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Theses from 2023

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STEEL ROOM THERAPY LTD., Ismail Abushamma

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Drone Swarms in Adversarial Environment, Bhavana Sai Yadav Akula

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APPEARANCES ARE DECEIVING: LONG-DISTANCE SUBJECT ANAPHORS AND PHASAL BINDING DOMAINS, Fahad A. Almalki

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DEEP LEARNING FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING THE GROWTH STAGES OF WEEDS ON FIELDS, Abeer Matar Almalky

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An Investigation into the Breadth of Intrusive and Obsessive Thought, Myles Arendtson

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EVALUATING SATELLITE AND RADAR BASED PRECIPITATION DATA FOR RAINFALL-RUNOFF SIMULATION: APPLICATION OF LID AND IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL SUBCATCHMENTS., Abhiru Aryal

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Impacts of Cover Crops on Nutrient Loading in Headwater Streams Draining Southern Illinois Row Crop Fields: A Paired Watershed Approach, Steven Micheal Bachleda

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A CURRENT TO DIGITAL CONVERTER FOR POWER SIGNATURE GENERATION APPLICATIONS, ARUNIMA AINDRILA BADHON

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TTRPG Portfolio, David Ballard

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Metal Halide Perovskite: X-ray Applications, Dalton James Banach

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A CAPACITIVE-SENSING-BASED METHOD FOR MEASURING FLUID VELOCITY IN MICROCHANNELS, Mehrdad Bandegi

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Cortical Thickness in Children with Reading Disorder and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Lauren Bandel

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DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND FEEDBACK STABILIZATION OF A PERMANENT MAGNET LEVITATION SYSTEM, Dhiraj Basnet

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PRECISION PLANTING OF COVER CROP MIXTURES INFLUENCE ON SOIL AND CORN PRODUCTION, Justin Michael Berberich

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EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROCESS-BASED AND MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR RAINFALL-RUNOFF SIMULATION WITH APPLICATION OF SATELLITE AND RADAR PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS, Amrit Bhusal

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Inside the Exine and Perine: Understanding the Production and Evolution of Sporopollenin in Seed-Free Land Plants, William Barkley Browning

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ASSESSING THE EFFICACY OF LEPIDOPTERANS AS POLLINATORS IN A MIDWESTERN POLLINATION NETWORK, Carmen Burkett

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Deletion of Core Septin Gene aspB in Aspergillus fumigatus Results in Fungicidal Activity of Caspofungin, Rebecca Jean Busch

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STARS BURNING NIGHT’S QUIET RHAPSODY, Jacob Randall Butlett

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A NOT SO LITTLE THESIS: THE LIGHTING DESIGN PROCESS OF LITTLE WOMEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL, Jorrey Logan Calvo

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SIMULATED DICAMBA DRIFT EFFECT ON PUMPKINS, Lindsey Cartwright

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Early American Republicanism as Demonstrated by Early American Theater, Jennifer Eileen Caudell

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VALIDATING INDUSTRIAL BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS, Nishanth Reddy Chilumula

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Synergies Between Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, SaiNishanth Chittaluri

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Self Portrait as a House Foreclosed: Poems, Jo Christian

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Effects of Physical Exercise on Stereotypy and Academic Engagement of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Replication of Neely et al. (2015), Alyssa Coha

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AFRICAN CHILDREN’S AGENCY IN THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, H'Aeneise Coopwood

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Strategy-specific Differentiation in Response to Resources and Drivers of Spring Migration Phenology in Rocky Mountain Elk, Storm Crews

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INVESTIGATION OF FLAVOR AND AROMA PREFERENCES OF COMMON PALATANTS IN MARES AND FOALS, Cierra Nicole Crowell

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The Impact of Additive Manufacturing Constraints and Design Objectives on Structural Topology Optimization, Babin Dangal

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE MOMENTS AND APPROXIMATION OF A STOCHASTIC HODGKIN-HUXLEY MODEL OF NEURON POTENTIAL, Daniel Davidson

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The Effects of Video Modeling on Developing Oral Hygiene Skills in Children with a Genetic or Developmental Disorder, Olivia Grace Davis

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Dynamic Classification Using the Adaptive Competitive Algorithm, maryam Deldadehasl

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SOCIAL ISOLATION IN FISH: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NUTRITION, Aubrey Dissinger

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ALTERATION OF CYTOCHROME P450 GENE EXPRESSION AND MICROBIAL PROFILES IN PATIENTS WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS, Han Do

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General Amplitude Modulation for Robust Trapped-Ion Entangling Gates, Luke A. Ellert-Beck

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COMPARING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDHOOD APRAXIA SPEECH AND PHONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS AND SCIENCES GRADUATE STUDENTS, Bayley Eubanks

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DOES PERFORMANCE DURING AN ACADEMIC DISCOUNTING TASK PREDICT BEHAVIORAL MEASURES OF PROCRASTINATION? A SYSTEMATIC REPLICATION OF OLSEN ET AL. (2018), Connor David Eyre

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EFFECTS OF MATCHING IMAGES OF NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS ON DELAY DISCOUNTING: A SYSTEMATIC REPLICATION OF BERRY ET AL. (2014), Elizabeth Fillmore

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Combination of calorie restriction mimetics improves health span in short-lived PEPCK bGH transgenic mice, Anil Gautam

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HYDROLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF DENITRIFICATION POTENTIAL IN THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOODPLAIN WETLANDS, Ty Henry Alan Genz

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QUANTIFYING THE GEOMORPHIC CHANGE AFTER LEN SMALL LEVEE BREACHES, DOGTOOTH BEND OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Tara Lal Giri

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Beyond The Page: Multimodal Lab-Based Research and Development in Creative Writing, Matthew Jacob Gordon

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Evaluating and Classifying the Damage of Soybean Leaf using Deep Learning Technique, Sandeep Goshika

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ADHD RELATED HYPERACTIVITY AND IMPULSIVITY: DISTINCT OR OVERLAPPING DIMENSIONS?, Nicole Greenwood

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Journey of the Heart, Cameron James Gremillion

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MULTI-COMPONENT DECONVOLUTION INTERFEROMETRY FOR DETECTING AND LOCALIZING DAMAGE: A NUMERICAL STUDY, Sujeet Gurung

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Building a Tragedy: Technical Direction for Romeo and Juliet, Daniel Lee Hall

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Palatability and Efficacy of Electrolyte Chews in Horses, Grace Handlos

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An Analysis of Nonlocal Pottery from the East St. Louis Precinct Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence, Sarah Harken

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“Transgress[ing] society’s rules”: Identity coding within LGBTQ+ communities, Julie A. Hartung

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An Intra-Textual Approach to Story and Discourse: Sisyphean Permutation in Samuel Beckett’s Trilogy, Caleb Hays

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ROMEO AND JULIET: THE SUMMER OF TRAGEDY, Molly Christina Heal

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ASSESSING INDICATORS OF FOREST RESTORATION SUCCESS ACROSS A CHRONOSEQUENCE OF AFFORESTED CROPLAND IN CYPRESS CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Maggie C. Herrmann

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Spherical Shell for Low Altitude UAV Operations: an Impact Analysis, Eric Hettel

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Species Level Diversity of the Freshwater Clitellate Stylaria, Austin Horenkamp

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ACCELERATED CELLULAR TRACTION CALCULATION BY PREDICTIONS USING DEEP LEARNING, Md. Kamal Ibn Shafi

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Role of Institutional Quality on Bilateral Exports, Sumaiya Binta Islam

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BETWEEN CHALK AND GAVELS: GENERAL EDUCATORS’ KNOWLEDGE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW, Eric Nicholas Jackson

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Characterization of a thermostable sorbitol dehydrogenase from a novel subsurface bacterium, Caldiatribacterium inferamans SIUC1: Insights into structure and function, Sandhya Kumudumali Jayasekara

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AN ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION AND THE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE COAL MINING AND AGRICULTURE: A CASE STUDY IN ILLINOIS, USA, Kemar Shaquille Jones

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Understanding the interactions of MHETase and its variants on MHET and BHET substrates by Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Hriday Dhar Joni

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The Sanctities of Light, Mandi Jourdan

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USING MULTISPECTRAL DRONE IMAGING AND MACHINE LEARNING TO MONITOR SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODES, Joseph Moses Kalinzi

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STABILIZATION OF BENTONITE CLAY USING RECYCLED GLASS POWDER AND POLYPROPYLENE FIBER, Bibek Karki

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Comparative Analysis of Mouse-clicking and Eye-tracking Dataset using Saliency Modeling on Fashion Advertisement Images, Gokarna Karki

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A SOCIO-HYDROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ILLINOIS LEVEE SYSTEMS, Nicholas Keller

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MANAGING WINTER RYE FOR IMPROVING CORN PRODUCTION, NITROGEN USE, AND FARM PROFIT, Christian Kessler

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FALSE DATA INJECTION ATTACK DETECTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION IN A POWER SYSTEM USING KULLBACK-LEIBLER DIVERGENCE AND MAXIMUM DIFFERENCE, Prayush Khadka

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COMPARING STAND COMPOSITION AND FLORISTIC QUALITY OF TWO ADJACENT UPLAND OAK-HICKORY WOODLANDS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: OLD-GROWTH AND SECOND-GROWTH DYNAMICS, Leah Rose Kleiman

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MULTI-SPECIES TROPHIC RESPONSE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE OHIO RIVER ALONG A GRADIENT OF AN INVASIVE PLANKTIVORE, Justin Kowalski

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MANAGING WINTER RYE AND CRIMSON CLOVER FOR IMPROVING COVER CROP DECOMPOSITION, CORN PERFORMANCE, AND SOIL NITROGEN DYNAMICS, Casey Kula

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Impacts of Water and Sediment Control Basins (WASCoBs) on Water Quality Near Atterberry, Illinois, Sara Lambert

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UNDERSTANDING SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS: A CITIZEN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE, Ryan Lefaivre

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Evaluating the Impact of Registry Status on Employment and Housing Outcomes, Lauryn T. Lockett

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some boys name themselves, Elijah Conlin Lockhart

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The Forest at Evening, Jackson Love

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ECONOMIC GROWTH AND AGE DEMOGRAPHICS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, Birgir Bjorn Magnusson

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A Comparison of Prompting Strategies to Facilitate Receptive Identification in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Ashley Mandel

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ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES: SHIFTING FROM A FIXED SELF-VIEW TO A FLEXIBLE-SELF VIEW, Rachel Mayer

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL NEGATIVE TALK, CHILD AGGRESSION, AND CHILD ASSERTIVENESS, Tori McNary

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Estimating distributions of two declining aerial insectivorous Nightjars species using passive acoustic monitoring in southern Illinois, Elaine Metz

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Differential Movement Response of Silver Carp to Individual and Environmental Conditions in the Illinois and Wabash Rivers, Taylor Mogavero

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UNDERSTANDING NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICTS AS CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSITION TOWARDS ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, USA, Nicole Mooar

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A LOVE LETTER TO PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE FRIENDS: THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF MURPHY’S LAW OF PRETENDERS, Rosemary Pearl Moore

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THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM, POLITICAL FREEDOM, AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN LOW-INCOME AND UPPER-INCOME AFRICAN COUNTRIES, Nafissatou Moussa Adamou

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AN AIR TRAVEL JOURNEY, Halimah Muhammad

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A Qualitative Examination of Rural Residents’ Perception Formation Regarding Gun Control and Persons with a Mental Illness and Gun Violence, Ryan Cummings Nation

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LEVERAGING SDN AND NFV FOR DNS AMPLIFICATION OR REFLECTION ATTACK DETECTION AND MITIGATION, Mohammad Mashud Nesary

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STUDY OF PHASE TRANSITION AND MAGNNETOCALORIC EFFECT FOR THE SYSTEM Ni-Mn-In-Bi, Abhiyan Oli

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INVESTIGATION OF Ir(100) STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES TOWARDS C-H BOND ACTIVATION IN STEAM ETHANE REFORMING, Rotimi Mark Ore

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EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT RATES OF REINFORCEMENT OF MATCHING-TO-SAMPLE RESPONSES ON IMPULSIVE CHOICE: A SYSTEMATIC REPLICATION OF HURTADO-PARRADO ET AL. (2023), Laurent Giovanna Orozco-Barrios

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BONES, BUGS, & BIOEROSION: DERMESTID BEETLE SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE AND THEIR TAPHONOMIC EFFECT ON BONE, Abraham Bootes Packard

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Determining Upstream Movement and Dam Passage of Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) Within the Mississippi River Basin Using Otolith Microchemistry, Patrick William Padilla

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Data-driven-modeling-based sensor placement for the detection and identification of failures in cyber physical water distribution networks., Utsav Parajuli

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Bleed American, Bryce Patterson

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Agency and Matrilineal Ties; Queen Victoria and Her Daughters, Lydia Catherine Pensel

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The LEED Platinum urban mixed-use special needs housing community, Michael James Piskule

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FINE-SCALE MOVEMENT AND SPACE USE OF BEAVERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, John Brooks Pitman III

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ASSESSING PROCEDURAL FIDELITY ERRORS ON CAREGIVERS’ IMPLEMENTATION OF A SYNTHESIZED FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS, Yeni Ramos