Dissertations from 2018
Model Based Clustering Algorithms with Applications, Wutao Wei
Parental Divorce, Parental Conflict Dimensions, Perception of Gains, Growth, and Parent-Child Relationship in College Students, Matthew M. Welsh
Neural Encoding and Decoding with Deep Learning for Natural Vision, Haiguang Wen
Bioconjugation Techniques to construct Spontaneously assembling DNA-Enzyme Macromolecules, Malithi Wickramathilaka
It's All Local: Civil Society and the CDBG Program, Sara L. Wiest
Real-Time Stochastic Predictive Control for Hybrid Vehicle Energy Management., Kyle R. Williams
Particle Streak Velocimetry: A Diagnostic for High Speed Flows, Jared D. Willits
Evidentiary Reasoning: An Examination of Elementary and Middle School Students' Knowledge of Scientific Evidence in Biology, Jamison Wills
Multiscale Microstructure Modeling and Design of Electrochemomechanics in Lithium-Ion Batteries, Linmin Wu
The Dark Side of High-Quality LMX: Relational Tensions and Their Impacts on Leaders and Members, Lusi Wu
Higher-order Random Walk Methods for Data Analysis, Tao Wu
The Structure-Function Relationship of Intermetallic Compound Catalysts for Light Alkane Dehydrogenation, Zhenwei Wu
Digital Image Segmentation and On–line Print Quality Diagnostics, Zuguang Xiao
Characterization of the Human DEAD-box RNA Helicase DDX5, Zheng Xing
Fast Direct Solvers and Effective Preconditioners for Large-Scale Sparse Matrices, Zixing Xin
Quantum Transport in Threedimensional Topological Insulators, Yang Xu
Study of the Nano-structured Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Devices, Fan Yang
From Pieces To Paths: Combining Disparate Information in Computational Analysis of RNA-Seq., Yifan Yang
Biofluid Analysis with Novel Targeted Mass Spectrometry Methods, Karen E. Yannell
Understanding China's Soybean Boom from a Global Perspective, Guolin Yao
Lexical Access and Cross-linguistic Influence in Trilingual Language Switching, Boris Yelin
Mass Spectrometric Methods Development for the Characterization of Components in Complex Mixtures for Enhanced Oil Recovery Operations and for Drug Development, Ravikiran Yerabolu
Analytical Methods for Structured Matrix Computations, Xin Ye
Investigating Airflow Distribution and Contaminant Transport in Commercial Aircraft Cabins, Ruoyu You
Mapping Underground Utilities with Complex Spatial Configurations using Ground Penetrating Radar, Chenxi Yuan
Efficient Fast Computing For U-statistics Via A-optimal Subsampling, Mingao Yuan
The Intimate Partner Violence Experience of Arab Immigrant Women in the U.S., Aieyat B. Zalzala
Mesoscale Modeling of Defects and Phase Transformations in Crystalline Materials, Yifei Zeng
Tuning Thermal Transport in Thin Films, Yuqiang Zeng
Context-Preserving Visual Analytics of Multi-Scale Spatial Aggregation., Jiawei Zhang
Advanced Imaging Techniques for Point-Measurement Analysis of Pharmaceutical Materials, Shijie Zhang
Random Weighting Approach In Nonlinear and Hierarchical Regression Models, Yue Zhang
Energy Efficient Downstream Communication in Wireless Sensor Networks, Xiaoyang Zhong
Approximating Properties of Data Streams, Samson Zhou
Early Turn-taking Prediction for Human Robot Collaboration, Tian Zhou
Websites for Physics Demonstrations and Computer Simulations: A Non-Educational Quality Evaluation, Zheng Zhou
Throughput and Efficiency Analysis of Network-Coded HARQ for Two-Way Wireless Systems, Hongyi Zhu
Electronics and Optoelectronics Devices from Low-Dimensional Systems, Yuqi Zhu
Modeling and Mitigation of Wireless Communications Interference for Spectrum Sharing with Radar, David P. Zilz
Dissertations from 2017
Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury and Subsequent Susceptibility to Parkinson's Disease, Glen G. Acosta
Elucidating the Biosynthetic Routes and Biological Mechanisms Involved in the Release of Phenylpropanoid/Benzenoid Volatiles from Plant Cells, Funmilayo Adebesin
Text-based Spatial and Temporal Visualizations and their Applications in Visual Analytics, Shehzad Afzal
Fish Consumption and Accessibility and the Implications for Household Nutrition and Food Security in Ghana and Tanzania, Akua Sakyiabea Akuffo
Turning a Multivalent Lens toward Depictions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Film, Ashley Ann Albrecht
Chemical Reactions in the Gas Phase, Solution Phase and at Interfaces to Facilitate Mass Spectrometric Analysis and Rapid Synthesis, Stephen T. Ayrton
Game On: Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG) as Tools to Augment Teaching and Learning, Papia Bawa
Border Relations: A Bioarchaeological lnvestigation of the Xiongnu Polity, Jeremy J. Beach
Algorithms for Efficient Fail Data Collection for Defect Diagnosis, Shraddha Bodhe
Variability of Persistent Temporal Correlation in Climate Data, Matthew C. Bowers
Extrusion Deposition Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Semi- Crystalline Polymers, Bastian Brenken
Swimming upstream: Pathways of new engineering faculty at non-Rl institutions, Natascha Trellinger Buswell
Wheat-Hessian Fly Interactions: Fitness Costs and Phenotypic Characterizations, Verónica A. Campos Medina
Design and Synthesis of Molybdenum-Dioxo Complexes and the Development of Novel Methodologies, Kelsey Cantwell
Investigation of Noise and Vibration in Tires Through Analytical Modeling, Tests and Simulations, Rui Cao
Effects of Calcium Hydroxide Treated Corn Stover Inclusion as a Partial Forage Replacement in Diets for Lactating Dairy Cows, Brittany Casperson
Optothermal Energy Conversion and Transport in Plasmonic Structures, Chen Chen
Phase Difference Index: A Frequency-domain Analysis Tool for Structural Mode Identification, Li-Hui Cheng
Developing and Measuring Effectiveness of A New Evidence-Based Grain Storage and Handling Safety Curriculum Targeting Young and Beginning Workers, Yuan-Hsin Cheng
Improving the Policy Specification for Practical Access Control Systems, Haining Chen
Multi-Hazard Resilience of Steel MRF Buildings, Rachel A. Chicchi
Mis familias, mis maestros/as y yo: A transformative research approach to Latino/a family engagement, literacies in the community, and advocacy, Ileana Cortes Santiago
Refresh: An Infrastructure to Build Self-Aware Robotic Systems, Yanzhe Cui
Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Whole Genome Nucleosome Maps, Transcriptomics and Acylcamitine Metabolomics in Skeletal Muscle of Lean vs Overweight/Obese Men, Prasad P. Devarshi
Analysis of Data of Different Spatial Support: A Multivariate Process Approach, Kelly-Ann N. Dixon Hamil
Materials-Genome-Based Multiscale Modeling of Ceramics and Laser-Assisted Machining, Xiangyang Dong
A collaborative monocular visual simultaneous localization and mapping solution to generate a semi-dense 3D map., Ruwan Janapriya Egodagamage
Learning Electron Transport Chain Process in Photosynthesis Using Video and Serious Game, Cecilia Espinoza Morales
Determining variation in virulence, persistence, and stress tolerance among Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes from food and food-associated environments, Andrea J. (Ray) Etter
Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Metabolomics and Reaction Acceleration, Caitlin E. Falcone
Shear-induced aggregation and ordering of amylopectin dispersion affected by hydrocolloids, Fang Fang
Rheological Behavior and Manufacturing Simulation of Prepreg Platelet Molding Systems, Anthony J. Favaloro
A New Method for Determining Hamaker Constants of Solids Based on the Dynamic Approach Behavior of an Atomic Force Microscope, Sean G. Fronczak
Consensus algorithms for networks of systems with second- and higher-order dynamics, Michael Fruhnert
A Supervised Learning Approach for Dynamic Sampling (SLADS), Gunawath Mudiyanselage Dilshan Prasanjana Godaliyadda
Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Halogenated Chemicals on Fish, Amy Elizabeth Godfrey
Engineering Play: Exploring Associations with Executive Function, Mathematical Ability, and Spatial Ability in Preschool, Zachary Samuel Gold
An Optimization-based Approach to Determine Requirements and Aircraft Design Under Multi-Domain Uncertainties, Parithi Govindaraju
Contract Design in Inter-Organizational Relationships: Evidence from the U.S. Franchise Systems, Shiau-Ling Guo
Deceptive Memory Systems, Christopher N. Gutierrez
Project-oriented Safety Management of Rural Local Roads, Thomas Hall
Computational Modelling of Thermal Transport using Spectral Phonon Boltzmann Transport Equation, Ahmed Osama Ibrahim Hamed
The effects of carbon dioxide addition on turbulent premixed combustion, Dong Han
Axial and Lateral Resistance of Non-Displacement Piles, Fei Han
Design and Statistical Analysis of Mass Spectrometry Imaging Experiments, April Janae Harry
Radiative Transport and Heavy Ion Collisions, Dustin R. Hemphill
Development of novel proteomic strategies to dissect plant phosphoproteomic signaling under environmental stresses, Chuan-Chih Hsu
Electron Spin Relaxation of Donors in Silicon Nanoelectronic Devices, Yuling Hsueh
Cultivating Asian Students' Willingness to Communicate in American Classrooms Using an Online Video-Based Pre-Arrival Course, Hui-Ching Kayla Hsu
Applying the ADS-B Out to Facilitate Flight Data Analysis for General Aviation, Chenyu Huang
Static Analysis of Android Apps with Text Analysis and Bi-directional Propagation, Jianjun Huang
Thermal Perches As Cooling Devices For Reducing Heat Stress In Caged Laying Hens, Jiaying Hu
A Computational and Experimental Investigation of Lignin Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana., Rohit Jaini