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TODO EN LA FAMILIA: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MS IMPAIRMENTS, FAMILY NEEDS, AND CAREGIVER MENTAL HEALTH IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, Melody N. Mickens
The Group IVA Cytosolic Phospholipase A2/C1P Interaction and Its Role in Eicosanoid Synthesis and Inflammation, Jennifer A. Mietla
CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPLEMENT EVASION OF THE PERIOPATHOGEN, TREPONEMA DENTICOLA, Daniel Patrick Miller
Old World, New Media: Cross-cultural Explorations with Camera and Analytic Text in Cusco, Peru, Scott DuPre Mills
616 Hull Street_ Interaction through Discovery in Design, Elizabeth T. Mitchell
Light Mediated Drug Delivery Using Photocaged Molecules and Photoswitchable Peptides, Deboleena Mitra
The Roles of Krüppel-Like Factor 1 (KLF1) in the Human Fetal Erythroid Compartment., Safa Mohamad
When it feels good to be bad: The effect of guilt on self-enhancement, Jaclyn Moloney
"Modern Primitive: Parody, Ambivalence, and Paradox in Paul Colin's Le Tumulte Noir", Julia Boyette Monroe
JOINING AND HERMETIC SEALING OF SILICON CARBIDE USING IRON, CHROMIUM, AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS, Andrew Morgan
Novel 3D Head and Neck Cancer Model to Evaluate Chemotherapeutic Efficacy, Kelly Morgan
THE INFLUENCE OF DEMENTIA CAREGIVER MENTAL HEALTH ON QUALITY OF CARE IN ARGENTINA, Alejandra Morlett Paredes
Development of a Collaborative Goal Setting Measure for Patients with Diabetes, Heather Morris
Where Nothing Is Missing Or Missed, Lena Moses-Schmitt
OLD TO NEW AND NEW TO OLD: A STUDY OF DEMATERIALIZING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN OLD AND NEW ARCHITECTURE, Jane Ellen T. Moss
Fabrication of Micropatterns for the Spatial Control of Cell Propagation and DIfferentiation, Mahmoud Moustafa
Characterizing Cancellation Graphs, Cristina Mullican
GROUP VIA CALCIUM-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 REGULATES BCL-XL PROTEIN LEVELS IN MICE LUNG, Sang-Jin Nam
AFFINITY ENRICHMENT AND MASS SPECTROMETRIC QUANTITATION OF PROTEIN CARBONYLS, Suresh Narayanasamy
(Untitled), Christine Navin
Orthodontic Marketing Through Social Media Networks: The Patient and Practitioners' Perspective, Kristin Nelson
EVALUATION OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF REDUCED HYDROXOCOBALAMIN ON ACUTE CARBON MONOXIDE TOXICITY, Alden Newcomb
Maternal Health and Child Behaviors as Risk Factors for Child Injury, Christina J. Nicolais
FOOD LANDSCAPES: A CASE STUDY OF A COOKING AND ART- FOCUSED PROGRAM FOR TEENS LIVING IN A FOOD DESERT, Jessica R. Norris
A ROUTE TO DISCOVER SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF PSAA, A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE, Ahmad J. Obaidullah
Investigating the Role of the Synaptic Transcriptome in Ethanol-Responsive Behaviors, Megan A. O'Brien
The Division of Family Work among Fathers and Mothers of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Implications for Parents and Family Functioning, Paula L. Ogston-Nobile
Delayed Reaction, Ashley Olsen-Potthast
The role of nitric oxide scavenging in hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier induced hypertension: systemic and microvascular effects, Alan Ottarson
The Triumphs of Alexander Farnese: A Contextual Analysis of the Series of Paintings in Santiago, Chile, Michael J. Panbehchi
The History and Educational Legacy of the Manchester Art Museum, 1886-1898, Angela Parker
The Role of Social Information Processing in the Relation between Interparental Conflict and Child Aggression, Kimberly Parker
Vintage Anxiety, Bradford Pearce
Four Seasons, Morgan Pearse
Parental Perceptions and Experiences of Physical and Emotional Violence between Siblings: A Mixed-Methods, Comparative Case Study, Nathan Perkins
Account Book, Lynda Fleet Perry
REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN HATCHERY-PRODUCED EASTERN OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA (GMELIN), April Piggott
A direct and indirect mechanism for CCR5 in morphine and HIV-1 mediated neurodegeneration, Elizabeth Podhaizer
Characteristics of Effective Communication About Mental Health in an African American Urban Community: A Qualitative Analysis, Jeannette Porter
Regulation of Pancreatic α and β Cell Function by the Bile Acid Receptor TGR5, Divya Prasanna Kumar
The Construction of Female Identity in Mughal Painting: Portraits of Women from the Shah Jahan Period (ca. 1628-1658), Leila Prasertwaitaya
Poiesthetic play in generative music, John Priestley
Commercially Available or Home-grown: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of K-12 Online Courses, Susan Proffitt
Necessary Movements, Janelle Proulx
Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Pancreatic Cancer, Bridget A. Quinn
An analysis of fatty acid metabolism’s role in the development of acute functional tolerance to ethanol in Caenorhabditis elegans, Richard Raabe
PARENTING PRACTICES AND PARENTING STRESS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT ADHD, Annie Rabinovitch
Development of Bivalent Ligands Targeting the Putative CCR5-MOR Heterodimer, Thomas Raborg
The Role Of Authoritative Parenting In Type 1 Diabetes Adolescent Outcomes, Zach Radcliff
Stochastic Differential Equations and Numerical Applications, Matthew Rajotte
Voltage Sensing Mechanism in the Voltage-gated and Proton (H+)-selective Ion Channel Hv1, Aaron L. Randolph
Mandibular Incisor Proclination Variability During Class II Correction, James Redford
An Investigation of the Differences between Continuing and Non-Continuing Undergraduate Special Admission Students Related To Academic Advising Factors, Kevin P. Reeves
CHANGE, SIMILARITY, AND SELECTIVITY: THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE ALIGNMENT ON ATTRACTION, Chelsea Reid
The e-Volving Picturebook: Examining the Impact of New e-Media/Technologies On Its Form, Content and Function (And on the Child Reader), Stella K. Reinhard
LATENT VARIABLE MODELS GIVEN INCOMPLETELY OBSERVED SURROGATE OUTCOMES AND COVARIATES, Chunfeng Ren
Drug Use and Social Support Outcomes in Probationers: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis, Anne Rhodes
Characterization of the discriminative stimulus effects of nitrous oxide, Kellianne J. Richardson
Student Education & Character Building Center Adaptive Reuse Project, Latonia M. Ricks-Chavis
Approaches to Reduce Selection of Genomic Variants in Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture, Marion Riggs
Increased Circulatory Lipopolysaccharide From a High Fat Diet Aggravates Inflammation and Exacerbates Renal Failure, Samuel Righi
Dynamic Bayesian Approaches to the Statistical Calibration Problem, Derick Lorenzo Rivers
Analysis of the Role of Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 in Normal Liver Physiology and in the Onset and Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Chadia L. Robertson
The Contribution of Parent Psychosocial Functioning to Parental Monitoring, Youth Adherence, and Glycemic Control during Adolescence, Elizabeth M. Robinson
Lung Alveolar and Tissue Analysis Under Mechanical Ventilation, Trenicka Rolle
Characterization of a putative TonB deficient Porphyromonas gingivalis mutant, Soheil Rostami
Using CBCT as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of infrabony defects in vivo, Anya Rost
"Mining" for a Reference Condition in Southern West Virginia Streams, Matthew Rouch
Story-Telling Through the Design of a Permanent Mission Trip Training and Housing Facility, Betty L. Rowe
High-Performance Doped Strontium Iodide Crystal Growth Using a Modified Bridgman Method, Emmanuel Rowe
Potential Energy and the Three Odalisques, Yamins Roxanne
Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Human Mononuclear Cells, Monika Ruchala
EVALUATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION PROVIDED IN A UNIVERSITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, Elizabeth J. Sadock
ESTILL VOICE TRAINING: THE KEY TO HOLISTIC VOICE AND SPEECH TRAINING FOR THE ACTOR, Katharine Salsbury
Behavioral Assessment and HPLC/MS/MS Identification of the Synthetic Cannabinoid, CP47,497, in Mice, Kimberly L. Samano
Transformative Design: A Tale of Arabian Nights, Victoria Sanders
Crossing Boundaries: Building a Model to Effectively Address Difference in Community Practice, Jason Sawyer
Unloosed: Designing Participatory Objects, Laura Schlifer
Pyrene-Derived Porous Organic Polymers: Design, Synthesis, and Application to Gas Storage and Separation, Ali Kemal Sekizkardes PhD
Investigations into the fluorescent covalent labeling of biomolecules utilizing rhodamine dyes, electrophilic leaving groups and mRNA display., Susan D. Selaya
The Idea of the Charter: One Community's Perspectives on the Shifting Nature of Public Education, Jesse Senechal
Socioeconomic status and weight loss behaviors, Hannah Seward
Fathering and Child Maltreatment: A Grounded Theory Study, Jennifer Shadik
Identification of micro-RNAs and their messenger RNA targets in Prostate cancer and Biological fluids, Kanika Sharma
A novel cytostatic form of autophagy in sensitization of non-small cell lung cancer cells to radiation by vitamin D and vitamin D analogue, EB 1089., khushboo sharma
More Than Just Hospitals: An Examination of Cluster Components and Configurations, Patrick Shay
Fluid Realities: A Light on Life's Journey, Neta-Grace Coleen Shepherd
Lucky Strike House: The Space Between, Monika Shreves
Prevalence and Distribution of Periapical Lesions Submitted for Histopathologic Analysis by Endodontists, Gerhard Claire Siegel
Inferring Gene Regulatory Networks from Expression Data using Ensemble Methods, Janusz Slawek