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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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Fall 2009
While many Internet services and products are free to use, in most cases, they are not completely free. Someone, either the user or a third party, is paying for them either directly or indirectly. By examining the business models of three successful Internet-based companies, this thesis...
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The alpine vascular flora and vegetation of Prospect Mountain, front range, Rocky Mountains, Alberta
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Masters thesis. Sixteen community types of vegetation were identified, falling within 5 tundra groups. 191 species were found in the study area.
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The alpine vegetation of Marmot Basin, Jasper National Park, Alberta, and the impact of ski activities upon it
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Masters thesis, which classifies the alpine vegetation of Marmot Basin, and assesses the impacts of ski activities.
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Fall 2011
This dissertation explores the NBA Draft. Throughout North American sports leagues, league executives state that the amateur draft is necessary to improve or maintain league-wide competitive balance. For the NBA, the amateur draft has caused a separate, but interrelated issue. The issue is...
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Fall 2012
Previous work on ethnicity in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) has cast the An Shi Rebellion (An Lushan Rebellion) as a kind of “breaking point” between the cosmopolitan, foreigner-friendly first half of the Tang Dynasty and the conservative, xenophobic second half. This paper analyzes the Rebellion...