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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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Design, Fabrication, and Testing of High-Frequency High-Numerical-Aperture Annular Array Transducer for Improved Depth-of-Field Photoacoustic Microscopy
DownloadSpring 2012
Researchers have been using single-element transducers for photoacoustic microscopy (PAM), but such systems have limited depth-of-field due to single focus. This project was to develop a high-frequency annular array transducer for improved depth-of-field PAM. We have designed a concave 40 MHz...
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Design, high-level synthesis, and discrete optimization of digital filters based on particle swarm optimization
DownloadFall 2011
This thesis is concerned with the development of a novel discrete particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique and its application to the discrete optimization of digital filter frequency response characteristics on the one hand, and the high-level synthesis of bit-parallel digital filter...
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Design, Manufacturing and Development of Hybrid Manufacturing System for Rapid Investment Casting
DownloadSpring 2024
Direct rapid investment casting integrates additive manufacturing (AM) technology into conventional investment casting. This approach addresses the challenges of high lead time and cost but is effective only on a small scale (up to a cube of 0.3 m side). It utilizes thermoplastics such as...
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Design, Simulation and Evaluation of Effective Industrial Information Systems: Case of Machine Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Management Information Systems
DownloadFall 2013
Industrial information systems can improve the management of industrial operations by providing relevant and timely information on the status of physical assets via condition and process monitoring systems, and by enabling the effective use of data by systems and processes that restore proper...
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Design, Synthesis and Antimycobacterial Evaluation of a Novel Class of Chemotherapeutic Agents
DownloadFall 2017
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), one of the deadliest known human pathogens, infects ~ 2 billion people (33% of the world's population) and remains the leading infectious cause of death. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) report, 225 million new infections will occur and ~79...