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CONTRIBUTION OF A CLASS II RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE TO THE MANGANESE DEPENDENCE OF Streptococcus sanguinis, John L. Smith
Synthesis and Characterization of Metallic Nanoparticles for Catalytic Applications, Sarah Smith
Wise Choices? The Economics Discourse of a High School Economics and Personal Finance Course, Tamara L. Sober
TUNING OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE PARAMETERS FOR MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS, Toni P. Sorrell
Protective Factors in the Association Between Child Sexual Abuse and Telomere Length in Adults, David Sosnowski
THE EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF BEHAVIORAL FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS IN MALE BARIATRIC PATIENTS, Stephen P. Sowulewski
Reversal of the NPC Phenotype by START Domain Proteins, Tavis H. Sparrer
Diabetes-Induced Expression and Regulation of GLP-1 levels by Bile Acid Receptors (TGR5 & FXR), Joseph R. Spengler
What's Haunting Jackson Ward? Race, Space, and Environmental Violence, Rachel Spraker
alpha6 beta2 subunit containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptor contributions to abuse-related effects of nicotine and alcohol, Alexandra M. Stafford
The Effect of Vibrotactile Feedback on Remote Manual Task Performance, Matthew S. Standard
An Evaluation of Critical Resources in Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Lois E. Stewart
a window the color of her sunburn, Joana Stillwell
AIN’T I BLACK ENOUGH?: ANXIETY RELATED TO THE QUESTIONING OF ONE’S GROUP MEMBERSHIP, Michelle Stith
"An Amazing Aptness for Learning Trades:" The Role of Enslaved Craftsmen in Charleston Cabinetmaking Shops, William A. Strollo
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Teeth Extracted with a Diagnosis of Cracked Tooth: A Retrospective Study, Riley B. Sturgill
An Integrated Behavioral Model of Healthcare Utilization among Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Adults, Megan Elizabeth Sutter
A Targeted Approach to Increasing the African American Blood Donor Pool, Arnethea L. Sutton
Adventures Close to Home, Ryan Syrell
The Role of Human MSC Derived Exosomes in the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases, Sonia S. Talegaonkar
A comparison of computational methods for estimating estuarine production and respiration from diel open water dissolved oxygen measurements, Spencer Tassone
PREPARATION AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES OF POROUS MATERIALS AND MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES FOR TARGETED CO2 SEPARATION APPLICATIONS, Tsemre Tessema
Ethnic Racial Identity, Social Transactions in the Classroom, and Academic Outcomes, Krystal R. Thomas
Finding Voice, The Body Speaks: Original Work and Counter-Hegemonic Performance and Practice, Matthew Paul Thornton
Construction of an album for oneself, Maria Tinaut
Processing Nature, Julia J. Turner
Profiling Precursor Lipids for Specialized Pro-Resolution Molecules in Platelet-Rich Plasma Following Fish Oil and Aspirin Intake, Lisa A. Turner
CALLED TO TEACH: A MIXED METHODS EXPLORATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADJUNCT FACULTY’S TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY, Christy L. Tyndall
A Wonder Book, Ethan C. Varnado
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ALTERATIONS IN NEOCORTICAL CIRCUITS AFTER MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Michal Vascak
Managing Sociality of a Captive Female Bornean Orangutan from Breeding to Post-partum at The Smithsonian's National Zoo, Marie Vergamini
Affordability, Utilization and Satisfaction with Care: A Policy Context for Improving Health Care Experiences, Anushree M. Vichare
'The Writing Writes Itself': Deleuzian Desire and the Creative Writing MFA Degree, Ginger Walker
Synchrony and concordance: A multilevel analysis of the effects of individual differences during a CO2 challenge, Rachel E. Wallace
The Role of Social Networks in Breastfeeding Duration, Jordyn T. Wallenborn
Parent-Fostered Enrichment Activities and Academic Outcomes in Middle Childhood, Princess-Melissa T. Washington-Nortey
RelB acts as a molecular switch to drive chronic inflammation in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)., Michael R. Waters
(Re)Mediating the Spirit: Evangelical Christian Young Adult Media, Tamara Watkins
Provider Appearance: a survey of guardian and patient preference, Joshua Westphal
The Development of the Therapy Process Observational Coding System - In-Session Involvement, Emily J. Wheat
The Fractured Memory of a Mind’s Eye, Russell G. White
Quantitative Analysis of Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines and their Precursor Alkaloids in Tobacco Extracts, Celeste T. Wilkinson
Synthesis, characterization, and enhanced magnetic properties of iron carbide nanomaterials, Brent M. Williams
Predictors of Barriers to Psychosocial Treatment for African American Families of Children with ADHD, Stephanie A. Wilson
DEVELOPING CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND PROCEDURAL FLUENCY IN ALGEBRA FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, Andrew J. Wojcik
Towards Design and Analysis For High-Performance and Reliable SSDs, Qianbin Xia
Yi, Observational Documentary Aesthetics, and the Identity Politics of Transcultural Migrancy, Jiacheng Xu 4159187
The Monstrous Self: Negotiating the Boundary of the Abject, Katya Yakubov
Investigation of Polymeric Composites for Controlled Drug Release, Hsi-wei Yeh
Ineffable: Latency in Symbolic Languages, Sirah Yoo
Ineffable: Latency in Symbolic Languages, Sirah Yoo
THE THIRD PLACE: A MIXED-USE BUILDING FOR OFFICE WORKERS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, Mingming Zhao
The Institute of New Feelings: Plastic Identities and Imperfect Surfaces, Weijian zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Identifying Parameters for Robust Network Growth using Attachment Kernels: A case study on directed and undirected networks, Ahmed F. Abdelzaher
Narrative and the Reconfiguration of the Humanist Subject in Robbe-Grillet, Ballard, and Ligotti, Zachary L. Acosta-Lewis
free & content, Victoria M. Ahmadizadeh
Fragmented Places, Saulat Ajmal
INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM OF THE COMPARTMENTALIZED CBP (CREB-BINDING PROTEIN) UBIQUITIN LIGASE ACTIVITIES, Oluwatoyin E. Akande
FACTORS AFFECTING INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AND VERY HIGH RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES: POLICY IMPLICATIONS, Jose G. Alcaine
Telomere Length in Women with Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Study of their Relationship to Chemotherapy and Acquired Psychoneurological Symptoms, Areej Alhareeri
Role of free fatty acid receptors in the regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in the enteric glial and endocrine cells, reem M. alkahtani
Fabricating Superhydrophobic and Superoleophobic Surfaces with Multiscale Roughness Using Airbrush and Electrospray, Karam N. Almilaji
Sparse Signal Processing Based Image Compression and Inpainting, Rashwan M. Almshaal
OPTIMIZING COBALT CARBIDE BASED NANOMATERIALS BY USING NUCLEATING AGENTS AND STATISTICAL ROUTES, Turki I. Almugaiteeb
DIVERGENCE IN STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS OF SECURITY POLICIES: A REPGRID ANALYSIS FOR NORM-RULE COMPLIANCE, Ahlam Almusharraf
Is Your Student Fit For That College? A Study of the Factors That Contribute to Students’ Academic Performance in College, Abdulaziz A. Alotaibi
Exploring Predictors of Teamwork Performance in an Interprofessional Education Setting, Danah Alsane and Patricia Slattum W. Slattum
A Theoretical Simulation of the Settling of Proppants in a Hydraulic Fracturing Process, Nisreen Alseamr
One of Us, Farrah T. Al Sulaiman
CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STUDY OF MUTANT INFLUENZA MATRIX (M1) PROTEIN AND AFFINITY STUDY OF SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS TOWARD M1 AND GROWTH FACTORS, Bashayer althufairi
Adducins are Negative Regulators of Migration and Invasion of Normal Lung Epithelial Cells and Lung Cancer Cells, Parth Hitenbhai Amin and Parth Amin
Stuart Davis's Early Theoretical Writing, 1918–1923: Realism, Cubism, and Dada, Timothy G. Andrus
THE WATER IN BETWEEN: WHERE I AM AND WHERE I COME FROM, Carolina Aranibar-Fernandez
Excerpts from After the Fire and Use Your Words, Patience Armstrong
Write to Work: The Use and Importance of Writing as Perceived by Business Leaders, Clay Aschliman
Magic at the Crossroads: the Rise of the Video Essay, Morganne Tinsley August
Effects of Antidepressants on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation on Clinically Relevant Titanium Surfaces, Nancy B. Ayad
Involvement of Signal Peptidase I in Streptococcus sanguinis Biofilm Formation, Jessica Aynapudi
PRACTICE, Morgan T. Babic
Conditional Cardiac-Specific Akap13 Knockout Induces Sex Dependent Biventricular Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Sarcomeric and Mitochondrial Defects, Kimberlyn M. Baig-Ward
It's Slapstick Design, Thanks! Wait! No "Thanks"- Just Slapstick Design ..., Curtis A. Bailey
Human Neural Progenitor Cells are Productively Infected by R5-tropic HIV-1: Opiate Interactions on Infection and Function Involve Cdk5 Signaling, Joyce Magat Balinang
NO WOMAN IS AN ISLAND, Adele Ball
Determining the effect of knocking out microRNA-21 on subsarcolemmal and interfibrillar mitochondria, Madhur Batra
Analysis of Radiographic Changes Associated with the Periradicular Diagnosis of Symptomatic Apical Periodontitis, Preeti Batra
Behaviorally Induced Insufficient Sleep Syndrome and Insomnia: Prevalence and Relationship to Depression in College Students, Allison Baylor
A two host species stage-structured model of West Nile virus transmission, Taylor A. Beebe
Irreversible Zinc Block of the Swelling-activated Chloride Current in DI TNC1 Astrocytes, Noah Belkhayat
Comparison of treatment management between orthodontists and general practitioners performing clear aligner therapy, Alexandra D. Best
THE ROLE OF ENTERIC GLIA IN OPIOID-INDUCED CONSTIPATION, Sukhada Bhave