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Author:: Fine, Julia Diane
Title:: THE TOXICODYNAMICS OF “INERT” AND “ALTERNATIVE” AGROCHEMICALS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON HONEY BEES
Graduate Program:: Entomology
Keywords:: Apis mellifera
adjuvant
pesticide
insect growth regulator
honey bee
larvae
Black Queen Cell Virus
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
inert
File:: Download JFine2017-thesis-revised.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher A. Mullin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher A. Mullin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edwin G. Rajotte, Committee Member
Rudolf J. Schilder, Committee Member
Jeffrey M. Peters, Outside Member
Diana Cox-Foster, Special Member

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Author:: Ajayi, Oluwaseyi Adebola
Title:: Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite
Graduate Program:: Geosciences
Keywords:: molecular modeling
fracking
hydraulic fracturing
marcellus shale
supercritical CO2
illite
density functional theory
molecular dynamics
DFT
DFT-MD
scCO2
interfacial tension
interfacial energy
interaction energy
VASP
energy minimization
File:: Download seyi_ajayi_ms_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr. James Kubicki, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Michael Arthur, Committee Member
Dr. Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Dr. Demian Saffer, Committee Member

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Author:: Afzal, Sayed Amin
Title:: Leaf thickness and electrical capacitance as measures of plant water status
Graduate Program:: Agronomy
Keywords:: plant-based sensor
irrigation scheduling
leaf sensor
water stress
photosynthesis
soil water
leaf water
File:: Download Dissertation_Final_AminAfzal.pdf
Committee Members:: Sjoerd W. Duiker, Jack Watson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sjoerd W. Duiker, Jack Watson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Watson, Committee Member
Dawn Luthe, Committee Member
Paul Heinemann, Outside Member

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Author:: Koubek, Emily Jean
Title:: The Role of an ARF1 and ARF6 Signaling Pathway in HGF-Stimulated Epithelial Cell Migration
Graduate Program:: Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: ARF6
ARF1
Cytohesin
Rac1
HGF Signaling
Cell Migration
File:: Download Final_Dissertation_Emily_Koubek.pdf
Committee Members:: Lorraine Santy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lorraine Santy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Outside Member
Ying Gu, Committee Member

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Author:: Abdalla, Reham Mohamed
Title:: THE USE OF GRAFTING FOR IMPROVING SALINITY TOLERANCE IN TOMATO PLANTS
Graduate Program:: Horticulture
Keywords:: Salinity
Tomato
Grafting
Xylem sap
Salt tolerance
Sodium
Potassium
File:: Download Reham_Abdalla_PhD_Dissertation_2017.pdf
Committee Members:: Kathleen Brown, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Orzolek, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Brown, Committee Member
Elsa Sánchez, Committee Member
Jack Watson, Outside Member

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Author:: Ricketts, Amy Rene
Title:: Conversations Around Practice: Mediating Opportunities to Learn About Teaching Science
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: Professional Learning Communities
Professional Development
Teacher Education
Discourse Analysis
Microethnography
Science Education
File:: Download Ricketts_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Jim Nolan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Greg Kelly, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jim Nolan, Committee Member
Anne Whitney, Committee Member
Stephanie Knight, Outside Member

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Author:: Fost, Brooks Ashley
Title:: PH PREFERENCE AND AVOIDANCE OF ADULT BROOK TROUT AND BROWN TROUT: INFLUENCE ON MOVEMENTS AND INTERACTIONS
Graduate Program:: Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Keywords:: pH
brook trout
brown trout
distribution
interactions
File:: Download Fost_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: C. Paola Ferreri, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
C. Paola Ferreri, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Tyler Wagner, Committee Member
Victoria Braithwaite, Committee Member
Rachel Brennan, Outside Member

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Author:: Yorke, April M
Title:: The Effects of Explicit Instruction in Letter-sound Correspondences with Children with Complex Communication Needs in Pairs with Peers
Graduate Program:: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:: complex communication needs
augmentative and alternative communication
autism spectrum disorder
reading
ALL curriculum
explicit instruction
letter-sound correspondences
literacy
intellectual disability
developmental delay
cortical visual impairment
File:: Download Dissertation_4-11-17b_Final_grad_school_edits___Yahoo_.pdf
Committee Members:: Janice C. Light, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janice C. Light, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathryn D.R. Drager, Committee Member
Carol A. Miller, Committee Member
David B. McNaughton, Outside Member

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Author:: Hubbard, Troy David
Title:: Ligand Selectivity and Evolutionary Divergence of the Human Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
Graduate Program:: Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AHR
Evolution
Ligand selectivity
PAHs
Toxicity
File:: Download Troy_Hubbard_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr. Gary Perdew, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Andrew Patterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Jeffrey Peters, Committee Member
Dr. Ming Tien, Committee Member
Dr. Edward Dudley, Outside Member

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Author:: McCarthy, Sean M
Title:: Bond Activation by Geometrically Distorted P(III) Compounds
Graduate Program:: Chemistry
Keywords:: Bond Activation
Main group chemistry
Organophosphorus chemistry
Physical organic chemistry
Mechanistic chemistry
File:: Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Raymond L. Funk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond L. Funk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven M. Weinreb, Committee Member
Scott T. Phillips, Committee Member
Robert M. Rioux, Outside Member
Alexander T. Radosevich, Special Member

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