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 Yield of External Loop Recorder Compared to Pulse Palpation and ECG Rhythm to Detect Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation in a Community-Based Population
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Abstract Background and Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the general population, and the most frequent source of cardiac emboli in patients with ischemic stroke.! The majority of AF events are underdiagnosed, as they are often asymptomatic or...
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Fall 2010
Multilingual theatre offers aesthetic and socio-political outlets for theatre-makers to interrogate linguistic conventions in performance as well as to challenge social identity constructions based on language. However, a polyglossic play text poses particular challenges to translators whose goal...
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Thematic And Structural Use Of Music In Andre Gide's Les-Monnayeurs And Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point, And Its Previous Role In Their Writings
DownloadFall 2009
The purpose of this thesis is to examine literary use of music in a large selection of the writings of Andre Gide and Aldous Huxley. The introduction exposes the various problems involved in any study of the integration of music into literature, and uncovers the reasons for my special interest in...