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Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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The effects of pre-existing beliefs about alcohol consumption on predicting victim blame in incapacitated and drug-facilitated rape, Robyn Ellis

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The Effects of Pre-Existing Beliefs About Alcohol Consumption on Predicting Victim Blame in incapacitated and Drug Facilitated Rape, Robyn Alyssa Ellis

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Elementary Principals' Support of Beginning Teachers and Their Use of Transformational Leadership in a State-Approved induction Program, Patrick Enright

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Practical Bioinformatics Applications in Microbes, Sarah Anne Entwistle

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Study of Higgs production from H -> ZZ -> 4l Channel using Machine Learning Methods, Daniel Arthur Faia Jr.

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Two-Dimensional Bloch Electrons in Electric and Magnetic Fields, Edward Aris Diaz Fajardo

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The Social Presence of Jibo, Parisa Farhadi

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Dekalb, Illinois, Muslim Women’s Agency Negotiating and Re-Affirming Their Muslim Identity, Sinta Febrina

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Talented High School Students' Perceptions on How Their Parents influence Their Achievement, Michael Fitzgerald

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Minimum Dropout Age and Juvenile Crime in the United States, Md. Abdur Rahman Forhad

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Textile Dyes as a Source of Groundwater Contamination in Mandalay, Myanmar, Surya Freeman

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The Mileage of the Weary Father: Harrison Ford as Aging Screen Action Icon, Bahnt G. Freiberger

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A Review of Reasons For Failure in Applying Machine Learning to Financial Trading and An Experiment investigating Combinatorial Purged Cross Validation’s Merit in Preventing The Most Prominent of These Reasons, Multiple Testing Bias, Colin Fritz

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Steady Flows in Annular Wedge Lid-Driven Cavities, Anandan Ganapathy

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Impact of Standardized Test Performance on Success in introductory College Physics Classes, Michael Gattone

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Disruption, Remix, and Mediation: Analyzing "Bot" Algorithm Case Studies to Better Understand Rhetorical Agency in the Digital Age, Aaron Geiger

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Caring high school teachers : promoting students' social and emotional development, Roberta Jean Geosling

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Caring High School Teachers: Promoting Students’ Social and Emotional Development, Roberta Jean Geosling

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Newcomer Educational Programming: in response to increasing social-emotional needs of adolescent newcomer refugee students, Rachel Louise Wixson Gilbertson

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A Study of Progression in Science Process Skills During A Midwestern Public Research University’s Stem Summer Camps, Anila Fiaz Gill

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Exploring The Use of Podcasts on Students’ Language Learning and Change of Students’ Self-Efficacy About The Use of Podcasts, Silvia Rehulina Ginting

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Growth and Survival of Wild and Head-Started Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii), Callie Klatt Golba

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Examining university food systems : understanding student food insecurity levels and food waste at minority-serving institutions, Amy Gootee-Ash

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Examining University Food Systems: Understanding Student Food insecurity Levels and Food Waste at Minority-Serving institutions, Amy Louise Gootee-Ash

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Student Perceptions of a Customer Service Model in a For-Profit Higher Education institution, Leonard J. Grinstead

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Course Taking and Teacher Data-Driven Decision Making Self-Efficacy and Anxiety: A Secondary Analysis, Valerie M. Hamilton

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The Downfall of Colonial and Dark Romantic Masculinity in The Witch: A New England Folktale, David Miles Harrington

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The Risk For Developing Eating Disorders Among indivdiuals with Diabetes, Nicole Havlik

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Characterization of Boron/Iron-Oxide Core/Shell Structure for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy by STEM/EELS-XEDS and Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Mason Douglas Hayward

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Effects of Tax Increment Financing on School Finance and Local Economic Development, Chaoran He

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Simulating and Modelling Opinion Dynamics, Jennifer Heermance

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Effects of habitat disturbance on the teeth of Propithecus diadema in the forests of Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar : implications for species viability and conservation, Katie Susann Heffernan

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Effects of Habitat Disturbance on The Teeth of Propithecus Diadema in The Forests of Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar: Implications For Species Viability and Conservation, Katie Susann Heffernan

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Eastern Tallgrass Prairie Management and Its Impact on Grassland Birds, Heather Herakovich

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Examining the Utility of a Brief Self-Compassion intervention for Emotion Regulation in individuals with Exposure to Trauma, Sara Jean Himmerich

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Treated Like A Professional: A Case Study in Adjunct Faculty Socialization, Elizabeth C. Hobson

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The good, the bad, and the uncivil : an anlaysis of uncivil members of Congress from the 45th to the 113th Congresses, Nathan L. Holm

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The Good, the Bad, and the Uncivil: An Analysis of Uncivil Members of Congress from the 45th to the 113th Congresses, Nathan Lea Holm

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Cultural Models of Democracy Among Burmese Residents in Chicago, Illinois, and Fort Wayne, indiana, John Hillory Hood

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Cultural models of democracy among Burmese residents in Chicago, Illinois, and Fort Wayne, Indiana, John Hillory Hood

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Dung Beetle Functional Traits Related to Restoration Management Practices in Tallgrass Prairie, Sheryl C. Hosler

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The U.S. Corporate Tax Debate, Md Rafi Hossain

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Bivariate Cure Rate Model Using Copula Functions in Presence of Censored Data and Covariates, Jie Huang

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Unmanned Aerial-Vehicle-Based Measurement of Urban Forests, Earle W. Isibue

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Slavery's Soldiers: Armed Resistance in the Anglo-atlantic, 1676-1823, Justin Iverson

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Using Reinforcement Learning in A Simulated intelligent Tutoring System, Manohar Sai Jasti

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Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development and Caring Communities for English Learners, Sunny Sue Chang Jonas

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Evaluation of Epilepsy Surgery Using Bayesian Multinomial Regression, Kacy Danielle Kane

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A Survey of Big Data tools and Technologies, Mrinal Kanti Roy

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Proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of lid-driven cavity flows containing particle suspensions, Nitin Katiki

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Proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of lid-driven cavity flows containing particle suspensions., Nitin Katiki

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Temporal Dynamics of Human Emotional Response to Aversive Stimuli, Joseph Lawence Kempel

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New Synthetic Methods Using Superelectrophiles, Sean Kennedy

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How Coping Process Relates to Eating Behaviors Among Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Debra Kimberlin

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The association of Victimization and Depression: An investigation of The Implicated Factors of Social Anxiety, Body Esteem, and Social Support, Jacqueline Jo Klossing

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Beyond Words: Newspapers, Language Usage and Disability Stigma, Laura Kruczinski

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“voodoo” in The Black atlantic: Haiti and New Orleans Compared, 1791-1915, Susan L. Kwosek

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Small Non-Profit Website and Social Media Efficacy, Juliana Maria Leprich

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Immigration Policy in The United States, Yanjun Liu

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The roadmap to liberalization : Myanmar's transition from military to civilian rule, Nicole Loring

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The Roadmap to Liberalization: Myanmar's Transition from Military to Civilian Rule, Nicole Amanda Loring

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Study of Electron Beam Emitted from Nano-Structured Cathode, Anusorn Lueangaramwong

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Holistic Analysis of The Social, Emotional, and Academic Development of at-Risk Students in A Self-Regulated Learning instructional Environment, Jennifer K. Macek

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Tools for understanding static structure factors and their application to simulations of liquids, Travis Mackoy

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Tools for Understanding Static Structure Factors and their Application to Simulations of Liquids, Travis Mackoy

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Stress Response and Performance Changes of Law Enforcement officers’ Marksmanship Under Varied Levels of Stress, Brandon Michael Male

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Towards Dual-Readout Calorimetry For Redtop Experiment, Tilak B. Malla

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Water Quality and Small Unmanned Aerial System Photogrammetry of Boeng Cheung Ek Wastewater Treatment Wetland, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Samuel Vesal Mallow

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Effects of Different Dual Tasking Modalities on The Standing Balance Performance of College Students, John Patrick Manning

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Examining Effects of Hearing Aids in Job interviews, Jesus Jose Martinez

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An Experimental Examination of intolerance of Uncertainty in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Hannah Faleer Martyn

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“Hersay,” An Exception to the Rule: A Narrative inquiry of Women Law Professors Navigating the Gendered Organization of Law School, Lisa M. Matich

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Body Image Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Behaviors Among NIU Students, Sara Mattillion

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College to Career Transitions: Understanding Experiential Learning Opportunities offered through Business incubators, Luanne Kelly Mayorga

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Development of The Adept Screening tool to Identify Health and Fitness Apps That Pose Risk For individuals Susceptible to Disordered Eating, Georgia Mcartney

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How two high school teachers conceive of student voice, value it, and foster it, Katherine McCleary

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How Two High School Teachers Conceive of Student Voice, Value It, and Foster It, Katherine Mary Mccleary

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Students' perspectives regarding their emotional engagement in middle school learning environments, Brendan McCormick

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Students’ Perspectives Regarding Their Emotional Engagement in Middle School Learning Environments, Brendan Joseph Mccormick

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Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Yalahau Region, Mexico, Jessica Leann Mckay

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Thermal Analysis and Design of Conduction Links For A Superconducting Radio Frequency Resonator, Aaron Mckeown

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Investigating the effects of methylphenidate on cue salience and behavioral flexibility: Role of D2 receptors, Mercedes Mcwaters

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Improving Link Quality Estimation in Zigbee Networks, Srikar Meka

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The Short-Term Effects of interstate Highways on Small Rural Communities: A Case Study of I-39, I-49 and I-72, 1990 to 2000, John Paul Metelko

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Contesting Consent: Consent, Sexual Scripts, and Gendered Power, Julia Kristine Metz

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Sensory and Experiential Characteristics of Food Rejection by Adult Selective Eaters, Kim O. Milano

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Faculty and Student interactions at A Midwestern University in The United States: A Qualitative Study of The Impact on international Graduate Students’ Academic Experiences, Debra Ann Miller

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An investigation into The influences Leading to Special Educator attrition; A Professional Development Approach, Kimberly Miller

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Examining the Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Emotion Regulation Strategies Using Ambulatory assessment Methods, Lindsay Mae Miller

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Trauma Memory: The Role of Alexithymia and Emotion Regulation, Jennifer Milliken

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HIF-2 Regulation of Amino Acid Transporter Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells, Jason A. Misurelli

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The Relationship Between Participation in Community-Level Service-Learning and Career Plans to Practice in Underserved Areas Among 4th-Year Medical Students, Felicia Bolden Mobley

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Exploring Cyber-Physical Systems, Misbah Uddin Mohammed

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UNSC legitimacy as a tool for misdirection, Medha Monjaury

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UNSC Legitimacy as a tool for Misdirection, Medha Monjaury

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The Effects of Using A Mobile Digital assistive Tutor For Circuit Analysis on Students’ Academic Achievement, Problem-Solving and Self-Efficacy, Kenie Moses

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Assessing The Performance and Merit of The Random Survival Forest and Cox Models on A Pancreatic Cancer Data Set, Carl Edward Mueller

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The Role of Sensory and Affective Systems in The Semantic Processing of Abstract Concepts, Jane Elizabeth Neal

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Bayesian LASSO Survival Analysis, Justin P. Neely

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The Hero Never Leaves the Tavern: Complicating Narrative in Dungeons & Dragons, Christopher Nelson