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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 2011
Sialidase enzymes play an important role in regulation of cellular activities by hydrolyzing the terminal, non-reducing sialic acids attached to various glycolipids, glycoproteins, and gangliosides. The family of human sialidase enzymes, NEU1, NEU2, NEU3, and NEU4 contribute specifically to...
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Design and Synthesis of New Functionalized Boronic Acids for Direct Dehydrative Amidation of Poorly Nucleophilic Amines
DownloadFall 2022
Amide synthesis has been of great interest to chemists as the amide moiety occrus widely in agrochemicals, pharmaceutical agents, and biologically active molecules. Traditionally, amide bond formation requires the use of activated carboxylic acid derivatives or stochiometric amounts of coupling...
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Design and synthesis of renewable lipid-based nanocarriers with thermosensitivity for targeted drug delivery applications
DownloadSpring 2024
Numerous drug molecules currently available on the market suffer from short half-life, in vivo instability, poor bioavailability, rapid degradation and inappropriate distribution. While nanocarriers have emerged as a promising solution to address these issues, the primary objective and challenge...
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Design and Synthesis of Temperature Switchable Non-ionic Block Copolymers for Application to Oil Sands Extraction
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Based on the analysis of typical warm water oil sands extraction process, we investigated the use of a novel temperature switchable non-ionic block copolymer, poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) (MPEG-b-PNIPAM), to enhance the bitumen recovery and the recycle of the polymer...
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Design and system identification for a plasma transferred arc additive manufacturing technology
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The increase in the pace of development of additive manufacturing technology opens new markets and expands the scope of research and knowledge. Additive manufacturing, previously known as rapid prototyping, can employ advanced state-of-the-art materials, such as metal composites, in metal 3D...