identifier: Britt, B. B. (1993). Pneumatic postcranial bones in dinosaurs and other archosaurs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12190

format:
xvii, 383 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QE 862 D5 B74 1993a
Dinosaurs
Bones - Analysis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 290-317

abstract:
Among amniotes, pneumatic postcranial bones are shared by Aves, Theropoda, Sauropoda, and Pterosauria. Comparison of pneumatic characters in the vertebrae of birds and non-avian dinosaurs demonstrates that the Theropoda and the Sauropoda had pneumatic vertebrae and ribs. Pneumatic bones of the extinct taxa were invaded by diverticula of an air sac system homologous with that of birds.

The nature and extent of pneumatic features in the vertebrae were studied with the aid of cut sections, standard x-rays, and computed tomography. Two types of dinosaurian pneumatic vertebrae are recognized based on internal structure: 1) simple (camerate), with relatively large, open chambers or fossae, as in Syntarsus, Torvosaurus, Saurornitholestes, and Barapasaurus; and 2) complex (camellate), with supernumerary, interconnected chambers as in Tyrannosauridae, Ornithomimidae, Aves, and Pterosauria. Among the Theropoda complex vertebrae are restricted almost exclusively to Tetanurae, suggesting that this is an apomorphic character state for that  taxon. Pterosaurs, sauropods, and theropods share with birds dorsoventrally widelyseparated articular facets on the ribs.

Pneumatization significantly reduced the mass of dinosaur vertebrae. The location of diverticula tracks and foramina in some non-avian tetanuran theropods suggests that the air-sac system played a role in thermoregulation, as in extant birds. Pneumatic characters are of major taxonomic and phyletic significance because they can be used to test phyletic hypotheses based on other character suites, as well as to diagnose taxa. It is demonstrated that segnosaur vertebrae were pneumatic and of the complex type. These characters, along with non-pneumatic characters, indicate the enigmatic segnosaurs are tetanuran theropods. The distribution of pneumatic characters suggests that Pterosauria, Theropoda, and Sauropoda share a close common ancestry. Pneumatic postcranial bones indistinguishable from those of theropods are present in Archaeopteryx. Therefore, postcranial pneumaticity in birds is not an adaptation but an exaptation to flight. Pneumatic para-axial postcranial bones are found only in pterosaurs and birds, indicating that they are an adaptation to flight.


identifier: Harwood, C. (1990). Promoting cognitive change in students with EMH	: the effects of short term mediational instructio (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12017

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xi, 155 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: Alberta - Calgary - Schools. Public - Students - Special Education

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 118-137.
offsite


identifier: Betancur Cano, A F. (2021). Impact of Non-Condensable Gases on the Performance of Flow Control Devices (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Shor, Roman
Aguilera;  Yarranton, Roberto; Harvey

subject: Flow control devices (FCDs); Non Condensable Gases (NCG)

subject: Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: Co-injection of non-condensable gas (NCG) reduces heat losses to the overburden and, consequently, improves the energy efficiency and steam-to-oil ratio of SAGD. Some authors have shown the benefits of this technique, while others have documented a damaging effect on steam chamber growth and lower oil recovery. Nowadays, many of the wells where NCG is injected are completed with flow control devices (FCDs). Consequently, an understanding on how the injected gas affects the performance of FCDs is needed. This work analyzed 1925 points from nine experimental data sets covering a range of flow conditions to evaluate how NCG impacts the relationship between the flow rate and pressure drop when flow through several FCDs with different internal architectures. The fluids in the experiments include oil, water, water vapor (steam), and nitrogen. The outcomes of the research is a highly accurate predictive model for the pressure drop with coefficients of determination that are at least 95%. The results show that nitrogen reduces the gas blocking capacity of the FCDs harming their performance. The model's results were extrapolated to calculate FCD tables, which can be used in a thermal reservoir simulation model to examine the impact of NCG on process performance.


identifier: Grono, E. (2014). Using auroral streamers to remote sense radial transport in the nightside magnetosphere (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28615

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Physics
Electricity and Magnetism
Fluid and Plasma
Space Physics
Magnetosphere
Aurora
Plasma
Northern Lights
Bursty bulk flow
Streamers
Auroral imaging

abstract: Using one year of ground-based Meridian Scanning Photometer (MSP) data, a survey of auroral streamers was carried out.  Streamers are understood to be signatures of bursty bulk flows (BBFs) in the central plasma sheet (CPS) which are responsible for the majority of Earthward energy, plasma, and magnetic flux transport in the magnetosphere [Zesta et al., 2000; Angelopoulos et al., 1994].  The primary objective of this project was to study the large-scale behaviour and statistics of BBFs in a fundamentally new way, using streamers.  Superposed epoch keograms were created and distinct trends were observed coinciding with the appearance of streamers in both the 486 and 558 nm MSP data.  A distribution of streamer penetration depths was created to investigate how frequently BBFs reach the inner magnetosphere.  Using the 1989 Tsyganenko magnetosphere model, these events were traced to the CPS to approximate their speed and trajectories.


identifier: Wall, R. J. (1966). Portrait of the artist as a young critic: a study of the critical writings of Jame Joyce, 1896-1904 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17000

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

subject:
PR 6019 O9 Z95 1966 Microfilm
Joyce, James, 1882-1941

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-122.


identifier: Kang, S. (2019). The Role of Empagliflozin in Cardiac Fibroblast-Mediated Extracellular Matrix Remodeling (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Fedak, Paul
Duff, Henry J.
Tibbles, Lee Anne

subject:
Fibroblast
Medicine and Surgery

abstract: Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has shown remarkable reductions in cardiovascular mortality and heart failure admissions (EMPA-REG OUTCOME). However, the mechanism underlying the heart failure protective effects of empagliflozin remains largely unknown. Cardiac fibroblasts play an integral role in the progression of structural cardiac remodelling and heart failure, in part, by regulating extracellular matrix (ECM) homeostasis. Thus, in this study we sought to determine if empagliflozin has a direct effect on human cardiac fibroblast-mediated ECM remodelling. Empagliflozin attenuated myofibroblast activation as determined by collagen gel contraction and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) characterization. Examination with confocal microscopy revealed cell morphology indicative of a quiescent phenotype and an attenuation of local ECM remodelling by these fibroblasts in response to empagliflozin. Furthermore, gene expression profiling indicated suppression of critical pro-fibrotic markers by empagliflozin. Taken together, we provide critical insights into the profound clinical benefits of empagliflozin on cardiac failure and mortality.


identifier: Leswick, N. (2003). Municipal-provincial fiscal balances in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13198

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-78


identifier: Tiwary, R. (2008). Effects of shear rate and time on deposition from wax-solvent mixtures under turbulent flow (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2112

format:
xvii, 135 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-121


identifier: Haddadi, S. (2013). Nitric Oxide Mediated Antiviral Response in Avian Cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27106

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Veterinary Science
Virology
Immunology
infectious laryngotracheitis virus
lipopolysaccharide
nitric oxide
TLR4

abstract: LPS activates TLR4 signaling pathway eliciting antiviral host responses in mammals although information on such responses in avian species is scarce. Objectives of the work described in the thesis were to 1. characterize the LPS induced expression of LPS receptors and NO in two avian cell lines, LMH and MQ-NCSU, and 2. observe whether NO can elicit antiviral response against ILTV replication. We found that LPS was capable of inducing the expression of TLR4, CD14 and NO production only in MQ-NCSU cells. We also showed that TLR4 mediated NO production in MQ-NCSU cells confers antiviral response against ILTV in susceptible LMH cells. Using a selective inhibitor of inducible NO synthase and a NO donor as a source of NO, we confirmed that this effect is positively correlated with NO. Our data showed that LPS can be a potential innate immune stimulant that can be used against ILTV infection in chickens.


identifier: Brito, R. (2011). Station as a destination: conceptualization of a new form of Calgary lrt station (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4255

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 122-123
Thesis is in colour.


identifier: Xu, M. (2016). A Contextual Examination of Maimonides's Attitudes Towards Women (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24680

subject:
Religion
Religion--History of
Judaism
Law
Women
Philosophy
Ethics

abstract: This thesis explores Maimonides’s attitudes towards women. The thesis focuses on Maimonides’s philosophical treatise, his medical works, and his works concerning ethics. An accurate and more comprehensive analysis of Maimonides’s position on women is the primary objective of this thesis. In the end, this thesis demonstrates that Maimonides’s attitudes towards women can be best understood within the contexts of the respective works in which they appear and with an awareness of their historical setting.


identifier: Shunnar, T. (2011). Detecting fraudulent activities in land record systems: an application of data mining (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4477

format:
xii, 167 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 148-153

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

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


identifier: Grimes, K. H. (2000). Guereza dietary and behavioural patterns at the Entebbe botanical gardens (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15864

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

subject:
QL737 .P93 G75 2000
Colobine monkeys - Feeding and feeds
Colobine monkeys - Behavior

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-133


identifier: Patterson, D. M. (1997). Measuring attitudes regarding mobility and urban form in Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18576

format:
xii, 234 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HE148 .P48 1997

subject: Urban transportation - Economic aspects

subject: City planning

subject: Cities and towns - Growth - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 159-165.


identifier: Krishnappan, B. G. (1968). The Fluid flow through an oscillating flapper valve (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15552

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

subject:
TA 357 K75 1968 Microfilm
Fluid dynamics
Valves

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-76.


identifier: Dunlap, M. A. (2013). Science Caching: Applying Geocaching to Mobile Citizen Science (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27715

contributor:
Greenberg, Saul
Tang, Anthony

subject:
Computer Science
Computer Science
Environmental Sciences

abstract: Citizen science occurs in part when scientists work with volunteers to collect science data in particular field locations. The benefit is that citizen science eases and lessens the cost of collecting such information. Yet it has a variety of known problems. This document focuses on four specific citizen science problems concerning difficulties in data collection, data validation, volunteer training and volunteer coordination. The thesis is that these problems can be mitigated by applying aspects from another thriving location-based activity: the geocaching treasure hunt as enabled by mobile devices. Citizen science can exploit geocaching’s location-based design, its use of physical objects, and its user maintained content. To explore and critique this thesis, a prototype mobile system called Science Caching was developed, along with various scenarios that describe how it addresses issues in collection, validation, training and coordination. The system and scenarios – which serve as a working sketch – were shown to citizen science experts via an interview-based design critique. In particular, they provided feedback on the choice of the problems addressed by the system, the approach to the problems as realized by Science Caching, how those approaches could be extended, and what other areas in citizen science they could be applied to. The results were analyzed via affinity diagramming, which uncovered various overarching themes. Generally, the combination of geocaching and mobility was received quite positively, where participants indicated various areas where it would be applicable. Problems and improvements were also suggested, giving insight into future iterations of the method and the system.


identifier: El-Rahman, M. M. (1989). Fracture in generalized stress states (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15265

title: Fracture in generalized stress states

format:
xxi, 304 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA 409 A33 1989
Fracture mechanics
Brittleness

abstract: Bibliography: p. 259-272.

abstract: There are three basic parameters that control the fracture behaviour of a structure: loading of the structure, its resistance to crack initiation and growth, and its resistance to collapse. The last two items are sensitive to the shape and size of defects in the material. Accordingly, this also will affect the load-bearing capacity and service performance of structural elements. Therefore, in order to have plausible criteria for failure assessment one needs information about the applied load, the relevant material properties and defect shapes and sizes. In this dissertation two complementary avenues of approach are employed to give some insight about the effect of loading and defects on the phenomenon of fracture in brittle materials. In the first the stress concentrations resulting from the presence of voids in the medium are studied. In the second, the energy accompanying the extension of these flaws is examined. At the end, these two types of investigation have been correlated to provide a simple theory for fracture of brittle materials under different states of stress, including compression. A particularly versatile analytical technique that accounts for geometric and triaxial effects has been developed to determine the stress and energy variations introduced by the presence of a triaxial ellipsoidal cavity subjected to stresses parallel to its axes. The triaxial void is allowed to increas in size to incorporate the energy-balance concept into the fracture mechanics formulation. The details of the solution are presented. A verification procedure is established to assess the validity of the solution. The results obtained from this procedure substantiate the generality, flexibility, and physical soundness of the present approach. In addition, drawbacks and limitations of other analyses in the literature for special cases are discussed using the developed solution. Several examples are also offered to show how the present analysis can be applied to examine the growth of a predominant defect and to characterize material behaviour. A computer program has been developed to perform all the necessary computations. The influence of various parameters such as the state of applied stress, the cavity shapes and sizes and the 3-D analysis versus 2-D analysis were investigated. The apparent paradox of material fracture behaviour depending on the applied states of stress is interpreted using the proposed theory. An examination of crack extension behaviour under different states of applied stresses is presented. Interaction diagrams in biaxial and triaxial states of stress predicted using the present theory compare favorably with strength diagrams developed by other investigators from experimental data. It is suggested that the method of analysis presented here and the developed computer program will have a wide range of application in the area of fracture. It is hoped that by studying the behaviour of triaxial voids of different shapes and sizes under different states of stress, a rational picture of failure criteria can be built up.


identifier: Sharpe, H. (2008). Women living positively with chronic pain: a qualitative analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2104

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 159-174


identifier: Chin, B. C. (1996). Adaptation of the muscularis popria to massive intestinal resection (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21802

format:
xxii, 208 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 156 C55 1996
Intestine, Large - Surgery
Intestinal absorption

abstract: Bibliography: p. 186-196.


identifier: Birch-Gentles, S. Y. (1971). Children's comprehension of contours via the audio-tutorial method of instruction (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16016

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

subject: GA 151 B55 1971 Microfilm

subject: Maps

subject: Teaching - Aids and devices

subject: Geography - Study and teaching (Elementary)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 30-33.


identifier: Thawani, P. T. (1978). Analytical and experimental investigation of the performance of exhaust mufflers with flow (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23286

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

subject:
TJ 789 T52 1978 Microfiche
Gas and oil engines - Mufflers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 176-181.

abstract: A method for evaluating the impedance of an unknown source has been developed. Source impedance including the effect of mean flow was used to predict the attenuation of expansion chamber type exhaust mufflers, with mean .flow in the system. The transfer matrix approach has been used to predict the noise reduction characteristics of various laboratory and two commercial muffler configurations. Mathematical models have been derived for uniform pipe elements with mean flow and damping, and their steady state solutions are transformed into two-by-two transfer matrices. Another muffler performance criterion called noise reduction is used to measure the performance of laboratory mufflers and some simulated configurations of commercial exhaust mufflers. The performance of exhaust muffler systems was then predicted by considering the product of transfer matrices taking into account all the muffler components present in the system. A general algorithm has been developed for an approximate frequency analysis of any complex muffler system. Knowing the relative magnitudes of all the parameters present in a system, various resonant and antiresonant peaks in the performance curves can be predicted using the algorithm. To determine the general properties of commonly used silencer components, some reactive muffler configurations are studied with and without mean flow and the performance of some similar configurations is compared. The transfer matrix of a circumferencially lined pipe element including the effect of mean flow has been derived and used to predict the performance of some expansion chamber type dissipative exhaust mufflers.


identifier: Vickerman, L. A. (2008). The role of the cytoskeleton in peroxisomal matrix protein synthesis and import in plant cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2203

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 84-91


identifier: MacDonald, C. A. (2002). The intrusion of cancer: the lived experience of early menopause in young adult women (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13852

publisher:
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 M2933

abstract: Bibliography: p. 87-95

abstract: This study is but a brief snapshot into the experience of early menopause from the perspective of four young adult women who were treated for cancer during their teens and early twenties. A phenomenological research methodology was utilized to address the study question. The major findings of the research revealed that: (a) the cancer experience is central to the discussion of early menopause and remains linked to their lives, (b) the themes of early menopause, infertility, and sexuality represent the essence of the phenomenon, ( c) while young adult women live through the intrusion of cancer in their life they arrive at a reconciliation of the cancer experience, and ( d) the women undergo a reconceptualization of their embodied self that is derived from their relational involvement with others. The implication for nursing is that young adult women living with early menopause represent a unique population within the cancer care continuum.


identifier: Treslan, D. L. (1977). Student participation in senior high school governance: a control assembly mode (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23695

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

subject: LB 3092 T73 1977 Microfiche

subject: Student participation in administration - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Decision-making in school management

subject: High school students - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Self-government (In education)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 289-301.


identifier: Allen, M. A. (2004). "Orpheus descending": a directorial perspective (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14354

format:
v, 85 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 69-71

abstract: In this paper I will analyze Tennessee Williams' play Orpheus Descending from a directorial perspective. The first chapter of this paper is a brief introduction and an explanation of why I chose this play for my thesis. The second chapter will present a history of the play's development. The third chapter will focus on a pre-production analysis, utilizing the processes and methodologies that Francis Hodge explains in his book Play Directing Analysis, Communication and Style. Chapter four will discuss the design elements and the process of collaborating with the design team. The fifth chapter is a discussion of the rehearsal process examining the actor/director relationship, as well as the integration of technical elements. There will be a brief conclusion at the end of this document.


identifier: Bodnar, C. (2006). Expansion and characterization of human pancreas derived precursor cells (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/467

format:
xxviii, 412 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 355-380
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Froese, D. M. (1994). Auctioning private use of public land (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14475

title: Auctioning private use of public land

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

subject: HD 316 F76 1994

subject: Public lands - Canada

subject: Parks Canada - Management

subject: National parks and reserves - Canada - Management

abstract: Bibliography: p. 148-151.


identifier: Wilson, G. N. (2018). Towards Speed Selection for High-Speed Operation of Autonomous Ground Vehicles on Rough Off-Road Terrains (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5446

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

contributor:
Ramirez-Serrano, Alejandro
Sun, Qiao
Egberts, Philip
Pieper, Jeffrey
Westwick, David
Kovecses, Jozsef

subject:
AGV
UGV
Autonomous Ground Vehicle
Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Speed Selection
Planning
Dynamics
Modeling
Simulation
Tire
Vehicle
Prediction
Robotics
Mobile Robotics
High-Speed
Applied Mechanics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Engineering
Engineering--Automotive
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Engineering--Mechanical
Robotics

abstract:
This dissertation addresses the development of an effective real-time speed selection methodology for autonomous ground vehicles operating at high-speeds on rough outdoor terrains for the purpose of traveling as fast as possible without vehicle or payload damage.

A novel real-time capable simplified vehicle model is presented for simulating and predicting vehicle dynamics. For the purpose of performing simulation validation, a developed V-REP multibody simulation model of the experimental ATV used in this dissertation is combined with the MF-SWIFT advanced tire model, which is called the V-REP ATV model. These models are compared to experimental results.

A real-time capable tire model for computing longitudinal, lateral, and vertical compressive tire forces in real-time is also developed, called the Centroid Method. Compared to the experimentally tested advanced tire model MF-SWIFT, this Centroid method performed well with good performance for the longitudinal and vertical tires forces up to 8-21Hz.

For the purpose of parameterizing tire vertical stiffness in the absence of load testing equipment, the novel optimization method for determining the shape of a tire encountering terrain was developed called Tire Air Volume Maximization using Penalty Constraint Optimization (TAVM-PCO). This was combined with the existing Energy method for estimating tire forces from tire shape. This approach showed good performance for estimating tire vertical stiffness, and requires only tire geometry and tire pressure to be measured.

Using the developed vehicle and tire models, a speed selection methodology is developed using predictions of upcoming change in vertical kinetic energy of the vehicle, as well as work done by horizontal tire forces on the vehicle. By determining allowable limits for work done and changes in kinetic energy, speed is selected to maintain safe vehicle behavior over upcoming terrain. This speed selection methodology is both tested in simulation against the V-REP ATV model, and compared to the experimental ATV data.


identifier: Spronken, J. T. (1998). Bearing capacity of tapered piles (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23318

title: Bearing capacity of tapered piles

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

subject:
TA780 .S67 1998
Piling (Civil engineering)
Pile drivers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 183-192


identifier: A Sangma, C. B. (2022). Non-convergence of pitch and duration: word-prosody of Garo (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Non-convergence of pitch and duration: Word-prosody of Garo

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Athanasopoulou, Angeliki
Winters, Stephen
O'Brien, Mary

subject:
Phonology
Phonetics
Laboratory Phonology
Garo
Sino-Tibetan
Word-stress
Metrical stress theory
Boundary phenomenon
F0
Focus
Post-focal compression
Focus particle
Morphosyntactic focus marking
Linguistics

abstract: Garo is an understudied Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Northeast India. There is currently only an impressionistic description of its word prosody by Burling (2003) which says that it is a stress final language. Recent studies have highlighted problems with impressionistic descriptions of prosody (de Lacy, 2014), and methodological problems with some acoustic studies which do not control for confounds of sentence prominence (Gordon, 2014; Roettger & Gordon, 2017). Edge prominent languages also have added complexity about whether prominence should be analysed as metrical prominence or boundary effect (Jun, 1998; Jun & Fougeron, 2000). Keeping all of these facts in mind, a production study was designed to elicited target words in carrier sentences which controlled for confounds of higher level prosody following Athanasopoulou et al. (2021) and Vogel et al. (2017). Binary logistic regression conducted on the measurements of acoustic properties revealed that F0 is the cue for stress in Garo. I analysed the F0 pattern as an intonational pitch LH* where L associated to the first syllable and H* associates to the final syllable. The cue for stress in Garo is thus more specifically an association of intonational pitch accent. Due to the trisyllabic structure of the target words in this study, the foot structure could not be determined. The cues for stress were not found to be enhanced under focus and they were also found to be unaffected post-focally. The focus particle was found to add an IP boundary at the end of the focused constituent and additionally, it was found to upstep the L of the LH* intonational pitch accent. Therefore, the prosodic focus is present only with the focus particle in Garo. The findings of this study thus confirm that Garo has word stress on the final syllable signaled by F0. What separates Garo from other edge prominent languages is that it has F0 events on every prosodic word making it clear that it has stress. The prosodic expression of focus is also only present with the focus particle which makes it similar to other languages with morphosyntactic ways of expressing focus.


identifier: Husar, S. D. (1994). Adhesion of Yersinia enterocolitica to intestinal mucosa and secretions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22355

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

subject:
QR 82 E6 H87 1994
Yersinia enterocolitica
Mucins
Glycoproteins
Mucoproteins
Gastrointestinal mucosa

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-140.


identifier: Trussler, T. (2000). Heterogeneity in patterns of recidivism among sexual offenders in the initial stages of criminal careers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23667

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

subject:
HV 6593 C3 T78 2000
Sex offenders - Canada
Recidivism - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 98-104


identifier: Balkan, W. E. (1982). Utilization of an in vitro cross-species fertilization technique to determine the meiotic segregation of chromosomes in human males heterozygous for an inversion or a translocation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20169

publisher:
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
QH 462 T7 B34 1984
Fertilization in vitro
Chromosome abnormalities
Translocation (Genetics)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 129-141.


identifier: Clarke, C. B. (1973). Luther and the Hussites: a problem in church unity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18573

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

subject:
BR 334.2 C52 1973 Microfiche
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Hus, Jan, 1369-1415
Bohemia - History - 1402-1526

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-112.


identifier: Nistor, M. (2002). Using fuzzy logic in an expert system for glaucoma risk evaluation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18787

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-101


identifier: Sand, B. M. (2003). Wage structure and the Canadian gender wage gap: 1980-1995 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15157

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 43-45

abstract: This thesis examines the Canadian male-female wage differential between 1980 and 1995, taking into account the effects of a changing wage structure via the Juhn, Murphy, and Pierce ( 1991) decomposition. This methodology attributes changes in the gender gap as being either gender specific or an effect of wage structure changes. Two alternative wage distributions of reference are examined to identify changes in the wage structure. Using the male wage distribution as a reference, the wage structure effects are larger than when the overall wage distribution is used. The findings indicate that women have made substantial gender specific gains, but that the changing wage structure has masked measured improvement. This suggests that changes in the wage structure are responsible for the apparent stalling of women' s progress in terms of the gender gap during 1980s, and the slowing decline in the 'unexplained' portion of the gap found in other studies.


identifier: Main, K. (2014). Shamans and Saints: The Role and Adaptation of Catholic Ritual in the Missions of New France Before the Destruction of Huronia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27769

subject:
History--Canadian
History--Church
Canada
Jesuits
Ritual
Huron
New France
Liturgy
Aboriginal
Catholic
Conversion

abstract:
The contact between two cultures produces numerous changes. This occurrence among the Natives of Canada has been examined by numerous authors over the years. In New France, these examinations have typically focused on the Natives and Europeans as uniform groups who made decisions solely for economic and political reasons. The Jesuits, and their efforts to make converts, has been viewed as part of this colonialist effort to make the Natives French.
Focused on New France before 1650, this thesis seeks to examine the relationship between Natives and Jesuits as individuals who interacted in a spiritual world which was bounded by tradition and ritual. The Jesuits sought to use their rituals to convert the Natives but were also willing to adapt to Native customs when it was pragmatic and theologically sound. Ritual was an integral factor in the daily lives of the Natives and Jesuits and shaped the contact narrative.


identifier: Brodie, I. (1997). Interest groups and Supreme Court of Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17910

format:
xiii, 231 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
JF 529 I47 1997
Canada. Supreme Court
Pressure groups - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 206-231.


identifier: McArthur, A. D. (2003). An examination of inhibitory effects in word recognition in younger and older adults (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21330

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-100


identifier: Carlyle, J. (2016). The Population of Augustan and Severan Rome (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28276

contributor:
Sigismund Nielsen, Hanne
Michaud, Francine
Hughes, Lisa

subject: History--Ancient Demography

abstract: The city of Rome was the capital of an empire that stretched from the Pillars of Hercules in the West to the Euphrates River in the East. This dissertation seeks to quantify the Augustan (27 BCE- 14 CE) and Severan (193-211 CE) populations of this city. For the time of Augustus, the population shall reckon from a group of 250,000 male citizens in receipt of state-funded largesse, estimating the number of women, children, slaves, freedmen, and foreigners that such a number may support. The Severan population will be measured using a statistical model estimating the floor area of all residential housing and dividing this total by the average floor area per person. A range of interpretations will emerge from this evidence, so I shall offer both a possible and a probable range of population, so that others can see the upper and lower limits allowed by the data.


identifier: Barberio, A. (2016). A Canadian Population-based Study of the Relationship between Fluoride Exposure and Indicators of Cognitive and Thyroid Functioning; Implications for Community Water Fluoridation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24639

contributor:
McLaren, Lindsay
Quiñonez, Carlos
Hosein, Shaun

subject: Public Health

abstract: Concerns exist regarding potential harms of community water fluoridation. The study objective was to examine the association between fluoride exposure and indicators of two health outcomes for which concerns have been expressed, cognitive and thyroid functioning, among a population-based sample of Canadians. Data were analyzed from Cycles 2 and 3 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression were used to examine associations between fluoride exposure (from urine and tap water) and indicators of cognitive and thyroid functioning, adjusting for covariates. There was no evidence of any relationship between fluoride exposure and thyroid functioning. Higher urinary fluoride was associated with having some cognitive problems (versus none), but this finding disappeared when the sample was constrained to those for whom we could discern fluoride exposure from drinking water. Future research should continue to utilize this high quality data source to explore other potential harms.


identifier: Hai, T. M. (2018). Neurochemical Correlates of Executive Functions in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33119

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

contributor:
Climie, Emma A.
MacMaster, Frank P.
Wilcox, Gabrielle
Protzner, Andrea B.

subject:
ADHD
GLUTAMATE
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY
biomarkers
Educational Psychology

abstract: The current study investigated spectroscopic biomarkers in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and examined neurochemical correlates of Executive Function (EF). Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H-MRS; TE = 30ms) was conducted in the right prefrontal cortex (RPFC) and left striatum (LS). Twenty-one children with ADHD and 15 control participants took part. Both groups completed performance-based EF tasks. Results indicated lower concentrations of glutamate (p = .009), choline (p = .016), and N-acetyl aspartate (p = .029) in the RPFC in ADHD participants compared to controls. There were no significant differences in the LS. Positive correlations with glutamate concentration and performance in working memory and verbal fluency tasks in the control group were observed. No significant correlations were found in the ADHD group. Findings indicate neurochemical differences between children with ADHD and healthy controls. Additionally, decoupling effects of glutamate were observed indicating glutamate as a possible spectroscopic biomarker for ADHD and novel treatment target.


identifier: Calder, J. M. (1975). Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel site, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20463

format:
xiv, 297 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: E 78 A33 C24 1975 Microfiche

subject: Indians of North America - Alberta - Antiquities

subject: Alberta- Antiquities

abstract: Bibliography: p. 211-215.

abstract: The Majorville cairn and medicine wheel site, located south of Bassano, Alberta,on the banks of the Bow River, consists of a large cairn which, constructed of field stones and prairie soils, sits in the centre of a medicine wheel. The following thesis is a discussion of the analysis of data recovered from the 1971 excavation of the Majorville site. Nearly 3000 artifacts were recovered and analysis of flake debitage indicate that all stages of tool manufacture were carried out at the site. Lithic types identified in the flake debitage demonstrate utilization of specific lithic types through sequential cultural phases or during specific cairn intervals. A variety of animal and bird bone fragments was recovered from the cairn but they demonstrate no apparent association of species or elements with specific cairn intervals. The cairn was excavated in a series of layers which proved successful in demonstrating the chronological sequence of cairn construction. Excavation methods employed enabled the utilization of projectile point typology seriation analysis, obsidian hydration dating techniques and radiocarbon dating to establish the cairns chronological sequence. It seems clear that the Majorville cairn was constructed in a series of culturally distinguishable accretional domes. Analysis demonstrates that cairn construction was initiated in the Oxbow Complex (ca. 3200 B.C.) and was used and added to intermittently over the ensuing 5000 years by six subsequent cultural phases, its use ending with the Historic Period. The Majorville site appears to have functioned as a ceremonial site; however, its exact function is questionable. It seems likely that the site represents a practice closely related to the lifestyle of the plainsmen over five millenia suggesting the site represents a place for cerernonialisrn performed to ensure the fertility and increase of the bison herds. This function is suggested by the artifact inventory. It is therefore indicated that an apparently new cultural practice, the construction of elaborate ceremonial features was introduced into the Plains during the Oxbow Complex, the stimulus for such activity apparently corning from outside the Plains as there are no connections in the cairn to pre-Oxbow Plains cultural phases. Thus the known theology and ritual of recent Plains tribes that previously appeared to be a manifestation of the last 1000 years has its origin instead at least to the era 3000 B.C., suggesting that in at least one aspect of culture the natives of Southern Alberta, if not of the Northern Plains, had maintained a stable ceremonial tradition since at least 3000 B.C.


identifier: Davies, J. A. (2003). The effect of gacS inactivation on biofilm formation by pseudomonas aeruginosa (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17331

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 D383

abstract: Bibliography: p. 137-145


identifier: Duregon, K. J. (2003). Design of a practice-based outbreak management training program for longterm care infection control practitioners in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17973

format:
xx, 322 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 D875

subject: Additional copy: AC1 .T484 2004 D875 (Medical)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 206-220.


identifier: Barkwell, L. L. (1985). On Left invariant means, left thickness and fixed point properties for semigroups (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16146

creator: Barkwell, Lawrence (Lawrence David), 1954-

format:
vi, 45 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 171 B365 1986
Semigroups
Fixed point theory
Topological groups

abstract: Bibliography: p. 44-45.


identifier: Xu, Y. (2012). Rock physics and seismic methods for characterizing the heterogeneity of oil sands reservoirs in the western Canadian sedimentary basin (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4554

format:
xxviii, 356 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 339-356

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

abstract:
This thesis develops seismic prediction of the heavy oil reservoir heterogeneities in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). The thesis starts with studies on rock physics of the oil sands reservoirs in Athabasca to find the qualitative and quantitative relationships between the lithology and seismically derivable elastic parameters, which determines the feasibility of seismic applications. With an understanding of rock physics, the thesis makes seismic method developments to derive lithology sensitive elastic parameters for the qualitative and quantitative prediction of reservoir heterogeneity.
The amplitude variation with offset (A VO) inversion is a well-established method to derive elastic parameters from the seismic data. But the A VO inversion is ill-posed if it derives three elastic parameters. To overcome the ill-posedness, a Bayesian constraint is naturally chosen by the industry. The thesis shows that the Bayesian estimator contains two tenns - the data term and prior term. While the data term is the solution used in most industrial practices of the A VO inversion, the complete estimate makes more sense with the help of the prior term. The practical implementation of the Bayesian A VO inversion improves the effectiveness of reliably deriving lithology-sensitive density, demonstrated in two case studies in the Athabasca oil sands. The A VO inversion provides attributes for the statistical and qualitative interpretation.
It is the requirement of the quantitative reservoir characterization to convert seismic data into log-like elastic properties. An inversion scheme is designed and tested by a realistic oil sands point bar model. Three band-limited parameters from the AVO inversion are jointly inverted into absolute values by incorporating many constraints including the lateral local geology and rock physics. Seismic geometrical attributes are used to build reliable models for inversion and reservoir geometry mapping.
For reliable reservoir characterizations, the seismic amplitudes should be recovered and preserved properly in data processing. The data fidelity for the extraction of elastic parameters is improved by the post-processing conditioning. Data examples show the amplitude recovery and A VO friendly processing. Developments are made on the offsetdependent tuning and NMO stretching correction and the reduction of impact on A VO by the irregularity of 3D surveys.


identifier: Chu, T. (2011). Synthesis and reactivity of a novel scandium imido complex (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4657

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-86


identifier: Sarna, J. R. (2005). Patterned Purkinje cell death in the mouse cerebellum (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12984

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 261-354
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Halari, A. A. (2010). Effective project management of oil and gas projects: a model for oil sands' sagd plants (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3888

format:
xxiii, 252 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 331-338
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Lidster, S. (2015). Secondary School Counsellor Stress and Strategies to Cope (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27722

subject:
Education--Guidance and Counseling
Counsellor

abstract: This qualitative, action research study was designed to examine the sources and effects of job-related stress for school counsellors and the strategies that may be used to minimize them.  This study aimed to illuminate the work environment of school counsellors and the impact this may have on the students they serve.  An on-line survey was developed and was completed by practicing school counsellors in School District #73 (Kamloops/Thompson), which provided insight into their perception of these issues.  The findings from this study suggest that the participants experienced these job-related stressors: dealing with critical incidents, insufficient time to complete all required tasks, a lack of understanding of the role of the school counsellor by other stakeholders, work overload caused by staff reduction, and the inability to meet all of the needs of students.  Peer support, positive self-care, and professional development opportunities related to job-related stress management were strategies that some school counsellors used to minimize the negative effects of job-related stress.  Additionally, the findings show that school counsellors believed school and district administrators play a role in determining their role and improving their work environment.  Practical recommendations to address the sources and effects of job-related stress for school counsellors in response to the collected data include:  the development, in conjunction with other education stakeholders, of a clearer definition of the roles of school counsellors, the potential development of a provincial or a national model for school counsellors in Canada, and the creation of partnerships with practising school counsellors and educational leaders responsible for developing and implementing curriculum for school counsellor training programmes.  These findings may be of interest to all educational stakeholders.


identifier: Chalmers, T. S. (2001). Forecasting shear strengh and skier-triggered avalanches for buried surface hoar layers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24588

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 C424

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-107.


identifier: Zhou, M. (2008). Investigation on a hertzian dipole antenna above an artificial impedance surface (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1618

contributor:
Potter, Michael E.
Okoniewski, Michal

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-101


identifier: Basiuk, S. M. (2009). Self-efficacy in headache management: a quasi-experiment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2534

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 136-149


identifier: Couillard, F. (2021). Finding Feminism: Gendered Aesthetics, Medium Specificity, and The Post Medium Condition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.r

contributor:
Anderson, Judy
Stark, Trevor
Leier, Heather
Schwartz, Dona

subject: Fine Arts

abstract:
This thesis support paper refers to the theoretical and studio research which culminated in the exhibition detailed within. The exhibition comprises works of sculpture, painting, and print. Through abstraction and formal elements, I explored a feminist art practice informed by gendered aesthetics and art history. The combination of works in the exhibition and its layout address patriarchy by layering signs of medium specificity. It also employs the formal language used by modernist artists to point to subjectivity (an artist’s personal ideas or experiences), and related implications for feminist art and the art world.
In this paper, I have come to consider the terms subjectivity and voice as interchangeable, as, through the suppression of subjectivity, the voice of the artist has also been suppressed, a process developmental psychologist Carol Gilligan describes as loss of voice. I explored this correlation through research creation. Being in conversation with theoretical and material investigations simultaneously has given me greater understanding of the contributing factors of patriarchy in trauma, conflicts of identity, loss of voice, and belonging. The resulting work has provided me avenues to difficult conversations, opening dialogue through discussing art and art objects, leading to a deeper engagement with my research questions.


identifier: Harper, L. A. (2000). Sentence producation in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1845

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

subject: Alzheimer's disease - Patients - Ability testing

subject: Grammar, Comparative and general - Sentences

subject: Language disorders in old age

subject: Communicative disorders in old age

subject: Short-term memory

abstract: Bibliography : p. 114-139.


identifier: Wang, Y. (2000). The applicability of mobile agents: a comparative study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23908

format:
x, 85 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA76.76 .I58 W36 2000
Mobile agents (Computer software)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 83-85.


identifier: Palka, K. (1996). Detection of cracks and corroded members in structures from dynamic response (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20918

subject:
TA 654 P36 1996
Structural dynamics
Structural design
Mechanics, Applied
Vibration - Mathematical models

abstract: Bibliography: p. 98-104.


identifier: Wiebe, H. (2007). The integration of land use planning and resource management in the Dehcho Territory (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1579

format:
xv, 270 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 243-270
Some pages are in colour.
Approval page not signed.


identifier: Oppert, S. K. (2002). Radon methods for improved imaging of high-velocity layers using mode-converted energy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17426

format:
x, 93 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 O64A

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-93


identifier: Flewitt, J. A. (2006). Left ventricular filling dynamics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/250

title: Left ventricular filling dynamics

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-117

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: The Windkessel theory was effectively incorporated into wave intensity analysis (WIA) by correcting left ventricular (L V) wave intensity results for the effects of compliance. The corrected WIA revealed a sixty percent greater role of diastolic suction in early filling than previously calculated. 1 The backward expansion wave of diastolic suction consistently prevailed over the forward compression wave of LA passive decompression in determining the acceleration portion of the E wave. Little evidence of wave action was found to explain the deceleration portion of the E wave and an equilibrating reservoir model was proposed. A number of inconsistencies were found between the early filling velocity and flow waveforms which are believed to be a function of the changing mitral valve area. It is proposed that the morphodynamic advantage is to maintain and conserve momentum through the mitral valve in preparation for ventricular ejection.


identifier: Gallant-Behm, C. L. (2005). The molecular biology and genetics of skin wound healing in the red duroc pig (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/190

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 205-243
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Lyon, J. R. (2012). The effect of age on the contextual cuing effect: an investigation into recognition memory (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4559

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 72-79

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

abstract: This thesis investigated how contextual cuing varied as a function of stimulus features, awareness of the effect, and participant age. Young and old adults with 20/40 or better near-vision and good self-reported general health completed laboratory-based visual search and recognition tasks. Robust and reliable contextual cuing was found across all samples and conditions. Young and old adults showed equivalent contextual cuing. Varying task difficulty and the contextual information provided did not significantly influence the presence of contextual cuing. Across conditions, participants showed a disruption of contextual cuing once learned context was changed. In most situations this disruption was short-lived. Instructing participants to monitor displays for repetitions of particular displays did not impact the magnitude of the contextual cuing effect. Parametric sensitivity analyses showed that sensitivity for Repeated and Novel displays was at chance levels. Thus, it contextual cuing appears to be a primarily incidental process. Future research could be directed profitably toward the examination of age differences in naturalistic context effects.


identifier: Cant. H. (2021). Centering Intersectional Empathy in Theatre Creation: Directing as a Dramaturgy of Process (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Brubaker, Christine
Barton, Bruce
Brubaker, Christine
Voyageur, Cora

subject:
intersectionality
empathy
directing
theatre
cogntive imperialism
creative process
Canadian theatre
Process-As-Relation
Indigenous creation practices
Sarah Kane
Theater

abstract: Canadian theatre was founded on imperial and Eurocentric values that contribute to the presence of harm, exclusion, and inequity in its creation practices. This thesis reflects the journey of a settler theatre artist dispelling the nature of their cultural conditioning to embrace an anti-imperial worldview that centers intersectional empathy. I present the theory and research behind the development of the Process-As-Relation paradigm, which reflects the practices of intersectionality, anti-oppression, and heterarchical power distribution and ethically considers alternate ways of knowing through the ethnographic research of Indigenous peoples’ cultural perspectives and artistic practice in the theatrical medium. I then chart the application of the Process-As-Relation paradigm to the creative process for a production of Crave by Sarah Kane, presenting insight into practical usage and empirical data on efficacy. While Process-As-Relation was generated to shift my own artistic ontology – how I embody my worldview in artistic practice – it is a system of thought that can aid other theatre artists in addressing their own relationship to imperial thinking in their artistic praxis. This research demonstrates that by incorporating the Process-As-Relation paradigm in curating the artistic process as well as anchoring individual artistic practice, theatre makers can embrace relational thinking that prioritizes wholism and the nourishment of both the individual and the collective.


identifier: Lowes, V. L. (1998). Molecular and biophysical analysis of the delayed rectifer K+ current in bullfrog atrium (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14263

format:
xii, 238 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP114 .C44 L69 1998
Heart cells.
Heart--Research.
Heart--Pathophysiology.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 208-225


identifier: Abdel-Ghani, R. M. (1995). EOS mixing rules for multi-phase behaviour (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21099

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

subject:
TA 357.5 M59 A33
Mixing
Multiphase flow
Fluid dynamics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 138-145.


identifier: Fuentes, J. C. (2018). Scoping and Execution Monitoring for IoT Middleware (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5427

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Fong, Philip
Cockett, Robin
Safavi-Naini, Rei
Fong, Philip

subject:
Internet of Things
Execution Monitor
Middleware
Scoping
Computer Science

abstract:
Existing Internet of Things architectures rely on middleware (cloud services) to host coordination logic among devices. This middleware is based on Event Based Systems where the Broker architecture and the Publish/Subscribe design pattern are used to deal with heterogeneous environments and for decoupling purposes, being the MQTT protocol one of the most extensively used Event Based Systems for Internet of Things Solutions.
Two prominent security issues in these type middleware are: possible network interruptions between devices and the middleware, and potentially compromised devices. This thesis proposes Scoping and Execution Monitoring in Event Based Systems to cope with possible network disconnections, and to deal with misbehavior of faulty or compromised devices. I define a mathematical model for Event Based Systems where the interplay between Scoping and Execution monitoring is formalized, and empirically evaluate the performance of these security mechanisms.


identifier: Boston, I. (1969). Francis Bacon and the royal prerogative (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15945

title: Francis Bacon and the royal prerogative

format:
108 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: JN 354 B66 1969

subject: Prerogative, Royal

subject: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

subject: Great Britain - Politics and government - 1603-1714

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-106.


identifier: Donnelly, K. L. (1999). Rural tourism and recreation on private land in Alberta: The case of Alborak stable (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12838

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

subject: G155 .C3 D666 1999

subject: Tourism-- Economic aspects--Alberta

subject: Family-owned business enterprises--Alberta

subject: Rural development - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 103-107


identifier: Cannon, P. D. (1990). Characteristics of nuclear proteins interacting with the trout protamine genes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20985

format:
xv, 219 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 609 C3 C36 1989
Carboxypeptidases

abstract: Bibliography: p. 198-219.


identifier: Ma, C. W. Y. (2019). The Development of Immunoreagents to Detect for a Cellular Immune Response (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
De Buck, Jeroen M.
Jenne, Craig N.
Santamaria, Pere
van Marle, Guido

subject:
superantigens
molecular biology
immunology
bioengineering
split proteins
pAIDA1
surface display
Education--Health
Education--Technology
Biology--Molecular
Veterinary Science
Immunology

abstract: Cell mediated immunity (CMI) is the adaptive T-cell-mediated defense mechanism against pathogens. Oftentimes, by assessing lymphocyte counts and/or cytokine profiles, the presence of an infection can be detected. While current diagnostic tests (e.g. interferon gamma release assay, delayed type hypersensitivity test) exist, many are not widely adopted due to the requirement of specific equipment for quantification, time restraints and/or false negative results. As such, the discovery of new biomarkers that can accurately detect and quantify a T-cell mediated, antigen specific immune response would be very valuable. We aimed to explore cellular immune responses (CIRs) through the direct detection of antigen specific Major Histocompatibility Complex II - T Cell Receptor (MHC II-TCR) interactions. We anticipated to create bioreagents that could enumerate TCR:MHC interactions, thereby giving possible insights of a previously activated CMI by targeting effector T-cells. To do this, superantigens (SAgs) (here: TSST-1) were split and fused to a reporter protein (YFP), allowing for specific TCR-pMHC interactions on antigen presenting cells (APCs) to be detected through a fluorescent marker. In the presence of a cognate pMHCII:TCR interaction, our split superantigens would be able to bind and reassemble, thereby quantifying the interaction using fluorescence. To further detect for sensitized T-cells, we  engineered peptide-recombinant T cell receptor ligands (pRTLs) to be displayed on the surface of fluorescent E. coli using a pAIDA1 expression system. This system is intended to mimic the expression of MHC II on APCs. Interactions between the T-cells and pRTLs on the surface the E. coli can therefore be visualized using microscopy followed by flow cytometry analysis, whereby clustering of GFP-bacteria around effector T-cells would arise as a result of successful peptide display. Our results indicated no binding occurred between the individual C-domain of TSST-1  and T-cells. It was also revealed that our designed  pRTL that were expressed on the surface of E.coli were  unable to bind to T-cells, possibly due to complications with expressing the pRTL using a bacterial surface expression vector. Here, we describe the methodology of our approach, including construct design, protein production and analysis. We also explore existing technologies,and suggest future approaches and considerations that can be made to supplement the current research we have performed in this project. In conclusion, our developed biomarkers did not successfully bind to T-cells as we had anticipated, however, we did develop valuable insight regarding the use of SAg and pRTLs are potential bioreagents for the detection of a cellular immune response.


identifier: Hofer, M. J. (2005). Exploring the relational experience between family class immigrants (dependents) and their sponsors: implications for social work practice, advocacy and policy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2466

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 180 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 161-171


identifier: Farstad, S. (2017). Examining the Short-Term Longitudinal Relationships between Emotion Regulation and Addictive Behaviors among Community Women (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26031

contributor:
von Ranson, Kristin
Hodgins, David
Dobson, Keith

subject:
Mental Health
Psychology--Clinical
addiction
binge eating
gambling
emotion regulation
women

abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare deficits in emotion regulation that are associated with binge eating, food addiction, problem gambling, and substance abuse in order to elucidate similarities and differences between eating pathology and both behavioral addictions (i.e., gambling) and substance addictions (i.e., alcohol and drug abuse). Participants were 202 women from the community who engaged in at-risk binge eating (39%), at-risk gambling (18%), or both behaviors (43%). Participants completed online assessments every two months for six months. The baseline and six-month surveys assessed self-reported emotion dysregulation, binge eating, food addiction, gambling, and substance abuse. The abbreviated two- and four-month surveys assessed only binge eating and gambling. Study 1 compared the facets of emotion regulation that were longitudinally associated with binge eating and the only formally-recognized behavioral addiction, gambling. Emotion dysregulation was associated with increased binge eating and problem gambling but positive urgency had the opposite association to eating pathology versus gambling: higher scores on positive urgency were associated with more severe problem gambling yet slower increases in eating-related impairment over time. Study 2 compared the facets of emotion regulation that were cross-sectionally and longitudinally associated with food addiction and substance abuse. Negative urgency emerged as a common cross-sectional correlate of food addiction and substance abuse, whereas positive urgency and non-acceptance of one’s negative emotions had different associations to food addiction versus substance abuse. Positive urgency predicted increased odds of endorsing future substance abuse problems and decreased odds of endorsing future food addiction, whereas being unaccepting of one’s negative emotions was associated with more severe food addiction symptoms and less severe alcohol-related problems. Overall, these findings suggest that binge eating and food addiction  are not associated with the same key deficits in emotion regulation as existing behavioral and substance addictions.


identifier: Lunney, M. (2020). Can Virtual Care Support the Outpatient Management of Patients Treated with Chronic Hemodialysis? Lessons from Designing and Testing a Virtual Visit Program in Alberta (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Tonelli, Marcello
Bello, Aminu K.
Rabi, Doreen M.
Thomas, Chandra M.

subject: Health Care Management

abstract: Many people have difficulty accessing healthcare. Virtual care allows patients and providers to interact using information and communication technologies, which may mitigate inconvenience associated with in-person appointments and potentially barriers to accessing care. Virtual appointments using videoconferencing technology (herein named virtual visits) have become a widely used form of virtual care due to its convenience and accessibility for patients. People with kidney failure receiving dialysis require frequent and ongoing care from multiple healthcare providers and there is a significant potential for virtual visits in this setting. However, the current interest among relevant stakeholders and the optimal delivery processes for outpatient virtual kidney failure management, to our knowledge, are unknown. Our program of study involved: a systematic review of studies exploring the use of virtual care in kidney failure management; interviews with patients and healthcare providers about virtual visit design; and a pilot test of the virtual visit intervention at a kidney clinic to learn about the user experience and identify workflow and resource requirements needed for delivering virtual visits. We hope this research will help inform future decision-making around virtual visit services in our kidney program. Our review found a gap in evidence related to virtual visits for outpatient kidney failure management. Interviews with patients, nurses, and nephrologists confirmed an interest in virtual visits, mainly as they are more convenient for patients and may increase access to care. Further, these stakeholders provided virtual visit recommendations that helped inform the intervention design. Our pilot study found that patients and nephrologists were highly satisfied with the virtual visit intervention. Both groups stated they would use virtual visits again and recommend them to their peers. Most patients used their own devices (computers, tablets, smartphones), but the clinic did not have sufficient hardware for virtual visits. Workflow considerations identified through our study included: using electronic medical records and coordinating with dialysis nurses to collect health information needed for the virtual visit; providing training and technical support to patients; and using a combination of in-person visits and virtual visits as appropriate. Further, clarity around medical-legal matters, platform governance, and future remuneration policies is needed. Overall, our research suggests virtual visits are appropriate for outpatient kidney failure care and warranted by patients, nurses, and nephrologists, given the right circumstances. We identified process and workflow considerations for facilitating virtual visit in outpatient kidney clinics. Lastly, we identified barriers, mainly related to information technology infrastructure and governance, that will need to be addressed to fully capitalize on the benefits of virtual care.


identifier: Lambo, J. (2013). The Descriptive Epidemiology of Influenza Vaccination and Adverse Events of Influenza Vaccination in Alberta for the 2010-2011 Vaccination Season (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28046

subject: Epidemiology

subject: Public Health

subject: influenza, vaccination coverage, adverse events

abstract:
Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate influenza vaccination coverage and describe the occurrence of adverse events related to influenza vaccination in Alberta by attributes of age, sex, geographical indicators (urban or rural), immigrants versus non-immigrants, and provider type for the 2010-2011 vaccination season.
Methods: The study used aggregate data from the Alberta’s publicly funded immunization system. Denominators for influenza vaccination coverage were obtained from the health care insurance registry. Descriptive analysis included proportions to describe patterns in rates and events by attributes.
Results: Variation in influenza vaccination coverage and adverse events was observed by age, sex, place of residence and in relation to being immigrant and non-immigrant. Among young children and immigrants, there were missing values of adverse events.
 Conclusions Influenza vaccination coverage rates for the overall population, for all age groups, and for rural and immigrant population are low. Reporting of adverse events is incomplete.


identifier: Wylant, B. D. (1991). Events at the buffalo jump: a theoretical exercise in industrial design (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18893

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-110


identifier: Hosseini, Z. (2015). Large Scale Vortex Structures and Intermodal Energy Transfer in the Wake of Wall-Mounted Bluff Bodies (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26727

subject:
Engineering--Mechanical
Turbulent Wake Flow
Vortex Shedding
Coherent Structures
Bluff Body
Particle Image Velocimetry
Velocity Stochastic Estimation
Proper orthogonal decomposition
Intermodal Energy Transfer

abstract: The turbulent wake of wall-mounted finite bluff bodies is a heuristic model for the study of large-scale coherent structures and vortex dynamics processes. This thesis presents: (i) a methodology for educing the topology of coherent structures from planar velocity data and simultaneous wall pressure, and (ii) a quantitative analysis for the energetic interactions between the scales of motions, in the non-homogeneous turbulent wake. The proposed methodology addresses the shortcomings of the traditional phase averaging approach in capturing the non-harmonic contributions to account for the cycle-to-cycle variations of the coherent fluctuations. The Extended Proper Orthogonal Decomposition technique is modified to incorporate the maximum pressure-velocity correlations by taking into account the pressure sensor time history. The method is used to construct the three-dimensional coherent fluctuations and the global modes in the highly modulated turbulent wake, for which a Galerkin-based energy flow analysis is subsequently conducted. The results are used to identify the sequence and direction of the energy transfer among dominant fluctuating scales. The transitional states are characterized with sequential energetic interactions of the unstable harmonic pair with higher harmonics and a non-oscillatory mode representing base flow variations. It is found that the couplings of the unstable harmonic pair and the non-oscillatory mode are described through the mean-field manifold approximation.


identifier: Awolayo, A. N. (2019). Geochemical modeling of oil-brine-rock interactions during brine-dependent and brine-CO2 recovery technique in carbonate petroleum reservoirs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Geochemical Modeling of Oil-Brine-Rock Interactions during Brine-Dependent and Brine-CO2 Recovery Technique in Carbonate Petroleum Reservoirs

contributor:
Sarma, Helmanta Kumar
Nghiem, Long X.
Gates, Ian Donald
Dong, Mingzhe
Lines, Larry R.
Chen, Zhangxin
Kam, Seungihl

subject:
geochemical modeling
surface sorption and complexation
oil-brine-rock interactions
low-salinity-water-CO2
water film stability
interfacial mechanisms
potential determining ions
smart waterflooding
carbonate rocks
wettability alteration
Geochemistry
Energy
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: The brine-dependent recovery process involves the tweaking of the ionic composition and strength of the injected water compared to the initial in-situ brine to improve oil production. The recovery process has seen much global research efforts in the past two decades because of its benefits over other oil recovery methods. In recent years, several studies, ranging from laboratory coreflood experiments to field trials, admit to the potential of recovering additional oil in sandstone and carbonate reservoirs and has been well-explored on two frontlines, namely, brine dilution and compositional variation. However, many challenges have saddled the recovery process, such as disputes over the fundamental chemical mechanisms; difficulty with construction of a representative model to give reliable interpretation and prediction of the process, and these necessitate applicable solution. Therefore, this study explores the formulation of theory based on experimentally-observed behavior to couple equations of multicomponent transport and geochemical reactions. Mechanisms such as dispersion/diffusion, advection, instantaneous equilibrium reactions, and non-equilibrium rate-controlled reactions are captured in the construction of the numerical models. The DLVO theory of surface forces was also applied to rationalize potential determining ion interactions and to evaluate the contribution of each force component to the wettability change in the oil-brine-rock system and the characteristic oil recovery improvement. The model was applied to interpret recently-published results on the different approaches that have been explored in the application of brine-dependent recovery process in carbonate reservoir rocks. The focus being that identifying the dominant mechanisms responsible for the observed improved recovery will help substantiate the field application of the process. The study demonstrates that injected brines, containing potential determining ions depleted in NaCl, are more effective at improving recovery when it, and wettability alteration is much more pronounced at high temperatures. It was also illustrated that potential determining ion concentrations play a more significant role as compared to brine salinity reduction. The magnitude of the contribution of the electrostatic force to sustaining a stable water film increases with decreasing ionic strength, either through reduction of NaCl, Ca2+ or brine dilution, or increasing SO42- concentration. Mineral dissolution/precipitation is necessary for the pursuit of re-establishing equilibrium and should not be ignored in modelling different mineralogical carbonate rocks. The derived optimized thermodynamic parameters are demonstrated to be widely applicable. Although chalk and limestone differ by surface area and reactivity, the same thermodynamic parameters are applicable in modeling the recovery process in their respective reservoir rocks. There is a significant increase in relative injectivity for brine-CO2 recovery mainly due to more exposure to a higher amount of CO2-saturated-brine


identifier: Horbal, P. R. (2005). Application of ordered binary decision diagram logic for use as general-purpose lookup tables (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/61

format:
xi, 150 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 7, 38-40, 65, 93
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Li, L. (1995). Modeling observed X-ray pulsar profiles (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21882

title: Modeling observed X-ray pulsar profiles

format:
xii, 73 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QB 843 P8 L5 1995
Pulsars
X-ray astronomy
Neutron stars

abstract: Bibliography: p. 71-73.


identifier: Ariyawardena, T. M. (1993). Behaviour of concrete structures subjected to thermal stresses (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11873

format:
xix, 213 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: TA 418.58 A75 1993

subject: Concrete - Effect of temperature on

subject: Concrete - Expansion and contraction - Testing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 207-213.


identifier: Dumont, I. M. (1999). Pillars of the house: Women, community education and social change in northern Ireland (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20558

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

subject: HQ1600 .B45 D86 1999

subject: Additional Copy: 370 EDC 1999 DUM in the Doucette Education Library

subject: Women--Northern Ireland--Belfast

subject: Adult education--Northern Ireland--Belfast

subject: Education--Northern Ireland--Belfast

subject: Belfast (Northern Ireland)--social conditions

subject: Belfast (Northern Ireland)--history

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-122


identifier: Dechesne, R. G. (1986). The Geology of the Southern Cariboo Mountains near Blue River, British Columbia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18354

format:
xiv, 261 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
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subject: QE 187 D42 1987

subject: Geology - British Columbia - Cariboo Mountains

subject: Cariboo Mountains (B.C.)

subject: Mountains - British Columbia

subject: Orogeny - British Columbia - Cariboo Mountains

abstract: Bibliography: p. 235-248.

abstract: The study area is underlain by deformed metasediments belonging to the latest Precambrian Semipelite - Amphibolite Unit, the Middle Marble Unit and the Kaza Group. It is suggested that only one thick grit dominated package exists within the Precambrian of southeast B.C. Thus, units below the Kaza Group are tentatively correlated to the Purcell Group. Three main deformational events are recognised: a southwest verging Dl associated with isoclines and a pervasive schistosity; a northeast verging D2 associated with folds and the Thunder River Thrust (new structure), which is a large fault, overturned at high structural levels, that forms the northeast boundary of the Shuswap Metamorphic Complex in this region; D3, associated with upright folds and minor faults. A minor event, late in D2, produced southwest verging structures. Late normal faulting along the North Thompson River Normal Fault down-dropped the rocks of the Cariboo Mountains relative to those of the Monashee Mountains. The metamorphic peak occurred after the second phase of deformation but prior to the late D2 event. Metamorphic grade was of a Barrovian Facies Series type and ranged from sillimanite + kyanite + staurolite grade near the Thunder River, to sillimanite + K feldspar at the headwaters of the Blue River in the south. Migmatite formation occurred in aluminosilicate-free lithologies within the sillimanite zone. At higher metamorphic grade, sillimanite + melt was produced in more aluminous rocks, while at even higher grade, muscovite + quartz gave way to sillimanite + K feldspar+ melt. Extensive retrogression took place at near peak temperatures to produce large late muscovite + ilmenite from Fe+Ti rich biotite + sillimanite. The composition of those muscovites and associated biotites do not now record the conditions at the peak of metamorphism. Retrogression of sillimanite + K feldspar bearing rocks produced large muscovites symplectically intergrown with quartz. The sillimanite + K feldspar+ muscovite and the sillimanite + K feldspar (without muscovite) isograds are lines of preservation, and not prograde isograds. With the above in mind, garnet - biotite temperatures range from 590~ in the north to 832~ in the south. The pressure estimates aiso increase in the same direction: from 550 MPa to 790 MPa. Most of the study area equilibrated at 600 MPa. Upper greenschist conditions were attained during D3 and lower greenschist conditions occurred during normal faulting.


identifier: Bayne, W. H. (1969). Local and cosmopolitan reference group saliency in the Calgary Public Schools (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11558

format:
vi, 125 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
L 10 B38 1969
Educational associations
Teachers - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-107.


identifier: Hadfield, C. M. (1992). Transcendental naturalism (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16939

title: Transcendental naturalism

format:
ix, 286 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
B 828.2 H33 1992
Naturalism
Transcendentalism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 281-286.


identifier: Mand, J. (2017). Microbial Ecology of Carbon Steel Corrosion (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26900

subject: Microbiology

abstract: Microbial activity in oil and gas environments can pose significant challenges for petroleum production. One of the most well-characterized problems is the anaerobic corrosion of carbon steel infrastructure involving sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB). Several mechanisms have been proposed for microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) by SRB. However there remains a lack of knowledge regarding MIC caused by other microorganisms. In recent years, improved genomic technologies are allowing for the characterization of diversity of microbial communities in field samples. These molecular techniques show that while SRB form a fraction of the community associated with corrosion failures, many other microorganisms are also present. In this dissertation these genomic methods were used to characterize several different environmental samples. From these data, MIC mechanisms were hypothesized and tested in laboratory studies. This led to a new biocorrosion model under anaerobic conditions where hydrogenotrophic acetogens (Acetobacterium), hydrogenotrophic methanogens (family Methanobacteriaceae) and acetotrophic methanogens (Methanosaeta) are growing together. In following experiments, we found that carbon steel was preferentially used over oil organics as an electron donor for communities containing methanogenic and acetogenic microorganisms. This community-based MIC model was expanded upon in subsequent experiments where enhanced activity of hydrogenotrophic organisms was seen in the presence of sulfide and carbon steel. In another environment, bisulfite-disproportionating bacteria (Desulfocapsa) were linked to corrosive sulfur formation in water pipelines. Finally the genomics approach was used to identify several sulfur-cycling microorganisms that were potentially associated with MIC in seawater environments. Through this work, a better understanding of how microbial communities are impacting MIC in different steel-containing environments has been gained. This work has also shown how corrosion mitigation strategies can impact microbial growth. This knowledge can be used to develop monitoring and mitigation schemes to limit MIC associated failures, which would be of great benefit from safety, economic and environmental points of view.


identifier: Feng, D. (1996). A comparison of the Cox model with an additive model (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20647

format:
x, 121 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: QA 277 F46 1996

subject: Mathematical statistics - Data processing

subject: Goodness-of-fit tests

abstract: Bibliography: p. 117-121.


identifier: Eyman, J. G. (1972). Relationship of MMPI profiles to selected characteristics of education students (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14455

format:
viii, 40 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: BF 698.8 M5 E84 1972 Microfilm

subject: Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory

subject: Prediction of scholastic success

abstract: Bibliography: p. 37-40.


identifier: Clemente Casares, J. (2014). pMHC-class II nanovaccine to treat autoimmune diseases (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27372

subject:
Immunology
Autoimmunity
Nanomedicine
Type 1 Diabetes
Regulatory CD4 T cells

abstract:
Our lab has been developing a nanoparticle-based therapy consisting of the administration of peptide/major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) class I-coated iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs). This therapy has proven to be successful in both preventing and reverting T1D. The studies carried out in our lab have allowed us to elucidate the nature of the protection afforded by this therapy. The administration of the peptide/MHC class I-coated NPs induced the expansion of low-avidity antigen-specific CD8+ T-cells with regulatory properties. In addition, evidence suggests that the treatment-expanded cells are derived from antigen-experienced precursors generated during the autoimmune process. The same treatment into a knock-in mouse that lacks the cognate epitope neither resulted in expansion nor was able to induce diabetes reversal.
Our findings with the MHC class I-coated nanoparticles urged us to ask whether the paradigm that applies for CD8+ T-cells could also apply for autorreactive CD4+ T-cells. That is, whether the autoimmune process leads autorreactive to the generation of CD4+ T-cells designed to become immune regulators in order to try to prevent further damage. Through their involvement as both effectors and regulators in most autoimmune and hypersensitivity disorders, CD4+ T-cells are, conceptually, as good (if not better) targets for immune modulation as CD8+ T-cells. To answer the above question, we followed the same approach used for the study of CD8+ T-cells. We hypothesized that pMHC class II-coated NPs would be equally effective in the expansion of CD4+ T-cells with regulatory properties. And, therefore, we expected the NP treatment to be able to blunt autoimmune progression.
The studies presented in this thesis support this hypothesis. Systemic administration of disease-relevant pMHCII-coated NPs blunted the autoimmune attack in a model of type 1 diabetes and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. In both cases, this was mediated by the expansion of IL-10- and TGF-β1 producing CD4+ T-cells, with a surface and transcriptional phenotype identical to the so-called type 1 regulatory (Tr1) T-cells. In addition, we confirmed that the suppression of autoimmunity was mediated by IL-10 and TGF-β1 produced by these cells and the induction of several regulatory networks downstream of the Tr1 activation, such as the expansion of IL-10-producing Bregs and the suppression of cytokine production by CD11b+ myeloid antigen-presenting cells.  Further characterization of the origin of the NP-expanded Tr1 cells led us to conclude that NPs selectively target Tr1 precursors contained in the cognate memory pool, with basal regulatory capability.
In summary, these studies conclude that chronic inflammation induces the generation of a memory pool of regulatory cell precursors in order to prevent further tissue damage. Furthermore, our pMHCII nanovaccine can induce the expansion/differentiation of these precursors in order to achieve a therapeutical balance between pathological and regulatory cells and blunt the autoimmune process.


identifier: MacDonald, B. (2000). Language games, Alex la Guma's fiction, and the new post-apartheid reality for the South African writer (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20121

format:
vi, 126 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
PR 6062 A38 Z72 2000
Authors, South African

abstract: Bibliography: p. 125-126


identifier: Imada, S. J. (2002). An environmental management plan for the construction of green buildings (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11736

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 142-146


identifier: Goldsand, G. J. (1995). The impact of Auschwitz: Jewish and Christian theological responses to the holocaust (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14696

format:
v, 113 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
BM 645 H6 G65 1995
Holocaust (Jewish theology)
Holocaust (Christian theology)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-113.


identifier: Birch, N. E. (1971). Citizen participation: fact or fiction? A Study of government and non-government attitudes concerning the volunteer role in the field of corrections and rehabilitation in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20439

format:
ix, 125 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: HV 7428 B55 1971

subject: Volunteer workers in social service - Alberta

subject: Social work with delinquents and criminals - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-114.


identifier: Delaney, A. (2005). The applicability of meta-analyses to guide clinical practice in critical care (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23633

format:
xi, 123 leaves : ill.
xi, 123 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 68-102
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Davidson, J. H. (2018). Storing Quantum Correlations in Different Rare Earth Ion-doped Solids. A Tale of Two Memories (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31978

title: Storing Quantum Correlations in Different Rare Earth Ion-doped Solids. A Tale of Two Memories.

contributor:
Tittel, Wolfgang
Sanders, Barry C.
Simon, Ch. H.
Nielsen, John

subject: Physics--Atomic Optics

abstract: Quantum networks of the future will be required to span the globe and interconnect many different real world systems employed by different commercial, academic, and government users. Thus, an important measure of such a network's capacity will be its ability to interact with and distribute entanglement among different mediums and devices with potentially disparate properties. Few experiments have to date shown this sort of interconnectivity between different systems with different atomic species. Here I will present our demonstration of a system in which we store two correlated photons in solid state quantum memories implemented in different rare earth ion-doped materials using the atomic frequency comb protocol. The photon pairs are generated through a spontaneous parametric down-conversion process with their wavelengths chosen to be compatible with quantum repeater implementations. One member, with a wavelength at 795 nm, is stored in an Tm:LiNbO3 crystal while, simultaneously, the other member, generated at 1535 nm wavelength, is stored in an amorphous erbium doped optical fiber. The measured cross-correlation function between the recalled photons is g(2) = 16 +/- 2, which verifies that the non-classical correlations are preserved and were present during the storage of both photons. The two storage mediums are diverse not only in terms of their different photon acceptance wavelengths, but also with regards to the material properties as hosts for the dopant rare-earth ions. Our results show that quantum nodes and networks based on fundamentally different systems can be interfaced to distribute entanglement.


identifier: Zygun, D. A. (2004). Non-neurological organ dysfunction in sever traumatic brain injury (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16653

format:
x, 68 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 53-64


identifier: Schatz, G. S. (2009). Nutrient Regeneration in an Aquatic Producer-Herbivore System (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24142

format:
xi, 102 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 79-94
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Simpson, G. A. (1970). Intensity-time variations of cosmic rays underground (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16043

format:
xi, 67 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QC 485 S55 1970 Microfilm
Cosmic rays

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59-62.


identifier: Sayed, R. (2006). Unsilenced voices: second generation Canadian Muslim women and identity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/505

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-136


identifier: Henderson, P. R. (1984). Cardiovascular response patterns and speech: a study of air traffic controllers (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11338

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

subject:
RC 669 H44 1985
Cardiovascular system - Diseases
Voice - Psychological - Stress analysis
Stress (Physiology)
Air traffic controllers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 144-166.


identifier: Aaquist, O. B. (1990). A Survey of compact planetary nebulae at radio wavelengths (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17453

format:
x, 169 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QB 855.5 A268 1990
Planetary nebulae
Radio meteorology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 149-155.