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Author:

Stanhewicz, Anna E.

Title:

LOCAL TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN AUGMENTS REFLEX CUTANEOUS VASODILATION IN AGED HUMAN SKIN

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

tetrahydrobiopterin
skin blood flow
aging

File:

Download Stanhewicz.2011.2.pdf

Committee Members:

William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lacy Marie Alexander, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Parker, Beth A.

Title:

Age and Sex Differences in Local Vasodilation and Exercise Hyperemia

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

femoral artery
leg blood flow
sex differences
aging
leg vascular conductance
flow-mediated dilation

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Copy.pdf

Committee Members:

David Nathan Proctor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Committee Member
Donna Hope Korzick, Committee Member
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Committee Member
Steven Howard Zarit, Committee Member

Author:

Ramamurthy, Bhagavathi

Title:

Glycation as a post-translational modification of myosin structure and function; Role of Glutathione; Glycation and aging

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

aging
glutathione
myosin
glycation

File:

Download ramamurthy_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Farrell, Committee Member
Sally Johnson, Committee Member
James Harold Marden, Committee Member
Charles H Lang, Committee Member
Lars Larsson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

DeGroot, David W.

Title:

Thermoregulation and Individual Characteristics during Cold and Heat Stress

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

predicting modeling
core temperature
aging
skin blood flow

File:

Download final_thesis_master_3_7_07.pdf

Committee Members:

William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Committee Member
David Nathan Proctor, Committee Member
Mosuk Chow, Committee Member
George Havenith, Committee Member

Author:

Koch, Dennis William

Title:

Effects of Age on Sympathetic Vasoconstrictor Responsiveness in Exercising Leg Muscles

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

vascular control
vasoconstriction
sympatholysis
sympathetic
blood flow
exercise
aging

File:

Download Koch_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

David Nathan Proctor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Nathan Proctor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Committee Member
Lawrence Isaac Sinoway, Committee Member
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Committee Member
Mosuk Chow, Committee Member

Author:

Beverly, Elizabeth Ann

Title:

Incorporating Comorbidity, Values and Preferences into Clinical Care Guidelines Designed for Older Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

type 2 diabetes
aging
comorbidity
values
preferences
qualitative research

File:

Download BeverlyEA_finaldissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda Ann Wray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger John Mccarter, Committee Member
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Committee Member
Sheila Grace West, Committee Member
Janice Lee Penrod, Committee Member

Author:

Mack, Holly Ann

Title:

Heritability Estimates For Functional Capacity Measures in an Elderly Swedish Twin Sample

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

functional capacity
aging
genetics
lung function
body mass index
grip strength

File:

Download ham113dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

George Patrick Vogler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gerald Eugene Mc Clearn, Committee Member
Stig Berg, Committee Member
Stephen A Petrill, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Hsiao-an Sammy

Title:

DESIGN OF SHALLOW AND THERMALLY STABLE CONTACTS ON ANTIMONIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTORS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

metal/semiconductor contact
ohmic contact
Schottky barrier height
gate metallization
shallow reaction
thermal stability
aging
wet processing
surface passivation
antimonide based compound semiconductors
InGaSb
InAs
AlGaAsSb
HBT
HEMT
I-V characteristics
cross-sectional TEM

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Lang, James Andrew

Title:

SYMPATHETIC NORADRENERGIC MECHANISMS OF THERMOREGULATORY VASOCONSTRICTION IN AGED HUMAN SKIN

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

aging
adrenergic
skin blood flow
tetrahydrobiopterin

File:

Download Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Committee Member
Lacy Marie Alexander, Committee Member
Kelly J Karpa, Committee Member

Author:

Scholz, Joseph Robert

Title:

Aging Rates In PZT Ferroelectrics With Mixed Acceptor-Donor Dopants

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

PZT
PZT-SKN
aging
mixed dopants
domain walls
defects

File:

Download Scholz-Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kuipers, Nathan T.

Title:

Effect of Exercise Muscle Temperature on Renal and Sympathetic Responses to Isometric Exercise in Humans

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

heat
aging
ACE-inhibition
cool
kidnet

File:

Download kuipersthesis5608.pdf

Committee Members:

Chester A Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lawrence Isaac Sinoway, Committee Member
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Committee Member
Thomas C Pritchard Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Mitas, Ondrej

Title:

POSITIVE EMOTIONS IN MATURE ADULTS’ LEISURE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES

Graduate Program:

Leisure Studies

Keywords:

aging
leisure
emotions
group travel
ethnography
older adults
mixed-effects linear growth models
tourism
mixed methods

File:

Download dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Careen M Yarnal, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Careen M Yarnal, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reginald Adams Jr., Committee Member
Dr Harry Zinn, Committee Member
Garry Chick, Committee Member

Author:

Kolluru, Pavan Venkata Narayana

Title:

EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE HISTORY ON THE SURFACE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLOAT GLASS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Float glass
tin diffusion
aging
weathering
leaching
surface cleaning
pH
nanoindentation
reduced elastic modulus
hardness

File:

Download Thesis_-_Final__Macros_.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher L Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David John Green, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Motch, Susan Marie

Title:

MIDI MOUSE AS A NOVEL MODEL FOR INVESTIGATING IGF-1 IN AGING

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

physical activity
metabolism
heat shock proteins
midi mouse
aging
IGF-1
stress

File:

Download smotch_dissertation_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger John Mccarter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger John Mccarter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Henry Green, Committee Member
Ramesh Ramachandran, Committee Member
Wesley Craig Hymer, Committee Member
Joseph Tobias Stout, Committee Member

Author:

Molls, Roshni Rajendra

Title:

NUTRITION AND IMMUNE FUNCTION IN HEALTHY OLDER WOMEN

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

Nutrition
immune function
aging
variation

File:

Download final_thesis_pdfversion1.pdf

Committee Members:

Namanjeet Ahluwalia, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gordon C Handte, Committee Member
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Committee Member
Andrea Marie Mastro, Committee Member
Helen Smiciklas Wright, Committee Member

Author:

Ridout, Samuel James

Title:

AGE AND SEX DIFFERENCES IN CARDIOVASCULAR LIMITS TO EXERCISING MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

cardiac output
aging
women
plasma volume expansion
exercise

File:

Download Ridout-Dissertation-07-31-11-FINAL-EDITION.pdf

Committee Members:

David Nathan Proctor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Nathan Proctor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Committee Member
Mosuk Chow, Committee Member
Urs Andreas Leuenberger, Committee Member

Author:

Kapur, Shweta

Title:

FINGER INTERACTION IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL PRESSING TASK: CONTROL OF FORCE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION AND AGE RELATED DIFFERENCES

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

finger interaction
aging
synergy
enslaving
hand
Motor Control

File:

Download Shweta_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Latash, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Latash, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shrestha, Srijana

Title:

Quality of life among elderly nepali women

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

quality of life
aging
women
culture

File:

Download Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Gayle Newman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Howard Zarit, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle Gayle Newman, Committee Member
Pamela Marie Cole, Committee Member
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Committee Member
Jeanne Marecek, Committee Member

Author:

Vasilopoulos, Terrie

Title:

Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Relationship between Cognitive and Physical Function

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

biomarkers
pulmonary function
grip strength
blood pressure
quantitative genetics
twins
aging

File:

Download vasilopoulos_final_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

George Patrick Vogler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member
Gerald Eugene Mc Clearn, Committee Member
George Patrick Vogler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Xu, Xingren

Title:

EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF AGING THROUGH TRANSITIVITY: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO CHINESE ELDERS’ NARRATIVES

Graduate Program:

Applied Linguistics

Keywords:

narratives
Chinese
transitivity
aging

File:

Download XingrenXuDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sinfree Bullock Makoni, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sinfree Bullock Makoni, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sandra J. Savignon, Committee Member
Xiaofei Lu, Committee Member
Xiaoye You, Committee Member