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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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Association between Public Health Unit Engagement in Secondary Schools and Per Capita Public Health Spending and Adolescent Substance Use
DownloadFall 2023
BackgroundBased on the socio-ecological model of health, government institutions have an important role in shaping adolescent health. Public health units (PHUs) are one such institution. PHU decisions on community collaboration and resource allocation may have important downstream consequences on...
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Association between Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Adolescent Mothers
DownloadFall 2018
The association between adolescent childbearing and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been well documented in the literature. The association of social determinants of health (SDOH) and adverse adolescent pregnancy outcomes remains controversial. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the...
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Association mapping of genes using whole genome polymorphism arrays: Identification of markers of breast cancer susceptibility in Alberta women
DownloadFall 2010
Chakravarthy Sridharan, Malinee
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous, polygenic disease and is influenced by genetic, environmental and life-style factors. Many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with breast cancer risk have been identified in genome-wide association studies (GWASs) by several research groups for...
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Fall 2011
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting North American cervids. I assessed the feasibility of association mapping for CWD genetic risk factors in wild white-tailed deer and mule deer using a high density microsatellite map of cattle. I chose a...
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Spring 2013
The self-association properties of two model compounds of asphaltene, 2,6-bis[2-(pyren-1-yl)ethyl]pyridine (PyPPy, C41H29N) and 2,6-bis[2-(phenanthren-9-yl)ethyl]pyridine (PhPPh, C37H29N), were studied in deuterated chloroform and deuterated methylene chloride. 1H NMR spectroscopy titration...
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Associations between Frontoparietal and Temporal White Matter, Neurocognitive Abilities and Age in Children and Youth with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
DownloadFall 2022
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to neurological, behavioural, cognitive, and emotional problems. The neurocognitive impairments identified in individuals with PAE are prevalent and have a major impact on the quality of life of individuals living with the effects of PAE....
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Fall 2011
Feed efficiency affects profitability and sustainability in beef production systems. Since ruminal microbes play essential roles in feed digestion and conversion, the overall objective of this project was to investigate the association between ruminal bacteria and feed efficiency of beef cattle....