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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
- 2Sharma, Vishal
- 1Achtymichuk, Karly A
- 1Aidoo, Henry K
- 1Akpinar, Ayse I
- 1Al Amin, Saad Ullah
- 1Alaazi, Dominic A
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Understanding Yellowmouth: Reeling in the Root of Antimicrobial Use in British Columbia Salmonid Production
DownloadFall 2024
Food insecurity is a pressing global issue that has been further exacerbated by challenges such as a burgeoning global population and unforeseen crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Salmonid aquaculture could mitigate these challenges by contributing to sustainable food systems. In British...
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Unintentional Injuries Among Children of Parents with Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions in Alberta, Canada
DownloadFall 2022
Background: Unintentional Injuries (UI) are a leading cause of hospitalization among children in Alberta, Canada. A small body of global research has found the risk of UI to be higher among children of parents with mental health and addiction conditions (MHAC) as compared to children with parents...
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Unveiling Geographic Patterns in Critical Congenital Heart Defects: A Spatial Analysis of Selected air Pollutants
DownloadFall 2024
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are structural abnormalities of the heart present at birth, arising when the heart or nearby blood vessels don't develop properly during fetal growth. These conditions are a major public health concern, particularly for infants and young children, due to their...
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Updating Local Birth Weight Percentiles and Statistical Methods Motivated by Challenges in Analysis of Microbiome Studies
DownloadFall 2022
This dissertation contains two main parts. In part one, I updated the current reference for sex-specific birth weight percentiles by gestational age, overall, and for specific ethnic groups, based on data from all singleton live-birth deliveries from 2005 to 2014 in Alberta, Canada. Crude and...
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Urinary Incontinence among Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Alberta: Incidence and Risk Predictors
DownloadFall 2020
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurological chronic diseases among older adults in Canada. More than 100,000 Canadians are diagnosed with PD with an annual incidence of 20 new cases (per 100,000 people). Urinary incontinence (UI) is one of the common non-motor...
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Fall 2015
Gastric cancer is an aggressive malignancy. Much of the mortality is attributable to delayed diagnosis from non-specific symptoms, and lack of early and accurate screening modalities. Metabolomics, the most downstream of the “omics” sciences (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics) is the latest...
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Using a Community of Practice Approach to Respond to Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Edmonton, Alberta
DownloadFall 2021
Hunger and food insecurity have a long history and prevalence, with the oldest food bank in Canada and hundreds of community agencies responding to food insecurity. This research began in partnership with the Community University Partnership (CUP) at The University of Alberta to support network...
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Using primary care electronic medical record data to establish a case definition and describe the burden of young-adult onset metabolic syndrome in Northern Alberta
DownloadFall 2019
Background: There is little evidence on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the younger adult Canadian population. Moreover, MetS is even less studied within the primary care setting due to multiple barriers including difficulty for providers to identify patients given the multitude of...
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Vaccinations of Children from Im/migrant Families in Alberta: Equity-Oriented Critical Policy Analysis
DownloadSpring 2022
Immigrant and refugee (im/migrant) families settled in Alberta (AB) are often challenged to overcome structural barriers (i.e., accent discrimination, English as a foreign language, culture shock) in the way of navigating and actively utilizing vaccination services. Research is scarce on the...
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Very preterm infants in Alberta: comparison of health technology service use, health outcomes and costs across five health zones
DownloadSpring 2016
Very Preterm Infants (VPI) (<1500g or below 32 weeks gestational age) account for only 5% of all births, but roughly half of all infant and perinatal mortality. Their high level of acuity requires extensive healthcare services during the first year of life, which result in long lengths of stay...