-spatial and socio-material lenses, considering power relations and state structure. At the intersection of urban planning and energy systems, DES proves practical to explore the nexus between low-carbon governance, energy governance, and urban governance. Theoretical frameworks employed in the analysis include 1) recent contributions from (urban) transition studies and socio-technical systems; 2) a Lefebvrian conceptualisation of socio-space and social changes; and 3) Jessop’s (1990, 2008) strategic-relational approach of state power. An original inter-scale comparative research allows for examining the uneven construction of low-carbon energy policies in France and Alberta, and their relations with state structures, and existing urban and energy systems. Jessop et al.’s Territory-Place-Scale-Network (TPSN) framework is mobilised to overcome the issues of commensurability and spontaneous comparison. These theoretical and methodological approaches provide a robust demonstration that the provincial scale in Canada, and the national scale in France, are the scales dominating the construction of low-carbon energy transitions and urban governance. Despite similar state powers, French and Albertan governments developed different state policies on low-carbon transition, highlighting selectivity in the exercise of state capacities. They differently engaged and enabled local urban governments and developed different state interventions on DES. In France, state-sponsored DES activated new channels of growth compatible with existing dominant socio-materialities; in Alberta, state-funded DES experiments failed to activate new channels of growth compatible with dominant socio-materialities. This thesis posits that selective construction of low-carbon policies depends on the material interests of dominant energy and state actors. In other words, the state does not seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by all means. Rather, it seeks to reproduce dominant socio-material status quo, adapting low-carbon policies to existing socio-material configuration. Ultimately, this thesis validates how the concepts of state structure and the TPSN framework can enrich the theorisation of space and power relations for (urban) transition studies.


identifier: Petrov, S. V. (2010). The prairie flower: a biography of the Russian-Ukrainian church of evangelical christians in Benito, Manitoba from 1928 to 1996 (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3629

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 324-342


identifier: Hayashi, N. (1996). Augmentation of GPS with a barometer and a heading rate gyroscope for urban vehicular navigation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14702

format:
xxv, 171 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: G109.5 .H39 1996

subject: Motor vehicles - Automatic location systems

subject: Global positioning system

abstract: Bibliography: p. 166-171.


identifier: Hooge, S. L. (2010). Effects of a Brief Parenting Education Program on Parenting Knowledge and Social Support in Mothers of Infants (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12590

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 65-75
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Iffrig, A. E. (1982). A Regional library for S.E. Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14193

title: A Regional library for S.E. Calgary

format:
vii, 144 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: NA 4170 I42 1986

subject: Library architecture - Alberta - Calgary - Stores, Shopping centers, Etc.

subject: Architecture - Alberta - Calgary - Designs and plans

abstract: Bibliography: p. 142-144.


identifier: Dalzell, L. D. (2000). Differential predictors of depression and anxiety in continuing care residents (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21943

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

subject:
BF724.85 .D44 D35 2000
Depression in old age.
Anxiety in old age
Aged - Mental health
Nursing home patients--Mental health.
Prediction (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-110.


identifier: Moeeni, S. (2019). Essays on Family Economics and Human Capital Development (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Tanaka, Atsuko
Whalley, Alexander
Campa, Pamela
Choo, Eugene

subject:
Human capital
Family economics
Economics
Economics--Labor

abstract: This thesis consists of three essays on households' decisions regarding labor supply and education. In the first chapter, I investigate how family income affects children's education. While there is substantial evidence on the effect of parents' financial resources on children's education, the size and causal impact are subject to disagreement. I exploit a persistent negative shock in the family income to estimate the causal effect of parental resources on children's education. The United Nations Security Council sanctions imposed on Iran in 2006 caused a large and persistent reduction in households' income. Exploiting variation in the strength of sanctions across industries and using unique survey data with detailed information on children's education and living circumstance, I obtain two main findings. First, the negative income shock decreased children's total years of schooling by 0.2 years and the probability of attending college by 8.7%. This effect is larger for children at crucial ages and children from low income families.  Second, households reduced expenditure on children's education by 61% - particularly on expenditure for school tuition. This finding indicates households respond to the reduction in income by substituting away from higher-quality private schools towards lower-quality public schools for their children. This negative effect on education expenditure is larger for children from middle income families. The sanctions impact on children's education is larger than implied by the income elasticity estimates from the previous literature likely because sanctions have persistent effects on parent income. Taken together the results imply that a persistent reduction in parents' income has large negative effects on education and permanent income of children. Investment in children's education has long lasting consequences on their future welfare including their labor market outcomes. In the second chapter, I examine the effects of education on the labor force participation (LFP) of married women in an intra-household collective decision framework, in which bargaining power is endogenous. In this case, individuals' pre-marriage choices including educational choices and matching on the marriage market, determine their bargaining power. Thus, education affects labor supply through two channels: bargaining power and wage. The estimated model exhibits the features that are consistent with the data. First, the female's bargaining power increases when a woman is more educated relative to her spouse. Second, women's LFP is an inverse U-shaped function of bargaining power. As a woman's bargaining power increases, she participates more in the labor market. However, over a certain level of bargaining power, women are less likely to work outside the home. Thus, this chapter identifies a new channel through which education can affect LFP. Using this model, I provide an explanation for the surprising negative relationship between women's education and their participation in the labor market in Iran.  It is important to understand how people interactively make decisions regarding education and labor supply. While there is a rich body of literature examining the importance of education on labor market outcomes, the effects of labor market opportunities on education decisions have not yet been fully explored. In the last chapter, co-authored with Dr. Atsuko Tanaka, we investigate the causal effects of labor market opportunities on educational attainment. To do so, we exploit discontinuity generated by a 2010 policy in Iran that limited female employment in the public sector. We find that this hiring quota significantly worsened female labor market conditions and immediately reduced women's enrollment rates in four-year colleges: a 10 percentage point reduction of the public sector jobs decreased women's college attendance rates by 18 percentage point. We also find that the quota decreased the proportion of female students in college majors with strong ties to public employment and increased college majors with weaker associations to the public sector. Our main finding highlights the importance of labor market opportunities for women as a determinant of their educational attainment.


identifier: Carruthers, W. (2015). From SOSUS to Satellites: Sovereignty, Security and Surveillance in the Canadian Arctic (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26238

subject: Canadian Studies

subject: History--Canadian

subject: Political Science--International Law and Relations

subject: Sovereignty

subject: Surveillance

subject: Canada

subject: Arctic

abstract: This thesis will present a detailed discussion of the relationship between sovereignty and security in the Canadian Arctic. More specifically, it will analyze the historical trends and current aims of surveillance projects in the region. This thesis will argue that the government of Stephen Harper prefers to answer sovereignty challenges with military security. It concludes that despite other branches of government such as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Coast Guard being the traditional enforcers of sovereignty, they have had little input in establishing the surveillance capabilities in the Arctic. Further, with the military having control over all aspects of the surveillance infrastructure, this government is positioning the military above other departments with respect to Arctic capabilities. Ultimately, the Harper Government has used sovereignty to sell a military build-up in the Arctic to Canadians. Without the guise of sovereignty, such expenditures would be difficult for the public to accept.


identifier: Newitt, D. (2017). Integrated sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, and reservoir characterization of the basal Spirit River Formation, west-central Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26573

contributor:
Pedersen, Per
Meyer, Rudi
Zonneveld, John-Paul

subject: Geology

abstract:
The basal progradational Falher is comprised of five northward accreting wave-dominated deltaic shoreline parasequence sets within this study area. Well and core based sequence stratigraphy reveals broad facies belts and sharp-based shoreline parasequence sets, reflecting progradation into shallow water; and,  an initial strongly progradational to subsequently dominantly aggradational parasequence set stacking pattern within the Spirit River Formation clastic wedge. Thin sections revealed the low porosity and permeability of the sandstone due to high degree of mechanical compaction, and precipitation of cements and clays. Locally, enhanced permeability is related to early ferroan dolomite cement, even though pore filling, reduced the effects of plastic deformation of ductile grains.
Insights from this thesis provides a core and well based subsurface approach to studying ancient shoreline successions, which prograde into an epeiric sea within an active foreland basin; and, a thin section based approach to studying such tight sandstone intervals for various petrographic responses.


identifier: Osiowy, C. (1996). Cellular and antibody interactions with respiratory syncytial virus (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15165

contributor:
Lee, Patrick W. K.
Anderson, Robert

format:
xv, 325 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QR 189.5 R47 O75 1996
Respiratory infections
Viruses

abstract: Bibliography: p. 245-306.


identifier: Posadas Calleja, J. G. (2013). An Analysis of a Cohort of Surgical-Related Intra-Abdominal Sepsis with PIRO (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24829

contributor:
Doig, Christopher James
Stelfox, H. Tomas
Ferland, Andre

subject:
Medicine and Surgery
Sepsis
PIRO
Septic shock
Severe sepsis
Surgical sepsis

abstract: Introduction: Sepsis constitutes an important cause of morbidity and mortality; mortality in patients with intraabdominal sepsis remains high. The PIRO concept is a classification scheme for sepsis. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospective observational cohort. Results: 905 patients were analyzed. A PIRO score was developed including the following variables: age > 65 years, comorbidities, leukopenia, hypothermia, cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, and CNS failure, one point was given for each present feature. The mean PIRO score was significantly higher in nonsurvivors than in survivors (3.9 vs. 2.3 respectively, p < 0.0001). When the patients were distributed according PIRO scoring, mortality rate increased (p <0.0001). The aROC showed consistent mortality discrimination by PIRO score (0.80, 95%CI 0.79 to 0.83), outperforming APACHE II (0.72, 95%CI 0.68 to 0.75) and SOFA (0.72, 95%CI 0.68 to 0.76) p <0.0001. Conclusion: The PIRO score performed well as an ICU mortality predictor tool for surgical related intra-abdominal sepsis.m


identifier: Cull, S. (2016). Theoretical Time Evolution Equations for the Microstructure of Bone (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28262

contributor:
Epstein, Marcelo
Adeeb, Samer
Sudak, Les
Federico, Salvatore
Wan, Richard

subject:
Applied Sciences
Applied Mechanics
Engineering
Engineering--Mechanical
Continuum Mechanics
mixture theory
Growth
Remodeling
porous material

abstract:
The response of the microstructure of bone to mechanical loads will be described using a continuum theory.  Understanding the response of the microstructure of bone to mechanical loading will be important, as the microstructure will be assumed to influence the mechanical properties of bone.  As a result of the assumed coupling between the microstructure and mechanical properties of bone, external mechanical loads will influence the mechanical properties of bone.  The influence of mechanical loads on the mechanical properties in the proposed bone model will provide insights into how specific mechanical properties will be obtained through external mechanical loading.

Constitutive equations will be used to describe the response of bone to changes in temperature, mechanical deformations, and the microstructure of bone.  Time evolution equations which describe the changing microstructure of bone will be proposed, that are consistent with the Second Law of Thermodynamics.  Due to the assumed constitutive equations, the time evolution equations depend on the temperature, mechanical deformations, and the microstructure of bone.  The time evolution equations were solved numerically for a uniaxial case study with fixed porosity.  Results showed that the stiffness of bone would tend to increase along the direction of loading.  The stiffness of bone would tend to decrease along the direction perpendicular to the applied load.

The microstructural changes in bone will also be related to mass transfers in bone.  A thermodynamic driving force for mass transfer in bone will be proposed for a solid-fluid mixture, that is consistent with the Second Law of Thermodynamics.  A continuous distribution of material interfaces will be assumed to separate the solid and fluid phases of bone.  The proposed driving forces for mass transfer depend on the hydrostatic stress of each phase, the Helmholtz free energy of each phase, and the chemical energy of each phase.


identifier: Morton, M. L. (1977). First Statement and Contemporary Verse: a comparative study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18980

format:
xx, 188 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf
application/pdf

subject: PS 8153 M67 1977 Microfiche

subject: Canadian poetry - 20th century - History and criticism

subject: First Statement

subject: Contemporary Verse

abstract: Bibliography: p. 181-188.


identifier: Stubbings, R. V. (1987). Performance analysis of radial distribution systems with unbalanced loads (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19184

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

subject:
TK 454.2 S78 1987
Electric network analysis
Electric power-plants - Load
Electric power distribution

abstract: Bibliography: p. 164-168.


identifier: Newman, A. R. (2012). Shifting the status quo of freedom: civil libertarians and the Supreme Court of Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4952

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 108-115

abstract: This study examines the extent to which two civil libertarian interveners, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), have been successful at achieving favourable policy outcomes through Supreme Court of Canada decisions. Cases directly and indirectly implicating fundamental freedoms under section 2 of the Charter of Rights were the focal point. The selected timeframe for this study was 1999-2009 and a total of thirteen cases in which the CCLA and/or the BCCLA intervened constitute the data set. Four of the cases invoke Charter section 2(a) ("freedom of religion") and nine invoke Charter section 2(b) ("freedom of expression)." Methodologies highlighting the legal issues at trial and those that considered how the litigation will influence a policy status quo were synthesized to accomplish this goal. Analysis of these cases reveals that civil libertarians were more likely to emerge victorious in common law as opposed to constitutional cases. Constraints imposed by "reasonable limits" under section l of the Charter and the presence of governments as direct parties proved to be a barrier to the success of civil libertarians in court. This explanation offered complements a finding in the literature that governments are the most successful "Repeat Player" in court.


identifier: Brown, E. (2017). Exploring the Design of Technology Enabled Learning Experiences in Teacher Education that Translate into Classroom Practice (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26108

publisher:
Education
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Jacobsen, Michele
Friesen, Sharon
Lock, Jennifer

subject:
Education--Teacher Training
Education--Technology
Teacher education
ICT in education
Integrating technology
Student teachers
Teacher educators
Practicum
Educational Technology

abstract:
This design-based research is based on three related problems. One, teacher education programs are not providing every pre-service teacher with relevant opportunities to experience learning in technology-rich collaborative learning environments. Two, teacher education programs are not supporting every pre-service teacher in developing as a designer of technology enabled learning experiences, both on campus and in practicum. Three, faculty in teacher education programs are not all adequately prepared to provide their student teachers with the technology enabled learning experiences needed for today and for the future.
The research conducted in this study took place in one Canadian province, however the findings address a large-scale problem and speak more broadly than the provincial level, as they are applicable also to the Canadian teacher education landscape and other provinces in Canada. This study provides a deep and detailed analysis of a provincial context that also contributes to a better understanding of the complexities and challenges in teacher education from a Canadian perspective.
Participants included teacher candidates, teacher educators, government education consultants, school administration, an educational technology consultant, a cooperating teacher and class observations in a stand-alone ICT course in a teacher education program. Findings were distilled into seven major themes, which were synthesized from an analysis and comparison of multiple forms of data using triangulation and iterative approaches to first and second cycle coding. The major themes were: (i) Stand-alone ICT course versus the infusion model, (ii) Teacher educators need to be role models in teaching and learning with technology, (iii) Experiences in teacher education programs needed for teacher candidates to build self-efficacy, (iv) Teacher educators: profile and self-efficacy, (v) Attitudes towards the role of technology in education can be influenced in teacher education programs, (vi) Practicum experiences are diverse for teacher candidates, and (vii) Institutional planning and support is needed to provide teacher candidates with the experiences needed to become effective teachers. Overall, teacher education programs are called upon to be responsive to the students in their programs if change in education is going to be effective and calling for systemic change supported by all stakeholders involved in teacher education.


identifier: Watterston, C.  (2020). Fine-tuning blood vessel development   (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Fine-tuning blood vessel development

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Childs, Sarah J
Brook, William J
Huang, Peng
Bonni, Shirin
Yelon, Deborah

subject:
Signaling
Zebrafish
Vessels
Angiogenesis
Endothelial Cells
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Developmental Biology
Biology--Cell
Biology--Genetics
Biology--Molecular

abstract: Blood vessel development is typically characterized by stages marking the growth and gradual refinement of vascular networks. Understanding how these stages integrate is essential to our understanding of how the early signals which control vessel growth can influence later stages of vessel stabilization. In this thesis, I use a zebrafish model (Danio rerio) to explore the roles of two negative regulators that modulate key signaling pathways controlling vessel growth. At the early stages, the initial growth of vessels is carefully controlled by distinct gene expression patterns. As a vessel forms, in response to the attractive Vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf) pathway, its sprouting is often opposed by repulsive Semaphorins (Semas) which limit directional growth. I investigated the role of semaphorin3fb (sema3fb) which I found to be expressed within developing endothelial cells of the zebrafish embryo. I found that sema3fb likely acts through auto-secretory feedback to modulate Vegf responses to promote appropriate vessel growth. At later stages, a supportive layer of vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) is recruited to form the contractile layer of the vessel wall. Bone morphogenic protein (Bmp) signaling is implicated in cellular crosstalk from the underlying endothelium to vSMCs which is critical to the structural integrity of a blood vessel. I investigated the microRNA26a (miR26a), which I found enriched in the endothelial lining of the blood vessel.  I identified a non-autonomous role for miR26a in regulating Bmp signaling through its effector Smad1 to control vSMC maturation. Together my work offers mechanistic insight into the cellular communication pathways that regulate blood vessel formation and focuses on how both internal and external signaling pathways communicate to promote vessel formation.


identifier: Ranasinghe, S. I. (2018). The Engaged Community: Trust-Building within Public Engagement toward Community  Development (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5475

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Keough, Noel
Harper, Thomas
Goopy, Suzanne
Tsenkova, S.

subject:
Public engagement
community engagement
Community development
trust
confidence
social capital
equity planning
city making
Education--Social Sciences
Public and Social Welfare
Urban and Regional Planning

abstract: This phenomenological inductive study addresses the issue of trust-building within the process of public engagement toward community development. The proposed engagement framework drew on data collected in the community of Marlborough, situated in the western Canadian city of Calgary, the Trust Confidence Cooperation (TCC) Model of cooperation, and the theories of social capital, equity planning, and complex systems. Key findings that emerged during the study indicate that trust and social capital are important to the success of conventional engagement methods such as surveys/questionnaires and open houses. The core attributes of a trust-building engagement process are positive outcomes, a relational approach, diversity, collaboration, physical presence, social capital, effective communication, customization, managing expectations, an adaptive approach, and dialogue. This study also proposes recommendations that address both process-level and systemic issues in the process of public engagement toward community development. Among others, these include: the need for adaptive governance structures that allow flexibility and customization, that community development processes be subsumed by a relational trust-building public engagement process, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration, and managing community expectations through clear communication devoid of jargon.


identifier: Burroughs, L. J. (1998). Approximation algorithms for covering problems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19688

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

subject:
QA155 .B87 1998
Computer algorithms

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-96


identifier: Robinson, K. (2004). Where do you want to go today?: investigating pedestrian wayfinding in spatially complex buildings (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11955

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 167-175


identifier: Purba, J. C. S. (2020). Seismicity and tectonic interpretation of the Southern Rocky Mountain Trench near Valemount, British Columbia, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Dettmer, Jan
Gilbert, Hersh
Eaton, David William S.
Trad, Daniel O.

subject:
Seismology
Canadian Cordillera
Tectonic
Inverse Problem
Education--Sciences

abstract: The Rocky Mountain Trench is a large geological feature in the Canadian Cordillera with complex structures. Although efforts to understand the structure of the trench have been conducted through refraction-seismic, reflection-seismic, and geological studies, detailed knowledge of the trench is still sparse but crucial to understanding its evolution. Here, I conduct a local seismic study that involves earthquake detection, arrival-time picking, earthquake location, and a tectonic interpretation of the Rocky Mountain Trench in the area of Valemount, British Columbia. I developed and employed a nonlinear, probabilistic multiple-earthquake location for earthquakes detected here. The location provides both earthquake locations and rigorous estimates of their uncertainties. Based on analysing one year of data, my catalogue includes 47 local earthquakes that I identified and located. The results of the multiple-earthquake location presented here illustrates uncertainty reduction in depth from 18 to 5 km compared to the depths of earthquakes calculated based on single-earthquake locations. This lower depth uncertainty permits better inferences of the tectonic development of the Rocky Mountain Trench. The earthquake locations determined here displays a change in the distribution of seismicity around Valemount. Seismicity extends to the west of the RMT and the south of Valemount. While to the north, the seismicity is primarily confined to the trench and areas to the east. The distribution of seismicity also supports the dome-shaped Malton Gneiss in the subsurface. Seismic velocities are consistent with metamorphic rocks and the presence of significant amount of quartz in crustal rocks.


identifier: Pinkman, F. E. (1976). Educational upgrading of prisoners in an Alberta correctional institution, 1969-74 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20994

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

subject:
HV 8875 P54 1976 Microfiche
Education of prisoners
Prisons - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 177-185.


identifier: Borin, L. (2009). dig where you stand (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3095

title: dig where you stand

format:
iv, 51 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 50-51
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Aghahassani, M. H. (2014). Static and Fatigue Behaviour of Hybrid Precast Concrete Truss Bridge Girders with Connections Reinforced with Single-Headed Bars (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27874

subject:
Engineering--Civil
Static
Fatigue
CFFT
Bridge
Prestressed
Truss
Hybrid
Precast
Single-headed Bar
Expansive Cemenet

abstract: The structural performance of a novel hybrid precast concrete truss bridge girder proposed by Elbadry (2002) is experimentally investigated in this research. This new corrosion-resistant structural system benefits from the best characteristics of both fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) and concrete combined in a hybrid form for construction of light and durable bridge structures. The composite bridge system comprises transversely spaced precast prestressed truss girders and a cast-in-place or precast concrete deck connected to the top of girders by means of shear connectors. The girders consist of top and bottom pretensioned concrete chords connected by vertical and diagonal concrete-filled FRP tube (CFFT) web members. The aim of this research is to experimentally investigate the structural behaviour of the proposed girder system under static and fatigue loading. A total of ten large-scale girder specimens were fabricated, of which four were tested under static loading, and six were tested under fatigue loading. The test results have shown excellent performance of the truss girders under both static and fatigue loading. Also, compression tests were performed on 69 CFFTs cast with different levels of expansive cement to evaluate its effects on the structural behaviour of the CFFTs. The tests showed significant increase in the confinement effectiveness and the load carrying capacity when expansive cement is added to the concrete mixture in CFFTs.

abstract: 2 years


identifier: Marek, J. V. (1973). An Evaluation study of CEMREL's aesthetic education program (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18828

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

subject:
BH 61 M35 1973 Microfiche
Aesthetics - Study and teaching

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-104.


identifier: Paranjape, M. (1997). Hydrogen enrichment by selective surface flow (SSF) membranes (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22248

format:
xiv, 158 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TP245 .H9 P37 1997
Hydrogen

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-110.


identifier: Lyzaniwski, M. J. (1993). The use of geographic information systems for the preparation of environmental impact assessments (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15742

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

subject: TD 194.6 L99 1993

subject: Geographic information systems

subject: Environmental impact analysis - Methodology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-103.


identifier: Neupane, A. S. (2021). Understanding the function and behaviour of alveolar macrophages (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Kubes, Paul
Mody, Christopher
Chee, Chunmin
D'Cruz, Louise

subject:
Immunology
alveolar macrophage
intravital microscopy
Immunology

abstract: Humans breathe in more than 10,000 liters of non-sterile air daily. This necessitates a constant interface of the lungs with the outside environment. Importantly, this process can allow pathogens, allergens, or other immunogenic moieties access into the lungs which can lead to injury or inflammation. Interestingly, despite this imminent threat, the lungs in most healthy individuals are kept free of pathogens and inflammation. The mechanisms by which such a feat is accomplished are still being uncovered. One important player in this regard is the resident phagocyte of the alveoli- the alveolar macrophages (AMs). These phagocytic cells have been identified as being crucial in maintaining the alveolar homeostasis. Interestingly, the alveoli have been proposed to outnumber AMs, leading to many alveoli that are devoid of AMs at any given point in time. Importantly, the current literature suggests that AMs, like most tissue resident macrophages, are sessile. If so, the numerical disadvantage could be exploited by pathogens that are breathed in, unless immune cells from the blood stream intervened. However, this would translate to omnipresent and persistent inflammation. Using in vivo real-time intravital imaging of the alveoli, we observed AMs crawling in and between the alveoli using the Pores of Kohn. Importantly, these AMs sensed, chemotaxed (via C5a and FPR1 dependent mechanism) and phagocytosed inhaled bacterial pathogens such as P. aeruginosa and S. aureus, cloaking the bacteria from neutrophils. Impairing AM chemotaxis towards bacteria, induced superfluous neutrophil recruitment leading to inappropriate inflammation and injury of the lungs. Additionally, in disease contexts such as viral infection or LPS mediated inflammation, AM behaviour was markedly altered which led to decreased bacterial capture and increased secondary co-infections. Collectively, the observations made in this thesis elucidate a crucial mechanism by which AMs keep the alveoli free of pathogens and inflammation leading to a significant advancement in the understanding of alveolar macrophage behaviour and function.


identifier: Sheta, B. (2012). Vision Based Navigation (VBN) of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28646

contributor:
El-Sheimy, Naser
Sesay, Abu
Habib, Ayman
Elhabiby, Mohamed

subject:
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
VBN
UAV
Image Matching

abstract:
Autonomous navigation systems used in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) are mostly dependent on Global Positioning System (GPS) as a primary means of aiding Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for accurate and reliable navigation. GPS, however, has limitations in terms of indoor availability and expected signal interference in the GPS-denied environments.
The motivation of this thesis is to address the development of a low cost navigation system used onboard UAVs while maintaining accurate navigation. Motivated by the new advances in visual sensor solutions in combination with traditional navigation sensors, the proposed system is based on fusing visual measurements with INS measurements to achieve comprehensive, fast, real-time, and low cost Vision Based Navigation (VBN) system for the UAV.
VBN is based on localizing set of features (with known coordinates) on the ground and finding their matches in the image taken by an imaging sensor on the UAV using a scale and rotation invariant image matching algorithm. Through Collinearity equations, object space transformation parameters are then estimated such that these matches are transformed into position information. Detailed system design and performance analysis are presented where scenarios include high dynamics of the UAV and different GPS outage are introduced.
To insure fast and robust image matching algorithm, modified Speeded Up Robust Features (SURF) is introduced. The proposed algorithm is implemented on General Purpose (GP) Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) using Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA).
Moreover, the developed algorithm is compared against the traditional least square approach, with nonlinear least squares approaches for solving the collinearity equations where large tilted aerial platform is expected, to overcome the expected non-linearity of the mathematical model of Collinearity equations.
The navigation solution is then achieved by fusing the vision measurements to the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) as Coordinate UPdaTe (CUPT) update for the INS measurements.
Performance assessments results demonstrate the enhanced performance of the proposed system against stand-alone INS solutions during a GPS signal outage.


identifier: Shafiee Neistanak, M. (2014). Kinetics of Asphaltene Precipitation and Flocculation from Diluted Bitumen (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26704

subject: Engineering--Chemical Asphaltene

abstract:
The kinetics of the precipitation and flocculation of asphaltenes can impact the operation of solvent deasphalting processes such as paraffinic froth treatment as well as the potential for deposition from destabilized crude oil. It has also been reported that the solvent content at which asphaltenes precipitate (the onset condition) is a time dependent property and may be far lower than reported because the precipitation kinetics are slow. However, it is possible that the slow kinetics are caused by oxidation or oxygen catalyzed polymerization.

The objectives of this thesis are to: 1) assess the role of oxygen in asphaltene precipitation kinetics; 2) determine the kinetics of asphaltene precipitation from diluted bitumen near the onset of precipitation, and; 3) investigate the kinetics of asphaltene flocculation near the onset of precipitation. The data were collected from a Western Canadian bitumen diluted with n-heptane at 23oC. The n-heptane content at the onset of precipitation was determined using a combination of optical microscopy and gravimetric analysis. Asphaltene precipitate yields were measured over time gravimetrically, and asphaltene flocculation was investigated using a Lasentec particle size analyzer.

The onset of asphaltene precipitation (defined as the first appearance of 0.5 μm asphaltene particles) in n-heptane diluted bitumen occurred at 57.5 wt% heptane. When heptane was added above the onset amount, precipitation yields increased at an exponentially decaying rate over 48 hours. In air, the yields increased and the onset n-heptane content decreased at a slow rate for at least a month. In nitrogen, the yields reached a plateau and there was no change in the onset condition after 48 hours. Once oxygen related artifacts were eliminated, the precipitation kinetics could be described with first order kinetics requiring an ultimate yield and a rate constant. The steady state yield is a function of the solvent content and has been modeled with regular solution theory. A single rate constant was found to apply to all of the data.

The effects of heptane content and shear rate on the kinetics of asphaltene flocculation were investigated and modeled using a population balance based model adopted from Rastegari et al. (2004) and Daneshvar (2005). Unfortunately, the particle size analyzer could not detect the particle size distribution in unadulterated bitumen near the onset. Therefore, data was collected at dilutions well above the onset and the possibility of extrapolating the model to near onset conditions investigated.

The main parameters governing flocculation are the particle concentration, the fractal dimension, and the magnitude and ratio of the flocculation and shattering rates, kf/ks. The fractal dimension of settled flocs was found to be 2.3 ±0.1 (with a slight dependence on the n-heptane content) and this value was assumed to apply for suspended flocs. At the dilutions considered in this thesis, adding n-heptane decreased the individual particle concentration and therefore decreased flocculation.  An increase in the shear rate resulted in a decrease in the asphaltene volume mean diameter, while the total number of asphaltene flocs in the mixture remained relatively constant. This observation indicates that asphaltene flocs likely become more compact at higher shear rates.

The flocculation model was fitted the data at different dilutions. A constant value of the shattering rate was sufficient to fit the data. Both the fractal dimension and the reaction rate ratio could be correlated to the mass fraction of n-heptane. The effect of shear rate on the kf/ks ratio at various heptane contents was investigated for two different bitumen samples. The kf/ks ratio appears to decrease with increasing Reynolds number up to 12000, above which the ratio becomes constant. The decrease in the ratio corresponds to the transition zone, while the plateau corresponds to the establishment of a turbulent zone.

While the model parameters could be correlated to n-heptane content, a long extrapolation with a significant a change in parameter values is required to estimate the behavior near the onset condition. Hence, the flocculation rates near the onset conditions cannot be determined from the available data with any confidence. It is recommended that data be collected for toluene-bitumen feedstocks where the onset occurs at higher n-heptane contents so that a more reliable extrapolation can be performed. If successful, both precipitation and flocculation rates can be predicted and used to guide process design and operation.


identifier: Ghosh, R. (1973). A Survey of Canadian non-governmental educational aid to developing countries (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17283

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LB 2286 C3 G54 1972 Microfilm
Educational assistance, Canadian
Underdeveloped areas - Education

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-118.

abstract: This thesis explored (a) the types (cash, materials, personnel) of Canadian educational aid; .{b) the countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America to which most of this aid was given in the year 1969-1970 or the most recent 12-month period; (c) the levels (e.g., elementary, secondary, etc . ) to which most of the aid was given; {d) the socio-demographic (e.g., rural/urban) dispersion of this aid; and (e) the language problem involved in the provision of aid. The investigation was restricted to non-governmental agencies. The method employed was the mailed questionnaire and the responses indicated the following results: the distribution of materials, personnel and cash in elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels was about equal; though concentration of aid was on African and Asian countries, an increased interest was shown on Latin American countries; elementary, secondary and adult education levels received the most emphasis; elementary and secondary levels compared favourably in rural and urban areas, but post-secondary education was neglected in rural areas while aid for adult education was channelled to rural areas. Canadian agencies supported specific projects which were directly related to development such as teacher education, teaching of mathematics and science, and the training of middle level medical personnel. Analysis of the language problem indicated that colonial languages were still the official languages for the majority of the aid-receiving countries but there was a tendency to use regional and/or indigenous national languages only at the lower levels and not at the post-secondary level. Educational materials were mostly in the metropolitan languages and very few attempts at translation were indicated. Although teachers formed the largest category of educational personnel sent, very few agencies indicated having orientation programs which included language learning. With the exception of religious missions, the agencies appeared to give very little attention to language training. Data on finance indicated that educational assistance programs formed an important section of non-governmental agencies and the trend was towards greater involvement. In depth analyses of the role countries such as Canada can play in bringing about fundamental changes of structure and content of the educational systems in developing nations would be helpful to policy makers.


identifier: McLean, S. R. (2004). Hematological responses as a result of diurnal normobaric hypoxia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22485

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-113


identifier: Dutton-Marion, K. E. (1988). Principles of interpolation procedures in the display and analysis of spatial data: a comparative analysis of conceptual and computer contouring (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18452

creator: Dutton-Marion, Karen E. (Karen Elizabeth)

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subject: GA 102.3 D87 1988

subject: Cartography - Methodology

subject: Cartography - Electronic data processing

subject: Contours - (Cartography)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 212-219.


identifier: Toal, S. (2014). The Voices of Disengaged Youth: A Narrative Inquiry of At-Risk Students Attending Alternative Schools in British Columbia (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28419

subject: Education--Secondary Alternate Narrative engagement

abstract:
The primary purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of students who attend alternate schools in British Columbia. The intent was to give them an opportunity to speak of their experiences and thoughts about school, both past and present, with the hope of generating an understanding of the perspectives students bring to school. This study employed a narrative inquiry approach in an attempt to answer the following questions: What are the experiences of school of students who currently attend an alternative school in BC? What does school mean to these students and how do they make and engage with these meanings? How do these students understand themselves as learners and how does school fit into their lives? What would make school better for these students?
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with students. Once this fieldwork was completed, data were analyzed using a pluralistic approach that employed the concepts of Polkinghorne‘s narrative analysis as a construct to share the stories of the participants and his analysis of narrative as a means of constructing themes from the stories. Using the work of Furlong et al.. (2003) as a framework for student engagement: the Student Context, the Peer Context, the Classroom Context, and the School-wide Context, data were analyzed for themes. From the perspective of the students‘ experiences, this study found that throughout their time in a traditional school setting, periods of disengagement for the students in this study are rooted in a lack of strong peer relationships, the absence of a meaningful relationship with their teacher, the inadequate supports to meet their unique learning challenges, and the absence of relevant and interesting school work. Conversely, the participants of this study experienced engagement in an alternative setting. As such, this study reveals a need for the education system to be more responsive to student needs in these areas through intentional reflection on the part of educators
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and a shift from a school-centred system to a student-centred system, where educators critically examine the constructs of the system as opposed to the perceived shortcomings of the students.


identifier: Laughren, K. (2013). Banking on lottery tickets: A behavioural study of prize-linked savings (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25094

subject: General Economics

abstract: Research has identified lower income Canadians who could improve their welfare if availed consumption smoothing through income rationing or savings. Likely, some such individuals struggle to save because their preferences are not well represented by expected utility theory, including those exhibiting hyperbolic discounting. Prize-linked savings (PLS) programs like Britain’s Premium Bond offer principal protection with the chance of winning monetary prizes. They have demonstrated success in creating new savers, but Canadian versions are only sparsely available through NGOs. I test individual risk preferences in a portfolio building laboratory experiment, and find individuals primed to perceive their income as low take significantly more risk. Further, these individuals significantly reduce risk when presented a PLS option. I posit this behaviour can be explained by social preferences like the inequity aversion described by Fehr and Schmidt (1999), and find their model significantly outperforms the classical model in predicting behaviour in this experiment.


identifier: Macfarland, C. E. (2021). Bacterial and parasitic microbiome of mantled howler monkeys: interactions and implications of human disturbance (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Melin, Amanda
Buret, Andre G.
Kutz, Susan J.
Wasmuth, James
Pavelka, Mary Susan
Poissant, Jocelyn
Peric, Sabrina

subject:
Bioinformatics
Primatology
Microbiome
Howler monkey
Next generation sequencing
Costa Rica
Sector Santa Rosa
Anthropology
Microbiology
Biology--Molecular
Parasitology

abstract: The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome plays a significant role in contributing to the digestive health of the host. The community of bacteria, parasites and other microorganisms that make up the GI microbiome are known to change in response to external and internal factors including diet, stress, infection, and other environmental conditions. GI parasites are typically harmful organisms that affect hosts through triggering inflammatory response, reducing nutrient availability, and change mutualistic bacterial communities in the gut. However, they have been found to benefit the host in some circumstances. For example, helminthic parasites may have a role protecting the host from chronic inflammation caused by pathogenic bacteria or inflammatory bowel disease. In this thesis, I study the gut bacteria and parasites of populations of mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in northwestern Costa Rica. I examine the extent to which the bacterial microbiome of howler monkeys is different in the presence of infection by helminths, and if howlers living in areas of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation have observable differences in the bacterial microbiome or helminth parasites. I used coprological examination of fecal flotations to assess parasitism, and 16S high-throughput sequencing to assess bacterial abundances. I found evidence of several helminth taxa infecting these howlers, including from the genera Controrchis, Strongyloides, Enterobius, and an unidentified Trematode.  Howler monkeys infected with helminth parasites did not show a significantly different bacterial diversity; however, helminth-positive howlers have significant differences in relative abundances of Clostridiales and Bacteroidales bacteria. Furthermore, I found that howlers living in areas with anthropogenic habitat fragmentation had significantly lower diversity of gastrointestinal bacteria than howlers living in continuous forest. Lastly, I found that the howler populations within Sector Santa Rosa had a higher density of parasite infection, compared to those living in anthropogenically fragmented habitats. My research on the gastrointestinal and parasite microbiome of howlers provides new insights into the health and ecology of wild primates; further research that compares phenomena occurring in human populations and non-human primates is likely to be fruitful. My work provides new data on the impacts of habitat fragmentation that can inform primate conservation efforts, health monitoring efforts, and management decisions.


identifier: Leung, K. P. (2006). The duration of bull and bear markets in the Dow Jones industrial average (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/496

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-118


identifier: Munir, M. A. (2016). Predicting Cognitive Decline in Patients with TIA and Minor Stroke (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27401

contributor:
Barber, Philip
Smith, Eric
Frayne, Richard

subject:
Neuroscience
Transient Ischemic Attack
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Cognitive Decline
Minor Stroke
Whole-Brain Atrophy Rate
Hippocampal Volume
FMRIB Software Library

abstract: Dementia is an incurable neurocognitive disorder and recognizing early pathological biomarkers can help to predict future dementia. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) and minor stroke patients are at risk of dementia. We hypothesized that TIA and minor stroke patients experience higher brain atrophy rates and that baseline brain and hippocampal volumes may predict cognitive decline at 3 years. Our results suggest that TIA and minor stroke patients experienced a higher percent brain atrophy rate over 3 years compared to controls. Cognitive decline was observed at 3 years for tests assessing processing speed, and short and long delay free recall. Age was a predictor of decline in processing speed and time was a predictor for short and long delay free recall as well. Higher whole-brain atrophy and cognitive decline at 3 years suggests that TIA/minor stroke patients are a high-risk population for dementia.


identifier: Wong, T. L. (2007). Understanding educator sources of sustenance and sustainability (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1313

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 247-259


identifier: Proctor, M. F. (2003). Genetic analysis of movement, dispersal and population fragmentation of grizzly bears in southwestern Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15521

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-147

abstract: I studied dispersal and inter-population movement of grizzly bears near the southern extent of their North American range in southwestern Canada and northwestern U.S.A. This area represents the interior portion of the southern edge of grizzly bear distribution following 100 years ofrange contraction. Fragmentation, as a result of the increasing human presence, is influencing ecosystems around the globe. I address whether anthropogenic fragmentation has affected grizzly bear populations in this vulnerable area. Human attitudes toward grizzly bears, and large carnivores in general, have experienced a paradigm shift from active persecution towards tolerance and respect. However, major forces underpinning range contraction including human-caused mortality and fragmentation, may be still operating, albeit, more subtly and less intentionally. Checking further range contraction requires specific knowledge of the processes at work. Improvements have been made in managing and monitoring human-caused mortality, however, besides the obviously isolated populations ( e.g. Yellowstone National Park), the status of fragmentation in this region was largely unknown. My goals were to use genetic analyses to explore bear movement and dispersal within and between the relictually occupied mountain ranges in southwestern Canada. I genetically sampled and generated 15-locus micro satellite genotypes for 83 5 bears across approximately 100,000 km2 in immediately adjacent geographic areas. I used population assignment techniques, parentage analysis, cluster analysis, multiple linear regression and several matrices of population genetics. I present evidence of natural and human-caused fragmentation, identify fragmenting forces, establish population and sub-population boundaries in the region, identify small vulnerable sub-populations, describe dispersal behaviour, and discuss factors that make bears susceptible to fragmentation. Female movement was restricted by human transportation and settlement corridors, and male movement appeared to be reduced in some areas. Fragmentation by north/south oriented major human-settled valleys and the major east/west transportation corridors have left much of the area a partially :fragmented set of local sub-populations varying in size and intensity of fragmentation. I found one small isolated population (n < 100) in the southern Selkirk Mountains, several small sub-populations (n < 100), including several "female demographic islands" and several population sub-units that were relatively large (n > 300). Through multiple linear regression, I implicate human settlement patterns, human-caused mortality, and traffic volumes as inhibiting rates of inter-population movement. I also measured dispersal distances of grizzly bears and found that males, on average, dispersed approximately 46 km and females 14 km, a result similar to previous radiotelemetery findings for the region. Because several fragmented sub-units are small, maintaining regional connectivity may be necessary to ensure persistence. Despite grizzly bear vagility, their conservative dispersal behaviour and difficulty in living close to humans, make maintenance of regional connectivity challenging.


identifier: Crouse, E. R. (1993). An American evangelist in Canada: Dwight L. Moody and the Canadian Protestant community, 1884-1898 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24560

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subject: BV 3777 C3 C76 1993

subject: Revivals - Canada - History - 19th Century

subject: Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899

subject: Evangelistic work - Canada - History - 19th Century

subject: Protestants - Canada - History - 19th Century

abstract: Bibliography: p. 103-111.

abstract: By examining Dwight L. Moody's Canadian revival campaigns of the late nineteenth century, this thesis will explore the significance of Canadian Protestants' reaction to his biblical-based evangelical message. The overwhelmingly positive response by both the laity and clergy indicate that Moody's orthodox ideas were not deemed outdated. The Introduction reviews the Canadian and American historiography on Moody. Chapter One outlines Moody's evangelical orthodox message. Chapter Two examines the coverage of his Canadian revival meetings by the anglophone daily press. Chapter Three presents the response of Canadian Protestant clergymen to Moody's work. This thesis concludes that during Dwight L. Moody's Canadian campaigns the old gospel of sin and salvation had not lost its power among the majority of Protestants. In the late nineteenth century Canada, intellectual and social reform thought had not eclipsed a traditional Christian interpretation.


identifier: Osing, B. G. (1995). Triangulating the relationship between market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14213

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xvi, 513 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HF 5415 O65 1995
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Business planning

abstract: Bibliography: p. 458-496.

abstract: The principal hypothetical premise advanced by this research programme is that the degree to which an organization exhibits a strong market orientation (MO) significantly and positively influences that organization's holistic performance in the marketplace. Moreover, the said hypothesized relationship will be positively moderated by the degree to which the same organization demonstrates a strong underlying entrepreneurial nature, as gauged by the construct known as the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of the organization. It was a priori hypothesized that a significant complementary interrelationship would be evidenced between the market orientation (MO) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of the organization, the orientations interacting in such a manner as to cooperatively demonstrate a significant positive influence on firm performance. Therefore, it was anticipated that the effect would be significant not only in terms of the independent influence of the MO and EO variables on organizational performance, but also in regard to a specialized interaction term variable established to assess the said interaction effect. It was felt that the demonstration of significant empirical research results, related to the underlying research propositions constituting the foundations of the research programme, would represent significant contributions to the domains of marketing and entrepreneurship theory. Moreover, it was felt that the same findings would significantly enhance the legitimacy of the emerging domain associated with the conceptual and empirical investigation of the marketing/ entrepreneurship interrelationship. Empirical investigation of the various research hypotheses resulted in highly significant statistical support for the a priori hypothesized 'triangulated' relationship between MO, EO, and firm performance, in addition to strong pragmatic organizational and managerial implications related to the adoption and inter-organizational promotion of both orientations. Furthermore, both MO and EO were found to be highly significant positive predictors of an organization's premium pricing propensity.


identifier: Erastov, Y. (2010). I'm done dinner: when synchrony meets diachrony (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3789

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-146


identifier: Tardiff, D. (1990). Design considerations for bipolar power transistor switching circuits (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16106

subject:
TK 7871.96 B55 T37 1990
Bipolar transistors
Bipolar integrated circuits

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-101.


identifier: Klausen, C. (2004). Signal transduction of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-induced gonadotropin subunit and growth hormone gene expression in the goldfish pituitary (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17619

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 129-145

abstract:
Best known for its regulation of the production and secretion of pituitary gonadotropin hormones (GtHs), gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the central regulator of reproduction in all vertebrates. In mammalian and non-mammalian systems, the signaling pathways mediating GnRH-induced GtH and growth hormone (GH, fish only) secretion have been extensively studied. In contrast, much less is known about the mechanisms mediating GnRH-induced GtH subunit gene expression, especially in nonmammalian vertebrates. Moreover, the signaling pathways coupling GnRH receptor activation to increases in GH gene expression have not been investigated in any model system.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the signal transduction pathways that mediate GnRH-induced increases in GtH subunit and GH mRNA levels, with emphasis on the roles of protein kinase C (PKC) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). The main hypothesis of this study was that the two native GnRHs use similar signal transduction pathways coupling GnRH receptors to GtH subunit and GH gene expression and release in the goldfish pituitary. Initial experiments revealed significant differences in the time- and dose-related effects of the two GnRHs in vivo and in vitro. Studies were then carried out to investigate the role of PKC in GnRH-induced GtH and GH gene expression in goldfish pituitary cells. Western blot analysis confirmed the presence of conventional, novel and atypical PK Cs in the goldfish pituitary. The results presented in this dissertation suggest a dual role for PKC in the regulation of GtH, but not GH, gene expression. Moreover, the data would appear to refute the hypothesis that conventional and novel PKCs are involved in GnRH-induced GtH and GH gene expression. The involvement of the ERK pathway in GnRH-stimulated GtH and GH gene expression was demonstrated using a combination of Northern and Western blot analysis. Although GnRH-induced GtH and GH gene expression is ERK-dependent, the data suggest a PKC-independent mechanism of activation. Together these results provide novel insights into the complexity and functional-specificity of GnRH signaling with respect to the regulation of secretion and gene expression in gonadotropes and somatotropes.


identifier: Silawongsawat, C. (1998). Elastic wavefield modeling by phaseshift cascade (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21946

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subject: TN269.8 S58 1998

subject: Additional Copy: TN269.8 S58 1998A in the Gallagher Library of Geology and Geophysics

subject: Elastic waves - Mathematical models

subject: Seismic waves - Mathematical models

subject: Seismology - Mathematical models

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-83


identifier: Couillard, S. (2002). Cartilage deformation of the feline patellofemoral joint obtained from laser scanning (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12756

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subject: AC1 .T484 2002 C68

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-98.


identifier: Porto, C. (2019). Phenological responses to climate in the Alberta native flora: Herbarium specimens reveal differential responsiveness between species in mesic and xeric habitats (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Vamosi, Jana C.
Goldblum, David
Theodor, Jessica M.
Yeaman, Sam
Quinney, Annie E.

subject:
Phenology
Alberta plants
Climate change
Herbarium
Botany
Ecology
Environmental Sciences

abstract: The field of phenology focuses on investigating the timing of biological events and phases of life cycles. In the face of projected and ongoing climate change, there is a growing interest in detecting the effects of climate change on plant phenology. This research focuses on using herbarium specimens to examine whether 14 native plant species in Alberta have adjusted to changes in temperature and precipitation over the past century. I hypothesize that the soil moisture to which plants are exposed might affect their phenological responses and investigate: if herbaria collections contain evidence of phenological responses to climate in species of the Alberta flora, and if the responses are dependent on the typical moisture regime of their habitat. Plants from mesic and xeric habitats are compared in terms of phenological responses to air temperature and precipitation. The taxonomic relationships between the species were taken into account, by selecting a total of 14 species representing seven different angiosperm orders (one pair of species for each order). For each selected species, the preserved specimens available at three major Albertan herbaria collections were included in the study, if showing more than 50% of flower buds in anthesis (defined as peak flowering). The peak flowering date of each specimen, combined with the average temperature (or total precipitation) of the species’ mean flowering month and the three months prior, allowed the use of a regression model for the estimation of a species’ phenological responsiveness. The linear multiple regression analysis has revealed a significant responsiveness to temperature for six species from xeric habitats and one species from mesic habitats. My results suggest that species from xeric habitats have an average phenological responsiveness to temperature significantly more pronounced than species from mesic habitats. This tendency might be explained by the thermal properties of mesic habitats. The results indicate that for some species there is a set of environmental cues, as opposed to only one parameter, that governs flowering timing. The elucidation of the ecological implications involving plants phenological responses is key for the development of effective ecosystem conservation programs in the context of global climate change.


identifier: Chandra, A. (1987). Self-tuning AVR-cum-stabilizer (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20141

title: Self-tuning AVR-cum-stabilizer

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xvii, 186 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: TK 2851 C434 1988

subject: Voltage regulators

subject: Electric generators - Alternating current - Excitation systems

subject: Electric controllers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 163-181.


identifier: Burns, S. D. (2003). Confidential information and departing employees: gauging the interface between law and management practice in the engineering services industry in Calgary, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20616

format:
viii, 101 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: AC1 .T484 2003 B868

subject: Additional copy: AC1 .T484 2004 B87 (Business)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-97.


identifier: Deryushkina, O. (2012). Design and evaluation of a probe-based variable speed limit algorithm in paramics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4583

format:
xi, 113 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-113