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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Exhumational history of the central Rocky Mountain Trench using low-temperature thermochronology
(Graduate Studies, Science, University of Calgary, 2021-01-18)The Rocky Mountain Trench (RMT) is a 1600 km long valley extending from Montana northwest into northern British Columbia. The RMT’s impressive length and continuous nature have been interpreted to be the result of faulting, ... -
The Feasibility of an Online Maintenance Exercise Program for Cancer Survivors Supported by Health Coaching
(Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2021-06-09)Purpose: The primary objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of an online synchronous group-based exercise maintenance program supported with health coaching (HC) for cancer survivors. A secondary objective ... -
Echinococcus multilocularis Infections in Domestic Dogs
(Science, University of Calgary, 2021-06-03)Echinococcus multilocularis, a parasitic helminth of the northern hemisphere, normally cycles through definitive (coyotes, foxes, wolves, raccoon dogs) and intermediate hosts (rodents and some lagomorphs). In urban areas, ... -
Air-Sea CO₂ Cycling in Arctic Coastal Seas: Case Studies in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Hudson Bay
(Graduate Studies, Arts, University of Calgary, 2020-08-10)In contrast to the open ocean, the sources and sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the coastal ocean are source of large uncertainties when budgeting the global ocean carbon sink. This is mainly because of the ... -
The relationship of genetics with cognitive and behavioral impairments in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease patients
(Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2021-06-10)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is currently characterized by cardinal motor symptoms of rigidity, tremor and bradykinesia. However, this disease is far from a mere movement disorder, and non-motor symptoms have a substantial ... -
Policing the Protectorate: The Role and Development of the Police in Colonial Botswana, 1885-1975
(Arts, University of Calgary, 2021-06-04)This thesis traces the development of policing in Bechuanaland (Colonial Botswana) starting from 1885 when the British declared a protectorate over the territory. In order to show the impact of colonialism on policing in ... -
Experiencing Transition and Mental Distress: Narratives of First-Year University Students
(Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, 2021-06-10)Student mental health and well-being has become an area of increased attention and relevance within Canadian higher education. More university students every year report mental health problems and universities have developed ... -
Making Up Reasons: constructivism, functionalism, and reasons
(Arts, University of Calgary, 2021-05-28)This dissertation expounds and defends a theory of what it is for some fact to be a reason. The goal of the dissertation is to combine the role of reasons in justifying behavior with the role of reasons in motivating ... -
Host responses in laying hens following infectious bronchitis vaccination: Comparison of two vaccination strategies
(Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 2021-06-03)The infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes infectious bronchitis (IB) and causes nephritis and reproductive tract abnormalities depending on the infecting IBV strain. Vaccination for the control of IB has been practiced ... -
3D Geomechanical Modeling of Shale Formations and its Application in Borehole Stabilization
(Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2021-06-09)The issue of borehole instability as seen in shale formation drilling is a major problem currently facing the industry. In recent years, deep exploration and more intensive development of hard and brittle shale gas reservoirs ...