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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Towards the identification of linguistic characteristics of specific language impairment in Persian
DownloadFall 2011
Studies on specific language impairment (SLI) have identified specific aspects of language as particularly vulnerable. However, a picture of relative strengths and weaknesses characterizing SLI in Persian has not been established. This dissertation aims at the identification of linguistic...
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Spring 2017
With the growing population of the elderly and the decline of population growth rate, developed countries are facing problems in taking care of their elderly. One of the issues that is becoming more severe is the issue of companionship for the aged people, particularly those who chose to live...
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Towards the microbial production of a switchable solvent by using the enzyme indoleamine N-methyltransferase
DownloadSpring 2016
Switchable solvents are a novel class of chemicals that are characterized with the ability to reversibly switch specific properties with the addition/removal of a trigger. For instance, a solution of low ionic strength can become one of high ionic strength, and vice versa. Switchable solvents...
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Spring 2014
Fluorous phase chemistry is an emerging field in terms of new separation techniques. A highly fluorinated compound tends to dissolve in a fluorinated solvent rather than in a common organic solvent. Fluorophilic solid phase separation (F-SPE) techniques are also well established. Our goal is to...