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Dissertations from 2020
Heterogeneous Transcoding for Next Generation Multimedia Video Codecs for Efficient Communication, Shreyanka Subbarayappa
WAVING THE RED, BLACK, AND GREEN: THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL VISION OF THE UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION IN AKRON AND BARBERTON, OHIO, Stephanie Theresa Sulik
SMOKING CESSATION WITHIN THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE POPULATION, Brenda Ross Swilley
NARCISSUS ONLINE: AN INVESTIGATION OF NARCISSISM AND SELF-CONCEPT CLARITY IN RELATION TO ONLINE DATING BEHAVIORS, Maryam Tajmirriyahi
TRUMPISM AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST: A POLITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, Walter L. Taylor
EARLY DETECTION OF GLAUCOMA USING MODIFIED RESIDUAL U-NET CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK, Balasubramaniam Theetharappan
DETERMINATION OF LANDING ZONES OF QUADROTORS EXPERIENCING IN-FLIGHT FAILURES, Ahmet Tolcu
USING NUMERICAL MODELING TO DETERMINE VISCOUS LOSSES WITHIN HELIUM TURBOMACHINERY, Benjamin Uhlig
LINK PREDICTION BASED FACE CLUSTERING USING VARIATIONAL ATTENTIONAL GRAPH AUTOENCODER, Harish Deepak Verlekar
USE OF TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY TO CHARACTERIZE THERMAL AND HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF UNSATURATED SANDS, Xuelin Wang
ANALYSIS OF GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE OF PCB & SUBSTRATE USING DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS & THERMOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS, Shristi Yadav
Shareholder activism: Does gender diversity among hedge fund managers affect activism returns?, Ankita Agarwal
INVESTIGATION OF NANOSTRUCTURES FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSORS, Hussein Akafzade
TAIL LATENCY PREDICTION FOR FORK-JOIN STRUCTURES, Sami Marzook Alesawi
A NEW METHOD TO ESTIMATE THE IMPACT ON THE L5/SI SPINAL DISC FROM SPEED LIFTING OF UNSTABLE LOADS, ASYMMETRICALLY, Suhaib Al-lababidi
PERFORMANCE OF CRACKED REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES SUBJECTED TO DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, Bassam Hatem Karim Al-lami
THE PLACE DEIXIS OF MODERN STANDARD ARABIC: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM AND THE FACTORS THAT CONTROL THE CHOICE OF PLACE DEICTIC EXPRESSIONS, Ibrahim A. Alluhaybi
DURABILITY AND PREDICTION OF LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (CFRP) LAMINATES UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, Eyad Alsuhaibani
HIGH-PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR EMERGING POWER SYSTEMS, Tuncay Altun
Reconstraining massive pied-piping in English: A non-interrogative CP analysis, Daniel Garrett Amy
EVALUATION OF LONG TERM DURABILITY IN CONCRETE WITH EXTERNAL PRE-SATURATED CFRP LAMINATE, Ramya Anandhan
OPTIMUM DESIGN OF SHIMMED FOIL BEARING CONSIDERING ROTORDYNAMIC STABILITY, Venkata Sai Jyothish Atluri
ns2-md0 Post-Transition Metal Oxides for Solar Energy Applications, Edan Bainglass
ENHANCING STUDENT MATHEMATICS SUCCESS THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING: AN EXAMINATION OF STUDENT MOTIVATION USING THE SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY, Shanna E. Banda
CORPORATE CASH HOLDINGS, FIRM PERFORMANCE, AND CEO COMPENSATION, Dhruba Banjade
TRANSIENT SEEPAGE AND SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS IN PARTIALLY SATURATED EARTHEN DAM, Puneet Bhaskar
A TWO-STAGE STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING MODEL FOR ENHANCING SEISMIC RESILIENCE OF WATER PIPE NETWORKS, Azam Boskabadi
Non-Binary and Gender Expansive Young Adults: Perceptions of Their Lived Experiences With Gender Identity, Devyn Adrian Box
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA USE, LONELINESS, AND CYBERBULLYING, Danielle M. Brecht
Stream Biodiversity and Co-occurrence Network Topology along Sub-continental to Global Nutrient and Land Use Gradients, William Robert Budnick
What Germany Taught the U.S. Army: Occupational Lessons in Postwar Germany, 1945-1946, Jessica Lynn Buisman
Learning Health Information From Floor Sensor Data Within A Pervasive Smart Home Environment, Nicholas Brent Burns
Investigation of range verification in carbon ion therapy using Monte Carlo simulation, Ananta Chalise
PERSON IDENTIFICATION AND TINETTI SCORE ASSESSMENT USING BALANCE PARAMETERS TO DETERMINE FALL RISK, Varsha Rani Chawan
THE EFFECT OF INVESTOR SENTIMENT ON EARNINGS MANAGEMENT, Lin Chen
THE EFFECT OF INVESTOR SENTIMENT ON EARNINGS MANAGEMENT, Lin Chen
THE EFFECT OF INVESTOR SENTIMENT ON EARNINGS MANAGEMENT, Lin Chen
NOVEL DETECTION METHODS AND GAS-FREE HYDROXIDE ELUENT GENERATOR FOR CAPILLARY LIQUID/ION CHROMATOGRAPHY, Bikash Chouhan
RELIABILITY ENHANCEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL, A S M Raufur Chowdhury
INVESTIGATION OF PROTOPORPHYRIN IX AND COPPER CYSTEAMINE NANOPARTICLES TO IMPROVE CURRENT CANCER TREATMENT METHODS, Lalit Chudal
HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER: AN EXPLORATION OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY LAWS, MARRIAGE, AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN REPRESENTATION, Sarah Clayburn
POPULATION GENOMICS AND CONSERVATION OF TEXAS CAVE AND SPRING SALAMANDERS (PLETHODONTIDAE: EURYCEA), Andrew Brian Corbin
Swimming Upstream to Achieve the Dream: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study of the Postsecondary Experiences of Foster Care Alumni, Sharron Crear
A comparative look at atomic oxygen and carbon dioxide neutral densities on Mars using data from the MAVEN satellite mission, Emily Ann Curtis
NEW STRATEGIES FOR HYDROSILYLATION OF PROPARGYL ALCOHOLS, OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION AND ON-CHIP ORGANIC SYNTHESIS, Udaya sree Dakarapu
Development of a Structural Design Methodology for Cementitious Sprayed Applied Pipe Linings in Gravity Storm Water Conveyance Conduits, Amin Darabnoush Tehrani
Novel Quantification of Neurovascular Coupling (NVC) to Predict Brain Injury in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Yudhajit Das
Computer Vision Methods for Sign Language and Cognitive Evaluation through Physical Tasks, Alex J. Dillhoff
How Consumers Use and Propagate Information in Digital World, Meichen Dong
STATISTICAL MODELS OF PIPE SERVICE LIFE TOWARDS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED DECISION SUPPORT, Vahid Eghbalifarkoosh
EXPLORING THE ALIGNMENT OF ARLINGTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT'S JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL ANTI-BULLYING POLICIES WITH STATE AND DISTRICT POLICY: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK DATA, Modesty Chisom Ekueku
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COBALT-BASED MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES, Jacob Elkins
Study Of New Transistor Architecture With Energy Filtering, Nnaemeka McDonald Eluagu
Likelihood Inference for Flexible Cure Rate Models in the Context of Infectious Diseases with Multiple Exposures, Zachry Joseph Engel
Observation and analysis of unexplored low-energy electron emission processes revealed using a low-energy positron beam, Alexander Jarrett Fairchild
Active Transportation and Health: Understanding the Impact of Transportation-Related Physical Activity on Health, Sina Famili
Understanding Components of Motor Imagery Ability and the Association with Motor Proficiency in Children and Young Adults, Chadwick Tyler Fuchs
SUB-MODELLING APPROACH FOR COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT THERMAL SIMULATIONS OF LARGE LI-ION BATTERY PACKS, Vishnu V. Ganesan
SORPTION-MEDIATED CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR THE VERSATILE TREATMENT OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN COMPLEX MEDIA, Naomi Gevaerd de Souza
Hand-Over-Face Segmentation, Sakher Ghanem
Age-Friendly Airports: A Qualitative Study of Older Adults Aged 55 and Older, Joanna Fatih Glover
STUDYING THE OXYGEN EFFECT IN PROTON THERAPY VIA GPU-BASED MICROSCOPIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATION, Marcos Joseph Guillen
ACTIVITY RECOGNITION TO MIMIC HUMAN PERCEPTION, Alankrit Gupta
REPORTING REALITIES: ARE THE CLERY ACT AND OTHER FEDERAL POLICIES FAILING WOMEN AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION?, Christine AlaineBloczynski Hall
NOVEL VIBRATIONAL ENERGY HARVESTERS UTILIZING PIEZOELECTRIC Li-DOPED ZnO NANOWIRES AND THE TRIBOELECTRIC EFFECT, H M Ashfiqul Hamid
A Multiscale Study of Cavitation Mechanism and Damage in Soft Materials, Fuad Hasan
Efficient Construction and Explanation of Machine Learning Models through Database Techniques, Sona Hasani
FEAR OF BLACKNESS AND GENTRIFICATION OF BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHICAGO, Vanessa Ann Hentz
The Impact of Perceived Organizational Support On Member Satisfaction with Community Health Worker Organizations, Denise Adame Hernandez
Me or My Friends? Examining SNS Friend Activity's Impact on Applicant Perceptions, Dustin Kaleb Hightower
New Development of Grid Generation and Image Analysis, Ben Hildebrand
FINITE ELEMENT BASED METHODOLOGY TO PREDICT FATIGUE COMPRESSION FAILURE IN COMPOSITE BASED ON FIBER KINKING DAMAGE MODEL, Md Saddam Hossain
Analysis of Homeownership Outcomes in the Dallas-Fort Worth Region and Growing Disparities An African American Perspective, Gwendolyn Isokpan
SPATIAL AND DWELLING DETERMINANTS OF ADULT ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGION, Jinat Jahan
THROUGH THE NARROW GATE: CONDUCT, CONVERSION, AND COMMUNITY IN NINETEENTH- AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY WOMEN'S NOVELS, Katherine Lee Jones
Why People Remain in Socially Disorganized Communities: A Critique of Social Disorganization Theory, LaSheyla Kajuan Jones
Predictors Of School Functioning And Problem Behaviors In Siblings Of Children With Autism, Sarah Elizabeth Jones
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COUPLED THERMO-HYDRO BEHAVIOR IN UNSATURATED SOIL, Nice Kaneza
MOLECULAR LEVEL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMICS AND THEIR NANOCOMPOSITES, Md Riaz Kayser
ASSESSMENT OF MASS TRANSIT IN MEDELLIN COLOMBIA - A CASE STUDY, Francisco Wilfred Kessler
Variability and Temporal Trends of Semivolatile Organic Compounds in Biological and Environmental Media, Kyunghoon Kim
DEVELOPMENT OF A STRUCTURAL DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR POLYMERIC SPRAY APPLIED PIPE LININGS, Zahra Kohankar Kouchesfehani
NANOPARTICLE-BASED APPROACHES IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, Aneetta E. Kuriakose
The Perceived Benefits of Exposure to Nature Through Birds, Venieca Kusek
NANO-PETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE OIL WINDOW OF EAGLE FORD SHALE FROM SOUTHWESTERN TO CENTRAL TEXAS, U.S.A., Chad Larsen
WRAITHS AND WHITE MEN: THE IMPACT OF PRIVILEGE ON PARANORMAL REALITY TELEVISION, Antares Russell Leask
EMOTIONAL DEMANDS-ABILITIES (ED-A) FIT, EMOTIONAL LABOR, AND RESOURCE DEPLETION, Joohan Lee
THE CHARISMATIC DOG AND PUBLIC SPACE: ARE DOG PARKS A THIRD PLACE?, Lori Dynette Lee
MODULATION OF PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES OF INSULIN SECRETING CELLS USING ELECTRICAL AND PHOTOSTIMULATION, Caleb Nathaniel Liebman
Targeting the Oligomannose Biomarker Present on Distinct Subsets of Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, Butaek Lim
HYPOID GEAR NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL IN AUTOMOTIVE REAR AXLE SYSTEMS, Chia-Ching Lin
Searching for a Pair-Produced Supersymmetric Top Partner Using Recursive Jigsaw Variables and Boosted Decision Trees with 139 fb⁻¹ of Data From the ATLAS Detector, Jared David Little
Mathematical Modeling of Scavengers and Zebras on the African Savanna with Disease Dynamics, Crystal Dawn Mackey
A MOLECULAR SCALE STUDY OF CAVITATION GROWTH AND SHOCK RESPONSE IN SOFT MATERIALS, Khandakar Mahmud