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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
- 3Text mining
- 1Big data
- 1Construction industry--Accidents--Prevention
- 1Construction industry--Safety measures
- 1Emotion detection
- 1Exploration
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Fall 2015
Emotion mining is the science of detecting, analyzing, and evaluating humans’ feelings towards different events, issues, services, or any other interest. One of its specific directions is text emotion mining, that refers to analyzing people’s emotions based on observations of their writings. Text...
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Machine Learning and Text Mining: A New Approach to Determine the Weather Effects on Construction Incidents
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In the construction industry, safety standards are not only a priority but a necessity due to the dynamic nature of the field. Workplace safety is a complex issue influenced by a variety of factors that are constantly evolving. Each incident has the potential to impact the industry's intricate...
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Spring 2016
How can the principles and concepts applied by visual communication designers be used to assist in exploring and understanding the massive, complex volumes of data now available to Digital Humanities researchers? One method we might employ to help us more easily comprehend the implications of...