identifier: Ajayi, A. O. (2020). Climate Change in the Canadian Impact Assessment Process (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary

contributor:
Stewart, Fenner L.
Wright, David W.
Ingelson, Allan
Oshionebo, Evaristus

subject:
Environmental Impact Assessment
Impact Assessment
Environmental Law
Upstream and Downstream Emissions
Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
Oil and Gas Law
Law

abstract: This thesis examines how climate change, particularly upstream and downstream greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), have been considered in Canadian environmental impact assessment (EIA) of energy projects. The legal and policy framework on EIA for energy projects has evolved, and the recent transition from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 (CEAA 2012) regime to the Impact Assessment Act  (IAA) is the most recent change. Although the CEAA 2012 and the IAA share similarities, they have different requirements with respect to GHG emissions. One of the major differences is that the IAA makes climate change considerations an essential factor for the assessment and decision-making phases of the review and approval of a proposed energy project. Under CEAA 2012, climate change considerations were not clearly spelt out, though there were several avenues for GHGs to be considered in the assessment process. This thesis reviews the former regime and practice under CEAA 2012, then examines the new regime, and the GHGs consideration in the EIA process in the United States of America (U.S).


identifier: Bhat, N. V. (1996). Phase transformation and crystallization of parafin mixtures under non-isothermal conditions (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14619

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

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

subject:
TP 693 B48 1996
Paraffin wax - Research
Petroleum products - Research

abstract: Bibliography: p. 138-143.


identifier: Frank, J. (2006). Portrait of an inspirational teacher of the gifted: a story to tell, a willingness to be heard (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/593

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 254-273


identifier: Chorney, N. (1998). The political power of place (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1570

title: The political power of place

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

subject: Prairie Provinces in literature

subject: Prairies in literature

subject: Canadian fiction (English) -- History and Criticism

subject: Alberta -- In literature

subject: Saskatchewan-- In literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-99


identifier: Laurendeau, J. (2000). Blue skies, black death: Risk, subculture issues, and gender in the contemporary skydiving community (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22158

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

subject:
GV 770 L38 2000
Skydiving
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Sex differences (Psychology)
Sports - Sociological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 155-164


identifier: Wu, Z. (2018). Characterizing Supercritical Methane Adsorption on Shale by a Multi-site Model (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Chen, Zhangxin
Azaiez, Jalel
Aguilera, Roberto F.

subject: Engineering Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: Shale gas, mainly consisting of adsorbed gas and free gas, has served a critical role of supplying the growing global natural gas demand in the past decades. Considering that the adsorbed methane has contributed up to 80% of the total gas in place (GIP), understanding the methane adsorption behaviours is imperative to an accurate estimation of total GIP. Historically, the single-site Langmuir-Gibbs model, with the assumption of a homogeneous surface, is commonly applied to estimate the adsorbed gas amount. However, this assumption cannot depict the methane adsorption characteristics due to various compositions and pore sizes of shales. In this work, a multi-site model integrating the energetic heterogeneity in adsorption is derived, which is also successfully validated with a series of measured adsorption isotherms in experimental conditions. Applying the proposed multi-site model for estimating GIP in shales can achieve more accurate results compared with using the traditionally single-site model. Furthermore, shale reservoir properties, such as reservoir porosity, a geothermal gradient, as well as a pressure gradient have been investigated and shown to affect the GIP.


identifier: Sawai, N. K. (1997). An event structure analysis of derived verbs in English (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19091

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

subject:
PE1271.S39 1997
English language - Verb

abstract: Bibliography: p. 159-164.


identifier: Liu, E. S. (1983). Design and analysis of recursive digital filters (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13882

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

subject:
TK 7872 F5 L58 1983
Digital filters (Mathematics)
Signal processing - Digital techniques

abstract: Bibliography: p. 170-174.


identifier: Cameron, P. J. (2008). Physician retention in four rural communities in Alberta: a collective case study (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1995

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xiii, 459 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 405-434


identifier: Abbott, D. F. (1998). Building opposition unity in the transition to democracy: the Chilean case (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14992

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

subject: F3100 .A33 1998

subject: Represetative government and representation--Chile--History--20th century.

subject: Chile--Politics and government--1998-

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-166


identifier: Hayden, P. D. (2015). A Narrative Inquiry into the Professional Identity Formation of College Instructors (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24838

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Education--Community College
Education--Teacher Training
Education--Vocational
Professional identity

abstract:
For college instructors who have moved from industry to teaching in adult education, developing a professional identity is a continuing process. This study examines the experience of nine instructors who transitioned from industry to teaching adults in a technical and vocational (TVET) Canadian college in the Middle East. The purpose of the research was to explore the way instructors form a sense of professional identity. The study also explored how education and experience in industry contributes to and/or influences instructors’ formation of professional identities. Lastly, it examined how participation in professional development activities forms instructors’ professional identity.
To form a professional identity, instructors must reflect on their attitudes, behaviour, and motivation. This reflection is necessary for instructors to understand their decision-making and any changes in their professional identity. Instructors’ examination of personal and professional experiences illuminates their self-knowledge and their role in the academic community. Critical reflection helped participants to know what they needed to develop a professional identity, which has implications for instructor education and professional development design.
Findings indicated that where college instructors had formed a professional identity it grew from a continuum of experiences rather than a single shift in perspective. Instructors first recognized themselves as instructors; identity formation and development were influenced by PD activities and collegial, managerial, and institutional relationships. A model of professional identity development shows an active process of creation, interpretation, negotiation, and reflection.


identifier: Schlenker, R. C. (1988). A System of economic indicators for the province of Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20094

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

subject:
HC 117 A3 S34 1988
Alberta - Economic conditions
Economic indicators - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 213-218.


identifier: Tandon, V. C. (1970). Investigation of electrical and torque transients in three-phase induction motors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12341

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
TK 2785 T34 1970 Microfilm
Electric motors, Induction
Digital computer simulation
Torque
Transients (Electricity)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-85.


identifier: Allen, D. (1983). Linguistic determinism, bilingualism, and Chinese noun classifiers (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21280

format:
vii, 222 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
P 325 A3575 1985
Whorf, Benjamin Lee, 1897-1941
Semantics
Bilingualism
Chinese language - Nouns
Languages - Psychology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 212-222.


identifier: Hicks, J. A. (2003). Healing the wounded spirit of individuals, families & communities: healing generational trauma, a qualitative study exploring the effectiveness of holistic and western approaches to generational trauma among aboriginal people, an academic & aboriginal leadership response (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2103

format:
x, 225 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 158-196

abstract: Canadian helping professionals, and academics related to the helping fields, have a long history of operating through a dominant western paradigm. Within the context of responding to generational trauma, there is increasing evidence of a paradigm shift from western mainstream practices to more holistic practices. Recent Canadian developments to address Aboriginal healing have created a new opportunity to explore the workings of both western and holistic paradigms within the context of responding to generational trauma. This study investigates Academic and Aboriginal Leadership viewpoints through two focus group discussions. It addresses a research deficiency in terms of raising awareness about current responses and their effectiveness to generational trauma at the individual, family and community levels. Research into a holistic paradigm that responds to generational trauma is in its infancy. This qualitative study explores and addresses the impact of both western and holistic paradigms, identifying some characteristics of the "paradigm shift". The study further provides insights into the dynamics that occur at the "meeting place" of both paradigms, identifying their deficiencies and benefits. This thesis presentation has both written and film components. The film component was used to create a medium in which the voice of research participants could be heard directly by an audience interested in this field of study.


identifier: Niz Velásquez, E. (2009). A Numerical and Physical Study of Relative Permeability in High-Pressure Air Injection Process (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22540

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

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

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p, 194-198
Some page are in colour


identifier: Miao, H. (2008). Essays on regime switching models in finance (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1922

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-117

abstract: This dissertation consists of four essays focusing on applications of regime switching models in finance. The first essay discusses the investment timing problem in a regime switching framework. We consider a firm facing a future real investment opportunity whose investment cost depends on economic situations. Our approach considers the investment timing as a perpetual American option when the strike price switches between two possible values depending on the economic situations. It gives better optimal investment policy than the widely used standard real option method. The second essay extends the general equilibrium pricing model into an economy with two "states". Based on assumptions of a CRRA utility function, we have derived a partial differential equation satisfied by the representative agent's cost function. A form of the solution of the partial differential equation has been given in general equilibrium with intermediate consumption. In the case when the representative agent does not have intennediate consumption, we have found an explicit solution of the cost function. A closed-form expression for the riskless rate has been derived. We have also provided a partial differential equation satisfied by any contingent claim written on any risky asset in the market. The stochastic discount factor has been investigated in our framework. Based on the stochastic discount factor, we have suggested an explanation for the equity premium puzzle. The third essay studies a stochastic volatility model in a regime switching world. We have derived closed fonn expressions for all the parameters by using the filtering techniques. The fourth essay provides a new approach for computing value at risk and expected shortfall in a regime switching economy. Based on the Student-t distribution assumption, we have suggested an approach to evaluate value at risk and expected shortfall. We use the Student-t distribution to capture the fat-tail phenomenon and regime switching to model the volatility clustering. Closed form expressions for computing value at risk and expected shortfall for both a single asset and a portfolio are proposed. The approach is easy to apply.


identifier: Moran, C. (1989). From vocation to profession: the intellectual transformation of English-Canadian nursing education 1874-1936 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19406

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

subject:
RT 81 C3 M67 1989
Nurses - Canada - Education - History
Nursing - Canada - History

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-102


identifier: Wong, M. L. (2013). Composition and activities of microbial communities in Alberta’s oil sands (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25386

subject:
Microbiology
Biology--Molecular
Biology--Molecular
Microbial
Community
Composition
Activities
Alberta
oil sands

abstract: Fossil fuels will probably be our main source of energy in the foreseeable future.  The fossil fuel that is currently receiving the most attention is oil sands.  A focus of many companies with oil sands operations is to look for more environmentally friendly and still economically feasible methods to produce this resource.  This thesis focuses on determining the microbial communities in Alberta’s oil sands and their activities with the intention of eventually utilizing this information for improved production strategies.  The microbial communities from oil sands outcrops, mined oil sands and oil sands cores were assessed in detail.  Oil sands at different depths had diverse microbial communities, while the subsamples obtained from the same environment also displayed varied populations.  All oil sands microbial communities have thermophilic genera with enhanced potential in bitumen biodegradation.  The combination of oxygen, high temperatures and the absence of light was shown to greatly stimulate bitumen biodegradation.

abstract: 2 years


identifier: McDonald, C. L. (2010). Web 2.0, terror 2.0?: salafi-jihadist terrorist use of the internet (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3551

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-118


identifier: Sinha, K. K. (2019). The Impact of Human Capital on Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Outcomes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary

contributor:
Dewald, Jim R.
Saunders, W. Chad
Keyhani, Mohammad
Kwon, Seok-Woo
Kline, Theresa
Yuan, Wenlong

subject:
Entrepreneurship
Human Capital
Learning Orientation
Entrepreneurial Orientation
Innovation Breadth
Performance Variability
Past Venture Experience
Business Administration--Management

abstract: In the extant literature, innovativeness, opportunity identification, and performance of the firm are considered to be independently affected by the human capital (i.e., knowledge, skills, and experience) and entrepreneurship. The view that entrepreneurship involves both opportunity and people has led to the call from scholars to look at entrepreneurship in conjunction with human capital to better explain the firm’s growth. Acknowledging this need, the three studies in this thesis explore the relationship between human capital and its impact on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial outcomes. Chapter 2 of the thesis examines the underlying similarities and complementarities of human capital and entrepreneurship by studying the relationship between learning orientation and entrepreneurial orientation. Using a meta-analysis methodology, this study finds a fairly high correlation of 0.44 between learning and entrepreneurial orientations. The findings indicate that these two orientations have a combinative impact on firm performance, with a combined ability to explain as high as 38% of performance variance. Chapter 3, taking a process view, studies the relationship between human capital and innovation as an essential component of entrepreneurship. The study theorizes and tests the novel idea that learning across the organization (i.e., learning breadth) is associated with organization-wide innovation (i.e., innovation breadth) which in turn impacts performance. Using ordinary Least squares moderated regression, the study demonstrates a curvilinear relationship between learning breadth and innovation breadth. Further, past venture experience of the firm’s leadership moderates this relationship, while innovation breadth is positively related to business performance. The findings highlight the breadth of the innovations as an important extension of inquiry in addition to consideration of a single or dominant type of innovation. Drawing on the insights of the behavioral theory of the firm, Chapter 4 argues that human capital of founders, apart from being associated with the mean performance of new ventures, is also associated with performance variability. The estimated multiplicative heteroscedasticity regression model reveals that (i) past venture experience positively affects firm growth without affecting the variability, (ii) team industry work experience and education increase variability without affecting the mean, and (iii) the age of team members and the ratio of native-born owners hurt the firm’s growth and have a positive effect on variability. Finally, Chapter 5 provides a synthesis across the three essays to demonstrate three interrelated but little explored aspects of human capital and its impact on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial outcomes.


identifier: Lapides, P. (2021). Information visualization for exploration and self-reflection in social media (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Information Visualization for Exploration and Self-Reflection in Social Media

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Carpendale, Sheelagh
Isenberg, Petra
Willett, Wesley
Boulanger, Pierre
Katz, Larry
Aycock, John

subject:
Information Visualization
Social Media
Social Networks
Computer Science

abstract:
The emergence of global social media platforms in the last decade has changed how people communicate and inform themselves. Today, people use social media during work and leisure time to send messages, browse current events, and keep up with friends and family both near and far. Virtually every platform uses reverse chronological lists to prioritize and deliver content throughout the network. This presentation modality implicitly puts the viewer's focus on the present moment, on the newest content available. Lists may be effective for the purposes of real-time content viewing but other representations are better suited to see our social media activity in aggregate and to focus the viewer's attention on the past. This dissertation investigates the potential of information visualization to show people their social media data to gain awareness about their online social history. Unlike many visualizations for social media that use graph representations and focus on the structure of the network, our approach focuses on showing the broad temporal characteristics of personal social media activity. We present design studies that focus on three different parts of a social media platform, specifically Facebook: the news feed, the personal profile, and private messages. In our first study, participants were observed while they browsed their news feed and were interviewed in situ about their reactions and opinions. Next, we present Friend Bubbles, an interactive visualization that shows the connections between friends and posted content on the personal profile. Finally, we present TextVis, an online survey tool that asks participants to explore their instant message history with a large-scale temporal visualization.
This dissertation ends with reflections about how social media and computer interfaces may influence people's attention and awareness, and how information visualization can be used to support exploration and deeper knowledge about personal social media experiences.


identifier: Dirom, J. L. (1992). Risk assessment and intervention decisions in child protection (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17953

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

subject:
HV 713 D58 1992
Child welfare
Child abuse - Prevention - Research
Social work with children

abstract: Bibliography: p. 175-180.


identifier: Skotiniotis, M. (2007). A fully epistemic hidden variable model for emulating quantum dynamics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1256

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

abstract:
Bibliography:  p. 71-76
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Chatterjee, R. (2018). Viewing Helen of Sparta and Draupadi of Pancala: A Comparative Approach (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33074

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Bertolín Cebrián, Reyes
levaniouk, Olga
Hume, James R.
Rohlman, Elizabeth
Toohey, Peter

subject:
Helen of Sparta
Draupadi
Western Epic
Indic Epic
Power of Speech
Self-representation
Indo-European Culture
Literature--Classical
Literature--Comparative
History--Ancient

abstract: This dissertation compares the narrative representations of Helen of Sparta in the Iliad and in the Odyssey along with Krishnā- Draupadī of Pāñcāla in the Mahābhārata. The Trojan War in the Iliad and the devastating war in the Mahābhārata reveal a similar myth that appears in the Cypria of the Epic Cycle and the first book of the Mahābhārata itself. Similarly, Helen in the Iliad and Draupadī in the Mahābhārata are born as casus belli by divine order. Further, they silently follow their fathers’ instructions in choosing their suitors in marriage. While these women are subjects to the wishes of the gods and to their fathers, I argue in this dissertation that these two heroines are capable of expressing themselves with a powerful speaking voice. As a result, my project reveals that Homer and Vyasa grapple with a surprisingly similar situation in the epics showing the layers of two cultures of pre-Indo-European and Indo-European in characterizing Helen and similarly, pre-Vedic and Vedic in the portrayals of Draupadī. This dissertation is broken up into three parts and two chapters each. While the first part of the dissertation focuses on Helen and Draupadī as casus belli and also as silent women, the second part examines their powerful self-presentations, particularly their rhetorical skill encountering men and women (goddess Aphrodite in Helen’s case) in various situations. Thus Homer in his epics and Vyāsa in the Mahābhārata create two heroines who subvert the established system with their use of multiple voice. The third part of this dissertation investigates how the metaphorical presentations of Space and Time in Homeric and Indic epics act as non-verbal signifiers of the many voices of Helen and Draupadī. Finally, this dissertation asserts that Helen’s ambivalent character is the social manifestation of the pre-Indo-European culture at the beginning of Indo-European society. Likewise, the equally equivocal character of Draupadī displays pre-Vedic era while actively maintaining her position in the patrilineal society embedded in Vedic ideology.


identifier: Bhuiyan, T. (2017). Removal of acid-extractable organics from oil sands process-affected water using carbon-based adsorbents (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27625

contributor:
Hill, Josephine
Abedi, Jalal
Song, Hua
Achari, Gopal
Liu, Yang

subject:
Engineering--Chemical
Acid-extractable organics
Biochar
Activated Carbon
Adsorption

abstract:
In surface mining process, 1.9 volumes of freshwater are used for each volume of bitumen produced and the used water, called oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), is stored in tailings ponds. Acid-extractable organics (AEO), one of the components of OSPW, are believed to be the main component of toxicity in OSPW, and create harmful effects to aquatic organisms, mammals and birds. To discharge OSPW into environment safely and reclaim the tailings ponds into natural ecosystem, the objective is to remove 90-99% AEO from OSPW. Canada has abundant resources of biomass waste materials to prepare biochar and activated carbon (AC), which can be applied for the removal of AEO from OSPW.  In this thesis, the impact of biochar and AC properties, and synthesis methods for the removal of AEO from OSPW have been studied.
Aspen wood AC samples were prepared by chemical (H3PO4) and physical (CO2) activation methods, and characterized and tested for the removal of AEO from steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) water and OSPW. The role of physical properties of AC for AEO removal was investigated. The surface area and total pore volume of AC were positively correlated with AEO removal of SAGD water and OSPW.The impact of biochar properties on AEO adsorption from OSPW was studied. Biochar from wheat straw with the highest ash content (14 %) had the highest adsorption capacity (0.59 mg/g). The adsorption capacity had a positive correlation with metal content (mainly Al and Fe) of biochar. These results indicated that the metal sites acted as Lewis acids that can form coordination bonds with the naphthenates, the main constituent of the AEO. The influence of physical properties of carbon-based adsorbents on AEO adsorption kinetics was also investigated. As expected, there were diffusion limitations when adsorbing AEO onto microporous adsorbents, while larger pore materials were free of intra-particle diffusion limitations, as confirmed by the adsorption of alkylated cyclopentane carboxylic acid. The outcome of this research provides an insight into the application of biomass based adsorbents for AEO adsorption.


identifier: Fenton, P. R. (1984). Logos via praxis: a tenable solution to the problem of learning (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14342

publisher:
Education
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: QA 20 C65 P344 1986

subject: Papert, Seymour. Mindstorms

subject: LOGOS (Information retrieval system)

subject: Mathematics - Computer-assisted instruction

subject: Learning, Psychology of

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-96.


identifier: Rosvold, J. (2014). An Instrumented Spatial Linkage to Measure In-Vivo Kinematics and Motion Reproduction with a Robotic Test System (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24901

subject:
Engineering--Biomedical
Engineering--Mechanical
Biomechanics
Ligament
Forces
Robotics
Instrumented Spatial Linkage

abstract:
Determination of the mechanical environment of the knee joint is essential in order to understand the normal and pathological states of the tissues in that joint, mechanisms of injuries, and in developing and evaluating surgical interventions.  A 6 degree of freedom Instrumented Spatial Linkage (ISL) was developed to record ovine stifle joint kinematics during normal treadmill gait, and reproduce those same motions in-vitro on a robotic testing platform in order to provide an in-vitro environment in which to examine the effects of in-vivo displacement on the soft tissues of the joint.  The ISL was designed to provide increased accuracy, reduced processing time, and ease of use when compared to traditional motion capture methods.  The ISL was evaluated dynamically to ensure that accurate results were maintained.
The ISL and robotic test platform allow determination of the loads on the four major ligaments and the two menisci in the joint. Structural loads for 4 animals were determined for 20 representative strides beginning at hoof strike.  Results showed similar loading patterns between animals but with some quantitative differences.  With respect to the gait cycle beginning at hoof strike, the PCL reached a peak load just after hoof strike (5%) followed by rapid unloading. The ACL was loaded immediately thereafter with a peak at about 10% of gait.  The MCL tended to follow the PCL but with a much reduced force magnitude.  The LCL was largely unloaded throughout, suggesting that this ligament must play a more prominent role in other motions.  For three of the four animals the average meniscal load was nearly even between the lateral and medial menisci, the fourth animal carried an average of 46.9 N more load in the lateral meniscus.  Linear correlations between joint structures and kinematics were attempted but no strong correlations existed.  Additionally, ligament length was also shown to be a poor predictor of ACL load.  A method is proposed whereby an Artificial Neural Network can be constructed as to accurately predict ACL load given relative joint position and orientation.
This study shows for the first time the loads experienced by all 4 major ligaments of the knee, and the minimum loads in the menisci in response to in-vivo motions.  The load in each structure has been shown throughout gait and future studies can look at a variety of different motions and loading situations.


identifier: Clack, W. J. (1967). Sedimentology of the Manville group in the Cold Lake area, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12132

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

subject: QE 685 C56 1967 Microfilm

subject: Additional Copy: QE 685 C56 1967G GEOLOGY

subject: Geology, Stratigraphic - Cretaceous

subject: Geology - Alberta - Cold Lake area

subject: Sedimentation and deposition

abstract: Bibliography: p. 79-85.


identifier: Zheng, X. (2017). Geometry Reconstruction and Finite Element Modelling of Porcine Knee Joint (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26291

contributor:
Li, Leping
Federico, Salvatore
Kwok, Daniel
He, Jianxun

subject:
Engineering--Mechanical
porcine knee joint
geometry reconstruction
CT images
automated indentation mapping
finite element analysis

abstract:
Arthritis is a leading cause of disability in North America. It is believed to be associated with the abnormal contact mechanics of articular cartilage. Contact analyses are widely used to determine the mechanical interplays among the different tissues in the joint. Animal joints are often used to validate a computational model and understand human joint mechanics.
The objectives of this research are to construct the geometry of the porcine stifle joint using a combined CT and automated indentation mapping method, and build a finite element model in ABAQUS to determine the joint mechanics.
The porcine knee joint model were reconstructed using MATLAB and Rhinoceros. A knee compression was simulated with ABAQUS, which considered fluid pressure and flow in articular cartilages and menisci. The reaction predicted by the model generally agrees with the measurements from laboratory tests, which partially validates the modelling methodology.


identifier: Christensen, N. (2019). Altered Perceptions Discerning the Natural from the Virtual in Extended Reality (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Jacob, Christian
Hushlak, Gerald
Barton, Bruce
Oehlberg, Lora A.

format: application/octet-stream application/octet-stream application/octet-stream application/octet-stream application/octet-stream application/octet-stream application/octet-stream application/pdf

subject:
Extended Reality
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Perception
Photogrammetry
Game Engine
Spatial Computing
Physically Based Rendering
Real-time
Fine Arts
Computer Science

abstract: How we perceive our environment is paramount to our interactions and choices. Our view of reality is shaped by our senses, neural processing and learned meanings. Pondered by many fields of inquiry, the concept of reality is bantered around with careless disregard when applied to virtual, augmented and mixed applications, all under the umbrella of extending reality. The challenge of discerning the natural from simulation requires an understanding of the technology and techniques used to create spatial audiovisual media and its integration into extended reality hardware and software solutions. The implementation of applications using elements of photogrammetry, spatial audio and real-time rendering provides a glimpse into present-day capabilities and limitations. By observing and studying what cues can be ascertained between real and virtual experiences, we can adapt to future changes and share learnings of how perception is affected as these experiences become commonplace.


identifier: Teskey, W. (2007). Precision six degree-of-freedom motion tracking using inertial sensors (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1208

contributor:
Spiewak, Swavik A.
El-Sheimy, Naser
Park, Simon S.

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-132


identifier: Robles Bastida, N. (2019). Beyond subcultural community: A sociological analysis of Japanese animation fans and fandoms (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Beyond Subcultural Community: A Sociological Analysis of Japanese Animation Fans and Fandoms

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Young, Kevin M.
McLean, Scott
McCoy, Liza
Beaty, Bart
Atkinson, Michael F.
Whaley, Ben

subject:
Subcultures
Consumption
Boundary Work
Fans
Fandom
Japanese Animation
Popular Culture
Cultural Studies
Mass Communications
Education--Social Sciences
Education--Sociology of
Anthropology--Cultural

abstract: The study of media fandom has emphasized the subcultural nature of fans’ practices and relationships. The work of Henry Jenkins (2013) was especially influential in this regard. Proposing that media fans constituted both a subculture and an interpretive community, Jenkins reified fandoms as bounded, subcultural groups composed of nomadic readers. The current dissertation constitutes a powerful critique of this traditional approach to the study of media fandom. Through ethnographic research on Japanese animation fans in Mexico and Canada and a theoretical framework informed by the oeuvre of Pierre Bourdieu, I propose that Japanese animation fandom is not a bounded group, but rather a field of consumption, that is, a space of consumer positions articulated around particular tastes relating to Japanese animation and its associated texts and characters. While some of these positions correspond to local and trans-local communities, individual media consumers occupy others. From this perspective, in a similar manner to Bourdieu’s “field of cultural production”, Japanese animation fandom is much more complex and fluid than implied by the fandom-as-community paradigm. To approach this complexity, this dissertation explores knowledges, practices, localities and objects that are appropriated and deployed by Japanese animation fans in order to be closer to their favorite narratives and characters. In doing so, fans’ tastes and consumption practices become the core of a new approach to the study of media fandom.


identifier: Vogel, L. B. (1993). Association of putative signal transduction intermediates with amino-terminal regulatory elements of the lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase p56lck (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15739

format:
xv, 227 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP 606 P76 V65 1993
Protein-tyrosine kinase

abstract: Bibliography: p. 188-214.


identifier: Georgescu, F. (2013). La prostitucion y el deseo masculino en El ano que trafique con mujeres de Antonio Salas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26724

subject:
Language and Literature
Literature--Modern
Literature--Modern
Philosophy
Literature--Modern
mediated desire
prostitution
Narrative
journalistic text

abstract: In my thesis, I study the journalistic work, El año que trafiqué con mujeres by Antonio Salas, published in Madrid by Ediciones Temas de Hoy in 2004, from a literary point of view. I argue that, by presenting himself as the main character of the story, Salas lends his own perspective to describing an infernal world which would remain otherwise mysterious, that of prostitution and particularly of human trafficking. I analyze the prostitute’s characteristic as being “out of the norm” of the female prostitute by means of the theory of abjection. Applying the psychoanalytical approach of the study of the oedipal complex in relation to male behaviour in love, particularly as regards heterosexual desire, allows me to demonstrate that this is the cause of prostitute’s marginalization. The analysis of mediated desire illuminates further the source of male addiction to sexual relations with the prostitute, thus leading to her victimization.


identifier: MacLean, L. A. (2018). Synthetic Strategies Towards Pi-Extended Dithienophospholes Available for Click Chemistry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31839

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Baumgartner, Thomas
Welch, Gregory
Sutherland, Todd
Ling, Chang-Chun

subject: Education--Sciences Chemistry--Organic Engineering--Chemical

abstract: A series of highly luminescent P-acetylenyl functionalized dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]phospholes were attempted to be synthesized following the previously studied P-phenyl phosphole as a guide. The original synthesis pathway of forming the dithienophosphole scaffold first, then cross-coupling onto the 2,6-positions, then modifying the acetylene to be able to perform click chemistry saw many difficulties. An alternative route was explored where the cross-coupling reaction with a brominated bithiophene was performed first, then a ring closure reaction to form the phosphole was done. Finally, the emissive materials were able to be clicked onto benzyl azide as a proof-of-concept for an organic light-emitting polymer material for the potential application of solid-state lighting.


identifier: Braun, M. (2002). Pedagogical Mythology: Attanasio's Arthur as contemporary hero (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14954

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 B736

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-115


identifier: Thiessen, R. J. (2018). Sequencing Abandoned Wellsite Reclamations (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32715

contributor:
Achari, Gopal
Jergeas, George Farage
Gupta, Anil
Chen, Bing
Dann, Markus R.

subject: wellsite reclamation environment Social Economic sustainable Engineering Engineering--Environmental

abstract:
Alberta has 69,100 abandoned oil and gas wells. Once a well is abandoned according to provincial regulations, the wellsite must be reclaimed. This means soil and groundwater contamination caused by well drilling and operations must be removed, and the wellsite returned to a condition equivalent to the vegetation, soil quality, and topography of the surrounding land. Provincial regulations currently do not specify a maximum time to reclaim a wellsite after abandonment. Other jurisdictions have similar issues as well. An appeal heard by the Supreme Court of Canada involving federal bankruptcy and insolvency legislation and provincial energy legislation will likely motivate changes in how and when wellsites are moved from abandoned to reclaimed status.
Assuming these changes will occur and since concurrently reclaiming all abandoned wellsites is not practical, this thesis presents a method of prioritising abandoned wellsite reclamations based on indicators of negative economic, environmental, and social impacts. This practical method can be adapted to similar problems elsewhere around the globe. Using publicly available data on wellsite reclamation costs, environmental liability as defined in Canadian accounting guidance is considered an indicator of negative economic impact. Property value reduction is also treated as a negative economic impact indicator and land transfer data from the provincial land titles office is referenced. The adverse environmental effect of an abandoned wellsite is a negative environmental impact indicator and is estimated using preliminary quantitative risk assessment methods. Data supporting this assessment is from publicly available environmental reports on completed wellsite reclamations. Adverse public responses to abandoned wellsites are treated as indicators of negative social impacts and land damage and compensation claims by landowners, public complaints to the provincial energy regulator, and regulatory orders are referenced. These indicators are analysed by censored data and ordinal logistic regression statistical methods as well as a priori classification techniques. They are combined using partial order methods to yield a wellsite reclamation sequencing model that requires three pieces of readily-available wellsite information. The model is illustrated with information on 100 abandoned wellsites in Alberta. Model validation and regulatory policy recommendations are provided.


identifier: Williams, M. D. (2001). In the shadows of unseen companions: modeling the transits of extra-solar planets (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22489

publisher:
Science
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 W547

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-146.


identifier: Kallousa, N. (2013). Empirical Investigations of the Impact of the Structure of a Standard on Accounting Quality: Comparison between United States GAAP and IFRS (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25882

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

subject:
Accounting
Rules-based
Principles-based
Accounting Irregularities
US GAAP
IFRS
Accounting Quality

abstract: Following the wave of high-profile accounting scandals at the beginning of this century, the United States of America has witnessed increasing calls to move toward more principles-based accounting standards. As a result, the US announced a convergence project with the IASB (widely known as a provider of principles-based accounting standards) on September 18th, 2002. Therefore, the objective of this study is three-fold. First, the study investigates if there is a significant difference in rules-based characteristics between US GAAP and IFRS. Second, it attempts to test if the rules-based characteristics are a significant determinant of accounting irregularities. Third, the study seeks to examine if there is a significant difference in the quality of financial reporting between firms that report under US GAAP and those that report under IFRS. The empirical results document the following: US GAAP are less rules-based than IFRS. The structure of standards is not a significant determinant of accounting irregularities. Firms that report in accordance with US GAAP significantly outperform those that report according to IFRS with regard to analysts forecast errors and cost of capital. Firms that report under IFRS outperform those that report under US GAAP with regard to earnings predictability. US GAAP and IFRS are significantly indistinguishable with regard to earnings persistence and conservatism. Finally, the study failed to reach conclusive evidence with regard to accrual quality, earnings smoothness, earnings informativeness, and timely loss recognition. The study concludes that more caution is required by the US before taking further steps in the convergence project with the IASB.


identifier: Sankaran, P. (1985). Vector fields on flag manifolds (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14983

title: Vector fields on flag manifolds

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

subject:
QA 613.619 S34 1986
Manifolds (Mathematics)
Vector fields

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-117.


identifier: Chai, D. (2009). Group II intron structure characterizations and three-dimensional modeling (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3105

format:
xv, 246 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 191-205
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: McKenzie, K. J. (1984). The Deficit-money link in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19762

title: The Deficit-money link in Canada

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

subject:
HJ 793 M325 1986
Debts, Public - Canada
Monetary policy - Canada
Finance, Public - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 258-267.


identifier: Shu, Z. (1992). Modelling and adaptive technique application to a cell levitation apparatus (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22872

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

subject:
QC 585.7 D5 S38 1992
Dielectrophoresis
Polarization (Electricity)
Cell separation
Cytochemistry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-116.


identifier: Rabi, D. (2006). Socio-economic status and diabetes: disease burden, clinical profiles and quality of care (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15010

publisher:
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 87 leaves : ill.
x, 87 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 78-86


identifier: Clark, J. K. (1986). The Effects of cultivation on selected soils in the special areas of Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14947

format:
xiii, 275 leaves : maps ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
S 599.1 A5 C53 1987
Tillage - Alberta - Research
Soils - Alberta - Research
Soil mechanics
Agricultural research - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 201-212.


identifier: Yellow Old Woman, P. (2020). Siksikaitsitapi Parenting of Children with Disabilities (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Hughson, E. Anne
Milaney, Katrina J.
Roach, Pamela M.
Leason, Jennifer
Ottmann, Jacqueline

subject:
Indigenous Health
Indigenous Children
Disability and Family
Blackfoot
Education--Health
Education--Social Sciences
Native American Studies
Individual and Family Studies
Public Health

abstract: Canada has a dark colonial history with her relationship with the Indigenous population that entered the national consciousness through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report findings released in June 2015. It illuminated and informed Canadians about the Indian residential school survivor experience when many Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and communities to attend these schools. The traumatic impact to survivors was detrimental to their health and Indigeneity, which compromised Indigenous family systems and influenced parental skills. Research suggests that disability among Indigenous people is rising within the general Canadian population and recommendations are consistent in addressing the dearth in literature to comprehend Indigenous experiences of impairment, disability, health, education, marginality, oppression and colonization related to parenting practices. Today, Indigenous parents continue to endure many challenges, in particular, achieving health service equity in provision for the needs of their children who have disabilities. Despite facing adversarial predicaments, there are Indigenous parents who demonstrate resilient strength-based approaches to parenting. This Indigenous community-based study explored the parental stories of Siksika (Blackfoot) parents to comprehend how they parent a child with a disability within their community. An Indigenous framework informed by Siksika ontology and epistemology guided the project. The collaborative story analysis gathered from parental stories were interpreted and discussed according to the teachings of the Siksikaitsitapi. A decolonizing theoretical approach utilizing an Indigenous methodology contributes to the scholarship of Indigenous knowledge, identity, parenting and creates an understanding that can inform and enhance culturally competent health care for Siksika children.


identifier: Irvine, D. J. (1996). A poetics of the elemental imagination: Anne Wilkinson's poetry and autobiographical writings (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14007

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

subject: PS 8545 I23 Z73 1996

subject: Wilkinson, Anne, 1910-1961 - Criticism and interpretation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 152-164.

abstract: By envisioning a manifold image-theory in Anne Wilkinson's poetry and autobiographical writings in light of Metaphysical, Romantic, Symbolist, and Modernist poetics, and archetypal and phenomenological psychology, this thesis imagines a revisionist theory of Wilkinson' s poetics. From an historical perspective, the revisionist project reviews a genealogy of Wilkinson's poetics through the lenses of her reviewers and critics, focussing on the field of Canadian Modernism. In specific application to Wilkinson's poetry and autobiographical writings, the revisionist project attends to her prolific '"elemental images" of earth, air, water, and fire, and so develops an image-theory - a poetics of the elemental imagination. Because Wilkinson herself also acts as a revisionist mythmaker, myths not only structure the imaginal matrices of her poetics, but also lend their archetypal structure to a theory of the elemental image and imagination in her poetry, journals, and autobiography.


identifier: Maher, E. J. (2002). Regional health authorities and federalism: Australia and Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19027

format:
xx, 374 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 M34

abstract: Bibliography: p. 324-364


identifier: Xu, J. (2018). Multi-scale Real Gas Transport in Shale Matrix (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13061

contributor:
Chen, Zhangxing (John)
Chen, Shengnan
Lu, Qingye
Yin, Shunde
Cheng, Y. Frank

subject:
shale gas
nanopore
Energy
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: As one of the clean energy resources, shale gas significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The description of the gas transport behavior in shale rocks is one of the numerous challenges for further studies on economically developing shale gas reservoirs. In this work, real gas transport in the multi-scale porous structure of shale matrix is studied. Three models are, respectively, built at scales of single pores, a dual-porosity shale rock and a shale gas reservoir. These models are well validated with experimental, simulation and field data. Results indicate that increasing a taper ratio and an aspect ratio weakens a real gas effect and lowers bulk gas transport, including viscous flow and Knudsen diffusion, while the surface diffusion conductance first increases and decreases afterwards. More tortuous and complex pores weak the dominancy of the shale matrix in a dual-porosity shale rock. Transport conductance owns negative relationships with fractal dimensions of pore size and tortuosity of shale matrix, and positive relationship with minimum pore size. Gas production is underestimated without considering nano-scale pore size distribution-based gas transport mechanisms. A higher fractal dimension of a pore size and a higher variance result in higher cumulative gas production and lower sensitivity of gas production to a nano-scale pore size distribution.


identifier: Buccini, M. (1988). A Design proposal for an Alberta science and technology centre for Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21035

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vi, 91 <11> leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: NA 6690 B83 1987

subject: Science museums - Design - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-91.


identifier: Taylor, B. (2007). Reading Wayson Choy through Homi Bhabha: mimicry, hybridity and agency recontextualized (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1316

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 138-143


identifier: Fossenier, K. N. (2001). Stratigraphic framework of the Pennsylvanian to Permian, Belloy formation in the Peace River embayment of northeastern British Columbia: a multidisciplinary approach (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12076

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: Science Geoscience

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 114-130.
Bibliography: p. 114-130.


identifier: Shepit, B. M. (2000). Mixed objective LQ: Sliding mode control (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19774

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

subject:
TJ 220 S49 2000
Sliding mode control
Linear control systems
Automatic control

abstract: Bibliography: p. 86-90


identifier: Gill, S. S. (2018). Reactor Design for Partial Upgrading of Bitumen via Aquaprocessing (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Pereira-Almao, Pedro R.
Mahinpey, Nader
Kantzas, Apostolos

subject:
Reactor Design
Fixed Bed Reactor
Aquaprocessing
Reaction Kinetics
Heavy Oil Upgrading
Catalytic Upgrading of Bitumen
Mass Transfer in Porous Catalyst
Education--Technology
Energy
Engineering
Engineering--Chemical

abstract: Alberta oil industry is facing a major challenge because of the widening price differentials between West Texas Intermediate and Western Canadian Select. The Western Canadian Select is trading at low of US$ 16.71 /bbl. because of its high viscosity, density, total acid number, and sulfur content and lack of access to market outside North America. Under these circumstances, partial upgrading processes such as Aquaprocessing are envisioned as a potential solution. The synthetic crude oil produced from Aquaprocessing of bitumen requires 50 vol.% less diluents than the Athabasca bitumen to meet the pipeline specifications. This thesis is focused on evaluating the reactor design parameters required for scale-up of this technology. The kinetic parameters for hydrocracking reaction were calculated using first-order rate law expression for the packed bed reactor. Diffusivity of steam in bitumen, dimensionless numbers and hydrodynamic properties of the fluid inside the reactor were calculated using experimental and simulated data. The experimental results indicate that the effect of catalyst particle size depends on the catalyst preparation techniques. The steam diffusivity in bitumen was found to increase linearly with increase in reaction temperature. 0.05 psi/m pressure drop and 39 vol.% liquid holdups are predicted for the two-phase flow regime.


identifier: Ostrovsky, L. (1998). Thrombin-induced neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions in a human system (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14979

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

subject:
QP95.5 .O88 1998
Antigens and antibodies.
Cellular immunity
Thrombin

abstract: Bibliography: p. 137-149


identifier: Foote, J. C. (1974). Effects of resale price maintenance - an empirical analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17977

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

subject:
HF 5417 G65 1974 Microfiche
Price maintenance - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 113-119.


identifier: Zaghloul, R. S. (2005). Risk allocation in contracts: how to improve the process (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17534

format:
xiii, 288 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 209-232

abstract: Recent research and industry experts have indicated that inappropriate risk allocation through disclaimer clauses in contracts is a significant reason for increasing the total cost of a project. Most literature and studies on this topic suggest solutions for the symptoms to the problem but they do not address the root cause. Furthermore, most of these studies are in industries other than construction. However, those in construction do not go beyond single case studies or formulas and advice, which are based on having been more successful in practice, rather than a careful empirical research. The objectives of this research were to test the current practice of risk allocation in the construction industry, uncover the rationale behind inappropriate risk allocation through the use of disclaimer clauses, and identify methods by which to overcome this rationale and improve the whole process. Thus, this research was based on a quantitative-qualitative triangulation methodology approach, consisting of three phases in parallel with the literature review. Phase one of this research was a quantitative section based on a mail-out survey across Canada. Phase two was a qualitative section based on a Modified Delphi questionnaire with a panel of experts. Phase three was a qualitative Modified Grounded Theory interviews based on the results that were analysed from the previous phases. The results of this research identified that using disclaimer clause to allocate risk is a common industry practice, validated the amount of premiums attached to the fi most common disclaimer clause in construction contracts, uncovered the rationale of using disclaimer clauses to allocate risks and recognized the relationship between trust and better risk allocation process in construction contracts. Additionally, this research presented a unique i w which is based on empirical research that proposes a risk allocation framework based on trust relation hip between the contracting parties to improve general business environment and reduce the total project cost in the Canadian construction industry.


identifier: Tyler, M. (1976). Clostridium pasteurianum as a source of single cell protein (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24184

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

subject:
QR 82 B3 T96 1976 Microfiche
Bacillaceae
Clostridium pasteurianum
Proteins

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-99.

abstract: Protein production from Clostridium pas teurianum (ATCC 6013, Winogradsky) was maximized on sugar beet molasses and proved to be of good quality as compared to other microbial single cell protein sources. Protein from C. pasteurianum was evaluated by the following criteria: chemical score 47-50 (sulfur amino acids limiting), protein efficiency ratio 0.9 to 1.3, biological value 66.6~ 4.3 and digestibility 78.0~ 1.5. Physiological change occurred in some of the rats receiving the diets supplemented with this bacterium compared to control rats, as indicated by variations in organ morphology and cecum microflora. Low level agglutination titers against whole cells of C. pasteurianum were obtained from sera of some of the test rats. Further evaluation of protein from C. pasteurianum is recommended.


identifier: Burman, J. (2018). A Phenomenology of Campus Radio Landscapes: Place, Design, and Resiliency in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32709

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Sinclair, Brian R.
Patterson, Matt
Lee, Tang Gim

subject:
Campus -Community Radio
Place
Design
Resiliency
Phenomenology
Architecture
Design and Decorative Arts
Mass Communications
Philosophy
History--Canadian

abstract: Through a method and the theory of phenomenology, the author seeks an understanding about the role of design in the Canadian campus radio environment, where broadcasting spaces and radio stations contribute to meaning of belonging for campus radio people. In a real-world research approach that transcends disciplinary boundaries, the everyday experiences, practices, and perceptions of people who access campus stations and shape broadcasting spaces is investigated. Case study procedures are carried out across the campus radio network as well as with two embedded cases that the author has had personal involvement with as a radio volunteer —CJSW in Calgary, Alberta, and CHMA in Sackville, New Brunswick. This dynamic contributes to the ‘bracketing’ of knowledge and is also considered as evidence of the phenomena. Throughout, genius loci and environmental design play a central role in a theoretical model called Ethereal Place, where ‘being’ and ‘becoming’ is analyzed as a meaningful spatial and cultural experience in the campus radio landscape. While weaving together in-depth current and historic findings, the author engages with over 150 participants collecting multiple place-based narratives. A final phenomenological ‘narrative tapestry’ reveals synthetic values and a ‘sense of spirit’ about campus radio places that is also shared throughout the network. The author discusses what is unique about campus radio places in Canada—the campus radio station is a community gathering nexus which manifests as meaningful in the broadcasting space. In conclusion, the role of design in the campus station and broadcasting space is argued as significant for place-based resiliency within contextual sustainability parameters for the future development of campus radio in Canada.


identifier: Rizaee, S. (2021). Bond Strength of Adhered Manufactured Thin Stone/Brick Masonry Veneer Units to Setting Bed Mortar at Different Temperatures and Different Cycles of Freeze-Thaw (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Shrive, Nigel
Duncan, Neil
Khoshnazar, Rahil
Husein, Maen
Feldman, Lisa

subject:
adhered thin manufactured veneer
thin stone/brick veneer
shear bond strength
tensile bond strength
freeze-thaw cycles exposure
polymer modified mortar
extreme weather conditions
Engineering--Civil

abstract: Close to no study has been conducted to identify the possible influential physical and mechanical characteristics of adhered thin masonry units and mortars on the bond strength in adhered thin masonry veneer (ATMV) applications. There have been numerous cases of bond failures in ATMV applications probably due to lack of knowledge and the lack of any standards for the design and installation of ATMV. In the Canadian climate, exposure to extreme weather conditions like very low temperatures and freeze-thaw cycles are common and may be a cause of bond deterioration and failures. Therefore, it is important to study the effects of exposure to extreme weather conditions on the bond strength. This research first measures and evaluates the physical and mechanical properties of thin masonry units and mortars. Then shear and tensile bond strengths are studied considering different age and environmental factors. At least three different ages, two different curing temperatures, three testing temperatures and four cycles of freeze-thaw were considered. Subsequently, any possible relationship between these characteristics and bond strengths were evaluated and proper practices were recommended.


identifier: Ellis, F. (1997). A genealogy of dissent: activism and participation in Canada's reform party (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22358

format:
x, 344 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: JL197 .R34 E55 1997

abstract: Bibliography: p. 324-342.


identifier: Liu, X. (2009). A study of through-the-wall radar and its application to urban sensing (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3057

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 158-170


identifier: Grabham, S. E. (1977). Sir William Davenant's adaptations of Shakespeare (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21978

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

subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Adaptations

subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Stage history - 1625-1800

subject: Davenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668

abstract: Bibliography: p. 153-156.


identifier: Bertram, D. (2010). The social nature of issue tracking in software engineering (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3368

contributor:
Greenberg, Saul
Walker, Robert J.

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 107-110
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Carlgren, D. (2017). Integral Exploration of the Engagement of a Scientific Community of Students in a School Conference (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26566

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Davis, Brent
Renert, Moshe
Bohac-Clarke, Veronika
Yuen, Christopher

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education--Sciences
Integral Theory
Science
education
Complexity
Conference

abstract:
There is a difference between the science done and reported in grade-school science classes and that done by scientists conducting research. Participants generally conceptualize the two types of engagement as distinct projects. Grounding in complexity and network theory reveals connections to communities of practice and collaboratories which exist within the environment of professional scientists, but which are lacking from typical grade-school science practices. The lens of Integral Theory reveals that the two realms are further separated in their relative strengths, weaknesses and foci. Combining these facets prompted this exploration of using a sharing conference as a vehicle for building a collaborative community of practice involving both scientists and grade-school students.
The research involved creating a community of practice involving scientists and grade-school students that culminated in a school conference and a research paper. Using a framework of Educational Design Research informed by Integral Research principles, information about three main questions was sought: (1) How is it possible to encourage students to participate actively in a community of scientists through the development of a school conference on science? (2) In what ways might this model a direction worthy of inclusion within the evolving science education paradigm? (3) How might engaged participation in a complex community of scientific practice provide benefit to students’ discourse (and participation) as scientists?
Data were gathered using mixed methods and presented here as provocative and illustrative case studies that compel and support theory generation. The ultimate purposes were theory generation and the discovery of enhanced meaning of the situation. The lenses of complexity, Integral Theory and network theory were applied to provide context to events as they occurred in a situated fashion. It was observed and reported that the creation of a complex learning environment focused on the research and reporting of a topic in science to be presented at a school conference provided significant motivation and growth opportunities for students and teachers alike. Key elements that contribute to these growths are proposed as are discussions of evolutionary tensions and aspects that could enhance the application of the project for future use.


identifier: Al-Mamun, M. A. (2004). Experimental study of granular material behaviour and microstructure in a photoelastic disk assembly (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11976

format:
xx, 225 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 202-208

abstract:
In this thesis, both micro and macro mechanical studies were conducted on an idealized granular assembly under different kinematic and static conditions. The experimental approach involved the use of an analogue granular material composed of an assembly of photoelastic disks in order to permit the visualization of force transmission networks through fringe analysis. A comprehensive 2-D biaxial testing apparatus was developed along with four high precision actuators that can load a specimen consisting of an assembly of photoelastic disks in either stress or strain control mode. Two different disk cross-sections were used: namely pentagonal and circular, while between 200 and 400 disks were used to constitute a specimen of approximately 100 mm x 100 mm in size.

 A series of tests was conducted along proportional strain paths so that the specimen responses in the complete forced compression and dilation regimes could be explored. The specimens were sheared under different static and kinematic conditions with a special focus on the dilation regime, given its importance in granular mechanics. Initially, tests were conducted on isotropically consolidated specimens of pentagonal disks to observe typical force-displacement responses as well as force response paths. Microstructural features such as force transmission and its evolution were studied through image analysis and photoelasticity. In particular, a micro-mechanical description of the deformational processes that occur during the 'static liquefaction' of a specimen under forced dilation was established. Furthermore, strain probing tests were conducted on a specimen at the same amount of preshearing, but with different stress histories. It was found that stress history effects tend to fade away with increasing levels of straining. The effect of intergranular friction was also investigated, and it was found that it only plays a role towards providing the stability of fabric, once the latter is formed.

In order to study the constitutive nature of the granular assembly, force response envelopes were determined at different probing strain levels. Both the shape and orientation of the force response envelopes elucidated the effect of pre shearing stress history as well as probing strain level on the material behaviour. Furthermore, a series of force probing tests was conducted on the same above-mentioned specimens so that the strain response envelopes could be determined at different probing force levels. Both the force and strain response envelopes gave identical behaviours in terms of the material response as a function of fabric and its evolution. One of the important findings that emerged from the force probing tests is that a plastic flow rule was established, and hence confirmed the applicability of the theory of plasticity in the modelling of granular materials.

 A material stability analysis was also performed on the proportional strain path test results by using Hill's criterion for the sign of the second order work. The threshold dilation rates at which instability occurs were determined for specimens subjected to different initial confinements. In some cases, material softening was observed before material instability had occurred. The amount of dilation and dilation rates that the material can sustain before instability was investigated for different initial confinements.

The strain probing tests were further performed with circular disks in order to study the effect of kinematic constraints imposed by disk cross section and diameter on material behaviour under forced dilation. For the same initial confinement and strain path, significant differences were observed in the specimen strength as the disk cross section and diameter were changed. The microscopic force transmission and its evolution in the specimen were presented from the photoelastic observation of pictures taken at different characteristic points of loading history in order to explain the salient failure mechanisms.


identifier: Sorbie, A. (2003). Altar ego (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23711

title: Altar ego

format:
v, 266 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 12


identifier: Gerhardt, H. (2003). Continuous-time quantum walks on the symmetric group (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13529

format:
vi, 68 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 G47

abstract: Bibliography: p. 66-68.


identifier: Coulter, B. H. (1982). Coalition governments in Canada: a comparative analysis of four case studies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11261

subject:
JL 163 C68 1984
Coalition governments - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 201-207.


identifier: Best, C. (2015). Developmental Effects of Cortisol on the Stress Response and Behaviour in Zebrafish (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25631

subject:
Animal Physiology
developmental endocrinology
stress physiology
corticosteroid action
cortisol
maternal stress
zebrafish
neurogenesis
developmental programming
behavioural analysis
reproduction

abstract: The objective of the study was to determine whether maternal stress affects early development in zebrafish (Danio rerio). The hypothesis was that maternal stress will lead to excess cortisol deposition in the embryos, and this will compromise the larval stress response and locomotor activity. Maternal stress and the attendant rise in cortisol levels led to excess cortisol deposition, but only transiently in the embryos. This was kept in check by cortisol-induced stimulation of 11βHSD2, a cortisol-degrading enzyme, in the ovarian follicles. Excess embryo cortisol content disrupted the larval stress response, locomotor activity, and was anxiolytic. These phenotypes corresponded with increased region-specific neurogenesis. Post-hatch elevation in cortisol levels by waterborne exposure, mimicking a stress response, increased locomotor activity but did not impact anxiety behaviour. Overall, maternal stress alters larval stress and behavioural phenotypes, underpinning a distinct developmental effect associated with elevated zygotic cortisol content in zebrafish.


identifier: Katvala, S. M. (2008). Isotope hydrology of the upper Bow River basin, Alberta, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1639

format:
xiv, 143 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 125-132
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Lari, Z. (2014). Adaptive Processing of Laser Scanning Data and Texturing of the Segmentation Outcome (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24701

subject: Remote Sensing

subject: Engineering

subject: Photogrammetry, Laser scanning, Adaptive processing, Segmentation, Classification, Texturing

abstract:
Over the past few years, laser scanning systems (airborne, static terrestrial, and mobile terrestrial systems) have been acknowledged as the leading tools for the collection of high density 3D point clouds over physical surfaces for many different applications (3D city modelling, transportation planning, emergency response, cultural heritage documentation, structural health monitoring, and industrial site modelling). However, no interpretation and scene classification is performed during data acquisition. Consequently, the collected data must be processed to extract the required information. To date, a variety of techniques have been developed for the processing of laser scanning data, but the majority of them do not consider the internal characteristics of the laser scanning data and their impact on the quality of the extracted information from these data. In order to resolve these limitations, this dissertation introduces a new framework for the adaptive processing of laser scanning data. This processing procedure is developed while considering the possibility of its application to point clouds with varying internal characteristics (multi-platform/multi-resolution laser scanning point clouds).
In this adaptive processing procedure, a new laser scanning data characterization step is initially proposed to classify the laser scanning point cloud into planar, linear/cylindrical, and rough neighborhoods and to quantify its internal characteristics (i.e., local point density variations and noise level in the data). Then, an adaptive segmentation approach is introduced for the aggregation of laser scanning points into individual planar and linear/cylindrical features while taking into account the internal characteristics of the laser scanning point cloud. Next, a new quality control procedure is presented that can identify different problems which might affect the quality of the segmentation outcome and then propose possible actions for resolving these problems. A sub-surface region-growing algorithm is also introduced to reconstruct the partially occluded segmented surfaces and achieve more complete segmentation results. A new segmentation-based ground/non-ground classification approach is presented as well to discriminate whether the points in a laser scanning point cloud belong to the ground surface or to non-ground objects. Using the proposed processing procedure, however, the segmented and classified surfaces cannot be effectively interpreted due to the lack of descriptive (spectral) information. Therefore, a new region-based texturing procedure is proposed to incorporate the spectral information from overlapping images into the laser scanning-derived surfaces. This texturing procedure is implemented while investigating the visibility of the laser scanning-derived surfaces in the existing images using a newly-developed visibility analysis/occlusion detection technique. The feasibility of the proposed processing and texturing approaches is verified using simulated and real laser scanning datasets and overlapping images. In conclusion, this dissertation provides a new framework for the adaptive processing and texturing of laser scanning data using the overlapping images. The quality and interpretability of the final product of this framework is ensured by taking advantage of the synergic properties that arise from relating laser scanning and imagery data.


identifier: Das, C. (2019). Rapid Non-genomic Actions of Cortisol in Fish (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Vijayan, Mathilakath M.
Prenner, Elmar J.
Wildering, Willem C.
Thundathil, Jacob C.
Lee, Lucila E. J.

subject:
Rapid, calcium, channels, cortisol
Education--Health
Sociology--Theory and Methods
Animal Culture and Nutrition
Biostatistics
Biology--Cell
Physiology

abstract: Cortisol, the primary glucocorticoid (GC) in teleosts signals through either the genomic pathway, by activating the intracellular glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and/or the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), or through non-genomic pathways. However, the mechanism of action of non-genomic cortisol signalling is far from clear, and there is a complete lack of consensus as to the physiological significance of this rapid action. The major goal of this thesis was to determine the mode of action of cortisol in bringing about rapid changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels [iCa2+] as a non-genomic response, and to assess the physiological consequences of this rapid effect at the cellular and organismal level. This was tested using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes (non-excitable) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) muscle (excitable) explant as in vitro and ex vivo models, respectively. The results indicate that a direct interaction of cortisol with the calcium release-activated (CRAC) channel may be responsible for the rapid increase in [iCa2+] due to cortisol. This increase in [iCa2+] with cortisol played a key role in the translocation of intracellular GR to the plasma membrane. This was evident because inhibition of the CRAC channel abolished the colocalization of GR to the caveolin-1 on the plasma membrane of hepatocytes. Cortisol also stimulated a rapid increase in [iCa2+] in zebrafish muscle explants, underscoring a conserved non-genomic role for cortisol in rapidly increasing [iCa2+] in excitable and non-excitable cells. A zebrafish tail-fin amputation model was used to investigate the physiological role of non-genomic and genomic cortisol signalling in regulating epimorphic regeneration. Cortisol rapidly increased [iCa2+] at the amputated site, and this corresponded with an increased ORAI1 (protein subunit of CRAC) expression at the site. Also, an increase in cell proliferation of ORAI1 expressing cells and blastema formation was evident at 24 h in response to cortisol stimulation, but absent in the GR knockout and MR knockout larvae, suggesting that this CRAC channel protein may be both non-genomically and genomically regulated by cortisol. Taken together, this thesis represents a significant contribution to the mechanism of action of rapid non-genomic effects of cortisol, which is essential to our understanding of the role of cortisol in stress adaptation in vertebrates.


identifier: Kilfoil, K. (2010). Birthday Letters: Annotations and Commentary (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20096

title: Birthday letters: annotations and commentary

format:
viii, 342 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 329-342

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: This dissertation annotates selected poems from Ted Hughes's (in)famous final collection, Birthday Letters. The biographical, historical and critical research  assembled here aims to facilitate a reader's appreciation of these provocative poems concerning Hughes's contentious relationship with his late wife, the American poet Sylvia Plath. This project is a complex exercise in intertextuality: drawing on various sources - texts, diagrams and photographs, interviews and emails - it situates and explicates Hughes's poems. In so doing, it serves both as a practical guide for reading Birthday Letters and as a sustained scholarly engagement with Hughes's attempt to explore the complexities of memory and truth through the lens of poetic and narrative art.


identifier: Mann, B. (1994). IndoCanadian women: a sociodemographic profile (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14933

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: FC 106 E2 M34 1994

subject: Indo-Canadian women - Economic conditions

subject: Indo-Canadian women - Social conditions

subject: Women immigrants - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 113-121.


identifier: McDowell, D. (2015). Symbolon: The Poetry of Anne Carson (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27947

title: Symbolon: The Poetry of Anne Carson

subject:
Literature
Literature--Canadian (English)
Anne Carson
Ezra Pound
H. D. (Hilda Doolittle)
Sappho
Sublime
Modernism
Postmodernism
Phyllis Webb
P. K. Page
Sina Queyras
Lisa Robertson
Classicism
Canadian Poetry
Lyric
Eros
Thanatos
Desire
Loss
poetry

abstract:
This study examines Anne Carson’s use and abuse of the lyric form, elucidating how Carson reinvigorates the lyric poem with the power of the sublime, and theorizing the relationship between poetry and knowledge.  Through three critical and historical inflections, “Symbolon: The Poetry of Anne Carson” contextualizes Carson’s synthetic approach to poetry alongside the work of her significant influences and her significant peers.  In following two diverging themes in Carson’s work, the erotic and the thanatological, this dissertation posits a new way to understand Carson’s contribution to poetry in Canada.  By illuminating the ways in which Carson proffers a significant challenge to both contemporary critical practices and contemporary poetic practices, “Symbolon: The Poetry of Anne Carson” traces the development of an alternative lyrical tradition – a tradition that manifests the sublime as a “counter-song” to the neo-Romanticism that pervades lyricism in Canada.
	This dissertation consists of five chapters.  The Introduction, “Troubling Propositions,” links Carson’s reception by readers, critics, and academics to her unique poetics, elaborating on the controversies surrounding both her publications and her prestigious, international awards.  Chapter one, “Synagôgê and Diairesis: Anne Carson’s Classical Precedents,” establishes the way the Classics influence Carson’s poetry and scholarship, including her theories of both desire and loss.  Chapter two, “The Matter of History: Anne Carson’s Modern Inflections,” provides context for Carson’s poetic experimentalism, locating her concerns about historical representation among those of Ezra Pound, H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), Phyllis Webb, and P. K. Page.  Chapter three, “Postmodern Relatives: Anne Carson’s Elusive Doubles,” theorizes her subversive use of the lyric in relation to Postmodernist epistemology, including an examination the work of her peers Sina Queyras and Lisa Robertson.  In conclusion, “Symbolon: The Poetry of Anne Carson” speculates that Carson’s approach to the lyric both affirms the consanguinity of philosophy and poetics, and constitutes an alternative to the dominant lyrical tradition in Canada.


identifier: Bartel, M. (2014). Religious "Interpersonal Network Proximity" and the Case for Recognition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27617

subject:
Religion--Philosophy of
Religion
Networks
Secularism
Recognition
Marginalized
Social Media
Individualism
social capital

abstract: This thesis addresses the secular societal transition away from traditional, tight-knit forms of community to a more networked model.  This social shift is interesting to consider in tandem with theories of secularization that emphasize the rise of an individualized social imaginary.  Within a networked society, individuals remain inherently communicative and thus retain the ability to cultivate social capital in new and interesting ways.  This has implications for religion as religious communities can also be seen as increasingly networked.  Such developments might have the potential to challenge more traditional forms of religious authority.   In light of these ideas, a consideration of philosophical understandings of recognition can prove helpful when determining how marginalized religious individuals might create new networked communities through which contemporary modes of recognition could be generated.  Through this process, social media resources may serve to increase networking capabilities and thus the potential to cultivate a form of social capital that is ethically grounded in a mode of recognition for which justice is the ultimate goal.


identifier: Nunoda, S. (1990). "Fish path arrangements": a written accompaniment to the thesis exhibition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19150

format: vi, 103 leaves ; 30 cm. + 12 col. slides.

subject:
ND 249 N86 N86 1990
Nunoda, Steven - Exhibitions
Artists - Canada - Exhibitions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-103.


identifier: Lowden, B. A. (1988). A Programming environment for well log analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22010

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

subject:
TN 871.35 L68 1988
Oil well logging - Computer programs

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-114.


identifier: Blair, T. (2002). The bicycle compatibility of streets in downtown Calgary (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15616

format:
7, 191 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 154-161


identifier: Chow, Y. (1985). A Micro-processor based stabilizer using improved techniques (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20881

format:
xvii, 175 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK 1005 C44 1986
Electric power systems
System analysis
Microprocessors

abstract: Bibliography: p. 167-170.


identifier: Zhu, S. (2006). Activation of src in human colon cancer cell lines (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1610

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 175-211
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Dietz-Lindner, L. (2003). Visual monitoring by captive western lowland gorillas (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12312

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 D54

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-119


identifier: WAN, RUI. (2014). International Trade, the Environment and Natural Resources (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26617

subject:
Economics
International Trade

abstract:
The linkage between trade and environment has been debated for several decades. The first chapter of my thesis examines how differences in environmental regulations across countries may affect trade patterns and pollution emissions when pollution is created by consumption. I develop a model of trade with new and used automobile choice and demonstrate that trade necessarily lowers emissions from the dirty good exporter and trade has a channel to lower emissions from the dirty good importer. Empirical results show that Mexico imported 6 million used cars from 2005 to 2010, which raises car emissions of major pollutants from Mexico by over 20%: emission intensity differences across countries lowers car emissions by less than 1% and is denominated by emission rise through a larger and older car fleet.

Clean technologies curb global emissions but require as inputs rare earth elements (REEs), which pollute the local environment. China, the major producer of REEs, has been challenged at the WTO for its export restriction on REEs and has proposed to switch to a domestic environmental policy. In the second chapter, my coauthor and I examine these policies in a model with a vertical market structure in which governments trade of concerns for the local and global environments with the rent-shifting benefits of strategic policies. We find that replacing the trade policy on REEs with a domestic environmental policy will hurt global clean tech industries and other countries do not necessarily benefit from this change.

In the standard theory of international trade, each of the production factors is inexhaustible. To understand how the exhaustibility of non-renewable resources works, in the third chapter, my coauthor and I analyze dynamically consistent extraction equilibria of non-renewable resource extraction, where firms move sequentially within each period and where both the leader and follower have market power. We show that the leader is able to manipulate extraction patterns by exploiting resource constraints. Unlike static Stackelberg games, the follower does not necessarily have a second mover disadvantage.


identifier: Ejiogu, G. C. (1978). Wet combustion: a tertiary recovery process for light oil (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19727

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
TN 871 E37 1978 Microfiche
Secondary recovery of oil
Thermal oil recovery

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-149.

abstract: Wet combustion has been recognized as a potential tertiary recovery process. Very little data are available on laboratory and field tests of its application to high - gravity crude oil. This study presents results of one dry and four wet combustion tests in water - flooded sand packs with high-gravity crude oil. Crushed native core samples were used for the tests and pre-burn fluid saturations established by flooding. X-ray diffraction analysis techniques were used to determine changes in mineral compositions. These changes were used to correct product gas analyses and all calculations using product gas compositons for carbon dioxide produced from decarbonation reactions. The effect of injected water air ratio on injected air-produced oil ratio, oil recovery efficiency and combustion front velocity are presented.


identifier: Arato, J. (1999). The effect of childhood attachment on adolescent suicide: A stepwise discriminant analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15448

format:
x ; 130 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: BF723 .A75 A73 1999

subject: Additional copy: 370 EDC 1999 ARA in Doucette Education Library

subject: Attatchment behaviour in children

subject: Security (Psychology) in children.

subject: Parent and child

subject: Adolescent psychology

subject: Youth--suicidal behaviour--Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 72-81


identifier: Pheasant, D. R. (1968). The Glacial geomorphology of the Ya-Ha-Tinda area (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19188

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

subject:
QE 697 P47 1968
Glacial epoch - Alberta
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-105.


identifier: Fei, C. (2001). A java implementation for open gis simple feature specification (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21319

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

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 F45

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-124.