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All Theses

This collection covers all theses completed at Clemson University between 2006 and the present day. Earlier theses and dissertations may be found in print form in the University Libraries' collections.

Theses from 2014 2014

MeshPotato: A C++/Python API for Production Volumetric Rendering, Kevin Coley

Fostering Recovery: Establishing Therapeutic Environments in Behavioral Health Facilities for Adolescents, Ashley Colquhoun

THE DIFFERENCES IN CONSUMER ATTENTION WHEN PURCHASING PRODUCTS PACKED WITH KRAFT VS. SIMULATED KRAFT SUBSTRATE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT, Gabrielle Conlon

Microanalysis of Polymer Chain Diffusion in Heat Seals, Russell Cooper

AN EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS’ TECHNOLOGY APPREHENSION, COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE, AND ACHIEVEMENT EMOTIONS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION COURSES, Sara Crocker

Fabrication and Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticle Composite Membranes, Akeem Cruickshank

Efficient Control of Assets in a Modern Production Pipeline, Timothy Curtis

MAPPING QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERNARIA LEAF BLIGHT RESISTANCE AND ELEMENTAL SULFUR TOLERANCE IN MELON, James Daley

CHEMICAL CONTROL OF ROOTSTOCK REGROWTH IN GRAFTED WATERMELON AND ITS EFFECTS ON PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, Shawna Daley

IDENTIFYING TARGET PROPERTIES FOR THE DESIGN OF META-MATERIAL TANK TRACK PADS, Venkata Sampath Dangeti

Development of poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol) nanoparticles for the delivery of non- toxic drug in combination therapy for the treatment of glioblastoma and neuroblastoma, Olivia Grace DeCroes

Development of poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol) nanoparticles for the delivery of non- toxic drug in combination therapy for the treatment of glioblastoma and neuroblastoma, Olivia Grace DeCroes

Male Marriage Wage Premium and Marriage Market Competition, Da Deng

Thermo-physical Property Models and Effect on Heat Pipe Modelling, Devakar Dhingra

The Delivery of Poly(lactic acid) Poly(ethylene glycol) Nanoparticles Loaded with Non-Toxic Drug to Overcome Drug Resistance for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma, Jhilmil Dhulekar

ELECTROKINETIC PARTICLE MANIPULATIONS IN SPIRAL MICROCHANNELS, John DuBose

AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO FORENSIC METHODS: THE CITRATE METHOD FOR POSTMORTEM INTERVAL DETERMINATION, Melissa Dunphy

Optimal Design of Validation Experiments for Calibration and Validation of Complex Numerical Models, Matthew Egeberg

THE EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON INCOME, Huseyin Erpek

Biomass and lipid production of Chlorella protothecoides under heterotrophic cultivation on a mixed waste substrate of brewer fermentation and crude glycerol, Xiaoyu Feng

A Modernism Against Maestros: Horacio Quiroga and the Transnational Automaton, Jacqueline Fetzer

CHARITABLE DONATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFERENCES IN DONATION PATTERNS BY INCOME LEVEL, Elizabeth Ficklin

Evaluating the Changing Competitive Landscape of Major League Baseball: The Eye Test., Nick Foley

Bombing 12294, Lucosi Ikeem Fuller

The Evolution of the Kentucky Main Street Program; Its Beginning, Expansion and Renaissance, E Megan Funk

Computational Exploration of Chaotic Dynamics with an Associated Biological System, Akshay Galande

Screening St. Augustinegrass For USDA Zone 7, Nathaniel Gambrell

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE HEAT LEAKAGE AT THE GASKET REGION OF DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS, Feng Gao

Cooking Healthy, Eating Smart (CHES): Evaluating the Feasibility of Using Volunteers to Deliver Nutrition and Food Safety Education To Rural Older Adults, Morgan Getty

Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut: The Influence of Hollywood, Modernization and Radical Politics on their Films and Friendship, Caroline Glenn

Design of a Sign-Out Process to Improve Surgical Safety, Sumonthip Chompoodang Gmitro

Development of an In Vitro System for Evaluation of Prosthetic Vein Valves, Ross Gorman

The Effects of Chlorine Dioxide Gas on The Sensory Properties of Whole Tomatoes, Christopher Gottilla

DECENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND RELIABLE SUPPLY, Suraj Goverdhanam

Fungicide Resistance in Botrytis cinerea from Strawberry - Molecular Mechanisms and Management, Anja Grabke

Inverse Problems Using Reduced Basis Method, Phil Gralla

POST-HURRICANE FUEL DYNAMICS AND FOREST REGENERATION OF COASTAL PINE STANDS IN SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES, Shanyue Guan

An examination of cultural motives, festival motivator attributes, desired experiences and authenticity in tourists to Oktoberfest in Helen, Georgia, Janet Marie Gunnels

Characterizing the Effect of Vegetable Oil-Based Electron Donor Concentration on Complete Dechlorination of Trichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride, Alex Haluska

Privacy Preserving Statistics, Oluwakemi Hambolu

DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING FOR ULTRASONIC THERAPY AND TENDINOUS INJURY, Jacob Hammers

COMBINING MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING AND NISIN TO EXTEND THE SHELF LIFE OF ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR), Dong Han

AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON RETURN TO EDUCATION IN URBAN CHINA, JIN HAN

DEVELOPING A PREDICTIVE MODEL OF HEART WALL MOTION IN FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGES, Christopher Hawkins

Analysis of a Wind Turbine Test Bench Calibration Stand Using the Finite Element Method and Experimental Data, Jake Hawkins

A LOAD-BASED APPROACH TO FORMING A CONNECTED DOMINATING SET FOR AN AD HOC NETWORK, Raihan Hazarika

SELF-REPORTED HEALTH: CROSS-REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE UNITED STATES, 2010, Dongqi He

Inlay vs. Onlay: A Comparison of Two Glenoid Systems in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Sarah Helms

A Forgotten Castle: Archer and Anna Huntington's Winter Residence Atalaya in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Kelly Morgan Herrick

The Design and Implementation of an Over-the-top Cloud-based Vertical Handover Decision Service for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, Adam Hodges

A Model of the Diurnal Variation in Lake Surface Temperature, Jonathan L. Hodges

The Effect of Decorative Foil Stamping on Consumer Attention, Julianne Holmes

Transformation of Uranium in a Geological Environment, Derrell Hood

Extension Assessments of Farmer Interest in and Uses of Climate Forecasts in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, Alan Hooper

Design and Demonstration of a Two-Dimentional Test Bed for UAV Controller Evaluation, Ran Huang

Through Crimson Tides: Tarawa's Effect on Military Tactics and Public Perception of War, Josh Hudak

Underwater God Rays from a Custom Volume Renderer, Gowthaman Ilango

ACOUSTIC SCATTERING AND RADIATION RESPONSE OF CIRCULAR HEXAGONAL AND AUXETIC HONEYCOMB SHELL STRUCTURES, Vaibhav Iyer

An Epidemiology of Recreational Sport Injury Rates at Clemson University, David Jameyson

USING THE BITE COUNTER TO OVERCOME THE EFFECT OF PLATE SIZE ON FOOD INTAKE, Phillip Jasper

Investigating the Impact of Novel Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Legionella pneumophila Biofilms and Trophic Interactions, Brennen Jenkins

The role of social support in treatment seeking and treatment retention in the military: Examining the function and source of support, Kristen Jennings

'THERE IS A SCHOOL WE LOVE IN DIXIE LAND': THE HISTORY OF GREENVILLE HIGH, Boyd Johnson

Characterizing the chronic toxicity of ion mixtures to Ceriodaphnia dubia using two experimental designs, Katherine Johnson

Evaluation of 2,4-D and Dicamba Based Herbicide Programs For Weed Control In Tolerant Soybean, Dwayne Joseph

Liminal, Nina Kawar

ASSESSING THE RESPONSE OF SMALL MAMMAL FUNCTIONAL GUILDS TO A SIMULATED PATHOGEN ATTACK IN A DECIDUOUS FOREST ECOSYSTEM, Katie Keck

Corruption and Productivity, Chris Kelly

Pilot Study of a Budget-Tailored Culinary Nutrition Education Program for Undergraduate Food Science Students, Dorothy Kerrison

A fluidic fiber platform modified for the selective extraction and on fiber fluorescence detection of proteins and nucleic acids, Natasha Khan

THE EFFECT OF 0.2 HZ AND 1.0 HZ FREQUENCY AND 100 MS AND 20 - 100 MS AMPLITUDE OF LATENCY ON SIMULATORY SICKNESS IN A HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, Amelia Kinsella

Environmental FX for Multiple Productions, Hugh Kinsey III

The Effects of Probiotics Supplementation on Health Using Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model System, Miranda Klees

Corl8: A System for Analyzing Diagnostic Measures in Wireless Sensor Networks, Loren Klingman

Geotechnical Analysis of the Foundation of Fort Sumter National Monument using Numerical Modeling, Daniel Kyser

The LeConte Lodge: A Lens for the Evolution and Development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lindsay D. Lanois

Improved Mixed-Integer Models of a Two-Dimensional Cutting Stock Problem, William Lassiter

The Use of Oxidants for NDMA Precursor Deactivation in Wastewater Treatment, Jaclyn Lauer

The Colonist's Concrete: A Preservation Plan for the Seventeenth-Century Tabby Floor Found at the Miller Archaeological Site, Lindsay A. Lee

Improved Oxidative Stability in Biodiesel via Commercially-Viable Processing Strategies, Gregory Lepak

Comparison of bacterial inactivation efficiency and disinfection byproduct formation from different disinfection processes, Binbin Li

Without Words, Adrienne Lichliter

EFFECTS OF NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER ON CONTAMINANT REMOVAL BY SUPERFINE POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON COUPLED WITH MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES, Mengfei Li

Characterizing the Effect of Suspended Carbon Nanotubes on the Bioavailablility of Adsorbed Fluoranthene to P. Promelas, Erica N. Linard

COMPARISON OF SIMULTANEOUS DISTILLATION AND EXTRACTION (SDE) AND HEADSPACE SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION (SPME) FOR DETERMINATION OF VOLATILES OF MUSCADINE GRAPES (Vitis rotundifolia), Pei-Ching Lin

The Determinants of the Salary in NBA and the Overpayment in the Year of Signing a New Contract, Nuoya Li

ANALYSIS OF VOLATILE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR CHANGES DURING LIQUOR AGING OF CHINESE LIQUOR 'GUJING GONGJIU', Qingchuan Liu

Reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) manipulation of host root gene expression during syncytium formation in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), Wei Li

Influence of Different Rubber Modified Binder Variables on Performance Properties of Porous Asphalt Mixtures, Katelyn Love

Characterization of Biofilms on Medical Device Materials with Application to Reusable Surgical Instruments, Amanda Macaluso

Lighting and Compositing for QA-ARM-A, Mandy Madigan

The Intelligent Driver Model: Analysis and Application to Adaptive Cruise Control, Rachel Malinauskas

GROWTH RESPONSES OF GENETICALLY IMPROVED OPEN POLLENATED, FULL-SIBLING, AND CLONAL LOBLOLLY PINE TO THE FLEXSTAND^TM SILVICULTURAL SYSTEM, Patrick Ma

QUANTILE REGRESSION FOR CLIMATE DATA, Dilhani Marasinghe

'Meaning Strides Through These Poems': Ted Berrigan's The Sonnets and the Poetics of Sociability, Joshua Martin

Automatically Measuring Individual Consumption Events During Natural Eating Using a Table Embedded Scale, Ryan Mattfeld

HAVE SENTENCE ENHANCEMENTS HAD A DETERRENT EFFECT ON CRIME AND WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE LAWS?, David May

Spectrum of the Spirit: Interpreting the Material Connotations of Ecclesiastical Stained Glass in Charleston, South Carolina, Valerie J. McCluskey

Arsenic Targets Neural Plate Border Specifier Cells In P19 Cells, Christopher McCoy

LONG-TERM MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIVE TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY USING MICROSOFT KINECT, Daniel McCoy