The Vault: Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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This collection is the result of a joint project between the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Libraries and Cultural Resources which provides Graduate students with the opportunity to archive their thesis with University Archives in our digital repository.
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The electronic theses and dissertations on this site are for the personal use of students, scholars and the public. Any commercial use, publication or lending of them in libraries is strictly prohibited.
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An Efficient Adaptive Partial Snapshot Implementation
(Science, University of Calgary, 2021-10-19)In an asynchronous shared-memory system with n processes, the single-writer snapshot type provides consistent views of an array A of n components, each of which can be updated by one of the processes. Formally, a process ... -
Theory-guided machine learning in geophysics
(Science, University of Calgary, 2021-10-18)Machine learning has become a popular topic in the past decade thanks to the booming in computer hardware and the tools invented. Many successful applications have been made in various subjects in geophysics, including ... -
Perylene Diimide Materials in Bulk-Heterojunction Films for Organic Photovoltaics: Towards Technology Commercialization
(Science, University of Calgary, 2021-10-18)This thesis focuses on the processing and characterization of organic semiconducting materials as well as the fabrication and characterization of thin films and organic photovoltaic devices. Chapter 1 gives an overview of ... -
How do competence committees make decisions about resident progression? A qualitative study
(Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2021-10-15)Competence committees (CC) determine trainees’ progression through postgraduate competency-based medical education (CBME) programs. Models of how CC function identify that most programs take a problem-identification approach ... -
Investigation of Particle Trajectories in the Near-Earth Night-Side Magnetosphere Using Riometers
(Science, University of Calgary, 2021-09-23)Injections of electrons into the inner magnetosphere play an important role in radiation belt and ring current dynamics. Injections have historically been studied primarily by data from particle detectors on satellites, ... -
<3 An Artistic Exploration of Contemporary Online Courtship
(Arts, University of Calgary, 2021-10-08)This paper traces how my multi-media art practice explores contemporary courtship by investigating past and present modes of behaviour related to dating rituals. By using a research-creation methodological approach, my ... -
Teacher Leader Perspectives of Implementing a High School Redesign Model
(Arts, University of Calgary, 2021-06-30)Teachers’ involvement in the implementation of school reforms could vary widely and this impacts the extent to which they embrace change in their practice; the extent to which they take on leadership roles; and the extent ... -
Machine Learning Methods Applied to Riometer Data Classification
(Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2021-09)Humankind’s growing reliance on advanced technologies reveals potential vulnerability to space weather events caused by the Sun’s effects on Earth. Space weather events may cause disruption and damage to necessary technologies. ... -
Canadian Military Identity Constructions: Examining Civil-Military Relations in Canada
(Arts, University of Calgary, 2021-10)This thesis examines the relationship between the armed forces and society in Canada. Traditional civil-military studies approach the topic to examine civil control of the military or by exploring the degree of integration ... -
Promoting the Social Inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder via Mobile Technologies
(Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, 2021-10)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopment disorder in Canada, and approximately 1 out of 66 children is identified with ASD in Canada. Children with autism demonstrate impairments in ...