Dissertations from 2011
An Experimental and Computational Study of Windborne Debris in Severe Storms, Arash Karimpour
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND REACTIVITY OF BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT COPPER(I) SELONE AND THIONE COMPLEXES, Martin Kimani
Biohydrogenation of Docosahexaenoic Acid, Catherine Klein
Pseudocodewords of Parity-Check Codes, Wittawat Kositwattanarerk
A FINITE ELEMENT MODEL FOR COUPLED DEFORMATION-FLOW ANALYSIS OF UNSATURATED SOIL-STRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND ITS VALIDATION, Hadakopan Krishnapillai
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBONACEOUS PITCHES, Sourabh Kulkarni
Nonparametric Methods in Varying Coefficient Models And Quantile Regression Models, Chinthaka Kuruwita
INVESTIGATION OF TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING UNINTENTIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS FROM ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, Ho-cheol Kwak
Essays on Location Choice and the Demand for Housing Services, Ovidiu Lasca
Biologically Relevant Classes of Boolean Functions, Lori Layne
Predicting Yeast Synthetic Lethal Genetic Interactions Using Protein Domains, Bo Li
Spectral Engineering of Optical Fiber Through Active Nanoparticle Doping, Tiffany Lindstrom-james
Transport Phenomena In Semiconductor Superlattices, Florin Lung
Time-Interval Analysis for Radiation Monitoring, Peng Luo
PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES TO STABILITY AND DEFORMATION PROBLEMS IN BRACED EXCAVATION, Zhe Luo
A FORMATIVE EXPERIMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN STUDENTS ENGAGED IN UNDERGRADUATE TRAVEL AND TOURISM STUDIES, Cinzia Mancini-cross
CONJUGATED POLYMERS AND INTER-CHROMOPHORE INTERACTIONS: SYNTHESIS, PHOTOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATION, Anshuman Mangalum
MICRO FEATURE ENHANCED SINTER BONDING OF METAL INJECTION MOLDED (MIM) PARTS TO A SOLID SUBSTRATE, Thomas Martens
Electrical Coupling Between Micropatterned Cardiomyocytes and Stem Cells, Zhen Ma
STATE POLICY CHANGE: REVENUE DECOUPLING IN THE ELECTRICITY MARKET, Kytson Mcneil
Educational Leadership and School Culture: A Study of the Perceptions of Effective Leadership, Pearly Milton
MONUMENTAL-IT: A 'ROBOTIC-WIKI' MONUMENT FOR EMBODIED INTERACTION IN THE INFORMATION WORLD, Tarek Mokhtar
High Resolution Vision-Based Servomechanism Using a Dynamic Target with Application to CNC Machines, Carlos Montes-solano
Health beliefs and socio-cultural factors that predict cervical cancer screening behaviors among Hispanic women in seven cities in the upstate of South Carolina, Arelis Moore de peralta
DOWNSTREAM RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN DOCSIS 3.0 CHANNEL BONDED NETWORKS, Scott Moser
A Case Study Examining the Recruitment of 'Other Race' Students to a Public, Historically Black University, Yoruba Mutakabbir
Low-Resolution Vision for Autonomous Mobile Robots, Vidya Nariyambut murali
EXPANDING A VALIDATED MODEL: EFFECTS AND ANTECEDENTS OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, Barbara Nesbitt
MODELING AND SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZED META-POLY(PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE) HELICAL STRUCTURES, Ha Nguyen
A RHETORICAL APPROACH TO CULTURAL LITERACIES ACROSS MEDIA, Randy Nichols
Bases and applications of Riemann-Roch Spaces of Function Fields with Many Rational Places, Justin Peachey
EFFECTS OF SURFACE STATES, DEFECTS AND DOPANTS ON THE OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS, Ramakrishna Podila
AN EXAMINATION OF VARIABLES WHICH INFLUENCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN AN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING OR PHYSICAL SCIENCE MAJOR, Christopher Porter
Implementation of Delayed-Feedback Controllers on Continuous Systems and Analysis of their Response under Primary Resonance Excitations, Yousef Qaroush
PARTICLE BEAM GLOW DISCHARGE SPECTROSCOPY AS A TOOL FOR SPECIATION AND METALLOMICS ANALYSIS, Charles Quarles jr
LEAN MANUFACTURING - AN INTEGRATED SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS APPROACH TO WORK DESIGN, Mohammed Raja
EFFECT OF GOLDENSEAL (Hydrastis canadensis) ON BACTERIAL MULTI DRUG RESISTANT EFFLUX PUMPS, Jyothi Rangineni
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO CARBON-BASED NANOMATERIALS, Tatsiana Ratnikova
ANTICIPATING U.S. POPULATION-LEVEL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS USING DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION TO GUIDE HEALTH POLICY DECISIONS, Odette Reifsnider
Fractal Jackson Networks, Mahmoud Rezaei
Accelerating Pattern Recognition Algorithms On Parallel Computing Architectures, Kenneth Rice
Comparative Forelimb Muscle Function in Turtles: Tests of Environmental Variation and Neuromotor Conservation, Angela Rivera
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR UNIVERSITY/COMMUNITY TRANSIT SYSTEMS, Geary Robinson
INFLUENCE OF WARM MIX ADDITIVES UPON HIGH RAP ASPHALT MIXES, William Rogers
Anticancer Effects of Red Raspberries on Immune Cells and Blood Parameters, Jannet Romero
METAHEURISTICS FOR HUB LOCATION MODELS, Ornurai Sangsawang
APPLICATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF ANTIBACTERIAL ENZYMES AND FOR ENZYME-BASED COATINGS ON MEDICAL DEVICES AND IMPLANTS, Rohan Satishkumar
Highly conductive carbon nanotube fibers for biomedical applications, Vijoya Sa
A FORMAL REPRESENTATION OF MECHANICAL FUNCTIONS TO SUPPORT PHYSICS-BASED COMPUTATIONAL REASONING IN EARLY MECHANICAL DESIGN, Chiradeep Sen
DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGN METHOD TO REDUCE CHANGE PROPAGATION EFFECTS, Prabhu Shankar
PROBABLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF ROOF UPLIFT CAPACITIES IN LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, Bagyalakshmi Shanmugam
TARGETING A-FORM NUCLEIC ACIDS: A NEOMYCIN BASED APPROACH, Nicholas Shaw
DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO CONTROL HUMAN PATHOGENS IN MINIMALLY-MAINTAINED DAIRY MANURE-BASED COMPOST HEAPS, Marion Shepherd
THERMAL INACTIVATION OF STRESS ADAPTED PATHOGENS IN COMPOST, Randhir Singh
ACCELERATING INNOVATION VIA INDUSTRY-SCALE OPEN INNOVATION NETWORKS: A CASE STUDY IN THE US AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, John Skardon
Community college faculty job satisfaction: A network approach, Bonnie Smith
Radio Frequency Micro/Nano-Fluidic Devices for Microwave Dielectric Property Characterizations, Chunrong Song
Inference in Reversible Markov Chains, Tara Steuber
Understanding Black Student Perceptions of Targeted Student Support Services on a Predominantly White College Campus, Kendra Stewart
ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES TO FUEL REDUCTION TREATMENTS IN STANDS KILLED BY SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE, Aaron Stottlemyer
Development of Reduced Complexity Models for Electromagnetic Modeling, Changyi Su
The Role of Age in Technology-induced Workplace Stress, Stefan Tams
SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN: THE CASE OF GHANA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW OF 2007, Patrick Tandoh-offin
Automated Digital Machining for Parallel Processors, Joshua Tarbutton
Pitch-Based Activated Carbon Fibers: The Effect of Precursor Composition on Pore Structure, Halil Tekinalp
PRETICTIVE BIOINFORMATIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING GENES AND PROTEINS, Shaolei Teng
ELECTROMECHANICS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS STUDIED BY SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY, Gary Thompson
The Leadership Experience of Female Chief Admissions Officers: A Phenomenological Research Study, Krista Timney
AN ECOLOGICAL, GENETIC, AND REPRODUCTIVE STUDY OF BIG BLUESTEM (ANDROPOGON GERARDII) POPULATIONS IN THE CAROLINAS, Robert Tompkins
CUshop: A Simulated Shopping Environment Fostering Consumer-Centric Packaging Design & Testing, Charles Tonkin
OXYGENATE SYNTHESIS DURING CO HYDROGENATION ON CoCuZnO- BASED CATALYSTS, Yu-tung Tsai
SOCIAL CAPITAL: MEASUREMENT, DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIONS, AND PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS, James Turner
ZOOS AS EXPERIMENT ENVIRONMENTS: BIOLOGY OF LARVAL AND ADULT MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE), Holly Tuten
Bridging the gap between structures and properties: An investigation and evaluation of students' representational competence, Sonia Underwood
CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS IN RENEWABLE NANOCOMPOSITES, Esteban Urena benavides
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS DURING PLANNING AND DESIGN: A FRAMEWORK OF PROCESSES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, Rodolfo Valdes Vasquez
INTERFACIAL FORCE FIELD PARAMETERIZATION USING THE DUAL FORCE FIELD CHARMM PROGRAM FOR THE ACCURATE SIMULATION OF PEPTIDE-SURFACE INTERACTION, Nadeem Vellore
LIPID METABOLISM IN Trypanosoma brucei: MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS AND UPTAKE, Patrick Vigueira
New Algorithms for Computing Groebner Bases, Frank Volny
Tactile Interfaces: Epistemic Techne in Information Design, Josephine Walwema
Synthesis and Characterization of Extended Solids Containing Nano-Sized Transition Metal Oxide Lattices, Matthew Williams
Crime, Punishment, and Institutions, David Wilson
Investigation into the Role of Airfield Pavement Deicer in Concrete Pavement Deterioration, David Wingard
System integration for a novel positioning system using a model based control approach, Chan yet Wong
Effects on Hydrogen Adsorption and Activation on Platinum in a Fuel Cell Catalyst, Jack Zhang
THE EFFECTS OF FUNDAMENTAL MIXTURE PARAMETERS ON HOT-MIX ASPHALT PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES, Wenbin Zhao
Modification and Characterization of Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Single Molecule Detection, Yueli Zheng