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Submissions From 2009
Modulation of inflammatory response and appetite regulation by egg intake, Joseph Ratliff
Trajectory prediction and passive sensor network data association, Vishal Cholapadi Ravindra
Formal fusion and rotational overlap in sonata forms from the Chamber music of Brahms, Dvor˘ak, Franck, and Grieg, Carissa Ann Reddick
Presidential decision-making and the use of force, Wesley B Renfro
Working from the periphery towards full participation: Identity frames and social practices that shape women as academics, Kimberly A Richard
Coercion and compellance: Systemic and contextual constraints, Jason Rich
Dopamine and glutamate interactions in primate working memory: Implications for cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia, Brooke Michelle Roberts
Assembly, structure and regulation of dyneins in cilia, Panteleimon Rompolas
Contradictions in power, sexuality, and consent: An institutional ethnography of male neonatal circumcision, Lauren Marie Sardi Ross
The Marital Therapy Evaluation Questionnaire (MTEQ): Development and preliminary reliability and validity, Ching-Ching Ruan
The regulation of microRNA activity, David W Salzman
An experimental foundation for the study of cognition as a dynamic, self-organizing system, Aaron P Schultz
Teleosemantics and color, Franklin David Scott
Separating control from specification for parallel and distributed search algorithms, Andrew G See
Multiphysics modeling of fuel cells, Mustafa Fazil Serincan
Synthesis of comb-like copolymers from renewable resources: Itaconic anhydride, stearyl methacrylate and lactic acid, Shurui Shang
Multi-scale modeling on select chemical vapor deposition processes, Yousef Ali Sharifi
Minimum wage and low-wage labor markets, Natalya Y Shelkova
Chemical utilization of unoccupied mass spectral space for proteome analysis, Yu Shi
Non-equilibrium dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice, Uttam Man Shrestha
Role of haptic information in shaping coordination dynamics, Paula L Silva
Narrative and eschatology: Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Muriel Spark and the theology of narrative, Peter M Sinclair
Regulatory role of B cells in the establishment of local inhalational tolerance in a murine model of asthma, Anurag Singh
An investigation of the structural elements that underlie the arrestin mediated desensitization and internalization of cannabinoid receptor 1, Shubhadra N Singh
Biogenesis and trafficking of regulated secretory granules, Jacqueline Ariel Sobota
Negotiating spaces: A study of street life, peer involvement, and homelessness in Harvard Square, Timothy Patrick Stablein
The design and synthesis of simplified viridin analogs as PI3K inhibitors, Teather Jo Sundstrom
Studies into the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease, Radhakrishna Sura
Predictors of optimal outcome in children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Saasha Sutera
Comparative genomics of Mycoplasma gallisepticum: Implications for pathogenesis, Steven M Szczepanek
First principles studies of point defects in HfO2 and Si-HfO2 interfaces, Chunguang Tang
Using judgment analysis to identify at-risk drivers and to evaluate the effectiveness of training for changing drivers' perceptions of crash risk, Franklin Dennis Thomas
"Dr. Greene is not God!:" Patient-physicians relations in early America, 1750-1850, Catherine L Thompson
Solid state NMR studies of interactions of cannabinergic ligands with lipid membrane systems, Xiaoyu Tian
Unmasking consciousness: A case study demonstrating the impact of empirical data on theories of consciousness, Steven Joseph Todd
The relationship of career decision self-efficacy and perceived barriers to academic preparedness for community college students of African descent, Joshua Patrick Twomey
Sensitivity, linearity and reliability enhancement of implantable glucose sensors, Santhisagar Vaddiraju
From melodrama to postmodernism in three generations of Mexican women playwrights, Alfonso Varona
Effect of process parameters and the role of stabilizers in nanosuspension stability, Sudhir Verma
100 gigasamples per second 12 bits optoelectronic analog-to-digital converter design and implementation based on cellular polyphase-sampling architecture, Carlos Villa-Angulo
The impact of an acute energy deficit on post-exercise skeletal muscle synthesis and intracellular signaling events in healthy, physically active adults: Effects of dietary leucine, Lisa Marie Vislocky
The role of the listener's state in speech perception, Navin Viswanathan
Sterilization racism: A quantitative study of pan-ethnic and other ethnic disparities in sterilization, sterilization regret, and long-acting contraceptive use, Thomas W Volscho
Three essays on the economics of professional baseball, Brian Donald Volz
Disciplined silence: A focused ethnography of exemplary emergency nursing practice, Kathleen Marie Walsh
Impact of stabilizer and thermal history on the storage stability of freeze-dried pharmaceuticals, Bingquan Wang
The ethics of family relationships, Qiong Wang
General classes of skewed link functions for categorical response data, Xia Wang
The effects of direct training with performance feedback on postsecondary tutor treatment integrity, Michelle True Wardwell
Beyond ethnicity as risk factor: Biocultural context and correlates of type 2 diabetes in a Cambodian American community, Lara Louise Watkins
The binaural middle latency response in noise (BMIN): The influence of age-related changes in (central) auditory processing, Jeffrey Weihing
The complex household food system: Mitigating factors in early childhood anemia, James Luke Weinstein
Organizational change: An examination of factors influencing resistance in an intercollegiate athletics department, Jon Welty Peachy
Milton and the Gospel of black revolt, Reginald Alfred Wilburn
A model of academic self-concept: Perceived difficulty, social comparison, and achievement among academically accelerated secondary school students, Hope Elisabeth Wilson
Generation and characterization of the CD13/aminopeptidase N knockout mouse, Beata Winnicka
Evolution systems of measures for non-autonomous stochastic differential equations with Levy noise, Robert Wooster
Bayesian phylogenetic model selection and applications, Wangang Xie
The role of endogenous glucocorticoids in bone remodeling, Maobin Yang
Effect of plant host and contamination on structure of rhizosphere microbial communities, Olga A Zelennikova
Coherent manipulation of photons and electrons, Lu Zhao
Two essays on natural resources valuation: Wetlands benefit transfer and farmlands preservation efficiency, Minjuan Zhao
Contributions to microarray data analysis, Yifang Zhao
The role of Crk SH3 binding proteins in Crk transformation, Ji Zheng
Assessment of phytoremediation potential of herbaceous and woody species with further application in brownfields, Olena Zhivotovsky
Study on left turn safety and gap acceptance at unsignalized intersections, Hongmei Zhou
Fate analysis of NG2 cells in vitro and in vivo, Xiaoqin Zhu
Three essays on the conservation of endangered species, Mukherjee Zinnia
Volatility estimation and option pricing, Jian Zou
Submissions From 2008
Quantitative indices for tuning the crystal morphology of carboxlic acids, Charles Acquah
Two essays on measuring and managing the influence of blogs, Rohit Aggarwal
Reducing the use of polluting products: An evaluation of alternative policy approaches, Rasha M Ahmed
Strain engineering of epitaxial ferroelectric thin films on anisotropic substrates, Gursel Akcay
Uncertainty principles for compact groups, Gorjan Alagic
Novel CB2 selective cannabinoids and inhibitors of endocannabinoid deactivation, Shakiru Olajire Alapafuja
How homeless families function: Based on the perceptions of heads-of-families, Haneefah J Al-Haqq
Metal-insulator transition in epitaxial V2O3 thin films, Bamidele S Allimi
A method for compound eye mapping: Dimensions and regional variations in firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) compound eye, Hassan Al Marshad
Murine embryonic stem cell fusion-mediated reprogramming of primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts, Dominic J Ambrosi
Spectral tuning and photoactivation of retinal-binding proteins, Tabitha L Amora
Evaluation of association algorithms and hypotheses combination, Javier A Areta
Natural forest management plans in Costa Rica: A potential framework for assessing tree biodiversity, J. Pablo Arroyo-Mora
Learning online: Understanding academic success from a self-regulated learning perspective, Anthony R. Artino
Gubernatorial decision-making: A case study of gubernatorial influence on the contemporary development of Connecticut public higher education from 1980--2001, Richard R Bachoo
Last stop: A case study of a vulnerable, talented, youth, using a community based program, in attempting to reduce the risk of future involvement with the juvenile justice system, Carlita Rose Baldwin
Changing contexts of deference to elders, children's rights and sexual exploitation of children in Tanzania, Theodora Axweso Luxuma Bali
Progressive damage and delamination in composite plates under dynamic loading: Analytical modeling and experimental validation, David Jennings Bamford
Teaching white South African literature in high school: The legacy of apartheid in the 21st century, Anastasia Batzer
South Africa's neoliberal turn: The localisation, adaption, and evolution of international ideas, Derick Becker
Topics in numerical linear algebra related to quasiseparable and other structured matrices, Thomas J. Bella
The Free African American Cultural Landscape: Newport, RI, 1774--1826, Akeia A.F Benard
Maximum likelihood estimation and multiple imputation: A Monte Carlo comparison of modern missing data techniques for multilevel data, Anne Catherine Black
Young women at risk: Sexuality at a time of transition in Ukraine, Martha Julia Kolinsky Bojko
Versatile route for syntheses of pi-conjugated polymers and device fabrication, Jayesh Ghewarchand Bokria
The under-representation of Black females in NCAA Division I women's basketball head coaching positions, John F Borland
Effects of vitamin A deficiency on retinoid and energy metabolism in liver and white adipose tissue, Pierre-Jacques E Brun
Dying the good death: Defining the immune response elicited by apoptotic or necrotic cells, Matthew Ross Buckwalter
Kupffer cell-mediated regulation of hepatobiliary transporters during drug-induced liver injury, Sarah N Campion