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
- 2Herzog, Jens A
- 2Miyashita, Tetsuto
- 2Richardson, Evan Shaun
- 2Vernygora, Oksana V
- 1Abbott, Sean P. (Sean Patrick), 1966-
- 1Abd Elhafiz, Areeg
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Spring 2015
Acinetobacter baumannii remains a poorly understood, but very dangerous opportunistic pathogen. Though it lacks clear virulence traits expected of pathogens, it none the less poses a massive threat to the hospital system due to its inherent and acquired resistance to antibiotics, survival on...
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Exploring the pathogenic interaction of marine roseobacter Phaeobacter inhibens and its coccolithophore host Emiliania huxleyi
DownloadSpring 2018
Among phytoplankton, coccolithophores are the main calcifiers, taking up inorganic carbon and calcium to make delicate calcite scales called: coccoliths. The model coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi, is the most ubiquitous extant species. E. huxleyi is a species complex with three morphologically...
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Exploring the potential of Methylomicrobium album BG8 as a platform for the bioconversion of methane and methanol to isoprenoids
DownloadSpring 2024
Methane and methanol are inexpensive and sustainable carbon feedstocks for bioconversion to value-added products. Methane being a greenhouse gas, its conversion has the added benefit of mitigating emissions that affect climate change. Methanotrophic bacteria consume methane and methanol as sole...
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Exploring the role of the thioredoxin system, peroxiredoxins and glutaredoxins in aluminum and cadmium tolerance in yeast and Arabidopsis thaliana
DownloadFall 2011
Aluminum (Al) and cadmium (Cd) are non-redox active metal ions of agricultural importance. Both are able to induce oxidative damage as a mechanism of toxicity. To increase our understanding of the mechanisms of Al and Cd toxicity and tolerance in plants, the potential role of antioxidant enzymes...
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Fall 2015
When chemical inhibitors or mutations impair the standard mitochondrial electron transport chain (sETC) in Neurospora crassa, alternative oxidase (AOX) is induced. AOX transfers electrons directly from coenzyme Q to oxygen, thus bypassing the later steps of the sETC. In N. crassa AOX is encoded...
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Fall 2010
Here I assess the use of osteoderms in systematics with comparative material from fossil and extant tetrapod taxa. Putative differences among three groups (ankylosaurid, nodosaurid, and polacanthid) were evaluated. Archosaur osteoderms have cortices surrounding a cancellous core. Ankylosaurs are...