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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Daly, Adrienne Jones. PRACTICING TRANSLINGUALISM: FACULTY CONCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES
DaSilva, Nicholas A.. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOL-ENRICHED EXTRACTS AND THEIR GUT MICROBIAL METABOLITES
Emi, Tania T.. REMOTELY ACTIVATED BIOMATERIALS FOR OPTIMIZING THE TEMPORAL PROFILES OF THERAPEUTIC MOLECULES
Engley, Ryan. TO BE CONTINUED: SERIALITY IN NEW MEDIA
Fernando, Payagala Udawattage Ashvin Iresh. DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF MOLECULAR PROBES FOR MEDICAL AND ENVIRONMETAL APPLICATIONS
Freese, Jillian. MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF RED ALGAL PARASITES
Ganji, Nasim. NANOPARTICLE-CELL MEMBRANE INTERACTIONS: ADSORPTION KINETICS AND THE MONOLAYER RESPONSE
Gaudet, Charles Edward III. DETECTION OF COGNITIVE CHANGE: EXAMINATION OF APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF IMPACT
Ghatee, Rosa. FABRICATION OF CONDUCTIVE HYDROGELS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN NEUROPROSTHETIC INTERVENTION AND DRUG DELIVERY
Greenfield, Joseph. SPARTA: SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ACQUISTION WITH REAL-TIME ANALYSIS
Guillame, Jean A.. CLOSURE UNDER THE MAJORIZATION RELATION AND THE DISTINGUISHING CHROMATIC NUMBER OF CIRCULANT GRAPHS
Hattat, Ahmet. PRODUCT EVALUATIONS AS A FACTOR OF UNKNOWN ATTRIBUTE POSITIONING, BRAND TRUST, NEED FOR COGNITION AND MESSAGE DIAGNOSTICITY
Hellwig, Martin D.. Computational Gene Association Based on Relative Species Displacement in Gene and Morphology Trees
Hill, Danielle. EXAMINING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING ADDRESSING ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE DURING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION
Jansen, Abigale E.. Navigating Internal and External Borderlands: The Experience of Emergent Bilingual Cape Verdean Middle School Students
Javier Mella, Carlos Rafael. DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO AGGRESSIVE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION
Jones, Daniel R.. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL MATERIALS FOR THE DETECTION AND REMOVAL OF TOXICANTS
Kakar, Prateek. LASER-ASSISTED TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY AND VACCINATION
Kane, Mary Kathryn. Krill Motion in the Southern Ocean: Quantifying in Situ Krill Movement Behaviors and Energetics
Kell, Charles. CONSTRUCTING TRANSGRESSION: CRIMINALITY IN EXPERIMENTAL LITERATURE
Killion, Bryana E.. RESILIENCE, COPING STRATEGIES, AND INTERNALIZING DISORDERS AMONG CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT VICTIMS
Koggala Wellalage, Dilni Kaveendi Chandrasiri. THE EFFECT OF ADDITIVES AND SURFACE MODIFYING AGENTS ON THE SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
Kovach, Shannon. DECREASING THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF EFFORT MEASURES TO COACHING: THE TOMM AS AN EXEMPLAR
LaBreck, Christopher James. MECHANISMS OF DIVISION SITE SELECTION AND ROLE OF THE ATP-DEPENDENT PROTEASE CLPXP IN MIND REGULATION AND PROTEOSTASIS IN E. COLI
Li, Dongyang. In storage process, the next generation of storage system
Lyons, Nicole Rose. SCHOOL LEADER DEVELOPMENT: PERCEPTIONS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT ON THE JOB
Mako, Teresa Louise. DETECTION OF IONS AND SMALL MOLECULE TOXICANTS IN AQUEOUS MEDIA USING NEW COLORIMETRIC AND FLUORIMETRIC METHODS
Manke, Krysten. WELCOME TO THE CLUB: AN ARCHIVAL INQUIRY INTO THE DEWEY LABORATORY SCHOOL AS RHETORICAL EDUCATION
Marcotte, James. GLOBAL DYNAMICS OF DISCRETE MONOTONE MAPS IN THE PLANE AND IN RN
Masrahi, Alaa. IDENTIFYING FACTORS OF SUCCESS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
McBride Pinheiro, Beth A.. EXPLORING THE INCREDIBLE 5-POINT SCALE: IMPACT ON TARGET BEHAVIORS IN PRESCHOOL
Mena, 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
Moreira da Costa, Leandro. VOTING NEAREST NEIGHBORS: SVM CONSTRAINTS SELECTION ALGORITHM BASED ON K-NEAREST NEIGHBORS
Murray, Alexandra N.. Measure Development and Validation of a Self-Efficacy Scale for Advance Care Planning
Murtagh, Patricia J.. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF RHODE ISLAND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WORKING UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE EDUCATION POLICY
Northup, Jane. Law Enforcement Officers' Perceptions of their Skill Development and Transfer of Learning Post-Training
Oppong, Anita Adjoa. INVESTIGATION OF IRON MEDIATED MOLECULAR TRANSFORMATIONS AND SYNTHESIS OF 2-AMINO-α-CARBOLINE AND ITS ANALOGUES RELEVANT FOR DNA ADDUCT FORMATION
Orphanides, Christopher D.. RELATING MARINE MAMMAL DISTRIBUTION TO PREY ABUNDANCE
Ortega, Elsa. THE CHARACTERIZATION OF XANTHENE DYES ON A GLASS SUBSTRATE FROM DIFFERENT COATING TECHNIQUES
Ott, Benjamin H.. APPLICATIONS OF CENTERED KERNEL TARGET ALIGNMENT IN INDUCTIVE LOGIC PROGRAMMING
Padgett, Jason Scott. CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE COSEISMIC SUBSIDENCE ESTIMATES FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON
Palazini, Angela. AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNICATION TEAM
Pallack, Robert J. Jr.. TOWARDS A UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE (UML) PROFILE TO ADDRESS DIGITAL FORENSIC EVIDENCE COMPLEXITIES
Perkins, Matthew. ADVANCEMENTS IN BIOMIMETIC UNDERWATER PROPULSION: BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS AND CROSSFLOW COMPENSATION
Perrelli, Kristina M.. EXPLORING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF BEING PREGNANT WHILE A COLLEGE STUDENT
Pfohl, Marisa. AN ‘OMICS APPROACH TO DIET & STRUCTURE IMPACT ON PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE INDUCED LIVER DISEASE
Pothupitiya, Jinal U.. ORGANOCATALYTIC RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF CYCLIC LACTONES: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CATALYSTS GUIDED BY MECHANISM
Rathkey, Emma S.. CAN ASL-GLOSS BE USED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL TO TEACH WRITTEN ENGLISH TO THE DEAF?
Rettinger, Ryan Charles. EXAMINATION OF NON-IDEAL EXPLOSIVES
Rose, Kenneth N.. DIETARY POLYPHENOLS AND THEIR GUT MICROBIOTA METABOLITES AS POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Saikia, Manob Jyoti. A WEARABLE, CONFIGURABLE FUNCTIONAL NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS NEUROIMAGING
Saravanakumar, Anitha. AN OMICS BASED APPROACH FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE USING IN VITRO MODELS OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS
Saul, Southey F.. EFFECT OF EXERCISE ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Shah, Nishan K.. OVERCOMING CONTEMPORARY OBSTACLES IN DRUG DELIVERY VIA ACETALATED DEXTRAN PARTICLE FORMULATIONS
Small, Rachel. ATTITUDES TOWARDS COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: AN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS APPROACH
Steffes, Juliana. AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION INTO THE STRUCTURE OF EATING DISORDER DIAGNOSIS
Stevick, Rebecca Jean. OYSTER-ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL COMMUNITY DYNAMICS
Sutyawan, Fery. FEDERALISM IN MARINE FISHERIES GOVERNANCE IN INDONESIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS
Tapscott, Brian E.. Team Medical Decision Making: Available Research and Future Directions
Tendhar, Thupten. COMPASSION AND WELL-BEING: THE EFFECTS OF AN ONLINE FILMMEDIATED COMPASSION EDUCATION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Torrico Guzman, Elisa A.. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS FOR PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS
Treadaway, Victoria Ann. Behavior and Transport of Organic Acids in the Troposphere using Observational Data and Models
Turchetta, Louis William. SELF-MONITORING HEART RATE BIOFEEDBACK: A SECONDARY PREVENTION STRATEGY FOR MANAGING ANXIETY IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Unger, Susan P.. ANALYSIS OF A TWITTERFEED COMMUNITY OF PRACTICING K-8 REFORM-MINDED SCIENCE TEACHERS
Van Beaver, Sarah. Global Dynamics of Some Discrete Dynamical Systems in Mathematical Biology
Walker, Clarissa J.. “THERE IS NO RACISM IN CUBA”: A FIELD STUDY OF THE “POST-RACE” RHETORIC OF MODERN CUBA
Wang, Zhao. Essays on Corporate Disclosure, Governance, and Capital Markets
Watts, Kara. CHARMED MODERNISMS: FANTASIES OF SOCIALITY AND DIFFERENCE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
Weir, Michael Joseph. Health Information Campaigns and Genetically Modified Food Labels in the Seafood Market
Yang, Jing. ACCELERATING DATA ACCESSING BY EXPLOITING FLASH MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES
Zambrotta, Nicholas. COULD STATED POLITICAL AFFILIATION INFLUENCE A CANDIDATE'S PERCEIVED APPROPRIATENESS TO ATTEND GRADUATE SCHOOL? AN AUDIT STUDY
Zhou, Xin. ROBUST ESTIMATION FOR NOISY DATA
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Abtahi, Mohammadreza. BRAIN-BODY SENSORY FUSION: MERGING FNIRS/EEG NEUROIMAGING AND FULL-BODY MOTION CAPTURE
Almohammadi, Iman Aly. DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE ARABIC VERSIONS OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL SCALES FOR EXERCISE
Aroke, Hilary A.. Economic Burden and Mortality Associated With Prescription Opioid Use
Auclair, Adam Michael. MECHANISMS OF INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN GLUCURONIDATION, SULFONATION, AND AMIDATION: BISPHENOL A AND BILE ACIDS
Balestracci, Kate. EFFECT OF A TECHNOLOGY-INTEGRATED, NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM ON LOW-INCOME YOUTHS’ DIETARY INTAKE
Balliro, Matthew J.. THE NEW SINCERITY IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Bandara, Nuwan Dhananjaya. Profiling and Modification of Silicon Nitride Based Planar Substrates and Nanopores
Bannin, Timothy J.. H-Bonding Catalyst Systems for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters and Carbonates
Battles, Andrew Clark. The Effects of Urbanization on Performance, Habitat Selection, and Persistence of Anolis Lizards
Beatty, Jacqueline Ann. Exploring the Role of a Novel Device in Weight Loss Outcomes and Behaviors
Benson, Nancy A.. Understanding Reading Sponsorship Through Analysis of First-Year Composition Students’ Literacy Narratives
Beran, Kristine. VALUE CHAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES: CASE STUDIES FROM WEST AFRICA
Bertrand, Elliott J.. Global Dynamics of Some Competitive and Cooperative Discrete Dynamical Systems
Bin Muhsinah, Abdullatif. Phytochemical Investigation of a Native North American Species, “Acer saccarinum” and an Endemic Saudi Arabian Species, “Euphorbia saudiarabica”
Bitgood, Christopher. The Ninth Grade Experience: Examining the Role of Student Voice in the School Reform Process
Blachly, Ben. ESSAYS ON ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM DAM REMOVAL TO IMPROVE DECISION MAKING
Blair, James. ESSAYS ON PARTICIPATORY PRICING, BRANDING, AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Brecke, Anna J.. Widening the Sphere: Mid-to-Late Victorian Popular Fiction, Gender Representation, and Canonicity
Brent, Sarah Elizabeth. Diffusion of Ultra-Cold Neutrons in Randomly Rough Channels
Briggette, Lindy E.. Demonstrating Feminist Metic Intelligence Through the Embodied Rhetorical Practices of Julia Child
Brown, Zachary Lee. DEVELOPMENT OF CARBONATE ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM METAL ELECTRODES
Campbell, Anthony Daniel. MONITORING SALT MARSH CONDITION AND CHANGE WITH SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING
Casey, Alanna. Climate Change and Coastal Cultural Heritage: Insights from Three National Parks
Chejanovski, Zachary. IMPACTS OF URBANIZATION AND INVASIVE SPECIES ON FORAGING BEHAVIOR AND BODY SIZE IN ANOLIS SAGREI
Clemons, Rachel Lee Ficke. Agents of Change: Youth Development & Social Justice Activism