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Author:

Phelps, Andreas Floros

Title:

LEAN INFORMATION FLOW IN COMPLEX HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND THE ROLE OF THE “INTEGRATOR” ROLE AS INFORMATION FLOW MANAGER

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

healthcare facilities
Construction
integration
lean
information flow
social factors
ethnography
sustainability

File:

Download AFPhelps_Dissertation_2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Horman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Horman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David R Riley Ii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Messner, Committee Member
Madhu Reddy, Committee Member

Author:

van Gorp, Annemijn Fleur

Title:

Increasing Regulatory Capacity: the Role of the Region in Shaping National ICT Policy in Southern Africa

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

regional economic community
regulators association
telecommunications policy
Africa
regionalization
regulation

File:

Download VanGorp_Dissertation_2008_04_14.pdf

Committee Members:

Carleen Frances Maitland, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Watson Bagby, Committee Member
Andrea H Tapia, Committee Member
Richard Denny Taylor, Committee Member

Author:

Diehl, Abigail G.

Title:

The relationship between alumni giving and receipt of institutional scholarships among undergraduate students at a public, land-grant institution

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

scholarships
giving
alumni
university

File:

Download ThesisMaster_Final_Diehl.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert M Hendrickson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Heller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lisa Lattuca, Committee Member
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member

Author:

Latham, Andrew Howard

Title:

MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Microfluidics
Magnetism
Nanoparticles
Iron Oxide
TEM

File:

Download AHLathamDissertation.PDF

Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Peter E Schiffer, Committee Member

Author:

Willitsford, Adam Henry

Title:

RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY IN THE ULTRAVIOLET USING A TUNABLE LASER

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

ultraviolet
uv
benzene
toluene
spectroscopy
raman
resonance

File:

Download Willitsford_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

C Russell Philbrick, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kultegin Aydin, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Hampton Nelson Shirer, Committee Member
Dr Hans Hallen, Committee Member
Stewart Kendall Kurtz, Committee Member
Kenneth Jenkins, Committee Member

Author:

Robert, Ashish

Title:

Fundamental physics underlying polymer drag reduction from DNS of homogeneous shear and isotropic turbulence with the FENE-P model

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Homogeneous isotropic turbulence
Homogeneous shear turbulence
Polymer drag reduction
DNS

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_of_Ashish_Robert.pdf

Committee Members:

James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Annunzio, Andrew Joseph

Title:

Source Characterization With Atmospheric Boundary Layer Depth

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

boundary layer
source characterization
dispersion

File:

Download Final_thesis_July_24_2008V2.pdf

Committee Members:

Sue Ellen Haupt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sue Ellen Haupt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Spencer Young, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Braun, Aviva Judith

Title:

A COMPARISON BETWEEN SOUTH ATLANTIC AND TASMAN SEA SUBTROPICAL STORMS

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

subtropical storms
southern hemisphere
climatology

File:

Download ThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Jenni Evans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenni Evans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bagherian, Amber

Title:

HOME ON THE PRAIRIE: A STUDY OF AMERICAN MARTEN (Martes americana) DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT FRAGMENTATION IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH DAKOTA

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Turtle Mountains
American marten
mustelid
habitat fragmentation
North Dakota
island biogeography

File:

Download THE_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert P Brooks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Curry, Alisha Janette

Title:

Out-Group Marriages and Cohabitations: A Logistic Regression Approach to Studying Black, White, and Hispanic Unions

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

logistic regression
interracial/interethnic marriages and cohabitation
Blacks
whites
Hispanics

File:

Download Alisha_Curry.pdf

Committee Members:

Anastasia Snyder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Krantz Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dean, Adam

Title:

Terrain-Based Road Vehicle Localization Using Attitude Measurements

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vehicle
terrain-based
estimation
kalman filter
particle filter
localization

File:

Download Adam-Dean-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member

Author:

Fisher, Aaron Jason

Title:

Proposed Specific Factors for Generalized Anxiety Disorder Within the Integrative Hierarchical Model of Anxiety and Depression

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Comorbidity
Depression
Anxiety
Tripartite
Integrative
SEM

File:

Download Aaron.Fisher.Masters.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Gayle Newman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Morgan, Allison Janeice

Title:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ON WEB SEARCHING BEHAVIOR AMONG BLACKS AND WHITES: A CASE OF HEALTH INFORMATION SEARCHING

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Human information behavior
Individual differences
Race
Health information
Web searching
Diversity
Human variation

File:

Download MorganDissertation_vFinal2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Eileen M Trauth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eileen M Trauth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lynette Kvasny, Committee Member
Bernard James Jansen, Committee Member
Dr. Ronald Jackson II, Committee Member

Author:

Mendoza, Alfonso Julio

Title:

Investigation of the Fracture Behavior of cBN-Glass Composites

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

cBN
fracture behavior
mechanical properties
digital image analysis
SEM

File:

Download Investigation_of_the_Fracture_Behavior_of_cBN_Glass_Composites.pdf

Committee Members:

Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David John Green, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jha, Anjani Kumar

Title:

Percolation Segregation in Multi-Size and Multi-Component Particulate Materials: Measurement, Sampling, and Modeling

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Modeling
Sampling
Coarse and Fines Sizes
Primary Segregation Shear Cell
Segregation
Continuous Mixtures
Particulate Materials

File:

Download Dissertation-Anjani_Jha.pdf

Committee Members:

Virendra Puri, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eileen Wheeler, Committee Member
Douglas Brian Beegle, Committee Member

Author:

Sitchler, Alexis K

Title:

Weathering Advance Rates in Basalt: Prediction and Comparison Across Scales

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

chemical weathering
basalt
porosity
diffusion
scaling
reactive transport modeling
weathering rinds

File:

Download ANS_final_thesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Kirby, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Oppelstrup, Anna Kristine

Title:

Evaluation of Performance, Pay and Promotability of Gay and Straight Men and Women: Rating Variations by Rater Gender and Performance Level

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

performance ratings
job performance
homosexual
gay

File:

Download Thesis_AKO_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeanette N Cleveland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ryan, Andrea Kay

Title:

The Effects of Alcohol and Illegal Drug Use on Initial Family Formation

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

childbearing
premarital cohabitation
illegal drug use
adolescent alcohol use
fertility
premarital parenthood

File:

Download ARyan_drug_use_and_family_formation_dissertation2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fern Kaley Willits, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Member

Author:

Ventura, Alison Kate

Title:

New perspectives for understanding the developmental trajectory of metabolic syndrome and obesity

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

obesity
metabolic syndrome
girls
prevention
latent profile analysis
growth mixture models
familial influences

File:

Download Ventura_AK_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Leann L Birch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Loken, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Mc Hale, Committee Member
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Member

Author:

Szakal, Andrea

Title:

THE HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS (HDV) RIBOZYME AS A MODEL FOR RNA CATALYSIS AND FOLDING

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

RNA folding
RNA catalysis

File:

Download Szakal_Doctoral_ThesisMaster_041508.pdf

Committee Members:

Sharon Hammes Schiffer, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Craig Eugene Cameron, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair