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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 2021
Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Vertical transmission is the primary mode of HIV acquisition among infants. Although successful interventions have reduced vertical transmission to less than <2.9% in low-to-middle income countries...
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Neurodevelopmental, nutritional, and clinical outcomes of infants and children with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation
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Background/Aim: Patients with pediatric end-stage liver disease (ESLD) are at increased vulnerability for neurodevelopmental delay (NDD), due to exposure to risk factors such as malnutrition, hyperammonemia, and environmental deprivation. We hypothesized that NDD would be prevalent in infants and...
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Fall 2023
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that is triggered in genetically predisposed individuals by environmental insults. In MS, the body’s own immune cells attack and damage myelin and the myelin-producing cells, oligodendrocytes. Genetic factors...