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301. Tactile Maps for Flood Mitigation Planning: Design and Evaluation

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Author:
Cole, Harrison
Title:
Tactile Maps for Flood Mitigation Planning: Design and Evaluation
Graduate Program:
Geography (PHD)
Keywords:
geography
cartography
accessibility
tactile
disability
flood
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Committee Members:
Anthony Robinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jack Carroll, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lorraine Dowler, Major Field Member
Erica Smithwick, Major Field Member
Brian King, Program Head/Chair

302. The Role of Higher Education in the Habitus Transformation of Youth from Rural Communities

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Author:
Kryst, Erica
Title:
The Role of Higher Education in the Habitus Transformation of Youth from Rural Communities
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy (PHD)
Keywords:
rural education
higher education
habitus
rural youth and communities
rural out-migration
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Committee Members:
Gerald K Letendre, Program Head/Chair
Katerina Bodovski, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Soo-yong Byun, Major & Minor Field Member
Mark Brennan, Outside Unit Member
Kai Schafft, Outside Field Member

303. OPTIMIZING INDIVIDUALIZED INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT PREDICTION MODEL

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Author:
Feng, Yanxiao
Title:
OPTIMIZING INDIVIDUALIZED INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT PREDICTION MODEL
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Thermal sensation; Thermal preference; Responsive control; Real-time measurement; Event alert; Internet of things; Threshold tuning; Feature interactions; Mini-batch based learning.
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Committee Members:
Ying-Ling Jao, Outside Unit & Field Member
Julian Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member
Esther Obonyo, Major Field Member
Somayeh Asadi, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

304. Sustainable Planet: Site Suitability Analysis for Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants Using Fuzzy MCDM and Network Science Based Approaches

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Author:
Almasad, Abdullah
Title:
Sustainable Planet: Site Suitability Analysis for Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants Using Fuzzy MCDM and Network Science Based Approaches
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Geographical Information System
Multi-Criteria Decision Making
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process
Site Suitability Analysis
Graph Theory
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Committee Members:
Soundar Kumara, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Saurabh Basu, Major Field Member
Hui Yang, Major Field Member
Greg Pavlak, Outside Unit & Field Member
Thamer Alquthami, Special Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

305. ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVES FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF HUMAN LONG BONES – MODELING AND EXPERIMENTS

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Author:
Guha, Anurup
Title:
ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVES FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF HUMAN LONG BONES – MODELING AND EXPERIMENTS
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)
Keywords:
Ultrasonic Guided Waves
Long Bones
Tibia
Frequency Domain
Wave-structure
partial-loading
omni-directional shear
tuning fork
SawBones
Stress Fracture
Eccentric Geometry
Time-domain
Bone Cement
Bone Ultrasound
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Committee Members:
Parisa Shokouhi, Major Field Member
Clifford Lissenden, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Aynardi, Special Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gregory Lewis, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

306. Planning and Guidance Methods for Peripheral Bronchoscopy

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Author:
Zhao, Wennan
Title:
Planning and Guidance Methods for Peripheral Bronchoscopy
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
lung cancer
virtual bronchoscopy
image-guided bronchoscopy
bronchoscopy
radial probe endobronchial ultrasound
peripheral pulmonary lesion
endobronchial ultrasound
endobronchial ultrasound registration
endobronchial ultrasound simulation
biopsy
navigational bronchoscopy
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Committee Members:
Robert Collins, Major Field Member
William Higgins, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nanyin Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Vishal Monga, Major Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

307. Ultrasound image classification and segmentation using deep learning applications

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Author:
Mohammad, Umar Farooq
Title:
Ultrasound image classification and segmentation using deep learning applications
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Deep Learning
Medical Image Segmentation
Medical Image Classification
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Mohamed Khaled Almekkawy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Evan Higgins, Committee Member

308. Extending an Automated Content Assessment Method and Improving its Robustness for Classroom Use

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Author:
Singh, Purushartha
Title:
Extending an Automated Content Assessment Method and Improving its Robustness for Classroom Use
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
natural language processing
automated summary content assessment
automated feedback generation
content assessment
educational use of artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Rebecca Jane Passonneau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rui Zhang, Committee Member

309. Art in the Late Soviet Apartment: Andrei Monastyrski's Artist's Books, Objects and Actions in the Context of Moscow Conceptualism, 1970-80s

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Author:
Zaikina, Olga
Title:
Art in the Late Soviet Apartment: Andrei Monastyrski's Artist's Books, Objects and Actions in the Context of Moscow Conceptualism, 1970-80s
Graduate Program:
Art History (PHD)
Keywords:
Moscow Conceptualism
Soviet unofficial culture
Late Soviet material culture
Andrei Monastyrski
Conceptual Art
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Committee Members:
Elizabeth Mansfield, Program Head/Chair
Nancy Locke, Major Field Member
Adrian Wanner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Craig Zabel, Major Field Member
Sarah Rich, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

310. A Design Intervention Opportunity Utilizing Artful Rainwater Design (ARD) in Theme Park Design

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Author:
Campbell, Natalie
Title:
A Design Intervention Opportunity Utilizing Artful Rainwater Design (ARD) in Theme Park Design
Graduate Program:
Landscape Architecture (MS)
Keywords:
Stormwater
Artful Rainwater Design
Theme Park
Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Research Through Design
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Committee Members:
Stuart Patton Echols, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eliza Pennypacker, Committee Member
Roxi Thoren, Program Head/Chair
Hong Wu, Committee Member

311. How do different types of morphological awareness in Chinese and English contribute to English reading for Chinese adolescents studying English as an additional language?

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Author:
Shen, Yaqi
Title:
How do different types of morphological awareness in Chinese and English contribute to English reading for Chinese adolescents studying English as an additional language?
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)
Keywords:
morphological awareness
vocabulary knowledge
reading comprehension
Chinese adolescents
English
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Committee Members:
Amy Crosson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Pui-Wa Lei, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Poehner, Major Field Member
Jonna Kulikowich, Minor Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

312. Navigating Anti-Black Racism: How Black Collegians Experience the Racial Climate at a Predominantly White Institution

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Author:
Kenney, Alex
Title:
Navigating Anti-Black Racism: How Black Collegians Experience the Racial Climate at a Predominantly White Institution
Graduate Program:
Higher Education (PHD)
Keywords:
Racial Climate
Black Collegians
Critical Race Theory
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Committee Members:
LaWanda Ward, Major Field Member
Royel Johnson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gary King, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karly Ford, Major Field Member
Gerald K Letendre, Program Head/Chair

313. Alterations in neuronal excitability within the reward neurocircuitry following opioid exposure

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Author:
Mcdevitt, Dillon
Title:
Alterations in neuronal excitability within the reward neurocircuitry following opioid exposure
Graduate Program:
Neuroscience (PHD)
Keywords:
Nucleus Accumbens
Paraventricular Thalamic Nucleus
Anterior Cingulate
Morphine
Opioids
Electrophysiology
Reward
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Committee Members:
Nicholas Graziane, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kent Vrana, Co-Chair & Major Field Member
Yuval Silberman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Victor Ruiz-Velasco, Major Field Member
Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair

314. Understanding Wellness Practices and Their Relation To University Adjustment among Middle Eastern International College Students In The United States: A Grounded Theory

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Author:
Al Ma'Awali, Mahmood
Title:
Understanding Wellness Practices and Their Relation To University Adjustment among Middle Eastern International College Students In The United States: A Grounded Theory
Graduate Program:
Counselor Education (PHD)
Keywords:
Wellness
University Adjustment
International
Middle Eastern
Undergraduate
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Committee Members:
Faisal Husain, Outside Unit Member
Richard Hazler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Craig Campbell, Outside Field Member
Jeffrey Hayes, Major Field Member
Julia Green Bryan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

315. MATERIALS DESIGN OF DIELECTRIC POLYMERS FOR ENERGY STORAGE, ELECTROCALORIC COOLING, AND ELECTRO-ACTUATORS

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Author:
Chen, Xin
Title:
MATERIALS DESIGN OF DIELECTRIC POLYMERS FOR ENERGY STORAGE, ELECTROCALORIC COOLING, AND ELECTRO-ACTUATORS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Dielectric polymer
PVDF-based polymers
Electrocaloric cooling
electromechanical coupling
capacitors
energy storage
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Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Co-Chair of Committee
Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qing Wang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Weihua Guan, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Qiming Zhang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

316. Reconstituting the 3D Breast Cancer Microenvironment for Chemo and Immunotherapy

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Author:
Dey, Madhuri
Title:
Reconstituting the 3D Breast Cancer Microenvironment for Chemo and Immunotherapy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Breast cancer
3D tumor models
Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
MAIT-MR1
3D bioprinting
Perfusion
Tumor Angiogenesis
Cancer Invasion
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Major Field Member
James Connor, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christine Keating, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Ibrahim Ozbolat, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

317. Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensors based on Laser-induced Graphene integrated with Skin-interfaced Microfluidic component for On-body measurement

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Author:
Liu, Shangbin
Title:
Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensors based on Laser-induced Graphene integrated with Skin-interfaced Microfluidic component for On-body measurement
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)
Keywords:
biosensor
glucose
mircofludic
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Committee Members:
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Larry Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Hsu, Committee Member

318. Planning and Guidance of Bronchoscopy for Comprehensive Lymph Node Staging

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Author:
Kuhlengel, Trevor Keith
Title:
Planning and Guidance of Bronchoscopy for Comprehensive Lymph Node Staging
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
lung cancer
lymph node staging
multi-destination procedures
image-guided procedures
bronchoscopy
optimal procedure planning
computer-assisted procedure planning
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Committee Members:
Ali Borhan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Collins, Major Field Member
William Higgins, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vishal Monga, Major Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

319. Aqueous Phase Separation within Water-in-Oil Emulsions as Cellular Models

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Author:
Crowe, Charles
Title:
Aqueous Phase Separation within Water-in-Oil Emulsions as Cellular Models
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
liquid-liquid phase separation
phase separation
microfluidics
neutral polymer phase separation
emulsion
water-in-oil
coacervation
bioinspired
artificial cell
microscopy
droplet
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Paul Cremer, Major Field Member
Peter Butler, Outside Unit & Field Member
Scott Showalter, Major Field Member
Christine Keating, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

320. Mixed Modifier Effect in Aluminosilicate Glasses

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Author:
Lin, Yinan
Title:
Mixed Modifier Effect in Aluminosilicate Glasses
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
aluminosilicate-based glass
dissolution
dynamic
mixed modifier effect.
aluminosilicate glass
mixed modifier effect
mechanical
glass transition
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Committee Members:
Hojong Kim, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Robert Kimel, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member

321. Re-envisioning Agriculture as Sustainable Multifunctional Landscapes

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Author:
Herbstritt, Steph
Title:
Re-envisioning Agriculture as Sustainable Multifunctional Landscapes
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Biological Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Perennial warm season grasses
Mixtures
Opportunity land
Perennial bioenergy crop
Field experiment
NDVI
Multifunctional agriculture
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Committee Members:
Herschel Elliott, Major Field Member
Tom Richard, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jonathan Duncan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Armen Kemanian, Outside Field Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair

322. The Role of Polyomavirus Capsid Mutations in Antibody Evasion and Virulence

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Author:
Lauver, Matthew
Title:
The Role of Polyomavirus Capsid Mutations in Antibody Evasion and Virulence
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences (PHD)
Keywords:
Polyomavirus
Antibody Evasion
Virus Capsid Mutations
Viral Pathogenesis
T cell Deficiency
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Committee Members:
Nicholas Buchkovich, Major Field Member
Aron Lukacher, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Todd Schell, Major Field Member
Zissis Chroneos, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair

323. Obstacles to Comparative Migration Research: Comparability of Estimates and The Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes Project

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Author:
Miller, Sarah Elizabeth
Title:
Obstacles to Comparative Migration Research: Comparability of Estimates and The Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes Project
Graduate Program:
Sociology (PHD)
Keywords:
Migration
Survey
Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition
Comparative Research
Sample Composition
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Committee Members:
Eric Plutzer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jennifer Van Hook, Major Field Member
Scott Yabiku, Major Field Member
Jennifer Glick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

324. "Popularly it was known as the National Road": The Cumberland Road and the Expansion of American Culture and Identity

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Author:
Miller, Hilary Lynn
Title:
"Popularly it was known as the National Road": The Cumberland Road and the Expansion of American Culture and Identity
Graduate Program:
American Studies (PHD)
Keywords:
National Road
Internal Improvements
Early American Republic
Transportation History
United States History
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Committee Members:
John Haddad, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anne Verplanck, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Witwer, Major Field Member
Sofia Vidalis, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Haddad, Major Field Member

325. Musical Topic as an Embodiment of Community in Two Musical-Dramatic Works of the 1940s

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Author:
Mooney, Micah
Title:
Musical Topic as an Embodiment of Community in Two Musical-Dramatic Works of the 1940s
Graduate Program:
Music (MA)
Keywords:
Topic theory
Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma!
Tempesta
Pastoral
Church Musical
Opera
Musical Theatre
Theory
Analysis
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Committee Members:
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member

326. Surface Chemistry of Transition Metal Nanoparticles

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Author:
Tanygin, Vivian Sergei
Title:
Surface Chemistry of Transition Metal Nanoparticles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
nanoparticles
xps
epr
chalcogen
noble metal
nanomaterials
inorganic
electronic properties
esr
morphology
surface chemistry
nmr
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Committee Members:
Benjamin Lear, Chair & Major Field Represnt
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
Raymond Schaak, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
John Golbeck, Committee Member & Related Areas Repres
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor

327. Visions of an Emancipated Society: The Oberlin Mission, Black Activists, and Transnational Education, 1835-1875

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Author:
Mills, Shavonte
Title:
Visions of an Emancipated Society: The Oberlin Mission, Black Activists, and Transnational Education, 1835-1875
Graduate Program:
History (PHD)
Keywords:
Education
African American Studies
19th century U.S. history
Transnationalism
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Committee Members:
Christina Snyder, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ellen Stroud, Major Field Member
Kathyrn Merkel-Hess, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Esther Prins, Outside Unit Member
Michael West, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Gilyard, Outside Field Member

328. Crumpled Laser Induced Graphene Silver Nanowire Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting

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Author:
Erdely, Daniel
Title:
Crumpled Laser Induced Graphene Silver Nanowire Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)
Keywords:
triboelectric
laser-induced-graphene
AgNW
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Committee Members:
Albert Segall, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Larry Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David W Snyder, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member

329. Backwater Hydrodynamic Influence on Avulsion Style and Floodplain Character: Case Study From Mungaroo Formation, Northern Carnarvon Basin

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Author:
Walker, Jasmine
Title:
Backwater Hydrodynamic Influence on Avulsion Style and Floodplain Character: Case Study From Mungaroo Formation, Northern Carnarvon Basin
Graduate Program:
Geosciences (MS)
Keywords:
Seismic
Geomorphology
Channel
Interpretation
Floodplain
Paleo
Delta
Paleo-Deltaic
3D Seismic Data
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Committee Members:
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Ann Hajek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roman Di Biase, Committee Member

330. Biomimetic Computational Techniques for the Simulation of Fungi Networks

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Author:
Sgarrella, Joseph
Title:
Biomimetic Computational Techniques for the Simulation of Fungi Networks
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)
Keywords:
Fungal Infection
Growth Mechanics
Meshing
Phase-Field
Geometric Constraints
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Committee Members:
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Christian Peco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member
Michael Hillman, Committee Member

331. Environmental and social factors affecting gyne and brood physiology in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens

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Author:
Barie, Katherine
Title:
Environmental and social factors affecting gyne and brood physiology in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens
Graduate Program:
Entomology (MS)
Keywords:
Bombus
Carbon dioxide
Social environment
Physiology
Bumble bee
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Committee Members:
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Etya Amsalem, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christina M Grozinger, Committee Member
Rudolf Johannes Schilder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather M Hines, Committee Member

332. Morphology Dependent Optical Properties of Mixed Organic/Inorganic Aerosol Particles

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Author:
Di Monte, Kristin
Title:
Morphology Dependent Optical Properties of Mixed Organic/Inorganic Aerosol Particles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Aerosol Particles
Aerosol
Optical Growth Factor
fRH
Hygroscopicity
Hygroscopicity Parameter
Water Soluble Organic Compounds
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
CRDS
Multicomponent
Inorganic Salt
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Miriam Arak Freedman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Member
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member

333. Outcomes after Sublobar Resection versus Lobectomy in Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma In Situ

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Author:
Perez Holguin, Rolfy
Title:
Outcomes after Sublobar Resection versus Lobectomy in Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma In Situ
Graduate Program:
Clinical Research (MS)
Keywords:
Non-small cell lung cancer
Carcinoma In Situ
Sublobar resection
lobectomy
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Committee Members:
Douglas Leslie, Program Head/Chair
Chan Shen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vonn Andrew Walter, Committee Member
Tonya Sharp King, Committee Member

335. PARP14 regulates cyclin D1 expression to promote cell cycle progression

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Author:
O'Connor, Michael
Title:
PARP14 regulates cyclin D1 expression to promote cell cycle progression
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences (PHD)
Keywords:
cell cycle
cyclin D1
CDK4/6 inhibitors
CRISPR
PARP14
breast cancer
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Committee Members:
Thomas Spratt, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
James Broach, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
Ralph Keil, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
Lisa Shantz, Committee Member & Related Areas Repres
George Moldovan, Chair & Major Field Represnt
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair

337. Incorporating Novel Sprue Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques to Improve Nickel Aluminum Bronze Castings

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Author:
Soares, Nicholas
Title:
Incorporating Novel Sprue Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques to Improve Nickel Aluminum Bronze Castings
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
metal casting
sand casting
3D sand printing
additive manufacturing
nickel aluminum bronze
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Committee Members:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

338. Clusters of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Alcohol Use Across Three Timescales

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Author:
West, Ashley Brooke
Title:
Clusters of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Alcohol Use Across Three Timescales
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology (PHD)
Keywords:
physical activity
sedentary behavior
alcohol use
adolescents
college students
polysubstance use
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Committee Members:
Michael Russell, Outside Field Member
Diana Fishbein, Outside Unit & Minor Member
David Conroy, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lacy Alexander, Major Field Member
Jonathan Bates Dingwell, Program Head/Chair

339. Work, Public Assistance, and the Transition to Adulthood Among Children Maltreated During Early Adolescence

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Author:
Caniglia, Michael
Title:
Work, Public Assistance, and the Transition to Adulthood Among Children Maltreated During Early Adolescence
Graduate Program:
Sociology (MA)
Keywords:
foster care
transition to adulthood
adolescence
public assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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Committee Members:
Sarah Anne Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Fenelon, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Molly Martin, Committee Member

341. The Interactive Relationship between Ethnic-Racial Identity, Academic Expectations, and Neighborhood Ethnic-Racial Concentration: Variation by Gender and Ethnicity-Race

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Author:
Maereg, Tiyobista
Title:
The Interactive Relationship between Ethnic-Racial Identity, Academic Expectations, and Neighborhood Ethnic-Racial Concentration: Variation by Gender and Ethnicity-Race
Graduate Program:
Psychology (MS)
Keywords:
ethnic-racial identity
neighborhood ethnic-racial concentration
gender differences
academic expectations
ethnic-racial differences
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Committee Members:
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Mayra Bamaca, Committee Member

342. Memory Processes as we Age: A Dissociation of Unitization, Association and Item Memory Over Time

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Author:
Carpenter, Catherine
Title:
Memory Processes as we Age: A Dissociation of Unitization, Association and Item Memory Over Time
Graduate Program:
Psychology (MS)
Keywords:
psychology
memory
aging
associative memory
unitization
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Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Alan Carlson, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member

345. A comparative analysis of women’s nutrition decision-making autonomy during pregnancy in Burkina Faso and Madagascar

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Author:
Ngoutane, Raphia
Title:
A comparative analysis of women’s nutrition decision-making autonomy during pregnancy in Burkina Faso and Madagascar
Graduate Program:
Nutritional Sciences (MS)
Keywords:
Women's autonomy
Decision-making
Food choice process model
Maternal nutrition/diet/supplementation
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Committee Members:
Stephen R Kodish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Ransom, Committee Member
A Ross, Program Head/Chair
Laura E. Murray-Kolb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

346. Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding

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Author:
Agarwala, Vandana
Title:
Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding
Graduate Program:
Statistics (MS)
Keywords:
Bioinformatics
Deep Learning
Gene Regulation
Domain Adaptation
Transfer Learning
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
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Committee Members:
Shaun Mahony, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qunhua Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ephraim Hanks, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Xiang Zhu, Committee Member

347. The Role of Beekeeping Management Systems on Microbes, Pathogens, and Immunity in Honey Bees

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Author:
Lawrence, Brooke
Title:
The Role of Beekeeping Management Systems on Microbes, Pathogens, and Immunity in Honey Bees
Graduate Program:
Entomology (MS)
Keywords:
honey bees
microbiome
bee bread
virus
beekeeping
immune genes
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Committee Members:
Margarita Maria Lopez-Uribe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Darrell William Cockburn, Committee Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Edwin George Rajotte, Committee Member

348. Examining the Effects of School Connectedness on Social Emotional Learning Technique Use in Middle Childhood

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Author:
Chahl, Avery
Title:
Examining the Effects of School Connectedness on Social Emotional Learning Technique Use in Middle Childhood
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies (MS)
Keywords:
peer relationships
social emotional learning
SEL
social network analysis
network analysis
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Committee Members:
Sunny Bai, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kelly Rulison, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

349. From Sinner to Disordered: The Evaluation Of The Transformation of Morality To Mental Health Paradigm Via Word Embeddings

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Author:
Davoodi, Marjan
Title:
From Sinner to Disordered: The Evaluation Of The Transformation of Morality To Mental Health Paradigm Via Word Embeddings
Graduate Program:
Sociology (MA)
Keywords:
Mental Health
medicalization
Word Embeddings
Morality
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Committee Members:
Charles Seguin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Greg Eghigian, Committee Member

350. Grit among Cambodian adolescents: Validity and reliability of the original and short forms of the grit scale

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Author:
Apsley, Hannah
Title:
Grit among Cambodian adolescents: Validity and reliability of the original and short forms of the grit scale
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies (MS)
Keywords:
Cambodia
Adolescent
Grit
Validity
Reliability
Factor Analysis
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Committee Members:
Hobart H Cleveland, III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexis R Santos, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

351. Heat Strain Risk Assessment of Field Workers: Integrating Wearable Sensing and Artificial Intelligence

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Author:
Ojha, Amit
Title:
Heat Strain Risk Assessment of Field Workers: Integrating Wearable Sensing and Artificial Intelligence
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Data-driven health monitoring
Construction workers' safety
Occupational heat strain risk
Wearable biosensors
Physiological sensing
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Committee Members:
Houtan Jebelli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Somayeh Asadi, Committee Member
Somayeh Asadi, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Lacy Marie Alexander, Committee Member

352. The spatiotemporal dynamics of organic contaminants in surface water and their potential accumulation in riverine smallmouth bass of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

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Author:
Mc Clure, Catherine
Title:
The spatiotemporal dynamics of organic contaminants in surface water and their potential accumulation in riverine smallmouth bass of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Graduate Program:
Ecology (MS)
Keywords:
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds
Ecotoxicology
Bayesian Statistics
Fish Health
Organic Contaminants
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Committee Members:
Tyler Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather Elise Preisendanz, Committee Member
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Megan Kepler Schall, Committee Member

353. In-silico modeling gene expression utilizing genomic activity and 3D contact information

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Author:
Hughey, Jordan
Title:
In-silico modeling gene expression utilizing genomic activity and 3D contact information
Graduate Program:
Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)
Keywords:
gene regulation
transcriptome
association studies
machine learning
epigenomics
epigenetics
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Committee Members:
Dajiang Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shaun Mahony, Major Field Member
James Broach, Outside Unit & Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Major Field Member
George H Perry, Program Head/Chair

354. Effects of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on Taste Preferences and Underlying Neural Signaling in an Obese Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury

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Author:
Tang, Tiffany
Title:
Effects of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on Taste Preferences and Underlying Neural Signaling in an Obese Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences (MS)
Keywords:
spinal cord injury
vertical sleeve gastrectomy
neural mechanisms
obesity
taste preference
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Committee Members:
Andras Hajnal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuval Silberman, Committee Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair
Ziaur Rahman, Committee Member

355. SECURITY PATTERN DETECTION IN SOFTWARE CODE USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

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Author:
Cha, Joonyoung
Title:
SECURITY PATTERN DETECTION IN SOFTWARE CODE USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS
Graduate Program:
Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations (MS)
Keywords:
Security Pattern
Software Code
Machine Learning
Security Pattern Detection (SPD)
Convolutional Neural Network
Long Short-Term Memory
Security
vulnerability
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Committee Members:
Jungwoo Ryoo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Joseph Fusco, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair
Philip Laplante, Committee Member

356. Model development and application on coupled hyporheic exchange flux in river-hyporheic zones

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Author:
Li, Bing
Title:
Model development and application on coupled hyporheic exchange flux in river-hyporheic zones
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Hydrology
hyporheicFoam
Hyporheic exchange flux
OpenFOAM
Transient storage model
mass transfer coefficient
hyporheic zone
heterogeneous
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Committee Members:
Li Li, Major Field Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ying Pan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lauren McPhillips, Major Field Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

357. Impact of Air Pollution on Cardiac Electrophysiology and Sleep Health in Adolescents

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Author:
He, Fan
Title:
Impact of Air Pollution on Cardiac Electrophysiology and Sleep Health in Adolescents
Graduate Program:
Epidemiology (PhD)
Keywords:
Air Pollution
Cardiac Autonomic Modulation
Sleep Health
Adolescents
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Committee Members:
Vernon Chinchilli, Major Field Member
Laila Al-Shaar, Special Member
Jeffrey Yanosky, Major Field Member
Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Outside Unit & Field Member
Duanping Liao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Duanping Liao, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

358. A Scheduling Framework for Decomposable Kernels on Energy Harvesting IoT Edge Nodes

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Author:
Jose, Sethu
Title:
A Scheduling Framework for Decomposable Kernels on Energy Harvesting IoT Edge Nodes
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Internet of Things
Non-Volatile Processors
Energy Harvesting
Approximate Computing
Scheduling.
Internet Of Things
Scheduling
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Committee Members:
Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Committee Member

359. DEPTH FILTERS IN BIOPROCESSING: PERFORMANCE AND SCALE-UP

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Author:
Nejatishahidein, Negin
Title:
DEPTH FILTERS IN BIOPROCESSING: PERFORMANCE AND SCALE-UP
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
CFD
clarification
depth filtration
flow distribution
lenticular stack
scale‐up
cell culture fluid
host cell proteins
protein binding
monoclonal antibodies
flow structure
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Committee Members:
Andrew Zydney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Hancock, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ali Borhan, Major Field Member
Stephanie Velegol, Major Field Member
Seong H. Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

360. Power Minimization For Fixed-Pitch Coaxial Rotors In Hover

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Author:
Opazo Toro, Tomas
Title:
Power Minimization For Fixed-Pitch Coaxial Rotors In Hover
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
coaxial rotor power minimization optimization control allocation
File:
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Committee Members:
Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jacob Langelaan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joseph Horn, Major Field Member
Puneet Singla, Major Field Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

361. A multi-faceted approach in understanding the disease pathogenicity of and safeguarding against known bioweapon, Francisella tularensis

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Author:
Nicol, Mckayla
Title:
A multi-faceted approach in understanding the disease pathogenicity of and safeguarding against known bioweapon, Francisella tularensis
Graduate Program:
Pathobiology (PHD)
Keywords:
Francisella tularensis
Low-temperature plasma
CCR10
Biowarfare
SARS-CoV-2
Host-pathogen interactions
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Committee Members:
Anthony Schmitt, Co-Chair of Committee
Sean Knecht, Outside Field Member
Girish Kirimanjeswara, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Margherita Cantorna, Major Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anthony Schmitt, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

362. Changes in the Sensitivity of Convective Storms and Tornadoes to the Microphysics Parameterization in Environments with Different Lifting Condensation Levels

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Open Access
Author:
Murdzek, Shawn
Title:
Changes in the Sensitivity of Convective Storms and Tornadoes to the Microphysics Parameterization in Environments with Different Lifting Condensation Levels
Graduate Program:
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (PHD)
Keywords:
meteorology
severe storms
microphysics
numerical modeling
tornadoes
ensembles
supercells
convection
File:
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Committee Members:
Yvette Richardson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paul Markowski, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Matthew Kumjian, Major Field Member
Guido Cervone, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hugh Morrison, Special Member
David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair

363. Novel Techniques and Modern Applications of Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Near-Zero-Field Magnetoresistance

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Author:
Myers, Kenneth
Title:
Novel Techniques and Modern Applications of Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Near-Zero-Field Magnetoresistance
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Semiconductors
Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance
Near Zero Field Magnetoresistance
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
Electron Nuclear Double Resonance
Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy
Silicon
Silicon Dioxide
Negative Bias Temperature Instability
FinFET
Hafnium Dioxide
Amorphous Boron
File:
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Committee Members:
Suzanne Mohney, Outside Unit & Field Member
Patrick Lenahan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Horn, Major Field Member
Saptarshi Das, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

364. Defect Identification in Dielectric and Composite Materials Using Noise-Based Microwave Nondestructive Testing Techniques

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Author:
Navagato, Marc Dominic
Title:
Defect Identification in Dielectric and Composite Materials Using Noise-Based Microwave Nondestructive Testing Techniques
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Nondestructive Testing
Microwave Testing
Neural Networks
Dimensionality Reduction
Noise Radar
Noise Waveforms
Microwave Nondestructive Testing
Stacked Autoencoders
Anomaly Detection
File:
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Committee Members:
Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ram Narayanan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julio Urbina, Major Field Member
David Jenkins, Major Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

365. Solvent Effects on Acid-Base Interactions in Zeolites

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Author:
Mu, Yanyu
Title:
Solvent Effects on Acid-Base Interactions in Zeolites
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Solvent effects
zeolite catalysis
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Committee Members:
Xueyi Zhang, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Janik, Major Field Member
Seong H. Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen Chmely, Outside Unit & Field Member

366. Education Contracting for School Turnaround Reform: A District's Novel Approach to Local Control

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Author:
Ogbu, Nnenna
Title:
Education Contracting for School Turnaround Reform: A District's Novel Approach to Local Control
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy (PHD)
Keywords:
school turnaround
state takeover
new school models
institutional logics
new institutionalism
education policy
organizational theory
education contracting
school improvement
File:
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Committee Members:
Maria Lewis, Outside Field Member
Michael Berkman, Outside Unit Member
Gerald K Letendre, Program Head/Chair
Dana Mitra, Major Field Member
David Gamson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

367. Social Entrepreneurs in the Disability Space: How They Manage Stigma and Seek Legitimacy

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Author:
Mihelcic, Christine
Title:
Social Entrepreneurs in the Disability Space: How They Manage Stigma and Seek Legitimacy
Graduate Program:
Business Administration (PHD)
Keywords:
identity
stigma
legitimacy
disability
social entrepreneurship
identity
stigma
legitimacy
disability
social entrepreneurship
File:
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Committee Members:
Aparna Joshi, Major Field Member
Charlene Zietsma, Major Field Member
Brent Ambrose, Program Head/Chair
Karen Winterich, Outside Unit & Field Member
Linda Trevino, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

368. Queering Absence: The Rhetoric of the Homophile Movement

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Author:
Nagel, Jeffrey
Title:
Queering Absence: The Rhetoric of the Homophile Movement
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences (PHD)
Keywords:
homophile movement
rhetoric
queer theory
absence
social movements
memory
silence
passing
invisibility
forgetting
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Committee Members:
Cheryl Glenn, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bradford Vivian, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Browne, Major Field Member
Andrew High, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Pamela Vanhaitsma, Major Field Member
Member Committee, Special Member

369. Are Friday Announcements Special? Limited Investor Attention and Unanticipated Disclosure

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Author:
Orton, Lyndon
Title:
Are Friday Announcements Special? Limited Investor Attention and Unanticipated Disclosure
Graduate Program:
Business Administration (PHD)
Keywords:
Inattention
Friday
Market reaction
Limited investor attention
limited market attention
Fridays
Unanticipated disclosure
Unanticipated
Activist short sellers
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Committee Members:
Samuel Bonsall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karl Muller, Major Field Member
David Haushalter, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jed Neilson, Major Field Member
Brent Ambrose, Program Head/Chair

370. On Being Epistemologists of Others: Conceptualizing Strategies and Accounting for the Process of Social Information Seeking via Computer-Mediated Communication

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Author:
Peterson, Ashley
Title:
On Being Epistemologists of Others: Conceptualizing Strategies and Accounting for the Process of Social Information Seeking via Computer-Mediated Communication
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences (PHD)
Keywords:
social information
social goals
information seeking
social information seeking
information quality
interpersonal communication
computer-mediated communication
affordances
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Committee Members:
Andrew High, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Denise Solomon, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrew High, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Brian Manata, Major Field Member

371. A New Protein Delivery Technology Based On Manipulation Of Paramyxovirus Genome Packaging Interactions

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Author:
Panthi, Santosh
Title:
A New Protein Delivery Technology Based On Manipulation Of Paramyxovirus Genome Packaging Interactions
Graduate Program:
Pathobiology (PHD)
Keywords:
VLP
nucleocapsid
matrix
packaging
paramyxovirus
protein delivery
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Committee Members:
Anthony Schmitt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Troy Sutton, Major Field Member
Kumble Prabhu, Major Field Member
Anthony Paul Schmitt, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jason Rasgon, Outside Unit & Field Member

372. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SES AND HAIR CORTISOL LEVELS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS

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Author:
Park, Hyun Joon
Title:
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SES AND HAIR CORTISOL LEVELS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS
Graduate Program:
Psychology (PHD)
Keywords:
Socioeconomic status (SES)
Hair cortisol
Social psychological interventions
File:
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Committee Members:
Jose Soto, Major Field Member
Joshua Smyth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jonathan Cook, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karen Gasper, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

373. PERCEPTIONS OF ADVANTAGED AND DISADVANTAGED GROUP MEMBERS INVOLVED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE

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Author:
Palmer, Lindsay
Title:
PERCEPTIONS OF ADVANTAGED AND DISADVANTAGED GROUP MEMBERS INVOLVED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE
Graduate Program:
Psychology (PHD)
Keywords:
LGBTQ+
Diversity
Allyship
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Committee Members:
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jes Matsick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lorraine Dowler, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jose Soto, Major Field Member
Jonathan Cook, Major Field Member

374. Thinking ahead: Predictive processsing of gramamtical mood in mono- and multilinguals

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Author:
Pahis, Ashley
Title:
Thinking ahead: Predictive processsing of gramamtical mood in mono- and multilinguals
Graduate Program:
Spanish (PHD)
Keywords:
predictive processing
multilingualism
grammatical mood
subjunctive
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
File:
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Committee Members:
Michael Putnam, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Lipski, Major Field Member
Rena Cacoullos, Major Field Member
Karen Miller, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Matthew Carlson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paola Migliaccio-Dussias, Program Head/Chair

375. Understanding the Role of Multiple Pathways in Enzyme Catalysis with a Hierarchical Markov State Model

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Author:
Persichetti, Joseph
Title:
Understanding the Role of Multiple Pathways in Enzyme Catalysis with a Hierarchical Markov State Model
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
molecular dynamics
markov state model
QM/MM
enzyme kinetics
alanine dipeptide
dihydrofolate reductase
computational
free-energy simulations
finite-temperature string method
File:
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Committee Members:
Lasse Jensen, Major Field Member
Howard Salis, Outside Unit & Field Member
Edward O'Brien, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Squire Booker, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

376. More than maltreatment: The role of stressful life events on externalizing and academic functioning among youth in foster care

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Author:
Patallo, Brandon Joshua
Title:
More than maltreatment: The role of stressful life events on externalizing and academic functioning among youth in foster care
Graduate Program:
Psychology (PHD)
Keywords:
Foster Care
Maltreatment
Academic Outcomes
Externalizing
Stressful Life Events
Appraisal
Value for Academics
Stressor Domains
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Committee Members:
Martha Wadsworth, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Soto, Major Field Member
Christian Connell, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yo Jackson, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

377. Autism Spectrum Check-Up (ASCU): A Consultation Model Assessing and Assisting Classroom Readiness to Include Students With Autism in General Education

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Author:
Petit, Victoria
Title:
Autism Spectrum Check-Up (ASCU): A Consultation Model Assessing and Assisting Classroom Readiness to Include Students With Autism in General Education
Graduate Program:
School Psychology (PHD)
Keywords:
inclusion
autism
general education
intervention
consultation
File:
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Committee Members:
Jonte Taylor, Outside Field Member
Cristin Hall, Major Field Member
Jennifer Frank, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ashley Patterson, Outside Unit Member
James Diperna, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

378. The impact of phonemic frequency building on the emergence of novel reading behavior

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Author:
Peal, Adam
Title:
The impact of phonemic frequency building on the emergence of novel reading behavior
Graduate Program:
Special Education (PHD)
Keywords:
Contingency adduction
frequency building
behavioral fluency
reading instruction
reading fluency
contingency adduction
File:
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Committee Members:
David Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
David Lee, Major Field Member
John Dattilo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Richard Kubina, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jonte Taylor, Major Field Member
Kent Johnson, Special Member

379. A Pilot Test Of The Raising Antiracist Kids Intervention Program For Parents With Children In Middle Childhood

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Author:
Mayfield, Keiana Taschel
Title:
A Pilot Test Of The Raising Antiracist Kids Intervention Program For Parents With Children In Middle Childhood
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)
Keywords:
family-based intervention
middle childhood
family socialization
racial socialization
prejudice reduction
parenting
race
antiracism socialization
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Committee Members:
Robert Roeser, Major Field Member
Timothy Brick, Major Field Member
Susan McHale, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gregory Fosco, Major Field Member
Maithreyi Gopalan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

380. Effects of schweinfurthin analogue 5’-methylschweinfurthin G in multiple myeloma cell lines

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Author:
Manfredi, Barbara
Title:
Effects of schweinfurthin analogue 5’-methylschweinfurthin G in multiple myeloma cell lines
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences (PHD)
Keywords:
multiple myeloma
schweinfurthin G
5’-methylschweinfurthin G
cytotoxicity
natural product
MIP-1α
Golgi secretion
AKT
human-derived cell lines
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Committee Members:
Elizabeth Proctor, Outside Field Member
Kent Vrana, Major Field Member
Raymond Hohl, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Barbara Miller, Outside Unit Member
Jeffrey Neighbors, Major Field Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair

381. MECHANISMS OF INTRINSIC TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION AND RIBONUCLEOLYTIC DECAY IN Bacillus subtilis

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Author:
Mandell, Zachary
Title:
MECHANISMS OF INTRINSIC TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION AND RIBONUCLEOLYTIC DECAY IN Bacillus subtilis
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)
Keywords:
transcription
genomics
transcriptomics
RNA biology
translation
Microbiology
File:
Download Electronic_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Babitzke, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Istvan Albert, Major Field Member
Timothy Meredith, Outside Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Outside Unit Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Major Field Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Program Head/Chair

382. Characterization and Application of Lanthanide-Binding Proteins for Rare-Earth Separations

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Author:
Mattocks, Joseph
Title:
Characterization and Application of Lanthanide-Binding Proteins for Rare-Earth Separations
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
Rare earth element
Lanthanide
Protein
Separation
Bioremediation
Extraction
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Joseph Cotruvo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Scott Lindner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Major Field Member
Squire Booker, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

383. Intra-muscle synergies: Their role in the neural hierarchy

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Author:
Madarshahian, Seyedeh
Title:
Intra-muscle synergies: Their role in the neural hierarchy
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology (PHD)
Keywords:
Finger
Hand
Uncontrolled manifold
Referent coordinate
Hierarchy
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Committee Members:
Robert Sainburg, Major Field Member
Chaleece Sandberg (she/her), Outside Unit & Field Member
Tarkeshwar Singh, Major Field Member
Mark Latash, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jonathan Bates Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
hyebin song, Minor Field Member

384. A Comparison of Observed Functional Relations across Measurement Methods Used to Assess Vocal Stereotypy in Two Adolescents with Autism

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Author:
Mantzoros, Theoni
Title:
A Comparison of Observed Functional Relations across Measurement Methods Used to Assess Vocal Stereotypy in Two Adolescents with Autism
Graduate Program:
Special Education (PHD)
Keywords:
autism spectrum disorder
vocal stereotypy
measurement
continuous duration recording
partial-interval recording
momentary time-sampling
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Committee Members:
Jonte Taylor, Major Field Member
Pamela Wolfe, Major Field Member
David Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charles Geier, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

385. Gendered Families: Three Papers on the Reciprocal Relationships between Gender and Family Life

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Author:
Mc Donnell, Cadhla
Title:
Gendered Families: Three Papers on the Reciprocal Relationships between Gender and Family Life
Graduate Program:
Sociology (PHD)
Keywords:
family
gender
well-being
gender ideology
domestic labor
fatherhood
parenting
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Committee Members:
Katherine Maich, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sarah Damaske, Major Field Member
Valarie King, Major Field Member
Molly Martin, Major Field Member
Nancy Luke, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David P Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

386. Anonymous Rhetorics and their Collective, Resistant, and Weaponized Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Marin, Kellie
Title:
Anonymous Rhetorics and their Collective, Resistant, and Weaponized Networks
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences (PHD)
Keywords:
anonymity
surveillance
rhetoric
doxing
collective politics
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Committee Members:
Michele Kennerly, Major Field Member
Jeremy Engels, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bradford Vivian, Major Field Member
Debbie Hawhee, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrew High, Program Head/Chair

387. Angiotensin-(1-7) and Neural Mechanisms Controlling Energy Balance

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Author:
Mehay, Darren
Title:
Angiotensin-(1-7) and Neural Mechanisms Controlling Energy Balance
Graduate Program:
Anatomy (PHD)
Keywords:
mouse models
brain
obesity
metabolic
blood pressure
cardiovascular
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Committee Members:
Scot Kimball, Outside Unit & Field Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Co-Chair of Committee
Kirsteen Browning, Major Field Member
Amy Arnold, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andras Hajnal, Major Field Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Program Head/Chair

388. Structural Basis for Cofactor Assembly in the Novel Heme-Oxygenase-Like Diiron Oxygenase Superfamily

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Author:
Mcbride, Molly Jo
Title:
Structural Basis for Cofactor Assembly in the Novel Heme-Oxygenase-Like Diiron Oxygenase Superfamily
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (PHD)
Keywords:
diiron oxygenase
x-ray crystallography
cofactor instability
biochemistry
metalloenzymes
heme-oxygenase-like diiron oxygenases
HDOs
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Committee Members:
Joseph Cotruvo, Major Field Member
Amie Boal, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
C Okafor, Outside Unit & Field Member
Carsten Krebs, Major Field Member
Joseph Bollinger, Co-Chair of Committee

389. THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS-INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT ROLES OF INOSITOL-REQUIRING ENZYME 1 IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKIN CANCERS

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Author:
Mogre, Saie
Title:
THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS-INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT ROLES OF INOSITOL-REQUIRING ENZYME 1 IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKIN CANCERS
Graduate Program:
Pathobiology (PHD)
Keywords:
Unfolded Protein Response
ER Stress
IRE1alpha
PERK
HRas
TGFbeta1
Carcinogenesis
Skin Cancer
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Committee Members:
Adam Glick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kumble Prabhu, Major Field Member
Anthony Schmitt, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Connie Rogers, Outside Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Outside Unit Member

390. Zwitterion as Additives to Boost Dielectric Constant and Increase Conductivity for Single-ion Conducting Ionomers

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Author:
Mei, Wenwen
Title:
Zwitterion as Additives to Boost Dielectric Constant and Increase Conductivity for Single-ion Conducting Ionomers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
ion-containing polymer
zwitterion
dielectric relaxation spectroscopy
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Committee Members:
Robert Hickey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Scott Milner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member
Ralph Colby, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

391. Critically Crafting Digital Places: Cultivating Critical Sensitivities to Unsettle Settler Sentiments of Digital Place

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Author:
Meeken, Luke
Title:
Critically Crafting Digital Places: Cultivating Critical Sensitivities to Unsettle Settler Sentiments of Digital Place
Graduate Program:
Art Education (PHD)
Keywords:
settler colonialism
digital materialism
land-based education
place-based education
critical sensitivity
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Committee Members:
Aaron Knochel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michelle Bae-Dimitriadis, Major Field Member
Mark Kissling, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Major Field Member
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Program Head/Chair

392. Penetrative Thinking and Embodied Learning in VR: The Role of Embodied Affordances in Learning Geospatial Information

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Author:
Mohammadbagher, Mahda
Title:
Penetrative Thinking and Embodied Learning in VR: The Role of Embodied Affordances in Learning Geospatial Information
Graduate Program:
Geography (PHD)
Keywords:
Virtual Reality
Embodied Learning
3D visualization
Geospatial Learning
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
User Experience
Agency
User Performance
Embodiment
Penetrative Thinking
File:
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Committee Members:
Anthony Robinson, Major Field Member
Julia Plummer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lace Padilla, Special Member
Alexander Klippel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Roger Downs, Major Field Member
Brian King, Program Head/Chair

393. Chemical Partitioning and the Role of Asymmetry in the Design of Droplet Microswimmers

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Author:
Meredith, Caleb
Title:
Chemical Partitioning and the Role of Asymmetry in the Design of Droplet Microswimmers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
droplets
active matter
solubilization
emulsions
active droplets
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Committee Members:
John Mauro, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Ayusman Sen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

394. Marijuana Liberalization Policies and the Criminal Justice System in Pennsylvania

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Author:
Monaghan, Rory
Title:
Marijuana Liberalization Policies and the Criminal Justice System in Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Criminology (PHD)
Keywords:
Criminal justice system
marijuana policy
law enforcement
courts
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Committee Members:
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Program Head/Chair
Jeremy Staff, Major Field Member
Lilliard Richardson, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Ramey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jeffrey Ulmer, Major Field Member

395. Studies of Upper-Plate Deformation at Subduction Zone Plate Boundaries

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Author:
Mckenzie, Kirsty
Title:
Studies of Upper-Plate Deformation at Subduction Zone Plate Boundaries
Graduate Program:
Geosciences (PHD)
Keywords:
Geodynamics
Active Tectonics
Subduction Zones
Upper-plate Deformation
GPS
Plate Tectonics
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Committee Members:
Charles Ammon, Major Field Member
Kevin Furlong, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Diane Henderson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Donald Fisher, Major Field Member
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Eric Kirby, Special Member

396. Cardiac Myosin Dysfunction in Genetic Cardiomyopathies and Ischemic Heart Failure

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Author:
Rasicci, Dave
Title:
Cardiac Myosin Dysfunction in Genetic Cardiomyopathies and Ischemic Heart Failure
Graduate Program:
Anatomy (PHD)
Keywords:
myosin
motility
enzyme kinetics
cardiomyopathy
interacting heads motif
heart failure
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Committee Members:
William Hancock, Major Field Member
Scot Kimball, Major Field Member
Christopher Yengo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lisa Shantz, Major Field Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Program Head/Chair
Patricia Mclaughlin, Outside Field Member
Edward Lankford, Outside Unit Member

397. Association of Synchronized Oscillations of Sleep with Brain Maturation and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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Open Access
Author:
Ricci, Anna
Title:
Association of Synchronized Oscillations of Sleep with Brain Maturation and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Graduate Program:
Anatomy (PHD)
Keywords:
Development
Sleep
Sleep spindles
Slow wave activity
Brain maturation
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Learning disorders
Internalizing disorders
File:
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Committee Members:
Jidong Fang, Major Field Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Co-Chair of Committee
Loren Evey, Major Field Member
Daniel Waschbusch, Major Field Member
Paul Eslinger, Outside Unit & Field Member
Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Patricia Mclaughlin, Program Head/Chair

398. Semantic Network Development in Second Language Spanish and its Impact on Processing Skills

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Author:
Puscama, Maria
Title:
Semantic Network Development in Second Language Spanish and its Impact on Processing Skills
Graduate Program:
Spanish (PHD)
Keywords:
vocabulary learning
eye-tracking
Spanish
second language acquisition
semantic networks
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Committee Members:
Elisabeth Karuza, Outside Field Member
Paola Migliaccio-Dussias, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Navin Viswanathan, Outside Unit Member
Matthew Carlson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paola Migliaccio-Dussias, Program Head/Chair
Manuel Pulido, Major Field Member

399. ESSAYS ON CONSIDERATION SET MODELS AND DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS

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Author:
Rho, Hyung Gyu
Title:
ESSAYS ON CONSIDERATION SET MODELS AND DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS
Graduate Program:
Economics (PHD)
Keywords:
Consideration Set Model
Discrete Choice Model
Consumer Choice
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Committee Members:
Patrik Guggenberger, Major Field Member
Joris Pinkse, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yizao Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sung Jae Jun, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Marc Henry, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

400. Stacked-3D and Processing-in-memory Solutions for Data-intensive and Persistent Applications

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Author:
Ramanathan, Akshay Krishna
Title:
Stacked-3D and Processing-in-memory Solutions for Data-intensive and Persistent Applications
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:
Processing-in-memory
Computer Architecture
Persistent Applications
SRAM
Neural Network Acceleration
Non-volatile memory
VLSI
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Committee Members:
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Swaroop Ghosh, Major Field Member
Abhronil Sengupta, Major Field Member
Mehdi Kiani, Major Field Member
Ying Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair