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.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
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Trained panel sensory evaluation of m. longissimus thoracis, m. gluteus medius and m. semimembranosus from Angus crossbred steers: the influence of hormonal growth promotants, ractopamine hydrochloride, and selection for high or low residual feed intake.
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Selection of cattle for residual feed intake (RFI) does not affect rate of weight gain; rather, low RFI cattle consume less feed than high RFI animals to attain a similar final body weight and are thus considered feed efficient. Reducing production costs by selecting low RFI cattle and...
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Trajectories of parent-child contact, affection, and conflict during the transition to adulthood
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The parent-child relationship is one of the most influential and long-lasting social ties for many people. Much research on this relationship focuses on childhood, adolescence, and old age, while parent-child relations during the transition to adulthood remains a relatively understudied area....
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Spring 2019
The purpose of Tran(ce)sients is to find ways to engage an audience in concentrated listening during a concert hall performance of challenging chamber music. For some time now, a point of great interest to me has been what could or will hold one’s attention during a performance, particularly one...
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Spring 2019
This project looks at how athletic movements borrowed from exercise translate into performance and social media settings mediated through trans bodies, affects, and politics. Trans artists turn to exercise for personal transformation of the body and bring those movements and their accompanying...