Dissertations from 2009
STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF READING MOTIVATION IN A VOLUNTARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM: A MIXED METHODS dissertation, Julie Mcgaha
Job Offer Expectancies: An Analysis of Antecedents, Outcomes and Moderated Effects, Matthew Millard
Graduate Students' Perceptions of Academic Integrity Policies, Practices, Observations, Engagement, and Seriousness of Behaviors, Caroline Mills
The Impact of Transition Out of Intercollegiate Athletics, Leslie Moreland-bishop
Trade Effect of a Single Currency in East Africa, Rodgers Mukwaya
Ninth Grade Academies in South Carolina: Early Adopters Versus Late Adopters, Daniel Mullis
COMPARATIVE GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR EVOLUTION: NEW GENOMIC RESOURCES FOR THE HYMENOPTERA AND EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES ON THE GENES OF THE Nasonia vitripennis HOX COMPLEX., Monica Munoz-torres
EXAMINING THE DYNAMICS OF MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: A CONTROL LOSS PERSPECTIVE, Ravi Narayanaswamy
Gene expression profile of tumor cell-fused or Noni (Morinda citrifolia)-treated dendritic cells, Melissa O'connor
Roosting and Foraging Ecology of Forest Bats in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Joy O'keefe
DEVELOPMENT, PARAMETERIZATION AND VALIDATION OF DYNAMIC MATERIAL MODELS FOR SOIL AND TRANSPARENT ARMOR GLASS, Bhaskar Pandurangan
A Cognitive Model for Problem Solving in Computer Science, Jennifer Parham
Discrete Dynamics over Finite Fields, Jang-woo Park
Wide Area Monitoring and Control, Manish Patel
Creation of Defined Single Cell Resolution Neuronal Circuits on Microelectrode Arrays, Russell Pirlo
Nitrogen and phosphorus remediation of aquatic garden plants in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands., Robert Polomski
Motion Segmentation from Clustering of Sparse Point Features Using Spatially Constrained Mixture Models, Shrinivas Pundlik
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNETIC SOLIDS CONTAINING PERIODIC ARRAYS OF TRANSITION METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES, Wendy Queen
SURFACE AND BULK MODIFICATION OF POLY(LACTIC ACID), Rahul Rasal
The dynamics of energy and charge transfer in low and hyperthermal energy ion-solid interactions, Matthew Ray
SYNTHESIS AND SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS, Jason Reppert
HYDRODYNAMICS OF FRESHWATER TURTLES: MANEUVERABILITY, STABILITY, AND EFFECTS OF SHELL SHAPE, Gabriel Rivera
Change-Point Analysis: Asymptotic Theory and Applications, Michael Robbins
Bridging the Operational Divide: An Information-Processing Model of Internal Supply Chain Integration, Ana Rosado feger
MICROCANTILEVER-BASED FORCE SENSING, CONTROL AND IMAGING, Reza Saeidpourazar
SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF NANO-THIN POLYMER FILMS FOR SEPARATION APPLICATIONS, Azadeh Samadi-dezfouli
An approach designed for reginal prospective human health and ecological risk assessment and its application to mercury risks from a coal-fired power plant, Pathratipa Sansayavichai
CHARACTERIZATION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION SITE SEDIMENT BASINS, Calvin Sawyer
A SCANPATH COMPARISON OF THE SALIENT FEATURES OF WEATHER AMONG GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS BASED ON TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, Michael Sawyer
Efficient Analysis of Loaded Cylindrical Monopole Antennas, Adam Schreiber
Pattern Recognition for Command and Control Data Systems, Jason Schwier
A Study of Client-based Caching for Parallel I/O, Bradley Settlemyer
DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTEGRATED CENSORED ROBUST-TOLERANCE ENGINEERING DESIGN SYSTEMS VIA IMPROVED RESPONSE SURFACE MODELING, Abdul-baasit Shaibu
DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCED IN SITU BIOREMEDIATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HALOGENATED METHANES, Huifeng Shan
Essays on Retail Store Delivery System Design Strategies, Ted Shockley
A TISSUE ENGINEERING APPROACH TO ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT, Kristofer Sinclair
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL BASED BONE GRAFT SYSTEM, Sarina Sinclair
Exploring how Residential Communities in the Rural Southern Appalachian Mountains are Branded as 'Green:' A Qualitative Analysis, Ole Sleipness
Teacher-Student Interactions and Domain-Specific Motivation: The Relationship between Students' Perceptions of Teacher Interpersonal Behavior and Motivation in Middle School Science, Julie Brockman Smart
On Elliptic Curves, Modular Forms, and the Distribution of Primes, Ethan Smith
Development of an original laboratory prototype for a field tritium detector containing a PEM electrolyzer mounted in series with a gas proportional counter, Aurelie Soreefan
The effects of wastewater effluent on a fish and amphibian species, Anthony Sowers
School District Superintendents' Response to Ethical Dilemmas: A Grounded Theory, Fay Sprouse
Fast Rendering of Forest Ecosystems with Dynamic Global Illumination, Jay Steele
Synthesis of Complex Fluorides for Optical Applications, Seth Stepleton
FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF SMALL MOLECULES AND MACROMOLECULES ON POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) CAPILLARY-CHANNELED POLYMER FIBERS, Christine Straut
INVESTIGATION OF PHOTOPHYSICAL AND PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN CONJUGATED POLYMER NANOPARTICLES BY SINGLE PARTICLE AND ENSEMBLE SPECTROSCOPY, Craig Szymanski
THE EFFECTS OF ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION ON TWO-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS' PERSISTENCE IN DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES, Mark Kevin Taylor
Foundations of Design Method Development, Sudhakar Teegavarapu
Observations of Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Supernova Remnants with VERITAS, Mark Theiling
Development and Integration of Geometric and Optimization Algorithms for Packing and Layout Design, Santosh Tiwari
Time Series Analysis: A New Look at Some Old Problems, Ferebee Tunno
An Examination of the Leave No Trace Visitor Education Program in Two US National Park Service Units, Wade Vagias
Polymeric Carbon Nanocomposites - Preparation, Characterization, and Properties, Lucia Veca
Visuohaptic Simulation of a Borescope for Aircraft Engine Inspection, Deepak Vembar
Therapeutic Benefits of Nature Images on Health, Ellen Vincent
The Expenditure Effects of Sunset Laws in State Governments, Jonathan Waller
Branchings and Time Evolution of Reaction Networks, Changyuan Wang
Attachment to the Physical Age of Urban Residential Neighborhoods: A Comparative Case Study of Historic Charleston and I'On, Jeremy Wells
Service Recovery: Trend, Path Model, and Cultural Comparison, Hua-hung Weng
USING BALD EAGLES TO TRACK SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS OF CONTAMINANTS IN MICHIGAN'S AQUATIC SYSTEMS, Michael Ray Wierda
Some New Problems in Changepoint Analysis, Jonathan Woody
CHARACTERIZATION OF GULF STURGEON DIEL AND SEASONAL ACTIVITY IN THE PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM, FLORIDA, Beth Wrege
Metal Oxide and Mercuric Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesis and Characterization, Xin Xu
An Investigation on the Use and Flexibility of Genetic Algorithms for Logistic Regression, Sara Yoder
MEASURING AND DETECTING POLITICAL FORCES, Ann Zerkle
Modeling HIV Drug Resistance, Mingfu Zhu
Dissertations from 2008
EFFECT OF CLINICALLY RELEVANT MECHANICAL FORCES ON SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL RESPONSE IN MODEL OF BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY, Kara Acampora
EVALUATION OF WARM ASPHALT ADDITIVES ON PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF CRM BINDERS AND MIXTURES, Chandra Akisetty
KINETICS OF PREFERENTIAL ADSORPTION AND EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES OF INTERFACIAL LAYERS FORMED FROM POLYMER CHAINS THAT TETHER BY MULTIPLE ENDS, Jose Alonzo calderon
SIMILARITY METRICS APPLIED TO GRAPH BASED DESIGN MODEL AUTHORING, Srinivasan Anandan
COMPUTIONAL MODELING OF PRECISION MOLDING OF ASPHERIC GLASS OPTICS, Balajee Ananthasayanam
The Influence of Electronic Word of Mouth in an Online Travel Community on Travel Decisions: A Case Study, Irem Arsal
THE EFFECTS OF INDIRUBIN DERIVITIVES ON GENE EXPRESSION AND CELLULAR FUNCTIONS IN THE MURINE MACROPHAGE, Abigail Babcock
VARIABLE APPROACHES INVESTIGATING LIGHT QUALITY AND QUANTITY IMPACTS ON WARM- AND COOL-SEASON TURFGRASSES, Christian Baldwin
SOME PROBLEMS IN STATISTICAL MECHANICS WITH APPLICATIONS TO MATERIALS SCIENCE, Ethan Ballard
THE SPACEFLIGHT ENVIRONMENT AND THE SKELETAL SYSTEM, Eric Bandstra
Essays on International Trade, Volha Baranava
Modeling and Control of Piezoactive Micro and Nano Systems, Saeid Bashash
EXPLORATORY SYNTHESIS OF NEW OPEN-FRAMEWORK IRON (II,III)-CONTAINING POLYANION SYSTEMS TARGETED FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS, Gregory Becht