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Theses from 2014

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Fatherland and femininity : perceptions of German women civilizers in Deutsch-Südwestafrikia, 1894-1914, Sean Hickey

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Multi-technique quantitative analysis and socioeconomic considerations of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in children's toys and toy jewelry, Margot Hillyer

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The forces of value: structure and content of self-reported values by civilian and military science students, Shelly Holland

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Le mercantilism : une relique tout à fait moderne une étude du commerce chinois en Afrique subsaharienne, Molly A. Kiniry

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Postcolonial beasts of burden : embodiments of the non-human in The Lives of Animals and Animal's People, Phoebe Krumich

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Application of Carhart four-factor model to the AAII-generated portfolios, Teo Lagvilava

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Queering la politique LGBTQ en France : entre l'universalisme et la particularité, l' hétérosexualité et les identités non-normatives, le mariage et la libération totale de la communauté queer, Erik Lampmann

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The effects of polysubstituted pyrrole JG-03-14 on murine macrophage activity, Clarke P. Lewis

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The right to the city : an exploration of citizenship, space, and process in São Paulo and Cape Town, Amanda Lineberry

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If at first you don't succeed : revise, revise the data again, Katherine E. Marsten

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Host-specialization of Bartonella in flea vectors collected from black-tailed prairie dogs, Mark D. Massaro

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A conservative isoleucine to leucine mutation of Klentaq1 dna polymerase 1 induces conformational change for cold-sensitive phenotype, Emma Caroline Materne

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Addition of in situ-generated enol silanes and zinc acetylides to nitrones mediated by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, Erin Nicole Maxwell

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Contentious kink : racial discourse in BDSM subcultures, Dana McLachlin

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The economics of remanufacturing with competing manufacturers, Audra Meade

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Do the inter-nucleotide domain loops act as an entropic sink in the catalytic activity of 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (3pGDH)?, Cristina Adelia Meeham

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An exploratory study of gait and balance in children with autism spectrum disorders, Krystal Mircovich

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Macroeconomic surprise, forecast uncertainty, and stock prices, Alphonce M. Mshomba

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One-pot Heteroconjugate addition-diels-alder reactions and acetate-catalyzed aldol reactions of α-silyl nitriles, Carly Mueller

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The homologous conjugate addition of heteroaromatic compounds to donor-acceptor cyclopropanes, Kristen L. Murphy

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Younger adults' and older adults' perceptions of competence for older targets labeled 'in good health' versus 'has Alzheimer's disease,' 'has early stage Alzheimer's disease,' or 'has late stage Alzheimer's disease', Alissa Nizinski

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Younger adults' and older adults' perceptions of competence for older targets labeled 'in good health' versus 'has Alzheimer's disease,' 'has early stage Alzheimer's disease,' or 'has late stage Alzheimer's disease', Alissa Nzinski

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Construction of a functional ha-epitope tagged aqk2p channel with surface expression, Ariana A. Prinzbach

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The influence of political belief on the number and relative wage of government employees : an examination of California counties, Devin Ralston

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The Cost-of-carry model and volatility : an analysis of gold futures contracts pricing, Edward M. Riley III

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The mis-regulation of the dJNK pathway in a drosophila model of Machado-Joseph disease influences neurodegeneration, Catherine Marie Romberger

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Links between friendship, psychological symptoms, and academic adjustment in an emerging adulthood sample, Lisa Sample

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The effects of coal mining on health in Appalachia : global context and social justice implications, Adrienne Schmidt

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shift : for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, and percussion, Robby Schranze

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Quantum mechanical characterizations of tetraradical-producing cyclizations, and an extended multireference electronic structure study of 2, 5, 7, 10-tetradehydronaphthalene, Jeffrey B. Schriber

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Between flower and wave : discordia concors and the case for a transitional florimell in Spenser's Faerie Queene, Grayson Shelor

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Prendre ses responsabilités : l'évolution d'une phrase l'évolution du discours de la politique étrangère française 2003-2013, Emily Shuman

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Comparing two methods for quantifying cold tolerance in Mimulus, Clifford J. Smith

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Relations between social identity, interpersonal competence and self-esteem in emerging adults, Kelsea Starr

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Emerging adults' friendships and group identification : differential associations with well-being, Ethan Wolf

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Regiospecific functionalization of pyrroles using formyl-group activated suzuki coupling: application to a formal synthesis of polycitones a and b and polycitrin a, Michael Wormald

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A bad following: the big five factors of personality and follower reactions to unethical leader behavior, Rose Wynn

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Algebras of toeplitz matrices, Qingyang (Jocelyn) Xue

Theses from 2013

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Potent mutagens have positive and negative effects on viral fitness of Reovirus in vitro, Jennie Altman

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Difference sets in non-abelian groups of order 256, Taylor Applebaum

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The effect of implicit theories on eating behavior, Lisa Auster-Gussman

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A language for incomprehensibility : Virginia Woolf's reconstructions of trauma and grief in response to World War I, Shannon Biello

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Bernardo del Carpio dans le thé́âtre du Siècle d'or espagnol : à̀ la recherche de la légitimité du pouvoir impérial. (Une analyse sure le rôle du héros médiéval dans l'œuvre de Juan de la Cueva et Lope de Vega), Lorena Esmeralda Bolaños

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Homo homini lupus est : quand l'individualisme effréné éclipse la solidarité ; une comparaison franco-américaine des fondations philosophiques sous-jacentes le traitement national du droit de santé, Liz Brunello

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Life in the hopeless emptiness : the search for authenticity in Revolutionary Road, Austin Marie Carter

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Utah statehood : the normalization of Mormonism for U.S. security, Justin Chew

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Mathematical models of plasmid dynamics, Natalie M. Clark

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Conforming individualism : images of self and family in Jeanette Walls's the glass castle, Michael Doss

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Generalization of expert face processing takes time, Karen Duan

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The future of geography in health policy : the applicability of the Dartmouth Atlas to health reform in the United States, Catherine Chase Eager

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Syntheses of key intermediates of ningalin C, Lauren Firich

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From mind to machine : parity affects in the attentional set-shifting task in animal and machine models, Katie Coren Freeman

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Monolayer-protected nanoparticle doped Xerogels as functionional components of amperometric glusoe biosensors, Michael Hartley Freeman

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Identifying possible regulators of Ded1, a DEAD-box ATPase protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lisa Faye Fronek

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Synthesis of 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine triphosphate analogues and investigations into the promutagen potential of 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine, Michael Ghio

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Presidential Debate Format and Perceptions of Personality: Warmth Matters, Joseph B. Greener

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A Comparison of Mindfulness and Incremental Theory Based Interventions, Kelsey Greenfield

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Electronic and steric characterization of the 5-endo- and 4-exo-dig radical cyclization reactions : engineering a more reactive synthesis of potential anticancer enediyne compounds, Alexander Steven Hahn

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Gold nanoparticle doped Xerogels as functional components of amerometric glucose biosensors, Jackson Robert Hall

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Why isn't China exporting automobiles? : A model of technology adoption, Nianchen Han

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Emerging adults' psychological symptom profiles : differential associations with peer victimization and gender typicality, Lauren Henry

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Social class, moral identity and empathy : toward a conceptual framework, Athena Hensel

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Characterizing the role of high affinity iron acquisition system hemR/hemTUV in Sodalis glossinidius, Gili Maria Hrusa Castillo

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The Influence of Word Problem Structures on Algebraic Expression Construction, Taylyn Hulse

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Adenovirus Type 5 virions asymmetrically lose icosahedral structure at low pHs of endosomes, Jennifer Marie Jarboe

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Morale maintenance in World War II US Army ground combat units : European theater of operations, 1944-45, Kevin Kane

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Investigations into the mutagenic potential of 8-Oxo-2'-Deoxyguanosine using nucleotide analogues, Kevin Kindler

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Self-presentation symbols and their effect on heroic and villainous drive, Amelia Knight

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The inner workings of the DNA copying nanomachine : kinetic studies of DNA polymerase I from the thermophilic bacterium Rhodothermus marinus, Emily P. Kornberg

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The constitutionality of hate speech legislation : a textualist/originalist examination, Danielle M. Lewis

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Curing the obesity epidemic : the government's obligation to regulate food, Victoria Lyon

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The Embodied Cognition of Resilience, Kelsey Mahler

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Investigation into the mutagenic potential of 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (OdG) using KF- and pol β, Emily McFadden

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Generic medicine price discrimination in the emerging market, Amy McMahon

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The effect of endogenous IGF-II expression on learning and memory in rats, Matt McMaster

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Exploring the role of social identities in presidential candidate evaluation, Taylor Michals

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Inflation differentials across the Eurozone (EMU-17) : an updated empirical analysis, Armon Modirian

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One-pot reactions of ethyl propiolate, Ana Maria Neferu

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Vesicular monoamine transporter-l polymorphisms : association with neuropsychiatric disorders, Margaret Nelson

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Differential gene expression by Cliona varians during the uptake of zooxanthellar symbionts, Kristin Peterson

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The snob effect of red wine : estimating consumer bias in experimental blind wine tastings, Kyle Peterson

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Identifying the machinery for epigenetic regulation at the dawn of metazoa, Deborah Pohlmann

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Studying gene regulatory programs using the freshwater sponge, Ephydatia muelleri : the evolution of the Pax/Six network and the Wnt pathway, Dora Posfai

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Characterization of neurosteroid binding to the amino terminal domain of GluN2B, a specific N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit, Ryan Scott Roark

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Trade evolution and exchange market pressures, Bradley Rotter

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Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate-mediated additions to acetals, nitrones, and aminals, Chelsea Safran

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Effect of behavioral intervention training on parents' stress, parenting behaviors and self-efficacy, Emily Schworer

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The effect of oral contraceptives on performance in sexually dimorphic cognitive tasks, Kathryn Sears

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White female criminals in Civil War Richmond, 1860-1865, Frances Sisson

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IMF arrangements and private capital inflows in Sub Sharan Africa, Alec Sorensen

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Is the effect of ADHD symptoms on binge eating symptoms mediated by impulsivity?, Kylie M. Steadman

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Power distribution in the European Union, Dayton Steele

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The politicization of biblical analysis by Protestant army chaplains during the American Revolution, Andrea Stevens

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"What is behind the face that launched a thousand ships?" : narrative and visual agency in the depiction of Helen of Troy, Ellen Tagtmeier

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Maternal regulation of emotion : the effect of fear and stress upon c-fos and IGF-II expression in the basolateral amygdalae of maternal and nonmaternal rats, Jennifer Tedrick

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α-Adrenergic receptor expression and regulation on the surface of macrophages, Lindsey L. Templeton

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Masculinity in the virtual world of video game : a question of agency, Long Trinh

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Getting over the R-word a cross national perspective of the presence of rationing in the health care systems of the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, Jessica J. Walradt

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Need-based heroism : the motivation to assign heroic status to others, Torrie Williams

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La sociologie de l'economie : sur l'economie politique de Pierre Bourdieu, Kevin Elliott Wilson