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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
- 2Ma, Angela
- 2Wang, Yue
- 2Wong, Andy
- 1Abbas-Tehrani, Hesam
- 1Abdelghani, Mohammad
- 1Abdelrahman, Ali Satti Abdellatif
- 96Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 74Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 71Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 66Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 58Department of Computing Science
- 48Department of Biological Sciences
- 5Khazaei, Hamzeh (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 5Liu, Qingxia (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 5Reformat, Marek (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 4Ahmad, Rafiq (Mechanical Engineering)
- 4Bayne, Erin (Biological Sciences)
- 4Beier, Nicholas (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Agricultural Biosolids Application: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nitrogen Dynamics, and Crop Productivity
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Agricultural activities contribute greatly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for 14% of the total anthropogenic emissions of GHG such as nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4). Of these GHG, N2O is the most concerning gas because of its high global warming...
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Spring 2021
Microtubules are hollow, cylindrical polymers of the protein α, β tubulin, that interact mechano-chemically with a variety of macromolecules. Due to their mechanically robust nature, microtubules have gained attention as tracks for precisely directed transport of nanomaterials within...
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Alternative Methods and Improvements to Current Delivery of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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For adults, the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the delivery of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) through nasal/facial masks. For children, CPAP therapy is used if adenotonsillectomy is not a viable option or if OSA persists after surgery. By acting as a pneumatic...
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Fall 2021
French feminist scholars, poets, and philosophers Hélène Cixous and Julia Kristeva proclaimed the absolute necessity of a revolution in poetic language, both in the realm of the signifier and the signified. Even though they used different terms, they both described a peculiarly feminine writing...
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An Apparatus of (In)Difference: Governing Indigenous Food (In)Security through Healthism in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Engaging with the fields of critical Indigenous theory, Indigenous STS (Science, Technology, and Society), and governmentality, An Apparatus of (In)Difference interrogates how Indigenous food insecurity policy reiterates food insecurity as a matter of poor health choices. I delineate how a...
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Fall 2021
AR Sco is the first known white dwarf pulsar and currently there is no definitive model for its emission or evolution. This type of binary system could be a critical step in the formation of magnetic cataclysmic variables, a type of accreting white dwarf/M dwarf binary system. In this thesis, I...
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An Assessment of the Penetration of Low Carbon Technologies in the Energy Demand and Supply Sectors
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The penetration of emerging low carbon energy technologies in the energy sector can provide significant opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. An assessment of the market penetration of energy technologies can also help us understand their future adoption, which is critical in...
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Spring 2021
Decision-making is required for daily living. Specific decision-making ability in the area of finances is complex, and determining an individual’s capacity requires an in-depth assessment. In the presence of communication disorders such as aphasia, such assessments can become challenging, and...
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Fall 2021
Reinforcement learning (RL) is a learning paradigm focusing on how agents interact with an environment to maximize cumulative reward signals emitted from the environment. Exploration versus exploitation challenge is critical in RL research: the agent ought to trade off between taking the known...
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Fall 2021
Best Management Practices (BMPs) are commonly promoted as a way for agricultural producers to adapt to and mitigate environmental risks on agricultural land. Agri-environmental policies are an integral component towards encouraging producers to adopt these practices, mostly through the use of...