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Submissions From 2017

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The Extinction of the Carolina Parakeet and Multiple Dimensions of Global Parrot Biodiversity, Kevin R. Burgio

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HIV-related Stigma and Health among People Living with HIV in Middle Georgia: Examining the Roles of Stress and Coping, Kaylee Burnham

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Synthesis of Alpha-GalCer Analogues as iNKT-Cell Agonists and Reactions of 2-Methyleneoxetanes, Donald Raymond Caldwell

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No-Pesticide, Conventional, and Nitrogen Management Strategies for Lawns and Athletic Fields in Southern New England, Julie Campbell

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The Margination and Transport of Particles in Blood Flow, Erik James Carboni

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Three Essays on Craft Beer and Craft Breweries, Bryce Casavant

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Fathers’ Perceptions of Their Roles as Health Educators of Their Children, Paola Chanes-Mora

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Examining Factors That May Prevent Low-Income Families from Meeting the Dietary Guidelines for Consuming Fruits, Vegetables, and Whole Grains, Molika Chea

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Functional Protein Hydrogels with Self-Healing Capacity for Biomedical Applications, Jun Chen

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Electronic Structure and Vibrational Behavior of Polyethylene: Role of Chemical, Morphological and Interfacial Complexity, Lihua Chen

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Design and Synthesis of α-Galactosylceramide Analogs for Biased Cytokine Responses, Divya Chennamadhavuni

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The Early Academic Growth of Children of U.S. Immigrants: A Longitudinal Analysis, Por-fu A. Chen

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Three-Dimensional Manganese Oxide Nanoarray-Based Monolithic Catalysts for Exhaust Gas Treatment, Sheng-Yu Chen

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Psychological Conditions that Promote Job Engagement: Test of a Model, ZHUO CHEN

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Variability in Pragmatic Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Iris Chin

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Playful Assessment: A Game-Based Approach to Assessing Teachers’ Competency for the Wise Integration of Technology in the Classroom, Beomkyu Choi

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Torsion of Rational Elliptic Curves over Abelian Extensions of Q, Michael Y. Chou

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Electrosprayed Polymerization: A Green, Additive Approach for Making Highly Tunable Polyamide Films for Desalination, Md Maqsudur Rahman Chowdhury

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De Novo Repeats Construction: Methods and Applications, Chong Chu

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An Accuracy Study of RTK GNSS Positioning Applied to Comparing Maps for Bentgrass Habitat Modeling, Jinwon Chung

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Developing Instructional Guidelines for Elementary Mathematical Writing, Madelyn Colonnese

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Legal Permanent Migration, Strategic Il/legalization, and Intergenerational Social Mobility in a Transnational Migrant Farmworker Community, Jennifer A. Cook

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Improving Effects of Sampling Time in Fast Adaptation-Based Control Algorithms with Applications, John R. Cooper

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Dyadic Processes in Weight Management, Talea Cornelius

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Ultra-Low Chloride Content Water Production for Corrosion Control, Lewis Crone

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The Impact of Online Training on the Reliability of Direct Behavior Ratings, Nicholas J. Crovello

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Study of a GP5-Mosaic T-cell Vaccine in Protection of Swine Against Heterologous PRRSV Strains, Junru Cui

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Adiabatic Expansion in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Non-equilibrium Dynamics, Robert Dabrowski

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Investigating the Structural and Biochemical Features of the Circularly Permuted GTPase Nucleostemin 1 (NS1), Tyler Daman

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The Local Socioeconomic Impact of Destination Redevelopments in Detroit and Las Vegas (1990-2010): A Novel Geographically-Weighted Shift-Share Analysis Approach, Joseph Danko

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Weaponized Citizenship: A Critical Race Theory Analysis of U.S. Citizenship Legislation in the Pacific Unincorporated Territories, Ross Dardani

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The Work Contextual Features That Matter for Shiftworkers in Crisis Intervention Using a Theoretical Framework for Burnout, Kimberly Davies-Schrils

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Improving Well-being and Behavior in Adolescents Utilizing a School-based Positive Psychology Intervention, Emily DeBiase

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How Self-Efficacy is Perceived by Urban High School Students, Patricia A. DeCoster

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Investigating Differences in the Biomechanics of Goal Directed Movements of the Upper Extremity, Tanimu Deleon-Nwaha

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Do Hearing Parents Engage their Deaf Children Differently than Hearing Parents of Hearing Children?, Nicole Depowski

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Statistical Methods for Analyzing Bivariate Mixed Outcomes, Ved Deshpande

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Exploring Heterogeneities near Earth’s Inner Core Boundary with Seismic Body Waves, MANAWADUGE S. DESILVA

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Plasmonic Effect on Exciton and Multiexciton Dynamics of Quantum Dots near Metal Nanostructures, SWAYANDIPTA DEY

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Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Protein Characterization: Fabrication, Modeling and Simulation, Vishal Dhagat

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Part I Convergent Total Synthesis of Bioactive Dipeptide–Lipids Isolated from Porphyromonas gingivalis: Possible Biomarker for Multiple Sclerosis Part II Synthesis of Nitroimidazole Indocyanine Green Dye Conjugates for Targeting Hypoxia in Tumor Cells for Near Infrared Fluorescence Frequency Domain Optical Tomography, Christopher James Dietz

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Assessment of Optimal Egg Intake in a Healthy Population, Diana M. DiMarco

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An Investigation of the Major Transformations and Loss Mechanisms of Mercury and Selenium in the Surface Ocean, Brian P. DiMento

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Microfluidics and Permselective Membranes for Biosensors, Nhi Doan

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The Space Between: An Investigation into the Ways an Elementary Teacher Accessed and Integrated Students’ Cultural Identities in the Writing Classroom, Jennifer E. Dolan

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Improving the Social Behavior of High School Students with Behavioral Challenges Through Self-Management Technology, Kathryn Dooley

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Inversely Graded Scaffold for Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration, Deborah Dorcemus

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The Role of Race, Ethnicity, Insurance Coverage, and Outpatient Care Utilization in Hospitalizations and Readmissions for Cardiovascular Conditions, Riddhi Prakash Doshi

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UAS Collision Warning and Passive Sensor Fusion Algorithms for Multiple Acoustic Transient Emitter Localization, Wenbo Dou

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A Grounded Theoretical Analysis of Team Resilience in the US Army, Megan L. Dove-Steinkamp

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Fair Trade Pathways: Historical Institutionalism, Transnational Welfare Networks, and Fair Trade Impact on Coffee Producers in Nicaragua and East Timor, Timothy P. Dzurilla

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From the Science of Nanorod Growth to Low Temperature Metallic Attachment, Paul R. Elliott

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Statistical Models for Single Molecule Localization Microscopy, Ahmed Elmokadem

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Development and Application of Advanced Econometric Models for Exploring Activity-Travel Behavior, Annesha Enam

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Land-Atmosphere Interactions and Regional Climate in West Africa and South America, Amir Erfanian Javadian Entezar Yazd

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Structural Health Monitoring of Buildings for Safety Assessments Under Explosions, Edward Eskew

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Emotionally and Socially Aware Approaches to Understanding and Changing Users’ Cybersecurity Behavior, Michael Fagan

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Pequot Cultural Entanglement in 17th-Century Connecticut, William A. Farley

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Multiple Modes of Hepcidin Regulation in Breast Cancer, Nicole Farra

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Friendship Dissolution in Adolescence: Considering the Factors Surrounding Dissolution and Their Associations with Adjustment, Kaitlin M. Flannery

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Clostridium difficile: A Study on its Potential as a Food-borne Pathogen and Strategies for Controlling its Transmission, Genevieve Flock

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Characterizing the Gender Differences of Multidrug-resistance Peptide (MRP) Transporter Expression in Mouse Blood-brain Interfaces, Katiria M. Flores

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An Examination of Household Food Security’s Measurement, Report and Experience by Gender, Jaime Foster

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Top Management Team Tenure, Competitive Repertoires, and Firm Performance in the 3D Printing Industry (1988 – 2015), Brian C. Fox

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Methods to Improve High-Resolution Forecasts of Surface Wind Speed in the Northeast U.S., Maria E. Frediani

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Defective Immune Regulation in Multiple Sclerosis: E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cbl-b and TLR Tolerance, Mai Fujiwara

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With a Little Help from My Friends: The Contributions of a Peer Language Network on the Conventionalization of Space in an Emerging Language, Deanna L. Gagne

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Model Reduction and Dynamic Adaptive Hybrid Integration for Efficient Combustion Simulations, Yang Gao

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The Genesis of Aaron Copland's Piano Variations: Sketches, Drafts, and Other Manuscript Sources, Lillie Gardner

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Is Meaning in Life a Positive Resource When Adjusting to Stressful Life Events?, Login S. George

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“What Right Do You Have To Teach This To Us?”: White Teachers Negotiate Dilemmas Of Multicultural Young Adult Literature In Urban Classrooms, Ricki Ginsberg

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Studies of Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: Applications in Energy & Catalysis, Curtis J. Guild

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A Study of Percussion Pedagogical Texts and a Percussion Primer, Nathaniel Gworek

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Architectural Primitives for Secure Computation Platforms, Syed Kamran Haider

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The Role of Executive Functioning in Significant Behavioral Dysregulation Among Children in an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, Lauren D. Haisley

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Rating Game – Inflation Detection, Audit Design, and Technology Adoption on the Nursing Home Compare System, Xu Han

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Cycling Through Grammar: On Compounds, Noun Phrases and Domains, Gisli R. Hardarson

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What's Left to Own?: Moving Beyond Ownership of Development in Aid-dependent Africa, Takiyah Harper-Shipman

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Multi-Level Dynamical Parameter Estimation: Hypothesis Testing with Dynamical Systems, Henry S. Harrison

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The Realities of College Remediation Reform: Community College Faculty as Instructors of Embedded English and Math Developmental Education, Roszena L. Haskins

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Computational Framework for Modeling Adhesion of the Red Blood Cell Membrane using IMPETUS, Vi Quoc Ha

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Hemoglobinopathies and Adverse Cancer-Related Outcomes, Jessica R. Hoag

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Developing a Flexible Disaster Relief Supply Chain Model, Eric Hoffman

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The Role of Prostaglandin E2 Signaling in Acquired Oxaliplatin Resistance, Huakang Huang

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Nonlinear Optical Processes for Spectral Broadening and Short Pulse Generation, Hongyu Hu

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An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Unionization in Variations in Income Inequality Across Selected U.S. Metropolitan Areas in 1990, 2000 and 2010, Qinglin Hu

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Perceptions of Nonnative Accented Speakers, Elif Ikizer

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Epistemology, Education, and the Individual: Lockean Philosophy in Sarah Fielding’s Fiction, Tina Iraca

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Quantitative Analysis of EGFR Phosphorylation and SH2 Domain Binding in vivo, JOSHUA A. JADWIN

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Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophobic Polydivinylbenzene Adsorbent for Environmental Applications, Tahereh Jafari

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Analysis of Syntactic Complexity and Its Relationship to Writing Quality in Argumentative Essays, Thilagha Jagaiah

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Analysis of 3D Tumor Model with respect to Diffusion and Morphology, DEVINA JAISWAL

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In-situ TEM Lithiation of Alternative Battery Electrode Materials, Matthew T. Janish

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Gold Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots: Their Optical Interaction and Application in A Hydrogel Modified Lateral Flow Sensing Device, Julie A. Jenkins

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Marginal Score Equations for Spatial Extremes Modeling with Latent Signals and Applications in Fingerprinting Changes in Climate Extremes, Yujing Jiang

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Transient Performance Evaluation, Bottleneck Analysis and Control of Production Systems, Zhiyang Jia

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Real-time Damage Detection for Civil Structures using Big Data, Chenhao Jin

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Magnetic Properties of Porous Iron Oxides and their Application as Desulfurization Sorbents, Jing Jin

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The Effects of Poor Maternal Nutrition on Offspring Growth and Maternal and Offspring Inflammatory Status During Gestation, Amanda Jones

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Toggling Involutions and Homomesies for Maps on Finite Sets, Noncrossing Partitions, and Independent Sets of Path Graphs, Michael J. Joseph