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 2012
The thesis examines how oil prices and asset stocks affect the US dollar. It also examines the role of different factors postulated in the literature to have caused recent US current account imbalances. In the first two chapters, I study the role of oil prices and the US government debt in...
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Fall 2017
Background: The use of long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV), defined as the provision of respiratory support from the upper airway through a mask interface, has increased in infants and older children over the past two decades. A number of studies have been published on NIV use in the overall...
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The Use of Acute Health Care Services by Mentally-Ill Seniors of Newfoundland and Labrador: A Quantitative Investigation
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Background The population of seniors is increasing rapidly. Currently, seniors represent 14.1% of the population of Canada and 14.4% of the population of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), rates that are expected to further increase to 30% by 2041 and 2026, respectively. There is ongoing debate...
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Spring 2016
Schizophrenia is a complex neurodevelopmental illness that often requires a combination of treatments to adequately control its symptoms. Despite the availability of several neuroleptic medications on the market, many patients with schizophrenia remain symptomatic. Research has shifted...
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Fall 2015
Predation by grey wolves (Canis lupus) has been identified as an important cause of boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) mortality. Wolves have been hypothesized to use human-created linear features such as seismic lines, pipelines and roads to increase ease of movement resulting...
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The use of biological enhancement to expedite landfill stabilization and beneficial land use
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Funded by: Alberta Environmental Research Trust.