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Dissertations from 2010
Developing Best Linear Unbiased Estimator In Finite Population Accounting For Measurement Error Due To Interviewer, Ruitao Zhang, Public Health
The Impact Of Public Employment On Health, Wei Zhang, Economics
Hole Mobility in Strained Ge and III-V P-channel Inversion Layers with Self-consistent Valence Subband Structure and High-k Insulators, Yan Zhang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The World Is Plural: Democratic Contributions Of Hannah Arendt, Lena Kay Zuckerwise, Political Science
Dissertations from 2009
Reaching the Poorest Through Microfinance: Learning from Saving for Change Program in Mali, Mukul Acharya, Education (also CAGS)
Agent Interactions In Decentralized Environments, Martin William Allen, Computer Science
Tyrosine Phosphorylation Events in Mouse Sperm Capacitation, Enid Arcelay, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Applying Surface Modified Gold Nanoparticles To Biological Systems, Rochelle R Arvizo, Chemistry
The AzTEC Millimeter-wave Camera: Design, Integration, Performance, and the Characterization of the (sub-)millimeter Galaxy Population, Jason Edward Austermann, Astronomy
Antioxidant Distribution And Effectiveness In A Model Muscle System, Ann T Ballesteros, Food Science
Improved Network Consistency and Connectivity in Mobile and Sensor Systems, Nilanjan Banerjee, Computer Science
Phonological Trends In The Lexicon: The Role Of Constraints, Michael Becker, Linguistics
Reassessing The Theatre Of The Absurd: Parabolic Drama And The Question Of Absurdity, Michael Y Bennett, English and American Literature
“Obscene Fantasies”: Elfriede Jelinek’s Generic Perversions, Brenda L. Bethman, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Investigations into the Potential for 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine to Induce Neurotoxic Terminal Damage to Serotonergic Neurons, Dominik Biezonski, Neuroscience and Behavior
The effect of group identity on memories of past conflicts/, Rezarta, Bilali, Psychology
A New “Era”: Media Literacy In Eating Disorder Treatment, Lori B Bindig, Communication
An Empirical Analysis of Environmental Uncertainty, Realoptions Decision Patterns and Firm Performance, Alfred M. Boccia Jr., Management
Composition as Identity: a Study in Ontology and Philosophical Logic, Einar Bohn, Philosophy
Contentment In “Songs Of The Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism”: A Humanbecoming Hermeneutic Study, Susan A Bonis, Nursing
Factors Influencing The Stability Of Carotenoids In Oil-In-Water Emulsions, Caitlin Suzanne Boon, Food Science
The Effects of a School-based Motivational Intervention on Adolescent Substance Abuse, Elizabeth Gates Bradley, School Psychology
Synthesis and Interfacial Behavior of Functional Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers Prepared by Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization, Kurt E. Breitenkamp, Polymer Science and Engineering
Oligopeptide-functionalized Graft Copolymers: Synthesis and Applications in Nucleic Acid Delivery, Rebecca Boudreaux Breitenkamp, Polymer Science and Engineering
Adult Perceptions of Children's Relational and Physical Aggression as a Function of Adult Ethnicity and Child Gender, Sharice Angel Brown, Psychology
Leadership Continuity: Enhancing the Cycle of Leadership in Academic Departments, Nancy Buffone, Education (also CAGS)
Implications for literacy learning as urban second grade students engage in digital storytelling., Jane Carey, Education
Intermolecular Electron Transfer Reactivity and Dynamics of Cytochrome c – Nanoparticle Adducts, Adrienne M. Carver, Chemistry
Understanding Occlusion Inhibition: A Study Of The Visual Processing Of Superimposed Figures, Destinee L Chambers, Neuroscience & Behavior
The Active Site Chemistry Of Factor Inhibiting HIF-1, Coordination, Bonding, And Reaction, Yuan-Han Chen, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Part A: Nanoscale Semiconductors Through Electrodeposition Part B: Mechanistic Studies Of The Copper-Catalyzed Reactions, Néstor Luis Chévere-Trinidad, Chemistry
Enhancing And Stabilizing Oxygen Supply In Tissue Engineered Devices To Promote Functionality And Longevity, Kyuongsik Chin, Chemical Engineering
Computational Studies Of Reacting Flows With Applications In Nanoscale Materials Synthesis, Joungmo Cho, Chemical Engineering
Notch1 Modulation of Lymphoid Target Genes, Ok Hyun Cho, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Development of Structured Delivery Systems Using Nanolaminated Biopolymer Layers, Young-Hee Cho, Food Science
Factors Affecting Maximal Motor Unit Discharge Rate In Young And Older Individuals, Anita Christie, Kinesiology
It’S ‘A Good Thing’: The Commodification Of Femininity, Affluence, And Whiteness In The Martha Stewart Phenomenon, Melissa A Click, Communication
Climate and Environmental Change in Arctic Canada: Observations from Upper and Lower Murray Lakes, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Timothy Cook, Geosciences
The Role Of Edem1 In The Quality Control And Degradation Of Misfolded Glycoproteins, James H Cormier, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Bilayer Bolometers To Kosterlitz-Thouless: A Study Of Helium Films, John David Cummings, Physics
The influence of American exceptionalist thought on the role of the United States in the contemporary "War on Terrorism"., Michael Dominic D'Amore, Political Science
Engineering the Nanoparticle Surface for Protein Recognition and Applications, Mrinmoy De, Chemistry
Early Rearing Experience, Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Activity, and Serotonin Transporter Genotype: Influences on the Development of Anxiety in Infant Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta), Amanda Dettmer, Neuroscience and Behavior
The Curse Of The Traveling Dancer: Romani Representation From 19Th- Century European Literature To Hollywood Film And Beyond, Nikolina Ivantcheva Dobreva, Comparative Literature
Cylindrically Confined Diblock Copolymers, Priyanka Dobriyal, Chemistry
Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Ciliates: Patterns and Processes, Mary Doherty, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Being good, doing right, faring well., Daniel, Doviak, Philosophy
Ciliate Biodiversity and Phylogenetic Reconstruction Assessed by Multiple Molecular Markers, Micah Dunthorn, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Digital Storytelling At An Educational Nonprofit: A Case Study And Genre-Informed Implementation Analysis, Lisa Dush, English
Composite fabrication and polymer modification using neoteric solvents., Scott A. Eastman, Polymer Science and Engineering
Delayed Anesthetic Preconditioning and Metallothioneins I+II: Novel Mediators of Anesthetic-Induced Protection, Scott David Edmands, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Essays On Investment, Real Exchange Rate, And Central Bank In A Financially Liberalized Turkey, Deger Eryar, Economics
Before the Second Wave: College Women, Cultural Literacy, Sexuality and Identity, 1940--1965, Babette Faehmel, History
A Pressure-Temperature Dual Sensing Methodology For Injection Molding Monitoring, Zhaoyan Fan, Mechanical Engineering
The Activity of eg5 and Dynein During Mammalian Mitosis, Nicholas P. Ferenz, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Cartography Of Borders In Ana Teresa Torres's "Dona Ines vs. Oblivion", Maria Figuera, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
The Abject Of My Affection: “Heimosexuality” In German Texts And Films, Kyle E. Frackman, German and Scandinavian Studies; Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Developing Novel Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (esi ms) Techniques to Study Higher Order Structure and Interaction of Biopolymers, Agya K. Frimpong, Chemistry
Writing Across the Curriculum Program Development as Ideological and Rhetorical Practice, Carolyn J. Fulford, English
Synthesis and Study of Hybrid Organic – Inorganic Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (poss) Based Polymers, Gunjan A, Gadodia, Polymer Science and Engineering
Persistently Present: College Students, Social-Mobile Technologies, And The Transformation Of Social Life, Mark A Gammon, Sociology
Microwave Reactor Engineering Of Zeolites Synthesis, Murad Gharibeh, Chemical Engineering
Tailoring the Surface-Coating of Gold Nanoparticles for Bio-applications, Partha S. Ghosh, Chemistry
Nanoparticle Functionalization And Grafting - From Chemistry For Controlling Surface Properties And Nanocomposite Behavior, Elizabeth M Glogowski, Polymer Science and Engineering
Physical Activity And Maternal/Fetal Outcomes In A Pregnant Latina Population, Audra L Gollenberg, Public Health; Biostatistics and Epidemiology
A Study of Pre-Service Teachers: Is it Really Mathematics Anxiety?, Marsha Marie Guillory Bryant, Education (also CAGS)
The Meaning And Effects Of Organizational Justice In A Layoff Situation: An Indigenous Chinese Investigation, Chun Guo, Isenberg School of Management; Organization Studies
Toward An Understanding Of The Role Of The L1 Stalk In Translocation By The Escherichia Coli Ribosome, Mona Gupta, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Management of Target-Tracking Sensor Networks, Khaled Hadi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Landscape Ecology Of Large Fires In Southwestern Forests, USA, Sandra L Haire, Forest Resources
Asymptotically Good Towers Of Global Function Fields And Bounds For The Ihara Function, Laura Hall-Seelig, Mathematics and Statistics
The Phenomenon Of Underachievement: Listening To The Voice Of A Twice Exceptional Adolescent, Robin E Hands, Education; Teacher Education & School Improvement
Implementing Change in Instructional Delivery of Classroom Curriculum: A Phenomenological Case Study of Classroom Teachers Implementing A Problem-based Learning Approach in the Classroom, Maura Anne Hart, Education (also CAGS)
High Stakes: A Poly-Communal Archaeology Of The Pocumtuck Fort, Deerfield, Massachusetts, Siobhan M Hart, Anthropology
The Development of Hierarchical Knowledge in Robot Systems, Stephen W. Hart, Computer Science
Muscular Properties and Balance Control in Older Adults, Christopher James Hasson, Kinesiology
Do Metabolic And Psychosocial Responses To Exercise Explain Ethnic/Racial Disparities In Insulin Resistance?, Rebecca E Hasson, Kinesiology
Labor Turnover in the Child-Care Industry: Voice and Exit, Lynn A. Hatch, Economics
Der Wenderoman: Definition Eines Genres, Anne Hector, German and Scandinavian Studies; Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Directing Synthetic And Bio- Nanoparticle Self-Assembly At Liquid And Polymer Interfaces, Jinbo He, Polymer Science and Engineering
Maternal Drag: Identity, Motherhood, And Performativity In The Works Of Julia Franck, Alexandra Merley Hill, German and Scandinavian Studies
Coping in Court-Involved Adolescents and the Relationship with Stressors, Delinquency, and Psychopathology, Yariv Hofstein, Psychology
Wrinkling, Folding, and Snapping Instabilities in Polymer Films, Douglas Peter Holmes, Polymer Science and Engineering
Application of Driver Behavior and Comprehension to Dilemma Zone Definition and Evaluation, David S. Hurwitz, Civil Engineering
Three Essays on Conflict and Cooperation, Sungha Hwang, Economics
Self-Efficacy, Memory, And Identity Processes In Older Adults, Kelly M Jones, Psychology
Spatial Ecology, Population Structure, and Conservation of the Wood Turtle, Glyptemys Insculpta, in Central New England, Michael T. Jones, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Fabrication of Protein-Polysaccharide Particulates through Thermal Treatment of Associative Complexes, Owen Griffith Jones, Food Science
Directed Assembly: Host-Guest Chemistry, Nanowires, Andpolymeric Templates, Brian J Jordan, Chemistry
Country Of Origin Labeling: A Theoretical And Empirical Analysis Of Market Effects In The U.S. Seafood Industry, Siny Joseph, Resource Economics
"Hedging Future Uncertainty: A Framework For Obsolescence Prediction, Proactive Mitigation And Management", Craig L Josias, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Supercritical Fluid Deposition Of Thin Metal Films: Kinetics, Mechanics And Applications, Christos Fotios Karanikas, Chemical Engineering
An Assessment of Natural Resources Management Conflicts in the Working Landscapes of Mediterranean Turkey (Turkiye): Koprulu Kanyon National Park, Nedim Kemer, Regional Planning
Examining The Mental Model Convergence Process Using Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, And Genetic Algorithm Optimization, Deanna M Kennedy, Isenberg School of Management
Seasonal Home Range Sizes, Transboundary Movements and Conservation of Elephants in Northern Tanzania, Alfred P. Kikoti, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Intracellular Metabolism Of Cancer Cells And Drug Delivery Using Gold Nanoparticles In An In Vitro 3D Tumor Model, Byoungjin Kim, Chemical Engineering
Characterization Of Genome And Structural Proteins Of The Sexually Transmitted Insect Virus, Hz-2V, Woojin Kim, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
On the Measurability of Pleasure and Pain, Justin Allen Klocksiem, Philosophy
Atomic-Scale Analysis of Plastic Deformation in Thin-Film Forms of Electronic Materials, Kedarnath Kolluri, Chemical Engineering
Class Numbers of Ray Class Fields of Imaginary Quadratic Fields, Omer Kucuksakalli, Mathematics