• An Examination of Alberta's Wetland Management Program 

  Dubon, Jennifer Marie (Environmental Design, University of Calgary, 2021-05-10)

  Wetlands play a crucial role in buffering the effects of climate change and supporting climate adaptation and resiliency. Sustainable wetland management practices require integration into the water sector to address economic, ...

• An Inverse Interface Evolution Problem to Identify Participant-Specific Bone Microarchitecture Adaptation 

  Kemp, Tannis Danielle (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2021-05-13)

  Bone’s microarchitecture, strength and density change throughout our lifetime through the natural process of bone adaptation. With age, the mechanisms that normally maintain bone’s mechanical competence are disrupted and ...

• LiDAR Characterization of Boreal Understory 

  Losada Rozo, Silvia Alejandra (Arts, University of Calgary, 2021-05-13)

  The understory vegetation layer contributes considerably to the physical structure of boreal forests. This research sought to understand the relationships between field- and LiDAR- (light detection and ranging-) derived ...

• Bond Strength of Adhered Manufactured Thin Stone/Brick Masonry Veneer Units to Setting Bed Mortar at Different Temperatures and Different Cycles of Freeze-Thaw 

  Rizaee, Samira (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2021-05-14)

  Close to no study has been conducted to identify the possible influential physical and mechanical characteristics of adhered thin masonry units and mortars on the bond strength in adhered thin masonry veneer (ATMV) ...

• Quantitative Mechanical Properties of Carbon-based Surfaces Examined through Analysis of Cantilever Dynamics in Atomic Force Microscopy 

  Abooalizadeh, Zahra (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2021-05-12)

  Mechanical properties of nanomaterials have been at the forefront of recent scientific interest, as a reduction in the feature size of these materials can introduce a significant improvement in their mechanical properties. ...

• An Analysis of Alpha Particle Radiation Exposure from the Population Level to the Biological Consequences 

  Pearson, Dustin Daniel (Arts, University of Calgary, 2021-05-11)

  Lung cancer accounts for 38% of North American cancer related deaths and is the 7th leading cause of cancer related deaths for never-smokers. Radon (222Rn) gas inhalation is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer in Canada ...

• Local Factorization of Multidimensional Differential Operators to Optimize Implicit Solution Methods 

  Vestrum, Robert J. (Science, University of Calgary, 2021-05-14)

  Solving multidimensional differential operators using implicit finite-difference methods involves a computationally intensive step of calculating the solution to a system that involves both the current and future state of ...

• Ultra-Wideband Ranging for In-Vehicle Smartphone Positioning 

  Zhang, Dongyu (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2021-05-13)

  Outdoor positioning technologies have advanced rapidly over the past decade and are now able to meet the requirements of many consumer applications. Nevertheless, some challenges remain around the efficacy of these ...

• Unscented H-infinity Wind Speed Estimation and H-infinity Control of Wind Turbines 

  Owen, Erica (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2021-05-13)

  Wind energy is a fast-growing industry in Canada and worldwide. As wind turbine size and capacity increase, control systems become exceedingly important to maximize the efficiency of the power output and to reduce loads ...

• Examination of Brain-Fatty Acid Binding Protein Interaction with Hydrophobic Ligands and Micelles 

  Bodnariuc, Iulia (Science, University of Calgary, 2021-05-13)

  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 ...

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