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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
- 1Ball, Ronald Aaron
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- 1Bhardwaj, Paramjit P
- 1Bhardwaj, Paramjit Paul
- 1Dzikowski, Matthew
- 1Flowers, Adam M
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Exploration of Microscopic Structure and Dynamics in Halide Perovskite and Perovskite−Inspired Materials with Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
DownloadSpring 2022
The work presented in this thesis describes the synthesis, structure, and optical properties of three different classes of halide-based perovskite materials, namely, metal halide perovskites of ABX3 type, halide double perovskites of A2B'B"X6 type, and “vacancy-ordered perovskites” of A2BX6 type...
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High Resolution Spectroscopy of Chirality Recognition and Solvation of Prototype Chiral Molecular Systems
DownloadFall 2014
The chirality recognition, chirality induction, chirality amplification, chirality synchronization and solvation of prototypic chiral molecular systems were studied using chirped pulse and cavity based Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy with the aid of high level ab initio calculations. The...
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Interstellar Germanium Dust Molecules: a Computational Study on Their Structure, Spectroscopy, and Detectability; or, One Small Step Down the Periodic Table, One Giant Leap in Interstellar Chemistry
DownloadFall 2024
Alongside observational and experimental work, theoretical and computational research is just as vital to understanding the chemical composition of space. Although more molecules continue to be discovered in space, the molecular structures in which many of the elements in the periodic table exist...
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Mid-infrared spectroscopy estimates nutrient digestibility in pigs to improve in vitro digestion models
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Co-products are increasingly used as alternative feedstuffs for pigs, but their nutritional quality varies largely. Rapid evaluation of energy digestibility of co-products is important for the feed industry and pork production. In vitro digestion (IVD) models have been used to evaluate...
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Fall 2018
Ghoraishi Kahangi, Maryam Sadat
Due to their ability to measure extremely small displacements and forces, nanomechanical cantilevers have attracted considerable attention from numerous scientific communities, each exploring a variety of applications. Though typically operated in either vacuum or air, operation of the device in...
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Spectroscopy of methane using a vertical cavity surface-emitting laser system with emphasis on development for portable applications
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There is a great deal of interest in monitoring atmospheric greenhouse gases such as methane. Although distributed feedback edge-emitting lasers are often used for atmospheric detection, the development of the vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) has allowed for an alternative source....
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Fall 2012
Thuricin CD, a two-component bacteriocin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis DPC 6431, exhibits potent activity against the hospital superbug Clostridium difficile ribotype O27. The two peptides (Trn-α and Trn-β) that constitute thuricin CD operate synergistically to kill sensitive bacteria at...
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Fall 2009
This thesis focuses on the study of the electromagnetic properties of active spinplasmonic artificial materials. Artificial materials are composites having a macroscopic electromagnetic response that arises due to electromagnetic and electronic interactions between subwavelength sized elements....
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The Behaviour and Interactions of the Silica/Water Interface Studied through Nonlinear Optics
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The chemistry of silica in contact with water is rich and diverse. These two substances are among the most ubiquitous on the surface of the Earth. Yet, despite many investigations into the interactions between silica and water, there is still more to discover. In aqueous solution, the silica...
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Variation in in vivo prefrontal GABA, glutamate and glutamine – effects of reproductive factors, cortisol and major depressive disorder
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Variations in glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), excitatory and inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitters in the brain, have been linked with cyclical changes across the menstrual cycle and in stress and stress-related mental disorders. We used 3.0 Tesla proton magnetic resonance...