Dissertations from 2015
Creation and Validation of the Critical Thinking about Sustainability Scale, Vivian Gregory Alexander
Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Panels Subject to Impact by Non-deformable Projectiles, Amer Abdel Karim Alkloub
Seismic In-Plane Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Masonry Infill Walls, Rabab Abdel Karim Al Louzi
Using Deception to Enhance Security: A Taxonomy, Model, and Novel Uses, Mohammed H. Almeshekah
Invisible Humans, Visible Terrorists: U.S. Neo-Orientalism Post 9/11 and Representations of the Muslim World, Khalid Mosleh Alrasheed
SemCache: Semantics-Aware Caching for Efficient GPU Offloading, Nabeel Al-Saber
Investigating synergy: Mathematical models for the coupled dynamics of HIV and HSV-2 and other endemic diseases, Christina M Alvey
Towards Efficient Processing of Big Spatial Data, Ahmed Aly
Voices of Black Youth:Creating Communicative Spaces in the Context of Heart Disease among African American Teenagers in Marion County Indiana, Agaptus Anaele
Beliefs about Toddler and Care: A New Measure for Infant Toddler Teachers, Treshawn L Anderson
Enlightening Experts: The Effect of Frames and Values on Expert Attitudes, Amelia Caron Andrews
TRACKING PLANT VIRUS INFECTIONS THROUGH MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS: A SEARCH FOR SOURCES OF NONPERSISTENT VIRUS VECTORS AND RESERVOIRS AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL SCALES, Gina Marie Angelella
Building a Better Pedestrian Flow Model for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Charles Edward Anklam
FIRST GRADERS AS SENSITIVE SOCIAL PARTNERS AND SKILLED READERS, Zaira R. Arvelo Alicea
Profiling gene expression during early gametophyte development and sex determination in Ceratopteris richardii, Nadia Atallah
USING REAL OPTIONS THEORY TO ENHANCE HIGHWAY ASSET INTERVENTION SCHEDULING, Nathee Athigakunagorn
Development of a Multi-Body Nonlinear Model for a Seat-Occupant System, Yousof Azizi
FUNCTIONAL STUDY OF MAMMARY EPITHELIAL CELL ARCHITECTURE, Yunfeng Bai
Immunotherapy of Folate Receptor Expressing Cancers, Nimalka Achini Bandara
Design of an Embedded Fluorescence Imaging System for Implantable Optical Neural Recording, Giovanni Barbera
SPANISH-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS IN A U.S. MIDWESTERN COMMUNITY: AN EXPLORATION OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS SPANISH, SPANISH IN THE U.S., LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE, AND BILINGUALISM, Mara Raquel Barbosa
INTIMACY AND AUTONOMY: TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN WOMEN AND THE QUEST FOR SELF-REALIZATION, Mary Florence Barford
Discovery of Molecules that Modulate Protein-Protein Interactions in the Context of Human Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen-Associated Processes of DNA Replication and Damage Repair, Matthew David Bartolowits
Comparative Respiratory Tract Pathology of Emerging Viral Infections, Laura Baseler
Domesticity, Manhood, and the Natural Environment in Antebellum American Literature, Matthew Michael Bastnagel
The epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in goats in Indiana, Amy E. Bauer
DESIGN, SYNTHESIS, AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF NOVEL INDENOISOQUINOLINES AS POTENTIAL ANTICANCER AGENTS, Daniel Edward Beck
Metacognitive Instruction in L2 French: An Analysis of Listening Performance and Automaticity, Shannon Becker
Photochemistry of single-walled carbon nanotubes in the aquatic environment, and their extraction from soils, Somayeh BeigzadehMilani
Language, writing, and social (inter)action: An analysis of text-based chats in Macedonian and English, Mira Bekar
NON-FOULING AFFINITY PLATFORMS FOR PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, Christopher Jerome Benjamin
An Experimental Characterization of Tip Leakage Flows and Corresponding Effects on Multistage Compressor Performance, Reid Adam Berdanier
Human-Centered Environmentally Conscious Product Redesign Methods, William Zev Bernstein
Generating Low-Pressure Shock Waves for Calibrating High-Frequency Pressure Sensors, Dennis Charles Berridge
MICROBIAL CONTROLS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS, Timothy Dale Berry
Exploring the role of feedback and its impact within a Digital Badge system from multiple perspectives: A case study of preservice teachers, Erin D. Besser
Fine-grained Energy and Thermal Management using Real-time Power Sensors, Srikar Bhagavatula
Modeling and Direct Adaptive Robust Control of Flexible Cable-Actuated Systems, Jayender Rajgopal Bhardhwaj
Modelling and Measurement of the Response of a Beam Interacting with a Polyurethane Foam Foundation, Udbhau I. Bhattiprolu
NOTCH SIGNALING REGULATES ADIPOGENESIS AND ENERGY METABOLISM, Pengpeng Bi
The Effects of Instigation, Anger, and Emotion Regulation on Intimate Partner Violence Related Behaviors: Examination of the Perfect Storm Theory, Erica Lynn Birkley
Analysis of CHD Remodelers during Development: A Tale in Two Organisms, Brett Bishop
The geophysical evolution of impact basins and volcanic structures on Mercury and the Moon, David Michael Blair
Explaining Relationship Satisfaction: Attachment, Technology Use, and Sexual Satisfaction in Long-Distance Relationships, Amanda Bloom
Undercover predators: Vegetation mediates foraging, trophic cascades, and biological control by omnivorous weed seed predators, Carmen K Blubaugh
ADAPTIVE MEMORY: ANIMACY AND THE METHOD OF LOCI, Janell R. Blunt
Control of bovine Pyruvate Carboxylase Expression by Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Impact on Fatty Acid Metabolism, Katherine Elizabeth Boesche
Optimizing Integrated Airport Surface and Terminal Airspace Operations under Uncertainty, Christabelle Simone Juliette Bosson
Prime Saturations and Rees Algebras of Almost Linearly Presented Ideals, Jacob Boswell
Global Surface Modification of Asteroid 4 Vesta Following the Rheasilvia Impact, Timothy Joseph Bowling
Effects of high-protein and high-fiber breakfasts on preschoolers' feelings of fullness, diet quality and memory, Mary Catherine Brauchla
Design and Characterization of Biomimetic Adhesive Materials, Mary Jane Brennan
Processing of Thin Film Photovoltaics from Chalcogenide Nanoparticles, Kevin Wayne Brew
The Role of Bicultural Self-Efficacy and Cognitive-Affective Factors on Psychological Well-Being, Alexandra Broustovetskaia
Dynamic Performance of Turbocharger Rotor-Bearing Systems, Matthew Brouwer
Behavior and design of steel-plate composite (SC) walls for blast loads, Jakob C Bruhl
FUNCTIONAL SELECTIVITY DOWNSTREAM OF Gαi/o-COUPLED RECEPTORS, Tarsis Brust Fernandes
A Low Cost Multi-Agent Control Approach for Building Energy System Management, Jie Cai
Modular Approach to Spintronics, Kerem Yunus Camsari
PARALLEL ALGORITHMS FOR NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATIONS IN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING, Yankai Cao
Ablation and Plasma Effects during Nanosecond Laser Matter Interaction in Air and Water, Yunfeng Cao
Nanocrystal Synthesis and Thin Film Formation for Earth Abundant Photovoltaics, Nathaniel James Carter
The Effectiveness of Behavior-based Safety in the Flight Training Environment, Ronda Elaine Cassens
CASABLANCA OF THE CARIBBEAN: CUBAN REFUGEES, LOCAL POWER, AND COLD WAR POLICY IN MIAMI, 1959-1995, Mauricio Fernando Castro
Thiol-Disulfide Exchange in Human Growth Hormone, Saradha Chandrasekhar
Biochemical investigation of the ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase family, Joseph Rashon Chaney
Toward World Englishes Writing: Is It Idealism in the Introductory Composition Class?, Shih-Yu Chang
Shipping Configuration Optimization with Topology-Based Guided Local Search for Irregular Shaped Shipments, Xinyue Chang
High-Fidelity Gravity Modeling Applied to Spacecraft Trajectories and Lunar Interior Analysis, Loic Chappaz
Near-congruent solidification of castings, Kevin J Chaput
Suitability of commercial certification assessments for film and video editing courses, Bobby L Chastain
STOCHASTIC MODELING OF LIMIT ORDER BOOKS: CONVERGENCE OF THE PRICE PROCESS, SIMULATION AND APPLICATIONS, Jonathan Allan Chavez Casillas
MINIATURE MASS SPECTROMETER SYSTEM WITH A SAMPLING PROBE, Chien-Hsun Chen
Modeling person-to-person contaminant transport in enclosed environments, Chun Chen
Evaluation of the Safety Systems in the Next Generation Boiling Water Reactor, Ling Cheng
On New Approaches for Variable Selection under Single Index Model and DNA Methylation Status Calling, Longjie Cheng
SELECTION VERSUS REJECTION: THE ROLE OF TASK FRAMING IN DECISION MAKING, Jing Chen
Assessing Inter-rater Agreement for Compositional Data, Ningning Chen
Experimental and modeling investigation of cellulose nanocrystals polymer composite fibers, Si Chen
UNDERSTANDING STUDENT BEHAVIORS USING IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK FEATURES IN A BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Xin Chen
Structural and functional studies of the papain-like protease 2 from mouse hepatitis virus, Yafang Chen
EXAMINING THE USE OF USER-CENTERED DESIGN IN GAMIFICATION: A DELPHI STUDY, Yang Chen
Laser scanner jitter characterization, page content analysis for optimal rendering, and understanding image graininess, Yi-Ting Chen
Circular Bessel field statistics and the pursuit of far-subwavelength resolution, Yulu Chen
The Kinetics of Ni/Al Reactive Intermetallic Composites, Mathew Joseph Cherukara
Examination of decision-making processes for resource allocation at the college-level and school-level within an academic unit, Amy L Childress
ON SEVERAL EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS FOR SOME PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, Hee Jun Choi
Advanced wireless communications using large numbers of transmit antennas and receive nodes, Junil Choi
High Pressure Micro-Scale Studies of Fast-Hydropyrolysis and Catalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass and Related Model Compounds, Harshavardhan Choudhari
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MASCULINITY BELIEFS AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING IN MALE VETERANS, Shannon M. Christy
A PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK TO EASE DEVELOPMENT OF TIGHTLY-COUPLED CLOUD APPLICATIONS, Wei-Chiu CHUANG
Beta-lactam antimicrobial dosing optimization in obese patients compared to non-obese patients using population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic approach, Eun Kyoung Chung
IMPACT OF L-ARGININE TRANSPORTATION ON MYELOID-DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELL FUNCTION, Cansu Cimen Bozkus
Advancement of 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Using GRAPPA Reconstruction on a 3D Volume, Tony Clevenger
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, IN VITRO EVALUTION, AND PRECLINICAL PROFILING OF β-CYCLODEXTRIN POLYROTAXANE FAMILIES FOR USE AS POTENTIAL NIEMANN-PICK TYPE C THERAPEUTICS, Christopher James Collins
Problem Solving Courts & Race: An Examination of Community Courts and the Impact of Race, Tyrell Anthony Connor