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41. Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Volume of Fluid/Level Set Method to Study Two Phase Flows

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Open Access
Author:
Fick, Anthony Daniel
Title:
Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Volume of Fluid/Level Set Method to Study Two Phase Flows
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
volume of fluid
level set
buoyancy driven
pressure driven
File:
Download Tony-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Ali Borhan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Leonard Belmonte, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member

42. Late Ordovician ocean-climate system and paleobiogeography

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Open Access
Author:
Herrmann, Achim Dirk
Title:
Late Ordovician ocean-climate system and paleobiogeography
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Ordovician
ocean model
climate model
mass extinction
paleobiogeography
File:
Download eTDHerrmann.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rudy L Slingerland, Committee Member
Michael Allan Arthur, Committee Member
Raymond Gabriel Najjar Jr., Committee Member
David Pollard, Committee Member

43. Loop Quantum Cosmology: A Window Into the Path Integral Representation of Quantum Gravity

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Open Access
Author:
Henderson, Adam Dade
Title:
Loop Quantum Cosmology: A Window Into the Path Integral Representation of Quantum Gravity
Graduate Program:
Physics
Keywords:
Quantum Gravity
Path Integral
File:
Download Henderson-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Abhay Vasant Ashtekar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Abhay Vasant Ashtekar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Sommers, Committee Member
Victor Nistor, Committee Member
Dezhe Jin, Committee Member

45. Modeling External Forcing on Microparasite Dynamics: a tool for understanding observed ecological patterns and forecasting dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Luis, Angela D.
Title:
Modeling External Forcing on Microparasite Dynamics: a tool for understanding observed ecological patterns and forecasting dynamics
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Sin Nombre virus
hantavirus
Peromyscus
deer mice
hibernation
ecological cascade hypothesis
File:
Download AngelaLuis-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Ottar N Bjornstad, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ottar N Bjornstad, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter John Hudson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bryan Grenfell, Committee Member
John Fricks, Committee Member
Richard Douglass, Committee Member

46. WOMEN IN ENGINEERING: THE GENDERED EFFECTS OF PROGRAM CHANGES, FACULTY ACTIVITIES, AND STUDENT EXPERIENCES ON LEARNING

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Open Access
Author:
Lambert, Amber D.
Title:
WOMEN IN ENGINEERING: THE GENDERED EFFECTS OF PROGRAM CHANGES, FACULTY ACTIVITIES, AND STUDENT EXPERIENCES ON LEARNING
Graduate Program:
Higher Education
Keywords:
engineering education
gender differences
design skills
group skills
women in engineering
File:
Download Amber_Lambert_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Patrick T Terenzini, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lisa R Lattuca, Committee Member
Duane Francis Alwin, Committee Member
Gul Kremer, Committee Member

47. Hydrocarbon Conversion Catalysis on Ceria-based Mixed Metal Oxides

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Open Access
Author:
Mayernick, Adam David
Title:
Hydrocarbon Conversion Catalysis on Ceria-based Mixed Metal Oxides
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Density Functional Theory
Palladium
Catalysis
Ceria
Hydrocarbon Oxidation
File:
Download MAYERNICK_PHDTHESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

48. Gamma-Ray Bursts and Afterglows from Relativistic Fireballs

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Open Access
Author:
Panaitescu, Alin-Daniel
Title:
Gamma-Ray Bursts and Afterglows from Relativistic Fireballs
Graduate Program:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
relativistic hydrodynamics
non-thermal emission
synchrotron
inverse Compton
File:
Download etd.pdf
Committee Members:
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member
Pablo Laguna, Committee Member
Peter Istvan Meszaros, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Pavlov, Committee Member
Samuel Finn, Committee Member

49. USING NEUTRAL MODELS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF TOPOGRAPHY ON LANDSCAPE PATTERNS OF FIRE SEVERITY: A CASE STUDY OF LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK

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Open Access
Author:
Pierce, Andrew D
Title:
USING NEUTRAL MODELS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF TOPOGRAPHY ON LANDSCAPE PATTERNS OF FIRE SEVERITY: A CASE STUDY OF LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK
Graduate Program:
Geography
Keywords:
random forest
fire behavior modeling
vegetation dynamics
neutral model
landscape ecology
File:
Download ADPierce_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan H Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan H Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Erica A H Smithwick, Committee Member
Kenneth James Davis, Committee Member
Douglas Alan Miller, Committee Member

50. SIMULATIONS OF AEROSOL, MICROPHYSICAL AND COASTAL INFLUENCES ON ARCTIC MIXED-PHASE CLOUDS

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Open Access
Author:
Avramov, Alexander Elkov
Title:
SIMULATIONS OF AEROSOL, MICROPHYSICAL AND COASTAL INFLUENCES ON ARCTIC MIXED-PHASE CLOUDS
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
aerosols
mixed-phase clouds
arctic clouds
ice crystal habit
File:
Download FinalDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jerry Y Harrington, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerry Y H Arrington, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Johannes Verlinde, Committee Member
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member
David Pollard, Committee Member

51. THE EFFECTS OF DIET ON MODULATING THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN TO OXIDATIVE MODIFICATION

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Open Access
Author:
Binkoski, Amy E.
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF DIET ON MODULATING THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN TO OXIDATIVE MODIFICATION
Graduate Program:
Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
cardiovascular disease
LDL oxidation
dietary fat
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Elliot Beard, Committee Member
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Committee Member
Carla K Miller, Committee Member
Sheila Grace West, Committee Member
Richard John Frisque, Committee Member

53. Soil Quality Characterization and Remediation in Relation to Soil Management

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Open Access
Author:
Bucher, Ana Elisa
Title:
Soil Quality Characterization and Remediation in Relation to Soil Management
Graduate Program:
Soil Science
Keywords:
Soil Quality Indicators
Biolog Plates
Soil Remediation
Soil Quality
Multifactor Analysis
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Douglas Brian Beegle, Committee Member
Michael Donald Orzolek, Committee Member
Jon D Chorover, Committee Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member
Roseann C Lanyon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

54. PERSUASIVE HOPE THEORY AND HOPE APPEALS IN MESSAGES ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND SEASONAL INFLUENZA PREVENTION

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Open Access
Author:
Chadwick, Amy Elaine
Title:
PERSUASIVE HOPE THEORY AND HOPE APPEALS IN MESSAGES ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND SEASONAL INFLUENZA PREVENTION
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
theory development
affect
hope
flu
seasonal influenza
global warming
climate change
message development
environmental communication
health communication
social influence
message design
persuasion
emotion
persuasive hope theory
focus groups
online survey
college students
File:
Download Chadwick_-_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael L Hecht, Committee Member
James Hogan, Committee Member
Brenton Yarnal, Committee Member

55. Not All Map Use is Created Equal: Influence of Mapping Tasks on Children's Performance, Strategy Use, and Acquisition of Survey Knowledge

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Open Access
Author:
Christensen, Adam Eric
Title:
Not All Map Use is Created Equal: Influence of Mapping Tasks on Children's Performance, Strategy Use, and Acquisition of Survey Knowledge
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
spatial cognition
developmental psychology
map
map-use strategies
constructivist theory
spatial ability
File:
Download Christensen_Adam_E_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Lynn Susan Liben, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lynn Susan Liben, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rick Owen Gilmore, Committee Member
Richard Alan Carlson, Committee Member
Alexander Klippel, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member

56. Exploring the Nature of Gender-Equitable Attitudes among Ghanaian Men: A Mixed Methods Study

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Open Access
Author:
Frost, Ashley Elizabeth
Title:
Exploring the Nature of Gender-Equitable Attitudes among Ghanaian Men: A Mixed Methods Study
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
men
gender attitudes
File:
Download FROST_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
F Nii Amoo Dodoo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
F Nii Amoo Dodoo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Richard Amato, Committee Member
Gordon F De Jong, Committee Member
Michael Paul Johnson, Committee Member
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Committee Member

57. DIETARY FATS: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN THE FASTING AND FED STATE

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Open Access
Author:
Griel, Amy Eileen
Title:
DIETARY FATS: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN THE FASTING AND FED STATE
Graduate Program:
Nutrition
Keywords:
Dietary Fat
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Nutrition
Humans
Eating Patterns
trans fatty acids
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Amy_Griel.pdf
Committee Members:
Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Committee Member
Keith R Martin, Committee Member
Sheila Grace West, Committee Member
David Theodore Mauger, Committee Member

58. Seeking and Avoiding I Contact: When Subjective Overlap Appeals and When It Repels

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Open Access
Author:
Long, Anson Elizabeth
Title:
Seeking and Avoiding I Contact: When Subjective Overlap Appeals and When It Repels
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
I-sharing
similarity
self-as-subject
File:
Download Anson_Long_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth C Pinel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Gasper, Committee Member
Theresa K Vescio, Committee Member
Michael Paul Johnson, Committee Member

59. SMALL ANCESTRAL PUEBLO SITES IN THE MESA VERDE REGION: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

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Open Access
Author:
Messer, A'ndrea Elyse
Title:
SMALL ANCESTRAL PUEBLO SITES IN THE MESA VERDE REGION: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
Colorado Archaeology
Ancestral Puebloan
southwestern archaeology
Mesa Verde
File:
Download FinalDisertation.pdf
Committee Members:
George Robert Milner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Robert Milner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lee Webster, Committee Member
Dean R. Snow, Committee Member
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member