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Submissions From 2014
Optical and Photoacoustic Imaging for Ovarian Cancer Detection, Tianheng Wang
Systematic Study of Materials and Structures for Optimizing Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells, Xiaofeng Wang
Underwater Acoustic OFDM: Algorithm Design, DSP Implementation, and Field Performance, Lei Wan
Microfluidic Electrochemical/Electro-optical Arrays and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry for Metabolic Genetic Toxicity Screening, Dhanuka P. Wasalathanthri
High Pressure Ignition Chemistry of Alternative Fuels, Bryan W. Weber
Seed Dispersal, Seed Size, and Seed Predation in Tropical Regrowth Forests, Amanda L. Wendt
Fourth Way: Feminist Hybrid Poetics Beyond The Page, Amber West
Rough and Ready Relief: American Identity, Humanitarian Experience, and the Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1914-1917, Thomas D. Westerman
Integration of Reaction Kinetics Theory and Gene Expression Programming to Infer Reaction Mechanism, Jason R. White
Screening and Instructional Diagnosis of Struggling Writers: Which Scoring Methods are Most Effective?, Joshua A. Wilson
Quantum Apices: Identifying Limits of Entanglement, Nonlocality, & Contextuality, Elie S. Wolfe
Selection of a Nanoparticle Stabilizer for a Calcium Phosphate Drug Delivery System, Jessica L. Woodman
Pluralism and the Absence of Truth, Jeremy W. Wyatt
A Wind Ensemble Transcription of Part 1 (the First Movement) of Harmonielehre by John Adams with Commentary, Richard E. Wyman
Biomimetic Collagen-Apatite Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering, Zengmin Xia
Anisotropic Earth Structure Revealed by Simulated Annealing Inversion of Seismic Waves, Hao Xie
Two Essays on Matching Strategy in Paid Search Advertising, Shuai Yang
Capturing Early Family Factors and Later Children’s Emotional Regulation in a Latent Profile Analysis of Family Functioning, Yeon Soo Yoo
Self-Distancing to Reduce Anger in High School Students, Koichi Yoshikawa
Copper-Mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of 1,3-Dienes, Hyun S. Yu
Indocyanine Green (ICG)-loaded Nanocarriers as Optical Contrast Agents for Enhancing Breast Cancer Detection, Saeid Zanganeh
Modernity, Hispanism, and Coloniality: Transatlantic Periodicals and the Field of Hispanic Cultural Production during Primo de Rivera’s Regime (1923-1930), Sonia Zarco-Real
Model Assessment in Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Survival Data with Applications to Cancer Clinical Trials, Danjie Zhang
Development of Molten Salt Promoted Metal Oxide based Absorbents for CO2 Separation, Keling Zhang
Interactions between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Endocannabinoids at Neocortical Inhibitory Synapses, Liangfang Zhao
Traveling Wave Solutions To The Allen-Cahn Equations With Fractional Laplacians, Mingfeng Zhao
Advanced Simulation of Wave Reflection: Theory and Applications for Subsurface Imaging, Zhao Zhao
Three Essays on Marketing Strategies in Food and Beverage Industries, Hualu Zheng
Three Essays on Decision Making Strategies, Tingyu Zhou
Metabolism-oriented Lead Optimization of Propargyl-linked DHFR Inhibitors, Wangda Zhou
Design, Modeling, and Evaluation of Practical Media Access Control in Underwater Acoustic Networks, Yibo Zhu
Dissociative Symptoms in Adolescent Girls: Contextual Determinants and Behavioral Outcomes, Kate P. Zona
Denial-of-Service Attacks and Countermeasures in Underwater Acoustic Networks, Michael Zuba
Organizational Health Climate: Three Facets and Outcomes of Relevance to Organizations, Zandra M. Zweber
Submissions From 2013
New Methodologies in Controlled Polymerizations of Main Chain Fluorinated Monomers and Cyclic Esters, Olumide Ibikunle Adebolu
Negotiating Sexuality and Ethnicity: Queer South Asians in the U.S., Shweta M. Adur
Behavioral and Neuroanatomical Consequences of Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Injury, and the Therapeutic Effects of Neuroprotectants: An Animal Model, Michelle Alexander
Utilizing Diffusion and Temperature as a Means of Band-Gap Modulation for Conjugated Polymers, Fahad Alhashmi Alamer
Combining Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging for Improving the Diagnosis of Cancer, Umar S. Alqasemi
Individual Differences on Multi-scale Measures of Executive Function, Jason Anastas
Dietary Modulation of the Dynamics between Leukocyte Inflammation, Cholesterol Flux, and HDL function in Metabolic Syndrome, Catherine Andersen
The Lived Experiences of College Students with Phobias, Kathryn Andrew
Three Essays on Equity REITs Cost of Capital, Iskandar Aditya Arifin
On the Inhibition of Metal Transfer by Ion Implantation, Luke F. Autry
PF2α and PGE2 Their Effects on Cell Respiration and Steroidogensis in the Bovine Corpus Luteum, Charlotte B. Bacon
Perceptions and Practices in MFT Educational Reform, Louisa K. Baker
The Top Lyapunov Exponent of Symplectic Stochastic Differential Equations: Theory and Numerics, Alex Baldenko
In Quest of the Sacred: Arvo Pärt and Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen, Allan J. Ballinger DMA
Ultracold Heteronuclear KRb Molecules: Production of the Lowest Vibrational Levels of the Ground State and Spectroscopy of the Excited States, Jayita Banerjee
Electronic structure calculations and properties of alkaline-earth molecular ions, Sandipan Banerjee
Three Essays on Health Economics, Archita Banik
A Mechanochemical Study into the Growth and Shape Maintenance of Rod-shaped Bacteria, Akeisha Belgrave
Short-Range Photoassociation and Trilobite-Like States of Ultracold Rb2, Michael A. Bellos
Analyzing Land Cover in the Context of Kuznets Curves, George C. Bentley
Development of a Delayless Subband Active Noise Reduction Hearing Protector for Improvement of Speech Intelligibility and Detection of Auditory Warning Signals, Eric R. Bernstein
Mechanisms of Dietary Protein-Induced Changes in Calcium Absorption Efficiency, Jessica D. Bihuniak
The Development of Emotion Understanding in Preschoolers, Jennifer B. Bisson
The Specification and Maturation of Cortical and Nociceptive Neurons from Embryonic Stem Cells, Erin M. Boisvert
Influence of the Chemical Composition of Dielectric Fluid on Partial Discharge Characteristics for Diagnostic Purposes, Dominique A. Bolliger
A Functional Trait Approach to Understanding Natural Regeneration and Restoration of Neotropical Forests, Vanessa K. S. Boukili
Handling Data with Three Types of Missing Values, Jennifer Boyko
Individual Differences in Toddlers' Temper Tantrums: The Role of Language and Self-Regulation, Lauren Broder
"Omic” Analyses of Natural Products Produced by Frankia spp., James M. Brooks
Gifted Students’ Perceptions of the Influence of a Gifted Middle School Program on the Development of Their Achievement Orientation, Micah N. Bruce-Davis
Engineered Osmosis for Sustainable Water and Energy: Novel Nanofiber-supported Thin-film Composite Membrane Design & Updated Flux Model Proposal, Ngoc Thi Nhu Bui
The Geomorphic and Hydrologic Impact of Beaver Dams on Headwater Streams in Northeastern Connecticut and Implications for River Restoration, Denise Burchsted
Ultracold Chemistry of Alkali Clusters, Jason N. Byrd
Metal Oxide-based Hybrid Semiconductor Nanowires:Synthesis,Characterization and Chemical Sensing Applications, WenJie Andy Cai
Snake Graph Calculus and Cluster Algebras from Surfaces, Ilke Canakci
Development of Intestinal Organoids from Embryonic Stem Cells, Li Cao
Achievement Goal Orientations of Academically Talented College Students: Socioemotional Factors Contributing to Honors Program Participation, Jaclyn M. Chancey
Bone Regeneration in Aging Mice: An Investigation of Sequential FGF-2/BMP-2 Delivery, Lyndon F. Charles Jr
Model Selection Procedures for Incomplete Data, Ashok K. Chaurasia
Argument Ellipsis, Classifier Phrases, and the DP Parameter, Hsu-Te Cheng
Reliable Integrated Circuits Design and Test at Sub-45nm Technologies, Jifeng Chen
Fault and Performance Monitoring in Wireless LANs, Xian Chen
Statistical Methods and Computing for Semiparametric Accelerated Failure Time Model with Induced Smoothing, Sy Han Chiou
Topics in Distributed Inference, Sora Choi
The Wave Boundary Layer Over the Open Ocean and the Implications to Air-Sea Interaction, Alejandro P. Cifuentes-Lorenzen
Cultivation Effects of Media on Perceptions of Ideal Masculinity and Identity, Christopher F. Clemens
Increasing Parents' Treatment Integrity to a Homework Intervention Through Conjoint Behavioral Consultation and Performance Feedback, Melissa Collier-Meek
Ceramic Matrix Composites: An Investigation into Methods to Improve Environmental, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties, Timothy P. Coons
The Versatility of Ether-Bridged Cycloadducts Towards the Synthesis of Complex Natural Products, Harold Deshaun Cooper
Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium For Functionally Graded Orthopedic Implant Applications, Kyle D. Crosby
Love and Civitas: Dante's Ethical Journey in the Vita Nuova, Alfred R. Crudale Ph.D
Central Office Leadership and Literacy Reform, Anna Cutaia-Leonard
Siegel Functions, Modular Curves, and Serre's Uniformity Problem, Harris B. Daniels
Chemistry and Biology of 8,5'-Cyclo-2'-deoxyguanosine and Other DNA Lesions, Rajat S. Das
Women's Empowerment and Sexual Risk in Zambia, Lwendo Moonzwe Davis
Adapting Shahrazad’s Odyssey: The Female Wanderer and Storyteller in Victorian and Contemporary Middle Eastern Literature, Eda Dedebas Dundar
Executive and Nonverbal Contributions to Pragmatic Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Ashley B. de Marchena Ph.D.
Changes in Markers of Salivary Immunity, Stress, and Muscle Damage Following an Ironman Triathlon and During Recovery, Julianne K. DeMartini