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Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Ground beetle community structure and function in restored tallgrass prairie, Melissa Nelson

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Why We Turn The Page: A Literary Theory of Dynamic Structuralism, Justin J. J. Ness

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Why we turn the page : a literary theory of dynamic structuralism, Justin J.J. Ness

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Minimizing total Number of Tardy Jobs in Parallel Batch Processing Machines Using Column Generation and Simulated Annealing, Sameer Neupane

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First-Generation, Underrepresented Community College Graduates and The Accrual of Social Capital, Jorge Nieto

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Numerical and Experimental Validation for the Optimization of Directed Energy Deposition Processing Parameters, Luis Nunez

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Examining political discourse on a crafting website, Laura Steibel O'brien

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Microbiome and Metagenome of An Anthropogenic Hyperalkaline Slag-Fill Waterway in South Chicago, Illinois, Usa, Jan Ingemar Ohlsson

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Latino Students’ Experiences with Bullying Victimization and internalizing and Externalizing Distress Outcomes: The Role of Family Support, Jocelyn Arlene Ortiz

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A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of The Aerodynamic Performance of Wind Turbine, Ashkan Ostovari

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The Evolution of Educational Rights of School officials and Parents of Disabled Students: A Review of Related Litigation, Laura C. Pawlak

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International institutions and inertia: UNSC Behavior on Myanmar’s internal Ethnic Conflicts, Matthew Peerboom

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Television Viewing and Markers of Physical Fitness and Body Composition in College-Aged Students, James Peterson

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Experimental and Computational Studies of Gas-Phase Metal Ion Catalysts, Elettra Ludovica Piacentino

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Cognitive Bias Modification For Negative Sexual assault Disclosure Experiences: Examining A Mechanism For Improving Post-Disclosure Well-Being, Caitlin Mary Mcnamara Pinciotti

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Evaluating spatial distributions of scent-marks in semi-free-ranging groups of Lemur catta at the Duke Lemur Center, Shallu Prasher

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Evaluating Spatial Distributions of Scent-Marks in Semi-Free-Ranging Groups of Lemur Catta at The Duke Lemur Center, Shallu Prasher

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Exceptionalism and transatlanticism in early American literature (1760-1860) and classic Hollywood cinema (1930-1960), John M. Price

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Exceptionalism and Transatlanticism in Early American Literature (1760-1860) and Classic Hollywood Cinema (1930-1960), John M. Price

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Energy Analysis For Process Parameter Prediction of Direct Energy Deposition Metal Additive Manufacturing, Daniel John Pulscher

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Computational Methods For Bicubic L1 Splines, Priyesh Koyu Rai

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Seabird threats on land and at sea: Measuring nearshore response to invasive predator eradications and storm petrel diet response to fishing expansion, Lyndsay L. Rankin

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Exploring The Relationship Between Facets of Mindfulness and Emotion Regulatory Flexibility, Anthony Nicholas Reffi

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The role of spirituality in women's doctoral journeys : a portraiture study, Katherine M. Richards

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The Role of Spirituality in Women's Doctoral Journeys: A Portraiture Study, Katherine M. Richards

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A Multimethod investigation of Emotional Labor and Sleep Quality: Can Perceptions of Sleep Quality influence Health and Emotion Regulation?, Arielle P. Rogers

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Student and teacher response to formative assessment feedback in eighth-grade mathematics : a design experiment, Desiree Dawn Rones

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Student and Teacher Response to Formative assessment Feedback in Eighth-Grade Mathematics: A Design Experiment, Desiree Dawn Rones

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African American Army women's journeys : a question of mentoring, Renee Rouse

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African American Army Women's Journeys: A Question of Mentoring, Renee Adryce Rouse

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Assessing Oral Proficiency in The Undergraduate Curriculum: Data From Spanish, Ashley Sands

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Study of Genetic Regulators that Control Development and Secondary Metabolism in the Genus aspergillus, Timothy Satterlee

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An Exploration of Parental Alcohol Abuse: The Effect on Emerging Adult Romantic Relationships, Hillary Nicole Schraufnagel

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Implementation and Evaluation of Gated Recurrent Unit For Speech Separation and Speech Enhancement, Sagar V. Shah

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Applications of Bayesian Functional Data Analysis, Hao Shen

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Application of Geodetector Method and Other Statistical Methods to Study Groundwater Vulnerability to Nitrate Contamination in The Central Valley Aquifer, California, Anil Shrestha

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Hearing The Unheard: Perspectives of indian and Pakistani Immigrant Parents on Their involvement in Their Children’s Schools, Ghazala Siddiqui

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Librarians in Community Colleges: Strategies For Promoting information Literacy, Sharon Telise Silverman

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In and Out of School Literacies: Adolescents Negotiating and Navigating Identities Through Social Media, Brooke Elizabeth Simon

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Rate my professors : electronic word of mouth and expectancy violations theory in the classroom, Dathan Nathaniel Simpson II

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Rate My Professors: Electronic Word of Mouth and Expectancy Violations Theory in the Classroom, Dathan Nathaniel Simpson II

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The DNA Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic Subunit Maintains Genomic Stability, Brandon Lee Sklavanitis

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Further Exploration of the Relationship Between Worry and Contrast Avoidance, Anna E. Snyder

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Factors Affecting Superfund Hazardous Waste Site Cleanups, Leili Solatyavari

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Leaves of the Bodhi Tree from East to West: The Symbol of the Sacred Fig Tree in Ancient india, Southeast asia and Contemporary Contexts, Amanda J. Spradling

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Necessary Resilience: Experiences of African American Men athletes in Community Colleges, Julian Springer

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Functions of DFRP and Other DRG Pathway Genes in The Moss Physcomitrella Patens, Robert James Srygler

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A Lingua Franca Afloat and ashore: Contact English in American Sea Fiction, 1824 to 1914, Fredrik Reidar Stark

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Development of Synthetic Methodologies of Nucleophile-Electrophile Chemistry, Michael R. Stentzel

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Outpatients' and Treatment Providers’ Cultural Model(s) of Mental Illness in Northern Illinois, Emily Jean Stephen

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The Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of inhibitors of The ISPF Enzyme in The MEP Pathway, Christopher G. Stewart

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ITA language proficiency testing : recommended replacement for the SPEAK test, Anne M. Stoughton

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ITA Language Proficiency Testing: Recommended Replacement For The Speak® Test, Anne Marie Stoughton

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Association Among Dispositional Mindfulness, attention Control, and Academic Achievement in Children, Dan V. Strissel

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Why Do Symbiodinium Migrate? Evolutionary Conflict in A Host-Symbiont Community, Jacey Lynn Strohecker

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A climatology of quasi-linear convective systems in the U.S., Jacob Strohm

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A Climatology of Quasi-Linear Convective Systems in The U.S., Jacob Adam Strohm

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Magnetotransport in ZrTe5 Crystals, Maksim Andreevich Sultanov

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Exploring the Effectiveness of a Computer-Delivered Alcohol intervention in First-Generation College Students, Pamela Helen Taylor

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Are they activated? The study of age metastereotype activation in a workplace context, Courtney L. Thomas

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Prevalence of Condensed Tannins in The Diet and Its Impact on Protein intake of Diademed Sifakas (propithecus Diadema) at Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar, Emma Grace Thurau

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Investigation of An inquiry-Based Learning intervention on Undergraduate Saudi Women’s Critical Thinking Skills in An English as A Foreign Language Reading and Writing Class During The Preparatory Year, Rehabe Tikruni

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Funding and high school student achievement in the State of Illinois, Michael E. Tresnak

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Funding and High School Student Achievement in the State of Illinois, Michael Edwin Tresnak

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Beyond a Language Boundary: Encounters with Silence and L1 Spanish-Speakers' Willingness to Communicate in English, John Turnbull

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Visualization of Large Time-Dependent Multidimensional Datasets Using information Dashboards, Ankita Upadhyay

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Fabrication of Ultra-Fine Cathodes For Cold-Field Emission, Srujana Valluri

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Biochemical and Biophysical Studies of Vision Loss: Cataract and Macular Degeneration, Michael C. Vega

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The Development of Scientific Reasoning: Children’s Evaluation of Experiments and Evidence, Taneisha Vilma

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The Petrogenesis of the No Agua High-Silica Rhyolite in the Taos Plateau Volcanic Field, Northern New Mexico, Kevin M. Voelz

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Iron Deficiency Anemia and Difficulty Concentrating in a Nationally Representative Sample of School-Aged Children in the United States., Elizabeth Jennifer Voyles

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Utilization of Superelectrophiles in Organic Synthesis, Hien Quoc Vuong

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Counselor Self-Efficacy Re-Examined: Components of Racial Identity Development and Impostor Phenomenon Among Counseling Graduate Students of Color, Erica Denise Wade

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Studies on Semiconductor Gas Sensors Using Nanostructure Growth Employing Ortho-Glancing Angle Deposition, Dean R. Walters

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Design, synthesis, and evaluation of potential Burkholderia pseudomallei IspF inhibitors, Sydney Watkins

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Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Potential Burkholderia Pseudomallei ISPF inhibitors, Sydney Marie Watkins

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The Relationship of Transformative Learning Experiences on Multicultural Competency and Multicultural Self-Efficacy in Counselors in Training, Kristina Leigh Wilkerson

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Wellness in asexual-Identified individuals: The Impact of Social Support and Microaggressions, Elisa Marie Woodruff

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Nanomaterials of Iron Oxide, Boron, and Boron Nitride: on the Path to Magnetic Guided Bioconjugates for Medical Applications, John Ryan Wozny

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Knot Optimization For Univariate Cubic L^1 Spline Fits with Application in Change Point Detection, Manfei Xie

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Coupling Reactions of Triaryl Carbocations Via Cationic Charge Delocalization, Hongfang Xue

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Magnetoresistance in Non-Magnetic Semimetals and Quantum Wells, Jing Xu

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An Experimental Examination of Religious Teaching and Thought-Action Fusion, Johanna Anita Younce

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Implementation of The Shpb System For Material Property Test Under High Strain Rate Deformation, Jiaqi Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Three essays on congressional influence in American foreign policy, Afrimadona

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Factors supporting faculty's intention to use online video sharing platforms in the classroom environment, Abdullah Albalawi

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Factors Supporting Faculty’s intention to Use online Video Sharing Platforms in the Classroom Environment, Abdullah Eid Albalawi

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Control of ferroelectrcity in ATiO₃ (A= Ba₁ and Sr) by isoelectronic Ti-site substitutions, Saber Alfurhud

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Role of colony integration in metabolic scaling of colonial animals, Maram Almegbel

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The relationship between learners' motivation, gender, and completion of MOOCs in Saudi Arabia, Farraj Ali Alshehri

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Factors related to employees' behavioral intention to use online professional development, Yousef Alshrari

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Factors Related to Employees’ Behavioral intention to Use online Professional Development, Yousef Saud Alshrari

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Examining faculty barriers with simulation and successful student learning outcomes, Alissa Althoff

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Synthesis of N-heterocyclic-substituted indanones through the superelectrophilic Nazarov cyclization, Harouna Amadou

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Light transport and amplification for a proof-of-principle experiment of optical stochastic cooling, M. B. Andorf

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Elite-peasant relations in post-authoritarian Indonesia : decentralization, dispossession, and countermovement, Iqra Anugrah

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The Role of "Because" in Mechanistic and Teleological Explanations in Science, Lillian Asiala

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The role of "because" in mechanistic and teleological explanations in science, Lillian K.E. Asiala

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The impact of text messaging on students' academic achievement in an online computing course, Selom Assignon

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The Impact of Text Messaging on Students’ Academic Achievement in an online Computing Course, Selom Assignon