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.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for the Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis: a Systematic Review
DownloadSpring 2015
Introduction: Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common form of heart valve disease in the western world. As the population ages, this disease is becoming an increasing burden on patients and on the health care system. Current drug therapies (medical management (MM)) cannot reverse the course of...
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Spring 2022
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer, and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) accounts for about 90% of ovarian cancers. Despite advancements in medical technology, the overall survival rate of EOC has improved only slightly, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 50%. One cause...
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Transcription Factor FOXC1 Deregulates BMP-SMAD Signalling During Osteoblast Differentiation
DownloadFall 2016
Skeletal development is a tightly regulated process that continues through adulthood in the form of bone remodeling. Many bones of the appendicular and axial skeleton develop using a cartilage intermediate in a process called endochondral ossification. The cranial and flat bones of the skeleton...
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Transcriptional Control of Auxin-Transport-Dependent Vein Patterning in Arabidopsis thaliana
DownloadSpring 2020
Most multicellular organisms solve the problem of long-distance transport of signals and nutrients by means of tissue networks such as the vascular system of vertebrate embryos and the vein network of plant leaves; therefore, how vascular networks form is a key question in biology. In...