Dissertations from 2009
DEVELOPMENT OF A FLUORESCENT PROBE FOR DETERMINATION OF WATER TRANSPORT IN SUBCELLULAR ORGANELLES, Adriana Chaurra-arboleda
HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS FOR NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY, Eunhee Cho
Essays in Public Choice: The Settings that Foster Increased Educational Quality, Interest Group Activity and Economic Development, Leslee Conaway
THE RHEOLOGY, DEGRADATION, PROCESSING, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCE POLYMERS, Jason Conrad
EQUITY TO ADEQUACY: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LITIGATIONS OF ABBEVILLE V. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Charles Costner
COVALENT IMMOBILIZATION OF L1 NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE TO ACRYLATED TETRONIC® HYDROGELS FOR NEURAL REGENERATION, Rebecca Cribb
Integer-valued time series and renewal processes, Yunwei Cui
The Ants of South Carolina, Timothy Davis
Estimating the private consumption benefits derived from the college football game experience, Anthony Dixon
DECODING OF MULTIPOINT ALGEBRAIC GEOMETRY CODES VIA LISTS, Nathan Drake
CONSTRUCTED WETLAND TREATMENT SYSTEM: AN APPROACH FOR MITIGATING RISKS OF FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION WATERS, Derek Eggert
Quality Representation in Multiobjective Programming, Stacey Faulkenberg
Adsorption-Induced Changes in Enzyme Bioactivity Correlated with Adsorbed Protein Orientation and Conformation, Kenan Fears
THE EFFECT OF A SOPHOMORE YEAR EXPERIENCE ON-CAMPUS LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITY: PARTICIPANTS' SENSE OF MEANING IN LIFE, ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY, AND SATISFACTION, Shannon Finning-Kwoka
On the Testing and Estimation of High-Dimensional Covariance Matrices, Thomas Fisher
Asymptotics of Families of Polynomials and Sums of Hurwitz Class Numbers, Timothy Flowers
An Examination of Confined Aquifer Gradient Behavior Under Pumping Conditions, Stefanie Fountain
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTORS IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY, Julie Fowler
Production and Characterization of Novel Shaped Fibers for Fluid Sorption and Transport, Lisa Fuller
Interrupting the Workplace: Examining Stressors in an Information Technology Context, Pamela Galluch
Multiobjective Optimization for Complex Systems, Melissa Gardenghi
TWO ESSAYS ON FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS, Jia Geng
Dynamics of Ultrasonic Consolidation, James Gibert
Red Raspberries Possess Anticarcinogenic and Immunostimulatory Potential, Jason God
Factoring Polynomials and Groebner Bases, Genhua (yinhua) Guan
ORGANOCUPRATE MEDIATED SYNTHESES OF O, AND N-HETEROCYCLES, Fenghai Guo
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION: EVOLUTION OF INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS LOGIC, William Hanson
Administrators' Perceptions Regarding Middle College/Early College Academic Support and Student Performance, Julie Anna Hartwell
CHARACTERIZING LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF AGED SAND DEPOSITS, Hossein Hayati
Atom Scattering from Metals, William Hayes
New Directions in Multivariate Public Key Cryptography, Raymond Heindl
GENOMIC, PROTEOMIC AND METABOLOMIC APPROACHES TO STUDY DROUGHT RESPONSES IN AQUILEGIA, David Henry
INTERNATIONAL WORK DEMANDS AND EMPLOYEE WELL BEING AND PERFORMANCE, Hailey Herleman
Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixes Using Phosphonylated Recycled Polyethylene, David Herndon
SYNTHESIS OF IONIC LIQUID MONOMERS USING FLUORINATED SULFONYL IMIDE ANIONS AND THE 1,3-DIALKYLIMIDAZOLIUM CATION, Thomas Hickman
Rhetorical Inventions/Inventional Rhetorics: Opening Possibilities, Justin Hodgson
Community College Student Affairs Administrators' Perceptions Regarding Intercollegiate Athletics, Lucynda Daphne Holland
The Animated Work Environment: A Vision for Working Life in a Digital Society, Henrique Houayek
Influencing Pedagogy and Belief: A Case Study in the Professional Development of Teachers of Mathematics, Charles Howard
INFLUENCES DURING STUDENT TEACHING ON PRESERVICE TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THE INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM, Jennifer J. Huber
A Perceptional Analysis of the South Carolina Principal Induction Program as Perceived by Program Participants, Jerome Hudson
COLLOIDAL ELECTROLUMINESCENCE: NOVEL ROUTES TO CONTROLLED EMISSION OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICES, Christopher Huebner
EXPLORING FORMATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HALONITROMETHANES IN DRINKING WATERS, Jia Hu
A National Survey of Teachers on Their Perceptions, Challenges, and Uses of Information and Communication Technology, Amy Hutchison
EXAMINING CLIENT MOTIVATION AND COUNSELING OUTCOME, Guy Ilagan
Roles, Responsibilities, Celebrations, and Post-Presidency Aspirations of Female College Presidents, Almeda Jacks
Variations on Graph Products and Vertex Partitions, Jobby Jacob
SYNTHESIS AND POLYMORPHIC CONTROL FOR VISIBLE LIGHT ACTIVE TITANIA NANOPARTICLES, Sujaree Kaewgun
FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CALCIUM DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE 32 FROM ARABIDOPSIS, Rucha Karve
Essays on Knowledge, Technology, and Economic Growth, Sung-min Kim
PREVALENCE and BIOLOGICAL CONTROL of SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION in RENDERING PLANT ENVIRONMENTS and the FINISHED RENDERED MEALS, Brandon Kinley
CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL FUSION PROTEIN FROM THE EXTRACELLULAR DOMAIN OF MULT1 AND TRANSMEMBRANE AND INTRACELLULAR DOMAINS OF FAS AND ITS THERAPEUTIC EVALUATION FOR CANCER TREATMENT USING AN ADENOVIRAL DELIVERY SYSTEM, Hari shankar Kotturi rajeshwar
EFFECTS OF POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS ON MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE AND DNA METHYLATION IN HUMAN CANCER CELL LINES, Cheng-yi Kuan
Synthesis and Characterization of Metallic, Core-shell and Composite nanoparticles, Amar Kumbhar
LYAPUNOV-BASED COORDINATED CONTROL OF AN UNDERACTUATED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND ROBOT MANIPULATOR, DongBin Lee
Probabilistic Remediation Evaluation Model for Chlorinated Solvents Considering Uncertainty, Hailian Liang
Intersections and Representations of Graphs, John Light
Real-Time Vehicle Parameter Estimation and Adaptive Stability Control, John Limroth
Discovering the Academic and Social Transitions of Re-enrolling Student Veterans at One Institution: A Grounded Theory, Wade Livingston
EXPLORING T. BRUCEI HEXOKINASE BIOLOGY: LOCALIZATION AND INHIBITION STUDIES, Todd Lyda
Laboratory Generation and Physics of Propagation of Solitary Waves and Water Surface Depressions, Siamak Malek mohammadi
Biology and Ecology of Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), Mayank Malik
Hydrothermal Crystal Growth of Tetravalent and Pentavalent Metal Oxides, James Mann
POPULATION DYNAMICS AND PARASITISM OF BRASSICA INSECT PESTS IN ZIMBABWE WITH EMPHASIS ON THE DIAMONDBACK MOTH, PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA (L.) (LEPIDOPTERA: PLUTELLIDAE), Walter Manyangarirwa
NUCLEATION AND GROWTH BEHAVIOR OF TELLURITE-BASED GLASSES SUITABLE FOR MID-INFRARED APPLICATIONS, Jonathan Massera
Development of Improved Torsional Potentials in Classical Force Field Models of Poly (Lactic Acid), James Mcaliley
STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF READING MOTIVATION IN A VOLUNTARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM: A MIXED METHODS dissertation, Julie Mcgaha
Job Offer Expectancies: An Analysis of Antecedents, Outcomes and Moderated Effects, Matthew Millard
Graduate Students' Perceptions of Academic Integrity Policies, Practices, Observations, Engagement, and Seriousness of Behaviors, Caroline Mills
The Impact of Transition Out of Intercollegiate Athletics, Leslie Moreland-bishop
Trade Effect of a Single Currency in East Africa, Rodgers Mukwaya
Ninth Grade Academies in South Carolina: Early Adopters Versus Late Adopters, Daniel Mullis
COMPARATIVE GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR EVOLUTION: NEW GENOMIC RESOURCES FOR THE HYMENOPTERA AND EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES ON THE GENES OF THE Nasonia vitripennis HOX COMPLEX., Monica Munoz-torres
EXAMINING THE DYNAMICS OF MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: A CONTROL LOSS PERSPECTIVE, Ravi Narayanaswamy
Gene expression profile of tumor cell-fused or Noni (Morinda citrifolia)-treated dendritic cells, Melissa O'connor
Roosting and Foraging Ecology of Forest Bats in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Joy O'keefe
DEVELOPMENT, PARAMETERIZATION AND VALIDATION OF DYNAMIC MATERIAL MODELS FOR SOIL AND TRANSPARENT ARMOR GLASS, Bhaskar Pandurangan
A Cognitive Model for Problem Solving in Computer Science, Jennifer Parham
Discrete Dynamics over Finite Fields, Jang-woo Park
Wide Area Monitoring and Control, Manish Patel
Creation of Defined Single Cell Resolution Neuronal Circuits on Microelectrode Arrays, Russell Pirlo
Nitrogen and phosphorus remediation of aquatic garden plants in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands., Robert Polomski
Motion Segmentation from Clustering of Sparse Point Features Using Spatially Constrained Mixture Models, Shrinivas Pundlik
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNETIC SOLIDS CONTAINING PERIODIC ARRAYS OF TRANSITION METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES, Wendy Queen
SURFACE AND BULK MODIFICATION OF POLY(LACTIC ACID), Rahul Rasal