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Serum Vitamin D, PTH, and Calcium Levels in Patients with and without Early Childhood Caries, Susan A. Meinerz, Harmeet Chiang, Peter C. Moon, Lorin M. Bachmann, Tegwyn Brickhouse, Al M. Best, and Tiffany Williams
Fast Online Training of L1 Support Vector Machines, Gabriella A. Melki
THE ROLE OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE WITHIN POLICE-CITIZEN CONTACTS IN EXPLAINING CITIZEN BEHAVIORS AND OTHER OUTCOMES, Shana M. Mell
Net Energy Metering and Community Shared Solar Deployment in the U.S.: Policy Perspectives, Barriers, and Opportunities, Gilbert L. Michaud
GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS OF COMPLEX REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS, Bhavi P. Modi
Perspectives, Beatrice Modisett
A Mapping System as a Method in Experiential Culture Learning and Engagement, Faisal Mohammad
ROLE OF E-CADHERIN FORCE IN THE SPATIAL REGULATION OF CELL PROLIFERATION, Abhinav Mohan
Modeling Fluid Interactions with Granular and Fibrous Surfaces, Mana Mokhtabad Amrei
Capturing Memory, Morgan A. Molenda
Exploring the Influence of Socioeconomic Status on the Executive Function and Theory of Mind Skills of Preschoolers, Andrea Molzhon
Beyond conventional c-plane GaN-based light emitting diodes: A systematic exploration of LEDs on semi-polar orientations, Morteza Monavarian
Efficiency Evaluation of a Magnetically Driven Multiple Disk Centrifugal Blood Pump, Kayla H. Moody
The Role of N-acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) as an Adjuvant to Opioid Treatment in Patients with Inadequately Controlled Chronic Neuropathic Pain, Thomas B. Moore
Dimension Reduction and Variable Selection, Hossein Moradi Rekabdarkolaee
"fuck off, get free, love and love's the only thing", David S. Moré
Understanding and targeting the C-terminal Binding Protein (CtBP) substrate-binding domain for cancer therapeutic development, Benjamin L. Morris
In-Shoe Plantar Pressure System To Investigate Ground Reaction Force Using Android Platform, Ahmed A. Mostfa
Automated Conjecturing Approach for Benzenoids, David Muncy
Effects of Olfactory Cues on the Movement Behavior of the Predatory Beetle Calosoma wilcoxi, Kennesha Myrick-Bragg
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF WOODLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES: ITS DEVELOPMENT, INTERPRETATION, AND SIGNIFICANCE, Greenlee B. Naughton
Evaluating a Brief Web-Based Prevention Intervention for Risky Alcohol Use Among College Students, Zoe Neale
Host Densities and Parasitism Rates in a Forest Defoliator Across a Rural-Urban Landscape, Abigail J. Nelson
Design and Development of a High-Temperature High-Pressure Rolling Ball Viscometer/Densimeter and Evaluation of Star Polymer-Solvent Mixtures, Matthew Stanton Newkirk
Student Engagement in Undergraduate Social Work Education Among “at-risk” Students, Ananda Newmark
Cajamarca Ceramic Spoons from Northern Peru: Forming a Symbolic Function, Jeanette Louise Nicewinter
Twitter analysis of the orthodontic patient experience with braces versus Invisalign, Daniel A. Noll
FACTORS PREDICTING AFRICAN AMERICAN RENAL PATIENTS’ COMPLETION OF THE MEDICAL EVALUATION PROCESS FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION, Camilla W. Nonterah
From Watchman to Mockingbird: Tay Hohoff’s Editorial Influence on Harper Lee, Aine M. Norris
A Pipeline for Creation of Genome-Scale Metabolic Reconstructions, Shaun W. Norris
Climbing Mt. Rainier, Kathleen O'Connor
Design thinking for the development of formal operations: A team-based middle school design curriculum, Stephanie K. O'Dell
Egyptianization: Culture hacking as a method, Hadeer Omar
Dietary Adaptations and Intra- and Interspecific Variation in Dental Occlusal Shape in Hominin and Non-hominin Primates, Kelsey O'Neill
Momentum Clinic for Teen and Young Adult Cancer Patients, Merian O'Neil
Investigating the Effects of a Parent-Mediated Intervention on Latino Parent-Child Verbal Interaction and Children's Receptive Vocabulary, Patricia G. Onorato
Discriminative Stimulus Properties of Endogenous Cannabinoid Degradative Enzyme Inhibitors, Robert Owens II
Crescendo, Jeffery A. Pabotoy
Comparison of treatment planning decisions when combining CBCT and digital radiography verses digital radiography alone, McKay Barlow Packer
Stains Induce Apoptosis and Autophagy in Primary and Transformed Mast Cells, Patrick A. Paez
Diagnostics and Degradation Investigations of Li-Ion Battery Electrodes using Single Nanowire Electrochemical Cells, Naveen kumar reddy Palapati and Naveen kumar reddy Palapati
Expansion and Exclusion: A Case Study of Gentrification in Church Hill, Kathryn S. Parkhurst
High Affinity Block of ICl,swell by Thiol-Reactive Small Molecules, Sung H. Park
EXPLORING VISUAL PREVENTION: DEVELOPING INFOGRAPHICS AS EFFECTIVE CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, Candace P. Parrish
CHARACTERIZATION AND ECONOMIC BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH PEDIATRIC OPIOID EXPOSURES AND POISONINGS, Anisha M. Patel
Post-TBI Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Different TBI Models, Kaushal S. Patel
A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF CURVATURE IN THE OUTFLOW GRAFT OF A CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE, Laura Patterson
Characterization of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Blends and Fabrication of Soft Micropillar Arrays for Force Detection, Thomas J. Petet Jr
Interrogating the Myth of Modernity: Cultural and Political Narratives in Robert Coover’s Fiction, John P. Pettis Jr.
The Study of the Regulon of OxyR in Escherichia coli and Porphyromonas gingivalis, Christopher K. Pham
The Actor Behind the Camera, Zechariah H. Pierce
Interactions of the Naphthalene Radical Cation with Polar and Unsaturated Molecules in the Gas Phase, Sean P. Platt
Identifying misconceptions associated with inaccurate survey reporting in the combined use of caffeine and alcohol, Kathryn Polak
PREDICTORS OF CAFFEINE-RELATED WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS IN COLLEGE FRESHMEN, David J. Pomm
DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LUNG DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX HYDROGELS, Robert A. Pouliot
The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Osteopontin in Synaptogenesis and Reinnervation of the Olfactory Bulb Following Brain Injury, Melissa A. Powell
Race Talk in Neoliberal Higher Ed: “Diversity” Curriculum at a Large Urban University in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic, Olivia D. Pryor
Roles of Planar Cell Polarity Proteins in CoPA Axon Pathfinding, Ashley Morgan Purdy
Social Determinants of Participation in a Home Visitation Fluoride Varnish Program, James E. Puryear, Tegwyn Brickhouse, and Caroline Carrico
“A FRIEND FROM FAR AWAY”: BERTOLT BRECHT AND HIS CHINESE-INFLUENCED WORKS, Yiyuanfang Qiao
From Intra- to Inter-personal: Effects of Mindfulness Training on Emotion Regulation in Social Contexts, Jordan T. Quaglia
The Curiosity of Con, Petrified Breath, and an Accident known as Blue., Steven Randall
THE CARE FACTOR: THE IMPORTANCE OF USING DOMAIN IDENTIFICATION MEASURES TO IDENTIFY STEREOTYPE THREAT VULNERABILITY IN HIGH SCHOOL FEMALES, Kimberly Y. Randolph
The Effects of Amixicile, A Pyruvate Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase Inhibitor, on Oral Treponemes, Lucas A. Reed
A Hint and The Incapacity, Jake Reller
JOINT DETECTION-STATE ESTIMATION AND SECURE SIGNAL PROCESSING, Mengqi Ren
Investigating the Effects of Nucleosome Remodeling Factor Knockdown on Anti-Tumor Immunity, Mark G. Roberts
Functional Significance of mtDNA Cytosine Modification Tested by Genome Editing, Jason M. Robinson
Antithetical Commentaries on X, Y and the Disruption of Being, Eva Rocha
Provision of Hospital-based Palliative Care and the Impact on Organizational and Patient Outcomes, Marisa L. Roczen
The Influence of Client-, Family-, and Therapist-Level Pretreatment Characteristics on Therapist Delivery of Youth Psychotherapy Treatments, Adriana Rodriguez
Women at the Crossroads, Women at the Forefront, American Women in Letterpress Printing In the Nineteenth Century, Dianne L. Roman Ms
Longitudinal Relations between Emotional Awareness and Aggression in Early Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation, Benjamin V. Rosen
The Effect of Pre-Deployment Physiology as a Predictor of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among a Sample of United States Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers, David J. Rothman
High-Temperature, High-Pressure Viscosities and Densities of Toluene, Aaron J. Rowane
Curcumin/Melatonin Hybrids as Neuroprotective Agents for Alzheimer's disease, John Saathoff
Magnetic Materials Characterization and Modeling for the Enhanced Design of Magnetic Shielding of Cryomodules in Particle Accelerators., Sanjay K. Sah
I Reach Toward the Ground I Reach Toward Space, Kristen A. Sanders
JPG Artifacts, Abbey Lee Sarver
Forest Stand Structure and Primary Production in relation to Ecosystem Development, Disturbance, and Canopy Composition, Cynthia M. Scheuermann
Vital Pulp Therapy Survivability Based on Radiographic Depth of Caries, Aaron T. Schmick
PATHWAYS LINKING SLEEP TIMING TO OBESITY IN MIDLIFE WOMEN, Dana R. Schreiber
THE INCIDENCE OF ROOT DENTINAL MICRO-CRACKS CAUSED BY RECIPROCATING AND CONTINUOUS ROTARY INSTRUMENTATION, Stephen N. Schroeder
Perception of profile appearance as judged by peers using 3D video imaging, Megan G. Schuler
Chaotic Journey, Cheryl Ann Seif-Regan Mrs.
I Don’t Have Confirmation, I Only Have Context, Pallavi Sen
The Instructional Technology Resource Teacher: A Descriptive Case Study of Deployment, Use, and Perceptions, Mary Sepelyak
Genome wide epigenetic analyses of Araptus attenuatus, a bark beetle, Chitra Seshadri
POWER MAXIMIZATION FOR PYROELECTRIC, PIEZOELECTRIC, AND HYBRID ENERGY HARVESTING, Murtadha A. Shaheen
ENGINEERING SURFACES TO SUPPORT NEURAL STEM CELLS (HNSC’S) AND HEPATOCYTES ADHESION AND GROWTH., Karan Sharma and Xuejun Wen
Choreographic Space, Kelsey Sheaffer
PATTERN RECOGNITION IN CLASS IMBALANCED DATASETS, Nahian A. Siddique
Interpreting the Costume Designs of In the Next Room through Victorian Fashions of the 1890s., Devario D. Simmons
SYSTEM GENETIC ANALYSIS OF MECHANISMS UNDERLYING EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, Maren L. Smith
Internal and External Validity of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Young Adolescents with ADHD, Zoe Smith