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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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The challenge of applying machine learning techniques to diagnose schizophrenia using multi-site fMRI data
DownloadSpring 2017
One of the main challenges for the use of machine learning techniques in neuroimaging data is the small n, large p problem. Datasets usually contain only a few hundreds of instances (n), each of which is described using hundreds of thousands of features (p). In this dissertation, we explore the...
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Spring 2018
Patients with Type I Diabetes (T1D) must take insulin injections to prevent the serious long term effects of hyperglycemia â high blood glucose (BG). These patients must also be careful not to inject too much insulin because this could induce hypoglycemia (low BG), which can be fatal. Patients...
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The Changing Chinese Dragon: Implications for (Cross-) Cultural Psychology in a Globalized World
DownloadFall 2013
Applying a hybridization framework that conceptualizes culture as a dynamic and open system, the overall objective of this dissertation is to illuminate some psychological consequences of sociocultural change in contemporary China. Although (cross-) cultural psychology tends to portray China as...
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The Changing Face of Restructuring in Canada: Reverse Vesting Orders and Judicial Discretion
DownloadFall 2024
Reverse Vesting Orders (RVOs) have emerged as a crucial restructuring tool for financially distressed companies in Canada. RVO transactions involve the sale of a debtor company's shares to a purchaser, and the bifurcation and transfer of unwanted assets and liabilities into another corporate...