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1. Absolute Alliances: Extended Deterrence in International Politics

Rapp-Hooper, Mira
2015
Theses
Nuclear weapons (International law)AlliancesNuclear weaponsPolitical science

2. A Cable-Driven Pelvic Robot: Human Gait Adaptation and Rehabilitation Studies

Vashista, Vineet
2015
Theses
RoboticsMechanical engineeringBiomechanics

3. Accretion and Subduction of Oceanic Lithosphere: 2D and 3D Seismic Studies of Off-Axis Magma Lenses at East Pacific Rise 9°37-40'N Area...

Han, Shuoshuo
2015
Theses
GeophysicsSubmarine geology

4. A Choice of Illusions: Belief, Relativism, and Modern Literature

Morrison, Alastair
2015
Theses
Art, VictorianModernism (Literature)Religion in literatureBritish literatureIrish literatureLiterature, ModernReligionHistory

5. A Cognitive Compass for a Social World: The Effects of Lay Theories on Networking Engagement

Hildebrand, Claudius Alexander
2015
Theses
Social psychologySociology

6. A Comparative Study of Korean Abacus Users’ Perceptions and Explanations of Use: Including a Perspective on Stigler’s Mental Abacus

Kim, Soomi
2015
Theses
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Continuing education)Abacus--Study and teachingMathematics--Study and teachingEducationEducation, Higher

7. A Competition Mechanism for a Homeotic Neuron Identity Transformation in Caenorhabditis Elegans

Gordon, Patricia Marie
2015
Theses
Caenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans--GeneticsCell divisionCell differentiationHomeobox genes

8. Active Enchantments: Form, Nature, and Politics in American Literature

Kuiken, Vesna
2015
Theses
American literaturePolitics and literatureIdentity (Psychology) in literatureEmerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850James, Henry, 1843-1916James, William, 1842-1910

9. Adaptive Quantification and Subtyping of Pulmonary Emphysema on Computed Tomography

Häme, Yrjö
2015
Theses
Diagnostic imagingInformation scienceEmphysema, PulmonaryEmphysema, Pulmonary--DiagnosisTomographyImage analysisMedicine

10. A desire for a new challenge? Developing and testing a model of headship transitions in international schools

Barbaro, Justin Daniel
2015
Theses
Educational leadershipSchool management and organizationOrganizational sociology

11. A Discourse on Drawings: Amateurs and Connoisseurs and the graphic arts in early eighteenth-century Paris

Jones, Jennifer E.
2015
Theses
Art

12. Advanced Analysis Algorithms for Microscopy Images

He, Siheng
2015
Theses
Image analysisBiomedical engineeringMicroscopes--TechniqueImage processingMicroscopyBiophysics

13. Advanced Transducers

Hurst, Adam
2015
Theses
Mechanical engineeringElectrical engineering

14. A Family of Latent Variable Convex Relaxations for IBM Model 2

Simion, Andrei
2015
Theses
Translating machinesOperations researchMachine translatingComputer scienceArtificial intelligence

15. A Graphon-based Framework for Modeling Large Networks

He, Ran
2015
Theses
StatisticsAlgorithmsNetwork analysis (Planning)--Mathematical models

16. Agrarian Reform, Oil Expropriation, and the Making of National Property in Postrevolutionary Mexico

del Palacio Langer, Ana Julia
2015
Theses
History

17. A Historical Analysis of the Mathematics Major Requirements at Six Colleges in the United States from 1905 to 2005

Huntington, Heather Lee
2015
Theses
Mathematics--Study and teachingEducationHistoryEducation, Higher

18. Alexander and the Persian Cosmopolis, 1000-1500

Cornwall, Owen Timothy
2015
Theses
Epic literature, PersianRomances, PersianCivilization, Ancient, in literatureComparative literatureHistoryLiteratureRomance literatureAlexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.Alexander the Great (Romances, etc.)

19. Alienation@work: Creativity and Commerce in Late Capitalism

Gerard, Nathan
2015
Theses
Organizational behaviorPhilosophySociology

20. A Life Course Study of Early Childhood Height Growth and Adult Working Memory and Depression Outcomes

Kilty, Mary Claire
2015
Theses
Epidemiology

21. All Together Now: The Impact of Team-Based Problem-Solving on Teacher Learning and Effectiveness

Shand, Robert Douglas
2015
Theses
Teachers--Training ofTeacher effectivenessTeachers--Social conditionsTeachers--Professional relationshipsTeams in the workplaceGroup problem solvingTeachersEducation and stateSchool management and organizationLabor economicsEducation

22. A Materiality of Sound: Musical Practices of the Moche of Peru

Scullin, Dianne Mackenzie
2015
Theses
ArchaeologyMusicEthnologyMochica IndiansCulturePerforming arts

23. American Opera, Jazz, and Historical Consciousness, 1924-1994

Gutkin, David
2015
Theses
MusicOperaJazzCritical theoryMusic and raceEllington, Duke, 1899-1974Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883

24. A Minkowski-Type Inequality for Hypersurfaces in the Reissner-Nordstrom-Anti-deSitter Manifold

Wang, Zhuhai
2015
Theses
Mathematics

25. A Mixed Methods Study of Health Information Exchange Consent for Persons Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Ramos-Park, Silvia Raquel
2015
Theses
HIV-positive personsHIV infections--NursingNursing informaticsMedical informaticsNursingInformation technology

26. A Molecular Epidemiologic Approach to Understanding the Spread of Disease: Modeling Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in Maximum-Security Prisons

Herzig, Carolyn
2015
Theses
Staphylococcus aureusPrisoners--Health and hygieneCommunicable diseases--TransmissionEpidemiology

27. A Mother’s Sacrifice: The contribution of asymmetric cell division to lifespan regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Higuchi-Sanabria, Ryo
2015
Theses
Cytology

28. Analysis of strain in the human left ventricle using real-time 3D echocardiography and optical flow

Gamarnik, Viktor
2015
Theses
Cardiovascular system--DiseasesHeart--AbnormalitiesCoronary heart diseaseEchocardiographyHeart--Left ventricleBiomedical engineeringDiagnostic imaging

29. Analysis of Ureteric Bud Morphogenesis by Reassociation of Fetal Kidney Cells

Leclerc, Kevin
2015
Theses
KidneysMetalloproteinasesExtracellular matrixMorphogenesis--Molecular aspectsGeneticsMolecular biology

30. Analytical Models in Entertainment and Media

Kim, Yena Stephanie
2015
Theses
MarketingPricingMotion picture industryInternet entertainment industryElectronic games industryMusic tradePublishers and publishingBlockbusters (Motion pictures)

31. Analyzing Hierarchical Data with the DINA-HC Approach

Zhang, Jianzhou
2015
Theses
Educational tests and measurementsStatistics

32. An Assortment of Unsupervised and Supervised Applications to Large Data

Agne, Michael Robert
2015
Theses
StatisticsBiometry

33. An Empirical Analysis of Government-Sponsored Enterprise Policy

Hogan, Joseph Patrick
2015
Theses
Government-sponsored enterprisesHousing--FinanceGovernment-sponsored enterprises--Law and legislationGlobal Financial Crisis (2008-2009)EconomicsFinancePublic policy (Law)Federal National Mortgage AssociationFreddie Mac (Firm)

34. An Empirical Examination of Adjudications at the National Labor Relations Board

Semet, Amy E.
2015
Theses
Political scienceLaw

35. A Network Filter for Social Learning: Evidence from Equity Research

Uribe, Jose Nicolas
2015
Theses
Management

36. A New Era of Measurable Effects? Essays on Political Communication in the New Media Age

Guess, Andrew Markus
2015
Theses
Mass media and public opinionMass media--Political aspectsCommunication in politicsPublic opinionPolitical scienceMass mediaTwitter

37. A New Estimating Equation Based Approach for Secondary Trait Analyses in Genetic Case-control Studies

Song, Xiaoyu
2015
Theses
BiometryGeneticsCase-control methodGeneralized estimating equations

38. An investigation into problem benzodiazepine use among individuals with a prescription

Fenton, Miriam C
2015
Theses
EpidemiologyMental health

39. Anisotropic inverse problems with internal measurements

Guo, Chenxi
2015
Theses
MathematicsAnisotropyDifferential equations, PartialElectrical impedance tomography

40. Antecedents and Consequences of the Revolving Door between U.S. Regulatory Agencies and Regulated Firms

Katic, Ivana V.
2015
Theses
Organizational sociology

41. Antibody loop modeling methods and applications

Murrett, Colleen
2015
Theses
HIV antibodiesHomology (Biology)Proteins--Structure--Mathematical modelsAlgorithmsChemistryBiophysics

42. Antonello da Messina and the Independent Portrait in Fifteenth-Century Italy

Perkins, Elizabeth A.
2015
Theses
PortraitsArt, ItalianArtAntonello, da Messina, 1430?-1479

43. A Pedagogic Information System (APIS) in a Web-Based Statistics Classroom

Boussios, Socrates Gregory
2015
Theses
Mathematics--Study and teachingStatistics--Study and teachingEducational technologyMathematics--Study and teaching--Technological innovationsWeb-based instruction

44. Apolipoprotein E and Mitochondria-associated Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Dysfunction

Tambini, Marc D.
2015
Theses
Alzheimer's disease--Genetic aspectsEndoplasmic reticulumMembrane disordersApolipoprotein EAlzheimer's disease--PathogenesisPresenilinsAlzheimer's disease--Molecular aspectsCytologyPathology

45. A potential combination therapy for traumatic brain injury: 17beta-estradiol and memantine

Lamprecht, Michael Robert
2015
Theses
EstradiolCell deathBrain--Wounds and injuriesBiomedical engineeringNeurosciences

46. A Proof of Looijenga's Conjecture via Integral-Affine Geometry

Engel, Philip
2015
Theses
Mathematics

47. A Retaguarda da Vanguarda - Modernidades contestadas em três tempos: Bilac, Aranha e Lobato.

Diniz da Silva, Daniella Amaral
2015
Theses
Literature, ModernBrazilian literatureBrazilian literature--Social aspectsBrazilian literature--Political aspectsLatin AmericansLatin American literatureHistoryLobato, José Bento Monteiro, 1882-1948Aranha, Graça, 1868-1931Bilac, Olavo, 1865-1918

48. “As a Citizen of this City” The Urban Reform of Radical Liberalism Bogotá 1848-1880

Castro Benavides, Constanza
2015
Theses
Urbanization--Political aspectsLiberalismMunicipal governmentUrbanizationHistory

49. A Sacred Paideia: The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, Immigration, and Education in New York City, 1959-1979

Soumakis, Fevronia K.
2015
Theses
Education, GreekEducationHistoryGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America

50. Ascesis and Devotion: The Mount Yudono Cult in Early Modern Japan

Castiglioni, Andrea
2015
Theses
Religion

51. Assembly in Dynamic Nanoscale Systems

Lam, Amy Tsui-Chi
2015
Theses
Ultrastructure (Biology)MicrotubulesNanoscienceNanotechnologyBiophysicsBiomedical engineering

52. Asset Pricing Implications of the Volatility Term Structure

Xie, Chen
2015
Theses
CapitalismRisk--Economic aspectsStock exchangesStock price forecastingStocks--PricesAssets (Accounting)--PricesFinanceCommerce

53. Assistive Robotic Grasping

Weisz, Jonathan D.
2015
Theses
Robotics

54. Association of the Exposure to Residential Levels of NO2 and Asthma among New York City Head Start Children

Meyers, Andrea
2015
Theses
Asthma--Environmental aspectsAllergy in childrenIndoor air pollution--Health aspectsAtmospheric nitrogen dioxide--Physiological effectEpidemiologyEnvironmental health

55. A Stem Cell Model of the Motor Circuit Reveals Distinct Requirements for SMN in Motor Neuron Survival and Function

Janas, Anna
2015
Theses
Neural circuitryNervous system--DegenerationSpinal muscular atrophyMotor neuronsNeurosciences

56. A Structural and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronological Re-Evaluation of Low-Angle Normal Faults in Southeastern Idaho

Vankeuren, Marc Anthony
2015
Theses
SeismologyTephrochronologyGeology, StratigraphicGeology, StructuralGeological timeFaults (Geology)GeologyGeochemistryGeophysics

57. A Study of Catalytic Carbon Dioxide Methanation Leading to the Development of Dual Function Materials for Carbon Capture and Utilization

Duyar, Melis Seher
2015
Theses
Engineering

58. A Study of Plato’s Use of Myths and its Relation to Philosophy and Moral Education

Nakazawa, Yoshiaki
2015
Theses
Mythology, GreekMoral educationMythology--PhilosophyEducation--PhilosophyPlato

59. A study of Pulsar Wind Nebulae and non-thermal filaments with the NuSTAR observatory

Nynka, Melania Christina
2015
Theses
PhysicsAstrophysics

60. A Syndemic Framework of Homelessness Risks Among Women Accessing Medical Services in an Emergency Department in New York City

Johnson, Karen A.
2015
Theses
Women's health servicesHomeless persons--Medical careHomeless persons--Mental healthPoor womenPoor--Mental healthInner citiesSocial servicePublic health

61. A Targetable GATA2-IGF2 Axis Confers Aggressiveness in Chemotherapy Resistant Prostate Cancer

Vidal, Samuel J.
2015
Theses
Molecular biologyOncology

62. Authenticating Sexuality: Sexual Ideology and HIV Science in South Africa

Fiereck, Kirk John
2015
Theses
IdeologyHIV infections--Social aspectsSexual minoritiesEthnologyGay and lesbian studiesGender identitySex role

63. A World Without Poverty: Negotiating the Global Development Agenda

Seyedsayamdost, Elham
2015
Theses
International relationsPolitical scienceEconomic history

64. Basal Dynamics and Internal Structure of Ice Sheets

Wolovick, Michael Joseph
2015
Theses
Formations (Geology)Geology, StratigraphicGlaciologyIce mechanicsIce--DynamicsIce sheetsGeophysicsEnvironmental sciencesGeology

65. Being and Believing in Buddhism and Islam

Stepien, Rafal
2015
Theses
Knowledge, Theory of (Buddhism)BuddhismIslamKnowledge, Theory of (Islam)Comparative literaturePhilosophy

66. Between Geopolitics and Geopoetics – “Mitteleuropa” as a Transnational Memory Discourse in Austrian and Yugoslav Postwar Literature

Zivkovic, Yvonne
2015
Theses
Comparative literatureGerman literatureAustrian literatureYugoslav literature--Political aspectsGeopolitics in literatureCold War (1945-1989)Bachmann, Ingeborg, 1926-1973Handke, PeterKiš, Danilo, 1935-1989Ugrešić, Dubravka

67. Between Imagination and Realization: Composers and Metaphysical Spaces

Onishi, Yoshiaki
2015
Theses
MusicPhilosophyComposition (Music)Music and philosophyAndre, Mark, 1964-

68. Between the Magic of Magic and the Magic of Money: the Changing Nature of Experience in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Ferro, Maria del Rosario
2015
Theses
Art objects, AncientPillageEthnologyIndians of South AmericaIndian artSocial sciences--Research

69. Beyond the Music: The Contemporary Operatic Scenography of Robert Wilson, Achim Freyer and Karl-Ernst Herrmann

Kara, Ewa
2015
Theses
Theaters--Stage-setting and sceneryOpera--Stage-setting and sceneryTheaterMusicWilson, Robert, 1941-Herrmann, Karl-Ernst, 1936-Freyer, Achim, 1934-

70. Bifurcation of localized eigenstates of perturbed periodic Schrödinger operators

Vukicevic, Iva
2015
Theses
MathematicsEigenvaluesSchrödinger operatorPerturbation (Quantum dynamics)

71. Bifurcation of On-site and Off-site Solitary Waves of Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger Type Equations

Jenkinson, Michael James
2015
Theses
MathematicsPhysics

72. Bioactive Hydrogel Scaffold for Guided Dental Pulp Regeneration

Prateepchinda, Sagaw
2015
Theses
Dental pulp cavityRoot canal therapyColloids in medicineBiomedical materialsEndodonticsDental pulpBiomedical engineeringDentistry

73. Biology and the Philosophy of History in Mid-Twentieth-Century France

Gabel, Isabel
2015
Theses
HistoryScience and civilizationGeneticsEvolution (Biology)Philosophy

74. Birth Control and the Good Life in America, 1900-1940

MacNamara, Lawrence Trenholme
2015
Theses
Manners and customsSocial movements--Political aspectsBirth controlHistoryDemography

75. Bisphenol A Exposure, Adipogenic Mechanism and Effect on Childhood Adiposity

Hoepner, Lori A.
2015
Theses
Bisphenol AAdipose tissuesObesity in childrenEnvironmental healthEpidemiology

76. Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction and Repair after Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury

Hue, Christopher Donald
2015
Theses
Blood-brain barrier disordersBrain--Wounds and injuriesBrain--Wounds and injuries--TreatmentBlast injuriesBlood-brain barrierBiomedical engineeringBiomechanicsNeurosciences

77. Bodies of Knowledge: Fuseli and Girodet at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century

O'Rourke, Stephanie
2015
Theses
Physiognomy in artElectricity in artGuillotineArt and historyArtScienceHistoryGirodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis, 1767-1824Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825

78. Bodies of Wisdom: Philosophy as Medicine in Montaigne and Pascal

Magin, Johanna Catherine
2015
Theses
Medicine--PhilosophyHealth--PhilosophyRomance literaturePhilosophyMontaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662

79. Bone Quality Assessment Using High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT)

Zhou, Bin
2015
Theses
Bones--Mechanical propertiesMicrostructureOsteoporosisBiomechanicsBiomedical engineering

80. Boucher's Bijoux: Luxury Reproduction in the Age of Enlightenment

Wager, Susan Michele
2015
Theses
Art--ReproductionArtPompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764Boucher, François, 1703-1770

81. Bronzino, Politics and Portraiture in 1530s Florence

Siemon, Julia Alexandra
2015
Theses
PortraitsPortrait paintingArtPontormo, Jacopo da, 1494-1556Bronzino, Agnolo, 1503-1572

82. Camp David's Shadow: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinian Question, 1977-1993

Anziska, Seth
2015
Theses
Arab-Israeli conflictArab-Israeli conflict--PeaceInternational relationsCamp David Agreements (1978)History

83. Carbon Dioxide Reduction using Supported Catalysts and Metal-Modified Carbides

Porosoff, Marc
2015
Theses
Carbon sequestrationTransition metal carbidesCatalystsChemical engineering

84. Catalyst Design for the Ionic Hydrogenation of C=N Bonds

Hu, Yue
2015
Theses
Transition metal hydridesCatalystsHydrogenationChemistry

85. Cell Memory in the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway

Lyashenko, Eugenia
2015
Theses
Mitogen-activated protein kinasesWeber-Fechner lawCellular control mechanismsBioinformaticsBiology

86. Cellular features predicting susceptibility to ferroptosis: insights from cancer cell-line profiling

Viswanathan, Vasanthi
2015
Theses
CancerEnzyme inhibitorsCell deathCytology

87. Cellular Response to Membrane Phospholipid Imbalance, in Yeast and in Human Disease

Vevea, Jason D.
2015
Theses
MitochondriaEndoplasmic reticulumPathology, CellularCell organellesCytologyPathology

88. Challenges and Solutions for High Performance Analog Circuits with Robust Operation in Low Power Digital CMOS

Hsu, Chun-Wei
2015
Theses
Electrical engineeringEngineering

89. Changes in Urban Youths' Attitude Towards Science and Perception of a Mobile Science Lab Experience

Fox, Jared
2015
Theses
Urban youth--EducationEducationScience--Study and teaching

90. Characterization and Modeling of Ferromagnetic Particulate Nanocomposites for Strain and Fracture Sensing

Jang, Sung-Hwan
2015
Theses
Civil engineeringMechanical engineeringEngineering

91. Characterization of motor pool selectivity of neuromuscular degeneration and identification of molecular correlates of disease resistance in Type I spinal muscular atrophy

Lee, Justin
2015
Theses
Spinal muscular atrophyNervous system--DegenerationNeuromuscular diseasesNeurosciencesPathologyBiology

92. Characterization of Room Temperature Recrystallization Kinetics in Electroplated Copper Thin Films

Treger, Mikhail A.
2015
Theses
Materials scienceThin filmsElectroplatingCopper filmsX-rays--Diffraction

93. Characterizing and controlling structural and mechanical properties of type I collagen self-assembly

Zhu, Jieling
2015
Theses
Chemistry

94. Characterizing the Mechanism of Tumor Suppression by PBRM1 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Schoenfeld, David Aaron
2015
Theses
Renal cell carcinomaCancer--Genetic aspectsCarcinogenesisOncogenesAntioncogenesMolecular biologyOncology

95. Chemical and Biological Explorations of Novel Opioid Receptor Modulators

Kruegel, Andrew Carry
2015
Theses
Opioids--ReceptorsAntidepressantsTherapeuticsChemistryPharmacology

96. Chronic arsenic exposure: mitigation with nutritional interventions and effects on inflammation and renal function

Peters, Brandilyn Anna
2015
Theses
Environmental healthPublic healthDrinking water--Arsenic contentArsenic--Physiological effectKidneys--Diseases

97. Chronology and Faunal Evolution of the Middle Eocene Bridgerian North American Land Mammal “Age”: Achieving High Precision Geochronology

Tsukui, Kaori
2015
Theses
Geological timeMammals--EvolutionPaleontology, StratigraphicMammals, FossilBergmann's ruleEocene Geologic EpochGeologyGeochemistryPaleontology

98. "Cien por Ciento Nacional!" Panamanian Música Típica and the Quest for National and Territorial Sovereignty

Gonzalez, Melissa
2015
Theses
Popular music--Political aspectsNationalism in musicFolk music--Social aspectsMusic--Political aspectsMusic

99. "Cien por Ciento Nacional!" Panamanian Música Típica and the Quest for National and Territorial Sovereignty

Gonzalez, Melissa
2015
Theses
Popular music--Political aspectsFolk music--Social aspectsNationalism in musicMusic--Political aspectsMusic

100. Classification of Spoken Discourse in Teaching the Construction of Mathematical Proof

Reich, Heidi
2015
Theses
Mathematics--Study and teaching