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Submissions From 2008
Effects of a Tier 2 vocabulary intervention on the word knowledge of kindergarten students at-risk for language and literary difficulties, Susan Marie Loftus
Biomechanics and molecular mechanisms of amoeboid cell movement, Maria Lucia Lombardi
Case studies of first-year critical science teachers, Kurt A Love
Assessing the contribution of horticultural genotypes to invasive populations of Berberis thunbergii DC., Jessica Dawn Lubell
Hierarchical performance and availability analysis methodology for multi-tiered Web applications, Jijun Lu
Mechanism of peroxisomal targeting of human soluble epoxide hydrolase (hsEH) and its effect on hsEH stability and activity, Beibei (Belinda) Luo
The role of marine aggregates in the ecological epidemiology of Quahog Parasite X (QPX) disease of northern quahogs (= hard clams) Mercenaria mercenaria, Mary-Marguerite Maille (O'Brien) Lyons
Presynaptic and postsynaptic NMDA receptors mediate distinct effects of BDNF on excitatory synaptic transmission, Joseph Cruz Madara
The proto-oncogene c-Maf is a transcriptional activator of the CD13 promoter in endothelial cells, Kathleen Margaret Mary Mahoney
Functional and biochemical characterization of pili in Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Anjali Mandlik
Please mind the gap: A pre-service teacher's intercultural development during a study abroad program, Helen A Marx
A microdeletion involving TNIK is associated with alteration of the Dup(3q) Syndrome phenotype, Jennifer Dawn Matos
Quantitative mass spectrometric approaches to study the role of protein phosphorylation in cell signaling, Viveka Mayya
Agent-based framework for the design, simulation, and assessment of agile organizations, Candra Meirina
Latina educational leaders: Three narratives, Marina Juliana Melendez
Parental involvement and achievement in mathematics: An analysis of a promising initiative, Salvatore F Menzo
Sequestosome1 (SQSTM1) and the molecular genetics of Paget's Disease of Bone, Anand Sudhir Merchant
Locating reproduction: Representations of the Chinese in nineteenth-century American literature, Karen Li Miller
Collisions of highly-charged solar-wind ions with CO, Kenneth A Miller
Physical, mechanical and electrochemical characterization of all-perovskite intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells, Alidad Mohammadi
The effects of cationic contamination on the physio-chemical properties of perfluoroionomer membranes, Trent M Molter
Phagocytosis is required for multiple innate immune responses to Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi, Meagan Winifred Moore
Sedimentary pigments as biomarkers of spatial and seasonal variations in Arctic pelagic-benthic coupling, Nathalie Morata
Accelerated head and body growth during infancy in children later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders: A comparative study of optimal outcome children, Krista Dalbec Mraz
Characterization of a Sh3bp2 knock-in mouse: A model for cherubism, Padma Mayukh Mukherjee
"Don't come to Chicago...:" The events surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention as experienced by Chicago residents, Brian C Mullgardt
Identification and characterization of the BRAG family of guanine nucleotide exchange factors at excitatory synapses, Jessica Ann Murphy
Applying a response to intervention model to teacher behavior: Increasing specific, contingent praise with a systemic, multi-tier approach, Diane Marie Myers
The impact of prostaglandin suppression on intestinal tumorigenesis, Masako Nakanishi
The effects of antecedent physical activity on the academic engagement of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Heather Nicholson
Transition success: What factors relate to VR acceptance and employment outcomes?, Chung-Fan Ni
Copper homeostasis in the normal and mottled brindled (MoBr/y) mouse brain, Mark John Niciu
Relationships between expressive writing about traumatic events and reduction in depressive symptomatology, Yael Nitkin-Kaner
Cycles of reciprocity: Cooperation and protracted conflict in international affairs, Anat Niv-Solomon
Processing and optimization of functional ceramic coatings and inorganic nanomaterials, Edward Kennedy G Nyutu
A novel forensic approach to DNA database construction and population genetic analysis, Craig O O'Connor
Degree constructions in Japanese, Toshiko Oda
Structural health monitoring applied to Connecticut's bridge infrastructure, Joshua Kaleb Olund
(Post)national Italian cinema in the era of globalization (1990--2007), Fulvio Santo Orsitto
DNA barcoding the Medusozoa and Ctenophora, Brian Daniel Ortman
Negotiating news: A study of the social construction of news realities, Stephen F Ostertag
Liminal literature and social mobilization: Transformations in Chilean cultural production during the military regime, Leonardo Palacios
In vitro analysis of stem cell generated dopaminergic neurons, Theodora Papanikolaou
Scalable algorithms for analysis of genomic diversity data, Bogdan Pasaniuc
Skeletal muscle protein utilization and intracellular signaling events in physically active adults: The impact of an acute energy deficit and leucine intake, Stefan Michael Pasiakos
Biological control of Pythium root rot in soilless potting mixes, Anuthep Pasura
A framework of composable security features: Preserving separation of security concerns from models to code, Jaime A Pavlich-Mariscal
"Unsuitable for narrative": Working women in Victorian literature, Katie Regan Peel
Characterization, analysis, and localization of the GerD protein in spores of Bacillus subtilis, Patricia Lynn Pelczar
Impact of organizational justice perceptions on participation in career-related development activities, Norman Emile Perreault
Essays on product returns: The impact of customer product return behavior on profitability, John Andrew Petersen
Money, the economy, and monetary policy, Kenneth Blaaberg Petersen
Self organized conflicts in territorial ants, Nicola Joy Raine Plowes
Factors promoting the evolution of sexually dimorphic traits and their consequences on lineage diversification in Phyllophaga beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Maxi Polihronakis
The forest and the trees: Cognitive processes of making decisions for the future, David Berliner Portnoy
Direct observations of polarization reversal process in ferroelectric thin films using high speed piezoresponse force microscopy, Ramesh Nath Premnath
Independent and additive effects of raisins or walking on biomarkers of coronary heart disease in men and women aged 50-70 years, Michael Puglisi
Synthesis of natural and unnatural ligands for NKT cells and cross-metathesis of exocyclic enones, Ravinder Raju
Gender roles and spatial entrapment, Melanie A Rapino
Recall as foraging: Toward an ecological theory of memory, Theo Rhodes
Adult heteropteran thoracic endoskeleton (Insecta: Hemiptera): A family-level study, Gale Elinore Ridge
Synthesis and properties of poly(lactic acid) ionomers, Andrew J Ro
The limits of ethical disagreement: A Davidsonian approach to ethics, Brian Alan Rockwood
The application of vocal registration to traditional singing and Sprechstimme in "Flower and Hawk", Stella Dayrit Roden
The impact of ancient Maya forest gardens on modern tree species composition in NW Belize, Nanci Jane Ross
Systematics, morphology, and behavior of metalmark moths (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae), Jadranka Rota
The irony of harmony: A group position perspective on intergroup contact, Tamar Saguy
Rewriting the Spanish Civil War as a traumatic episode: Nation, gender and trauma in the narrative of Juan Benet, Jesus M Salamanca Merino
NMR studies of structural motifs involved in protein folding and ligand binding, Christine O Sallum
Black witness: Avenging Angels, heroes & apostates, Joseph Aaron Sanders
Asymptotic properties of generalized kernel density estimators, Hailin Sang
The axon initial segment and node of Ranvier: Mechanisms of excitable membrane assembly and disassembly, Dorothy Patricia Schafer
Trade, growth, and institutional change: British imperialism revisited, Arthur Schneider
An integrated framework for managing marketing productivity when selling through intermediary firms, Denish Shah
X-ray study of two complex oxides, each having octahedral oxygen co-ordination of transition metals, Poorani Shanthakumar
Corruption, education, and growth, Philip Shaw
Properties of nanoscale dielectrics from first principles computations, Ning Shi
Three essays on auction markets, Nicholas James Shunda
Role of broncho-alveolar macrophages in airway eosinophilia in a mouse model of asthma, Shafiuddin Siddiqui
Risk factors related to postpartum depression in low-income Latina mothers, Jessica Sierra
Investigating the function of the type III secretion system in beneficial and pathogenic associations, Adam Charles Silver
CB1 inverse agonists and antagonists as obesity therapies: Effects on food motivation and emotion, Kelly Spurlock Sink
Declining Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex D. Loudon, Multiple approaches to solving a unique conservation problem, Krissa Ann Skogen
Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 2 in vascular homeostasis, Athanasia Skoura
The role of miRNAs and piRNAs in planarian regeneration, Magda Maria Smielewska
Electrochemical and electrochemiluminescent genotoxicity screening using DNA-enzyme based sensors, Minjeong So
Advanced algorithms for information extraction, Mingjun Song
Study of the fusion reaction 12C + 12C towards the Gamow energy, Timothy E Spillane
Dietary factors and cancer cell epigenetics, Colleen C Spurling
Quantum dot assisted long-term intracellular trafficking and development of safe and efficient non-viral vector, Charudharshini Srinivasan
Adult murine skeletal muscle satellite cell developmental potential, Jessica Dawn Starkey
Genomic instability of the histone repeats in the Drosophila virilis group, Cara M Statz
Mining the full information content of mitochondrial DNA, Joshua Aaron Suhl