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2012

The Essays on Unintended Consequences of Public Policy, Andrew Ira Friedson

Three Essays on the Quality of Marriage, Jose V. Gallegos

Dynamic Thermal Management for Microprocessors, Yang Ge

Political Emotions: Toward a Fresh Perspective on Collective Emotion in Composition Work, Ingrid Jonna GIlfus

Mechanisms of Transfer: Modeling Motivational and Self-Regulatory Processes that Promote Transfer of Learning, John A. Gonzalez

Arbitrarily Oriented Biaxially Anisotropic Media: Wave Behavior and Microstrip Antennas, Jennifer Warzala Graham

Multiblock Thermoplastic Polyurethanes For Biomedical and Shape Memory Applications, Xinzhu Gu

Voltage Effects on Cells Cultured On Metallic Biomedical Implants, Seyed Morteza Haerihosseini

Experiencing Zion: Contemporary Pilgrimage in the Latter-day Saint Tradition, Airen Hall

Brand-Extension or Self-Extension? Using Avatars to Study the Effects of Self-Image Congruence on Brand-Extension Evaluation, Mitchell Hamilton

Does Corporate Governance Influence Misstatement Disclosure Timeliness?, Rapheal Joseph Hamilton

Investigating Novel Hydrothermal Synthesis Methods and Surface Chemistry Approaches in order to Better Integrate Quantum Dots into Applications in Biomimetic Self-Assembly and Energy Transfer, Hyunjoo Han

The Clar Structure of Fullerenes, Elizabeth Jane Hartung

From Practice to Theory: An Exploratory Research Study of the Relevance of Museum Studies Curriculum to Museum Professionals, Redell Renetta Hearn

Message from the State: Uncovering Effects of Public Policy on Women's Movements in Chile and the Czech Republic, Petra Hejnova

Learning Disabilities and the Virtual College Campus: A Grounded Theory of Accessibility, Nancy Lee Hollins

Court Of Public Opinion: How the Convicted Perceive Mass Media Have Affected Their Criminal Trials and Personal Lives, Marti Cecilia Howell-Collins

Small Audit Firms and Earnings Manipulations, Huichi Huang

"Roadblocks, Stop Signs": Health Literacy, Education and Communication at a Free Medical Clinic, Sally Jane Huntington

"Evo in the News": A Pedagogical Tool to Enhance Students' Perceptions of the Relevance of Evolutionary Biology, Lynn M. Infanti

The Path to an Orally Administered Protein Therapeutic for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus, Susan Clardy James

The Effect of Design Teams on Preservice Teachers' Technology Integration, Laurene Johnson

Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neonatal Oocyte Survival and Primordial Follicle Formation in the Mouse Ovary, Robin L. Jones

Design and Synthesis of Solid State Materials Constructed from Polyoxomolybdate Clusters, Stephanie Jones

Effects of Advertising on Advance Selling and Online Search, Mingyu Joo

Exploring Policies of Spirituality among College Students, Afton N. Kapuscinski

Double Engagements: the Transnational Experiences of Ethiopian Immigrants in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area, Kassahun Haile Kebede

Investigating Elementary Principals' Science Beliefs and Knowledge and its Relationship to Students' Science Outcomes, Uzma Zafar Khan

Output Interference and Strength Based Mirror Effect in Recognition Memory, Asli Kilic

Exploring Distinct Aspects of Shame and Guilt: Can Startle Reflex Modification Differentiate Shame from Guilt?, Sangmoon Kim

Terahertz spectroscopy and solid-state modeling of molecular crystals, Matthew D. King

A Search for WIMP Dark Matter using an Optimized Chi-square Technique on the Final Data from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search Experiment (CDMS II)., Manungu Joseph Kiveni

The Body Machinic: Technology, Labor, and Mechanized Bodies in Victorian Culture, Jessica Kuskey

Efficacy of an Expectancy Challenge to Reduce Non-Prescribed Use of Stimulant Medications among College Students, Allison Kathryn Labbe

Self Similar Optical Fiber, Zheng-Xuan Lai

The Gospels As Ritualized Sites Of Memory In Late Ancient Imperial Culture, Jason T. Larson

Victim, Aggressor, and Leader: Hierarchy, War Memory, and Foreign Policy of Postwar Japan, Jooyoun Lee

Returning the Commons: Resource Access and Environmental Governance in San Luis, Colorado, Keith Lindner

Chinese American Women, Identity and Education: A Qualitative Study, Qing Li

Community Interest as An Indicator for Ranking, Xiaozhong Liu

Modeling and Managing Engineering Changes in a Complex Product Development Process, Weilin Li

Three Essays on the Impact of Unemployment Insurance on Employment, Benefit Takeup and Other Labor Market Outcomes, Yun Li

Towards Closed Loop Control of a High-Speed Jet for Noise Reduction, Kerwin Richard Low

Screening and Brief Intervention for Hazardous Alcohol Use: A Pilot Study in a College Counseling Center, Danielle Terry Lynnette

Obesity Indices and Cognitive Function in Veterans, Kristin MacGregor

Learning Lessons and Being Schooled: The Relational Lessons of Young Women in an Alternative High School, Michelle Renee Maher

Lower Extremities Muscle Strength Associated With Early Signs of Mobility Dependence among Older Adults Age 65 Years and Older, Moshe Marko

Roles for Chd7 in Zebrafish Development with Implications for Human Disease, Nicole Lynn McDaniels

The Impact of Curricular Learning Communities on Furthering the Engagement and Persistence Of Academically Underprepared Students at Community Colleges, Joshua Grant McIntosh

Ambient Intelligence with Wireless Grid Enabled Applications: A Case Study of the Launch and First Use Experience of WeJay Social Radio in Education, Helen Patricia McKenna

The Class Ceiling in Doctoral Education: Social Class in the Formation of Scholars, Elizabeth Seton Mignacca

High School Teachers' Use of Graphing Calculators When Teaching Linear and Quadratic Functions: Professed Beliefs and Observed Practice, Levi Molenje

The Effects of Infrastructure Development and Taxation on Current and Future Earnings, Mukta Mukherjee

HIV-Related Stigmatization in Treatment Settings: Effects on Patient Comfort, Risk Disclosure, and Treatment Decisions, Jessica DeAnne Naughton

Essays on Operational Flexibilities in Production Planning under Supply and Quality Uncertainty, Tim Noparumpa

Linking Parental Developmental History, Perceptions Of Parenting Behavior And Attachment: Precursors To Peer Relatedness In Emerging Adulthood, Vikki Lynn O'Connor

Method of Moments Analysis of an Aperture in a Thick Ground Plane, Ahmet Burak Olcen

Recreation Capital: Natural Resources, Amenity Development, and Outdoor Recreation in Bend, Oregon, Brent Olson

Nitric Oxide Releasing Polymers For Vascular Graft Applications, Ifeanyi U. Onyejekwe

Physics on Noncommutative Spacetimes, Pramod Padmanabhan

Essays on Risk Mitigation Methods in Global Supply Chain Management, John Hyung Il Park

The R&D Boundaries of the Firm and the Governance of R&D Alliances: Essays on Institutions, Strategic Considerations and Contract Structure, Jason Michael Pattit

Effective Field Theories in Cosmology, Riccardo Penco

Cultivating Reform: Richard Nixon's Illicit Substance Control Legacy, Medical Marijuana Social Movement Organizations, And Venue Shopping, Jason Scott Plume

Covalent Modification that Enhances Protein Properties and Functions and Folds Random Coil into Alpha-Helix, Deepali Prashar

Discrete Sparse Fourier Hermite Approximations in High Dimensions, Ashley Prater

On Pessimism: A Study in Normative Psychology, Paul Prescott

Lawyers Need Law: A Study of Constitutional Arguments Made to State Supreme Courts, Richard S. Price

The Impact of Citizens' Knowledge On Public Administration: Exploring the Links in Three Social Movements, Vadym Pyrozhenko

Method of Moment Analysis of Partially Shielded Chiral Bodies of Revolution, Khaja Qutubuddin

A "Responsibility to Speak Out": Perspectives on Writing from Black African-Born Male Youth with Limited or Disrupted Formal Education, Bryan Ripley Crandall

The Risks of Outsourcing Security: Foreign Security Forces in United States National Security Policy, Eric Rittinger

Shape Memory Assisted Self Healing (Smash) Polymeric and Composite Systems, Erika D. Rodriguez

Engrafting Modernity: Daktari in Nineteenth Century Bengal, c.1830- c. 1900, Shrimoy Roy Chaudhury

A Temporal Model of Mindful Interactions Around New Service Conception, Joe Rubleske

"She's an All-in-One Guru": Devotion to a 21st century Mystic, Angela Carol Rudert

The Immanent Body: A Thematic Study of the Logic of Immanence in Christology, Philosophy and Aesthetics, Francis J. Sanzaro III

Enriching Step-Based Product Information Models to Support Product Life-Cycle Activities, Mehmet Ilteris Sarigecili

Role of the Nla6S and Nla28S histidine kinases in fruiting body development of Myxococcus xanthus, Zaara Sarwar

Animal Religion: Evolution, Affect, and Radical Embodiment, Donovan O. Schaefer

Linear Sigma Models in QCD and S3 Symmetry for Neutrinos, Muhammad Naeem Shahid

Experimental Investigation of an Actively Controlled Three-Dimensional Turret Wake, Patrick Ryan Shea

"The Canal Is in the Hands of the Conspirators": Fear of Traffickers and Transport Workers in the British North Atlantic and the Port of New York, 1840-1940, Jacob Shell

Mechanism of Action and Gold Nanoparticle Delivery of Pt(IV) Prodrugs of Cisplatin, Yi Shi

Business Exits and Reentry: Demand and Supply Explanations of Entrepreneur Career Choices, Sharon Alicia Simmons

Building Envelope Wind Pressure Manipulation for Application in Streamlined High-Rise Buildings, Sivaramprasad Sivakumar

Image-Enabled Discourse: Investigating the Creation of Visual Information as Communicative Practice, Jaime Snyder

Peer Led Team Learning in Introductory Biology: Effects on Critical Thinking Skills, Julia J. Snyder

North Korean Migrants' Integration into South Korean Society: Policies, Perceptions and Realities, Gae Hee Song

The Impact of Incentives on Neuropsychological Test Performance: An Analog Study, Laura Marie Spenceley

The Effect of Participation in Syracuse University Project Advance and Advanced Placement on Persistence and Performance at a Four-Year Private University, Kalpana Srinivas

Global Career Development Facilitator Romania: Training Evaluation and Job Analysis, Elena Amalia Stanciu

The Real Virtual World: Connectivity and Techno-mediation in the Lives of College Students, Alecea Standlee

Fretting Crevice Corrosion of Metallic Biomaterials: Instrument Development and Materials Analysis, Viswanathan Swaminathan

Exploiting Data Locality in Dynamic Web Applications, Paul Talaga

The Role of Magmatism in the Catalina Metamorphic Core Complex, Arizona: Insights from Integrated Thermochronology, Gravity and Aeromagnetic Data, Jessica Terrien

Mercury Accumulation And Biological Transfer In Onondaga Lake: Ecosystem Response To Decreases In Mercury Load And Water Quality Improvements, Svetoslava Todorova

Investigating the Interaction between Cubilin and Holo-Intrinsic Factor in the Small Intestine, Debbie Valentin

Pagkababae at Pagkalalake (Femininity and Masculinity): Developing a Filipino Gender Trait Inventory and predicting self-esteem and sexism, Vivienne Velez Valledor-Lukey

Synthesis, Design, and Biological Evaluation of Inhibitors and Activators of Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing Inositol Phosphatase (SHIP) and Synthetic Studies of Apicularen A and Maoecrystal V, Dennis Racca Viernes