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.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
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Fall 2019
Nowadays, the volume of collected data and the size of datasets raise various challenges in the field of data mining. One of such challenges is to, given a dataset, monitor a set of data points and its changes over a period of time. Previously, this monitoring has been done using pattern...
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A fluid inclusion and stable isotope study of mesothermal au-quartz veins in the Klondike Schists, Yukon Territory
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Master's thesis. Description and analysis of the geology of quartz veins containing gold ores in the Yukon Territory.
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A fluorescent protein exchange strategy for detecting protein-protein interactions and discovering proteinaceous inhibitors in Escherichia coli
DownloadFall 2015
Enterina, Jhon Ralph De La Peña
Green fluorescent protein (GFP), along with other GFP-like proteins, is one of the fundamental tools that are enabling the exciting current era of biological studies. The utility of GFP-like proteins as genetically encoded markers and sensors has provided us with powerful tools for tracking...
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A Focused Ethnography Exploring the Experiences of Immigrant Parents' Collaboration with School Personnel to Support Their Child’s Reading Difficulty
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A strong partnership with immigrant parents can help educators better support students who experience reading difficulties related to complications arising from differing cultural, social, linguistic, and orthographic systems of their native language. Unfortunately, parental involvement is...
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A Focused Ethnography of Indigenous Women Accessing Healthcare Services in Northern and Rural Thailand
DownloadFall 2018
There is far ranging evidence indicating that access to healthcare services is not equitable in Thailand, particularly among disadvantaged populations like Indigenous women. What has yet to be explored is Indigenous women’s access to, and experiences of, the Thai healthcare system. In particular,...
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Spring 2016
Living with diabetes is challenging. Achieving optimal blood sugar balance involves major lifestyle choices and changes that can be difficult to sustain over time. When a woman with diabetes immigrates to a new country with very different social and cultural customs, religion, values, norms, and...