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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Fall 2010
By tracing intertextual shifts in policy over time, I examine how discourse is constructed in particular ways within the same institution, at different times. I look at the ways in which the construction of EFA by the World Bank can be compared and contrasted between 2001 and 2007. Guiding my...
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Fall 2020
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal disorder causing abnormal curvature of the spine in three dimensions (3D), starting in the patient’s adolescence, and having no known cause. Bracing is the most common non-surgical method of treating AIS, but the brace design is heavily reliant on...
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An ancestral role in de novo peroxisome assembly is retained by the divisional peroxin Pex11 in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica
DownloadFall 2014
This thesis is on peroxisome evolution and reports my findings with regard to two major aspects of this process. First, I investigated the evolution of a peroxisomal protein family for which large expansions had been noted in diverse eukaryotes from a comparative genomic perspective and combined...
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Fall 2016
Gliomas, tumours arising from the glial cells of the nervous system, are some of the most difficult tumours to treat. In particular, glioblastoma are a particularly aggressive glioma subtype carrying a life expectancy of only 14 months. Typically, treatment combines surgery, radiation and...
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An Apparatus of (In)Difference: Governing Indigenous Food (In)Security through Healthism in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Engaging with the fields of critical Indigenous theory, Indigenous STS (Science, Technology, and Society), and governmentality, An Apparatus of (In)Difference interrogates how Indigenous food insecurity policy reiterates food insecurity as a matter of poor health choices. I delineate how a...