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2010

Synthesis and Characterization of Aminotroponiminate-Zinc Functionalized Mesoporous Silica and Exfoliated Fluorosilica Nanomaterials as Efficient Catalysts, Cole Tyler Duncan

Back to the fifties: Pop nostalgia in the Reagan Era, Michael D. Dwyer

Mitigation of cross-contamination in an aircraft cabin through the use of localized exhaust, Ryan K. Dygert

Fire and the reasons for its influence on mammalian herbivore distributions in an African savanna ecosystem, Stephanie L. Eby

Leadership behaviors and perception in self-managing virtual teams, Ugur Yeliz Eseryel

Family functioning and treatment adherence in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis, Robin Smith Everhart

Implications of in-person versus online exclusion: Do method and gender influence individuals' response to exclusion?, Kelly Filipkowski

Factors that Influence Users to Keep and Leave Information Items: A Case Study of College Students' Personal Information Management Behavior, Christina M. Finneran

Exercise effects on intramyocellular lipid content in younger and older obese subjects and in older non-obese subjects, Ruth Marie Franklin

Designing a visual programming environment: A practical approach, Xun Gao

Study of particle and ozone penetration through the building envelope, Zhi Gao

Change and the Era of the Atlantic Trade: Commerce and Interaction in the Niumi Commercial Center (The Gambia), Liza A. Gijanto

Fichte's theory of practical agency, Kien-How Goh

Auguring life: Interpretation and guidance in Lukumi cowry shell consultation, Alexander (Alejandro) Valentin Gonzalez

Personal identity, reductionism and eliminativism, Kora Gould

The effects of exercise training on venous function in humans with hypertension, Styliani Goulopoulou

Still life with rhetoric: Toward a consequentialist methodology of material rhetorics, Laurie Ellen Gries

Innovation, trade and access: Three essays on medicines in developing countries, Tamara G. S. Hafner

When routines are not so routine: Exploring coordination work in hospitals, Saira Naim Haque

Investigations of illicit drugs and precursors via terahertz spectroscopy and solid-state molecular modeling, Patrick M. Harkey

Cultures of security: Military tactics and city planning in Lower Manhattan since 11 September 2001, Matthew Alexander Hidek

Understanding and controlling microbial biofilm formation by surface engineering and novel biofilm inhibitors, Shuyu Hou

Alone together: A socio-technical theory of motivation, coordination and collaboration technologies in organizing for free and open source software development, James Howison

Investigation of hydrogen bonded molecular solids by diffraction, spectroscopy, and computational chemistry, Matthew R. Hudson

Something of our own: "Muhammad Speaks" in the cause of Black agency in school reform, 1961--1975, Khuram Hussain

Contesting state identity and foreign policy: German anti-militarism in shades of red and green, Asli Ilgit

Exploration of in-vivo phase-contrast micro-computed tomography with a laser plasma-based x-ray source, Russell Edward Kincaid Jr.

Legal invisibility: Statelessness and issue (non) emergence, Lindsey Nicole Kingston

Endorsement of growth factors and its relation to stage of group development in experiential groups, John M. Kiweewa

Religious orientation and naturally occurring stress: Ecological momentary assessment of cardiovascular function, Andrea Knestel

A Modal Logic for Role-Based Access Control within the Hol Theorem Prover, Thumrongsak Kosiyatrakul

Workaholism and expansion and contraction oriented job crafting: The moderating effects of individual and contextual factors, Gregory A. Laurence

Three Essays on Nonprofit Competition in Grant Markets, Jesse Lecy

Concept mapping strategy to facilitate foreign language writing: A Korean application, Yongjin Lee

Frontier Landscapes, Missions, and Power: A French Jesuit Plantation and Church at Grand Bay, Dominica (1747--1763), Stephan Timothy Lenik

Metal-Citrate Complex Transport in Streptomyces coelicolor, Joshua J. Lensbouer

Constructing migrant care labor: A study of institutional process and the discourse of migration and work, Li-Fang Liang

Beauty and/as theology: The theological aesthetics of Hans Urs von Balthasar, David S. Liptay

Studies toward the total synthesis of herbimycin A, B, C, and geldanamycin, Yue Li

Against educational reproduction---the experiment of a volunteer-managed school in rural China, Kun Lu

Metabolic and genetic engineering of Escherichia coli for the production of nonulosonic acid sugars, Benjamin Robert Lundgren

Thermally responsive polymer systems for self-healing, reversible adhesion and shape memory applications, Xiaofan Luo

Family ties: Patterns of connectedness in one American family, Douglas S. MacDonald

Non-invasive breast biopsy method using GD-DTPA contrast enhanced MRI series and F-18-FDG PET/CT dynamic image series, Alphonso William Magri

An Exploratory Study of Management Reform Diffusion in the U.S. Federal Government, Frederick Joseph Marc-Aurele Jr.

'Life along the line': Places of memory among the Mohawks of Akwesasne, Kallen M. Martin

Comparison of gross anatomy test scores using traditional specimens vs. QuickTime Virtual Reality animated specimens, Paul Sadiri Maza

Personality, gender, and experience a study of conflict practitioners, Kathryn K. McGovern

Community detection in complex networks as equilibria, Patrick J. McSweeney

Healing and justice through truth-telling: Local perceptions of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Sierra Leone, Gearoid Millar

Political theory after the "return of religion:" Radical democracy as religious affirmation, Daniel D. Miller

A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (Dibels) As a Predictor of Third Grade Reading Comprehension, Kristen A. Munger

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Grasslands of Yellowstone National Park: A Role for Plant-Fungal Mutualism in Grassland Sustainability, Tanya R. Murray

An examination of teachers' perceptions: Ohio's early childhood teacher preparation programs, Melissa N. Neal

Interface problems in vascular mechanics and the mechanics of layered systems, Chien M. Nguyen

Raising her daughter: A phenomenological study of the African American stepfather's perception of his relationship with his stepdaughter, Akwete Cleveland Noble

Shifting landscapes: Community supported agriculture's next season, Daniel Emrys O'Leary

Solid-state density functional theory analyses of high-resolution waveguide terahertz spectra, Keith C. Oppenheim

Political fever: The democratic societies and the crisis of republican governance in 1790s America, Michelle Orihel

Language-learning experiences as a source of personal practical knowledge for general classroom teachers of English language learners, Joanne E. O'Toole

Three essays on international trade, development and the Chinese economy, Puman Ouyang

Trajectories of children's health inequalities and the role of parental resources, Wendy M. Parker

For want of provisions: An archaeological and historical investigation of the British soldier at Fort Haldimand (1778--1784), Douglas James Pippin

Application Level Fault Recovery in Distributed Real Time Systems Based On an Autonomic Computing Concept, Jamshidur Rahman

An Exploratory Study of the Relationships between Educational, Clinical, and Personal Exposure to Suicide, And Suicide Intervention Skill, James D. Raper

Archiving Transgender: Affects, Logics, and the Power of Queer History, Kelly Jacob Rawson

High school athletic directors: An examination of the role, realities and career progressions, Tamela J. Ray

Gender at work on the force, Kristenne Marie Robison

Listening across the curriculum: TA preparation in the teaching of writing, Tanya Kristina Rodrigue

Mujeres, myths, and margins: Afro-Dominican women within a capitalist world-economy, Griselda Rodriguez

Factors influencing Asian Indian American children's academic performance, Toral Sanghavi

Geochemical characterization of groundwater flow processes in a large patterned peatland, Soumitri Sarkar Dasgupta

Characterization of the glial scar using Raman spectroscopy, microindentation, and immunohistochemistry, Tarun Saxena

Avatars in a virtual Diaspora: Developing a theory of cultural ties and identity in Second Life, Daniel Schackman

Time-course, mechanisms and mathematical model of autonomic dysreflexia in humans, Eric Anthony Schepis

The role of race, ethnicity, and gender on Latina/o educational attainment, Jenna Lyne Aurand Scott

Apatite trace element tephrochronology, Bryan Keith Sell

Structure of national image in the age of networks: An empirical analysis of online social relations and information use, Hyunjin Seo

Activists, Immigrants, Citizens: Grounding Rhetorical Conceptions of Literacy, Patricia Colleen Serviss

Efficient and selective multifunctional nanoporous and heterogeneous catalysts: Novel synthetic methods, characterizations and applications, Krishna Kant Sharma

Sophisticated regulation of histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation accumulation during meiosis in Caenorhabditis elegans, Xingyu She

The body of love: Conceiving perfection in the Oneida Community, Christa Marie Shusko

Indoor air chemistry and cleaning: Visible light photocatalyst development and characterization and linalool ozone chemistry, Meera A. Sidheswaran

Legitimacy in a post-national context: Efficiency and democracy in the European Union, Everita Silina

Agency within constraints: How the agency of people labeled with developmental disabilities is constructed in supported living schemes, Jitka Sinecka

The suspension of (dis)belief: Novel and Bible in Victorian society, Jonathan David Singleton

"Only connect": A mixed methods study of how first-year students create residential academic and social networks, Rachel Anne Smith

Understanding Public Services in Tamil Nadu An Institutional Perspective, Vivek Srinivasan

Three essays in public economics, Ryan S. Sullivan

International trade, domestic institutions and development, Asha Sundaram

Detection and location estimation of a random signal source using sensor networks, Ashok Sundaresan

The Voyager Problem: The effect of a science laboratory course focused on clinical teaching experiences, John Reed Taylor

Tectonic history of the East Gobi Fault Zone, southeastern Mongolia: An integrated study using structural geology, geochronology, and thermochronology, Joshua P. Taylor

Evaluating the Structure Determining Factors of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Amides, Ana Torvisco

An Event Level Study of the Impact of Alcohol Use on Unwanted Sexual Activity among College Aged Women, Joseph Paul Voglewede Jr.

Evaluating government Web site with a citizen-centric approach, Lili Wang

Characterizing structure and function of thioesterase from polyketide synthase, Meng Wang

Prelude to prison: Student perspectives on school suspension, Marsha Weissman

In defense of the new working class? Labor union embeddedness, labor migration and immigrant integration, Erika Adrienne Wilkens

Three essays on voluntary HIV testing and the HIV epidemic, Coady Wing