identifier: Peringod, G.  (2020). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Tissue Oxygenation in Awake, Behaving Mice (Unpublished master thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Gordon, Grant R
Bains, Jaideep S
Murari, Kartikeya

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subject:
Neurovascular coupling
brain blood flow
functional hyperemia
vasomotion
brain arteriole
behavior
whisker stimulation
mural cell
calcium signaling
chemogenetics
awake-animal
widefield
two-photon
intrinsic optical imaging
optical flow
Health Sciences--Mental Health
Health Sciences--Pharmacology
Biology--Physiology
Biology--Neuroscience
Engineering--Biomedical

abstract: Brain arterioles respond to local neural activity by altering regional blood flow patterns in a manner which optimizes oxygen supply to respiring cells (‘functional hyperemia’). Recent studies of functional hyperemia in awake rodents shows a bimodal arteriole diameter increase when neural activity is prolonged, indicating at least two primary control mechanisms for an early and late phase. However, it is unclear if the early and late components of the hemodynamic response are differentially regulated across space and time. Here, I test the hypothesis that behavioral state differentially affects the early and late components of functional hyperemia – both spatially and temporally. Using widefield intrinsic optical signal imaging and two-photon imaging of hemodynamics in awake, head-fixed mice that were free to ambulate on an air-supported ball treadmill, I observed robust biphasic changes in oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin and vascular cell intracellular [Ca2+] in response to prolonged whisker stimulation. The magnitude and kinetics of these changes were related to the cerebrovascular segment within the cranial window. Unlike the early component (1-5sec), the magnitude of the late hemodynamic component (20-30sec) was strongly influenced by animal locomotion. In situations where the animal ran, oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin changes were more pronounced where whisker stimulation coincided with locomotion. In comparing the region of highest response to whisker stimulation (‘centre’) to surrounding regions, I observed that the magnitude of blood flow increase was proportionally greater for the late component only. Furthermore, optical flow analysis within the 3x3 mm cranial window revealed that the spatial profile of the hemodynamic response to extended stimulation was stereotyped. When I increased vascular tone directly using mural cell Gq-chemogenetics, this dramatically limited both the magnitude and spatial properties of the evoked hemodynamic response and instead intensified vasomotion. My data suggest that the late component of sustained functional hyperemia in awake mice exhibits spatially and temporally distinct control mechanisms compared to the early component, and that driving vasomotion directly decouples neural activity-evoked oxygenation changes in the brain. These findings have important implications for interpreting data acquired by clinical neuroimaging modalities like functional magnetic resonance imaging. Understanding the relationship between neuronal activity and brain blood flow is also vital for preventing and treating brain lesions of vascular origin.


identifier: Finnigan, C. (1988). Effects of holes on interior column-slab connections (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15345

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-103.


identifier: Kingman, L. A. (1993). A modular climbing wall system (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23282

title: A modular climbing wall system

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vii, 59 leaves <14> : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. <71-72>.


identifier: Capua, R. (2022). Peer PPP-RTK: toward an affordable real-time high accuracy service (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
O'Keefe, Kyle
Lachapelle, Gerard Jules
Banville, Simon
Broumandam, Ali
Lichti, Derek
dos Santos, Marcelo Carvalho

subject: GNSS PPP PPP-RTK Engineering--Aerospace Geotechnology

abstract: The objective of this thesis is to develop, test and analyze the performance of a high accuracy GNSS PPP-RTK (Precise Point Positioning- Real Time Kinematic) operational framework based on a dense network of peer users, through the exchange of precise Ionospheric and Tropospheric estimates between peers. The PPP-AR (PPP Ambiguity Resolution) technique, based on the use of precise satellite orbit and clocks, needs satellite biases estimates provided to receivers by external sources. It also usually requires a long convergence time for fixing carrier phase ambiguities to their correct integer values. The novel approach developed herein reduces convergence time in a network of closely spaced (on the order of a few km or less) user receivers performing PPP-RTK with the addition of sharing precise STEC (Slant Total Electron Content) and ZTD (Zenith Tropospheric Delay) estimates. These are applied by the users as constraints for faster convergence to sub-decimetre accuracies. This approach is named Peer PPP-RTK. Peer solutions are processed through a decentralized Federated Kalman Filter approach, where all peers are considered as independent local filters, deriving autonomously their own federated solutions and integrating closer peer ionospheric and tropospheric estimations. The resulting processing engine is tested first through simulations and then in a real GNSS network of permanent reference stations densified through VRS (Virtual Reference Station) representing kinematic users. A performance analysis to assess the impact of network receiver spacing with different scales of ad-hoc networks is carried out in order to simulate possible application scenarios (e.g. cadastral surveying, car information sharing and crowdsourcing in a Collaborative – Intelligent Transportation System perspective). To evaluate the performance of a dense network of peers in a city, a Monte Carlo simulation over 500 randomly distributed networks and different application scenarios is carried out and convergence time statistics are derived through Minimum Spanning Tree analysis. Analysis of these tests shows a percentage convergence time improvement of the Peer PPP-RTK approach with respect to the PPP-AR case for a network of 50 close peers in an area of 100 km2 of 37% (in harsh scenarios with high shadowing and relevant convergence time increase) to 43% (in nominal scenario with nominal PPP-AR convergence times), while preserving an accuracy of at least 5 cm after convergence. This is a highly significant improvement as it has the potential to result in minor operating costs for scores of applications. The PPP-RTK collaborative approach paves the way for the development of a Global PPP-RTK development for a host of large scale applications while reducing the number of Reference Stations required and associated infrastructure costs.


identifier: Hussain, A. (2011). Aperture modulated total body irradiation (am-tbi) (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3983

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-137.

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

abstract: Includes a copy of copyright permissions.  Originals with original copy of Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Henderson, L. J. (1993). Targeting social support: an assessment of the convoy model of social support (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16722

format:
ix, 108 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 1451 H45 1993
Aged - Social networks
Aged - Social conditions
Social networks

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-108.


identifier: Weible, J. B. (2011). The impact of an education development program on faculty members' teaching assumptions, teaching philosophy and teaching practice (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4543

format:
xiv, 174 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 135-146

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


identifier: Zarrillo, S. (2012). Human adaptation, food production, and cultural interaction during the formative period in highland Ecuador (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4866

contributor:
Raymond, J. Scott
Kooyman, Brian P.

format:
xvii, 476 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 403-463
Many pages are in colour.


identifier: Markhasin, B. (1998). Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the lower triassic Montney formation, subsurface of northwestern Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11508

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: QE446 .A4 M37 1997

subject: Additional Copy: QE677 .M37 1997 in the Gallagher Library of Geology and Geophysics

subject: Petrology - Alberta

subject: Geology - Alberta

subject: Geology, Stratigraphic - Cretaceous, Lower - Alberta

subject: Montney Formation (Alta.)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 144-153


identifier: McKinley, C. W. (1996). The theatre of the banal: an advertising and communications office for the digital age (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19107

format:
<ii>, 83 <17> leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
NA 2543 T43 M35 1996
Architecture - Technological aspects
Technology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73-74.


identifier: Thesen, J. (2010). Use of non-air entrained concrete exposed to chlorides in non-freeze thaw environments (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3378

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 69-71
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Ewadinger, N. M. (1993). Met-enkephalin and alpha peptide in lymnaea (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12883

format:
xv, 195 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QL 430.5 L85 E83 1993
Lymnaea stagnalis - Physiology
Enkephalins
Endorphins
Neuropeptides
Immunocytochemistry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 167-195.


identifier: McPhee, K.C. (2012). Juror Perceptions of Forensic Evidence (Unpublished undergraduate honours thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Juror Perceptions of Forensic Evidence

publisher:
University of Calgary
Arts
Psychology
University of Calgary

abstract:
This study investigated whether potential jurors are aware of the limited validity of most types of forensic evidence. Three hundred and nine undergraduate students were randomly assigned to one of twelve conditions (control, confession, hair microscopy, fingerprint,
fingerprint- revised, DNA, DNA-revised, forensic odontology, criminal profiling, decompositional odour, shoe print, and soil analysis). Participants read a case vignette outlining a mock homicide that differed only in the type of evidence that was presented. Participants then filled out a questionnaire reporting their verdict decisions, perceptions of the importance of the evidence in reaching the verdict decision, and reliability of the evidence (among other judgments). It was found that the type of evidence presented significantly affected verdict decisions. Furthermore, many types of unvalidated forensic evidence were perceived to be as reliable as DNA evidence. These findings suggest that mock jurors are unaware of the limited validity of most types of forensic evidence. This study stimulates the need for more thorough testing of the probative value of evidence and the inclusion of expert testimony in court.

abstract: Yes


identifier: Corbett, C. R. (2004). Extracellular metalloproteases of pseudomonas aeruginosa and burkholderia cenocepacia as potential immunotherapeutic targets (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18490

format:
xvii, 214 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 193-214

abstract:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia are the causative agents of chronic airway infections and a major cause of mortality in cystic fibrosis patients. Despite advances in anti-microbial therapy, the treatment of infections caused by P. aeruginosa and B. cenocepacia remains a challenge. The study of virulence factors produced by the bacteria is being pursued to develop new therapeutic leads. P. aeruginosa produces LasB, an extracellular metalloprotease that is required for maximal virulence. In this study, we cloned and sequenced the zmpA gene encoding for PSCP, an extracellular metalloprotease of B. cenocepacia. The deduced amino acid sequence of PSCP indicates that it has a pre-prometalloenzyme structure, similar to the thermolysinlike metalloproteases. By creating isogenic PSCP mutants, we determined that PSCP is required for the maximal virulence of B. cenocepacia K56-2 in an experimental model of chronic lung infection.

    Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) toward peptide 15, (341HGFTEQNSG349) a neutralizing epitope of P. aeruginosa LasB, were produced that reacted with and neutralized the enzymatic activity of LasB and PSCP. The anti-peptide 15 MAb 3123 could be detected in lung homogenates 48 hours after administration to rats infected with P. aeruginosa. Anti-peptide 15 MAb 5201 or MAb 3123 were passively administered to the lungs of rats chronically infected with P. aeruginosa. Quantitative histopathology analysis revealed that animals passively treated with MAb 5201 or 3123 had 51 -78 % less histopathological changes in the lung than control animals. The decrease in histopathological changes could be maintained for at least one week without continued administration of the MAb. These studies suggest that anti-peptide 15 MAbs may be potential therapeutic agents for CF patients infected with P. aeruginosa.

    Recombinant single chain variable fragment antibodies (scFvs) were produced using the neutralizing MAbs as templates. The scFvs retained the ability to neutralize LasB, indicating that recombinant Abs may be an option for anti-metalloprotease therapeutics. These studies provide the initial steps toward producing anti-peptide 15 immunotherapeutic agents for use in P. aeruginosa or B. cenocepacia respiratory infections.


identifier: Cummings, C. (2011). A double-edged sword: the representational politics of contemporary aboriginal art (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4145

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 161-170


identifier: Zhang, M. (1993). Nuclear magnetic resonance and protein engineering studies of calmodulin (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20707

format:
xviii, 266 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 552 C28 Z43 1993
Calmodulin
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Protein engineering

abstract: Bibliography: p. 250-266.


identifier: Johnston, K. (2017). Measurement and Modeling of Pentane-Diluted Bitumen Phase Behaviour (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26844

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Yarranton, Harvey
Taylor, Shawn
Jeje, Ayodeji
Moore, Robert Gordon
Lines, Laurence
Chapman, Walter

subject:
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Petroleum
Bitumen Solvent Phase Behaviour
asphaltenes
Equation of State
Mixing Rules

abstract:
The phase behavior of mixtures of bitumens and n-alkanes is a key factor in the design and optimization of solvent-assisted heavy oil recovery processes and solvent deasphalting processes. However, data and comprehensive models are lacking for these mixtures. Crude oil phase behavior is typically modeled using cubic equations of state (CEoS). While CEoS have successfully fit saturation pressures and asphaltene onset points for bitumen-solvent systems using simple quadratic mixing rules; they do not accurately predict asphaltene precipitation yields. This thesis focuses on data collection and CEoS modeling with asymmetric mixing rules for mixtures of bitumen and n-pentane.
Phase behavior data were collected for n-pentane diluted bitumen up to 14 MPa and 280°C. Saturation pressures were measured using both a PVT cell and a blind cell apparatus. The composition at which asphaltenes precipitate was measured using a high pressure microscope apparatus and was extrapolated from asphaltene yield data. A new experimental procedure was developed to measure the phase compositions of both the light phase and the asphaltene rich heavy phase at high temperature where two liquid phases are observed. A blind cell apparatus was designed to measure asphaltene yields for multiple samples simultaneously. Binary and ternary phase diagrams were generated from the data.
The Advanced Peng Robinson (APR) CEoS with several sets of asymmetric and compositionally dependent mixing rules was evaluated using the aforementioned dataset. The use of asymmetric mixing rules significantly improved the match to asphaltene yield data; however, the yields were still under-predicted at high solvent contents and the tuning parameters that gave the best match for asphaltene yield data were not predictive or easily correlated for other solvents. The use of compositionally dependent solvent/asphaltene binary interaction parameters allowed the model to fit asphaltene yield data over the entire composition range. A set of interaction parameters was recommended that fits both asphaltene yield and saturation pressure data. While successful at fitting the data, this approach is not practical for many simulation applications and the overall conclusion is that CEoS are not well suited for the full range of bitumen-solvent phase behavior.


identifier: Rowles, M. (2006). Being well: environmental design for wellbeing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1537

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 112-113
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Ershad, M. (2021). An Experimental and Numerical Study on Metakaolin-based Geopolymers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Khoshnazar, Rahil
Moshirpour, Mohammad
Shrive, Nigel Graham

subject:
Metakaolin-based Geopolymer
Machine Learning
Compressive Strength
Engineering--Civil

abstract: Portland cement concrete, in its most basic form, is produced by mixing aggregate, Portland cement (PC), and water. High energy consumption and CO2 emissions associated with the production of PC have caused serious environmental issues, and PC production is now responsible for about 5-8% of the global CO2-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions. Extensive research has been conducted to develop new and more sustainable binders that can replace PC paste in concrete without compromising its performance. Geopolymers (GPs) are a class of these alternative binders attracting significant attention in the past few decades. They are produced by mixing an aluminosiliceous powder such as metakaolin (MK) with an alkaline solution. Several parameters such as composition and curing conditions influence the characteristics of GPs, and appropriate selection of material proportions is necessary to achieve the desired performance. This research aims to (i) model the compressive strength of MK-based GPs based on their composition and (ii) suggest new methods for enhancing the compressive strength of MK-based GPs. In the first part of this research, different GPs were prepared with two different grades of MK and various compositions. Machine learning models were then used to classify and predict the compressive strength of GPs using the dataset driven from the experimental plan of this research and the literature. Different models were tested, among which the extreme gradient boosting algorithm was able to classify the GPs with 80% accuracy in three levels of ‘low’, ‘medium’, and ‘high’ strength and predict the strength with R2 = 0.80 given the composition and test age. In the second part, a seeding method was used to improve the compressive strength of GPs. Three different types of zeolite seeds (hydrogen faujasite, sodium faujasite, mordenite) were used. The results showed that all the zeolites could improve the strength of GPs although hydrogen faujasite and mordenite seemed to be more effective than sodium faujasite.


identifier: LAPKA, STEPHANIE. (2013). Oceanic storm surges in the outer Mackenzie Delta, NWT Canada: Remote Sensing of tundra disturbance and restoration from saline intrusion (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27163

subject:
Physical Geography
Remote Sensing
Mackenzie Delta
Storm surge
saline intrusion

abstract: As the Circumpolar Arctic continues to undergo strong environmental change - such as increased annual temperatures and decreased sea ice cover - natural disturbances are occurring at frequencies and magnitudes never before recorded (Chapin et al. 2000; Manson and Solomon 2007; Shaver and Kummerow 1992). Coastlines and low-lying terrain have been predicted to be among the environments most susceptible to disturbance events, especially within the western Canadian Arctic (Forbes 2011; Lantuit et al. 2011). In September 1999, an oceanic storm surge occurred over the alluvial islands of the outer Mackenzie Delta, NWT Canada. The salt water incursion killed more than 250 km2 of freshwater tundra. Over a decade later, dead vegetation remains the dominant land cover for more than one quarter of the impacted region. Dynamic retrospective studies such as the one conducted here are important tools for properly monitoring current processes and forecasting future impacts within Arctic landscapes (Hilbert 2006). Landsat imagery has provided the data needed to perform an ecological assessment distinctive from almost all vegetation-based studies conducted within the Circumpolar Arctic to date. Completed within this thesis is a land cover map time series with close to annual coverage between 1972 and 2010 of the alluvial islands in the outer Mackenzie Delta, as well as the first landscape-level vegetation recovery assessment of the area from the largest oceanic storm surge event to have occurred there in the past 1,000 years.


identifier: Malone, R. A. (2018). A Confocal Rheology Study of Network Stabilized Bicontinuous Emulsion Gels (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32862

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

contributor:
Trifkovic, Milana
Karan, Kunal
Bryant, Steven L.

subject:
bijel
cocontinuous structures
confocal rheology
colloidal gel
spinodal decomposition
curvature analysis
Education--Sciences
Engineering--Chemical
Materials Science

abstract: In this thesis, a new bicontinuous soft material was discovered. Bicontinuous intraphase jammed emulsion gels (bipjels) were formed from critical mixtures of water and 2,6-lutidine and were stabilized with commercially produced alumina coated silica nanoparticles. Using a novel confocal rheology platform, the microstructure and rheological properties of the bipjels were simultaneously studied and provided key insights into the morphology and stability of the new materials during their formation, aging, and cooling. Through varying the concentration of the nanoparticles and the initial mixing energy delivered to the bipjel mixtures, the final morphologies could be tuned. A curvature analysis was performed over the aging of the different biPjel samples showing traits of optimal hyperbolic surfaces. The bipjels did not lose their strength upon cooling and liquids remixing which bodes well for their future development as an advanced material. Bipjels represent a new gateway for understanding the role non-interfacially localized particles play in stabilizing non-equilibrium morphologies.


identifier: Jenne, C. N. (2005). Immunoglobulin repertoire development and diversification in sheep (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/158

format:
xxi, 856 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 505-531
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Karan, K. (1998). An experimental and modeling study of homogeneous gas phase reactions occurring in the modified claus process (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11199

format:
xxiii, 241 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TP156 .D43 K37 1998
Desulphurization
Natural gas - Thermal properties
Gas dynamics
Gas research.
Thermodynamics
Chemical kinetics
Furnaces--Combustion.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 234-241.


identifier: Cunningham, M. R. (1982). A Design for the Museum of Flight for western Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10870

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

subject:
TL 506 C32 C343 1985
Aeronautical museums
Museum architecture - Alberta - Calgary
Calgary Aerospace Museum Association

abstract: Bibliography: p. 103-105.


identifier: Rankin, S. (2015). Perspectives on Human Resource Practices: Divergences in Time, Theoretical Linkages and Process (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27319

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Business Administration--Management
Strategic Human Resource Management
Resource Based View
SHRM
Human Resources

abstract: Research in Human Resource Management (HRM) has helped scholars understand the value of systems of people practices for organizations, but the discipline faces a number of challenges in moving its agenda forward. In particular, understanding and specifying how those systems translate into improved organizational performance has proved elusive. The studies in this thesis examine some of these challenges in dimensions of time, theory linkage and process. The first study, an event history analysis of longitudinal practice data of Canadian companies, finds that HRM practices associated with the strategic agenda are abandoned at a surprising rate over time. The second study, a bibliometric network analysis of HRM and strategy literature, finds that the theoretical links to strategy are not developing in the direction that HRM scholars predicted. The third study, a case study of apprenticeship practices in the industrial construction industry, finds consensus between supervisors and senior management on the ends, but not the means by which those practices are implemented. Each study provides findings that diverge from the expectations found in HRM literature. Taken together, they offer a novel perspective and fruitful paths forward on the challenges facing the field.


identifier: Olorunyolemi, T. O. (1995). Mixed oxide supports for nickel-molybdenum hydroprocessing catalysts (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19853

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

subject:
TP 690.4 O56 1995
Catalytic cracking
Hydrogenation
Secondary recovery of oil
Nickle catalysts
Hydrotreating catalysts

abstract: Bibliography: p. 198-208.


identifier: Clay, P. L. (1995). Price and market relationships of fresh salmon in the United States: an examination using cointegration analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17357

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

subject:
HD 9469 S23 U533 1995
Salmon industry - United States
Cointegration
Econometrics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-112.


identifier: Burns, D. (2007). Critical thinking in postsecondary education: administration and faculty versions of a slippery concept (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1149

format:
vi, 100 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-90


identifier: Atieh, A. M. (2013). Transient Liquid Phase Diffusion Bonding of Magnesium Alloy (Mg-AZ31) to Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28511

subject: Engineering--Industrial

subject: Materials Science

subject: Engineering--Mechanical

subject: TLP bonding, Ti-6Al-4V, Mg-AZ31, diffusion bonding, characterization, mechanical behaviour

abstract:
The magnesium alloy Mg-AZ31 and titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V have physical characteristics and
mechanical properties that makes it attractive for a wide range of engineering applications in the
aerospace and automotive industries. However, the differences in melting temperature and
coefficient of thermal expansion hinder the use of traditional fusion welding techniques.
Transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding of magnesium alloy Mg-AZ31 and titanium alloy Ti-6Al-
4V was performed and different interlayer types and configurations were used to facilitate joint
formation. The joining of these alloys using Ni foils was successful at a bonding temperature of
515oC, bonding pressure 0.2 MPa, for bonding time of 5 minutes. At the Ni/Mg-AZ31 bond
interface, the formation of a eutectic liquid between Mg and Ni was observed. The formation of
Mg2Ni and Mg3AlNi2 were identified along the bond interface resulting in an isothermally
solidified joint. At the Ni/Ti-6Al-4V interface, the solid-state diffusion process results in joint
formation.
The use of double Ni-Cu sandwich joint resulted in further enhancement in joint formation and
this produced joints with greater shear strength values. The configuration of Mg-AZ31/Cu-
Ni/Ti-6Al-4V or Mg-AZ31/Ni-Cu/Ti-6Al-4V influence the mechanism of bonding and the type
of intermetallics formed within the joint. The application of thin Ni electrodeposited coatings
resulted in further enhancements of joint quality due to better surface-to-surface contact and a
reduction in the formation of intermetallics at the joint.
The effect of Cu nano-particles in the coatings was found to decrease the eutectic zone width and
this resulted in an increase the shear strength of the joints. The highest shear strength of 69 MPa
was possible with bonds made using coatings containing Cu nano-particle dispersion.


identifier: Collins, R. (2016). Future War for Fun and Profit: Authority, Bureaucracy, and Masculinity in Defence Industry Software Development (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26252

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Peric, Sabrina
Terriff, Terry
Hiebert, Maureen

subject:
Anthropology--Cultural
Military Studies
Cultural Anthropology
Software Development
Defence Industry

abstract:
Technological innovation is at the heart of many discussions of understanding military practice, and it is increasingly important to understanding the relationship between states, militaries, and civilian actors such as a corporations and citizens increasingly shaped by militarization. One group of technologies affected and whose development has been conditioned by these discussions is simulation software.
Based upon four months of participant observation research at a defence contractor and software development company in Calgary, Alberta, this study explores how contingencies of professional practice in the software industry, authority, corporate hierarchy and reporting practices, gender, and the nature of simulation contribute to developing products for military use. This study suggests that these contingencies not only reproduce and reinforce certain gendered, authoritative, and professional stereotypes during production, but that understanding these stereotypes and their linguistic, aesthetic, and structured facets contributes to understanding the relationship between militarization and the production of technology.


identifier: Cheeseman, M. T. (1983). Feeding by carabid beetles (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13071

title: Feeding by carabid beetles

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

subject:
QL 596 C2 C52 1985
Carabidae
Insects - Food

abstract: Bibliography: p. 159-173.


identifier: Tung, P. N. (1984). The use of measurement instruments in assessing depression: a social work perspective (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16161

format:
ii, 36 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 34-36.


identifier: Lee, B. C. (2013). Insights into the Functional Link between MtHsp40:MtHsp70 Network and Mitochondrial Homeostasis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26550

contributor:
Kim, Sung-Woo
Johnston, Randal

subject: Biology--Cell

subject: Mitochondria

subject: mtHsp40

subject: mtHsp70

subject: Chaperone

abstract: Mitochondrial apoptosis, morphology and function can be modulated by the activity of mitochondrial chaperones including mtHsp40 and mtHsp70. We found that both overexpression and depletion of mtHsp40 reversibly changed mitochondrial morphology from tubular network to fragmented puncta, in a process known as mitochondrial fragmentation, which was not coupled with apoptosis. Using domain deletion mutant constructs, we determined that mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS) and DnaJ domain of mtHsp40 were required for mitochondrial fragmentation. Both inhibition and loss of mtHsp70 also caused mitochondrial fragmentation. Ectopic expression of mtHsp70, with the exception of substrate binding domain-deletion mutant, did not affect mitochondrial morphology. These data suggest that the stoichiometric ratio between mtHsp40 and mtHsp70 determines mitochondrial morphology independently of apoptosis. Mitochondrial fragmentation resulting from the imbalance between mtHsp40 and mtHsp70 was dependent on DRP1 level, but mitochondrial translocation of DRP1 was not detected in fragmented mitochondria. In addition, OPA1 short-isoform highly accumulated in fragmented mitochondria, suggesting that ratio between mtHsp40 and mtHsp70 is a determinant of OPA1 cleavage, which in turn determines mitochondrial morphology. Imbalance between mtHsp40 and mtHsp70 led to dramatic crista remodeling which enhances cancer cell sensitivity to drug-induced apoptosis, and lowered both ATP production and oxygen consumption rate in fragmented mitochondria, which resulted in cell-growth retardation. Collectively, we propose that perturbations of mtHsp40:mtHsp70 network might reduce their own activity, which causes OPA1 cleavage and mitochondrial fragmentation depending on DRP1 located in mitochondria, leading to mitochondrial innermembrane remodeling, indicating the apoptosis-independent coupling between mitochondrial homeostasis and mtHsp40:mtHsp70 network.


identifier: Nguyen, S. (2013). Novel Drug Discovery for Glioblastoma Multiforme Using Brain Tumour Initiating Cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27130

contributor:
Weiss, Samuel
Luchman, Artee

subject: Molecular Neuroscience Oncology glioblastoma JAK/STAT3

abstract: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive adult primary brain tumour. Populations of cells with tumour initiating capacity, termed brain tumour initiating cells (BTICs), are thought to underlie the formation, growth and recurrence of GBM. As such, therapies that target this compartment may improve the otherwise poor prognosis of this disease. Here, we identified R333, a compound targeting the JAK/STAT3 pathway, as a potent inhibitor of BTIC tumourigenicity. In vitro, R333 dramatically decreased the viability and clonogenic potential of diverse BTIC lines. In vivo, systemic treatment with R348, the prodrug form of R333, was well tolerated and demonstrated favourable pharmacokinetic properties. R348 treatment was also found to lead to a significant increase in overall median survival in an orthotopic BTIC xenograft model. Altogether, these data strongly support further investigation of this compound and potentially represent the first step toward an effective molecularly targeted therapeutic for GBM.


identifier: Ta, K. (2018). Exploring Prototyping Tools for Interactive Fashion Design (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33071

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Oehlberg, Lora A.
Sharlin, Ehud
Tony, Anthony
Taron, Joshua M.

subject:
prototyping tools
electronic fashion
augmented reality
Computer Science

abstract: Interactive garments enable new forms of communication between our bodies and with other people. In electronic fashion (eFashion) design, interactive garments on high fashion runways envision how people might use interactive technologies to enhance our clothing with new sensing and output capabilities. Researchers and fashion designers have since explored new interactive textiles that enable aesthetics-driven, interactive, and new material properties to explore on clothing. While there exist physical tools to implement interactive garments and software tools to create the visual aesthetic of a garment, these tools cannot yet enable designers to use new eFashion technologies in their garments because they require engineering expertise and specialized laboratory equipment. In this thesis, I explore the use of computer-aided prototyping tools to develop interactive eFashion garments. I present case studies with makers and two experienced eFashion designers about their design practices and formulate design guidelines for prototyping tools. I then present two prototyping tools for implementation and exploration of interactive garments. Finally, I discuss future work for physical and virtual prototyping tools in eFashion.


identifier: Dada, E. S. (1993). A study of parallel pier finger airport terminal configurations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21756

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

subject: TL 725.3 P5 D33 1992

subject: Airport terminals - Design and construction

subject: Airport buildings - Design and construction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 143-147.

abstract: Taxiing, walking, baggage transport and airport construction were studied to determine their effect on the geometry of pier finger terminals. The best terminal geometry based on taxiing alone is one with shorter fingers at the middle and longer ones at the ends. On the other hand, geometry that minimizes baggage transportation distance is the one with the longest pier at the centre. Baggage transportation distance is affected both by the geometry of the terminal and the sorting room strategy adopted. Decentralized sorting gives a lower baggage tractor distance than centralized sorting. Walking distance has been studied extensively by others who found that pier finger terminals minimize walking. As far as the operations considered are concerned, the terminal with pier lengths decreasing with distance from the centre gives the best combined optimal geometry. It also gives a lower number of piers than that found by others for walking only.


identifier: Rahaman, K. R. (2018). Remote Sensing of Local Warming and Its Application Over Alberta (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32744

contributor:
Hassan, Quazi K.
He, Jianxun
Levy, Jason
Rangelova, Elena V.
Sumon, Kazi Z.

subject:
climate change
air temperature normal
earth observation
data fusion
MODIS
Landsat
Urban and Regional Planning
Remote Sensing
Engineering--Environmental

abstract: The effects of a changing climate (i.e., temperature in particular) vary and will continue to vary significantly from global to local level. Changes of temperature at global and regional scale are somehow defined by using several models and simulations. However, temperature change at local scales (i.e., community or local government level) are not well defined and needs particular attention to address future adaptation policies in the face of climate change. For instance, this thesis is built on a hypothesis that temperature does vary locally in comparison to the predicted models at the regional and global scales. To address this critical issue, this study sets up the goal to delineate local warming maps using satellite-borne remote sensing data at 15 m spatial resolution. In doing so, firstly, 1 km spatial resolution warming map is prepared in the whole province of Alberta for 1961-2010 time period using MODIS-derived 8-days composite images at 1 km spatial resolution. Secondly, to enhance the spatial resolution of derived 1 km warming map, data fusion technique is used from Landsat-8 OLI-derived data to generate high spatial resolution EVI, NDVI, and NDWI. Finally, long-term warming trend map is produced at 15m spatial resolution to represent the changes of temperature normals (i.e., 1961-2010 time period) as a final outcome. Results have demonstrated that the proposed methods of delineating high spatial resolution local warming map has strong accuracy while comparing with the climate station-derived temperature data (r2 = 0.80 in case of 1961-1990; and r2 = 0.78 in case of 1981-2010). Similarly, while comparing the results of warming trend maps derived at 1 km and 15 m spatial resolution,  outcomes have proved strong relationship too (r2 = 0.96 in case of 1961-1990; r2 = 0.95 in case of 1981-2010). Finally, this study explicitly brings the notion that of local level warming map can be produced at high spatial resolution and can be critical for local governments to initiate future policies depending on evidence in future climate change adaptation planning.


identifier: Kirkpatrick, L. K. (2007). A phenomenological study of women living with early onset psoriasis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1713

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-151


identifier: McCuaig, R. G. (1999). Practicing: An architect's cooperative in Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22950

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

subject: NA1996 .M38 1999

subject: Architectural practice - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Associations, institutions, etc. - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Architecture - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 31-35


identifier: Gasper, P. (1982). Explaining scientifically (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13366

title: Explaining scientifically

subject:
BD 237 G36 1984
Explanation (Philosophy)
Science - Philosophy
Science - Methodology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-100.


identifier: Soper, M. F. (1979). An Investigation of the relationship between "sense of community" and the physical environment of residential areas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15732

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

subject:
HM 131 S67 1979 Microfiche
Community life
Neighborhood
City planning

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-110.


identifier: Alam, S. (2002). Cell cycle kinetics of expanding populations of mammalian neural stem cells (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14650

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 A4

abstract: Bibliography: p. 201-221


identifier: Scherrer, M. C. (2009). Predictors and cognitive consequences of a negative mood induction procedure: the development of depressed mood across diagnostic categories (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2646

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 137-154


identifier: Xie, H. (1993). Vascular reactivity of the human umbilical artery (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14549

format:
xv, 240 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RG 600 X54 1993
Umbilical cord

abstract: Bibliography: p. 219-238.


identifier: McLeish, K. L. (2010). The sampling and analysis of dissolved gases in groundwater (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3528

contributor:
Chu, Angus
Ryan, M. Cathryn

format:
xi, 179 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 115-140
Contains oversized pages.


identifier: Birarda, R. W. (1978). Educator aspirations, perceived need deficiencies, and response to organizational rewards (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21945

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

subject:
LB 1775 B57 1978 Microfiche
Teaching satisfaction
Job satisfaction
Educators - Alberta - Calgary
Teaching as a profession

abstract: Bibliography: p. 155-158.


identifier: Salter, D. J. (1992). A Cognitive developmental analysis of the interpretation of family stories by adolescents and pre-adolescents (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22203

format:
xi, 111 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: BF 723 S74 S35 1992

subject: Children's stories - Psychological aspects

subject: Cognition in children

subject: Children - Language

subject: Storytelling ability in children

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-104.


identifier: Chipman, S. (2000). Understory vascular plant species diversity in the mixedwood boreal forest of western Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11593

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

subject:
SD421.34 .C3 C49 2000
Forests and forestry - Saskatchewan
Forest management - Saskatchewan
Fire ecology - Saskatchewan
Forest fires - Saskatchewan
Species diversity - Saskatchewan
Taigas - Saskatchewan

abstract: Bibliography: p. 87-90.


identifier: Yu, R. (2020). Methane storage and adsorption characteristics in nanoporous gas shale (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Methane Storage and Adsorption Characteristics in Nanoporous Gas Shale

contributor:
Chen, Zhangxin
Pereira-Almao, Pedro R.
Huang, Haiping

subject: Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: Natural shale is mainly characterized by various mineral compositions and multi-scale pore sizes, leading to complex adsorbate-adsorbent interactions, also named the energetic heterogeneity of shale rocks. In this study, a multi-site Langmuir model was proposed to address the energetic heterogeneity, where the interaction energy for each adsorption site was related to the multi-scale pore sizes and pore surface property. Besides, methane adsorptions on shale rocks were experimentally measured, and the proposed multi-site model was used to describe the measured adsorption isotherms. Compared to the traditional single-site Langmuir model, the multi-site model can not only accurately predict the adsorption isotherms but also describe the adsorption energy distributions for shale rocks. Furthermore, the proposed multi-site model was used to estimate the total Gas-In-Place (GIP) and investigate the gas contributed by individual pores. This estimation achieves more accurate results compared with the traditional method.


identifier: Khan, M. F. (2011). A compositional analysis of membrane microdomains using methods in proteomics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4168

contributor:
Schriemer, David C.
Deans, Julie

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 134-143


identifier: Meadows, W. M. (1983). On assessing the incremental validity of clinical procedures over nonspecific effects and placebo treatments: an illustrative paradigm (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15133

format:
xv, 172 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RC 467 M42 1985
Clinical psychology
Placebo (Medicine)
Therapeutics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 142-159.


identifier: McGuire, J. J. (1999). Visual induction of fos in amacrine cells regulates ocular growth and refraction in chick (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11595

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

subject:
QP479 .M39 1999
Retina - Cytochemistry
Eye--growth--regulation
Neurons
Fos oncogenes
Myopia.
Chicks--physiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 120-145


identifier: Wenkoff, M. P. (1973). Control of a ternary distillation column (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14559

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

subject: TP 156 D5 W45 1973 Microfiche

subject: Distillation

subject: Chemical process control

subject: Chemical engineering - Electronic data processing

subject: Automatic control

abstract: Bibliography: p. 179-189.


identifier: Adela, G. (2021). Institutional Counterinsurgency Frameworks in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin and the Operations of the Multinational Joint Task Force Against Boko Haram (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Stapleton, Timothy
Huebert, Robert Neil
Apentiik, Rowland Anyebadek

subject: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency

subject: Boko Haram

subject: Lake Chad Basin

subject: Lake Chad Basin Commission

subject: Multinational Joint Task Force

subject: African Union (AU)

subject: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

subject: Terrorism and Counterterrorism

subject: History--African

subject: History--Military

subject: Military Studies

subject: Political Science--International Law and Relations

abstract: The Islamist group, Jama’atul Alhul Sunnah Lidda’wati wal Jihad, translated as “people committed to the propagation of the Prophet’s teachings and jihad” is commonly known as Boko Haram which means “Western education is forbidden.” Boko Haram originated in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno in 2002, but its violent activities extend into neighboring Cameroon, Chad, and Niger in the Lake Chad Basin. Such transnational dimension of the group’s violence and its increasing sophistication necessitated the establishment of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) as a sub-regional coalition to combat it. The Task Force comprises troops from the affected member states in the Lake Chad Basin and Benin Republic with the African Union (AU) as its strategic partner. The MNJTF’s member states are split between the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Nigeria, Niger, and Benin Republic are members of the former while Chad and Cameroon belong to the latter. Irrespective of the existence of a sub-regional counterinsurgency force, Boko Haram remains very resilient and continues to launch lethal attacks across the Lake Chad Basin. Yet, the institutional conditions that account for the ineffectiveness of the MNJTF’s operations have not been studied. The thesis explored the influence of the counterinsurgency frameworks of AU, ECOWAS, and ECCAS on the operations of the MNJTF against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin. The thesis utilized the Regional Security Complex Theory by Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver as the framework of analysis and Policy Analysis as the methodological approach. The study found that the institutional counterinsurgency frameworks of the AU, ECOWAS and ECCAS have undermined military cooperation and intelligence sharing among the MNJTF’s member states due to their emphasis on single-state counterinsurgency efforts, their respect for and protection of states’ territorial sovereignty, and distortions in their counterinsurgency approaches. The study, therefore, recommended that the Lake Chad Basin Commission formulates its own counterinsurgency strategy. Also, the MNJTF should establish common values and principles for its member states, adopt a top-to-bottom joint command and coordination mechanism, and establish its own technical units to aid its operations.


identifier: Aparicio-Ting, F. (2010). Determinants of meeting physical activity guidelines for cancer prevention in an Alberta cohort (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21346

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xii, 287 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 225-248


identifier: Hopfner, C. W. (2010). Alberta treaty 8 first nations: government obligations and indian promises (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3648

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 202-214


identifier: Lunt, S. L. M. (2020). La Grâce dans les portraits de "La Comédie humaine" d’Honoré de Balzac : sens et fonctions discursives (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Richer, Jean-François
Vijayan, Devika
Gallant, Janine

subject:
Grace
Honoré de Balzac
Gender
Character Portraits
Prosopography
La Comédie humaine
Social Hierarchy
Femininity
Religion
Greek and Roman Mythology
19th Century Literature
French Literature
Education--Language and Literature
Women's Studies

abstract: Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), auteur de La Comédie humaine, est connu pour ses descriptions réalistes. Les descriptions de personnages chez Balzac, c’est-à-dire les portraits littéraires, saisissent les personnages dans les temps précis et dans les espaces sociaux, politiques et économiques qui les ont produits. Les oeuvres balzaciennes reflètent et classifient les hommes et les femmes qui composaient la société française de l’époque avec le but, notamment, de clarifier la notion d’identité. Les mots utilisés dans les portraits ne sont donc jamais choisis au hasard. Un mot aux apparences innocentes, comme la grâce, est en fait un concept strictement employé pour expliquer et typifier les personnages. Le mot grâce revient plusieurs fois dans les cinquante-quatre portraits que nous avons retenus pour cette étude, et particulièrement dans les portraits des femmes. Le mot grâce est, en fait, riche en significations et s’entoure d’un champ lexical lié à des notions identitaires. Le concept de la grâce contribue à la construction et au maintien de la compréhension binaire des genres ainsi qu’à la structure des classes sociales dans les romans balzaciens.


identifier: Roy, D. (2002). Towards sustainable community development in Uttaranchal, India (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13873

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 R69

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-150

abstract: Key words: Sustainable Community Development, participation, empowerment, Uttaranchal, social capital, education, context, self-reliance, and spirituality. The purpose of this Masters Degree Project (MDP) is to study the practice of community development as implemented by a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) called the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) in Uttaranchal, India. The project studied is named the Prakriya project and involves social, environmental and economic development in a hundred villages in the Garhwal region of Uttaranchal state. A theoretical basis is set up on the basis of Prakriya project objectives, and these are compared against field observations. Recommendations are aimed at the gaps found in this comparison. The primary findings of the study were that the main strength of the region lies in its social capital and that the Prakriya project needs to enhance this social capital for sustainable community development. For this end, the project needs improvement in the fields of participation and education. · The main ways recommended to do this are by actively educating the project team workers as well as the communities on the principles and practices within sustainable community development (SCD) theory. The spiritual element that is traditionally present in the region is also key to adding meaning to the development process. The main recommendations of this study are to actively keep in mind the fourfold (economic, ecological, social and spiritual) components of SCD and consciously pursue them in the project. The other recommendations include education and training, better participation, monitoring and evaluation, better networking, leading by example, enhancing social capital, and the incorporation of local culture and fun into the project in order for it to be more effective. In my conclusion, I recommend that further research be conducted in finding improved ways of communication between theory and practice in the field of community development such that each is informed better by the other.


identifier: Pesta, D. T. (2014). Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete Spandrel Cladding Panels in Façade Applications (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28543

subject:
Engineering--Civil
cladding
UHPRFC
GFRP
Fatigue
load test
analytical
curtain wall

abstract: A novel spandrel cladding panel design using Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) with Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reinforcing bars are load tested and compared to analytical calculations and the results of an elastic finite element analysis. Five panels are load tested, three subjected to static load testing, and two subjected to fatigue load testing. The deflection of the panels under serviceability wind pressure load testing agreed well with the calculated values, in most cases deflecting less than the design limit. The failure strength of the panels was shown to be as much as four times higher than calculated. Results of the fatigue testing concluded that the panels were unaffected by cyclic loading at the simulated wind loading levels.


identifier: Feng, X. (2006). Biochemical and functional characterization of the ING tumor suppressor family (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/850

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 229-252
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Pinno, K. (2016). Three Essays in Macroeconometrics (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28441

title: Three Essays in Macroeconometrics

contributor:
Serletis, Apostolos
Gordon, Daniel
Emery, Herbert
Walls, David
Coe, Patrick

subject: Banking Economics--Finance Economics--Theory Banking Growth Instituions Velocity Money Oil

abstract:
The research in this paper consists of three essays
1. Financial Structure and Economic Growth
2. Oil Price Uncertainty and Industrial Production, and
3. Money, Velocity, and the Stock Market.
In the  rst essay, we use Bayesian classi cation and  nite mixture models to
extract information from Levine 's (2002) cross-country database and reconsider
the relationship between  nancial structure and long-run economic growth. Our
methods, based on statistical similarities and multi-dimensional structures, al-
low for parameter heterogeneity across the countries in Levine s database and
yield substantially di¤erent  ndings than Levine s regarding the relationship
between  nancial structure and economic performance.
In the second essay, we estimate a bivariate GARCH-in-Mean VAR with a
BEKK variance speci cation, to investigate whether oil price volatility a¤ects
real economic activity. We use the same data set of thirty-seven, aggregate and
disaggregate, industrial production indices used by Herrera et al. (2011) as a
proxy for real output and a post-1973 data sample. We check the robustness of
our results by using two proxies for the price of oil, the West Texas Intermediate
(WTI) oil price and the Re ners Acquisition Cost (RAC) of crude oil, and by
testing for both nominal and real e¤ects. We  nd signi cant evidence of non-lin-
earities for both aggregate and disaggregate indices. Our research highlights the
importance of nominal prices and extreme events such as the Great Contraction
in the transmission of nonlinearities.
In our third essay, we provide a study of the relationship between money
growth variability, velocity, and the stock market using recent advances in
 nancial econometrics. We estimate a trivariate VARMA, GARCH-in-Mean,
BEKK model to quantify the e¤ects of  nancial market and money supply
instability. We investigate the robustness of the results to di¤erent de nitions
of money using monthly Divisia indices for the United States from the Center for
Financial Stability (CFS). Empirical evidence supports signi cance of  nancial
market and money supply volatility, and we conclude that Friedman s money
supply volatility hypothesis is alive and well.
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identifier: Gao, J. (2007). Development of a precise gps/ins/on-board vehicle sensors integrated vehicular positioning system (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1385

format:
xxvi, 218 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 199-204
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Garcia-San Roman, G. (2013). Memoria, lenguaje poético y horizonte ético en "Mundar" de Juan Gelman (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26877

subject:
Literature--Modern
Literature--Latin American
Literature--Romance
Contemporary Poetry
Argentine Authors
Literary Criticism
Poetic Memory

abstract: This study analyzes the poetic language of Juan Gelman´s Mundar (2008). It identifies a fragmentation between the literal and the metaphoric planes, which we refer to as the Aesthetic of interruption. This phenomenon provides coherence across the poems in the book, in which we can distinguish various traces of symbolism, originating in the mysticism of St. Hildegard, whose verses appear in the opening epigraph, to French Simbolisme. Via a dialogue with the diverse traditions in which the symbolic background and critical commentary are situated, the central part of this thesis revolves around memory and oblivion. We question the possibility of a critical memory, defined by Ricoeur as the reconciliation of an image with its imprint.  Due to an analogous tension arising out of the metaphorical devices, an opening of language takes places, and the releasing of poetic meaning occurs. It is possible, thus, to reach a horizon of understanding that represents the ethical moment when those comrades killed by the military are acknowledged. Together with this recognition, a sociological context also takes shape out of the poems and is manifested as a critical stance against the discourses of “post-memory.”


identifier: Talebloo, F. (2022). A practical deep learning approach to detect aggressive driving behaviour (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: A Practical Deep Learning Approach to Detect Aggressive Driving Behaviour

contributor:
Far, Behrouz
Mohammed, Emad
Sanati Nezhad, Amir
Moshirpour, Mohammad

subject:
Aggressive Driving Behaviour Detection
Driving Behaviour Analysis
Artificial Intelligence

abstract: Accidents while driving might result in minor injuries. Alternatively, it might result in a loss of life, which is highly detrimental to society. The loss of an expert due to fatalities can have a tremendous influence on humanity's scientific growth. Three factors can lead to accidents on the road: 1) The human, 2) the road, and 3) the vehicle. We look at the first element in our analysis, accounting for 93 percent of all accident causes. We will not look at the psychological aspects of driving behaviour in this study. The first step is to classify the vehicle; Self-driving vehicles and regular automobiles, both of which may be used to evaluate driving, are the two types of vehicles that can be checked. Aggressive driving behaviours have been identified as one of the most critical subcategories of human factors that contribute to accidents. To prevent road accidents, constant monitoring of drivers' driving behaviour can modify the driver's driving behaviour or notify the driver of a potential hazard. As a result, it is vital to devise a method of detecting aggressive driving behaviour. Aggressive driving is every day among American drivers. According to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety data from 2019, approximately 80% of drivers displayed severe anger, hostility, or road rage while driving at least once in the preceding 30 days. Aggressive driving has been a significant source of concern for many road users. There are numerous methods for detecting aggressive driving behaviour, including changes in vehicle speed, lane shifts, eye and hand movement analyses, and others. We conducted this study using deep machine learning approaches rather than classic time series analysis methods. We analyzed roughly sixty similar publications to learn the procedures employed in the prior studies. The CNN was utilized in most publications to determine how to drive. We used RNN algorithms to execute this experiment since the vehicle GPS data is a time series. We employed an external test technique during the experiment that was not used in earlier studies that dealt with the same data set. The provided model produced satisfactory results incorporated in the dissertation's conclusion.


identifier: Wen, Y. H. (1988). Population dynamics and life history strategies of hyalella azteca (Amphipoda) in a prairie pond (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15984

format:
xii, 166 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QL 444 M315 W46 1988
Hyalella - Reproduction
Amphipoda - Reproduction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 149-166.


identifier: Koger, B. (2017). Radiation Dosimetry in the Presence of Gold Nanoparticles (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27518

contributor:
Kirkby, Charles
Spencer, David
Yau, Andrew
Kovalchuk, Olga

subject:
Biophysics--Medical
Physics
Physics--Radiation
gold nanoparticles
Radiation Therapy
Nanotechnology

abstract:
The use of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) to enhance the dose due to radiation, through increased photoelectric effect interactions, has shown promise in vivo and in vitro. Monte Carlo studies have worked towards quantifying the dose enhancement and the dosimetry surrounding GNPs. This thesis investigates the dosimetry in the presence of GNPs for several scenarios using PENELOPE Monte Carlo simulations.
Accurate simulation of GNPs can be challenging due to the large number of particles present in realistic scenarios – up to 10^15 particles/cm^3. Because of this, many Monte Carlo studies have approximated GNPs in tissue as a homogeneous mixture of tissue and gold. However, such models ignore details of energy deposition on nanoscopic scales, including absorption of dose within the GNPs. In this thesis, we first quantified the dosimetric impact of this assumption, finding dose differences up to 31% for the scenarios investigated, and enabling fast, accurate simulation of macroscopic dose enhancement.
The eventual clinical application of GNP-enhanced radiation therapy will rely on enhancement at macroscopic scales. We next investigated the general feasibility of using GNP-enhanced arc radiation therapy (GEART) to treat deep-seated tumours using kilovoltage photon beams. Applying the method established above, we quantified the quality of GEART treatments compared to conventional 6 MV treatments for a variety of tumour sizes and depths. We recommended those sites for which further investigation should be undertaken.
In vivo and in vitro, GNPs are often coated with polyethylene glycol (PEG), a polymer that enables functionalization and biocompatibility. Monte Carlo studies, however, typically do not model these coatings, which may lead to dosimetric errors. We quantified the dose lost to PEG coatings for a variety of GNP sizes, coating thicknesses, and photon beam energies. Dose losses of up to 7.5% and 34% were seen on microscopic and nanoscopic scales, respectively.
Through this work we aim to provide a basis for future studies examining clinical implementation of GNP dose enhancement, adding to the base of knowledge that can be drawn upon if GNP dose enhancement is to be brought into clinical use. Further research is needed to evaluate the radiobiological impact of the effects studied here.


identifier: Karimian Ardestani, N. (2015). Efficient Non-Interactive Secure Two-Party Computation for Equality and Comparison (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25847

subject:
Computer Science
Secure Two-Party Computation

abstract:
Multi-party computation is receiving more and more attention as its application in more areas prove promising. In this research, our focus is on secure two-party computation. In particular, we propose non-interactive constructions for securely computing private equality testing and greater-than testing protocols. Our first construction is a private equality testing (PET) protocol. What distinguishes our construction from the state of the art is that it is single-round and secure against malicious adversaries. Our second construction is a private greater-than testing (PGT) protocol (i.e. the Yao's Millionaires problem) which is also single-round but only secure in the semi-honest model. Our protocols are based on the Peikert-Vaikuntanathan-Waters maliciously secure oblivious transfer and a collision resistant hash function.
We formally prove that the PET protocol and the PGT protocol provide computational security. In this research, we developed our protocol for PET and run experiments to test it. The results provide evidence of efficiency of our protocol.


identifier: Grant, K. (2017). Teachers' Images and Narratives of Good Teachers: An Interpretive Inquiry (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27982

contributor:
Lenters, Kimberly
Friesen, Sharon
Burwell, Catherine

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education--Teacher Training
good teachers
teacher self-assessment
teacher assessment
hermeneutic phenomenology
flow
Bildung
teacher images
teacher narratives

abstract: Despite significant amounts of rhetoric and research on the importance of good teachers, little attention has been paid to how practicing teachers conceptualize what it means to be a good teacher. Using a research process informed by philosophical hermeneutics, this study explores the experiences of practicing teachers in order to better understand the phenomenological aspects of being a good teacher. Although the phrase good teacher continues to defy simple definition and was even actively avoided by the participants, their stories of classroom experiences begin to reveal how the concepts of flow and Bildung might provide helpful language and concepts to frame the intuitive, often wordless experiences of teachers. By focusing on the images and narratives teachers used to describe their understandings, the reflexive notions of seeing and being seen, reading and being read came to the fore. These ideas contribute in new ways to the ongoing conversations about teacher assessment and teacher self-assessment.


identifier: Hayes, P. G. (2004). Synthesis, structure and reactivity of B-diketiminato supported organoscandium cations (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13467

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abstract: Bibliography: p. 255-266

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract:
A variety of β-diketiminato supported mononuclear dialkyl scandium compounds have been synthesized and fully characterized in both the solid and solution states. The 4-coordinate species exhibit fluxional behaviour in solution which has been quantitatively studied and is interpreted as a dynamic process which equilibrates two structures via a C2v symmetric transition state. At elevated temperatures these compounds have been determined to undergo an intramolecular metallation process with loss of RH. Polymerization experiments revealed that several of the organoscandium complexes are effective catalysts for the polymerization of ethylene.
The reactivity of the neutral dialkyl organoscandium species was examined leading to the synthesis of a family of highly reactive organoscandium alkyl cations. Deactivation pathways, most notably C6F 5 transfer to the metal centre and metallation of an isopropyl group were observed. While C6F 5 transfer impeded subsequent reactivity studies, metallation proceeded sufficiently slowly so as not to hinder the development of their organometallic chemistry. Quantitative analysis of ion-pair dynamics established that intermolecular anion exchange likely occurs by way of a highly ordered transition state, most likely a low energy associative anion displacement by an incoming arene molecule.
A unique class of isolable solvent separated organoscandium methyl cations was synthesized by reaction of dialkyl scandium compounds with [CPh₃][B(C₆F₅)₄]. These complexes have been found to be resistant to both C₆F₅ transfer and metallation decomposition pathways. The molecular structures show stabilization of the alkyl cations through η⁶ arene binding to the metal centre. These aromatic solvent molecules are bound sufficiently loose to permit the study of their chemistry. Quantitative kinetic experiments for arene exchange imply a partially dissociative mechanism whereby the rate-limiting step involves dissociation to lower hapticity. The mechanism for arene displacement was further investigated upon exploring the reactivity of these compounds with diphenylacetylene. In this situation it was determined that rate-limiting coordination of the alkyne to the metal centre had a slightly higher barrier than arene ring slipping.  Preliminary work demonstrated that the β-diketiminato ancillary can also be used to prepare organoyttrium species with potential for further derivatization to the corresponding organoyttrium cations.


identifier: Walker, D. A. (1994). Homogeneity as a consequence of attrition in an interior design program (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15868

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

subject:
NK 2116.6 C36 W35 1994
Interior decoration
College dropouts
College students - Psychology
Stress (Psychology)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 129-139.


identifier: Kent, J. E. (2005). Human dimensions of wildlife crossing structure management: a case study of the south Canmore corridor (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1508

format:
xi, 144 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 112-120
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Lee, D. (1999). Understanding views of risk: a case study of Swan Hills, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11424

format:
ix, 179 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: TD1045 .C22 S935 1999

subject: Alberta Special Waste Treatment Centre

subject: Hazardous waste treatment facilities--Alberta--Swan Hills

subject: Risk perception--Alberta--Swan Hills

subject: Environmental risk assessment--Alberta--Swan Hills

subject: Swan Hills--Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 151-158


identifier: Morphy, D. R. (1967). Level of aspiration and persistence of the high and low need achiever following the experimental manipulation of feedback (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16223

format:
x, 79 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
LB 1065 M66 1967
Level of aspiration
Achievement motivation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 64-70.


identifier: Ewart, C. (2005). Limping towards representation: writing disability in three twentieth century narratives (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2446

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 85-91


identifier: Prempeh, A. (1984). The role of small towns in modern Ghana's rural development: the northern region of Ghana case study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12555

format:
xv, 227 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: Ghana - Social conditions

subject: Rural development - Ghana

subject: Ghana - Economic conditions

subject: Africa - Rural conditions - Case studies

abstract: Bibliography: p. 167-170.


identifier: Kinsley, B. L. (1968). Social conflict and religious reform: a Protestant church in a Prairie Province mining town (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14469

format:
xv, 167 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: BX 9881 K54 1968

subject: Church renewal - United Church of Canada

subject: Social change

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-148.

abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of a reform movement and conflict which developed within a church congregation. Conflict erupted between those who opposed changes in the organization and practices of the church and those who led the reform movement which instituted them. Both aspects of the study are examined against the backdrop of the community. Data were collected from interviews and questionnaires and from church records and documents. Statistics supplied by the mining company and town supplemented this information. Several differences were found between those who supported change and those who did not. Those who opposed change were more concerned with survival or maintenance of the institution in and for itself. The reformers showed greater interest in religious training, the promotion of the intended meaning of the Christian symbols and worship and for service or involvement in the larger community . The parties of the conflict also differed on such characteristics as age, education and occupational position. Those who supported change tended to be younger, more educated and did not occupy the highest positions in the mining company. Other aspects of the community such as the radio, the press and social and recreational organizations also became involved in or were affected by the conflict in the church. The reform movement was ultimately rejected by the church with the aid of church courts which sent representatives to investigate, make and implement recommendations designed to resolve the conflict and provide a basis for reconciliation . Reconciliation was only partly achieved but the conflict was resolved; some people quit , many were able to compromise and the remainder joined other churches. Generally , the United Church of Canada appears to be unsusceptible to a change in goal orientation if the courts alone are used. The diversified membership of such an organization makes conflict over reorientation of goals inevitable. If the conflict becomes organized it prohibits change. The model provided by Dahrendorf was particularly appropriate for examining a problem of this kind since it was suited to answering the question, how could change have been brought about, conflict withstanding? But it was difficult to apply the model to this situation where the authority structure was not clearly defined. In the United Church while constitutionally the authority was vested in the church courts, historically it has lain with the congregation. Consequently, to institute changes it is necessary to reach a high degree of consensus among the members of the whole church body.


identifier: Kudryk, K. M. (1998). [Five]: A written accompaniment to the thesis exhibition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19320

format:
v, 64 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
ND196 .P66 K83 1998
Modernism (Art)
Postmodernism.

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 62-64
UARC


identifier: Hamedzadeh, A. (2013). On The Shear Strength Of Partially Grouted Concrete Masonry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27195

subject:
Sciences
shear wall
Masonry
partially grouted

abstract: Masonry shear walls are one of the most common structural elements in buildings. The in-plane shear capacity of load-bearing walls is of great importance in the seismic design of structures. This study focuses on the shear behaviour of wide-spaced reinforced partially grouted (WRPG) concrete masonry walls. Twenty one shear walls were constructed with reduced-scale concrete masonry units. The experimental program consisted of eight groups of tests, with two or three identical specimens in each group. The specimens were subjected to monotonic lateral load, under near pure-shear boundary conditions. The parameters of the study include methods of load application, boundary conditions, aspect ratio, initial axial stress and specimen size. The shear capacities of the walls were compared against the predicted shear from four empirical equations. The sensitivity of the initial stiffness and different methods for calculation of ductility are discussed in detail. Lastly, the idea of strut-and-tie modeling was investigated for WRPG walls.


identifier: Heynen, J. A. (1971). Testing criteria in community development intervention (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15870

format:
x, 140 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HN 29 H49 1971
Community development - Research
Social surveys - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-134.


identifier: Shariat-Panahi, A. (2022). Evaluating Chemical Crosslinking as A Tool for Enhancing DNA Damage Repair Interactome Analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Evaluating Chemical Crosslinking as a Tool for Enhancing DNA Damage Repair Interactome Analysis

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Schriemer, David C.
Antonie, Dufour
Cobb, Jennifer

subject:
Systems Biology
Proteomics
DNA Damage Repair
DNA Double-Strand Break
Affinity Purification
Mass Spectrometry
Chemical Crosslinking
Biology--Molecular
Biochemistry

abstract: Eukaryotic cells can repair DNA Double-Strand Breaks (DSBs) through a number of mechanisms, including end resection-mediated pathways and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). An End-Bridging Complex (EBC) comprised of elements from both end resection and NHEJ may be the first complex recruited to DSB sites and play a key role in repair pathway selection. The protein composition of the EBC or how it structurally supports repair pathway choice is not fully understood. Conceptually, Affinity Purification-Mass Spectrometry (AP-MS) methods can be used to determine the composition and subunit stoichiometry of such complexes. However, none of the existing AP-MS workflows combine isolation of complexes with high temporal sampling, both of which are essential for characterizing complexes involved in transient repair processes. In this thesis, I have investigated whether chemical crosslinking incorporated into a DNA-based AP-MS workflow can improve the coverage of DSB repair interactome in S. cerevisiae. To this end, I first evaluated and optimized the RIME protocol for isolating affinity-tagged putative EBC members after DSB-induction. Further, I tested various strategies for incorporating chemical crosslinking into this protocol and increasing protein coverage, using the homo-bifunctional reagent BS3. Lastly, I investigated networks of interaction within the EBC interactome based on the RIME method and evaluated the identified hits for biological significance. My results indicate that the epitope-tagged system I used (hemagglutinin-based) prohibits the incorporation of standard crosslinkers, suggesting that a new strategy is required to take advantage of crosslinking. Nevertheless, the optimized RIME-based AP-MS protocol could successfully isolate known and potentially novel interactors of the EBC using a strategy incorporating multiple baits. Studying the novel interactors identified in these analyses could help in complementing our current knowledge of eukaryotic DSB repair pathway choice and understanding the extent of the DNA damage repair interactome.


identifier: Aghajafari, F. (2016). Vitamin D during Pregnancy (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28658

title: Vitamin D during Pregnancy

contributor:
Ross, Susan
O'Beirne, Maeve
Field, Catherine
Eliasziw, Misha
Dewey, Deborah

subject:
Epidemiology
Pregnancy
Neonatal
Vitamin D
Nutirtion

abstract:
Vitamin D plays an important role in promoting healthy pregnancy and fetal development. There is a lack of knowledge on (1) the effect of vitamin D deficiency/ insufficiency on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, (2) the association between maternal plasma vitamin D concentration and dietary intake, and (3) the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency/ insufficiency during pregnancy and the contribution of vitamin D metabolites to estimate vitamin D. This dissertation attempts to address these knowledge gaps about vitamin D during pregnancy.
	In a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies, low maternal 25(OH)D concentrations were found to be associated with higher risks of gestational diabetes (pooled OR 1.49, 95% CI: 1.18 to 1.89), preeclampsia (pooled OR 1.79, 95% CI: 1.25 to 2.58), small for gestational age (SGA) (pooled OR 1.85, 95% CI: 1.52 to 2.26) and lower birth weight (weighted mean difference: -130.92 g (95% CI: -186.69 to -75.14). However, that quality of individual studies was not always optimal due to inconsistent reporting on confounding factors.
The two studies in this work involved pregnant women from a large Alberta cohort study to measure vitamin D. 3-epi-25(OH)D3 was found in all of the pregnant women’s blood in mid-pregnancy, at the time of delivery and in cord blood. When the 3-epimer was included in the estimation of status, the prevalence of vitamin D <75 nmol/L was significantly lower (P<0.005). A significant relationship between maternal reported dietary vitamin D intake and plasma 25(OH)D and 3-epi-25(OH)D3 concentration were identified. Consuming the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) (600 IU/ day) was found to be insufficient to achieve vitamin D <75 nmol/L in half of participants.
This research highlighted the potentially important association between maternal vitamin D status and pregnancy health and the variability that can arise in study results when different measures of vitamin D status are used. In addition, it extends the literature suggesting that current RDA may not be adequate to ensure that Canadian pregnant women achieving vitamin D status. Furthermore, this research showed that the method employed to measure vitamin D in pregnant women and cord blood can influence the estimates of status.


identifier: Weis, A. (2007). Morally bound: counter-terrorism policy during the Reagan administration (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/615

format:
vii, 146 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 136-146


identifier: Pira, R. (2021). Promoting the social inclusion of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder  via mobile technologies (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Promoting the Social Inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder  via Mobile Technologies

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Lund, Darren
Brown, Barbara
McDermott, Mairi

subject:
social inclusion
students with ASD
mobile technologies
communication and social skills
language skills
educational needs
case study research
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education--Technology

abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopment disorder in Canada, and approximately 1 out of 66 children is identified with ASD in Canada. Children with autism demonstrate impairments in language, communication skills, and social interactions; hence, these children have difficulties with communicating and interacting socially with their peers, educators, and parents. One of the latest interventions is the use of mobile technologies in assisting children with ASD in developing their social, communication, language, and other educational skills required for their academic success. However, social inclusion of these students in the classroom is still challenging. Hence, there is a need to determine effective ways of integrating mobile technologies in the classroom in order to promote the social inclusion of students with ASD. Using case study research, this mixed method study explored how students with ASD are socially included in the learning activities using mobile technologies and the impact on educators and parents. Educators, other education professionals, and parents participated in surveys and one-on-one interviews to provide further insights about their experiences in meeting students’ communication, social, language, and educational needs via mobile technologies. Analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data resulted into four emerging themes: (a) a balanced learning model where social inclusion of students with ASD is supported through the balance between mobile technologies and personal interaction; (b) resources and supports such as open educational resources, funding to support mobile technologies, evidence-based knowledge on mobile technologies, and training for all stakeholders are necessary in creating a socially inclusive environment for students with ASD; (c) goal oriented and needs-based usage where mobile technologies are used for addressing the needs of students with ASD and for achieving a particular goal or purpose in education; and (d) a team oriented approach that involves collaboration among students, parents, school administrators, educators, other education professionals, and various stakeholders in promoting the social inclusion via mobile technologies. The findings from this research study indicated various aspects (promoters) that are important in promoting the social inclusion of students with ASD via mobile technologies. Through these promoters, effective levels of social inclusion can be achieved where students’ communication, social, language, and educational needs are addressed sufficiently.


identifier: Boroczky, K. (1992). Intrinsic volumes of finite ball-packings (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23422

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

subject:
QA 166.7 B67 1992
Lattice theory
Finite groups
Set theory
Combinatorial packing and covering

abstract: Bibliography: p. 169-171.


identifier: Tanner, G. R. (1996). Self-esteem and alcohol use in adult children of alcoholics and adult children of non-alcoholics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18294

format:
x, 90 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV 5132 T36 1996
Children of alcoholics
Adult children of alcoholics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 66-82.


identifier: Greidanus, N. (2010). Bounded reliability: an exploration of failed commitments from a transaction cost perspective (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3920

format:
viii, 311 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 288-311

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


identifier: Graham, R. R. (2019). Still Dispersed and Decentralized? Evaluating the Influence and Implementation of Smart Growth in Mid-Sized Canadian Cities (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary

contributor:
Tsenkova, Sasha
Han, Albert T.
Miller, Byron A.

subject:
Smart Growth
Mid-sized Canadian cities
Plan Evaluation
Growth Management
Urban and Regional Planning

abstract: Since the late 1990s, the Smart Growth agenda has found broad acceptance within Canadian planning circles as a framework for sustainable development. Smart Growth emerged following decades of dispersed and decentralized growth that dominated urbanization across North America following WWII. Although Smart Growth and its policies for growth management have become the normative approach within the planning discipline, there is little evidence to suggest its actual impact on growth patterns in mid-sized Canadian cities. Through a series of spatial analysis methods, this research examines whether the emergence of Smart Growth has influenced growth patterns of four mid-sized Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas from 1990 to 2010. Findings indicate growth patterns as mixed and limited through the lens of Smart Growth, as growth does not mirror a complete shift consistent with the Smart Growth paradigm. While there is some indication of change, the findings of this research are not enough to overturn the profile of mid-sized Canadian cities as dispersed and decentralized. Subsequently, growth patterns were considered relative to inputs adopted at the respective regional and municipal levels to ascertain the extent to which planning has successfully achieved its objectives. This approach adopts an ex post facto conformance-based plan evaluation, whereby successful implementation is based on conformance between growth patterns and adopted inputs. The findings of this research indicate that while adopted inputs across each case mirror the language of Smart Growth, growth patterns indicate more limited conformance. These findings indicate further evidence of the challenges to disrupting entrenched patterns of urbanization and the disconnect between plans and outcomes.


identifier: Marquez Perez, P. G. (1995). Social neo-liberalism as a development policy: the case of the Mexican automobile industry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12070

format:
ix, 160 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HD 9710 M42 M37 1995

subject: Automobile industry and trade - Mexico

subject: Mexico - Politics and government - 1988-

subject: Mexico - Economic conditions - 1982-

subject: Mexico - Economic policy - 1970-

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-160.


identifier: Skinner, H. C. (1986). Adaptive reuse of excess school space in Calgary's public schools: a proposed community development approach (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23443

format:
<x>, 165 <73> leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: TH 3401 S624 1987

subject: School buildings - Alberta - Calgary - Remodeling for other use

subject: School buildings - Conservation and restoration

subject: Architecture - Conservation and restoration

abstract: Bibliography: p. <2-38>.


identifier: Pyra, J. F. (1971). Characteristics and attitudes of modernity of teacher candidates in the eastern and western regions of Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20438

format:
xxiv, 548 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
LB 1775 P95 1971 Microfilm
Teaching as a profession
Teachers, Training of
Teachers - Attitudes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 354-362.


identifier: van Wegen, B. (2008). The blueprint for the beltline as a dialogical planning process (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2840

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 127-131
Missing signature page.


identifier: Carnegie, S. D. (2011). Reproductive behaviour and endocrinology in female white-faced capuchins (cebus capucinus) (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4345

format:
xiii, 179 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 143-157.

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

abstract: Includes a copy of Cpyright Permissions.  Originals with original copy of Partial Copyright Licence.