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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Spring 2015
Virtue Reliabilism and Virtue Responsibilism are two theories within the enterprise of Virtue Epistemology. The former considers virtues to be those competences whose reliability is what confers justification on its product beliefs. The latter considers virtues as being those deep-seated...
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Fall 2022
For many, the pursuit of a healthy romantic and sexual relationship is a significant component of their lives. However, the use of satisfaction measures may not be sufficient to capture and understand the underlying factors and nuances that govern sexual well-being. The strong relationality model...
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Fall 2020
Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, is one of the most important diseases of canola (Brassica napus L.) in western Canada. While the disease is managed most effectively by planting clubroot resistant (CR) canola cultivars, genetic resistance has been overcome in more than 200...
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Fall 2020
Tan spot is a destructive foliar disease of wheat caused by the fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr). Eight races (race 1 to race 8) of Ptr have been identified globally, based on their ability to produce different combinations of three necrotrophic effectors (NE): Ptr ToxA, Ptr ToxB, and...
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Spring 2016
Visbreaking is described as a mild thermal cracking, low conversion process, which industrially operates in the temperature range of 430 to 490 °C. Conversion is limited by the onset of coke formation. The main objective of visbreaking in conventional oil refineries is to reduce the viscosity of...