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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 2013
Peptides hold great promise for clinical applications such as cancer and antimicrobial therapies. In cancer, conjugation of cancer treatments to tumor specific peptides improves their therapeutic efficiency. On the other side, antimicrobial peptides offer a great alternative for the...
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Fall 2019
This thesis explores the concept of polaritons, collective excitations of light and matter, for applications in thermal photonics. Emerging technologies such thermophotovoltaics and passive radiative cooling would greatly benefit from advancements in thermal photonics where complete control over...
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Engineering Stable Bacteriophage Dosage Forms Active Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria for Respiratory Delivery and Food Safety Applications
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The topic of this thesis is the engineering of stable bacteriophage dosage forms that are active against antibiotic-resistant bacteria for applications in respiratory delivery and food safety. Experimental methods and theoretical models are developed to test and understand the effects that...
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Fall 2023
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is regarded as an attractive technology to lower the CO2 emission level and achieve sustainable carbon neutrality by converting CO2 to valuable chemicals. CO and HCOOH/formate are the promising products in terms of their commercial viability based on...
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Spring 2013
Identification and quantification of pathogenic bacteria has become one of the key elements in biodefense, food safety, diagnostic and drug discovery. The aim of the thesis is to investigate interactions between bacteria and peptides in order to utilize the potential of antimicrobial peptides...
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English Canadian stereotyping of ethnic groups: The implications of warmth and competence stereotypes for intergroup affect, behaviour and attitudes
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This study examined the stereotypes, affect, behaviours and attitudes held by 167 English Canadian university students toward 16 ethnic groups. Participants completed a questionnaire which assessed their perceptions of each group’s competence and warmth (derived from the Stereotype Content Model;...
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English Foreign Language Teachers’ Perceptions of the Implementation of Task Based Language Teaching in Chile
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Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been widely studied in several foreignlanguage contexts, but little research has been conducted in Latin American countries and noneabout teachers’ perceptions of TBLT implementation in Chile. Thus, this qualitative interpretivestudy seeks to explore the...
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Fall 2018
As the title indicates, the thesis is a comparative analysis of the Metaphysical poets and Mid-late Tang poets, under the general style of the Baroque. The scholarship on this topic is very minimal because only recently with the study of James Liu on Li Shangyin and the Baroque we have learned to...