Dissertations from 2013
BEHAVIOR AND CONTROL OF THE BED BUG, Cimex lectularius L. (HEMIPTERA: CIMICIDAE), Margaret Lehnert
Schulz's Religion: Exploring Faith in the Mainstream Media Through the Peanuts Franchise, Stephen James Lind
Genetic Algorithm Techniques in Climate Changepoint Problems, Shanghong Li
Engineering Beta-Cell Spheroids for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment, Xiaoyan Liu
ROBUST DESIGN OPTIMIZATION: ENSURING ROBUSTNESS AGAINST UNCERTAINTY IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN, Zhifeng Liu
Count Time Series and Discrete Renewal Processes, James Livsey
FEELING FOR FAILURE: HAPTIC FORCE PERCEPTION OF SOFT TISSUE CONSTRAINTS IN A SIMULATED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TASK, Lindsay Long
EXAMINING THE USE OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS EXHIBITING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS, Mickey Losinski
Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Connected Vehicles Via Access to Traffic Signal Information, Grant Mahler
Designing Complex, Interactive, Architectural Systems with CIAS-DM: A Model-Based, Human-Centered, Design & Analysis Methodology, Joe Manganelli
ADVANCED IMAGING AS A NOVEL APPROACH TO THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MEMBRANES FOR MICROFILTRATION APPLICATIONS, Milagro Marroquin
Hydraulic Impact of Porosity Distribution and Hydrologic Characterization of Porous Pavements, William Martin
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF NONLINEARITIES IN THE TRANSDUCTION OF VIBRATORY ENERGY HARVESTERS, Ravindra Masana
Spatial Control of Magnetic Nanoparticles Integrated with Cellular Spheroids as Tissue Engineered Building Blocks, Brandon Mattix
Hybrid Low-Order Modeling for Conceptual Vehicle Design, Robert Mau
HIGHLY SENSITIVE FIBER-BASED DEVICES FOR GENE AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS, Victor Maximov
MODEL BASED CONTROL OF MACHINING PROCESSES: EXPLORATION OF BAYESIAN STATISTICAL METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL, Parikshit Mehta
THE EFFECTS OF STORY GRAMMAR ON THE ORAL NARRATIVE SKILLS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS, Rhonda D. Miller
Ubiquitous Libidinal Infrastructures Of Urbanism: The Fringing Benefits Of Rhetorics In Architecture, Lauren Mitchell
Degradation of Aliphatic Polyesters: Poly(lactic acid) and Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate), Mary Katherine Mitchell
THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL CULTURE OF FEAR ON STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT-FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS, Amin Mohamed
Theranostic Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Cancer, Thomas Moore
UV-Assisted Stabilization of Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fiber Precursors, Marlon Salvador Morales Sandoval
GLASS-CLAD SEMICONDUCTOR CORE OPTICAL FIBERS, Stephanie Morris
THE PROCESS BY WHICH BLACK MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS BECOME LEADERS OF PREDOMINANTLY WHITE ORGANIZATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A GROUNDED THEORY, Eric Moschella
BANKING CRISES AND THE VOLUME OF TRADE, Yifei Mu
Automated Complexity Based Assembly Time Estimation Method, Essam Namouz
Optimization of Porous Pavement Mixtures Based on Aggregate Structure, Andrew Neptune
In Vitro Simulation of Pathological Bone Conditions to Predict Clinical Outcome of Bone Tissue Engineered Materials, Duong Nguyen
THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF CONTEXTUAL CHARACTERISTICS ON COLLECTIVIST DYNAMICS AND ENTITY BASED CREATIVITY AMONG FACULTY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Anthony Olalere
The Least Restrictive Environment Clause of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Institutional Ableism: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Laura O'laughlin
A LOCALIZED CONTROLLED DELIVERY SYSTEM UTILIZING A BLOCK COPOLYMER TO IMPROVE THE CURRENT PARADIGM OF CHEMOTHERAPY, Jason Olbrich
COLLEGE CHOICE: FACTORS INFLUENCING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS' DECISION TO ENROLL AT PRIVATE COLLEGES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Brian O'neil
EXPLORING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE MODELING FOR HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS, Venkittaraman Vivek Pallipuram Krishnamani
Predicting Surgical Flow Disruption Recovery in Cardiothoracic Operating Rooms, Gary Palmer II
CHARLESTON CONTRADICTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION THEORIES AND POLICIES, David Payne
Large Scale 3D Mapping of Indoor Environments Using a Handheld RGBD Camera, Brian Peasley
Three Essays Evaluating Health Impacts of the National School Lunch Program, Janet Peckham
Ecology and Management of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Southeastern Farmscapes, Grant Pilkay
INCORPORATING NATURAL HAZARD RESISTANCE INTO THE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK, Jeffery Plumblee
Mobile Robot Navigation for Person Following in Indoor Environments, Ninad Pradhan
Encapsulated and Monolithic Resonant Structures for Laser Applications, Aaron Pung
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY: PERSONALITY-BASED AND OVERT PREDICTORS OF WORKPLACE SAFETY, Christine Pusilo
BIOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION INTO INITIATION OF FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS IN THE AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMES, Sunayan Ray
APPLICATION OF IMAGE PROCESSING AND FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS IN MODELING CHLORIDE DIFFUSION IN CONCRETE, Arash Razmjoo
EXPLORING DOCTORAL STUDENT EXPERIENCES FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP USING PHOTO-ELICITATION, Kenyae L. Reese
PREDICTION OF DISCRETE ELEMENT PARAMETERS FOR MODELING THE STRENGTH OF SANDY SOILS IN WHEEL/SOIL TRACTION APPLICATIONS, Timothy Reeves
UNDERSTANDING THE ANTECEDENT COMPETENCIES OF ORGANIZATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES, Jason Riley
EXPLORATORY SYNTHESIS OF NEW IRON(II,III)-CONTAINING POLYANION FRAMEWORK SOLIDS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL AND MAGNETIC INTEREST, Liurukara Sanjeewa
Aqueous Suspensions of Polymer Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles: Colloidal Stability, Specific Absorption Rate, and Transverse Relaxivity, Steven Saville
The mentoring-burnout relationship and predictors of nurse mentoring behavior, Meline Schaffer
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMALLY RESPONSIVE POLYMER LAYERS, Michael Seeber
ASSESSING POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ACCORDING TO PROBABLE PATTERNS OF SWITCHGRASS ADOPTION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN US, Benjamin Sharp
DISTRIBUTION, ECOLOGY, AND TROPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF A COLONIAL WATERBIRD: THE DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, Kate Sheehan
L1 methods for shrinkage and correlation, Jie Shen
Impact-Acoustic Evaluation Method of Internal Crack in Rubber Composite Structure, Qin Shen
Vascular Nanomedicine: Site specific delivery of elastin stabilizing therapeutics to damaged arteries, Aditi Sinha
Engineering Specifications and Mathematics for Verified Software, Hampton Smith
CONSERVED NONCODING SEQUENCES REGULATE STEADY-STATE mRNA LEVELS IN Arabidopsis thaliana, Jacob Spangler
Supplemental Algebra Vocabulary Instruction for Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities, Joanna Stegall
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER - MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITES FOR USE IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Roland Stone
CORRELATION OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE TO ITS IN-VITRO ABSORPTION AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY, Lahari Surapaneni
INFLUENCES OF RIPARIAN LAND-USES ON HABITAT USE AND INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION OF STREAM-DWELLING SALAMANDERS: EVIDENCE FROM BLUE RIDGE & PIEDMONT, Thilina Surasinghe
A RAWLSIAN INSTRUMENT FOR THE EVALUATION OF JUSTICE IN EDUCATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENTS, Ronald Thompson
DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF A NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION PLATFORM BETWEEN ASSISTIVE ROBOTS AND THEIR USERS, Anthony Threatt
Joint Location and Dispatching Decisions for Emergency Medical Service Systems, Hector Toro-diaz
Electrospun Nanofiber Yarns for Nanofluidic Applications, Chen-Chih Tsai
HYDROTHERMAL CHEMISTRY, CRYSTAL STRUCTURES, AND SPECTROSCOPY OF NOVEL FLUORIDES AND BORATES, Christopher Underwood
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER LAYERS FOR CONTROL OF FLUID TRANSPORT, Fehime Vatansever
Functionalized nanomaterials and their biological applications, Pallavi Vedantam
Essays on Service Strategies: Evidence from Banking and Healthcare Industries, Sriram Venkataraman
EFFECT OF GRAPHITIC CARBON NANOMODIFIERS ON THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS OF LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES, Byron Villacorta Hernandez
Bayesian Hypothesis Testing and Variable Selection in High Dimensional Regression, Min Wang
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY STUDY AND ITS IMPACT ON SOUTH CAROLINA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, Tingting Wang
Bullying among U.S. school children: An examination of race/ethnicity and school-level variables on bullying, Weijun Wang
Approximation in Multiobjective Optimization with Applications, Lakmali Weerasena
BIOFABRICATION OF SCAFFOLDS FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (IVD) TISSUE REGENERATION, Benjamin Whatley
Sensing Highly Non-Rigid Objects with RGBD Sensors for Robotic Systems, Robert Willimon
Factors Influencing the Distribution and Structure of Tropical Vascular Epiphyte Communities at Multiple Scales, Carrie Woods
INTEGRATING BIOMECHANICS AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY TO UNDERSTANDING IVD NUTRITION AND CELL HOMEOSTASIS, Yongren Wu
Attaining Sustainable Behavior among Non-environmentally-motivated Individuals: A Formative Experiment, Brooklynn Wynveen
ADAPTIVE MODEL BASED COMBUSTION PHASING CONTROL FOR MULTI FUEL SPARK IGNITION ENGINES, Baitao Xiao
Gesture-Based Robot Path Shaping, Paul Yanik
CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF THE NEUTRON-RICH IRON-GROUP ISOTOPES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF FUN CAIS, TIANHONG YU