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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Fall 2021
Ponnamperuma Arachchige, Ayantha Randika
Optical character recognition (OCR) is a widely used pattern recognition application in numerous domains. Several feature-rich commercial OCR solutions and opensource OCR solutions are available for consumers, which can provide moderate to excellent accuracy levels. These solutions are...
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Unlocking Insights from Nerve Excitability Testing: Revealing Factors Shaping Nerve Health in Arm and Leg Data
DownloadFall 2023
Introduction: The nerve excitability test (NET) assesses peripheral nerve properties, informing about nerve membrane integrity, ion channels, and axon function. Interpreting NET results is challenging due to the multitude of indices and their correlations. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) offers...
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Unlocking Radicalization: Correctional Officers, Risk Perception, and Ideological Extremism in Albertan Prisons
DownloadFall 2017
A wide range of sources have framed radicalization into violent extremism as a serious risk to prisons in Europe and North America. Some view prisons as a primary recruiting ground for groups like ISIS. I investigated whether this was accurate in Alberta by conducting semi-structured interviews...
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Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Cobalt: Hydrodeoxygenation of Aromatic Ketones by Cobalt Clusters
DownloadFall 2017
Cobalt phosphoranimide clusters [Co(NPPh3)(OSiMe3)(THF)]2, [Co(NPPh3)(OtBu)(THF)]2 and [Co(NPiPr3)2]3 were synthesized. Salt metathesis between CoBr2 and NaNPPh3 and a subsequent in situ reaction with KOSiMe3 provides a convenient and scalable preparation of [Co(NPPh3)(OSiMe3)(THF)]2. The same...
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Spring 2012
Unmaking is an allegory of the alchemical process through the tale of a medieval hunt. It combines symbolic alchemical language with the scientific method established in both alchemy and hunting in the medieval and early modern period, and presents this research as a “speculative” historical...