identifier: Yuen, O. L. (1994). Tardive dyskinesia and its relationship to the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16469

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

subject:
RC 394 T37 Y94 1994
Tardive dyskinesia
Schizophrenia

abstract: Bibliography: p. 89-101.


identifier: Grant, D. A. (1985). The Effects of gallbladder stimulation upon breathing in dogs (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16396

publisher:
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

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

subject:
QL 737 C22 G73 1986
Dogs - Physiology
Dogs - Respiration
Gall bladder

abstract: Bibliography: p. 134-146.


identifier: Brown, A. (2008). Effects of aging and aerobic fitness on cerebrovascular regulation and cognition in postmenopausal women (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1803

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 142-164
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Greenberg, S. (1988). Tool use, reuse, and organization in command-driven interfaces (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18373

format:
xi, 228 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QA 76.9 I58 G725 1988
Interactive computer systems
Human-computer interaction

abstract: Bibliography: p. 204-212.


identifier: Case, J. W. (1978). Epiphytic lichens as biological monitors of air pollution in west-central Alberta, Canada (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21519

format:
xxvii, 331 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
QK 581 C36 1978 Microfiche
Lichens
Air-pollution - Measurement
Plants, Effects of air pollution on

abstract: Bibliography: p. 294-316.


identifier: Worger, G. (1974). A Feasibility study of a special remedial course for underachievers in high school algebra (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22211

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

subject: QA 159 W65 1974 Microfiche

subject: Algebra - Study and teaching (Secondary)

subject: Remedial teaching

abstract: Bibliography: p. 61-66.


identifier: Blumell, L. H. (2003). The early Roman emperors and the Christians: an examination of the early emperors' ascribed position as "persecutors" of the Christians (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22344

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2003 B575

abstract: Bibliography: p. 121-128


identifier: Sindareh-Esfahani. P. (2019). Machine Learning Modeling and Robust Model Predictive Control of a Wind Turbine (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

contributor:
Pieper, Jeff
Chen, Tongwen
De La Hoz Siegler, H.
Ramírez Serrano, Alejandro

subject:
Machine Learning
Wind Turbine
Robust Model Predictive Control
Power Regulation
Maximum Power Point Tracking
Artificial Intelligence
Energy
Engineering--Automotive
Engineering--Mechanical

abstract: In the era of fast-emerging technologies for large-scale wind turbines, demand on control systems is significantly increased. Control systems improve the capability of the turbine to efficiently capture wind energy and increase its lifespan. The aim of this research is to develop a comprehensive model-based controller for a wind turbine. To do so, the problem of Robust Model Predictive Control (RMPC) of discrete-time hybrid systems is addressed. A hybrid model of the wind turbine is identified with machine learning techniques and the proposed controller is implemented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control system to the wind turbine. For controller system design, this study contributes a new H-infiniti RMPC strategy for PieceWise Affine (PWA) systems and also RMPC scheme for a class of discrete-time switched linear systems, as the first and second topic of this thesis, respectively. Both PWA and switched systems are special classes of hybrid systems. The problem of minimization of the cost function for model predictive control (MPC) design is converted to minimization of the worst case of the cost function. Then, this objective is reduced to minimization of a supremum of the cost function subject to a terminal inequality by considering the induced l2-norm. Simulation results are provided to show good convergence properties along with the capability of the proposed controller to reject disturbances. PWA models of the wind turbine during Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and Power Regulation (PR) regions are identified, as the third and fourth topic, respectively. PWA models provide opportunity to identify the affine model through multi-dimensional operating point linearization using clustering-based identification technique. Then, as the fifth topic, the proposed RMPC technique for PWA models is applied to the PWA models of the wind turbine for different operations, satisfying the objectives of different working conditions. Transient between MPPT and PR regions is a challenging problem since the different dynamics and control objectives are associated with these regions. Therefore, as the sixth topic, the concept of switched linear systems is proposed for transition mode. Afterward, the proposed RMPC for switching systems is applied to the switching model of the wind turbine so that the whole operation of the turbine covered. The proposed control techniques, as well as the developed models, are validated and examined through a wind turbine simulator named FAST, and a commercial software package. The characteristics of the 5MW NREL offshore variable speed variable pitch wind turbine are considered for implementation and study purposes.


identifier: Thistlethwaite, P. A. (2002). Computational methods in RSA: application to acetabular components of total hip replacements (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14107

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 T456

abstract: Bibliography: p. 135-145


identifier: Kutney, L. M. (1976). Robertson Davies: the development of a Canadian novelist (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19031

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

subject:
PS 8507 A95 Z6 1975 Microfiche
Davies, Robertson, 1913-

abstract: Bibliography: p. 110-112.


identifier: Kahr, E. J. (2011). In-orbit performance of the canx-2 nanosatellite's gps receiver (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4484

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 123-129.

abstract: Many pages are in colour.

abstract: Includes a copy of Copyright Permissions.  Originals with original copy of Partial Copyright Licence.

abstract: The CanX-2 Nanosatellite is a student built satellite launched into orbit April 28tl1, 2008. Among its scientific payloads, CanX-2 is carrying a commercial off the shelf dual frequency geodetic grade GPS receiver. The receiver, a Nov Ate] OEM4-G2L, is operated intermittently and has been used for the collection of both radio occultation data and orbit determination data. This thesis presents an empirical study of the acquisition properties of the OEM4-G2L under orbital dynamics. A method has been designed for rapidly acquiring a position fix in spite of CanX-2's orbital velocity. First hand experiences of acquisition successes and challenges in orbit have helped refine the method, ultimately cutting the average acquisition time down from 20 minutes to 3.5 minutes, at the cost of operational complexity. An algorithm enabling the same rapid acquisition without ground support has been designed based on the constraints of nanosatellite operations, and validated using CanX-2 data.


identifier: Whalen, J. M. (2006). Development of mode adoption: how do 7- to 11-year-olds respond to verbal irony in face-to-face communication? (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/797

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 56-60


identifier: Bailey, J. (2021). A Reflective Practitioner Approach to Food System Planning in Calgary, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary

contributor:
Tyler, Mary-Ellen
Skett, Sarah
Natvik, Mathis

subject:
sustainable food systems
local food security
civil society organizations
food system planning
community engagement
Urban and Regional Planning

abstract: Cities and municipalities across Canada are implementing food system assessments and action plans to better understand and address issues related to urban food systems. In 2012, the City of Calgary released “Calgary EATS!: A Food System Assessment and Action Plan” (CE), a comprehensive report and action plan that marked the culmination of city-wide stakeholder engagement and collaborative planning led by the municipality in partnership with the community. The goal of this plan was to support the growth of a sustainable and resilient food system in Calgary, and to inform future action and policy. However, challenges related to implementation has cast doubt on the plan’s long-term effectiveness. The purpose of this thesis was to identify the primary challenges affecting the implementation of the Calgary Eats! Action Plan, and identify potential opportunities to move the plan forward. This research was conducted collaboratively with members of the local urban food partnership involved in the development of the original Action Plan. A reflective practitioner approach and a critical planning approach were used in working with representative members of the CE Action Plan partnership as key informants with expertise in the original Action Plan development process. The qualitative methods employed in the research process included document analysis, participant observation, semi-structured interviews with key informants and collaborative consensus around key information. Findings identified key successes, highlighted procedural and interpersonal influences on outcomes, and confirmed that challenges to the implementation of the CE plan persist. Conclusions also discuss community impacts arising from the plan. The results of this research may help to inform strategies for developing and implementing local food system action plans and provide insight into the planning, management, and organizational challenges inherent in local food system planning involving community-based civic groups.


identifier: Skjodt, N. M. (1999). Respiratory compensation after epidural acute spinal paralysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23816

format:
vii, 69 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
RD533 .S59 1999
Spine--paralysis
Spine--wounds and injuries
Respiratory insufficiency

abstract: Bibliography: p. 61-69


identifier: Omrani, R. (2014). Off-line Multi-Sensor Multi-Source Calibration of Dynamic Traffic Assignment: Simultaneous Demand-Supply Estimation based on Genetic Algorithms in a High-Performance Computer (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27165

publisher:
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

subject:
Engineering--Civil
Off-line simultaneous calibration
dynamic traffic assignment (DTA)
high-performance computer (HPC)
in-vehicle navigation system technology
driving-behavior parameters

abstract:
The complexity of transportation systems often dictates the use of detailed simulation-based dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) models to replicate the complex traffic flow dynamics. Recent advancements in computer technology have led to the development of high-fidelity simulation models; however, in order to be used as reliable tools, the simulation input parameters should be properly calibrated in order to replicate prevailing traffic conditions. Thus, this thesis has focused on the off-line simultaneous calibration of demand and supply parameters of the DTA model in a microscopic context that can capture the interactions between all parameters. The demand parameters include dynamic OD flows, while the route choice and driver behavior model parameters are considered as supply parameters. The calibration process has been formulated as a multi-objective optimization problem that incorporates the traffic data from multiple sources, ranging from traditional loop detector data to traffic data from recent emerging technologies, and allocates relative weights to different terms of the objective function.
A genetic algorithm (GA) is selected as a suitable solution algorithm for the resulting nonlinear stochastic optimization problem. The application of the proposed methodology was implemented in a synthetic case study as well as a complex network in the business district core of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For this network, the emerging traffic surveillance data from in-vehicle navigation system technology provide an enrich source of disaggregate speed data.
The empirical results from various experiments support the hypothesis that the incorporation of the in-vehicle navigation system speed data can significantly improve the calibration accuracy and minimize the dependency of the calibration process on the historical OD flows. The quality of the solution and convergence speed of a GA is further enhanced by dividing the GA population into multiple demes and running the GA on a high-performance computer (HPC) cluster with multiple processors (i.e. parallel distributed GA, PDGA).In addition, this research takes a further step towards analyzing the temporal variations of the driving behavior of travelers, especially during different time intervals of peak periods.


identifier: Beaulieu, S. Y. (2010). Kiautschou as a German heimat (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3672

title: Kiautschou as a German heimat

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 148-156
A few pages are in colour.


identifier: Sawma, A. (2003). Voltage stability and angle stability analysis of a section of Southern Alberta Transmission Network (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14138

publisher:
Engineering
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-97


identifier: Shu, H. (1997). Optimal design of multirate systems (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22106

title: Optimal design of multirate systems

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

subject:
QA 402 S49 1997
Discrete-time systems
Riccati equation
Digital control systems

abstract: Bibliography: p. 113-120.


identifier: Li, S. (2013). Proneural Genes in Neocortical Development (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27459

subject: Neuroscience

subject: Proneural genes

subject: Neocortical development

subject: Neurog2

subject: Ascl1

subject: GSK3

subject: RAS/ERK signaling

abstract:
The timing of neocortical development is regulated by both intrinsic proneural genes Neurog2 and Ascl1, and extrinsic signals. However, how these intrinsic factors and extrinsic signals coordinatedly control neural cell fate decisions was not well understood at the start of my studies.
Neurog2 and Ascl1 were known to be expressed by dorsal and ventral telencephalic progenitors, respectively. In the embryonic dorsal telencephalon, Neurog2 was known to promote the differentiation of glutamatergic projection neurons, while in the ventral telencephalon, Ascl1 was known to promote the formation of GABAergic interneurons and oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs). However, little was understood about the regulatory controls that governed Neurog2 and Asc11’s proneural activities. During my PhD study, I first found that the proneural activity of Neurog2 declined at later stages of cortical neurogenesis, which was controlled by a simultaneous increase in GSK3 activity (Chapter 3). Furthermore I found that GSK3 inhibited Neurog2’s proneural activity through direct phosphorylation, which altered Neurog2-cofactor interactions. Next, I found that RAS/ERK signaling controlled a Neurog2-Ascl1 genetic switch, promoting Ascl1 expression while inhibiting Neurog2 expression (Chapter 4). Moreover, I found that RAS/ERK signaling modified Ascl1’s functions through direct phosphorylation, with higher levels of RAS/ERK causing Ascl1 to select OPC differentiation pathways, while lower levels allowed Ascl1 to promote a GABAergic neuronal fate. Notably, the interaction between RAS/ERK signaling and Ascl1 was found to be important in both normal neocortical development and in gliomagenesis.
Finally, I observed that Neurog2 and Ascl1 proteins were co-expressed in a subset of early cortical progenitors, with the frequency of co-expression declining over developmental time (Chapter 5). Furthermore, I found that the Neurog2-Ascl1 co-expression is associated with enhanced neural stem cell properties and a decreased propensity to undergo neuronal differentiation. Accordingly, in Neurog2-/-;Ascl1-/- double mutant cortices, I found that neurogenesis and laminar marker expression was accelerated. I thus conclude that the Neurog2-Ascl1 co-expression ‘primes’ a subset of cortical progenitors to prevent lineage selection until later in development.
Taken together, I made a great deal of progress in improving our understanding of how the proneural genes cooperate with extrinsic signals to regulate the timing of neocortical development.


identifier: Yan, D. (2019). Regulation of cAMP-Dependent Gene Expression in Airway Epithelial Cells: A Transcriptional and Pharmacodynamic Analysis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Science
University of Calgary

contributor:
Giembycz, Mark A.
Slater, Donna M.
Yipp, Bryan G.
Hollenberg, Morley Donald

subject: Transcription; cAMP; LABA; Pharmacology; COPD; Asthma; Forced Proximity

subject: Education--Sciences

subject: Engineering--Biomedical

abstract: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are leading causes of death worldwide and their prevalence is predicted to increase over the next 20 years. Current treatments focus on providing symptomatic relief, with bronchodilators, and gaining disease control by suppressing inflammation. Long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists (LABAs) are effective bronchodilators that work by elevating cAMP in airway smooth muscle (ASM). Less appreciated and understood is the ability of cAMP to regulate gene expression. For example, previous studies have shown LABAs to protect ASM against pro-contractile stimuli by up-regulating RGS2, which attenuates signalling mediated through Gq-linked receptors. Based on these historical data, the first objective of the work reported here was to “mine” the LABA-regulated transcriptome for additional genes with disease-relevant functions. In the BEAS-2B airway epithelial cell line and in human primary bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC), the LABAs, indacaterol and salmeterol, promoted robust transcriptional responses. Functional annotation and gene ontology analyses identified genes with both anti-inflammatory and adverse effect potential. Moreover, there was significant overlap in gene expression changes between BEAS-2B and HBEC, and between the two LABAs. These observations suggested that pro- inflammatory gene expression changes could explain the known toxicity of chronic, β2- adrenoceptor agonist monotherapy initially reported in patients with asthma in the 1960s. Conversely, the expression of anti-inflammatory genes could help prevent exacerbations. Roflumilast is a phosphodiesterase (PDE) 4 inhibitor approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as an ‘add-on’ therapy for patients with severe, bronchitic COPD with a history of frequent exacerbations. The second objective was to determine if inhibiting cAMP degradation could augment the expression of the LABA-regulated transcriptome and assess whether this could help explain the clinical activity of roflumilast. In BEAS-2B cells, roflumilast N-oxide (the active metabolite of roflumilast) augmented gene expression changes induced by a submaximal concentration of salmeterol, although the magnitude of the effect was dependent on the gene of interest. Further analysis established that this was because the sensitivity of the salmeterol-regulated transcriptome varied by a factor of 7.5-fold, which could be consistent with gene- dependent differences in regulation downstream of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. The final objective was to examine the pharmacology of GS-5759. This is a novel, bifunctional ligand composed a b2-adrenoceptor agonist linked to an analogue of the PDE4 inhibitor, GSK 256066, by a pent-1-yn-1ylbenzene spacer. Pharmacodynamic studies established that the PDE4 inhibitor pharmacophore produced a 35.5-fold increase in affinity for the b2-adrenoceptor relative to the monofunctional parent compound in the absence of any change in efficacy. However, this was not related to inhibition of PDE4 but to non-allosteric, ‘forced proximity’ binding, which predicts an increased in retention time of a compound near the orthosteric site of the receptor. In the context of obstructive lung diseases LABAs are established bronchodilators. The data presented in this thesis demonstrate that these drugs alone and in combination with a PDE4 inhibitor also have significant genomic actions. The possibility that gene expression changes occur in patients taking inhaled b2-adrenoceptor agonists and have functional consequences should be considered.


identifier: Osuji, J. (2009). Understanding the experience of exiting homelessness among women without children (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3155

format:
xi, 226 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 185-217

abstract: The issue of homelessness has come to the fore front of social ills plaguing the Canadian society. There is an overwhelming consensus among researchers and social scientists that the numbers of the homeless are on the increase, their average age is dropping, and more women and family units are becoming part of this population. Although it has been observed that women experience homelessness in ways that are vastly different from men, they are generally underrepresented in published literature on homelessness. The few studies that have focused on homeless women often study those with children and rarely explore the meaning of the exiting experience from homelessness among them, especially those without children. The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of the lived experience of exiting homelessness among women without children. Convenience and snow ball sampling techniques were used to recruit 12 women exiting homelessness in Calgary and who lived in transitional type accommodations. The texts resulting from audio-taped interviews, participant observations, and reflective journal entries by the researcher constituted data for analysis. Gadamerian hermeneutics informed the interpretive method used for data analysis. An overall meaning of the experience of exiting homelessness among women without children that emerged from the study was that the experience represented a journey through loosing oneself, self discovery, and hopefulness. The findings yielded 5 subthemes that supported the overall meaning and described the journey through exiting homelessness; (1) loss of self at home: the trigger, (2) Non-feeling of 'at-homeness': dissociation, (3) Disconnection and aloneness: homelessness, (4) Simulating home, transitional shelter living, and (5) Finding oneself: hopefulness. These findings suggest that exiting homelessness for women was not a journey in search of a house; rather it was a journey in search of hope, and connection with the self and others. The study is significant in that it validated narratives and literature indicating that exiting the homelessness situation is not just about finding a home, it is about assisting the homeless reconnect with themselves, rediscover personal identities, and find hope. This perspective suggests a new approach for nursing practice, and possibilities for further research, and public policy reviews.


identifier: Bodnariuc, I. (2021). Examination of Brain-Fatty Acid Binding Protein Interaction with Hydrophobic Ligands and Micelles (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
MacCallum, Justin
Derksen, Darren
Williams, Gareth

subject: FABP7 Protein Biochemistry Chemistry--Physical

abstract: Members of the fatty acid binding protein (FABP) family function as intracellular transporters of hydrophobic molecules, facilitating both fatty acid and lipid metabolism. FABPs share a common tertiary structure of beta barrel pocket for ligand incorporation with a flexible lid domain. Dysfunction of brain fatty acid binding protein (FABP7) has been associated with a variety of neurological disorders relating to sleep, autism, and schizophrenia. FABPs have been shown to bind small hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids, endocannabinoids, and phytocannabinoids. Transport of these ligands is mediated through both protein-membrane and protein-protein interactions. FABP7 bears a nuclear localization signal that allows ligand-dependent transport to the nucleus through the nuclear pore complex. Once in the nuclear pore complex, FABP7 can then exchange its cargo with transcription factors. FABP7 can also exchange cargo and interact with cytosolic proteins when its cargo does not result in nuclear localization. It has been suggested that the model for ligand-dependent nuclear localization is mediated by tighter binding interactions with ligands that preferentially translocate FABP7 to the nucleus. FABP7 bound with docosahexaenoic acid results in nuclear localization, however other similar fatty acids such as oleic acid and stearic acid do not. Here a combination of biophysical experimental and computational methods is used to provide a model for the observed ligand-dependent nuclear transportation. We show with NMR experiments and computational simulations that ligand-dependent nuclear localization is associated to specific protein dynamics in the lid domain and not preferential binding to different ligands. Furthermore, we show that highly dynamic apo protein equilibria and heterogenous ligand conformations make FABP7 ligand binding resistant to mutations. NMR experiments reveal that FABP7 interacts with micelles through the lid domain. Finally profound changes in the lid domain region are observed in biologically relevant T60M mutation of FABP7.


identifier: Ghaffari Dolama, M. (2016). Tool For Calculating User Delay Cost Associated With Urban Arterial Construction Zone (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28464

contributor:
Cowe Falls, Lynne
Jergeas, George
Kattan, Lina
Behjat, Laleh

subject:
Economics--Finance
Sociology--Transportation
Urban and Regional Planning
Engineering--Civil
User delay cost
User cost
Optimizing work zone layout
Road occupancy cost
Work zone
Accelerated construction methods
Contract incentives
SimTraffic
Transportation Planning
Risk analysis

abstract: Roadway construction work zone imposes travel delay on the road users. The monetary cost of the delay is called user delay cost (UDC). Limited work has been done on quantifying UDC in Canada and their focus were rural highways. If there is a realistic estimate of UDC, it could lead to less schedule overruns and more cost-effective work zone layouts. Considering interest of roadway agencies in quantifying UDC associated with urban arterial work zones, this research developed a probabilistic tool for monetizing UDC in urban setting using traffic microscopic simulation and Monte-Carlo simulation. Based on this tool, one hour of morning peak construction work on NB Crowchild Bridge created 169.2 hr of vehicles delay with average and 95 percentile UDC equal to $2,199 and $5,653, respectively. The application of the tool for selecting optimum work zone layout was demonstrated using the data from the rehabilitation of Bow Bridge in Calgary.


identifier: Archibald, G. C. (1979). The role of the opposition in parliamentary legislatures: Alberta as a case study (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14034

format:
ix, 177 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
JL 494 O6 A72 1979 Microfiche
Opposition (Political science)
Alberta. Legislature
Legislators - Alberta
Alberta - Politics and government

abstract: Bibliography: p. 173-177


identifier: Cameron, A. (2005). Organizational behaviour: Canadian energy companies strategies to manage the greenhouse gas related risks arising from stakeholder pressures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2500

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 95-111


identifier: Voges, M. A. (2005). The association between social anxiety and social functioning in first episode psychosis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5194

contributor:
Addington, Jean
Hodgins, David C.

format:
v, 93 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 63-78


identifier: Bastock, M. (1998). A quiet place: Listening and pedagogy (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10889

title: A quiet place: Listening and pedagogy

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

subject: LB1139 .L5 B37 1998

subject: Additional Copy: 370 EDC 1998 BAS in the Doucette Education Library.

subject: Education - Philosophy

subject: Silence (Philosophy)

subject: Self-actualization (Psychology)

subject: Spiritual life

abstract: Bibliography: p. 133-136.


identifier: Harvie, J. (1989). Political participation in Canada: an empirical test of three models (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14023

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

subject:
JL 187 H37 1989
Political participation - Canada
Voting research - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 130-138.


identifier: Stieva, K. (2018). What Colour are You?': FBI Counter-Intelligence and the Targeting of White Hate and Black Extremist Groups in the 1960s (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32712

title: 'What Colour are You?': FBI Counter-Intelligence and the Targeting of White Hate and Black Extremist Groups in the 1960s

publisher:
Arts
Graduate Studies
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Cameron, Gavin
Hiebert, Maureen S.
Terriff, Terry

subject:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Counter-Intelligence
COINTELPRO
Ku Klux Klan
Black Panther Party
North Carolina
1960s
Black Extremism
White Hate
History
History--Modern
History--Black
History--United States
Political Science
Ethnic and Racial Studies

abstract: From 1954 until 1972, the Federal Bureau of Investigations operated a sustained counter-intelligence program (COINTELPRO) against subversive organizations including Black Extremist groups like the Black Panther Party and White Hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan. With a mandate to neutralize the activities and minimize the risk of violence posed by the targeted organizations, COINTELPRO was one of the largest and most invasive domestic counter-intelligence programs ever run in the United States. Considering the size and breath of targets identified by COINTELPRO, this study examines the extent to which the Bureau demonstrated differential behaviour when targeting Black Extremist groups versus White Hate groups and explores why such differential behaviour existed. Based upon an analysis of COINTELPRO documents, the results suggest that despite having the same mandate to neutralize threats posed by subversive organizations, the interpretation of neutralization was distinctly different for White Hate groups versus Black Extremism. In COINTELPRO-White Hate operations, the neutralization of threat was achieved through controlling and containing the activities of the target organization. In COINTELPRO-Black Extremism operations, however, neutralization was achieved through eliminating the target organization. This fundamental difference in how Bureau agents interpreted their mandate naturally created a difference in operational methods and outcomes that are also addressed in this study. Explaining the differential behaviour by the Bureau lies in understanding the relationship between the targeted organizations, the purpose of COINTELPRO as a program, and the political orientation of the Bureau during this time period. While Black Extremist organizations such as the Black Panther Party firmly fit within the established image of subversive organizations due to their political orientation, White Hate organizations like the Klan did not, and as a result, were never considered as substantial a threat within the Bureau. This ambivalence towards the political orientation of White Hate organizations yielded COINTELPRO operations that not only failed to fully neutralize the threat posed by these groups, but allowed alternate, and potentially more dangerous, White Hate organizations to flourish well beyond the cancellation of COINTELPRO in 1972.


identifier: Peters, M. H. (1967). Role of the nucleus posterior thalamic in vision (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23898

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

subject:
QP 475 P46 1967
Vision
Psychology, Physiological
Optic thalamus
Rats as laboratory animals

abstract: Bibliography: p. 47-50.


identifier: Gulati, J. (1998). Borehole seismic surveying: 3C-3D-VSP and land vertical cable analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23940

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

subject: TN269.86 .G85 1998A

subject: Additional Copy: TN269.86 .G85 1998 in the Gallgher Library of Geology and Geophysics

subject: Vertical seismic profiling.

subject: Seismic prospecting

abstract: Bibliography: p. 96-102.


identifier: Davis, L. B. (1973). Prehistoric use of obsidian in the Northwestern Plains (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12988

format: 2 volumes: xix, 320 leaves ; xix, 251 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.

subject: E 78 N8 D38 1972

subject: Indians of North America - Northwestern states

subject: Indians of North America - Antiquities

subject: Stone implements - Northwestern States

subject: Obsidian - United States - Northwestern States

abstract: Bibliography: p. 247-274 (Volume 1).


identifier: Smith, C. E. (2007). How do pre-service teachers on practicum approach teaching history with pupils? (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1308

format:
xii, 484 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract: Bibliography: p. 425-450


identifier: Reid, J. (2000). Educational and policy approaches to water conservation for the city of Lethbridge (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20277

publisher:
Environmental Design
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: TD227 .A3 R45 2000

subject: Water conservation - Alberta - Lethbridge

subject: Water-supply - Alberta - Lethbridge - Management

subject: Consumer education - Alberta - Lethbridge

subject: Behavior modification

abstract: Bibliography: p. 82-88


identifier: Keteku, E. (1981). Nayanawase: history in the soil, an historical factor in Ghanaian archaeology (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19427

format:
xvii, 381 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject: DT 510.43 A53 K46 1984

subject: Akans (African people) - Antiquities

subject: Ghana - Antiquities

subject: Man - Influence of environment - Ghana - History

subject: Oral tradition

abstract: Bibliography: p. 216-239.


identifier: Zailer, E. (2019). A Completely Integrated Warm-IF Receiver and a 10GS/s Analog-Delay Pipeline ADC for Radio-Telescope Applications (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Belostotski, Leonid
Plume, René
Helaoui, Mohamed
Vyas, Rushi J.
Brown, Jo C.
Saavedra, Carlos E.

subject:
Radio Telescope
Integrated Circuit
Receiver
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Engineering--Electronics and Electrical

abstract: The Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope (CCAT) Heterodyne Array Instrument (CHAI) radio-telescope is a large international effort involving University of Calgary, Kölner Observatorium für Sub-Millimeter Astronomie (KOSMA), University of Bonn, McGill University, and many others. The goal of the CHAI project is to upgrade the existing telescope capabilities to receive high-resolution images specifically in the 460 GHz and 830 GHz bands. The intended receiver system will have 128 (up to 256) antenna elements each requiring 128 independent receivers to be used. The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is another major global effort to create the most sensitive radio telescope ever attempted. This radio telescope involves more than a hundred universities as well as industry. The SKA will potentially require millions of antenna elements, each requiring a cost-effective receiver to be implemented. This thesis presents a study of using a cost-effective CMOS technology to implement a complete receiver integrated on a single chip for CHAI and SKA telescopes. A receiver including a low-noise amplifier (LNA), a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a mixer, and a variable-gain amplifier (VGA), based on CHAI design requirements, was implemented in 0.13 μm complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) was implemented, based on the design requirements of the SKA, in 65 nm CMOS technology. A novel method for LNA wide-band noise optimization is developed and implemented in 0.13 μm CMOS technology. The design of the LNA is verified experimentally and meets the design requirements set by the CCAT project specifications. The LNA achieves a noise figure (NF) of <2.4 dB over the intended band of 4 GHz to 8 GHz with a gain of 18 dB. A novel method for VCO phase-noise (PN) optimization that simultaneously reduces VCO die-area and increases the available tuning range, was developed. The VCO is implemented in 0.13 μm CMOS technology and the novel optimization method is verified experimentally. The measured PN at 8 GHz is -134.3 dBc/Hz at a 1 MHz offset with a figure-of-merit (FOM) of 204 dBc/Hz. The ADC is developed using a novel topology that improves the speed performance of sub-ranging ADCs by removing the bottleneck and allowing both ADCs to run at full speed.


identifier: Armbruster, E. R. (1991). The Elementary school working environment	: a proposed design solution for: a child's desk (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14690

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

subject: LB 3265 D5 A75 1991

subject: Desks - Design

subject: Schools - Furniture, equipment, etc. - Design

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 161-166.
offsite


title: Distributed Wizard of Oz Usability Testing for Agile Teams

publisher:
Department of Computer Science
University of Calgary

abstract: Yes


identifier: Bass, G. (2015). The Effectiveness of Large Scale Transformational Change Across a School District (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28074

subject:
Education--Curriculum and Instruction
Education
Leadership
Change

abstract: This research describes characteristics of large-scale organizational change in one mid-sized school district in Alberta, Canada. The period of the case study was from 2007–2011 within a district that was showing signs of significant change in operations. A review of two public large sets of data, coupled with external interest in the work of the district, confirmed that change was occurring of some type and to some degree. An outside researcher conducted interviews with school-based and district leaders to identify what characteristics and actions had been put in place and to describe if they were successful. Research participants identified four characteristics of large-scale change that were impactful: a collaboratively built and universally administered strategic plan, a focus on building individual capacity through a professional learning model, the establishment of collaborative structures to co-create the future, and the fostering of high organizational trust. Participants also identified accountability and communication structures as important. Regardless of whether readers are convinced that the district fundamentally changed its practice, described as second-order change, the characteristics identified by the leaders as impactful for the attempted change are important. At a time when there is growing consensus to modernize antiquated paradigms of public education delivery and structure, these findings can provide a structure of what to do and what to avoid when embarking upon this type of change. Change of this magnitude is not for the faint of heart, especially given that all change characteristics are interdependent and must be initiated at the same time, which is vastly different from 20th century incremental change in education.


identifier: Nettleton, W. C. (1974). Tasks: old and new open area schools (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17229

title: Tasks: old and new open area schools

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

subject:
LB 1029 O6 N46 1974 Microfiche
Open plan schools

abstract: Bibliography: p. 92-96.


identifier: Rahman, S. M. (2015). Design and Evaluation of a Self-monitoring Application for Chronic Headaches (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25568

contributor:
Maurer, Frank
Tang, Anthony

subject:
Computer Science
Chronic Headaches
Self-monitoring Application

abstract: Chronic headache sufferers use headache diaries to learn about their headache symptoms and triggers. But the existing headache diaries do not support identification of probable headache triggers which is a critical requirement for self-monitoring of headaches. The literature describes several applications that keep track of headaches, but none of them allow the patients to identify potential headache triggers by exploring the correlations between the self-tracked factors and the onset of headaches. In this thesis, a self-monitoring application is designed that supports reviewing of headache trends and enables interactive visual exploration of potential correlations between the headaches and the putative triggers based on temporal data analysis. The design of the application reflects the data collection and the analytical needs of the headache patients. The evaluation results suggest that the application can be useful for the headache patients to identify their potential headache triggers, and hence enable better self-monitoring of headaches.


identifier: Zatarain, O. A. (2018). Theories and Experiments of Cognitive Knowledge Bases for Machine Learning (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32273

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

contributor:
Wang, Yingxu
Gavrilova, Marina L.
Fapojuwo, Abraham Olatunji
Chen, Zhangxing
Budin, Gerhard

subject:
cognitive machine learning
denotational mathematics
concept elicitation
cognitive knowledge bases
cognitive robotics
cognitive computing
Linguistics
Statistics
Artificial Intelligence

abstract: This thesis presents a framework of studies on theories, methodologies, algorithms, and experiments on cognitive knowledge bases (CKBs) for machine knowledge learning in cognitive computing and computational linguistics. CKB is both the results and the means of machine learning methodologies mimicking human learning and semantic comprehensions. Technologies for machine learning can be classified into six categories according to Dr. Y. Wang known as object identification, cluster classification, pattern recognition, functional regression, behavior generation, and knowledge acquisition. Most current machine learning techniques fall into the first five categories. However, the sixth category of knowledge learning as humans do has remained as a fundamental problem and challenge in machine learning, AI, and computational intelligence. A set of algorithms, tools, and experiments on machine knowledge learning is designed in order to demonstrate that cognitive machines may create their own concepts and CKBs through knowledge learning. The accuracy and cohesiveness of machine learnt results may outperform humans. This leads to the implementation of formal knowledge comprehension and quantitative semantic analyses by cognitive systems based on CKBs and machine semantic comprehensions. The theoretical framework and case studies derived from this research will impact the field of machine knowledge learning technologies and the development of novel cognitive systems. This research will enable industrial applications such as personal leaning assistants, cognitive search engines, and cognitive translators.


identifier: Li, X. (1989). CSP*--a distributed logic programming language for discrete event simulation (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12056

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

subject: QA 76.9 C65 L59 1989

subject: Computer simulation

subject: Programming languages (Electronic computers)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 142-146.


identifier: Hopkins, J. M. (2003). The design and synthesis of novel phosphine ligands for asymmetric catalysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22136

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 151-161


identifier: Jarmoc, Z. (1987). Effect of copper and penicillamine on the electrical properties of frog atrial fibres (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23249

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

subject:
QP 113.2 J35 1988
Copper - Physiological effect
Heart atrium
Penicillamine - Physiological effect
Electrophysiology
Frogs - Effect of copper on
Frogs - Effect of penicillamine on

abstract: Bibliography: p. 60-71.


identifier: Hama, H. (2005). The art in design: the transfiguration of everyday objects (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1486

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 98-100


identifier: Fung, T. S. (1989). Topics in Brownian motion with application in biophysics (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18536

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

subject:
QA 274.75 F87 1989
Brownian motion processes

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-90.


identifier: Deur, F. (1989). File allocation in a local area network (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16369

title: File allocation in a local area network

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

subject:
QA 76.9 F5 D48 1989
File organization (Computer science)
Computer networks

abstract: Bibliography: p. 92-97.


identifier: Bagherimehrab, M. (2022). Algorithmic quantum-state generation for simulating quantum field theories on a quantum computer (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Algorithmic Quantum-State Generation for Simulating Quantum Field Theories on a Quantum Computer

contributor:
Sanders, Barry C.
Lamoureux, Michael P.
Gour, Gilad
Eberly, Wayne M.
Somma, Rolando

subject:
Quantum computing
Quantum algorithms
Quantum entanglement
Quantum field theory
Quantum complexity
Quantum simulation
Quantum measurement
Wavelet representations
Physics
Physics--Theory
Computer Science

abstract: Simulating a quantum field theory (QFT) on a quantum computer comprises three steps: generating an initial state, simulating time evolution and measuring observables, with the initial-state generation being the most expensive step for the entire simulation. In this thesis, we introduce a general framework for simulating a QFT on a quantum computer, build a foundation for developing high-level quantum algorithms, and employ wavelet representations as a tool for constructing the first two quantum algorithms for initial-state generation in simulating a QFT. We show that our two quantum algorithms are nearly optimal and compare them for two cases: simulating theories with a broken translational invariance and preparing particle states above the ground state at variable length scales. Moreover, we construct two quantum algorithms for preparing one-dimensional Gaussian states, which have applications beyond QFT simulation. Our first algorithm uses a standard state-preparation method, which requires costly arithmetic. We employ novel techniques in our second algorithm to significantly reduce arithmetic operations. In addition to employing wavelets for state generation, we formulate subsystem entanglement entropy for free bosonic and fermionic QFTs in a wavelet basis. We verify the consistency of the wavelet-based formulation for analyzing ground state entanglement in these theories with the conventional lattice-based formulation developed by Calabrese and Cardy. By showing that lattice-based results can hold true in wavelet-based representations of QFTs, we bolster the case for wavelet-based representations as a key tool for analyzing the physics of quantum fields. The last step of a full quantum simulation is to extract simulation outputs by measuring observables on a quantum computer. We build on a reformulation of the standard amplitude estimation and quantum walks for unitary implementation of observables to develop a new approach for estimating expectation values of an observable. Furthermore, we establish a tight lower bound, with respect to a given accuracy, on the query complexity for computing expectation values. Our approach for expectation-value estimation results in an optimal quantum algorithm for measuring observables and is applicable to the last part of a full QFT simulation.


identifier: Williams, R. J. (2007). Mapping dialogue: hybridized identity and interreligious dialogue (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1846

format:
ix, 180 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 155-163
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Kazeminejad, A. (2019). Using Brain Topological Features Extracted from Resting State fMRI to Classify Autism Spectrum Disorder (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Sotero Diaz, Roberto C.
Bray, Signe
Greenberg, Matthew

subject:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
fMRI
Resting State
Machine Learning
SVM
Neural Network
Graph Theory
Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence
Engineering--Biomedical

abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disease manifesting in early childhood and hindering the social and behavioral outlooks of individuals suffering from it. Early identification of this disorder leads to better patient outcome. Many imaging studies have been conducted in order to gather insight into the inner workings of this disorder with some using machine learning in autism diagnosis. The success of this approach is heavily dependent on the features that are used for the classification task. Graph theoretical measures, extracted from resting state functional MRI, have already proven useful in classifying other neurological disorders. I hypothesized that by using these features for Autism Spectrum Disorder classification, the model performance (accuracy) will improve over previously reported imaging-based methods. Furthermore, this allowed me to identify possible biomarkers for the disorder based on the importance of features selected. This thesis shows that graph theoretical features may help improve classification accuracies and extracting biomarkers relevant to ASD.


identifier: Lv, S. (2018). Characterizing intrinsic and stratigraphic Q in VSP data with information measures (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Innanen, Kris
Lines, Laurence
Trad, Daniel

subject:
Stratigraphic filtering
Shannon entropy
Seismic attenuation
Education--Sciences
Geophysics
Statistics

abstract: Short-period multiples in finely layered geological media modify a seismic pulse as it propagates. This effect, called stratigraphic filtering, or extrinsic attenuation, is characterized by strong attenuation and dispersion of seismic amplitudes. It is similar to, and in fact very difficult to distinguish from, the effect produced by processes of seismic amplitude loss due to friction (or intrinsic attenuation). This is an important and difficult fact for interpreters of seismic data, because it means that similar data signatures are produced by very different geological and petrophysical features of the Earth. In this thesis I seek data analysis methods with the ability to amplify small differences produced by the processes of intrinsic attenuation and stratigraphic filtering, with the aim of discriminating between the two. In a zero-offset vertical seismic profiling (VSP) data set, at any instant in time we have access to a snapshot of the seismic wavefield along the principal direction of wave propagation. In practice, such a snapshot has the form of discrete amplitude values being assigned to each of a set of discrete depth values. Regarding this snapshot as a ``message'', made up of a sequence of ``letters'', or amplitude values, drawn from an ``alphabet'' of allowable amplitudes, permits the data to be analyzed using information-theoretic methods. For instance, Shannon entropy, which measures the degree of disorder within a message, can be assigned to each snapshot, and the time evolution of this number can be determined directly from a VSP data set. It is hypothesized that processes of intrinsic and extrinsic attenuation cause significant and measurable differences in the evolution of the entropy, which means this information measure could be utilized to help distinguish between the two. I analyze this with synthetic VSPs based on real well-log data, pointing out the important role of amplitude bin size in this information measure and the variability of results that should be expected as bin size changes. I point out with these examples that intrinsic and extrinsic attenuation processes tend to have opposite influences on entropy versus time curves. A field data set example is suggestive that the relative strength of stratigraphic filtering and intrinsic attenuation can be estimated in this way.


identifier: Mellor, A. (2011). Temporal and Spatial Monitoring of E. coli and Pathogen Indicators in the Shallow Groundwater and Vadose Zone, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13995

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Science
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 53-60
Some pages are in colour.


identifier: Mandelkau, A. (2009). The slow see (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3303

title: The slow see

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

abstract:
Bibliography: p. 156-164
Many pages are in colour.


identifier: Deeprose, B. J. (1967). Breton lays in Middle English (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12138

title: Breton lays in Middle English

format:
ix, 150 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
PR 351 D42 1967 Microfilm
Lays, Medieval
English poetry - Middle English

abstract: Bibliography: p. 141-150.


identifier: Sivakumaran, K. S. (1982). A Refined theory of generally laminated plates (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13929

creator: Sivakumaran, Kanapathippillai Sivayenasundaram, 1955-

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

subject:
TA 492 P7 S58 1982
Plates (Engineering)
Laminated materials

abstract: Bibliography: p. 143-146.


identifier: Hynes, T. W. (1999). The institutionalization of "mock bureaucracies" in underground coalmining environments: a collective case study analysis (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11664

format:
viii, 273 leaves ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
HD8039 .M615 H96 1999
Coal mines and mining
Coal mine accidents
organizational behaviour
Beaurocracy
Mine management

abstract: Bibliography: p. 261-273


identifier: Pattullo, H. (2019). Digital Fabrication for Contemporary Material Specificity (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Taron, Joshua M.
Soto-Rubio, Mauricio
Monteyne, David
Oehlberg, Lora A.

subject:
Digital fabrication
architectural design
additive manufacturing
material optimization
circular economy
Architecture

abstract: The modernist model of “logical positivism” that emerged in the early-20th century Modernist movement placed the onus of design squarely within the material world. This movement attempted to replace the immaterial “metaphysical” approach to design and material with physically-provable absolute concepts of materiality. However, this model failed to recognize that the value and use life of modern material is highly contingent on distributed and imperceptible immaterial systems such as supply chains and reverse logistics that function beyond immediate scales of space and time (scales that are classically the territory single buildings and products). Approaching the design of buildings and objects through this constrained scalar lens has produced a significant amount of waste via inefficient object lives and perpetuated the logical positivist model of design through the wide misuse of current digital design tools. Contemporary notions of material specificity, such as DeLanda’s “possibility space” and McDonough and Braungart’s Circular Economy, attempt to reject logical positivism by identifying the contingent factors, or “events,” across a material’s life that must be designed for, such as its flexibility between uses and adaptability within the supply chain. Through a series of literature reviews, case study analyses, and experiments, this thesis will demonstrate the waste problems associated with logical positivism in modern design, describe the Circular Economy as a new form of event-scale for the design of materials, and posit how contemporary digital tools may be instrumentalized for material design at these new event-scales. Ultimately, this work constructs a new conceptual framework of event-scale thinking for material, which promotes different and less wasteful applications of digital tools in design and production.


identifier: Mohammed, A. A. (2019). Measurement and Simulation of Preferential Flow in Frozen Soils (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

contributor:
Cey, Edwin E.
Hayashi, Masaki
Lemieux, Jean-Michel
Bentley, Laurence R.
Wong, Ron

subject:
hydrogeology
hydrology
frozen soil
infiltration
preferential flow
Education--Sciences
Soil Science
Geology
Hydrology
Environmental Sciences

abstract: The infiltrability of frozen soils strongly influences the partitioning of snowmelt and hydrological functioning of cold regions. Preferential flow in macropores may enhance infiltration into frozen soil, but flow dynamics are complicated by coupled water and heat transfer processes. Field studies were conducted in the Canadian Prairies to evaluate the dominant mechanisms controlling preferential flow in frozen soils, and the combined influence of soil freeze-thaw and preferential flow on snowmelt-driven infiltration and groundwater recharge. Results showed that preferential flow enabled relatively large amounts of snowmelt infiltration when the soil was still frozen, but that refreezing of infiltrated meltwater during winter snowmelt events progressively reduced soil infiltrability and enhanced runoff generation over subsequent events. Preferential flow allowed meltwater to bypass portions of the frozen soil and facilitated the lateral transport of meltwater between high and low topographic positions and groundwater recharge through frozen ground. Insights gained from field studies were used to develop a dual-permeability model of unsaturated flow in frozen soils that assumes two interacting pore domains (macropore and matrix) with distinct water and heat transfer regimes. This dual-permeability formulation was incorporated into the hydrological model HydroGeoSphere to account for liquid-ice phase change in macropores, such that porewater freezing in macropores is governed by macropore-matrix energy transfer. The model was tested against field and laboratory observations and used to examine the effects of preferential flow on snowmelt partitioning between surface and subsurface flow in frozen soils. Simulations were able to reproduce measured profile-scale infiltration and drainage in frozen soil due to macropores, as well as hillslope-scale partitioning of snowmelt input between runoff, infiltration and groundwater recharge. Incorporating macropore flow and freeze-thaw processes was key to simulating the hydrologic functioning of the prairie grassland landscape, and results highlighted that refreezing of infiltrated water governed by macropore-matrix heat transfer is an important subsurface process controlling runoff generation in frozen soils. This study improves our understanding of, and ability to predict, the effects of preferential flow and freeze-thaw on frozen soil infiltrability, and how these processes dictate the partitioning of snowmelt between surface runoff, soil moisture and groundwater recharge in seasonally frozen landscapes.


identifier: Crowley, G. H. (1981). The synergy between revising and composing in the total writing act: a case study of the revision processes of three college students (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17350

format:
xiii, 258 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
application/pdf

subject:
PN 175 C76 1981 Fiche
Rhetoric
Rhetoric - Philosophy
English language - Rhetoric
Style, Literary

abstract: Bibliography: p. 209-216.


identifier: Earle, M. L. (1993). The role of the central nervous system in hypertension and fever (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13405

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 121-132


identifier: Zhu, D. (2015). Stability of Interfaces in a SAGD Steam Chamber (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27863

contributor:
Gates, Ian
Bergerson, Joule

subject:
Engineering--Chemical
Engineering--Petroleum
SAGD
Instability
Heat Transfer
Steam Chamber

abstract: Oil sands reservoirs in Western Canada are among the largest petroleum accumulations in the world.  Given the high viscosity of the oil, typically in the hundreds of thousands to millions of cP, these oils are recovered from the reservoir by using steam which heats the oil to between 180 and 250C which lowers its viscosity to less than 10 cP.  The key issue faced by these recovery processes is their thermal efficiency and consequent greenhouse gas emissions and water use.  The larger the amount of steam used, the greater the greenhouse gas emissions and water use and the lower the economic viability of the recovery process itself.  Thus, the thermal efficiency of steam-based recovery processes is a critical measure of process viability.  Ultimately, the thermal efficiency is controlled by the efficiency of the growth of the steam chamber in the reservoir.  In other words, steam conformance in the reservoir is a critical control on the efficiency of the recovery process.  The research documented in this thesis examines the stability of the steam-oil interfaces to further understand the dynamics of steam chambers in oil sands reservoirs. The key reason that we are interested in instability in SAGD is that it potentially plays an important role in the growth of the steam chamber with consequent changes of heat transfer and oil rate.  The results show that even in a homogeneous reservoir, instabilities can yield non-ideal steam conformance within the reservoir.  The instability takes place in the gas phase beyond the edge of the hot steam chamber in the gas zone that is created due to gas exsolution.  The nonlinear instability that is exhibited by the fine grid reservoir simulation results can be triggered by the difference in either viscosity (Saffman-Taylor) or density (Rayleigh-Taylor).  To observe fingering at the edges of depletion chambers in steam-based recovery processes, fine grid simulations are required.  Given that the fingers are of order of 30 cm in width, this implies grid blocks of this or smaller orders of length scales are needed.


identifier: Alto, H. (1995). Stereomammography (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21470

title: Stereomammography

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

subject:
RG 496 C34 A58 1995
Breast - Radiography

abstract: Bibliography: p. 93-97.


identifier: Liu, Y. (2004). Multi-objective genetic algorithms based approach to clustering and its application to microarray data analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24351

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 76-86


identifier: Hugenholtz, C. H. (2006). Controls on dune activity in the norther Great Plains (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/649

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

abstract: Bibliography: p. 177-193


identifier: Swanson, D. (1985). The Effect of managerial strategies on stress in staff in residential rehabilitative settings (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18925

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

subject: LB 2840.2 S93 1986

subject: Teachers - Alberta - Red Deer - Job stress

subject: Group homes for the developmentally disabled - Alberta - Red Deer - Management

abstract: Bibliography: p. 114-130.


identifier: Lewis, G. M. (1980). The Ecology of the grassland communities and the effect of grazing in the Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11303

subject: QH 541.5 P7 L48 1980 Fiche

subject: Grasslands ecology - Alberta - Cypress Hills Provincial Park

subject: Grazing - Alberta - Cypress Hills Provincial Park

abstract: Bibliography: p. 68-73.


identifier: Fair, D. R. (1984). Group counselling for battered women (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14326

title: Group counselling for battered women

creator: Fair, Daphne R. (Daphne Rosemary), 1958-

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

subject:
HV 6626 F33 1986
Abused women - Services for
Group counseling

abstract: Bibliography: p. 138-145.


identifier: Thraya, M. (2018). Characterization of Rapid Nongenomic Cortisol Signalling in Rainbow Trout Liver (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32790

contributor:
Vijayan, Mathilakath M.
Habibi, Hamid R.
Shemanko, Carrie S.

subject:
Glucocorticoids
Nongenomic signalling
metabolism
Stress response
Glucocorticoid receptor
Teleosts
Liver
Animal Physiology
Biology--Cell
Zoology

abstract: Glucocorticoids are critical in the regulation of metabolic processes for stress adaptation. Cortisol, the primary glucocorticoid in fish, exerts physiological effects through genomic and nongenomic signalling pathways. The genomic response to cortisol is characterized by activation of the corticosteroid receptors, glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), whereas the nongenomic cortisol response involves rapid changes to downstream second-messenger signalling cascades independent of gene regulation. However, nongenomic glucocorticoid signalling remains poorly characterized in teleost models and even more so in the liver, despite the importance of this tissue in regulating both metabolic and physiological adjustments in the face of a stressor. Therefore, the primary objective of this thesis was to further elucidate mechanisms of rapid cortisol signalling in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver. The hypothesis tested was that activation of secondary-signalling cascades would mediate rapid cortisol effects and glucocorticoid-membrane receptor(s) were involved in initiating this response. Indeed, stress and the attendant rise in cortisol rapidly modulated cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation, and reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and glutathione production in vivo. While corticosteroid receptors were identified on the plasma membrane, RU486 had no effect on CREB signalling or ROS generation in vitro, suggesting that these endpoints are GR-independent. Also, cortisol did not rapidly affect the transcript abundance of glucocorticoid-responsive genes associated with the corticosteroid receptors along with biomarkers for immune, growth, metabolic, and oxidative stress systems, suggesting a role for genomic activation in directly regulating the stress response. Furthermore, a membrane-specific cortisol receptor(s) remains unidentified in any species. Altogether, the results presented here propose a role for rapid nongenomic glucocorticoid signalling in modulating the stress-mediated metabolic responses in fish liver, and this provides a novel approach in studying the role of glucocorticoids in mediating stress coping mechanisms.


identifier: Liu, V. W. (2003). An experimental investigation on the combustion characteristics of flares issuing from swirl vanes in a cross-flow (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12355

format:
xi, 108 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 94-99


identifier: Byma, G. F. (1986). Government and binding in Tagalog: an ergative analysis (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11279

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

subject:
PL 6053 B94 1987
Tagalog language - Grammar
Government (Grammar)
Generative grammar

abstract: Bibliography: p. 151-155.


identifier: Handa, A. (1995). A fast multilayer multichip module router (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21400

format:
x, 80 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: TK 7874.75 H36 1995

subject: Integrated circuits - Very large scale integration

subject: Multichip modules (Microelectronics)

abstract: Bibliography: p. 78-80.


identifier: Park, T. B. (1990). Public participation in planning issues in the city of North York (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20244

format:
vi, 125 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: HT 165.53 O58 P37 1990

subject: City planning - Ontario - North York - Citizen participation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 122-125.


identifier: Popal, R. (2013). A New Shear Test Method for Mortar Bed Joints (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24872

subject:
Engineering--Civil
Test method
Shear strength
Mortar bed joint
Masonry

abstract: From a review of existing test methods devised to determine the shear strength of a mortar joint, it was concluded that among the existing methods, the triplet test is the simplest to perform and the Hofmann & Stöckl test provides the best results in terms of uniform stresses. The advantages of these two tests were combined in a new shear test method designed, constructed, and utilized in this research. In the new test method, simple equipment is used to subject a couplet to a time-dependent horizontal load as well as to a level of normal compression stress. The couplet is placed between two rubber sheets, two steel plates, and two roller rails to accommodate the unevenness of the surface of the bricks, to allow smooth movement of the rollers, and to minimize the friction between the couplet and the vertical support planes, respectively. The results of the experimental investigation show that the developed test method produces uniform shear stress as in the Hofmann & Stöckl test and is as simple to perform as the triplet test.


identifier: Cronk, L. E. (1973). Mesoamerican and Indian fire gods and ceremonies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24349

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vii, 258 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: F 1434.2 R3 C74 1973

subject: Indians of Central America - Religion and mythology

subject: Indians of Central America - Antiquities

subject: India - Antiquities

subject: Fire-worshipers

abstract: Bibliography: p. 171-190.


identifier: Hewins, P. T. (1972). Rationality in science (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19026

title: Rationality in science

format:
v, 107 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject:
Q 175 H58 1972
Science - Methodology
Science - Philosophy

abstract: Bibliography: p. 107.


identifier: Rosato, G. (2010). Subtle energy: healing and transformation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3666

format:
ix, 262 leaves ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 243-262


identifier: Guo, J. (2021). Direct simulations of fluid-particle flow in Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids using coupled Lattice Boltzmann and discrete element methods (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

title: Direct Simulations of Fluid-Particle Flow in Newtonian and non-Newtonian Fluids Using Coupled Lattice Boltzmann and Discrete Element Methods

contributor:
Wong, Ron Chik-Kwong
Zhou, Qi
Jasso, Martin
Wan, Richard G

subject:
Lattice Boltzmann method
Discrete element method
Particle suspension rheology
Oblate particle suspension
Viscosity and normal stress differences
Particle cloud settling
Shear-thinning rheology
Fluid and Plasma
Engineering--Civil
Engineering--Marine and Ocean

abstract: Coupled lattice Boltzmann and discrete element methods are employed to investigate a suite of fluid-particle flow problems in both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. First, the rheological properties of finer particle suspensions in a Newtonian fluid are investigated, as the particle shape and solid fraction vary. An increase of the relative viscosity is observed when the particles become more oblate, accompanied by an increase of particle contacts and contact distance. Particle reorientation is seen to occur systematically in denser oblate particle suspension subject to the shear flow. A connection between the micro-structure statistics and the suspension viscosity is proposed. Second, the shear rate effects on the finer oblate particle suspension viscosity are studied. The viscosity of the suspension is observed to decrease under a higher shearing rate due to the reduction of the inter-particle friction coefficient, resulting in the shear-thinning behavior of the suspension. Finally, the sedimentation of a granular particle cloud in shear-thinning suspensions is investigated, as the rheology of the suspension, Reynolds number, and particle cloud concentration vary. At higher Reynolds numbers, the particle cloud length grows in the direction of settling and reaches a quasi-steady state. The ratio of the particle cloud quasi-steady settling velocity to the single-particle terminal velocity in the same fluid, increases when the cloud settles in the shear-thinning suspensions. This velocity increase is more significant at a low Reynolds number. At even lower Reynolds numbers, the cloud loses its initial shape and disintegrates while settling, with particles escaping from the cloud due to differential particle settling velocities.


identifier: Gezahagne, A. (2014). Estimating Spot Price and Smooth Forward Curve in Electricity Markets with Bayesian Penalized Spline (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25956

subject:
Economics--Finance
Mathematics
Statistics
Energy
Bayesian Penalized Spline
Forward Curve
Electricity Markets

abstract:
The first part of this thesis presents a Bayesian penalized spline approach to constructing smooth forward curves in electricity markets. Since electricity should be delivered as a continuous
flow, power contracts have settlement periods rather than a  fixed delivery
time. In addition, electricity forward curves have strong seasonal shape. Our approach provides a method for estimating a continuous forward price curve from market forward prices quoted over a period. The approach is illustrated using observed market data from the Mid-Columbia (Mid-C) and California Oregon Border (COB) pricing hubs.
Since Mid-C is a liquid market where forward contracts are quoted every day and COB
is an illiquid hub, a two step estimation procedure is developed from Bayesian perspective.First, the Mid-C smooth curve is constructed using Bayesian penalized spline. Next, the COB smooth curve is estimated by adding a spread to the constructed Mid-C smooth curve and incorporating the positive spread between the two hubs as an informative prior.
In the second part, we present a mean reverting model for the electricity spot price and we employ a Bayesian penalized spline approach to model the deterministic seasonal function exhibited in the monthly averages. Based on the historical spot price from Alberta power market, we calibrated the model parameters, also by implementing Bayesian estimation techniques.


identifier: Lim, T. (1986). Minimum miscibility pressure correlation for a hydrocarbon miscible flood (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18519

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ix, 120 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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subject: TN 871 L54 1986

subject: Miscible displacement (Petroleum engineering)

subject: Oil field flooding

subject: Hydrocarbons - Research

subject: Secondary recovery of oil

abstract: Bibliography: p. 59-63.


identifier: Botting, J. (2014). Branch Campus Classroom Expectations: An Ethnographic Study of Transnational Faculty and Students in Qatar (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25161

subject:
Education--Bilingual and Multicultural
Education--Teacher Training
Education--Technology
Educational Technology
transnational education
Culture
Middle East
international
globalization
Qatar
Ethnography
small culture
large culture
heterogeneity
homogeneity
branch campus
Instructional Design
systems approach
Canada
Classroom
teaching
learning
Cultural adaptation
acculturation
fundamental attribution error

abstract: Few studies have deeply and empirically described and analyzed the teaching and learning dynamic in branch campus classrooms in the Middle East, and fewer still have focused on educational technology. The purpose of this ethnographic study is to examine whether any gaps in expectations between transnational Canadian faculty and students in Qatar might be present because teacher and student participants come from different cultural backgrounds. The three research questions guiding this study pertain to a priori expectations, gaps in expectations and acculturation of expectations. Current literature on globalization, internationalization, branch campuses, transnational education, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism, culture, fundamental attribution error, and teaching and learning and educational technology in Arab Gulf nations is critically reviewed for this study. The study had four phases of data collection: (1) an initial online questionnaire about cultural differences in teaching and learning based on Hofstede’s (1986) work (faculty n = 20, students n = 20), (2) classroom observations of six faculty members over a semester, (3) semi-structured interviews (faculty n = 6, students n = 15) and, (4) a final online summary-feedback questionnaire (faculty n = 13, students n = 17). Findings suggest that Holliday’s (1999) proposition of a small culture approach specific to classrooms is more relevant to research in this context than Hofstede’s (1986) large, national/ethnic culture approach. Classroom activities and participant comments mostly concerned the fundamentals of teaching and learning and not large national/ethnic cultural concerns and issues. Large culture appeared more relevant to participants’ confidence than to the quality of teaching. Classrooms at the research site tend to have an oversupply of instructional technology for which faculty have received little or no training. This readily available technology was also not well supported. Classrooms on this campus are largely set up for lecture style instruction and do not easily accommodate constructivist approaches. Analyses of study findings suggest that the notions of heterogeneity, homogeneity, small culture and large culture are an apt framework for describing and analyzing transnational classrooms. Based on study findings, it is recommended that appropriate educational technology can be determined for the site by following a normal, systematic instructional design process.


identifier: Dennis, D. (2017). Transcriptional Regulation of Neuronal Fate Specification by Proneural Genes in the Developing Neocortex (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28504

contributor:
Schuurmans, Carol
Kurrasch, Deborah
Cross, James
Chan, Jennifer
Teskey, Gordon

subject: Neuroscience proneural Neocortex Development

abstract: The neocortex is a relatively recently evolved region of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) that is involved in the processing of sensory information, motor control, coordination, language, and spatial reasoning. Performing these complex functions requires the coordinated activities of a variety of different neurons and glia, which are generated in a strict temporal order during development. One class of intrinsic determinants that control the timing of cortical neurogenesis are the proneural basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors encoded by Neurog1, Neurog2, and Ascl1. The activities of these proneural genes are tightly regulated, ensuring that neocortical neurons are born at their correct times and with their proper identities. I began my PhD project by investigating the connection between Neurog2 and Ascl1 and the postmitotic derepression circuit, a molecular circuit for determining neuronal subtype identities. I found a redundant function for Neurog2 and Ascl1 in specifying a subcerebral layer V fate (Ctip2+, Fezf2+), while repressing layer VI (Tbr1+) and upper layer II-IV (Satb2+) identities (Chapter 2). This work expanded our knowledge of Neurog2’s role in neuronal subtype specification and identified a new role for Ascl1 in specifying cortical neuronal identities. In the next part of my thesis, I examined the function of Neurog1 in neocortical development, using loss- and gain-of-function assays (Chapter 3). Very little work had previously been done to elucidate Neurog1 function in the neocortex. I found that while Neurog1 and Neurog2 share a redundant capacity for specifying deep-layer (Tbr1+, Ctip2+) neuronal identities, co-expression of Neurog1 and Neurog2 creates a neurogenesis-limiting regulatory interaction. Further, I showed that Neurog1 and Neurog2 proteins physically interact. Finally, using Neurog1-/- mice, I identified several target genes that are influenced by Neurog1 expression, including several Notch pathway genes. In my final data chapter (Chapter 4), I characterized the changes in progenitor and neuronal subtypes in Neurog1-/-;Neurog2-/- double mutants (Chapter 4). I found a reduction of both germinal zone and cortical plate size in Neurog1-/-;Neurog2-/- cortices, and I identified severe defects in the radial fibers of Neurog1-/-;Neurog2-/- progenitors. Moreover, I found that deep layer neurons were reduced in number in Neurog1-/-;Neurog2-/- cortices, whereas Cux1/2+ upper-layer neurons were expanded. Taken together these data suggest that there is an acceleration of differentiation in double mutants, which will be further examined in the future. In summary, my PhD work has allowed a broader understanding of proneural function in the developing neocortex. This brings us closer to knowing the molecular network that allows cells to go from cortical progenitors to distinct subtypes of cortical projection neurons and the regulatory interactions that influence these choices.


identifier: Venugopal, S. (2002). A framework for joint implementation: the Rusagas carbon offset project (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24222

format:
xvii, 235 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 173-178


identifier: Duguid, T. T. (1984). Scientific controversy and decision-making (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/19210

format:
vii, 277 leaves ; 30 cm.
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subject: TD 194.6 D83 1986

subject: Technological assessment

subject: Science and state - Canada - Decision-making

subject: Technology and state - Canada - Decision-making

subject: Environmental policy - Canada

abstract: Bibliography: p. 248-277.


identifier: Twombly, G. L. (1980). The nature of non-recoverable strain in experimentally deformed Indiana limestone and Yule marble (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16405

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

relation: Additional Copy: QE 604 T84 1980G Geology, QE 431.2 T86 1980G Geology

subject:
QE 604 T84 1980 Fiche
Rock deformation

abstract: Bibliography: p. 124-138.


identifier: Wang, J. (2021). Energy Recovery from Oil Sands Reservoirs (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

contributor:
Gates, Ian Donald
Chen, Shengnan
Hu, Jinguang
Hubbard, Stephen M.
Zeng, Fanhua

subject:
steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD)
non-condensable gas (NCG)
steam and gas push (SAGP)
oil sands
time scales
steam-to-oil ratio
process efficiency
thermal efficiency
thermal energy recovery
heat recovery
energy efficiency
instantaneous SOR (iSOR)
finger print
Engineering--Petroleum

abstract: Alberta's oil sands are the third largest proven crude oil reserve in the world, after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. The proven reserve is ~165.4 billion barrels. At original reservoir conditions, for in-situ methods, the bitumen is too viscous to extract directly with viscosities of the order of hundreds of thousands to millions of centipoise. To extract bitumen via in-situ recovery processes, the bitumen's viscosity must be lowered to less than 20 cP. In all current commercial oil sands recovery processes, this is done by injected high pressure and temperature saturated steam into the reservoir. One such process, Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), has been proven to produce bitumen, but due to steam generation has high emissions intensity with large energy requirements. The research presented here studied the SAGD process from multiple angles. The first study is focused on the edge of steam chamber where both SAGD and Steam and Gas Push (SAGP) processes were compared to understand the impact of non-condensable gas on heat transport at the edge of the chamber. The second approach uses a detailed compositional model to exam the time scales for steam and bitumen flow within the depletion chamber. The approach used for multiple steam and multiple bitumen components is novel. The third study examined the instantaneous steam-to-oil ratio behavior when the steam chamber was exposed to different reservoir features. The last study explored the recovery of heat energy from post-SAGD chambers. The analysis reveals the following results. 1. non-condensable gas does improve the thermal efficiency of SAGD, but it changes the behaviour of the edge of the chamber by creating a more extensive depletion zone at the edge of the chamber. 2. the time scales for steam flow and bitumen mobilization, drainage, and production can be weeks to months to years depending on the stage of the process. This speaks to the 'thermal momentum' that is established in the reservoir during the process. 3. The SOR, in particular, the instantaneous SOR provides a signal that can be used to identify reservoir features. This could be used with multiple SAGD well pairs to determine reservoir features across pads. 4. A large fraction of the injected heat energy in the reservoir remains in the reservoir rock (sand grains) and the overburden and understrata. However, it is possible to extract a significant fraction of the energy remaining in the reservoir after SAGD operations have finished. This should be explored in the field since this provides a means to raise the overall energy efficiency of SAGD.


identifier: Chung, J. (2002). Debt accumulation by Canadian privincial governments (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18716

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2002 C48

abstract: Bibliography: p. 88-89


identifier: Karam, J. (2018). Sustainability of International Branch Campuses: A Case Study of Management Practices in the Arabian Gulf (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31889

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary
Calgary

contributor:
Brandon, Jim
Galway, Gerald
Field, James C.
Calvert, Ann E.
Patterson, Margaret
Jacobsen, Michele

subject:
International Branch Campus
International Education
Transnational Higher Education
Education Hub
Qatar
Education City
Education
Education--Administration
Education--Higher

abstract: The purpose of this case study was to gain a thorough understanding of how an international branch campus (IBC) in the Arabian Gulf plans to achieve sustainability. My rationale for examining this topic was to help educational administrators in the region gain a better understanding of the factors contributing to the sustainability of IBCs. Drawing on current practices and international higher education literature, this research revealed important considerations for educational administrators currently managing or interested in establishing IBCs. The study used qualitative case-study methodology involving in-depth semi-structured interviews with eight senior administrators from an international branch campus in the Arabian Gulf. The study generated twelve findings, four for each of the research questions. The first four findings identified practices implemented to achieve the IBC sustainability: (1) maintaining the brand and integrity of academic programs; (2) uniqueness of local context and implications for the branch campus’ operations; (3) relevance of product delivery to stakeholders through teaching, research, and service; and (4) a funding model centered on the educational mission of the branch campus. The interface between management practices and research informed concepts and processes of sustainability also revealed a second set of findings: (5) alignment of branch campus’ goals and practices with national priorities; (6) adaptation of practices to fit with local laws and cultural context; (7) multifaceted governance process; and (8) resources efficiency. This inquiry also disclosed how the interdependence between the international branch campus and the home institution shapes these management practices unveiling a third set of findings: (9) Responding to anticipated challenges; (10) strong ties with the main campus; (11) balancing autonomous and interdependent decision making; and (12) recognizing the specificity of roles, benefits, and functions. From these findings, conclusions and recommendations for policy, practice, and operational changes were developed.


identifier: Krill, S. R. (2019). The Settler State is a White Woman: Re-Conceptualizing Audra Simpson’s Masculine State Through a Gendered Genealogy of Settler Colonial Statecraft in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

publisher:
Arts
University of Calgary

contributor:
Voth, Daniel
Rice, Roberta
Starblanket, Gina

subject:
Settler Colonialism
Decolonization
Feminism
Statecraft
Intersectionality
Canadian Studies
Gender Studies
Political Science
Women's Studies

abstract: Audra Simpson accounts for the oppressive colonial apparatus of the Canadian state with a gendered theory of settler statecraft. The ongoing evidence of heteropatriarchal violence targeting Indigenous women in Canada points her to adopt a wholly androcentric theory in which she argues that ‘the state is a man’. From an intersectional standpoint, this does not address the complex way that gender and colonial power operate together to uphold and sustain the settler colonial regime. This thesis will challenge Audra Simpson’s male-centric theory by interrogating gender and the role of both settler men and women in Canada’s historical process of statecraft. Chapter two will present an alternative perspective to the assumed relationship between men and the settler colonial regime that Simpson puts forth, offering a gendered genealogy of settler colonial statecraft that centers men and masculinity in its analysis. This chapter will argue that theorizing the settler state ‘as a man’ in its entirety does not reflect the actual gendered process of colonial state building in Canadian history. Chapter three will conduct a similar analysis but focus on the position of white women within this history, expanding the ways in which we think about and perceive the state in gendered terms. This chapter will argue that white women were fundamental to the creation of Canada’s stable sovereign settler colonial state. This conclusion offers a more historically accurate and intersectional account of how settler colonial phenomenon is constituted by and continuously sustained through gendered systems and actors. To theorize how the significance of this research might be realized moving forward, chapter four will conclude with a discussion of the importance this research has for efforts of mainstream feminism in Canada. This chapter will argue that viewing the settler state as a white woman implicates mainstream feminists in the overturning and dismantling of colonial state apparatus as political actors working towards gender justice.


identifier: Gunaratne, T. K. (2011). Beamforming of Broadband Bandpass Signals using Multidimensional FIR Filters (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23074

format:
xviii, 309 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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abstract: Bibliography: p. 276-301.

abstract: Two new discrete-domain methods are proposed for the beamforming of two-dimensional temporally broadband bandpass plane waves using two-dimensional spatio-temporal finite impulse response filters with novel trapezoidal-shaped passbands. The first method employs a complex-coefficient two-dimensional finite impulse response filter structure having an asymmetric trapezoidal-shaped passband at baseband and achieves the minimum possible temporal sampling rate for a given temporal bandwidth. The second method employs a real-coefficient polyphase two-dimensional finite impulse response filter structure having a rectangularly-symmetric double-trapezoidal-shaped passband and requires 50% less computational complexity for the same temporal bandwidth. Experimental results have confirmed that both methods are equally capable of enhancing the desired two-dimensional temporally broadband bandpass plane waves according to their directions of arrival under severe co-channel interference and multipath fading.


identifier: Mansley, C. L. (2001). Nonverbal cue perception and social competence in children with symptoms of AD/HD (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17755

publisher:
Graduate Studies
Social Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary

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

subject: AC1 .T484 2001 M36

abstract: Bibliography: p. 51-60.


identifier: Wang, Z. (1999). Measuring attitudes of ridership regarding the design of LRT stations using CAD and VR as an assessment tool (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18517

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

subject: NA6315 .C32 C359 1999

subject: Street-railroads - Alberta - Calgary - Designs and plans

subject: Commuters - Alberta - Calgary - Attitudes

subject: Computer-aided design

subject: Architectural design

subject: Computer graphics

abstract: Bibliography: p. 67-70