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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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Serial Fecal Microbiota Transplant Plus Fidaxomicin in the Treatment of Severe or Fulminant Clostridioides Difficile Infection
DownloadSpring 2020
BACKGROUND Severe and fulminant Clostridioides Difficile infection (CDI) is associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity. Current practice guidelines recommend high dose vancomycin with metronidazole for treatment. Emerging evidence suggests efficacy of sequential fecal microbiota...
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Serialization Management Driven Performance in Best-Effort Hardware Transactional Memory Systems
DownloadFall 2014
Serialization Management is the Best-Effort Hardware Transactional Memory (BE-HTM) counterpart to Software Transactional Memory (STM) Contention Management. A serialization manager uses non-speculative serialization to provide a forward-progress guarantee while simultaneously attempting to...
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Fall 2009
Systems of classifications are socially created and historically contingent. New classifications lead to the creation of new categories, new objects and new kinds of people. Over the last thirty years, some of the most successful categories have emerged from the study of seriality. This thesis...
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Fall 2021
Each year, 10-20% of newborns (about 13-26 million babies) worldwide will need help to breathe at birth. Helping babies breathe is the cornerstone of neonatal resuscitation. Healthcare providers (HCPs) must perform many tasks quickly and correctly to help babies breathe and prevent irreversible...