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1121. A two-step CO<sub>2</sub> laser-sustained plasma nitriding process for deep-case hardening of commercially pure titanium

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Open Access
Author:
Kamat, Amar
Title:
A two-step CO<sub>2</sub> laser-sustained plasma nitriding process for deep-case hardening of commercially pure titanium
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
titanium
laser-sustained plasma
laser nitriding
case hardening
wear resistance
laser materials processing
File:
Download Kamat_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Judith Todd Copley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Todd Copley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen M Copley, Committee Member
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Member
Fan-Bill B Cheung, Outside Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Outside Member

1122. Temporal evolution of magma sources and surface deformation at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala revealed by InSAR

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Open Access
Author:
Wnuk, Kendall Coleman
Title:
Temporal evolution of magma sources and surface deformation at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala revealed by InSAR
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Volcanology
InSAR
Geodesy
Pacaya Volcano
Deformation
Magma
Modeling
Inversion
Basaltic
File:
Download Wnuk_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Christelle Wauthier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Christopher Lafemina, Committee Member
Maureen Feineman, Committee Member

1123. ACUTE EFFECTS OF DIETARY NITRATE SUPPLEMENTATION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Jin-Kwang
Title:
ACUTE EFFECTS OF DIETARY NITRATE SUPPLEMENTATION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Graduate Program:
Physiology
Keywords:
cardivascular
Aging
dietary nitrate supplementation
beetroot juice
women
File:
Download KimJ_acute_effects_of_dietary_nitrate_supplementation_in_postmenopausal_women_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
David Nathan Proctor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Committee Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Outside Member

1124. The Efficacy of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as a Robust and Effective Alternative to Gold Nanoparticles as Photothermal Agents to Drive High-Barrier Reactions

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Open Access
Author:
Johnson, Robert J
Title:
The Efficacy of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as a Robust and Effective Alternative to Gold Nanoparticles as Photothermal Agents to Drive High-Barrier Reactions
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Magnetite Nanoparticles
Iron oxide nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles
Photothermal
Light to heat
Nanoparticles
File:
Download Johnson_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Outside Member

1125. Social Lives: Nineteenth-Century New Orleans in Literature

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Open Access
Author:
Stevens, Erica Diane
Title:
Social Lives: Nineteenth-Century New Orleans in Literature
Graduate Program:
English
Keywords:
New Orleans
sociality
social life
regionalism
Reconstruction
African-American literature
nineteenth century
nineteenth-century literature
American literature
File:
Download StevensDissertation_format.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean X. Goudie, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Castiglia, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hester Maureen Blum, Committee Member
Christopher Castiglia, Committee Member
Jonathan Paul Eburne, Outside Member

1126. THE NORMATIVE SOURCES OF PRACTICAL IDENTITY: A PEIRCEAN APPROACH TO THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE

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Open Access
Author:
Poggiani, Francesco
Title:
THE NORMATIVE SOURCES OF PRACTICAL IDENTITY: A PEIRCEAN APPROACH TO THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE
Graduate Program:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Normativity
Phenomenology
Constitutivism
Practical Identity
Charles S. Peirce
Pragmatism
Korsgaard
Velleman
Charles Taylor
File:
Download Dissertation__final__Poggiani.pdf
Committee Members:
Vincent M Colapietro, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vincent M Colapietro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Philip Christman, Committee Member
Leonard Richard Lawlor, Committee Member
Anne Carver Rose, Outside Member
Rossella Fabbrichesi, Special Member

1127. The relationship between maternal education status and students' mathematics performance in Hong Kong

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Hui
Title:
The relationship between maternal education status and students' mathematics performance in Hong Kong
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Maternal education
Academic achievement
Hong Kong
File:
Download Master_Thesis_By_Hui.pdf
Committee Members:
Soo-Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maryellen Schaub, Committee Member
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member

1128. Stochastic Resource Allocation Strategies With Uncertain Information In Sensor Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Hu, Nan
Title:
Stochastic Resource Allocation Strategies With Uncertain Information In Sensor Networks
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
stochastic resource allocation
markov decision process
uncertainty
sensor network
File:
Download Dec2016_NanHu_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas F Laporta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas F Laporta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Committee Member
Sencun Zhu, Committee Member
Costas D Maranas, Outside Member

1131. A Painted Conversation: Narrative Inquiries in Community Based Art

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Open Access
Author:
Pilato, Natalia Claire
Title:
A Painted Conversation: Narrative Inquiries in Community Based Art
Graduate Program:
Art Education
Keywords:
Community-based art
community art
socially engaged art
murals
Belize
A Painted conversation
ethic of care
collaboration
service learning
social capital
Natalia Pilato
File:
Download Pilato_N_Final_dissertation3_2016.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Christine Marme Thompson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Christine Marme Thompson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Yvonne Gaudelius, Committee Member
Lonnie K Graham, Committee Member
Dr. Mahdu Prakash, Outside Member

1132. METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF THE ARCHAEON Methanosarcina acetivorans FOR PRODUCTS FROM METHANE

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Open Access
Author:
Mcanulty, Michael Justin
Title:
METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF THE ARCHAEON Methanosarcina acetivorans FOR PRODUCTS FROM METHANE
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Metabolic engineering
methanogen
anaerobic oxidation of methane
acetate
lactate
microbial fuel cell
flavins
consortia
File:
Download Dissertation_Mike_McAnulty.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas K. Wood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas K. Wood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Manish Kumar, Committee Member
Esther Winter Gomez, Committee Member
Stephen John Knabel, Outside Member

1133. MECHANISM OF CLASS III MYOSIN MEDIATED REGULATION OF ACTIN BUNDLE BASED PROTRUSIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Raval, Manmeet Harishbhai
Title:
MECHANISM OF CLASS III MYOSIN MEDIATED REGULATION OF ACTIN BUNDLE BASED PROTRUSIONS
Graduate Program:
Physiology
Keywords:
Myosins
Actin cytoskeleton
Filopodia
Stereocilia
Deafness
File:
Download FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Martin Yengo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Martin Yengo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lisa M Shantz, Committee Member
Hui-Ling Chiang, Committee Member
Colin James Barnstable, Outside Member
Scot R Kimball, Committee Member

1134. Political Football: Social Movements and the Professional Gridiron in the United States, 1955-1979

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Open Access
Author:
Linden, Andrew David
Title:
Political Football: Social Movements and the Professional Gridiron in the United States, 1955-1979
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
football
American football
social movements
politics
NFL
history
sport history
U.S. history
File:
Download Political_Football__Linden_Dissertation_.pdf
Committee Members:
Jessica Lynn Schultz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Lynn Schultz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Dyreson, Committee Member
R. Scott Kretchmar, Committee Member
Nan Elizabeth Woodruff, Outside Member

1135. DENVER ’76: THE WINTER OLYMPICS AND THE POLITICS OF GROWTH IN COLORADO DURING THE LATE 1960S AND EARLY 1970S

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Open Access
Author:
Berg, Adam P
Title:
DENVER ’76: THE WINTER OLYMPICS AND THE POLITICS OF GROWTH IN COLORADO DURING THE LATE 1960S AND EARLY 1970S
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Sport history
Olympics
Colorado
Denver
American West
1960s
1970s
File:
Download Adam_Berg_Dissertation_Denver_76__Final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark Dyreson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Dyreson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jessica Lynn Schultz, Committee Member
R. Scott Kretchmar, Committee Member
Lori Ginzerg, Outside Member

1136. Understanding the Role of a Hypermutator Switch in the Evolution of an Extremely Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection

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Open Access
Author:
Raygoza Garay, Juan Antonio
Title:
Understanding the Role of a Hypermutator Switch in the Evolution of an Extremely Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Graduate Program:
Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
Mutation rate
Phase variation
Genetic switch
Antibiotic Resistance
Vancomycin
endocarditis
microbiology
File:
Download Raygoza_Garay_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Santhosh Girirajan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
itsvan albert, Committee Member
Andrew Read, Committee Member
Jason Rasgon, Outside Member

1137. Combinatorics and Representation Theory for Generalized Permutohedra

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Open Access
Author:
Early, Nicholas Joseph
Title:
Combinatorics and Representation Theory for Generalized Permutohedra
Graduate Program:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Permutohedra
Worpitzky
Eulerian
Combinatorics
Polyhedra
File:
Download Thesis_Final__12-6-2016.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrian Ocneanu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sergei Tabachnikov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sergei Tabachnikov, Committee Member
Nigel Higson, Committee Member
Murat Gunaydin, Outside Member

1138. Ignition of Aluminum Powder with a 2.45-GHz Microwave Plasma Torch

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Open Access
Author:
Palomino Alva, Jorge Eduardo
Title:
Ignition of Aluminum Powder with a 2.45-GHz Microwave Plasma Torch
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Microwave Plasma Torch
Aluminum Combustion
Steam Plasma
Optical Emission Spectroscopy
OES
Aluminum Ignition
Aluminum Powder
File:
Download JPalomino_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Bilén, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Knecht, Committee Member
Michael Micci, Committee Member

1139. “structured” multi-filler nanocomposites with novel dielectric properties

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Author:
Li, Bo
Title:
“structured” multi-filler nanocomposites with novel dielectric properties
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
dielectric constant and loss
polymer clay composites
dielectric breakdown
structured composites
barrier properties
File:

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Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Special Member

1140. DYE-DOPED CALCIUM PHOSPHOSILICATE NANOPARTICLES FOR EARLY DETECTION OF HUMAN CANCERS

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Author:
Tang, Xiaomeng
Title:
DYE-DOPED CALCIUM PHOSPHOSILICATE NANOPARTICLES FOR EARLY DETECTION OF HUMAN CANCERS
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Calcium phosphosilicate
Cancer diagnosis
Bioimaging
Bioconjugation
Targeted delivery
File:

No files available due to restrictions.

Committee Members:
James Hansell Adair, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member