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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 Catalytic Role of a Single Water on Keto-Enol Tautomerization Explored by Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Calculations
DownloadFall 2019
Keto-enol tautomerization plays important roles in biochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, and crystallography. It has attracted much attention for a long time. Solvation (hydration) is found to play essential roles in controlling this tautomerization process. Here, the effects of a single water...
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The Cell Biology And Ecology Of Heterotrophic Eukaryotes In A Tailings Reclamation Site In Northern Alberta
DownloadFall 2020
The wastewater products from the bitumen extraction process, called tailings, are contained in pits which cover over 77km2 of the Northern Albertan landscape. Reclaiming these tailings is an essential part of the life cycle of oil sands mines. One method under development converts tailings ponds...
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Spring 2022
Abstract The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the transnational social impact of ethnojazz, the synthesis of traditional music with jazz and contemporary music, as a grass-roots musical collaboration across the Central Asian context. Although fusions between traditional music and jazz...
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Fall 2014
Abstract Every day, children and teachers at all levels of schooling engage in classroom talk for a variety of purposes as a natural and essential aspect of teaching and learning and in the development of social relationships. Over the years educators have come to see talk as not only a major...