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Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Comics: The Underappreciated and Underdeveloped Art, Matt Taylor Hirst

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Dissection of Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Regulated Pathways and its Role in Distinct Phases of Memory, Ivan Shun Ho

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Computer Aided Diagnosis for Virtual Endoscopy, Wei Hong

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From Rules to Efficient Algorithms for Cyber Trust Applications, Katia Hristova

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Cache-Oblivious Data Structures for Massive Data Sets, Haodong Hu

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Elliptic Constructions of Hyperkahler Metrics, Radu Aurelian Ionas

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Characterization of Nucleo-cytomplasmic Transport of the Transcription Factor STAT5a, Janaki Kannan Iyer

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Efficient Medium Access Protocols for Wireless and RFID Networks, Shweta Jain

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Predation and its Consequences: Insights into the Modeling of Interference, Christopher Jon Jensen

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Rheology and Structure of Thermoreversible Hydrogels, Jun Jiang

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Applications of Front Tracking to Multiple Scientific Problems, Xicheng Jia

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Bilingual Emotional Word Processing: A Behavioral and Event-Related Potential Study, Zhiru Jia

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Joint Analysis of Gene and Protein Data, Chen Ji

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The Science of Right in Leibniz's Practical Philosophy, Christopher Lowell Johns

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MMP-7 Modulates the Transition of Normal Pancreatic Acinar Cells to Metaplastic Ducts Associated with the Neoplastic Epithelium of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Johnny Johnson

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Social Discounting: Social Distance and Altruistic Choice, Bryan Allen Jones

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Functional Dissection of the Proteins of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Associated Degradation (ERAD) Pathway, Shivanjali Joshi

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Design and Optimization of Node Architecture for Application Specific Multi-hop Wireless Networks, Sangkil Jung

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Self-Dual Metrics on 4-Manifolds, Mustafa Kalafat

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Control Framework for Continuous Time Adaptation in Modern Day Embedded Systems, Sankalp Kallakuri

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Biomarker Sensing Using Nanostructured Metal Oxide Sensors, Krithika Kalyanasundaram

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Content Based Retrieval and Image Annotation Using MetaData Extraction and Its Application in MPEG-7 Based Search Engines, Kapil Kanugo

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Tau Neutrino Appearance via Neutrino Oscillations in Atmospheric Neutrinos, Tokufumi Kato

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Some Interactions of Focus and Focus Sensitive Elements, Tomoko Kawamura

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Elevation of Seprase Expression and Promotion of an Invasive Phenotype by Collagenous Matrices in Ovarian Tumor Cells, Alanna Marie Kennedy

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Effects of Experimentally Generated Closeness on Self and Other Neural Processing: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study, Sarah Ketay

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Probing Flow-Induced Crystallization Precursor Structure in Polyolefin Melts by Means of Synchrotron X-Rays, Jong Kahk Keum

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Synthesis and Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Radioligands Targeting α7 Nicotinic Acetylocholine Receptors in the Central Nervous System, Sung Won Kim

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Application of Asymptotic LRTS Results to Mixture Problems in Genetic Research, Wonkuk Kim

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Nietzsche's Unconscious and Nineteenth-Century Thought, Joseph Anthony Kranak

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Sequence to Topography Relationship in Membrane-Inserted Hydrophobic Helics, Shyam S. Krishnakumar

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Understanding Thickness Dependent Magnetic Properties of Ultra-Thin Films, Kathryn Lynn Krycka

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Marginal Deformations of Gauge Theories and their Dual Description, Manuela Kulaxizi

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Role of Type II Secretion and Type IV pilus Systems in the Virulence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Ritwij Kulkarni

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Testes-Specific Genes are Evolving Faster than Their Broadly Expressed Paralogs due to Reduced Expression Level and Relaxed Functional Constraint, Seiji Kumagai

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Optoelectronic Fiber Based Fluorescence Detection Sensor Systems, Vladislav A. Kuzminskiy

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Mitigate and Cope: A Context-Based Approach to Intervention for Problem Behavior in Home and Community Settings, Mara Victoria Ladd

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Hypochondriac: Bodies in Protest from Herman Melville to Toni Morrison, Maya Lang

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Level of Construal and the Ideal Self: Implications for Attraction and Support Provision, Karen L. Langsam

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Hepatocyte-Specific Endocytic Activity Exhibited by the Coxsackie and Adrenovirus Receptor (CAR), Paul John Lawrence

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The Roles of the IFT & BBS Proteins in Drosophila Mechanosensory and Chemosensory Cilia, Eugene Lee

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Compressible Multi Phase and Multi Species Flow Closure Model and Turbulent Analysis for Rayleigh-Taylor Instability, Hyunsun Lee

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Insights into ubiquitin activation and transfer to E2 from the structure of the Uba1-ubiquitin complex, Imsang Lee

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Covariant Quantization of the Superstring, Kiyoung Lee

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DC Slice Ion Imaging Study of Atomic Orbital Orientation and Alignment in Photodissociation, Suk Kyoung Lee

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Differential Mediation of the Wnt Canonical Pathway by Mammalian Dishevelleds-1, -2, and -3, Yi-Nan Lee

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Dissecting the Effects of Anthrax Toxins on Dendritic Cells and Potential Reversal by Chemically Modified Tetracyclines, Grigor Licul

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Tracking a Variable Number of Targets Based on RSS Measurements in Wireless Sensor Networks, Jaechan Lim

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Classification by Ensembles from Random Partitions Using Logistic Regression Models, Noha Lim

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Scheduling Divisible Loads for Parallel and Real Time Systems, Distributed Networks, and Computational Grids, Taeyoung Lim

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Functional Characterization of Mustn1 during Skeletal Myogenesis, Cheng Liu

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Indoor Mobile Robot Localization using Laser-activated RFID, Wenfei Liu

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Electron Transport Through Aluminum Oxide Tunnel Barriers and OPE-Based Molecular Junctions, Xueqing Liu

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Anelastice Behavior of Thermal Spray Coatings and Associated Relationships with Processing Conditions, Yajie Liu

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Essays on Unawareness and its Applications, Zhen Liu

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Interannual Variability of U.S. West Coast and Alaska Winter Precipitation and Temperature, Yilin Li

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Enhanced 3D Front Tracking Method with Locally Grid Based Interface Tracking, Yuanhua Li

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Impact of Hurricanes on Cloud-Radiative Forcing over Tropical Oceans, Yue Li

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Impact of Working Memory Span on Referring in Conversation, Calion Barry Jr. Lockrdige

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Sword of St. Michael: The 82nd Ariborne Division in World War II, Guy Anthony LoFaro

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The Role of FGF Signaling in Neural and Mesodermal Fate Choice in the Zebrafish, Eric Londin

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Topics in Algebraic Cycles, Luis Edoardo Lopez

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Structural Insights into Translesion Bypass Catalyzed by Mouse Polymerase kappa, Margaret Jane Luk-Paszyc

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Statistical Mechanics of Hard Spheres and the Two Dimensional Ising Lattice, Ivar Lyberg

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Battery-Aware and Energy-Efficient Algorithms for Wireless Networks, Chi Ma

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Self-Adaptive, Scalable and Energy-Efficient Algorithms for Unattended Sensor Networks, Ming Ma

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Canalization of Gap Gene Expression During Early Development in Drosophila melanogaster, Manu

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Structure and Elasticity of NaMgF₃and CaIrO₃ at High Pressures and Temperatures—the Perovskite and Post-Perovskite Structure Model of MgSiO₃ Investigated with Rietveld Structure Refinement and Ultrasonic Interferometry, Charles David Martin

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Global Reinforcement Training of CrossNets, Xiaolong Ma

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Step Density Estimation and Bootstrap Resampling, Yeming Ma

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Un'esposizione della Situazione Teorica e Pratica Dell'Insegnamento delle Lingue Straniere in Italia, Giuseppina Mazzella

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A Multiscale, Geometric Algorithm for Non-parametric Data Exploration with an Application to Genomic Data, Joseph McQuown

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Functional Comparison of Connexin26 Wild-type and Non-syndromic Recessive Deafness Associated Mutant Channels, Gulistan Mese

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Structure Determination of Nanocrystalline Materials, Frederick Marc Michel

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Physical Exercise Increases Hippocampal Cell Loss in a Model of Epilepsy, Nefta Ayisha Mitchell

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Comparative Analysis of Phenotypes, Phenotypic Plasticity, and Phenotypic Integration of Variably Invasive Centaurea and Crepis Introductions to North America, Norris Zachary Muth

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A Defense of Prince Arthur's Position as Magnificence in Edmund Spencer's the Faerie Queene, Jennifer Mary Myatt

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Cross-layer Design for Interference Mitigation and Mobility Support in Wireless Access Networks, Vishnu Navda

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Mek1 Regulates Partner Choice During Meiotic Recombination in Yeast, Hengyao Niu

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Derivation of the Lineage and Function in Tumor Angiogenesis of Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Cells, Daniel Joseph Nolan

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Mechanism of Maintenance of Cellular Senescence, Sabrina Nunez

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Structure and Dynamics of Barrier Jets along the Southeast Alaskan Coast, Joseph Benjamin Olson

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Local and Long Range Structure: Studies of Oxygen Ion Conductors Through the Use of Solid State ¹⁷O and ⁷¹GA NMR Spectroscopy and X-ray Powder Diffraction, John Luigi Palumbo

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Scheduling Algorithms for High Performance Packet Switches, Demg Pan

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Self-Organization of Heteroepitaxial Islands During Crystal Growth, Gajendra Pandey

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Analysis and Design of Genomic Sequences, Dimitris Papamichail

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Multifunctional Iron-Based Metal Oxide Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties, Tae-Jin Park

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Identification and Characterization of Lon Protease as a Component of Bacterial trans-Translation, Jennifer S. Parla

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Divided Attention and Repitition at Encoding: The Role of Individual Subjective Orgnaization in Group Recall, Luciane Paula Pereira-Pasarin

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Uncertainty Quantification and Grid-Based Geometrical Computations for Turbulent Fluid Mixing, Jean Nicolas Pestieau

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Thick Non-Crossing Paths and Minimum- Cost Continuous Flows in Polygonal Domains, Valentin Polishchuk

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Subgap Quasiparticle Transport and Low Frequency Critical Current Fluctuations in Nb/AlOx/NB Josephson Junctions, Shawn Paul Swan Pottorf

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Aircraft Routing in the Presence of Hazardous Weather, Joseph Michael Prete

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Electrospun Hydroxyapatite Incorporated Biocomposite Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, Koushik Ramachandran

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Characterization of Damage Due to Environmental Conditions in Heterogeneous Material Systems, Narayanan Ramanujam

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Dual Intergroup Meanings of Essentialism: Implications for Understanding Prejudice towards African Americans and Gay Men, Luisa Fernanda Ramirez

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Response Profiles of Neurons of the Rat Serotonergic Dorsal Raphe Nucleus During Goal Directed Behavior, Sachin Prakash Ranade

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Using Direct Measurements of Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Investigate the Coupling Between Surface and Pore Waters, John Paul Rapaglia

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The Religious Sisters of the Good Shepard and the Professionalization of Social Work, Margaret Regensburg

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Correlations in Low-Dimensional Systems, Sebastian Andres Reyes