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 2022
Endochondral ossification is a skeletal development process where mesenchymal progenitors differentiate into chondrocytes that will be eventually replaced by bone. Disrupting this process causes skeletal dysplasia. FOXC1 and FOXC2 are two transcription factors of the forkhead box family that...
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Fall 2013
PINK1 (Phosphatase Tensin homologue (PTEN)-Induced Kinase) is a neuroprotective kinase involved in mitochondrial dynamics. It is composed of an N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence, transmembrane domain and C-terminal kinase domain. PINK1 is imported into mitochondria and anchored into the...
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Understanding the Role of Secondary Metabolites and Endophytic Fungi in White Spruce Defenses Against Eastern Spruce Budworm
DownloadFall 2023
As a boreal tree species, white spruce (Picea glauca Moench Voss) is under a constant threat by outbreaks of defoliators (foliar feeders) including eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana). Historically, applications of biological insecticides and silvicultural treatments have been used...
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Spring 2013
Objectives: To explore how the concept of social capital can be utilized to generate ideas for a First Nations community oral health initiative. Methods: A qualitative case study design was employed. An interview guide developed based on Putnam’s concept of social capital directed 7 individual...
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Understanding the Role of Surface Microgeometries on Wetting: Designing Robust Superhydrophobic Surfaces
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This thesis is concerned with effects of surface microgeometries on wetting, aiming at providing instructions for reproducing controllable wettability on artificial surfaces and designing robust superhydrophobic surfaces. First, the origin of edge effect is understood by a thermodynamic approach...
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Understanding the Therapeutic Alliance in Young Offender Treatment through the Experiences of Male Youth
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Therapy with youth involved in the criminal justice system presents a variety of challenges. Especially challenging is the establishment of a therapeutic alliance, which psychotherapeutic research shows is a strong predictor in the success of therapy. The purpose of this study was therefore to...
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Understanding the wettability of different surfaces for the fractionation of complex lipid mixtures using supercritical carbon dioxide
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Santos Hernandez, Eileen Vanessa
Supercritical fluid fractionation of complex lipid mixtures has emerged as a green alternative for conventional methods. Packed columns have been used to fractionate diverse lipid mixtures using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) under different conditions. However, there is a lack of...
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Spring 2016
In this study, a two-step flocculation method by combining anionic and cationic polymeric flocculants on the treatment of oil sands tailings was investigated. Compared to conventional flocculation by using a single anionic or cationic polymer, which has been a widely exploited procedure for...