Welcome to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' Electronic Theses & Dissertation site. These pages are dedicated to help you find all the information you might require in order to format and successfully submit your graduate thesis for examination and publication electronically.
Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) are prepared as text-based PDF files. ETDs can contain non-text elements such as sound, video, and hypertext links. ETDs are available through Scholarship@Western, Western's digital library repository, and also released to the world-wide web with priority in many search engines, enabling scholars worldwide to locate, search, and download the University of Western Ontario's ETDs.
The most significant benefit is the dramatic increase (50-250%) in citation impact that results from electronic publishing. This leads to increased rewards from universities, in the form of promotion and increased salary, and from granting agencies.
Other benefits include:
- publicity for research - authors of electronic theses become more widely known and their reputations are enhanced
- easy worldwide access to your theses for colleagues and collaborators
- easy worldwide access to theses for job and grant applications
- a raised profile for research institutions
- reduced costs at the point of graduation since there is no need to have multiple copies printed.
For an overview of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation process at The University of Western Ontario, please refer to any area from our site dedicated to supporting ETD at Western:
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Differential Expression of EGFL7 Transcripts during Angiogenesis in Human Fibrosarcoma, Navid Baktash
Bubble-free oxygen and carbon dioxide mass transfer in bioreactors using microporous membranes, Ravi Balgobin
Sentence Recall in Monolingual and ELL with and without Parental Concerns about Language Development, Areej Mazin Balilah
In-Vivo Investigation of the Medial Longitudinal Arch of the Foot and Orthotic Interactions using Bi-Planar Fluoroscopy, Megan E.R. Balsdon
Influence of Quantum Dot Structure on the Optical Properties of Group IV Materials Fabricated by Ion Implantation, Eric G. Barbagiovanni
Transactional Distances In An Online Histology Laboratory Course, Michele L. Barbeau
Synaptic and Systems Memory Consolidation in the Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Matthew Barrett
Variation et changement lexicaux en situation de contact de langues, Alena Barysevich
Optimizing Physical Function Following Distal Radius Fracture, Siamak Bashardoust Tajali
Arctic cold spring mineralogy as an indicator of spring deposits, water, and habitable environments on Mars, Melissa M. Battler
New Mechatronic Systems for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer, Jeffrey S. Bax
Watching High School: Representing Disempowerment on Teen Drama Television, Sarah M. Baxter
Geography, News Media Discourse, and Water Management: A Case Study of the Devils Lake Outlet, Daniel J. Bednar
A Seat at the Table: A Nonconformist Approach to Grassroots Participation in the Articulation of Health Standards, Leanne Bekeris
Ginseng Extract Treatment Influences on Preimplantation Development in Vitro, and Pregnancy and Post-Partum Development in the Mouse, Danyka D. Belanger
Hypoxia-Induced Alterations in Skeletal Muscle Cell Respiration and Resveratrol as a Potential Pharmacological Intervention, Kathleen R. Belgrave
The Developmental and Adaptive role of Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Pathways During Preimplantation Development, Christine E. Bell
TRPM2 in the Central Nervous System: Physiological Role and Critical Regulatory Pathways, Jillian C. Belrose
Co-culture of Smooth Muscle Cells and Endothelial Cells on Porous 3D Polyurethane Scaffolds for Vascular Tissue Engineering, Aparna Bhattacharyya
Effect of Head Movement on Sound Localization in Real and Simulated Cochlear Implant Users, Kassandra-Anne H. Birtch
Study on the interactions between nanomaterials and proteins, Yueqi Bi
Wood Infill Walls in Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures: A Wood/concrete Construction Niche, Jeffrey R. L. Blaylock
Flexural Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Tunnel Linings, Martin Blazejowski
Human Cerebrovascular Endothelial Cell Responses in Severe Sepsis, Christopher J. Blom
The History of Animal Welfare Law and the Future of Animal Rights, Marie Blosh