Dissertations from 2008
3-D Calculation of Atom-Surface Collisions with Direct Scattering, Trapping and Desorption, Guoqing Fan
INFESTATION OF TSUGA CANADENSIS AND TSUGA CAROLINIANA TO HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID AND POSSIBLE INSECTICIDAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, Mark Faulkenberry
Impacts of Root Invigoration and its Individual Components on the Performance of red maple (Acer rubrum), Kelby Fite
FRAMEWORK FOR PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF RECURRENT LANDSLIDES: A CASE STUDY OF EL BERRINCHE, Raul Flores
INSIGHT INTO THE ORIGINS OF THE RUMEX ACETOSA SEX CHROMOSOMES AND MECHANISMS CAUSING DIMORPHISM, Samuel Forrest
EFFECTS OF WARM ASPHALT ADDITIVES ON ASPHALT BINDER AND MIXTURE PROPERTIES, Tejash Gandhi
Changes in Brain Biochemistry and Feeding Behavior in Hybrid Striped Bass Exposed to Environmental Contaminants, Kristen Gaworecki
THE DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF A CLOSED SYSTEM OF VITRIFICATION FOR MAMMALIAN EMBRYOS, Jennifer Graves-herring
PROXIMAL AND LONGITUDINAL OUTCOMES OF PERSON-ENVIRONMENT FIT: A POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH, Tiffany Greene-shortridge
FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, Lingrong Gu
REAL-TIME RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION DURING SINGLE-LAYER AND MULTI-LAYER BLOWN FILM EXTRUSION, Giriprasath Gururajan
Topographic Analysis and Predictive Modeling using Geographic Information Systems, Steven Hall
Novel Lactide Derived Polymers; Synthesis, Properties and Applications, Dahlia Haynes
STRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGHLY RIGID IONOMERS, Lilin He
CHARACTERIZATION OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL MECHANICAL AND FRICTIONAL PROPERTIES USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY, Jason Hemmer
ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION OF ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE AND 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE IN THE PRESENCE OF FUEL HYDROCARBONS, James Henderson
Agritourism as a Viable Strategy for Economic Diversification: A Case Study Analysis of Policy Options for The Bahamas, Erecia Hepburn
A Comprehensive Multiphysics, Multiscale Modeling Framework for Carbon Nanotube Fabrication Process by Chemical Vapor Deposition, Mahmoud reza Hosseini
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER BRUSHES FOR CONTROLLED ADSORPTION OF PROTEINS, Olha Hoy
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF Ag NANOSTRUCTURES, Stephen Hudson
Essays on Wage Inequality and Economic Growth, Jin-tae Hwang
SEMIFLUORINATED POLYMERS VIA CYCLOADDITION AND NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION REACTIONS OF AROMATIC TRIFLUOROVINYLETHERS, Scott Iacono
The development of hyaluronic acid biomaterials for vascular tissue engineering, Samir Ibrahim
Biology and Ecology of Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), Prashant Jha
STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF POLY (PARA-PHENYLENEETHYNYLENE)S IN SOLUTIONS AND THIN FILMS, Yunfei Jiang
Portfolio Selection Under Various Risk Measures, Hariharan Kandasamy
Vision-based Detection, Tracking and Classification of Vehicles using Stable Features with Automatic Camera Calibration, Neeraj Kanhere
INFLUENCE OF OVERSEAS TRAVEL EXPERIENCES ON THE WORLDVIEWS OF U.S. BACKPACKERS, Mark Kanning
FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HEXOKINASE-LIKE 1 (HKL1) FROM ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA, Abhijit Karve
Incorporation of Polydiacetylene Sensors into Commercial Polymers, Jennifer Kauffman
Aperture Coupling and Penetration in Various Configurations, Jason Keen
CAPS: Concurrent Automatic Programming System, Ken Kennedy
Fabrication and Optical Properties of Noble Metal Nanostructures, Mark Kinnan
CUES FOR CELLULAR ASSEMBLY OF VASCULAR ELASTIN NETWORKS, Chandrasekhar Kothapalli
THE INFLUENCE OFATTRIBUTE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, EMOTION AND TIME ON THE SATISFACTION RESPONSE OF GOLF TRAVELERS, Brian Krohn
VASCULAR TISSUE ENGINEERING: THE CREATION OF LIVING, NON-THROMBOGENIC, FUNCTIONAL BLOOD VESSELS BASED ON ELASTIN SCAFFOLDS, Aditee Kurane
Engineered Micro-Environments and Vibrational Culture Systems for Vocal Fold Tissue Engineering, Jaishankar Kutty
EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING STUDIES FOR OPTIMIZING FLOCCULANT-AIDED SEDIMENT RETENTION PONDS, Byung joon Lee
Student Perspectives of Political Bias in the College Classroom, Darren Linvill
FORMATION OF ACTIVE CATALYTIC SITES IN HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS AND REACTION, Nattaporn Lohitharn
MODELING OF THE EFFECT OF TOOL WEAR ON CUTTING FORCES IN TURNING, Yu Long
Homomorphisms of Graphs, Samuel Lyle
The Effects of Traditional and Instructional Models of Sustained Silent Reading on the Reading Achievement and Motivation of Third and Fourth Grade Students, Jacquelynn Malloy
Institutional Culture, Performance, and Learning in a Two-year Technical/Community College, Vicky Maloney
Fast Fourier Transform Algorithms with Applications, Todd Mateer
Instructional Proxemics: Creating a place for space in instructional communication discourse, John Mcarthur
Three Essays on Environmental Economics and International Trade, Patrick Mclaughlin
DNA DEAMINATION REPAIR ENZYMES IN BACTERIAL AND HUMAN SYSTEMS, Rongjuan Mi
CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SIMULATOR SICKNESS, Jason Moss
Perfluorocyclobutyl Aryl Ether Polymers: A Modular Approach to Tailored Emission, Andrew Neilson
Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies in Microstructured Media, Jamie Norton
ORGANIZATIONAL AND FAMILY RESOURCES AS PREDICTORS OF WELL-BEING,FAMILY FUNCTIONING, AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY, Heather Odle-dusseau
Hybrid Bond-Order Potential for Silicon, Suleiman Oloriegbe
EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOL COMPOUNDS ON IRON-AND COPPER-MEDIATED DNA DAMAGE: MECHANISMS AND PREDICTIVE MODELS, Nathan Perron
ESTIMATION OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNINSURED IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Anusha Pokuri
High Temperature Wetting and Multilayer Adsorption in Oxide Systems, Haijun Qian
CHITOSAN DERIVATIVES FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING, Yongzhi Qiu
ECM STABILIZATION STRATEGIES FOR BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVES FOR IMPROVED DURABILITY, Devanathan Raghavan
SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF OXY-ANION BASED MAGNETIC SOLIDS CONTAINING TRANSITION METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES, Kulugammana gedera Ranmohotti
PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MACROPOROUS ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOASSAYS, Ashwin Rao
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF A HEDONIC PRICING MODEL: EMPIRICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM WHOLESALE AUTOMOBILE AUCTIONS, Jeffrey Roach
TEACHER GROWTH: ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPMENT FROM A NOVICE TO VETERAN TEACHER, Jean Rollins
Protocols For Dynamic Spectrum Access, Thomas Royster
EFFECTIVE VR: INTERPLAY OF PRESENCE, PERCEPTION, FIDELITY AND TRANSFER EFFECTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSPECTION TRAINING SIMULATORS, Sajay Sadasivan
Vibration Analysis of Piezoelectric Microcantilever Sensors, Amin Salehi-khojin
PERFORMANCE BASED DECISIONS UNDER UNCERTAINTY AND RISK, Sundeep Samson
Design and Validation of a Multimethod Assessment of Metacognition and Study of the Effectiveness of Metacognitive Interventions, Guillermo Sandi-urena
FRAMEWORK FOR THE FULLY PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF EXCAVATION-INDUCED SERVICEABILITY DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN SOFT CLAYS, Matt Schuster
QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE CHANGE ON STREAM ECOSYSTEMS FOR USE IN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT, Katherine Sciera
'Fabrication and Characterization of Polymer Blends and Composites Derived from Biopolymers', Suraj Sharma
THE EFFECTS OF CRUMB RUBBER PARTICLES ON HIGHWAY NOISE REDUCTION - A LABORATORY STUDY, Khaldoun Shatanawi
RENEWABLE RESOURCE LACTIDE DERIVED MATERIALS: SCALED-UP SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS, Akhilesh Singh
School Building Quality and Student Performance in South Carolina High Schools: A Structural Equation Model, Scott Smith
Synthesis and Pharmacology of N-alkyl-3-(halo-naphthoyl)indoles, Valerie Smith
Situational Constraints and Personality as Antecedents of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors, Jay Steffensmeier
From MyPyramid to the Plate: A Multifaceted Nutrition Intervention for African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes, Robin Stegall
RESTRICTIONS ON CREDIT: A PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS OF PAYDAY LENDING, Petru Stoianovici
BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM HIGH FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT FEEDSTOCKS, Kaewta Suwannakarn
The Institutionalization of Service-Learning at Land-Grant Colleges in South Carolina, Lorilei Swanson
MODELING SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION, SCHEDULING, AND DECISION MAKING, Esengul Tayfur
THE POWER OF INITIATION: GUBERNATORIAL PROPOSALS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, Charles Taylor
Study of Electrospinning of Property-Modulated Biomedical Microfibers, Scott Taylor
DEVELOPMENT OF PREDICTION MODELS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE CRUMB RUBBER MODIFIED BINDERS, Carl Thodesen
Recombinant G3 Domain Protein of the Rat Laminin-5 α3 Chain Binds To Integrins on Tumorogenic Breast Cancer Cells To Induce Apoptosis, Brittany Turner
The Effects of Circular and Linear Exercise on Articular Cartilage in Sheep, Kristine Vernon
CARBON NANOTUBES AND NANOCOMPOSITES FOR THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS, Wei Wang
Economic Analysis of Adoption of Water-saving Land Improvements in Northern China, Xuanwen Wang
ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF APPLICANT PERCEPTIONS WITHIN AN INTERNET-BASED TESTING CONTEXT, Laurie Wasko
DWARFING MECHANISMS OF PRUNUS SPECIES AS INTERSTEMS AND ROOTSTOCKS ON PEACH [PRUNUS PERSICA (L.) BATSCH] TREE VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND PHYSIOLOGY, Antonio Weibel
RADIATION-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS: BONE QUANTITY, ARCHITECTURE, AND INCREASED RESORPTION FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO IONIZING RADIATION, Jeffrey Willey
Managing Legitimacy through Presidential Transition in the Bible College, Robert Wood jr.