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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Today is a Different Day: Exploring First Nations Emergency Preparedness in the Province of Alberta, Canada
DownloadFall 2024
Polard-Yopek, Nathan Alexander
First Nations in Canada bear disproportionate risk posed by environmental hazards. Existing literature indicates that colonization and systemic underinvestment in First Nations have historically led to low levels of preparedness. As climate change is causing the impacts of environmental hazards...
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Fall 2009
Given that phishing is an ever increasing problem, a better authentication system than the current alphanumeric system is needed. Because of the large number of current authentication systems that use alphanumeric passwords, a new solution should be compatible with these systems. We propose a...
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Tolerance to neonatal porcine islet xenografts induced by a combination of monoclonal antibodies
DownloadFall 2009
Islet transplantation is a more physiological way to treat type 1 diabetes. However, shortage of donor tissue and chronic administration of immune suppressive drugs has limited the widespread application of this therapy for all patients with type 1 diabetes, particularly children suffering from...