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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Post-Conversion Experiences of African-American Male Sunni Muslims: Community Integration and Masculinity in Twenty-First Century Philadelphia, Brian L. Coleman
Shortest Geometric Paths Analysis in Structural Biology, Ryan G. Coleman
Sensorimotor Integration an a Small Motor Circuit, Nicholas D. DeLong
Overcoming the Empty Years: the Role of Philosophy and the Humanities in West Germany after 1945, Nicholas E. Di Liberto
Dialect Boundaries and Phonological Change in Upstate New York, Aaron J. Dinkin
Niche Partitioning Among Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Consequences for Host Plant Performance, Jennifer H. Doherty
Structural Studies of Two Related Metallohydrolases: Human Histone Deacetylase 8 and Malarial Arginase, Daniel P. Dowling
The permeability of dialect boundaries: a case study of the region surrounding Erie, Pennsylvania, Keelan Evanini
Suspect Until Proven Guilty, a Problematization of State Dossier Systems via Two Case Studies: The United States and China, Kenneth N. Farrall
Bidirectional Programming Languages, John Nathan Foster
Optimization of Multidimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, for Resolution and Sensitivity, Through Application of Radial Sampling, John M. Gledhill
Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics Reveals Distinct Mechanisms of Astrocyte Protein Secretion, Todd M. Greco
Collaborative Data Sharing with Mappings and Provenance, Todd J. Green
Are Teachers Prepared? Predictors of Teachers’ Readiness to Serve as Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse, Emily A. Greytak
Organizational Form and Niche Overlap: The Dynamics of Surgery Center Entry and Exit, Michael G. Housman
Mechanisms of Synapse formation and Maintenance: Insights From the Developing and Diseased Nervous System, Ethan G. Hughes
Probing the Structure and Function of Biopolymer-Carbon Nanotube Hybrids with Molecular Dynamics, Robert R. Johnson
Energy Landscapes: Coal Canals, Oil Pipelines, Electricity Transmission Wires in the Mid-atlantic, 1820-1930, Christopher F. Jones
Online Clustering and Citation Analysis Using Streemer, Vasileios Kandylas
Structural studies of large integral membrane proteins in reverse micelles by solution nuclear magnetic resonance, Joseph Kielec
Positive Affect and Project Team Development and Effectiveness, Andrew P. Knight
Single Molecule Studies of Myosin-Ib, Joseph M. Laakso
Effects of Messages About Genetics, Race, and Health on Public Opinion About Personalized Medicine and Health Policy, Jocelyn Landau
Modular Organization and Composability of RNA, Miler T. Lee
ROLES OF THE ION CHANNEL NALCN IN NEURONAL EXCITABILITY CONTROL, Boxun Lu
Permuted Inclusion Criterion: A Variable Selection Technique, Shaun Lysen
Molecular Mechanisms of a Retinal Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel, Juan R. Martinez-Francois
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS IN MODIFIED GRAVITY MODELS, Matthew C. Martino
Specific, Common, and Unintended Factors in Psychotherapy: Descriptive and Correlational Approaches to What Creates Change, Kevin S. McCarthy
Spillover Effects of the Uninsured, Stacey McMorrow
Structural Characterization of the Integrin Αiibβ3 Transmembrane and Cytosolic Domains, Douglas G. Metcalf
Power Politics in the Xiongnu Empire, Bryan K. Miller
THE REPUBLICAN SOLDIER: HISTORIOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS AND HUMAN REALITIES, Kathryn H. Milne
EFFECT OF HYDRATION AND MACROMOLECULAR CROWDING ON PEPTIDE CONFORMATION, AGGREGATION AND FOLDING KINETICS, SMITA MUKHERJEE
Degeneration Affects the Structural and Tissue Mechanics of the Intervertebral Disc, Grace D. O'Connell
The Evolutionary Genetics of Life History in Drosophila Melanogaster, Annalise B. Paaby
Rs Rearrangement: Observations and Implications From a Novel Assay of B Cell Tolerance, Anil Kumar Panigrahi
Configuration Recognition, Communication Fault Tolerance and Self-reassembly for the CKBot, Michael G. Park
Using Evolutionary Genomics to Elucidate Parasite Biology and Host-Pathogen Interactions, Lucia Peixoto
Initiation and Regulation of Type 2 Immunity and Inflammation at Mucosal Sites, Jacqueline Gage Perrigoue
Structure-based mechanism of proton transport through the influenza A M2 protein, Alexei L. Polishchuk
A Systems Approach to Cellular Signal Transduction, Jeremy E. Purvis
Multiscale Modeling of Electrocatalysis, Liang Qi
Defining a T Cell-Intrinsic Role for MyD88 During LCMV infection, Adeeb H. Rahman
Language Shift and the Speech Community: Sociolinguistic Change in a Garifuna Community in Belize, Maya Ravindranath
Biochemical and Biomechanical Modulation of Nucleus Pulposus Cells Encapsulated in Novel Cellulose-Based Hydrogels, Anna T. Reza
Perturbative and Non-Perturbative Aspects of Orientifold Compactifications, Robert Richter
Changes in Oxygen Tension Rapidly and Reversibly Regulate Macrophage Nitric Oxide Production, Mary A. Robinson
Advances in Supramolecular and Macromolecular Chemistry Through the Development of New Synthetic Methodologies, Brad Matthew Rosen
Catalytic Asymmetric Additions of in situ Generated Functionalized Zinc Reagents to Aldehydes, Luca Salvi
The Synthesis and Characterization of Glycol Nucleic Acids, Mark K. Schlegel
Role of the F-BAR Protein Hof1 in the Regulation of Chitin Synthesis and Cytokinesis in Yeast, Jennifer Hansen Schreiter
Global Pop / Vigilante: Reflexivity, Value, and the Production of Reality in Indonesia, Aaron M. Shapiro
Regulation of Cd8 T Cell Dysfunction During a Chronic Viral infection, Haina Shin
Evolution of Genome-wide Gene Regulation in the Budding Yeast Cell-Division Cycle, Daniel F. Simola
Energy Balance Effects of Central Melanocortin, Cocaine and Amphetamine Related Transcript and Leptin: Moving Outside of the Hypothalamic Box., Karolina P. Skibicka
Executive Incentives and Corporate Decisions: The Risk Management Channel, Jeremy O. Skog
Cellular and Molecular Analyses of Neural and Synaptic Development in Zebrafish, Yuanquan Song
Mechanical and Chemical Effects in Adhesion of Thin Shell Structures with Applications in Wafer Bonding and Adhesion of Living Cells, Richard M. Springman
A METHODOLOGY FOR THE DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF URBAN HISTORIC RESOURCES, Nicholas L. Stapp
N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES: FROM DESIGN TO SYNTHESIS AND THEIR APPLICATION AS NUCLEOPHILIC CATALYSTS, Justin R. Struble
Control for Localization and Visibility Maintenance of an Independent Agent using Robotic Teams, Ethan A. Stump
The Relationships Between Parenting Stress, Growth, and Development in Infants with Congenital Heart Defects During the First Six Months of Life, Danica Fulbright Sumpter
Adaptation and Transmission in Early East Asian Funerary Arts: The Three Goguryeo Four Spirits Tombs in Ji'an, China, Heather B. Sutherland
Complex Networks: New Models and Distributed Algorithms, Alireza Tahbaz Salehi
TSLP Regulates Intestinal Immunity and Inflammation, Betsy C. Taylor
Monitoring of Immune Cell Response to B Cell Depletion Therapy and Nerve Root Injury Using Spio Enhanced MRI, Daniel L. Thorek
Geek Cultures: Media and Identity in the Digital Age, Jason Tocci
Growing up with Depressed Parents: Social Pathways to Disadvantaged Outcomes in Early Childhood, Kristin Turney
Aura: Programming with Authorization and Audit, Jeffrey A. Vaughan
Antisymmetry and the Conservation of C-Command: Scrambling and Phrase Structure in Synchronic and Diachronic Perspective, Joel C. Wallenberg
Spectroscopy and Energy Transfer of Molecular Transients: Hydrogen Isocyanide and the Ketenyl Radical, Michael J. Wilhelm
Differential Cellular Response to Linear and Strain Stiffening Hydrogel Substrates, Jessamine P. Winer
Online Political Participation in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Mobilizing or Reinforcing?, Kenneth M. Winneg
Unpacking the Impact of Restorative Justice in the Rise Experiments: Facilitators, Offenders, and Conference Non-Delivery, Daniel J. Woods
FABRICATION OF HIGH FIDELITY, HIGH INDEX 3D PHOTONIC CRYSTALS USING A TEMPLATING APPROACH, Yongan Xu
Casimir Interactions Between Scatterers in Carbon Nanotubes, Dina Zhabinskaya
Causal Inference in Discretely Observed Continuous Time Processes, Mingyuan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
HSV Glycoprotein B Fusion Loop Architecture and Mechanisms of Fusion Inhibition, Brian Hannah
Gold Before the Palaces: Crafting Jewelry and Social Identity in Minoan Crete, Jane Hickman
Producing Unschoolers: Learning Through Living in a U.S. Education Movement, Donna Harel Kirschner
The Good Consumer: Credit Reporting and the Invention of Financial Identity in the United States, 1840-1940, Josh Lauer
Embracing Complexity: A Reflective investigation of Cultural Transformation Through Experiential Learning, Joshua Yarden
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The Guilty Pleasure of Watching Like Big Brother: Privacy Attitudes, Voyeurism & Reality Programs, Lemi Baruh
A Descriptive Study of Nursing Home Organizational Culture, Work Environment and Culture Change From the Perspectives of Licensed Nurses, Jennifer Lyn Bellot
The Immunological Contributions To Heterotopic Ossification Disorders - Insights From Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, Michael Richard Convente
The Writing Exam as Index of Policy, Curriculum, and Assessment: An Academic Literacies Perspective on High Stakes Testing in an American University, Jennifer Maria Freeman
MYO1C Binds to PiP2 With High Affinity Through a Putative Ph Domain, David Hokanson
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of local magnetic, electronic, and dynamic properties in filled single wall carbon nanotubes, Younghyun Kim
Ties out of bloodshed: Collective memory, cultural trauma, and the prosecution and execution of Timothy McVeigh, Jody Lynee Madeira
Essays on Monetary Theory and Policy, José Suárez-Lledó
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Pre-Socratic Thought in Sophoclean Tragedy, Meggan Jennell Arp
¿Hacemos Una Peli? Negrablanca y Los Entornos de un Cine Hecho en Comunidad., Helena Fernandez De Llanos
Essays on the Replication of Organizational Routines: The Effect of Templates on Knowledge Transfer, the Mechanisms Underlying Knowledge Transfer Methods, and Variation Through Replication, Robert James Jensen
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Leopold Eidlitz: Becoming an American architect, Kenneth Franklin Jacobs
From the Beginning: What Educators and Parents of Children With Special Needs Do to Resolve Differences, Jeannette E. Newman
The Philosophy of the Face and 20th Century Literature and Art, Bernard J. Rhie
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Marketing America: Public Culture and Public Diplomacy in the Marshall Plan Era, 1947–1954, Amy C Garrett
Ritual Syntax, Carl Andrew Seaquist