• Characterizing Cortical Atrophy in Patients with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis 

  Subotic, Arsenije (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2019-05-15)

  This study investigated cortical thickness in participants with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) cross-sectionally and longitudinally, as well as its relationship with cognition and other markers of CAA pathology using ...

• Germany's Energy Transition "Energiewende": Turning Social Value Systems? 

  Sadeghi Esfahlani, Mohammad (Arts, University of Calgary, 2019-05-13)

  Energiewende is a German compound word for energy transition. This dissertation utilizes the term as a linguistic device to navigate the discourse of Germany’s energy transition and to reconstruct its dynamics, particularly ...

• Improving Image Classification Through Generative Data Augmentation 

  Nielsen, Christopher Stephen (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2019-05-15)

  As the industrial adoption of machine learning systems continues to grow, there is incredible potential to use this technology to revolutionize how medical diagnostic imaging is performed. The ability to accurately classify ...

• Preventing the Emergence of Temozolomide Resistance in Glioblastoma by PARP Inhibition 

  Yuan, Alice (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2019-05-15)

  Temozolomide (TMZ) is active against the subset of glioblastomas (GBMs) in which the O6-methylguanine DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) gene is silenced by promoter methylation. Unfortunately, virtually all MGMT-methylated ...

• Ecological consequences of genetically-based thermal traits in fishes 

  Smith Wuitchik, Sara Jayne (Science, University of Calgary, 2019-05-13)

  Unprecedented contemporary rates of environmental change risk irreversible loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in aquatic systems, with population persistence dependent on resiliency in thermal physiology and ...

• Simulation of Flow Over Flat Plates for PV Wind Loads Assessment 

  Brydges, Jesse (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2019-05-15)

  The ability to accurately predict wind loads on photovoltaic (PV) modules is becoming increasingly desirable in many aspects of engineering as the popularity of renewable energy grows. The decrease in cost of PV units and ...

• A Novel, 2.4 and 5.8GHz Dual-band, 2-Stage RF-DC Charge-pump with Load-tuned Transmission Lines for DC Output Boost 

  Li, Sichong (Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2019-05-15)

  A dual-band, RF-DC charge pump without external matching network for wireless energy harvesting in 2.4 and 5.8 GHz bands is proposed. The first novelty here is in the use of optimal length transmission lines on the load ...

• Novel split trehalase-based biosensors for the detection of biomarkers of infectious diseases 

  Drikic, Marija (Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 2019-05-15)

  Infectious diseases remain a serious public health challenge in the field of human and veterinary medicine. For instance, infectious diseases were among the leading causes of mortality worldwide in 2016 according to the ...

• The Environmental Context of the Earliest Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania 

  Patalano, Robert Vincent (Arts, University of Calgary, 2019-05-14)

  Water, vegetation, and human habitats are tightly coupled, and Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania is an exceptional locality for examining evolutionary events that associate with water availability and environmental stability or ...

• Neural Correlates of Proprioception After Stroke 

  Findlater, Sonja E (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2019-05-15)

  Proprioception, one’s sense of limb and body position (position sense) and movement (kinesthesia), is impaired in up to 64% of individuals after stroke. Proprioceptive deficits in the arm result in poor coordination of ...

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