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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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A SPECTRE OF SONIC TECHNICITY, Zachary L. Acosta-Lewis

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Notes Toward a Personal Afrofuturism, Jalen T. Adams

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Politics of Being a Lover: in art, (space) and kink, Rabeeha Adnan

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The Incoherence of Orientalists, Sarah Zaid Alafifi

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Clinical Outcomes of Primary Anterior Esthetic Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry, Jenan Alahmad

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Developing Antiviral Drugs for COVID-19 and Hepatitis C: Targeting Key Viral Proteases, Mohammed A. AlAwadh

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A Critical Perspective on Supporting Parents in Facilitating Informal STEAM Learning on Children's Early Literacy Development, Suzanne G. Alexandre

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Utilizing Hemoglobin Binding Kinetics and X-ray Crystallography in Sickle Cell Disease Drug Development, Ahmed Alghamdi

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Dune Dynamics- A Nature-Based Preschool, Aseel Alhaidari

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Developing Machine Learning and Time-Series Analysis Methods with Applications in Diverse Fields, Muhammed Aljifri

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Developing Novel Antiviral Agents: Targeting the N-Terminal Domain of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein with Small Molecule Inhibitors, Mona A. AlKhairi

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Unfolding Remembrance: Folding Islamic Principles into Pondering Machines, Hind Al Saad Al-Kuwari

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Who is Responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility? Investigating Employees’ Roles as Agents of CSR, Leah Alley

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Zaytouna: Rooted Histories in Uprooted Memories, Naima M. Almajdobah

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SYMMETRY ANALYSIS OF THE CANONICAL CONNECTION ON LIE GROUPS:CO-DIMENSION TWO ABELIAN NILRADICAL WITH ABELIAN AND NON ABELIAN COMPLEMENT, nouf alrubea almutiben

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Learning curve: Designing an Inclusive Early Childhood Learning Center, Sarah Alrumayh

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Optimizing Lipid Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery to Tumor-associated Macrophages for Breast Cancer Immunotherapy, Yasir A. Alshehry

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Exploring Factors Influencing the Adoption of AI Tools in Auditing: A Mixed-Methods Study, Fahad Alsudairi

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Stealthy Control Logic Attacks and Defense in Industrial Control Systems, Adeen Ayub

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The Role of Notch1 Signaling in Regulating Neurogenesis in the Olfactory Bulb Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Sarah A. Baig

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Preexisting Conditionings: Painting, Gaming and Narrative Play, Pia Bakala

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“Black Wom(b)anhood”: An Explorative Analysis of Black Women's Narratives of Healthcare Encounters During and After Pregnancy, Janae A. Baker

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INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF NOCICEPTIN IN PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, Joseph Baker

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The Patient Experience of Language Discordance and Interpreter Services in the Emergency Department, Keri L. Baker

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A Preliminary Report of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Ferric Sulfate with Zin Oxide Eugenol and Non-eugenol Based Material for Pulpotomy in Primary Molar Teeth, Sarah Balal

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Accurate and Efficient Fragmentation Methods for Electronic Structure Theory: Utilizing Set Theory to Construct Density Matrices in Noncovalent Clusters and Covalent-Bound Systems, Francisco Ballesteros

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Few-shot Learning for NER using MAML, Nourchene Bargaoui

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The Effect of 17β Estradiol on Local Production of Active Vitamin D3 Metabolites in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Tillat Batool

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Effects and Mechanisms of Smartphone-Based Mindfulness Training on Emotional Experience, Polina Beloborodova

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Monte-Carlo method for identifying aberrantly expressed genes in cancer, Matthew M. Beltran

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Development of an ex vivo assay to investigate streptococcal-platelet interactions, Jasmine Benbei

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Memory Impairments Due to Binge Ethanol are Impacted by Age and Sex, Maria Alexis M. Bent

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Wayfinding, Wendal E. Berry

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PROSTHETIC ATTENTION IN UPPER LIMB LOSS: USER EXPERIENCES, CLINICAL PERCEPTIONS, AND DEVELOPING CANDIDATE ITEMS, Tanu Bhargava

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Variability in Perceptions of Complementary Health Approaches Among Graduate Student Trainees, Delaney C. Bilodeau

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EFFECT OF A PHARMACIST-PHYSICIAN COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE, Poorva B. Birari

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MINDFULNESS, MORAL OUTRAGE, AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS: A NOVEL APPROACH TOWARD MOTIVATING PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS, Erika Blair

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CHRONOBIOLOGY OF MEAL TIMING IN EARLY-STAGE HYPERTENSION: EFFECTS ON RENAL AND VASCULAR FUNCTION, Natalie J. Bohmke

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Special Educators’ Insights on Essential Mentoring Components: A Mixed-Method Examination, Rachel W. Bowman

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In a Similar Way, Paul Brennan

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A Precision-Controlled Investigation Into The Fundamentals Which Drive The Incredible Superhydrophobic Properties Of Soot, Ashton Bressler

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Take the Jeans to Lublin, Robert J. Brisson

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Double Jointed: Gendered Flexibility and the Overextended Self, Grace A. Bromley

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The Imaginary Invalid; Designing a Comedy that you don’t find funny, Kasey Brown

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Relations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use in Adolescents and Emerging Adults: The Moderating Role of Exposure to Community Violence and Community Support and Community Recognition, Kiara Brown

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THE NEURAL MECHANISMS OF INTER-FRIEND AGGRESSION, Wyatt Brown

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Exploring the Experiences of Faculty Learning to Teach Online: A Case Study, Peyton P. Burgess Jr

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Exploring Drivers of Sex-Based Disparities in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis, Stephanie K. Buxhoeveden

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DDI2 SUPPORTS CANCER CELL GROWTH THROUGH REGULATION OF THE NF-κB PATHWAY, Holly A. Byers

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Applying X-ray Fluorescence with Monte Carlo Methods for Analysis of Surface Defects on Coated Zr4, James Tyler Cahill

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Mosquito Wings, Nolan W. Capps

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Revealing the Elusive Mechanism of Action of the Lipid Chaperone Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4, Abdul J. Castillo Ibanez

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SUPPORTED METAL NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS: PRECURSOR DEPOSITION AND AGGLOMERATION AT SUPPORT SURFACES, Edward H. Chandler Jr.

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EFFICIENT CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT AND PATH PLANNING FOR IOT AND UAV NETWORKS, Amirahmad Chapnevis

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THE EFFECTS OF PASSIVE HEAT EXPOSURE ON RENAL FUNCTION, VASCULAR FUNCTION, AND EXERCISE CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, Domenico A. Chavez

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Surface Engineering on Functional Materials for Sustainable Environmental Research, Jianping Chen

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Investigating the Protein Interactome of Escherichia coli to understand metabolic regulation when proteins bind: a systems biology study., Shomeek Chowdhury

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May your flight be smooth, the wind calm, the cloud safe, and the sky blue!, kai chuang

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Reflection: Cultivating Creativity and Healing Through Art Therapy, Caroline Ciccone

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Advanced Synthesis and Rational Design of Support Structures for Nobel Metal Heterogeneous Catalysis: Towards Enhanced Activity and Continuous Processes, Brian R. Clark

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They Tried to Kill Your Favorite Bad Bitch: A Look into Digital Misogynoir and How the Girlies Clap Back and Bring Wreck on Twitter, KaLyn T. Coghill

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Involvement of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Neuropathological Development in the Aged Brain Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Ian A. Colello

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Asymmetric CuH-catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Allenamides with Carbonyl and Imine Electrophiles, Stephen Collins

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Investigating the Role of α3β4* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors as a Target for Oxycodone Physical Dependence, Katherine M. Contreras

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Neurodevelopmental Trajectories as an Explanatory Mechanism for Adverse Mental Health Outcomes following Child Maltreatment, Casey Burton Corso

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Implications of Extremity: the Digital Nexus between Black Metal Subculture and Right-Wing Extremism, Samuel G. Crawford

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Developing and Testing a Model of Discrimination, Internalized Oppression, Mental Health, and Suicidality in Disabled Transgender and Gender Non-binary (TGNB) Individuals, Stephanie L. Cull

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The Lantern Keeper's Daughter, Celia Cummiskey

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Large Language Models, Prompting, and Synthetic Data Generation for Continual Named Entity Recognition, Charles I. Cutler

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Modeling and Mitigating Power Grid Vulnerabilities: A Comprehensive Analysis of Renewable Energy Integration, Cascading Failures, and Microgrid Resilience, Saikat Das

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Particl Plant Medicine, Tommye Dean

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The Regulation of Laryngeal Cancer Cell Phenotype and Proliferation by 24R,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 is Correlated with ERα Isoform Expression, Cydney Dennis

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Tchu Tcha Tcha: The Transformative Role of Funk, Adriane de Souza

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Investigations of a NOX2 Activator, p47phox, PX Domain Membrane Anchoring Interactions and Inhibition, Angela Develin

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A Study of the Effectiveness of the National Inclusive Curriculum for Health Education in Undergraduate Medical Education, Kayla Diggs Brody

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“I KNOW WHAT NOTHING MEANS”: NOSTALGIA, HOPE, AND THE POSTMODERN SEARCH FOR THE SUBLIME, Kathryn L. Donati

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Inspiring a Ripple: A Case for Evidence-Based, Biophilic Design for Affordable Housing, Chelcey A. Dunham

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TRANSITIONS IN PATTERNS OF SUBSTANCE USE DURING EARLY ADOLESCENCE: BIDIRECTIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS, Courtney B. Dunn

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Enhancing Care Coordination in Organ Transplantation via Health Information Technology, Steve Essi

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Considering Personal and Professional Identities: The Collaborative Experiences of School Speech-Language Pathologists, Imani Evans

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Acute Effects of an Oral Nicotine Pouch in People Who Use Smokeless Tobacco, Alisha Eversole

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A HERMENEUTIC PHENOMENOLOGY EXPLORATION OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURAL DISCORDANCE FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF SPANISH-SPEAKING PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES, Kenya Fluellen

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The Fire in Our Lungs, James Fowler

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Exploring End-User Environments for the Control and Programming of Collaborative Robots, Luiz Felipe Fronchetti Dias

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Department Chairs’ Impact on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Their Departments, Nicholas R. Garcia II

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Functional Monitoring for Run-Time Assurance of a Real-Time Cyber Physical System, Matthew W. Gelber

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armpit to armpit, Stephanie Germosen Salazar

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Mathematical Analysis of Eukaryotic Pericentromere, Puranjan Ghimire

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Frozen by worry and fatigue? A mixed methods approach to understanding the lived experiences of freezing of gait, Sarah M. Ghose

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Online Racism and Mental Health Symptomatology Among Black Adolescents: A Longitudinal Examination, Stephen M. Gibson

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Biodistribution Comparison of Fentanyl and Morphine Following Acute and Repeated Expsoure, Rosamond M. Goodson

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The Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Beta in Voluntary Ethanol Consumption: A Preclinical Assessment of GSK3β Inhibition for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, Sam Gottlieb

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Unraveling the Multiscale Role of Advanced Glycation End-Products in Aging Menisci, Austin Gouldin

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Composition Dependent Effects on the Electrocatalytic Activity of Zn-doped Ni2P, Ni5P4 and Cr-doped Ni Nanocrystals for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Lisa Graves

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Age of First Dental Visit and Early Childhood Oral Health Quality of Life, Richard Greene

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Navigating Disability and Special Education Policy Implementations: A Case Study—Mixed Methods Design, Monica Grillo

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The Implication of Allostatic Load, a Biomarker of Chronic Stress, in Healthy Behaviors, Breast Cancer Risk, and Tumorigenesis, Yufan Guan

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LEAF TO CANOPY FUNCTIONAL RESILIENCE: PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CARBON CYCLING STABILITY FOLLOWING DISTURBANCES, Lisa T. Haber

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Expanding the genetic code with a small molecule-decaged unnatural histidine, Aidan K. Haney

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Penalized Interpolating B-splines and Their Applications, Kylee L. Hartman-Caballero