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Dissertations from 2014
Cabo Verde: O Doce E O Amargo Da Água O Culto Das Águas- Do Mar E Da Chuva- Na Literatura Caboverdiana Do Período Claridoso Ao Período Pós-Colonial, Carlos A Almeida, Lusophone Literatures and Cultures
Contours of Workplace Resistance: Organization, Collaboration, and Recognition, Jillian M Crocker, Sociology
Transgressing Space And Subverting Hierarchies: A Comparative Analysis Of Street Theatre Groups In Sri Lanka, India, And The United States, Kanchuka N. Dharmasiri, Comparative Literature
Mass Spectrometric Methods for Studying Protein-Metal Binding, Jia Dong, Chemistry
Investigating the Role of Hydromechanical Coupling in Shallow, Fractured Rock Aquifers, Evan J Earnest, Geosciences
Interpreting Sensor Information in Large-Scale Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems, Nauman Javed, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Searching for a Praxis of Possibility: Civic Engagement and the Corporatized University, Deborah Keisch, Anthropology
Theory and Simulations of Polyelectrolyte Complexes, Bo Peng, Physics
Coarse-Grained Modeling of the Phase Behavior of Thermodynamically Small Particle Assemblies, Ray Mohan Sehgal, Chemical Engineering
Novels of Decolonization in Modernity: Malambo, Um Defeito De Cor, and Fe En Disfraz, Maria Leda Souza Hogan, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
Mechanical and Transport Properties of 3- Dimensional Alginate Hydrogels For Cell Encapsulation, Whitney L Stoppel, Chemical Engineering
"Io Scrittore": Authorial Construction in the Italian Medieval Renaissance Novella and Its Translation into English, Anna Strowe, Comparative Literature
Effects of Auditory and Visual Temporally Selective Attention on Electrophysiological Indices of Early Perceptual Processing, P. Taylor, Neuroscience and Behavior
Amphiphilic Supramolecular Assemblies and Their Applications in Materials and Biology, Feng Wang, Chemistry
Conservation Status of Large Mammals on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, Grace Wong, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation
Dissertations from 2013
Evaluation of a Split-Root Nutrition System to Optimize Nutrition of Basil, Ganisher Djurakulovich Abbasov, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Effect of Total Awake Time on Drivers' Performance and Evaluation of Training Intervention to Mitigate Effects of Total Awake Time on Drivers' Performance, Abd Malek Abdul Hamid, Mechanical Engineering
Uncovering the Covered Word and Image: Framing a Black Woman's Diasporan Stage-Space, Allia Abdullah Matta, Afro-American Studies
The Making of Ras Beirut: A Landscape of Memory for Narratives of Exceptionalism, Maria B. Abunnasr, History
Climate Change Adaptation: A Green Infrastructure Planning Framework for Resilient Urban Regions, Yaser F. Abunnasr, Regional Planning
Molecular Crystal Assembly of Organic Radicals and Biradicals, Handan Akpinar, Chemistry
Understanding the Links Between Human Health and Climate Change: Agricultural Productivity and Allergenic Pollen Production of Timothy Grass(Phleum pratense L.) Under Future Predicted Levels of Carbon Dioxide and Ozone, Jennifer M. Albertine, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Increasing Middle School Teachers' Use of Specific Praise In the Classroom Through Consultation and Performance Feedback, Rebecca M Allen-Oleet, School Psychology
Mesostructural Characterization and Probabilistic Modeling of the Design Limit States of Parallel Strand Lumber, Alireza Amini, Civil Engineering
Lactic Acid Bacteria Mediated Phenolic Bioactive Modulation From Fruit Systems For Health Benefits, Chandrakant Ankolekar, Food Science
Impact Resistant Glassy Polymers: Pre-Stress And Mode Ii Fracture, Jared Steven Archer, Polymer Science and Engineering
Effect of Colloidal Interactions on Formation of Glasses, Gels, Stable Clusters and Structured Films, Anand Kumar Atmuri, Chemical Engineering
Trauma and Secure Base Behaviors in Dating Relationships, Susan Faye Balaban, Psychology
Surface Modification of Food Contact Materials for Processing and Packaging Applications, Jeffrey Alan Barish, Food Science
Scaling Reversible Adhesion in Synthetic and Biological Systems, Michael David Bartlett, Polymer Science and Engineering
Applications of Planar and Patterned Metal Oxide Nanocomposites and Reactive Polymer Blends as Gas Permeation Membranes, Michael Ruosteoja Beaulieu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Letters to a Dictionary: Competing Views of Language in the Reception of Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Anne Pence Bello, English
Particle-Collector Interactions In Nanoscale Heterogeneous Systems, Marina Bendersky, Chemical Engineering
Credit Chains, Credit Bubles, and Financial Fragility: Explaining The U.S. Financial Crisis of 2007-09, Thomas L Bernardin, Economics
Tooth Cusp Radius of Curvature as a Dietary Correlate in Primates, Michael Anthony Berthaume, Mechanical Engineering
The Politics of Education Inequity Toward Students With Limited English Proficiency in the Age of High Stakes Testing Accountability: A Descriptive Ethnographic Study of Haitian Youth in Boston Public Schools, Jean G Blaise, Education Policy, Research and Administration; Educational Policy and Leadership
Quality by Association Across North-South Divides: United States Accreditation of Mexican Institutions of Higher Education, Gerardo Blanco Ramírez, Education (also CAGS)
Solution Assembly of Conjugated Polymers, Felicia Bokel, Polymer Science and Engineering
Birdsong variation as a source of information for migrating common yellowthroats, Rachel Theresa Bolus, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
New Tools For Probing Polyketide Biosynthesis, Sheringham Lawrence Borketey, Chemistry
Development of Miniature Full Flow and Model Pipeline Probes for Testing of Box Core Samples of Surficial Seabed Sediments, Adriane G. Boscardin, Civil Engineering
Evaluation of Motor Speech and Intervention Planning for Children with Autism, Marcil J. Boucher, Communication Disorders
Staging the Depression: The Federal Theatre Project's Dramas of Poverty, 1935-1939, Amy Brady, English
A Knife Hidden in Roses: Development and Gender Violence in the Dominican Republic, Cruz Caridad Bueno, Economics
Our Story Has Not Been Told in any Moment: Radical Black Feminist Theatre From The Old Left to Black Power, Julie M Burrell, English
Framed: Native American Represtations in Contempoary Visual Mediums, Marta Carlson, Anthropology
Composing the African Atlantic: Sun Ra, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and the Poetics of African Diasporic Composition, James Gregory Carroll, Afro-American Studies
Query-Time Optimization Techniques for Structured Queries in Information Retrieval, Marc-Allen Cartright, Computer Science
Design and Development of Nanogels for Small Molecule and siRNA Delivery, Reuben T Chacko, Chemistry
Inhibition of Lung Carcinogenesis by Polymethoxyflavones, Noppawat Charoensinphon, Food Science
Social vulnerability, green infrastructure, urbanization and climate change-induced flooding: A risk assessment for the Charles River watershed, Massachusetts, USA, Chingwen Cheng, Regional Planning
Tradition and Modernity: The Discursive Construction of National Identity in Chinese Textbooks, Qingliang Chen, Education; Language, Literacy and Culture
Computational All-Electron Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory in Real Space and Real-Time: Applications to Molecules and Nanostructures, Zuojing Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
How to Understand Credit Spreads In Credit Default Swaps, Xuan Che, Isenberg School of Management
Validation Of A Novel Vaccine Delivery System for Chlamydia Trachomatis Using Recombinant Gas Vesicles Derived From Halobacterium Salinarium, Tawanna Sabrina Childs, Microbiology
Photo-Reaction of Copolymers with Pendent Benzophenone, Scott Kenneth Christensen, Polymer Science and Engineering
The Security and Privacy Implications of Energy-Proportional Computing, Shane S. Clark, Computer Science
Examination of the Application of Item Response Theory to the Angoff Standard Setting Procedure, Jerome Cody Clauser, Education (also CAGS)
Marginality and Emerging Visibility of The Altern Subject: America's Shifting Social and Cultural Landscape 1940-1990, Debra Collins, English - American Studies
Media Cues and Gender Connections: The Relations Between Young Children's Media Use, Character Familiarity, and Gender Knowledge, Barbara J Colombo-Adams, Education; Children and Family Studies
Search for Tev-Scale Gravity Signatures in Final States with Leptons and Jets with the Atlas Detector at √(S) = 8 Tev, German Colon, Physics
Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Localization of Mitochondrial DNA Polymerases of Trypanosoma brucei, Jeniffer Concepcón-Acevedo, Microbiology
Gravitational Wave Production through Decay of the Inflaton into Intermediary Fields During Slow Roll Inflation, Jessica Lauren Cook, Physics
Application of Item Response Theory Models to the Algorithmic Detection of Shift Errors on Paper and Pencil Tests, Robert Joseph Cook, Education (also CAGS)
Evaluating the Validity of Mcas Scores as an Indicator of Teacher Effectiveness, Jenna M. Copella, Education (also CAGS)
Evaluating the Validity of Accommodations for English Learners through Evidence Based on Response Processes, Katrina Crotts, Education (also CAGS)
Resilient Polymer Networks Via Thiol-Norbornene Chemistry: Mechanical and Adhesive Properties, Jun Cui, Polymer Science and Engineering
Effects of a Classroom-Based Pre-Literacy Intervention for Preschoolers with Communication Disorders, Alyssa Rose Currier, Communication Disorders
Investigation Of The Orientation Dependence On Chiroptical Properties Of Single Molecules, Austin Joseph Cyphersmith, Chemistry
Experimental Studies of Superhydrophobic Surfaces in Flow, Robert J Daniello, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Democratizing the Criminal: Jury Nullification as Exercise of Sovereign Discretion over the Friend-Enemy Distinction, Timothy A. Delaune, Political Science
Ecology and Conservation of the Montane Forest Avian Community in Northeastern North America, William V. DeLuca, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Conductivity Of Gold Nanoparticle Thin Films and Magnetoresistance Of Metallic Thin Films Embedded with Periodic Arrays Of Colbalt Nanoparticles, Stefan Dickert, Physics
External-To-Vehicle Distractions: Dangerous Because Deceiving, Gautam Divekar, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
The Impact of Integrated Coaching and Collaboration Within an Inquiry Learning Environment, Toby Dragon, Computer Science
Bending, Wrinkling, and Folding of Thin Polymer Film/Elastomer Interfaces, Yuri Ebata, Polymer Science and Engineering
Two Distribution Tactics For Retail Demand Fulfillment, Milad Ebtehaj, Isenberg School of Management
Ecohydrologic Impacts of Climate and Land Use Changes on Watershed Systems: A Multi-Scale Assessment for Policy, Paul A. Ekness, Environmental Conservation
A Non-Asymptotic Approach to the Analysis of Communication Networks: From Error Correcting Codes to Network Properties, Ali Eslami, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Regulation and Action of Skp2 and Rhoa in Cell and Tumor Models: Investigation into the Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for the Aggressive Phenotype of Triplenegative Breast Cancer, Katrina D. Fagan-Solis, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Gapping in Farsi: A Crosslinguistic Investigation, Annahita Farudi, Linguistics
Exploring Privacy and Personalization in Information Retrieval Applications, Henry A. Feild, Computer Science
Investigations of Surface-Tension Effects Due to Small-Scale Complex Boundaries, Jiansheng Feng, Physics
The Unavoidable Threat of Aggregation: Implications for Folding and Function of a β-Rich Protein, Mylene Hazelle Anne Ferrolino, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Writing for Social Action: Affect, Activism, and the Composition Classroom, Sarah Finn, English
The Effects of Metric Strength on the Allocation of Attention Across Time, Ahren B Fitzroy, Neuroscience and Behavior
Perceptions of Contemporary Effects of Colonialism Among Educational Professionals in Ghana, Kingsley Atterh Fletcher, Education (also CAGS)
Evolving Expert Knowledge Bases: Applications of Crowdsourcing and Serious Gaming to Advance Knowledge Development for Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mark Floryan, Computer Science
Aesthetic Experience in the Culture of Professionalism, 1890-1925, Eric Fortier, American Studies
Recovery From Muscle Fatigue in Young and Older Adults: Implications for Physical Function, Stephen A. Foulis, Kinesiology
Accurate and Robust Mechanical Modeling of Proteins, Naomi Fox, Computer Science
The Role of YKL-40 in the Progression of Glioblastoma, Ralph Anthony Francescone, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Surviving Domestic Tensions: Existential Uncertainty in New World African Diasporic Women's Literature, Denia M Fraser, English
Twisted Weyl Group Multiple Dirichlet Series Over the Rational Function Field, Holley Ann Friedlander, Mathematics
The Structure of Consciousness, Lowell Keith Friesen, Philosophy
Concept-Based Teaching and Spanish Modality in Heritage Language Learners: A Vygotskyan Approach, Elena Guillermina Garcia Frazier, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Data Combination from Multiple Sources Under Measurement Error, Hugo Gasca-Aragon, Mathematics
Use of Flame Cultivation as a Nonchemical Weed Control In Cranberry Cultivation, Katherine M. Ghantous, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Structural Investigations Of Early Intremediates And Nickel Inhibitions Complexes Of Human DNA and Histone Demethylases, Nitai Charan Giri, Chemistry
A Framework for High Level Synthesis Using Taylor Decomosition System, Daniel F Gomez-Prado, Electrical and Computer Engineering