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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Understanding the Role of Surface Microgeometries on Wetting: Designing Robust Superhydrophobic Surfaces
DownloadSpring 2014
This thesis is concerned with effects of surface microgeometries on wetting, aiming at providing instructions for reproducing controllable wettability on artificial surfaces and designing robust superhydrophobic surfaces. First, the origin of edge effect is understood by a thermodynamic approach...
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Understanding the Therapeutic Alliance in Young Offender Treatment through the Experiences of Male Youth
DownloadFall 2013
Therapy with youth involved in the criminal justice system presents a variety of challenges. Especially challenging is the establishment of a therapeutic alliance, which psychotherapeutic research shows is a strong predictor in the success of therapy. The purpose of this study was therefore to...
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Understanding the wettability of different surfaces for the fractionation of complex lipid mixtures using supercritical carbon dioxide
DownloadSpring 2024
Santos Hernandez, Eileen Vanessa
Supercritical fluid fractionation of complex lipid mixtures has emerged as a green alternative for conventional methods. Packed columns have been used to fractionate diverse lipid mixtures using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) under different conditions. However, there is a lack of...
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Spring 2016
In this study, a two-step flocculation method by combining anionic and cationic polymeric flocculants on the treatment of oil sands tailings was investigated. Compared to conventional flocculation by using a single anionic or cationic polymer, which has been a widely exploited procedure for...
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Fall 2018
This thesis focuses on Abelard’s solution to the problem of understanding universals as presented in the Tractatus de Intellectibus. He examines this issue by asking what is understood when we consider the term ‘man’, a problem I call the ‘homo intelligitur [man is understood]’ problem. This is...
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Fall 2009
Ruminal acidosis is a persisting digestive disorder in modern ruminant production; however, the susceptibility of cows to ruminal acidosis differs among cows fed a common diet. The overall objective of this research was to evaluate factors affecting the susceptibility of cows to ruminal acidosis....