• Effect of Grain Irregularity on Rock Petrophysical Parameters: A Numerical Pore-level Study 

  Rahmanian Shahri, Meysam (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2018-05-08)

  A good evaluation of transport properties in reservoir rocks plays a major role in the design of recovery process and prediction of recovery performance. Permeability, thermal and electrical conductivity, are important ...

• Investigating the role of the cell envelope in E. coli relating to silver sensitivity and resistance 

  Westersund, Connor (Science, University of Calgary, 2018-05-11)

  Silver (I) is an antimicrobial agent that has established antimicrobial activity, yet the mechanism of action is unclear. This thesis follows up on an observation that Ag+ ions cause the cell membrane to separate from the ...

• Distinct roles of the mucus layer and microbiota in conferring innate host defense and susceptibility to disease 

  León Coria, Aralia (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2018-05-09)

  The intestinal epithelium is covered with a thick viscous MUC2 mucin bilayer that acts as a protective barrier and is the habitat for 1014 microorganisms that form the microbiota. Even though disruption of colonic mucus ...

• Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Cognition of Transient Ischemic Attack Patients and Healthy Controls 

  Tariq, Sana (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2018-05-11)

  Currently, there is no cure for dementia and prevention trials need to be redesigned with a focus on high-risk population and standardized biomarkers, which include clinical, demographic, imaging and neuropsychological ...

• Fundamental Mechanisms of Astrocyte and Cerebrovascular Regulation by Potassium in the Neocortex 

  Shin, Steven Seungjae (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2018-05-10)

  Astrocytes can control local cerebral arteriole tone through Ca2+ dependent mechanisms. Modest elevations of the external K+ concentration in the brain are thought to have little effect on astrocyte free Ca2+, yet K+ dilates ...

• Minimum Hellinger Distance Estimation of ARCH/GARCH Models 

  Chen, Liang (Science, University of Calgary, 2018-05-11)

  In this thesis, we proposed a minimum Hellinger distance estimator (MHDE) and a minimum profile Hellinger distance estimator (MPHDE) for estimating the parameters in the ARCH and GARCH models depending on whether the ...

• Brittleness and Fracability Evaluation of Unconventional Reservoirs 

  Hu, Yuan (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2018-05-10)

  Brittleness and fracability evaluation plays an important role in recovery of unconventional oil and gas; it directly influences the effect of hydraulic fracturing. The definition of brittleness is controversial and the ...

• Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: herd prevalence and calf-to-calf transmission 

  Corbett, Caroline Susan (Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 2018-05-10)

  Johne’s disease results in a progressive chronic enteritis caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), leading to economic losses among dairy producers worldwide. In the absence of an effective vaccine to ...

• Immersive Analytics Interaction: User Preferences and Agreements by Task Type 

  Chen, Qing (Science, University of Calgary, 2018-05-10)

  For immersive computing environments, multiple interaction modes (e.g. voice, gestures, handheld controller) have been proposed. In this thesis, I present the results of an elicitation study examining user preferences and ...

• Social workers within Canadian public libraries: A multicase study 

  Schweizer, Elizabeth (Social Work, University of Calgary, 2018-04-30)

  This study explored the emerging field of social work practice within Canadian public libraries. This is an interdisciplinary area of practice that has been increasing in prevalence across North America over the last decade. ...

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