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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Author:

Xue, Chen

Title:

Statistical Methods for Hi-C data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Hi-C
Copula Mixture Model
Markov Random Field Model
Gaussian Process

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Committee Members:

Runze Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Dajiang Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qunhua Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Runze Li, Major Field Member
Yogasudha Veturi, Major Field Member

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

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

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

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:

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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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

Author:

Saleem, Muhammad Rakeh

Title:

From Gaze to Insight: Leveraging Eye Trackingfor 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

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

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

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:

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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

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:

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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

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:

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Committee Members:

Vishal Singh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
Donna Korzick, Program Head/Chair

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

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Committee Members:

Paul Carl Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

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:

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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

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

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:

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Committee Members:

Marty Sliwinski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

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

Author:

Detore, Tessia

Title:

Student Perceptions of Zero-Tolerance Policies

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy (MA)

Keywords:

Zero-tolerance
School resource officer
school-to-prison pipeline
restorative practices

File:

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Committee Members:

Dana Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mimi Schaub, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lyu, Bailing

Title:

The Effects of Task Instructions on Text Processing and Learning

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

task instructions
text processing
text learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Matthew T Mc Crudden, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexandra List, Committee Member
Matthew McCrudden, Committee Member
P Karen Murphy, Program Head/Chair

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

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

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:

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Committee Members:

Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Brian Kelley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miquela Ingalls, Committee Member
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member

Author:

Kumar, Abhishek

Title:

ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORT FOR IN-CACHE DATA MOVEMENTS

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

cache
data movements
memory system
zsim
computer architecture

File:

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member

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

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

Author:

Cha, Joonyoung

Title:

SECURITY PATTERN DETECTION IN SOFTWARE CODE USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

Graduate Program:

Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations

Keywords:

Security Pattern
Software Code
Machine Learning
Security Pattern Detection (SPD)
Convolutional Neural Network
Long Short-Term Memory
Security
vulnerability

File:

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Committee Members:

Jungwoo Ryoo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Joseph Fusco, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair
Philip Laplante, Committee Member

Author:

Jose, Sethu

Title:

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

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Internet of Things
Non-Volatile Processors
Energy Harvesting
Approximate Computing
Scheduling.
Internet Of Things
Scheduling

File:

Download MS_Thesis__1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Committee Member

Author:

Robbins, Jackson

Title:

Data Trends in Solution-Gated Monolayer Graphene Field-Effect Transistors

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Graphene
FET
Salinity
Sensor
Electrolyte Gating

File:

Download Robbins-MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Saptarshi Das, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Sahin K Ozdemir, Committee Member