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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Triage narratives – exploring a widely collected but dramatically underexplored source of emergency department data
DownloadSpring 2023
Emergency departments (ED) around the globe rely on triage to sort which patients can wait safely for care when the demand for service outstrips the resources available. The triage process is typically performed by experienced emergency nurses and can be the earliest documented assessment for...
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Tripartite-motif family members in the White Pekin duck (Anas platyrhynchos) modulate antiviral gene expression
DownloadFall 2013
Wild waterfowl, including mallard ducks, are the natural reservoir of avian influenza A virus and are resistant to highly pathogenic strains. This is primarily due to the robust innate immune response of ducks. Shortly after exposure to both highly pathogenic (A/Viet Nam/1203/04 (H5N1)) and low...
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Triplet-Triplet Energy Transfer in Organic Synthesis: Efforts toward a Chiral Lewis Acid Catalyzed De Mayo Reaction and Investigations of a Photoactive Ruthenium(polypyridyl)-NHC Complex
DownloadFall 2021
The fundamentals of energy transfer catalysis and its application in [2+2] photocycloadditions are thoroughly discussed. The De Mayo reaction is a UV light-promoted [2+2] photocycloaddition between enolic β-diketones and olefins that has been used to form α-substituted 1,5-diketones. Its...