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Dissertations from 2020

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Engineering Nanomaterials for Immune Modulation of Macrophages and Cancer Therapy, Yuanchang Liu, Chemistry

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No More War: A Public Health Approach to Identifying Successful Steps to Promote Peace in the Horn of Africa, John Erus Lopeyok, Public Health

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Up in Smoke? Towards a Theory of Community Identity Work, Matthew Lyle, Management

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Covering All Their Bases: An Investigation Into Identity Covering in the Sport Workplace, Jeffrey MacCharles, Sport Management

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ESSAYS ON WOMEN AND WORK IN INDIA AND ON OTHER-REGARDING PREFERENCES, Sai Madhurika Mamunuru, Economics

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A Genealogy of Victimhood: Empathy and Memory in Recent German Fiction, Catherine e. McNally, Germanic Languages & Literatures

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Teachers Co-Constructing Multilingual and Multimodal Digital Literacy Practices: Examining Critical Transnational Professional Development, Rosa A. Medina Riveros, Education

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Robust and Sustainable Energy Pathways to Reach Mexico’s Climate Goals, Rodrigo Mercado Fernandez, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

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A Rational Design Approach to Developing Second Generation Fabry Disease Treatments, Matthew Metcalf, Molecular and Cellular Biology

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LIVESTOCK PREDATION AND SNOW LEOPARD-HUMAN CONFLICT IN THE WAKHAN VALLEY OF WAKHAN NATIONAL PARK, NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN, Zalmai Moheb, Environmental Conservation

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CRITICAL CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ARABIC AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TAFL): A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF A US COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSE, Shaimaa Moustafa, Education

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Making Meaning in the Anthropocene: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Investigation of College Student Response to Planetary Ecological Crises, Kristen Nelson, Education

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NOVEL MASS SPECTROMETRY BASED STRATEGIES TO STUDY HEPARIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS, Chendi Niu, Chemistry

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Daring Depictions: An Analysis of Risks and Their Mediation in Representations of Black Suffering, Russell Nurick, English

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Improving Understanding of Forest Communities and Biodiversity with Multi-Dimensional Landscape Gradients, Ben J. Padilla, Environmental Conservation

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ANALYSIS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN FOODS USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES, Janamkumar Pandya, Food Science

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Implications and Significance of Partial Melting on the Tectonic History of the Eastern Adirondack Mountains, Claire Rose Pless, Geosciences

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TOO BLACK FOR THE BLUES…TOO BLUE FOR THE BLACKS: AN EXPLORATION OF BLACK POLICE OFFICERS IN THE ERA OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, Kayla Preito-Hodge, Sociology

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CREATION OF A TUMOR SPECIFIC, SALMONELLA BASED, INTRACELLULAR CANCER THERAPY, Vishnu Raman, Chemical Engineering

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Uncovering the Neural and Behavioral Factors That Underlie Changes in Processing Visual Orientation, Patrick Sadil, Psychology

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Monitored Reproduction: Surveillance, Labor, and Care in Pro-Natalist Turkey, Seda Saluk, Anthropology

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Shared Neural Substrates of Perception and Memory: Testing the Assumptions and Predictions of the Representational-Hierarchical Account, D. Merika W. Sanders, Psychology

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Workplace Inequality in Rent Systems: The Causal Chain of Inequality Between and Within Organizations, Safi Shams, Sociology

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MICRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS TO MIMIC MUCOSAL BARRIER COMPLEXITY OF THE HUMAN INTESTINE IN VITRO, Abhinav Sharma, Chemical Engineering

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Transitions Between Radial and Bipolar Liquid Crystal Drops in the Presence of Novel Surfactants, Jake Shechter, Physics

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Liver Kinase B1 isoform expression as a regulator of T cell phenotypic stability, Heather Sherman, Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Investigating the Accumulation, Sub-Organ Distribution, And Biochemical Effects of Nanomaterials Using Mass Spectrometry, Kristen Nicole Sikora, Chemistry

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Engineering mesothelin-binding proteins as targeted cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, Allison Rita Sirois, Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Neoliberal Capitalism and the Evolution of the U.S. Healthcare System, Samantha Sterba, Economics

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ALGORITHMS FOR MASSIVE, EXPENSIVE, OR OTHERWISE INCONVENIENT GRAPHS, David Tench, Computer Science

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MAKING MEANING IN THE MARGINS: IDENTITIES, BELONGING, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITMENTS IN A CROSS-RACE INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FOR QUEER AND TRANS COLLEGE STUDENTS, Nina M. Tissi-Gassoway, Education

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System Design for Digital Experimentation and Explanation Generation, Emma Tosch, Computer Science

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THREE ESSAYS ON THE PAST AND FUTURE OF SOCIALISM, Mihnea Tudoreanu, Economics

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Performance Evaluation of Classical and Quantum Communication Systems, Gayane Vardoyan, Computer Science

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THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE “SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE”, Anastasia C. Wilson, Economics

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Endogenous Money, Corporate Liquidity Preferences and the Transformation of the U.S. Financial System, Yeo Hyub Yoon, Economics

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Forms of the Future: Indigeneity, Blackness, and the Visioning Work of Aesthetics in U.S. Poetry, 1822-1863, Magdalena Zapędowska, English

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System Design and Implementation for Hybrid Network Function Virtualization, Xuzhi Zhang, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Controlled membrane remodeling by Nanospheres and Nanorods: Experiments targeting the design principles for membrane-based materials, Sarah Zuraw-Weston, Physics

Dissertations from 2019

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Thermodynamics of Polyelectrolyte Solutions and Polymer Crystallization, Sabin Adhikari, Physics

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Neural Generative Models and Representation Learning for Information Retrieval, Qingyao Ai, Computer Science

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‘BLACK INTIFADA’: BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT, PALESTINIAN POETRY OF RESISTANCE AND THE ROOTS OF BLACK AND PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY, Nadia Alahmed, Afro-American Studies

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TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE TOWARD INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN SAUDI ARABIAN SCHOOLS, Tassan Mohammed Alsulami, Education

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ECOLOGY OF THE ELUSIVE: GENOME-INFORMED INVESTIGATION OF SOIL MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, Lauren Alteio, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

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IMPROVING THE SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER (CLT) PANELS BY OPTIMIZATION OF LAMINATES PLY-ORIENTATION USING EASTERN HEMLOCK, Alireza Bahmanzad, Environmental Conservation

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Citizenship in transit: perils and promises of crossing Mexico, Martha Balaguera Cuervo, Political Science

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Mechanisms that Limit Oxidative Phosphorylation during High-Intensity Muscle Contractions In Vivo, Miles F. Bartlett, Kinesiology

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Bruhat-Tits Buildings and a Characteristic p Unimodular Symbol Algorithm, Matthew Bates, Mathematics

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MULTI-LEVEL BARRIERS TO ART ADHERENCE AMONG HIV-INFECTED WOMEN IN RURAL ESWATINI: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH, Nozipho Becker, Public Health

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Computing Agreement in a Mixed System, Sakshi Bhatia, Linguistics

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Narratives of Queerness: Queer Worldmaking (in) the Classroom with Undergraduate Students, Rachel Briggs, Communication

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Binding and Coreference in Vietnamese, Thuy Bui, Linguistics

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The Bivariate Luminosity-HI Distribution Function of Galaxies, Zhon Butcher, Astronomy

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The Historical and Legal Creation of a Fissured Workplace: The Case of Franchising, Brian Callaci, Economics

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ENGINEERING OF AN ANTIBODY-CONJUGATED NANOGEL PLATFORM FOR TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO T LYMPHOCYTES, Mine Canakci, Molecular and Cellular Biology

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A Flexible Comparison Process as a Critical Mechanism for Context Effects, Andrea M. Cataldo, Psychology

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Essays on the Minimum Wage, Immigration, and Privatization, Doruk Cengiz, Economics

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The Matrix of Imperial Rome in Modernist and Postcolonial Literature, Sara Ceroni, Comparative Literature

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CAPILLARY WRINKLING AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES: SINGLE LAYERS, BILAYERS, AND COMPOSITES, Jooyoung Chang, Polymer Science and Engineering

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Sec23 Gene Members Differentially Contribute to Polarized Growth in Physcomitrella patens, Mingqin Chang, Plant Biology

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BACTERIAL BIOTRANSFORMATION OF LIGNIN IN ANOXIC ENVIRONMENTS, Gina M. Chaput, Microbiology

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IMPROVING CHINESE MOTHERS’ HEALTH LITERACY: A WECHAT INTERVENTION, Qiong Chen, Public Health

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ESSAYS ON AMERICAN OPTIONS PRICING UNDER LEVY MODELS WITH STOCHASTIC VOLATILITY AND JUMPS, Ye Chen, Management

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Impact of Firm-Level Characteristics on External Employer Branding Activities, Muntakim Choudhury, Management

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COMPREHENSIVE NAVIGATION FRAMEWORK FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: FROM VIRTUAL REALITY PRE-TRAVEL TRAINING TO REAL-TIME WAYFINDING IN PHYSICAL SPACES, Hao Dong, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: CASE STUDIES FROM NORTHERN BRAZIL AND NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, Beatriz dos Santos Dias, Environmental Conservation

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“The Worlding Game”: Queer Ecological Perspectives in Modern Fiction, Sarah D'Stair, English

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Comparison of Three Dimensional Selfdual Representations by Faltings-Serre Method, Lian Duan, Mathematics

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Designing Ion-Containing Polymers with Controlled Structure and Dynamics, Joshua Enokida, Polymer Science and Engineering

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MODEL-FORM UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION FOR PREDICTIVE PROBABILISTIC GRAPHICAL MODELS, Jinchao Feng, Mathematics

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Cross-Cutting Narratives of Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women and Mothers: Implications for Humanistic Care, Alice Fiddian-Green, Public Health

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FISHERIES SCIENCE TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION OF BONEFISH (ALBULA GLOSSODONTA) THROUGH TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT OF AN ARTISANAL CORAL REEF FISHERY AT ANAA ATOLL, FRENCH POLYNESIA, Alex Filous, Environmental Conservation

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The Impact of Protostellar Feedback on Astrochemistry, Brandt Gaches, Astronomy

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A SYNTHETIC HUMAN BRAIN ECM HYDROGEL FOR TIGHT CONTROL OF ASTROCYTE ACTIVATION, Sualyneth Galarza, Chemical Engineering

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FUNCTION AND DISSIPATION IN FINITE STATE AUTOMATA - FROM COMPUTING TO INTELLIGENCE AND BACK, Natesh Ganesh, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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DEVELOPMENT OF FILTER-BASED SERS MAPPING METHODS FOR RAPID IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION OF BACTERIA, Siyue Gao, Food Science

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EFFECTS OF FERTILIZATION AND DRYING CONDITIONS ON THE QUALITY OF SELECTED CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS, Zoe Gardner, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences

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Stealthy parametric hardware Trojans in VLSI Circuits, Samaneh Ghandali, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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RNA-SEQ AND MECHANISTIC ENZYMOLOGY CONFIRM RNA SELF-TEMPLATED EXTENSION BY T7 RNA POLYMERASE AND SUGGEST NOVEL APPROACHES TOWARDS IMPROVED IN VITRO RNA SYNTHESIS, Yasaman Gholamalipour, Chemistry

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A Defense of Hume's Dictum, Cameron Gibbs, Philosophy

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ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF IMMATURE SEA TURTLES ACROSS MULTIPLE SCALES, Lucas Griffin, Environmental Conservation

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Social Signals for Change: Examining the Role of Interpersonal Communication for Positive Ecological Progress, Meaghan Guckian, Environmental Conservation

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ENGINEERING NANOMATERIALS FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY OF BACTERIA AND BIOFILM-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS, Akash Gupta, Chemistry

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Energy-Aware Algorithms for Greening Internet-Scale Distributed Systems Using Renewables, Vani Gupta, Computer Science

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THE BODY (RE)PUBLIC: WOMEN ON/AS THE LANDSCAPE OF MODERNITY, FROM ZOLA’S AU BONHEUR DES DAMES TO VARDA’S CLÉO DE 5 À 7, Christine Gutman, Comparative Literature

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Middle to Late Pleistocene Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Lake El'gygytgyn, Arctic Russia, Mary Helen Habicht, Geosciences

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Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Low-Income Perinatal Women: The Role of Father Involvement, Hillary Halpern, Psychology

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SOCIO-POLITICAL AND NATURAL-ECOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS, Rick W. Harper, Environmental Conservation

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NUMERICAL MODELING OF DEFORMATION WITHIN RESTRAINING BENDS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SEISMIC HAZARD OF THE SAN GORGONIO PASS REGION, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Jennifer Hatch, Geosciences

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Effects of Phonological Contrast on Within-Category Phonetic Variation, Ivy Hauser, Linguistics

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The Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Alcohol Preference, Seeking and Consumption, John Hernandez, Neuroscience and Behavior

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Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Imaging of Bacteria within Fresh Produce In Situ, Michael Hickey, Food Science

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THREE ESSAYS ON HEDGE FUNDS GOVERNANCE, OPERATIONAL RISK AND EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES, Zheyuan Hu, Management

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ABOLITION AND ACADEME: STRUGGLES FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY AT BRITISH AND AMERICAN COLLEGES, 1742-1855, Michael E. Jirik, History

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The Roles of Morphology and Posture on Gait Mechanics, Russell T. Johnson, Kinesiology

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NUMERICAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF ARCTIC SEA ICE EXPORT EVENTS IN MODULATING DEGLACIAL CLIMATE, Anthony J. Joyce, Geosciences

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Game-Assisted Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Survivors, Hee-Tae Jung, Computer Science

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Bangladesh's Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Climate Change Impacts, Rohini Kamal, Economics

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COMBINING HUMAN FACTORS AND DATA SCIENCE METHODS TO EVALUATE THE USE OF FREE TEXT COMMUNICATION ORDERS IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, Swaminathan Kandaswamy, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

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Framing the Crisis in the Merrimack Valley: The Opioid Epidemic, White Despair and Authoritarian Populism on the New England Borderlands, Gyuri Kepes, Communication