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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
- 2Coulombe, Marilyne G.
- 2Kinnaird, Adam
- 2Srivastava, Nutan
- 1Abdualla, Radya Y
- 1Abofayed, Hiatem Abdullah
- 1Aburahess, Salah
- 8Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- 7Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- 7Inflammatory bowel disease
- 6Endothelial cells
- 5Acute myeloid leukemia
- 5Mitochondria
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Studying Systemic Metabolic Remodeling and Abnormal Mitochondrial Signaling in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
DownloadFall 2024
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is linked with the production of anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) targeting pyruvate dehydrogenase complex-E2 subunit (PDC-E2). Cholangiocytes from PBC patients express increased PDC-E2, which is thought to result in loss of tolerance to mitochondrial...
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Studying the Regulatory Effects of Betaretrovirus infection in the NOD.c3c4 mouse model of Primary Biliary Cholangitis
DownloadFall 2019
A human betaretrovirus (HBRV) has been previously characterized in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). HBRV shares between 91% to 99% nucleotide similarity with the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV). Retroviruses are known to suppress host immune responses by the presence of...
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Fall 2015
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is the most prevalent paediatric neurodevelopmental disorder. Research implicates a deficiency of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the aetiology of AD/HD. Supplementation with DHA may improve symptoms of AD/HD in children diagnosed with the...
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Surrogate markers of progression in Parkinson disease: Correlation between clinical features and neuroimaging
DownloadSpring 2015
Parkinson disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting approximately 100,000 Canadians. Loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia is the prominent pathology associated with many of the motor features that characterise Parkinson disease. Increased...
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Fall 2010
Introduction: Little is known about the effect of beliefs on whiplash-associated disorders. Objective: To assess population beliefs regarding whiplash injury, to assess expectation as a predictor of recovery; to explore symptom attribution (Study III); and, assess the relationship between the...
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Spring 2020
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is heterogeneous form of T-cell lymphoma of which, Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common entity. In early stages MF presents on skin as a scaly plaques that in advanced stages develop into tumors and may disseminate to other sites such as lymph node and...
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Spring 2023
Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It affects approximately 4 to 7% of hospitalizations each year with a reported annual increase of 10% in incidence. Many studies have relied on administrative diagnostic codes to describe temporal...