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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
- 1Abdul Rahman, Siti Aishah
- 1Acton, Leah T
- 1Aghamohammadi Sereshki, Arash
- 1Ainsley, Emily N.
- 1Bandet, Mischa V.
- 1Batty, Nicholas J.
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Spring 2023
The overall goal of this work was to design an intelligent method to reduce the cognitive and physical burdens associated with walking using lower-limb exoskeletons after paralysis. Lower-limb exoskeletons with many operating modes (i.e., walking patterns) can be challenging to work with....
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Fall 2018
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is often damaged by physical trauma or by diseases known as neuropathies. Currently, there are no effective treatments for augmenting repair of damaged nerves. Although the PNS is considered to be more plastic than the central nervous system, recovery outcomes...
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Fall 2021
Spinal cord injury (SCI) not only leads to motor and sensory dysfunction, but just as debilitating are secondary consequences of SCI such as bowel disorders, neuroinflammation, immune suppression, pain and psychiatric disorders. In this thesis, I explore multiple aspects of recovery after SCI in...
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Mechanisms underlying P2Y1 receptor-mediated excitation of the inspiratory network in vitro; and NPY-induced stress resilience in vitro and in vivo
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The present thesis will discuss the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which neurochemical systems modulate the activity of CNS networks underlying breathing and anxiety. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part examines the mechanisms by which the neuromodulator/neurotransmitter...
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MRI-Based Texture Analysis for Characterizing Cerebral Degeneration Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a highly heterogeneous, progressive neurodegenerative disease with a median survival of three years from the onset of symptoms. As a multi-system disease, ALS is not limited to the motor system and includes degeneration of other cerebral regions, including...
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Fall 2023
The overarching idea of this thesis stemmed from previous work in our lab, where it was noticed that females and males exhibited different disease trajectories in a model of Multiple Sclerosis. Combined with our observation of different outcome metrics for peripheral nociception suggested that...
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Fall 2020
Patterns are predictable, ubiquitous, and functional. In something as complex and vast as the nervous system, patterns play an important role in maintaining order through logical organization. Sensory systems are one such example where neuronal organization show common patterns across modalities....
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Fall 2019
Background: Advancements in stroke imaging have allowed clinicians to more accurately select acute ischemic stroke patients for reperfusion therapies. This has moved patient selection from a time-based to an imaging-based paradigm. With few studies directly assessing the differences between...
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Peripheral contribution to pain hypersensitivity in a T-cell mediated model of multiple sclerosis: The female perspective
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory disease characterised by immune activation, demyelination, and degeneration in the central nervous system (CNS). Chronic pain is a common symptom of MS and current treatment options for pain in MS are ineffective. Pain arises from aberrant...
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Fall 2022
Peripheral nerve injuries (PNI) and peripheral nerve diseases/neuropathy (PND) are common clinical conditions characterized by varying degrees of sensory, autonomic and motor dysfunctions. Despite significant advancement in microsurgical techniques to repair the injured nerves, functional...