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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 2014
The incorporation of Cu interconnects into the manufacturing of integrated circuits has accompanied several modifications to the fabrication process and the associated material systems. The new fabrication process involves the development of dual damascene process, while the new materials systems...
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Fall 2017
The detection of biological molecules is a useful tool for diagnostics, research, and general health monitoring. By measuring concentrations of certain key components of biological samples, vital information can be gained as to the condition of the entire biological system. Diseases such as...
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Spring 2020
Bone defects are treated with bone grafts, replacing damaged or diseased bone tissue with either natural bone or bone substitutes. Synthetic graft materials, particularly bioactive glasses, have been developed to overcome the immunological and structural limitations of natural bone grafts....
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Fall 2024
The rising demand for high-data-rate services has led to increased congestion in traditional low-GHz RF wireless communication channels. To alleviate this bandwidth shortage, higher-frequency bands like millimeter-wave and sub-THz frequencies are used. However, these higher-frequency signals...
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1974
Masters thesis. Design included a file structure that is economical in terms of disk storage and C.P.U. time needed to give short response times for on-line transactions.
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Design of an Ultrasensitive Diagnostic Device for Point of Care Based on Thin Film Colour Interference
DownloadFall 2022
Point-of-care diagnostic testing offers many benefits compared to standard laboratory testing for biomarkers or diseases, including reducing the time and cost required to obtain a medical diagnosis. Most available point-of-care diagnostics are complex, expensive, or limited to high concentration,...
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Design of Asynchronous Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Scheme and Wideband Dynamic Spectrum Access Algorithm for Cognitive Radio Networks
DownloadFall 2013
Dynamic spectrum access (DSA) is a promising solution for mitigating the problem of crowded radio spectrum and enhancing the utilization efficiency of spectrum resources, making it a hot research topic. In DSA, spectrum sensing is crucial and cooperative spectrum sensing (CSS) is confirmed as a...