Dissertations from 2015
UNEXPECTED TRANSITION FROM VFR TO IMC: AN EXAMINATION OF TRAINING PROTOCOLS TO MITIGATE PILOT GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE, Julius Keller
A hydroclimatic assessment of the U.S. corn belt across spatial and temporal scales, Olivia B. Kellner
Exploring the Constitutive and Social Processes of Ethics in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Teams, Megan Kenny Feister
Polarization-dependent nonlinear optical microscopy methods for the analysis of crystals and biological tissues, Emma L. Kerian
Molecular diagnosis of cancer using ambient ionization mass spectrometry, Kevin S Kerian
Experimental constraints on exotic spin-dependent interactions using specialized materials, Rakshya Khatiwada
Functional inequalities and the curvature dimension inequality on totally geodesic foliations, Bumsik Kim
Mathematical approaches to food nutrient content estimation with a focus on phenylalanine, Jieun Kim
THE ROLE OF GUT METABOLITES ON REGULATION OF INTESTINAL IMMUNITY, Myunghoo Kim
Social antecedents and health consequences of productive activity, Seoyoun Kim
Aptitude in L2 and L3 Learners of German, Katharina Neema Kipp
CLASSROOM DISCOURSE OF ELEMENTARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ WRITING INSTRUCTION IN A MIDWESTERN SCHOOL, MARSHALL D. KLASSEN
Parallel symmetric eigenvalue problem solvers, Alicia Marie Klinvex
Cinderella and Other Fairy Tales as Secular Scripture in Contemporary America and Russia, Kate Christine Moore Koppy
Fully electronic method of measuring post-release gap and gradient/residual stress of a MEMS cantilever, Andrew Stephen Kovacs
EFFECTS OF COLLABORATION AND ISOMORPHIC MODELS ON TRANSFER: AN L2 WRITING INVESTIGATION, Dennis Mitchell Koyama
The predictive power of the presences on cognitive load, Kadir Kozan
Role of Syk in the regulation of cytoskeleton and stress granules in breast cancer, Mariya Krisenko
ANALYSIS OF A ROTATING SPOOL EXPANDER FOR ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE APPLICATIONS, Abhinav Krishna
Political Football: Race,College Football, and a Decade to Desegregate, Ed Krzemienski
Local network coding on packet erasure channels -- From Shannon capacity to stability region, Wei-Cheng Kuo
EXPLORING PERCEIVED COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN UPPER-LEVEL L1 AND L2 INTERACTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Heejung Kwon
ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CONSUMER – CUSTOMIZED PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: AN IDENTITY THEORY PERSPECTIVE, SoYeon Kwon
Design of low-thrust missions to asteroids with analysis of the missed-thrust problem, Frank E. Laipert
A pure-jump market-making model for high-frequency trading, Chi Wai Law
Calcium Requirement Distribution Via Bone Growth Modeling, Michael Ryan Lawlor
Assessing coupled mechanical behavior and environmental degradation at submicron scales, Samantha K Lawrence
G-Frobenius manifolds, Byeongho Lee
A novel in vivo tumor oxygen profiling assay: Combining functional and molecular imaging with multivariate mathematical modeling, Chung-Wein Lee
Computational optical imaging: Applications in synthetic aperture imaging, phase retrieval, and digital holography, Dennis Joseph Lee
SIMULATED GPS OBSERVATION OF TRAVELING IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE FROM GROUND BASED RECEIVERS, SEE-CHEN GARY LEE
Application of microperforated elements in axial fan noise control and silencer design, Seungkyu Lee
MULTIPHASE REACTION STUDIES IN STIRRED TANK AND FIXED BED REACTORS, Shinbeom Lee
Wireless tools for neuromodulation, Steven T Lee
Finite Element Analysis of the Equine Distal Limb Transfixation Cast, Timothy B. Lescun
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE SOIL EROSION AND NUTRIENT LOSSES IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION, Wang Lili
Genetic Analysis of Nitrogen Remobilization and Kernel Compositon in Zea Mays L. and Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moench, Raymond S Lindsey
PROBING CELLULAR MECHANO-SENSITIVITY USING BIOMEMBRANE-MIMICKING CELL SUBSTRATES OF ADJUSTABLE STIFFNESS, Yu-Hung Lin
Large scale modeling, model reduction and control design for a real-time mechatronic system, Qiong Li
Quantitative mRNA detection with advanced nonlinear microscopy, Jing Liu
Improvement of simulating BMPs and LID practices in L-THIA-LID model, Yaoze Liu
Development and application of quantitative methods for ecosystem services, Rebecca A. Logsdon
Adult learners' perceptions of MOOC motivation, success, and completion: a virtual ethnographic study, Jamie Lynn Loizzo
A Comparative Analysis of Sorghum and Maize as Bioenergy Feedstock for the US Midwest: Compositional Attributes and System Nitrogen Dynamics, Monique K. Long
Parental Involvement during the College Transition: Trajectories and Associations with Academic Success, Well-Being, and Individuation, Katie Elizabeth Lowe
Control oriented concentrating solar power (CSP) plant model and its applications, Qi Luo
Profiles of PATRICIA Tries, Abram Magner
Dependability where the mobile world meets the enterprise world, Amiya K. Maji
Maneuver analysis for spinning thrusting spacecraft and spinning tethered spacecraft, Kaela Mae Martin
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FUNCTION OF THE DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASE DBP2, Wai Kit Ma
Studies of the interaction of biogenic volatile organic compounds and NOx in forest environments, Kevin M. McAvey
Exclusion from gender counter-stereotypic activities: Proximal and distal effects, Megan Kathleen McCarty
Shelf-Life Improvement of Distillers Wet Grains with Solubles, Janie Denise McClurkin-Moore
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STAFF AND YOUTH IN A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY-BASED POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, Martha Lindley McDavid
MODELING, ANALYSIS, AND CONTROL OF SYK-MEDIATED SIGNALING EVENTS FOR B CELLS AND ASSOCIATED CELLULAR RESPONSE FOR B CELLS, Reginald McGee
The Depth and Complexity Program Evaluation Tool: A New Method for Conducting Internal Evaluations of Gifted Education Programs, Jason Scott McIntosh
Spectroscopic characterization and photochemistry of nitrogen-containing molecules relevant to Titan's atmosphere, Deepali N. Mehta-Hurt
CHARACTERIZATION OF MITOTIC REGULATORS ACM1 AND CDC14, Michael Melesse
Sancho Panza: Su conducta y sus motivos, Wilson J. Melon
HEALTH CARE RESOURCE USE, HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AND ABSENTEEISM COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS, Jyothi Menon
ENHANCING THE BONDING OF SYNTHETIC POLYMERS MIMICKING MARINE BIOADHESIVES, Heather Jean Meredith
Algorithms for bundling and pricing trucking services: Deterministic and stochastic approaches, Rodrigo Mesa-Arango
Second Language Writing Instructor Written Feedback Practices in an ESL Freshman Composition Class: A Complexity Theory Perspective, MASAKAZU MISHIMA
The impact of stress history of deformable dry granules on the mechanical properties of tablets, Biplob K Mitra
The role of employability skills training programs in the workforce of Malaysia, Mohd Hazwan Mohd Puad
An investigation into the phenomenological relation between solar activity and nuclear beta-decay rates, Tasneem M. Mohsinally
This Is Not A Dissertation: (Neo)Neo-Bohemian Connections, Walter Gainor Moore
Structural and biophysical analysis of the proteasomal deubiquitinase, UCH37, Marie Elizabeth Morrow
Preservice Teacher Motivation, Jennifer Moss
From Process to Circuits: New Perspectives to Solar Cell Design, Elif Selin Mungan
INVESTIGATING PIGLET CRUSHING BY THE SOW: A DATA MINING APPROACH, Gabriela Munhoz Morello
Partition density functional theory, Jonathan R. Nafziger
Developmentally regulated SUMOylation in the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila, Amjad M. Nasir
Malliavin Calculus in the Canonical Levy Process: White Noise Theory and Financial Applications., Rolando Dangnanan Navarro
The Law and the Lady: Consent and Marriage in Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Heather Lea Nelson
ULTRA-FAST LASER ENHANCED PRINTING OF NANOMATERIAL FOR HIGH QUALITY TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, Qiong Nian
Experiments with synthetic spin-orbit coupling and spin transport in Bose Einstein Condensates, Robert John Niffenegger
Direct and Indirect Searches for Anomalous Beta Decay, Jonathan Nistor
Proteogenomic Insights Into The Nature Of Chemoresistance In Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Brett Noel
The supply and demand of wine-on-tap in the United States: An examination of perceptions and experiences, Michaela Andrea Nuebling
Detecting Earnings Information in Repurchase Announcements using the Luck of the (Double) Irish, William O'Brien
The dynamics of ultracold atoms in light-induced synthetic gauge fields, Abraham J. Olson
Manganese Toxicity: Accumulation in Bone, Effect on Brain Neurochemistry, and Impact on Adult Neurogenesis, Stefanie O'Neal
Investigation of Noise Sources and Propagation in External Gear Pumps, Timothy John Opperwall
Habit Formation in a Rodent Model of Alcoholism: Genetic Susceptibility, Alcohol-Specific Effects, and Pharmacological Manipulation, David Scott O'Tousa
Freezing-induced deformation of biomaterials in cryomedicine, Altug Ozcelikkale
Distributed real-time hybrid simulation: Modeling, development and experimental validation, Ali Irmak Ozdagli
Structure and Dynamics of a Reacting Jet Injected into a Vitiated Crossflow in a Staged Combustion System, Pratikash Prakash Panda
Wireless chemical sensing schemes using environmentally sensitive hydrogels, Jun Hyeong Park
Accelerating MPI collective communications through hierarchical algorithms with flexible inter-node communication and imbalance awareness, Benjamin Scott Parsons
Generalized techniques for using system execution traces to support software performance analysis, Thelge Manjula Peiris
Foucault, Kant, Deleuze, and the problem of political agency, Christopher S. Penfield
Using Google Docs to Support Work Flow Management in Teams of Engineering Students, Nataliia P. Perova-Mello
Protectors of the Peace: Baptist Church Tribunals and the Construction of American Religious and Civil Authority, 1780-1860, Jeffrey Thomas Perry