• Assessment of Stage 1 in a Novel Bio-Oil Upgrading Process: Catalytic Hydrotreating 

  Scheele Ferreira, Erika Maria (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2018-11-13)

  The increasing awareness of global warming and depletion of conventional fossil fuel reserves has motivated the study of alternative fuel sources to fulfil the increasing worldwide demand of fuels. One promising alternative ...

• A Sensitivity Analysis on the Airborne Conflict Rate in a Free Flight Concept 

  Costa, Larissa Moreira (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2018-11-15)

  The Free Flight (FF) concept is a potential alternative to improve route efficiency and airspace capacity (17). This research aims to evaluate how gains in airspace capacity correlates to losses in airspace safety within ...

• Mechanisms of Subsurface Imaging and Friction Reduction using Ultrasonic Atomic Force Microscopy 

  Jiriyaeisharahi, Hossein (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2018-11-13)

  To gain insight on composite materials having nanoscale constituent phases, non-destructive methods with nanoscale resolution are needed to visualize the surface and subsurface inhomogeneities. Coupling ultrasonic technique ...

• Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Pincer Supported Nickel Carbenes and Related Complexes 

  LaPierre, Etienne Alain (Science, University of Calgary, 2018-11-13)

  The activation of abundant or renewable feedstocks such as H2O, O2, CH4, CO2, N2 and NH3 and the development of sustainable systems for their productive conversion to value-added products are necessary to meet the growing ...

• East Looking West: the Relationship between the Western Satraps and the Greeks 

  Ward, Megan Leigh Falconer (Arts, University of Calgary, 2018-11-08)

  The satraps of Persia played a significant role in many affairs of the European Greek poleis. This dissertation contains a discussion of the ways in which the Persians treated the Hellenic states like subjects of the Persian ...

• Choice Factors Impacting Black Canadian Students’ Decisions to Attend University in Ontario 

  Chavannes, Vidal Alexander (Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, 2018-10-10)

  The purpose of this study was to explore, with a sample of fifteen (15) Black undergraduate students in Ontario, their considerations of the various factors that influenced their university choice process, including the ...

• Comparing In-Service Teachers and Pre-service Teachers' Attitudes about Bullying 

  Masou, Catherine (Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, 2018-11-06)

  Given the far-reaching negative impacts associated with bullying, researchers have extensively examined different prevention and intervention methods to help reduce this behaviour. Within the last decade, research has found ...

• Responsive Regulation of Off Highway Vehicle Use on Crown Land in Alberta Headwaters 

  Surtees, Jeffrey David (Law, University of Calgary, 2018-11-05)

  Headwater areas are ecologically important and can be negatively impacted by off highway vehicle use, yet harmful noncompliance with existing regulation occurs. This thesis considers whether compliance with Alberta law ...

• DB-FSFO – “A Division-Based Feature Selection Flow Optimization Model for Better Summaries and Reading Recommendations 

  Sharma, Sahil (Science, University of Calgary, 2018-11-02)

  With constant improvements in digital media technology, there has been a big growth in the quantity of research material available on-line for a researcher to supplement his work. An average researcher typically spends ...

• Leadership and Technology Adoption Decisions: Case Study Research 

  Downing, Darren J. (Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, 2018-10-31)

  Abstract In April 2012, the United Arab Emirates initiated a program to integrate iPads into the country’s three national universities beginning in the foundation program at each institution (Hargis, Cavanaugh, Kamali & ...

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