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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 2018
The fitness and survival of bacteria depends on their ability to adapt and survive in different ecological niches during its life cycle. Bacteria must therefore be able to sense the different changes in the environment during the transition between different ecological niches to enhance survival....
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The Cpx envelope stress response of Escherichia coli regulates and is regulated by the small RNA RprA
DownloadFall 2015
When bacteria sense changes in their environment, they adapt by altering the expression of their genes in such a way that accommodates the change. To do this, bacterial cells can modulate the activity of their genes at either the level of transcription, or at the post-transcriptional level....
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Spring 2014
Bacteria need to adapt to the ever-changing conditions in the environment and Escherichia coli employs the Cpx two-component system to protect the envelope, which consists of the inner membrane, periplasm, peptidoglycan, and outer membrane. Cpx is known to sense and respond to protein misfolding...
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The Cpx stress response regulates turnover of respiratory chain proteins at the inner membrane of Escherichia coli
DownloadSpring 2022
The cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria is a unique multilayered structure that protects them from the constantly changing and often times inhospitable environments, and significantly contributes to their virulence. Having a complex structure, it requires an extensive regulatory network to...
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The creation of the United Nations Organization as a factor in Soviet foreign policy, 1943-46
DownloadFall 2010
The thesis explores in depth the negotiations to create the United Nations Organization through which Stalin sought to enhance the USSR’s power and prestige via traditional, military-oriented means. Although the Kremlin was relatively successful at maximizing Soviet power within the structure of...