Dissertations from 2015
Perceptions of Career and Technology Education Among African American Students, Laura Smith
Disability Status, Disability Type, and Training as Predictors of Job Placement, Jessica Stahl
EFFECTS OF SEMI-RIGID PLASTIC TRAY GEOMETRY ON THERMAL PROCESSING AND QUALITY FACTORS IN RETORTED FOODS, Curtis Stowe
Development and Fabrication of Novel Woven Meshes as Bone Graft Substitutes for Critical Sized Defects, Jordan Anthony Stowe Gilmore
HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF REDUCED POLYOXOMETALATE SALT-INCLUSION SOLIDS, Dino Sulejmanovic
Three Essays on Corruption and Government Finance, Yukun Sun
A SPECIAL PROTECTION SCHEME UTILIZING TRAJECTORY SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS IN POWER TRANSMISSION, Dan Suriyamongkol
Antidepressant Effects in Hybrid Striped Bass: Moving from External Exposures to Internal Doses, Lauren Sweet
PHOSPHOTRANSACETYLASE AND XYLULOSE 5-PHOSPHATE/FRUCTOSE 6-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHOKETOLASE: TWO EUKARYOTIC PARTNERS OF ACETATE KINASE, Tonya Taylor
DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION, AND APPLICATION OF ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING ADSORBED PROTEIN ORIENTATION, CONFORMATION, AND BIOACTIVITY, Aby Thyparambil
Killer cell activation by a novel multifunctional protein: an immuno/gene therapy for cancer, Ashlee Tietje
Objective Bayesian analysis on the quantile regression, Shiyi Tu
Linear Programming Methods for Identifying Solvable Cases of the Quadratic Assignment Problem, Lucas Waddell
Social Media and Selection: How Does New Technology Change an Old Game?, Julie Terrill Wade
A LAMINATED RING ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION MODEL WITH APPLICATION TO ANALYSIS OF TIRE-ROAD CONTACT, Chunjian Wang
pH SENSING AND IMAGING WITH NANOPARTICLES AND IMPLANTABLE FILMS, Fenglin Wang
Model Based Combustion Phasing Control for High Degree of Freedom Spark-Ignition Engines, Shu Wang
ESSAYS ON DECEPTIVE COUNTERFEITS IN SUPPLY CHAINS: A BEHAVORIAL PERSPECTIVE, Jillian Watson
The Creation and Validation of an Instrument to Measure School STEM Culture, Christopher White
Biomechanical Characterization and Modeling of Human TMJ Disc, Gregory Wright
Estimation of Procurement Auctions with Secret Reserve Prices, Di Wu
Understanding the Automotive Pedal Usage and Foot Movement Characteristics of Older Drivers, Yubin Xi
Cloud-based Strategies for Robust Connectivity and Efficient Transmission in Vehicular Networks, Ke Xu
Accuracy, Efficiency, and Parallelism in Network Target Coordination Optimization, Meng Xu
DESIGN OF RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS: CHALLENGES, PROTOCOLS AND CASE STUDIES, Fan Yang
NURSING INTERRUPTION DYNAMICS: THE IMPACT OF WORK SYSTEM FACTORS, Yushi Yang
MICRORNA-MEDIATED PLANT DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN PERENNIAL GRASSES, Shuangrong Yuan
Essays on the Financial Crisis, Financial Regulation, and Banks, Danielle Zanzalari
DEVELOPMENT OF A MINIATURIZED AMBIENT GLOW DISCHARGE IONIZATION SOURCE AND ITS APPLICATION IN ELEMENTAL AND MOLECULAR ANALYSIS, Xinyan Zhang
INTEGRATED COHERENT COMBINING OF ANGLED-GRATING BROAD-AREA LASERS: DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION, Yunsong Zhao
A Study Model Predictive Control for Spark Ignition Engine Management and Testing, Qilun Zhu
Dissertations from 2014
A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY BASED ON LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS FOR ON-BOARD PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR MODULES IN VEHICLES, Mahmoud Abdelhamid
DESIGN WITH EMOTION: IMPROVING WEB SEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR OLDER ADULTS, Tamirat Abegaz
Adaptive and Robust Braking-Traction Control Systems, John Adcox
Earth Abundant Thin Film Technology for Next Generation Photovoltaic Modules, Githin Alapatt
Sustainable Heritage Tourism: A Tourist-Oriented Approach for Managing Petra Archaeological Park, Jordan, Mohammad Alazaizeh
Two-Stage Methodology for Managing and Controlling Material Flow Between Multiple Construction Projects, Fatmah Almazkoor
Structure-Property Relationship of Nanomodified Mesophase Pitch-Based Carbon Fibers, Rebecca Marie Alway Cooper
Assessment of the effect of sustainability practices on financial leakage in the hotel industry in Jordan, Nidal Alzboun
Basic Needs Satisfaction in Birthplace Choice of Rural Banyankole Women in the Kashongi Sub-County of South Western Uganda, Annah Kamugizire Amani
The Effects of Indirubin-3’-(2,3 dihydroxypropyl)-oximether (E804) on Inflammation Profile in Macrophages, Amy Lauren Anderson
A Study of the Effects of Manufacturing Complexity on Product Quality in Mixed-Model Automotive Assembly, Kavit Ravindra Antani
Predictive Model Development for Adsorption of Organic Contaminants by Carbon Nanotubes, Onur Apul
Biology, Ecology, and Control of Doveweed (Murdannia nudiflora [L.] Brenan), Jeffrey Atkinson
Using Self-Concept Theory to Understand Event Volunteer Motivation, Satisfaction and Intent, Jarrett Bachman
Can Very Rapid Adaptation Arise Without Ancestral Variation? Insight from the Molecular Evolution of Herbicide Resistance in Genus Amaranthus, Kristin Elizabeth Beard
Investigation of Concurrent Energy Harvesting from Ambient Vibrations and Wind, Amin Bibo
Public School Credits for Devotional Courses in Religion: The Evangelical Reconceptualization of Released Time, Benjamin James Bindewald
Homomorphic Encryption and the Approximate GCD Problem, Nathanael Black
South Carolina Public High Schools: Leadership, Network Dynamics and Innovation, Brandon Blackwell
On Numerical Algorithms for Fluid Flow Regularization Models, Abigail Bowers
Battery Second Use: A Framework for Evaluating the Combination of Two Value Chains, Melissa Bowler
Effect of Silicone Finishes on the Burning Behavior of Polyester, Julien Boyon
Optically Active and Stimuli-Responsive Macromolecules: Photophysics, Morphology and Sensor Applications, Ashley A. Buelt
Convergence of a Reinforcement Learning Algorithm in Continuous Domains, Stephen Carden
Comparison of the Design-Bid-Build and Construction Manager at Risk Project Delivery Methods Utilized for the Construction of Public Schools, Noel Carpenter
High-Productivity Membrane Adsorbers: Polymer Surface-Modification Studies for Ion-Exchange and Affinity Bioseparations, Heather Chenette
Towards Efficient File Sharing and Packet Routing in Mobile Opportunistic Networks, Kang Chen
Investigating the Effects of Biochemical and Biophysical Signals on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation, Ruikai Chen
Development and Application of a Nostalgia Scale for Sport Tourism: A Multilevel Approach, Heetae Cho
Cardiovascular Tissue Engineered Constructs for Patients With Diabetes, James Chow
Steps Toward a Net-Zero Campus with Renewable Energy Resources, Andrew Clarke
Processes Utilized by High School Students Reading Scientific Text, Alicia Clinger
The Contagion of Sharing: Rhetorics of Community in an Age of Digital Media, Jared Colton
Reading Graphically: Examining the Effects of Graphic Novels on the Reading Comprehension of High School Students, Michael Cook
Range Limits, Range Shifts, and Lower Thermal Tolerance in the Tropical Barnacle Megabalanus coccopoma, Samuel Crickenberger
Examining the Effects of School-Level Variables on Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement: the Use of Structural Equation Modeling, Matthew Robert Della Sala
Fault Tolerance in Distributed Systems Using Self-Stabilization, Yihua Ding
Essays in International Economics, EYUP DOGAN
Hybrid Spaces: Users' Perceptions of Digitally Mediated Public Space, Melanie Duffey
Majorana Fermions in Chiral Topological Superconductors, Eugen Florin Dumitrescu
Effects of Transportation Hazards on Package Performance and Food Product Shelf Life, Kyle Dunno
Experimental Evidence for Colloid-Facilitated Transport of Plutonium, Hilary Emerson
Toward Understanding the Thermodynamics and Mechanisms of Actinide Sorption Reactions, Shanna Estes
THE CONTEXT OF SUCCESSFUL NAVIGATION OF GENDERED NORMS IN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE RECREATION: THE CASE OF PROFESSIONAL FEMALE ADVENTURE ATHLETES, Katherine Evans
Understanding Facilitation: A Study of Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors in Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation, Leasa Evinger
Chiasmic Rhetoric: Alan Turing Between Bodies and Words, Patricia Fancher
Perceived Health Status, Health Values and Health Goals as Influences on Individual Pursuit of DTC Genome Testing: Implications for Healthcare of Ill & Healthy, Carolyn Marie Dachs Farrell
Serious Toys: Teaching Computer Science Concepts to Pre-Collegiate Students, Yvon Feaster
THE AVIAN THROMBOCYTE IS A SPECIALIZED IMMUNE CELL, Farzana Ferdous
Autonomous Control and Automotive Simulator Based Driver Training Methodologies for Vehicle Run-Off-Road and Recovery Events, Paul Freeman
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSCALE POLYMER FILMS GRAFTED TO METAL SURFACES, Yuriy Galabura
Fourth Moment Approximation of Instrinsic Mode Lifetimes in Solids, Yang Gao
Translating Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorders to Action Through Tool Development and Exploration, Rebecca A. Garcia
A Biophysical Understanding of the Applications and Implications of Nanomaterials, Nicholas Geitner
Allosteric Regulation of Bacterial and Fungal Xylulose 5-phosphate/ Fructose 6-phosphate Phosphoketolases (Xfps), Katie Glenn
Understanding Female Engineering Enrollment: Explaining Choice with Critical Engineering Agency, Allison F. Godwin
Grobner Bases: Degree Bounds and Generic Ideals, Juliane Golubinski Capaverde
ROBUST DESIGN OF SHIELD TUNNELS ‒ CONSIDERING THE LONGITUDINAL VARIATION OF INPUT PARAMETERS, Wenping Gong