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Dissertations from 2016 2016

Sustainable Enrollment Management: A Dynamic Network Analysis, Forrest Murray Stuart

Ecology of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) and Implications for Management on Soybean, Francesca Louise Stubbins

Exploring the Perceptions of Campus Climate Among Mixed Race Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution, Catherine Team Sturm

Geographic Diversification and Commercial Bank Insolvency Risk and Essays on Crowdfunding and Subscription Games, Andrew Swanson

Novel Chemical Crosslinking to Stabilize Extracellular Matrix for Bioprosthetic Heart Valve Materials to Resist Calcification and Structural Degradation, Hobey Tam

Wide Area Signals Based Damping Controllers for Multimachine Power Systems, Ke Tang

Design, Modeling and Control of a Thermal Management System for Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Xinran (William) Tao

Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Wildfire Spread via Fire Spotting, Ali Tohidi

Comprehensive Investigation into the Utility of Amnion Membrane Derived Stem Cells for Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine Applications, Natasha Topoluk

Spatial Analysis of the Nutritional Risk of Older Adults Participating in the Older Americans Act Program in South Carolina, 2013, Maciel Ugalde

N-Nitrosodimethylamine in Drinking Water: Temporal Formation Potential Patterns in Source Waters and Treatability of Precursors, Habibullah Uzun

The Effects of Mathematics Placement on Successful Completion of an Engineering Degree and how One Student Beat the Odds, Jennifer Elizabeth Van Dyken

The Impact of Marital Satisfaction on the Utilization of Mental Health Services Among Soldiers, Dana Lee Varkis

Ruminant Supplementation of Gluconeogenic Substrates Via Drinking Water, Gabriela Volpi-Lagreca

Parent and Family Engagement Practices: A Case Study of A Pre-Collegiate Summer Program, De Morris Walker

Opportunities for Innovation: Game-based Learning in an Engineering Senior Design Course, Erica B. Walker

Development of a New Multimodal Membrane Adsorber and Its Application in Chromatographic Bioseparations, Juan Wang

Investigation of Advanced Engine Cooling Systems - Optimization and Nonlinear Control, Tianwei (Thomas) Wang

Studies of Molecular Mechanisms of Royal Jelly Mediated Healthspan Promotion in Caenorhabditis Elegans, Xiaoxia Wang

Estimation and Control of Traffic Relying on Vehicular Connectivity, Nianfeng Wan

Time Based Modeling of Storage Facility Operations, Nadeepa Devapriya Wickramage

Synthesis and Applications of Highly Concentrated Silver Nanoparticles with an Ultra-Thin Silica Shell, Daniel R. Willett

Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Adsorption in Functionalized Memebranes, Anastasia Bridner Wilson

Kernel Smoothing and Tolerance Intervals for Hierarchical Data, Christopher Wilson

The Effect of Varying Latency in a Head-Mounted Display on Task Performance and Motion Sickness, Michael Lee Wilson

Identity Design: Challenging Archetypes with Feminist Approaches to Video Game Design, Lauren Woolbright

Complex Network Analysis and the Applications in Vehicle Delay-Tolerant Networks, Bo Wu

Simulation of Reverse Osmosis and Osmotically Driven Membrane Processes, Peng Xie

Understanding the Thermodynamics of Actinide Speciation at Solid and Water Interfaces through Self-Consistent Surface Complexation Modeling (SCM), Yu Xie

Accelerating Big Data Analytics on Traditional High-Performance Computing Systems Using Two-Level Storage, Pengfei Xuan

Generalized Colorings of Graphs, Honghai Xu

Numerical study for non-Newtonian fluid-structure interaction problems, Shuhan Xu

Physics-based Models for Engine System Studies: Quasi-D Dual-fuel Combustion and Real-time Intake Charge Flow Estimation, Shuonan Xu

Molecular Level Design of Self-Healing Polyurethanes, Ying Yang

Optimal Design of Process Parameters During Laser Direct Metal Deposition of Multi-Material Parts, Jingyuan Yan

Tackling Adverse Environment—Molecular Mechanism of Plant Stress Response and Biotechnology Tool Development, Ning Yuan

Thermomechanical Modelling for Phonon Transport and Damping Analysis of Silicon Nano-Structure, Ying Yu

The Defects Chemsitry in La Filled CoSb3 Skutterudites Explored by Thermoelectric Study and Density Functional Theory Calculations, Xiaoyu Zeng

An Enfolding and Fertile Abyss: Rhetoric as the Creative Becoming of Biological Life, Haylee Renee Zertuche

Carbon Fibers Derived from Dry-Spinning of Modified Lignin Precursors, Meng Zhang

Material Characterization and Finite Element Simulations of Aluminum Alloy Sheets During Non-Isothermal Forming Process, Nan Zhang

Supervisory Control Optimization for a Series Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Consideration of Battery Thermal Management and Aging, Xueyu Zhang

Techniques to improve the retrieval efficiency and usability of G-Bean, Yuanyuan Zhang

Traffic Surveillance and Automated Data Extraction from Aerial Video Using Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, and Probabilistic Approaches, Xi Zhao

In Vitro Multi Scale Models to Study the Early Stage Circulations for Single Ventricle Heart Diseases Palliations, Jian Zhou

Vanadium Diselenide: On the Verge of Charge Density Wave, Menghan Zhou

Formulation of an Interactive Ruled-based Design Envelope for Ensuring Aftermarket Vehicle Dynamics Compliance, Xianjie Zhou

Defects in Graphene: Electrochemical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties, Jingyi Zhu

Improving Healthcare Resource Management through Demand Prediction and Staff Scheduling, Nazanin Zinouri

Consequences of Fragment for Woody Plant Communities: A Study of Reservoir Islands, Danielle C. Zoellner

A Study of the Static Bicycle Reposition Problem with a Single Vehicle, Ling Zu

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Application of an Andragogical Approach and Experiential Learning for Teaching Culinary Nutrition to Culinary Arts Students, Nisreen Mohamad Abdulsalam

INVESTIGATION INTO MECHANISMS AND MITIGATION OF ALKALI-SILICA REACTION IN SUSTAINABLE PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE CONTAINING RECYCLED GLASS MATERIALS, Kaveh Afshinnia

NEMATICIDAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS FROM PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA ON FIVE PLANT-PATHOGENIC NEMATODE SPECIES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE, Saleh Ahmed

NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING PRESCHOOL (NECAP), Ibtehal Alsallaiy

Perceiving Soft Tissue Break Points in the Presence of Friction, Bliss Altenhoff

How Much is your Home Worth? Essays on Housing Value and its Determinants, Anne Anders

Applications of Algebraic Geometric Codes to Polar Coding, Sarah E. Anderson

Bayesian Minimum Description Length Techniques for Multiple Changepoint Detection, Hewa Anuradha Priyadarshani

DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER, CARBON AND COMPOSITE ELECTRODES FOR HIGH ENERGY AND HIGH POWER SUPERCAPACITORS, Margarita Arcila-Velez

Faculty & Staff Perceptions of Challenges to Growth and Meeting Student Population Needs, Horace Justin Ballenger

Manipulation of the Electrical Double Layer for Control and Sensing in a Solid State Nanopore, Samuel L. Bearden

Effectiveness of Payment for Environmental Services Programs in Mexico, Marco Antonia Berger Garcia

Essays on Health, Health Care Utilization, and Public Insurance, Timothy Andrew Bersak

Application of Nonlinear Site Response Analysis in Coastal Plain South Carolina, Md. Ariful Haque Bhuiyan

A Case Study of Complex Systems in Leadership in Higher Education Fundraising, J. Michael Bonnette

Beyond Aesthetics: Fostering Place Attachment through the Design Regulatory Process, Courtney Grunninger Bonney

Investigating into the Dynamics of Mammalian Cell Growth: Using In Vitro to Help Improve Therapies, Arthur Nathan Brodsky

Understanding How Synthetic Organic Chemistry Graduate Students Navigate Scifinder, Lindsey Whitfield Cain

Implementing and Evaluating a Scenario Builder Tool for Pediatric Virtual Patients, Lauren Elizabeth Cairco Dukes

Coulomb Interaction Effects in Semiconductor Heterostructures with Spin-Orbit Interaction, Jeremy Patrick Capps

Soviet Launch of Sputnik: Sputnik-Inspired Educational Reform and Changes in Private Returns in America, Hyeonggu Cha

Re-Establishing the Theoretical Foundations of a Truncated Normal Distribution: Standardization Statistical Inference, and Convolution, Jinho Cha

ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELING OF A HONEYCOMB CORE INTEGRATED VIBRATION ENERGY CONVERTER WITH INCREASED SPECIFIC POWER FOR ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS, Nataraj Chandrasekharan

Secondary English Teachers Dispositions Toward Technology Integration in One-to-One Environments, Reed Chewning

Essays on the Health Economics of Pharmaceuticals, Anna Chorniy

Application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling in a Tourism Context: Understanding Couples' Intention to Purchase Local Food in South Carolina, Guliz Coskun

Interacting partners of the SUNN symbiotic kinase, Ashley Dawn Zearfoss Crook

Associations Between Hereditary Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene Alterations and Aggressive Tumor Phenotype in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, Sourat Darabi

EngageMe: The Design and Implementation of a Reflective Tool for Evaluating Student Engagement, Shelby Solomon Darnell

Synthesis and Characterization of Oleophobic Fluorinated Polyester Films, Tugba Demir

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF SYNERGISTIC MULTICULTURAL TEAMS, Melissa Dorlette Paul

EXPLORING ELEMENTARY TEACHERSâ€™ CONCEPTIONS OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP THROUGH CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION, Sheliah Durham

Performance of Nanoscale Metallic Multilayer Systems Under Mechanical and Thermal Loading, David Ross Economy

MULTI-FACTOR MODELS TO RESOLVE GROWTH RESPONSES IN VITRO AND DURING SUBSEQUENT GREENHOUSE GROWTH FOR TURMERIC (Curcuma longa L.), Rabia El-Hawaz

Tomorrow's Leading Ladies: How Core Self-Evaluations, Leadership Perceptions, and Social Support Influence Young Women's Leadership Aspirations, Lauren Ellis

Modeling the Static and Dynamic Properties of Uncemented, Natural Sands, Michael P. Esposito III

Epistemic Cognition During Problem Solving, Courtney June Faber

The Dynamics Between Intercollegiate Athletics & Academics: A Phenomenologial Case Study Approach, Cherese F. Fine

Designing Optical Properties in Infrared Glass, Benn Gleason

Anisotropic Etching of Monocrystalline Silicon Under Subcritical Conditions, Nestor Gabriel Gonzalez-Pereyra

Picosecond Time-Resolved Studies of Multiple Energy Transfer in Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles, Louis Charles Groff II

Exploring and Measuring the Benefits of Hunting, Susan Talley Guynn

RISK ANALYSIS AND DISASTER RECOVERY: A FLORIDA LIHTC CASE STUDY, Valerie Hammett

Early College High School Principals as Democratic, Socially Just, Culturally Responsive Leaders, Hattie L. Hammonds

IN VITRO MULTI-SCALE PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF HEMODYNAMICS IN STAGE 1 NORWOOD PALLIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SINGLE VENTRICLE HEART DISEASE, TIANQI HANG

A SURVEY OF PROTOZOAN PARASITE HEXOKINASES: CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES AND POTENTIAL FOR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS, Michael Timothy Harris

UNDERSTANDING THE LEISURE EXPERIENCES OF COLLEGE-ATTENDING EMERGING ADULTS USING NEO-ERIKSONIAN IDENTITY THEORY, Cindy L. Hartman

Evaluation of Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) for Duckweed (Lemna minor) Control in South Carolina's Private Waters, William Heaton

Design and Development of a Selectively Absorbable Multiphasic Hernia Mesh an In Vivo Performance as it Relates to Biocompatibility, Georgios T. Hilas