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Submissions From 2005
Three essays on asymmetric information and imperfect credit markets, Basab Dasgupta
Ash formation under pressurized pulverized coal combustion conditions, Aura Cecilia Davila Latorre
Functional analysis of EFF-1: A novel protein necessary and sufficient for somatic cell fusion in the nematode C. elegans, Jacob John del Campo
Economics of soil erosion and wetland degradation: A case study from Argentina, Jorge Dante de Prada
Development of a HACCP-like model for home prepared 'chicken & salad' in a Puerto Rican community, Jigna Morarji Dharod
Rain garden design and function: A field monitoring and computer modeling approach, Michael Eric Dietz
Use of TRMM precipitation radar for calibrating overland passive microwave rain retrieval, Tufa Dinku
The Nixon Doctrine: A differentiated assessment of U.S. national interests (case study in presidential dominance), Gary R Donato
Investigating route choices and driving behavior using GPS-collected data, Jianhe Du
Acoustic indicators of articulatory organization in babbling and early speech, Margaret Moffitt Earnest
Stress management in the workplace: A comparison of a computer-based and a group-based stress management intervention, Katherine Pollak Eisen
An integrated approach to scalable and efficient QoS routing, QoS monitoring, and QoS restoration, Hanan Hamed Elazhary
Friends Against Bullying: Evaluation of a peer-mentoring program to reduce bullying in schools, Mahri Jacqueline Elinoff
Political ideology in three Latin American countries and the United States, Carlos Alberto Elordi
Adaptive plasticity and the nature of environmental variation, Kathleen E Engelmann
Essays on agency problems and corporate governance, Mine Ertugrul
The relationship of P300 features to neuropsychological performance in male adolescents at risk for substance dependence, Irina Esterlis
A valley white with mist: Settlers, nature, and culture in a North Woods river valley, 1800--1870, Jamie H Eves
Shyness and children's adaptation to school in China, Xin Feng
Parent perceptions of the purpose of public education, Ellen Anne Flanagan
School-based mentoring: Perspectives of children, mentors, and program coordinators, Tara Katherine Folan
"I never really took much notice": The FHA and suburbanization in the Providence Metropolitan Area, 1934--1955, Leslie Frank
Culturally responsive pre-service teacher development: A case study of the impact of community and school fieldwork, James Joss French
The culture of abused women: Family violence sequelae as predictors of STDs/HIV, Catherine M. Mitchell Fuentes
Effects of endurance exercise on skeletal muscle protein turnover and intracellular signaling in female runners, Patricia Courtney Gaine
Salt transport in partially mixed estuaries, Peter Stewart Gay
Driver compliance and noncompliance at actively protected highway-railroad grade crossings, Monica Claudia Gil
Emotional responses to partner behaviors in intimate relationships as a function of respondent and partner attachment status, Aaron Michael Gleason
The development and use of microsatellite DNA markers from Fundulus heteroclitus as a method of measuring genetic diversity and ecological impact in polluted areas of Long Island Sound, James Edward Goldmeyer
Effects of substituting milk for other sugar-containing beverages on nutrient adequacy, body composition and bone health in adolescent girls, Ana Lourdes Gomez
An accelerated assay for the identification of life span extending interventions in Drosophila melanogaster, Stephan Goupil
Pronouns as elsewhere elements: Implications for language acquisition, Elaine Grolla
A mini-ethnographic study to explore the daily experiences of school resource officers in a large Connecticut high school, Jordan E Grossman
Chemical vapor deposition of carbonaceous materials and metal oxides onto silicon and SiC substrates, Malgorzata Krystyna Gulbinska
Essays on financial repression, Rangan Gupta
The role of adolescent peer witnesses as a means of confronting the bullying problem in schools, Holly B Hageman
The soul of empire: The Society of Missionaries of Africa in colonial Algeria, 1919--1939, Bradley Rainbow Hale
A coupled hydrodynamic-larval transport model for assessing source-sink recruitment dynamics in estuarine habitats, John Francis Hamilton
The biogeochemical cycling of methylmercury in coastal marine sediments, Chad Robert Hammerschmidt
A relationship-oriented model of HIV risk behavior, Jennifer Jill Harman
Phase transitions and properties of epitaxial perovskite films, Feizhou He
Edward Abbey's geography of freedom: A writer's attempt to live in Jefferson's promised land, Kurt Louis Heidinger
"Reader, I married him": The spiritually responsible heroine in Charlotte Bronte, Anne Bronte, and George Eliot, Karen C. Cubie Henck
Biological effects of bulky C8-deoxyguanosine adducts of nitroaromatic compounds by a site-specific approach, Pablo Columbres Hilario
Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline mordenite, high silica zeolite RHO, and copper faujasite, Beatriz Omaira Hincapie Palacio
Accounting for quasi-superelastic phenomena observed in a certain shape memory alloy, Jay Hoffman
Three dimensional distorted noisy pattern recognition using optimum nonlinear filters, Seung-Hyun Hong
Soil organic carbon and aggregate dynamics in a long-term agroecosystem, Bethanie Hooker
Essays on the Community Reinvestment Act, information externalities and credit rationing, Akm Rezaul Hossain
Agriculture in Madagascar: Conservation and cultural meanings of rice, Douglas William Hume
Arachidonic acid balance in the development and treatment of colon tumorigenesis, Jillian Nichole Ilsley
Quantification of Staphylococcus epidermidis specific adhesion to ligand-modified substrata controlling fibronectin orientation using immobilized antibodies, Rebecca A Jarvis
Uncovering the enemy within: Examining salesperson deviance and its determinants, Ronald L Jelinek
Impact of moods induced by sports programming on commercial evaluation, Howon Jeong
Molecular simulations of polymeric and biological systems: Protein-polyelectrolyte complexes and bacterial motility, Junhwan Jeon
Development and characterization of proton conductive membranes and membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells, Ruichun Jiang
A new optical probe, di-4-ANEPPDHQ, for cholesterol enriched domains in lipid bilayer membranes, Lei Jin
Perceptions of leadership among high school students: Simulation versus face-to-face environments, Paula R Johnson
Dangerous products, liability, and bankruptcy, Kristin Roti Jones
Mutagenesis studies of selective lesions derived from purines under oxidative stress, Abul Kalam MD.
Self-objectification and the unattainable ideal: Appearance ideals, discrepancies, and perceptions of attainability, Rachel W Kallen
The acquisition of language-particular properties under impoverished input, Bosook Kang
The endocannabinoid system: Cellular and functional protection against stroke-type brain damage, David Anthony Karanian
How cynicism about organizational change can influence the effectiveness of socialization training: Sexual harassment awareness training as exemplar, Lisa Marie Kath
Das Marchen als Grenzerfahrung: Zur Polysemie von Ursprung, Auszug und Heimkehr, Gabi Rosemarie Kathofer
Protein engineering of Rieske, non-heme dioxygenases for hydroquinone synthesis and nitrotoluene degradation, Brendan Griffith Keenan
Relational trust: Its influence in developing collaborative working relationships in a school organization, Dolores DiSpirito Kenny
Self-presentational impact on the decision making process for participant sport consumption, Chae-Sung Kim
Does an academic course in art therapy influence a college student's measures of universal self-esteem and empathy?, Michelle T Kinsella
Re-readings of the book of Job in American life and letters: Debate and dissent within bounds, Kristina Louise Marie Knobelsdorff
The families' lived experience of bereavement in the intensive care unit, Cynthia E Kociszewski
Children's creativity: European-American and Serbian parents' perspectives, Danijela Korom
A case study of the State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families' One-on-One Mentor program for youth aging out of foster care, Lisa Kraimer-Rickaby
Regulation of alternative splicing in Drosophila, Jenny Marie Kreahling
Molecular characterization of head and neck osteosarcoma, Dharmini Krishnadasan
Synthesis of nanostructured carbon materials by open-air laser-induced chemical vapor deposition, Kinghong Kwok
Biaryl ligands as probes for proteins of the endocannabinoid system, Xinzhong Lai
The reproductive ecology of two wrasses: A focus on reproductive variation in females, Lori Hosaka LaPlante
Globalizing the iron triangle? The changing face of the US defense industry, Tara M Lavallee
A comprehensive view of temporal domain interference and spectral interpretation of short pulse, Dong-Ik Lee
Nano-particle formation in zinc sulfonated polystyrene ionomer/thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer blend by melt-mixing, Hyunk-soo Lee
Ligand assisted assemblies of cadmium selenide quantum dots for optoelectronics and biological applications, Jeunghoon Lee
The comparative ecology of an invasive bittersweet species (Celastrus orbiculatus) and its native congener (C. scandens), Stacey Anne Leicht
Splendeur et misere de la grisette: L'evolution d'une figure emblematique, Alain-Marie Raphael Yvon Lescart
Active contour based segmentation in medical imaging, Chunming Li
Decision support systems: Effectiveness and efficiency of use in a school district, Steven Lindner
Polyoxide as an insulator for SiC MOS devices, Peng Li
Ordering kinetics and dynamics of diblock copolymer solutions, Zhizhong Liu
Multi-material laser densification (MMLD) of dental restorations: Process optimization and properties evaluation, Xiaoxuan Li
Mathematical modeling of internal oxidation, Yali Li
Fugitive blackness: Representations of race, art, and memory in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, Hilda I Llorens
Novel cannabinergic agents and molecular probes, Dai Lu
Explaining stocks of social capital: Argentina in comparative perspective, Florencia Andrea Luengo