identifier: Wang, Y. (2020). Dendrimer Functionalized Nanocrystalline Cellulose for Environmental Applications (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Lu, Qingye
Dong, Mingzhe
Song, Hua

subject:
Engineering--Chemical
Materials Science

abstract: Environmental problems such as air pollution and water contamination are the current challenges requiring the desire to develop pollutant removal methodology. Adsorption is considered as a simple and low-cost method with high efficiency launched in various industrial applications. Therefore, it is urgent for human beings to discover useful, sustainable, economic and nontoxic adsorbents to facilitate this technology. Production of composites using nanocrystalline celluloses (NCCs), a biodegradable polymer obtained from the nature, as the support might be able to improve their existing properties, increase their functionality and expand their application scope. To explore the functionality of the NCC-poly(amidoamine) dendrimer (PAMAM) composites in environmental applications, a series of PAMAM functionalized NCC composites (i.e., different generations of PAMAM, G1 to G4) were prepared. In this work, carboxylated NCC (NCC-COOH) was obtained by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxyl (TEMPO) oxidation of NCC, which was reacted with ethylenediamine (EDA) to give aminated NCC (NCC-NH2). Then PAMAM dendrimer functionalization to the surface of NCC-NH2 was accomplished by first Michael addition (alkylated with methyl acrylate) and then ester amidation with EDA. These composites were characterized by FTIR, XPS, XRD, TGA and TEM as well as elemental analysis. The resulting products were evaluated as advanced environmental materials, by testing their CO2 capture capacities at different temperatures and copper ions removal efficiency from simulated wastewater. Their performance in CO2 adsorption under dry conditions and Cu2+ removal from water solutions indicated that the second generation of PAMAM functionalized NCC (NCC-2.0 PAMAM) showed a CO2 adsorption capacity of 13.31±0.38 mg/g at 25°C and a Cu2+ adsorption capacity of 92.07 mg/g at 25 °C. Compared with unmodified NCC, PAMAM functionalized NCCs show increased adsorption capacity. The study shows that the PAMAM-dendrimer functionalized NCCs are great materials for environmental applications.


identifier: Gough, J. W. (1979). Teaching by objectives in a residential treatment centre (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22133

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vii, 86 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

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

subject: LC 4803 C32 C33 1979 Microfiche

subject: William Roper Hull Home (Calgary, Alberta)

subject: Problem children - Education - Alberta - Calgary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 71-78.


identifier: Olson, C. R. (2011). The roosting behaviour of little brown bats (myotis lucifugus) and northern long-eared bats (myotis septentrionalis) in the boreal forest of northern Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4360

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-130

abstract: Includes copy of animal protocol approval.  Original copy with original Partial Copright Licence.


identifier: Ditchburn, P. B. (1970). Survey of selected characteristics of Australian teachers in Ontario (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17400

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

subject:
LB 2832 D56 1970 Microfilm
Teachers - Ontario
Educators, Australian
Australians in Ontario

abstract: Bibliography: p.143-147.


identifier: Barghshoon, S. (2005). Consumer perception and acceptance of GM food (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2426

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-126


identifier: Guo, C. (2008). New paradigms for human-robot interaction using tangible user interfaces (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2563

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 88-93
Some pages are in colour


identifier: MacDougall, J. S. (1987). Resident perceptions of rapid community growth: a qualitative approach (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22529

format:
vii, 153 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HT 371 M166 1987
Brooks (Alta.) - Social conditions
Brooks (Alta.) - Economic conditions
Cities and towns - Alberta - Growth

abstract: Bibliography: p. 138-149.


identifier: Satyanarayana, S. (2011). Gnss channel characterization and enhanced weak signal processing (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4514

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 198-204.
Many pages are in colour.


identifier: Reichelt Guimaraes, C. (2017). Schools of Tomorrow: Evaluating Alberta’s Standardized Public Schools (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27713

publisher:
Environmental Design
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Monteyne, David P.
Boutin, Marc Joseph
Brown, Barbara Anna

subject:
Architecture
Education--Elementary
Educational Facilities
Core Schools (Standardized Design)
Elementary Schools
Environmental Design
Evaluation System
Province of Alberta (Canada)
Public Private Partnership (P3)
School Design
School Architecture
Teachers

abstract: This thesis explores how a “prototypical” process of planning and designing school buildings in the Province of Alberta, Canada, has evolved since the implementation of new procedures in the early years 2000, and assesses how aspects related to the built environment have been addressed. This has been done by examining architectural drawings as well as data-based documents, by conducting interviews with specific architects and members of school administration, by distributing questionnaires to teachers, and by visiting three schools designed through this new approach. The literature review, looked into the most relevant architectural design principles used around the world to develop successful educational buildings, and the impact of design on the school environment and its users. This allowed, by comparison with the design principles for successful educational buildings, for the success of Alberta’s standardized design for new public schools to be evaluated, and to recommend necessary architectural adaptations that will benefit users and school planning processes in Alberta, and throughout the globe.


identifier: Pratt, Y. P. (2005). All my online relations: Aboriginal community participation in planning for Alberta SuperNet broadband technology (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2383

format:
xii, 299 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 259-273

abstract: This thesis examines the community involvement of three Aboriginal communities in their participatory research activities around the topic of the Alberta Super Net. The researcher worked alongside three groups representing the Blackfoot, Cree, and Metis people of Alberta as part of a research partnership where the goal of the project was community empowerment through active involvement in planning activities for the introduction of the Alberta Super Net broadband technology. While development support communication provided the theoretical foundation for this study, an ethnography of the research process across the three communities formed the final methodology. Findings from this study implied that awareness and recognition of a need for directed social change within communities remain critical first stages to genuine participation within participatory research activities. This study also revealed that emerging efforts in developing culturally appropriate forms of Aboriginal research must be supported and prioritized for the immediate and social good of Aboriginal people.


identifier: Campos, F. A. (2008). Behavioral thermoregulation and urine-washing in white-faced capuchins at Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1866

format:
xii, 137 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-118


identifier: Brice, M.-L. (2021). « Je n'ai plus d'esthétique... » Nietzsche et la problématique de l'art (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Wall, Anthony J.
Migotti, Mark H.
Allen, Nabil Habib
Richer, Jean-Francois
Bergeron, Marie-Andrée
Daigle, Christine

subject:
aesthetic
Nietzsche
literature
philosophy
art
Art History
Literature
Philosophy

abstract: Nietzsche a-t-il oui ou non une esthétique ? C’est un fait, ses écrits sont traversés d’un nombre incalculable d’observations et d’idées relevant de ce domaine. Pour autant, il le déclare lui-même : « Je n’ai plus d’esthétique. » Pourquoi affirmer cela ? Une « physiologie de l’art » aurait pris sa place nous dit-il. Certes. Mais Nietzsche ne développe-t-il pas pour autant une réflexion sur le spectateur, l’œuvre d’art, l’artiste, bref sur la création d’art ? Or c’est justement en étudiant ces trois figures que l’on comprend mieux pourquoi son esthétique suit une voie si atypique, au point de douter de sa propre existence. Nietzsche en effet se permet de remettre en question ni plus ni moins les statuts du spectateur, de l’œuvre d’art et de l’artiste. Le premier est en quelque sorte effacé, ou réduit à presque rien, la seconde cède sa place à l’œuvre d’art humaine, le dernier enfin est condamné à abdiquer devant le philosophe-artiste, et l’ambition surhumaine que Nietzsche place en lui.


identifier: Ameh, E. (1996). The development of an interactive instructional program to provide knowledge in design technologies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14182

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: TS 171 A45 1996

subject: Design, Industrial - Study and teaching

subject: Design, Industrial - Technological innovation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-95.


identifier: Benneweis, D. R. (2007). Training as per syllabus: readying the south Saskatchwan regiment for war, 1939-1944 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/893

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 144-146

abstract: During its long period of training, the Canadian Army of World War Two decided how it would conduct warfare. Results varied upon combat being joined. Conclusions drawn from the outcome of Canadian battles, however, will forever remain an effect. The causes can only be determined through investigation of what occurred in the time spent preparing for combat, for it was during this period that doctrine was fonnulated, settled upon and instituted throughout the am1y. This thesis will examine the methods utilized in readying one formation - the South Saskatchewan Regiment - for combat in the Second World War. By comparing the training experiences of this representative body of soldiers to the historical literature on the training phase of the Canadian Army, conclusions will be drawn as to the latter's validity. This thesis illustrates that a great deal of time was wasted in the years leading up to the invasion of France during the summer of 1944 and how thoroughly unprepared the Canadian Army was for combat, when it finally arrived. It truly was a major failing of the Canadian Army high command not to use the considerable length of time preparing for modem warfare more effectively.


identifier: Huang, F. (2007). Test driven development for multithreaded embedded systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1690

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-137


identifier: Lieske, D. J. (2007). Systematic conservation at the regional scale: the role of species distribution models in priority setting (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1333

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 169-187

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Present day rates of species loss are of world-wide concern, with species distribution modelling (SDM) being an important means to identify areas of high conservation value and direct conservation efforts more efficiently. The key purpose of this thesis was to implement a full cycle of species distribution modelling to evaluate the advantages and limitations of different modelling approaches for identifying candidate areas for conservation. Key objectives included: (1) assessment of broad- scale spatial pattern and prevalence of spatial autocorrelation for a set of breeding birds, observed during the North American Breeding Bird Survey; (2) examination of the potential for improving predictive accuracy through the incorporation of autocorrelation and non-stationarity; (3) evaluation of model predictive accuracy, bias, and generalisability; (4) analysis of the sensitivity of automated reserve selection to modelling method, reserve selection algorithm, and information quality. Assessment of broad-scale pattern indicated that patchy abundance distributions were common, and nearly universally autocorrelated (24 of 27 species, or 89%). Modelling results demonstrated that predictive accuracy was generally related to model complexity. However, the response in goodness-of-fit was more complicated and depended upon the species in question. The impact of spatial autocorrelation depended on the species, with the American Crow benefiting the most from the application of a spatial autologistic approach. Accuracy assessment , based on random test points, confirmed that autologistic models provided substantially higher predictive power, as did the non-stationary models produced by geographically weighted regression (GWR). From the perspective of generalisability, the simplest models were the least vulnerable to predictive bias and were also the most consistently accurate across species. The GWR method was the most sensitive to the geographic locations used to train the model. The reserve selection analysis identified that the the combination of a greedy selection algorithm with high quality information was effective for maximising the habitat value of the reserve network. The value of SDMs for conservation planning will be maximised if they are as biologically plausible as possible. Autologistic regression and GWR, on a case-by-case basis, can lead to more accurate selection of high value habitat, thereby improving our ability to support long-term species persistence.


identifier: Mooibroek, M. J. (1989). A Study of clathrin light chains as regulatory target proteins (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18961

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

subject:
QH 634 M66 1989
Endocytosis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 191-208.


identifier: Kyles, D. L. (2002). The concept of customary international law: explaining the creation of the exclusive economic zone through the use of legal rules (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14429

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 K955

abstract: Bibliography: 111-120


identifier: An, L. (1994). Half-echo imaging for magnetic resonance angiography (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17986

format:
xii, 75 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RC 78.7 N83 A64 1994
Magnetic resonance imaging
Image processing - Digital techniques
Imaging systems in medicine
Angiography

abstract: Bibliography: p. 71-75.


identifier: Dolphin, D. R. (1969). Stratigraphy and paleoecology of an upper Devonian carbonate bank, Saskatchewan River Crossing, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12342

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

subject:
QE 665 D64 1969
Additional Copy: QE 665 D64 1969G
Geology, Stratigraphic - Devonian
Geology - Alberta
Paleoecology

abstract: Bibliography: 67-70.


identifier: Morrison, K. (2013). Community Perceptions of Forests, Conservation and Livelihoods in La Tigra National Park, Honduras (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25364

subject:
Environmental Sciences
protected areas
Community
Honduras
participation
Latin America
Forests
Conservation
Livelihood
La Tigra National Park
perceptions
values
benefits

abstract: Local peoples’ attitudes towards protected areas are based on local values, perceptions and experiences with management. The relationships of residents of La Tigra National Park (LTNP) to the forest, park and park management and key issues are identified and recommendations on integrating conservation and livelihood into park management are presented.  Although formal conservation knowledge was relatively low, local forest and livelihood values were evident. Key issues were use of resources, land rights and livelihood restriction as well as lack of economic benefits and lack of participation in management activities. In order to better integrate conservation and livelihood needs management should increase participation, create a compensation system, facilitate a local system for resource extraction permitting, develop a community tree planting program, and increasing transparency and communication between communities and management bodies. Incorporating local values and perceptions into park management may lead to more sustainable communities and more viable protected areas.


identifier: Arumugam, S. (2012). Modeling 'hot flow' and 'cold flow' solids deposition from waxy mixtures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5067

abstract: Bibliography: p. 144-151

abstract:
This study presents a mathematical model, based on moving boundary formulation, for solids deposition from 'waxy' mixtures. An experimental study was undertaken to measure the wax precipitation temperature (WPT) of several compositions of a multi-component 'waxy' mixture, at controlled cooling rates. The results of this study indicated the WPT of a 'waxy' mixture is not a constant property, as it varied with the cooling rate. The mathematical model was used to describe the static cooling of 'waxy' mixtures in a cylindrical vessel. The predictions for the liquid region, deposit region temperature profile, the deposit layer growth and the location of the liquid-deposit interface were validated with recent experimental results. The model was extended for studying wax deposition from 'waxy' mixtures under turbulent flow, in radial direction in a circular pipe. The effects of various operating parameters on the wax deposit thickness during "hot flow" and "cold flow" scenarios were investigated. The model predictions indicated a higher value of mixture temperature, pipe wall temperature, and heat transfer coefficient yield a thinner deposit at steady state.
The mathematical model was further extended for solids deposition from 'waxy' mixtures under turbulent flow in a pipeline. Predictions were obtained for the deposit growth with time, both radially and axially in the pipeline, under 'hot flow' and 'cold flow' conditions. The results of this study suggest that solids deposition, in pipelines carrying 'waxy' mixtures under turbulent flow, could be decreased by maintaining the flow under 'cold flow' conditions. This study provides further confirmation that solids deposition from 'waxy' mixtures or crude oils can be modeled satisfactorily as a thermally-driven process.


identifier: Zannier, C. (2007). A qualitative empirical study of software design decisions made by designers and small teams cognizant of agile practices or principles (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1264

format:
xi, 268 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography:  p. 222-236


identifier: Duncan, R. M. (1972). Study of arithmetical achievement levels and perceptions of low-achieving students using computer assisted instruction (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16465

format:
x, 98 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: LB 1028.5 D84 1972 Microfilm

subject: Arithmetic - Study and teaching (Elementary)

subject: Computer-assisted instruction

subject: Academic achievement

abstract: Bibliography: p. 83-87.


identifier: Ali, R. (2020). Dust, Oil, and Swarm-Selves: Re-Imagining Middle Eastern Subjectivity with Reza Negarestani’s Cyclonopedia (Unpublished undergraduate thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
English
University of Calgary

rights: University of Calgary undergraduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their work. 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:
postcolonial studies
Middle Eastern literature
science fiction
horror
Frankenstein
critical theory
psychoanalysis
Middle East

abstract: For many years, the Middle East and its cultural and political contexts have been examined from solely Western epistemological standpoints, creating an orientalist view of the Middle East which fails to capture the complexity of identity and sentience formation in the region. Previous scholarship uses Western methodologies such as Jacques Lacan’s mirror stage to understand this development, providing an incomplete and essentialized explanation of identity formation. This paper uses Iranian philosopher Reza Negarestani’s Cyclonopedia as the theoretical basis for exploration of the recurring “fragmented” identity motif in Middle Eastern science fiction/horror literature. Cyclonopedia does not claim that there is an “authentic” Middle East to be discovered, as this is also a form of orientalism; instead, it builds on Western thinkers such as Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, Sigmund Freud, and Nick Land to form a creative hybrid methodology of Western and Eastern epistemologies called Hidden Writing. Negarestani’s methodology locates points of contention in the creative texts (Peter Watt’s “Malak”, Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein) highlighting connections inter and intra-textually that emphasize the shortcomings of Western conceptions of identity formation, especially through the exploration of different forms of sentience across the texts. The growing technology of artificial intelligence and Negarestani’s development of Hidden Writing highlight different possible forms of sentience that push back against a solely Western anthropocentric view of sentience and subjectivity.


identifier: Groisman, G. (1989). The Shallow contact system binary TY bootis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19279

format:
x, 124 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QB 823 G76 1989
Stars, Double

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-104.


identifier: Fischer, A. J. (1998). Muscarinic mechanisms in myopia and ocular growth (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13657

format:
xv, 220 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP364.7 .F57 1998
Muscarinic receptors
Cholinergic mechanisms.
Eye - Growth
Myopia.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-220.


identifier: Eshraghian, A. (2022). Application of low-cost waste material from the petroleum industry in wastewater treatment and polymer composites (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Sundararaj, Uttandaraman
Ponnurangam, Sathish
Yarranton, Harvey

subject:
Asphaltene
Clay
Polymer composite
Wastewater
Dielectric
Methyl orange
Rheology
Dispersion
Carbon nanotube
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Environmental
Materials Science
Psychology--Experimental

abstract: In this thesis, diverse applications of solid petroleum waste, including asphaltene and clay, are discussed. As part of this thesis, it is hypothesized that asphaltene and clay interact with polymers and pollutants in wastewater. By interacting with pollutants, they can adsorb pollutants, and by interacting with polymers, they can disperse in polymers, and thus can be used as adsorbents for wastewater treatment and as fillers in polymer composites. To use asphaltene for adsorbing pollutants from wastewater, it is hypothesized that asphaltene functionalization will change the surface properties of asphaltene, leading to enhanced adsorption. Acid-treated asphaltene is used as an adsorbent for the removal of methyl orange from wastewater. Modified asphaltene has a large surface area and oxygen and nitrogen functionalities, leading to 96% removal of MO from 20 mg/L MO solution. Moreover, the Freundlich isotherm model, pseudo-second-order, and intraparticle diffusion models describe the adsorption process very well. In addition, the asphaltene can be easily regenerated using ethanol, and the removal percent is still 64% after five cycles.The second part investigates the compatibility of different asphaltenes, with different polymers including polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and polycarbonate (PC). By careful choice of the polarity of asphaltene-polymer pairs, mixing technique, and melt viscosity of the polymer, the dispersion of asphaltenes and final properties of composite materials can be tuned. For example, at 2.5 wt.% of asphaltene, more polar asphaltene showed 26% and 177% larger asphaltene agglomerates in PP and PS, respectively, than the less polar asphaltene. In the third part of this thesis, clay functionalization is hypothesized to improve clay-polymer interactions. Thus, the effect of nanoclay, representative of clay waste from petroleum industry, on dielectric properties in the X-band (8.2-12.4 GHz) of synthesized nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube (N-CNT)/nanoclay/ polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocomposites is investigated. The incorporation of nanoclay improves the dielectric properties, i.e., the dissipation factor of N-CNT/PVDF nanocomposites. For instance, incorporation of 0.5 wt% nanoclay into N-CNT/PVDF nanocomposite at 1.0 wt% N-CNT loading results in 61% and 57% reduction in the dissipation factor and agglomeration area ratio, indicating improved N-CNT dispersion in PVDF.


identifier: Diwan, M. A. (1980). Liquid holdup in two phase inclined flow (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22183

format:
ix, 72 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TA 357 D58 1980 Fiche
Two-phase flow
Fluid dynamics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 61-62.


identifier: Goodlet, M. M. (1974). A cultural-ecological study of Howard Township, Ontario (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20863

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

subject: F 5545 H6 G66 1974 Microfiche

subject: Howard Township, Ontario - Social life and customs

subject: Ecology - Ontario - Howard Township

subject: Kent County, Ontario - Social life and customs

subject: Ridgetown, Ontario - Social life and customs

subject: Man - Influence of environment

abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-112.


identifier: Wells, C. F. (2011). Orchestrating healing: a grounded theory of registered nurses caring for patients with diabetic foot ulcers (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4005

publisher:
Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-166


identifier: Switzer, D. G. (2002). A northern pintail habitat selection model: an integrated GIS, remote sensing, and landscape ecology method (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18931

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 S95

abstract: Bibliography: p. 213-227


identifier: Learning, M. (2019). Entrepreneurial social support, performance, and well-being: The mediating effects of metacognition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Entrepreneurial Social Support, Performance, and Well-being: The Mediating Effects of Metacognition

publisher:
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary

contributor:
Weinhardt, Justin M.
O'Neill, Thomas A.
Turner, Nick

subject:
entrepreneur
metacognition
performance
well-being
social support
Business Administration--Management

abstract: Metacognition, or “thinking about thinking,” has recently been posited to be an important aspect of the entrepreneurial mindset. Despite this surge of interest on the topic, there is relatively little quantitative evidence examining the effects of metacognition within the entrepreneur psychology literature. This study seeks to understand potential mediation effects of metacognition on the relationship between an entrepreneur’s social support and their performance and mental well-being. The study begins with a review of the literature, before describing the motivations and hypotheses for our research. We test our hypotheses on a sample of 238 active North American entrepreneurs using structural equation modelling. We end by discussing our findings, their limitations, as well as their implications for both research and practice.


identifier: McGregor, N. F. (1986). Biochemical and physiological aspects of early stages of gibberellin-induced and natural flowering in western red cedar (Thuja plicata Donn.) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17344

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

subject:
QK 753 G5 M185 1987
Plants, Effect of gibberellins on
Gibberellins - Physiological effect
Plants, flowering of
Cedar
Thuja

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-110.


identifier: Spring, A. M. (2016). Establishing a Framework to Transition High Frequency Oscillations to Routine Clinical Care in Patients with Focal Epilepsy (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25954

contributor:
Federico, Paolo
Agha-Khani, Yahya
Gotman, Jean
Protzner, Andrea B.
Starreveld, Yves Pieter
Teskey, Gordon Campbell

subject:
Neuroscience
Health Sciences
Medicine and Surgery
Epilesy
Generalizability Theory
High Frequency Oscillations (HFOs)
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Intracranial EEG
Surgery
Interrater Reliability
localization
Biomarkers
Surrogate Markers
Visual Review
Automated Detection Algorithm

abstract:
High frequency oscillations (HFOs), characteristic oscillations observable using electroencephalography (EEG), are a promising and specific marker of the epileptogenic zone (EZ). However, there remain several obstacles to the implementation of HFOs as a prospective tool in the treatment of epilepsy. The identification of HFOs lacks universal standards and demands large time commitments from epileptologists. Therefore, this work involved the implementation and validation of novel frameworks for identifying HFOs, and for evaluating these HFOs as markers of the EZ.
An epoched framework was implemented to facilitate the visual identification of HFOs, through which poor reliability was observed between reviewers. Furthermore, it was found that the temporal efficiency of visually evaluating HFOs within the epoched framework marked a substantial improvement over previously reported evaluation times. Using generalizability theory, it was then extended to determine effective methods of achieving highly reliable visual HFO evaluations, which included averaging ratings from at least 12 visual reviewers, or employing a training paradigm to increase the correlation of the ratings across reviewers. A novel surrogate marker (uGIC) of HFO activity was implemented and found to be correlated with HFOs detected algorithmically at low or high thresholds, all of which were found to be markers of the seizure onset zone overall.
A retrospective framework was implemented to improve the accuracy of delineating the margins of resection with respect to EEG electrodes. A deformable method of image co-registration and a hybrid method of estimating electrode shift were shown to more effectively compensate for post-surgical shifts in brain anatomy. Resecting the uGIC or detected HFOs were found to have a positive effect on seizure freedom. Notably, the inclusion of lower-threshold oscillations was beneficial in facilitating the visual evaluation of HFOs, and in the identification of the EZ.
Together, the findings of the studies undertaken herein provide a comprehensive framework to serve as the basis for transitioning high frequency oscillations to a feasible and meaningful part of the routine pre-surgical work-up in patients with focal epilepsy.


identifier: Tsai, H. (2014). Design and Implementation of a Web Mapping System Supporting Multiple Map Projections (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25571

subject:
Geotechnology
web mapping system
map projection
multiple map projections

abstract:
Most of existing web mapping systems usually use web Mercator projection. However, this is a
poor choice for geostatistical applications where distributions, densities, and relative areas are
important. Therefore, we propose a new web mapping system architecture, which provides
various map projections to meet the demands of users’ data. We first introduce client-side online
platform to present data in multiple map projections as well as additional functions to adapt polar
map orientation. Then we present a server-side component that pre-renders base maps in
different projections using distributed techniques to ease the time- and computation- intensive
tile rendering process. Also the server-side can parse the vector data users upload, while there are
thousands of map projections and we assume map users might lack the knowledge about map
projections (e.g., types, application, scale, etc.). We propose a server-side component that
recommends suitable SRID (Spatial Reference System Identifier) for input data.


identifier: Gosselin, Y. R. (1978). The Ecological greenbelt: a framework for the management of urban growth (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23996

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

subject:
HT 153 G66 1978 Microfiche
Urbanization - Environmental aspects
Greenbelts
Land use, Urban - Environmental aspects
City planning

abstract: Bibliography: p. 209-220.


identifier: Ito, K. (1990). Parental DNA segregation during early embryonic development (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21372

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

subject:
QP 624 I86 1989
DNA - Research
Human embryo - Physiology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-97.


identifier: Markley, N. (1995). Structure and function of a Brassica proliferating cell nuclear antigen homologue (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19581

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

subject:
QK 495 C9 M37 1995
Brassica
Plant cytogenetics
Antigens
DNA - Analysis

abstract: Bibliography: p. 255-276.


identifier: Williams, K. E. (1987). Panreactive monoclonal antibody to porin (protein F) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: passive immunotherapy in mice (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19956

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

subject:
QR 82 P78 W54 1987
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Immunotherapy
Antibodies, Monoclonal

abstract: Bibliography: p. 112-122.


identifier: Storwick, T. L. (1994). Consciousness and the self (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22316

title: Consciousness and the self

format:
vi, 124 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
BF 697 L36 1991
Consciousness
Self
Philosophy of mind

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-124.

abstract: "Consciousness and the Self' is a thesis in the philosophy of mind on the topic of consciousness from the perspective of the individual. I argue for the superiority of the first-person epistemological position based on introspection as a valid form of knowledge acquisition. I argue for the existence of qualia. And I propose a view of the self as the seat of consciousness and the core of one's personal identity. I discuss the views of William James, David Hume, Gilbert Ryle, Herbert Feigl, Thomas Nagel, John Searle, Anthony Quinton, J. J. C. Smart, Frank Jackson, Daniel Dennett, and Paul Churchland. I do not share the Eliminativists' enthusiasm for eradicating folk-psychology, the mind, and mental states. My views on both consciousness and the self lie between Non- Disappearance Identity Theory and Interactive Dualism. Thus, I emphasize the possibility of reconciling Materialism and Mentalism.


identifier: Fotaki, M. E. (1989). Structural and functional analysis of chorion gene sequences of the silkmoth bombyx mori (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16460

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

subject:
SF 542.7 F68 1989
Silkworms - Genetics
Chorion

abstract: Bibliography: p. 186-210.


identifier: Seidel, R. (1996). Community participation in revolutionary Nicaragua: the CDSs (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20355

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
F 1528 S45 1996
Community organization - Nicaragua
Nicaragua - Social conditions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-120.


identifier: Chen, H. L. (2008). Interactive volume manipulation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1811

title: Interactive volume manipulation

contributor:
Samavati, Faramarz F.
Costa Sousa, Mário

format:
xvii, 163 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 129-136
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Robinson, J. C. (1977). Xanthine dehydrogenase in Drosophila melanogaster: role of the cinnamon+ gene and the time of activation of the rosy+ gene in development (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11163

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

subject:
QH 470 D7 R63 1977 Microfiche
Dehydrogenases
Genetics
Xanthine
Fruit flies

abstract: Bibliography: p. 69-73.


identifier: Nighswander, J. A. (1989). Phase behaviour of the CO2-H2O-NaCl-Bitumen quaternary system at reservoir conditions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14022

format:
xix, 168 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TN 871.37 N54 1989
Thermal oil recovery
Vapor-liquid equilibrium

abstract: Bibliography: p. 155-162.


identifier: Woodye, M. I. (1973). A Feasibility study in informal geometry at the standard one level in Belize (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21993

format:
xi, 98 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 461 W66 1973 Microfiche
Geometry - Study and teaching

abstract: Bibliography: p. 65-68.


identifier: Schlagenhaufer, R. (2001). Equalizer structures for spread spectrum multiuser systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22326

format:
liv, 350 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
TK5103.45 .S35 2001
Spread spectrum communications
Equalizers (Electronics)
Cellular telephone systems.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 266-279.


identifier: Tyssen, R. K. (2020). Identifying barriers to environmentally sustainable tourism: Exploratory findings from the Bighorn Backcountry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Draper, Dianne
Blue, Gwendolyn
Herremans, Irene M.

subject:
Sustainable Tourism
Bighorn Backcountry
Geography

abstract: Recent interest in actively developing the tourism industry in the Bighorn Backcountry of Alberta has caused concern over the sustainability of such development. There is agreement among tourists, developers, and other stakeholders that the authentic environment, free of large amounts of infrastructure, should be preserved. To maintain a sustainable tourism environment without hard infrastructure mitigating environmental impact, the Alberta Government has identified a target tourist type, authentic tourists. Authentic tourists are considered to have a high level of ecological concern for the destinations that they visit, resulting in the province’s expectation that such tourists will exhibit a high level of responsibility for environmental sustainability. I interviewed tourists staying in the Bighorn Backcountry, representative of the authentic tourist type, in order to explore challenges related to the proposed development model. I identified a conflict between how tourists perceived their responsibility for the environmental sustainability of their destination and the expectation for responsibility that the development plan is reliant on. Use of online platforms is explored as an approach for overcoming the identified conflict. Findings suggest there is potential in the anticipation stage of travel to engage tourists with environmental concerns and initiatives. Requirements for information to be accessed and utilized by tourists include the need for convenience, trustworthiness, and presentation of facts rather than opinion.


identifier: Naylor, L. H. (1987). Conformational polymorphism in torsionally stressed DNA (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21175

format:
xvii, 253 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QH 447.6 N38 1988
Genetic polymorphisms
DNA
Genetic regulation
Nucleotides

abstract: Bibliography: p. 236-253.


identifier: Brichieri-Colombi, T. (2012). Use of non-invasive methods to examine species distribution relative to a highway in the Calakmul region, Mexico (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4568

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 199-214

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

abstract: In 2007, the Mexican government started to widen Highway 186 that traverses the Calakmul region from two to four lanes. This study uses wildlife occurrence data obtained from systematic sampling and citizen science to examine 1) focal species and functional guild distribution in the road-effect zone of Highway 186; 2) wildlife crossing hotspots using citizen science data; and 3) the use of quantitative and qualitative methods to describe road effects on wildlife. Wildlife was detected using four non-invasive methods: 1) tracks collected on 10 secondary roads perpendicular to the highway, 2) remotely triggered cameras placed along each road at 50m, 750m and 2000m from the highway, 3) community maps placed in four villages along the highway on which residents and non residents indicated where, when and what species they encountered, and 4) interviews with local residents. Differences in species relative activity along sampled roads were compared using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests for camera and track data. Wildlife sightings reported in community mapping and interviews were digitized into a GIS and crossing hotspots were identified. Participant comments also were examined qualitatively to explore community perceptions of wildlife. Finally, species accumulation curves, latency to first detection and relative efficiency were compared for each detection method, and a data transformation model of the triangle design was used to corroborate qualitative and quantitative methods to describe overall effects of Highway 186 on wildlife. Cameras and tracking indicated species were more active farther from the highway, but activity differed between species. Crossing hotspots along the highway identified by community mapping and interview data changed between years; overall, four mortality hotspots were identified. Cameras and tracks were more effective at detecting species than community mapping and interviews, but the latter two methods detected some species earlier due to the qualitative nature of the data. Although the quality and information provided by data from each collection method varied, together they provide a more comprehensive view of road effects on wildlife in the region.


identifier: Jamal, R. (1989). Diet and drug therapy for phytosterolemia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20620

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

subject:
RM 216 J35 1989
Diet therapy
Sterols - Research
Diet in disease
Nutrition disorders

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-140.

abstract: This thesis examines the therapeutic outcome of a low plant sterol diet and adjunctive drug therapy (cholestyramine) in the long term treatment of phytosterolemia. The primary dietary parameters examined were the levels of cholesterol and the major plant sterols, comprising of beta sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol. The definition of the level of sterols administered during the test period was obtained by laboratory quantitation of a prescribed dietary regimen. These levels were established at 184±47 mg of cholesterol and 112±27 mg plant sterols per day . In addition, a diet with an average macronutrient composition of 48.7±3.7% carbohydrate, 22.3±2.4% protein and 27. 6±3. 9% fat was implemented and maintained for the 18 month duration of the study. The effect of the diet over a period of 6 months, on the sterol levels of plasma, individual lipoprotein fractions (VLDL, LDL, HDL) and erythrocytes was evaluated, in a phytosterolemic patient. Apolipoproteins A and B were quantitated. The same parameters were assessed over an additional 12 months, with the adjunctive use of cholestyramine. iii The established diet was effective in lowering the total plant sterols in plasma by 37% (p<0.01). Erythrocyte cholesterol, as a percentage of total sterols increased by 10% (p<0.01) during dietary treatment. This corresponded to an actual rise in cholesterol alone, of 64% from the baseline (p<O. 01) . While there was a concomitant decline (p<O.01) in total plant sterols as a percentage of total sterols in erythrocytes, the change in their absolute value was insignificant (p>O. 05) . Diet and drug therapy did not have an additional significant effect (p>O. 05) on sterol content and percentage composition of erythrocytes. The most pronounced effect of the diet on the lipoproteins, was in the VLDL and the LDL. The observed decline in the VLDL was 5 9% (p<O. 05) for total plant sterols and 4 9% for cholesterol (p<O. 05) . A 32% decline in total plant sterols in the LDL (p<0.01) was evident. The addit ional biochemical response to adjunctive drug therapy was overwhelming, . particularly in the decline of the total and the individual sterols of the plasma of 66% (p<0.01) and in the LDL of 76% (p<0.01). The changes in HDL in both treatment phases were insignificant (p>0.05). Diet therapy had insignificant effect (p>0.05) on the apolipoproteins. Diet and drug treatment caused a sharp decline in apo B of 75% (p<0.01), accompanied by a rise in apo A of 65% (p<0.01).


identifier: Bae, Y. (1990). Molecular biological studies on encephalomyocarditis virus-induced diabetes (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14949

format:
xviii, 267 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RC 660 B33 1990
Diabetes - Research
Viruses - Research

abstract: Bibliography: p. 245-267.


identifier: Matheson, J. E. (1999). The process of social work supervision: Women's perspectives (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12112

format:
xv, 416 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HV40.54 .M37 1999
Supervision of social workers
Supervision of social workers
Human services personnel--Rating of.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 367-398.


identifier: Pawlak, A. (2012). Crustal structure beneath Hudson Bay from ambient-noise tomography (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4756

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 168-190

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Hudson Bay is a shallow inland sea located in north-central Canada. The underlying lithosphere preserves a complex deformational history that dates back to the Archean. The Hudson Bay Lithospheric Experiment, HuBLE, is a collaborative initiative aimed at understanding the lithospheric evolution beneath the Bay.  The recent emergence of a methodology called ambient-noise tomography provides a tool to image the crust and upper mantle beneath the Bay with higher resolution than previously possible. Using ambient-noise generated by the Earth as a source, this technique requires continuous recordings of ground motion. The ambientnoise method is based on the cross-correlations of daily noise signals between station pairs to estimate empirical Green's Functions.  This thesis is made up of there separate studies. The first is an isotropic application of the ambient-noise tomography method to image crustal structure beneath Hudson Bay. Results show crustal thinning beneath the Bay, allowing us to reject a hypothesis for eclogitization and crustal thickening, with support instead for an extensional hypothesis for the formation of the Hudson Bay basin.  The next study focuses on anisotropic variations of velocity within the subsurface. Inversion results show a distinct outline of geologic boundaries in the upper to mid-crust that does not carry through into the lower crust. A significant change in anisotropic fabric is evident across the Trans-Hudson orogen (THO) suture zone, which allows us to establish that tectonic fabrics formed prior to collision. The third study employs joint inversion of ambient-noise data and teleseismic surface wave data for increasing resolution of the crust and upper mantle. Results show that the THO suture zone dips to the southeast within the crust and becomes vertical in the upper mantle. This feature is interpreted as a zone of weakness that extends through the lithosphere, providing a locus for initiation of localized lithospheric stretching.


identifier: Goud, P. A. (1991). A Spread spectrum radiolocation technique and its application to cellular radio (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11606

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

subject:
TK 6570 M6 G68 1991
Cellular radio
Spread spectrum communications

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-100.


identifier: Williamson, L. M. (2011). Estrogen increases radiation resistance and induces DNA damage in an estrogen receptor alpha-dependent manner (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4197

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 239-265.

abstract: Some pages in colour.

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


identifier: Partlo, L. A. (1993). Theta activity recorded from the hippocampus and median raphe nucleus is mediated by the medial septum and entorhinal cortex (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18031

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

subject:
QP 383.25 P37 1993
Hippocampus (Brain)
Theta rhythm
Septum (Brain)
Brain - Localization of functions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-132.


identifier: MacNeil, J. F. (2000). Selected age-related factors of auditory processing among normal hearing listeners (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16095

format:
xiv, 223 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QP463 .M33 2000
Auditory perception
Audiometry
Aging - Physiological aspects
Hearing - Testing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 190-217.


identifier: Thorne, K. (2012). Relations among children's coping strategies and anxiety: the mediating role of coping efficacy (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27599

publisher:
Education
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Andrews, Jac
Nordstokke, David

subject:
Educational Psychology
children
anxiety
Coping strategies
Coping efficacy

abstract:
Studies suggest that 5 to 14 percent of Canadian children (5 to 12 years old) have one or more anxiety disorders (Romano, Tremblay, Vitaro, Zoccolillo, & Pagani, 2001; Willms, 2002), and as such, problems with anxiety are the most prevalent psychological conditions affecting this age group (Malcarne & Hansdottir, 2001; Pollock, Rosenbaum, Marrs, Miller, & Biederman, 1995). Theory and empirical research (e.g., Aldwin, 2007; Sandler, Tein, Mehta, Wolchik, & Ayers, 2000) have recently focused on the role of coping strategies (i.e., the methods children use to manage everyday problems) and coping efficacy (i.e., perception of one’s own ability to deal with stressors) as two of the primary factors associated with the development and maintenance of problems with anxiety. Despite their potential importance, we continue to lack clarity regarding the interrelationships among coping strategies, coping efficacy, and anxiety due to empirical inconsistencies (e.g., Weems, Silverman, Rapee, & Pina, 2003), issues surrounding the instruments used to measure these constructs (e.g., Compas, Connor-Smith, Saltzman, Harding Thomsen, & Wadsworth, 2001), neglect of cross-cultural research (e.g., C. A. Essau, Aihara, Petermann, & Al Wiswasi, 2001), and a lack of comprehensive investigations of these constructs (e.g., Saavedra & Silverman, 2001).
Using structural equation modeling, the current study tested a model depicting the relationships among and between active, distraction, avoidance, and support seeking coping strategies and anxiety symptoms, as mediated by coping efficacy. A large sample of Canadian children (N = 506) aged 8 to 11 years (boys = 249, girls = 245, unknown sex = 12) participated in the study. Results partially supported hypotheses demonstrating that coping efficacy is a mediator of the relations between active coping strategies and anxiety symptoms. No support was found for coping efficacy as a mediator between the other coping strategies and anxiety.
This study contributes to the understanding of childhood anxiety by highlighting the importance of the relationship between anxiety and the methods children use to cope with stress and how perceptions of their coping abilities influence this relationship. Implications for the research, assessment, and treatment of childhood anxiety symptoms and suggestions for future research are discussed.


identifier: Knott, W. T. (1973). Cable subscriber attitudes to the community channel (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17200

format:
<viii, 85> leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HE 8700.7 C6 K54 1973

subject: Community antenna television - Alberta - Calgary

subject: Television broadcasting - Appreciation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-77.


identifier: Marshall, G. C. (1973). Migration from the United Kingdom to Australia, 1860-1890 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16645

format:
viii, 72 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: JV 9185 B7 M35 1973 Microfiche

subject: Australia - Emigration and immigration

subject: Great Britain - Emigration and immigration

subject: Australia - Economic conditions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 67-72.


identifier: Bowley, E. (2009). Endothelial zyxin localization during leukocyte recruitment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2328

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 102-117


identifier: Simandl, J. (1988). Simulation of distillation towers with chemical reactions (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19810

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

subject:
QD 63 D6 S55 1988
Thermodynamic equilibrium
Distillation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 91-102.


identifier: Maheshwar, S. (2010). Bounding the advantage of network coding: the case of undirected combination networks (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3926

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 76-82
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Mayr, K. A. (2018). Dopaminergic modulation of spinal circuits for walking in the adult mouse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32925

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

contributor:
Whelan, Patrick J.
Bennett, Dave
Kiss, Zelma H. T.

subject:
Dopamine
Decerebrate
locomotion
central pattern generator
stepping
spinal cord
monoamine
Neuroscience

abstract: Walking is a stereotyped rhythmic behavior that consists of alternating contractions of flexor and extensor muscles, as well as the left and right hindlimbs. The basic rhythmic pattern underlying locomotion is generated by a central pattern generator network within the lumbar spinal cord. The role of many neurotransmitters and modulators have been studied extensively, but dopamine’s (DA) role in modulating movement at the level of the lumbar spinal cord, is still not fully understood, especially in adult mice. The decerebrate mouse preparation allows us to examine modulation of stepping behaviour in adult mice with reduced descending inputs to the spinal cord, while intrathecally manipulating the lumbar spinal cord. Locomotor activity was measured by recording weight bearing during locomotion and electromyograms (EMG) from the flexor (tibialis anterior) and extensor (gastrocnemius) muscles of the hindlimbs. Our results show that intrathecal application of DA at the lumbar spinal cord increased the duration of locomotor bouts. Intrathecal DA led to an increase in weight bearing, suggesting that DA may promote extensor biased walking. Furthermore, addition of D1-like agonists augmented weight bearing in the decerebrate animal, but not as much as DA alone. Using intact animals intrathecally injected with either DA, or DA antagonists we selectively activated or blocked DA receptor subtypes of the spinal cord. Using the open field test and ladder rung, we quantified the amount of activity, type of activity and scored the skilled steps during locomotion. Our findings show that DA decreased the amount of locomotor activity in the open field but did not have a significant effect on the ladder rung step score. Furthermore, we found that D1-like antagonists reduced locomotor activity (distance, velocity and bouts) while D2-like antagonists did not have a significant impact on open field activity, though there was an increase in errors while crossing the ladder rung. This thesis provides insight into the DAergic contribution to the modulation in adult mouse locomotion and bridges the gap from previous neonatal animal work. It shows that DA can have differential effects dependant on the state of the animal and provides a foundation for future work on DA neuromodulation.


identifier: Fritz, T. J. (2012). Field gallery (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4852

title: Field gallery

format:
84 leaves : ill. ; 37 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-84

abstract: Thesis is in colour.

abstract: Missing signature page.

abstract:
The following Master's Degree Project explores design responses that complement the innate dynamism of the urban condition by 'acilitating indeterminate futures and the emergence of m1cropolitical events. Particular attention is given to the immixing of social capital. Operative analytical and gener-ative tools are derived from Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattar1's theories of assemblage, desire & becoming and the aesthet1c/performative model of plastic dynamism in the Futurist arts.
The target site, Railtown Par-k, Edmonton, Alberta (pedestrian green space corridor: I IO Street NW spanning Jasper avenue to I 04 avenue) is programmatically developed as a Field Gallery: the site of-and-for the exhibition of art and divergent '1elds by way of environmental variation and the registration of innate tr-ansitory effects including the productive occupation, movement and interaction of people. Developed design responses consist of variable spatial, material and performative definitions, including a material prototype for a performative semi-permeable membrane.


identifier: Tam, P. P. (2009). The characterization of puf genes in plants (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2342

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 110-117
Some pages are in colour


identifier: Barton, R. J. (2007). Localization of a dispersive acoustic finger tap on soda lime glass (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1153

format:
xxi, 161 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 119-122


identifier: Stefanyshyn, D. J. (1996). Mechanical energy contributions of the lower extremity joints to athletic performance (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19088

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

subject:
QP 335 S74 1996
Ankle - Movements
Knee movements
Hip - Movements
Muscle strength

abstract: Bibliography: p. 108-119.


identifier: Chang, Y. (2008). Effects of Co-contaminants on the remediation of PCB contaminated soils (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2546

contributor:
Achari, Gopal
Langford, Cooper H.

format:
xxiii,  255 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 209-227


identifier: Kelly, C. (2017). A Kid Called Chatter (Unpublished master's thesis

identifier: exegesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24765

title: A Kid Called Chatter

type:
master thesis
exegesis

contributor:
Van Herk, Aritha
Jenkins, Jacqueline
Martini, Clem

subject:
Literature--Canadian (English)
Folklore
Creative Writing
Novel
Jackrabbit
Gang Warfare
Confidence Artist
Faith Healing
Chatter
Folkloric Figures

abstract: A Kid Called Chatter is a novel about a boy who attracts dying jackrabbits. This affliction stymies his attempts at integration into normalized human communities, leading him to pursue marginalized peoples where he might find acceptance. At each attempt, however, he is beset by the narratives invented by those communities to account for the jackrabbits. As a result, the kid called Chatter is buffeted by the expectations of others, eventually reaching a folkloric position amidst gangs of territorial children. Through its biographical structure and thematic cadences, the narrative seeks to examine the way in which human populations make use of myth to confront stories that cannot be told, and the effects on the beings subjected to this projective impulse. The exegesis which follows the novel proposes that Western perspectives about the silence of animals can be used as an analogous base of study for the same phenomenon.


identifier: Figueira, M. M. (2008). GIS to support regional land use planning in a rapid urbanization context (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2899

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 133-139
Many pages are in colour.


identifier: Li, Y. (2017). Enhancing Wireless Received Signal Strength-based Indoor Location Systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25912

contributor:
Nielsen, John
Lachapelle, Gérard
Ling, Pei
Sesay, Abu
Dehghanian, Vahid
O'Keefe, Kyle

subject:
Engineering
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Indoor-positioning
RSS
Security-camera
Map-matching

abstract:
The ever-growing demand for Location Based Services has significantly boosted the research and development need for indoor positioning systems. Of various indoor positioning solutions, techniques making use of Received Signal Strength (RSS) of wireless signals of opportunity have gained extensive interest due to the ubiquitous wireless signal infrastructure and the readily available RSS measurements with standard mobile devices. However, the performance of RSS-based indoor positioning systems is highly affected by significant uncertainties in RSS due to many factors affecting wireless propagations. To enhance the performance of an RSS-based indoor positioning system, from a Bayesian filtering theory perspective, a better estimation of the a posteriori distribution of position is needed. This can be done through a better modelling of RSS measurements to mitigate uncertainties and/or incorporating prior information. This thesis specifically explores mitigating RSS uncertainties by modelling those due to human body shadowing and incorporating prior information from widely available security cameras and building maps.
The characterization of RSS measurements indoors is first demonstrated using data collected in various environments. Experimental results characterize the RSS sensitivity to location and the uncertainty incurred by body shadowing effects on RSS measurements.
Based on the characterization, an empirical model with a small number of parameters estimated from training data is proposed to model the RSS loss due to body shadowing. An estimator based on this model is proposed to improve positioning. Experimental results show that when the user heading is known, the positioning obviously improves. When the heading is unknown, and thus needs to be jointly estimated, the improvement becomes less apparent.
This thesis then investigates the use of security cameras and building maps to enhance RSS-based positioning. An estimator based on computer vision processing is proposed to estimate user’s heading in corridors. Based on this, a camera-aided RSS system based on Kalman-filter is proposed and it is experimentally shown that a 37.5% improvement in horizontal position estimation occurs. To further incorporate building map information, a map-camera-aided RSS system based on particle filters is proposed. Experimental results indicate that the use of map constraints further bring 44.4% improvement in the across track direction.


identifier: Pauls, J. D. (1990). Autoantibody reactivity with histone 5 (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16182

title: Autoantibody reactivity with histone 5

publisher:
Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xix, 235 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf
application/pdf

subject:
QR 186.82 P38 1990
Autoantibodies
Histones

abstract: Bibliography: p. 213-235.

abstract:
The mechanisms responsible for the induction of the autoimmune state in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and drug-induced lupus (DIL) are poorly understood. One of the features of autoimmunity is the presence of antibodies that react with a variety of self-antigens including nuclear DNA and histone. In keeping with the concept that the autoimmune state is driven by autoantigens, it was hypothesized that autoantibodies from these three patient populations would not bind to the non-mammalian histone H5.

The specificity of JRA sera for histone subclasses was examined by immunoblotting. Antibodies to Hl alone were found in 4 of 21 pauciarticular-onset JRA sera, 4 of 19 polyarticular-onset JRA sera, and 2 of 11 systemic-onset JRA sera. Antibodies to H5 alone were found in 1 of 21 pauciarticular JRA sera, 1 of 19 polyarticular JRA sera, and 3 of 11 systemic JRA sera. Antibodies to both Hl and H5 were found in 4 of 21 pauciarticular JRA sera, 4 of 19 polyarticular sera, and 1 of 11 systemic JRA sera. Only two sera reacted with the core histones. No reactivity to histones was observed in 30 sera from age-matched children with non-rheumatic disease. The presence of antibodies to H5 in some JRA patients, in conjunction with sequence similarity analysis, suggests that the immune response in these patients is directed to determinants that are not shared by sequences of mammalian proteins.

In an analysis of other patient sera, 79/98 patients with SLE, 3/3 patients with hydralazine-induced lupus (HIL), and 4/4 patients with procainamide-induced lupus (PIL) bound to H5. Proteolytic digestion of H5 and subsequent immunoblotting of the resulting peptides with 9 SLE and 7 DIL sera, revealed binding to an antigenic determinant in the carboxyl terminus. Furthermore, while some H5 antibodies also bind to HI, adsorption and immunoblotting studies identified a population of antibodies that bind specifically to H5.

As an approach to determining the linear epitopes on H5, a new solid-phase multi-pin peptide synthesis protocol was used. None of 8 SLE, 3 HIL or 2 PIL sera showed statistically significant reactivity with hexamers in the carboxy-terminus. Of interest, the peptides with the most reactivity were in the globular domain of H5. These observations suggest that the majority of H5 carboxy-terminal determinants observed in immunoblotting experiments are conformational epitopes. Furthermore, since no binding was found to the globular domain by immunoblotting, the linear epitopes in this domain may be unexposed in the native protein. These findings provide new insight into the epitopes on a non-mammalian protein (H5) and give additional information about the origin of autoantibodies in SLE, PIL and HIL.


identifier: Meaney, A. M. (1980). The cashew industry of Ceara, Brazil: a study of a local agro-industry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19173

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

subject:
HD 9259 C33 B754 1980 Fiche
Cashew nut industry - Brazil - Ceara
Agriculture - Brazil - Ceara
Ceara (Brazil) - Social conditions
Ceara (Brazil) - Economic conditions

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-104.


identifier: Phares, M. C. (1994). Ecocentric endangered species protection: a new paradigm for protecting the grizzly bear in Canada and the United States (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15344

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xii, 232 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: KF 5645 G75 P53 1994a

subject: Additional Copy: KF 5645 G75 P53 1994

subject: Grizzly bear - Ecology

subject: Endangered species - Law and legislation - Canada

subject: Endangered species - Law and legislation - United States

subject: Wildlife conservation - Law and legislation - Canada

subject: Wildlife conservation - Law and legislation - United States

abstract: Bibliography: p. 222-232.


identifier: Horne, M. L. (1990). Plant preference of the alfalfa leafcutter bee, megachile rotundata (fabricius) (hymenoptera : megachilidae) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/421

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

subject: Alfalfa leafcutting bee

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-121.


identifier: Jhanwar, D. K. (1998). Physical and rheological characterization of selected paving asphalts (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16578

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

subject:
TN853 .J43 1998
Asphalt.
Asphalt--Rheology.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 135-141


identifier: Esmaeilpour, A. (2016). Distributed Gaussian Mixture Model Summarization Using the MapReduce Framework (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25727

subject:
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Distributed density-based clustering
Distributed cluster summariztion
Gaussian mixture model
MapReduce

abstract: With an accelerating rate of data generation, sophisticated techniques are essential to meet scalability requirements. One of the promising avenues for handling large datasets is distributed storage and processing. Hadoop is a well-known framework for distributed storage and processing. Further, data summarization is a useful concept for managing large datasets. Data summarization techniques are intended to produce compact yet representative summaries for the entire dataset. Consolidation of these tools can allow a distributed implementation of data summarization. In this thesis, this goal is achieved by proposing and implementing a distributed Gaussian Mixture Model Summarization using the MapReduce framework (MR-SGMM). The main purpose of the proposed method is to summarize a dataset with a density-based clustering algorithm called DBSCAN algorithm, and then summarize each discovered cluster using the SGMM approach in a distributed manner. Testing the implementation with synthetic and real datasets is used to demonstrate its validity and efficiency.


identifier: Dittmar, H. (2015). Utilizing Conjugate Thermal Fields to Drive Ordering Processes in Molecular Dynamics Simulations (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28623

subject:
Condensed Matter
configurational
thermostat
Thermal
field
crystallization
Nucleation

abstract:
Molecular simulations allow the measurement of microscopic details beyond the temporal and spatial resolution of experimental methods. However, the limitation of molecular dynamics simulations to microscopic length and time scales that can be achieved with reasonable computational effort poses challenges. For example, homogeneous crystal nucleation is an ordering process of considerable interest, where an entropic barrier typically prevents it from occurring in brute-force simulations. Details about the early stages of the formation of a crystalline nucleus from the liquid are simplified in conventional theories like the classical nucleation theory or the diffusive interface theory; consequently, these theories do not suffice to explain alternative nucleation mechanisms.

To study activated processes like homogeneous crystal nucleation in simulations, so called rare-event sampling methods have been developed, which typically depend on a judicious choice of suitable order parameters, which can unknowingly bias the process of interest. To circumvent this challenge, it would be beneficial to find a new very general and systematically applicable sampling bias that promotes the phenomenon of crystallization rather than the formation of a particular lattice structure. This work introduces a new approach that enhances the sampling of ordered arrangements in molecular simulations of liquids thereby giving rise to dramatically accelerated crystal nucleation rates, by as much as 30 orders of magnitude. This is achieved by the simultaneous application of thermostat algorithms that control the kinetic and configurational degrees of freedom separately and maintain an induced conversion of potential into kinetic energy. We call the difference between the kinetic and configurational temperatures in this steady state a 'conjugate thermal field'.

The complete process of crystal nucleation has been simulated in liquid Lennard Jones and carbon dioxide (EPM2 model) systems, and similar localized effects on structure and mobility were found in two-dimensional purely repulsive spheres and Lennard Jones disks, as well as a rigid water model (TIP4P-2005 model). All our results agree with the interpretation that the bias enhances the sampling of configurations that sustain vibrational motion patterns, and indicate that it can also be applied to facilitate the simulation of crystal nucleation and crystallization of other materials.


identifier: Lea, J. M. (2007). Pathway to safety: making Calgary's pathway network safer for multiple uses (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1502

format:
xiv, 139 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 121-125
Some pages are in colour.
Approval page not signed.


identifier: Blenman, E. H. (1970). Inter-island shipping in the Eastern Caribbean, with particular reference to sailing vessels (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18734

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

subject:
HE 649 B52 1970
Shipping - Caribbean area
Sailing ships

abstract: Bibliogarphy: p. 106-111.


identifier: McCutcheon, J. M. (1986). Preliminary validation studies on the use of a common personnel evaluation form and merit ranking process for officers in the unified, Canadian Armed Forces (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13422

format:
xxii, 450 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: UB 325 C2 M18 1987

subject: Canada. Canadian Armed Forces - Officers - Evaluation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 341-355.


identifier: Visser, L. E. (2004). "She ventures and he wins": designing outside the box (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15755

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 91-96
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Bousquet, J. (2011). An integrated active reflector for phase-sweep cooperative diversity (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3979

contributor:
Magierowski, Sebastian
Messier, Geoffrey G.

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 145-154


identifier: Ben Mahmud, T. (2018). Development of Near-Nanostructured Coatings by High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Spraying (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5259

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

contributor:
Khan, Tahir
Federico, Salvatore
Xue, Deyi
Kwok, Daniel
Maen, Hussain
Michel, Nganbe

subject:
Near-Nanostructure
Coatings
HVOF spraying
Heat treatment
Abrasive wear
Microhardness
Dry sliding wear
Cermet
Materials Science
Metallurgy

abstract:
Oil sands development makes Canada the world’s second largest holder of recoverable oil reserves and an increasingly important part of global energy security. The oil sands environment consists of a mixture of abrasive/erosive wear which affects all components engaged in the extraction and processing of the heavy oil from the up-stream reservoir to downstream slurry processing. The potential to increase the wear resistance of machinery will not only increase the wear life of components, but reduce plant downtime and costs associated with constant maintenance and replacement of parts. Various hard facing technologies have been employed to extend the wear life of surfaces using traditional fusion welding processes, however, thermal spray processes offer unique versatility and the ability to protect surfaces of different morphology and contours. Furthermore, the thickness of the coatings (200-500 m) does not add weight to the components being protected and thereby reduce fuel costs. Therefore, the High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF) spraying process has been used to deposit microstructured and nanostructured coatings based on the X-Co-Cr and X-Co compositions in which X has been a nanosized dispersion such as Cr3C2 or WC. In previous research, the dispersion has been in the100 nm range or less and during thermal spraying, severe decarburization of the tungsten carbide (WC) was observed. This resulted in the nanostructured coating having wear resistance that was inferior to that of the microstructured coatings. In this research a novel coating composition is investigated based on WC-17%NiCr. In this study a near-nanosized WC dispersion makes up the NiCr metal matrix core of the feedstock powder. The particle also contains a Co binder on the outer surface of each powder particle. As a comparison, a microstructured coating based on the WC-15%NiCr composition was also studied.
The experimental results showed that both coatings could be sprayed by the HVOF technique, but the near-nanostructured coatings showed less decarburization of the WC particles with lower % porosity and better coating homogeneity than the microstructured coatings. The differences in quality of the coatings produced had a direct effect on the hardness and wear resistant properties of the two types of coatings. Hardness measurements showed that the Vickers hardness of the near-nanostructured coating was 20% greater than that of the microstructured coating. Various sliding wear tests were used to examine the wear behaviour of the coatings (ASTM-G133 and ASTM G-65) under different loads and sliding distances. The results showed an increase in wear resistance of the near-nanostructured coating by about 30% compared to the conventional coating. The mechanism of wear at the near-nanostructured coating surface was dominated by plastic deformation and removal of WC particles by a debridement process. The conventional coatings showed a wear process dominated by brittle fracture of the coating initiated around WC particles that had fractured and suffered decarburization resulting in W2C formation around particles and intersplat boundaries.


identifier: Krishnan, S. (1996). Adaptive filtering, modeling and classificatin of knee joint vibroarthrographic signals (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22886

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

subject:
QM 131 K75 1996
Knee - Wounds and injuries
Knee - Physiology
Signal processing - Digital techniques
Diagnosis - Data processing
Adaptive filters
Biomedical engineering

abstract: Bibliography: p. 134-144.


identifier: Kim, M. H. (2013). Andante: The Spirit of Prairies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24846

title: Andante: The Spirit of Prairies

subject: Fine Arts

subject: Prairies, Landscape, Impression, Sensation, Painting, Place

abstract: In support of my thesis exhibition Andante: The Spirit of Prairies, I examine my studio practice of painting landscapes in reference to the histories and conventions of landscape paintings as well as my own development of methods and strategies. I explore the experience of vastness and emptiness of Western Canadian prairies as a metaphor for unknown potentiality of life and its possibilities. The panoramic view of the prairies creates a feeling of expansion and continuum resulting in the sense of infinite space. My intention is to invite viewers to become visual explorers and discover many impressions and versions of the prairies in a slow meditative manner by means of contemplation and through imagination.


identifier: Bailey, B. L. (1994). A case study analysis of two low-income housing facilities in Saskatoon: Berryridge and West Ridge Village (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20175

format:
x, 182 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: HD 7287.96 C32 S36 1994

subject: Poor - Housing - Saskatchewan - Saskatoon

subject: Public housing - Saskatchewan - Saskatoon

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-120.


identifier: Hartloper, C. (2013). An experimental investigation of vortex development on pitching low-aspect-ratio plates (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24887

contributor:
Rival, David
Wood, David

subject:
Engineering--Aerospace
Engineering--Mechanical
Particle-tracking velocimetry
Leading-edge vortex
Tip vortex
Vorticity Transport
Bio-inspiration

abstract:
This thesis presents an experimental investigation into unsteady vortex development on
pitching low-aspect-ratio plates. Simultaneous to force measurements, the three-dimensional
Particle Tracking Velocimetry technique is used to characterize the suction-side
ow  eld.
On an aspect-ratio-four rectangular plate, inboard-directed spanwise
ow is induced by the
tip vortex, while the tip-vortex formation process correlates with the angle of attack. As
such, slow and fast pitch-up motions induce low and high levels of inboard-directed
ow.
This inboard-directed
ow alters the leading-edge-vortex (LEV) dynamics, slowing LEV
growth in the near-tip region while causing LEV compression near the symmetry plane. On
lunate and truncate planforms, outboard-directed
ow induced by spanwise leading-edge
curvature, rather than vortex stretching, mitigates the arch-vortex that is observed to form
on the rectangular planform. Additionally, the vortical wake formed by planforms that
have identical spanwise leading-edge curvature, but otherwise di er in geometry, correlates
strongly with a favourable lift-to-drag ratio on these planforms during the force-relaxation
phase.


identifier: MacLauchlan, A. (1985). A design for Mile High Day Lodge (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10786

title: A design for Mile High Day Lodge

format:
[vi], 101 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-101.


identifier: Rash, C. L. (2018). An Examination of the HEXACO Model of Personality in Alcohol Use Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder, and Gambling Disorder (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32903

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
McGrath, Daniel S.
Hodgins, David
Lee, Kibeom

subject: Psychology--Personality

abstract: Research within the field of addictive behaviours has found that personality traits as measured by the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality are predictive of engaging in substance use and gambling at problematic levels. However, the structure of the FFM has been criticized as being incomplete, with recent lexical studies identifying a sixth personality dimension. The aim of the present study was to examine this six-factor (HEXACO) model of personality in relation to disordered engagement in three addictive behaviours: alcohol (AUDs), cannabis (CUDs), and gambling (GDs). Four groups of participants (AUDs, CUDs, GDs, and healthy controls; N = 308) completed the 100-item HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised. Scores on the six subscales (honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience) were compared across groups. Multinomial logistic regression analyses revealed lower levels of honesty-humility among AUDs and GDs and higher levels of openness among CUDs relative to control participants. AUDs and GDs also reported lower levels of honesty-humility when compared to CUDs. Results support the utility of the HEXACO model in the field of addictive behaviours and highlight the potential role of honesty-humility in the development and maintenance of substance use disorders and behavioural addictions.


identifier: Mongredien, C. (2008). GPS L5 softwear reciever develpoment for high-accuracy applications (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2251

contributor:
Lachapelle, Gérard
Cannon, M. Elizabeth

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 177-183
some pages are in colour


identifier: Trudel Lachance, S. (2020). Design and Synthesis of a New Family of Amphiphilic beta-Cyclodextrin  Liquid Crystals. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Ling, Changchun
MacCallum, Justin L.
Derksen, Darren J.

subject: Liquid Crystal, Cyclodextrin, Chemistry.

subject: Engineering--Chemical

abstract: The field of liquid crystals has fascinated scientists since 1888 when a molecule of cholesteryl benzoate exhibited two different melting points. It corresponds to a state of matter between the isotropic liquid and the crystalline solid-state. Since then, the field has grown, and liquid crystal-based materials have become an important component of our lives. Cyclodextrin (CD) are polyhydroxylated macrocycles containing 6-8 units of beta-D-glucopyranose units linked together via a series of alpha-1,4-glycosidic linkages. The formed macrocycles are shaped like a truncated cone that combines two hydrophilic surfaces and a hydrophobic cavity that can be used to form inclusion complexes with different organic molecules. Our group has been developing chemistries to modify the two hydrophilic surfaces of CDs by a variety of chemical methodologies to generate amphiphilic molecules capable of self-assembling into liquid crystalline mesophases. This thesis focuses on the synthesis a new family of amphiphilic CDs for liquid crystal research. These CD-derivatives can be easily obtained via polyesterification at one of the hydrophilic faces with hydrophobic aliphatic chains and installation of functionalized oligoethylene glycols at the other surface via the copper(I)-catalyzed Huigsen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. These novel amphiphilic CD derivatives have been characterized by polarized optical microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry.


identifier: Singh, A. K. (2021). Heteroatom Doped Carbon Electrode Materials for Redox Flow Battery Application (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Roberts, Edward PL
Karan, Kunal
Ponnurangam, Sathish
Welch, Gregory
Agar, Ertan

subject:
Carbon materials
Electrochemistry
Redox Flow Battery
Raman mapping
Doping
Physical Sciences

abstract: The development and investigation of electrode materials for high electrocatalytic activity and surface area for redox reactions in all vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) is studied in this dissertation. Electrochemical energy storage and especially redox flow batteries (RFBs) are favoured choice in many applications because of their flexibility, efficiency, and scalability. One of the challenges faced by the most developed RFB technology, the all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), is the sluggish kinetics of the VO2+/VO2+ and V2+/V3+ redox couple at the typically used carbon electrodes. The objective of this project is to evaluate factors that are affecting the kinetics of the interfacial charge-transfer process, and to investigate the physiochemical treatment processes to functionalise the electrodes with heteroatoms such as nitrogen, to promote better performance. At the first part of this PhD work, the impact of extended charge-discharge cycling on carbon paper electrodes pre-treated using conventional heat treatment approach was investigated. Electrode degradation along with 70% decrease in charge – discharge capacity was observed after 100 charge – discharge cycles of a single cell vanadium redox flow battery operating at a current density of 80 mA cm?2 at room temperature (23?C). Electrochemical investigation reveals an increase in the activation overpotential at both the positive and negative electrodes originating from significant changes in the composition of oxygen functional groups at the electrode surface after degradation.  In order to improve the electrocatalytic activity of carbon paper electrodes, a physiochemical process for nitrogen doping was developed. N-doped carbon paper have been shown to have superior electrocatalytic activity towards several redox reactions such as the [Fe(CN)6]3-/4- redox couple. The effect of pyrolytic pretreatments under different conditions on the performance of carbon paper were also studied to elucidate their electrocatalytic activity from a material physics perspective, using Raman spectroscopy. Although heating of carbon paper in air at around 500°C (a widely used method for activating carbon paper electrodes) increases the surface area by about 16-times compared to untreated and nitrogen-doped carbon paper, the latter exhibits superior electrocatalytic property for VO2+/VO2+, [Fe(CN)6]3-/4-, and the oxygen reduction reaction. The use of graphene material was explored with an aim of increasing the active surface area and electrocatalytic activity of the modified carbon paper electrodes. A novel scalable and high yield method for the graphene production using an electrochemical exfoliation pathway was developed. The electrochemical method involves two steps: (1) intercalation of aqueous ionic OH? species into the graphite at a constant current density of 30 mA cm?2, followed by (2) oxidation of these ionic species in (NH4)2SO4 (0.1M), and under a relatively high anodic voltage (10 V). The resultant graphene flakes were found to have high electrical conductivity of 44230 S m?1 compared to graphene produced using conventional hummers method, with a high graphene yield of about 93%, along with and a low oxidation level with a C:O ratio of about 15 (determined by XPS). The graphene modified carbon paper prepared by dip coating carbon paper electrodes in a graphene – water suspension, were evaluated for application in an all-vanadium redox flow battery and was found to improve the voltage efficiency by around 10% at a current density of 80 mA cm?2.


identifier: Barrett, F. (2023). Predicting optimal motion management strategy in radiotherapy treatment of right-sided breast cancer (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Predicting Optimal Motion Management Strategy in Radiotherapy Treatment of Right-sided Breast Cancer

contributor:
McGeachy, Philip
Brown, Jo-Anne
Quirk, Sarah
Lee, Sangjune
Medeiros de Souza, Roberto
Morrison, Hali

subject: Chemistry--Radiation Physics

abstract: Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) is a motion management technique that can be used to reduce dose to healthy tissue for right-sided breast cancer radiotherapy. With DIBH being a resource-intensive technique, it is typically reserved for patients that are initially scanned under free breathing (FB) conditions but cannot meet healthy tissue dose constraints during treatment planning. This workflow requires patients to return for a new DIBH scan, leading to inefficiencies and possible delays in treatment. This thesis focuses on developing a machine learning (ML) model to predict the optimal motion management technique during the computed tomography (CT) simulation appointment, from the patient anatomy in the FB CT-sim scan. Several models combining different supervised ML algorithms and anatomic measurements were assessed in terms of accuracy predicting the optimal motion management technique. Additionally, the timing and reliability of the anatomical measurements used in the models were examined via a blind study to determine the clinical feasibility of each model. It was found that a logistic regression ML model using two anatomical measurements yielded the most favourable balance of accuracy, timing, and reliability to predict the optimal motion management technique.


identifier: Petrie, R. J. (2002). Involvement of lipid rafts in the membrane dynamics of CD20 and the B cell antigen receptor (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16973

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 P48

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-140.