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
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Thermoregulation and maintenance energy expenditures of moose (Alces alces) infested with winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus)
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Masters thesis. Assesses the influence of tick infestations on the metabolic rates of captive moose. Also examines some of the ways that moose counteract the negative effect of this parasite. All animals used in the study were bottle-reared in captivity at research stations in Alberta.
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Fall 2017
In this thesis, we formulate and prove the theorem of quadratic reciprocity for an arbitrary number field. We follow Hecke and base our argument on analytic techniques and especially on an identity of theta functions called theta inversion. From this inversion formula and a limiting argument, we...
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They Can Take Their Charter of Rights and Shove It: Uncovering the Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act's Conditions of Possibility
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In 1990s Alberta, two discourses about young people pervaded Legislative debates: discourse promoting tougher responses to young offenders, and a rallying cry to protect sexually exploited youth. Both discourses were promoted not only by the same political party (the Progressive Conservative...
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Thin film alloys and composites for application of hydrogen storage and oxygen reduction electrocatalysts
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This thesis encompasses aspects of alloy design, fabrication and characterization of thin films, which are employed as model systems to enhance hydrogen storage kinetics and thermodynamics in magnesium hydride and to enhance the catalytic efficacy and corrosion stability of platinum-based...
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Fall 2011
This thesis presents research on the selection and development of thin film deposition of materials and initial data on the integration of a pH measuring device suitable for evaluation. This device used two particular tantalum compounds deposited by dc magnetron reactive sputtering as functional...