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
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Spring 2017
Buried pipelines that share a common corridor with nearby overhead AC power lines experience voltage induction. The induced voltages can cause personnel safety and pipeline corrosion problems. Industry has a requirement to reduce the induced voltages below an acceptable level. In view of the...
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Fall 2010
A robotically-controlled actuation system has been developed and built to perform active open-loop flow control experiments on transitional and turbulent backward-facing step flows in water. Control of the reattaching shear layer used hydraulic suction-and-blowing actuation emanating from 128...
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Spring 2021
Active sensors, such as active cameras and ultrasound transducers, are becoming more popular. One particular type of active camera, the Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera, has become ubiquitous in surveillance platforms. Given their active nature, active cameras are omnipresent in robotic systems as...
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Active-β-catenin (ABC) Transcriptional Activity is Associated with and may Promote Invasive Phenotype in Osteosarcoma (OS)
DownloadFall 2021
Osteosarcoma (OS) is an aggressive primary malignancy of the bone with the greater proportion of affected individuals being in the 10-30 years age range. The 5-year relative survival rates for patients with localized OS is 77% and 27% for patients with metastatic cancer. 15-20% of patients on...