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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Solution Processable Perylene Diimide Materials for Photovoltaic and Photonic Applications
(Science, University of Calgary, 2022-06)This thesis discusses the investigation of the modification of perylene diimide materials to enable solution processing from non-halogenated solvents. Chapter one of this thesis will introduce the concept of organic ... -
Effects of Interval Exercise on Commonly Studied Fluid Biomarkers for Sport-related Concussion in Serum and Plasma
(Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2022-06)High intensity interval exercise has been shown to increase blood levels of commonly studied fluid biomarkers for SRC. If true, the potential diagnostic or prognostic applications of these markers for SRC may be limited ... -
Senior Leaders’ Perceptions about Preparing and Developing Alberta’s Principals as Instructional and Learning Leaders
(Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, 2022-06-16)The purpose of this case study is to gain a deeper understanding of senior, district-level leaders’ perceptions regarding school and district-level leadership practices that prepare and develop principals as instructional ... -
Characterizing the Immunological Role of Pulmonary Stretch Receptors
(Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2022-06-14)Breathing and the resulting exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide are normally accomplished by pressure changes within the lungs. As we inhale, chest and diaphragm muscles increase the size of our chest cavity, in turn ... -
Neural Respiratory Drive and Respiratory Muscle Function During CO2 Stimulation
(Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2022-06-15)Background. The use of EMG of the respiratory muscles as a surrogate of the central neural respiratory drive is gaining clinical popularity. Currently, the clinical EMG recording of the crural diaphragm by an esophageal ... -
Ecological and epigenomic consequences of alternative rearing strategies for coho salmon in a Pacific salmon enhancement program
(Science, University of Calgary, 2022-06-15)Understanding how the environment and genome interact to produce phenotypic variation is a fundamental challenge of ecology and evolution. Epigenetic modifications are environmentally sensitive processes that can modify ... -
Exploration of Multidrug Resistance Efflux Pumps (MDREPs) in Tolerance to Biocides
(Science, University of Calgary, 2022-06-14)Biocides are broad-spectrum antiseptics used in industry and increasingly in domestic environments to control microbial growth. Microbial tolerance towards biocides is a well documented phenomenon in industries such as ... -
Assessing Changes in Relational Continuity of Care Among Adults with Vulnerable Housing in a Transitional Case Management Program
(Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2022-06-17)Background: Individuals with vulnerable housing commonly experience barriers to health and social care. Connect 2 Care (C2C) is a case management intervention that connects people with vulnerable housing and high acute ... -
Three Essays in Economic Analyses of Firms' Performance
(Arts, University of Calgary, 2022-06-16)Many developing countries, such as China and India, have undergone dramatic changes during the past few decades. Two topics have gained widespread attention and discussion among these changes, namely environmental protection ... -
The Crisis of Laughter at the End of the Long Nineteenth Century: Laughter in Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain
(Arts, University of Calgary, 2022-06)Over the past decade, laughter has been the focus of significant research in literary and cultural studies, with scholars often concentrating on the period of Modernism (that is, the time around 1900) as a crucial moment ...