Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The State of Music Education in Basic General Public Schools of Ecuador: The Administrators' Perspective, Johanna E. Abril
Navigating Identities: The Musical Lives of Four Second-Generation Immigrant Children in Miami, Florida, Sandra S. Adorno
Adaptive Capacity and Governance Effectiveness of Wetfish Fisheries, Stacy E. Aguilera
A Game Theoretical Approach for Load-Shifting and Energy Storage in the Smart Grid, Eeyad Al-Ahmadi
Analysis of Auditory Evoked Responses Elicited by Gaps in Noise, Khalid Alhussaini
The Role of MTFMT in Mammalian Mitochondria, Tania D. Arguello
Evolution of Two Genomes: Impact of Sequence Divergence on Mitochondrial Function, Tara Z. Baris
Parkinson Disease Related Phenotypes and Gene Expression Modeled In Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Kinsley Belle
Oxygen Concentration Modulates Cardiac Stem Cell Proliferation and Migration, Michael A. Bellio
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus is a Malleable Oncolytic Vector for the Treatment of Various Malignancies, Dillon Betancourt
Dynamic Response and Residual Helmet Liner Crush Using Cadaver Heads and Standard Headforms, Stephanie Bonin
Rehabilitation Strategies for Brass Musicians with Focal Task-Specific Embouchure Dystonia, Eric J. Bowman
Essays on Mutual Funds, Ryan Bubley
Short-Term Forecasting of Electric Loads Using Nonlinear Autoregressive Artificial Neural Networks with Exogenous Multivariable Inputs, Jaime H. Buitrago
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass in the Words of the Composer, Librettist, and Performers, Matthew Bumbach
Labor Relations Reform in 21st Century Latin America, Ali Bustamante
On Statistical Solutions of Evolution Equations, Jorge Eduardo Cardona
Monitoring of Electroencephalographic and Multi-Rate Auditory Evoked Response Changes during Altered Levels of Consciousness, Alexander Castro-Llanos
Consensus and Clustering of Networked Agent Opinions: A Belief Theoretic View, Ranga Dabarera
The Compositional Style of Dave Douglas: Analysis of Select Pieces from a Spectrum of the Composer's Ensembles, Scott C. Dickinson
Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis in Atherosclerosis and Alport Syndrome, Wen Ding
Endogenous Lipids in Glaucoma, Genea Edwards
Application of Finger Gymnastics for Retraining and Refining Piano Technique, Pablo David Encalada Leon
DNA Hydroxymethylation in Non-coding Repeat Expansion Disorders, Rustam Esanov
Voices at the Intersection: Exploring the Roles of Race and Gender in the Pedagogies of Black Male Special Educators, Patrice E. Fenton
The Structure of Vertical Wind Shear in Tropical Cyclone Environments: Implications for Forecasting and Predictability, Peter M. Finocchio
Engineering SIBS for Biomedical Applications: Effects of Composition, Processing Parameters, and Lipid-Induced Degradation, Mauro Fittipaldi
Suggestions for Incorporating Entrepreneurship Education in the Classical Brass Performance Studio, Andrew Friedrichs
Las Ciencias y las Letras: Pensamiento Tecno-científico y Cultura en España (1959-2016), Carlos Gamez-Perez
The Derelicts and Delinquents of Nuclear Nonproliferation, Justin Garvin
The Puerto Rican Danza: A Stylistic Study with Emphasis on Performance, Teaching, and Practicing Strategies, Inesa Gegprifti
A Hard Life's Work: Cultural Memory and the Working Class Novel of the British Isles, 1900-1920, James A. Gothard
Comparative Genomics of Mechanisms Underlying Adaptation to High-Altitude Environments in Andean Waterfowl, Allie M. Graham
Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors in Aplysia californica and Molecular Changes in the Aging Nervous System, Justin B. Greer
Sociocultural Factors that Predict Attrition from a Family Treatment for Schizophrenia, Kayla K. Gurak
Extended Charge Carrier Lifetimes in Hierarchical Donor-Acceptor Supramolecular Polymer Films, Carmen X. Guzman
Decomposition Methods for In-Transit Freight Consolidation Problems, Abdulkader Sami Hanbazazah
Data-Driven Malware Detection Based on Dynamic Behavioral Features, Rui Han
Identification and Characterization of a Notch Transcriptional Repressor Complex, Xiaoqing Han
The Investigation on Natural Assembly for Biomedical Application, Xu Han
The American Medical Association's Designation of Obesity as a Disease and its Influences on Experiences of Body Weight, Brittany M. Harder
Cartographies of Social Death: Abjection and the American Dispossessed, Allison N. Harris
The Embodied Experience of Pain: A Phenomenological Study of Pain in Adults Diagnosed with and Treated for Cancer, Liza Hayes Mathias
Apoptosis and Atherosclerosis: From Modeling Sudden Cardiac Death to Bioluminescence-Based Detection of Programmed Cell Death, Trajen Rex Head
Effect of Visual Feedback on the Attainment and Retention of Force Moderation in Laparoscopic Training, Rafael Hernandez
Over the Edge of the World: Irish Convict Writing and Contemporary Australian Literature, Barbara M. Hoffmann
Regulation of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor 7 by Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer, James J. Hoy
Prophecy, Dreams, and Fantasy: Writing Englishwomen's Practical Knowledge, 1640-1680, Rebecca C.W. Hu
Exploring Mechanisms Linking Signal Transduction and Cancer Stem Cell Expansion, Kibeom Jang
Single Machine Preemptive Scheduling for Tardiness Related Objectives: Exact Methods and Heuristics, Fernando Jaramillo
Analytical Improvements for Assessing Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentrations and Dynamics in the Ocean, Meredith K. Jennings
Reviving the Transient Present in a Relativistic Universe: a Novel Approach, Nihel Jhou
Elucidating the Role of NACK, A Novel Regulator of Notch Pathway, Ke Jin
Cdx4 Regulates the Onset of Spinal Cord Neurogenesis., Piyush K. Joshi
Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management Effects on Social Well-Being, Negative Affect, and Inflammation After Surgery for Breast Cancer, Devika R. Jutagir
Three Essays in Financial Economics, Da Ke
A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of the Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C), Sarah Kennedy
Histone Modification ChIP-seq Algorithm Engineering and High Performance Bioinformatics Graphics and Analysis Software for Computational Epigenetics, Bohdan Khomtchouk
Novel Signaling Mechanisms Implicated in Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition and Metastasis of Human Cancers, Minsoon Kim
Transport Properties in Porcine Meniscus Fibrocartilage, Kelsey L. Kleinhans
Lossless Compression of Images, Basar Koc
The Female Percussionist: Social and Cultural Perspectives, Ksenija Komljenović
Targeting of RAGE-ligand Signaling Impairs Breast Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastasis, Taekyoung Kwak
Genetic and Molecular Biomarkers Associated with Radiotherapy-Related Pain among Breast Cancer Patients, Eunkyung Lee
Small Group Jazz Arranging for Brass and Woodwinds: A Comparative Study of the Music of Tadd Dameron, Benny Golson, Oliver Nelson, and Duke Pearson, William C. Longo II
Frontier Territories and the Weight of Violent Inequality: Land Concentration and Land Grabbing in the Colombian Frontier, 2000-2015, Diego Andrés Lugo Vivas
3D Ear Biometrics and Surveillance Video Based Biometrics., Sayan Maity
The Impact of Intrathecal Baclofen on Growth Among Children with Spasticity Ages 2-20 Years, Amy Lynn Malmsberry
Integrated Reading-Writing Instruction for Elementary School Emergent Bilingual Students, Irina Malova
Attachment Security Differs by Later Autism Spectrum Disorder Outcome: A Prospective Study, Katherine Blair Martin
Functional Features of Hyperactive DEG/ENaC Channels Involved in Cell Death, Cristina Matthewman
Elucidating Perforin-2 Mediated Killing Mechanisms Against Pathogenic Bacteria, Ryan M. McCormack
Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation and Morphogenesis, Yue Meng
Dale Underwood: "Heifetz of the Alto Saxophone", Nathan B. Mensink
Éticas y estéticas de la profanación: redes y tensiones en la literatura peruana y venezolana del entre siglos (1880-1910), Luz A. Morales
Decoding Russian Foreign Policy, Dina Moulioukova
Music Memorization for the Classical Guitarist, Federico A. Musgrove Stetson
The Effect of the Developing Variation Technique on Brahms' Early Piano Solo Works in the Form of Theme and Variations, Masafumi Nakatani
Functional Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications and Bioassemblies, Michelle A. Nguyen
A Comparative Analysis of the Business Models of Three Project-Based Professional Choirs, Kyle B. Nielsen
Ubiquitination of STING on Lysine 224 Facilitates Cytosolic DNA Activated Host Defense, Guoxin Ni
Spatial Control of Cell Polarity and Cell Growth by Conserved NDR Kinase Orb6, Illyce Nunez
Observations and Modeling of Turbulent Air-Sea Coupling in Coastal and Strongly Forced Conditions, David G. Ortiz-Suslow
Novel Photovoltaic Devices using Ferroelectric Material and Colloidal Quantum Dots, Young Hun Paik
Boosting for Longitudinal Data, Amol Pande
Seasonal and Momentum Balance of the Atlantic Equatorial Undercurrent, Athanasia Papapostolou
A Novel Role of LMO2 in DNA Repair Control in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Salma Parvin
Parameterization of an Ecosystem Model and Application for Assessing the Utility of Gulf of Mexico Pelagic Longline Spatial Closures, Holly A. Perryman
Blurred Distinctions; Beyond Third Stream – A Study in Composition of Confluent Hybrid Musical Styles: The Amalgam of Jazz and Classical Concert Music, Rafael Piccolotto de Lima
Distance-Based Behaviors for Low-Complexity Control in Multiagent Robotics, Pietro Pierpaoli
Development Of Computational Methodology To Detect Noncoding RNAs And Implementation In Two Models, Hemalatha Raju
Drogas, Política y Contexto: La Formulación de la Política Antidrogas en México, Jorge Rebolledo Flores
TMI: The Data-Driven Literature of the American Renaissance, Brad Rittenhouse