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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Lathpandura, Lakshitha Dinusha. THERMAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF NI(110) SURFACE USING INVERSE PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY

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Lazar Tucker, Jane. RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HOSPITAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING IN THE UNITED STATES

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Liu, Li. THE IMPACT OF MULTI-TIER SUPPLY CHAIN COMPLEXITY AND NETWORK CENTRALITY ON BUYING FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE

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Livermore Sheehan, Julia C.. USING FISHING INDUSTRY INPUT AND FISHERY-DEPENDENT DATA TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF OFFSHORE FISHING ACTIVITY AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

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Li, Yibo. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ADJUVANTS FOR INFLUENZA AND TUMOR VACCINES

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Madhirala, Vikranth Kumar Reddy. 1D GRANULAR CHAINS OF CLOSED-CELL PVC FOAMS UNDER LOW AND MEDIUM VELOCITY IMPACTS

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Mattar, Jennifer M.. EFFECTS OF WESTERN DIET OR EXERCISE EXPOSURE IN A NOVEL RAT MODEL OF LATE-ONSET ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

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Mcelroy, Kyle. NAVIGATING FLOOD RISK IN U.S. MUNICIPAL PLANNING: A MENTAL MODEL ANALYSIS

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Melo Herrera, Yarisbel. IMPROVING THE DIET QUALITY OF WIC-PARTICIPATING WOMEN USING DIGITAL FOOD ENVIRONMENTS

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Mikhalyuk, Irena. VALIDITY OF AN INSTRUMENT TO DIAGNOSE CONDUCT DISORDER

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Modaresi, Seyed Mohamad Sadegh. MECHANISTIC AND TOXICOKINETIC ANALYSIS OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: PROTEOMICS APPROACH AND THE ROLE OF FATTY ACID BINDING (FABP)

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Monahan, Kathleen. MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE OF NOVEL TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL EXERCISE SCALES

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Musella, Katharine. DEVELOPING A TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

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Nadeem, Aceer. NANOTUBE SPECTRAL FINGERPRINTING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPTIMIZED BIOIMAGING/SENSING APPLICATIONS

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Nash, Caitlin. INCLUSION OF CURRICULUM IN HIGHER EDUCATION TARGETING STIGMA FOR WORKING WITH STIGMATIZED POPULATIONS

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Neupane, Chandra Prasad. ULTRAFAST DYNAMICS OF INTRINSIC AND HYBRID PHONON MODES IN WIDE-BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTORS

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Ngwa, Akongnwi Nfor. ENERGY MITIGATION AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE DURING UNDERWATER IMPLOSIONS

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Pascuzzi, Emma. AN EXPLORATION OF THE ADVERSE OUTCOMES OF DIVORCE

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Peña, Priscilla Yamilet. FROM WOKE-WASHING TO AUTHENTIC BRAND ACTIVISM: ESSAYS ON ITS IMPACT ON CONSUMER IDENTITY, BRAND MORALITY AND BRAND RESPONSES

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Plee, Tara. ENHANCING GREEN SEA URCHIN (STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROBACHIENSIS) PRODUCTION TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY

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Popoola, Racheal. BAG LADY: THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF BLACK WOMEN DOCTORAL STUDENTS ATTENDING A HISTORICALLY WHITE INSTITUTION DURING UNPRECEDENTED TIMES

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Potvin, Jacquelyn. IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A NUTRITON-FOCUSED STEAM SUMMER PROGRAM FOR URBAN YOUTH

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Puopolo, Tess. INVESTIGATING THE NEUROPROTECTIVE & ANTI-INFLAMMATORY BIOACTIVITIES OF PLANT DERIVED PHYTOCHEMICALS

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Rayta, Bonnie. THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER-BASED SIMULATIONS ON CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND ENGAGEMENT OF ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II STUDENTS

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Roche, Katherine M.. DIATOM TAXONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS IN THE UPPER OCEAN

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Rogers, Jennifer. DATA AUGMENTATION FOR SMART GRID ANOMALY DETECTION

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Rynearson, Leah. INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROLYTES FOR SILICON-CONTAINING ANODES AND ON HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODES IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

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Sapiie, Rendhy Moreno. TREADING CAREFULLY IN THE DEEP OCEAN: INSIGHTS INTO THE EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AND SOUND FROM ROBOTIC PLATFORMS ON PELAGIC ANIMAL SURVEYS USING ACTIVE ACOUSTICS AND LOW-LIGHT IMAGING TECHNIQUES

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Sheetz, Brian Sperry. DEVELOPMENT OF NANOPORE SENSORS; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERIZATION

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Slead, Sandra. ADVANCED DEFORMATION MODELING CONSTRAINED BY GEODESY: APPLICATIONS TO UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING AND SUBMARINE VOLCANOES

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Slezak, Colby R.. HABITAT SELECTION AND BREEDING ECOLOGY OF AMERICAN WOODCOCK IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

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Smith, Jacob L.. FITTING IDEALS WITHOUT A PRESENTATION

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Sondergeld, Alexei. EXPLORATION OF OVERACTUATED AUV CONTROL: INVESTIGATION OF FREQUENCY BASED CONTROL ALLOCATION FOR HOVERING OPERATION AND CROSS BODY THRUSTER DYNAMICS FOR VARIABLE FORWARD SPEED OPERATION

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Spader, Daniel Lee. CREEP DEFORMATION OF SOLUTION STRENGTHENED NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYS

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Sullivan, Ryan. DYNAMICS OF SOME NON-AUTONOMOUS DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS

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Tchoutan Ngoudjou, Gervais. AIRLINE SUPPLY CHAINS: A SUPPLY CHAIN FLOW APPROACH

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Turken, Diana. THIS COULD BE HEAVEN OR THIS COULD BE HELL: FIGURATIONS OF URBAN LIFE IN CONTEMPORARY CALIFORNIA

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Vanasse, Adam. PREDICTION OF RADIATION EXPOSURE FROM GENETIC EXPRESSION AND TREATMENT OF RESULTING CANCERS

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Vincelli, Jay. DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF NOVEL ELECTRODE DESIGNS AND GELS FOR USE IN ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

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Wu, Pei-Chin. USING INSAR TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF COASTAL SUBSIDENCE IN MAJOR CITIES GLOBALLY

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Yang, Qingyu. LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT AND KEY FACTORS INFLUENCING CHINESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Yin, Alexander. DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND RAPID PROTOTYPING OF SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS FOR DEEP-SEA APPLICATIONS

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Young, Kyle S. R.. SEEKING CLARITY IN THE COASTAL ZONE: QUANTIFYING SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE (SGD) BY THERMAL INFRARED (TIR) IMAGERY AND RADIONUCLIDE TRACER MODELING

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Zhang, Yiping. STUDENTS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN THE CHINESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM

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Zhao, Lin. MULTI-SENSOR FUSION FOR UUV LOCALIZATION AT THE ICE-WATER INTERFACE

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Zhou, Xianhao. DNA DAMAGE, MODIFICATION AND REPAIR

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Abdulshakoor, Ebtesam Mohd. SICKLE CELL DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT AMONG LATE ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SAUDI ARABIA: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY

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Abreu, Alyssa. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN OYSTER CONSUMPTION AND IRON, ZINC, AND CADMIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN GHANAIAN WOMEN

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Ada, Eren. Utilization of Large-Scale Genomic Data and Phylogenetic Methods in Studying Evolutionary Radiations

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Ali, Winifer M.. UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PEPTIDASE 2 ISOFORMS REGULATION IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA BY THE FARNESOID X RECEPTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY

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Andrys, Janine Louise. WATER AND OXYGEN FUGACITY IN SUBDUCTION ZONE MAGMATISM

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Antolini, Cali. PHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOPHYSICAL DYNAMICS OF THE AQUEOUS FERRATE(VI) ION

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Argus, Stefanie. EXPERIENCES OF WHITE WOMEN GRADUATE STUDENTS IN A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BADGE PROGRAM AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTION IN A TIME OF WHITESTREAM RACIAL RECKONING

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Ashraf, Muhammad Hasan. RECONCEPTUALIZING SUPPLY CHAIN FLOWS

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Avant, Albert Hosia Jerriod. Muscadine: Poems

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Baughman, Emma C.. MIDDLE CHILDREN OF HISTORY: MALE-AUTHORED POST-1960s FICTION & THE NIHILISM OF WHITE MALE PROTAGONISTS

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Bishop, Ian W.. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL OF SOUTHERN OCEAN PHYTOPLANKTON

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Bosland, Julie. BEST MANAGEMENT AND EGG WASHING PRACTICES FOR SMALL-SCALE POULTRY PRODUCERS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY

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Bush, Xin. 13C LABELING FOR CHO CELL METABOLISM TRACING AND MS BASED ANALYSIS FOR ADVANCED UPSTREAM CULTURE MONITORING TO SUPPORT CQA UNDERSTANDING

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Campo, Steven Anthony. HOW DOES THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH? A CASE STUDY IN EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND

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Carvalho, Kristin. COMMUNITY BANK STRESS TESTING: WHY BANKS STRESS TEST AND THE IMPACT OF STRESS TESTING ON BANK CAPITAL AND PROFITABILITY

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Chen, Xiaotian. DESIGN, DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL OF SOFT ROBOTS

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Cho, Youngji. THE (MIS)FORMATION OF IDENTITY IN JOSEPH CONRAD’S NOVELS: IDEOLOGY, COMMUNITY, AND THE SELF

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Colavita, Matthew A.. HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG AND ADDED MASS FORCES ON BODIES UNDERGOING SHAPE CHANGE FOR USE IN PROPULSIVE AND MANEUVERING MODELS

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Consilvio, Damiano. COMPUTATIONAL CLOSE READING: A CRITIQUE OF DIGITAL LITERARY METHODOLOGY

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Crisalli, Alicia M.. A STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF CARCINOGENIC PROTEIN- AND DNA-BINDING CHEMICALS

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Danilczyk, William C.. DIGITAL TWIN FOR INTELLIGENT CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

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Dong, Luran. VALUING THE IMPACT OF WIND TURBINES ON HOUSING PRICES

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Dorfman, Leah. THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY ON VALUE CONSISTENCY DURING A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

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Dugas, Joan R.. HOME HEALTH CARE NURSES’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF PROVIDING CARE TO OLDER ADULTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

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Dunn, Matthew. CALIBRATION AND APPLICATION OF A TUBE PASSIVE SAMPLER FOR EVALUATING FATE AND TRANSPORT OF PER- AND POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)

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Duroha, Jesse. SUSTAINABLE ERGONOMICS FOR SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

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Ferchichi, Mohamed Anis. DIAGNOSTIC BRAINS, EXPERIENTIAL MINDS AND METAMODERNISM: MCEWAN, SELF, AND MCCARTHY AS CASE STUDIES

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Ferry, James A.. RESISTING ARREST: AN (AUTO-THEORETICAL) ESSAY ON PRISON LITERATURE

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Forkus, Shannon. EXAMINING BIDIRECTIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ARMY SOLDIERS

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Forte, Michael B. Jr.. DID GASB 67 AND 68 IMPACT PUBLIC PENSION RISK TAKING?

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Freeman, Matthew. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO- AND MICROPARTICLES FOR PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY

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Gallucci, Gina. MECHANISMS OF PPAR-ALPHA TARGETED THERAPY IN CHOLESTASIS: TRANSLATIONAL STUDIES

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Garzon, Joise. “IF YOU ARE TRYING TO HELP STUDENTS, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY ASK THEM HOW YOU CAN HELP”: TESTIMONIOS OF LATINA/O/ HISPANIC COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO PERSISTED TO GRADUATION

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Goldstein, Silvi C.. RACE AND SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH AS MODERATORS OF HARM REDUCTION PHARMACOBEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDER AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

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Gondola, Bobby G. Jr.. NAVIGATING THE HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE: ARTS-BASED PERSPECTIVES BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Gonsalves, Andrea Jennifer. ENHANCING THE EFFICACY OF INHALABLE NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS USING BIOMIMETIC LUNG SURFACTANT

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Grzybowski, Amy. A CASE STUDY OF NONCREDIT TO CREDIT PATHWAYS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES

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Gutierrez, Esperanza. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OF LATINA MOTHERS FROM A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY

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Hagan, James Thomas. ADVANCING NANOPORE CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES WITH CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND MACHINE-LEARNING

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Harder de Palma, Thaís. DEFINING THE ESSENTIAL GENOME OF HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE AND CONDITIONALLY ESSENTIAL GENES REQUIRED FOR ITS SURVIVAL IN BIOFILMS AND SERUM COMPLEMENT

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Hasan, Md Tahsin. TESTING THE EFFICACY OF BEHAVIORAL NUDGES FOR REDUCING PLASTIC BAG USE AND PERCEPTION OF LEVY-BASED POLICY AMONG RETAIL CUSTOMERS IN BANGLADESH

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Heidaribafroui, Hojat. MICROFLUIDIC PAPER-BASED DEVICES FOR THE DETECTION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

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Holmes, Howard J.. THE EFFECTS OF NUDGES IN ACQUIRING NEW CLIENTS IN A WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIRM

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Ivone, Ryan. DEVELOPMENT OF POLYMERIC NANO- AND MICROPARTICLE-BASED CONTROLLED RELEASE PLATFORMS

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Jayasekara, Gethmini Kasunka. INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM AND EXPANDING THE REACTIVITY OF CU(I)-CATALYZED [2+2] PHOTOCYCLOADDITION REACTIONS OF OLEFINS

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Jones, Aubree E.. FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE LATERAL LINE SYSTEM IN THREE NORTH AMERICAN FISHES: DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTIONARY INSIGHTS, AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

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Jones, Megan C.. QUEER AND TRANS INCLUSION IN FINNISH TEACHER EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

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Kamat, Shweta. CHOOSING WISELY IN PROPHYLACTIC NEUROKININ-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST USE AMONG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

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Khaleghikarahrodi, Mehrsa. EXECUTING ADVANCED ALGORITHMS TO EXTRAPOLATE UNIQUE ELECTRIC VEHICLE USERS’ CHARGING BEHAVIORS

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Khan, Tracy Amanda. FUN IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE

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Kominia, Athina. SIGNATURE OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS UNDER PYROLYSIS AND AMBIENT CONDITIONS

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Küster, Timo. MEASURING THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK: SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) DETECTION OF ANIONIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS

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Landreth, Michael. WAITING TOO LONG TO MOVE AT GREEN LIGHTS

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Larson, Albert Eric. FLUX TO FLOW: A CLEARER VIEW OF EARTH’S WATER CYCLE VIA NEURAL NETWORKS AND SATELLITE DATA