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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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The Backcountry as Home: Park Wardens, Families, and Jasper National Park’s District Cabin System, 1952-1972
DownloadSpring 2013
This research examines home life as experienced by single and married National Park Wardens, their partners and children who resided year-round in the backcountry of Jasper National Park (JNP) between 1952 and 1972. Since the establishment of JNP in 1907, park wardens were responsible for...
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The Baltic Amber Trade, c. 1500-1800: The Effects and Ramifications of a Global Counterflow Commodity
DownloadFall 2018
My thesis adds a new dimension to the history of the Baltic region during the early modern period (c. 1500-1800) by focusing on a previously unexamined global commodity from the Baltic: amber. Historically, the Baltic’s commercial activity during this period has been characterized as one...
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Fall 2011
This case study deals with the failed bid by Calgary Olympic Development Association to host the 1972 Winter Olympics in Banff National Park. The bid committee argued that the international exposure garnered by a locality would result in economic growth and amateur athletic development. ...
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Spring 2014
Efficient, unbiased estimation of agent performance is essential for drawing statistically significant conclusions in multi-agent domains with high outcome variance. Naive Monte Carlo estimation is often insufficient, as it can require a prohibitive number of samples, especially when evaluating...
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The Basis for Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Integrated Pest Management: Understanding Crop-Pest Interaction and Moth Community Structure in Prairie Agroecosystems
DownloadSpring 2019
Cutworms and armyworms (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are part of a pest complex, native to North America, that causes sporadic economic damage to multiple annual crops grown across the Canadian Prairies. Both larvae and adults are generalist herbivores on a wide range of hosts from different plant...