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20701. Early Childhood Abuse and Adolescent Emotion Regulation: Exploring the Mediating Role of Emotional Security

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Author:
Falcon, Lilli
Title:
Early Childhood Abuse and Adolescent Emotion Regulation: Exploring the Mediating Role of Emotional Security
Graduate Program:
Educational Psychology
Keywords:
emotion regulation
maltreatment
emotional security
File:
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Committee Members:
Carlomagno Del Carmen Panlilio, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jimena Coso, Committee Member
Matthew McCrudden, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20702. Synergistic Effects of Radiation and Stress Localization on Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices

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Author:
Rasel, Md Abu
Title:
Synergistic Effects of Radiation and Stress Localization on Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
GaN HEMT
Heavy Ion Irradiation
Proton Irradiation
Gamma Irradiation
In situ Irradiation
In situ Heating
TEM
Electron Wind Force Annealing
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sukwon Choi, Major Field Member
Jing Du, Major Field Member
Md Haque, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Douglas Wolfe, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Mia Jin, Outside Unit & Field Member

20703. Multiple Rotor Acoustic Control

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Open Access
Author:
Tumelero Valente, Vitor
Title:
Multiple Rotor Acoustic Control
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Synchrophasing
Phase control
Noise control
Acoustic control
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Valente_FINAL_FormatReview.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Simon Miller, Major Field Member
Eric Greenwood, Outside Field Member
Amy Pritchett, Major Field Member
Eric Johnson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sean Brennan, Outside Unit Member

20704. Energetics in Athletes and Exercising Individuals: Relationship to Health and Performance and the Impacts of Sex, Stress and Time of Season

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Author:
Lundstrom, Emily
Title:
Energetics in Athletes and Exercising Individuals: Relationship to Health and Performance and the Impacts of Sex, Stress and Time of Season
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Energy
Metabolism
Sport Performance
Sport Training
Endurance Athletes
Energy Balance
Stress
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Committee Members:
Jonathan Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Mary Jane De Souza, Major Field Member
Nancy Williams, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rebecca Mallinson, Special Member
Alison Gernand, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Proctor, Major Field Member

20705. Non-volatile Memory Technology-based Solutions for Hardware Security and Data-intensive Accelerations

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Author:
Xu, Yixin
Title:
Non-volatile Memory Technology-based Solutions for Hardware Security and Data-intensive Accelerations
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
non-volatile memory
ferroelectric device
compute in memory
FPGA
hardware security
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Abhronil Sengupta, Major Field Member
John Sampson, Major Field Member
Kai Ni, Special Member

20706. Disabled Democracy: Figuring Disability in Early Nineteenth-Century Literary and Political Discourses

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Author:
Erlandson, Andrew
Title:
Disabled Democracy: Figuring Disability in Early Nineteenth-Century Literary and Political Discourses
Graduate Program:
English
Keywords:
disability
democracy
literature
nineteenth-century
American
United States
figure
figurative
figuration
participatory democracy
democratic citizenship
citizen
institutional
institution
debility
revolution
revolutionary
Charles Brockden Brown
Francis Lieber
Benjamin B. Bowen
Mary L. Day
Hannah Crafts
William Wells Brown
James Fenimore Cooper
Walt Whitman
temperance
Hannah Arendt
antebellum reform
abolition reform
temperance reform
reformers
crip
crip theory
cripping
cripped
radical
radicalism
embodiment
novel
fiction
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Committee Members:
Carla Mulford, Major Field Member
Christopher Castiglia, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amy Greenberg, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michael Bérubé, Major Field Member
Hester Blum, Major Field Member
Janet Lyon, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20707. Characterization of X-Ray Hybrid CMOS Detectors for the BlackCAT CubeSat

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Open Access
Author:
Colosimo, Joseph
Title:
Characterization of X-Ray Hybrid CMOS Detectors for the BlackCAT CubeSat
Graduate Program:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
CMOS Sensors
Hybrid CMOS Detectors
Gamma-Ray Bursts
CubeSats
Astronomical Transients
Coded-Aperture Telescopes
X-ray Telescopes
High-Energy Astronomy
X-Ray Detectors
File:
Download Colosimo-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Abe Falcone, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephane Coutu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Suvrath Mahadevan, Major Field Member
Derek Fox, Major Field Member
Randy McEntaffer, Major Field Member
Randy McEntaffer, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20708. Modelling Lighting and Spatial Characteristics of Indoor Environments for Adaptive Building Systems

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Author:
Wang, Yuwei
Title:
Modelling Lighting and Spatial Characteristics of Indoor Environments for Adaptive Building Systems
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
visual perception;
indoor lighting;
image quality metrics;
intelligent building systems;
autonomous lighting;
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Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
Dorukalp Durmus, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hui Yang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Julian Wang, Major Field Member
Yuqing Hu, Major Field Member

20709. Thermal Characterization of Modern Microsystem Technologies from Materials to Devices

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Author:
Song, Yiwen
Title:
Thermal Characterization of Modern Microsystem Technologies from Materials to Devices
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermal characterization
TDTR
FDTR
thermal management
power electronics
wide bandgap
Ga2O3
AlN
aluminum nitride
scandium aluminum nitride
thermal transport
phonon scattering
thermal property
thermal conductivity
File:
Download Dissertation_Yiwen_Song_YS_edit_v10_export.pdf
Committee Members:
Md Haque, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Sukwon Choi, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Wooram Lee, Outside Unit & Field Member

20710. "I am who I am, or am I?": Predictors of AR beautification filter use

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Open Access
Author:
Goke, Maranda
Title:
"I am who I am, or am I?": Predictors of AR beautification filter use
Graduate Program:
Mass Communications
Keywords:
AR filter
self-discrepancy
beautification filters
media effects
File:
Download Goke_Dissertation__Final_Revised_2.0.pdf
Committee Members:
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Oliver, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christofer Skurka, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Heather Shoenberger, Outside Unit & Field Member

20711. Ultrasound Guided Needle Insertion Simulation Systems for The Training of Central Venous Catheterization Procedures

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Author:
Brown, Dailen
Title:
Ultrasound Guided Needle Insertion Simulation Systems for The Training of Central Venous Catheterization Procedures
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Medical Simulation
Catheterization
Ultrasound
Needle Insertion
Computer Vision
Sensors
Feedback
Training
Compliant Mechanisms
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Committee Members:
Jason Moore, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Scarlett Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20712. Investigation of a Dilute Flow Particle Reactor for Coupling Thermochemical Energy Storage to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycles

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Author:
Siefering, Bryan
Title:
Investigation of a Dilute Flow Particle Reactor for Coupling Thermochemical Energy Storage to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
particle heat exchanger
thermochemical energy storage
sCO2 Brayton Cycle
particle to sCO2
File:
Download Siefering_PhD_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Nicholas Meisel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Brian Fronk, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20713. Drawn-on-skin bioelectronics to seamlessly interface with the body

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Author:
Ershad, Faheem
Title:
Drawn-on-skin bioelectronics to seamlessly interface with the body
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
bioelectronics
direct writing
drawn-on-skin
wearable electronics
stretchable/flexible electronics
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Committee Members:
Cunjiang Yu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiaojun Lian, Major Field Member
Mark Horn, Outside Field Member
Xiao Liu, Major Field Member
Mehdi Kiani, Outside Unit Member
Yuguo Lei, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20714. Bio-inspired Imaging Systems Based on Curved Image Sensors and Soft Neuromorphic Optoelectronic Devices

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Author:
Lu, Yuntao
Title:
Bio-inspired Imaging Systems Based on Curved Image Sensors and Soft Neuromorphic Optoelectronic Devices
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
Bio-inspired imaging
Curved image sensors
Neuromorphic image sensors
Optoelectronic synapses
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Committee Members:
Cunjiang Yu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Lanagan, Major Field Member
Mark Horn, Outside Field Member
Mehdi Kiani, Outside Unit Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

20715. DEVELOPMENT OF STRETCHABLE RUBBERY DIODES AND INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS

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Author:
Jang, Seonmin
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF STRETCHABLE RUBBERY DIODES AND INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
Soft electronics
Stretchable electronics
Wearable electronics
Organic diodes
Organic transistors
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Committee Members:
Cunjiang Yu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Horn, Major Field Member
Nanyin Zhang, Outside Field Member
Mehdi Kiani, Outside Unit Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

20716. Developing Conversational User Interfaces To Deliver Evidence-Based Health Interventions

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Author:
Mendu, Sanjana
Title:
Developing Conversational User Interfaces To Deliver Evidence-Based Health Interventions
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
healthcare
human-computer interaction
mixed-methods
conversational user interface
generative AI
smart speaker
chronic pain
physical activity
health intervention
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Committee Members:
Xinning Gui, Major Field Member
Saeed Abdullah, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrew High, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kenneth Huang, Major Field Member
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20717. The Role of Light Source Spectra in Quantifying Spatial Brightness

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Author:
Song, Wangyang
Title:
The Role of Light Source Spectra in Quantifying Spatial Brightness
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
spatial brightness
photopic luminous efficiency function
color gamut
melanopsin
sustainability
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Committee Members:
Dorukalp Durmus, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Richard Mistrick, Major Field Member
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member
Kostas Papakonstantinou, Outside Unit & Field Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair

20718. AM-driven design innovation: DfAM constraints in adjoint shape optimization for gas turbine applications

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Author:
Jalui, Sagar
Title:
AM-driven design innovation: DfAM constraints in adjoint shape optimization for gas turbine applications
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive manufacturing
DfAM
gas turbine
L-PBF
fuel-flexibility
fuel injector
adjoint
shape optimization
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Committee Members:
Edward Reutzel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jacqueline O'Connor, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yuan Xuan, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20719. Large scale behavior of graph dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Zhou, Datong
Title:
Large scale behavior of graph dynamics
Graduate Program:
Mathematics
Keywords:
many-particle systems
multi-agent systems
biological neural networks
numerical analysis
File:
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Committee Members:
Anna Mazzucato, Major Field Member
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bruce Gluckman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Leonid Berlyand, Major Field Member
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, Program Head/Chair

20720. Incorporating Project Bundling, Non-Stationary IRI Markov Models, and Equivalence Testing in Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management

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Open Access
Author:
Hu, Pengsen
Title:
Incorporating Project Bundling, Non-Stationary IRI Markov Models, and Equivalence Testing in Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management
Non-Stationary Markov Models
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Project Bundling
Multi-Objective Optimization
Quality Control/Assurance
Equivalence Testing
File:
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Committee Members:
Jay Regan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Scarlett Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Shelley Stoffels, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Major Field Member
Shihui Shen, Major Field Member

20721. Living with change: An archaeological study of human settlement patterns as environmental adaptations in Late Holocene Madagascar

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Open Access
Author:
Davis, Dylan
Title:
Living with change: An archaeological study of human settlement patterns as environmental adaptations in Late Holocene Madagascar
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
settlement patterns
Madagascar
landscape archaeology
remote sensing
spatial analysis
anthropology
File:
Download Davis_Dissertation_Final_2022.pdf
Committee Members:
Guangqing Chi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rebecca Bliege Bird, Major Field Member
Kristina Douglass, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Douglas Bird, Major Field Member
Mary Katherine Shenk, Program Head/Chair

20722. Stakeholder Engagement in All-Terrain Vehicle Recreation Planning and Implementation in Northcentral Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Du Preez, Lisa
Title:
Stakeholder Engagement in All-Terrain Vehicle Recreation Planning and Implementation in Northcentral Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Forest Resources
Keywords:
Forest management
Outdoor recreation
ATV recreation
Stakeholder
Environmental decision-making
sustainable recreation
All-terrain vehicle
ATV
Pennsylvania forests
economic impact
ATV monitoring
ecosystem management
DCNR
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
stakeholder engagement
ATV Pilot
File:
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Committee Members:
Michael Gregory Jacobson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Scott, Committee Member
Margot Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Tim Kelsey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20723. The Influence of Bedrock Type on Forest Growth and Carbon Dynamics in the central Pennsylvanian Appalachian Ridge and Valley: From Tree Rings to Forest Inventories

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Open Access
Author:
Reed, Warren Paul
Title:
The Influence of Bedrock Type on Forest Growth and Carbon Dynamics in the central Pennsylvanian Appalachian Ridge and Valley: From Tree Rings to Forest Inventories
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
forest ecology
carbon dynamics
oak forest
bedrock
dendrochronology
File:
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Committee Members:
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Laura P Leites, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Roman Di Biase, Outside Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Program Head/Chair

20724. Fire, Climate, and Vegetation in Pleistocene East Africa: Insights from Bulk Organic and Compound Specific Indicators at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

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Open Access
Author:
Ferland, Troy
Title:
Fire, Climate, and Vegetation in Pleistocene East Africa: Insights from Bulk Organic and Compound Specific Indicators at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
organic geochemistry
PAHs
East Africa
paleoclimate
Olduvai Gorge
File:
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Committee Members:
Erin DiMaggio, Major Field Member
Rebecca Bliege Bird, Outside Unit & Field Member
Elizabeth Hajek, Major Field Member
Kate Freeman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair

20725. Glitch Feminist Worldbuilding for Reproductive Justice

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Author:
Condit-Summerson, Maggie Rose
Title:
Glitch Feminist Worldbuilding for Reproductive Justice
Graduate Program:
Art Education
Keywords:
glitch feminist art pedagogy
reproductive justice
virtual worldbuilding
glitch
feminist art pedagogies
digital culture/technologies
data surveillance
transnational feminisms
virtual exhibition
File:
Download condit-summerson_final_dissertation_11-1-24.pdf
Committee Members:
Vagner Mendonca-Whitehead, Program Head/Chair
Hil Malatino, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kimberly Powell, Major Field Member
Wanda Knight, Major Field Member
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20726. An Efficient Wake Modeling Method for Rotorcraft Aeroacoustics

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Open Access
Author:
Rau, Robert
Title:
An Efficient Wake Modeling Method for Rotorcraft Aeroacoustics
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aeroacoustics
aerodynamics
rotorcraft
multirotor
wake modeling
wake model
File:
Download Rau_Ph_D_Thesis_final_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Robert Kunz, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sven Schmitz, Major Field Member
Kenneth Brentner, Major Field Member
Eric Greenwood, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20727. Sense of Belonging in CACREP accredited counseling programs for US-born Latinx counselors-in-training

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Open Access
Author:
Gallardo, Diana
Title:
Sense of Belonging in CACREP accredited counseling programs for US-born Latinx counselors-in-training
Graduate Program:
Counselor Education
Keywords:
Counselor Education
Skin Color
Sense of Belonging
Counselors
Faculty Representation
Latinx
Borderlands/La Frontera
File:
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Committee Members:
Julia Green Bryan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Elizabeth Prosek, Major Field Member
Richard Hazler, Major Field Member
Jolynn Carney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Francesca Lopez, Outside Unit & Field Member

20728. Addressing The Reading Needs Of Children Exposed To Maltreatment: Understanding The Relationship Between Reading, And Language In These Children

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Open Access
Author:
Ellner-Ward, Samantha
Title:
Addressing The Reading Needs Of Children Exposed To Maltreatment: Understanding The Relationship Between Reading, And Language In These Children
Graduate Program:
Educational Psychology
Keywords:
maltreatment
reading
language
File:
Download Ellner-Ward_Dissertation_Manuscript.pdf
Committee Members:
Peggy Van Meter, Program Head/Chair
Carol Miller, Outside Unit Member
Carlomagno Panlilio, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Hughes, Outside Field Member
Peggy Van Meter, Major Field Member

20729. Investigation into the Condensation Effect on the Greenhouse Operational Energy Performance and Energy Saving Strategies.

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Enhe
Title:
Investigation into the Condensation Effect on the Greenhouse Operational Energy Performance and Energy Saving Strategies.
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Condensation Effect
Solar Irradiance
Building Envelope
Photothermal Effect
Energy Efficiency
Operational Energy
File:
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Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
Rahman Azari, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Berghage, Major Field Member
Julian Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member

20730. Elucidating Mechanisms Underlying Cellular, Tissue Level, And Behavioral Resilience To The Detrimental Effects Of Chronic Stress Exposure

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Author:
Shao, Meiyu
Title:
Elucidating Mechanisms Underlying Cellular, Tissue Level, And Behavioral Resilience To The Detrimental Effects Of Chronic Stress Exposure
Graduate Program:
Biology
Keywords:
stress resilience
GABAergic
RNA-seq
FACS
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Committee Members:
Elizabeth Mcgraw, Program Head/Chair
Douglas Cavener, Chair of Committee
Yingwei Mao, Major Field Member
Anirban Paul, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bernhard Luscher, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Nicole Lazar, Minor Field Member

20731. Flow and Sediment Transport in Nature-Based Solutions for River Restoration

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Author:
Mousavi, Azadeh
Title:
Flow and Sediment Transport in Nature-Based Solutions for River Restoration
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Sediment Transport
Scour
Porous in-Stream Structures
Hydrodynamics
Numerical Simulations
Engineered Log Jams
Large Woody Debris
Nature-Based Solutions
River Restoration
CFD
RANS
Immersed Boundary Method
Erosion
Hydraulic Flume Experiment
Scour Equation
Porosity
File:
Download Dissertation_Azadeh_Mousavi.pdf
Committee Members:
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Anastasia Piliouras, Outside Unit Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Xiang Yang, Outside Field Member
Roberto Fernández, Major Field Member

20732. Towards Bio-inspired Computing using 2D Materials based Transistors

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Open Access
Author:
Subbulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Shiva
Title:
Towards Bio-inspired Computing using 2D Materials based Transistors
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
2D Materials
Field-Effect Transistors
Biomimetic
Spiking Neural Network
Artificial Intelegence
Sensing
Computing
File:
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Committee Members:
Laura Cabrera, Program Head/Chair
Abhronil Sengupta, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jian hsu, Major Field Member
Patrick Lenahan, Major Field Member
Saptarshi Das, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20733. OPTIMIZING BATTERY SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE IN HARSH CONDITIONS THROUGH ELECTROLYTE ENGINEERING AND CELL DESIGN

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Author:
Liao, Jie
Title:
OPTIMIZING BATTERY SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE IN HARSH CONDITIONS THROUGH ELECTROLYTE ENGINEERING AND CELL DESIGN
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
lithium ion battery
extremely fast charging
high temperature stability
lithium metal battery safety
lithium deposition
lithium plating
electrolyte decomposition
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Committee Members:
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Chao-Yang Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qing Wang, Major Field Member
Feifei Shi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ralph Colby, Major Field Member

20734. Optimizing Quantum Circuit Execution: Advanced Compilation Strategies and Hardware Matching

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Author:
Khadirsharbiyani, Soheil
Title:
Optimizing Quantum Circuit Execution: Advanced Compilation Strategies and Hardware Matching
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Quantum Computing
Quantum circuit compilation
Iterative compilation framework
Quantum circuit reliability
Quantum error mitigation
Machine learning for hardware matching
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Committee Members:
Antonio Blanca, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sarah Shandera, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Major Field Member
Mahmut Kandemir, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Sampson, Major Field Member
Chunhao Wang, Major Field Member

20735. Development of Sensors for the Improvement of Precision Livestock Farming of Ruminants

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Author:
Knoepfel, Abbey
Title:
Development of Sensors for the Improvement of Precision Livestock Farming of Ruminants
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Zinc oxide
Biosensor
Gas Sensors
Electrochemical system
Metal oxide semiconductors
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Committee Members:
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Shashank Priya, Special Member
Nutifafa Yao Doumon, Major Field Member
Bed Poudel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bo Cheng, Outside Unit & Field Member
James Adair, Major Field Member

20736. Transcriptomic characterization of early-onset colorectal cancer

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Author:
Marx, Olivia
Title:
Transcriptomic characterization of early-onset colorectal cancer
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
early-onset
colorectal cancer
transcriptomics
cancer
File:
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Committee Members:
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Prashant Nighot, Outside Unit Member
Gregory Yochum, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ryan Hobbs, Outside Field Member
Iryna Pinchuk, Major Field Member

20738. Retrospective Study of Utilization of Acute Ischemic Stroke Reperfusion Therapies in Pregnant and Postpartum Women Using MarketScan Data

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Author:
Shankar, Lakshmi
Title:
Retrospective Study of Utilization of Acute Ischemic Stroke Reperfusion Therapies in Pregnant and Postpartum Women Using MarketScan Data
Graduate Program:
Public Health Sciences
Keywords:
Stroke
Maternal Stroke
IV thrombolysis
Stroke Treatments
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Committee Members:
Li Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kristin Elizabeth King Sznajder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guodong Liu, Committee Member

20739. Numerical Reservoir Simulation to Optimize Waterflooding in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

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Author:
Alzaabi, Abdulla Saleh
Title:
Numerical Reservoir Simulation to Optimize Waterflooding in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Numerical Reservoir Simulation
Dual-porosity
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Waterflood
Well Model
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Shimin Liu, Program Head/Chair
Gregory King, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julio Urbina, Outside Unit & Field Member
Eugene Morgan, Major Field Member
John Wang, Major Field Member

20740. Modeling Holocene Glacial Isostatic Adjustment in Iceland Using Composite Asthenosphere Viscosity, Comparisons to Linear Rheology and Implications for Glacially Induced Asthenosphere Melting

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Open Access
Author:
Givens, Thomas
Title:
Modeling Holocene Glacial Isostatic Adjustment in Iceland Using Composite Asthenosphere Viscosity, Comparisons to Linear Rheology and Implications for Glacially Induced Asthenosphere Melting
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Glacial Isostatic Adjustment
Glaciology
Geodesy
Numerical Modeling
Rheology
Nonlinear Rheology
Linear Rheology
Volcanology
Melt Productivity
InSAR
File:
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Committee Members:
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair
Peter La Femina, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Byron Parizek, Co-Chair of Committee
Shujie Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Halldor Geirsson, Special Member
Richard Alley, Co-Chair of Committee

20741. Investigating Ion Interactions with Monolayer/Water Interfaces Using Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy

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Author:
Gonzalez Velez, Nicole
Title:
Investigating Ion Interactions with Monolayer/Water Interfaces Using Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy
Monolayer
Air/Water Interfaces
Ion Pairing
Ion-Specific Effect
Langmuir Trough
Alkali Ions
Grahame Model
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christine Keating, Major Field Member
John Asbury, Major Field Member
Ralph Colby, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kenneth Knappenberger, Program Head/Chair

20742. Development of metal alloy anodes for all-solid-state Na-S and Li-S batteries

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Author:
Jhang, Li Ji
Title:
Development of metal alloy anodes for all-solid-state Na-S and Li-S batteries
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Batteries
Solid-state electrolytes
Li-S batteries
Na-S batteries
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Committee Members:
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Enrique Gomez, Major Field Member
Donghai Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Seong Kim, Major Field Member
Chris Rahn, Outside Unit & Field Member

20743. Quantum Algorithms for Solving Polynomial Systems and Pathfinding Problems with Potential Superpolynomial Speedups

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Jianqiang
Title:
Quantum Algorithms for Solving Polynomial Systems and Pathfinding Problems with Potential Superpolynomial Speedups
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Quantum speedups
Quantum linear system algorithm
Polynomial systems
Multidimensional electrical network
Adjacency matrix
File:
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Martin Fürer, Major Field Member
Antonio Blanca, Major Field Member
Chunhao Wang, Major Field Member
Jason Morton, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sean Hallgren, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20744. “Go! Become Women Without Me!”: Young Girls Rescripting and Restaging Relational Understandings and Beliefs of Girlhood, Puberty, and Menstruation

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Open Access
Author:
Snyder, Julie
Title:
“Go! Become Women Without Me!”: Young Girls Rescripting and Restaging Relational Understandings and Beliefs of Girlhood, Puberty, and Menstruation
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
performing arts
dance
theatre
ethnography
early childhood
performance anthropology
Deleuze and Guattari
assemblage theory
critical menstrual studies
feminist research
puberty and mensturation
File:
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Committee Members:
Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Lauren Miller, Special Member
Kimberly Powell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Linda Thornton, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gail Boldt, Major Field Member
Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Major & Minor Field Member

20745. Fast Implementation of Nonlinear Perturbation Theory Statistics Including Galaxy Bias and Redshift-space Distortion

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Open Access
Author:
Tomlinson, Joseph
Title:
Fast Implementation of Nonlinear Perturbation Theory Statistics Including Galaxy Bias and Redshift-space Distortion
Graduate Program:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
Cosmology
Large-scale Structure
File:
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Committee Members:
Kohta Murase, Outside Field Member
Sarah Shandera, Outside Unit Member
Michael Eracleous, Major Field Member
Donghui Jeong, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Randy McEntaffer, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20746. Porous Microgels for Fabricating Granular Hydrogel Scaffolds to Improve Cell Infiltration

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Author:
Kedzierski, Alexander
Title:
Porous Microgels for Fabricating Granular Hydrogel Scaffolds to Improve Cell Infiltration
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
ell infiltration
porous scaffolds
microgels
biomaterials
phase separation
cell infiltration
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Committee Members:
Amir Sheikhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Committee Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair

20747. Vanadium Alloying in Molybdenum Disulfide Monolayers and Transport Studies of Superconductivity in Molybdenum Nitride

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Author:
Zhou, Da
Title:
Vanadium Alloying in Molybdenum Disulfide Monolayers and Transport Studies of Superconductivity in Molybdenum Nitride
Graduate Program:
Physics
Keywords:
2D Materials
Molybdenum Disulfide
Molybdenum Nitride
Vanadium Alloying
File:
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Committee Members:
Mauricio Terrones, Program Head/Chair
Chaoxing Liu, Major Field Member
Mauricio Terrones, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhiqiang Mao, Major Field Member
Saptarshi Das, Outside Unit & Field Member

20748. Physically Enriched Neural Networks For Industrial Metal Detection

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Author:
Das, Suhrid
Title:
Physically Enriched Neural Networks For Industrial Metal Detection
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Domain-enriched Machine Learning
Metal Detection
Digital Signal Processing
Pattern Recognition
Detection
Classification
Product Signal Adaptation
Artificial Intelligence
Time Series Classification
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Committee Members:
Vishal Monga, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Committee Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Ankit Tyagi, Special Signatory

20749. Exploring factors affecting grapevine bud deacclimation to mitigate spring freeze injury

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Author:
Guilbault, Emma
Title:
Exploring factors affecting grapevine bud deacclimation to mitigate spring freeze injury
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science
Keywords:
grapevine
deacclimation
abscisic acid
dormancy
cold hardiness
spring freeze damage
delayed budbreak
File:
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Committee Members:
Michela Centinari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Misha T Kwasniewski, Committee Member
Surinder Chopra, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Luis O Duque, Committee Member
Jason P Londo, Special Signatory

20750. Foster Parent Prior Experience With Child Behavior Problems and the Timing of Non-progress Moves for Children in Non-relative Foster Care Placements: A Survival Analysis Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Swanson, Ann Shun
Title:
Foster Parent Prior Experience With Child Behavior Problems and the Timing of Non-progress Moves for Children in Non-relative Foster Care Placements: A Survival Analysis Approach
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
foster care
non-relative foster parents
non-progress move
child behavior problems
congregate care
placement stability
placement disruption
survival analysis
File:
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Committee Members:
Christian M. Connell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Abenaa A. Jones, Committee Member
Douglas Teti, Program Head/Chair
Sarah A. Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20751. Adaptation, Application and Analysis of a Content Analysis Tool for Essay Feedback in Middle School Science Classrooms

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Open Access
Author:
Sheikhi Karizaki, Mahsa
Title:
Adaptation, Application and Analysis of a Content Analysis Tool for Essay Feedback in Middle School Science Classrooms
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Automated Essay Analysis
Formative Feedback
Student Writing Clarity
File:
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Committee Members:
Rebecca Jane Passonneau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wenpeng Yin, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Chan Min Kim, Committee Member

20752. Transfer Learning using Feature Maps for Predicting Scattering Parameters of Patch Array Antennas

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Author:
Ganna, Sri Laxmi
Title:
Transfer Learning using Feature Maps for Predicting Scattering Parameters of Patch Array Antennas
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Transfer Learning
EDA
Machine Learning
Scattering Parameters
Patch Array Antennas
Feature Maps
File:
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Committee Members:
Madhavan Swaminathan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Abhronil Sengupta, Committee Member
John Doherty, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20753. Essays on Production Networks and International Trade Policy

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Author:
Lopez Espino, Adriana
Title:
Essays on Production Networks and International Trade Policy
Graduate Program:
Economics
Keywords:
international trade
rules of origin
production networks
global value chains
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Committee Members:
Reka Albert, Outside Unit & Field Member
Barry Ickes, Program Head/Chair
Marc Henry, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Fernando Parro, Major Field Member
Stephen Yeaple, Major Field Member
James Tybout, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20754. Fuselage Vibration Reduction of Lift-Offset Coaxial Rotor Vehicles with Auxiliary Propulsion via Individual Blade Pitch Control

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Open Access
Author:
Mawry, Isabella
Title:
Fuselage Vibration Reduction of Lift-Offset Coaxial Rotor Vehicles with Auxiliary Propulsion via Individual Blade Pitch Control
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
lift-offset
coaxial rotor
compound rotorcraft
rotorcraft
rotor
auxiliary propulsion
fuselage
fuselage vibrations
vibration reduction
active vibration control
File:
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Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20755. Luminescent Solar Concentrator Containing Parylene-C Microfibrous Thin Film Infiltrated with Lumogen F Red 305

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Chengzhi
Title:
Luminescent Solar Concentrator Containing Parylene-C Microfibrous Thin Film Infiltrated with Lumogen F Red 305
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
thin-film deposition
luminescent solar concentrator
Parylene C
microfibrous
PVD
photovoltaic solar cell
Lumogen F Red 305
File:
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Committee Members:
Laura Cabrera, Program Head/Chair
Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michael Lanagan, Major Field Member
Bed Poudel, Outside Field Member
Osama Awadelkarim, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr

20756. Investigating 2’,3’-cyclic nucleotide monophosphates in Escherichia coli

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Author:
Marotta, Nick
Title:
Investigating 2’,3’-cyclic nucleotide monophosphates in Escherichia coli
Graduate Program:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
nucelotides
cyclic nucleotides
RNA metabolism
bacterial signaling
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Committee Members:
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Andrew Patterson, Major Field Member
Howard Salis, Outside Field Member
Joseph Cotruvo, Outside Unit Member
Emily Weinert, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

20757. Stochastic Accelerated Primal Dual Methods for Minimax Problems

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Xuan
Title:
Stochastic Accelerated Primal Dual Methods for Minimax Problems
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Minimax Optimization
Nonconvex Optimization
First Order Method
Stochastic Optimization
File:
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Committee Members:
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Necdet Aybat, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Uday Shanbhag, Major Field Member
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Outside Field Member
Constantino Lagoa, Outside Unit & Minor Member

20758. Analysis of Optimal Well Spacing in Shale Gas Reservoirs through Numerical Simulation

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Open Access
Author:
Sutton, Nathan
Title:
Analysis of Optimal Well Spacing in Shale Gas Reservoirs through Numerical Simulation
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Marcellus Shale
Well Spacing
Optimal Spacing
File:
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Committee Members:
John Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Menefee, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Program Head/Chair
Gregory R King, Committee Member
John Wang, Committee Member
Anne Menefee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20759. Modifications to a Lossy Tube to Balance Accuracy and Run-Time in a Time Domain Clarinet-Like Model

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Open Access
Author:
Child, James
Title:
Modifications to a Lossy Tube to Balance Accuracy and Run-Time in a Time Domain Clarinet-Like Model
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
clarinet
acoustics
time domain
thermoviscous
optimization
musical instrument acoustics
File:
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Committee Members:
Stephen Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dan Russell, Committee Member
Laura Cabrera, Program Head/Chair
Jacques Riviere, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20760. Workforce Development Systems: Concepts, Components, And Participant Inclusion

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Open Access
Author:
Levine, Eli
Title:
Workforce Development Systems: Concepts, Components, And Participant Inclusion
Graduate Program:
Public Administration
Keywords:
workforce development
economic development
public administration
public policy system
File:
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Committee Members:
Theodore Alter, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michele Tantardini, Major Field Member
Goktug Morcol, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Beckett-Camarata, Major Field Member
L. Marvin Overby, Program Head/Chair

20761. A Choice Approach to Education and Crime

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Author:
Parker, Brandy Rae
Title:
A Choice Approach to Education and Crime
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Choice
crime
education
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Committee Members:
Eric Plutzer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeremy Staff, Major Field Member
Holly Nguyen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Baker, Major Field Member
Scott Yabiku, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20762. Carbon Reduction in Steel Manufacturing: Investigating Bio-Coke as an Alternative to Fossil-Coke

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Author:
Giampietro, Gabrielle
Title:
Carbon Reduction in Steel Manufacturing: Investigating Bio-Coke as an Alternative to Fossil-Coke
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Bio-Coke
Fossil-Coke
CO2 Emissions
Steel Manufacturing
Blast Furnace
Electric Arc Furnace
Magnesium Silicate Hydrate (MSH)
MgO
SiO2
Inorganic Binders
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Committee Members:
David William Mazyck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Derek M Hall, Committee Member

20763. Strength Training Engagement Among College-Aged Women: Participation, Mental Health, And Predictors of Behavior

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Open Access
Author:
Barraco, Gabrielle
Title:
Strength Training Engagement Among College-Aged Women: Participation, Mental Health, And Predictors of Behavior
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
strength training
women
mental health
college students
health belief model
File:
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Committee Members:
Melissa Jean Bopp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David E Conroy, Committee Member
Jonathan Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jaime Schultz, Committee Member

20764. Laboratory Measurements of Small Ice Crystal Growth Rates at Low Temperature

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Author:
Pokrifka, Gwenore Flora
Title:
Laboratory Measurements of Small Ice Crystal Growth Rates at Low Temperature
Graduate Program:
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Keywords:
ice
cirrus
ice growth
clouds
laboratory
measurements
attachment kinetics
low temperature
microphysics
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Committee Members:
Jerry Harrington, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jerry Harrington, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Brune, Major Field Member
Matthew Kumjian, Major Field Member
Miriam Freedman, Outside Unit & Field Member

20766. Impact of Varying Levels of Phytase on Laying Hen Production and Performance Throughout Their Productive Life

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Open Access
Author:
Bianchi, Sophia
Title:
Impact of Varying Levels of Phytase on Laying Hen Production and Performance Throughout Their Productive Life
Graduate Program:
Animal Science
Keywords:
Phytase Supplementation
Non-Phytate Phosphorus
Laying Hen Production
File:
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Committee Members:
John Boney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dervan Bryan, Committee Member
Ramesh Ramachandran, Program Head/Chair
Tae Hyun Kim, Committee Member

20767. Investigating Adult Higher Education's Promise: Teaching for Empathy

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Author:
Black Stetter, Robin
Title:
Investigating Adult Higher Education's Promise: Teaching for Empathy
Graduate Program:
Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)
Keywords:
empathy
adult higher education faculty
institutional ethnography
critical adult education
humanization
economic development model of education
human development model of education
civil society
empathic learning outcomes
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Committee Members:
Craig Campbell, Major Field Member
Mark Brennan, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Holst, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rebecca Tarlau, Major Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Program Head/Chair

20768. Advancing K-mer Methods for Metagenomic Research

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Shaopeng
Title:
Advancing K-mer Methods for Metagenomic Research
Graduate Program:
Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)
Keywords:
Metagenomics
MinHash
K-mer algorithm
Knowledge Graph
File:
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Committee Members:
David Koslicki, Program Head/Chair
Erika Ganda, Outside Unit Member
David Koslicki, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paul Medvedev, Major Field Member
Qunhua Li, Minor & Outside Field Member

20769. Rescue of Neurodegenerative Models in Drosophila melanogaster and Conservation of Metabolic and Degradative Regulation by Heparan Sulfate in Mammalian Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Schultheis, Nicholas
Title:
Rescue of Neurodegenerative Models in Drosophila melanogaster and Conservation of Metabolic and Degradative Regulation by Heparan Sulfate in Mammalian Cells
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Heparan Sulfate
Autophagy
Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Metabolism
Mitochondria
Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Growth Factor Signaling
MPS IIIa
File:
Download Nicholas_Schultheis_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Lorraine Santy, Major Field Member
Scott Selleck, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhi-Chun Lai, Major Field Member
Claire Thomas, Major Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Program Head/Chair
Amie Boal, Outside Unit & Field Member

20770. Understanding and Designing for Coproduction: Socio-technical Approaches to Prolonged Crisis Response

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Open Access
Author:
Jo, Jeongwon
Title:
Understanding and Designing for Coproduction: Socio-technical Approaches to Prolonged Crisis Response
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
coproduction
support exchange
crisis relief
crisis
File:
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Committee Members:
Carleen Maitland, Program Head/Chair
Xinning Gui, Major Field Member
Jack Carroll, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kenneth Huang, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Outside Unit & Field Member

20771. The Role of Redd1 in the Pathophysiology of Diabetes-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction

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Open Access
Author:
Stevens, Shaunaci
Title:
The Role of Redd1 in the Pathophysiology of Diabetes-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
diabetes
cardiomyopathy
REDD1
ER stress
Inflammation
File:
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Committee Members:
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Scot Kimball, Major Field Member
Amy Arnold, Outside Unit Member
Christopher Yengo, Outside Field Member
Michael Dennis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elisa Bradley, Special Member

20772. Bioinspired Molecular Composites of 2D-Layered Materials and Tandem Repeat Proteins

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Author:
Colak, Oguzhan
Title:
Bioinspired Molecular Composites of 2D-Layered Materials and Tandem Repeat Proteins
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
2D Materials
Tandem Repeat Proteins
Molecular Dynamics
Mechanical Properties
Interface Dynamics
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Committee Members:
Laura Cabrera, Program Head/Chair
Melik Demirel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vincent Meunier, Major Field Member
Sahin Ozdemir, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member

20773. Towards Cost-Effective Resource Management Strategies for Distributed Deep Learning and Data Parallel Workloads on the Cloud

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Open Access
Author:
Sharma, Aakash
Title:
Towards Cost-Effective Resource Management Strategies for Distributed Deep Learning and Data Parallel Workloads on the Cloud
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Cloud Computing
Distributed Systems
Resource Management
Deep Learning
Data-parallel Systems
File:
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Mahmut Kandemir, Major Field Member
Anton Nekrutenko, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Chair of Committee
George Kesidis, Dissertation Advisor

20774. Structuring Light in Space and Time with Optical Metasurfaces

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Author:
Zhang, Lidan
Title:
Structuring Light in Space and Time with Optical Metasurfaces
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
optical metasurface
hyperspectral polarization imaging
large scale metalens
ultrafast imaging
achromatic metalens
Rotational doppler effect
Faraday Rotation Effect
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Committee Members:
Zhiwen Liu, Major Field Member
Xingjie Ni, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christine Keating, Outside Unit & Field Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Sawyer Campbell, Major Field Member

20775. An Examination of Cybersecurity Assessment Frameworks from a U.S. County Perspective

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Author:
Morrow, Andrew
Title:
An Examination of Cybersecurity Assessment Frameworks from a U.S. County Perspective
Graduate Program:
Public Administration
Keywords:
cybersecurity
framework
local government
assessment
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Committee Members:
Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Roderick Lee, Outside Unit Member
Glenn McGuigan, Major Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Parag Pendharkar, Outside Field Member

20776. Word usage, liking, and perception of food texture in naive consumers

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Author:
Ma, Kai Kai
Title:
Word usage, liking, and perception of food texture in naive consumers
Graduate Program:
Food Science
Keywords:
texture perception
mouthfeel
particle size
salivary flow
consumer-based language
sugar reduction
chalky
fiber
food consumption
food preference
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Committee Members:
Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
John Hayes, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Helene Hopfer, Major Field Member
Nicole Etter (she/her), Outside Unit & Field Member
Greg Ziegler, Major Field Member

20777. Infrastructure Preparation for Connected and Automated Vehicle Deployment

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Author:
Chen, Chenxi
Title:
Infrastructure Preparation for Connected and Automated Vehicle Deployment
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Connected and Automated Vehicles
Infrastructure
User equilibrium
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Committee Members:
Xianbiao Hu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Major Field Member
Zhitong Huang, Special Member
Vikash Gayah, Major Field Member
Guohong Cao, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jay Regan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20778. Three Essays on Education Policy, Politics, and Non-academic Outcomes

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Author:
Jung, Jilli
Title:
Three Essays on Education Policy, Politics, and Non-academic Outcomes
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Education Policy
Politics
Non-academic Outcomes
Quasi-experimental Design
School Board Members
Exclusionary Discipline
Civic Education
Civics Test Policy
Voter Turnout
Later School Start Time Policy
Sleep
Health
South Korea
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Committee Members:
Kelly Rosinger, Outside Field Member
John Moran, Outside Unit Member
Maithreyi Gopalan, Major Field Member
Soo-yong Byun, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Baker, Co-Chair & Minor Member
Adrienne Dixson, Program Head/Chair

20779. Statistical Methods Development for Analyzing Biomarkers, Treatments and Survival Endpoints

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Author:
Wu, Xue
Title:
Statistical Methods Development for Analyzing Biomarkers, Treatments and Survival Endpoints
Graduate Program:
Biostatistics
Keywords:
Time-to-event Endpoints
Causal Inference
High Dimensional Data
Propensity Score Matching
Time-dependent Confounders
Observational Studies
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Committee Members:
Dave Mauger, Major Field Member
Ming Wang, Special Member
Shouhao Zhou, Major Field Member
Vernon Chinchilli, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrew Foy, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chixiang Chen, Special Member
Arthur Berg, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20780. Towards reverse engineering the neuromechanical actuation and control of biological flapping flight

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Author:
Agrawal, Suyash
Title:
Towards reverse engineering the neuromechanical actuation and control of biological flapping flight
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Flapping wing flight
Wing neuromechanics
Flapping wing robot
Flapping wing simulation
Flapping wing energy efficiency
Hummingbird flight
Insect flight
Robotic flight
Flapping wing actuation
Flapping wing control
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Committee Members:
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Puneet Singla, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chris Rahn, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bo Cheng, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20781. Structure Property Relationships and Energy Release in Thermite Reactive Nanolaminates

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Open Access
Author:
Skidmore, Chloe
Title:
Structure Property Relationships and Energy Release in Thermite Reactive Nanolaminates
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
energetic materials
thermite
nanocomposites
physical vapor deposition
reactive nanolaminates
File:
Download Chloe_Skidmore_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Darren Pagan, Major Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member
Richard Yetter, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

20782. From Gaze to Insight: Leveraging Eye Tracking for Structural Inspection

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Author:
Saleem, Muhammad Rakeh
Title:
From Gaze to Insight: Leveraging Eye Tracking for Structural Inspection
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
eye tracking
damage assessment
fixation maps
visual attention
computer vision
building inspection
human-building interaction
artificial intelligence
saliency maps
disaster reconnaissance
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Committee Members:
Alan Wagner, Outside Unit Member
Simon Miller, Outside Field Member
Rebecca Napolitano, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Thomas Boothby, Major Field Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair

20783. Electrochemical Pump for Hydrogen Purification: Investigating Kinetic and Transport Properties in the Electrode layer

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Author:
Arunagiri, Karthik
Title:
Electrochemical Pump for Hydrogen Purification: Investigating Kinetic and Transport Properties in the Electrode layer
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Electrochemical hydrogen pump
Hydrogen purification and compression
Electrode Binder
Gas transport
Kinetics
Phosphonic acid ionomer
Anhydride formation
Binder Blend
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Committee Members:
Ezra Clark, Major Field Member
Derek Hall, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bert Chandler, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Phillip Savage, Major Field Member
Christopher Arges, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20784. Dimensionality Reduction and Physics-Based Modeling to Quantify Relationships between Masonry Buildings and Tornadoes

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Author:
Kaushal, Saanchi
Title:
Dimensionality Reduction and Physics-Based Modeling to Quantify Relationships between Masonry Buildings and Tornadoes
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Tornado Damage
Digital Documentation
Historic Buildings
Disaster Reconnaissance
Numerical Modeling
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Committee Members:
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Manzhu Yu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rebecca Napolitano, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Esther Obonyo, Major Field Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20785. Understanding the effects of a new approach: Evaluating a behavioral health service at a central Pennsylvanian elementary school

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Victoria
Title:
Understanding the effects of a new approach: Evaluating a behavioral health service at a central Pennsylvanian elementary school
Graduate Program:
Public Administration
Keywords:
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services
Intensive Behavioral Health Services
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Mixed-Method Exploratory Design
Elementary School
School-Based Behavioral Health Services
File:
Download WilliamVA-IBHS-YCS_Final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Ana Patricia Aguilera Hermida, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sara Imanpour, Major Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Triparna Vasavada, Major Field Member
Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20786. Optimization of Hot Water Pretreatment of Switchgrass for Acidogenic and Anaerobic Digestion

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Zhaoran
Title:
Optimization of Hot Water Pretreatment of Switchgrass for Acidogenic and Anaerobic Digestion
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Keywords:
Switchgrass
Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment
Acidogenic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Zhaoran_Li.pdf
Committee Members:
Tom Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali Demirci, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Rachel Brennan, Committee Member

20787. The Effect of Fermentable Dietary Fibers on Colorectal Tumorigenesis

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Open Access
Author:
Tian, Sangshan
Title:
The Effect of Fermentable Dietary Fibers on Colorectal Tumorigenesis
Graduate Program:
Integrative and Biomedical Physiology
Keywords:
Inflammatory bowel disease
colon cancer
dietary fiber
colitis
inflammatory bowel disease
colorectal cancer
dietary fibers
File:
Download STian_MS_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Vishal Singh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
Donna Korzick, Program Head/Chair

20788. Modeling Manufacturing Process CO2 Emissions to Reduce the Iron and Steel Industry Carbon Footprint

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Open Access
Author:
Melnik, Samantha
Title:
Modeling Manufacturing Process CO2 Emissions to Reduce the Iron and Steel Industry Carbon Footprint
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
steelmaking
steel
iron
co2 emissions
emissions modeling
green steel
net-zero steel
carbon reduction
carbon emissions
steel industry
File:
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Committee Members:
Paul Carl Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

20789. Counting and Accounting During an Outbreak: a Case Study of Measles in 2015-2016 Mongolia

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Open Access
Author:
Dec Peevey, Dominika
Title:
Counting and Accounting During an Outbreak: a Case Study of Measles in 2015-2016 Mongolia
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Outbreak
Disease Surveillance
Measles
Reported Cases
Hybrid Surveillance
Vaccination
File:
Download Dec_Peevey_Master_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Joseph Ferrari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Maral Conway, Committee Member
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Ottar N Bjornstad, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sagan Friant, Committee Member

20790. Generation and Detection of Resonant High Harmonic Generation in Few-Layer Molybdenum Disulfide

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Open Access
Author:
Yuan, Zhenghao
Title:
Generation and Detection of Resonant High Harmonic Generation in Few-Layer Molybdenum Disulfide
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
High Harmonic Generation
Molybdenum Disulfide
Solid State
File:
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Committee Members:
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member

20791. Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men from Midlife to Older Adulthood

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Open Access
Author:
Slayday, Riki
Title:
Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men from Midlife to Older Adulthood
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Erectile dysfunction
Cognition
Sexual health
Sexual function
Men’s issues
Erectile function
Men's issues
File:
Download Slayday_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Marty Sliwinski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

20792. Reform and Renewal in Paul Dukas’s Variations, Interlude, et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau

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Open Access
Author:
Yoo, Seul Ki
Title:
Reform and Renewal in Paul Dukas’s Variations, Interlude, et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau
Graduate Program:
Music Theory (MA)
Keywords:
Paul Dukas
fin-de-siècle
French keyboard work
Variation
Théodore Dubois
Variations Interlude et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau
File:
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Committee Members:
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

20795. 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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Open Access
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
Keywords:
spinal cord injury
vertical sleeve gastrectomy
neural mechanisms
obesity
taste preference
File:
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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

20796. Lipid Biomarker Records of Environmental Conditions and Habitation During the Mid-Neolithic (Dalmatia Coast, Croatia)

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Open Access
Author:
Hartke, Emma
Title:
Lipid Biomarker Records of Environmental Conditions and Habitation During the Mid-Neolithic (Dalmatia Coast, Croatia)
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
geology
geoscience
paleoclimate
human history
archaeology
lipid biomarkers
biomarkers
alkanes
n-alkanes
pahs
isotopes
paleolake
human habitation
climate change
dalmatia coast
holocene
neolithic
File:
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Committee Members:
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Kate Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah J Ivory, Committee Member
Max Lloyd, Committee Member

20797. Tropical Temperatures during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age: Proxy Fidelity in Pennsylvanian to Permian Carbonates of the US Midcontinent Sea, Eastern Kansas

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Open Access
Author:
Shepherd, Garrett
Title:
Tropical Temperatures during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age: Proxy Fidelity in Pennsylvanian to Permian Carbonates of the US Midcontinent Sea, Eastern Kansas
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Late Paleozoic Ice Age
Oxygen Isotope Paleothermometry
Clumped Isotope Paleothermometry
US Midcontinent
Midcontinent Sea
Eastern Kansas
File:
Download Shepherd_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Brian Kelley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miquela Ingalls, Committee Member
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member

20799. Using Neural Networks for Crosstalk Compensation in High Speed, MIMO, Single Ended DDR5 Channels

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Open Access
Author:
Rosenau, Joshua
Title:
Using Neural Networks for Crosstalk Compensation in High Speed, MIMO, Single Ended DDR5 Channels
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Far end crosstalk
DDR5
Neural Networks
High Speed
Single Ended
Multi-input Multi-output
MIMO
Transmission Lines
File:
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Committee Members:
Rafic Bachnak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Aldo W Morales, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Truong Xuan Tran, Committee Member
Sedig Salem Agili, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20800. Surface Analysis of the Ferri-Ferrocyanide Reaction on Platinum Electrodes with FTIR using a Spectroelectrochemical Cell

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Open Access
Author:
Ganesan, Akash
Title:
Surface Analysis of the Ferri-Ferrocyanide Reaction on Platinum Electrodes with FTIR using a Spectroelectrochemical Cell
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Spectroelectrochemistry
In-situ FTIR
Ferri-ferrocyanide reaction
ATR-SEIRAS
File:
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Committee Members:
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
Derek M Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Member
Christopher A Gorski, Committee Member
Feifei Shi, Committee Member