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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.
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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Spring 2012
The conventional region-of-interest (ROI) method to evaluate dynamic Positron Emission Tomography (PET) images can be complex, time consuming, inaccurate (e.g. partial volume effect), and operator-dependent. To overcome these problems, an optimization-based factor analysis of dynamic structures...
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Fall 2016
In this thesis, we investigate the move prediction problem in the game of Go by proposing a new ranking model named Factorization Bradley Terry (FBT) model. This new model considers the move prediction problem as group competitions while also taking the interaction between features into account....
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Factors affecting apprenticeship enrollment and completion in post-secondary hairstyling programs in Alberta
DownloadFall 2014
Research in the field of hairstyling in Alberta has been tremendously neglected, especially concerning the full term programs offered at private vocational colleges. Current research suggests that there has been a significant decrease of apprentices completing and receiving their Journeyperson...