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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Fall 2018
This thesis examines narratives associated with the city and Indigenous people, knowledge, and culture and it then imagines the creative possibilities of new ways of being in the city. This thesis conceptualizes the beginnings of a culturally grounded Indigenous identity that flourishes in the...
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Urinary Incontinence among Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Alberta: Incidence and Risk Predictors
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Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurological chronic diseases among older adults in Canada. More than 100,000 Canadians are diagnosed with PD with an annual incidence of 20 new cases (per 100,000 people). Urinary incontinence (UI) is one of the common non-motor...
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Fall 2012
Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death, due to its aggressive biology, lack of tools for early diagnosis and screening, advanced presentation and resistance to adjuvant therapy. Metabolomics, the newest of the “omics” sciences, may offer the potential for non-invasive...
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Fall 2015
Gastric cancer is an aggressive malignancy. Much of the mortality is attributable to delayed diagnosis from non-specific symptoms, and lack of early and accurate screening modalities. Metabolomics, the most downstream of the “omics” sciences (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics) is the latest...
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Spring 2011
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major public health concern. The current population-based screening method used world-wide is fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), however this test has very low sensitivity for both colorectal cancer and adenomatous (pre-cancerous) polyps and is associated with low...
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Spring 2012
This study examined the usability of medication adherence technologies (MATs) to improve medication adherence among older adults. A MATs survey and a product trial were used to understand the perspectives of health care providers and older adults. The survey was distributed to health care...
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Use of a solvent in the oxidative desulfurization of bitumen via autoxidation; effects on viscosity and oxidation
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This work describes the effect that including a solvent in the reaction media of the autoxidation of Cold Lake bitumen has on the viscosity and also on the oxidation degree reached. The comparison of viscosity was performed both in the basis of equal residence time and equal oxygen conversion...