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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: Improving the Stability of High and Low Bandgap Polymers Organic Photovoltaic Devices Using a Solution Based Titanium Sub-Oxide Interfacial Layer, Kurniawan Foe
Dissertation: Shared Leadership in Six Sigma Teams From the North Shore-LIJ Health System, Brian J. Galli
Thesis: "Sample Speech I' The Market-Place": The Habermasian Public Sphere in Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book, Anthony Thomas Garcia
Dissertation: Lower Extremity Biomechanics During Single Leg Drop Landings in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain, Stacey L. Gaven
Thesis: Relationships of Work-Family Conflict with Safety, Performance, Occupational Injuries, and Pain Among Construction Workers, Lori A. Gelinas
Thesis: Micro-Scale Dielectric Spectroscopy of Biological Cells, Arindam Ghosh
Dissertation: Promoting Gender and Building Peace: Evolving Norms and International Practices, Renata Avelar Giannini
Thesis: Open House, Tarah Gibbs
Dissertation: Nonproliferation and the Domestic Politics Theory of Compliance, Kimberly Van Dyke Gilligan
Thesis: Design Advantages of Skin Friction Drag Reduction Using Riblets, John Michael Gregory
Thesis: Patterns of Gene Expression from Human Costal Cartilage in Relation to the Chest Wall Deformity Pectus Carinatum, Janna E. Grubbs
Dissertation: An Expert Based Multi Attribute Group Decision Making (MAGDM) Model for Portfolio Evaluation: Application on Ground Force Units, Metin Gultekin
Thesis: Effects of Ankle Immobilization on Lower Extremity Joint Coupling Variability, Kristin M. Gundy
Dissertation: The Transformation of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party): Exploring Domestic, Regional, and Global Dynamics, Akin Guneri
Thesis: Molecular Characteristics of the Water Soluable Organic Matter in Size Resolved Aerosols Collected Over the North Atlantic Ocean, Sarah Catherine Gurganus
Dissertation: Approximate Algorithms for the Combined arrival-Departure Aircraft Sequencing and Reactive Scheduling Problems on Multiple Runways, Gulsah Hancerliogullari
Dissertation: The Effect of Public Pre-Kindergarten Attendance on First Grade Reading and Social Achievement: A District Level Analysis, Michael James Haslip
Dissertation: An Examination of the Predictive Relationship Between Mode of Instruction and Student Success in Introductory Biology, Lynette Kathleen Hauser
Thesis: Ahead a Wildfire, Eric Michael Ryan Heald-Webb
Thesis: Control System of an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Machine, Nitin Vishnu Hegde
Dissertation: Student Retention in BSN Programs, Katherine Pittman Hensley
Thesis: Denitrification and Biological Phosphorus Removal Using Focused, Pulse-Treated, Thickened Waste Activated Sludge as an Internal Carbon Source, Holly Anne Hillard
Thesis: Comparative Phylogeography of the Emperor Snappers Lethrinus Lentjan and Lethrinus Harak (Lethrinidae: Percoidei) in the Coral Triangle, Andrew B. Hines
Dissertation: An eLearning Narration Modality Study: In Pursuit of Faster, Cheaper, and Almost the Same, Richard David Horner
Thesis: Conceptual Design of a Reusable Mars Aircraft, Bryce L. Horvath
Thesis: Phosphorus Cycling in Tropical Carbonate Sediment-Seagrass Systems, Zachary Howerton
Thesis: Waiting for a Category Five, Meghan Hoyer
Dissertation: The RQ-Tech Methodology: A New Paradigm for Conceptualizing Strategic Enterprise Architectures, Christine Ann Hoyland
Dissertation: Attachment Ability and Melanoma Inhibitory Activity mRNA Expression Level Changes in Murine B16-F10 Melanoma Cells Post Nanosecond Electric Pulses, Hongxia Jia
Dissertation: The User Experience of Participation: Tracing the Intersection of Sociotechnical Design and Cultural Practice in Digital Ecosystems, David L. Jones
Dissertation: Micro to Macro Dynamics of Shared Awareness Emergence in Situations Theory: Towards a General Theory of Shared Awareness, Samuel F. Kavacic
Dissertation: Investigating Similarities and Differences as Measured by the DUREL and GSQ Between Three Subgroups Attending a Local AA Meeting to Develop a Profile of Long Term Attendees, Keesha Masean Kerns
Dissertation: Worked Examples in Teaching Queries for Searching Academic Databases, Mary Kickham-Samy
Thesis: Comparing Velscope VX and Traditional Oral Exams in Shisha (Hookah) Smokers: A Pilot Study, Amanda E. Kimball
Thesis: Protective Behavioral Strategy Subtypes as Moderators of the Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Problems, Benjamin A. Kite
Dissertation: Measurement of Polarized Proton-Proton Elastic Scattering at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), Ivan Koralt
Thesis: Regulation of Hyaluronate Lyase (HylA) Expression by RegR A Transcriptional Repressor in Streptococcus Pyogenes, Alexis A. Kordis
Thesis: Croatia Joins Europe, Nikola Kovač
Thesis: Theory of Constraints Project Management in A Manufacturing Environment, Shihching Kraft
Thesis: Active-Twist Rotor Blades Design, Analysis, and Testing, Andrew Randall Kreshock
Dissertation: Project Management Professional Training Needs for Defense Industry Projects, Cole Jerome Kupec II
Dissertation: A Comparative Analysis of Fraternal Chapter Director Education Programs and Current Issues Related to Undergraduate Students, Brian-Patrick Kurisky
Dissertation: Modelling Locally Changing Variance Structured Time Series Data By Using Breakpoints Bootstrap Filtering, Rajan Lamichhane
Thesis: Depression, Social Anxiety, and Attachment as Predictors of the Use and Quality of Cyber Communication, Stefan E. LaTulip
Thesis: Effect of Health-Related Fitness Knowledge on Adolescent Interest and Participation in Physical Activity, Melissa Leonetti
Thesis: Empathic Communication: Lifespan Influences and Transgressional Associations in Military Romantic Relationships, Samantha Faith LeVan
Dissertation: The Complexity of Armed Conflict in Mindanao: Beyond Economic Deprivation, Discrimination, and Inequality, Nasser Pendatun Lidasan
Dissertation: Computational Dynamics for the Flexible Multi-Body System, Yu Liu
Thesis: Evaluating Alternatives for Augmented Water Quality Improvement Utilizing Oyster Restoration as Best Management Practice (BMP), Stephanie Roberts Long
Thesis: Fair Trade An Analysis of the Effects on Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment for Women in Developing Countries, Maribel Concepcion Lora
Dissertation: Three Essays on Corporate Liquidity, Financial Crisis, and Real Estate, Kimberly Fowler Luchtenberg
Thesis: Impact of Primary User Activity on the Performance of Energy-Based Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Systems, Sara L. MacDonald
Dissertation: Soft Power Strategies in US Foreign Policy: Assessing the Impact of Citizen Diplomacy on Foreign States' Behavior, Stephen Macharia Magu
Dissertation: Experiences of the Process and Outcomes of Group Dream Work, Penny Makris
Dissertation: Rez Realities: Exploring the Perceptions of Crime and Justice Among Tribal Police Officers in Indian Country, Favian Alejandro Martin
Dissertation: Double Spin Asymmetry in d →(e→e'p)n, Michael Mayer
Thesis: Protein Loop Length Estimation From Medium Resolution Cryoem Images, Andrew R. McKnight
Thesis: Environmental and Physiological Influences on Productivity and Carbon Isotope Discrimination in Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.), Meredith Leigh McPherson
Thesis: Blaming the Victim: Effects of Victim and Respondent Characteristics on Attribution of Blame to Rape Victims, Richard Allen Measel
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of the Factors Influencing the Level of State Government Privatization, Getachew Melkie
Dissertation: Optimal Control Modeling and Simulation, with Application to Cholera Dynamics, Chairat Modnak
Dissertation: Three Essays on Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Kaveh Moghaddam
Dissertation: The State of Representation and Segregation Among African American Women at the U.S. Department of Commerce: An Examination of the Intersection of Strategic Planning With Race and Gender, Sesha Joi Moon
Dissertation: An Investigation of Pavement Distress Variables on Crash Outcomes Using Hierarchical Generalized Linear Regression Modeling, Robert Alan Morgan
Dissertation: The Effects of Generative Strategies in Instructional Simulations on Learning, Cognitive Load, and Calibration Accuracy, Jennifer R. Morrison
Dissertation: Analysis of Continuous Longitudinal Data with ARMA(1, 1) and Antedependence Correlation Structures, Sirisha Mushti
Thesis: Optimization of DEMON® Sidestream Treatment and Potential for Anammox Mainstream Bioaugmentation, Andrea Lauren Nifong
Dissertation: Characterization of Microwave Discharge Plasmas for Surface Processing, Milka Nikolic
Dissertation: Topics in Electromagnetic, Acoustic, and Potential Scattering Theory, Umaporn Nuntaplook
Thesis: A Multi-Configuration Display Methodology Incorporating Reflection for Real-Time Haptic-Interactive Virtual Environments, Mohammad F. Obeid
Thesis: Design and Implementation of Software for Technological Forecasting and Modeling Technological Obsolescence, Gershom Kwaku Obeng
Thesis: Moderating Effects of Daycare on Cognitive Development of Children with Depressed Mothers, Emily Oettinger
Thesis: Use of Immersive Visualization for the Control of Dental Anxiety During Dental Hygiene Treatment, Carmelo Padrino-Barrios
Thesis: Strike a Pose: Propaganda in Augustus' and Mussolini's Imperial Imagery, Colleen Syler Parker
Thesis: New Test Capabilities for the 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Wind Tunnel, Ben D. Phillips
Dissertation: Analysis and Simulation of Kinetic Model for Active Suspensions, Panon Phuworawong
Dissertation: Spin Dependence in Polarized Proton-Proton Elastic Scattering at RHIC, Donika Plyku
Thesis: Examination of Micromotion-Induced Transient Effects of Brain Tissue Interfaced with A Neural Probe, Michael A. Polanco
Dissertation: Effects of an Interprofessional Simulation Activity to Improve Students' Perceptions of Other Healthcare Professions, Chase Raymond Poulsen
Thesis: Plight of the Gameur : Inhibitors to Empathic Connection with Representation of Suffering in Outreach Games, Kristopher John Purzycki
Dissertation: Initial Development and Validation of the Rural Competency Scale, Cassandra Gail Pusateri
Thesis: Lowrider, Phil Quam
Dissertation: New Types of Morpho-Physiological Changes in Cells Exposed to Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field, Mikhail A. Rassokhin
Thesis: Basin Isolation and Oceanographic Features Influencing Lineage Divergence in the Humbug Damselfish (Dascyllus Aruanus) in the Coral Triangle, Jeremy M. Raynal
Thesis: Study of Spatiotemporal Signatures Between Objects to Improve Video Segmentation in Complex Environments, Adam Robert Reckley
Dissertation: Improving Metacomprehension and Calibration Accuracy Through Embedded Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Prompts, Alan J. Reid
Thesis: Hydrogeologic Variations Across a Barrier Island that Influence Inter-Dune Wetlands False Cape State Park, Virginia, Matthew Collier Richardson
Thesis: Characterization of a Spiral Microfluidic Focusing Device for Continuous Single Cell Impedance-Based Cytometry Applications, Daniel Riley
Dissertation: Preferred Instructional Design Strategies for Preparation of Pre-Service Teachers of Integrated STEM Education, Amanda Shackleford Roberts
Dissertation: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Engagement Systems (G) Department Development of a Plan to Maintain, Expand, and Create Corporate Knowledge, Luis J. Rodriguez
Thesis: Department of Defense Resource Allocations and Progress Toward U.S. Foreign Policy Objectives in Latin America, Melissa Rene Rodriguez
Dissertation: The Effects of Group Size on Student Learning, Student Contributions, \Mental Effort, and Group Outcomes for Middle-Aged Adults Working in an Ill-Structured Problem-Solving Environment, Gary Lee Roemmich
Dissertation: Training Effects of Adaptive Emotive Responses From Animated Agents in Simulated Environments, Enilda Jannet Romero-Hall
Thesis: Micro--PIV Measurements and Numerical Simulations of Induced Charge Electro-Osmosis Around a Conducting Metal Rod, William George Rosen
Thesis: Improving the Efficiency of P3HT:ICBA Organic Solar Cells by Modifying the Photoactive Solution Preparation Step, Matthew Blaine Samson
Dissertation: Observations and Modeling Forcing Mechanisms for the Coastal Dynamics of the Upper Gulf of Thailand, Suriyan Saramul
Thesis: Effect of Sensory Modality on Performance Workload and Frontal Lobe Oxygenation in a Standard Vigilance Task, Veronica Emily Scerra
Thesis: An Investigation of Unsteady, In-Cylinder Flows of a Mock-Up Internal Combustion Engine Using Particle Image Velocimetry, David Schleeper
Thesis: Carrion Beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae) Carcass Selection: Effects of Carcass Mass and Site Fidelity, Jonathan M. Schmude
Thesis: Response of Natural Estuarine Algal Communities to Nitrogen Additions, Christopher Schweitzer