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Submissions From 2017
The Extinction of the Carolina Parakeet and Multiple Dimensions of Global Parrot Biodiversity, Kevin R. Burgio
HIV-related Stigma and Health among People Living with HIV in Middle Georgia: Examining the Roles of Stress and Coping, Kaylee Burnham
Synthesis of Alpha-GalCer Analogues as iNKT-Cell Agonists and Reactions of 2-Methyleneoxetanes, Donald Raymond Caldwell
No-Pesticide, Conventional, and Nitrogen Management Strategies for Lawns and Athletic Fields in Southern New England, Julie Campbell
The Margination and Transport of Particles in Blood Flow, Erik James Carboni
Three Essays on Craft Beer and Craft Breweries, Bryce Casavant
Fathers’ Perceptions of Their Roles as Health Educators of Their Children, Paola Chanes-Mora
Functional Protein Hydrogels with Self-Healing Capacity for Biomedical Applications, Jun Chen
Design and Synthesis of α-Galactosylceramide Analogs for Biased Cytokine Responses, Divya Chennamadhavuni
The Early Academic Growth of Children of U.S. Immigrants: A Longitudinal Analysis, Por-fu A. Chen
Three-Dimensional Manganese Oxide Nanoarray-Based Monolithic Catalysts for Exhaust Gas Treatment, Sheng-Yu Chen
Psychological Conditions that Promote Job Engagement: Test of a Model, ZHUO CHEN
Variability in Pragmatic Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Iris Chin
Torsion of Rational Elliptic Curves over Abelian Extensions of Q, Michael Y. Chou
Electrosprayed Polymerization: A Green, Additive Approach for Making Highly Tunable Polyamide Films for Desalination, Md Maqsudur Rahman Chowdhury
De Novo Repeats Construction: Methods and Applications, Chong Chu
An Accuracy Study of RTK GNSS Positioning Applied to Comparing Maps for Bentgrass Habitat Modeling, Jinwon Chung
Developing Instructional Guidelines for Elementary Mathematical Writing, Madelyn Colonnese
Legal Permanent Migration, Strategic Il/legalization, and Intergenerational Social Mobility in a Transnational Migrant Farmworker Community, Jennifer A. Cook
Improving Effects of Sampling Time in Fast Adaptation-Based Control Algorithms with Applications, John R. Cooper
Dyadic Processes in Weight Management, Talea Cornelius
Ultra-Low Chloride Content Water Production for Corrosion Control, Lewis Crone
The Impact of Online Training on the Reliability of Direct Behavior Ratings, Nicholas J. Crovello
Study of a GP5-Mosaic T-cell Vaccine in Protection of Swine Against Heterologous PRRSV Strains, Junru Cui
Adiabatic Expansion in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Non-equilibrium Dynamics, Robert Dabrowski
Investigating the Structural and Biochemical Features of the Circularly Permuted GTPase Nucleostemin 1 (NS1), Tyler Daman
The Work Contextual Features That Matter for Shiftworkers in Crisis Intervention Using a Theoretical Framework for Burnout, Kimberly Davies-Schrils
Improving Well-being and Behavior in Adolescents Utilizing a School-based Positive Psychology Intervention, Emily DeBiase
How Self-Efficacy is Perceived by Urban High School Students, Patricia A. DeCoster
Investigating Differences in the Biomechanics of Goal Directed Movements of the Upper Extremity, Tanimu Deleon-Nwaha
Do Hearing Parents Engage their Deaf Children Differently than Hearing Parents of Hearing Children?, Nicole Depowski
Statistical Methods for Analyzing Bivariate Mixed Outcomes, Ved Deshpande
Exploring Heterogeneities near Earth’s Inner Core Boundary with Seismic Body Waves, MANAWADUGE S. DESILVA
Plasmonic Effect on Exciton and Multiexciton Dynamics of Quantum Dots near Metal Nanostructures, SWAYANDIPTA DEY
Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Protein Characterization: Fabrication, Modeling and Simulation, Vishal Dhagat
Assessment of Optimal Egg Intake in a Healthy Population, Diana M. DiMarco
An Investigation of the Major Transformations and Loss Mechanisms of Mercury and Selenium in the Surface Ocean, Brian P. DiMento
Microfluidics and Permselective Membranes for Biosensors, Nhi Doan
The Space Between: An Investigation into the Ways an Elementary Teacher Accessed and Integrated Students’ Cultural Identities in the Writing Classroom, Jennifer E. Dolan
Improving the Social Behavior of High School Students with Behavioral Challenges Through Self-Management Technology, Kathryn Dooley
Inversely Graded Scaffold for Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration, Deborah Dorcemus
The Role of Race, Ethnicity, Insurance Coverage, and Outpatient Care Utilization in Hospitalizations and Readmissions for Cardiovascular Conditions, Riddhi Prakash Doshi
A Grounded Theoretical Analysis of Team Resilience in the US Army, Megan L. Dove-Steinkamp
Fair Trade Pathways: Historical Institutionalism, Transnational Welfare Networks, and Fair Trade Impact on Coffee Producers in Nicaragua and East Timor, Timothy P. Dzurilla
From the Science of Nanorod Growth to Low Temperature Metallic Attachment, Paul R. Elliott
Statistical Models for Single Molecule Localization Microscopy, Ahmed Elmokadem
Development and Application of Advanced Econometric Models for Exploring Activity-Travel Behavior, Annesha Enam
Land-Atmosphere Interactions and Regional Climate in West Africa and South America, Amir Erfanian Javadian Entezar Yazd
Structural Health Monitoring of Buildings for Safety Assessments Under Explosions, Edward Eskew
Emotionally and Socially Aware Approaches to Understanding and Changing Users’ Cybersecurity Behavior, Michael Fagan
Pequot Cultural Entanglement in 17th-Century Connecticut, William A. Farley
Multiple Modes of Hepcidin Regulation in Breast Cancer, Nicole Farra
Friendship Dissolution in Adolescence: Considering the Factors Surrounding Dissolution and Their Associations with Adjustment, Kaitlin M. Flannery
Clostridium difficile: A Study on its Potential as a Food-borne Pathogen and Strategies for Controlling its Transmission, Genevieve Flock
Characterizing the Gender Differences of Multidrug-resistance Peptide (MRP) Transporter Expression in Mouse Blood-brain Interfaces, Katiria M. Flores
An Examination of Household Food Security’s Measurement, Report and Experience by Gender, Jaime Foster
Top Management Team Tenure, Competitive Repertoires, and Firm Performance in the 3D Printing Industry (1988 – 2015), Brian C. Fox
Methods to Improve High-Resolution Forecasts of Surface Wind Speed in the Northeast U.S., Maria E. Frediani
Defective Immune Regulation in Multiple Sclerosis: E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cbl-b and TLR Tolerance, Mai Fujiwara
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
Model Reduction and Dynamic Adaptive Hybrid Integration for Efficient Combustion Simulations, Yang Gao
The Genesis of Aaron Copland's Piano Variations: Sketches, Drafts, and Other Manuscript Sources, Lillie Gardner
Is Meaning in Life a Positive Resource When Adjusting to Stressful Life Events?, Login S. George
“What Right Do You Have To Teach This To Us?”: White Teachers Negotiate Dilemmas Of Multicultural Young Adult Literature In Urban Classrooms, Ricki Ginsberg
Studies of Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: Applications in Energy & Catalysis, Curtis J. Guild
A Study of Percussion Pedagogical Texts and a Percussion Primer, Nathaniel Gworek
Architectural Primitives for Secure Computation Platforms, Syed Kamran Haider
The Role of Executive Functioning in Significant Behavioral Dysregulation Among Children in an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, Lauren D. Haisley
Cycling Through Grammar: On Compounds, Noun Phrases and Domains, Gisli R. Hardarson
What's Left to Own?: Moving Beyond Ownership of Development in Aid-dependent Africa, Takiyah Harper-Shipman
Multi-Level Dynamical Parameter Estimation: Hypothesis Testing with Dynamical Systems, Henry S. Harrison
The Realities of College Remediation Reform: Community College Faculty as Instructors of Embedded English and Math Developmental Education, Roszena L. Haskins
Computational Framework for Modeling Adhesion of the Red Blood Cell Membrane using IMPETUS, Vi Quoc Ha
Hemoglobinopathies and Adverse Cancer-Related Outcomes, Jessica R. Hoag
Developing a Flexible Disaster Relief Supply Chain Model, Eric Hoffman
The Role of Prostaglandin E2 Signaling in Acquired Oxaliplatin Resistance, Huakang Huang
Nonlinear Optical Processes for Spectral Broadening and Short Pulse Generation, Hongyu Hu
Perceptions of Nonnative Accented Speakers, Elif Ikizer
Epistemology, Education, and the Individual: Lockean Philosophy in Sarah Fielding’s Fiction, Tina Iraca
Quantitative Analysis of EGFR Phosphorylation and SH2 Domain Binding in vivo, JOSHUA A. JADWIN
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophobic Polydivinylbenzene Adsorbent for Environmental Applications, Tahereh Jafari
Analysis of Syntactic Complexity and Its Relationship to Writing Quality in Argumentative Essays, Thilagha Jagaiah
Analysis of 3D Tumor Model with respect to Diffusion and Morphology, DEVINA JAISWAL
In-situ TEM Lithiation of Alternative Battery Electrode Materials, Matthew T. Janish
Gold Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots: Their Optical Interaction and Application in A Hydrogel Modified Lateral Flow Sensing Device, Julie A. Jenkins
Transient Performance Evaluation, Bottleneck Analysis and Control of Production Systems, Zhiyang Jia
Real-time Damage Detection for Civil Structures using Big Data, Chenhao Jin
Magnetic Properties of Porous Iron Oxides and their Application as Desulfurization Sorbents, Jing Jin
The Effects of Poor Maternal Nutrition on Offspring Growth and Maternal and Offspring Inflammatory Status During Gestation, Amanda Jones
Toggling Involutions and Homomesies for Maps on Finite Sets, Noncrossing Partitions, and Independent Sets of Path Graphs, Michael J. Joseph