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
In studies of nanoscale materials, electron tomography (ET) can be used to obtain three dimensional information on the morphology and spatial distribution of nanoparticles. Electron tomography records a tilt series of projected images of an object and then mathematically reconstructs a 3D map of...
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Transmission of CWD from White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), to Elk Transgenic Mice Results in Modifications to the Infectious Prion
DownloadSpring 2017
Prion diseases are a class of fatal, neurodegenerative disorders resulting from a protein-misfolding event. Of particular concern is chronic wasting disease (CWD), a naturally occurring prion disease affecting cervids; this disease is prevalent in North America and is expanding its host range and...
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Transmission of Tuberculosis from Patients with Typical Versus Atypical Chest Radiographs: Implications for Automated Systems
DownloadFall 2015
Automated detection of “typical” pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) on chest radiograph (CXR) is warranted if it can be shown that patients with “typical” (vs “atypical”) CXRs are responsible for most public health consequences. Patient demographics and mycobacteriology of all adults (age >14 years)...
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Fall 2021
The purpose of this dissertation is to generate better solutions for the existing problems in the wireless communications and navigation systems by designing antennas with special characteristics such as circular polarization (CP), tilted beam, transparency, high gain, front to back ratio (FBR)...