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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Fall 2013
Many clustering techniques require parameter settings and depending on an algorithms sensitivity to the parameter, the choice of the parameter value can be very important. Several approaches have been proposed to find the “best” value of the clustering parameter for the different unsupervised...
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Fall 2013
This study used non-intrusive, optical based measurement techniques in a parametric study of a flash atomized jet. The bench scale water spray was operated at pressure ratios ranging from 6.80-17.0 and degrees of superheat of 20-80 °C. This broad range of parameters allowed for the evaluation of...
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A parent involvement intervention with elementary school students: the effectiveness of parent tutoring on reading achievement
DownloadFall 2009
This study evaluated an intervention that integrated explicit instruction of word recognition strategies within a home tutoring program. A randomized controlled trial paradigm was used to study the efficacy of the parent-tutoring program Paired Reading (PR; Topping, 2001) and an experimental...
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Spring 2014
The process of microparticle formation from evaporating microdroplets is the main production method for many products. For most of these applications (especially pharmaceutical ones) the properties and morphology of the final dry particle have to be precisely tailored to ensure the proper...
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A Particle Engineering Approach to the Development of Microparticles Suitable for Enteric Delivery of Biologics
DownloadFall 2021
Despite tremendous advances in the field of medical science, enteric infections still account for millions of deaths globally each year. Inaccessibility to clean drinking water, sanitation systems and proper healthcare infrastructure in developing parts of the world remains a huge obstacle to...
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A path towards better cancer drugs: Modeling interactions between antimitotic agents and tubulin
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Antimitotic agents, a class of cancer chemotherapies, target the tubulin protein in microtubules to suppress microtubule dynamics and affect the segregation of chromosomes during cell division. A variety of antimitotic agents are known, which range in status from clinically-approved agents to...