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45. Study of Compton Suppression For Use in Spent Nuclear Fuel Assay

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Author:
Bender, Sarah Elizabeth
Title:
Study of Compton Suppression For Use in Spent Nuclear Fuel Assay
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Spent fuel
Compton suppression
gamma spectroscopy
lanthanum bromide
burnup
Monte Carlo
Geant4
File:
Download Bender_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenan Unlu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Igor Jovanovic, Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Committee Member
Christopher Orton, Special Member
Jon Schwantes, Special Member

46. Effect of prior perinatal loss on maternal depressive symptoms and maternal-infant bonding

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Open Access
Author:
Bicking Kinsey, Cara
Title:
Effect of prior perinatal loss on maternal depressive symptoms and maternal-infant bonding
Graduate Program:
Nursing
Keywords:
perinatal loss
miscarriage
perinatal depression
maternal-infant bonding
File:
Download Dissertation_FINAL_3_20_14.pdf
Committee Members:
Kesha Baptiste Roberts, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kesha Baptiste Roberts, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith E Hupcey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Junjia Zhu, Committee Member
Kristen H Kjerulff, Committee Member

47. Molecular and isotopic indicators of canopy closure in ancient forests and the effects of environmental gradients on leaf alkane expression

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Open Access
Author:
Graham, Heather Valeah
Title:
Molecular and isotopic indicators of canopy closure in ancient forests and the effects of environmental gradients on leaf alkane expression
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
n-alkanes
canopy
isotope fractionation
Cerrejon
Guaduas
File:
Download DissPdfCombined.pdf
Committee Members:
Katherine Haines Freeman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Kump, Committee Member
MARK E PATZKOWSKY, Committee Member
Peter Daniel Wilf, Committee Member
Erica A H Smithwick, Committee Member
Scott W Wing, Special Member

48. Photoactive nanostructured materials and devices: Pt photoanodes, Cu photocatalysts and SnS absorbers

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Hyeonseok
Title:
Photoactive nanostructured materials and devices: Pt photoanodes, Cu photocatalysts and SnS absorbers
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Sculptured thin films
CO2 conversion
solar cells
File:
Download PhD_dissertation_by_H._Lee-_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark William Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark William Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member

49. Planning For A Wind Farm’s End-of-life: A Detailed Cost Analysis Of Decommissioning Practices And Suggested Project Planning Strategies

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Open Access
Author:
Boehm, Allison M
Title:
Planning For A Wind Farm’s End-of-life: A Detailed Cost Analysis Of Decommissioning Practices And Suggested Project Planning Strategies
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
wind
energy
decommissioning
permitting
File:
Download Thesis_Final_ABoehm.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

50. An Exploration of Laser-sustained Plasma Interactions with Titanium Substrates During Nitriding Without Direct Irradiation by the Laser

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Open Access
Author:
Black, Amber N
Title:
An Exploration of Laser-sustained Plasma Interactions with Titanium Substrates During Nitriding Without Direct Irradiation by the Laser
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
laser
plasma
nitriding
titanium
laser-sustained plasma
laser material processing
laser nitriding
File:
Download ANBlack_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Judith Todd Copley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen M Copley, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Member
Dr Vladimir V Semak, Committee Member

51. the utility of lateral branching of the primary root for tolerance to phosphorus stress and drought in the common bean (phaseolus vulgaris L.)

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Author:
Camilo, Samuel Alves
Title:
the utility of lateral branching of the primary root for tolerance to phosphorus stress and drought in the common bean (phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Graduate Program:
Horticulture
Keywords:
common bean
root architecture
taproot lateral branching
drought
phosphorus common bean
root architecture
taproot lateral
File:
Download Samuel_Camilo_MS_thesis_014.pdf
Committee Members:
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Marie Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ricky M Bates, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

52. Regulatory mechanisms of G protein-coupled receptor (gpcr) signaling at follicle selection in the hen ovary

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Dongwon
Title:
Regulatory mechanisms of G protein-coupled receptor (gpcr) signaling at follicle selection in the hen ovary
Graduate Program:
Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
ovarian follicle
follicle selection
granulosa cell
granulosa cell differentiation
G protein-coupled receptor
follicle stimulating hormone receptor
vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor
beta-arrestin
GPCR kinase2
desensitization
circadian rhythm
angiogenesis
vascular endothelial growth factor
angiopoietin
File:
Download DWK_PhD_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan Leslie Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Leslie Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joy Lee Pate, Committee Member
Francisco Javier Diaz, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Special Member

53. Broad Absorption Line Variability on Multi-year Timescales in a Large Quasar Sample

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Open Access
Author:
Filiz Ak, Nurten
Title:
Broad Absorption Line Variability on Multi-year Timescales in a Large Quasar Sample
Graduate Program:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
Galaxies
Active Galactic Nuclei
Quasars
Variability
Absorption Lines
BAL Varibility
File:
Download nfilizak_final.pdf
Committee Members:
William Nielsen Brandt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald P Schneider, Committee Member
Michael Eracleous, Committee Member
Mercedes Richards, Committee Member
Benjamin Owen, Committee Member

54. Aerosol-dynamics-based soot modeling of flames

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Open Access
Author:
Roy, Somesh Prasad
Title:
Aerosol-dynamics-based soot modeling of flames
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
soot modeling
discrete sectional model
method of moments
aerosol dynamics
laminar flame
direct numerical simulation
File:
Download spr177-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member

55. Transported Probability Density Function Methods for Coal Combustion: Toward High Temperature Oxy-coal for Direct Power Extraction

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Xinyu
Title:
Transported Probability Density Function Methods for Coal Combustion: Toward High Temperature Oxy-coal for Direct Power Extraction
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
oxy-coal combustion
combustion modeling
probability density function method
spectral photon Monte Carlo
finite-rate chemistry
File:
Download xzz105-dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member

56. Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymer Anion Exchange Membranes and Superimide Proton Exchange Membranes

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Lizhu
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymer Anion Exchange Membranes and Superimide Proton Exchange Membranes
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
block copolymer anion exchange membranes
File:
Download Lizhu_Wang_Dissertation_2014_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Tze Chiang Chung, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

57. Maternal distress and infant sleep arrangements in the first year: The roles of cultural consonance and maternal preferences for sleep arrangement choices

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Author:
Shimizu, Mina
Title:
Maternal distress and infant sleep arrangements in the first year: The roles of cultural consonance and maternal preferences for sleep arrangement choices
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
infant sleep arrangements
maternal distress
cultural consonance
File:
Download Shimizu_Mina_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Douglas Michael Teti, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

58. GABE: A Cloud Brokerage System for Service Selection, Accountability and Enforcement

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Author:
Sundareswaran, Smitha
Title:
GABE: A Cloud Brokerage System for Service Selection, Accountability and Enforcement
Graduate Program:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
brokerage
service selection
accountability
cloud computing
node selection
security
File:
Download smitha-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dongwon Lee, Committee Member
Dinghao Wu, Committee Member
John Metzner, Special Member

59. Hybrid Semi-mechanistic Well Performance Modeling and Prediction

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Author:
Aniemena, Chigozie C
Title:
Hybrid Semi-mechanistic Well Performance Modeling and Prediction
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Well Performance Prediction
Production Forecasting
Reserves Assessment
Hydraulic Fracture Design Optimization.
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Chigozie_Aniemena.pdf
Committee Members:
Yilin Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
James Terry Engelder, Committee Member