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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Jones, Colin Anthony
. RAISE YOUR GLASS: A CULTURE EVALUATION OF DIATOMS AS ARCHIVES OF PAST NUTRIENT CONSUMPTIONJoodaki, Faramarz
. MOLECULAR MODELING OF NORMAL MODES AND DYNAMICS IN AROMATIC RINGS, PEPTIDES, AND A COMPLEX LIPID BILAYERKhalaj Hedayati, Mehrnaz
. SUPPLY CHAIN AND SERVICE OPERATIONS DIGITIZATION: AN INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTKirk-Provencher, Katelyn T.
. RATINGS OF CONSENT IN LESBIAN, GAY, AND HETEROSEXUAL SEXUAL ASSAULT SITUATIONSKopsco, Heather Lynn
. EVALUATION OF A PHOTOGRAPH-BASED CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM AS A TICK SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION EDUCATION TOOLKouhi, Soroush
. MULTI-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF HURRICANE-GENERATED COASTAL AND INLAND FLOODING USING A NUMERICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL FRAMEWORKKresning, Boma
. THE INTERACTIONS OF OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY FARMS AND THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT: A NUMERICAL STUDY OFF THE US NORTHEAST COASTKwon, Hee Yoon
. THE NEW AND THE OLD FOR ENGAGEMENT IN BUSINESS LEARNING: GAMIFIED COURSE DESIGN AND OP-ED WRITING PROJECTLantz, Benjamin
. ON THE HAVEL-HAKIMI RESIDUE OF DEGREE SEQUENCES AND ITS RELATION TO THE INDEPENDENCE NUMBERLeonardo Silva, Beth
. BETWEEN SIBLINGS: HOW THE SIBLING METAPHOR REIMAGINES AFFECTIVE ENTANGLEMENTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVELLoBuono, Dara Lyn
. TAILORING DIGITAL HEALTH TO IMPROVE THE NUTRITION AND HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASELynch, Kenneth A. Jr.
. STRUCTURED, INDIVIDUALIZED, VIDEO-BASED COACHING TO IMPROVE TECHNICAL SKILL ACQUISITIONMarciano, Laura Marie
. OPENING CEREMONY: A WRITING PRACTICE TOWARDS QUEER FUTURITYMarques, Emily Sara
. EVALUATION OF KEY PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES TO INDUCE LIVER STEATOSIS IN MOUSE AND HUMAN MODELSMartel, Michele
. INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND SENSE OF BELONGING IN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSMoafi Madani, Seyedeh Zahra
. DEVELOPING STIMULI-RESPONSIVE BIOMATERIAL SYSTEMS FOR DRUG DELIVERY IN TISSUE ENGINEERING AND CANCER CHEMOTHERAPYMoore, Amy Michelle
. INFLUENCE OF PARENT AND COMMUNITY FACTORS ON INFANT SNACKINGMosayebi, Mohsen
. THE TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM WITH JOB-TIMES, MULTI-CIRCUIT, AND VARIATIONSMuniz, Joshua A.
. CLUSTER PROFILES OF THE DRINKING MOTIVES IN A SAMPLE OF FIREFIGHTERS AND EMTSNayak, Sumeru
. MULTISCALE AND MULTIPHYSICS MODELLING OF DURABLE INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALSPerry, Danielle C.
. SALT MARSH MANAGEMENT: MONITORING THREATS AND IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE ADAPTATION INITIATIVESPeterson, Eric
. TWO VARIANTS OF COPS AND ROBBERS WITH ASYMMETRIC MOVEMENT RULESRambarose, Cherisse
. CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE WISC-IV WITH A TRINIDAD REFERRED SAMPLERana, Payal
. DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY: A PREDICTIVE MODEL, MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICITY MECHANISMS RISK, AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS RISK IN A REAL-WORLD SETTINGRawashdeh, Yazan
. A NEW PHYSICALLY MOTIVATED CLUTTER MODEL WITH APPLICATIONS TO NON-DESTRUCTIVE ULTRASONIC TESTINGRobuck, Anna Ruth
. DISTRIBUTION OF NOVEL AND LEGACY ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN SEABIRDS FROM CONTRASTING MARINE ENVIRONMENTSRosa, Kevin K.
. COASTAL OCEAN MODELING ACROSS LENGTH SCALES: FROM ESTUARINE CIRCULATION TO BOUNDARY CURRENTSRoss, Bianca Noelle
. ASSESSING TREATMENT PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED NITROGEN-REMOVAL ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMSRyan, Valerie
. A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF COMMUNICATION AMONG TEN MEN MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MENSafaee, Mohammad Moein
. SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, WEARABLE BIOSENSING, AND BIOIMAGINGSah, Bindeshwar
. GOLD AND COPPER-CYSTEAMINE NANOPARTICLES FOR RADIATION THERAPY ENHANCEMENT ON CANCERSanfilippo, Danielle Johanna
. “THE SKIPPING KING”: MASCULINITY AND EFFEMINACY IN EARLY MODERN DRAMASchambach, Lauren
. INVESTIGATION OF LANDSLIDE-INDUCED TSUNAMI GENERATION AND PROPAGATION THROUGH NUMERICAL MODELINGSenol, Koray
. SHOCK RESPONSE OF SOFT MATERIALS FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONSSlaybaugh, Gregory
. MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF POLYPEPTIDE INSERTION INTO BILAYER AND EXITSong, Richard
. THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS EXPERIENCES, COPING WITH DISCRIMINATION STRATEGIES, AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG ASIAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTSTaylor, Cynthia
. MAKING SENSE OF PUBLIC SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: A CASE STUDY EXAMINING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SURROUNDING GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOSQUITOES IN THE FLORIDA KEYSten Brink, Talya Syvann
. HOW LANDSCAPE CHANGE AFFECTS COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN’S PERCEPTIONS AND PLACE MEANINGSUdawatte, Darshika Jeewanthi
. MODULATION OF RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN KINASE 1 (RIPK1) SIGNALING DURING DENGUE VIRUS INFECTIONVandenberg, Jessica
. THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF CORAL REEF RESTORATION: A CASE STUDY IN THE SPERMONDE ISLANDS OF INDONESIAWan, Zhiqiang
. DEEP LEARNING FOR DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKINGWibisono, Elle
. CHARACTERISTICS AND POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT OF INDONESIA’S DEEPSLOPE DEMERSAL FISHERYWigginton, Sara Katherine
. NITROGEN-REMOVING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS: MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSWinters, Catherine Ann
. THE MARK OF THE VANISHING READER: INTRADIEGETIC INTERACTION IN MULTIMODAL NARRATIVEYun, Gawon
. RIGHT-SHORING: OFFSHORING TO RESHORING FOR A SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING LOCATION DECISION IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRYTheses/Dissertations from 2019
Abbasi, Akram
. NANOMATERIALS FOR SENSING, HEATING AND APPLICATIONS IN COMPOSITES AND EMULSION BIOFOULINGAl-Bkerat, Maissa
. NUTRITIONAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF ARABIC SPEAKING MIDDLE EASTERN MOTHERSAn, Jiyoon
. ALEXA OR ALEX? GENDERED TECHNOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON CONSUMER JUDGMENTSArizi, Evans Kwasi
. TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE SARDINELLA FISHERY IN GHANAArmendarez, Joseph J.
. THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON EARLY LITERACY SKILLS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE HISPANIC/LATINOAsadi, Pouria
. COMPUTER VISION BASED METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC REBAR DETECTION IN GROUND PENETRATING RADAR DATABabcock, Zachary R.
. POLYPHARMACY IN CANCER PATIENTS: HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE, EXPENDITURES, AND ADVERSE EVENTSBarlock, Benjamin Joseph
. USE OF HYPHENATED MASS SPECTROMETRY TO UNCOVER TRUE NAFLD EFFECT ON HUMAN DRUG DISPOSITION PROTEINSBerwise, Clifton A.
. Assessing Interaction of Black Racial Identity and Perceived Neighborhood Factors on Educational UtilityBian, Ke
. DNA damage, repair and mutational spectrumBligh, Amanda
. REAL-TIME GEOMETRY-BASED FEEDBACK FOR DESIGN ENGINEERS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MANUFACTURINGBonoff, Jennifer
. CHANGING CONSUMER EXPERIENCES AND BEHAVIORS & THE ROLE OF THE MARKETER WITHIN MOBILE ENVIRONMENTSBrowner, Michael Jr.
. A Phenomenological Study of Perspectives on Teacher Diversity and the Lived Experiences of Black Public School TeachersBrozyna, Christopher
. THREE EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATIONS OF ASPECTS OF INSTITUTIONS GOVERNING NATURAL RESOURCE USECancilliere, Mary Kathryn M.
. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF-EFFICACY DURING EXPOSURE – CHILD (SEE-C) MEASURE: A PILOT STUDYCanfield, Katherine
. Tourism and Justice on Catalina Island: Burdens, Power, and Decision-makingCard, Adam D.
. ULTRAFAST COHERENT SPECTROSCOPIES AND LASER SOURCES BASED ON THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL PHENOMENACarr-Harris, Andrew
. NONMARKET VALUATION OF MARINE RESOURCES IN THE NORTHEAST: IMPLICATIONS FOR RECREATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENTCarter, Wales Aran
. WHAT TO EAT AND WHEN: THE CONSEQUENCES OF POLYUNSATURATED FAT CONSUMPTION AND PACE OF CHANGES TO BODY LIPID COMPOSITION IN SONGBIRDSÇavus, Mustafa
. SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR HARDWARE PREDICTORSCooper-Mullin, Clara
. HOW BIRDS RESPOND TO ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY, OXIDATIVE DAMAGE, AND FUEL STORES DURING MIGRATIONDaly, Adrienne Jones
. PRACTICING TRANSLINGUALISM: FACULTY CONCEPTIONS AND PRACTICESDaSilva, Nicholas A.
. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOL-ENRICHED EXTRACTS AND THEIR GUT MICROBIAL METABOLITESEmi, Tania T.
. REMOTELY ACTIVATED BIOMATERIALS FOR OPTIMIZING THE TEMPORAL PROFILES OF THERAPEUTIC MOLECULESEngley, Ryan
. TO BE CONTINUED: SERIALITY IN NEW MEDIAFernando, Payagala Udawattage Ashvin Iresh
. DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF MOLECULAR PROBES FOR MEDICAL AND ENVIRONMETAL APPLICATIONSFreese, Jillian
. MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF RED ALGAL PARASITESGanji, Nasim
. NANOPARTICLE-CELL MEMBRANE INTERACTIONS: ADSORPTION KINETICS AND THE MONOLAYER RESPONSEGaudet, Charles Edward III
. DETECTION OF COGNITIVE CHANGE: EXAMINATION OF APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF IMPACTGhatee, Rosa
. FABRICATION OF CONDUCTIVE HYDROGELS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN NEUROPROSTHETIC INTERVENTION AND DRUG DELIVERYGreenfield, Joseph
. SPARTA: SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ACQUISTION WITH REAL-TIME ANALYSISGuillame, Jean A.
. CLOSURE UNDER THE MAJORIZATION RELATION AND THE DISTINGUISHING CHROMATIC NUMBER OF CIRCULANT GRAPHSHattat, Ahmet
. PRODUCT EVALUATIONS AS A FACTOR OF UNKNOWN ATTRIBUTE POSITIONING, BRAND TRUST, NEED FOR COGNITION AND MESSAGE DIAGNOSTICITYHellwig, Martin D.
. Computational Gene Association Based on Relative Species Displacement in Gene and Morphology TreesHill, Danielle
. EXAMINING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING ADDRESSING ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE DURING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONJansen, Abigale E.
. Navigating Internal and External Borderlands: The Experience of Emergent Bilingual Cape Verdean Middle School StudentsJavier Mella, Carlos Rafael
. DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO AGGRESSIVE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATIONJones, Daniel R.
. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL MATERIALS FOR THE DETECTION AND REMOVAL OF TOXICANTSKakar, Prateek
. LASER-ASSISTED TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY AND VACCINATIONKane, Mary Kathryn
. Krill Motion in the Southern Ocean: Quantifying in Situ Krill Movement Behaviors and EnergeticsKell, Charles
. CONSTRUCTING TRANSGRESSION: CRIMINALITY IN EXPERIMENTAL LITERATUREKillion, Bryana E.
. RESILIENCE, COPING STRATEGIES, AND INTERNALIZING DISORDERS AMONG CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT VICTIMSKoggala Wellalage, Dilni Kaveendi Chandrasiri
. THE EFFECT OF ADDITIVES AND SURFACE MODIFYING AGENTS ON THE SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIESKovach, Shannon
. DECREASING THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF EFFORT MEASURES TO COACHING: THE TOMM AS AN EXEMPLARLaBreck, Christopher James
. MECHANISMS OF DIVISION SITE SELECTION AND ROLE OF THE ATP-DEPENDENT PROTEASE CLPXP IN MIND REGULATION AND PROTEOSTASIS IN E. COLILi, Dongyang
. In storage process, the next generation of storage systemLi, Jiahang
. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PASSIVE‐SOURCE REVERSE TIME MIGRATION OF CONVERT WAVES: A NEW METHOD TO IMAGE THE EARTH’S DISCONTINUITIESLyons, Nicole Rose
. SCHOOL LEADER DEVELOPMENT: PERCEPTIONS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT ON THE JOBMako, Teresa Louise
. DETECTION OF IONS AND SMALL MOLECULE TOXICANTS IN AQUEOUS MEDIA USING NEW COLORIMETRIC AND FLUORIMETRIC METHODSManke, Krysten
. WELCOME TO THE CLUB: AN ARCHIVAL INQUIRY INTO THE DEWEY LABORATORY SCHOOL AS RHETORICAL EDUCATIONMarcotte, James
. GLOBAL DYNAMICS OF DISCRETE MONOTONE MAPS IN THE PLANE AND IN RNMasrahi, Alaa
. IDENTIFYING FACTORS OF SUCCESS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAMcBride Pinheiro, Beth A.
. EXPLORING THE INCREDIBLE 5-POINT SCALE: IMPACT ON TARGET BEHAVIORS IN PRESCHOOLMena, Noereem Zenaida
. THE HOME AND CHILD-CARE: ARE PRESCHOOLAGED CHILDREN GETTING MIXED FOOD-RELATED MESSAGES?Meyer, Aaron C.
. MOLECULAR CHAINS UNDER TENSION AND TORQUE: ACTIVATION OF STATISTICALLY INTERACTING EXTENSION, TWIST, AND CONTACT PARTICLES