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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A comprehensive assessment of peroxisome biology: ER-dependent peroxisome proliferation control, evolution of organelle inheritance in yeast and a Drosophila model system of Zellweger syndrome
DownloadFall 2013
The modern eukaryotic cell is a meshwork of encapsulating membranes that compartmentalize many distinct biochemical processes. It is complex. This complexity facilitates the many unique and diverse processes that aid the eukaryote in its growth, division and adaptation to its environment. A...
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Fall 2017
The voltage-gated KCNQ1/KCNE1 potassium ion channel plays a key role in maintaining the heart rhythm. An active channel generates the slow delayed rectifier (IKs) current in the heart. Both loss-of-function and gain-of-function mutations in KCNQ1 or KCNE1 are linked to many heart-related...
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A Comprehensive Dynamical Model for Human CaV1.2 Ion Channel: Structural and Functional Studies
DownloadFall 2019
Human CaV1.2 is a voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC), which plays an essential role to maintain a normal cardiac function. Any abnormalities in CaV1.2 can lead to serious cardiac diseases (e.g. cardiac arrhythmias and Timothy syndrome). Thus, understanding the structure-function-dynamics...
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A comprehensive examination of outdoor play in licensed childcare centres in Alberta, Canada
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Background Children engage in more active play when they are outside compared to inside. With a large proportion of children attending childcare outside of the home, childcare centres have been identified as important setting for children’s outdoor play. However, the duration and frequency of...
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Spring 2012
Mirian HosseinAbadi, MahdiehSadat
In this thesis we propose a computational model of animal behavior in spatial navigation, based on reinforcement learning ideas. In the field of computer science and specifically artificial intelligence, replay refers to retrieving and reprocessing the experiences that are stored in an abstract...