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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Fall 2009
Character behaviours in computer role-playing games have a significant impact on game-play, but are often difficult for story authors to implement and modify. Many computer games use custom scripts to control the behaviours of non-player characters (NPCs). Therefore, a story author must write...
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Fall 2018
Anthropogenic disturbance is known to have negative population consequences and alter animal behaviour, and a growing body of research on the effects of anthropogenic noise is finding similar negative impacts on wildlife. Noise in natural environments can mask important acoustic signals used for...
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Using Biomolecular Recognition to Selectively Self-Assemble Microscale Components onto Patterned Substrates
DownloadSpring 2015
Modern nanofabrication technology in the 21st century has continued year after year to push the boundaries of what is possible at the nanoscale. With the advent of molecular electronics, single electron devices, nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), and other nanotechnologies, the near future...
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Using biosolids as a water source in non-catalytic hydrolysis reactions for biofuel production
DownloadFall 2017
Biosolids are residues produced from the treatment of municipal sludge and are rich in organic materials. The growing volume of biosolids and concerns over microbial safety highlight the difficulties associated with biosolids disposal. Canada generates about 660,000 dry tons of biosolids...
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Fall 2013
Resource constraints, e.g. lack of time and human resources, is a major issue in software testing practice. In short, testers have limited time to test software systems. Therefore, managers are expected to spend more resources on software components that are likely to contain many defects. To...
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Using Co-Disposal Techniques to Achieve Stable “Dry-Stacked” Tailings: Geotechnical Properties of Blended Waste Rock and Tailings in Oil Sands and Metal Mining
DownloadFall 2021
Mine “tailings”, waste produced by the extraction process, are most typically stored in impoundments behind dams which are often constructed from the tailings themselves. These structures pose a serious geotechnical risk and are difficult to successfully reclaim at the end of mining. As highly...
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Using Community-based Participatory Action Research to Optimize Clinical Teaching in Baccalaureate Nursing Education in Ghana
DownloadFall 2018
Nursing education facilitates the preparation of professional nurses who contribute to population health within a society. The provision of meaningful supervised clinical practice, an important component of nursing education, is a worldwide challenge that needs to be context specific in relation...