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20601. Rapid Aerostructural Design with Direct Toolpath Generation for Wings built with Fused Filament Fabrication

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Author:
Valenti, Justin D
Title:
Rapid Aerostructural Design with Direct Toolpath Generation for Wings built with Fused Filament Fabrication
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
UAV
Additive Manufacturing
DfAM
Lifting-Line
Digital Engineering
Aircraft Design
3D Printing
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Committee Members:
Michael Yukish, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Maughmer, Major Field Member
Nicholas Meisel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Simon Miller, Outside Field Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Jacob Langelaan, Major Field Member
Joseph Bartolai, Special Member

20602. Existence and Regularity of Solutions for Cohomological Equations Over Partially Hyperbolic Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Correa Duran, Ignacio
Title:
Existence and Regularity of Solutions for Cohomological Equations Over Partially Hyperbolic Systems
Graduate Program:
Mathematics
Keywords:
dynamical systems
partial hyperbolicity
cohomological equations
File:
Download tesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Federico Rodriguez Hertz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, Program Head/Chair
Jairo Bochi, Major Field Member
Corina Drapaca, Outside Unit & Field Member
scott schmieding, Major Field Member

20603. Leveraging Mechanical Compliance in the Design of Orthopaedic Fracture Fixation Plates

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Author:
Huxman, Connor
Title:
Leveraging Mechanical Compliance in the Design of Orthopaedic Fracture Fixation Plates
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fracture fixation
compliant mechanisms
analytical modeling
finite element analysis
orthopaedic implant design
orthopaedic biomechanics
bone healing
bridge plating
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Committee Members:
April Armstrong, Outside Field Member
Gary F Updegrove, Special Member
Gregory Lewis, Outside Unit Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20604. Elucidating the 3D microstructure of virus filtration membranes and its impact on membrane performance

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Author:
Brickey, Kaitlyn
Title:
Elucidating the 3D microstructure of virus filtration membranes and its impact on membrane performance
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
virus filtration
virus filter
LRV
filter fouling
pore morphology
membranes
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Committee Members:
Andrew Zydney, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Enrique Gomez, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hee Jeung Oh, Major Field Member
Bruce Logan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20605. Genetic Engineering of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: Approaches and Applications in Regenerative Medicine

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Author:
Howells, Alessandro
Title:
Genetic Engineering of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: Approaches and Applications in Regenerative Medicine
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Human pluripotent stem cells
Genetic engineering
Focused ultrasound
CRISPR
Heat shock promoters
Acoustic reporter genes
modRNA
Immune rejection
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Committee Members:
Xiaojun Lian, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shaun Mahony, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Hayes, Major Field Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Yuguo Lei, Major Field Member

20606. Ecologies of the Present: Time, the Body, and the Environment in Contemporary U.S. Literature

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Author:
Klimoff, Jessica
Title:
Ecologies of the Present: Time, the Body, and the Environment in Contemporary U.S. Literature
Graduate Program:
English
Keywords:
Environmental humanities
temporality
contemporary U.S. literature
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Committee Members:
Nancy Tuana, Outside Unit & Field Member
Claire Colebrook, Major Field Member
Christian Haines, Major Field Member
Hester Blum, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiaoye You, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20607. Bipolar Membrane Capacitive Deionization for pH-Assisted Ionic Separations at Electrode Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Kulkarni, Tanmay Dinesh
Title:
Bipolar Membrane Capacitive Deionization for pH-Assisted Ionic Separations at Electrode Surfaces
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Bipolar membrane
Membrane capacitive deionization
Selective ionic separations
File:
Download Tanmay_Kulkarni_Ph.D._dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Zydney, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hee Jeung Oh, Major Field Member
Christopher Arges, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Janik, Major Field Member
Christopher Gorski, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20608. Monitoring environmental dynamics using seismic ambient noise recorded by a fiber-optic das array: applications to human mobility, severe weather events and subsurface water content

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Open Access
Author:
Shen, Junzhu
Title:
Monitoring environmental dynamics using seismic ambient noise recorded by a fiber-optic das array: applications to human mobility, severe weather events and subsurface water content
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Seismic noise characterization
Ambient noise interferometry
Environmental monitoring
Vadose zone
Fiber-optic sensing
File:
Download Dissertation_Junzhu_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Roberto Fernández, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charles Ammon, Major Field Member
Eileen Martin, Special Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Major Field Member
Tieyuan Zhu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair

20609. The manipulation of bacteria and mammalian cells through viscoelasticity and acoustofluidics

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Open Access
Author:
Liao, Wentian
Title:
The manipulation of bacteria and mammalian cells through viscoelasticity and acoustofluidics
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Active matter
Viscoelasticity
Collective motion
Acoustofluidics
Cell manipulation
File:
Download Wentian-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
William Hancock, Major Field Member
Pak Kin Wong, Major Field Member
Igor Aronson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yuguo Lei, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20610. Ultrasound Phased Array Systems for Neuromodulation

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Open Access
Author:
Ilham, Sheikh Jawad
Title:
Ultrasound Phased Array Systems for Neuromodulation
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Ultrasound
Phased Array
Beamforming
Crossed-Beam
Software-Hardware Co-Design Platform
Multi-Channel HV Driver
File:
Download Thesis_Sheikh.pdf
Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Major Field Member
Nanyin Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mehdi Kiani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Major Field Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair

20611. Evaluating Cognitive Radar Technique Performance in a 5G-NR Environment

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Open Access
Author:
De Vault, Jordan
Title:
Evaluating Cognitive Radar Technique Performance in a 5G-NR Environment
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
cognitive radio
spectrum sharing
dynamic spectrum access
cognitive radar
machine learning
5G-NR
4G/LTE
radio frequency interference generation
File:
Download DeVault_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Ludmil Zikatanov, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ram Narayanan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tim Kane, Major Field Member
Anthony Martone, Special Member
Jing Yang, Major Field Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair

20612. 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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Open Access
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
Keywords:
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds
Ecotoxicology
Bayesian Statistics
Fish Health
Organic Contaminants
File:
Download Thesis_McClure.pdf
Committee Members:
Tyler Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather Elise Preisendanz, Committee Member
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Megan Kepler Schall, Committee Member

20613. Heat Strain Risk Assessment of Field Workers: Integrating Wearable Sensing and Artificial Intelligence

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Open Access
Author:
Ojha, Amit
Title:
Heat Strain Risk Assessment of Field Workers: Integrating Wearable Sensing and Artificial Intelligence
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Data-driven health monitoring
Construction workers' safety
Occupational heat strain risk
Wearable biosensors
Physiological sensing
File:
Download Masters_Thesis.pdf
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

20614. The Role of Beekeeping Management Systems on Microbes, Pathogens, and Immunity in Honey Bees

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Open Access
Author:
Lawrence, Brooke
Title:
The Role of Beekeeping Management Systems on Microbes, Pathogens, and Immunity in Honey Bees
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
honey bees
microbiome
bee bread
virus
beekeeping
immune genes
File:
Download LawrenceBrooke_Thesis2022.pdf
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

20615. A comparative analysis of women’s nutrition decision-making autonomy during pregnancy in Burkina Faso and Madagascar

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Open Access
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
Keywords:
Women's autonomy
Decision-making
Food choice process model
Maternal nutrition/diet/supplementation
File:
Download RaphiaNgoutane_MasterThesis_Final.pdf
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

20616. Grit among Cambodian adolescents: Validity and reliability of the original and short forms of the grit scale

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Open Access
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
Keywords:
Cambodia
Adolescent
Grit
Validity
Reliability
Factor Analysis
File:
Download Grit_Measurement_Thesis_Final_Version_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Hobart H Cleveland, III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexis R Santos, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20619. Examining the Effects of School Connectedness on Social Emotional Learning Technique Use in Middle Childhood

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Open Access
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
Keywords:
peer relationships
social emotional learning
SEL
social network analysis
network analysis
File:
Download Thesis_Manuscript_Final_new.pdf
Committee Members:
Sunny Bai, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kelly Rulison, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20620. Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding

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Open Access
Author:
Agarwala, Vandana
Title:
Cross-Species Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding
Graduate Program:
Statistics
Keywords:
Bioinformatics
Deep Learning
Gene Regulation
Domain Adaptation
Transfer Learning
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
File:
Download thesis.pdf
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

20621. Testing Chandelier Cell Abnormalities in the 16p11.2 Microdeletion Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Open Access
Author:
Benn, Alana
Title:
Testing Chandelier Cell Abnormalities in the 16p11.2 Microdeletion Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
chandelier cells
autism spectrum disorder
parvalbumin expressing
GABAergic interneurons
16p11.2 deletion
mouse model
copy number variant
File:
Download Thesis-ChCs_in_ASD_FINAL_AAB.pdf
Committee Members:
Anirban Paul, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alistair Barber, Committee Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair
Sergei Grigoryev, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20622. PHYLOTRANSCRIPTOMICS, TAXONOMY, AND ECOLOGY OF THE CARIBBEAN-ENDEMIC MISTLETOES DENDROPEMON (LORANTHACEAE)

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Open Access
Author:
Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos A
Title:
PHYLOTRANSCRIPTOMICS, TAXONOMY, AND ECOLOGY OF THE CARIBBEAN-ENDEMIC MISTLETOES DENDROPEMON (LORANTHACEAE)
Graduate Program:
Biology
Keywords:
Loranthaceae
Viscaceae
Santalaceae
Arceuthobium
Phoradendron
Dendrophthora
Psittacanthus
Oryctanthus
Passovia
Dendropemon
Endemism
West Indies
Phylogenetics
Transcriptome
Antilles
Fruit Dispersal
Parasitic Plants
Caribbean Islands
Caribbean Flora
Endemic Plants
File:
Download Caraballo_dissertation_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Tomas A Carlo-Joglar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew George Stephenson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Claude Walker Depamphilis, Committee Member
Heather M Hines, Committee Member
David Michael Geiser, Outside Member

20624. Downstream Hydroclimatic Impacts and Forcing Mechanisms of Marine Heatwaves in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Fan
Title:
Downstream Hydroclimatic Impacts and Forcing Mechanisms of Marine Heatwaves in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
Graduate Program:
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Keywords:
Marine heatwaves
US hydroclimate
Atmospheric circulation
File:
Download F.Wu_MS_Thesis_Summer_2022.pdf
Committee Members:
Laifang Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sukyoung Lee, Committee Member
David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair
Steven B Feldstein, Committee Member

20625. PORE-SCALE STUDY ON PARTIALLY MISCIBLE MULTIPHASE TRANSPORT IN HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS USING THE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Zhicheng William
Title:
PORE-SCALE STUDY ON PARTIALLY MISCIBLE MULTIPHASE TRANSPORT IN HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS USING THE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Multiphase Flow Behaviors
Pseudopotential Lattice Boltzmann Method
Simulation Framwork
Partially Miscible Multi-component Fluids
File:
Download ZhichengWang_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Corina Drapaca, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Luis Ayala H, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Major Field Member
Mort D Webster, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Orlando M. Ayala, Special Member
Member Committee, Special Member

20626. INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOFREQUENCY HEATING DEVICE TO TREAT INFECTED METAL FRACTURE FIXATION IMPLANTS

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Open Access
Author:
Ahmad, Aiman
Title:
INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOFREQUENCY HEATING DEVICE TO TREAT INFECTED METAL FRACTURE FIXATION IMPLANTS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Induction Heating of Metal Implants
File:
Download INTRAOPERATIVE_RADIOFREQUENCY_HEATING_DEVICE_TO_TREAT_INFECTED_METAL_FRACTURE_FIXATION_IMPLANTS.pdf
Committee Members:
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew R. Garner, Committee Member
Ma'Moun A. Abu Ayyad, Committee Member
Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Committee Member

20627. Treatment Planning for Thermal Therapies to Treat Glioblastoma Multiforme

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Open Access
Author:
Jangam, Avesh Avinash
Title:
Treatment Planning for Thermal Therapies to Treat Glioblastoma Multiforme
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
GBM
LITT
magnetic nanoparticles hyperthermia
simulation model
treatment planning
thermal therapies
medical tool
simulation tool
File:
Download Avesh_Jangam_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Anirudh Sharma, Committee Member

20628. “structured” multi-filler nanocomposites with novel dielectric properties

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Open Access
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:
Download dissertation_13.pdf
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

20629. IN-SITU FORMING GRANULAR GELMA HYDROGELS FROM THERMOSTABLE MICROGEL BUILDING BLOCKS

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Open Access
Author:
Alharbi, Nawaf
Title:
IN-SITU FORMING GRANULAR GELMA HYDROGELS FROM THERMOSTABLE MICROGEL BUILDING BLOCKS
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
GelMA
Microgel
Glutaraldehyde
File:
Download Nawaf_Alharbi_Master_s_Thesis-July-12-2022.pdf
Committee Members:
Amir Sheikhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Spencer Szczesny, Committee Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Yong Wang, Committee Member

20630. Evaluation of corn silage quality and its effects on dairy cow performance

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Open Access
Author:
Cueva Welchez, Sergio
Title:
Evaluation of corn silage quality and its effects on dairy cow performance
Graduate Program:
Animal Science
Keywords:
dairy cow
corn silage
amylase enabled corn silage
rumen fermentable organic matter
File:
Download CuevaWelchez_PhD-Dissertation-July_11_24.pdf
Committee Members:
Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Christopher Canale, Special Member
Alexander Hristov, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tara Felix, Major Field Member
Guojie Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kevin Harvatine, Major Field Member

20631. Effectiveness of Microfinance, Nutrition Education, and Couples Strengthening on Maternal and Child Diets in Rural Niger: Evidence From a Program Evaluation Project

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Author:
Shakya, Evaniya
Title:
Effectiveness of Microfinance, Nutrition Education, and Couples Strengthening on Maternal and Child Diets in Rural Niger: Evidence From a Program Evaluation Project
Graduate Program:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
Niger
Dietary diversity
Program evaluation
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Committee Members:
Kristina Petersen, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen Kodish, Major Field Member
Muzi Na, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alison Gernand, Major Field Member
Stephanie Lanza, Outside Unit & Field Member

20632. Tuning Structure and Properties of Porous Hydrogels Exhibiting Properties Reminiscent of Natural Tissues from the Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers

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Author:
Lloyd, Elisabeth
Title:
Tuning Structure and Properties of Porous Hydrogels Exhibiting Properties Reminiscent of Natural Tissues from the Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Hydrogels
Porous Hydrogels
Biomimicry
Amphiphilic Block Copolymers
Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers
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Committee Members:
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Robert Hickey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hee Jeung Oh, Outside Unit & Field Member
Urara Hasegawa, Major Field Member
Ralph Colby, Major Field Member

20633. Cotreatment-Assisted Anaerobic Digestion of Poultry Manure and Switchgrass

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Vey, Thomas Matthew
Title:
Cotreatment-Assisted Anaerobic Digestion of Poultry Manure and Switchgrass
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Keywords:
anaerobic digestion
poultry litter
poultry manure
switchgrass
biogas
renewable natural gas
technoeconomic analysis
TEA
ADM1
methane
cotreatment
intermittent milling
Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1
MATLAB
SuperPro
ruminant
File:
Download McVey_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Paul Patterson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ali Demirci, Major Field Member
Tom Richard, Major Field Member
Daniel Ciolkosz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20634. Investigating the Role of Mechanobiology in ACL Injury and Reconstruction

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Author:
Paschall, Lauren
Title:
Investigating the Role of Mechanobiology in ACL Injury and Reconstruction
Graduate Program:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
ACL
ACL reconstruction
Mechanobiology
Sex-Differences
Estrogen
Immune cells
File:
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Committee Members:
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Esther Gomez, Outside Field Member
Justin Brown, Major Field Member
Spencer Szczesny, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Braden Fleming, Special Member
Erdem Tabdanov, Outside Unit Member

20635. THE POTENTIAL OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM FOR CLIMATE RISK MITIGATION: A MIXED METHODS INVESTIGATION

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Open Access
Author:
Troy, Cassandra
Title:
THE POTENTIAL OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM FOR CLIMATE RISK MITIGATION: A MIXED METHODS INVESTIGATION
Graduate Program:
Mass Communications
Keywords:
climate change
environmental communication
solutions journalism
social cognitive theory
exemplification theory
efficacy
mixed methods
self-efficacy
collective efficacy
response efficacy
climate action
File:
Download dissertation_clct_5.20.2024.pdf
Committee Members:
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Juliet Pinto, Major Field Member
Christofer Skurka, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Janet Swim, Outside Unit & Field Member

20636. Sex differences in dorsal striatal volume and interest in quitting smoking

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Open Access
Author:
Huang, Siyuan Siyuan
Title:
Sex differences in dorsal striatal volume and interest in quitting smoking
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Cigarette smoking
Sex-related differences
Voxel-based morphometry
Drosal striatum
Gray matter volume
File:
Download VBM_dissertation_paper_cleaned_Huang_20240520.pdf
Committee Members:
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
Rick Gilmore, Major Field Member
Stephen Wilson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Frank Hillary, Major Field Member
Steven Branstetter, Outside Unit & Field Member

20637. Coparenting as a Predictor and Outcome of Infant Developmental Processes: The Role of Socioeconomic Risk

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Christine
Title:
Coparenting as a Predictor and Outcome of Infant Developmental Processes: The Role of Socioeconomic Risk
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Coparenting
Socioemotional Development
Infancy
Sleep
Transition to Parenthood
File:
Download Dissertation_ChristineKim_FINAL_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Douglas Teti, Program Head/Chair
Douglas Teti, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heidemarie Laurent, Major Field Member
Rina Eiden, Outside Unit & Field Member
Damon Jones, Major Field Member

20638. Misfit Memory Work: Challenges to K-12 Self-Portraiture Lessons Stigmatizing Female Students with Scars and Illnesses

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Open Access
Author:
Hwang, Eunkyung
Title:
Misfit Memory Work: Challenges to K-12 Self-Portraiture Lessons Stigmatizing Female Students with Scars and Illnesses
Graduate Program:
Art Education
Keywords:
Misfit Memory Work
Women with Scars and Illnesses
Misfit
Feminist Disability Studies
Stigmatization of Scars
Memory Work
Arts-based Research
Self-Portraits
K-12 Self-Portraiture Lessons
South Korean Art Education
File:
Download Eunkyung_Hwang_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Program Head/Chair
Aaron Knochel, Major Field Member
Wanda Knight, Major Field Member
Janet Lyon, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20639. Production and Process Planning in Agribusiness

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Author:
Li, Dongsheng
Title:
Production and Process Planning in Agribusiness
Graduate Program:
Business Administration
Keywords:
Agribusiness
Production Planning
Harvesting Operations
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Committee Members:
Saurabh Bansal, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yue Zhang, Major Field Member
Jason Acimovic, Major Field Member
Phillip Coles, Special Member
Brent Ambrose, Program Head/Chair
John Pecchia, Outside Unit & Field Member

20640. Application of Partial-Pressure Fields as a Means of Accounting for Aircraft Drag Sources

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Open Access
Author:
Hart, Pierce
Title:
Application of Partial-Pressure Fields as a Means of Accounting for Aircraft Drag Sources
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aerospace
aerodynamics
CFD
fluid dynamics
fluid mechanics
File:
Download PierceHart-PhD-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark Maughmer, Major Field Member
Sven Schmitz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Campbell, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daning Huang, Major Field Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

20641. Examining the Effects of Discrimination and Microaggressions on Alcohol Use Behaviors among Latino/a/x College Students at a Predominantly White Institution

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Open Access
Author:
Waldron, Katja
Title:
Examining the Effects of Discrimination and Microaggressions on Alcohol Use Behaviors among Latino/a/x College Students at a Predominantly White Institution
Graduate Program:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Discrimination
Microaggressions
Alcohol Use
Latino/a/x
College Students
Predominantly White Institution
File:
Download Katja_A._Waldron_Dissertation_6.18.2024.pdf
Committee Members:
Emily Ansell, Major Field Member
Robert Turrisi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Damon Jones, Outside Unit & Field Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair
Michael Russell, Major Field Member

20642. Advancing Biomedical Exploration: Leveraging Biomedical Knowledge Graphs with Computational Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Ma, Chunyu
Title:
Advancing Biomedical Exploration: Leveraging Biomedical Knowledge Graphs with Computational Methods
Graduate Program:
Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)
Keywords:
Knowledge Graph
Computational Method
Biomedical Exploration
File:
Download Ma__Chunyu_-_Final_Submission_corrected.pdf
Committee Members:
David Koslicki, Program Head/Chair
Suhang Wang, Outside Unit Member
David Koslicki, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Outside Field Member
Reka Albert, Major Field Member

20643. Resource Constrained Transformer Architectures

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Author:
Lee, Chonghan
Title:
Resource Constrained Transformer Architectures
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
AutoML
Transformer
HW-SW Codesign
NLP
Computer Vision
NAS
PIM
File:
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Guoray Cai, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ting He, Major Field Member
John Sampson, Major Field Member

20644. Nuclear data uncertainty reduction for advanced reactor modeling and simulation through Bayesian data assimilation

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Open Access
Author:
Vidal Soares, Andre
Title:
Nuclear data uncertainty reduction for advanced reactor modeling and simulation through Bayesian data assimilation
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
molten salt reactor; nuclear data uncertainty; data assimilation; Bayesian Monte Carlo; nuclear material control and accountability; safeguards
File:
Download PhD_thesis_6-26-2024.pdf
Committee Members:
Dipanjan Pan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Amanda Johnsen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Arthur Motta, Major Field Member
Elia Merzari, Major Field Member
William Walters, Special Member
Mauricio Nascimento, Outside Unit & Field Member

20645. Deep Learning for Visual Data Analysis and Synthesis in Healthcare and Beyond

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Author:
Ni, Haomiao
Title:
Deep Learning for Visual Data Analysis and Synthesis in Healthcare and Beyond
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Healthcare AI
Generative AI
File:
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Committee Members:
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
James Wang, Major Field Member
Sharon Huang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Fenglong Ma, Major Field Member
Ying Sun, Outside Unit & Field Member

20646. Investigating the use of untargeted metabolomics for herbal product applications

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Author:
Abraham, Ellie
Title:
Investigating the use of untargeted metabolomics for herbal product applications
Graduate Program:
Plant Biology
Keywords:
Metabolomics
predictive modeling
herbal products
Herbal prodects
File:
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Committee Members:
Teh-Hui Kao, Program Head/Chair
Joshua Kellogg, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Lambert, Outside Field Member
Jesse Lasky, Major Field Member
Justin Silverman, Outside Unit Member

20647. Multi-Parameter Phenotype-Based Investigations of Attenuation in Herpes Simplex Virus

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Author:
Dweikat, Sarah
Title:
Multi-Parameter Phenotype-Based Investigations of Attenuation in Herpes Simplex Virus
Graduate Program:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
hsv
neonatal
genomics
phenotypic diversity
minor variants
File:
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Committee Members:
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
David Kennedy, Major Field Member
Moriah Szpara, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lisa Akhtar, Special Member
Ilias Georgakopoulos-Soares, Outside Unit Member
Troy Sutton, Outside Field Member

20648. Sensory plastid-localized proteins trigger epigenetic reprogramming as a component of environmental sensing in plants

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Open Access
Author:
Jeh, Ha Eun
Title:
Sensory plastid-localized proteins trigger epigenetic reprogramming as a component of environmental sensing in plants
Graduate Program:
Plant Biology
Keywords:
epigenetics
sensory plastid
retrograde signaling
plant stress response
transgenerational memory
File:
Download dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Teh-Hui Kao, Program Head/Chair
Sally Mackenzie, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Erin Connolly, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hong Ma, Major Field Member
Jesse Lasky, Major Field Member

20649. An Evaluation of Recycled Mushroom Compost as an Alternative Casing Material, and the Utilization of Carbon Dioxide as a Crop Management Technique in Agaricus bisporus Cultivation Systems.

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Open Access
Author:
Gabel, Nicholas
Title:
An Evaluation of Recycled Mushroom Compost as an Alternative Casing Material, and the Utilization of Carbon Dioxide as a Crop Management Technique in Agaricus bisporus Cultivation Systems.
Graduate Program:
Plant Pathology
Keywords:
Mushrooms
fungi
Agaricus bisporus
Mushroom compost
Carbon Dioxide
File:
Download NG_-_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
David Meigs Beyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alyssa A. Collins, Committee Member
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Program Head/Chair
Kari Anne Peter, Committee Member
John Andrew Pecchia, Committee Member
Michael Fidanza, Committee Member
Shirin Ghatrehsamani, Committee Member

20650. Feasibility Study of Multi-Critical Element Extraction from Pennsylvania Mercer Clay

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Author:
Gill, Jesse
Title:
Feasibility Study of Multi-Critical Element Extraction from Pennsylvania Mercer Clay
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Critical Minerals
Critical Elements
Lithium
Rare Earth Elements
Mercer Clay
Low-grade resource
Secondary Resource
Recovery
File:

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Committee Members:
Sarma V Pisupati, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mohammad Rezaee, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Barbara J Arnold, Committee Member

20651. An Investigation of Elemental Soil Composition Testing Methods and Site Assessment Procedure For Determining Trace Elemental Pollutant Concentrations In Urban Soils

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Open Access
Author:
Dadio, Stephen
Title:
An Investigation of Elemental Soil Composition Testing Methods and Site Assessment Procedure For Determining Trace Elemental Pollutant Concentrations In Urban Soils
Graduate Program:
Soil Science
Keywords:
Soil science
Urban Soils
Lead
Heavy Metals
Urban Planning
Site Assessment
File:
Download Final_Thesis_SCD_MS_Soil_Science.pdf
Committee Members:
Ekaterina A Bazilevskaya, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Justine F Lindemann, Committee Member
Patrick Drohan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Patrick Joseph Drohan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Thomas Spargo, Committee Member

20652. Postpartum inflammation modulation and calcium supplementation effects on cow metabolism, health, and performance in dairy cow

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Open Access
Author:
Zarei, Pedram
Title:
Postpartum inflammation modulation and calcium supplementation effects on cow metabolism, health, and performance in dairy cow
Graduate Program:
Pathobiology
Keywords:
Postpartum period
Calcium and acetylsalicylic acid
Cow metabolism and health
File:
Download P._Zarei_MS_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrian A Barragan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ernest Hovingh, Committee Member
Anthony Schmitt, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kevin John Harvatine, Committee Member
Robert John Vansaun, Committee Member

20653. Exploring the Long-Term Impact Of Outward Bound Teen Expeditions Up To Ten Years Later

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Open Access
Author:
Fairley, Scott
Title:
Exploring the Long-Term Impact Of Outward Bound Teen Expeditions Up To Ten Years Later
Graduate Program:
Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Keywords:
Outward Bound
Expedition
outdoor adventure education
teen expedition
File:
Download MSThesis.Scott_Fairley.RPTM.Long_Term_Impact_of_Teen_OB_Expeditions.Resubmission.pdf
Committee Members:
Pete Allison, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lucy R. Mc Clain, Committee Member
Rob Wallis, Special Signatory
Andrew Justin Mowen, Committee Member
Jen Agans, Committee Member

20654. Nematodes: model organisms for indicating soil health and studying ecological community structure in soybean fields

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Open Access
Author:
Kidd, Mariah
Title:
Nematodes: model organisms for indicating soil health and studying ecological community structure in soybean fields
Graduate Program:
Plant Pathology
Keywords:
Nematodes
Microbial Interactions
Agriculture
Fusarium
Nematology
Soil Health
File:
Download Kidd_2024_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul David Esker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alyssa Anne Collins, Committee Member
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Program Head/Chair
Cristina Rosa, Committee Member
Daniela Carrijo, Committee Member

20655. Using a Gaussian based model to upcycle seaweed waste into bioplastics with tunable mechanical and material properties

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Open Access
Author:
Cummings, Christine
Title:
Using a Gaussian based model to upcycle seaweed waste into bioplastics with tunable mechanical and material properties
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
bioplastic
gaussian process
regression
optimization
seaweed
mechanical property
water absorption
elastic modulus
File:
Download Cummings_Christine_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Tak Sing Wong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20656. Design of a Shape-Memory Alloy-Based Pectoral Fin and an Electromagnetic Dorsal Fin for a Modular, Robotic Fish

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Open Access
Author:
Wertz, Andrew
Title:
Design of a Shape-Memory Alloy-Based Pectoral Fin and an Electromagnetic Dorsal Fin for a Modular, Robotic Fish
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
Robotics
Bio-Inspired
Aquatic Robotics
SMA
Electromagnetic
File:
Download Wertz_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Reginald F Hamilton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20657. Beyond Words: Evaluating Large Language Models in Transport Planning

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Open Access
Author:
Ying, Shaowei
Title:
Beyond Words: Evaluating Large Language Models in Transport Planning
Graduate Program:
Spatial Data Science
Keywords:
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Transport Planning
Evaluation of Large Language Models
GPT-4 and Phi-3-mini
File:
Download SYing_Thesis_eTDsubmit_v3.3.pdf
Committee Members:
Li Zhenlong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yu Manzhu, Committee Member
Anthony Robinson, Program Head/Chair

20658. The Effects of Tillage Intensities on Biological Control Potential in Organic Cropping Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Tillotson, Shea
Title:
The Effects of Tillage Intensities on Biological Control Potential in Organic Cropping Systems
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Reduced-tillage
agroecology
tillage
entomopathogenic fungi
insect pest
biological control
predation
File:
Download Tillotson_final_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sara Hermann, Committee Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
John M Wallace, Committee Member

20659. Evaluating Agroecosystem Quality through Arthropod Interactions in Pennsylvanian Cash Crop Production Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Adam, Jared
Title:
Evaluating Agroecosystem Quality through Arthropod Interactions in Pennsylvanian Cash Crop Production Systems
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Cover crop
no-till
QBS-ar
spiders
pest control
conservation biological control
slugs
agroecosystem
File:
Download _Jared_Adam__Thesis_in_Entomology_Final_deposit.pdf
Committee Members:
John Tooker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sara Hermann, Committee Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
John M Wallace, Committee Member

20660. Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Decision-Making Frameworks for Infrastructure Management Under Uncertainty

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Author:
Saifullah, Mohammad
Title:
Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Decision-Making Frameworks for Infrastructure Management Under Uncertainty
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL)
Multi-Agent Systems
POMDPs
Decision-Making Frameworks
Infrastructure Management
Value of Information
Structural Health Monitoring
Life-Cycle Costs Optimization
Stochastic Modeling
Traffic
Transportation networks
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Committee Members:
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Shelley Stoffels, Major Field Member
Hui Yang, Outside Field Member
Hadi Hosseini, Outside Unit Member
Gordon Warn, Major Field Member
Kostas Papakonstantinou, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20661. Genomic and Phenotypic Analysis of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7: The Role of ariR in Biofilm Formation and Acid Resistance

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Open Access
Author:
Feng, Jie
Title:
Genomic and Phenotypic Analysis of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7: The Role of ariR in Biofilm Formation and Acid Resistance
Graduate Program:
Food Science
Keywords:
E. coli O157:H7
Whole-genome sequencing
ariR
File:
Download Master_s_Thesis_-_Jie_Feng.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward G Dudley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jasna Kovac, Committee Member
Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
Josephine Wee, Committee Member

20662. Boron Loss and Fractionation During Sediment Subduction in Southwest Japan

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Open Access
Author:
Do, Ella
Title:
Boron Loss and Fractionation During Sediment Subduction in Southwest Japan
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
subduction
shikoku
boron
southwest Japan
slab dehydration
fractionation
isotopes
geochemistry
metamorphic
Sanbagawa
Shimanto
File:
Download Ella_Do_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Maureen Feineman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew James Smye, Committee Member
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair

20663. A Design Optimization Workflow for 3D Concrete Printing of Vaults with a Robotic Arm

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Author:
Duarte, Goncalo
Title:
A Design Optimization Workflow for 3D Concrete Printing of Vaults with a Robotic Arm
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
3D concrete printing
3DCP
optimization
computational design
vaults
workflow
structural performance
File:
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Committee Members:
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Nicholas Meisel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Shadi Nazarian, Outside Field Member
Jose Pinto Duarte, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nathan Brown, Major Field Member
Ali Memari, Co-Chair & Major Field Member
Juan Pablo Gevaudan Burgos, Major Field Member

20664. The Environmental Impact on Graphene-Silica Superlubricity: A ReaxFF Study

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Author:
Perovich, Marcus
Title:
The Environmental Impact on Graphene-Silica Superlubricity: A ReaxFF Study
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Molecular Dynamics Friction
Superlubricity in Graphite
Nanoscale Friction
Reactive (ReaxFF) Simulations
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Committee Members:
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri Van Duin, Committee Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20665. Towards a geo-agnostic, source-agnostic modeling of climate influences on renewable power plant-level generation

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Open Access
Author:
Chiluveru, Vijay
Title:
Towards a geo-agnostic, source-agnostic modeling of climate influences on renewable power plant-level generation
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
geo-agnostic
climate change
renewable energy systems
predictive modeling
resilience
File:
Download VijayBChiluveru_MSThesis_FinalDraft.pdf
Committee Members:
Renee Obringer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Russell Richard Barton, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Mort D Webster, Committee Member

20666. Everyday Employee Resistance and Disapproval of Leadership: Essays on Their Origins Within Organizations and Their Consequences for Business Leaders

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Author:
Zhang, Muhan
Title:
Everyday Employee Resistance and Disapproval of Leadership: Essays on Their Origins Within Organizations and Their Consequences for Business Leaders
Graduate Program:
Business Administration
Keywords:
Everyday forms of resistance
Employee
Corporate governance
Managerial discretion
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Committee Members:
Brent Ambrose, Program Head/Chair
Donald Hambrick, Major Field Member
Charles Seguin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jue Wang, Major Field Member
Forrest Briscoe, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark DesJardine, Special Member

20667. Analytics and Modeling for Optimizing Screening and Early Diagnosis in Children with Developmental Disorders

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Yu Hsin
Title:
Analytics and Modeling for Optimizing Screening and Early Diagnosis in Children with Developmental Disorders
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Screening
Health policy
Operations Research
Simulation
Optimization
Machine learning
Prediction
Clinical decision making
Health service capacity
File:
Download Yu_Hsin_s_thesis_project_240620_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Ling Rothrock, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Paul Griffin, Major Field Member
Guodong Liu, Outside Field Member
Hui Zhao, Outside Unit Member
Qiushi Chen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Prakash Chakraborty, Major Field Member

20668. Distributed Inference for Nonparametric Regression Models: Optimal Weighted Averaging and Bandwidth Selection

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Author:
Cheng, Vivian
Title:
Distributed Inference for Nonparametric Regression Models: Optimal Weighted Averaging and Bandwidth Selection
Graduate Program:
Statistics
Keywords:
Distributed Learning
Nonparametric Regression Models
Semiparametric Models
Varying Coefficient Model
Partial Linear Varying Coefficient Model
Parkinson's Disease
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Committee Members:
Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Lan Kong, Outside Unit & Field Member
Le Bao, Major Field Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Major Field Member
Runze Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20669. Flexible, Data-Driven Parametric Design for Building Façades

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Open Access
Author:
Hinkle, Laura
Title:
Flexible, Data-Driven Parametric Design for Building Façades
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
building facades
parametric design
surrogate modeling
dynamic facades
File:
Download Hinkle_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
James Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nathan Brown, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julian Wang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member

20670. Climate and Health: Understanding the Interconnected Challenges of Coupled Human Natural Systems

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Author:
Yang, Hui
Title:
Climate and Health: Understanding the Interconnected Challenges of Coupled Human Natural Systems
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
air pollution
co-benefits
climate policy
electricity market
health damage
RGGI
developing world
environmental impact
risk factors
coupled human natural systems
climate and health
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Committee Members:
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Li Li, Major Field Member
Seth Blumsack, Outside Field Member
Wei Peng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Fuentes, Outside Unit Member

20671. Enchanted Realms and Transcendent Narratives: Unveiling the Transformative Potential of Afro-Indigenous Young Adult Fantasy Literature

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Open Access
Author:
Johnston, Ruby
Title:
Enchanted Realms and Transcendent Narratives: Unveiling the Transformative Potential of Afro-Indigenous Young Adult Fantasy Literature
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)
Keywords:
World Making
Power
Fantasy
Literature
Imagination
Magic
Potential
File:
Download MA_Thesis_Final_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michele Jean Kennerly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bradford James Vivian, Committee Member
Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Ekaterina Haskins, Committee Member

20672. Relating Synthesis, Structure, and Performance in Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes

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Author:
Geitner, Michael
Title:
Relating Synthesis, Structure, and Performance in Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
reverse osmosis
nanofiltration
membrane
fouling
tomography
File:
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Committee Members:
Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Enrique Gomez, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bryan Vogt, Major Field Member
Ralph Colby, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20673. Assessment and Improvement of Flow Quality in a Small Footprint Additively Manufactured Wind Tunnel

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Open Access
Author:
Sappa Veena Venkata, Niveditha
Title:
Assessment and Improvement of Flow Quality in a Small Footprint Additively Manufactured Wind Tunnel
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Optimal flow quality
Low-speed wind tunnel
Flow uniformity
Aerodynamic testing
Additive Manufacturing
File:
Download Niveditha_Sappa_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Tamy Guimarães, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair

20674. Towards Reduced Order Modeling of Multiphysics Analysis of Molten Salt Reactors

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Open Access
Author:
Emler, Casey
Title:
Towards Reduced Order Modeling of Multiphysics Analysis of Molten Salt Reactors
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Thermal-Hydraulics
Neutronics
Reduced Order Models
Multiphysics
CFD
Monte Carlo
POD
Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Molten Salt Reactors
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Elia Merzari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Saya Lee, Committee Member
Dipanjan Pan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20676. Social Determinants of Immigrant’s Health: Immigrant health paradox, State policy contents, and Access to care

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Author:
Kim, Gunah
Title:
Social Determinants of Immigrant’s Health: Immigrant health paradox, State policy contents, and Access to care
Graduate Program:
Public Administration
Keywords:
Immigrant health
Immigrant policy
Health equity
Maternal and infant health
Prenatal care initiation
Social determinants of health
Access to care
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Committee Members:
Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jonathan Ivy, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Major Field Member
Younhee Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sungwoog Choi, Major Field Member

20677. MORPHOLOGY OF POLYMERS FOR APPLICATION IN ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES

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Open Access
Author:
Saikia, Nayan
Title:
MORPHOLOGY OF POLYMERS FOR APPLICATION IN ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Morphology
Ion exchange membranes
Electron Microscopy
Membranes
small angle x-ray scattering
Nafion
File:
Download Thesis_final_edited_7122024.pdf
Committee Members:
Nasim Alem, Outside Unit & Field Member
Enrique Gomez, Major Field Member
Christian Pester, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Rioux, Program Head/Chair

20678. Data-driven condition assessment of track substructure

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Author:
Nazari, Saharnaz
Title:
Data-driven condition assessment of track substructure
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
SmartRock
Track substructure
track health monitoring
damage detection
Smartgrid
File:
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Committee Members:
Tong Qiu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hai Huang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ming Xiao, Major Field Member
Tieyuan Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair

20679. CUE INTEGRATION OF FACE CUE AND NATIVE- AND NONNATIVE-ACCENTED SPEECH DURING SPEECH PROCESSING

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Author:
Lei, Daisy
Title:
CUE INTEGRATION OF FACE CUE AND NATIVE- AND NONNATIVE-ACCENTED SPEECH DURING SPEECH PROCESSING
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
speech processing
language processing
accent
ERP
File:
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Committee Members:
Carrie Jackson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rick Gilmore, Major Field Member
Navin Viswanathan, Major Field Member
Janet van Hell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair

20680. From the provinces to the capital: Geographic and sociocultural transitions for Korean learners of English

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Author:
Cho, Eunhae
Title:
From the provinces to the capital: Geographic and sociocultural transitions for Korean learners of English
Graduate Program:
Applied Linguistics
Keywords:
upward educational mobility
provincial exodus
educational inequality
regional disparity
language learning experience
cultural-historical theoretical framework
ethics
narrative ethnography
narrative inquiry
File:
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Committee Members:
Tommaso Milani, Program Head/Chair
Karen Johnson, Major Field Member
Ning Yu, Major Field Member
Matthew Poehner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tommaso Milani, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Celeste Kinginger, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20681. Exploring Dark Matter through Gravitational-Wave Observations

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Open Access
Author:
Singh, Divya
Title:
Exploring Dark Matter through Gravitational-Wave Observations
Graduate Program:
Physics
Keywords:
gravitational wave searches
dark matter
gstlal
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Cindy Gulis, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kohta Murase, Major Field Member
Irina Mocioiu, Major Field Member
Irina Mocioiu, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bangalore Sathyaprakash, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chad Hanna, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20682. The Biogeography and Genomics of Vocalizations in North American Passerines

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Author:
Phung, Lan Nhi
Title:
The Biogeography and Genomics of Vocalizations in North American Passerines
Graduate Program:
Biology
Keywords:
Vocalization
New World warblers
Biogeography
Genomics
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Setophaga coronata
Glacial refugia
Avian evolution
Song variation
Call variation
Reproductive barrier
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Committee Members:
Elizabeth Mcgraw, Program Head/Chair
Julian Avery, Outside Unit Member
David Toews, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Hines, Chair of Committee
Emily Davenport, Outside Field Member

20683. Elucidating the Relationship between Neuroinflammation and Functional Connectivity over the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Open Access
Author:
Chan, Dennis
Title:
Elucidating the Relationship between Neuroinflammation and Functional Connectivity over the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
Graduate Program:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Alzheimer's disease
Neuroimaging
Neuroscience
Neuroinflammation
Network Analysis
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Committee Members:
Elizabeth Proctor, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiao Liu, Major Field Member
Justin Pritchard, Major Field Member
Nanyin Zhang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Patrick Drew, Outside Unit & Field Member

20684. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE: ANALYZING FLOOD RISK, SALINITY VULNERABILITIES, AND URBAN WATER QUALITY

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Author:
Lara, Gabriel
Title:
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE: ANALYZING FLOOD RISK, SALINITY VULNERABILITIES, AND URBAN WATER QUALITY
Graduate Program:
Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics (PhD)
Keywords:
Flood risk
environmental justice
environmental economics
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Committee Members:
Katherine Zipp, Program Head/Chair
Matthew Gustafson, Outside Unit Member
Daniel Brent, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor
Edward Jaenicke, Outside Field Member
Douglas Wrenn, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor

20685. Implementation of High-Volume Fly Ash Binders for High Early Age Strength Self-Consolidating Concrete in Precast Applications and Machine Learning-Driven Optimization of Binary Concrete Mix Designs for Reduced Embodied Carbon

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Author:
Blume, Zachary
Title:
Implementation of High-Volume Fly Ash Binders for High Early Age Strength Self-Consolidating Concrete in Precast Applications and Machine Learning-Driven Optimization of Binary Concrete Mix Designs for Reduced Embodied Carbon
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Low-carbon concrete
Supplementary Cementitious Materials
Bayesian Optimization
Machine Learning
High-Volume Fly Ash
Self-Consolidating Concrete
File:
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Committee Members:
Farshad Rajabipour, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aleksandra Radlińska, Committee Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Sayed M Soleimani, Committee Member

20686. Study of Effective Experimental Approaches to Improve Hempcrete's Compressive Strength

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Open Access
Author:
Asghari Bareh Kheil, Nima
Title:
Study of Effective Experimental Approaches to Improve Hempcrete's Compressive Strength
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
hempcrete
sustainable material
magnesium oxide
fly ash
metakaolin
nano-silica
compaction
mechanical properties.
nano silica
mechanical properties
File:
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Committee Members:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corey Gracie-Griffin, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
Esther Adhiambo Obonyo, Committee Member
Hojae Yi, Committee Member

20687. General Relativistic Hydrodynamic Simulations of Neutron Star Mergers: From Quarks to Gravitational Waves

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Open Access
Author:
Prakash, Aviral
Title:
General Relativistic Hydrodynamic Simulations of Neutron Star Mergers: From Quarks to Gravitational Waves
Graduate Program:
Physics
Keywords:
Neutron Stars
Equation of State
QCD
Phase Transitions
Gravitational Waves
File:
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Committee Members:
Bangalore Sathyaprakash, Major Field Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Radice, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mauricio Terrones, Program Head/Chair
Zoltan Fodor, Major Field Member

20688. Supporting Preservice Teachers’ Computational Thinking Practices in an Engineering Content Course

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Open Access
Author:
McLaughlin, Gozde
Title:
Supporting Preservice Teachers’ Computational Thinking Practices in an Engineering Content Course
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
computational thinking
preservice teachers
science and engineering practices
science education
engineering education
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Committee Members:
Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair
Scott Mcdonald, Major Field Member
ChanMin Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member
Carla Zembal-Saul, Major Field Member
Amy Farris, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20689. Uncovering Effects Of Noise Pollution on Learning Performance and Reproductive Success Using an Operant Conditioning Device in Wild Songbirds

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Open Access
Author:
Isgate, Sara
Title:
Uncovering Effects Of Noise Pollution on Learning Performance and Reproductive Success Using an Operant Conditioning Device in Wild Songbirds
Graduate Program:
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Keywords:
cognition
wildlife
songbirds
bluebirds
operant conditioning
behavioral ecology
noise pollution
fitness
reproductive success
problem solving
File:
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Committee Members:
Jason C Keagy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julian D Avery, Committee Member
Patrick Drohan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Committee Member

20690. High Frequency Material Property Characterization of Dielectrics for 5G/6G Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Marakovits, Michael
Title:
High Frequency Material Property Characterization of Dielectrics for 5G/6G Applications
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
5G
6G
temperature-dependence
material characterization
dielectrics
permittivity
loss tangent
temperature coefficient
microwaves
electronic packaging
File:
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Committee Members:
Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Edward Perini, Committee Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Samia Suliman, Committee Member

20692. Human tracking in 3D space through monocular vision

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Open Access
Author:
Sharma, Siddharth
Title:
Human tracking in 3D space through monocular vision
Graduate Program:
Computer Science
Keywords:
Object tracking
Computer Vision
Segmentation
Vanishing points
Perspective views
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Committee Members:
Hien Nguyen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Faisal Kabir, Committee Member
Sukmoon Chang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20693. Cold spray deposition behavior, characterization, and erosion performance of polyetheretherketone-nickel composites using ball milling for deposition on fiber reinforced plastics

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Open Access
Author:
Littmann, Tyler
Title:
Cold spray deposition behavior, characterization, and erosion performance of polyetheretherketone-nickel composites using ball milling for deposition on fiber reinforced plastics
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Cold Spray
Erosion Resistance
Composite Coatings
Ball Milling
File:
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Committee Members:
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Timothy John Eden, Committee Member

20694. Central and Local Government Fiscal Behavior under Fiscal Federalism---Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence

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Open Access
Author:
Hao, Yan
Title:
Central and Local Government Fiscal Behavior under Fiscal Federalism---Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence
Graduate Program:
Public Administration
Keywords:
intergovernmental transfer
game theory inference
decision making mechanism
political party influence
partisan alignment
fiscal federalism
principal components analysis (PCA)
panel data analysis
grant allocation
mechanisms
tax collection effort
Ramsey model
kalman filter
grant allocation mechanism
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Committee Members:
L. Marvin Overby, Program Head/Chair
David Argente, Outside Unit & Field Member
Younhee Kim, Major Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Major Field Member
Odd Stalebrink, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20695. DIABETES PREDICTION USING ANFIS WITH AUTOENCODING AND KALMAN FILTER

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Author:
Camero, Dabis
Title:
DIABETES PREDICTION USING ANFIS WITH AUTOENCODING AND KALMAN FILTER
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Diabetes
predictive models
early diagnosis
World Health Organization (WHO)
Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS)
Autoencoding
Kalman filtering
hybrid model
dimensionality reduction
feature extraction
BRFSS dataset
medical informatics
healthcare analytics
Explainable AI
chronic diseases
model generalizability
Computational Complexity
Outliers
Interpretability
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Committee Members:
Aldo W Morales, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Truong Xuan Tran, Committee Member
Rafic Bachnak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jason Martis, Committee Member
Sannidhan M S, Committee Member

20697. Child Maltreatment and Psychopathology Symptoms: The Impact of Developmental Timing and Contamination

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Author:
Dunning, Emily
Title:
Child Maltreatment and Psychopathology Symptoms: The Impact of Developmental Timing and Contamination
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
child maltreatment
psychopathology
child development
developmental timing
chronicity
early childhood
contamination
human development
psychology
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Committee Members:
Chad Edward Shenk, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steffany Fredman, Committee Member
Douglas Teti, Program Head/Chair
Zachary Fisher, Committee Member

20698. MARGINAL BRAIN FUNCTION DISRUPTION CAUSED BY RAT ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX PERTURBATION

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Author:
Azarmi, Farzad
Title:
MARGINAL BRAIN FUNCTION DISRUPTION CAUSED BY RAT ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX PERTURBATION
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
fMRI
Rat
Muscimol
Seed-map
Anterior cingulate cortex
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Committee Members:
Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Committee Member
Thomas Neuberger, Committee Member

20699. Mission-driven Rotor Conceptual Design for Future Multi-rotor Vehicles - Application to NASA Dragonfly

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Author:
Allred, Gracelyne
Title:
Mission-driven Rotor Conceptual Design for Future Multi-rotor Vehicles - Application to NASA Dragonfly
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Rotorcraft
Helicopter
Coaxial Rotor
Multirotor
RotCFD
URANS
Rotor Design
Blade Element Momentum Theory
Urban Air Mobility
Rotor Performance
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Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Ashwin Renganathan, Committee Member

20700. A Geochemical Modeling Approach to Evaluating Radium Mobilization Propagated by Salinization

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Author:
Lane, Nicole
Title:
A Geochemical Modeling Approach to Evaluating Radium Mobilization Propagated by Salinization
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Radium
Salinity
PHREEQC
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Committee Members:
Rachel Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Li Li, Committee Member
Lauren Mc Phillips, Committee Member