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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Control Of Dry Adhesion Via Mechanics And Structuring, Aoyi Luo
Reading The Past: Ruins And Historical Writing In England, 800-1400, Anna Lyman
The Statistical Mechanics Of Human Behavior, Christopher William Lynn
Rethinking Standards-Textbook Alignment: How Elementary Math Textbooks Are Interpreting And Enacting The Common Core State Standards, Rowan Eliot Machalow
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy For The Treatment Of Hiv, Colby Maldini
Solvent-Driven Infiltration Of Polymer (sip) Into Nanoparticle Packings, Neha Manohar
Therapeutic Genetic Variation Revealed In Diverse Hsp104 Homologs, Zachary Mcdowell March
Essays On Labor Markets And Cities, Paolo Martellini
What Capital Matters? How First-Generation, Latinx Students At Hispanic-Serving Institutions Apply And Transition Into Graduate School, Andrew Martinez
Nanostructure Engineering In Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene, Paul Masih Das
Measuring Melanopsin Function In Humans To Understand Photophobia In Migraine, Harrison Mcadams
A Drunken Bee: Sunthorn Phu And The Buddhist Landscapes Of Early Bangkok, Paul L. Mcbain
Twist, Snail, And Sox9 Form An Allosterically Regulated Complex, The Emtosome, On A Bipartite E-Box Site., Daniel Mccracken
Figures Of Speech: The Relational And Generic Forms Of Vocal Disability In Nineteenth-Century Culture, Riley Brice Mcguire
Tau Interdomain Relationships: Re-Examining The Role Of The Proline Rich Region In Tau's Structure And Function In Vitro, Kristen May Mckibben
Cancer Cell Antiviral Signaling Amplifies Transcription Output Through Chromatin Alterations To Drive Therapy Resistance, Bihui Melidosian
The Effects Of Noncovalent Interactions Studied By Ultrafast Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy, Stephen Lewis Meloni
Investigating Algorithms In Non-Adiabatic Dynamics: Extension, Benchmark, And Application, Gaohan Miao
Longitudinal Analyses Of Epigenetic Correlates Of Externalizing And Internalizing Disorders, Izabela Milaniak
The Microtubule Regulator Ringmaker Functions Downstream Of Rtca And The Rna Repair/splicing Pathway To Promote Axon Regeneration, Ernest John Monahan-Vargas
Projecting Power In The Dawnland: Weaponizing Settlement In The Gulf Of Maine World, 1710-1800, Alexandra Lunn Montgomery
Iron Imaging In Myocardial Infarction Reperfusion Injury, Brianna F. Moon
Regulation Of Postnatal Epidermal Differentiation And Maintenance Of Hair Follicle Stem Cell Quiescence By Klf4, Deborah J. Moran
The Making Of A Distinguished Reader: Francophone Stories Of Literary Initiation, Fiona Moreno
The Influence Of Social Determinants Of Health On Family And Self-Management Of Type 1 Diabetes In Black Single Caregiver Families, Jennifer Faith Morone
Nonabelianization, Spectral Data And Cameral Data, Benedict Morrissey
A Place In Paris? Formulations Of Citizenship, Culture, And Identity In The Black American Parisian Community, Sonita Moss
The Domain Of Gas: Energy Technologies And The Environment In Modern Iran, 1935–1995, Ciruce Alexander Movahedi-Lankarani
Changes Within The Urban Environment And Their Effect On Crime And The Criminal Justice System, Ruth Ann Moyer
News Reading Publics And Audience Fragmentation: Evidence From Online India (2014-2018), Subhayan Mukerjee
Isolation And Characterization Of Novel Adeno-Associated Viruses For The Advancement Of Gene Therapy, Kalyani Nambiar
Towards Ethical Machine Learning: New Algorithms For Fairness And Privacy, Seth Neel
Mapping And Directing Branched-Chain Amino Acid Metabolism In Health And Insulin Resistance, Michael Dale Neinast
From Assembled Images To Assembled Texts: Literary Montage In Weimar Germany, David R. Nelson
Ligand Design For The Separation Of Rare Earth Elements, Joshua Nelson
Defining The Nature Of Cd8+ T Cell Responses In Lymphoid Tissues Of Hiv-1 Elite Controllers: An Implication For Hiv Cure, Son Ngoc Nguyen
The Ties That Bind: World War Ii-Era Population Displacement And The Politics Of Family Reunification In The Ussr, 1941-1975, Kelsey L. Norris
Anti- Bacterial Properties Of Bisphenolic Honokiol Derivatives, Cristian Ochoa
Networked Memorialization: Victims Of Communism Memorials In Germany, Russia, And The U.s., Samantha Oliver
Models Of Trade And Polity Formation In Bronze Age Northeastern Iran, Ca. 3200-1600 Bce, Kyle Gregory Olson
Structural Aspects Of Selective Inhibitor Binding To Histone Deacetylase 6 And Related Deacetylases, Jeremy Daniel Osko
Estimation, Mapping And Navigation With Micro Aerial Vehicles For Infrastructure Inspection, Tolga Ozaslan
On The Breakdown Of Stability For The Muskat Problem And The Epitaxial Growth Equation, Esteban Andres Paduro Williamson
Genome Integrity And Cell Division: Next-Generation Answers To Enduring Questions, Jacob Paiano
Studies Of The Airbnb Peer-To-Peer Platform, Qi Pan
Control Of Systemic Lipid Metabolism By Adipocyte Mtor Signaling, Lauren Michele Paolella
Three Essays On Noncognitive Factors, Friendship Networks And Education Outcomes, Ji Eun Park
Ciudadanos Íntimos: Modulaciones De La Historia Y La Memoria Durante La Temporalidad De Crisis En España (2001-2019), Joaquin J. Pascual
Informal Institutions And Development, Raj Patel
The Genomic Evolution Of Breast Cancer Metastasis, Matt R. Paul
Learning To Reconstruct 3d Humans, Georgios Pavlakos
Exploring The Role Of Palliative Care In Lung Transplantation, Factors Influencing Integration, And Patients’ And Caregivers’ Palliative Care Needs, Patricia C. Pawlow
Functional Molecular Imaging With Dnp-13c-Mrsi, Nicholas Rainer Perkons
Essays In Banking And Corporate Finance, Stefano Pietrosanti
The Little Men Of Law: A Social History Of The Late Roman Jurist, Ryan Pilipow
Environmental And Genetic Influence On Cognition In Als-Ftd Spectrum Disease, Katerina Placek
Emergent Governance: The Politics Of Competition In Digital Markets, Pawel Popiel
Dna Mediated Particle Adhesion, Christopher L. Porter
The Achaian Koinon: An Economic History, Ruben Matthew Post
Novel Microfluidic Systems As Tools To Study Hemostasis, Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes
Global Anthropocene Fiction And The Politics Of Climate Disaster, Martin Premoli
Nature, Better: Reconstituting Wood In American Architecture, 1927-1941, Erin Putalik
Theoretical Studies And Ab Initio Simulations Of Heterogeneous Phenomena On Surfaces And Interfaces, Tian Qiu
Characterizing Local Splicing Variations From Heterogeneous Rna-Sequencing Datasets, Caleb Matthew Radens
Black Muslim Freedom Dreams: Islamic Education, Transnational Migration, And Mobility, Samiha Rahman
Controllable, Synthetic Membrane-Less Organelles From Recombinant Proteins, Ellen Reed
Vaccine Mediated Immunity To Malaria, Sophia Marie Reeder
Characterizing And Predicting Hydrophobicity At The Nanoscale To Inform Protein Interactions, Nicholas Benjamin Rego
A Role For Tachykinin 1 Preoptic Neurons In Natural And Anesthetic-Induced Arousal State Regulation, Sarah Lorraine Reitz
Closeness Through Distance: The Reformulation Of Kinship And Racialized Punishment In U.s. Immigration, Sara Rendell
Cross-National Generalizability Of Student And School Effects On Science Achievement, Wan Ren
Antigen Quality: Dissimilarity To The Self-Proteome As A Novel Determinant Of Immunogenicity, Lee Philip Richman
The Molecular Basis Of Membrane Interactions Of Peripheral Membrane Proteins, Jaclyn Ann Robustelli
Hcmv Car T Cells As A Novel Platform For Glioblastoma Cancer Immunotherapy, Jesse Luna Rodriguez
The Association Of Patients' Analgesic Treatment Beliefs And Trade-Offs With Analgesic Adherence Behaviors Among Outpatients With Cancer Pain, William E. Rosa
Change And Continuity: Birth Practices From The Middle Kingdom Through The New Kingdom, Charlotte Rose
T-Bet Expressing B Cells With Distinct Residency And Functional Characteristics Give Rise To Plasma Cells, Rebecca Laura Rosenthal
Mechanisms For The Attenuation Of White Matter Abnormalities Due To Hiv Infection And Antiretroviral Therapies, Lindsay M. Roth
Spatial Preference And Spatial Choice: Class-Based Differences In How U.s. High School Students Choose College, Roman Castro Ruiz
Cd4 Receptor Diversity Among African Primates Protects Against Siv Infection, Ronnie Matthew Russell
Modeling Complex Neurological Disorders With Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Sean K. Ryan
Essays On The Economics Of Crime, Rachel D. Ryley
Fbxw7 Triggers Degradation Of Kmt2d To Favor Growth Of Mature B-Type Malignant Cells, Rizwan Saffie
Traumatic Brain Injury As An Environmental Risk Factor For Neurodegeneration: Elucidating Causal Mechanisms With Drosophila, Janani Saikumar
The Word Became Thread And Was Stitched Among Us: Embroidering Literacy & Identity In Early North America & The British Isles, Kelsey Salvesen
Essays In Consumer Finance And Banking, Kian Samaee
Gene Regulation Displays An Enrichment Of Both Additive And Multiplicative Outcomes When Combining The Effects Of Two Cell Signals, Eric Michael Sanford
Association Between Nurse Burnout And Patient Outcomes In U.s. Hospitals, Amelia Ellen Schlak
Makers And The Art Market: Marketing And Aesthetics Of Edo-Period Ceramics, Harrison Schley
Novel Insights Into The Genetic And Environmental Determinants Of Enteric Nervous System Biology, Sabine Schneider
Computational Investigations Of Neuronal Network Responses To Traumatic Brain Injury, Samantha Nicole Schumm
Essays On Gender And Careers, Shoshana Schwartz
Voice And Case Phenomena In Lithuanian Morphosyntax, Milena Sereikaite
Clinically Assisted Reproduction Among Sexual Minority Women: Plans, Pivots, And Partnered-Decisions, Patrina Sexton Topper