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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Wireless Power Transmission Topology using Capacitively Coupled Open-Ended Helical Resonators
DownloadSpring 2019
Wireless power transfer (WPT) is an innovative technology seeking to revolutionize how electronic devices are employed by addressing restrictions caused by wired connections and limited battery autonomy. Although the fundamentals of WPT have been known for more than a century, the recent...
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Wireless sensing systems based on passive UHF RFID technology for physical parameters measurement
DownloadSpring 2023
Sensing and monitoring using the conventional microwave, optical, and waveguide methods have been the focus of many researchers for the past two decades. However, the limitations imposed by these techniques such as power inefficiency and the use of complex readout circuitries are the important...
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Fall 2011
In this thesis, we focus on topics relevant to developing and deploying large-scale wireless sensor network (WSN) applications within real dynamic urban environments. Given few reported experiences in the literature, we designed our own such network to provide a foundation for our research. The...
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With Her Own Money: Female Benefactions, Urban Space, and Power Relationships in Ancient Rome
DownloadSpring 2022
While it is generally accepted that monumental public buildings in the ancient world communicated the power and wealth of their benefactors, whether and how this equation worked when the person funding the construction was female is a matter of current debate. Studies of this phenomenon have...