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 2016
Steel cantilever plate connection elements are rectangular steel plates that are distinguished from other connection plates by their two opposite unrestrained edges. The increased length of cantilever plate connection elements in some connection configurations raises concern regarding the...
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Unified Interdisciplinary Methodology for Concurrent and Collaborative Engineering in Chemical Process Industry
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Chemical process engineering projects are complex and multi-disciplinary, requiring collaboration of different domains, such as business project management, chemical process, mechanical, electrical, and instrument with specific computer-aided tools. Current research on semantic interoperability...
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Fall 2021
Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) processes are an industrially mature low energy consumption pathway for gas separations. Due to their performance being linked to the separation media, they provide an additional degree of freedom for process design. They are difficult to accurately model due to...
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Spring 2021
Control and manipulation of the angular momentum of optical, electronic, or light-matter interacting systems has given rise to a myriad of applications. Majority of these applications, however, deploy only global angular momentum properties of these fields by solely incorporating far-field...
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Fall 2019
Rising healthcare cost and improving the quality of care delivered by Alberta’s healthcare system has long been a part of popular discourse. This need to reduce healthcare spending while still maintaining or improving pre-existing quality of care has led many to look towards incorporating new...
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Spring 2019
Juan Fernando Hernandez Garcia
Unifying seemingly disparate algorithmic ideas to produce better performing algorithms has been a longstanding goal in reinforcement learning. As a primary example, the TD(λ) algorithm elegantly unifies temporal difference (TD) methods with Monte Carlo methods through the use of eligibility...
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Unintentional Injuries Among Children of Parents with Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions in Alberta, Canada
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Background: Unintentional Injuries (UI) are a leading cause of hospitalization among children in Alberta, Canada. A small body of global research has found the risk of UI to be higher among children of parents with mental health and addiction conditions (MHAC) as compared to children with parents...