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Author:: Schweiker, Katrina Lynn
Title:: Computational Design and Experimental Characterization of Proteins with Increased Stability and Solubility
Graduate Program:: Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:: protein stability
protein engineering
computational design
protein folding
File:: Download KLSfinal.pdf
Committee Members:: George Makhatadze, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George I Makhatadze, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith S Bond, Committee Member
Thomas E Spratt, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member

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Author:: Bussard, Karen Marie
Title:: The Role of Osteoblast-Derived Inflammatory Cytokines in Bone Metastatic Breast Cancer
Graduate Program:: Pathobiology
Keywords:: MIP-2
GRO-alpha
osteoblast
osteoclast
breast cancer
MC3T3-E1
MDA-MB-231W
IL-6
MCP-1
VEGF
KC
IL-8
File:: Download K_Bussard_Ph.D._Thesis_2008.pdf
Committee Members:: Andrea Marie Mastro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Paulson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Avery August, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member
Carol V Gay, Committee Member
Andrew Thomas Henderson, Committee Member

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Author:: Curci, Katherine M
Title:: The Relationship between Interdisciplinary Practice and the Job Satisfaction of Nurse Practitioners in Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:: Nursing
Keywords:: nurse practitioners
interdisciplinary
File:: Download Pdf_Curci_Disserttion.pdf
Committee Members:: Susan Jayne Loeb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Jayne Loeb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paula F Milone Nuzzo, Committee Member
Kim Kopenhaver Doheny, Committee Member
Kristen H Kjerulff, Committee Member

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Author:: Dielmann, Karen McMillen
Title:: A FOOT IN TWO WORLDS: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF WORKING CLASS WOMEN MANAGERS
Graduate Program:: Adult Education
Keywords:: Working class women; Women in Management
File:: Download Final_Dissertation_KMD_January_2009.pdf
Committee Members:: Daniele D Flannery, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniele D Flannery, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member
Triparna B Vasavada, Committee Member

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Author:: Greene, Kaylin
Title:: HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AMONG CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS: DOES MOTHER’S REGION OF ORIGIN MATTER?
Graduate Program:: Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:: children of immigrants
health insurance
File:: Download kmgthesisfinal.pdf
Committee Members:: Daphne Hernandez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daphne Hernandez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Irick, Kevin Maurice
Title:: A Configurable Platform for Sensor and Image Processing
Graduate Program:: Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Image Processing
Hardware Acceleration
FPGA
File:: Download Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Jane Irwin, Committee Member
Yuan Xie, Committee Member
Vittaldas V Prabhu, Committee Member

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Author:: Jones, Kathleen Marie
Title:: Elementary teachers' perceptions of science inquiry and professional development challenges and opportunities
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: elemenatary teachers and science
science inquiry
prfessional development in science education
File:: Download Kathleen_Jones_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Committee Member

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Author:: Weber, Kirsten Marie
Title:: MAKING A TREATMENT DECISION FOR BREAST CANCER: ASSOCIATIONS AMONG MARITAL QUALITIES, COUPLE COMMUNICATION, AND BREAST CANCER TREATMENT DECISION OUTCOMES
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: Couple
Communication
Breast cancer
Treatment decision
Uncertainty
Interference
File:: Download full_diss_7-6-09_PDF.pdf
Committee Members:: Denise Haunani Solomon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Bonnie J Meyer, Committee Member

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Author:: Ubbels, Krista Marie
Title:: The Maenads: More than Greece's Good-Time Girls: An Examination in Athenian Image, Text, and Historical Evidence
Graduate Program:: Art History
Keywords:: maenads
File:: Download full_phd_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Elizabeth Walters, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian A Curran, Committee Member
Elizabeth Bradford Smith, Committee Member
Dennis Schmidt, Committee Member

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Author:: Avery, Kendra Nicole
Title:: UTILIZATION OF SPECIFIC AND NON-SPECIFIC PEPTIDE INTERACTIONS WITH INORGANIC NANOMATERIALS ON THE SURFACE OF BACTERIOPHAGE M13: METHODOLOGIES TOWARDS PHAGE SUPPORTED BI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Graduate Program:: Chemistry
Keywords:: phage display
biomineralization
multi-functional materials
biotemplated materials
magnetically recoverable catalyst
File:: Download Dissertation_in_template_111909.pdf
Committee Members:: Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Michael Thomas Green, Committee Member
John H Golbeck, Committee Member

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