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Regulation of Osseous Healing by Macrophage-Derived Wnt Ligands, Jefferson Overlin Abaricia
Humanizing Architecture: A Polymorphic Space, Nada Abbara
The Rho1 GTPase-activating protein Sac7 is a negative regulator of clathrin-independent endocytosis in yeast, La'Tila Abbott
Structural Reorganization of the Cisternal Organelle in Neuroinflammatory Disease, Myshak S. Abdi
Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals using Novel Platforms, Sarah S. Aboelela
Influence of metal sleeves in the accuracy of dental implant placement using guided implant surgery, Coleman Adams
Straight through my heart, Raul A. Aguilar Canela
Why We Follow Celebrities: An Examination of Parasocial Interaction and Fan Engagement in A Celebrities’ Social Media Pages, Mohammed A. Alasmari
Bayesian Techniques for Relating Genetic Polymorphisms to Diffusion Tensor Images of Cocaine Users, Tmader Alballa
CONTINUAL LEARNING FOR MULTI-LABEL DRIFTING DATA STREAMS USING HOMOGENEOUS ENSEMBLE OF SELF-ADJUSTING NEAREST NEIGHBORS, Gavin Alberghini
Dirt Beneath Your Nails, Grace Albritton
LOCAL DELIVERY OF TUMOR ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF METASTASES TO THE LUNGS, Sulaiman Alhudaithi
BISPHOSOHOGLYCERTAE MUTASE: A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE, Anfal S. Aljahdali
Overcoming Mechanisms of Acquired and Innate Doxorubicin Resistance Using Nanomedicine and Tumor-Associated Macrophage Immunotherapy, Rashed M. Almuqbil
SHARING NEWS ON TWITTER IN SAUDI ARABIA: WHAT ARE THE DRIVERS?, EZADDEEN S. ALMUTAIRI
A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL RELATING TISSUE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION TO OXYGEN DELIVERY IN A KROGH CYLINDER MODEL OF SKELETAL MUSCLE, Raghad A. ALqahtani
Treatment outcome of perforation repair with bio-ceramic based materials: A retrospective study, Lolwa alyahya
Socio-ecological Predictors of Social Connection Among Older Adults, Georganna Amateau
Perovskite Thin Films Annealed in Supercritical fluids for Efficient Solar Cells, Gilbert Annohene
Modeling and Development of Continuous Manufacturing Processes for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Synthesis, Cameron T. Armstrong
COGNITIVE DEBIASING INTERVENTION FOR ASSESSMENT OF PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER, Farah Aslanzadeh, M.S.
Bayesian Experimental Design For Bayesian Hierarchical Models With Differential Equations For Ecological Applications, Rebecca Atanga
Wintering Ground, Colin Bailes
Kaleidoscope Wellness | Destigmatizing Mental Health for Teens by Design, Rhode L. Baptiste
Evaluating the Clinical Utility of a Novel Electroencephalography System for Assessing Perioperative Neurocognition in Older Surgical Patients, Lloyd H. Barnwell III
Perceived efficacy of extrusion of maxillary lateral incisors with aligners, Mason T. Bates, Bhavna Shroff, Caroline Carrico, Nakysa Kheirandish, and Steven J. Lindauer
Detrimental role of IRF1 in myeloid cells during Influenza infection, Bianca L. Baum
Associations Between Social Determinants of Health and Chlamydia Infections Among Georgia Counties, Bre'Auna K. Beasley
BEYOND BLACK OR WHITE: AN EXAMINATION OF INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES, BLAME ATTRIBUTION, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, Ashlynn D. Bell
Queer & Trans Intimacies as Emergent Strategy (QTIES), Raja Benz
Tender Perception: The Ethics of Existence and Nonliving Objects’ Movement in Gertrude Stein's Tender Buttons, Timothy Berge
Summit Avenue Studios: A Creative Hub in Scott's Addition, Elizabeth Berry
Role of P53 Deficient Clonogenic Endothelial Cells in the Pathogenesis Of Pulmonary Hypertension, Aneel Roy Bhagwani
Ligand Effects on Electronic, Magnetic, and Catalytic Properties of Clusters and Cluster Assemblies, Dinesh Bista 9288522
IL-36g Cytokine Induction in Oral Epithelial Cells Triggered By Treponema denticola and Their Role In Chronic Periodontitis, Christopher Blake
Amixicile, a novel antimicrobial agent, and its effect on the salivary and subgingival microbiome in rhesus macaque monkeys, Erin E. Block
Modeling Substance Use and Mental Disorder Comorbidity Using Latent Variable and Network Approaches, Courtney T. Blondino
FORMULATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND PHARMACOKINETIC MODELLING OF EXCIPIENT ENHANCED GROWTH SPRAY-DRIED INHALATION POWDERS, Serena Bonasera
Cardiac Arrest and Global Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Role of mitochondria and Cannabinoid Receptor 2 signaling., Jennifer L. Bradley
Knowledge, Perception, and Clinical Management Strategies of US Pediatric Dentists on Molar Incisor Hypomineralization, Courtney T. Brashier
Strengthening Mental Health Diagnostic Detection in Integrated Primary Care, Julia Brechbiel
Fabrication of Metal-Silicon Nanostructures by Reactive Laser Ablation in Liquid, Eric J. Broadhead
Phenotypic characterization of Table Mountain (Pinus pungens) and pitch pine (Pinus rigida) hybrids along an elevational gradient in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, Alexander L. Brown
CanalPro EAL Accuracy compared to the Root ZX EAL, Benjamin T. Brown
PLANT COMMUNITIES IN DYNAMIC SYSTEMS: HOW DISTURBANCE INFLUENCES COASTAL PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, Joseph K. Brown
K-NEAREST NEIGHBORS DENSITY-BASED CLUSTERING, Avory C. Bryant
Psychological Sense of Community Among Older Adults in Puerto Rico Two Years After Hurricane María, Thomas D. Buckley
Owning Our Story: an interior exploration to foster self-reflection, Hannah Bulow
Continuous Preparation and Application of Novel Heterogeneous Catalysis, Michael B. Burkholder
Reclamancipation: A Story of Brilliance, Resilience, and Transilience, Nia A. Campbell
Immersive Virtual Reality as a Tool to Make in K-12 Environments, Matthew X. Caratachea
A Deep Learning U-Net for Detecting and Segmenting Liver Tumors, Vidhya Cardozo
IDENTIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE SENOLYTIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE AND PROLONG RESPONSE TO STANDARD-OF-CARE CANCER TREATMENTS, Valerie Jean Carpenter
COACHING PARAEDUCATORS TO ACCURATELY RECORD STUDENT RESPONSE DATA DURING DIRECT INSTRUCTION, Paige J. Carter PhD
Cryogenic electron-microscopy (Cryo-EM) analysis of MscS, YnaI, Connexin 26 and Bioinformatic Analysis of Cysteine and Serine in Experimental Protein Structures, Claudio Catalano
Barrio Boys, Vincent Chavez
Glycosaminoglycan Modulation of Key Proteins in Alzheimer's Disease, Tamim Chiba
Western Clinicians’ Diagnostic Accuracy of Culture-Bound Syndromes, Lisa Y. Chung
Successional changes in carbon storage are sustained in a temperate forest across different initiating disturbances, Cameron Clay
Floating Home: an Imagined Community, Carrie Collier
Pro-Environmental Behaviors Among Black Environmentalists: A Critical Race Perspective, Kimberly S. Compton
Hello, Is It Dark?, McKayla Conahan
COMPARISON OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN BIOFILM, SEDIMENT, AND PLANKTONIC COMMUNITIES OF THE JAMES RIVER, Mary Bernadette Coughter
NANOPORE DETECTION of LONG TIME-SCALE SINGLE METALLIC CLUSTER CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES and SURFACE LIGAND EXCHANGE, Bobby D. Cox
Prolactin Drives a Dynamic STAT5A/HDAC6/HMGN2 Cis-Regulatory Landscape Exploitable in ER+ Breast Cancer, Justin M. Craig
A NOVEL REVIEW OF HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 110 KDA: A BASIS FOR RESEARCH AND CONTINUED EXPERIMENTATION THROUGH BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, Crist W. Cuffee
No Graphic Design Will Contain You, Julia P. Dann
Expand Your Horizon: Investigating an online intervention for weight bias internalization, Alexandria Davies
The Contribution of African American Parents’ STEM Racial Socialization and Support to Adolescent Academic Outcomes, Rachel J. Davis
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF HIGH SODIUM INTAKE ON BLOOD FLOW REGULATION, EXERCISE TOLERANCE, AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN SALT RESISTANT INDIVIDUALS, Kevin P. Decker
HEALTH OUTCOMES AND UTILIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH RENAL DISEASES IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES, Mitisha Dedhia
The Institute for Storytelling & Healthcare Design Research, Ruth E.P. Deibler
Quantitative Bioanalysis of Intravitreally Administered Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab in Various Human Matrices, Using Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, Catherine Del Guidice
A GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR CHARACTERIZING AND EVALUATING ATTACKER MODELS FOR CPS SECURITY ASSESSMENT, Christopher S. Deloglos and Christopher Deloglos
The Organizational Commitment of Sonographers in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States, Yonella Demars
An Escapist Utopia, Sara EH Denney
Difficult Paintings, Hao (Damien) Ding
THE LIVING THEATRE OF HORROR: EXAMINING HOW CENTURIES OF WESTERN THEATRICAL PRACTICE AND THEORY INFORM THE MODERN-DAY HAUNTED HOUSE, Scott Dittman
≥i++ Wayward Self, Space, and Language, Mystie Do and Thu TM Do
Surface Characterization of Accident Tolerant Fuel Claddings Candidates After Prolonged Exposure to Steam Oxidation, Connor F. Donlan
Navigating Success: First-Generation Pathways to Institutional Integration, Katherine B. Drumm
Alcohol Use Subgroups among Rural Middle School Students: The Impact of Community Violence Exposure, Courtney B. Dunn
A Mixed Methods Approach to Examine Racial Disparities in Adherence to Surveillance Mammography Among Breast Cancer Survivors, Megan C. Edmonds
Assessing the Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Newborn Behaviors and Withdrawal Signs in Newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Pilot Study, Lindy M. Edwards
Learning-based Predictive Control Approach for Real-time Management of Cyber-physical Systems, Roja Eini
Form Follows Culture, Nada Raafat Elkharashi
Radioimmunoconjugate for cancer molecular imaging, Nouri Elmekharam
INQUIRIES IN INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS: NEW TRAJECTORIES AND PARADIGMS, Samaa Elnagar
Impact Dynamics of Surfactant-Laden Droplets on Non-Wettable Coatings, Amir Esmaeili
You Wouldn't Download an Art, Beatrice Evans
Physiological and Subjective Effects of Protonated Nicotine Liquids in Tobacco Users, Alisha Eversole