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
- 1Aerosol collection
- 1Bulk composition
- 1Chemical kinetics. Effect of temperature on.
- 1Distribution system
- 1Fluorophore
- 1Gas-liquid interfaces.
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Fall 2022
This thesis mainly focuses on the photophysical properties and potential sens- ing applications of a designed fluorescent distyrylbenzene-related fluorophore. This fluorophore, which we refer to as “P4VB” in this work shows a large fluorescence spectral shift upon exposure to certain local...
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Assessing Colloidal Stability of Pharmaceutical Suspensions with a Shadowgraphic Imaging Method
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The colloidal stability of pharmaceutical suspensions is an important attribute that needs to be carefully characterized in order to ensure designed product quality. In the field of respiratory drug delivery, pharmaceutical suspensions contained in pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) are...
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Low-frequency and macro-Raman analysis of respirable dosage forms and their sampling with a low flow rate single-nozzle cascade impactor
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Applications of Raman spectroscopy to respirable dosage forms are explored in this thesis. First, a high performance Raman system enabling low-frequency Raman signal detection is described and used for pharmaceutical sample analysis. Applications to species identification and solid state...
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Fall 2012
This dissertation contributes to developing shape-guided algorithms for interactive image segmentation. Prior knowledge which describes what is expected in an image is the key to success for many challenging applications. This research takes advantage of prior knowledge in terms of shape priors,...
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Harmonic impact of modern residential loads on distribution power system and mitigation solutions
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The mass penetration of both energy-efficient and consumer electronics into residential houses is introducing a totally new harmonic situation in today’s distribution systems and complicating the mitigation solutions. In order to study the collective effect of today’s distributed harmonic...