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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Algorithms towards haplotype-sharing based association studies of case-control traits on pedigree data
DownloadFall 2011
Association studies that attempt to link genes with traits are expected to unearth various genomic roots for various diseases. Recently, haplotype based association studies have become popular due to the inheritance information innate to haplotypes. In this work, we provide a summary of recent...
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Fall 2009
The purpose of this exploratory research study was to examine the phenomenon of alienation in physical education from the perspectives of children. Of particular interest were children’s perspectives about the three constructs of alienation: powerlessness, meaninglessness and social isolation as...
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Fall 2019
Teacher education is often criticized for not sufficiently preparing teachers. As a teacher educator, I became concerned that my practice did not reflect my constructivist perspective. I was a living contradiction. As a result, I initiated this study to examine my current teaching and identify...
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Aligning Consumers’ and Farmers’ Behaviors Towards Socially Responsible Agriculture: A Canadian Empirical Study
DownloadSpring 2022
Malzoni, Marina Mendonca de Almeida
In contrast with the growing public pressure for sustainable agriculture, most Canadian farmers have not prioritized adopting socially responsible production practices. In this context, empirical analysis of farmers’ responses to public demand has been crucial to assisting the agricultural sector...
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Spring 2013
Each individual chromatogram is typically very sparse, especially when coupled with a technique such as mass spectrometry. Only a small portion of the recorded data actually contains potentially useful information. Since the inclusion of irrelevant information will have detrimental effects upon...