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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Gattupalli, Rajeswar R.. Advances in global optimization
Gerry, Shannon Page. Feeding mechanics of a trophic generalist and a specialist shark species: A comparison of diet, behavior and function
Goodwin, Matthew S.. Telemetric assessment of stereotypical motor movements in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Gourlay, Barbara Elas. An investigation of communication patterns and strategies between international teaching assistants and undergraduate students in university-level science labs
Heil, Clifford William Jr.. Paleo-and environmental magnetic studies of Late Cenozoic estuarine, lacustrine, and terrestrial sediments
Hyun, Karen Hae-Myung. Ecosystem-based management in the Colorado River Delta
Jha, Ashish Kumar. Microstructure studies in synthetic and bio-colloids, imaging and applications
Jones, Hilary Brooke. How do you stop the boogeyman? An evaluation of a sexual assault prevention program
Kelley, Andrew Peter. Beyond reflection of job performance: An investigation of how initial status teachers reflect on practice to address the educational needs of their students
Kilgallen, Christina. School psychologists' readiness to implement response to intervention practices
Kresge, Daniel Lee. An examination of the relationships between the peptide hormone ghrelin and appetite, plasma biomarkers of satiety and metabolic response in humans
Kuhn-Hines, Anne. A multiscale approach to breeding habitat model development and evaluation for the common loon, Gavia immer, in New Hampshire, USA
Lennon, Mark Michael. Monetizing mobile factors involved in development of mobile commerce: Korea, China, Japan
Matsuura, Asako C.. Interpersonal and psychosexual factors predicting HIV-related risky sex behaviors in heterosexually active women and men
Moran, Jesse Stuart. The synthesis, reduction, and decomposition of novel high-nitrogen bis s-triazinyl hydrazines and diazenes
Niestepski, Michelle. Grammatical errors: Perceptions and responses of students, first-year composition instructors, and business communication instructors
Ozcan, Timucin. Involuntary switching behavior in restricted decision environments: Consumer responses to stockouts
Park, Kyungwon. Optimization of aggregate gradation for high-performing Hot Mix Asphalt
Pees, Edward H.. An efficient Fourier transform based method for computing backscattering from arbitrarily shaped born objects
Potter, Geoffrey G.. Statistically interacting quantum gases in D dimensions
Pounds, Karen Vincent. Client nurse interactions with schizophrenic clients: A descriptive study
Reynolds, Claire E.. Speaking out: Class, race, and gender in the writings of Ruth McEnery Stuart, Edith Summers Kelley, and Harriette Simpson Arnow
Ritz, Susan Faye. COPING WITH EVERYDAY CLASSISM: EXERIENCES OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN A SOUTHEASTERN RURAL COMMUNITY
Ritz, Susan Faye. Coping with everyday classism: Experiences of low-income people in a southeastern rural community
Rojas, Diego Valderrama. An examination of price in the economic management of marine resources: Three empirical essays
Saffert, Heather L.. Evaluation of a novel autonomous detector for microbial water quality monitoring
Sandoval, Sergio. Tandem conjugate addition -- Cyclization reactions of L-methyl prolinate with α,β-unsaturated ketones catalyzed by L-proline
Sarkar, Jayashri. Templated synthesis for highly ordered metal/support nanocomposite materials with catalytic applications
Schweizer, Frederick. Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare: Image of gender, power, and sexuality
Shen, Haiwei. A study of formaldehyde sources in air
Sherman, Kimberly. CLASSROOM-BASED EMPATHY TRAINING: AN EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Singh, Ashima. Beyond gender: Taking a multi-status approach to understanding students' positioning in STEM
Smith, Tara J.. The effect of teacher attitudes on response to professional development in literacy
Socha, Aaron Martin. Chemistry of antibiotics from Atlantic Actinomycete and Bacillus bacteria
Stein, Nathan. An integration of statistical approaches to help understand coalition effectiveness
Stephan, Catherine. The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Decisional Balance for Stress Management and Exercise Behavior in an Adolescent Population: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis
Stephan, Catherine. The relationship between self-efficacy and decisional balance for stress management and exercise behavior in an adolescent population: A cross-lagged panel analysis
Ugaonkar, Shweta. Investigation of the release of carbamazepine from polyvinyl pyrrolidone matrices processed using near-critical and super critical carbon dioxide
Uttley, Clarissa M.. Multicultural awareness in college freshmen: An examination of measures and interventions
Walsh, John A. III. Hegemonic struggles in one high school classroom: A Critical Discourse Analysis of high school students' democratic dialogue
Wells, David F.. Experimental and computational study of the detection and stability of polymorphs using PXRD, DSC and solubility
Xiao, Ang. Power fade in lithium ion batteries: Effect of advanced electrolyte
Xu, Cuichun. Statistical processing of radar, sonar, and optical signals
Yang, Yafei. Trust establishment in computer networks: Theories and applications
Yao, Lan. Fabrication, characterization and application of the novel bionanomaterials
Ye, Guofeng. Applications of linear and cyclic peptides as enzyme inhibitors and molecular transporters
Zhou, Yuyu. High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing for Improved Hydrologic Modeling
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Bellman, Natalie K.. Latino clients' perspectives on mental health services provided at a local community health center
Bhavaraju, Sitaram. Study of nucleophilicity of an enol tosylate fragment of α-formylglycine (α-FGly-OTs)
Blasdell, Nancy Diane. Acute myocardial infarction: A descriptive study of the experience
Book, Jeffrey W.. NORTHERN ADRIATIC CIRCULATION AND TIDES
Brand, Nancy Hancock. Psychologists' approaches to evaluating client progress in psychotherapy practice
Bridges, Ana J.. Romantic Couples and Partner Use of Sexually Explicit Material: The Mediating Role of Cognitions for Dyadic and Sexual Satisfaction
Bujoreanu, I. Simona. Developmental and Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in Normal Children
Burns, Emily. Composition and depositional processes of Cretaceous-Tertiary impact deposits in Belize and southeastern Mexico
Capone, Christy. An examination of familial alcoholism and attitudes toward alcohol interventions among college students
Chalykoff, Geraldine M.. Self-disclosure and self-management in young adults with early-onset adult type 2 diabetes
Checko, Erica Rose. Personal motivation, body image, health behavior and stage of exercising
Costello, Joanne Fawcett. Roles and strategies of nurses facilitating diabetes support groups: An exploratory study
Das, Chhandita. Investigating ways to improve discrete choice methods in assessing individual preference functions with greater reliability and accuracy
DePiero, Deborah Lucia. An empirical study of students' expectations of writing centers
Desai, Dipen. Solid-state plasticizers for melt extrusion
Dingari, Narahara C.. Characterization of electromigration in semiconductor device interconnects using microscopic techniques
Donahue, Michael J.. Polymorph characterization and control
Du, Ying. Fabrication and characterization of particulate polymer nanocomposites
Dye, Gabriela. Stage profiles and predictors of exercise in a multiple risk sample
Fan, Yalin. EFFECTS OF SURF ACE WAVES ON AIR-SEA MOMENTUM AND ENERGY FLUXES AND OCEAN RESPONSE TO HURRICANES
Fan, Yalin. Effects of surface waves on air-sea momentum and energy fluxes and ocean response to hurricanes
Femia, Lisa A.. Analyses of parent and teacher responses on the Stress Survey Schedule for children with autism spectrum disorders
Ferrelli, Lisa A.. Managed chaos: An ethnographic study of special education teacher practice
Francione, Caren Leigh. Examining the psychological correlates of binge eating disorder symptomatology in a morbidly obese presurgical sample
Fulweiler, Robinson Walter. The impact of climate change on benthic-pelagic coupling and the biogeochemical cycling of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Hassanzadeh Mostafai, Pejman. Rescheduling point determination in dynamic FMS using a flexiblility metric methodology
Hoeppner, Bettina B.. Longitudinal methods for randomized clinical trials in health behavior change research
Hunter, Susan M.. Living with traumatic spinal cord injury
Jiang, Yong. Three essays on conservation-oriented community land use management
Judge, Kevin D.. Decision making in spectroscopy
Kim, Tae-Goun. Managing marine resource use conflicts: Marine sand mining in Korea
Klock, Julia Cathy. Rapid whole-body hypothermia: Analysis and modeling
Krebs, Paul M.. Computerized, Tailored, Theory-Based Interventions for Health Behavior Change: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis
Krebs, Paul M.. Computerized, tailored, theory-based interventions for health behavior change: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Kretchman, Daniel. Incremental validity: Impact on decision making in schools
Lebeau, Rebecca. Marijuana Abuse in Incarcerated Adolescents: Reasons for Use and Implications for Treatment
Lee, John Won. An examination of the effectiveness of community-based participatory research projects in producing intended health outcomes
Lockwood, Lea Beth. Enhancing Hardiness in Urban Adolescent Males: A Hardiness Curriculum
Marchand, Stephanie Milbradt. Disordered eating behaviors among collegiate athletes
Matthews, Elizabeth. Community-based and collaborative management of coral reefs and coastal resources in Palau
McCandless, Camilla Thomas. Juvenile abundance in a summer nursery and ontogenetic changes in the distribution and migrations of sandbar sharks
McGurer, Melinda Dalrymple. Optimizing waiting measures in flow-shops
McPhillips, Kenneth J.. Far field shallow water horizontal wave number estimation given a linear towed array using fast maximum likelihood, matrix pencil and subspace fitting techniques
Medeiros, Eileen. Public writing inside and outside the classroom: A comparative analysis of activist rhetorics
Mena, Jasmine A.. Parental involvement as predictor of 9 th grade Latino students' intention to complete high school mediated by student school beliefs after a one year follow-up
Mendonza, Anisha E.. Strategies for the optimization of immunotherapy in kidney transplantation
Meshreki, Lotus Makram. RELIGIOSITY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING AMONG MIDDLE EASTERN/ ARAB MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS IN THE USA: A STUDY OF POSITIVE EMOTION AS A MEDIATOR
Meshreki, Lotus Makram. Religiosity, health, and well-being among Middle Eastern/Arab Muslims and Christians in the USA: A study of positive emotion as a mediator
Miller, Robin June. Stability, structure, and effects of perinatal morbidity on temperament from infancy to adolescence
Mitchell, Sally A.. Examining the effectiveness of a school-based mental health center's services