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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Using a native plant-pathogen system as a model to investigate success of the invasive mountain pine beetle in jack pine
DownloadFall 2017
Tree-infesting organisms have recently expanded their ranges into many novel habitats where they will not only interact with new host tree species, but also with a myriad of other organisms that also share these hosts. Understanding the major factors and mechanisms that mediate...
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Using a novel approach to precisely measure the sedimentation velocity of a (bio)chemical sediment: cyanobacteria-ferrihydrite aggregates
DownloadFall 2020
Banded iron formations (BIF) are iron-rich (~20-40% Fe), siliceous (~40-50% SiO2), and organic-lean (<0.5 wt.%) sedimentary deposits that precipitated widely during the late Archean (2.7-2.5 Ga) and Paleoproterozoic (2.5-1.8 Ga). As cyanobacteria evolved, the reaction between dissolved Fe(II) and...
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Fall 2017
The properties of an object, such as size, shape or texture, can determine how the object can be used as a tool. Children learn how to use objects as tools throughout their childhood, this allows them to meet task demands in an adaptive manner. In order for individuals to determine which objects...
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Using a Zebrafish Animal Model to Identify the First Candidate Gene for Pigmentary Glaucoma
DownloadSpring 2019
Premelanosome protein (PMEL) was identified as a candidate gene for the development of pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) and pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in humans. Mutations in PMEL were shown to cause pigment and ocular defects in several animals but there is currently no known PMEL associated...
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Using Adapted Primary Literature to Test the Understanding of Concepts of Evidence in Chemistry held by First Year University Undergraduate Students
DownloadFall 2017
Adapted primary literature (APL) is a genre which still retains the canonical form and authentic results of primary literature, but is made readable and understandable for a target population which in this study consists of first-year university undergraduate students. The rationale underlying...
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Using Alternate Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Sources for the Enrichment of Broiler Meat and Table Eggs
DownloadFall 2015
A series of experiments was conducted to explore the potential of including novel sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) in broiler and laying hen diets. Camelina cake (CC), the co-product remaining after pressing of oil from camelina seed for biofuel production, was fed to...
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Fall 2023
Giving reasons for justifying the decisions made by classification models has received less attention in recent artificial intelligence breakthroughs than improving the accuracy of the models. Recently, AI researchers are paying more attention to filling this gap, leading to the introduction of...