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Author:

Ryan, Caillin

Title:

Investigating the effects of configurational entropy on the hardening of transition metal-based carbonitride ceramics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Hardness
Ceramics
High Entropy Carbonitrides (HECNs)
TiCN
Configurational Entropy
Microindentation
Nanoindentation
Entropy-Hardening
Alloys
FAST
Single-phase
Multiphase
Cations
Anions
Synthesizability
Hardness-Standardization
Physiochemical
Elastoplasticity

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Jon-Paul Maria, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Major Field Member
Md Haque, Outside Unit & Field Member
Timothy Eden, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Abu AlRub, Ayah

Title:

Understanding the effects of occupational, organizational, and cultural stressors on mental health in the construction industry

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Construction industry
Electricians
Mental health
Occupational stress
Organizational stressors
Cultural stressors
Suicide prevention
Substance use
Male-dominated industries
Job Demands-Resources model
Social Ecological Model
Narrative inquiry
Gender lens
Workplace stigma
Help-seeking behavior
Union labor
Apprenticeship programs
Construction
Suicide
JD-R
Occupational stressors
organizational stressors
Unions
alcoholoism
safety
social ecological model
apprentices
journeyperson
foreperson
trainers
mentorship
bullying
support systems

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Committee Members:

Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Craig Richard Dubler, Special Member
W. Oliver Baker, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rob Leicht, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Justine Lindemann, Outside Field Member
John Messner, Major Field Member

Author:

Apsley, Abner

Title:

A Critical Analysis of the Biomolecular Variation of Immune Cells Across Time and Stressful Environmental Exposures Using Multiomic Methods

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

genomics
multiomics
multiomic integration
stress
early-life adversity
immune system
immune cells
epigenomics
DNA methylation
transcriptomics
metabolomics
NMR
RNA-seq

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Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
David Almeida, Outside Unit Member
Yogasudha Veturi, Major Field Member
Idan Shalev, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Molly Hall, Outside Field Member

Author:

Tan, Yinong

Title:

Essays on International Trade and Supply Chain Risks

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

Supply Chain Disruption Risks
Trade Barriers
Inventories
Delivery Delays
Multi-Country
Multi-Sector General Equilibrium Trade Model
Domestic Transportation Infrastructure
Shipment Dynamics

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Committee Members:

Marc Henry, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Fernando Parro, Major Field Member
Jingting Fan, Major Field Member
Jingzhi Huang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Yeaple, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Kabbara, Zouheir

Title:

Identifying an alternative to the classic presentation of autism: the ISM autism presentation

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

Autism Diagnostics
Autistic Females
Autism
ISM Presentation

File:

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Committee Members:

Diane Williams, Program Head/Chair
Krista Wilkinson, Major Field Member
Kathryn Drager, Major Field Member
Diane Williams, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Suzy Scherf, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Wang, Lida

Title:

Integrating single cell expression quantitative trait loci to dissect complex disease genes and identify novel drugs for treatment

Graduate Program:

Biostatistics

Keywords:

sc-eQTL
TWAS
GWAS
Colocalization
scRNAseq

File:

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Committee Members:

Shouhao Zhou, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Dajiang Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Laura Carrel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dave Mauger, Major Field Member
Arthur Berg, Major Field Member

Author:

Houston, Kristy Michelle

Title:

Nurse Case Managers and the Triple Aim of Healthcare: Learning As They Go

Graduate Program:

Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

Adult Education
Qualitative Research
Experiential Learning Theory
Social Cognitive Theory
Triple Aim
Case Management
Nursing Education
Health Insurance

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Committee Members:

Sharilee Hrabovsky, Outside Unit Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Susan Land, Program Head/Chair
William Diehl, Major Field Member
Weston Kensinger, Outside Field Member

Author:

Bhatt, Jishnu

Title:

Enhancing the Efficiency of Somatic Embryogenesis and Genetic Transformation in Theobroma cacao L.

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Plant
Transformation
Somatic Embryo
Biotechnology
Binary Vector
Cacao
Plant Tissue Culture
Genetic Engineering

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Committee Members:

Teh-Hui Kao, Program Head/Chair
Siela Maximova, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Howard Salis, Outside Field Member
Mark Guiltinan, Major Field Member
Teh-Hui Kao, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Messerian, Kevork Oliver

Title:

Sterile Filtration of Lipid Nanoparticles for mRNA Vaccines and Therapeutics

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Sterile filtration
mRNA
Lipid nanoparticles
fouling
membrane
bioprocessing
modeling
vaccines
mRNA vaccines

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Andrew Zydney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Esther Gomez, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Major Field Member
Ayusman Sen, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Davaasuren, Dolzodmaa

Title:

Automated Plant Cell Morphology through Volumetric Image Segmentation and Placenta Pathology Analysis from Photos

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

Segmentation
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Medical Imaging
Data Science
Placenta
Plant Cell
Cell Morphology

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Committee Members:

James Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sharon Huang, Major Field Member
Alison Gernand, Outside Unit & Field Member
Justin Silverman, Major Field Member
Dongwon Lee, Program Head/Chair
Charles Anderson, Outside Field Member