Dissertations from 2018
Experiences of Upstate South Carolina Historical Preservationists: Wisdom for Cultivating Future Advocates, Steven Clay Pruitt
Glucose Sensing in Trypanosoma brucei, Yijian Qiu
The Clemson Ghost Tour: Disrupting Rhetorical Stagnation, Stephen Joseph Quigley
Physiological and Environmental Impacts of Nanomaterials-Biomolecular Coronae, Achyut J. Raghavendra
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Applications Development and Evaluation for Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems, Md Mizanur Rahman
Language and Literacy in a Head Start Preschool: Understanding Practice to Inform Theory and Improve Outcomes, M. Deanna Ramey
Efficacy of Smart PV Inverter as a Strategic Mitigator of Network Harmonic Resonance and a Suppressor of Temporary Overvoltage Phenomenon in Distribution Systems, Shriram Srinivasarangan Rangarajan
Augmenting a Hazard Analysis Method with Error Propagation Information for Safety-Critical Systems, Fryad Khalid M. Rashid
Exploring Interspecific Interactions of Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) and Host Roots, Nathan Wayne Redding
Occurrence and Pathogenicity of Foliar Pathogens on Cucurbits in South Carolina with Special Emphasis on Stagonosporopsis and Stachybotriaceae On Watermelon', Gabriel Rennberger
A Practical Guide to Eye Tracking Using Qualitative and Quantitative Means, Julie Christine Rice
Development of Biomimetic Models of Human Cardiac Tissue, Dylan Jack Richards
Persuasive Intelligence: On the Construction of Rhetor-Ethical Cognitive Machines, Nathan D. Riggs
Forestry and Arboriculture Applications Using High-Resolution Imagery from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Brian A. Ritter
Investigating the Management of Visitor Experiences in Recreational Boating, Geoffrey Koome Riungu
Synthetic routes to the surface functionalization of core-shell nanoparticles through the copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition, Ryan D. Roeder
SecondLook: A Prototype Mobile Phone Intervention for Digital Dating Abuse, Tania Roy
Evaluation of Thermal Mechanisms to Predict the Transient Electroplastic Effect in Aluminum and an Investigation of Electrically Assisted Drilling, Brandt J. Ruszkiewicz
Trust-Based Control of Robotic Manipulators in Collaborative Assembly in Manufacturing, Behzad Sadrfaridpour
Bacteria-Mediated Delivery of mazF mRNA into Cancer Cells for Induction of Apoptosis, Maryam Saffarian Abbas Zadeh
Who am I? Refugee adolescents' transformation and negotiation of identities at the cultural borders, Aamena Saleh
Living with Giants: Human-Elephant Conflict and Poaching in Myanmar, Christie Lynn Sampson
Framework for Lifecycle Enrichment of HPC Applications Towards Exascale Heterogeneous Architectures, Karan Sapra
Perceived Credibility of Information on Internet Health Forums, Madison Sauls
Transparent Conductive Films Based on Polymer-Encapsulated Graphene Oxide Sheets, Mykhailo Savchak
Exploring the Intersection of Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum Enrolled in an Outdoor Behavioral Health Program, Denise K. Savidge
Three Essays on Sectoral Change and Unemployment, Richard Sessa
Highway Cross Slope Measurement Using Airborne and Mobile LiDAR, Alireza Shams Esfandabadi
Probabilistic Assessment of Soil Liquefaction Potential and Mitigation, Mengfen Shen
Extreme ultraviolet spectra of highly charged Y and Xe ions: line identification, diagnostic potential, and isotope shift, Roshani Silwal
Understanding Faculty Laggards' Adoption of Administrative Technologies: A Phenomenological Study, Robert B. Simon
Essays on Unemployment Duration in Germany, Senad Sinanovic
Slip-Stick Contact Conditions for the Thermo-Mechanically Coupled Flow Drill Screw Process, Jamie Daniel Skovron
Multidentate Ligand Design for the F-Elements, Ashleigh Kirstin Smith Sockwell
Computational Modeling of Nonlinear Behavior in Orthopaedics, Kyle Snethen
Dreams and Plans: A Case Study of the Football Facilities of the University Of Georgia, Misty B. Soles
Ontology-based Domain-specific Semantic Similarity Analysis and Applications, Xuebo Song
3D Micromachining of Optical Devices on Transparent Material by Ultrafast Laser, Yang Song
Matching potential in randomized complete block designs, Elaine Sotherden
Properties of Some Markov Chains on Linear Extensions of Posets, Kara Stasikelis
Prisons, Genres, and Big Data: Understanding the Language of Corrections in America's Prisons, Eric Stephens
Particle Manipulation in Viscous Flows: Singularity Models and Phase Space Boundaries, Senbagaraman Sudarsanam
Towards Automated Verification of Object-Based Software with Reference Behavior, Yu-Shan Sun
The Effects of Embryonic Arsenic Exposure on Muscle and Olfactory Development in Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus), Dana Bethany Szymkowicz
Hydrothermal Crystal Growth of Tetrahedral Framework Oxides for Optical Applications, Rylan James Terry
Microstructure, Luminescence, and Performance of Garnet Polycrystalline Ceramic Scintillators, Artem Trofimov
Models for Networks with Consumable Resources: Applications to Smart Cities, Hayato Montezuma Ushijima-Mwesigwa
Novel Methods for Monitoring Glucose Metabolism in Trypanosoma brucei Using Fluorescent Biosensors, Charles Voyton
Select Psychological and Physical Impacts of Therapeutic Yoga for Informal Caregivers: A Feasibility Study, Alysha Amber Walter
Electrical Infrastructure Adaptation for a Changing Climate, Site Wang
Main Group Element-containing Chromophores and Polyelectrolytes: Sulfur, Phosphorus and Gallium, Wang Wan
A Phenomenological Exploration of the Pre-Tenure Track Faculty Experience at Comprehensive Universities, Chelsea Waugaman
Behavioral, Functional, and Shape Assessment for Temporomandibular Joint, Feng Wei
Edge-Computing Deep Learning-Based Computer Vision Systems, Edwin Lee Weill
Development of Anti-fouling Membranes for Water Treatment, Steven Weinman
Variable Selection for Complex Data with Sparsity: An Application in GWAS, Tianhui Wei
Structure and Dynamics of Soft Materials in Confined Geometry: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Insight, Sidath Wijesinghe
Association of DRD2 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Fescue Toxicosis in Ruminants, Sarah Adams Wilbanks
Development of a Sensor-Based, Variable-Rate Fertigation Technique for Overhead Irrigation Systems, Phililp Williams
Plutonium in the Presence of Natural Organic Ligands: Sorption Kinetics, Surface Complex Stability, and Subsurface Transport, Jennifer Christine Wong
Affective Gaming: At the Intersection of Rhetoric, Affect, and Video Games, Joshua A. Wood
Efficient and Accurate Splitting Methods for Flow Problems, Mengying Xiao
Convex Hulls, Relaxations, and Approximations of General Monomials and Multilinear Functions, Yibo Xu
Preparation and Studies of Carbon Dots, Fan Yang
Novel Fusion Protein IL-12/FasTI for Cancer Immunogene Therapy, Xi Yang
School Leaders' Levels of Political Engagement with the Policy Environments Surrounding Their Professional Roles, Seth D. Young
Wetting of Bio-Inspired Complexly-Shaped Fibers and Channels, Chengqi Zhang
A Numerical Method for the Navier Stokes Equations in a Velocity-Vorticity Form, Liang Zhao
Development of a Database-Driven Management System for Retail Food Packaging Eye Tracking Studies, Mengmeng Zhao
Three Essays on Human Capital and the Distribution of Income, Zhiqi Zhao
Cyber Physical System Security — DoS Attacks on Synchrophasor Networks in the Smart Grid, Xingsi Zhong
On Some Environmental Applications of Stochastic Processes, Liu Zhu
Dissertations from 2017
A Resilient Control Approach to Secure Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) with an Application on Connected Vehicles, Zoleikha Abdollahi Biron
The Economics of Political Violence, Jordan Adamson
Evaluating the Impact of the Physical Fidelity of the Learning Environment on Skill Acquisition, Retention, and Application, Myrtede Alfred
Balancing and Sequencing of Mixed Model Assembly Lines, Anas Alsayed Alghazi
Biology and Behavior of the Asian Needle Ant, Brachyponera chinensis , Hamilton Ross Allen
The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Decision-Making Process of Music Festival-Goers: Findings from a Survey-Embedded Experiment, Yahya A. Alzghoul
Conjugate Addition of Grignard Reagents to Dienones and Thioldienoates, and Copper-Mediated Allylic Substitutions, Emmanuel Amoah
Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanocomposites for Electrically and/or Thermally Conductive Materials, Ankoma Dihon Anderson Sr.
Student Development as Cross-Disciplinary Team Members: Real-Time Observations of Student Experiences During a Team Project, Rachel Kristen Anderson
A New Multiscale Modeling Framework for Lithium-Ion Battery Dynamics: Theory, Experiments, and Comparative Study with the Doyle-Fuller-Newman Model, Harikesh Arunachalam
Computational Insight into Structured Ionic Co-polymers from Molecule to Membrane, Dipak Aryal
Manufacturing of Photovoltaic Devices, Power Electronics and Batteries for Local Direct Current Power Based Nanogrid, Amir Ahmed Asif
Toxicity of Microplastics to Aquatic Organisms, Sarah Au
Young Adults and the Labor Market, Timothy Jay Bacon
Antifibrotic Effects of Vibratory Stimulation, Sooneon Bae
Essays on Information Technology and Value Creation: Corporate Governance, Software Firm Acquisitions, and Entrepreneurial Signaling, Nikhil Ramkrishna Bandodkar
Using Social Media to Foster Identification in Indonesia's 2014 Presidential Election: An Examination of Facebook Politics from Kenneth Burke's Dramatistic Perspective, Dina Septiani S. Basuki
Suicidal behaviors among college students: Are transfer students at greater risk?, Laura S. Bogardus
Network Coding for Packet Radio Networks, Siddhartha S. Borkotoky
Whole Body Irradiation and Degradation of Structural and Functional Properties of Mouse Bone: X-rays, Protons, and Heavy Ions, Laura Christine Bowman
Synthesis and Characterization of Glycidyl Methacrylate-Based Graft Copolymer Functional Interfaces, Nikolay Brordinov
Evaluation and Uncertainty Quantification of VS30 Models Using a Bayesian Framework for Better Prediction of Seismic Site Conditions, Andrew West Brownlow