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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.
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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Molecular Identification of Boreal Forest Roots: An Expansion of Techniques and Investigation of Limitations and Biases
DownloadFall 2018
Plant identification is a fundamental ecological tool. While identifying flowers and leaves is relatively straightforward, identifying roots can be difficult. Here, I expand the use of fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphisms (FAFLPs) as a tool to identify roots. Using this molecular...
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Molecular imaging of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and autotaxin (ATX) in cancer using positron emission tomography (PET)
DownloadFall 2020
Positron emission tomography (PET) relies on the use of β+-emitting radionuclide-bearing molecules congregating and decaying at a specific site of interest. Use of these molecules, called radiotracers, which target common tumor characteristics has become a pillar in the diagnosis of cancer and...
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Fall 2020
Cardiac transplantation is a life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage heart disease, but it is limited by a shortage of suitable donor hearts. Strategies to expand the donor organ pool include the use of extended donor criteria and hearts donated after circulatory determination of death....
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Fall 2013
In human cells, oscillations in calcium concentration serve as a mechanism for controlling a variety of physiological processes including muscle contraction and relaxation. The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is a calcium storage organelle in muscle cells that contains a calcium pump (SERCA) required...
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Fall 2012
The movement of calcium across sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membranes is essential in the contraction-relaxation cycle of muscle. An influx of calcium into the muscle cell from the SR triggers muscle contraction and its removal by the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) causes...
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Fall 2023
When calcium enters the cytosol of a muscle cell from the SR, it initiates muscle contraction, while its removal by the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) induces muscle relaxation. SERCA's activity is regulated by Phospholamban (PLN), which can reversibly inhibit its apparent...
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Fall 2020
In marine mussel adhesion science, mussel foot proteins (mfps) have been identified to play an essential role in forming the bioadhesive coating. A catecholic amino acid named 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine (DOPA) has been found to primarily contribute to such robust underwater adhesion...