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1. Zou Qilai!: Musical Subjectivity, Mobility, and Sonic Infrastructures in Postsocialist China

Kielman, Adam Joseph
2016
Theses
Sound recording industryPopular music--Political aspectsPopular music--Economic aspectsSocialism and musicPopular musicMusicEthnologyAsians

2. Zoonotic Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus from Camels to Humans and Barriers to Biosecurity Interventions in Jordan

Dawson, Patrick
2019
Theses
EpidemiologyPublic healthMERS (Disease)CoronavirusesVirus diseases--TransmissionBiosecurityZoonosesCamels

3. Zones of Influence: The Production of Madrid in Early Franco Spain

Winkel, Adam Lee
2014
Theses
LawHomogeneous spacesCities and towns--Study and teachingLiterature, ModernMotion picturesCity planning

4. Zonal flow driven by convection and convection driven by internal heating

Goluskin, David
2013
Theses
Mathematics

5. Zinc Supported by Nitrogen-Rich Ligands: Applications Towards Catalytic Hydrosilylation And Modeling Zinc Enzymes

Ruccolo, Serge Michel
2016
Theses
Ligand binding (Biochemistry)LigandsHydrosilylationZinc enzymesChemistryZinc

6. Zimbabwe Ruins: Claims of responsibility within speculations on psycho-social experiences of exile and diaspora

Reilly, Leigh Ann
2011
Theses
EducationHistoryAfricans

7. Youth Reports of Psychological Maltreatment, Social Anxiety, and Aggression: Evaluating Rejection Sensitivity as a Mediator

Edwards, Aquilla
2014
Theses
PsychologyClinical psychologyEducational psychology

8. Youth Radicalism in Senegal and Congo-Brazzaville, 1958–1974

Swagler, Matthew Paul
2017
Theses
Youth--Political activityLabor unionsRadicalismHistoryAfricansWorld history

9. Youth participation in child welfare decision making: A focused ethnography

Augsberger, Astraea
2013
Theses
Social service

10. Youth and Power: Roman Performances of Age and Ageing from Plautus to Nero

Jewell, Evan Luke
2019
Theses
Civilization, ClassicalClassical antiquitiesHistory, AncientAgingGender studiesSex role

11. Young Men’s Communication With Partners and Contraception Use: A Systematic Review

Lalas, Jolene Ruth
2019
Theses
Health educationPublic healthTeenage boysContraceptionReproductive health--Decision makingCommunication in reproductive health

12. Yoga and Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Zoogman, Sarah Elizabeth
2016
Theses
YogaAnxietyPsychology

13. Yiddish and the Avant-Garde in American Jewish Poetry

Ponichtera, Sarah Elizabeth
2012
Theses
Comparative literatureJewsAmerican literature

14. Yeast adaptation and survival under acute exposure to lethal ethanol stress

Yang, Jamie Siyu
2020
Theses
BiologyGeneticsStress (Physiology)Adaptation (Biology)Yeast

15. XENON100 Dark Matter Search: Scintillation Response of Liquid Xenon to Electronic Recoils

Lim, Kyungeun
2013
Theses
PhysicsAstrophysics

16. Writing the Margin: Rabbi Nachman of Braslav, Jorge Luis Borges and the Question of Jewish Writing

Lewis, Yitzhak Meir
2016
Theses
Jewish literatureLiterature, Modern--Jewish authorsComparative literatureJewsLatin American literatureBorges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986Naḥman, of Bratslav, 1772-1811

17. Writing of Death: Ethics and Politics of the Death Fast in Turkey

Serin, Ozge
2013
Theses
Ethnology

18. Writing History to Reform the Empire: Religious Chroniclers in Seventeenth-Century Peru

Galvez-Pena, Carlos Martin
2011
Theses
HistoryLatin American literatureReligionHistoriographyReligion historiansHistory--Religious aspects

19. Writing for Diversity: A Student-Centered Approach to Writing Assessment Research

DeLazzero, Catherine Elizabeth
2018
Theses
EducationEducation and stateSchool management and organizationEducational tests and measurements

20. Writing Diplomacy: Translation, Politics and Literary Culture in the Transpacific Cold War

Bo, Lamyu Maria
2018
Theses
Comparative literatureAmerican literatureLiterature--Translations into EnglishDiplomacyTranslatorsCold War (1945-1989)Literature--Translations into ChineseDiplomatic history

21. Writing Against the Reader: Poetry and Readership in France 1840-1880

Lerescu, Jacqueline Michelle
2015
Theses
Literature

22. Writers, Readers, Learners, and Living Works in Progress: English Teachers' Conceptions of Their Roles in the Classroom

Fabricant, Rebecca Hartnett
2016
Theses
Power (Philosophy)Identity (Philosophical concept)English teachers--AttitudesEducation

23. Woven Paintings, Woven Writing: Intermediality in Kesi Silk Tapestry in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) Dynasties

Tunstall, Alexandra C.
2015
Theses
ArtHistoryTextile research

24. Worse Off But Happier? The Affective Advantages of Entering the Workforce During an Economic Downturn

Bianchi, Emily C.
2012
Theses
Organizational behaviorPsychology

25. Working Up Hills: Dynamics over Sloping Topography with Bottom-Enhanced Diffusion

Diehl, Benjamin William
2012
Theses
Mathematics

26. Working on Understanding in the Adult ESL Classroom: A Collaborative Endeavor

Boblett, Nancy Rolph
2020
Theses
Teachers--Training ofEnglish language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakersAdult studentsQuestions and answersSecond language acquisition--Methodology

27. “Working Autobiography”— Exploring the (Im)possibilities of (Re)presenting “Curriculum” and Teacher “Narratives”

Gibson, Patricia Mito
2018
Theses
EducationAutobiographies

28. Work, Family and Social Policy in the United States -Implications for Women's Wages and Wellbeing

Pal, Ipshita
2016
Theses
Work-life balanceWork and family--Government policyWell-beingWorking mothersWages--Working mothersPublic policy (Law)Social serviceEconomics

29. Work-based Learning Through the Multidisciplinary Design of edX MOOCS for Latin America and the Caribbean

Freire, Fabian D.
2019
Theses
Adult educationEducational technologyEducationEducation, CooperativeMOOCs (Web-based instruction)

30. Work and Worship: Inari Shrines in Japan’s Commercial and Industrial Landscape, 1673-1864

Tsuneishi, Norihiko
2020
Theses
ArchitectureHistoryFolkloreShinto shrinesInariReligion--Economic aspects

31. Words Matter: The Work of Lawrence Weiner

Chiong, Kathryn Josette
2013
Theses
Art

32. Words Full of Deed: Prophets and Prophecy in German Literature around 1800

Walsh, Patrick Joseph
2017
Theses
German literatureProphets in literatureProphecies in literatureGerman drama

33. Women, Violence, and the "Arab Question" in Early Zionist Literature

Siegel, Andrea
2011
Theses
LiteratureHistoryGender identitySex role

34. Women's Time Poverty: Differences by Family Structure, Employment, and Gender Ideology

Zilanawala, Afshin
2013
Theses
SociologyDemography

35. Women's Security After War: Protection and Punishment in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Lindsey, Summer Elyse
2019
Theses
Political scienceInternational relationsPeaceWomen--Violence againstWar and societyGender studiesWomen and war

36. Women's Narratives on Illness and Institutionalization in India: A Feminist Inquiry

Bhattacharya, Anindita
2019
Theses
Mental healthPsychiatric hospitalsMentally ill womenWomen--Social conditionsHalfway houses

37. Women's Employment in Mexico

De la Cruz Toledo, Elia
2014
Theses
Women--EmploymentWages--WomenLabor economicsSocial service

38. Women's Agency and Power: Mapping gender regimes and health-related practices in rural Tamil Nadu, India

Thummalachetty, Nityanjali
2016
Theses
Public healthSociologyEthnologyWomen--Health and hygieneReproductive health--Social aspectsPower (Social sciences)

39. Wolves at the Door: A Closer Look at Hedge Fund Activism

Wong, Yu Ting Forester
2016
Theses
Corporations--Investor relationsHedge fundsAccountingFinanceIndustrial management

40. With Ithaca on My Mind: In Search of the Senses for Teaching

Cavallari Filho, Roberto
2015
Theses
Difference (Philosophy)Education--PhilosophyPhilosophyEducation

41. With an Eye to its Movement': Revitalizing Literature through Remix and Performance

Ashley, Adele Bruni
2016
Theses
Teacher-student relationshipsTheater programsEnglish literature--Study and teachingPerforming artsEducationTheaterEnglish literatureFrankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft)

42. Winning the cellular lottery: how proteins reach and recognize targets in DNA

Redding, Sy Eugene
2015
Theses
Promoters (Genetics)DNA-protein interactionsDNA-binding proteinsBiophysicsBiochemistryBiology

43. Window for Peace: Determinants of Third-Party Guarantees in Intrastate Conflict Resolution

Dwyer, Stefanie
2017
Theses
Political scienceInternational relationsConflict managementHistory

44. Will 'The Poor Be With You Always?': Towards a Methodological Approach of Reading the Bible with the Poor

Theoharis, Elizabeth
2014
Theses
Social service

45. Willing Slaves: The Victorian Novel and the Afterlife of British Slavery

Sheehan, Lucy Ludwig
2016
Theses
SlaverySlavery--Controversial literatureSlavery in literatureBritish literatureEnglish literatureGender identitySex role

46. Wild Music: Ideologies of Exoticism in Two Ukrainian Borderlands

Sonevytsky, Maria Rostyslava
2012
Theses
EthnologyMusicHutsulsCrimean Tatars

47. Wilderness Nation: Building Canada's Railway Landscapes, 1885-1929

Lam, Elsa
2011
Theses
ArchitectureCanadiansHistory

48. Wifely Counsel and Civic Leadership in The Canterbury Tales

Rosebrock, Abby
2014
Theses
British literatureIrish literature

49. Why Surrender Sovereignty? Empowering Non-State Actors to Protect the Status Quo

Katzenstein, Suzanne
2013
Theses
International relationsInternational law

50. Why Ratification? Questioning the Unexamined Constitution-making Procedure

Lenowitz, Jeffrey
2013
Theses
Political scienceConstitutionsConstitutional lawDemocracy

51. Why Is It Important for Students and Teachers to Share Goals?

Shi, Zhong Qi
2018
Theses
Educational psychologySocial psychologyCognitive psychologyEducation--Aims and objectivesTeacher-student relationships

52. Why I Choose a Vocational High School: A Study of Elicited Expectation and Educational Decision

Suaphan, Parita
2015
Theses
EducationEconomics

53. Why do some students delay college enrollment? Does it matter?

Lin, Yuxin
2019
Theses
EducationEconomicsEducation and stateSchool management and organizationCollege attendance

54. Why Are We Here?: Constraining the Milky Way's Galactic Habitable Zone

McTier, Moiya
2021
Theses
AstrophysicsHabitable planetsLife on other planets

55. Who We Are and How We Do: Portraits of Pedagogical Process and Possibility When Teaching and Learning About Race and Racism in Social Studies Classrooms

Villarreal, Christina
2019
Theses
Social sciences--Study and teachingEducation, SecondaryEducation--CurriculaRace relations--Study and teachingRacism--Study and teaching

56. Who's Who in Kindergarten Literacy Skill Groups: What Really Matters?

Mitchell, E. Imani
2015
Theses
Developmental psychology

57. Who needs and who wants financial education? A study of the characteristics of Mexican immigrants participating in a financial education program in New York City.

Franco, Adrian
2012
Theses
Education

58. Whither the Quid Pro Quo: Essays On Party Voter Linkages and Distributive Politics in India

Schneider, Mark Allan
2015
Theses
Secret ballotLocal electionsPublic administrationPatron and clientPolitical science

59. Whistling in the Wind: Examining the Effects of Sexual Orientation Relational Demography on Individual Perceptions of Workgroup Process and Withdrawal

Golom, Francis D.
2013
Theses
PsychologyManagementGender identitySex role

60. Which Approaches Do Students Prefer? Analyzing the Mathematical Problem Solving Behavior of Mathematically Gifted Students

Tjoe, Hartono Hardi
2011
Theses
Mathematics--Study and teachingMathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)Problem solving--Study and teaching (Secondary)

61. Where There is a Doctor: An Ethnography of Pediatric Heart Surgery Missions in Honduras

Worthington, Nancy
2015
Theses
Heart--SurgeryMissions, MedicalEthnologyChildren--SurgeryPublic health

62. Where Their Children Belong: Parents' Perceptions of the Boundaries Separating 'Gifted' and 'Non-Gifted' Educational Programs

Roda, Allison
2013
Theses
Educational sociologyEducation--Sociological aspects

63. Where Subjects were Citizens: The Emergence of a Republican Language and Polity in Colonial American Law Court Culture, 1750-1776

Savage, Robert Mark
2011
Theses
HistoryLawPolitical science

64. When Worlds Collide--Art, Cartography, and Japanese Nanban World Map Screens

Loh, Joseph Faii
2013
Theses
ArtHistoryAsians

65. When Theft Becomes Grievance: Dispossessions as a Cause of Redistributive Land Claims in 20th Century Latin America

Saffon Sanin, Maria Paula
2015
Theses
Political scienceHistory

66. When Shelf-based Scarcity Impacts Consumer Preferences

Parker, Jeffrey R.
2011
Theses
BusinessPsychology

67. When School Fits Me: The Role of Regulatory Fit in Academic Engagement and Learning

Rodriguez, Sylvia del Carmen
2011
Theses
Psychology

68. When practice does not make perfect: Differentiating between productive and unproductive persistence

Almeda, Ma. Victoria Quintos
2018
Theses
Educational psychologyPersistenceData miningLearning strategies

69. When Nature Meets Human Nature: Essays on the Social Impacts of Energy Infrastructure and Environmental Policy

Zhang, Alice Tianbo
2019
Theses
EconomicsPublic policy (Law)SustainabilityEnvironmental policy--Social aspectsEnergy industries--Social aspects

70. ¿When is it the Gesture that Counts: Telling Stories that cut to the [Cyber]chase – or, gest get to the po¡nt!

Swart, Michael Isaac
2016
Theses
Learning, Psychology of--ResearchFractions--Study and teaching (Elementary)GestureCognitive psychologyNeurosciencesEducational technology

71. When Drugs Kill: The Social Structure of Evidence Production

de Vaan, Mathijs
2015
Theses
Sociology

72. When Do Party Leaders Democratize? Analyzing Three Reforms of Voter Registration and Candidate Selection

Shoji, Kaori
2013
Theses
Political candidatesPrimariesPolitical participationPolitical partiesVoter registration--U.S. statesPolitical scienceMinshutō (1998- )

73. When Do Agencies Have Agency? Bureaucratic Noncompliance and Dynamic Lawmaking in United States Statutory Law, 1973-2010

Yaver, Miranda Elyse
2015
Theses
Political scienceLaw

74. Whence We Come, Whither We Go: Return and Renewal in Lineage for Large Orchestra

Di Castri, Sophia
2014
Theses
MusicComposition (Music)Orchestral music

75. When Can Nonconvex Optimization Problems be Solved with Gradient Descent? A Few Case Studies

Gilboa, Dar
2020
Theses
Computer scienceNeural networks (Computer science)Machine learningNonconvex programming

76. When beginning mathematics teachers report acquiring successful attributes: Reflections on teacher education

Wasserman, Nicholas
2011
Theses
Mathematics--Study and teachingMathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)Mathematics teachers--Training ofMathematics teachers--Education

77. When Are Nonconvex Optimization Problems Not Scary?

Sun, Ju
2016
Theses
Mathematical optimizationNonconvex programmingElectrical engineeringComputer scienceMathematics

78. What we learn in school: Cognitive and non-cognitive skills in the educational production function

García García, María Emma
2013
Theses
EconomicsEducationEducation and stateSchool management and organization

79. "What Really Goes On": Exploring a University-Based Critical Hip-Hop Pedagogy Teacher Education Course

Rose, Courtney Elizabeth
2018
Theses
Teachers--Training ofEducation--Study and teachingTeachingCritical pedagogyHip-hop

80. What only heaven hears: Citizens and the state in the wake of HIV scale-up in Lesotho

Kenworthy, Nora J.
2013
Theses
Public healthSocial sciences--ResearchPublic policy (Law)

81. What Makes Teachers Effective: Investigating the Relationship Between CABAS® Teacher Ranks and Teacher Effectiveness

Silsilah, Sara
2019
Theses
PsychologyTeacher effectivenessTeachers--Rating ofPreschool teachers

82. What Makes a Good Problem? Perspectives of Students, Teachers, and Mathematicians

DeGraaf, Elizabeth Brennan
2015
Theses
Mathematics--Study and teachingProblem solving--MathematicsMathematics

83. What is the experience of foster care mothers?

Marti, Yamile M.
2013
Theses
Social service

84. What Is Mental Health and Wellness? Perspectives from Native American Youth

Schlatter, Katherine Maria
2018
Theses
Health educationDevelopmental psychologyYouth--Mental healthIndians of North America--Mental healthMental health

85. What is Driving Changes in the Tropospheric Circulation? New Insights from Simplified Models

Tandon, Neil Francis
2013
Theses
AtmosphereClimatic changes

86. What Influences School District Effectiveness Growth Trajectories? A Growth Mixture Modeling (GMM) Analysis

Ni, Xinyu
2019
Theses
Educational evaluationEducation and stateSchool management and organizationSchool districts--EvaluationGrowth--Mathematical models

87. What Happened to Goldman Sachs: An Insider's Story of Organizational Drift and its Unintended Consequences

Mandis, Steven George
2014
Theses
SociologyOrganizational behavior

88. What Do We Mean by ‘Preserving Digital Information’? Towards Sound Conceptual Foundations for Digital Stewardship

Sacchi, Simone
2015
Theses
Information scienceLibrary scienceDigital preservation

89. What are friends for?: The arts of making do and working out in Beijing, China

Zhang, Michelle
2020
Theses
EthnologyChineseFriends and associatesSocial networksYouth

90. Were Children Left Behind? Essays on the Impact of No Child Left Behind on State Policy and School Closure

Davidson, Elizabeth Kate
2016
Theses
Educational change--EvaluationEducational law and legislationEducation and stateSchool management and organizationEconomicsEducationNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (United States)

91. Well Poisoning Accusations in Medieval Europe: 1250-1500

Barzilay, Tzafrir
2016
Theses
WellsChristianity and other religionsJews--PersecutionsCivilization, MedievalHistoryMiddle Ages

92. Well Begun is Half Done: The Impact of Initial Leader Framing on Cross-Functional Team Member Perceptions

Hacking, Antony G.
2020
Theses
Organizational behaviorPsychologySocial psychologyCross-functional teams

93. Weimar Contact Zones: Modernism, Workers' Movement Literature, and Urban Imaginaries

Schaub, Christoph
2015
Theses
Labor movementLabor movement in literatureGerman literatureMotion picturesKuhle Wampe (Motion picture)

94. "We Flawless": Black and Latina Adolescent Girls' Readings of Femininity in Pop Culture

Hood, Mia
2018
Theses
EducationFemininity in popular cultureWomen--IdentityHispanic American teenage girlsAfrican American teenage girlsFeminism

95. Weeping, Wailing, Sighing, Railing: Shakespeare and the Drama of Complaint

Shortslef, Emily
2015
Theses
English dramaEnglish drama (Tragedy)TheaterLiteratureHistoryBritish literatureIrish literatureShakespeare, William, 1564-1616

96. We Don’t Need Another Hero: Understanding Team Learning Processes within the Senior Leadership Teams of Middle Atlantic Universities

Woods, Nicole M.
2020
Theses
Education, Higher--AdministrationOrganizational behaviorSchool management and organizationCollege presidentsSenior leadership teams

97. "We Are the Thing Itself": Embodiment in the Künstlerromane of Bennett, Joyce, and Woolf

Maiwandi, Zarina W
2013
Theses
Literature, ModernAestheticsEthicsBennett, Arnold, 1867-1931Joyce, James, 1882-1941Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941

98. We Are Like Oil: An Ecology of the Venezuelan Culture Boom, 1973-1983

Acosta, Santiago
2020
Theses
Art, VenezuelanArts, VenezuelanEcologyOil industriesCultureFossil fuels--Economic aspects

99. “We Are Human Beings:” Humanitarian Confinement, Refugee Bodies, and Human Rights

Surie von Czechowski, Aditi
2018
Theses
EthnologyAfricansHuman rightsHumanitarian assistanceRefugees

100. Wearable Torso Exoskeletons for Human Load Carriage and Correction of Spinal Deformities

Park, Joon-Hyuk
2016
Theses
Spine--AbnormalitiesSpine--Diseases--TreatmentRobotic exoskeletonsHuman mechanicsMechanical engineeringSpine--Diseases