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401. SUPPORTING TRANSACTIVE MEMORY SYSTEMS IN DISTRIBUTED GEOCOLLABORATION

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Author:: Mancuso, Vincent Francis
Title:: SUPPORTING TRANSACTIVE MEMORY SYSTEMS IN DISTRIBUTED GEOCOLLABORATION
Graduate Program:: Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:: Decision Making
GeoTMS
Distributed Teams
geocollaboration
transactive memory
GIS
NeoCITIES
awareness
common ground
team mental models
think-aloud
HCI
File:: Download vfm_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Mike Mc Neese, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Mc Neese, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

402. STRAIN-RESPONSE CHARACTERIZATION FOR UNBONDED CONCRETE OVERLAYS SUBJECTED TO HEAVY AIRCRAFT GEAR WITH MULTIPLE AXLES

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Author:: Singh, Vishal Kumar
Title:: STRAIN-RESPONSE CHARACTERIZATION FOR UNBONDED CONCRETE OVERLAYS SUBJECTED TO HEAVY AIRCRAFT GEAR WITH MULTIPLE AXLES
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Unbonded Concrete Overlay
Strain Gage
Strain Response Components
File:: Download FINAL_Thesis_Vishal_Singh_26_April.pdf
Committee Members:: Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

403. Computational Tools to Improve Innovation and Creativity in Engineering Design

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Author:: Godthi, Vamsy
Title:: Computational Tools to Improve Innovation and Creativity in Engineering Design
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: modular product design software
module description language
interface
component naming taxonomy
product design
conceptual design
computational tools
integer programming formulation
artificial intelligence planning
File:: Download Vamsy_Thesis_v0.7_upload.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cari R Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

404. AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH FOR PREDICTING VISCOSITIES OF HYDROCARBON SYSTEMS: DEFINED COMPOUNDS, DIRECT COAL LIQUID OILS AND LIGHT CRUDE OILS

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Author:: Krishnamoorthy, Vijayaragavan
Title:: AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH FOR PREDICTING VISCOSITIES OF HYDROCARBON SYSTEMS: DEFINED COMPOUNDS, DIRECT COAL LIQUID OILS AND LIGHT CRUDE OILS
Graduate Program:: Fuel Science
Keywords:: coal liquid oils
correlation
viscosity
light crude oils
File:: Download Vijayaragavan_Finaldraft.pdf
Committee Members:: Sharon Falcone Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sharon Falcone Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

405. Noise generation mechanisms in short ducted rotors

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Author:: Padala, V Santhosh
Title:: Noise generation mechanisms in short ducted rotors
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: aerodynamic noise
ducted rotors
unsteady loading response
strut wake
CFD
File:: Download SANTHOSH_MSTHESIS.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

406. IMPROVED MOLECULAR MODEL GENERATION FOR SOOT, CHARS, AND COALS: HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY LATTICE FRINGES REPRODUCTION WITH FRINGE3D

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Author:: Fernandez-Alos, Victor
Title:: IMPROVED MOLECULAR MODEL GENERATION FOR SOOT, CHARS, AND COALS: HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY LATTICE FRINGES REPRODUCTION WITH FRINGE3D
Graduate Program:: Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Keywords:: soot
molecular model
3D HRTEM lattice fringe images
char
low-rank coals
File:: Download ID_9438372_Victor_Fernandez_Alos_MSc.pdf
Committee Members:: Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harold Harris Schobert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

407. Sll0147 IN SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803:THE CruA LYCOPENE CYCLASE

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Author:: Xiong, Wei
Title:: Sll0147 IN SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803:THE CruA LYCOPENE CYCLASE
Graduate Program:: Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: cyanobacteria
lycopene cyclase
CruA
File:: Download Wei_Thesis_April_18.pdf
Committee Members:: Donald Bryant, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Ashley Bryant, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

408. IMPACT OF INTERFACE STATES ON SUB-THRESHOLD RESPONSE OF III-V MOSFETs, MOS HEMTs AND Tunnel FETs

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Author:: Kao, Wei-Chieh
Title:: IMPACT OF INTERFACE STATES ON SUB-THRESHOLD RESPONSE OF III-V MOSFETs, MOS HEMTs AND Tunnel FETs
Graduate Program:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Interface states
HEMT
Tunnel FET
InGaAs
MOSFET
File:: Download Wei-Chieh_Kao_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Suman Datta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suman Datta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

409. IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ITK AND Gα13

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Author:: Huang, Weishan
Title:: IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ITK AND Gα13
Graduate Program:: Cell and Molecular Biology
Keywords:: protein-protein interaction
Gα13
signal transduction
T cell receptor
Itk
G protein coupled receptor
File:: Download MSTh_Weishan_CDB.pdf
Committee Members:: Avery August, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Avery August, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

410. A Method of Selecting and Configuring Optimal energy Absorbing Cargo Restraint Systems to Improve Crashworthiness

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Author:: Kong, William
Title:: A Method of Selecting and Configuring Optimal energy Absorbing Cargo Restraint Systems to Improve Crashworthiness
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: multi-objective optimization
cargo restraints
crashworthiness
cargo dynamics
crash simulation
energy absorbers
File:: Download Willam_Kong_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

411. COATINGS TO OPTIMIZE OPTICAL FORCE AND OPTICAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM EXERTED ON METALLIC SPHERES

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Author:: Luo, Wei
Title:: COATINGS TO OPTIMIZE OPTICAL FORCE AND OPTICAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM EXERTED ON METALLIC SPHERES
Graduate Program:: Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:: optical force
optical angular momentum
coated sphere
File:: Download MS_Thesis_Final_wzl114.pdf
Committee Members:: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

412. SINGLE MOLECULE FRET STUDY OF CLAMP LOADING IN BACTERIOPHAGE T4

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Author:: Ren, Wenhui
Title:: SINGLE MOLECULE FRET STUDY OF CLAMP LOADING IN BACTERIOPHAGE T4
Graduate Program:: Chemistry
Keywords:: T4 Clamp
FRET
File:: Download Thesis_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:: Tae Hee Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tae Hee Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

413. Postural Control of Ballet Poses

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Author:: Tseng, Wan-Tng
Title:: Postural Control of Ballet Poses
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: postural control
ballet dancer
File:: Download 0803_postural_control_of_ballet_pose-Anita.pdf
Committee Members:: Karl Maxim Newell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Maxim Newell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

414. Transient channel incision in response to the Mendocino triple junction migration, northern California

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Author:: Shi, Xuhua
Title:: Transient channel incision in response to the Mendocino triple junction migration, northern California
Graduate Program:: Geosciences
Keywords:: northern California
Mendocino Triple Junction
Transient channel incision
Coast Ranges
File:: Download Shi_X_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Eric Kirby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Kirby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Patrick Furlong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

415. DEVELOPMENT OF A REACTIVE COARSE-GRAINING APPROACH FOR THE UTILITY ENHANCEMENT OF COMPLEX LARGE-SCALE MOLECULAR MODELS OF COAL

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Author:: Alvarez Rojas, Yesica E.
Title:: DEVELOPMENT OF A REACTIVE COARSE-GRAINING APPROACH FOR THE UTILITY ENHANCEMENT OF COMPLEX LARGE-SCALE MOLECULAR MODELS OF COAL
Graduate Program:: Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:: pyrolysis
simplification
coarse-graining
molecular modeling
lattice
coal
large scale
biomass
File:: Download Yesica_Alvarez_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

416. Hypertension Risk Utility Index

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Author:: Jung, Yonmi
Title:: Hypertension Risk Utility Index
Graduate Program:: Industrial Engineering
Keywords:: risk
hypertension
utility
File:: Download Hypertension_Risk_Utility_Index_Yonmi_Jung.pdf
Committee Members:: Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

417. Tension stiffening model for reinforced concrete based on bond stress slip relation

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Author:: Lin, Yun
Title:: Tension stiffening model for reinforced concrete based on bond stress slip relation
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: cracking
Reinforced concrete
tension stiffening
bond
File:: Download Thesis_yun_lin.pdf
Committee Members:: Andrew Scanlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Scanlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

418. The Unstable Development of Mathematics Learning Disabilities and Correlated Constraints: Implications of Identification

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Author:: Tsai, Yao-Jen
Title:: The Unstable Development of Mathematics Learning Disabilities and Correlated Constraints: Implications of Identification
Graduate Program:: Special Education
Keywords:: identification
mathematics learning disabilities
correlated constraints
File:: Download Yao_Thesis_2010_August.pdf
Committee Members:: Paul Morgan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Morgan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

419. ALL-TRANS RETINOIC ACID COMBINED WITH PHORBOL ESTER REGULATES CD300B EXPRESSION IN HUMAN MONOCYTIC THP-1 CELLS

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Author:: Wu, Yong
Title:: ALL-TRANS RETINOIC ACID COMBINED WITH PHORBOL ESTER REGULATES CD300B EXPRESSION IN HUMAN MONOCYTIC THP-1 CELLS
Graduate Program:: Nutrition
Keywords:: retinoic acid
CD300B
THP-1 cells
File:: Download Master_Thesis_Yong_Wu.pdf
Committee Members:: A Catharine Ross, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
A Catharine Ross, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

420. THE USE AND OPTIMIZATION OF STAINLESS STEEL MESH CATHODES IN MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS

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Author:: Zhang, Yimin
Title:: THE USE AND OPTIMIZATION OF STAINLESS STEEL MESH CATHODES IN MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS
Graduate Program:: Environmental Engineering
Keywords:: microbial electrolysis cell
stainless steel mesh
cathode
File:: Download Yimin_Zhang-Thesis-final-7-5-10.pdf
Committee Members:: Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

421. RELIABLE CONTROL AND ONLINE MONITORING DESIGN FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WITH IRIS DEMONSTRATION

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Author:: Guo, Yin
Title:: RELIABLE CONTROL AND ONLINE MONITORING DESIGN FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WITH IRIS DEMONSTRATION
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: Reliable Control
Online Monitoring
IRIS
Dissipation
File:: Download Yin_Guo_yxg141_MS_Thesis_NucE_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert M Edwards, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert M Edwards, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

422. COMPREHENSION OF SCIENTIFIC TEXTS DURING READING: THE EFFECTS OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND TEXT STRUCTURE

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Author:: Lin, Yu-Chu
Title:: COMPREHENSION OF SCIENTIFIC TEXTS DURING READING: THE EFFECTS OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND TEXT STRUCTURE
Graduate Program:: Educational Psychology
Keywords:: refutation
reading comprehension
misconception
File:: Download master_thesis_yuchu_lin_11_18_11.pdf
Committee Members:: Bonnie J Meyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bonnie J Meyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

423. CARBON ADDITION DURING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM: MODEL INVERSION OF A NEW, HIGH-RESOLUTION CARBON ISOTOPE RECORD FROM SVALBARD

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Author:: Cui, Ying
Title:: CARBON ADDITION DURING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM: MODEL INVERSION OF A NEW, HIGH-RESOLUTION CARBON ISOTOPE RECORD FROM SVALBARD
Graduate Program:: Geosciences
Keywords:: earth system model
Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum
ä13Corg
carbonate dissolution
File:: Download MS_Thesis_Ying_Cui_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Lee Kump, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Kump, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

424. A Thermal Hydrodynamic Lubrication Model of Pivoted Plane-Pad Thrust Bearings

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Author:: Yan, Yan
Title:: A Thermal Hydrodynamic Lubrication Model of Pivoted Plane-Pad Thrust Bearings
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: thermal
hydrodynamic lubrication
pivoted slider bearing
File:: Download thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

425. Identifying and Understanding Patterns of Nonviolent Delinquency and Violence from Adolescence to Young Adulthood using Latent Class Analysis

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Author:: Zheng, Yao
Title:: Identifying and Understanding Patterns of Nonviolent Delinquency and Violence from Adolescence to Young Adulthood using Latent Class Analysis
Graduate Program:: Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:: violence
nonviolent delinquency
latent class analysis
adolescence
File:: Download Final_Master_Thesis_of_Yao.pdf
Committee Members:: Bo Cleveland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cleveland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

426. Long-term Treated Wastewater Irrigation Effects on Hydraulic Conductivity and Soil Quality at Penn State's Living Filter

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Author:: Larson, Zachary Marcus
Title:: Long-term Treated Wastewater Irrigation Effects on Hydraulic Conductivity and Soil Quality at Penn State's Living Filter
Graduate Program:: Soil Science
Keywords:: Living Filter
Treated wastewater irrigation
Effluent irrigation
File:: Download Zachary_Larson_-_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: John Earl Watson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Earl Watson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

427. COMPARATIVE NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF FLOW DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF ENDWALL FENCES UPSTREAM OF A VERTICAL CYLINDER IN CROSS FLOW

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Author:: Gokce, Zeki Ozgur
Title:: COMPARATIVE NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF FLOW DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF ENDWALL FENCES UPSTREAM OF A VERTICAL CYLINDER IN CROSS FLOW
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: horseshoe vortex formation around a vertical cylin
upstream endwall fences
File:: Download Zeki_Ozgur_Gokce_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

428. A Numerical Analysis of the Shear Key Cracking Problem in Adjacent Box Beam Bridges

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Author:: Sang, Zi
Title:: A Numerical Analysis of the Shear Key Cracking Problem in Adjacent Box Beam Bridges
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: bearing pad
partial depth
full depth
grout
shear key
transverse post-tensioning
File:: Download MS_Thesis_Zi_Sang.pdf
Committee Members:: Maria De Los Angeles Lopez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria De Los Angeles Lopez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

429. DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC T-BEAM TRANSDUCERS

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Author:: Zhang, Zheqian
Title:: DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC T-BEAM TRANSDUCERS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: multifunctional transducers
PZT
piezoelectric
MEMS
File:: Download DESIGN_FABRICATION_AND_CHARACTERIZATION_OF_MICROMACHINED_PIEZOELECTRIC_T-BEAM_TRANSDUCERS.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

430. BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR LASER FIRED CONTACT

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Author:: Hua, Zhenyan
Title:: BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR LASER FIRED CONTACT
Graduate Program:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Diffractive Beam Splitter
Diffractive
Diffractive Optical Element
DBS
DOE
Laser Fired Contact
LFC
MicroOptics
Microlens Array
Microlens
Silicon Solar Cell
File:: Download MS_Thesis_v.03_040910.pdf
Committee Members:: Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

431. A STUDY OF INTRA-ELECTRODE CORRELATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO NEURAL SPIKE DETECTION

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Author:: Rao, Chinmay R
Title:: A STUDY OF INTRA-ELECTRODE CORRELATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO NEURAL SPIKE DETECTION
Graduate Program:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: neural engineering
signal processing
correlation
PCA
File:: Download CRREEDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: W. Kenneth Jenkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

432. FRIENDSHIP DYNAMICS AND VICTIMIZATION: TESTING THREE HYPOTHESES USING ACTOR-ORIENTED NETWORKING MODELS

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Author:: Temkin, Deborah A
Title:: FRIENDSHIP DYNAMICS AND VICTIMIZATION: TESTING THREE HYPOTHESES USING ACTOR-ORIENTED NETWORKING MODELS
Graduate Program:: Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:: victimization
social network analysis
friendship
SIENA
File:: Download Temkin_HDFS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Scott D. Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

433. EFFECTS OF METHIONINE RESTRICTION ON GLUTATHIONE RELATED PATHWAYS

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Author:: Maddineni, Sreenivasa
Title:: EFFECTS OF METHIONINE RESTRICTION ON GLUTATHIONE RELATED PATHWAYS
Graduate Program:: Laboratory Animal Medicine
Keywords:: Methionine restriction
GSH
GPX
GR
File:: Download Thesis-Maddinen.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr. John P. Richie, Jr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

434. Life Cycle Emissions and GHG Abatement Costs of Densified Switchgrass for Heat and Power

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Author:: Wilson, Thomas O.
Title:: Life Cycle Emissions and GHG Abatement Costs of Densified Switchgrass for Heat and Power
Graduate Program:: Agricultural Economics
Keywords:: abatement cost
life cycle assessment
densification
biomass
thermal energy
biomass electricity
GHG emissions
File:: Download tow_thesis_econ_final.pdf
Committee Members:: James S. Shortle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

435. Integrating Road Building Decisions into Harvest Scheduling Models

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Author:: Valdebenito Candia, Victor Alejandro
Title:: Integrating Road Building Decisions into Harvest Scheduling Models
Graduate Program:: Forest Resources
Keywords:: Operations Research
Harvest Scheduling Models
Road building Decisions
Forest Resources
File:: Download MS_Thesis_V.Valdebenito.pdf
Committee Members:: Marc E. McDill, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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