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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Barr, Braden N.
- 1Dacanay, Daniel B.
- 1Diaz Jimenez, Daniela
- 1Djernaes, Marie
- 1Dong, Hongmin
- 1Dyer, Aaron David
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Advanced methods in Glancing Angle Deposition to control thin film morphology, microstructure and texture
DownloadSpring 2014
Structuring of material on the nanoscale is enabling new functional materials and improving existing technologies. Glancing angle deposition (GLAD) is a physical vapor deposition technique that enables thin film fabrication with engineered columnar structures on the (10 to 100) nm scales. In this...
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Spring 2012
This dissertation examines the phenomenon of suffix ordering in English from a psycholinguistic perspective. Key to this work is an examination of Complexity-Based Ordering, a theory of affix ordering that combines both selectional restrictions and processing constraints. Complexity-Based...
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Ankylosaur (Dinosauria, Ankylosauria) foot morphology and an assessment of the function of the limbs and feet
DownloadFall 2011
Morphology and function of ankylosaur dinosaur limbs are explored and analyzed using comparative morphology and finite element analysis. Reconstruction of the forelimb and posture of Pinacosaurus grangeri matches well with trackways attributed to ankylosaurs. A flexed humerus angled away from the...
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Characterization of Particulate Matter Morphology and Volatility for Two Direct-Injection Engines
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Particulate matter emitted from two direct injection engines has been characterized by morphology, volatility, mass-mobility exponent, effective density, and size distribution using tandem measurements from a centrifugal particle mass analyzer (CPMA) and differential mobility analyzers (DMA). The...
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Spring 2024
Weerasinghe, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage KS
Bones in the skull are connected by craniofacial sutures, which are joints made of collagen fibers, vasculature, and an extracellular matrix. Sutures are straight and flexible at an organism’s early ages and develop various morphological characteristics during growth. Patent (unfused) sutures...
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Cranial Morphology, Taxonomy, and Systematics of Pachycephalosaurids (Dinosauria, Ornithischia)
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Pachycephalosauridae (pachcycephalosaurids) were small to medium sized bipedal ornithischians, known solely from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia. These dinosaurs are characterised by thick, often domed frontals and parietals (frontoparietal dome), which are thought to have been used...
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Derivational Suffix Knowledge: What do Students Know and How to Best Support Their Learning
DownloadSpring 2024
Despite the considerable attention given to morphology instruction in recent years, there remains an essential need to understand how and when it should be taught, as well as whether it is better suited for students with specific characteristics. Thus, the objective of this dissertation was...
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Elucidating the basis of poorly understood floral traits associated with pollination biology
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Flowering plants have evolved a stunning array of floral colours, scents, and structures, which act synchronously as cues for pollinators. Comprehensive investigations of the extraordinarily diverse floral features involved in plant-pollinator interactions requires expansion of the comparative...
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Exploring between the lines: the role of texts and interlinear representation in the description of Coahuitlán Totonac
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Recording and transcribing textual material is a critical part of documentary and descriptive linguistics. The advantages of text collection in minority language communities are recognised to extend beyond linguistics and texts offer a valuable record of the community’s oral history. Although...
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Fall 2017
Inflectional morphology presents numerous problems for traditional computational models, not least of which is an increase in the number of rare types in any corpus. Although few annotated corpora exist for morphologically complex languages, it is possible for lay-speakers of the language to...