identifier: Harasym, P. M. (2014). Seeing Biomedically: the Routine Grounds of Translation in Patient Oriented Research (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27733

contributor:
Heyman, Richard David
Schneider, Barbara

subject:
Speech Communication
Speech Communication
Ethnomethodology
Patient Oriented Translational Research

abstract:
In this dissertation, I show how two doctors perpetuate social divisions and reproduce biomedicine as an institution of social control when taking a patient oriented approach to translational research. The two doctors collected data directly from patients and privileged patients’ personal experience of disease. One doctor presented the patient’s authentic voice of experience at an international medical conference. The doctors considered themselves dedicated to normalizing patients and preventing the difficulties and challenges of social exclusion. Yet, an ethnomethodological analysis of transcripts of conversations between the two doctors and between one of the doctors and a patient reveal that the two doctors normalize and marginalize patients they recognize as “disease damaged”, concealing patients’ lived experiences of social inequality.
The doctors’ research protocol encourages and facilitates collaboration between patients, their attending doctors and the research team. A patient, who was a practicing physician before she had the disease, is the Principal Investigator’s Research Assistant. The Principal Investigator treats his Research Assistant as an expert patient and as a physician colleague. The PI takes a patient oriented approach when collecting and analyzing the patient’s descriptions of her disease experience. The patient speaks for herself as the voice of experience at an international medical conference. A close analysis of the transcripts reveals, however, that given their accountabilities as translational researchers to the scientific community, the doctors exclude permanent disease damage as a researchable topic. The doctors sympathetically acknowledge the consequences of disease damage, express empathy toward, patients they regard as a “disease-damaged”. Yet, by viewing these patients’ experiences through the translational research lens, they also produce social inequality. Patient oriented translational research reproduces cultural knowledge about biomedicine as an institution of social control and perpetuates social divisions.


identifier: Rahman, Q. M. (2002). Performance analysis of MT-CDMA system (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19108

title: Performance analysis of MT-CDMA system

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 R34

abstract: Bibliography: p. 155-165.


identifier: Sparkes, J. (2010). Regional metamorphism (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3319

title: Regional metamorphism

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 126-127
Thesis is in colour.


identifier: Hird, J. N. (2008). Noise Reduction for Time Series of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): An Empirical Comparison of Selected Techniques (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14170

publisher:
Social Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xvi, 213 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: Geography

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 160-175
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Cheng, D. H. (1994). A study of robustness measures for some L-estimators of scale (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22693

format:
ix, 76 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 276.8 C49 1994
Robust statistics
Estimation theory - Asymptotic theory
Mathematical statistics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73-76.


identifier: Read, S. I. (1967). Basicities of several aliphatic carbonyl compounds (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22622

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

subject:
Carbonyl compounds
Acids - Basicity

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-134.


identifier: Ul Abidin, Z. (2022). Evaluation of propane-butane mixtures as solvent in ES-SAGD (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Evaluation of Propane-Butane Mixtures as Solvent in ES-SAGD

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Maini, Brij
Kumar Sarma, Hemanta
Z Sumon, Kazi

subject: Expanding Solvent- Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage

subject: Petroleum Engineering

subject: Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage

subject: Engineering

subject: Engineering--Petroleum

subject: Psychology--Developmental

abstract: SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) is a thermal recovery process for production of nearly immobile bitumen from the deeper oil-sand formation. In this method, two parallel horizontal wells are drilled near the reservoir bottom, one about 5 m higher than the other. Steam injected through the upper well provides heat to the heavy oil to reduce its viscosity. The heated oil flows down into the production well and the space vacated by the oil gets filled with steam, forming a steam saturated zone called a steam chamber. With continued steam injection and oil production, the steam chamber expands vertically and laterally. The SAGD process involves high capital and operating costs, and it suffers from environmental issues. One option being evaluated for improving the energy efficiency of SAGD is the co-injection of a hydrocarbon solvent with steam. In Solvent Added SAGD (SA-SAGD), a small volume fraction of steam is replaced with a hydrocarbon solvent. The latent heat of steam heats the oil while the solvent dissolves in the oil to make it more mobile. The combined impact of mass transfer and heat transfer makes the production rate higher than what can be achieved with only heating. Currently, the least expensive available solvent is propane, but it is not as effective as heavier solvents. So, mixtures of propane and butane are evaluated in the study to see if we can find a solvent mixture for SA-SAGD that can nearly match the performance of pure butane, but at a lower cost. SA-SAGD experiments using different mixtures of propane and butane were conducted in a linear sand-pack to determine the extent of improvement over the base case of steam only (SAGD). The results are used to determine the most effective composition of the propane-butane mixture for SA-SAGD application.


identifier: Szeoke, J. A. (2007). The onset of asphaltene precipitation in blends of bitumen with crude oils and distillates (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1038

contributor:
Moore, R. Gordon
Mehta, S. A. (Raj)

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 139-143


identifier: Sader, R. (2006). Design and testing of a hybrid flame/LED lantern (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/392

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 117-121
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Kuiken, J. (2014). From Social Welfare to Social Work, the Broad View versus the Narrow View (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26237

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Rothery, Michael
McLaughlin, Anne-Marie

subject:
Education--History of
Social Work
Ideology
History
Emergence
Professionalization

abstract:
This dissertation looks back through the lens of a conflict that emerged during the development of social work education in Alberta, and captured by a dispute about the name of the school.  The difference of a single word – welfare versus work – led through selected events in the history of social work where similar differences led to disputes about important matters.  The themes of the dispute are embedded in the Western Tradition with the emergence of social work and its development at the focal point for addressing the consequences described as a ‘painful disorientation generated at the intersections where cultural values clash.’
	In early 1966, the University of Calgary was selected as the site for Alberta’s graduate level social work program following a grant and volunteers from the Calgary Junior League.  Initiated in the early 1960s by the AASW, social agencies, representatives from Calgary and Edmonton and the University of Alberta, to conduct a study led by the Alberta Social Work Education Research Committee.  The Study completed in 1965 concluded with a recommendation to establish a school of social work in Alberta; the University of Alberta, Board of Governors assigned the school to the new University of Calgary.
	The Study examines the history of the School of Social Welfare and the controversy surrounding the name associated with the broad view of social work.  The critique led to a narrative that its graduates were not prepared for practice.  Several efforts were made to change the name; however, AASW aligned itself with the School’s critics to oppose the name change.  Following the appointment of a new Dean in the early 1980s, the direction and vision of the program changed.  Although the program increasingly reflected a narrow view of social work, its scholarly work in the form of research and publications established its legitimacy and credibility particularly within the University and created the condition for changing the name to the Faculty of Social Work.  The role of ideology and the theoretical framework of new institutionalism include a discussion of agency and structure, emergence, philosophical anthropology and the development of the tendency toward isomorphism as the predictor and explanation for organizations in the same field adopting similar organizational forms.


identifier: Picone, M. M. (2014). Application of Dynamic Upscaling for Thermal Reservoir Simulation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24960

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Engineering--Petroleum
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
SAGD
Numerical Modelling
Reservoir Simulation
Filtering Large Datasets (Realizations)

abstract: Reservoir simulation is inherently an imperfect tool for forecasting. However, given sufficient analysis and post-processing, the areas of uncertainty can be quantified and effort can be made to mitigate their impact and improve the confidence in the prediction. The focus of the research documented here is to analyze the extent to which grid size definition and the location and quantity of reservoir heterogeneities impact the performance of a simulation-based recovery process. In analysing two different sets of models (binary and facies-based), a new methodology was developed and applied to mitigate the observed difference in the forecasted result. When the observations are coupled, it suggests that an increase in near wellbore reservoir heterogeneity, as indicated by a reduction in gridblock connectivity, has an increased impact upon the simulation results when compared to the impact of strictly length scale definition of heterogeneity. Additionally, the impact of length scales can be normalized when the focus is upon connectivity within the reservoir model.


identifier: Boakye, E. E. (1990). Ion diffusion in perfluorinated ionomer membranes (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17318

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

subject:
QD 382 I45 B63 1990
Ionomers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-108.


identifier: Kyle, S. E. (2005). The effect of physical activity on macrovascular disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2433

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 78-85
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Chan, H. (1980). Family organization and change among the Chinese in Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23253

format:
vii, 142 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
FC 3697.9 C5 C52 1980 Fiche
Chinese - Alberta - Calgary
Family

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-132.


identifier: Taha, Y. M. (2018). Indirect Detection of Explosive Vapours by Thermal Dissociation Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31780

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Osthoff, Hans D.
Shi, Yujun
Thurbide, Kevin B.
Kim, Seonghwan
Hastie, Donald R.

subject:
Chemistry
explosive
CRDS
cavity ring-down spectroscopy
spectroscopy
TATP
TNT
Education--Sciences
Chemistry--Analytical
Atmospheric Science

abstract: This thesis describes two explosive detection methods capable of detecting explosives indirectly in ambient air. The first of the explosive detection methods utilizes a platinum catalyst heated to 350 °C to catalyze the thermal dissociation of nitroaromatic explosives, such as 2,4,6 trinitrotolune (TNT), to NO2 prior to detection. The catalytic thermal dissociation (cTD) CRDS was found to have a (1s, 3σ) limit of detection (LOD) of 0.5 ppbv. The LOD was sufficient for the detection of TNT in ambient air but lacked the sensitivity to detect less volatile nitro aromatic explosives such as 2,4,6 trinitrophenylmethylnitramine (Tetryl). Efforts to improve the sensitivity of the instrument via a trap and purge pre-concentration scheme were of limited success largely due to poor sample recoveries from the Tenax traps used. The second explosive detection technique exploited radicals generated during the thermal decomposition of triacetone triperoxide (TATP), a peroxide explosive, for detection. These radicals were amplified via a peroxide radical chemical amplification scheme (PERCA) that required the addition of NO and a radical chain carrier, commonly CO, to generate NO2. A modelling study was conducted to assess alternative radical chain carriers as well as the effect of TD on amplification chemistry. Dimethyl ether and ethane were found to be appropriate chain carriers. Additionally, the modelling study suggested that elevated TD temperatures slow down radical chemistry and reduce chemical amplification (CL) while reducing the dependence of CL on relative humidity and radical sinks. A TD-PERCA-CRDS instrument was constructed and its temperature dependent chain length calibrated using peroxyacyl nitrates and peroxy nitric acid. The TD-PERCA-CRDS was found to have a CL up to 69±5 at 250 °C and an LOD (1s, 1σ) of 1.3 pptv. The instrument’s relative humidity dependence was reduced compared to that of room temperature PERCA but the instrument was found to suffer from an ozone interference at temperatures greater than 150 °C. A sample of TATP was synthesized in the lab and its identity and purity established using FTIR. TATP decomposition resulted in an NO2 signal that was 22±3 times larger than that expected from TATP saturation vapour pressure, and the LOD was 5 pptv.


identifier: Collins, A. (1970). Pageant in Virginia Woolf's Between the Acts (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17247

format:
125 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PR 6045 O72 B43 1970 Microfilm

subject: Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. Between the Acts

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-125.


identifier: Palmer, S. L. (1992). Housing for resort workers: design and public policy recommendations; an investigation with reference to Banff, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18496

format:
<vii>, 205 <38> leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TX 911.3 P46 P35 1992
Resorts - Alberta - Banff - Employees
Resorts - Planning

abstract: Bibliography: p. 204-205.


identifier: Adnan, M. (2011). A bounded and adaptive memory based approach to mine frequent patterns from huge databases (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4503

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 97-104.
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Zhao, L. (2007). Modeling and pricing variance and volatility swaps for stochastic volatility models with jumps (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1439

format:
ix, 97 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-97


identifier: Rosenberg, E. (1979). Teaching German pronunciation - a module (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22331

format:
x, 73, 57 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PF 3066 R66 1979 Microfiche

subject: German language - Study and teaching

subject: German language - Pronunciation by foreigners

abstract: Bibliography: p. 71-73, 57.


identifier: Laycraft, K. C. (2012). The development of creativity: a study of creative adolescents and young adults (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28060

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Creativity
Adolescence
Emotions
Complexity Science
Self-Organization
Psychological Development

abstract:
The idea for this dissertation has been incubating in my mind for many years. Since 1994, I have been involved in creative pursuits that have given me enormous joy, delight, and satisfaction. I used to spend every weekend in the Rocky Mountains observing, sketching, and photographing, and after each of these escapades I would return home feeling happy, full of energy, and ready to deal with the challenges of my daily life.
     A decade later, free from my previous responsibilities as an educator and concentrating only on my artistic profession, I found myself slowly returning to my first love, physics—especially chaos theory and the idea of self-organization. What to do with it? One day, I had an “Aha!” moment: “I’ll apply it to the study of my own artistic experience.”  After many years of self-studying a variety of theories of psychological development, I finally found Dabrowski’s theory of positive disintegration, which connected my emotional experiences as an artist with my thinking as a physicist. The theory of positive disintegration describes patterns and explains internal processes of human development.
     Dabrowski stresses the importance of “emotional turbulence,” such as nervousness and psychoneurotic symptoms in the process of transition from the lower to the higher levels of mental life. This idea converges with Prigogine’s theory of dissipative structures where far-from-equilibrium conditions are essential for the spontaneous emergence of new structures and new forms of behavior.
     With these conceptual tools, I felt ready to create something new. To my two dimensions as artist and physicist, I added a third one: educator. And finally, this three dimensional “me” wrote this dissertation.
     The purpose of my study was to investigate what role creativity may play in young people’s psychological development. Creativity is understood as an observable and identifiable process. The research focuses on whether young people use this process to gain the capacity to differentiate and integrate their own inner experiences in order to achieve internal dynamic order and find direction in their future.
     The integral model was used to map a variety of theories and their relationships in a form of meaningful organization, and serve as a conceptual tool to enhance our understanding of the process of development and creativity.
     To gather data for this qualitative research, I chose hermeneutic phenomenology/ontology linked with narrative/biography methods. For the process of the interpretation of the data, I created conceptual models, called pattern models, of the process of creativity for seven participants. The pattern models are based on the concepts of complexity science, Dabrowski’s theory of positive disintegration, and various emotion theories.
     Based on the life stories of the participants, it is proposed that creativity in young people could be defined as “self-organizing dissipative structures” that originate spontaneously in a far-from-equilibrium state created and maintained by complex emotions such as delight, curiosity, enthusiasm, love, passion, and resourcefulness. These emotions are the driving forces generating order and complexity not only in the creativity of young people but above all in their psychological development.
     It appears important to integrate a variety of disciplines in order to achieve a better understanding of the complex process of the emotional development of adolescents.


identifier: George, T. (2016). Investigation into the Bronchoprotective and Anti-inflammatory Properties of RGS2 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26649

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

contributor:
Newton, Robert
Giembycz, Mark
Kelly, Margaret

subject: Genetics Biology--Molecular Pharmacology Biochemistry Asthma Allergy Mice HDM LPS RGS2

abstract: The clinical management of asthma involves treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists (LABAs). Regulator of G-protein signalling (RGS) 2 inhibits signalling from Gq protein-coupled receptors. In humans, combinations of a glucocorticoid and a LABA synergistically enhanced the expression of RGS2. In mice, 3 weeks of HDM challenge or 30 min of LPS challenge reduced lung function and induced airways inflammation. Compared to wild-type, Rgs2-/- mice showed significantly increased airways resistance and reduced compliance, in both HDM- and LPS-challenges. There was no difference between wild-type and Rgs2-/- mice in HDM-induced and LPS-induced inflammation. There was a trend towards increased inflammatory cell counts in the BALF of Rgs2-/- compared to wild-type. There was a trend towards increased expression for many HDM-induced cytokines/chemokines in Rgs2-/-. There was no difference between wild-type and Rgs2-/- mice in LPS-induced expression of cytokines/chemokines. These data show Rgs2 is bronchoprotective in HDM-induced inflammation and suggest a modest anti-inflammatory role. Rgs2 is bronchoprotective in LPS-induced inflammation, but more studies are required to address a possible anti-inflammatory role. If applicable to humans, these data suggest that therapeutics, for example ICS/LABA combination therapies, which are designed to maximize RGS2 expression, will be beneficial for asthma control and management.


identifier: Century, M. (1975). An Investigation of sex role and personality variables associated with the sex of the first figure drawn on the draw-a-person test (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13913

format:
vii, 50 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 698.8 D7 C44 1975 Microfiche
Personality tests

abstract: Bibliography: p. 49-50.


identifier: Allport, J. (2013). A Long Road Home: Post Disaster Community Redevelopment in Haiti (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24773

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Urban and Regional Planning
disaster
Planning
Haiti
neighbourhood
Community
Earthquake
Redevelopment

abstract: This thesis looks at neighbourhood redevelopment following the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti through the examination of four diverse case studies. Inadequate national leadership and land tenure issues have hampered redevelopment, but NGOs working to advance physical, social, economic, and social improvements at the neighbourhood scale. Development plans, and plan implementations are examined within the neighbourhood context, and compared and contrasted with each other to find the strengths and weaknesses of the development plans and implementation.


identifier: Wiebe, G. J. (1997). Analysis of GTP variability and the erythrocytic GTP concentration determining trait (Gtpc) in the mouse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23516

format:
xiv, 97 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP601 .W535 1997
Purines - Metabolism
Enzymes - Metabolism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 79-91.


identifier: Labrosse, J. R. (1972). Role of the banking system in the Soviet Union (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23144

format:
viii, 95 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HG 3126 L32 1972 Microfilm
Banks and banking - Soviet Union
Gosudarstvennyi Bank SSSR
Soviet Union - Economic conditions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-95.


identifier: McLaughlin, E. (2021). Co-Creating the international Pediatric Oncology Exercise Guidelines (iPOEG) Toolkit with End-Users (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary

contributor:
Culos-Reed, S. Nicole
Guilcher, Gregory
Zwicker, Jennifer
Laing, Catherine

subject:
pediatric
exercise
physical activity
knowledge translation
co-creation
Education--Health
Oncology

abstract: The international Pediatric Oncology Exercise Guidelines (iPOEG) support movement among children and adolescents affected by cancer. Knowledge translation efforts are needed to ensure that those who will use and/or benefit from the iPOEG have access to it. This thesis used an integrated knowledge translation approach within the Knowledge to Action (KTA) Framework, to engage end-users (i.e., professionals and patients/families) to: (i) identify the types of resources needed, (ii) co-create resources and content, and (iii) co-create dissemination plans. End-users indicated requiring resources such as posters, infographics, social media posts, and videos, and co-created resource content covering quick tips to get active and movement-related education and information. End-users suggested disseminating the finalized resources (i.e., iPOEG Toolkits) using multiple modalities, including champions within each end-user group, education sessions, group discussions, emails, and social media. Co-creating the iPOEG Toolkit and dissemination plan represents an important phase within the KTA to promote the reach of the iPOEG.


identifier: Hager, E. (1976). Motif and image in selected works of D.G. Rossetti (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20552

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

subject: PR 5248 A35 H3 1976 Microfiche

subject: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 - Aesthetics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 122-131.


identifier: Bell, M. (2011). Safe haven: the role of social support and community inclusion in fostering leelings of belonging in a homeless shelter (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4016

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-153.

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

abstract: This study explores the role of community participation and social support networks in the daily lives of ten men in a homeless shelter. Shelter residents developed relationships among one another in order to recreate their spoiled identities into meaningful conceptions of self, based on a sense of belonging and purpose within the shelter community. Perceptions of solidarity within the shelter acted to counter feelings of social exclusion and generated a sense of commitment to the group. An unintended consequence ofthe shelter community has been the reluctance of residents to maintain independent living away from the shelter. This research highlights how these men have created their own place to belong, revealing the human side of shelter life, characterized by acceptance and companionship. The associations developed are creative and collaborative survival strategies allowing the men to negotiate and navigate their conditions of homelessness.


identifier: Chu, N. C. (2013). Dynamic Role Lease Authorization Protocol for a Distributed Computing System (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25761

subject:
Computer Science
Authorization
RBAC
Lease
Grid

abstract: A distributed computing system, such as a Grid, could be a very dynamic environment and the user groups are most likely become highly diverse. A user group could be formed by the users of different networks, organizations, or administrative-domains with different hardware/software infrastructures and managerial policies. Handling requests from a wide range of users from different domains becomes a challenge when attempting to accommodate all the differences. Service providers find it impossible to track all users (the number of users could be potentially very large) in a Grid. Therefore, an access control mechanism that provides users appropriate access to the resources in a dynamic environment is required. Role Based Access Control (RBAC) models have been demonstrated to be an effective and efficient approach for an administrator to manage accesses in a computing system. Much has been done to adapt the RBAC concept to Grids and focus on the authorization and verification of the dynamic factors or contexts of a user, such as time, location, rank, etc. Some applications also allow administrators to change the policies during the authorization process, but they did not handle the authorization in real-time and on-demand manner in a Grid. It is a critical authorization requirement for a dynamic environment. Therefore, this problem motivated us to develop a new dynamic authorization protocol, Dynamic Role Lease Authorization (DRLA) that is suitable for a dynamic distributed computing environment.


identifier: Linton, L. R. (1985). A Computer simulation model of the growth and life history of the aquatic predator Nephelopsis obscura (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23441

format:
xiii, 278 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QL 391 H6 L539 1986
Leeches - Alberta - Ecology
Erpobdellidae - Alberta - Ecology
Computer simulation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 219-224.


identifier: Li, T. (2009). Use of wheel speed sensors to enhance a reduced imu ultra-tight gnss receiver (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3245

contributor:
Lachapelle, Gérard
Petovello, Mark

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 152-169
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Chapman, J. D. (1989). Expression of Shwann cell markers in human neuroblastoma (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17300

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

subject:
RC 280 N4 C43 1989
Neuroblastoma

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-120.


identifier: Snow, K. (2015). Examining Indigenous Students’ Persistence in a Hybrid Pre-Nursing Transitions Environment (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26018

subject:
Education--Administration
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education--Technology
Transitions
Access
Hybrid Learning
Indigenous
Retention

abstract:
Transitions programs to support non-traditional students have been in existence in Canada since the educational reform movement of the 1970s (Malatest & Associates, 2004).  Scholarly research in the success of such programs is frequently presented in terms of institutional directives such as retention and attrition and success is is typically measured by graduation rates. Despite investment in these programs, more than thirty years later there still exists a considerable gap between Indigenous students’ graduation rates and those of their non-Indigenous counterparts, with significant numbers of students dropping out of university programs within the first year (Statistics Canada, 2011).
     The goal of this exploratory case study was to determine what attributes of the design and structure of a hybrid learning environment encouraged positive persistence decisions. The case was positioned within the first year of an Indigenous Pre-Nursing Transitions (PNT) program in a western Canadian university.
Scholarly literature on persistence and community models such as Tinto’s (1975) Student Integration Model and Wenger’s (1998) Community of Practice were evaluated for their applicability to non-traditional students. Data collection took place over one academic year and consisted of interviews with student and faculty participants, as well as observation of online activities within two required biology courses. The results of this case study demonstrated the complexity of community membership for Indigenous students. Further, the results highlighted the importance of a one-to-one relationship with the instructor and student expectations about this relationship. Other factors that contributed to positive persistence decisions were scale of the environment and structure of course content.

abstract: 2 years


identifier: Akram, B. (2015). CINAPACT-Splines: A Family of Infnite Smooth, Accurate and Compactly Supported Splines (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25328

contributor:
Alim, Usman
Samavati, Faramarz

subject:
Computer Science
Reconstruction Filter
Partition of Unity parametrics
Infinitely smooth
Accurate
Compactly Supported

abstract: We introduce a class of compactly supported C infinite kernels (CINAPACT-splines) whose integer translates form a shift-invariant reconstruction space that can be tuned to achieve any order of accuracy. CINAPACT-splines resemble traditional B-splines in that higher orders of accuracy are achieved by successive convolutions with a B-spline of degree zero. Unlike B-splines however, the starting point for CINAPACT-splines is a compactly supported bump function that has been properly normalized so that it fulfills the partition of unity criterion. We explore the properties of CINAPACT-splines in reconstructing volumetric data sampled on regular grids. We show that CINAPACT-splines provide similar reconstruction quality and cost compared to some well-established filters, while being infinitely smooth. We further explore the advantages of our filter by implementing a curvature-based transfer function using second derivatives of the filter to demonstrate feature lines of a function. We apply the same technique using filters of smaller support and less cost.


identifier: Yeboah, I. E. (1993). Economic structure and transformation of Ghanaian towns (1960-84): spacial equity and efficiency in the development process (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19485

format:
xxi, 529 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HT 148 G53 Y43 1993
Cities and towns - Ghana
Urbanization - Ghana
Ghana - Economic conditions - 1957-1979
Ghana - Economic conditions - 1979-
Ghana - History - 1957-

abstract: Bibliography: p. 470-499.


identifier: Nettel-Aguirre, A. (2005). Cell shape analysis, a statistical approach (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-127


identifier: Ma, M. (2015). Application of PC-SAFT Equation of State to Bitumen/Solvent Systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24966

contributor:
Chen, Shengnan (Nancy)
Abedi, Jalal

subject:
Energy
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Petroleum
PC-SAFT Equation of State
Bitumen and Solvent
Phase Behaviour
Density
Viscosity
Reservoir Simulation

abstract: Solvent-assisted process is promising to recovery Canada's bitumen recourses, but the prediction techniques for the solubility, density and viscosity of bitumen and solvent mixtures in reservoir simulation are not well developed. This thesis works to develop the application methodology of the simplified Perturbed-Chain Statistical Associating Fluid Theory (PC-SAFT) to bitumen and solvent mixtures. New binary interaction coefficient correlation and bitumen characterization method are developed to model the solubility, density and viscosity of such mixtures. These results are also integrated into the reservoir simulation of solvent-assisted recovery. Using the developed method, the average absolute relative deviations (AARDs) are 6.6% for the solubility, 2.3% for the density and 14.6% for the viscosity. In addition, the reservoir simulation results indicate good agreement with the sandpack production data using solvents. This thesis has developed the methodology to model the phase behavior and recovery process of bitumen and solvent using PC-SAFT.

abstract: 12 months


identifier: Murray, A. (2022). Spinning a Web with Smudge Smoke, Bear Grease, and Moonlight (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Anderson, Judy
Sutherland, Erin
Willard, Tania

subject: Fine Arts

abstract: The body of work Bear Grease & Smudge Smoke consists of three artworks: Remnants of Transference, an installation at the Nickle Gallery; Bear Smudge a performance for camera shown in an online gallery; and Spinning a Web with Bear Grease, Smudge Smoke and Moonlight, an abstracted support paper that doubles as an art object shown in an online gallery. Bear Grease & Smudge Smoke investigates the role of the artist in relation to the body, ancestral materials, site, time, and conversations of self-determination. Storytelling, visiting, and dreaming are employed as research collection in order to develop the exhibited and written thesis work. The Spider’s web and Métis worldviews are used as anchoring points in the presented works. Operating from Indigenous understandings of the world and using performance and considered material choice as a source of knowledge, this thesis work focuses on building futures that are in alignment with Indigenous ways of knowing and being.


identifier: Rollin, O. (1994). Aspects de la prononciation de douze élèves d'immersion continue (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22763

format:
xiii, 237 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PC 2137 R65 1994

subject: Immersion method (Language teaching)

subject: French language - Pronounciation - Study and teaching

subject: French language - Pronounciation by foreign speakers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 190-206.


identifier: Cooper, S. C. (1987). Growth with 17-Beta-estradiol results in enhanced mitogenic activity of medium from preadipocytes of massively obese persons (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15692

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

subject:
QP 88.15 C64 1988
Fat cells
Estradiol
Adipose tissues
Cell metabolism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59-67.


identifier: Fisher, D. V. (1974). Theoretical framework for the analysis of ethnic relations in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20329

format:
ix, 142 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
FC 104 F57 1975
Minorities - Canada
Ethnocentrism
Canada - Ethnic relations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-129.


identifier: Abdo, M. K. (2006). A numerical and experimental study on natural convection in a rectangular cavity containing one or two immiscible liquids (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1050

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 82-85
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Lam, J. S. (1983). An Examination of some immunological and structural aspects of the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PA01 (H103) (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22225

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

subject:
QR 82 P78 L34 1985
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Immunoelectrophoresis
Antigen-antibody reactions
Precipitin reaction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 165-191.


identifier: Chan Chiu Yeung, R. (1980). An Examination of some aspects of the structure, function and synthesis of the extracellular slime produced by cystic fibrosis isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in relation to the microcolony mode of growth (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22148

format:
xvi, 292 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QR 82 P78 C52 1980 Fiche
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas diseases

abstract: Bibliography: p. 150-170.


identifier: Dresser, R. A. (2012). Simultaneous and Sequential Bilinguals in a German Bilingual Program (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27789

contributor:
O'Brien, Mary Grantham
Naqvi, Rahat

subject:
Education--Bilingual and Multicultural
Bilingual Programs
German
Elementary

abstract: Bilingual Programs in western Canada provide children with instruction in a non-official language for up to 50% of the school day, and the corresponding curriculum documents are based on the assumption that the prototypical student speaks English at home and is learning the minority language as a second language at school. However, recent changes in immigration patterns in Canada have resulted in diverse linguistic profiles of students for which the Programs were not designed. In this study, nexus analysis (Scollon & Scollon, 2004) is used to examine one elementary German Bilingual Program in which the historical bodies (ways of being) of students are emerging bilinguals (Escamilla & Hopewell, 2009) in the process of developing their identity and proficiency as bilinguals.  Based on the nature of their bilingualism, their linguistic profiles can be categorized as (a) simultaneous bilinguals of German and English; (b) sequential bilinguals dominant in English; (c) sequential bilinguals dominant in German; or (d) sequential bilinguals with another home language. The interaction order (ways of doing) of a typical day in the Program, as well as the progression from grade one to grade six, reflects how bilingualism is expressed, supported and integrated in the social context of the school.  Numerous discourses in place (ways of thinking) are identified: dialect tolerance, contextual language choice, development of bilingual language proficiency, educational enrichment, identity negotiation, holistic bilingual perspective and a tension between additive and subtractive bilingualism. Historical body, interaction order and the discourses in place converge as a nexus of practice that reveals the relationships among languages, language users and social contexts of this Bilingual Program (Hornberger & Hult, 2008). The results from this study challenge the assumptions of the curriculum, practices within the Program and discourses that do not integrate the diverse linguistic profiles of students. Although the curriculum documents are primarily written with students of one specific linguistic profile in mind, this study reveals that in the context of the German Bilingual Program educators recognize the diverse linguistic profiles of students, but tensions in policy and practice affect the development of bilingualism for all students.


identifier: Anderson, K. M. (2021). Public good, private providers?: Alternative internet networks in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Taylor, Gregory
Bakardjieva, Maria
McMahon, Rob

subject:
community broadband
alternative networks
political economy of communications
Internet policy
telecommunications policy
Mass Communications

abstract: Despite high-speed broadband access being named a basic service by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in late 2016, many Canadians remain cut off from the internet, unable to participate in the social, economic, and political facets of life that have increasingly moved online. This research project considers existing alternative internet network models in Alberta. Instead of waiting for incumbent internet service providers to solve the problem of universal access, several Albertan communities have taken steps to connect themselves. Twenty years after the inception of the provincial internet backbone, the SuperNet, how have Albertan communities engaged with internet infrastructure? As politicians, regulators, and citizens increasingly state the essential nature of high-quality, affordable internet service as a public good, what lessons, if any, can be learned from the different ways non-incumbent operators conceptualize, build, and operate alternative networks? Using qualitative interviews, policy documents, and marketing materials, I focus on three network models: a fixed wireless access network in a rural community, a non-profit internet exchange, and a municipally-owned and operated fibre network in an urban centre. Drawing upon political economy of communications literature as a theoretical framework, I consider what policy recommendations can be made based on these case studies.


identifier: Saver, M. A. (1997). The effect of pericardial organ hormones on shore crab, Carcinus maenas, hearts and cardiac ganglia (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19857

format:
xiv, 162 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QL444.M33 S38 1997
Crustacea - Physiology
Crabs - Physiology
Carcinus maenas

abstract: Bibliography: p. 153-162.


identifier: Perry, S. M. (1985). Auditory acuity of singers and its relationship to the menstrual cycle (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14518

format:
xi, 66 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
ML 3820 P47 1986
Music - Physiological aspects
Hearing
Menstrual cycle

abstract: Bibliography: p. 40-43.


identifier: Xu, C. (2008). The torus-based semi-analytical approach in spaceborne gravimetry (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1978

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 170-183
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Bowering, M. (2008). Responsive instability (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2842

title: Responsive instability

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 63-65
Many pages are in colour.


identifier: Hessel, A. J. (1995). Analysis of the genomic structure of salmonella paratyphi C (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21875

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

subject:
QR 82 E6 H47 1995
Salmonella - Genetic aspects
Genomes
Gene mapping

abstract: Bibliography: p. 160-176.


identifier: Stephenson, C. M. (2021). Epistemic Implications of Scientific Consensus and Dissent (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Ereshefsky, Marc
Delehanty, Megan
Waters, C. Kenneth
Ereshefsky, Marc

subject:
scientific consensus
scientific dissent
epistemically justified consensus
epistemically detrimental dissent
philosophy of science
social epistemology
Education--Philosophy of
Education--Sciences
Philosophy

abstract: Consensus and dissent play important roles in science. Both scientific consensus and dissent are said to be epistemically beneficial: consensus is often taken as a mark of knowledge and as a basis for informing decision-making and policy, whereas dissent is often taken as being necessary for scientific advancement, as it can challenge existing knowledge and offer new insights. However, it is unclear how consensus and dissent compare as methods of inquiry and whether they are equally epistemically beneficial. In this thesis, I explore epistemic implications of two accounts of epistemically justified consensus in science and argue these accounts are practically or conceptually problematic. I also discuss the epistemic implications of scientific dissent. I conclude that scientific dissent offers more epistemic benefits than scientific consensus, but that not all dissent is epistemically beneficial: some dissent hinders or impedes science. As such, mechanisms need to be developed to mitigate the epistemic harms caused by epistemically detrimental dissent.


identifier: Macchi, F. (2010). Development and testing of an l1 combined gps-galileo software receiver (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3493

format:
xxii, 272 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 220-228


identifier: Huber, S. M. (1970). Frau in den Komodien Hofmannsthals (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16200

title: Frau in den Komodien Hofmannsthals

format:
111 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PT 2617 O47 Z739 1970

subject: Hofmannsthal, Hugo Hofmann, Edler von, 1874-1929

subject: Women in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-111.


identifier: Zaghloul, H. H. (1985). The Measurement of the complex permittivity of water at 9.356 GHz from 10 degrees C to 40 degrees C (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11046

subject:
TK 7876 Z33 1986
Microwave measurements

abstract: Bibliography: p. 51-53.


identifier: Neprily, K. (2020). Summer camp for adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: a naturalistic context for enhancing social competence

title: Summer Camp for Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Naturalistic Context for Enhancing Social Competence

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Climie, Emma A.
Makarenko, Erica
Spring, Erin

subject: Adolescents

subject: Social Competence

subject: Camp

subject: Summer Camp

subject: Social Skills Training

subject: Education

subject: Educational Psychology

subject: Education--Social Sciences

subject: Psychology

abstract: Many adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) experience difficulties in social competence (Ros & Graziano, 2018). Social difficulties in adolescents with ADHD have been tied to poor long-term outcomes and are predictive of global impairment (Morris et al., 2020). Summer camp programs have been overlooked as an opportunity for social growth and development. Evidence suggests that specialized summer camp with social skills training may have positive outcomes on social competence development in adolescents with ADHD (Pelham et al., 2010; Sibley et al., 2011, 2012). The current study investigated changes in social competence of adolescents with ADHD within a specialized social skills summer camp for children and adolescents with ADHD. The present study included a sample of 60 adolescents with ADHD between the ages of 12 and 16 years old and 15 camp counsellors. The Social-Emotional Assets and Resiliency Scales- Adolescent (SEARS-A) and Parent (SEARS-P) report were used to measure social competence. Overall, the present study demonstrated that adolescents with ADHD have significantly lower social competence when compared to a normative sample of adolescents. The study also confirmed that adolescents with ADHD improve their social competence after attending a specialized summer camp as demonstrated by higher social competence scores at the end of camp. Finally, the current study found similar scores between counsellor ratings of adolescent’s social competence and adolescent ratings of social competence. In conclusion, specialized summer camp programs may be an innovative, cost effective, and generalizable method to support social competence growth in adolescents with ADHD.


identifier: Peltekov, P. (2017). The Effectiveness of Implicit and Explicit Instruction on German L2 Learners’ Pronunciation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28073

contributor:
O'Brien, Mary
Cai, Wei
George, Angela

subject:
Education
Education--Adult and Continuing
Education--Bilingual and Multicultural
Education--Higher
Language
Language--Modern
Literature--Modern
Literature--English
Literature--Germanic
Education
German
pronunciation
implicit
explicit
methodology
Teaching
Learning
phonetics
accent
comprehensibility

abstract: Previous research has investigated the effectiveness of implicit and explicit instructional methods on second language (L2) learners’ grammatical accuracy. However, there is a scarcity of studies focused on the effects of the two teaching methods on L2 learners’ pronunciation. To fill this gap, the present thesis examines the effects of implicit and explicit instruction on the pronunciation of beginner learners of German. One group of learners was taught pronunciation explicitly (i.e., using phonetic rules), another group—implicitly (i.e., without phonetic rules), and a third group received no pronunciation instruction. A pretest-posttest design was used to measure learners’ improvement in accent and comprehensibility. No significant difference in progress was found across the three groups. The findings suggest that learner variables might be better predictors of improvement than the type of instruction. Moreover, not all pronunciation features were equally relevant for L2 learners’ comprehensibility. The results have implications for L2 pronunciation teaching.


identifier: Belisle, J. S. (2000). The urban weave: exploring the portential of architecture as a cultural catalyst (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5167

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

subject:
Architecture and society - Canada
City planning - Canada
Architectural design
Culture

abstract: Bibliography: p. 117-118.


identifier: Ilnicki, T. (1987). Electrophysiological and mechanical measurements in human and rabbit atria (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23867

format:
x, 89 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 113.2 I44 1987
Heart atrium
Electrophysiology
Physiology, Comparative

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-89.


identifier: Roy, E. A. (2021). Investigation of Particle Trajectories in the Near-Earth Night-Side Magnetosphere Using Riometers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Spanswick, Emma
Donovan, Eric
Brown, Jo-Anne
Weiser, Michael
Cully, Christopher

subject: Electricity and Magnetism

abstract: Injections of electrons into the inner magnetosphere play an important role in radiation belt and ring current dynamics. Injections have historically been studied primarily by data from particle detectors on satellites, causing gaps in our knowledge because these events are spatially large and highly structured and satellites provide only point measurements. It has been shown that injections can be identified in ground-based riometer data, making the large number of existing riometers (particularly in Canada) a valuable resource. It is likely that riometers will be an important compliment to satellites in further studies of injections. My thesis research was motivated by this possibility. The goal of this project is to demonstrate that multi-point riometer observations can be used to infer the energy of injected electron populations.


identifier: Schuetze, M. (2018). Reward Neurocircuitry in Autism Spectrum Disorder (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33080

contributor:
Bray, Signe L.
Kennedy, Dan
Graham, Susan A.
Borgland, Stephanie Laureen
Goodyear, Bradley G.
Dewey, Deborah

subject:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Reinforcement Learning
Neuroscience

abstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with social impairments and restricted interests. Early behavioural interventions often focus on reinforcing desired behaviours (e.g., eye contact) and reducing atypical behaviours (e.g., echoing others' phrases). A recent framework suggests reward system dysfunction to be at the core of ASD symptoms. However, if the reward system is impaired in ASD, it is paradoxical that reward-based strategies are commonly used during interventions. The goal of this thesis was to investigate the reward neurocircuitry to explore whether reward system dysfunction contributes to the ASD phenotype. We conducted a literature review on physiological, behavioural, and neural responses to reinforcers to look for common atypical patterns across all domains. We then investigated structural changes in basal ganglia and the thalamus using advanced surface-based methodology. For this, we modelled effects of diagnosis, age, and their interaction on volume, shape, and surface area on T1-weighted anatomical images of 373 male participants with ASD and 384 typically developing (TD). Finally, we investigated neural responses in the context of learning using rewards that were tailored to participants’ unique interests. 27 adolescents with ASD and 31 TD adolescents performed a reinforcement learning task while we collected fMRI data. Participants had to learn which of two doors showed images of their personal interests. The literature review revealed no consistent pattern of atypical reward responses in ASD. Further, we found that subcortical regions did not differ in volume between individuals with and without ASD. However, we found localized structural changes in shape and surface area of the putamen, globus pallidus and thalamus. Some changes were modulated by age, IQ and symptom severity. Interestingly, when using personal interests as reinforcers during a learning task, we found intact learning performance and similar neural responses in the reward system between ASD and TD groups. Taken together, mixed findings from the literature review and subtle structural changes in subcortical regions of the reward system suggest a role of this neurocircuitry in the ASD phenotype. However, intact learning and typical neural responses towards individual interests suggest that the reward system is not generally impaired in ASD.


identifier: Ferguson, R. J. (1996). P-S seismic inversion: modeling, processing and field examples (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17257

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

subject:
TN269.9 .F47 1996
Seismic waves - Research
Seismic waves - Mathematical models

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-112.


identifier: Meehan-Prins, K. (2007). On the fringe: a community along the urban-rural interface (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1530

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 122-124


identifier: Hubbard, T. (2016). The Call of the Buffalo: Exploring Kinship with the Buffalo in Indigenous Creative Expression (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28021

contributor:
Perreault, Jeanne
Justice, Daniel Heath
Devine, Heather
Kertzer, Adrienne
Banting, Pamela

subject: Literature Indigenous

abstract: This dissertation examines the kinship relationship between Indigenous peoples and our relative the buffalo. I posit that texts in which Indigenous peoples express their relationship with the buffalo contain expressions of Indigenous epistemologies. Indigenous kinship theory, Indigenous critical geography, and Indigenous histories are foundational for this project. The presence of the buffalo is found within Indigenous oral stories, literature, art, and other forms of expression. Specifically, the dissertation engages with the representation of buffalo’s role in creating and renewing kinship ties. It examines Indigenous grief and mourning during the genocide of the buffalo; buffalo confinement and diaspora during the settlement era; women’s knowledge of the connection between buffalo and the land; and the artist’s role in revitalizing the relationship with buffalo. Authors and creators include Percy Bullchild, Alexander Wolfe, Edward Benton-Banai, Leslie Marmon Silko, Stan Cuthand, Barry Ahenakew, Neal McLeod, Marilyn Dumont, Louise Erdrich, Mourning Dove, D’Arcy McNickle, Linda Hogan, Beverly Hungry Wolf, Beth Cuthand, Louise Halfe, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Adrian Stimson and Thomas King. This work can be understood as the imperative for Indigenous peoples to remember the kinship relationship shared with the buffalo, including the web of responsibilities to all peoples, human and more-than-human, with whom we share this land.


identifier: Walsh, M. (2009). Clinical activity score an an endpoint in randomized clinical trials of immunosuppressive medications in anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody associated vasculitis: a validation study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3077

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 108-118


identifier: Bruton, A. M. (2000). Improving the accuracy and resolution of SINS/DGPS airbone gravimetry (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23961

format:
xix, 216 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QB331 .B78 2000
Gravity - Measurement
Global positioning system
Inertial navigation systems

abstract: Bibliogrpahy: p. 179-188.


identifier: Ranasinghe, U. (2012). A systematic approach for on-site productivity improvement with proposed construction productivity improvement office (cpio) role and task based productivity loss control and improvement (tbplci) framework (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4576

format:
xiv, 314 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 280-294

abstract: A few pages are in colour.

abstract:
Construction productivity improvement activities in the industry has seen many developments in terms of new tools, techniques and processes been introduced through researches and practices. However, on site studies and literature surveys confirm that there is still a huge potential exists in the industry for further improvements. This study identified two major issues prevails in the industry hindering productivity performances. One reason being the productivity improvement process itself has been built into other site management processes and no prime concern by the management. The other one being a spinoff from the first one that is there is no assigned person in the site to plan control and monitor productivity improvement activities.
This paper discusses a new framework for the implementation of productivity improvement activities on a construction site, making the productivity control process more systematic, accountable and sustainable with the creation of a novel and dedicated position, the construction productivity improvement officer (CPIO) on construction sites. Proposed Task Based Productivity Loss Control framework (TBPLCI) and tools will assist CPIO in performing productivity tasks in the site more objectively with close control.


identifier: Derynck, T. L. (2011). Re-defining pro-life: why a consistent ethics of life should not oppose abortion (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4326

format:
v, 294 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 282-294


identifier: Wildschut, J. (2008). Oxygen defense of the anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacterium desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2181

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 192-203


identifier: Korchinski, A. (2008). Branding and design for small business: effectively developing and managing brands through design (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2838

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 115-124
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Lee, Y. Y. (2022). Experiences and perceived outcomes of a grocery gift card program for households at risk of food insecurity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Olstad, Dana
Shearer, Jane
Elliott, Charlene
Campbell, David

subject:
Food support programs,
children's food support programs
ood insecurity, qualitative
food support in Calgary
Nutrition
Public Health

abstract: Purpose: Food support programs, such as I Can for Kids (IC4K) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, aim to reduce the prevalence and severity of household food insecurity by providing grocery gift cards (GGC) to low-income households with children. There are currently no qualitative studies that have explored whether and how GGC programs influence food access among food insecure households. I explored program recipients’ and program deliverers’ experiences and perceived outcomes of receiving or distributing GGC from IC4K. Method: I used qualitative descriptive methodology for this study. Data generation and analysis were guided by Freedman et al’s theoretical framework of nutritious food access. Fifty-four participants were purposively recruited. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between August and November 2020 with 37 program recipients who accessed IC4K’s GGC program and 17 program deliverers who facilitated it. Directed content analysis was used to analyze the data using a deductive-inductive approach. Codes were combined into subthemes and themes that summarized program recipients’ and deliverers’ experiences and perceived outcomes of receiving or distributing GGC, and suggestions to improve IC4K’s GGC program. Findings: Three themes were generated from the data. The first theme was related to how IC4K’s GGC program promoted a sense of autonomy and dignity among program recipients. The second theme was related to improved dietary patterns and food skills. The third theme was related to program logistical strengths and limitations, including the program’s impact on program deliverers’ connection with clients, their workload, experiences of differential access to GGC among recipients, and the importance of increasing program awareness to reach more food insecure households. Conclusion: IC4K’s GGC program enhanced recipients’ sense of autonomy and dignity and improved dietary patterns and food skills. Facilitating IC4K’s GGC program improved program deliverers’ connection with clients and reduced their overall workload. I also found experiences of differential access to GGC among recipients and the importance of increasing program awareness. I used my study findings to inform three recommendations to improve the experiences and perceived outcomes of future recipients who access IC4K’s GGC program: 1) increase the number of GGC; 2) establish concrete guidelines governing GGC distribution; and; 3) increase program awareness.


identifier: Lea, E. V. (2011). Evironmental and genotypic influences on body size and survival of juvenile rainbow trout in seasonal ecosystems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4322

format:
xii, 149 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 136-149


identifier: Liu, D. J. (2011). Investigating the relationship between the p75 neurotrophin receptor, hypoxia inducible factor-1a, and interleukin-1b in glioblastoma multiforme: the role of hypoxia and oedema (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4674

contributor:
Forsyth, Peter
Senger, Donna

format:
xv, 161 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 145-161
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Seneviratne, C. C. (2007). Stroke rehabilitative care: understanding neuroscience nursing and interprofessional practice on an acute stroke unit (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1827

format:
xv, 258 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 229-246


identifier: Weerasekera, I. R. (1991). Transfer and flexural bond in pretensioned prestressed concrete (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17694

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

subject:
TK 439 W43 1991
Prestressed concrete

abstract: Bibliography: p. 292-297.

abstract: In recent times large strands (13, 15 and 16 mm in diameter) have become increasingly popular in the pretensioned prestressed concrete industry and have found wide applications in varying geometries of sections. However use of such elements and their behaviour in several situations have been questioned with respect to anchoring of these strands in concrete; which is accomplished by bond. The experimental results available on bond are limited and information relating to large strands is rare. Laboratory investigations were conducted to determine the influence of some of the inadequately examined parameters on transfer and flexural bond. The principal variables considered were strand size, concrete strength, beam width, clear side cover and bottom cover. The specimens were specifically designed for the purpose of modeling the above parameters. The experimental program consisted of fabricating and testing thirteen full scale beam specimens. Results of these beam tests are presented. The experimental results show that concrete strains in the anchorage region display three different types of prestress-build-up profiles. The curves range from concave, to linear and to convex in the prime portion of the transfer length, exhibiting the significance of the concrete stiffness around the tendon. A definite indication has been observed that concrete strength, strand diameter, cover and effective beam width influence transfer lengths . The information collected during flexural bond tests disclosed the influence of strand size, concrete cover, concrete strength and loading on flexural bond performance in a qualitative sense. Beams that failed in bond-shear and bond-flexure show the dangers associated with bond failures. Beams that failed in shear or flexure indicated the availability of additional bond capacity. During the analysis of the test data the need for a theoretical basis for bond development was realised. Therefore the scope of the research was extended to explore this. The theories hitherto proposed have neither been convincing nor successful in predicting bond development. The absence of a valid theory to complement experiments has stifled the search for solutions to the bond problem. Recognition of the importance of concrete strength and cover properties has strengthened the notion that bond development is primarily a function of the material and geometrical properties of concrete and prestressing steel. A theory has been developed using principles of solid mechanics incorporating these variables. A preliminary analysis using linear elastic theory revealed stresses in concrete which far exceeded its tensile strength. Clearly concrete must crack during the bond development process. The procedure adopted recognises the presence of a disturbed zone around the strand. The concrete in the affected region is analysed as an anisotropic elastic material. The existence of radial cracks has been confirmed by a microscopic examination of a small specimen. A computer program based on the theory put forward is developed to determine the bond stress distribution, concrete strain profiles , end slip, transfer length and the degree of cracking. The important variables have been identified as concrete cover around the tendon, concrete strength, tendon size, initial level of prestress in steel, level of concrete stress and surface form of the tendon. For the purpose of design, an empirical equation has been developed which fits the results calculated using the detailed procedure.


identifier: McInerney, M. (2016). Associations between the Neighbourhood Food Environment, Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Status and Diet Quality in Canadian Adults (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25035

contributor:
McCormack, Gavin
Csizmadi, Ilona
Friedenreich, Christine

subject:
Education--Health
Public and Social Welfare
Social Structure and Development
Urban and Regional Planning
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Public Health
Diet quality
neighbourhood
Food environment
Socioeconomic status
Built environment
Healthy eating index
Food frequency questionnaire
Dietary assessment
Nutrient database

abstract: High quality diet is integral for maintaining health and preventing chronic diseases. Diet quality has many determinants that interact across the intra-individual, inter-individual, physical environment, and policy levels of influence. This thesis presents a novel method to create Canada’s Food Guide serving equivalents in the Canadian Diet History Questionnaire II nutrient database for the purpose of deriving the Canadian Healthy Eating Index (C-HEI). The C-HEI was used as a measure of diet quality in an analytical study investigating the potential independent and joint effects of the neighbourhood food environment and neighbourhood socioeconomic status on diet quality of adults living in Calgary, Alberta. The density of all neighbourhood food destinations, but not neighbourhood socioeconomic status independently or jointly with neighbourhood food destination density, plays a small role in diet quality of Calgary adults. With additional research, these findings may help inform population level interventions aimed at improving diet quality for all Canadians.


identifier: Read, R. (2010). A stadium of small things: collecting contemporary Canadian fiction (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3535

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 228-240

abstract: This dissertation examines the figure of the collector and the trope of collecting in recent Canadian fiction in order to propose new theoretical and thematic strategies of reading critically within the field. "A Stadium of Small Things" takes the form of a collection itself; it gathers together dreams, memoir, architecture, archives, cultural studies, and literary theory in its reconsideration of the desires of fictional and real Can Lit collectors, and the narrative possibilities born of their collections as objects, representations, and allusions. Taking its major theoretical lead from Walter Benjamin's The Arcades Project, the thesis begins by proposing a theory of collecting as a means of constructing, recreating, or continuing narratives that aim to resist their own conclusion and closure. It reads objects for the subjectivity they acquire as part of collections, and it treats those collections, variously, as presence, absence, and arcade. Collections, though, are examined not merely as thematic constructions, but as structural and narratological strategies functioning in distinctive ways within several recent Canadian fictions as both products and ongoing processes of reading and writing. This project finds its title and its inspiration in Michael Ondaatje's attempt to collect his father's past in the memoir Running in the Family, and it undertakes critical readings of the collectors and collections in fictions by Robert Kroetsch, Timothy Findley, Thomas King, Alice Munro, Alissa York, Margaret Laurence, Dionne Brand, Timothy Taylor, Jane Urquhart, Kyo Maclear, Robert Majzels, and C. S. Richardson. It argues, ultimately, that Can Lit collections-both in and as narratives-can be endlessly reordered and reinvented


identifier: Czyz, O. A. (2013). Examining the effect of anti-tumor lipid drugs on pH homeostasis and membrane structure in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26025

subject:
Biology--Cell
Genetics
Edelfosine
anti-tumor lipids
yeast
pH homeostasis
lipid raft
nutrient transporters

abstract: The lysophosphatidylcholine analogue, edelfosine is a potent anti-tumor lipid drug that is known to target cellular membranes. The underlying mechanisms leading to cell death remain largely controversial, although previous results obtained using yeast, have indicated that edelfosine associates with lipid rafts at the plasma membrane (PM), resulting in the internalization of essential proton pump, Pma1 and ergosterol. To further elucidate the conditions that enhance or prevent the cytotoxic effect of edelfosine, genome-wide surveys in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae were performed. The results of these screens indicated that maintenance of pH homeostasis modulates cell sensitivity to edelfosine. Our studies further demonstrated that edelfosine induces intracellular acidification and alters PM organization by selectively inducing ubiquitination and subsequent endocytosis of PM transporters. We also showed that the second-generation anti-tumor lipids, miltefosine and perifosine, cause PM disorganization in a manner analogous to edelfosine, suggesting a similar mode of action for this drug family.


identifier: Mowat, C. M. (1978). Writing and the inner voice: an examination of James Britton's language theory as a paradigm for writing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22456

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

subject:
LB 1139 W7 M68 1978 Microfiche
Children - Writing
Penmanship
Children - Language
Britton, James N.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-133.


identifier: DesJardine, P. A. (2006). How does a mother's knowledge inform a teacher's knowing? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/770

format:
ix, 186 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 163-176


identifier: Hu, Q. (1999). Spectroelectrochemistry of some sterically-hindered metalloporphyrins (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14414

format:
xvii, 211 leaves, ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QD441 .H8 1999
Porphyrins
Electrochemistry
Spectrum analysis
Oxidation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 201-209


identifier: Lodl, K. M. (1986). Psychosocial adjustment following first trimester abortion: four case studies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18688

format:
xii, 256 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HQ 767 L63 1987

subject: Abortion - Psychological aspects - Case studies

subject: Abortion - Social aspects - Case studies

abstract: Bibliography: p. 229-245.


identifier: Couëslan, C. G. (2013). Metamorphic and Tectonic Evolution of the Paleoproterozoic Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26888

subject: Geology

subject: Thompson Nickel Belt

subject: metamorphic petrology

subject: Trans-Hudson Orogen

subject: in-situ monazite dating

subject: low pressure - high temperature metamorphism

subject: metamorphic isograd

subject: mineral assemblage

abstract:
The Thompson Nickel Belt occurs along the northwestern margin of the Superior craton which was tectonically reworked during the Paleoproterozoic Trans-Hudson orogeny. This work represents the first comprehensive regional metamorphic study of the belt. Three nested metamorphic domains are present in the Thompson Nickel Belt which are elongate subparallel to the regional strike of the belt. The metamorphic domains consist of a central middle amphibolite-facies zone enclosed by an upper amphibolite-facies zone. The upper amphibolite-facies zone is flanked to the northwest and southeast by granulite-facies zones. The dominant phase of penetrative deformation was responsible for the development of regional isoclinal to recumbent folds accompanied by a regionally penetrative foliation. The analysis of microstructures suggests peak metamorphism was coincident with and possibly outlasted this penetrative event. Later generations of deformation resulted in tight, vertical to steeply incline folds commonly paralleled by shear zones with subvertical stretching lineations. Shear zones and fabrics generated by the later deformation events are commonly characterized by retrograde greenschist-facies mineral assemblages. The later generations of structures appear to exert a first order control on the present day distribution of metamorphic zones within the belt.
The regional metamorphism was characterized by relatively low pressures. Peak temperature and pressure conditions were estimated to be 550–620 °C and 3.0–5.0 kbar in the middle amphibolite-facies zone, 675–755 °C and 4.5–6.0 kbar in the upper amphibolite-facies zone, and 775–830 °C and 5.0–7.0 kbar in the granulite-facies zone. Closely spaced regional metamorphic isograds indicate locally steep geothermal gradients. Metamorphic pressure–temperature paths are interpreted to be broadly clockwise.
Collision between the Thompson Nickel Belt and the adjacent terranes of the Trans-Hudson Orogen was initiated ca. 1850 Ma. Progressive tectonic burial, accompanied by prograde metamorphism continued beyond ca. 1776 Ma. Peak metamorphic conditions were likely attained diachronously between the various metamorphic-facies zones; however, it appears to have been concurrent with, or outlasted, the dominant generation of penetrative deformation. Metamorphism was broadly synchronous with granitoid magmatism from ca. 1850 to 1750 Ma, which may have contributed to the low pressure–high temperature metamorphism characteristic of the TNB.


identifier: MirzaEbrahim Mostofi, V. (2021). Auto-scaling containerized microservice applications (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Auto-Scaling Containerized Microservice Applications

contributor:
Krishnamurthy, Diwakar
Arlitt, Martin
Drew, Steve
Medeiros de Souza, Roberto

subject:
Software performance
Kubernetes
Docker
Containers
Auto-scaling
microservices
Computer Science

abstract: The microservices architecture is being increasingly used to build complex applications. Many such applications are customer-facing. Hence, they face workload fluctuations and need to respond to end user requests quickly in spite of such fluctuations. Furthermore, application owners typically prefer to allocate resources efficiently using containerization technology so that operational costs are kept low. These two requirements are typically implemented within an auto-scaler module. The third requirement, unique to microservice applications, is the need for owners to roll out updates in an agile and frequent manner. Hence, an auto-scaler appropriate for microservices should be designed to support this requirement. Unfortunately, current auto-scaling techniques do not satisfy these three key requirements simultaneously. I develop a novel auto-scaler called TRIM that addresses this open issue. TRIM exploits properties of real-life microservice workloads. Specifically, my analysis of a large dataset consisting of $24,000$ production microservice applications reveals a novel insight that a small number of workload patterns are encountered frequently over any given time period. Furthermore, these popular patterns tend to be popular during a subsequent time period. TRIM pre-computes resource allocations for these small number of popular patterns quickly and re-uses these allocations at runtime when appropriate. I develop MOAT, a novel heuristic optimization technique that ensures that the pre-computed allocations satisfy response time targets efficiently. Using a variety of analytical, on-premise, and public cloud systems, I show that MOAT and TRIM outperform state-of-the-art baselines in terms of all three requirements described previously. For example, I consider an on-premise system subjected to a $24$ hour workload derived from a real-life microservice application. By quickly pre-computing resource allocations for just 5 popular workload patterns in this workload, TRIM achieves up to 70% lesser response time violations and up to 20% reduced costs compared to an industry-standard auto-scaling technique.


identifier: Rabatach, L. (2017). Measuring Engagement in Strategic Clinical Networks in Alberta: A Theory of Planned Behaviour Study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26856

contributor:
Hecker, Kent Dr
White, Deborah Dr
Sargious, Peter Dr

subject:
Health Care Management
Statistics
Psychology--Behavioral
Psychometrics
Theory of Planned Behaviour
Engagement
Organizational Change
Behavioural theory
Health Systems
Clinical Networks
Quality Improvement

abstract: Worldwide, Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) are primary structures to improve patient safety, quality of care, and evidence-based healthcare practices. Stakeholder engagement plays a key role in quality improvement (QI) initiatives within SCNs. However, little is known about what factors affect engagement within SCNs. Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) as a framework, this study aimed to assess factors that predict stakeholders’ intent to engage in SCN QI projects. Survey questions were developed using the TPB constructs intention, attitude, subjective norms, descriptive norms, and perceived behavioural control. Nine SCNs participated in the study (23% - response rate). Score validity evidence was established through content, internal structure (reliability), and relationships between variables (exploratory factor analysis and multiple regression). Results provide preliminary evidence for the utility of the tool to measure engagement. Additionally, interventions targeted at enhancing stakeholder attitudes and subjective norms could increase engagement in SCN project work in the future.


identifier: Thyer, N. (1987). Effectiveness of auxiliary positioning systems in aerial photogrammetry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22324

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: TA 592.6 C32 A48 1987

subject: Aerial photogrammetry - Alberta - Kananaskis Country

subject: Remote sensing - Alberta - Kananaskis Country

subject: Photographic surveying

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-125.


identifier: Sharma, A. (2012). An exploratory, longitudinal case study on testing of web mapping application (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5007

format:
viii, 83 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 65-73

abstract: A few pages are in colour.

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

abstract: Web mapping is the process of designing, implementing, generating and delivering maps on the World Wide Web. With increased ease in collecting geospatial data, web mapping applications are becoming ubiquitous. Software testing is done to ensure that applications are functioning as per expectations. Results from empirical studies showed that testing has been the least emphasized aspect of web mapping application development and little is known about it.  This thesis presents results of an exploratory, longitudinal case study on testing of web mapping applications. It includes resu Its of a qualitative exploratory study to understand current practices and issues faced by developers. A unit testing framework for an open-source mapping library was developed and evaluated as per requirements gathered from the exploratory study. Lessons learned after a longitudinal experience in developing and testing a web mapping application are also discussed.


identifier: Kumar, R. (1976). The Atomisation of liquids by means of centrifugal and ultrasonic atomisers: with special reference to cold ambient temperature conditions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13383

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

subject:
TP 343 K85 1976 Microfiche
Liquid fuels
Atomization

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-124.


identifier: Meikleham, A. (2019). Opportunities for and Barriers to Innovation in Engineering Education (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Hugo, Ronald J
Brennan, Robert
Johnston, Kimberly

subject:
Project-based learning
Engineering education
Fluid mechanics education
Education
Engineering

abstract: The 21st Century has brought both tremendous promise and challenge for engineers. The need for sustainable development and growing pressures from automation are some of the societal challenges facing tomorrow’s engineering graduates. Educational institutions must ensure students possess competencies in professional skills, such as adaptability, critical thinking and creativity to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving ecosystem. Continuous improvement in teaching techniques and content will be required to ensure students are prepared for life beyond graduation. Technology-mediated course delivery, blended learning, and project-based learning are promising approaches to work lateral thinking and professional skills into the curriculum; but no new solution comes without drawbacks. It is critical that ongoing research be conducted and documented into the effectiveness of interventions so that informed decisions on course and program design can be made. This work presents findings and experiences of implementing a technical project-based, blended fluid mechanics course; analyzes factors that affected professional skills development indicated by twelve Graduate Attributes. Project-based and blended learning were found to be effective in developing professional skills, however several institutional barriers were identified to the scalability of these approaches. Two self-efficacy surveys were assessed for their reliability, and opportunities were identified for future improvements to be made on several survey questions. Opportunities for the development of professional modules on ethics and equity, professionalism, and lifelong learning were identified. End of term student surveys revealed that as student-centred approaches to teaching and learning increased, student perception of teaching quality decreased and workload increased, indicating a potential barrier to achieving buy-in from tenure-track instructors who rely on student end of term survey results for promotion. Teaching assistant training, resource allocation, risk management, and institutional memory were identified as critical areas requiring interventions for project-based learning to be sustained within the system. This work can be utilized to inform discussions on local program design within the University of Calgary, but the insights and ideas presented are relevant for instructors, institutions, and international initiatives looking to facilitate sustainable educational change across the post-secondary system as well.


identifier: Poulos, M. C. (1994). Affordable sustainable community design in East Inglewood, Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23216

format:
iv, 74 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 62-68.


identifier: Esau, M. (2012). Grenades & gravy: an ethnographic study of food in the canadian forces (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26324

subject:
Anthropology--Cultural
Military Food
Ethnography
Military Anthropology

abstract:
The importance of feeding soldiers is frequently evoked using Napoleon’s oft-quoted
aphorism, “an army marches on its stomach”. While the biological necessity of fueling
troops is well documented there remain many questions about the social aspects of
military feeding and the individuals who produce it. This study’s aim is to explore the social aspects of soldier cooks and military food at CFB Wainwright using ethnographic methods: observation, participant-observation, and interviews. Drawing from the data I collected while living on base, I explore military feeding and the experience of soldier cooks with respect to the formal, front stage and informal, back stage areas. A theoretical
focus of the study is the intersection of military food, the physical senses, and troop
morale using the concept of ‘sensory models’. The goal of the study was to present and explore military feeding and the soldier cooks’ experience of their position in the CF.


identifier: Wallace, J. E. (1987). Burnout in human service organizations: an assessment of the characteristics of work and workers' sense of professionalism (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16099

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

subject:
BF 481 W255 1987
Burn out (Psychology)
Social workers - Psychology
Social service
Helping behavior

abstract: Bibliography: p. 217-228.


identifier: Leema, F. (2008). Efficacy of driver licensing in Bangladesh (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2011

contributor:
Tay, Richard
de Barros, Alexandre

format:
x, 184 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 151-171


identifier: Roslinski, J. J. (2000). A peak aboriginal organization: the need to integrate self-government within Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24566

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2000 R67

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-105.


identifier: Romney, J. S. (1992). Regulation of Apo AI expression (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20307

title: Regulation of Apo AI expression

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

subject:
QP 99.3 A65 R66 1992
Apolipoproteins
Gene expression
RNA-protein interactions
Coronary heart disease - Etiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-136.


identifier: Peng, P. (1999). A sustainable urban neighbourhood: Bow valley centre redevelopment plan (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19047

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

subject: HT169 .C22 C3377 1999

subject: Bow Valley Centre (Calgary, Alberta)

subject: City planning - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Bridegeland-Riverside area (Calgary, Alberta)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 78-79


identifier: Starr, D. (1978). An Assessment of the effects of the computer-assisted career information system "CHOICES": on the career maturity of Grade 12 students (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24390

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

subject: LB 1620.5 S82 1978 Microfiche

subject: Electronic data processing in vocational guidance

subject: Counseling - Electronic data processing

subject: Computer-assisted instruction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 41-47.


identifier: Melon, K. A. (2012). Inside triage: the social organization of emergency nursing work (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24132

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Rankin, Janet
Scott, Cathie
White, Deborah

format:
vi, 247 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 209-228

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

abstract: Emergency care in large urban hospitals across the country is in the midst of major redesign intended to improve access, decrease wait times and maximize efficiency. Using Institutional Ethnography, I was able to document critical, empiric evidence that shows what nurses actually do to manage the safe passage of patients through their emergency care process starting with the work of triage nurses. The Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale figures prominently in the analysis as a high level organizer of triage work and knowledge production that underpins the way those who administer the system define, measure and evaluate emergency care processes, and then use this information for restructuring. The core argument throughout is that industrial production line values and principles that have infiltrated health care management and reframe patient care, are having serious consequences. This critical analysis uncovers a number of deleterious effects as rapid patient processing disrupts expert nursing work, and will contribute to a broader understanding of health system quality.


identifier: Buchner, A. P. (1979). Cultural responses to altithermal (Atlantic) climate along the eastern margins of the North American Grasslands: 5500 to 3000 B.C. (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13530

format:
vi, 243 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
GF 71 B82 1979 Fiche
Man - Influence of climate
Bioclimatology
North America - Climate - History
Climatic change - North America

abstract: Bibliography: p. 210-243.


identifier: Smith, T. R. (2007). Mechanistic study of sulfur deactivation of ni-ysz anodes in solid oxide fuel cells (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/947

format:
xix, 272 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 267-272
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Bouchard, L. M. (1980). Picture memory: perceptual asymmetry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19693

title: Picture memory: perceptual asymmetry

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

subject:
BF 241 B67 1980 Fiche
Visual perception
Brain - Localization of functions
Cerebral dominance

abstract: Bibliography: p. 49-58.


identifier: Heggelund, M. (1986). The Potential for natural gas demand from Norwegian manufacturing industries (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19521

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

subject:
HD 9581 N82 H43 1987
Gas, Natural - Norway
Gas industry - Norway

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-108.


identifier: Wang, Y. (2006). Simulating Chinese calligraphy and painting in real time (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/880

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 100-104
Some pages are in colour.