Dissertations from 2015
Overcoming uncertainty for within-network relational machine learning, Joseph J. Pfeiffer
Transcriptional stress response in foodborne pathogens, Aaron M. Pleitner
MULTI-SCALE MODELING OF HIGH-SHEAR GRANULATION, Daniel A. Pohlman
Optimizing the neural response to electrical stimulation and exploring new applications of neurostimulation, Kurt Yuqin Qing
In pursuit of high resolution radar using pursuit algorithms, Abdur Rahman Maud
The effect of macromolecular crowding on the structure of the protein complex superoxide dismutase, Ajith Rathnaweera Rajapaksha Mudalige
Healthcare Resource Utilization in Persons with Sickle Cell Disease, Jigar Ramesh Rajpura
Probabilistic Models for Droughts: Applications in Trigger Identification, Predictor Selection and Index Development, Meenu Ramadas
Data Representation Methods For Environmentally Conscious Product Design, Devarajan Ramanujan
Quantification of molecular aggregation equilibria using spectroscopic measurements and random mixing modeling, Blake M. Rankin
Dynamic re-optimization techniques for stream processing engines and object stores, Naresh Kumar Reddy Rapolu
Communication, home bias and social capital, Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky
A p-adic spectral triple, Sumedha Hemamalee Rathnayake
Rural schools: Leveraging resources through school district collaboration, Amy Marie Rauch
Genetic Regulation of Maize and Sorghum under Abiotic Stress, Alexandar Lewis Renaud
The role of death-associated protein kinase in endothelial apoptosis under fluid shear stress, Keith R. Rennier
Modeling, optimization, and sensitivity analysis of a continuous multi-segment crystallizer for production of active pharmaceutical ingredients, Bradley James Ridder
An acoustic and perceptual analysis of vowels preceding final /-s/ deletion in the speech of Granada, Spain and Cartagena, Colombia, Miguel Angel Rincon Perez
Laboratory studies on the production of alpha-pinene-derived organic nitrates and their atmospheric fate, Joel David Rindelaub
Synthetic steganography: Methods for generating and detecting covert channels in generated media, Philip Carson Ritchey
Genetic, agronomic and compositional characterization of brown midrib sweet sorghum lignocellulosic biomass for ethanol production, Luis A. Rivera Burgos
Effects of temperature and pollinator availability on plant reproductive success in the Indiana spring ephemeral community, Asya Robertshaw
RURAL APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENGLISH PART-TIME FACULTY: A LOOK AT ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS, Ruby Robinson
A Consensus on the Definition and Knowledge Base for Computer Graphics, Michael Alden Roller
Why Don't Small-Scale Producers Supply French Bean Export Markets in Kenya?, Stephanie Rosch
Sintering techniques for microstructure control in ceramics, Andrew T. Rosenberger
The Experience of Men After Miscarriage, Stephanie Dianne Rose
The Secret History of the English Spy: 1674-1800, Slaney Chadwick Ross
Ergodic properties of countable extensions, Samuel Joshua Roth
Research, Science and Technology Parks: A Global Comparison of Best Practices, Hugo Danilo Ruiz Villacres
WHAT IF THEY WERE RIGHT? TITLE IX AND THE AIAW’S PHILOSOPHY OF COACHING AND ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION., Robert Scott Russell
How do Moroccan teachers conceptualize citizenship?, Tarik Saadi
Investigations of carbon nanotube catalyst morphology and behavior with transmission electron microscopy, Sammy M. Saber
Structure-activity relationships for the water-gas shift reaction over supported metal catalysts, Kaiwalya D. Sabnis
Calculus for decision systems, Jorge Antonio Samayoa Ranero
DIETARY AND EXERCISE EFFECTS ON NEURAL RESPONSES TO VISUAL FOOD STIMULI IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE ADULTS, Richard Sayer
Impact of Polymers on the Solution Crystal Growth Rate of a Poorly Water-Soluble Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, Caitlin J. Schram
ADVANCED MODELING AND EFFICIENT OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR REAL-TIME RESPONSE IN WATER NETWORKS, Arpan Seth
Photonic Metasurfaces for Spatiotemporal and Ultrafast Light Control, Amr Shaltout
The Impact of Mobile Network Forensics Evidence on the Criminal Case Processing Performance in Macedonia: An Institutional Analysis Study, Filipo Sharevski
A Techno-Economic Investigation of Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Their Impacts on Fuel Economy, Emissions, and the Future Fleet, Richard A. Simmons
An experimental study on the effects of blade row interactions on aerodynamic loss mechanisms in a multistage compressor, Natalie Rochelle Smith
Architectural techniques to extend multi-core performance scaling, Hamza Bin Sohail
CHARACTERIZING ENABLING INNOVATIONS AND ENABLING THINKING, Freddy Solis
Influence of Architecture Design on the Performance and Fuel Efficiency of Hydraulic Hybrid Transmissions, Michael Wayne Sprengel
Nurturing transitions: Housewife organizations in (colonial) Indonesia, 1900-1972, Liberty P. Sproat
DECENTRALIZED ALGORITHMS FOR NASH EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEMS – APPLICATIONS TO MULTI-AGENT NETWORK INTERDICTION GAMES AND BEYOND, Harikrishnan Sreekumaran
AFTER-HOURS MOBILE TECHNOLOGY USE AND ITS EFFECT ON BURNOUT EXPERIENCED BY STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS, Anne Stark
ON THE INTERACTION OF SUBLIMATING GAS WITH COMETARY BODIES, Jordan Kenneth Steckloff
A Variable-Structure Variable-Order Simulation Paradigm for Power Electronic Circuits, Anandakumar Subbiah
Multi-level Systems Modeling and Optimization, Shreyas Vathul Subramanian
A Comparison of Functionally Divergent Forms of the Purine Biosynthesis Enzyme PurE., Kelly L. Sullivan
Stability of machine learning algorithms, Wei Sun
Cyber-Physical Codesign of Wireless Structural Control System, Zhuoxiong Sun
Design of elastic metamaterials, Yu-Chi Su
Automated segmentation, detection and fitting of piping elements from terrestrial LIDAR data, Yun-Ting Su
Measurement of the Drell--Yan differential cross section with the CMS detector at the LHC, Alexey Svyatkovskiy
Analysis of Models for Curvature Driven Motion of Interfaces, Drew Swartz
Compressive Behavior of Simulated Explosive-Filled Composites, Melissa L. Sweat
COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF PROTEIN FIBRILLATION WITH APPLICATION TO GLUCAGON, Hamed Tabatabaei Ghomi
Understanding how adults approach technological challenges: A sequential mixed methods research, Mariana Tafur Arciniegas
Mass spectrometric characterization of peptide radical ions and implication for radical chemistry, Lei Tan
Canvas politics: Norman Lewis and the art of Abstract Resistance, Mindy H.M Tan
THE EFFECTS OF ONLINE KATAKANA WORD RECOGNITION TRAINING AMONG NOVICE LEARNERS OF JAPANESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, Yumiko Tashiro
Privacy-preserving social network analysis, Christine Marie Task
A General Purpose Programmable Microfluidic Platform for Screening and Optimization of Biological Assays, Raviraj Thakur
Economic Development and Child Nutrition in Nepal, Ganesh Thapa
ON COMPUTATIONAL SYNTHESIS AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF NONLINEAR RESONANT SYSTEMS WITH INTERNAL RESONANCES, Astitva Tripathi
MACH: A model for explaining molecular and cellular mechanisms, Caleb M. Trujillo
A 2-categorical extension of the Reshetikhin--Turaev theory, Yu Tsumara
The pathological role of acrolein in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis, Melissa A. Tully
The effects of Landau level mixing, finite thickness, and external electric fields on the $\nu=\frac{5}{2}$ fractional quantum Hall effect, Anthony Tylan-Tyler
System importance measures: A new approach to resilient systems-of-systems, Payuna Uday
Well-posedness and convergence of cfd two-fluid model for bubbly flows, Avinash Vaidheeswaran
Reposicionamiento de identidad: Conflictos de representacion, performance y espacio en la literatura de mediados del siglo XX por tres escritoras chilenas, Yasmina Adriana Vallejos-Moreno
Heat trace and heat content asymptotics for Schrodinger Operators of stable processes/fractional Laplacians, Luis Guillermo Acuna Valverde
Attachment to God and psychological well-being: Shame, guilt, and self-compassion as mediators, Mary Elizabeth Varghese
The World Become Image: Nonrepresentational Discussions of Film and the Natural World, Gary Matthew Varner
INDICES AND ECOINFORMATICS TOOLS FOR THE STUDY OF SOUNDSCAPE DYNAMICS, Luis Javier Villanueva-Rivera
Improving capacity-performance tradeoffs in the storage tier, Eric P. Villasenor
Embodied Interactions for Spatial Design Ideation: Symbolic, Geometric, and Tangible Approaches, FNU VINAYAK
Show Horse Welfare, Melissa A. Voigt
An Exploratory Investigation Into The Factors Associated With The Attrition Of Athletic Training Students, Craig Alan Voll, Jr.
Spatial analysis of passenger vehicle use and ownership and its impact on the sustainability of highway infrastructure funding, Matthew Volovski
Surface modification of traditional and bioresorbable metallic implant materials for improved biocompatibility, Emily Kristine Walker
Modeling on single-sided wind-driven natural ventilation, Haojie Wang
SIGNAL ANALYSIS AND RADIOHOLOGRAPHIC METHODS FOR AIRBORNE RADIO OCCULTATIONS, Kuo-Nung Wang
Mental Health and Human Minds: Some Theoretical Criteria for Clinical Psychiatry, Natalia Washington
Growth of low disorder GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures by molecular beam epitaxy for the study of correlated electron phases in two dimensions, John D. Watson