identifier: Abdel-Fattah, A. (2013). Dynamic Site Layout Planning Model (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25762

title: Dynamic Site Layout Planning Model

subject:
Engineering--Civil
Construction site planning
Genetic Algorithm
Model

abstract: The site of construction is considered a resource like any other resource in a project and, as such, has to be managed in order to have maximum benefit. The placement of temporary facilities on-site is a key site-layout planning task. In dynamic congested sites, the locations of temporary facilities are changed frequently due to very limited space. This research proposes a model to help in the planning of an efficient dynamic-site layout. The model consists of commercial software programs which have been integrated to offer a complete solution. The problems associated with the planning of a dynamic, congested construction site are analyzed and the influencing factors for site layout are illustrated. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is introduced to illustrate the model’s structure, its components and the interactions among them. The UML describes the activities during the model’s implementation, where the decisions must be made, and those involved in decision making. The computer model is divided into two main sections: the first uses the special purpose simulation (Simphony) to help the planner identify the required number of temporary facilities. The second section provides the effective placement of the temporary facilities on the construction site, for which Microsoft Access maintains the information libraries for the construction site and the required temporary facilities. Fuzzy applications are developed to assess the weight parameter for the relation between the temporary facilities. The Visual Basic for Application (VBA) module is implemented to transfer construction-site information between AutoCAD, Simphony and Microsoft Access.. For optimization research, Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used to find the near-best solution for placing the temporary facilities at site where the weight between temporary facilities is used as the fitness function. The module feature in the Microsoft access is used to implement the Genetic Algorithm which facilitates the connection between the GA and Microsoft Access libraries .The final chosen solution is shown on the AutoCAD site-layout drawing. Different scenarios can be produced to allow the planner to choose the one which adopts the most requirements. The model has a highly-usable interface, with the objectives that no special training will be required.


identifier: Hosseininejad Mohebati, S. (2016). Organic, Inorganic Geochemistry and Sedimentology of the Second White Specks Formation, Eastern Margin of the Western Interior Seaway (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27223

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Pedersen, Per Kent
Spencer, Ronald James

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:
Geochemistry
Geology
Mineralogy
Second White Specks Formation
Western Interior Seaway
Organic Geochemistry
Inorganic Geochemistry
Mineralogy
Mudrock
Sedimetology

abstract: The Cenomanian-Turonian (C-T) records a worldwide organic preservation event within fine-grained sediments. This period corresponds to deposition of the Second White Specks Formation (2WS) within the Canadian Western Interior Seaway (WIS). Available cores in Manitoba, new cores from Saskatchewan, and outcrops along the Manitoba Escarpment with relative different paleobathymetry provide the opportunity to study these sediments on the eastern margin of the seaway. In this study, 2WS sediments, the overlying and the underlying formations are investigated with respect to their organic matter type, percentage and maturity, as well as varied controls on organic matter burial including primary production, preservation and sedimentation. Direct observations along with use of different approaches and proxies aid to establish reliable interpretations regarding paleooceanographic conditions. Organic geochemistry shows the dominance of immature marine organic matter with high hydrocarbon potential. Geochemical proxies indicate high primary productivity and low terrigenous input during deposition of the 2WS. Inorganic geochemistry data shows variable degree of redox conditions within the studied strata. Distribution of biota provides additional constrains regarding paleoconditions such as redox state, salinity and temperature.


identifier: Mullick, A. K. (1968). The Restraining influence of unhydrated cement on the creep and shrinkage of cement paste (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14461

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
TA 435 M84 1968 Microfilm
Cement
Creep of materials

abstract: Bibliography: p. 65-69.

abstract: The investigation consists of a study of the restraining influence of unhydrated cement on the creep and shrinkage of cement paste. The effect of the aggregate-like behaviour of unhydrated cement on the rheological properties of hydrated cement paste is known. Tests were carried out on specimens containing cement paste of two water-cement ratios (Oo35 and 0.45 by weight) and different volumetric percentages of cement clinker. Type I nonnal Portland cement manufactured from the same batch as the clinker was used. The time-dependent deformation of hydrated cement paste is analysed as that of a composite material consisting of hard grains of unhydrated cement embedded in a continuous soft component of cement gel and pores. The observed values are shown to be more close to those calculated by using a series model of composite material. Under simultaneous drying conditions, loaded creep specimens were found to lose more moisture than companion shrinkage specimens . The creep recovery was greater at 95 percent relative humidity than at lower humidities.


identifier: Anton, G. A. (1972). Liberal Party in Alberta: an organizational case study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17325

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
JL 499 A5 L48 1972
Liberal Party (Canada)
Alberta - Politics and government

abstract: Bibliography: p. 81-85.


identifier: Brinda, A. J. (2006). Housing for adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: towards development of a comprhensive program (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1142

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 96-99
Supervisor is assumed.


identifier: Fitzgerald, H. (1997). Finesse into Mess: entropy as metaphor in the queer poetics of Erin Moure (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16878

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

subject: PS8564.O84 Z64 1997

subject: Moure, Erin, 1955 - Criticism and interpretation

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 136-143
UARC


identifier: Wilson, M. J. (2003). Independent assurance on corporate sustainability reports (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13257

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xv, 475 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 414-433


identifier: Brennand, E. A. (2020). Evaluation of the Effect of Hospital and Physician Factors  on Likelihood of Revision After Mid-Urethral Sling Placement (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Quan, Hude
Metcalfe, Amy
Peng, Mingkai
McCaughey, Deirdre

subject:
Education--Health
Biophysics--Medical
Epidemiology
Medicine and Surgery

abstract: Objective: To estimate rates of revision surgery after insertion of mesh midurethral slings (MUS) and explore if healthcare attributes such as physician specialty, annual operative volume, or hospital type are risk factors for this outcome. Methods: This study used a population-based retrospective cohort of women who underwent MUS insertion over a 13-year interval (2004–2017) in Alberta, Canada. The main outcome was subsequent surgery for revision of MUS, defined by a composite of surgical procedures. Exposures included annual number of MUS procedures performed by the surgeon, facility type, surgeon specialty, patient age, and concomitant prolapse repair. Mixed-effects logistic regression utilizing linear spines was used to test the a priori hypothesis that annual surgical volume would be inversely related in a non-linear fashion to risk of revision. Results: In a cohort of 19,511 women, cumulative rates of revision surgery were 3.36% (95% CI 3.06–3.68) at 5 years and 4.57% (95% CI 4.00–5.21) at 10 years. The first year after MUS insertion was the most vulnerable window, with 0.39% (95% CI 0.31–0.49) undergoing revision within 30 days and 2.05% (95% CI 1.85–2.26) within a year. Concomitant prolapse repairs (OR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.04–1.48) and surgeon’s annual volume were associated with revision. After 50 cases per year, odds of revision declined with each additional case (OR = 0.991 per case, 95% CI 0.983–0.999; OR = 0.91 per 10 cases, 95% CI 0.84–0.98) and plateaued at 110 cases per year. Surgeon specialty, hospital type, and patient age were not associated with outcome. Conclusions and relevance: Within 10 years, nearly 1 in 20 women underwent revision surgery after MUS insertion. Physician annual surgical volume appears to be a risk factor, with a decline in risk of revision surgery occurring at an annual threshold of >50 cases. Given that annual case volume is a potentially modifiable risk factor, development of policies regarding minimum caseload parameters for surgeons performing MUS procedures may hold potential to improve the quality of MUS surgery.


identifier: Hosseinian, M. (1999). Multiuser detection and channel estimation for synchronous CDMA systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12711

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

subject:
TK5103.452 .H67 1999
Code division multiple access
Wireless communication systems

abstract: Bibliogrpahy: p. 207-211.


identifier: Shouesmith, I. H. (1972). An Analysis of vegetation response to climate on ridgetops in southwest Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10799

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

subject:
QK 495 P66 S56 1972
Pine
Vegetation and climate
Trees - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-127.


identifier: Kittlitz, E. N. (1977). PYXIS: a language evolved from PASCAL (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11334

title: PYXIS: a language evolved from PASCAL

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

subject: PASCAL (Computer program language)

subject: PYXIS (Computer program language)

subject: Programming languages (Electronic computers)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 83.


identifier: Anis, L. (2020). Reflective function, maternal-child interaction and child development: impacts of intervention for high risk families, innovative methods,  measurement and fidelity assessment (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Reflective Function, Maternal-Child Interaction and Child Development: Impacts of Intervention for High Risk Families, Innovative Methods,  Measurement and Fidelity Assessment

publisher:
Nursing
University of Calgary

contributor:
Letourneau, Nicole
Benzies, Karen Marie
Ewashen, Carol J.

subject:
parental reflective function
maternal-child interaction
child development
intervention
randomized control trial
innovative
methods
validity
fidelity
ATTACH™
Education--Early Childhood
Mental Health
Public Health

abstract:
Parents suffering from toxic stressors (depression, addictions, family violence) are often unable to respond sensitively to their infants. Such early, persistent stress is understood to interfere with infant brain development, placing infants at risk for health and developmental problems over their lifespan. Parental sensitivity is also influenced by parental Reflective Function (RF), the ability to envision mental states in oneself and one’s child. While many modern parenting programs aim to improve parental sensitivity to their infants to promote healthy child development, parental RF is a commonly missing component. Parental RF is modifiable by intervention and predicts improvements in maternal sensitivity and responsiveness and infant attachment security, thus clearly beneficial. However, the link between an intervention aimed at improving parental RF and child development is unexplored. Given the importance of the early years for children’s development, improved interventions for vulnerable children and families have become public health imperatives.
My doctoral research sought to examine the effectiveness of an innovative parenting program called Attachment and Child Health (ATTACHTM) on parent-child interaction and child development. In this manuscript-based dissertation, the first manuscript presents the results from the ATTACHTM pilot studies, demonstrating that ATTACHTM improved outcomes. The ATTACHTM pilots employed new accelerated methods to combat time- and cost-related challenges associated with traditional randomized controlled trials. Therefore, in my second manuscript, I undertook a realist review comparing innovative methods for intervention evaluation with traditional randomized controlled trial (RCT) methods in their ability to test, mobilize knowledge and provide recommendations for best approaches to promote child health. In my third manuscript, I compared the validity of different tools to measure RF, given the increasing need for effective, efficient rapid assessment in wide-ranging settings. Finally, I prepared a manuscript on the need to deliver evidence-based programs to promote early childhood development with fidelity. I developed and assessed an intervention fidelity tool for community nursing research by using the ATTACHTM intervention as an exemplar. My dissertation concludes with a summary of the research findings, and recommendation for nursing research, policy and practice.


identifier: Mah, R. K. (2016). Developing Porous Water Stable Metal Phosphonates for CO2 Capture Applications (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25627

contributor:
Shimizu, George
Marriott, Robert
Thangadurai, Venkataraman
Maeda, Kazuyuki

format: application/pdf application/pdf

subject: Chemistry--Inorganic Energy MOF CO2 Capture Stability Porous Phosphonate

abstract: Porous solid sorbents have emerged as a promising class of materials for CO2 capture applications. A subclass of solid sorbents, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), has been thoroughly investigated towards implementation into CO2 capture systems, owing to high tailorability from an inherently modular nature. The crux of conventional carboxylate-based MOFs has been stability against hydrolytic cleavage in the presence of elevated temperature and humidity. This thesis investigated the development of water stable phosphonate MOFs using the trigonal 1,3,5-tris(phosphonophenyl)benzene (H6L1) as the ligand coordinated to trivalent and tetravalent metals. The first metal investigated was Sn4+, which required significant efforts towards enhancing crystallinity. An ordered material for SnH2L1 (CALF-28) was achieved through solvothermal reaction followed a humidity exposure step. After the harsh humidity treatment, CALF-28 remained porous albeit with a decreased surface area. The second framework investigated utilized La3+ producing single crystals of LaH3L1 (CALF-29). Upon exposure to mild humidity treatment, CALF-29 decomposed resulting in significant loss of surface area revealing CALF-29 had no stability against hydrolytic cleavage. The final metal investigated with L1 was Zr4+ to produce ZrH2L1 (CALF-31). After repeated exposures to harsh humidity, CALF-31 remained porous with only a minor surface area drop. CALF-28 and CALF-31 were evaluated as potential CO2 capture sorbents and revealed the strengths of solid sorbents against the traditional monoethanolamine benchmark using calculations developed during this work. Finally, coordination of 1,3,5-tris(phosphonobiphenyl)benzene (H6L2) with Zr4+ provided insights into the effect of extending the L1 ligand. From the preliminary results, the potential advantages of H6L2, namely increased functionalization sites to accommodate polarizing groups, were discussed in the context of enhancing the CO2 capture potential of frameworks formed using trigonal trisphosphonates.


identifier: Yoo, S. S. (2008). Quaternary Structure and Sub-cellular Localization of Rat Brain Na+/Ca2++K+-exchanger, NCKX2 (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16169

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xv, 263 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 222-263
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Manley, S. A. (2008). Simultaneous cu-, fe-, and zn-specific detection of metalloproteins contained in rabbit plasma by size-exclusion chromatography inductively-coupled plasma atomic-emission spectroscopy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2867

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 85-91
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Sudindra Rao, A. (2019). Of Deities and Demons: Madhva’s Doctrine of Hierarchy in the Mahābhāratatātparyanirṇaya (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Rohlman, Elizabeth Mary
Framarin, Christopher G.
Adamek, Wendi Leigh
Dalal, Neil

subject:
Dvaita
hierarchy
Madhva
Mahābhārata
tāratamya
Education--Language and Literature
Religion

abstract: My thesis investigates the thirteenth century South Indian philosopher Madhva’s Doctrine of Hierarchy through an analysis of sections from his Mahābhāratatātparyanirṇaya. Madhva’s Doctrine of Hierarchy ranks all animate beings according to their innate capacity, placing the deity Viṣṇu as the highest God, and Vāyu, the Wind God as his highest devotee and agent. Madhva’s Doctrine of Hierarchy is one of the distinctive features of dualist (Dvaita) Vedānta, a theological system that argues for the fundamental disunity of the individual soul and God. I show in my thesis that Madhva’s Doctrine of Hierarchy reaches its full expression in the Mahābhāratatātparyanirṇaya, a narrative composition that re-interprets three epic texts: the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata, and portions of the Bhāgavatapurāṇa. My thesis looks carefully at the three important functions that this doctrine plays within the Mahābhāratatātparyanirṇaya. Firstly, the Doctrine of Hierarchy bridges the distinct genres of scripture (śruti) and epics and myth (itihāsapurāṇa). Secondly, it demonizes proponents of rival theologies. Thirdly, it resolves problematic episodes where moral norms are transgressed by female characters in the epics by deifying the characters in question. My thesis contributes to growing scholarship on the intellectual history of Vedānta by explicating the relationship between literary texts and theology in medieval South India.


identifier: Kindopp, D. M. (1969). The Cubic spline function (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18000

title: The Cubic spline function

format:
77 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 221 K54 1969
Spline theory

abstract: Bibliography: p. 75-77.


identifier: Stucken, J. L. (1998). Bringing Africa home: narrating the African other (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12568

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

subject: PS8191 .A27 S78 1998

subject: Canadian fiction (English)--History and criticism.

subject: Africa--In literature.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 136-144


identifier: Milloy, D. G. (1979). Alphabetic confusions as a function of retinal position (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23459

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

subject:
QP 479 M54 1979 Microfiche
Retina
Vision

abstract: Bibliography: p. 68-74.


identifier: Goldsmith, M. J. (1995). The revamped camp or dispelling the white elephant syndrome: a case study in strategic planning for nonresidential camping facilities (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14972

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 139-148.


identifier: Opp, J. W. (1994). 'Culture of the soul': fundamentalism and evangelism in Canada, 1921-1940 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14397

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

subject:
BT 82.2 O67 1994
Fundamentalism - Canada - History
Evangelistic work - Canada - History
Canada - Church history - 20th century

abstract: Bibliography: p. 151-160.

abstract: The emergence of fundamentalism in Canada following World War I represented more than the divisive controversies often associated with the movement's struggle against "modernism". Com batting theological liberalism went beyond political battles as fundamentalists worked to establish their own informal network of organizations and institutions. At the heart of these efforts was the prevailing belief that by maintaining and proselytizing the 'fundamental' tenets of faith, fundamentalists could inaugurate a religious revival of Great Awakening proportions. In practice, however, spiritual revitalization proved to be more difficult than expected, and fundamentalists found themselves making select cultural accommodations in order to promote a broader sense of revival. By examining the techniques of evangelism adapted and developed within this emerging sub-culture, this thesis will explore how fundamentalists struggled to re-define their role within a secularizing society.


identifier: Cathey, J. D. (1974). Plant communities of the northern portion of Mt. Edziza Provincial Park, British Columbia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24436

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

subject:
QK 203.5 C36 1974 Microfiche
Botany - British Columbia
Phytogeography

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-109.


identifier: Tung, V. W. (2009). Exploring the essence of a memorable travel experience (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2557

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-138

abstract: Today, the concept of a travel experience has become a focal point in tourism research and management. While academic studies have traditionally examined tourism products as a function of the optimal, satisfactory, quality and extraordinary experiences, our knowledge of a memorable experience (ME) remains poorly understood. This thesis sought to explore the essence of a memorable experience, in the context of travel, by utilizing research in psychology to understand the conceptual background of memory formation and retention, and to identify those types of travel experiences and key elements within a destination that were most frequently recollected as salient factors which contributed to visitors' MEs. This was accomplished via in-depth interviews with 208 respondents and their responses were subsequently content analyzed. The study ends with a discussion of the implications of these results for tourism practitioners and proposes several future research areas.


identifier: Doan-Nguyen, M. (2021). Leadership Capacity of Nonprofit Social Service Organizations in Alberta (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Eaton, Sarah
Groen, Janet
Kawalilak, Colleen
Hewson, Jennifer
Hamm, Lyle

subject:
Nonprofit executive leaders
leadership capacity
leadership experiential learning
mentorship
Education--Administration
Business Administration--Management
Sociology--Organizational
Social Structure and Development

abstract: Society relies on nonprofit organizations to provide essential services to marginalized populations and advocate for public policy; yet, service providers are constantly being challenged by funding competition, increasing demand for services, and leadership shortage. This qualitative multi-case study provides insights gathered from Alberta nonprofit executive leaders (n = 9) as to how they leverage their own leadership capacities for their social service organizations and also build organizational leadership capacity. Nonprofit leaders from organizations in the western Canadian cities of Calgary and Edmonton were interviewed. Six major themes and three sub-themes emerged. Participants brought a wide range of education and experience to their roles; they invested in themselves through lifelong learning, and they were the best fit for the organization they led. These executive leaders did not subscribe to any specific leadership styles, but made important decisions for their organization based on its vision and mission. Study participants were cognizant of their strengths and believed that emergent leaders should hone their entrepreneurial mindset and strive to be future-focused. Although leadership training is important to develop future leaders, inadequacies do exist in current training models, according to the study participants. Current training does not provide potential candidates the opportunities to build leadership capacities through experiential learning and mentorship, two components that the executive leaders in this study believed to be crucial to the success of future leaders.


identifier: Manchot, C. (2009). The relationship between personality predispositions and timely task completion (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2661

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-109


identifier: Bondy, E. M. (1996). Attachment style, attitudes, and sexual behavior among heterosexual young adult university students (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10892

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

subject:
HQ35.2 .B66 1996
College students - sexual behaviour

abstract: Bibliography: p. 107-114.


identifier: Bock, C. (1997). A kinetic, structural and compositional study of electrochemically formed hydrous ir oxide films (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21869

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

subject:
QD553 .B57 1997
Electrochemistry
Metallic oxides
Metallic films

abstract: Bibliography: p. 242-249.


identifier: Faas, L. A. (1995). Cloning and characterisation of plasmid encoded catabolic genes from Rhizobium leguminosarum (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23567

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

subject:
QR 82 R45 F33 1996
Rhizobium leguminosarum

abstract: Bibliography: p. 108-123.


identifier: Tough, S. C. (1987). The Role of microvascular endothelial cells in the paracrine control of adipocyte precursor replication (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23921

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

subject:
QP 88.15 T68 1987
Adipose tissues
Endothelium
Cell metabolism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-97.


identifier: Premji, F. (2015). Graduate Students' Approaches to Ethical Dilemmas in Multicultural Counselling (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26317

subject:
Educational Psychology
Ethical dilemmas
Multicultural counselling
Multicultural competence

abstract: The current study explored how graduate students approached ethical dilemmas in multicultural counselling, including what the dilemmas were, what helped and hindered them in their approaches, and what resources they wished they had at the time of their approach.  Twenty participant responses were analyzed through the use of the Critical Incident Technique.  Results indicated that participants encountered ethical dilemmas arising from a lack of power, others’ lack of competency, an interference of personal values and a lack of knowledge, and conflicts between ethical standards.  Consultation with colleagues and authority figures, personal experiences, and coursework assisted participants in their approaches.  Personal experiences, and conflicts of values, opinion, and power served as hindrances.  Finally, participants wished they had profession-specific knowledge and support, and culture/issue specific knowledge at the time of their approach.  The results have implications for counselling and for future research to support multi-cultural competence in graduate education.


identifier: Srayko, M. A. (2000). The role of mei-2 in Caenorhabditis elegans meiosis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23060

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

subject:
QL391 .N4 S69 2000
Caenorhabditis elegans - Genetics
Meiosis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 146-160.


identifier: Ortega Mercado, C. E. (2012). Drill cuttings-based methodology to optimize multi-stage hydraulic fracturing in horizontal wells and unconventional gas reservoirs (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5078

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 117-123
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Koch, C. C. (1999). Effects of azithromycin on human neutrophils (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13027

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

subject:
QR185.8 .N47 K63 1999
Neutrophils.
Antibiotics--physiological effects
antibiotics--testing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 80-106


identifier: Read, T. M. (2012). The importance of Heidegger's early ontology: how to better understand 'the origin of the work of art' by reading 'being and time' (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4707

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-95

abstract: The aim of this thesis is to orient an audience within the contexts of Heidegger's later thinking by looking back at Being and Time as both an introduction and a guide. My intention is to show how a careful (re)consideration of the earlier concepts truth, world, and disclosure can help us to better understand, as a modification of earlier ideas, the development of a concept central to his later philosophy: namely, the concept of 'artwork' as 'truth establishing itself' or 'setting-up' a world. It is not my intention to provide a close reading of the later text "The Origin of the Work of Art", but to foreshadow the development of it by considering directly related content from Being and Time.


identifier: Gabriel, J. (1977). An Experimental study to the response of a cylindrical tube to jet flow (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14254

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

subject:
TA 492 C9 G32 1977 Microfiche
Cylinders - Vibration

abstract: Bibliography: p. 46-49.


identifier: Beamer, K. (2010). The secret keepers: a hermeneutical inquiry into the education of female child sexual abuse survivors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3518

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 239-252


identifier: Urban Rascón, E. (2019). 3D Modeling of Fracturing and Refracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Aguilera, Roberto
Aguilera, Roberto
Kantzas, Apostolos K.
Moore, Robert Gordon Gord
Mehta, Sudarshan A. Raj
Lines, Larry R.
Camacho, Rodolfo C. V.

subject:
hydraulic fracturing
refracturing
modeling
unconventional reservoirs
microseismicity
material balance
srv modeling
geomechanical
Engineering
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: Unconventional gas reservoirs considered in this thesis include low and ultralow permeability shales and tight reservoirs. Gas production from unconventional reservoirs has grown dramatically in the United States during the last decade and has helped that country to become a top gas producer around the world. Extensive use of natural gas has in turn reduced CO2 emissions to levels not seen in the United States since the 1990s. This has happened due to innovations associated with two main technologies: (1) Drilling of horizontal wells and (2) multistage hydraulic fracturing. This success in the United States has inspired the primary objective of this thesis: Finding means of improving gas rates and recoveries by fracturing and refracturing unconventional reservoirs. To this end, the thesis presents the development of an original 3D fracture propagation model that helps to understand hydraulic fractures and their growth in unconventional reservoirs. Results from the 3D fracture propagation model are calibrated with microseismic data and are used in (1) an original hybrid hydraulic fracture (HHF) simulation model for estimating stimulated reservoir volume (SRV), (2) reservoir modeling with a fully coupled HHF-geomechanics model, and (3) a comparison of refracturing vs. infill drilling. The thesis closes with an evaluation that discusses the economic aspects of refracturing. It is concluded that the fracture propagation model developed in this thesis provides valuable information regarding fracturing and refracturing of unconventional reservoirs. Furthermore, it generates useful input data for fluid flow simulations, and improvements in production rates and recoveries of natural gas from unconventional tight and shale reservoirs.


identifier: Fuenmayor Molero, G. J. (2016). Building a Spatial Economic Model for Caracas using PECAS (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25179

contributor:
Hunt, John Douglas
Bergerson, Joule
Kattan, Lina
Miller, Byron
Paez, Antonio

subject:
Geography
Sociology--Transportation
Urban and Regional Planning
Engineering--Civil
Land Use Models
Spatial Economic Models
PECAS
Spatial Allocation
Caracas
Policy Sensitivity
Activity Allocation
Modelling poverty
Sensitivity Test
Spatial Markets
Population Synthesizer
Built Form

abstract:
Spatial economic models provide a more holistic approach for planning and policy testing. This research explores how well PECAS - a spatial economic model developed in North America-, simulates activity allocation in the context of the rapid growth and high degree of socio-spatial segregation present in Latin America. This is answered by building and calibrating a PECAS model of Caracas, and performing policy sensitivity test with this model.
The model was calibrated successfully using a modified version of the standard approach, but it could perform better regarding centrally-located slums and some non-residential spaces, with certain extensions identified as part of this research.
Two policy tests were performed with the model: public housing provision and a larger increase in transit fare. The first test indicated that a modest increase in additional housing reduce rents across a range of space types. This benefited renters, but was detrimental to property owners. The second test showed that higher transit fares made households travel less, consume services closer to home with less utility, and relocate such that those out of poverty centralized (with higher rents) and those in poverty decentralized, reinforcing socio-spatial segregation. Higher transport cost benefited some businesses by increasing their market dominance, some change location and production to minimize the impact of wages.
This research provides more complete documentation and demonstrates some alternative approaches for the data development and calibration of PECAS models, especially for developing countries. It also delivers some indications regarding the impacts of specific policies in the Caracas context, allowing for a better understanding of its urban system.
The application of PECAS in this research brought out the issues around the interpretation of changes in rents and the repercussion for different segments of the population when poverty, high inflation, and partially unregulated developments are involved. This works also identified the potential for improvements in the theoretical formulation of PECAS, specifically in its treatment of the affinity of certain households to live in certain residential types. These would allow PECAS to become a more broadly applicable land use modelling framework for regions in both, developed and developing countries.


identifier: Kanji, H. D. (2001). Differential roles for sarcK-ATP and mitoK-ATP channels in hypoxia and reoxygenation injury: a study of cell viability and ion channel pharmacology (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22082

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 K364

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-104.


identifier: O'Neill, C. S. (1982). A move from the centre - the centrifugal doctrine: an accompaniment to the thesis exhibition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24533

format: v, 39, [5] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. + 15 slides : col.

subject:
N 6490 O42 1984
Modernism (Art)

abstract: Bibliography: p. [1-5].


identifier: Wiebe, N. K. (2022). The identification of clinically relevant readmission risk factors in previously hospitalized Albertan heart failure (HF) patients: a modified Delphi process (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: The Identification of Clinically Relevant Readmission Risk Factors in Previously Hospitalized Albertan Heart Failure (HF) Patients: A Modified Delphi Process

contributor:
Quan, Hude
Leung, Alexander
Eastwood, Catherine
Howlett, Jonathan
Aggarwal, Sandeep

subject:
electronic medical record
clinical information systems
cardiology
heart failure
Delphi
Medicine and Surgery
Public Health

abstract: Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a leading national cause of hospitalization. Canadians hospitalized with HF have a 20% 30-day readmission rate. Readmission risk prediction (RRP) helps providers plan follow-up patient care, decreasing readmission risk. Current RRP models have low predictive ability. There is poor consensus on variables to include in RRP models. RRP models often use clinician-derived variables. However, including patient perspectives encourages the integration of sociodemographic and healthcare utilization variables in RRP models. To our knowledge, there are no previously published works on clinician/ non-clinician derived variables for an RRP. The aim was to formulate a list of variables deemed necessary for inclusion in an RRP model by both clinicians and non-clinicians. Methods: An in-depth literature review revealed variables associated with readmission risk in HF patients. A modified Delphi process was used as the consensus-reaching method. A survey was administered to 13 panelists for a total of 3 rounds. Panelists included clinicians who varied in clinical expertise, profession, and years of practice. Also included were patients with HF and their caregivers. Results were summarized using medians, interquartile range (IQR) and narrative synthesis. Results: A total  61 of 99 original variables reached consensus for association with readmission risk in HF patients. Variables were grouped into 6 domains. The domains with the lowest consensus were Clinical Features and Treatment. Comorbidities and Sociodemographic reached high levels of consensus. Within the systematic reviews, of the 19 variables not reaching agreement on association with readmission risk, 10 reached consensus in the Delphi. The five variables that were heavily reported in the literature and reached high % consensus in the Delphi were: “follow-up with a multi-disciplinary team”, “elevated BNP” ,“elevated Creatinine”, “ACE-I” and “ARB” prescriptions upon discharge. Conclusion: The combination of clinicians and non-clinicians using a Delphi method to establish variables associated with readmission risk in HF patients proved to be productive. A final list of 61 variables has been proposed for inclusion in RRP models. These variables may be able to be abstracted from the electronic medical record (EMR) and will be included in an RRP model in the province of Alberta using local EMR systems.


identifier: Fernandez, D. (2004). Subsistence in the lower Rio Verde, Oaxaca, Mexico: a zooarchaeological analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11383

format:
ix, 189 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-160

abstract:
This research consists of a zooarchaeological analysis of domestic midden samples from five sites in the lower Rio Verde region in Oaxaca, Mexico. Analysis focuses on the Late Formative sites of Cerro de la Cruz and Rio Viejo, although small samples from the Middle Formative (Corozo), Terminal Formative (Yugiie) and Early Classic (Cerro del Chivo) are also studied.

Faunal samples indicate a diverse resource base for Cerro de la Cruz and a somewhat diverse resource base for Rio Viejo, not surprising considering the various environmental zones in the lower Rio Verde valley. An examination of change in consumption resources through time shows evidence of over-exploitation and a shift to animal species which were more difficult to obtain.


identifier: Ma, A. (2008). Role for platelet toll-like receptor 4 in sepsis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1777

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 122-131
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Onyszchuk, C. R. (2012). Public space in the new suburban city (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4848

title: Public space in the new suburban city

format:
viii, 132 leaves : ill. ; 37 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 131-132

abstract: Thesis is in colour.

abstract: Missing signature page.

abstract:
Since the Second World War, uninhibited sprawl has transformed the urban fabric of North American cities. Suburbs are now the home of the middle class, removing citizens from urban centers and placing them on the suburban periphery. As a result, public life is diluted and the benefits of strong community bonds are diminished. Suburbanization has produced neighborhoods that both passively and actively isolate and segregate i??dividuals from their environments and communities.This Master's Degree Project investigates the built environment's ability to condition socially constructed public space within suburbia.
Through a series of investigations that integrate architecture and urban planning, I argue for a reprogramming of suburbia that facilitates the production of viable public spaces. By providing a plethora of amenity programs and places of work, suburbia can be adapted to facilitate a better future.


identifier: Bliss, H. (2005). Formalizing point-of-view: the role of sentience in Blackfoot's direct/inverse system (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2496

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-118

abstract: Obviation and direct/inverse in the Algonquian languages are typically assumed to work together as a single concerted system, both marking the same type of discourse prominence. This thesis challenges this assumption through an investigation of the direct/inverse system of Blackfoot, a Plains Algonquian language spoken in Southern Alberta and Northwestern Montana. I argue that sentience, or real-world animacy, is the determinant factor in Blackfoot's direct/inverse, and that obviation is tangential to this system. The fundamental role of sentience in Blackfoot's direct/inverse is explored from both a syntactic and a pragmatic perspective. A syntactic treatment is proposed in which a feature [Sentient] is checked in a functional projection that determines direct and inverse marking. With respect to its pragmatic content, I argue that this functional projection is a Point-of-View Phrase, and that direct/inverse m Blackfoot grammaticalizes the pragmatic notion of point-of-view.


identifier: Mohindra, D. G. (1972). Some analytical and experimental studies of gaseous fuel combustion (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18241

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

subject:
QD 516 M64 1972
Combustion
Gases

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-158.


identifier: Collins, E. L. (1998). The concept and measurement of advertising creativity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14253

format:
xv, 257 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HF5823 .C65 1998
Advertising.
Creative ability in business.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 194-223


identifier: Parfett, C. L. (1976). The dextranolytic activity of Flavobacterium dextranosolvens sp. n. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16900

format:
ix, 88 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QR 82 Z9 P36 1976 Microfiche
Flavobacterium
Dextran

abstract: Bibliography: p. 77-88.


identifier: Young, H. C. (2005). Sharp spines and toxic stings: how white-faced capuchins (cebus capucinus) overcome the defense mechanisms of invertebrates in Costa Rica (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/103

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-112


identifier: Haynes, P. F. (1968). Memory (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1100

title: Memory

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

subject: Memory Imagination

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100.


identifier: Vanherf, C. (2018). Is there an alternative way to finance Canadian airports? (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Faculty of Graduate Studies
School of Public Policy
University of Calgary

abstract: The airport industry has always attracted a great deal of attention. Traditionally, airports were heavily regulated entities. However, in the last decade, there has been a shift in airport governance toward privatization. In Canada, the not-for-profit governance model was chosen over a full private ownership framework. In this model, the so-called airport authority manages, operates and develops its airport under a 60 years lease contract with the federal government, while the state remains the owner of the airport. In view of the challenges faced by the airline industry, many authors have questioned the relevance of the current airport governance model. In particular, its strong emphasis on the user (i.e. the passenger), who is responsible for most of the airport financing, generated concerns with regards to a potential detrimental impact on competition. The not-for-profit governance model has been referred as a user-pay system since the user (in contrast to the general tax payer) is providing most of the airport funds. The Airport Improvement Fee (AIF) is an example of a fee that makes air travel more expensive for passengers in contrast to other airports. Other examples of fees or taxes that are detrimental to the competitiveness of the airline industry include the rent payments or the air traveler’s security charges. In addition to the financing concerns, questions have arisen about the efficiency and transparency of the airport authorities. In fact, as airport authorities have a unique status and are constrained by financing objectives (airport authorities must be self-financing) rather than an efficiency purpose, there may be some improvements in airport management. A review of the current airport governance model suggests that there is room left for improvement in the sector. On the one hand, policies should be taken in order to reduce the burden on passengers. Examples of policies include a reduce rent payment or an AIF scheme that is more constrained by the federal government. On the other hand, the federal government should implement more policies to increase transparency in the management of the airport authorities.


identifier: Basher, M. N. (2007). Characterization of peer-to-peer and web traffic at a network edge (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1213

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 107-116
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Taylor, M. S. (1984). The Relationship between ex ante real and nominal rates on interest in an open economy setting (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19455

format:
vii, 212 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HB 549 C2 T39 1986
Interest and usury - Canada
Inflation (Finance) - Canada
Monetary policy - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 183-193.


identifier: Skinn, A. C. (2005). Intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction in colitis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22037

publisher:
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 153-187
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Schorr, S. J. (2002). Implications of Canada ratifying the Kyoto protocol on the electricity sector in Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22178

format:
8, 185 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 163-178


identifier: McDiarmid, H. C. (1972). A Proposal for the development and training of indigenous social service aides for the Department of Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22541

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

subject: Indians of North America as social workers

subject: Indians of North America - Northwest Territories - Social conditions

subject: Eskimos as social workers

subject: Eskimos - Northwest Territories - Social conditions

subject: Northwest Territories. Department of Social Services

abstract: Bibliography: p. 77-82


identifier: Haugen, G. G. (1992). The politics of nuclear force modernization: NATO's short-range nuclear force debate, 1987-1989 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18360

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

subject: UA 646.3 H285 1992

subject: North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Armed Forces - Weapons systems

subject: Nuclear weapons

subject: Precision guided munitions

subject: Tactical nuclear weapons

abstract: Bibliography: p. 193-196.


identifier: Eisler, S. A. (1980). Effective adaptation as a function of the integration of the human energy system and the human learning system: energy conservation and adaptation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22169

format:
xi, 71 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 335 E35 1980 Fiche
Adjustment (Psychology)
Adaptability (Psychology)
Environmental Psychology
Vitality
Counseling
Learning, Psychology of

abstract: Bibliography: p. 68-71.


identifier: Hindmarch, T. D. (1999). Effects of thinning of mature lodgepole pine stands on diversity and abundance of bark beetles (coleoptera: scolytidae) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19741

format:
viii, 55 leaves, ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QL596 .S35 H56 1999
Bark beetles
Lodgepole pine-- thinning
Insect populations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 49-55


identifier: Corona Hernández, A. (2013). The Effects of Heterogeneities on SAGD Performance in the Samaria Tertiary Field (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28106

subject: Engineering--Petroleum SAGD

abstract: Samaria Tertiary Field is a heavy oil field with 5 to 10° API gravity, 81 km2 areal extent, and 2,000 m (6,500 ft) maximum depth. The aims of this work are: 1) contribute to the understanding of how steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) could work in a selected area of the field, 2) provide a detailed description of all the parameters involved in its modeling and performance, and 3) evaluate a tool for ranking the geostatistical realizations to reduce the number of reservoir simulations required. It was concluded that the SAGD application is suitable in the field, but thorough analysis of the heterogeneities is needed to identify the best well placement and steam injection points to allow good steam conformance. The harmonic average ranking method is a useful tool for ranking realizations and aided selection of representative realizations to obtain a range of oil production performances.


identifier: Szulhan, R. (2007). Images of parental nurturing in middle English conduct books and contemplative writing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1824

format:
vi, 114 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-114


identifier: Russell, H. E. (2003). Women's quest for treatment of their cardiac symptoms: exploring a neglected risk factor (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18544

publisher:
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-144


identifier: AbuHafeetha, M. (2009). Investigation on the impact of commissioning process on the indoor air quality in new office buildings in Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3087

contributor:
Hartman, Francis
Lee, Tang G.

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-134


identifier: Lant, J. (1982). Horizon line telephotometry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16545

title: Horizon line telephotometry

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

subject:
QC 391 L34 1984
Photometry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-126.


identifier: Omara-Opyene, A. (1997). Molecular cloning, characterization and functional analysis of cysteine protease cDNAs from leishmania donovani chagasi and trypanosoma cruzi (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15644

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

subject:
RC153 .O63 1997
Leishmaniasis - Epidemiology
Chagas' disease.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 203-210


identifier: Jimenez-Montiel, G. (2022). Some benefits, drawbacks and perils of negotiated settlement as a price regulatory method of pipeline services (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Some Benefits, Drawbacks and Perils of Negotiated Settlement as a Price Regulatory Method of Pipeline Services

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary

contributor:
Stewart, Fenner Leland
Wright, David Vincent
Ingelson, Allan Edward

subject:
Negotiated settlement
Market failure
Cross-subsidization
Stranded assets
Market power
Pipelines
Law

abstract: Carriers and shippers have long preferred negotiation over litigation to solve issues of prices for natural gas pipeline services. However, parties frequently end up in litigation. This paper explains why this problem happens under Canadian law. When parties negotiate, they create benefits by solving short-term issues of financial viability of pipeline systems. Parties sometimes unanimously agree upon their own rules and incentives on price and conditions of service under minimal regulatory intervention. In addition, parties find a balance of interests and certainty by agreeing on the carrier’s total revenue requirement and the method to set the prices shippers will pay. Moreover, parties prevent abuse of monopoly and market power which used to be the main reasons for regulatory intervention based on adjudication. Parties have achieved these benefits without discussions based on regulatory principles. However, parties’ negotiation has some drawbacks and perils even in the presence of pipeline competition. Sometimes parties alone have not prevented cross-subsidization which can affect rivalry between shippers and rivalry between carriers. Even more, the growing degree of pipeline competition and other business risks can leave some transmission assets stranded. Therefore, shareholders cannot recover the profits permitted and the capital invested, and the long-term viability of a pipeline system is threatened. Here the drawback is that shippers alone cannot prevent a carrier from attempting to transfer that long-term risk to shippers. Finally, a carrier can take actions contrary to a settlement after the Regulator approves it, leading parties to new conflicts. The Regulator has adapted the regulatory processes to manage the drawbacks and perils by adjudicating on the issues posed by parties who dissent from the settlement agreed or when negotiation do not work. Despite parties’ preference for negotiation, the Regulator needs to adjudicate based on cost of service and the regulatory principles. Thus, adjudication remains the default process as the Regulator has solved the disputes based on the carrier’s burden of proof to minimize the asymmetry of information between the carrier and shippers and between the carrier and the Regulator regarding the allocation of costs and business risks. That asymmetry explains the drawbacks and perils.


identifier: Thompson, M. D. (2003). Phylogeography of the long-toed salamander, ambystoma macrodactylum (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16493

format:
xiv, 437 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 307-348

abstract: The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) was phylogeographically investigated by employing two mitochondrial genes that exhibit differential evolvability. Traditional systematics and statistical parsimony estimated haplotype phylogenies. Concordant patterns among genes, their phylogenies, and regional geography provided a testable and accountable means to map population structure and history in A. macrodactylum. Deep genealogical gaps and reciprocally monophyletic clades were consistent with vicariance across the dry Columbia Plateau. Corroborative evidence suggests Coastal and Continental Clades constitute two cohesion species. Nested clades and molecular clocks identify seven refugia that were allopatrically sub-divided during the Pleistocene. Ambystoma macrodactylum exhibits common 'salamander-type' behaviors that minimize their active dispersal distances, but the frequency of longdistance migration by passive dispersal would increase as glaciers retreated and caused flooding. Matrix correspondence tests identified a correlation between GIS friction map and genetic distance and suggest that low-elevation corridors guided populations during expansion.


identifier: Haththotuwa, H. G. (2005). Control of greenhouse gas emissions from oil production (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2400

creator: Haththotuwa, Haththotuwa Gamage Chamika Kaumal

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 77-84


identifier: Hui, H. (1974). Study of death anxiety as a variable in the vocational choice of physicians (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17146

format:
vii, 56 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 789 D4 H84 1974 Microfiche
Death - Psychology
Fear
Medicine as a profession
Anxiety

abstract: Bibliography: p. 52-56.


identifier: Mason, C. R. (1971). Development of convulsive behavior in rats with repeated small doses of a central nervous system stimulant (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16956

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

subject:
QP 361 M36 1971
Nervous system
Epilepsy
Convulsions
Brain
Rats - Physiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 67-73.


identifier: Corrente, A. M. (2010). Expanding the scope of boraamidinates: ligand modification and f-block complexes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3782

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 170-188
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Smolinski, R. (2011). Practices of Fluid Authority: Participatory Art and Creative Audience Engagement (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22585

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Farfan, Penny
Woodrow, Paul

format:
x, 254 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 241-254

abstract: A few pages are in colour.

abstract: Includes copy of copyright permission.  Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.


identifier: Saretsky, K. (2013). Appreciative Inquiry for Strategic Planning:  An Evaluative and Exploratory Case Study of Two Colleges (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24978

subject:
Education--Higher
Appreciative Inquiry
Strategic Planning
Higher Education
Organizational Development

abstract:
This case study attempts to analyze and assess the experiences of two colleges, both of which have chosen and used Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as their strategic planning methodology. These institutions are The College of the North Atlantic/Qatar (CNAQ)—in Doha, Qatar—and Northern Essex Community College (NECC)—in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The specific purposes of this study were to collect empirical data as an objective assessment of AI’s overall effectiveness; to isolate and define the recurring themes which seemed to have contributed to the success—or the lack of success—of this planning methodology; to identify other impacts that AI may have had on these two college’s communities and campus cultures; and, to look for factors that could potentially lead to the expanded and sustained us of AI within these different environments.
The results of the study indicate that Appreciative Inquiry has been an effective strategic planning process as experienced by these two colleges:  91% of NECC survey respondents and 90% of CNAQ survey respondents (90% overall) felt that the process resulted in meaningful future directions for the colleges. A large majority of participants (85% for NECC, 75% for CNAQ, 79% overall) also responded favorably to the planning process itself:  they felt that the process was a good use of their time; that they could see their contributions in the plan; that they learned something new and valuable about their colleagues; that the process helped them feel excited about the future of the college; and, that they had sufficient opportunity to participate.
The major themes which seem to have contributed to the success of the methodology included AI’s inclusive and collaborative nature; the positive, strengths-based and solution-focused mind set; and, the energy and enthusiasm created through working collaboratively toward a preferred future.
Finally, a model is presented at the conclusion of the study, which attempts to define the most critical factors necessary for the effective utilization of AI—to provide an indication of the expected outcomes of this strategic planning methodology—and to summarize the factors that will hopefully lead to Appreciative Inquiry’s continuing expansion and long-term sustainability.


identifier: D'Souza, A. (2014). Quantum Computation and Many Body Physics (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27510

subject:
Condensed Matter
Optics
Physics--Theory

abstract:
Motivated by the underlying desire to identify novel, physically reasonable resource states for measurement-based quantum computation (MBQC), this thesis explores two seemingly unrelated topics in some detail. The first is a study of the circumstances under which multiqubit quantum states that are equivalent to cluster states of the same size under stochastic local operations and classical communication (SLOCC) are either deterministic or probabilistic resource states, with the aim of identifying new resource states that are related to, but non-trivially different from, the cluster states.The second is an analysis of the properties of the ground state of a potentially physically realisable coupled-cavity quantum electrodynamics model called the Jaynes-Cummings-Hubbard (JCH) model. The hope is that the ground state of the model can in fact serve as a universal resource for MBQC.

In the first study, I identify two classes of 1D states in the
SLOCC-equivalence class of 1D cluster states that constitute resources for random-length single-qubit rotations, in one case quasi-deterministically (N-U-N states) and in another probabilistically (B-U-B states). In contrast to the cluster states, the N-U-N states exhibit spin correlation functions that decay exponentially with distance, while the B-U-B states can be arbitrarily locally pure. I also show that a two-dimensional square N-U-N lattice is a universal resource for quasi-deterministic measurement-based quantum computation, and that cubic B-U-B states can be locally converted to 2D universal resource states.

 In the second study, the Density Matrix Renormalization Group (DMRG) algorithm is used to characterize the ground states of the 1D JCH model in the regime of low photon densities, and compare it to the 1D ground state of the Bose-Hubbard (BH) model. Numerical results indicate that a Tonks-Girardeau regime, in which the photons are strongly fermionized, appears between the Mott-insulating and superfluid phases as a function of the intercavity coupling.

The final chapter of the thesis outlines the initial progress that I have made in determining whether the 1D JCH ground state can serve as a resource for universal single-qubit rotations in the MBQC picture, as well as directions for future investigation.


identifier: Khella, A. I. (1980). Design criteria of pressure vessels in Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and France (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16530

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

subject: TS 282 K52 1980 Fiche

subject: Pressure vessels - Design and construction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-90.

abstract: This investigation discusses the design criteria of pressure vessels in different industrial countries to help engineers to understand the problems in working to an international standard. Most industrial countries have their own national standards (codes) of boilers and pressure vessels. Other countries adopt one of these codes for their own use. During the evaluation and development of boiler, piping, and pressure vessel codes, technical groups concerned in general, have adopted a primary goal of developing a set of rules that will assure public safety and reflect the many technological and economic factors of their environment. By adopting this goal, the codes have provided some protection against the different failure modes that must be considered by the pressure vessel designer, manufacturer, and user. In reviewing criteria for pressure vessel design, the investigation first introduces the basic theoretical formulae for thin and thick wall cylindrical shells under internal and external pressures. Also, the influence of design criteria on the economics as well as safety and reliability is considered. In the second part of the investigation, the scope, application and design philosophy of the national codes in Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and France are considered. The final section summarizes the national and international work which was done and is still in progress to tighten the widely varying views on some design factors.


identifier: Weetman, J. F. (1999). London wills and the black death: the pursuit of stability in religious practise in the Husting Rolls wills, 1315-1359 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14428

format:
viii, 128 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: DA680 .W44 1999

subject: Wills--England--London

subject: Black Death--England--London

subject: Charitable bequests--England--London--history

subject: Great Britain--history--14th century

abstract: Bibliography: p. 121-126


identifier: Samphire, K. A. (1977). Parental attitudes toward four components of the McDougall Bilingual School program (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21204

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

subject: LC 3734.3 C3 S3 1977 Microfiche

subject: Education, Bilingual - Alberta - Calgary - Public opinion

subject: McDougall Bilingual School, Calgary, Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-92.


identifier: Devchand, P. R. (1994). Structure-function analyses of E.Coli uracil-DNA glycosylase (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20400

format:
xix, 281 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 619 D53 D48 1994
DNA ligases
DNA repair
Escherichia coli - Genetics
Biochemical genetics
Uracil

abstract: Bibliography: p. 265-273.


identifier: Rizun, P. R. (2010). On the Estimation of Angular Orientation With Microelectromechanical Systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17417

publisher:
Science
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 196-200


identifier: Kumar, P. (2018). Implementation of Message Passing Language (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5476

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Cockett, Robin
Zach, Richard
Wang, Mea

subject:
Concurrency
Compilers
Message Passing Language
Abstract Machine
Computer Science

abstract: Message Passage Language (MPL) is a programming language based on the work of Cockett and Pastro. MPL is a statically typed concurrent programming language with message passing as the concurrency primitive. It brings communication safety to interacting processes using a type system. MPL consists of two languages, concurrent MPL and sequential MPL, which can interact with each other. Concurrent MPL programs are written using concurrency constructs built into the language and protocols, which are concurrent data types. These concurrency constructs allow intuitive modelling of real world concurrency scenarios. Sequential MPL is a functional programming language. In addition to data definitions, sequential MPL allows codata definitions, which can model infinite structures. Sequential MPL allows for disciplined recursion using folds and unfolds in addition to normal recursion.  In this thesis, we develop the first prototype of a compiler for MPL. We reformulate MPL's design to allow normal recursion in addition to primitive recursion, the only form of recursion allowed in previous designs. In light of the changes made to MPL, we describe MPL's type system. Then we develop an algorithm for type inferencing MPL programs, and implement it. In addition, we develop and implement an abstract machine to run MPL programs. We also develop the intermediate languages through which MPL programs compile to the abstract machine. We describe and implement the algorithms used in the compilation of MPL programs to the abstract machines, namely lambda lifting and compilation of pattern-matching.


identifier: Parrott, N. D. (2021). Sakjol: An Ancient Maya Neighborhood Marketplace at Yaxnohcah (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Paris, Elizabeth H.
Reese-Taylor, Kathryn
Hughes, Lisa A.

subject:
Marketplace
Markets
Marketplaces
Market
Lithic Analysis
Lithics
Maya
Mayan
Mesoamerica
Archaeology

abstract: The research presented in this thesis consists of the excavation and analysis of artifacts recovered from an ancient Maya marketplace, known as the Sakjol marketplace, at the Maya site of Yaxnohcah located in southern Campeche, Mexico. The objective of this research is to contribute toward a greater understanding of ancient Maya marketplaces with a particular focus on the activities that would have taken place within the setting. Material analysis of artifacts recovered from excavations was focused primarily on the lithic artifacts recovered which consisted primarily of lithic reduction debris. The results of excavations and analysis of materials recovered illustrated that a range of activities were performed within the Sakjol marketplace. Lithic craft production appears to have focused primarily on middle to late-stage bifacial tool production however, earlier stages such as core preparation and shaping also occurred. Food vending activities were likely conducted as indicated by the presence of serving vessel debris, charcoal, and metates. The marketplace was maintained through cleaning activities such as sweeping and dumping with debris deposited in convenient yet out of the way locations.


identifier: McLaughlin, A. M. (2006). Clinical social work and social justice (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/490

title: Clinical social work and social justice

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-206

abstract:
This study explores how clinical social workers working in the field of mental health understand and express social justice. Interest in this area arose in the context of an increased interest both within the social work profession and from outside, to increase efforts to attain social justice. Yet the concept of social justice is not well understood. Meanings differ, depending on underlying political philosophy and goals.
Eighteen social workers practicing in the field of mental health were interviewed in order to gain insight into their understanding and interpretation of what social justice means. Grounded theory method was utilized in the collection and analysis of data. With respect to the meaning of social justice for participants the following main themes were identified: social justice as social systems, social justice as resources, and social justice as transformative respect. The primary vehicle for advancing social justice for participants in this study was through advocacy. A re-conceptualization of what advocacy entails is presented.
Barriers, identified by participants, to achieving social justice include: time, the organization, complexity, ambivalence, and the clinical trap. Recommendations for improving the ability of clinical social workers to engage in social justice strategies are suggested. For example, a revamping of the advanced practice social work curriculum is required with particular emphasis paid to the multiple meanings of social justice, including different underlying political philosophies. Further, it is suggested that professional associations are an under utilized resource for engaging social workers in social justice pursuits.


identifier: Kellen, J. C. (1996). Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention: physician's beliefs and perceptions of probable outcomes (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24319

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
RC 388.5 K46 1996
Cerebrovascular disease - Prevention
Atrial fibrillation
Aged - Diseases - Treatment
Physicians - Attitudes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-98.


identifier: Dupilka, T. L. (2005). Interorganizational learning: the process of knowledge transfer between organizations (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4705

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-111

abstract: Missing Partial Copyright Licence form.

abstract: How do organizations gain the knowledge held by their strategic partners? This study identifies different levels of knowledge ( data, information, knowledge and intelligence) and the processes that facilitate its transfer between organizations. Different characteristics of knowledge are also recognized, and transfer mechanisms that facilitate its transfer identified. When managers are structuring strategic partnerships, they must acknowledge the motivation, ability and opportunity of each partner to exchange knowledge and build in processes and transfer mechanisms that will ensure they meet their knowledge transfer goals.


identifier: Roof, A. M. (2007). Waltzing Matildas: British strategy and lend-lease aid to the Soviet Union, 1941-42 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1349

contributor:
Ferris, John R.
Hill, Alexander A.

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-111

abstract: This thesis, resting on primary documentary evidence and numerous secondary sources, will expand on recent work illustrating the importance of British Lend-Lease aid on the Eastern Front in 1941. It also will demonstrate that this aid fundamentally weakened the British military position in the Middle East and Far East. A close study of the numbers, types and timing of shipments of aircraft and armour to various theatres will show for the first time in quantifiable form how the British allocated their material and, by implication, what else they could have done. It will tally costs and benefits, and assess how good British decisions were from the perspective of their own interests, and those of the Allied cause. Finally, it will show that from late 1941 to 1942, Britain gave more than it got from Lend-Lease.


identifier: Dunsdon, J. (2009). Worlds collide: "hello...hello" from page to stage (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3110

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 71-73


identifier: English, R. C. (2005). Manatchewan and Mantario? A cost-benefit analysis of a union of Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba and a provincial union of Manitoba and Saskatchewan (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23755

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


identifier: Collin, V. T. (2005). Predictive validity study of the medical college admission test using multiple regression and latent variable path analysis (LVPA) (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/56

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 84-93

abstract: The present study employed multiple regression and latent variable path analysis to identify and confirm the directional and predictive components that explain the greatest amount of variability in pre-clinical and clinical indices of success (i.e. United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE) Steps 1, 2, and 3) in medical education. There were three major purposes of the statistical analyses: 1) To re-visit and support previous studies documenting the predictive power of subscales of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) (i.e. biological science, physiological science), demographic variables ( e.g. ethnicity, age), and school variables (e.g. medical schools across the United States) in predicting performance on Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the USMLE; 1 2) To use a "theory strong" statistical tool (Structural Equation Modeling - SEM) to define the hypothesized developmental sequence of variables; and 3) To formulate a confirmatory model (Latent Variable Path Model- LVPA) to identify both the structural (i.e. ordering of variables) and directional pathways of independent variables historically and presently hypothesized to account for performance on Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the USMLE. Using the total sample as well as multisampling techniques (5% random sample of the total N) descriptive and inferential statistics were performed for Version 1 of the MCAT (1991). Results from the multiple regression revealed that with 3 predictors 33% of the variability was accounted for in Step 1 of the USMLE. The best predictor was the biological subscale of the MCAT (R2 = .28). For Step 2, 5 predictors accounted for 24% of the variability, with the biological science subscale of the MCAT again accounting for the most variance (R2 = .15). Lastly, 5 variables predicted performance on Step 3 of the USMLE, accounting for 30% of the variance in scores. The best predictor of Step 3 USMLE performance was the verbal reasoning subscale of the MCAT (R2 = .20). L VP A of Aptitude, Achievement and Performance The final stage of analysis performed was the LVPA employing Maximum Likelihood estimation (n = 24, 872) resulting in a Comparative Fit Index (CFI) of .928. Three latent variables measured by undergraduate grade point average (general achievement), subscales of the MCAT (aptitude for medicine), and Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the USMLE (performance in medicine) were identified. The path coefficients between these latent variables were moderate to high, ranging from .25 (general achievement and aptitude for medicine) to .4 7 between aptitude for medicine and performance in medicine. These results provide evidence for the predictive validity of the MCAT (with an incremental increase with undergraduate GP A) as well as for the overall L VP A model positing structural relationships between and among general achievement, aptitude for medicine, and performance in medicine. Nonetheless, it is argued that there has been an over reliance on cognitive measures (i.e. MCA T subscales) for admission to medical school with less importance placed on non-cognitive factors (i.e. judgment, humanistic qualities, empathy).4 A challenge to the medical profession, then, is to develop screening and selection methods that supplement the MCAT focusing on key personal characteristics and the complex nature of physician roles.


identifier: Thompson, G. E. (1975). The ecology and life history of the mountain Whitefish: (Prosopium williamsoni Girard) in the Sheep River, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10948

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

subject:
QL 638 S2 T54 1974 Microfiche
Whitefishes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-116.

abstract: The ecology of mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) in the Sheep River, Alberta, was studied to determine its life history which was used as a basis for management recommendations. The study has elucidated the complex movements undertaken by the mountain whitefish, characterized by spring feeding, summer feeding, prespawning, spawning and post-spawning (overwintering) movements. A definite downstream prespawning and spawning movement has been shown with some fish moving in excess of 60 km in a two-week period . The spring feeding, summer feeding and post-spawning movements were identified but not quantified. There were indications that segments of the population of mountain whitefish in the Sheep River were non-migrant and do not undertake any movements in their adult lives. Some adults tagged in a particular location were repeatedly captured in exactly the same location over a period up to one year later. However, the majority of mountain whitefish appeared to be migratory and they moved downstream out of the upper Sheep River in September and October during prespawning, spawning and post-spawning movements. This resulted in an almost complete depopulation of the mountain whitefish population by adults in the upper Sheep River. They moved back into the upper Sheep River around the first of July. A movement to the upper Sheep River by non-adult mountain whitefish in October after the adults had moved downstream was indicated but not quantified. Recruitment to the population in the upper Sheep River took place at 2+ and 3+ years of age. It is possible that recruitment could take place at l+ or even O+ years of age, except a weir across the Sheep River at Turner Valley prevented these two year classes from moving upstream in September and October. A need to provide a fish passage facility at the weir was indicated. The diets of mountain whitefish consisted primarily of dipterans, ephemeropterans, trichopterans and terrestrial invertebrates. Growth is rapid except in the older age classes of 7+ and 8+. No mountain whitefish older than 8+ were collected in the Sheep River. The male mountain whitefish first matured at 3+ years of age while the females first matured at 4+ years of age. In the upper Sheep River, spawning took place in shallow, fast, midstream areas. The number of spawning fish on each spawning site was small (two to 20 fish per site). Spawning started in late September and continued to late October. The majority of spawning occurred between October 4 to October 10, 1973. The spawning substrate in the upper Sheep River was rock and rubble. Spawning took place in the lower Sheep River but the spawning sites ~re not identified. There were indications, however, that the number of spawning fish on probable spawning sites in the lower Shee~ River was large (approximately 500 fish).


identifier: Yogendran, V. (1988). Microstructure and hydration of cement and silica fume paste (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16054

format:
xvii, 300 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA 434 Y63 1988
Cement - Additives
Silica fume

abstract: Bibliography: p. 288-296.


identifier: Dingle, H. B. (1973). Conversion of sulfur dioxide to elemental sulfur in stack gas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16274

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
TD 855.5 S8 D55 1972 Microfilm
Sulphur dioxide
Gases - Purification

abstract: Bibliography: p. 69-70.


identifier: Quarrie, J. K. (2007). Examination of the roles of ING1 in development (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21100

format:
xi, 152 leaves : ill.
xi, 131 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 117-152.
Bibliography: p. 117-131


identifier: Fowler, C. A. (1971). The Portrayal of North American Indians in three series of Canadian social studies trade books (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19101

format:
ix, 65 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LB 1584 F68 1971 Microfilm

subject: Social sciences - Study and teaching (Elementary)

subject: Indians of North America

abstract: Bibliography: p. 52-55.


identifier: Fowler, W. R. (1981). The Pipil-Nicarao of Central America (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16322

title: The Pipil-Nicarao of Central America

format: xxxiv, 1094 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.

subject: F 1434.3 P5 F68 1984

subject: Pipil Indians

subject: Nicarao Indians

subject: Indians of Central America - Antiquities

abstract: Bibliography: p. 1018-1094.

abstract:
From possibly as early as A.D. 700 to 1350, a complex series of population movements took many groups of Nahuat speakers from central and southern Mexico to Central America. In Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, these groups were known as the Pipil. In Nicaragua they were called the Nicarao. For the purposes of this thesis, they are considered a single cultural entity, the Pipil-Nicarao, unified by a common cultural background, history, ideology, and language.
There are sufficient archaeological, historical linguistic, and ethnohistoric data to write an ethnography of the ancient Pipil-Nicarao. The overall objective is to analyze and interpret data from various lines of inquiry-primarily archaeology, linguistics, and ethnohistory, but also geology, geography, environmental studies, botany, and zoology--and to weave the data together within an anthropological framework to create an ethnographic synthesis of Pipil-Nicarao culture, cultural adaptations, and history.


identifier: Ruiz-Morales, Y. (1997). The calculation and interpretation of NMR chemical shifts in compounds of transition metals and heavy elements (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17405

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

subject:
QD411 .R85 1997
Magnetic resonance imagining.
Organometallic compounds

abstract: Bibliography: p. 147-159


identifier: Maguire, V. (1994). Thermal desorption of contaminated soils: a study of soil fraction-contaminant interactions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16158

format:
xv, 134 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
S 592.7 M34 1994
Thermal desorption
Soil pollution
Soil - Humic acid content
Soil biochemistry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 127-134.


identifier: Fazekas, D. (2003). The storied brand (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14280

title: The storied brand

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 172-178


identifier: Anderson, J. S. (2000). Elgar, Wagner, and Catholicism: Some perspectives on the dream of Gerontius (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11182

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

subject: ML410 .E41 A648 2000

subject: Elgar, Edward 1857-1934, Dream of Gerontius

subject: Wagner, Richard 1813-1883

subject: Catholic Church--history

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-96


identifier: MacKenzie-Grieve, G. R. (1970). Ecology of the vegetation of Deer Creek Basin, central Alberta foothills (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17976

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

subject:
QH 541.5 F6 M22 1970
Forest ecology - Alberta
Botany - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 61-63.


identifier: Winston, K. (2016). Evaluation of a Targeted Video for Transition from Pediatric  To Adult Care For Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25981

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Dewey, Deborah
Pacaud, Danièle
Rabi, Doreen
Hebert, Marilynne
Ho, Josephine

subject:
Mass Communications
Medicine and Surgery
Diabetes
Transition
Video

abstract: Transition from pediatric to adult care is challenging for patients with complex, chronic illnesses such as type 1 diabetes mellitus. To optimize successful transition of care, providers put great efforts into preparing patients for the change. This thesis evaluated the use of videos for patient decision-making in general and one video in particular that was designed to facilitate transition of care. The scoping review demonstrated that there is a vast amount of published data, which show that videos are effective in helping patients make decisions. The focus group study affirmed that patients appreciate the incorporation of a video in their transition preparation. These participants also noted that the process of transition required then to deal with complex emotional ambiguity as well as navigate logistic challenges. Video resources, which may be particularly useful to prepare in youth and young adults for important junctions in care, are valuable tools that should continue to be developed and refined.


identifier: Liu, R. E. (2019). Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Western Canadian Natural Gas and a Proposed Method for Upstream Life Cycle Emissions Tracking (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Bergerson, Joule A.
De La Hoz Siegler, H.
Nassar, Nashaat N.

subject:
Life Cycle Assessment
LCA
Natural Gas
Greenhouse Gas
GHG Reporting
Regulation
Energy
Engineering
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Environmental

abstract: Natural gas (NG) produced in Western Canada is a major source of Canada’s energy and emissions portfolio. However, there is only limited understanding of the sources and drivers of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To assess the climate impact of NG in Western Canada, a life cycle assessment (LCA) of a hypothetical 1 billion cubic feet per day LNG production facility with upstream operations based on Seven Generation Energy Ltd.’s (the ‘company’) operations is performed using a model available through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) which has been modified to adjust for provided company data. Using this case study as an example, the completeness of publicly available GHG emissions data on oil and gas operations in Western Canada to estimate their upstream GHG footprint is examined. The LCA of company-sourced natural gas resulted in a GHG emissions intensity of 410-477 gCO2e/kWh for electricity production (domestic use and LNG to China) and 87 gCO2e/MJ heat for district heating in China. These results indicate that the company’s natural gas produces lower life cycle GHG emissions than the average emissions from natural gas production in the US, AB, and BC, and emit 370-640 gCO2e/kWh fewer emissions compared to coal. The low emissions intensity is achieved through mitigation methods implemented by the company including but not limited to utilizing air-driven pneumatic devices, regular leak detection and repair (LDAR), inherent reservoir characteristics. The upstream GHG emission intensity of the company’s NG production is estimated to be 3.1 - 4.0 gCO2e/MJ compared to current estimates of BC emissions intensities of 6.2 - 12 gCO2e/MJ NG and the US average of 15 gCO2e/MJ. The analysis reveals that compared to US studies, public GHG emissions data for Western Canada have significant data aggregation and/or missing data (gaps) and satisfy only 50% of the modified NETL model inputs. Company provided data close a majority of these gaps, satisfying all data inputs for pre-production, production, and processing (~80% of model inputs) but not transmission as the Company does not operate NG transmission pipelines. To better inform the public of GHG emissions in Alberta and BC, the thesis recommends that the provinces reduce its reliance on aggregate data reporting and develop a data collection and for public release template based on the modified NETL model. In this context, the thesis proposes a data collection template to facilitate better GHG emissions estimates and provide insight to potential mitigation strategies.


identifier: Theoret, J. L. (2020). Specifying Caribou Migratory Behaviours to Identify and Preserve Intraspecies Diversity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary

contributor:
Musiani, Marco
Alexander, Shelley M.
Laskin, David N.

subject:
Movement Ecology
Migration
Conservation
Behavioural Diversity
Net Squared Displacement
Education--Sciences
Ecology

abstract: Preserving intraspecies diversity, a fundamental conservation goal, strengthens species adaptability. Across most of their range, caribou are declining, with some recent population extirpations. Migratory or sedentary movement behaviours are considered adaptive relative to local ecological conditions of Barren-ground and Woodland Caribou populations (respectively). In addition, these behaviours may be genetically influenced. As populations decline and are lost, local characteristics, including movement ecology and genetic traits (or their links) that may be adaptive, are also at risk of disappearing. In this Thesis, I describe the prevalence of migratory, resident, and other seasonal movement behaviours for Barren-ground and Woodland Caribou in northern and western Canada. I exemplify that caribou behaviour is diverse and complex, requiring a combination of methods to categorize, and I challenge traditional distinctions between, and binary categorization of, migratory and resident behaviour. I also develop an equation for quantifying between-year individual behavioural plasticity to estimate how flexible caribou can be in their movement behaviour. Finally, I assess the potential for reproductive isolation between migratory versus non-migratory caribou in populations where both seasonal behaviours co-occur. I therefore determine the location of, and separation between, migratory and non-migratory individuals during the rutting season to evaluate if individuals exhibiting the same movement behaviour are associated with one another during the period of genetic exchange. Despite the common description of Woodland Caribou as primarily non-migratory, migratory behaviour was found to occur widely in Woodland Caribou populations. Additionally, individuals were flexible in their migratory behaviours between years. Populations may therefore be more behaviourally diverse and perhaps behaviourally adaptable than previously thought. However, I also found that migratory and non-migratory caribou could be separate during the rutting season, indicating potential for reproductive isolation. From these results, correlations of seasonal movement behaviours with environmental conditions and with genetic traits could be determined to evaluate if caribou respond to the environment plastically or if instead, they are limited by their genes. Specifying seasonal migratory behaviours, evaluating between-year behavioural plasticity, and testing for genetic predispositions for seasonal movement patterns may help refine conservation and management strategies to aid caribou recovery.