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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 2022
Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC) are abundant, renewable, and highly crystalline by-products from the forestry industry. CNCs are known to have excellent thermal and mechanical properties which have been exploited in a variety of applications across numerous fields, such as drug delivery, photonics,...
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Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) Nanocomposite Films for Sustained Release of CNCs and Enhanced Anti-biofouling Property
DownloadFall 2022
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are nanoparticles with high aspect ratios and excellent surface tunability and are processed from renewable bioresource. CNCs possess unique surface and colloidal properties which makes it an efficient depletion inducer for flocculating colloidal sized bacteria from...
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Cellulose nanocrystals conjugated with metallophthalocyanines: Applications in visible-light driven photocatalysts and memory devices
DownloadFall 2021
Cellulose is the most abundantly available renewable polymers on the planet, which have received scientific attention from numerous research communities. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are crystalline nanorods obtained through the acid hydrolysis of cellulosic materials such as wood pulp, cotton...
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Cenozoic ichthyofaunas of the North American Western Interior, and palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
DownloadSpring 2015
The Cenozoic fluvial fish faunas of the North American Western Interior are poorly known in comparison to better preserved lake ichthyofaunas, such as that of the Green River Formation. However, fluvial fishes are typically represented by disarticulated material, which is more commonly preserved...
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Fall 2023
This thesis comprises three essays examining the interactions between central bank and government interventions and financial markets. In Chapter 2, I compare corporate bond purchase programs by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan during the COVID-19 crisis. Both programs shared one...
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Central Inuit social structure: the view from Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories
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Doctoral thesis. This study explores the structural basis of variability in Central Inuit socioeconomic organization, with a focus on the community of Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, and the former whaling station (now historic site) of Kekerten in Cumberland Sound. // Includes glossary of Inuktitut...
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Central nervous system plasticity associated with pain in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, and the antinociceptive effects of the antidepressant phenelzine
DownloadFall 2017
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive disease that involves neuroinflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration within the central nervous system (CNS). While loss of motor function and paralysis are considered the primary clinical consequences of MS, the disease is also...