identifier: Chae, J. (2006). Development and analysis of the precision micro milling system (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/696

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-122

abstract: The miniaturization of machine components plays a very important role in the future technological development of a broad spectrum of product owing to various advantages low material cost, portability, implant, lower power consumption and higher heat transfer since their surface-to-volume ratio is very high. In particular, one of the manufacturing processes for small parts is micro-mechanical machining. Similar to macro machining processes, the micro machining process can create three dimensional parts on a micro scale with various engineering materials (i.e. metallic alloys, ceramics, plastics) using miniature tools. The micro machining processes have several unique elements such as small size tools, high spindle speed, and miniaturized machine tools. This thesis focuses on several aspects of micro machining operations in order to improve the performance of micro machining process. The survey of the current efforts in micro-mechanical machining investigated various aspects such as current research directions, limitations, similarities and differences between macro and micro in order to understand the fundamental knowledge of micro mechanical machining. The prediction of the joint dynamics is vital to evaluate the micro machine tool performances through its dynamics because the joint plays significant roles in the micro system's behavior because the size of joint is relatively close to the assembled system. The fastener joint dynamics are identified with the classic receptance coupling technique. The proposed method is enhanced by identifing the joint dynamics between substructures through experimental and finit lement analyse . This novel identification method increase the accuracy of the dynamic prediction of machine tool, by minimizing numerical errors and the problems associated with convergence. Various experimntal dynamics and micro cutting tests are performed to verify the proposed methods. The fragility of micro tools would require the operation to be monitored to avoid excessive forces and vibrations that will significantly affect the overall paii and tool quality. In addition, the high rotational speeds represent high bandwidth requirements to measure micro cutting forces. In this thesis, a miniaturized milling system, and the accurate high bandwidth measurement of micro cutting forces using a 3-axis miniature force sen or and accelerometers are also developed in order to monitor the micro cutting forces accurately. The developed miniaturized milling system can fabricate micro parts with various engineering materials and micro tools within an 8 ?m resolution movement and an 80,000 rpm spindle speed. Since the inherent dynamics of the workpiece and overall machine tool affects the frequency bandwidth of sensors, the expanded Kalman filter is employed to compensate for unwanted dynamics by fusing the force sensor and accelerometer signals to increase the frequency bandwidth of the micro cutting forces measurement system.


identifier: Melling, M. J. (1979). Effects of drama education on creative thinking (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14574

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xi, 115 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:
PN 3171 M44 1979 Microfiche
Drama in education
Creative thinking (Education)
Problem solving

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-115.


identifier: Schaefer, M. J. (2007). Investigation of aortic pressure transients through phase averaging (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1115

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 84-89


identifier: Musson, M. (2011). Another look at the Gaudry, Hess and Smart attack on the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4482

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 223-236


identifier: Ladisa, C. (2022). Seasonally related metabolic profile and regulation during growth and reproduction in goldfish (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Seasonally Related Metabolic Profile and Regulation during Growth and Reproduction in Goldfish

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Habibi, Hamid
Lewis, Ian
Ro, Dae-Kyun

subject:
Metabolomics
Growth and reproduction
Metabolism
Energy allocation
Fish physiology
Goldfish
Animal Physiology
Bioinformatics
Biology--Molecular

abstract: Many fish species are seasonal breeders and undergo an annual cycle of predominant growth and reproductive phases. Seasonal variations are controlled by hormones of the brain-pituitary-peripheral axis and involve changes in gonadal development, growth, and metabolism. Previous studies have demonstrated that the hypothalamic neurohormones gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) are among the key regulatory factors involved in the multifactorial control of growth and reproduction in vertebrates. In oviparous species such as fish, significant metabolic energy is needed during reproduction in both female and male to produce hundreds of eggs and millions of sperm. The main goal of my dissertation was to investigate metabolic changes and patterns of energy allocation during growth and reproduction in the goldfish (Carassius auratus). Moreover, I tested the hypothesis that GnRH and GnIH are involved in the regulation of metabolism by investigating the seasonally-related effects of these peptides. An in vivo metabolomics approach was used to investigate the metabolic profile and regulation in male and female goldfish at different stages of the reproductive cycle. Two Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) based approaches - metabolic profiling and isotope tracing - provided evidence for distinct patterns of energy allocation during reproduction and growth in goldfish. The findings demonstrate significant differences in the hepatic metabolic profile of three distinct reproductive stages in male and female fish involving carbohydrate, protein, lipid and nucleotide metabolism. Furthermore, the results presented in this study prove that GnRH and GnIH can modulate hepatic metabolism in a sexually-dimorphic and seasonally dependent manner. Tracer-based metabolomics using [U-13C]glucose demonstrate that the activity of pathways of the central carbon metabolism in the liver, gonads and muscle of male and female goldfish are different between growth and reproductive stages. Finally, the findings reveal sex specific differences and similarities in the regulation of metabolism during the annual cycle. Together, the results presented in this dissertation provide novel information and a framework to better understand the hormonally induced metabolic changes that accompany growth and reproduction in fish and other species undergoing seasonal cycles.


identifier: Perry, A. (2017). The Effects of Oxidative Stress on Neuronal Membrane Permeability and Redox Sensitive Transport Mechanisms (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28110

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Wildering, Willem
Syme, Douglas
Prenner, Elmar
Antle, Michael

subject: Education--Sciences

subject: Animal Physiology

subject: Biology--Cell

subject: Neuroscience

subject: Physiology

subject: Zoology

subject: Oxidative stress

subject: aging

subject: Lymnaea stagnalis

subject: Neuron

subject: Cell culture

subject: ABC transporter

subject: Multi-drug resistance-associated protein

subject: ROS

subject: Plasma membrane

subject: Endocytosis

subject: Lysosomes

subject: Propidium iodide

subject: Carboxyfluorescein

subject: Probenecid

subject: Fluorescein diacetate

abstract: Lipid peroxidation is a symptom of aging that is suspected to cause undesirable alterations to membrane properties. These alterations are postulated to induce membranes defects, which negatively affect aspects of cells and hinders their functionality. Neuronal plasma membranes contain constituents that are particularly susceptible to oxidative species; therefore, they are prime targets for lipid peroxidation. Neurons from Lymnaea stagnalis were used in combination with various fluorescent probes to assess membrane hydrophobic barrier function to exclude the entry of ionic molecules through unassisted means. However, instead of exclusively probing passive permeability, it was discovered that various forms of active membrane transport processes in neuronal membranes may also be regulated by redox reactions. Contrary to suggestions from modeling studies, lipid peroxidation appeared to only slightly alter passive membrane permeability, suggesting that biological membranes may contain certain constituents and/or mechanisms that prevents lipid peroxidation from being as detrimental as observed under artificial conditions.


identifier: Nguyen, T. M. (2005). Army of the Republic of Vietnam, 1954-1963: at war and in politics (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/110

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 156-167


identifier: Anschutz, L. M. (1979). A study of protease secretion in the thermophilic fungus Malbranchea Pulchella var. Sulfurea (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22462

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

subject:
QK 896 A56 1979 Microfiche
Protease
Fungi, thermophilic

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-120.


identifier: Schwartz, A. M. (1971). Patterns of influence in the collective bargaining system of the Alberta Teachers' Association (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13764

format:
xvi, 193 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
L 13 S38 1971 Microfilm
Alberta Teachers' Association
Collective bargaining - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-101.


identifier: Nguyen, T. T. (1994). Effect of temperature on ATP hydrolysis by fast and slow myosin from rat cardiac muscle (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12061

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

subject:
QP 114 D5 N48 1994
Diastole (Cardiac cycle)
Adenosine triphosphate
Myocardium
Rats - Physiology
Myosin

abstract: Bibliography: p. 180-218.


identifier: Dawson, R. V. (1968). Design and development of a shake table for use in structural research (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14570

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject:
TA 654.6 D37 1968 Microfilm
Earthquakes and building
Structural dynamics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 106-108.


identifier: Akindele, T. (1990). AN FTIR study of the dimerization and polymerization of ethene on palladium-loaded Y zeolites (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18341

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

subject:
QD 96 I5 A44 1990
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 147-148.


identifier: Jackson, N. (1972). Staff perceptions of rehabilitation in the Drumheller Institution (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18332

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

subject: HV 7428 J32 1972

subject: Social work with delinquents and criminals - Alberta

subject: Prisoners - Alberta

subject: Rehabilitation of criminals - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 112-115.


identifier: Ellum, C. M. (2009). New strategies for combining gnss and photogrammetric data (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3063

format:
xvii, 205 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 191-198


identifier: Briscoe, M. (2016). Dosimetric Consequences of Rotational Patient Setup Errors in Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25738

contributor:
Ploquin, Nicolas
Voroney, Jon-Paul
Schinkel, Colleen
Spencer, David
Lim, Gerald

subject:
Oncology
Radiology
Physics--Radiation
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Brain Metastases
Rotational Setup Error
Dosimetric Consequences
Rotation Threshold

abstract:
The level of rotational patient setup error needed to impact stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatments is not well defined. The purpose of this study was to explore potential rotational setup error thresholds for SRS treatments of brain metastases. The groups analyzed in this study consisted of either single isocentric targets or multiple nonisocentric targets. Rotations between  0.5° and  7° were simulated, and the percent of the target volume that received the prescription dose (Vp) was compared between the original plans and rotation simulations to determine what
degree of rotations would cause notable Vp loss. The results suggest that a  rotational patient setup error threshold of  2° around all axes for treatments of single isocentric targets is conservative. For treatments of multiple nonisocentric targets, especially those that are far from the treatment isocenter, the rotational setup error threshold may need to be as low as or lower than  0.5°.


identifier: Chan, A. C. Y. (2017). Evaluation of in vitro contact lens friction: Effects of recombinant human proteoglycan 4 and test counterface (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5357

title: Evaluation of in vitro contact lens friction: Effects of recombinant human proteogrlycan 4 and test counterface

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

contributor:
Schmidt, Tannin
Rinker, Kristina
Egberts, Philip

subject:
Ocular friction
Contact lenses
Biotribology
Biomaterials
Biomedical devices
Proteoglycan 4
Engineering--Biomedical

abstract: In vitro contact lenses friction significantly correlates with contact lens discomfort. In this thesis, in vitro friction testing was conducted to evaluate the effects of recombinant human PRG4 (rhPRG4) as an ocular surface boundary lubricant and to evaluate both biological and synthetic test counterfaces. The objectives were to (1) assess the potential effect of different lens types and incubation times on the friction of rhPRG4-incubated contact lenses and (2) evaluate mucin- soaked PDMS as a synthetic test counterface for in vitro friction testing of contact lenses. Results of this thesis work demonstrated that a) rhPRG4 may be useful as a friction reducing lubricant on some, but not all, silicone hydrogel contact lenses; and b) as a synthetic counterface, PDMSmucin can exhibit similar friction coefficients compared to biological counterfaces on certain silicone hydrogel lenses. Overall, results led to an improved understanding of PRG4 and in vitro contact lens friction.


identifier: MacGougan, G. D. (2009). Real time kinematic surveying using tightly coupled GPS and ultra wideband ranging (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2797

contributor:
O'Keefe, Kyle
Klukas, Richard

format:
xix, 201 leaves :  ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 194-201
Some pages are in colour


identifier: Finley, C. G. (1998). Pipeline project cumulative effects assessments (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21290

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 162-168


identifier: Barge, J. V. (1987). British immigration to Canada 1945-1984: an exploration of the perceived environment (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12842

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

subject:
JV 7225 B37 1987
Immigrants - Canada - Attitudes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-115.

abstract: This thesis involves a study in historical geography of British immigration to Canada between 1945 and 1984. The major focus of the study is on a critical examination of Canadian and British attitudes towards this particular movement of people including an appraisal of the perceived environment upon which the decision to migrate is so very often made. The study also includes a survey of individual British immigrants in order to understand more fully the role played by images or perceptions in the choice of new location that these people have made.


identifier: Ahmadi Fatlaki, A. (2018). New Approaches for Secure Distance- Bounding (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31947

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Safavi-Naini, Reihaneh S.
Fong, Philip W. L.
Jacobson, Michael J.
O'Keefe, Kyle P. G.
Valaee, Shahrokh

subject:
Information Security
Authentication
Distance-Bounding
Public-Key Authentication
Anonymous Authentication
Timeliness
Synchronicity
Identification
Computer Science

abstract:
In this thesis we design and implement three aspects of secure distance-bounding (DB) schemes as a type of authentication scheme that considers distance as an extra verification parameter. By adding this new parameter to authentication schemes, we can prevent certain attacks that are related to distance, such as relay attack. In fact, the attacking scenarios can be much more complex than the simple relay attack, in addition to the classic authentication scheme attacks. In this thesis we consider the most advanced distance-bounding attack scenarios in a variety of authentication models.
We consider three authentication models in order to add the distance as an extra authentication factor: public-key and anonymous DB are the main fields of this thesis that consider strong adversary with access to directional antenna, and we consider One-Shot DB as a one-message authentication scheme. Each of these fields make a chapter of this thesis. Public-Key Distance-Bounding. In a public-key DB scheme, a prover who owns a key pair and is located within a distance bound to a verifier, who has access to the public-key of the prover, tries to convince the verifier that it is authentic and located within the distance bound. We provide a formal model and two protocols with security proofs. Anonymous Distance-Bounding. In an anonymous DB scheme, a prover who owns a registration certificate and is located within a distance bound to a verifier, who only has access to the public parameters of the system, tries to convince the verifier that it is authentic and located within the distance bound without revealing its identity. We provide a formal model and two secure protocols. One-Shot Distance-Bounding. In an one-shot DB scheme, a prover who owns a secret key and is located within a distance bound to a verifier, who has access to the corresponding key of the prover, tries to convince the verifier that it is authentic and located within the distance bound without receiving any message from the verifier. We provide a formal model and a secure protocol.


identifier: Pfeiffer, S. (2003). Requirements engineering for dynamic markets (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21025

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 132-139


identifier: Striepe, L. J. (2018). Development of macromolecular phosphorus-containing viologens (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32865

contributor:
Baumgartner, Thomas
Sutherland, Todd C.
Derksen, Darren J.
Roesler, Roland
Turner, Raymond Joseph

subject:
phosphorus
viologen
electrochromism
redox
functional material
phosphaviologen
phosphoryl-bridge viologen
Education--Sciences
Chemistry--Organic
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
Materials Science

abstract:
This thesis highlights the development and strategy towards larger, macromolecule-based phosphoryl-bridged viologens, or “phosphaviologens”, as an electrode material for application in organic electronics. The general setup of a battery consists of an anode and cathode, separated by an electrolyte. Cathodic materials, or electron-donating p-type materials, have been well established in organic batteries. Their anodic counter-parts, or electron-accepting n-type materials have not seen as much success and require further investigation. The phosphaviologen, developed by the Baumgartner group, has seen significant progress as an n-type material and is investigated in larger systems throughout this thesis.
The first research chapter discusses two new “star-shaped” phosphoryl-bridged viologens and their appreciable electron-accepting ability. The three- and four-pendant compounds were fully characterized, and their benefits and drawbacks are examined. The second research chapter discusses the synthetic strategy and attempts of incorporating the phosphaviologen within a larger polymeric material, that is cellulose nanocrystals, and highlights the difficulties associated. Later discussed is an interesting aggregate that is produced between the anionic cellulose nanocrystals and the cationic phosphaviologen molecules. Expanding on the previous chapter, the final research chapter highlights the efforts of developing highly charged phosphaviologen-containing polymers. Initially, various functionalized precursor polymer backbones were utilized with the phosphaviologen. An alternative route was explored with a bottom-up approach, investigating the polymerization of a polymerization-ready phosphaviologen monomer. This chapter closes with a promising outlook with reference to this topic.
Lastly, this thesis concludes with the future direction of phosphaviologen aggregates, and the continuation of the development of a polymer-containing phosphaviologen. The overall goal of this thesis was motivated toward developing novel anodic materials for battery applications.


identifier: Tuladhar, R. (1995). Seismic studies of conventional and multi-span cable-stayed bridges (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15832

format:
xxvii, 290 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: TG 405 T85 1995

subject: Bridges, Cable-stayed - Design and construction

subject: Bridges - Earthquake effects

subject: Seismology - Research

subject: Structural engineering

abstract: Bibliography: p. 282-288.


identifier: Trew, M. S. (1979). The wall obstruction of an SFP complex over a finite group of square free order (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20505

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

subject:
QA 611 T72 1979 Fiche
CW complexes
Algebraic topology
Homotopy theory

abstract: Bibliography: p. 85.


identifier: Wedel, L. (2010). The indexical and subjective construction of appearance: a written accompaniment to the thesis exhibition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3554

publisher:
Fine Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
lxxxviii, 43 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 42-43
77 plates and in colour.


identifier: Copeland, R. A. (1980). A descriptive study of post-partum nursing referrals of mother-baby dyads (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22742

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

subject:
RJ 103 C34 C66 1980
Community health services for children
Medical referral
Mother and child

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-99.


identifier: Hamilton-Henry, A. A. (2017). You Think, I Think, But What Do We Think? Perceptions of Child Maltreatment among Afro-Caribbean Parents and Child Welfare Workers in Alberta (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28733

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Gabor, Peter
Este, David
Tutty, Leslie

subject:
Social Work
Ethnic and Racial Studies
Afro-Caribbean
child maltreatment
child welfare
co-orientation theory
class
critical race theory
Gender
perception
race

abstract:
There is limited global research into what one group perceives another group is thinking about child maltreatment; whether there is congruence or incongruence in these perceptions and whether this impacts the child maltreatment decision-making process.  The primary objective of this study was to understand the meaning of child maltreatment for Afro-Caribbean parents and child welfare workers as well as the experiences that have informed these views.  In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight parents and six child welfare workers in Calgary.  Findings were interpreted and discussed using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach.  The dual lens of co-orientation theory and critical race theory provided the theoretical foundation for this research.
Findings indicate that both parents and child welfare workers rely on multiple factors to inform their understanding of child maltreatment.  Both identify the importance of the law as well as socio-cultural norms as gateways through which they define child maltreatment.  However, the process of operationalisation of these and other factors is different for each participant and represents the areas of incongruence between parents and child welfare workers.  To frame the meaning of child maltreatment, parents rely on their recollection and understanding of how they were raised.  They also visualise an expected outcome for their children, framed within the context of their perception of what is required to achieve that desired outcome within the existing environment.  The perception that parents have emigrated from countries with little or no laws related to child maltreatment was noted by some child welfare workers.  Yet, as immigrants, many of these same parents feel they continue to operate with limited information or guidelines related to appropriate parenting.
These findings demonstrate the need for improved educational supports for members of this population on child maltreatment within Canada and additional research on the experiences of ethnic minorities within the child welfare system.  It also reinforces the need for focus on anti-black racism training for child welfare workers and highlights the need to address inconsistencies in child maltreatment legislation and guidelines.


identifier: Li, R. (2017). Investigation of the Interactions between Nanoparticles and Serum Proteins (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Cramb, David
Anikovskiy, Max
Noskov, Sergei
Potter, Michael
Algar, W. Russ

subject:
nanoparticle
protein corona
nanoparticle-protein hybrid species
fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
quantum dot
Education--Sciences
Chemistry--Physical

abstract:
Nanoparticles (NPs) are promising tools in biomedical applications due to their small size and unique properties. Once a NP enters the biological milieu, it encounters a variety of biomolecules, such as proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. The “decoration” of the NP surface with proteins is described as the formation of a “protein corona”, which is known to alter the original identity, biofunctionality, and nanotoxicity of the NPs. The interactions between NPs and proteins have been extensively studied for decades, but the mechanism is still not fully understood due to the complexity and dynamics of the formation of the NP-protein complexes, thereby greatly hindering the NP practical clinical applications.
In the studies described in this thesis, we examined the interactions between quantum dots (QDs) and serum proteins with the use of two-photon excitation fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (TPE-FCCS). We aim to explore the QD-protein interactions both thermodynamically and kinetically, so as to gain an insight into the formation mechanism of the QD-protein complexes. Our results suggest a limited number of binding spots on QD surface available for serum protein adsorption. In addition, two different types of binding spots with different binding priorities were discovered. The nature (i.e., hydrophobicity and specific/non-specific binding sites) of the two binding spots is likely to be different such that various proteins (i.e., serum albumins and globulins) may interact with the two binding spots due to different predominant driving forces (i.e., electrostatic interactions and hydrophobic effects). The effect of the preceding protein adsorption on the subsequent QD-protein interactions was also found to be dependent on the types of the pre-occupied binding spots as well as the types of the pre-coating proteins. Furthermore, our results indicate an irreversible formation of a hybrid QD-protein species, which is not only interesting but also significant as it challenges the common perception of the formation of a protein corona monolayer around the NP surface. We believe our studies greatly help broaden the understanding of the NP-protein interactions, especially for NPs with a small size (diameter ≤ 10 nm) and/or a non-uniform surface with limited binding spots available for protein adsorption.


identifier: Zeller, J. (2009). Redefining the naval seascape: the emergence of the torpedo boat (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3182

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 105-109


identifier: Okatch, B. O. (1978). A Model for a secondary school science teacher methods program for Uganda (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21632

subject:
Q 183.4 U4 O42 1978 Microfiche
Science - Uganda - Teacher training
Teachers, Training of - Uganda

abstract: Bibliography: p. 103-109.


identifier: Kates, B. (2020). Incandescent Edges of the Future: Performance Creation with Virtual, Augmented and Carbon Realities (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Barton, Bruce
Jacob, Christian P.
Martini, Clem
Leblanc, Jean Rene

format: application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf video/quicktime application/pdf

subject:
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Carbon Reality
Theatre Design
Scenography
Digital Dramaturgy
Digital Arts
Practice as Research
Devised Creation
Collective Creation
Performance
Theatre
Design and Decorative Arts
Mass Communications
Theater
Education--Technology
Computer Science

abstract: The emerging technologies of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality provide the potential to change the traditional forms of theatre in unprecedented ways – fundamentally changing methods of designing, making, and performing theatrical storytelling. These emerging technologies offer new modes of audience interactivity and engagement. In the face of a changing world, these digital portals provide means of profound human connection and ways to transcend time, digital space and physical place. These are ways to overcome limitations on our physical movement due to the current pandemic and the restrictions that (can and should) come from the effects of climate change. Through these technologies we expand the practice of collaboration and the nature of human connection. Uninhibited by real-world physics we are liberated from the historical boundaries of storytelling and world building, better able to explore different world-views and expand notions of creation, performance and spectatorship. This thesis is an examination of audience experience, creative collaboration, devised and collective creation in the spaces where it intersects with technology and design. It examines how that space can be kept fluid and creative, and how the combined elements can impact each other. My desire for this fluidity drives my curiosity around what we theatre-makers need to know about VR and AR that will allow for creative collisions. How can we create the conditions necessary for this alchemy, growth and symbiosis to occur? I argue that there are new methods to be found when approaching these emerging tools; that there are practical, tangible ways to begin to adapt our practices to allow for their integration, and that we are at the inception of a new form of performance—another phase of the “theatre that survived the theatre” (Kiesler).


identifier: Schaan, R. J. (1999). Quantification of interstitial lipid in vivo using a magnetic resonance image-segmenation technique (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13513

publisher:
Kinesiology
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
xi, 115 leaves : ill.
application/pdf

subject:
Body composition - Measurement
Lipids - Measurement
Adipose tissues - Measurement
Magnetic resonance imaging
Densitometry

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 81-90.
UARC


identifier: Al-Gurrani, H. (2016). Non-parametric Spatial-Domain Algorithm for Analysis and Mapping of Urban Scenes Using 3D Point Clouds (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27122

contributor:
Habib, Ayman
El-Sheimy, Naser

subject:
Architecture
Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Remote Sensing
Artificial Intelligence
Energy
Engineering--Civil
Engineering--Environmental
Robotics
LiDAR
Object Recognition
Urban Design

abstract:
The world population is expected to grow to nine billion by 2050. With half of the current seven billion people living in urban areas, urbanization most certainly will continue in the future. Such a steep urbanization growth curve requires and justifies the growing interest not only in urban sustainability but also in sustainable development in general, which explains the growing interest as well in spatial information as it can provide sound support for decision-making. Geomatics engineering, which is the core of spatial information collection and processing, provides a multitude of tools for spatial information end-users, such as planners.
The research of this dissertation developed a new geomatics-based tool for the urban data collection process, which is the first and most time-consuming step in any urban planning project. Using 3D point clouds obtained using state-of-the-art surveying equipment, which consisted of stationary lasers scanners, a mobile mapping platform, and a UAV, an automatic comprehensive classification algorithm was developed for urban scenes. This algorithm identifies and provides essential information about basic features that can be used in analyzing and understanding a surveyed urban scene, including 1) building locations, dimensions, and other design details; 2) road inventory (e.g., traffic signs, overhanging traffic signals, poles, and powerlines); 3) greenery details (e.g., individual trees, separated canopies, and bushes); and 4) identification of parked cars.
The algorithm developed in this dissertation is comprised of four modules to process the input data. In Module 1 conducts ground detection and removal. Then, points clustering and characterization using principal components analysis is accomplished in Module 2. The data are further classified in Module 3 into four main categories: buildings, cars, road inventory, and greenery. Fine classification and analysis of the candidate classes and information extraction is conducted in Module 4, which consists of several subroutines for each process.
The new algorithm was evaluated using four different datasets from different types of sensors and different urban sites. The experimental results revealed that the algorithm successfully classified the input datasets into the targeted classes and provided accurate information about the recognized objects.


identifier: Henry, D. (2016). Molecular Genetic Characterization of Pumilio Genes in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26988

contributor:
Chua, Gordon
Muench, Doug
Zimmerly, Steven
Grewal, Savraj
Labbe, Simon

subject: Microbiology Biology--Molecular Pumilio

abstract: The regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes is a complex process that is controlled at many levels. Posttranscriptional regulation is performed by RNA-binding proteins that can effect the processing, localization and decay rates of mRNAs. One such family of RNA-binding proteins is Pumilio and FBF (Puf), which are conserved across eukaryotes. In this work, we have started to functionally characterize the nine puf+ genes found in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe through the use of fluorescence localization studies, transcriptomics, RNA immunoprecipitation microarrays (RIP-chip) and molecular genetic techniques. Deletion strains of the classical puf+ genes were created and observed to have no phenotype, while strains overexpressing these genes did. This characterization also led to the finding that the puf+ genes of S. pombe are intracellularly localized in three distinct patterns of nucleolar, cytoplasmic and granular. The localizations were observed under heat shock conditions and only the cytoplasmic Pufs relocalized to foci in the cell that appeared to correspond to a stress granule marker. It was also observed that the Puf gene pfr1+ is involved in regulating flocculation, adhesion and invasive growth as the deletion strain cannot be induced to flocculate or invasively grow, while overexpression causes constitutive flocculation. Putative mRNA targets of Pfr1 regulation include pvg1+ and SPBPB7E8.01, which were identified by expression microarrays and RIP-chip analysis. These putative target genes were found to be repressors of flocculation, while the posttranscriptional regulation genes ccr4+ and ste13+were shown to be required for flocculation. The analysis of puf2 and puf4 using expression microarrays and RIP-chip to identify putative mRNA targets of these puf+ genes was also performed. This analysis indicated that puf2+ may be involved in regulating hexose import while puf4+ could be involved in the regulation of iron homeostasis. The results of this study have substantially contributed to our understanding of Puf function and posttranscriptional regulation in S. pombe.


identifier: Masterson, A. (2002). The Brill gravitational wave intial value problem (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16643

format:
v, 62 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: AC1 .T484 2002 M379

abstract: Bibliography: p. 61-62


identifier: Johnson, P. R. (1979). Group sexuality couselling for developmentally handicapped adults (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14668

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xii, [65], 174 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HQ 30.5 J63 1979 Microfiche
Developmentally disabled
Handicapped - Sexual behavior
Sex instruction for the handicapped
Group counseling

abstract: Bibliography: p. 167-174.


identifier: Rafiq, A. (2015). Integrated Interpretation of Microseismic with Surface Seismic Data in a Tight Gas Reservoir, Central Alberta, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26569

subject: Geophysics Integrated Interpretation Microseismic Facies Reservoir Geomechanics Geophysics Geology Integration

abstract: Integrated interpretation of microseismicity with surface seismic data can provide valuable information about reservoir characteristics, mechanical stratigraphy, induced and pre-existing fracture systems. Although there are numerous integrated studies that focus on unconventional plays, relatively little attention has been given to tight gas environments. Typical interpretation of microseismic data focuses on the spatial and temporal distribution of microseismic events to estimate stimulated reservoir volume and, in some cases, to infer the character and geometry of discrete fracture networks. This thesis describes a methodology for integrated interpretation of 3D seismic data with microseismicity recorded during the open hole stimulation of two horizontal treatment wells of a tight-sand unit deposited in the Hoadley field, a Cretaceous marine barrier-bar complex in Western Canada.  I introduce a novel approach, Microseismic Facies Analysis (MFA), to extract additional information from microseismic clusters. The interpreted microseismic facies are then correlated with surface seismic attributes in order to delineate reservoir partitions that are interpreted to reflect lithofacies variations associated with depositional trends.

abstract: 6 months


identifier: Holloway, G. L. (1998). The ecology of prairie-dwelling bats in southeastern Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11204

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x, 100 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
QL737 .C595 H66 1998
Bats - Alberta
Bats--Habitat.

abstract: Bibliography: p. 90-100.


identifier: Herb, E. D. (1972). Effi Briest-Buddenbrooks: Motive, Gestalten, Strukturen (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20108

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118 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: PT 1863 Z7 H46 1972

subject: Fontane, Theodor, 1819-1898. Effi Briest

subject: Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. Buddenbrooks

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-118.

abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit vergleicht den Roman Effi Briest von Theodor Fontane mit dem Roman Buddenbrooks von Thomas Mann. Motiviert wird eine solche vergleichende Gegenliberstellung durch die vielen WUrdigungen, die Thomas Mann dem Menschen und dem Schriftsteller Fontane und seinem Alterswerk entgegenbrachte, vor allem dem Roman Effi Briest. In beiden Romanen ist eine literarische Spatzeit vertreten, und man kann nur noch bedingt von"Realismus" sprechen. In der skept ischen Haltung der Erzahler und ihrer Welterfahrung, da~ es keine absoluten Werte mehr gibt, vor allem aber in der ironischen Aussageform weisen sie in das literarische zwanzigste Jahrhundert. Die in beiden Romanen dargestellte gesellschaftliche Wirklichkeit ist die des ausgehenden neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, in der die blirgerlichen Werte noch bestehen und aufrecht erhalten werden, sich aber bereits Auflosung und Zusammenbruch anklindigen. Im weiten Sinne wird die Endphase der klassischen Zeit mit festen soziologischen Strukturen und politischen Formen dargestellt. Somit gehoren beide Romane verschiedenen Romantypen an: dem Zeitroman, dem p olitischen Roman und dem Familien- bzw. Eheroman. Eine Gegenlibers tellung der handelnden oder leidenden Protagonisten und ihrer Schicksale zeigt ihre analogen Verhaltensweisen im Konflikt, der sich bei dem Zusammenprall zweier Welten einstellt. Die eine Seite bringt den bestehenden gesetzten Ordnungen noch Verbindli c hkeit entgege n, die andere Se ite wac h st aus diesen Ordnungen heraus, indem sich neue menschliche Krafte auftun. Der Untergang der Protago - nisten erfolgt auf ihre Unfahigkeit, diesen Konflikt zu losen und wird poetisch dargestellt in verschiedenen Motiven, die eng mit dem Tod verknlipft sind wie Klinstlertum, Krankheit, Maskendasein und Einsamkeit . Eine Unte rsuc hung der Struktur der Romane zeigt, da~ die verwendeten erzahltechnischen Darstellungsmittel formal das wiedergeben und verdeutlichen, was inhaltlich und themat is ch dargestellt wurde: die ambivalente Weltsicht, die vorurteilslose und skeptische Haltung den menschlichen Erscheinungsformen gegenliber und die Scheu, sich auf eine Aussage festzulegen.


identifier: Naspini, O. F. (1987). Mothers and child sexual abuse (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20296

title: Mothers and child sexual abuse

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x, 237 leaves : 30 cm.
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subject:
HQ 71 N38 1987
Incest
Child molesting
Mothers and daughters

abstract: Bibliography: p. 200-209.

abstract: This research is divided into two main parts: a conceptual analysis of the literature on the mother in the drama of child sexual abuse within the family; and an extended description of the personal accounts of 20 mothers, how they perceived and coped with the revelation that their husband had been sexually abusing their child. The mental health and self-concept of these 20 mothers has been compared with that in a community control sample of 44 women of similar age. The analysis of the literature has pointed to the basis of earlier studies, which alleged that mothers colluded and assisted fathers in the abuse, and that daughters either initiated sexual advances or at least were gratified by the sexual relationship. Since 1978, a number of studies have taken a new direction, arguing that fathers are aggressors, exercising power over wives and daughters in traditional, sexist ways. Wives, in this new analysis, rarely knew about the abuse, and do their best to protect daughters when the abuse is revealed. The 20 mothers were drawn from agencies practicing humanistic models of therapy. Subject to the selection biases which may be inherent in the case material, the persona I accounts of the 20 mothers strongly supported the more recent studies. The findings of the survey of mothers, although exploratory, confirm that intrafamilial child sexual abuse does greatly affect the mothers. They undergo profound emotional, cognitive and physical trauma. The majority of these mothers were also unaware of the father/daughter sexually abusive relationship. A few mothers were aware of "something being wrong" in their families, but had not been able to identify what the "something" was. The self-concept and general mental health measures used consisted of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, and the Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire. In comparing the mothers and the controls in the two areas interesting results were revealed. The mothers' scores indicated much poorer mental health than the controls; but in comparing the selfesteem scores, both groups had similar levels of self appraisal. The time spent in therapy appeared to have enabled the mothers to develop normal levels of self-esteem, even though they had experienced devastated mental health, as well as suicidal feelings and behaviour, in the immediate past. The mothers, in the families where abuse occurred, married at an earlier age than the controls. The mothers had experienced child sexual abuse more often than the controls; and slightly more mothers had experienced parental separations than the controls. interacted with the revelation of a child's These factors may have sexual abuse in putting additional strains on the mental health of the mothers. As a result of these findings, a number of recommendations for treatment and further research are made.


identifier: Zheng, Y. (1995). Seismic polarization filtering: noise reduction and off-line imaging (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15321

format:
xi, 98 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
TN 269.8 Z54 1995a
Additional Copy: TN 269.8 Z54 1995
Seismic prospecting
Seismic waves - Mathematical models
Polarization (Sound)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-98.


identifier: Chan, E. K. (2006). Efficacy of cognitive-behavioral, pharmacological, and combined treatments of depression: a meta-analysis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/365

format:
vii, 135 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 109-135


identifier: Teasdale, S. L. (2002). Gender differences in adolescent students' computer experiences, attitudes, and future career plans (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12596

format:
viii, 121 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
AC1 .T484 2002 T43
Computer literacy - Sex differences
Computer science - Sex differences
Sex differences in education
Women in computer science
Junior high school students - Attitudes
High school students - Attitudes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-96.


identifier: Wong, C. K. (2018). Physical and Numerical Modelling of Pipelines in Elastic Visco-Plastic Soils Under Long-Term Ground Movements (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31925

contributor:
Wan, Richard
Guo, Peijun
Priest, Jeffrey A.
Sudak, Leszek Jozef

subject:
Pipelines
Clay Soil
Pipe-Soil Interaction
Elastic Visco-plastic Soil
Engineering--Civil

abstract: Pipelines have been constructed and designed to transport essential natural resources such as water, oil, and natural gas for the last 160 years. Many pipeline sections built are buried at shallow depths below the ground surface and through different geologic terrains. This includes complex terrains where permanent ground deformations can occur such as moving slopes/landslides, surface faulting, and ground subsidence. Pipeline sections subjected to such permanent ground deformations can yield because of large strain accumulation over time leading to large pipe stresses. The mode of pipe yielding promoted by permanent ground deformations is dependent on the pipeline axis orientation with respect to the ground movement direction. Longitudinal ground movements promote pipe buckling, transverse ground movements promote pipe bending, and complex ground movements promote a mix of pipe bending and buckling. This study introduces a set of numerical tools aimed at predicting the soil movement before a buried pipeline section reaches the onset of yielding. Various numerical tools are developed for pipelines buried in compacted clay soils such as Regina clay. Compacted clay soils are of specific interest as they exhibit significant time-dependent behavior such as creep, constant strain rate effect, and stress relaxation. The main benefit of the numerical tools developed in this thesis is for the pipeline industry to be able to continually assess pipeline performance in areas with unstable soil movements and to perform necessary remediation procedures such as pipe stress relief to prolong pipeline operation at the right time. The three phases of numerical tool development include: 1) Determination of constitutive models for compacted Regina clay and soil-pipe interface, 2) Validation of the longitudinal, transverse and vertical uplift soil resistances in existing buried pipeline guidelines through a series of physical soil-pipe prototype tests, and 3) Validation of the physical prototype test results through the creation of an Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM) numerical model. The physical prototype test results illustrate consistency with existing guidelines for transverse horizontal soil resistances, but a discrepancy for vertical uplift soil resistances. There also exists behavior discrepancy in the longitudinal soil resistances. The discrepancy in vertical pipe uplift results arises from neglecting the tensile failure mode of the soil in the guidelines. The behavior discrepancy in longitudinal loading is due to differences in adhesion factor estimation, also neglected in the guidelines. The final XFEM numerical model with cap (modified Drucker-Prager) plasticity coupled with Singh-Mitchell creep law for Regina clay demonstrate good predictions of soil-pipe interactions from physical prototype tests.


identifier: Laderoute, D. (2003). Informal support networks: are they utilized in practic by professionals? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19415

publisher:
Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
vii, 136 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliograph: p. 116-133


identifier: Peacock, A. G. (1978). Medical preference and practice in Highland Mexico: an indicator of social change (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21790

format:
ix, 127 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject:
R 465 P43 1978 Microfiche
Medicine - Mexico
Medical anthropology - Mexico

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-107.


identifier: Jobling, V. R. (1998). Physically abusive men and their relationship with fear (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17174

format:
xiv, 242 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HV6626 .J63 1998
Abusive men--Psychology.
Fear
Wife abuse
Family violence - Psychological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 188-204


identifier: Yuan, S. (2000). Development of a distributed geoprocessing service model (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13446

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2000 Y83

abstract: Bibliography: p. 115-121.


identifier: Arevalo, C. G. (1998). The puemape site and the cupisnique culture: A case study on the origins and development of complex society in the central Andes, Peru (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14532

format:
xxxviii, 679 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: F3430.1 .C8 E44 1998

subject: Cupisnique Indians--Antiquities.

subject: Indians of South America - Peru - Antiquities

subject: Andes Region--Antiquities.

subject: Peru - Antiquities

abstract: Bibliography: p. 291-302.


identifier: Chen, S. (2017). Improving Low-Cost GNSS Receiver Carrier Phase Tracking for High Precision Applications (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26491

subject:
Engineering--Aerospace
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
GNSS receivers
Carrier phase tracking
High precision

abstract:
Low-cost Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers capable of high precision positioning have drawn increased attentions due to strong application demands. High-precision positioning techniques, such as Real-Time Kinematic and Precise Point Positioning, require the use of carrier phase measurements. High precision positioning solution however is currently not available in most low-cost GNSS receivers in harsh environments due to the poor quality of carrier phase measurements limited by the antenna and the oscillator quality and the lack of proper tracking algorithms. The research in this thesis aims at solving several challenging issues of carrier phase tracking of low-cost GNSS receivers.
To improve carrier phase tracking sensitivity performance, a joint vector phase lock loop (VPLL) architecture is proposed and implemented in a software receiver. The transfer function model of the joint VPLL is analysed. To assess the sensitivity performance, a simulator test is conducted and the results show that the carrier phase tracking sensitivity using the proposed method is improved about 6 dB.
The influence of vibration-induced oscillator phase noise on carrier phase tracking is analysed. Using hardware simulator and field tests, the performance of both the joint VPLL and scalar tracking are analysed and compared under oscillator vibration conditions. The results show that the proposed joint VPLL can improve the robustness of the carrier phase tracking compared to the scalar PLL.
The performance of the joint VPLL in carrier phase prediction and tracking sensitivity is further investigated under kinematic mode. The phase prediction method based on the joint VPLL is implemented and its performance is compared with a conventional prediction strategy. A field vehicle test shows that the prediction performance of the proposed method is much better. The sensitivity of the joint VPLL under kinematic mode is analysed and compared with the scalar tracking.
Based on the characteristics of the joint VPLL, an adaptive joint VPLL has been proposed for high dynamic applications. The performance of the proposed adaptive joint VPLL is analyzed with a simulation and a field test. The results demonstrate the better performance of the proposed adaptive joint VPLL compared to the joint VPLL without adaptive techniques.


identifier: Guy, S. (1984). The Rehabilitation of traumatic head injured adults (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18363

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x, 149 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HV 1568 G89 1986
Handicapped, Services for
Head Wounds and injuries

abstract: Bibliography: 127-139.


identifier: Callaghan, R. T. (1990). Mainland origins of the preceramic cultures of the greater Antilles (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20038

format:
xv, 262 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 250-262.


identifier: Hall, K. G. (1991). Subdivision and infrastructure design analysis for affordable residential development (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23905

format:
vi, 138 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 126-133


identifier: Gendron, J. R. (1977). Industrial development and labour unrest in Quebec, 1896-1914 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16040

format:
ix, 148 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: HD 5330 Q3 G44 1977 Microfiche

subject: Strikes and lockouts - Quebec (Province)

subject: Labor disputes - Quebec (Province)

subject: Quebec (Province) - Economic conditions

subject: Quebec (Province) - Social conditions - History

abstract: Bibliography: p. 140-148.


identifier: Campbell, D. J. (2017). Assessing the Impact of Financial Barriers on Care and Outcomes for Patients with Cardiovascular-Related Chronic Diseases (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25022

contributor:
Manns, Braden
King-Shier, Kathryn
Hemmelgarn, Brenda
Sanmartin, Claudia

subject:
Social Structure and Development
Health Care Management
Medicine and Surgery
Public Health
Financial Barriers
Health Disparities
Access to Care
Barriers to Care
Pharmaceutical Insurance
MIxed Methods
Cost-Related Non-Adherence

abstract:
Patients with cardiovascular-related chronic diseases, such as coronary artery disease and diabetes may face numerous barriers to accessing the complex care that they require. Even in Canada, which has a universal healthcare system, some patients may face financial barriers to accessing important goods and services. Our objective was to enhance the understanding of financial barriers and their impact on clinical outcomes.
This thesis is comprised of four reports of three independent studies that form an overarching sequential mixed methods program of research. The first study was a population-weighted survey of Western Canadians with cardiovascular-related chronic conditions in which we found that 1 in 10 respondents perceived having financial barriers to accessing goods and services required for their chronic disease. Those who reported having a financial barrier self-reported being 70% more likely to require hospital or emergency department care than those who did not perceive having financial barriers.
In the second study, we built on this by linking data for patients self-reporting financial barriers within a series of national health surveys to outcomes available within administrative data sources. Those who perceived having a financial barrier to any aspect of their care had a hospitalization rate and mortality rate that was 36% and 24% higher, respectively, than those who denied having financial barriers.
In the third study, we explored patients’ experiences with financial barriers using grounded theory methodology. We developed a conceptual framework for understanding how financial barriers impact patients’ lives. We outlined protective, predisposing, and modifying factors that ultimately determine how resilient an individual can be in the face of financial barriers. Finally, we undertook a qualitative descriptive analysis to describe the aspects of care to which patients most commonly experience financial barriers. These include: non-insured goods and services, items required to support self-management and incidental expenses associated with insured services.
Many Canadians with chronic diseases face financial barriers to care, which are associated with adverse health outcomes. Interventions to address the prevalence and impact of financial barriers are possible but have never been tested in rigorous trials. Such studies would inform important policy reform at all levels of government.


identifier: Thompson, C. B. (2006). Oil and gas in the Nigeria/Cameroon maritime boundary dispute: an alternative legal approach (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/817

publisher:
Law
University of Calgary
Calgary

format:
x, 197 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 179-197


identifier: Skrenes, A. B. (2016). Experimental Evaluation of Speed Scaling Systems (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26057

contributor:
Williamson, Carey
Wang, Mea
Krishnamurthy, Diwakar
Williamson, Carey

subject:
Computer Science
Speed Scaling
Profiling
Energy Efficiency

abstract:
Speed scaling policies are a critical component in modern operating systems, impacting both energy efficiency and performance. Energy efficiency is important from a sustainability standpoint, especially since datacenters account for roughly 2% of the global energy consumption, growing by 6% per year.

Understanding the features of modern processors facilitates the development of more effective policies. As a first contribution, this thesis provides such information, along with the details necessary to properly interpret experimental measurement results. The second contribution is a profiler that makes it easy to perform controlled workloads made up of precise units of work at defined speeds, and produces high-resolution timing and energy measurement data broken down by process and workload.

The profiler is used to collect empirical data about several theoretical speed scaling policies using a modern processor, with detailed analysis and comparisons to the most common policy on contemporary operating systems.


identifier: Wierenga, L. (2016). Use of Novel Anti-inflammatory Agents to Inhibit Osteosarcoma Lung Metastasis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28609

contributor:
Senger, Donna
Beaudry, Paul
McCafferty, Donna-Marie

subject: Immunology Oncology osteosarcoma metastasis Neutrophils anti-inflammatory

abstract: Currently the 5-year survival rate for osteosarcoma patients with pulmonary metastasis is less than 30%, identifying a need for novel approaches to inhibit metastasis. Consistent with an emerging understanding of the cancer-inflammation relationship, a requirement for neutrophils in metastasis was recently proposed. Here we assessed the potential requisite of neutrophils and the effects of two novel anti-inflammatory agents in osteosarcoma metastasis: LT-peptide and GML (GM1-Targeted Linoleate-Containing TLR2 Ligand). Using an osteosarcoma lung metastatic mouse model, we found increased neutrophil levels in the lungs in the presence of osteosarcoma cells and reduced metastatic burden following antibody-mediated neutrophil depletion or GML treatment. These preclinical studies identify targeting neutrophils as a novel therapeutic paradigm in osteosarcoma metastasis and contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms involved in metastatic osteosarcoma, thus supporting the development of anti-inflammatory therapies as a promising approach to improve the outcomes of osteosarcoma patients.


identifier: McKay, B. E. (2006). The control of action potential output of rat cerebellar purkinje cells (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/704

format:
xv, 280 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract:
Bibliography: p. 251-280
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Oloumi, F. (2015). Computer-aided Diagnosis of Plus Disease via Quantitative Analysis of the Vascular Architecture in Retinal Fundus Images of Preterm Infants (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25400

contributor:
Rangayyan, Rangaraj M.
Ells, Anna L.
Smith, Michael R.
Boyd, Steven K.
Parhi, Keshab K.

subject: Engineering--Biomedical

subject: retinal vessels, quantitative analysis, fundus image, vessel detection, Gabor filters, thickness, tortuosity, retinopathy of prematurity, plus disease, computer-aided diagnosis, image processing, feature extraction

abstract:
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of the eye that may develop in preterm-born infants. If left untreated, ROP may lead to retinal detachment and ultimately blindness. A warrant for treatment of ROP is the detection of plus disease, which is clinically diagnosed by the presence of certain levels of increase in the tortuosity and thickness of retinal vessels. The openness of the major temporal arcade (MTA), the thickest branch of the venules, has also been observed to decrease in the presence of plus disease. It has been shown that there is interexpert disagreement on diagnosis of plus disease, even among expert ophthalmologists and retinal specialists, which calls for development of image processing techniques to detect and diagnose plus disease more accurately by analysis of retinal fundus images of preterm infants.
This work presents image processing methods for the extraction of diagnostic features from retinal fundus images of preterm infants, for the purpose of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) of plus disease. The features include measures of the thickness and openness of the MTA as well as tortuosity of retinal vessels. The methods include directionally sensitive Gabor filters for the detection and extraction of vessels, as well as morphological techniques for segmentation, binarization, and skeletonization of the vasculature. Methods are proposed for tracking and segmentation of only the MTA. Using geometrical modeling and analysis, the openness and thickness of the MTA are quantified. Tortuosity of vessels is quantified by analyzing the variation in the dominant orientation of vessels obtained by the application of Gabor filters.
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of the diagnostic performance of the measures of thickness, openness, and tortuosity resulted in area under the ROC curves of 0.75, 0.70, and 0.98, respectively. The methods may be used in a clinical or teleophthalmological setting for CAD of plus disease.


identifier: Liu, G. (1995). Time points and schedule design for a fixed transit route adopting a holding control strategy (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16937

format:
xiii, 229 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
HE311 .C3 L58 1995
Urban transportation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 203-209.


identifier: Lewis, A. (1994). Kabalarian philosophy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12434

title: Kabalarian philosophy

format:
vi, 107 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
BP 605 O64 L48 1994
Order of Kabalarians
Parker, Alfred J., 1897-1964
Spiritualism
Symbolism of numbers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 104-107.


identifier: Zapalo, P. P. (1999). Design and validation of a multi-stage skating specific test to predict aerobic power in competivie figure skaters (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15596

format:
xii, 80 leaves ; ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: GV850.4 .Z37 1999

subject: Skating--physiological aspects

subject: Exercise tests

subject: Aerobic exercises--physiological aspects

abstract: Bibliography: p. 73-75


identifier: Daneshmand, S. (2013). GNSS Interference Mitigation Using Antenna Array Processing (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26307

contributor:
Lachapelle, Gérard
Broumandan, Ali

subject:
Engineering--Aerospace
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical
GNSS
Interference mitigation
Antenna array processing

abstract:
Although hundreds of millions receivers are used worldwide, the performance of location-based services provided by GNSS is still compromised by interference which can range from unintentional distortion due to multipath propagation to intentionally menacing spoofing signals. Hence, the requirement for proper mitigation techniques becomes a must in GNSS receivers for robust, accurate and reliable positioning.
Recently, interference mitigation techniques utilizing antenna arrays have gained significant attention in GNSS communities. Although at the time of this thesis, employing antenna array in GNSS applications is mostly limited to academic research and possibly sophisticated military applications, it is expected that in the near future, antenna array-based receivers will become widespread in civilian markets as well. Rapid advances in electronic systems and antenna design technology make previously hardware and software challenging problems easier to solve. Furthermore, due to the significant effort devoted to miniaturization of RF front-ends and antennas, the size of antenna array-based receivers will no longer be an issue.
Given the above, this thesis investigates the use of antenna arrays in GNSS interference mitigation applications. It starts by proposing a new spatial processing technique capable of mitigating both high power interference and coherent and correlated GNSS multipath signals. It then follows by introducing three new methods that take advantage of spatial and temporal processing in three different GNSS applications.
In the first method, the use of spatial-temporal processing for multipath mitigation in the form of a synthetic array is studied. A new method utilizing a moving antenna array is proposed to deal with highly correlated multipath components and also to increase the degree of freedom of the beamformer by synthesizing a larger antenna array. Thus, the array’s degree of freedom is not limited to the number of physical antenna elements. This method can be employed to mitigate multipath signals in vehicular navigation applications.
The second method investigates benefits of spatial-temporal processing algorithms for improving narrowband interference mitigation performance. The limitations of previous space-time filters are analyzed and a new approach that employs the inherent periodic feature of GNSS signals in conjunction with the spatial-temporal processing to improve the performance of existing space-time filters is proposed. It is shown that in some interference scenarios, a space-time filter subject to the distortionless constraint may cause a significant degradation to the signal-to-noise ratio (SINR), which can be alleviated by employing the periodicity in the structure of the filter.
In the third method the advantage of spatial-temporal processing for the purpose of GNSS spoofing mitigation is studied. A new mitigation approach, which removes the spoofing signal LOS component as well as its multipath reflections before the despreading process of GNSS signals, is introduced. This in turn decreases the computational complexity and processing time. Therefore, this method can be either employed as an inline standalone pre-processing unit for conventional GNSS receivers or it could easily be integrated in the next generation of receivers.
Several simulations and real data analyses are used to evaluate and show the effectiveness of the proposed methods.


identifier: Lee, B. E. (1969). Canada and the Euro-dollar market (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20757

title: Canada and the Euro-dollar market

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

subject:
HG 1811 L42 1969 Microfilm
Euro-dollar market - Canada
Canada - Economic conditions
Canada - Foreign economic relations

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-99.


identifier: Petz, G. J. (2006). The weight of the social world: an exploration of obesity's effect on social relationships (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1004

format:
viii, 202 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-193


identifier: Westerbeek, K. L. (2007). Sediment assessment of stormwater retention ponds within the urban environment of Calgary, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/944

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 116-124

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: The treatment of urban storm water by retention ponds is known to be effective for water quality improvement and storm flow management and in the past two decades has become widely implemented. However, limited research has been conducted on the quality of the resulting sediment within ponds. This research focuses on comprehensive sampling of sediment from stormwater ponds that have been created in Calgary, Alberta. Electrical conductivity and the sodium adsorption ratio consistently exceeded CCME agricultural soil quality guidelines, indicating a city wide salt contamination issue. F3 hydrocarbon fractions, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, selenium and zinc were also identified as parameters of concern. In particular 61 Ave SE Duck pond displayed the greatest diversity and severity of contaminants possibly due to the industrial catchment area. Disposal options were subsequently restricted to landfill disposal with the exception of Deerfoot Trail & 22X pond, wherein disposal on commercial land is acceptable.


identifier: Krajniak, K. G. (1984). The In vivo and in vitro effects of three putative molluscan neurotransmitters on the circulation of the pinto abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14197

creator: Krajniak, Kevin G. (Kevin Gerard), 1958-

format:
xvii, 155 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QL 430.5 H34 K72 1986
Abalones - Physiology
Neurotransmitter receptors
Cardiovascular system

abstract: Bibliography: p. 144-155.


identifier: Eltantawy, M. (2019). Helminth infections in primary school children and ruminants from two elevations in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary

contributor:
Orsel, Karin
van der Meer, Frank
Hatfield, Jennifer M.
Kutz, Susan J.

subject:
Veterinary Science
Biophysics--Medical

abstract: Intestinal helminths are a major health concern, particularly in developing countries like Tanzania. Vulnerability of primary school children and domestic ruminants to helminth infections in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania is not well-known. Therefore, the overall aim of this thesis was to characterize parasitism, including: prevalence, intensity, and biodiversity, in children and domestic ruminants from two ecozones in the NCA. Using coprological examinations, soil-transmitted helminths were identified in children and associations with ecozone, gender, age and body mass index were analyzed. In domestic ruminants, the same associations as well as associations with body condition score (BCS) and FAMACHA-anemia score were analyzed. In general, prevalence was high, with diversity and intensity generally highest in the high-elevation ecozone. Impact of various variables on parasitism parameters are helpful in developing evidence-based control of helminth infections and reduce impacts on health of children and domestic ruminants.


identifier: Larkin, K. (2002). The phylogenetic co-variation of anthropoid colour signalling (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15308

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 L37

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-92


identifier: McKee, G. (1976). Patterns of use of reference service by elementary teachers: as revealed by the Teachers' Professional Reference Service (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14176

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

subject:
Z 711.3 M22 1976 Microfiche
Library use studies - Alberta - Calgary
Reference services (Libraries)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 169-176.


identifier: Peden, N. (2011). The efficacy of individual community reinforcement and family training (craft) with concerned significant others of problem gamblers (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4421

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 100-112

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


identifier: Donovan, M. A. (1986). Guru devotion in Tibetan Buddhism (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16713

title: Guru devotion in Tibetan Buddhism

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

subject:
BQ 7699 G87 D64 1987
Guru worship (Rite) - Buddhism - Tibet
Buddhism

abstract: Bibliography: p. 128-137.

abstract: The thesis aims to demonstrate that devotion to the guru is a central feature of Tibetan Buddhism. The thesis consists of three chapters: the first two a re expository and the third presents a translation of a Tibetan text of guru devotion. Chapter one provides a background for the discussion of guru devotion in Tibet by examining the exalted position which the guru held in Hinduism and Indian Buddhism. Chapter two, through a survey of the views of various Tibetan authorities of all the major schools and by means of examples drawn from the hagiographical traditions of these schools shows that devotion to the guru was considered by each school a central feature of religious life. Chapter three contains the first complete translation of a ritual of guru devotion by Gling-ras-pa Pad-ma-rdo-rje (1128-1188), of the 'Brug-pa bka'-brgyud-pa: Bia-ma mchod-pa cho-ga yon-tan kun-'byung.


identifier: Paul, S. (2007). Dynamic time warping (DTW) in small vocabulary word recognition (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1192

format:
xii, 103 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 81-91
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Kahanoff, A. L. (1972). Senior high school English curriculum in Alberta, 1945-1970 (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21383

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

subject: LB 1631 K33 1972 Microfilm

subject: English language - Study and teaching (Secondary)

subject: English literature - Study and teaching (Secondary)

subject: Education - Curricula

subject: Education - Alberta - History

abstract: Bibliography: p. 233-240.


identifier: Zhukovskaya, O. (2012). Studies of Small Air Bubble Motion in Turbulent Pipe Flow (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27914

subject:
Engineering--Mechanical
Multiphase flow
Turbulent Flow
Bubbles

abstract:
This dissertation conducts a systematic study of the hydrodynamics of a small single bubble in turbulent horizontal channel flow. The effects of Reynolds number on bubble formation and its shape, velocity, and trajectory were investigated experimentally. A Shack Hartman wavefront sensor and a high-speed video camera were used to collect images at various points downstream from the bubble injection point. This provided information on bubble size, velocity, and spatial location as a function of Reynolds number. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) was used to measure both mean and turbulent liquid velocity statistical profiles. The data collected using PIV coupled with the analysis of the three-dimensional trajectory of a single bubble completely characterizes the flow.
As a result, the optimal parameters for bubble formation in a horizontal channel are found in terms of the bubble injection velocity at the injection nozzle, and the necessary bubble volume for stabilization. Specifically, it is found that the bubble shape near the injection nozzle (x=2H, where H is the width of the channel) is not stable but becomes more stable in terms of its shape and orientation in the central section in the vertical direction of the experimental pipe. Investigations of bubble trajectory show that at a distance equal to the channel width from the injection nozzle, the buoyancy force is dominant and, as a result, the bubble trajectory is sufficiently stable and independent of the Reynolds number. Thus, it can be described by equations of motion resulting in a parabolic function. Further away from the nozzle, turbulent effects dominate over the buoyancy force and the bubble trajectory cannot be predicted with certainty for Reynolds numbers greater than 74000. A critical regime was found for the current geometry where a detailed investigation of the streamwise and vertical bubble velocities was conducted to assess the dominant forces controlling them. It is found that the previously mentioned velocity components depend on the Reynolds number. Also, drag and buoyancy forces, in addition to the turbulence dispersion force, are the main factors affecting the bubble velocity. An experimental study of the continuous phase (bubble carrier) velocities allows one to establish a correlation between the turbulent eddies and the bubble motion. The use of a stochastic turbulence force for predicting the bubble trajectory is proposed. This idea is implemented in a numerical model to simulate the bubble trajectory in turbulent pipe flow. It is shown that this model reflects the experimental data within the parameters investigated sufficiently well. Overall, the present study presents a thorough description of bubble formation and behaviour for different Reynolds numbers. All results are given using non-dimensional parameters for researcher’s convenience to reproduce experiments.


identifier: Muir, P. J. (2012). Evoked potential correlates of temporal auditory processing disorders and developmental language delay in school-agend children (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4928

format:
xi, 297 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 264-287

abstract: Some pages are in colour.

abstract: Includes copies of ethics approval and copyright permissions.  Original copies with original Partial Copyright Licence.

abstract: The theory that a fundamental deficit in the cortical processing of rapid, successive sensory events underlies neurodevelopmental disorders such as specific language impairment (SLI) and specific reading disability ( dyslexia) has been intensely debated for over 30 years. The present study compares behavioural performance on a range of auditory processing, reading/language, speech perception, auditory and visual temporal measures, with multichannel obligatory auditory evoked potential (AEP) responses to continuous and interleaved click train stimuli, and a /ba./-/pa./ speech continuum in normal learning children vs. children with learning disabilities ( aged 9 -17 years). In spite of strong behavioural evidence for temporal and auditory processing difficulties in the experimental group, the AEP results show a maturational lag in younger subjects but neural representation for temporal events of 19 ms duration for groups of four click trains, and 20 ms for voice-onset time gaps in a speech continuum, which is below the categorical boundary for perception of consonants. The double-on response to voiceonset time was not readily identifiable in many children. Adaptation of the auditory response was essentially normal in all children but there were subtle effects suggesting that refinements in the auditory response were still occurring. Maturational status of the brain profoundly influences the morphology of AEPs, especially in children 12 years and under. Experimental and control children did not differ significantly on many of the electrophysiological measures but younger experimental children differed from adult endpoints. Older experimental children differed frequently from adults in the N2 component. Relationships between the behavioural and electrophysiological measures were linked through maturational processes. Although rapid repetition rates are more challenging for an immature auditory system, there are subtle changes occurring into adolescence even for slower stimuli rates, paralleling the lengthy development of auditory pathway, which is contrary to the temporal processing hypothesis. The presence of a co-occurring auditory processing impairment is consistent with abnormal cortical maturation and not a temporal processing disorder of auditory cortex.


identifier: Alatrash, G. (2019). On the Lived Experience of the Syrian Diaspora in Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary

contributor:
Zaidi, Rahat
Simmons, Marlon
Lowan-Trudeau, Gregory

subject:
Syrian Refugees
Autoethnography
Syrian Diaspora
Education

abstract: The Syrian Diaspora today is a complex topic that speaks to issues of dislocation, displacement, loss, exile, identity, resilience and a desire for belonging. My research sought to better understand these issues and the lived experience and human condition of the Syrian Diaspora. In my research, I thought through this main question: How do Syrian newcomers come to make sense of what it means to have lost a home and a homeland as it relates to the Syrian Diasporic experience? I broached the Syrian diasporic subject by thinking through an anti-Orientalist, anti- colonial framework, and I engaged autoethnography as a research methodology and as a method as I reflexively thought through and wrote from my own personal experience as a Syrian immigrant so that I could better understand the Syrian refugee’s human experience. I held three open-ended, unstructured, interactive interviews in which I engaged my participants’ voices and stories in co-constructing knowledge on my research topic. My research participants were three Syrian refugee families in Calgary, and the interviews were held with the adults in the family. I sought a heterogeneous representation in my participants by seeking diversity in religion/ethnicity, in educational and socio-economic backgrounds, in political affiliations, as well as in their routes of immigration. I employed the notion of a “cultural verstehen of others,” or an empathetic understanding of others, and I reflected on how it can act as an important tool in a process of “cross-cultural pollination” (Chang, 2008, pp. 27-29) between Syrian newcomers and Canadian hosts. As I autoethnographically analyzed, presented, and interpreted the stories as told by the peoples of the Syrian Diaspora, I identified the following themes: “On the meanings and feelings of the lived experience of the Syrian Diasporic realities,” “On issues of language,” and “On creating new possibilities: Activating and actualizing the third space.” My findings spoke to the meaning of homeland, the meaning and feeling of being refugee, forced displacement, cultural identity, negotiating differences, resilience, language, cultural intersections and third spaces, and activating and actualizing the third space.


identifier: Moser, M. E. (1999). "The evil is come home to us": domesticity and imperialism in the last man and Jane Eyre (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18520

format:
iv, 103 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PR5397 .L3636 1999

subject: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Last Man

subject: Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Jane Eyre

subject: Women in literature

subject: Home in literature

subject: Imperialism in literature

abstract: Bibliography: p. 101-103


identifier: Yousuf, R. (2005). Evaluation and enhancement of the wide area augmentation system (WAAS) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/126

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 182-190
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Meidinger, R. G. (1985). Characterization of the aldox-2 gene in Drosophila melanogaster (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11436

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

subject:
QL 537 D76 M43 1986
Drosophila melanogaster
Genetics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 78-85.


title: Missing the Mark: Similes, Metaphors, Where They Fall, and What it Means

publisher:
University of Calgary
Social Science

subject: Linguistics Semantics Similes Metaphors

abstract: No


identifier: McLellan, S. R. (1995). Fluid flow, gas isotope geochemistry and diagenesis in the Bow Island formation (Lower Cretaceous) of southern Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22174

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

subject: QE 686 M37 1995

subject: Additional Copy: QE 686 M37 1995a

subject: Geology, Stratigraphic - Cretaceous

subject: Bow Island Formation (Alta.)

subject: Isotope geology - Alberta - Bow Island Formation

subject: Geochemistry - Alberta - Bow Island Formation

subject: Diagenesis - Alberta - Bow Island Formation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 97-105.


identifier: Petrov, S. V. (2006). Nikolai Il'in and his Johovist followers: crossroads of German Pietistic Chiliasm and Russian religious dissent (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/687

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-104


identifier: McKay, L. (1983). Environmental information management in the energy resource industry (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19402

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

subject: HC 79 E5 M22 1986

subject: Environmental policy literature - Data processing

subject: Power resources - Environmental aspects - Information services

abstract: Bibliography: p. 139-146.


identifier: Batycki, D. M. (1992). Reveiling and revealing: renaissance poetry and the mode of allegory (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14638

format:
ix, 297 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: PR 535 A4 B38 1992

subject: English poetry - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

subject: Skelton, John, 1460?-1529. Bowge of Courte

subject: Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599. Faerie queene

subject: Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. Pilgrim's progress

subject: Allegory

abstract: Bibliography: p. 289-297.


identifier: Asgari, V. (2017). Wideband Linear 28-nm CMOS Variable-Gain Amplifier (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28709

contributor:
Belostotski, Leonid
Ghannouchi, Fadhel
Nowicki, Ed

subject: Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

abstract:
A variable-gain amplifier (VGA) is an important building block in wireless transceivers and it
provides a constant receiver-output level for changing input power level due to varying inputs and
interference. In this thesis, a VGA is designed and fabricated in an ST-Microelectronics 28-nm
FDSOI CMOS technology for the next generation transceiver chips developed by PMC Sierra for
application use in micro base stations, which operate over multiple radio bands, multiple carriers,
and multi-antenna systems. The VGA is required to have wide bandwidth and high linearity to
prevent desensitization of the receiver due to the signals from adjacent bands. Since the most
challenging specification of the VGA is its linearity, different nonlinearity analysis methods along
with different linearization techniques are discussed. The gain of the proposed VGA varies from
4.5dB to 11.5dB with a step of 1dB and the 3-dB bandwidth is 4.1GHz. The circuit achieved a
maximum IIP3 of 26dBm for the high gain setting.


identifier: Pegoraro, R. J. (1994). Texture analysis in mountain/urban land cover classifications (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17153

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

subject: TA 1637 P44 1994

subject: Remote sensing

subject: Image processing

subject: Land use - Data processing

subject: Multispectral photography - Data processing

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-102.


identifier: Larocque, F. (2010). Autobiographie et therapie: Lisa Payette ou comment evacuer la honte (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3896

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 94-96
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Gunaratne, D. S. (2009). Subsurface position system to track englacier and subglacier water flow through a glacier (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2763

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 130-135
Some pages are in colour


identifier: Jensen, J. H. (1964). Sulfur to oxygen alkyl migration-biological transmethylation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13646

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

subject:
QD 281 S6 J45 1964
Solvolysis
Chemical reaction, rate of
Transmethylation
Sulphur
Oxygen

abstract: Bibliography: p. 174-180


identifier: McLaren, P. (1972). Cirque analysis as a method of predicting the extent of a Pleistocene ice advance (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20268

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

subject:
QE 696 M18 1971
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Glacial epoch - Alberta

abstract: Bibliography: p. 60-63.


identifier: Thorne, B. H. (1996). Faust or famine?: the rational construction of biotechnology (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11713

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

subject:
TP 248.2 T48 1996
Biotechnology industries
Biotechnology - Public opinion
Public relations - Biotechnology
Communication of technical information
Communication in biotechnology

abstract: Bibliography: p. 92-98.


identifier: Abbott, J. A. (2000). Saints and suffragists: The children's prose of Christina Rossetti and Augusta Webster (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13945

format:
vi, 118 leaves ; 30.
application/pdf

subject: PR5238 .A545 2000

subject: Rossetti, Christina Georgia, 1830-1894 - Criticism and interpretation

subject: Femininity in literature

subject: Children's literature - History and criticism

subject: Webster, Augusta, 1837-1894 - Criticism and interpretation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 113-118.


identifier: Opare, S. (2010). Guarding the garden of eden: community led water resource management in rural Ghana (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3403

format:
xiv, 301 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 241-272


identifier: Gordon, I. (1975). Educational opportunity and the 1944 Education Act in England (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20447

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

subject: LA 635 G65 1975 Microfiche

subject: Education, Secondary - Great Britain - 1945-

subject: Labor and laboring classes - Education - Great Britain

abstract: Bibliography: p. 80-85.


identifier: Hon, T. C. (1988). Restoration of gamma camera-based nuclear medicine images (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12127

format:
xiii, 101 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RC 78.7 M53 H66 1988
Nuclear medicine
Microwave imaging
Gamma ray spectrometry

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-101.


identifier: Butler, L. V. (1971). Systems analysis in natural resource management (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/15025

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

subject:
HC 79 E5 B86 1971 Microfilm
Environmental policy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 111-114.


identifier: Tronsgard, J. K. (2005). La respresentación de la violencia en 'Muertes de perro' de Francisco Ayala (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2421

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 108-115