identifier: Robinson, J. M. (1967). A Canadian at the Court of Queen Victoria: the High Commissionership, 1880-1895 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24541

format:
vi, 232 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: F 5079 R62 1967

subject: Canada - History - 1867-1914

subject: Galt, Alexander Tilloch, Sir, 1817-1893

subject: Tupper, Charles, Sir, Bart., 1821-1915

subject: Canada. Office of High Commissioner, London

abstract: Bibliography: p. 222-229.


identifier: Frizzell, B. J. (1990). Self-focused attention in depression and its relationship to internal self discrepancies and rumination in decision-making (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/407

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xv, 244 leaves ; 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:
BF 575 S75 F733 1990
Decision - making
Alberta - Calgary - Population, Women
Self - perception
Depression, Mental

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 174-199.
offsite


identifier: Kalogerakis, A. (2006). Water-sand-clay interactions as monitored by low field NMR (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/580

format:
xix, 151 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-124


identifier: Everingham, K. A. (2011). Exploring the impact of suicide attempts on the bereavement journey of those who have experienced a loss due to suicide (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3940

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-127.

abstract: Includes a copy of Ethics Review form.  Original with original copy of Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Ibrahim, E. (2012). The Elastic Properties of Carbonaceous Chondrites (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28122

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Geology
Geophysics
Earth Sciences
Planetary Science
Geology
Geophysics

abstract:
Asteroids have diverse lithologies as reflected in the range of recovered meteorites. Size distributions of clasts of asteroid 25143 Itokawa (LL-chondrite) and Tagish Lake meteorites (ungrouped C2 carbonaceous chondrite) indicate variation in fragmentation behavior. The steeper size distribution of the carbonaceous lithology apparently reflects its lower strength. A comparison between the smooth and rough terranes on Itokawa shows that fracturing or intracrater flows apparently eliminate larger fragments.
Carbonaceous chondrites’ P- and S-wave velocities, which are indicators of the elastic moduli, exhibit variation with bulk density, petrologic type, and cosmic-ray exposure ages. The hydrated carbonaceous chondrites apparently record damage from collisions with weaker objects as indicated by their decrease of elastic velocities in proportion to their cosmic ray exposure ages. These inferred collisions are frequent relative to exposure ages of other major meteorite groups. These weaker impactors are not sampled in our meteorite collections, but are evidenced in the fireball population.


identifier: Whiteley, D. G. (1972). Comparative study designed to identify personality factors contributing to marital failure (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22019

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

subject:
HQ 728 W52 1972 Microfilm
Marriage
Married people - Psychology
Marital failure
Personality tests

abstract: Bibliography: p. 47-50.


identifier: Tariq, S. (2018). Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Cognition of Transient Ischemic Attack Patients and Healthy Controls (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31920

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Barber, Philip A.
Longman, Richard Stewart
Smith, Eric Edward

subject:
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Aging
Dementia
Stroke
Neuroscience
Biophysics--Medical
Psychology--Clinical
Psychology--Cognitive

abstract: Currently, there is no cure for dementia and prevention trials need to be redesigned with a focus on high-risk population and standardized biomarkers, which include clinical, demographic, imaging and neuropsychological considerations. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) patients are at an increased risk of dementia due to the presence of vascular risk factors and underlying vascular/neurodegenerative pathology. We hypothesized that at baseline TIA patients will exhibit abnormal microstructural white matter (WM) changes as measured by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters, and that these parameters will predict worse cognitive outcomes. Our results suggest that TIA patients showed higher axial diffusivity (AxD), mean diffusivity (MD) and radial diffusivity (RD) parameters in the fornix, a tract crucial for memory, and lower fractional anisotropy (FA) overall when compared to healthy controls. TIA patients also performed poorer on tests of executive function, episodic and working memory, and processing speed. DTI parameters of FA and MD predicted performance in tests of executive function and memory but not processing speed. Considering these results, TIA patients are a high-risk population for cognitive change.


identifier: Orta, A. (2010). Effect of pressure on the hydrodynamics of a polyethylene fluidized bed (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3546

format:
xxi, 192 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 142-150
Most pages are in colour.


identifier: Baerwald, E. (2015). Movement Ecology and Conservation of the Migratory Bats Lasiurus cinereus and Lasionycteris noctivagans (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27018

subject:
Ecology
Bats
Migration
stable isotopes
hoary bats
silver-haired bats
population genetic structure
relatedness

abstract: Little is known about bat migration, but recently, fatalities of migratory bats at wind energy facilities across North America have offered the opportunity to gain insight into migratory-bat behaviour. Using a combination of stable-isotope and genetic analyses, I studied patterns of movement and relatedness of two species of migratory tree-roosting bats frequently killed by wind turbines: hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) and silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans). Using stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ15N), carbon (δ13C), and hydrogen (δ2H) of the fur of bat carcasses collected at a wind energy facility in south-western Alberta, I determined that the bats killed were migratory and originated from latitudes 100s-1000’s of kilometers to the north, with silver-haired bat originating from further north than hoary bats. The relationships between stable isotopes and arrival date suggests that the timing of migration may be governed by local habitat cues rather than latitudinal cues. I used a highly polymorphic portion (HVII) of the mitochondrial DNA control region and developed multilocus microsatellite markers to investigate the population genetics of hoary bats and silver-haired bats recovered at wind energy facilities in three Canadian provinces. Pairwise Fst values suggest subtle population-genetic structure among sites in both species, but greater structure in silver-haired bats. Two different Bayesian clustering analyses, STRUCTURE and TESS, suggested that there are at least two genetic clusters of hoary bats and six genetic clusters of silver-haired bats across the three sites. Lastly, I used microsatellite markers to examine whether bats learn migratory routes and behaviours from other closely related individuals. I tested whether the time between when individual bats were killed at a wind energy facility was influenced by their degree of relatedness and found that bats do not appear to be learning migratory routes or behaviours from closely related individuals. This suggests that bats may rely on endogenous genetic programs for migration and that migration may be a heritable trait.


identifier: Clifford, A. G. (2019). 'They Call it a Healing Lodge, but Where is the Healing?': Indigenous Women, Identity, and Incarceration Programming (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Henry, Robert
Godley, Jenny
Voyageur, Cora J.
Leason, Jennifer

subject:
Indigenous Women
Incarceration
Indigenous Studies
Prison Programming
Identity
Penology
Prisons
Incarceration Programming
Education--Social Sciences
Native American Studies
Sociology
Criminology and Penology

abstract: This thesis examines the impacts of state-run Indigenous programming on Indigenous women’s cultural identities post-incarceration. Despite attempts to alleviate Indigenous incarceration numbers since 1999, Indigenous women in Canada continue to be one of the fastest growing federally incarcerated populations, as their numbers have more than doubled since 2001 (OCI, 2016; Reitano, 2017; Statscan, 2017). It is projected, at its current rate that by 2030 there will be more than 6500 Indigenous women housed in a federal corrections institution (Innes, 2015; OCI, 2016; Reitano, 2017; Statscan, 2017). However, there is limited focus on the impacts the criminal justice system, incarceration, and Indigenous programming may have on their perceived identity as an Indigenous woman post-incarceration. Institutional program evaluations continue to give secondary status to the voices of those imprisoned while privileging the voices of those who are employed by Correctional Service Canada reinforcing a top-down approach. Inmates serving federal time can be housed across Canada, therefore, many Indigenous women who find themselves in these institutions may not be lodged in their traditional territories, and those who transfer to a healing lodge are transferred to the Prairies. While serving time within another First Nations territory, the Indigenous women have to partake in cultural programming that is not their own due to limited access to a diverse range of knowledge keepers and Elders. At the same time, if Indigenous women want to return to their families and communities sooner, they must engage in programming, and specifically Aboriginal programming to lower their risk status to be eligible for early release. By undertaking this research from the perspective of Indigenous women, state co-ordinated Indigenous programming can be understood through the eyes of those that have lived experience, giving voice to the silenced.


identifier: Dhein, G. H. (1992). A waterborne dwelling for false creek, vancouver (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20193

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vii, 79 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 65-66


identifier: Hendricks, R. D. (1990). A Musical analysis of Dance suite : if there be dragons (A multi-movement work for wind ensemble) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22292

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 40.


identifier: Silver, D. (2013). Role Of Phosphoglucan Phosphatases In Regulating Starch Degradation In Plants (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27683

subject:
Bioinformatics
Plant Physiology
Biochemistry
phosphoglucan phosphatase
starch degradation
reversible glucan phosphorylation
Redox
protein-protein interactions

abstract:
Starch is the major carbohydrate reserve in plants. Sugars are assimilated into storage granules during photosynthesis and released for continual growth at night from the chloroplast. Breakdown of leaf starch is initiated through reversible glucan phosphorylation by novel dikinases and phosphatases at the granule surface. This phosphorylation disrupts the semi-crystalline structure of starch, and removal of these phosphates provides access for β- amylases to release maltose. The phosphoglucan phosphatases are members of the dual- specificity protein phosphatase (DSP) family, which includes starch excess 4 (SEX4) and like-SEX4 1 (LSF1). SEX4 is required for proper glucan dephosphorylation; however, whether LSF1 participates in starch degradation is unknown. Moreover, how the activity of these phosphatases regulate reversible glucan phosphorylation is unclear.
SEX4 and LSF1 both contain phosphatase and carbohydrate-binding domains, but LSF1 also possesses a protein-protein interaction PDZ domain. I show that LSF1 is chloroplastic and necessary for proper starch breakdown, as lsf1 mutants accumulate starch at the end of night. LSF1 lacks phosphatase activity and contains an irregular catalytic motif from known DSPs. The PDZ domain of LSF1 alone forms dimers and can disrupt protein complexes with β-amylases that include LSF1. In the end, these results indicate LSF1 acts as an inactive, scaffold protein that associates with starch degradative enzymes at the granule surface of starch.
SEX4 activity is sensitive to oxidation, suggesting this phosphatase might undergo reversible oxidation like other mammalian DSPs. I show that SEX4 phosphatase activity can be modulated between reduced (active) and oxidized (inactive) states, and the endogenous SEX4 can exist in these forms. Oxidation of SEX4 promotes the formation of a disulfide linkage between the catalytic cysteine 198 (Cys198) and Cys130 within the phosphatase domain, and mutation of the latter residue renders SEX4 redox-impaired. Not only does this disulfide bridge protect Cys198 from irreversible oxidation, these data provide the first biochemical evidence for the redox-dependent structural switch that regulates SEX4 activity.
Altogether, these results expand our understanding of the protein biology of leaf starch degradation and provide new insights into manipulating the phosphorylation state of starch in planta for industrial applications.


identifier: Blanchard, D. L. (2007). Towards a community architecture (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2833

title: Towards a community architecture

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73

abstract: Thesis is in colour.

abstract: In the battle between science and environmental architecture, science has driven much of the design. The term sustainability currently refers to environmental sustainability . When applied to architecture, the concern for the environment has rendered architectural discourse into a collection of technology and engineering breakthroughs that have at its heart attempted to define what is truly sustainable. While the goal of sustainable living can be strengthened by innovations in high efficient glass, photo voltaic cells, efficiency, and advanced technology, most of these methods highlight our capacity to defy the environment around us from embracing the potential of what is already there. Much of the blame for this crisis, originates from the triumphs of the modern industrial age which initiated a dream of protecting ourselves from the elements. So much in fact that environmental architecture has become conditioned by our ability to defy nature with what is basically a collection of technological innovations; effectively constructing an environmental advocacy based on mechanical hardware and technical reports. Before architecture was defensive, it was resistant. The environment and its natural systems became the source of inspiration for traditional societies which sought order and cooperation, rather than oppositional rigidity. The notion of a symbiotic partnership highlighted the necessity of building with the land, its structures, and processes. A symbiotic relationship between building and nature is only possible if the building fights entropy like a natural system, combining the man-made with the environment. If the built environment is capable of cooperative flexibility rather than oppositional rigidity, then we sustain the environment, and the environment sustains us. The impetus of this MOP is the idea that much can be learned from the traditional relationship between architecture and ecology, between environment and response. And while our society is much different than that of the past, our built forms and infrastructure are as much as our environment today then what the natural expanses of land shaped for traditional societies of the past. What remains constant is the necessity for a cooperative relationship. If architecture is to once again establish a relationship with the environment, buildings need to be relevant and functional for the community that it serves. Energy efficient buildings alone that fail to interface with both the man-made and natural environment may suffer premature obsolescence and encourage major alteration or outright demolition and replacement.


identifier: Saklofske, D. H. (1970). Measurement of the direction of aggression via state and trait techniques (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18010

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

subject:
BF 575 A3 S33 1970 Microfilm
Aggressiveness (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-150.


identifier: Rigg, P. D. (1988). Romantic irony and reader-response in the poetry of Robert Browning (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11412

format:
vi, 362 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PR 4242 R63 R53 1988

subject: Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 - Criticism and interpretation

subject: Romanticism

subject: Reader-response criticism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 351-362.


identifier: McCann, K. E. (2007). The broken cafe (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1252

title: The broken cafe

format:
v, 39 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography:  p. 37-39

abstract: Includes a CD.

abstract: This thesis focuses on the development of a choreographic work entitled The Broken Cafe, as supported by research in nonverbal communication, physical theatre, creative movement, and theatrical production. Using a limited movement vocabulary and specific elements of dance and theatre, the 30-minute duet The Broken Cafe brings together choreographic research and performance with relevant scholarship in sociology, dance, and theatre to develop a unique movement language for the stage. Relying on the moving body as the primary means of communication, I explore the theme of friendship, through an interpersonal relationship, as shaped by the nuance of expressive human movement.


identifier: Mozaffari, M. (2014). Weak GPS Signal Acquisition Using Antenna Diversity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28677

subject:
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Acquisition
Weak signals
Acquisition time
Diversity

abstract:
GNSS Acquisition in fading and attenuated environments is challenging. In these
situations, additional processing gain is required. A common method is to extend
the coherent integration time. However, in weak signal situations, using only long
coherent integration is limited by navigation data bit transitions and receiver
oscillator instability. Using non-coherent and differentially coherent integration
mitigates the bit transition problem but has lower processing gain as compared to
coherent integration. Coherent, non-coherent and differentially coherent
combining methods are not effective in dense multipath fading situations where
the carrier-to-noise ratio (C/N0) varies significantly. Spatial antenna diversity
provides additional processing gain to overcome multipath fading since multiple
antennas detect signal components from independent fading channels. This
thesis evaluates equal gain combining of two independent antennas in a
standalone acquisition process. Traditionally acquisition has been evaluated at
the cell level, which considers only a single cell, but in this thesis acquisition is
assessed at the system level, where the complete acquisition process including
the entire search space is examined. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)
curves in both cell and system levels are presented and compared both
theoretically and using real data. Overall detection probability, probability of false
alarm and acquisition time are investigated in terms of the mean and variance
values. Optimal values for the integration time as well as combination of coherent
and non-coherent integration that minimizes the mean acquisition time are obtained. The theoretical analysis is compared with Monte Carlo simulations and
real GPS data results. Compared to a single antenna, smoother signal-to-noise
ratio (SNR) values which show the fading mitigation were observed by applying
diversity combining. Experimental results demonstrate the improvement of
detection probability, enhanced immunity against false alarms, and significant
reduction of the mean and variance of acquisition time in dense multipath
environments.


identifier: Platt, R. S. (1999). Signal properties of respiratory muscle electromyograms (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17438

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

subject:
QP121 .P4948 1999
Respiratory muscles
Electromyography
Signal processing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-132


identifier: Tsali, I. (2017). Land Ice Monitoring via GRACE and Satellite Altimetry in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26718

contributor:
Sideris, Michael George
Marshall, Shawn
Collins, Michael J
Yackel, John J.
Forsberg, Rene

subject:
Geodesy
Geodesy
Hydrology
Atmospheric Sciences
Remote Sensing

abstract:
The Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) was remarked as the third most significant contributor to the global sea level rise between 2003 and 2009, containing one third of the world’s freshwater as land ice (Gardner et al., 2011). Continuous monitoring of the long-term mass variability of the CAA is essential knowledge for gaining insight about their forthcoming impact due to climate change. The scope of this thesis is to determine independent mass balance estimates from GRACE gravity and ICESat laser altimetry data for both the Northern and the Southern Canadian Arctic (NCA; SCA), compare both estimates and assess them with respect to previous studies, while discussing the reasons of the potential discrepancies existing.

GRACE data are available as spherical harmonic coefficients (Level-2) express the gravity field and they are expanded up to a certain degree and order. This hampers the recovery of regional scale mass anomalies, which need knowledge of higher spatial detail. The proposed approach reconstructs spatial averaging basin functions that mask the glaciated areas of the NCA and SCA and fits GRACE-Stokes coefficients to isolate the ice-signal. This methodology has been applied to large river basins and ice sheets, however the present algorithm is applied for the first time to ice caps and glaciers. Due to the basins’ nature of signal leaking outside the basin, an estimate of the basin leakage error is accounted as well. High correlation in the Stokes coefficients of shorter wavelengths produces artificial noise which has to be filtered. Four different filters were tested and assessed with respect to geophysical signal attenuation they induced. The impact of the different filtering has been neglected for ice applications up to now, however this thesis highlights mass trends differences up to 8 Gt/yr. The GIA and hydrology reduced GRACE mass balance was -27.5 ± 4.1 Gt/yr for the NCA and -19.8 ± 2.5 Gt/yr for the SCA from 2003 to 2009. 5-year-intervals were estimated between 2003 and 2014 and accelerating mass losses of 50-55 Gt/yr for the NCA and 20-25 Gt/yr for the SCA were noticed. ICESat repeat tracks are not repeated exactly, while the elevation sampling is relatively sparse for glaciers, ICESat operated 2-3 times/yr. The ICESat mass changes derivation involved the retrieval of elevation changes by fitting elevations into boxes, and the conversion to volume changes using Ordinary Kriging and mass changes assuming a constant ice density. The GIA-free ICESat mass changes of -39.4 ± 10.4 Gt/yr for the NCA and -23.9 ± 6.1 Gt/yr for the SCA showed greater mass losses compared with GRACE in the same period. The potential causes are discussed analytically and justified sufficiently in this thesis.


identifier: Groft, L. L. (1999). Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in human malignant gliomas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17445

format:
xiii ; 125 leave, ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RM666 .M512 G76 1999
Metalloproteinases - Inhibitors
Gliomas--genetic aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-125


identifier: Harrison, M. E. (1980). The Heimler scale of social functioning in suicide prediction (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11307

subject:
HV 6545 H36 1980 Fiche
Suicide

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-139.


identifier: Pham, D. M. (2020). Modulation of TGFβ1-induced Fibroblast-to-Myofibroblast Transition in response to Prostaglandin E2 Production by  Human Rhinovirus-Infected Airway Epithelial Cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Leigh, Richard A.
Proud, David G.
Kelly, Margaret Mary
Giembycz, Mark A.

subject:
Prostaglandin E2
Fibrosis
Fibroblast
Myofibroblast
Airway Remodeling
Education--Health
Education--Sciences
Physiology

abstract: One of the cardinal features of asthma is the presence of airway remodeling, the structural changes that contribute to exaggerated narrowing of the airway. Fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition (FMT) is an airway remodeling phenomenon whereby fibroblasts develop phenotypic characteristics of myofibroblasts. This increase in myofibroblasts leads to the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins, leading to the thickening of the airway walls. Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFβ1) is highly expressed in asthmatics and is known to upregulate fibroblast alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression, a characteristic marker of myofibroblasts. Given that human rhinovirus (HRV) infections are postulated to be involved in the pathogenesis of airway remodeling in asthma, we originally hypothesized that human airway epithelial cells promoted TGFβ1-induced FMT based on α-SMA expression by secreting mediator(s) upon HRV infection. Interestingly, our data consistently demonstrated that supernatants from HRV-infected epithelial cells inhibited TGFβ1-induced α-SMA in fibroblasts compared to supernatants from non-infected epithelial cells. This led us to hypothesize that HRV-infected airway epithelial cells released PGE2 which acts via EP1-4 receptors on fibroblasts to suppress TGFβ1-induced α-SMA expression. Using an in vitro cell culture model, we confirmed HRV-infection of epithelial cells result in the upregulation of PGE2 and validated that PGE2 inhibits TGFβ1-induced α-SMA protein in fibroblasts. Furthermore, supernatants from epithelial cells treated with diclofenac, a non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitor, prior to HRV infection had reduced ability to inhibit TGFβ1-induced α-SMA expression in fibroblasts. Finally, we demonstrated that PGE2 acts on the fibroblast EP2 receptor to downregulate TGFβ1-induced FMT. In conclusion, our research findings may account for why healthy, non-asthmatic individuals are prevented from developing TGFβ1-induced FMT following repeated rhinovirus infections. This thesis instigates future investigation on whether well-characterized asthmatic cells behave differently to render it vulnerable to TGFβ1-induced FMT following rhinovirus infections.


identifier: Fothergill, P. H. (1987). Backcountry recreational development on Alberta's public lands (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20854

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

subject: GV 191.67 W5 F68 1987

subject: Wilderness areas - Alberta - Recreational use


identifier: Huculak, D. J. (2005). Back to the workforce (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5166

title: Back to the workforce

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-115


identifier: Hogue, K. W. (1990). Insurgency in Mexico: the war for independence, 1810-1821 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12340

format:
vii, 150 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 143-150.


identifier: Emara, J. S. (2014). Thermolysis Route for Accessing Amorphous Metal Sulfide Thin-Film Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28312

contributor:
Trudel, Simon
Berlinguette, Curtis Paul

subject:
Chemistry--Physical
Energy
Materials Science
hydrogen evolution reaction
Thin films
metal sulfide
thermolysis
amorphous
Catalyst

abstract: In this work, low temperature thermolysis of metal ethyl xanthates (M = Mo, Co, Fe, Ni) was used to prepare amorphous metal and mixed metal sulfide films on fluorine-doped tin oxide for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Films prepared by dip-coating showed optimal coverage, as monitored by scanning electron microscopy, using high precursor solution concentrations and slow/fast dip-coating retraction rates with low/high volatility solvents. X-ray diffraction confirmed that the films are amorphous. Direct preparation of the active form of amorphous molybdenum disulfide (a-MoS2), proven by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, was done, exhibiting electrochemical activity consonant with activated a-MoS2 in the literature. The addition of cobalt and iron to a-MoS2 at an optimal composition of 3:1 Mo:M showed a slight enhancement to current densities. Amorphous iron and cobalt showed activity toward the HER. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the presence of metal sulfide and metal oxide species or homogeneous metal oxysulfide species.


identifier: Grover, C. (1985). On the perception and production of non-terminal intonation in English and French (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18675

format:
xi, 94 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 83-89.


identifier: Weaver, B. L. (1977). Milton's idea of love and the process of redemption in Paradise Lost (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17240

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

subject:
PR 3562 W4 1977 Microfiche
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise Lost
Love in literature
Marriage in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-123.

abstract: The hypothesis on which this study will proceed is that Milton in Paradise Lost demonstrates as an integral part of Christian order that each fallen man nrust choose to love properly if he is to prove himself worthy of Christ's love and therefore of salvation. This "discipline" on which right choice must be based can be achieved only by imitation of the divine love which first created man and then provided a means of redemption for man after the Fall. Though the hypothesis seems obvious, recent scholarly books on Milton's idea of matrimony studied against the background of seventeenth-century Puritan ideas of marriage provide the occasion for this study. Milton's attitude to love and marriage has been the subject of some recent scholarship. Professor Halkett in his study Milton and the Idea of Matrimony has carefully defined the purposes of marriage as set out by the poet in both Paradise Lost and the divorce tracts. Both Professor Halkett and William Haller, writing in his Rise of Puritanism, have dealt with the characteristic roles which the marriage partners of an orthodox Puritan marriage were expected to play. These two scholars have also studied Milton's idea of matrimony against the contemporary Puritan view of marriage (with, it is true, somewhat different conclusions) and the idea that marriage may be redemptive is glanced at by Professor Halkett as one of the conclusions reached by his work. Irene Samuel, writing in Plato and Milton, has dealt with the Platonic elements in Milton's idea of love; and these elements have also been examined against the Renaissance idea of a Chain of Being, a graduated scale of nature representing all the fonns of creation from inanimate to celestial, by Professor Marilla and by D. C. Allen in two articles entitled ''Milton on Conjugal Love Among the Heavenly Angels" and "Love of the Angels" respectively. Another scholar, B. E. Gross, writing in an article called "Free Love and Free Will in Paradise Lost" has examined the thesis that a dominant theme of the epic is the difference between what he names 'true and false glory' or true heavenly love and human self-love. These scholarly treatments of topics related to the one which I propose are valuable in that they provide a background for the study of the process of redemption in Paradise Lost, specifically a study of that process in its relationship to the creative forces of both human and divine love. Though these works provide a framework and a starting point for this study, none of them emphasizes the modus operandi of love, "from centre to circumference" that Milton demonstrates in Paradise Lost, and none of them considers that love provides the means by which man develops "discipline" in his relationships with other human beings, particularly his marriage partner, as a means of being worthy of Christ's love which that "discipline" imitates.


identifier: Kopperud, T. J. (1989). The Lutheran Church of the Cross: an architectural design (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19267

format:
iv, 102 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
NA 4829 L8 K66 1989
Churches - Design - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-102.


identifier: Choi, M. (2019). Source Parameters and Tectonic Setting of the 2017 St. Elias Earthquake Sequence near the Southern Terminus of the Eastern Denali Fault, Northwestern Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Eaton, David W. S.
Enkelmann, Eva
Dettmer, Jan
Gilbert, Hersh J.

subject:
Eastern Denali Fault
St. Elias Mountains
Fairweather Region
St. Elias Earthquakes
Moment Tensors
Double-difference Relocation
Coulomb Stress
Northwestern Canada
Northern Cordillera
Geology
Geophysics

abstract: On May 1, 2017 two earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.3, respectively, occurred in proximity to the eastern Denali fault (EDF). These double mainshock events were followed by more than 2,700 aftershocks. Moment-tensor inversion of the mainshock signals shows that the initial event produced reverse slip on a steeply dipping fault with a NW-SE strike direction, while the second produced left-lateral strike-slip on a near-vertical fault with an E-W strike direction. A double-difference relocation method, coupled with clustering analysis, was applied to the aftershock distribution, confirming that seismicity was localized along two previously unmapped fault structures. Stress inversion indicates that the maximum principal stress axis is oriented almost perpendicular to the EDF, suggesting that the fault system is not well oriented for strike-slip in the contemporary stress field. Coulomb stress analysis indicates that the second event was likely triggered by the first one (static stress triggering), with a delay of about two hours. A generalized model is developed to explain the observations, wherein gravitational potential from the >4,000 m high Mount Fairweather, as well as strain partitioning along the plate boundary, produce a stress regime that extends inboard towards the EDF.


identifier: Munro, F. (2015). Observations in Lipid Membrane Systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27158

title: Observations in Lipid Membrane Systems

contributor:
Amrein, Matthias
Shi, Yan

subject: Biology--Cell Lipids Membrane Signaling

abstract: The plasma membrane is phase separated into a fluid (Ld) phase and a more ordered (Lo) phase. The latter exists as small “rafts” of specific lipid composition containing a host of signaling proteins.  Lipid raft theory links the aggregation of rafts to a signaling event.  In its current iteration, the theory is incomplete, as it does not explain how rafts form and how they aggregate and disperse again. These problems are addressed when the membrane is viewed as a critical system. Previous work using giant plasma membrane vesicles (GPMVs) used this framework to explain the dynamics of the rafts. We intended to show critical behavior as a factor for cell signaling. Critical behavior was not easily ascertained and further observations were made.  We found a heterogeneous population with respect to the behavior of the vesicles. We categorized these observations with respect to the appearance of the lipid membrane to characterize the phenomenon.


identifier: Wilson, T. W. (1984). Power for the powerless: an analysis of inmate and guard code (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21207

format:
x, 147 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HV 6089 W54 1986

subject: Prisoners - Attitudes

subject: Prisons - Officials and employees - Attitudes

subject: Control (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-136.


identifier: Wood, J. M. (1985). Sedimentology of the Late Cretaceous Judith River Formation, "Cathedral" area, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11958

format:
xiii, 215 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: QE 688 W66 1987

subject: Geology, Stratigraphic - Cretaceous

subject: Geology - Alberta - Dinosaur Provincial Park

subject: Geology - Alberta - Judith River Formation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 200-213.

abstract: Virtually continuous, three-dimensional exposure of the Late Cretaceous, Judith River Formation in "The Cathedral" area of the Dinosaur Provincial Park badlands provides a rare opportunity to analyse the sedimentological architecture of an ancient coastal plain succession. Four major lithofacies have been recognized in this 60 m thick sequence, namely: 1) an erosionally-based, 2.5-11 m thick, trough cross-bedded sandstone facies (TX); 2) large-scale inclined heterolithic strata (IHS) with original dips of 1-21°. This facies is 3-13 m thick and is comprised of decimetre-scale thick interbeds of either sandstone and mudstone , or intraformational conglomerate and sandstone; 3) a 1-5 m thick sandstone facies (IBS) with large-scale inclined bedding showing original dips of 1-200, and (4) a 0.1-12 m thick, massive shale facies (SH). The study sequence has been divided into six erosionally-based, coarse-to-fine rhythms. Three rhythms have the upward lithofacies sequence TX-IHS-SH, one has TX-IBS-SH, and another has IHS-SH. The sixth rhythm is incompletely preserved . Trough axes indicate unidirectional palaeoflow sub-parallel to the strike of associated IHS or IBS bedding planes. The coarse member of each rhythm (comprised of one or more of TX, IHS or IBS) is interpreted to be a product of iii the lateral migration of a single, fluvially-dominated, meandering channel. TX sequences are regarded as channel bottom and lower point bar deposits, and IHS and IBS sequences are interpreted to be products of contemporaneous point bar lateral accretion. SH sequences are considered to be floodplain deposits laid down during, or after, associated active-channel migration. Palaeochannel reconstructions suggest bankfull depths of 7 m to 25 m and widths of 56 m to over 120 m. An upper delta plain or distal alluvial plain physiographic setting is envisaged for these palaeochannels. Occasional marine influence in the palaeochannels, as suggested by previously reported fossil occurrences, is considered to have resulted from infrequent hydraulic backwater effects rather than daily tidal cycles. Heterolithic point bar sequences (IHS) were deposited under conditions of fluctuating discharge, whereas the sand-dominated point bar sequence (IBS) was laid down in a more steady, generally higher-energy hydrological regime. The spatial and temporal distribution of these different discharge regimes was probably controlled by the combined effects of autocyclic and tectonic mechanisms. Taphonomic modes of occurrence of vertebrate and plant fossils are readily explained in te~ms of the meandering channel models proposed. The first volcanic ash bed reported from Dinosaur Provincial Park strata was discovered during this study.


identifier: McFadzean, D. (1994). SIMBIOSYS: a class framework for biological simulations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18297

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

subject: QH 324.2 M33 1994

subject: Biological systems - Computer simulation

subject: Biological systems - Simulation methods

subject: Biology - Data processing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 117-122.


identifier: Sheehan, L. R. (2006). Destination management organizations: a stakeholder perspective (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1000

contributor:
Verbeke, Alain
Ritchie, J. R. Brent

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-150


identifier: Glass, L. (2017). The Role of Calcium in the Mechanism of Muscle Fatigue in Intact, Single Muscle Fibres of Mice at Physiological Temperature (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28320

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
MacIntosh, Brian
Syme, Doug
Millet, Guillaume

subject:
Animal Physiology
force
[Ca2+]m
Ca2+ sensitivity
submaximal repeated contractions
muscle fatigue

abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Ca2+ in the mechanism of fatigue during repeated submaximal contractions. Intact, mouse single muscle fibres were fatigued at 32C with intermittent submaximal stimulation until 40% of initial force. A force-[Ca2+]m relationship was determined prior to fatigue and during a 35 min recovery period. During fatigue, [Ca2+]m at 50% of maximum force (Ca50) increased significantly, demonstrating a decrease in Ca2+ sensitivity. Early in the period of intermittent contractions, Ca50 increased with an increase in [Ca2+]m followed by potentiation which was evident with a decrease in Ca50.  However, Ca2+ sensitivity was never better than in the control condition. Throughout fatigue, both [Ca2+]m and sensitivity played a role in decreasing force. By 5 min of recovery, Ca50 had recovered and was not significantly different from Ca50 before fatigue. These results show that both [Ca2+]m and sensitivity play a role in fatigue.


identifier: Benton, M. J. (1987). Ecology and bioenergetics of two ameletus (silphlonuridae: ephemeroptera) populations (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16788

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

subject:
QL 505.3 S5 B44 1988
Siphlonuridae - Ecology
Mayflies - Ecology
Bioenergetics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 173-190.


identifier: Gulbransen, K. A. (2004). Labour and delivery nurses' perceptions of barriers to assessing for pregnancy abuse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16471

publisher:
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-101

abstract: A psychometrically sound tool, Barriers to Abuse Assessment Tool (BAA I), was developed that identifies labour and delivery nurses' (LDN) perceptions of barriers to assessment. The primary purpose of this study was to explore relationships between LDNs characteristics and perceptions of barriers with their abuse assessment practices. The researcher found that not all of the factors identified as potential barriers to abuse assessment were associated with LDNs abuse assessment practices. However, the researcher revealed important factors that influence LDN abuse assessment. Fear of partner retaliation, ethical, personal, and knowledge barriers are statistically associated with LDNs' frequency of abuse assessment. LDNs recognize that abuse assessment is in the domain of their practice. However, the same LDNs are selective when assessing for abuse. LDNs need to be empowered to assess for abuse. In order for LDNs to be empowered, changes are needed in education, policy, and health care institutions to overcome these barriers.


identifier: Tran, H. T. (2005). The proteomic analysis of microcystin sensitive protein phosphatases from the higher plant arabidopsis thaliana (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/38

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 98-106
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Jaffer, T. M. (1984). A Preliminary investigation of carbon dioxide generation from carbonate rock - organic acid reactions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20602

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

subject:
TP 244 C1 J33 1986
Carbon dioxide
Rocks, Carbonate
Hydrocarbons
Acids, Organic

abstract: Bibliography: p. 68-70.


identifier: Taylor, B. R. (1985). A Comparison of decomposition of pine needles and aspen leaves (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22496

format:
xvi, 310 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 517 B5 T38 1986
Biodegradation
Plant-soil relationships
Forest litter - Biodegradation
Soil ecology
Aspen
Pine

abstract: Bibliography: p. 284-310.


identifier: Davison, J. (2007). The virtual planner: exploring public participation planning through internet-based virtual reality systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1138

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-79


identifier: Borisarnkhun, C. (2007). The design of sustainable housing for tsunami effected community during disaster recovery process (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1143

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 195-196
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Abedi Yarandy, T. (2022). Biochemical methane potential and methane oxidation potential of excavated waste residue from Calgary Biocell (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Biochemical Methane Potential and Methane Oxidation Potential of Excavated Waste Residue from Calgary Biocell

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Hettiaratchi, Joseph Patrick
Khoshnazar, Rahil
Chu, Angus

subject:
Landfill Bioreactor
Landfill Mining
BMP
Methane Oxidation
Carbon Offset
Engineering--Environmental

abstract:
The overall goal of this research is to determine the biological properties of the excavated waste residue (EWR) from the Calgary Biocell to evaluate overall environmental economic value of Biocell technology. Biochemical methane potential (BMP) and methane oxidation potential (MOP) of the EWR were evaluated to find the carbon offset of the Calgary Biocell project and potential application of EWR in future landfill biocovers. The EWR samples were collected from different locations within the Calgary Biocell and characterized. The composition of each EWR sample was determined, and the physical and chemical characteristics of the individual EWR samples were evaluated following standard methods. The BMP assays were conducted using a modified method for landfill BMP assay. A composite sample which was a mixture of all samples was prepared to represent the entire Biocell condition and was tested in triplicate to find the experimental errors. Twelve sets of laboratory batch experiments (three composite sample replicates, eight grab samples and one blank sample) were conducted using the biodegradable fraction of EWR to compare the CH4 generation potential (Lo), the rate of CH4 production (Rm) and the first-order rate coefficient (k) values of different locations. The results showed statistically significant differences between grab
samples obtained from deeper parts of the Biocell with an average Lo value of 8.28 mL CH4/g TS and grab samples obtained from shallower parts of the Biocell with an average Lo value of 18.21 mL CH4/g TS. Results showed that the waste in the deeper parts has gone through more degradation than the waste in shallower parts, thus having a lower CH4 generation potential. Also, the effect of EWR composition on Lo was found to be significant. EWR samples with a higher percentage of paper and cardboard in their composition demonstrated a higher Lo value. The MOP results of the EWR samples showed higher CH4 oxidation potential for samples from
deeper parts of the Biocell with the average Vmax as 0.76 mol/h/g compared with samples from the shallower parts with the average Vmax value of 0.47 mol/h/g which is 60% lower. Higher moisture content in the samples from the deeper parts of the Biocell could be the reason for having a higher CH4 oxidation potential. However, the CH4 oxidation potential of EWR was found to be less than typical materials being used as biocover. Although the application of EWR in landfill biocovers promote the circular economy, it is not as efficient as other biocover materials in terms of CH4 oxidation. Using the experimental Lo and k values obtained from the BMP assays, it is estimated that 42,754 m3 of CH4 will be emitted into the atmosphere from the Calgary Biocell within the next five years under the business-as-usual scenario. Considering the carbon tax in Alberta, the excavation of the Biocell and recovery of the EWR creates revenue of about $108,731 over the next 5 years.


identifier: Murray, S. E. (2008). "An eight-hour day or a big strike," the 1903 operative millers, nailers, packers, and loaders strike in the Minneapolis flour mills (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2286

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-131


identifier: Eubank, B. H. F. (2018). Development of a Clinical Pathway for Patients with Chronic Rotator Cuff Tears (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary

contributor:
Wiley, James Preston
Lafave, Mark R.
Mohtadi, Nicholas G. H.
Emery, John Charles Herbert

subject:
Education--Health
Health Care Management

abstract: Clinical care pathways can be described as evidence-based best practice care that set out all of the decisions and services involved in treating a condition, are widely accepted, and are highly utilized.  Clinical care pathways reduce unnecessary variations in patient care, improve quality of care, and reduce healthcare costs.  Quality improvements in healthcare, however, cannot be achieved through the development of a clinical care pathway alone.  In conjunction with the development of a clinical care pathway (i.e., the ideal pathway), the current pathway must be evaluated and compared to the ideal clinical care pathway in order to influence policy changes, identify and eliminate potential gaps in care, and to ensure equitable, seamless, and sustainable access to high-quality care for everyone. The purpose of this doctoral research, which comprises of a series of inter-related studies, was to execute the steps required to propose quality improvements in caring for patients presenting to the healthcare system with chronic rotator cuff tears.  Specifically, the research questions examines what gaps in quality of care exist in the current system based on a comparison of the ideal and current standards of care for patients presenting to the healthcare system with chronic rotator cuff tears.  Consequently, this thesis 1) reviewed the literature to provide context for chronic rotator cuff tears and to determine the need for a clinical care pathway; 2) proposed best practice care by establishing clinical consensus and patient flow algorithms for diagnosing and treating patients with rotator cuff pathology; 3) conducted further validity and reliability testing of two patient-reported outcome measures: the Rotator Cuff Quality-of-Life Index (RC-QOL) (Appendix A) and the Healthcare Access and Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (HAPSQ) (Appendix B); 4) evaluated the current quality of care for patients with chronic rotator cuff tears using the RC-QOL and the HAPSQ; 5) compared current and ideal standards of care to identify gaps in the current healthcare system; and 6) explored the business case for best practice clinical care for patients in Alberta.  Findings from this research demonstrated a need for healthcare reform for patients receiving care in the current system.


identifier: Tran, D. V. (2002). Processing of coupling between geomechanics deformation and reservoir flow in porous media (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21376

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 T736

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-106


identifier: Rowe, C. E. (2003). The Cunningham formation: a ramp to platform carbonate in the terminal proterozoic of the Cariboo Mountains, British Columbia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18431

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-121


identifier: Agnew, F. N. (1978). Surface mining and rehabilitation in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15702

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

subject: Strip mining - Environmental aspects - Alberta

subject: Mines and mineral resources - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-139.


identifier: Moodie, D. L. (1975). Federal and Provincial initiatives and conflicts in Arctic Quebec Inuit education, 1949-1972 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12682

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

relation: Additional Copy: E 99 E7 M633 1975A AINA Microfiche

subject:
E 99 E7 M633 1975 Microfiche
Eskimos - Education
Eskimos - Quebec (Province)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-122.


identifier: Khalil, N. A. (1979). Iterative solutions for axisymmetric structures with cutouts (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22097

format:
xxi, 217 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA 646 K52 1979 Microfiche
Structural engineering
Strains and stresses

abstract: Bibliography: p. 210-217.


identifier: Milton, A. E. (1973). The Teaching of morality as examined in the context of the moral philosophy of Russell Grice (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18456

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

subject:
LC 268 G7 M54 1973 Microfiche
Grice, Russell
Moral education

abstract: Bibliography: p. 129-131.


identifier: Shulman, I. D. (1998). The impact of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on the accommodative behaviour of marital partners (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14613

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

subject:
RC394 .A85 S58 1998
Attention-deficit disorder in adults.
Marriage - Psychological aspects
Adjustment (Psychology)
Interpersonal relations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-127


identifier: Zurawsky, A. (1973). The Need for added services as part of the adoption process: a survey of adoptive parents in the Calgary area (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16830

format:
<iii>, 58 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
Self-help groups
Social service
Adoption

abstract: Bibliography: p. 32-34.


identifier: Holyoak, L. T. (1993). The good red road: relations between native elders and non-native seekers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19699

format:
vii, 156 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: BP 605 N48 H64 1993

subject: New Age Movement

subject: Indians of North America - Alberta - Religion and mythology

subject: Indian philosophy - North America

subject: Spiritual life

subject: Indian aged - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 129-140.


identifier: Fiebig, L. (2009). A change in perception: a hermeneutical inquiry into the experiences of women who practice yoga and their perceived body image (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2746

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 142-153

abstract: This hermeneutic-phenomenological study explored the experiences of women who practice yoga and their perceived body image and self-esteem. Women in North America often struggle with body image issues because of the intense focus our society has on unrealistic beauty standards for women. Women's relationships with their bodies are complex and can be affected negatively by many different things. As such it was important to explore how yoga might affect women's perceptions of their bodies, and explore if yoga could be a positive influence in women's lives and their relationship with their bodies. The study found five themes (Experiencing a change in self-esteem and/or body image; Reflecting on the media's representation of the female body; Yoga as a way to balance life; Mind-body wholeness; and Formation and change in identity) and seventeen sub-themes which emerged from interviews that were conducted with five participants. Implications for counsellors are discussed.


identifier: Lamont, R. E. (2008). Molecular pathways in zebrafish vascular development (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2576

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 156-172
Some pages are in colour


identifier: Gibbard, M. R. (1994). Asymmetric equalization of the indoor radio channel (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19387

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

subject:
TK 6565 A6 G53 1994
Radio - Antennas
Cellular radio
Mobile communication systems
Signal processing - Digital techniques

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-116.


identifier: Stackhouse, M. R. (2017). Supervisor Unforgiveness in the Workplace: A Risk Protection Framework (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27937

contributor:
Falkenberg, Loren
Ogunfowora, Babatunde
Mourali, Mehdi
Weinhardt, Justin
Griep, Yannick
Bobocel, Ramona

subject:
Business Administration--Management
Sociology--Organizational
Psychology--Industrial
Transgression
Forgiveness
Unforgiveness
Leadership

abstract: Although there is growing interest in forgiveness in the workplace as a positive outcome for repairing workplace relationships, little is known about unforgiveness in response to workplace transgressions. This dissertation explores the conditions in which unforgiveness may be a functional response to a transgression. An exploratory qualitative study of supervisor narratives of subordinate transgressions systematically analyzed the nature of workplace unforgiveness, how it differs from forgiveness, and its functional value within the context of supervisor-subordinate relationships (Study 1). While forgiven narratives tended to minimize the offender’s role in the offense, unforgiven narratives tended to emphasize the negative consequences of the offense and portray the offense as diagnostic of moral flaws in the offender’s character. Additionally, in line with a risk protection view of unforgiveness, unforgiven narratives emphasized more rigorous behavioral safeguards to prevent the incident from reoccurring (e.g., changing policies, choosing not to assign future consequential tasks to the transgressor) compared to forgiven narratives. A quantitative critical incident study (Study 2) demonstrates that stronger supervisor unforgiveness post-transgression predicts greater use of task-based and relational exclusion as safeguards. This study further demonstrates that the positive links between supervisor unforgiveness and both types of exclusion safeguards are mediated by self-protection motives. Finally, an experimental study (Study 3) demonstrates that supervisors who express unforgiveness of a subordinate’s offense are viewed as more effective and less passive by third party observers compared to supervisors that forgive. The study also shows that supervisors who express unforgiveness engender reduced team member intentions to turnover from the team and improved team member satisfaction. Study 3 further demonstrates that these effects are mediated by the “doormat effect” – that is, compared to forgiving supervisors, unforgiving supervisors are less likely to be viewed as individuals who let others take advantage of them. Results are discussed in terms of the implications for future studies of workplace forgiveness and unforgiveness and the practical benefits of supervisor unforgiveness under certain circumstances.


identifier: Asif, M. (1991). Hydrodynamics of liquid fluidized beds including distributor effects (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22093

format:
xxxv, 318 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TC 171 A84 1991
Hydrodynamics
Fluidization

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-162.

abstract: One of the key factors influencing the hydrodynamics of two phase liquid fluidized beds is the liquid distributor which can cause severe flow non-uniformities making the modeling process extremely difficult. This is particularly true for liquid fluidized bed bioreactors which contain a low density solid phase in which biocatalyst is immobilized. The influence of important variables associated with the design of distributors was studied experimentally and theoretically with particular emphasis on characterizing the flow behaviour existing in the distributor region. In order to examine the important effect of the density of solid particles present in the liquid fluidized bed on the distributor region behaviour, particles of widely differing densities were used. For fluidized beds containing very low density particles (p s = 1.05 g/mL), undesirable dead zones were found to be responsible for distorting the hydrodynamics of the fluidized bed for poorly designed distributors. Detailed design information is given on the proper distributor design to avoid this dead-zone problem. In this case, the dispersion coefficients (D ac) for the bed region varied from 1.2 to 10.0 cm2 Is for liquid superficial velocities (U 0) ranging from 1.1 to 3.2 emfs. Secondly, stirring effects of high velocity orifice jets issuing forth from distributor holes caused an intense mixing in the distributor region of a fluidized bed with medium density particles (p s = 1.61 g/mL). For this case, a new and more realistic two-region CSTR-Dispersion model (i.e. the CD Model) was proposed which modeled the distributor region as a CSTR and the rest of the fluidized bed using the dispersion model. Here, the variation of liquid superficial velocity from 2.3 to 9.0 cm/s caused a variation of the axial dispersion coefficient in the bed region from 2.8 to 10.5 cm2 Is and the distributor region was found to vary from 0. 0 to 26. 0 cm in height. Thirdly, no distributor effects were observed in liquid fluidized beds containing high density solid particles (p s = 2.46 g/mL). Here, the dispersion model provided good prediction of the fluidized bed behaviour with the dispersion coefficient varying from 4.0 to 33.0 cm2/s for liquid superficial velocities ranging from 4.0 to 16.0 cm/s. Finally, the present study systematically examines the validity of the assumption of constant dispersion coefficient m carefully designed RTD experiments. Results prove conclusively that the dispersion model is valid only after tracer particles are exposed to the fluidized bed for a sufficiently long time. A quantitative criterion is proposed for the time constraint (r f) required for dispersion coefficients to reach the true values actually existing m the fluidized bed in a residence time distribution experiment.


identifier: Stelnicki, A. (2013). Understanding the Successful University Student: Constructing the Measure of Student Success (MOSS) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28576

subject:
Education--Higher
scale construction

abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to identify some of the more salient factors that contribute to university student success and to construct the Measure of Student Success (MOSS) as an alternative option to the instruments that are currently available to measure student success.  Two manuscripts are presented.  In the first, undergraduate participants at a Canadian university were recruited and asked to identify factors they believe contribute to their success while enrolled in an undergraduate program.  The second manuscript uses the results from the first and a review of the literature to create and pilot test a new scale to measure university student success based on GPA.  An exploratory factor analysis identified three primary factors (Future Perspectives, Student Well-Being, and Competency), with a number of subcomponents for each factor.  Overall, the preliminary results evaluating the MOSS are encouraging.  Finally, a model of university success is presented to assist in the conceptualization of the complex construct of student success.


identifier: Kay, D. W. (2018). A case study on leadership in a transnational landscape of practice (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31756

title: A Case Study on Leadership in a Transnational Landscape of Practice

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Lock, Jennifer V.
Brandon, Jim
Taylor, Maurice C.
Kenny, Natasha A.
Radford, K. Scott

subject: Education--Higher

abstract: The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the nature of leadership that emerged within a higher education-based community of practice engaged in the process of developing an interprofessional teaching and learning initiative between nursing and medical students.  The setting of this initiative was located in one country in the Arabian Gulf Region in the Middle East.  This study was situated in a unique setting as it involved a group of North American-based faculty and academic support staff members piloting an experiential teaching and learning experience within a transnational higher education context.  This study was set within a wider landscape where several North American-based universities had established transnational branch campuses in this particular country in the Arabian Gulf Region.  As such, it was the first identified study of its kind that had been conducted within this situated context. This study had an emphasis on investigating leadership representation within an interprofessional community of practice and the impact this had on the sustainability of the community throughout their first collective iteration of engagement and potentially beyond.  Qualitative data sources collected for this study included individual interviews, meeting observations, and field note documentation captured from community participants throughout the research period.  Data analysis followed a social anthropological approach that is aligned with the exploration and investigation of group processes and dynamics within an authentic working environment.  This single case study offered a conceptual rationale that situated the research context within a review of literature relating to leadership in the areas of transnational higher education, the scholarship of teaching and learning, communities of practice and situated learning.  Further positioning of this research offered a review of literature on community of practice systems conveners and distributed leadership.  These were two forms of organizational leadership in alignment with operational aspects of communities of practice in the situated context of this study.


identifier: Paxton-Watson, L. L. (1996). A prototype volunteer management database: rationale and development (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23233

format:
viii, 144 <4> leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
T 58.6 P39 1996
Management information systems
Information technology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 138-143.


identifier: Standeven, N. J. (2009). Waterfront (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2940

title: Waterfront

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-142

abstract: Thesis is in colour.

abstract: Vast and thinly occupied, massive but not dense, the horizontal Canadian metropolis has been shaped by waves of economic, social and political forces. The expansive growth of the modern city, built on complex systems of industrialization, rapidly accelerating transport and communication networks and a culture of consumption, has left indelible marks on the urban landscape. By the end of the 20th century the thorough reduction in industrial capacity of North American cities made apparent the actual cost of this landscape in the form of derelict waste landscapes and underused monofunctional infrastructure in and around the traditional city centre. Partially in reaction to this dispersed field or carpet of development, the relatively young form of practice refered to as landscape urbanism has emerged as a lens through which we can better conceptualize and design for the complex social, economic and environmental contexts of the post-industrial city. In an effort to explore the principles of this emerging mode of practice and how they could provide alternate and more balanced methods of urban development, this Master's Degree Project (MDP) investigates the convergence of landscape urbanism, architecture and infrastructural systems and their ability to shape the 21st century Canadian city. Ultimately a proposal for the redevelopment of a large swatch of derelict industrial land and underused space along Victoria's waterfront is presented as a way to test the theoretical background through a specific design praxis.


identifier: Syme, R. M. (1990). Meiotic segregation of chromosomes in sperm of two men heterozygous for Robertsonian translocation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22575

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

subject:
QH 605.3 S95 1990
Meiosis
Translocation (Genetics)

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 100-110.
offsite


identifier: Giles, K. (2016). Perspectives on Introversion and Engagement in the Adult ESL Classroom (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27320

contributor:
Kawalilak, Colleen
Dunn, William
Tweedie, Gregory
Groen, Janet
Roy, Sylvie

subject:
Education--Adult and Continuing
Education--Bilingual and Multicultural
Psychology--Personality
Introversion
engagement
Adult
ESL
Classroom
Perspectives
qualitative

abstract: Adult learners who display introverted tendencies in formal English as a Second Language (ESL) learning environments are a heterogeneous group whose unique needs have gone relatively unexplored in the field of education. Research indicates that ESL instructional strategies typically viewed as “best practices” in North America may not always be the best fit for adult learners who display introverted tendencies. In this qualitative study, the author used semi-structured interviews and reflective journals to explore the stories of introversion and engagement of 11 adult ESL learners drawn from two educational institutions in Alberta. Interview questions included definitions of introversion, effects of introversion on learning English, barriers faced in the ESL classroom, and strategies for overcoming these barriers. After coding and categorizing individual interviews, and compiling and synthesizing information from all data sources, analysis and interpretation of findings were organized into three themes: 1) complex, multiple perspectives of identity, 2) sources of learners’ struggles, and 3) meeting learners’ needs. Findings indicated that there are diverse understandings of the term introversion based on cultural contexts, and that adult ESL learners demonstrate engagement in a number of ways that do not always align to traditionally accepted instructional practices within North America. The author concludes that introversion is complex, multidimensional, and changeable and offers an alternative framework for understanding the multi-faceted topic of introversion. Recommendations for instructors, instructional/curriculum designers, and adult ESL learners are aimed at creating more inclusive classrooms through the avoidance of labeling. The study could impact the way educators engage with learners who display introverted tendencies in formal, adult education learning contexts by providing additional context regarding barriers faced by such learners as well as strategies for assisting with their unique learning needs.


identifier: Caron, M. (2007). Spring geochemistry: a tool for mineral exploration in the South Nahanni River Basin, NWT (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/834

contributor:
Ryan, M. Cathryn
Grasby, Stephen E.

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 136-152

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Geochemical data from over 200 springs within the remote 37,000 kms South Nahanni River Basin of the Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, were used to evaluate the economic mineral potential of the region which is proposed for a national park designation. Trace element analyses were evaluated using three different approaches (the sum of trace element concentrations as a percentage of total dissolved solids, identifying individual elevated trace elements, and the inverse use of the Ficklin Diagram). Two out of the three approaches detected the two known deposits of the area, Prairie Creek and Tungsten, but not with the same method in each case, indicating that a multi-pronged approach is best. The springs are elevated in trace elements in comparison to mineral deposit related waters around the world. Silica geothermometry determined the average depth of circulation of the springs to be 2.1 km in the warm or hot springs and ranging from 4. 7 km to less than 200 m for the entire dataset, indicative of the accessibility of the predicted mineralized zones. These simple statistical and graphing methods can identify mineralized zones quickly and efficiently in a largely under-explored area.


identifier: Gao, S. (2017). Compartmental Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Evolution, Replication and Infectivity  in vivo and ex vivo (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25378

contributor:
Coffin, Carla S
Lee, Samuel S.
Duan, Zhongping
Van Marle, Guido
van der Meer, Frank

subject: Bioinformatics

subject: Biology--Molecular

subject: Virology

subject: Biophysics--Medical

subject: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)

subject: Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB)

subject: mutation(s)

subject: nucleos/tide analogue (NA)

subject: Drug resistance

subject: lymphotropism

subject: quasispecies (QS)

subject: acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF)

abstract:
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is classically considered a hepatotropic virus, however, the presence of different HBV genomic molecules in lymphoid cells and tissues support its lymphotropic nature. Our previous studies showed that HBV evolved in a compartment- and disease phase-specific fashion. However, the effect of nucleos/tide analogue (NA) therapy on HBV evolution and replication in different compartments (i.e., liver, plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)) is unknown, as well as the replicative competence and infectious capacity of PBMC-derived HBV.
We hypothesize that HBV replicating in lymphoid cells is infectious, and the HBV evolves in PBMC and/or plasma in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients under the influence of NA therapy or host immune pressure (i.e., fulminant hepatitis B).
The study on HBV replication and genetic evolution in PBMC, liver and plasma of CHB patients under NA therapy revealed the HBV evolution varied between three compartments both before and after treatment. NA had little effect on HBV cccDNA level and persistence of mRNA in PBMC. The study on HBV genetic features in CHB carriers with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) revealed the frequent immune escape mutations with clusters of surface gene variants possibly associated with development of fulminant hepatitis B. Mitogen stimulation in PBMC of CHB patients revealed presence of replicating HBV, which can be upregulated in PBMC and exhibited infectious capacity to HepaRG cells in vitro.
In summary, our data suggests potent NAs have little effect on HBV cccDNA in liver and PBMC, which highlights the need for continued suppressive antiviral therapy. The HBV evolution varied between different compartments in CHB patients under NA therapy. Distinct variants in HBV surface gene were found to be associated with HBV fulminant hepatitis. Moreover, HBV residing in lymphoid cells is increased after mitogen stimulation of PBMC and infectious to a hepatocyte cell line. The study furthers our understanding of HBV lymphotropism, role on viral persistence and the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B.


identifier: Piitz, J. A. (2012). Investigating Protective Factors for Victims of Cyberbullying (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26633

subject:
Educational Psychology
Cyberbullying
Protective Factors
adolescents

abstract: This study is the first to investigate personal, psychological, and school-based outcomes associated with cyberbullying victimization.  Furthermore, this study investigated social and personal factors (i.e., perceived social support and developmental assets) that moderate the relationship between victimization and negative outcomes (i.e., self-esteem, life satisfaction, school connectedness).  The sample consisted of 165 Canadian adolescents aged 12 to 18 years.  The prevalence of cyberbullying victimization was 28.5% (n = 47), with males reporting higher rates of victimization than females.  Results suggest that victimization was significantly negatively associated with all outcomes under investigation.  Although perceived social support did not moderate the relationship between victimization and negative outcomes, developmental assets were found to moderate the relationship between victimization and self-esteem.  Findings suggest that online aggression continues to be a prominent issue in today’s society and the assessment of and prevention and intervention initiatives for cyberbullying need to consider factors that protect adolescents.


identifier: Wong, R. P. (1998). Electrochemical behaviour of quaternary pyridinium compounds and their interaction with electrode surfaces (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22860

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

subject:
TA467 .W66 1998
Steel - Corrosion
Corrosion and anti-corrosives
Pipelines - Corrosion

abstract: Bibligraphy: p. 120-124


identifier: Vogt, R. A. (2008). The threat of biologically-inspired self-stopping worms (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2142

contributor:
Aycock, John
Jacobson, Michael John

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 160-169
some pages are in colour


identifier: Summerer, S. M. (1996). A study of fungal polyketide gene expression and isolation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20433

format:
xx, 309 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 752 P65 S86 1996
Polyketides
Gene expression

abstract: Bibliography: p. 264-274.


identifier: Thomas, R. M. (2016). Pure Immanence (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27484

title: Pure Immanence

contributor:
Leblanc, Dr. Jean Rene
Eiserman, Dr. Jennifer
Goopy, Dr. Suzanne

subject:
Fine Arts
Education--Art
Education--Philosophy of
Philosophy
Anthropology--Cultural
Economics--Theory
History--Canadian
Mental Health
Chemistry--Organic
Art
Mental Illness
Bio-art
Bio-technology
Theory

abstract:
This support paper will explore the medical, societal and personal implications derived from the compulsion of self-mutilation. It is studied through research creation in the form of sculpture, photographs, videos and bio-art. Three bodies of work will be discussed, beginning with a critique of medical objectification and concluding on the subjective experience of psychic and physical pain. Experiencing bodies on display, however metaphorical, has the power to elicit emotional responses from a viewer. By interacting with the aforementioned three bodies of work in their various settings, social constructions are questioned and given context, taboo subjects are dissected and most importantly works may elicit an emotional response in the form of empathy in the viewer.
Keywords: Research creation, pure immanence, self-mutilation, mental illness, stigma, medicalization, public sphere, private sphere, pain theory.


identifier: Boisvert, F. (2000). Characterisation of the composition and the dynamic properties of PML nuclear bodies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20353

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

subject:
QR372 .O6 B65 2000
Carcinogens - Molecular aspects
Leukemia - Molecular aspects
Nucleoproteins
Cell nuclei

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-107.


identifier: Coulter, K. (2000). The efficiency and equity of a substitution of an Alberta sales tax for the provincial income tax (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14265

format:
xi, 202 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HJ5715 .C22 A33 2000
Sales tax - Alberta
Income tax - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 122-126.


identifier: Stein, J. A. (2020). Neural correlates of adolescent mindfulness, working memory, and internalizing symptoms (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Neural Correlates of Adolescent Mindfulness, Working Memory, and Internalizing Symptoms

contributor:
Kopala-Sibley, Daniel C.
MacMaster, Frank P.
Bray, Signe L.
Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne

subject:
Mindfulness
Internalizing Symptoms
Working Memory
Adolescents
fMRI
Neuroscience
Psychology--Cognitive

abstract: The central aim of this thesis was to investigate behavioural and neural associations between dispositional mindfulness, working memory, and internalizing symptoms in adolescents. One hundred and thirty-one adolescents, aged 11-18 (M = 13.76, SD = 1.65), who had a parent with a history of mood or anxiety disorders completed measures of dispositional mindfulness, internalizing symptoms, and working memory, including a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) N-Back task. Hierarchal regressions and correlation analyses were performed. The blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal was contrasted between 2-back versus 0-back conditions and a small volume correction was computed in the dorsolateral and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC, vlPFC) and the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Controlling for neuroticism, sex, and mindfulness experience, higher adolescent dispositional mindfulness, including higher self-acceptance and the interaction between attention and awareness and nonreactivity, related to fewer internalizing symptoms. Endorsement of attention and awareness was associated with better 2-back efficiency, except when controlling for mindfulness experience. Internalizing symptoms related to slower reaction time, controlling for sex. Significantly less BOLD signal in the right vlPFC was observed in adolescents with higher attention and awareness scores when controlling for mindfulness experience. Self-acceptance and nonreactive observing (attention and awareness x nonreactivity) may be unique components of mindfulness that have implications for adolescent internalizing symptoms. Adolescents with higher attention and awareness may require less cognitive effort when performing working memory tasks. Learning to be mindful on a daily basis may be beneficial for adolescent cognition and emotional well-being.


identifier: McWatters, D. L. (1972). Mexico's early national historians and the origins of the revolution for independence (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14261

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

subject: F 1225 A2 M26 1972

subject: Historians, Mexican

subject: Mexico - History - Wars of Independence, 1810-1821

subject: Mexico - Historiography

abstract: Bibliography: p. 168-178.


identifier: Kilpatrick, I. F. (1988). An Analysis of educational change in Alberta from the Worth Commission 1972 to the Secondary Education Review 1987 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21158

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

subject:
LC 91.2 A4 K54 1988
Education and state - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p.192-204.


identifier: Matyjanka, O. (2021). Navigating the transition to postsecondary studies: exploring the relationships between perceived stress, coping styles and academic self-efficacy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Navigating the Transition to Postsecondary Studies: Exploring the Relationships Between Perceived Stress, Coping Styles and Academic Self-Efficacy

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Schroeder, Meadow
Climie, Emma
Jacobsen, Michele

subject: Transition, Postsecondary, Students, Perceived Stress, Coping Style, Academic Self-Efficacy

subject: Transition

subject: Postsecondary

subject: Students

subject: Perceived Stress

subject: Coping Style

subject: Academic Self-Efficacy

subject: Educational Psychology

abstract: The transition to postsecondary studies is a time of newfound independence and responsibility for students. This period of self-discovery and personal growth can also be challenging; some students experience increased stress due to financial constraints, forming new social relationships, moving away from home and increased pressure to perform well academically. Because recent studies have found that postsecondary students are experiencing heightened levels of stress, the aim of the current study was to identify interpersonal factors that could attenuate student stress during the transition to postsecondary studies. It investigated the relationships between perceived stress, coping styles and academic self-efficacy. Additionally, gender differences were explored across the study variables. A sample of 324 students in their first year of university completed measures of perceived stress, coping, and academic self-efficacy. A multiple regression found that coping styles (task-, emotion-, and avoidance-oriented coping) and academic self-efficacy were significant predictors of first-year postsecondary students perceived stress, accounting for 47% of the variance in the model. Specifically, students high in academic self-efficacy, who utilized task- or avoidance-oriented coping experienced decreased stress. Conversely, students who utilized emotion-oriented coping experienced increased stress. Although, there were gender differences in students self-reporting across the measures, these differences were not statistically significant. As a result, gender did not influence the relationships between students’ perceived stress, coping styles and academic self-efficacy. Taken altogether, these findings suggest that building academic self-efficacy is an important resource for students as it leads to decreased perceived stress, and that both task- and avoidance-oriented coping can be effective coping styles in certain situations for managing stress.


identifier: Chen, P. (2001). Bearing condition monitoring and fault diagnosis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23398

format:
ix, 133 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2000 C44

abstract: Bibliography: p. 122-133.


identifier: Brown, P. A. (2008). An exploration of how women lead in a higher education setting when assumptions of the organizational culture are challenged by globalization (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2045

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 232-248
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: de Oliveira e Silva, R. A. (2020). Exploring Personalized Route Recommendation Based on Travel Behaviors of Historical GPS Trajectories (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Wang, Xin
Stefanakis, Emmanuel
Liang, Steve H. L.

subject: GPS trajectories

subject: Personalized travel route recommendation

subject: Random walk with restart

subject: Temporal dependency

subject: Sociology--Transportation

subject: Computer Science

abstract: The most popular navigation applications and services optimize routes based on either distance or time, disregarding drivers’ preferences when suggesting routes. Various unknown circumstances may affect users’ travel behaviors between two locations on the road network, hence it is complicated to provide satisfactory personalized route recommendations. In this thesis, it is believed that users’ travel behaviors are implicitly reflected and can be learned from their historical Global Positioning System (GPS) trajectories. The Behavior-based Route Recommendation (BR²) method is proposed to compute personalized routes based exclusively on users’ travel preferences. The concepts of appearance and transition behaviors are defined to describe users’ travel behaviors. The behaviors are extracted from users’ past travels and the missing behaviors, of locations not yet visited, are estimated with the Optimized Random Walk with Restart technique. Furthermore, the temporal dependency of travel behaviors is considered by constructing a time difference interval histogram. A behavior graph is generated to allow the maximum probability route computation with the shortest path algorithm, resulting in the most likely route to be taken by a user. Experiments conducted on two real GPS trajectory data sets demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed method. In addition, a web-based geographic information system (GIS) application is designed and implemented to demonstrate differences in route recommendation when time, distance, or users’ preferences are considered, besides providing insight about users' movement through data visualization of their spatial and temporal coverage.


identifier: Gardiner, M. E. (1987). Social classes and cultural contradictions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13948

format:
vi, 201 leaves : 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HX 39.5 G355 1988
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883
Communism and society
Social classes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 193-201.


identifier: Powers, J. L. (2007). Doses to patients from computed tomography (CT) examination (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/865

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-132


identifier: Hoyne, W. E. (2000). Three dimensional flow and transport modelling of a trench and gate system in a low permeability till (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13600

format:
x, 154 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TD427 .H93 H69 2000A
Groundwater - Purification
Bioremediation - Alberta
Hydrogeology - Alberta
Groundwater--pollution--prevention
Groundwater flow - Simulation methods

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-116.


identifier: Lee, T. (2007). Evaluating the contribution of citizen participation in research to understand wildlife movement across highway 3 in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/859

format:
ix, 136 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 113-125
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Read, L. E. (1981). A Descriptive analysis of student behavior in secondary physical education (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22130

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

subject:
GV 342 R425 1983
Physical education and training

abstract: Bibliography: p. 38-42.


identifier: Hechtenthal, S. D. (2007). Sibling species and secondary contact: habitat use by regionally sympatric alder (empidonax alnornum) and willow flycatchers (e. trallii) in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/971

format:
xiii, 151 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-144


identifier: Young, J. E. (1993). Validation of teacher designation of risk to dropping out and causal paths of risk factors and values for junior high students (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11768

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

subject:
LC 142 Y68 1993
Dropout behavior, Prediction of
Dropouts
Junior high school students - Attitudes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-101.


identifier: Jones, C. (2009). A fork in the road: explorations in industrial design and material culture in the 21st century (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3305

format:
ix, 120 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 71-73

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Missing partial copyright licence form and signature page.

abstract: No supervisor name available.


identifier: Ikeda, J. Y. (1971). Struggle over decision-making power at Simon Fraser University, 1965-1968 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22802

format:
163 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LE 3 S82 I42 1971 Microfilm

subject: Simon Fraser University - Administration

subject: Student participation in administration

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-160.


identifier: Butler, E. (2011). Mapping the chasm-tropomyosin binding interface using hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4206

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 84-92
Many pages are in colour.


identifier: Hughes, D. J. (1992). A Cost comparison of placement outcomes of treatment foster family care to residential care (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21227

format:
viii, 92 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 862 H84 1992
Foster home care
Children - Institutional care

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-80.


identifier: Rawal, S. (2011). Understanding software evolution through patch review and degree of scattering of changes in mozilla project (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4497

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 85-92.
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Gichuyia, M. K. (2016). Kenya's Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Framework Governing the National Oil Corporation of Kenya: Transferable Lessons from Norway (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26697

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Lucas, Alastair Richard
Ingelson, Allan Edward
Grogaard, Birgitte

subject: Law National Oil Company Corporation Kenya

abstract:
Kenya’s discovery of oil and gas resources in 2012 has flung the upstream petroleum sector into the limelight. The state owned National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK), whose mandate includes operating in the upstream sector, is expected to play a significant role in supporting government’s efforts to develop the upstream petroleum sector and in extension impacting Kenya’s overall economic development.

This thesis looks into NOCK’s governance. It compares its governance with that of Statoil – Norway’s National Oil Company. Statoil has significantly contributed to Norway’s petroleum resource development and economic welfare. This thesis therefore makes proposals for legislative review in order to incorporate good governance principles in statutes that regulate NOCK. It is expected that by so doing, NOCK will have a better chance of succeeding in its role as government’s agent for developing the upstream petroleum sector; in a manner that supports the country’s overall economic development.


identifier: Mahmoodi Takaghaj, S. (2011). Neural-adaptive control of coker-off boilers in the heavy-oil industry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4673

contributor:
Macnab, Chris
Westwick, David

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 91-96
A couple of pages are in colour.


identifier: Gordon, R. C. (1980). Picturing subjects (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19873

title: Picturing subjects

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

subject:
N 66 G65 1980 Fiche
Art - Philosophy
Aesthetics
Beardsley, Monroe C.
Goodman, Nelson
Symbolism in art

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-95.