61. Algebraically Skew Embeddings, Positivity of Vector Bundles, and Application of Sheaves

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Open Access
Author:
Day, Andy Kuang
Title:
Algebraically Skew Embeddings, Positivity of Vector Bundles, and Application of Sheaves
Graduate Program:
Mathematics
Keywords:
algebraically skew embedding
Terracini locus
algebraic hyperbolicity
probability sheaf
Committee Members:
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, Program Head/Chair
Jack Huizenga, Major Field Member
Slava Rotkin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sergei Tabachnikov, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
John Lesieutre, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Vladimir Itskov, Major Field Member

62. Algorithm-based exploration of double cropping with oilseed crops

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Author:
Wang, Emmy
Title:
Algorithm-based exploration of double cropping with oilseed crops
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science
Keywords:
digital twin
crop models
agroecosystem models
decision support tool
pennycress
sustainable aviation fuel
winter crop phenology
Committee Members:
Armen R. Kemanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniela Carrijo, Committee Member
Armen Kemanian, Program Head/Chair
Paul Griffin, Committee Member

63. Alternatives to Peat Moss for Casing Layer Materials and Their Influence on Agaricus bisporus Yield, Quality, and Disease Susceptibility

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Author:
Vozzella, Tony
Title:
Alternatives to Peat Moss for Casing Layer Materials and Their Influence on Agaricus bisporus Yield, Quality, and Disease Susceptibility
Graduate Program:
Plant Pathology
Keywords:
Sphagnum peat moss
Agaricus bisporus
Alternative casing materials
Bacterial Blotch Disease
Committee Members:
David Meigs Beyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jasna Kovac, Committee Member
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Program Head/Chair
Gretchen Anna Kuldau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Loren Hockett, Committee Member
Kari Anne Peter, Committee Member

64. America's Datafied Pastime: Rhetoric, Baseball, and the Culture of Quantification

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Open Access
Author:
Delayo, Michael
Title:
America's Datafied Pastime: Rhetoric, Baseball, and the Culture of Quantification
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
rhetoric
baseball
data
media
Committee Members:
Rosa Eberly, Major Field Member
Michael Steudeman, Major Field Member
Michele Kennerly, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michelle Sikes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Debbie Hawhee, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair

65. An Assessment of Viral Population Diversity in Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Clinical Samples From Infected Neonates

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Author:
Passetti, Holly
Title:
An Assessment of Viral Population Diversity in Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Clinical Samples From Infected Neonates
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
herpes simplex virus 1
HSV-1
neonatal infection
intrastrain diversity
interhost diversity
intrahost diversity
viral culture
cellular assays
viral comparative genomics
clinical samples
acyclovir
antivirals
acyclovir resistance
whole-genome viral sequencing
minor variants
viral population diversity
coinfection
mixed infection
Committee Members:
Santhosh Girirajan, Program Head/Chair
Moriah Szpara, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Troy Sutton, Outside Unit Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Major Field Member
Joyce Jose, Major Field Member
David Kennedy, Outside Field Member
Lisa Akhtar, Special Member

67. An Experimental and Modeling Framework for High-Pressure, High-Temperature Microemulsion Optimum Formulation

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Author:
Yoga, Hanif
Title:
An Experimental and Modeling Framework for High-Pressure, High-Temperature Microemulsion Optimum Formulation
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
microemulsion phase behavior
microemulsion optimum formulation
high-pressure experiment
surfactant flooding
chemical enhanced oil recovery
Committee Members:
Ali Borhan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Luis Ayala H, Major Field Member
Anne Menefee, Major Field Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shimin Liu, Program Head/Chair
Russell T Johns, Special Signatory

68. An Extension-Based Compliant Constant-Force Mechanism For the Rigid-Body Replacement Approach Using a Novel Pseudo-Rigid Body Model

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Author:
Thomason, Bradon
Title:
An Extension-Based Compliant Constant-Force Mechanism For the Rigid-Body Replacement Approach Using a Novel Pseudo-Rigid Body Model
Graduate Program:
Engineering Design
Keywords:
Compliant Mechanisms
Pseudo-Rigid Body Models
Constant Force
Rigid-Body Replacement
Committee Members:
Jared Butler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matt Parkinson, Committee Member
Nicholas Meisel, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Matt Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

70. An Investigation Of The Impact Of Using Artificial Intelligence To Adapt Grade-level Text On The Reading Comprehension Of Middle And High School Students With Intellectual Disabilities

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Author:
Redmon, Sharon
Title:
An Investigation Of The Impact Of Using Artificial Intelligence To Adapt Grade-level Text On The Reading Comprehension Of Middle And High School Students With Intellectual Disabilities
Graduate Program:
Special Education
Keywords:
artificial intelligence
text adaptation
content area knowledge
science
social studies
intellectual and developmental disabilities
K-12 public school
middle school
high school
transition-aged students
Committee Members:
Jessica Caron, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jonte Taylor, Major Field Member
David Mcnaughton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Lee, Major Field Member
Mildred Boveda, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies