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Theses from 2018
PREPARATION OF DUAL FLUORESCENCE AGENTS-LOADED NANOPARTICLE AND ITS IN VITRO AND IN VIVO APPLICATION, Hong-Hao Thi Vu
Understanding the Transition: Principals' Perception of Coaching and Mentoring During Their First-Year, Dionel Clinton Waters
“Tie the Flags Together”: Migration, Nativism, and the Orange Order in the United States, 1840-1930, Cory D. Wells
FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES ON ULTRAFAST SEPARATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF GEOPOLYMER BASED BASE-STABLE STATIONARY PHASE MEDIA, Rasangi Madhumali Wimalasinghe K.K.D.G.
Geochemical Evolution of the Iron Ore Group -- A Mid-Archean Greenstone Belt of the Eastern Indian Craton, Jordan Kent Wright
RATIONAL DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYURETHANE BASED BIOMATERIALS, Cancan Xu
LARGE-SCALE DEEP LEARNING WITH APPLICATION IN MEDICAL IMAGING AND BIO-INFORMATICS, Zheng Xu
Building a Versatile Deduplication System, Zhichao Yan
TOWARDS END-TO-END SEMI-SUPERVISED DEEP LEARNING FOR DRUG DISCOVERY, Xiaoyu Zhang
Strength, Tradition, and Adaptation: Native American Women in Pontiac's War, the Trail of Tears, and the Wounded Knee Massacre, Stephanie Renee Zwinggi
SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN, OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, Kuldeep Singh
Intellectual Structure of Business Analytics and Data Driven Insights for Information Security Breaches, Rahul Dwivedi
Achieving novel functionalities in semiconductor-crystalline oxide heterostructures through electrical and structural coupling, Kamyar Ahmadi-Majlan
ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT FOR SEWER PIPE SYSTEM CONDITION ASSESSMENT USING MULTI-SENSOR (MSI) TECHNOLOGY, Mohammed Al Asadi
EVALUATION OF FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) STRENGTHENING FOR DETERIORATED BRIDGE BENT CAPS, Yazan Almomani
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL TURBULENCES IMPACT ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM, Abeer Omar Almughrabi
BIO-INSPIRED ADAPTIVE TUNING OF HUMAN-ROBOT INTERFACES, Bakur Alqaudi
Mathematical Modeling of the Bone Remodeling Process, Iris Lizeth Alvarado
TWO TIMING WORK AND HOME, THE RELATIONSHIP OF INDIVIDUAL VALUES WITH BOUNDARY PERMEABILITY PREFERENCE AND BOUNDARY PERMEABILITY BEHAVIOR, Faezeh Amirkamali
TK-MARS: An Efficient Approach for Deterministic and Stochastic Black-Box Optimization, Hadis Anahideh
NEW STRATEGIES FOR CATALYTIC C-H AND OLEFIN HYDROSILYLATION, Parham Asgari
The Effects of Re-Framing and Respondent Personality on Psychometric Outcomes: A Replication and Extension Study, Meghan Joann Babcock
A study of effect of bond length on bond strength using transient heat transfer analysis, Junaid Mohamed Baig
An investigation of the plasma electrolytic oxidation mechanism for coating of alumina-zirconia nanocomposite, Nastaran Barati
EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BETA PARTICLE IMAGERS, Thomas Burwell Bates
Sex Differences in Balance Measures and Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults, Kelley Bevers
A DETAILED CHANDRA X-RAY STUDY OF THE GALACTIC CORE-COLLAPSE SUPERNOVA REMNANT G292.0+1.8, Jayant Bhalerao
STEM SUCCESS FOR ALL: HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICE OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND MATH CLASSES, Stephanie Boyce
Fabrication and In Vitro Characterization of an Implant for the Detection of Metastatic Cancer Cells, Carlos Martin Cantu
Using snake genomes to illuminate the patterns and mechanisms of rapid adaptation, Daren Carter Card
Obscured Leisure: Crafting as Leisure for Stay-At-Home Mothers, Christina Laura Carney
STATISTICAL META-MODEL FOR AIR TRAFFIC FLOW AND CAPACITY MANAGEMENT BASED ON AIRSPACE OPTIMIZATION-SIMULATION: THE CONTINUOUS CHALLENGE OF THE HUB OF THE AMERICA CONGESTION, Juan Marcos Castillo
EVALUATION AND STRENGTHENING OF ELEVATED SLAB ON GRADE WITH FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) LAMINATES, Natawut Chaiwino
A COMPREHENSIVE SEISMIC RESPONSE AND SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE STABILITY OF HYDRAULIC-FILL DAMS, Sayantan Chakraborty
Spectral-Domain Phase-Sensitive Interferometry for Real-Time Probing of Electrodeposition Processes, YuJen Chiu
INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE CONTAMINATION IN A Cu-BASED Al ALLOY OCCURRING DURING TEM SAMPLE PREPARATION, Kelly Claunch
Prosodic Phonology in Oklahoma Cherokee, Samantha Cornelius
Barriers to Self-sufficiency for Syrian Refugees After Resettlement, Alexi Ellen De Lathouder
A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Residence Directors' Perceptions of a Departure of a Colleague, Mari Kathleen Duncan
SONGS OF SALVATION: SHAKESPEARE’S DEFENSE OF PERFORMING ARTISTS THROUGH SECULAR BALLADS IN THREE PLAYS, Latisha Dawn Fletcher
Artificial Intelligence For Cognitive Behavior Assessment In Children, Srujana Gattupalli
Exploring Predictors of Information Exchange: A Behavioral Validation of the ISSIE Scale, Ryan Thomas Gertner
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Concrete Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts under Uniformly Distributed Load, Masoud Ghahremannejad
Religion and Resiliency Among Female Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Holders, Sahil K. Gilani
The Capacity of Postpartum Depression Resources in Underserved Communities, Brandie Green
A Calibration Chamber for Thermo-hydro-mechanical Studies of Soil Behavior via Resonant Column Testing, Daniel R. C. Green
CELL-FREE STUDIES OF CATALYTIC DNA CLEAVAGE BY RUTHENIUM POLYPYRIDYL COMPLEXES (RPCS) CONTAINING REDOX-ACTIVE INTERCALATING LIGANDS, ENANTIOMERIC SEPARATION AND SEMI-PREP SCALE PURIFICATION OF RPCS, Cynthia Ann Griffith
Detection of Molecular Biomarkers involved in the Induction of EMT, migration and invasion, and drug resistance in breast cancer cells in 3D confinement, Tamara Nicole Hill
COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON THE Cu-RICH SIDE OF ALUMINUM-COPPER PHASE DIAGRAM, Khaled Ahmed Hirmas
SHAPE OPTIMIZATION OF A FAN DUNCTE FOR A VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING, Jie Hua
Improving Performance and Security in Anonymity Systems, Mohsen Imani
AN EXPLORATION OF NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAMS SERVING INFORMAL GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS: A DESCRIPTIVE PHENOMENOLOGY APPROACH, Dorothea LaGail Ivey
Modeling Plant Virus Propagation and an Optimal Control, Mark Jackson
Domestication of PIF transposable elements transposases as regulatory proteins in Drosophila melanogaster, Diwash Jangam
POSTERIOR NORMAL APPROXIMATION OF REAL-TIME DEGRADATION MODELING USING LAPLACE APPROXIMATION, Mahmoud Ali Jawad
Data Collection Technology in Social Work: Evaluating Barriers to Utilization, Cynthia Lynn Jewett
HYPHENATED AMERICANS: CHRISTIAN ARAB-AMERICANS’ IDENTITY STRUGGLE, Amanda Haddad Jobgen
Racial Disparity in Cardiovascular Disease and Oxidative Stress in African American Women, Auburn L. Johnson
Improving time and space efficiency of trie data structure, Nirmik Milind Kale
Assessing the relationship between acute and chronic health conditions and transportation disadvantage and quality of life among older adults in Tarrant County, Texas, James Craig Keaton
SHORT-TERM INTERMITTENT PARATHYROID HORMONE 1-34 ADMINISTRATION AND BONE VASCULAR ALTERATIONS IN C57BL/6 MICE, Seungyong Lee
NEW METHODS FOR DISCOVERY, FINGERPRINTING, AND ANALYSIS OF CANNABIS SATIVA NATURAL PRODUCTS, Allegra Leghissa
Characterization and Remediation of Wastewater from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Tiffany Michelle Liden
OPTIMIZATION OF BOARD LEVEL RELIABILITY OF MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGES AND MODULES, Alok Kumar Lohia
Masculinity and Chivalry: The Tenuous Relationship of the Sacred and Secular in Medieval Arthurian Literature, Kaci McCourt
ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY AND THE IMPACTS ON HOUSING VALUE, Somayeh Moazzeni
Middle Permian (Late Guadalupian) back-reef carbonate of Panther Canyon, Apache Mountains, Trans-Pecos Texas, Joshua Caleb Moore
FRACTURE DENSITY AND BRITTLENESS OF THE MESOZOIC FORMATIONS EXPOSED ON THE CANADIAN ESCARPMENT OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO, Scott Alexander Moore
Woods tire model, Priyank Vasant Nandu
NANOPARTICLES FOR GENE THERAPY AND PROTEIN DELIVERY TO INDUCE ANGIOGENESIS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE, Linda Christellia Noukeu
Adjusting for Time Varying Confounding in Adaptive Interdisciplinary Pain Management Program, Nilabh Ohol
LINKING PETROPHYSICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION TO PRODUCTION BEHAVIOR IN THE HAYNESVILLE SHALE, Silas O'Silas
Development of Mussel Inspired Nanocomposite Adhesives for Biomedical Applications, Nikhil Pandey
An Enhancement of Light Reflectance Spectroscopy as A Modality for the Detection of Positive Surgical Margins in Radical Prostatectomy, Zengxing Pang
Hyper-optimized Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods For Geo-spatial and Temporal Function Estimation, Neelabh Pant
EXPLORING THE PREDICTORS OF WELL-BEING AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AMONG ELDER ORPHANS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY, Rupal M. Parekh
Inverse Analysis of Heat Generating Body for Safety Applications, Sandeep Patil
A community assessment of food resources available to college students in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Katelyn Frances Pearson
Insertion Mechanism of Long Interspersed Elements (LINEs) and the role of the Linker Domain, Monika Pradhan
The effect of midsole cushioning on the kinetics, kinematics, and control of running, Brian Joseph Prejean
Supervised Sparse Learning with Applications in Bioinformatics, Kin Ming Puk
A Framework for Optimal Path Planning and Nonlinear Guidance for Autonomous Mobile Robots, Paul A. Quillen
MALWARE EARLY-STAGE DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING ON HARDWARE PERFORMANCE COUNTERS, Anchal Raheja
Algorithms for Exploratory Queries over Web Database, Md Farhadur Rahman
MULTI-PHYSICS DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF 2D AND ADVANCED HETEROGENOUS 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, Pavan Rajmane
DEVELOPING SELF-EFFICACY: MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES AFTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Aleisha Reid
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT, Christian W. Rewoldt
A Multiphysics Study of Interfacial Properties of 3D Printed Filaments, Alireza Rezaee
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK TO OPTIMIZE THE OPERATIONS OF AN INTERMODAL UNDERGROUND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL USING SIMULATION, Fatemeh Rezaeifar
Marketing Ploy or Strategic Initiative? An Investigation of Deceptive Advertising, Pamela A. Richardson-Greenfield
BEYOND BRIBERY: AN EXPLORATION INTO LOBBYING AND INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE INFLUENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, Polly D. Roark