Theses from 2015
The Effect of College and Acting Experience on Performance of Theory of Mind Tasks in Emerging Adulthood, Zachary Allen Pilot
EFFECTS OF CONCRETE SLAB ON THE DUCTILITY, STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF STEEL MOMENT FRAMES WITH REDUCED BEAM SECTION CONNECTIONS, Sanchit Poudel
Geochemical and Petrographic Alteration of Rapidly Heated Coals from the Herrin (No. 6) Coal Seam, Illinois Basin, Severin Presswood
Convergent Validity Between the Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF) Questionnaire, Trial-Based Functional Analysis, and Traditional Functional Analysis for Adults with a Dual Diagnosis in a Day Program Setting, Gregory Emery Pronger, II
Drawn Apart: Visual Representations of the Persian Wars in Contemporary Graphic Novels and Film, James Michael Proszek
THERMAL STABILITY OF PHENOLIC BASED BINDERS AND FRICTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF BRAKE COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Madhuri Pudhota
Computer Simulations Of Triboelectrification Of Particles And Their Trajectories In DC Electric Field, Srivathsa Puliyala
Accelerated Successive Approximation Technique for Analog to Digital Converter Design, Ram Harshvardhan Radhakrishnan
A Seismic Reflection Velocity Study of a Mississippian mud-mound in the Illinois Basin, Chamila Kumari Ranaweera
CHARACTERIZATION OF POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBERS, Omed Jamal Rashid
Ragtime: A Scenic Design, Logan Reagan
Beyond Problem Behavior: A Systematic Comparison of AAC Modalities on Communication Outcomes, Lilith Michaele Reuter-Yuill
An Evaluation of High versus Low Preferred Education-Based Stimulus Equivalence Protocols for Adults with Developmental Disabilities outside the Educational System, Ryan Allen Richmond
The Efficacy of Different Stimulus Fading Procedures to Teach Verbal Operants to an Older Adult with Aphasia, Hannah Ritchie
An Evaluation of Resurgence in an Applied Setting: Teaching Multiple Responses to Decrease Resurgence, Melissa Rittgers
INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS ON AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATE TO ENHANCE CORROSION PROTECTION, Daniel Michael Rogers
Before freedom and dignity: The role of programmed contingencies, William Bennett Root
Infection with Salmonella typhimurium defaces the splenic tissue architecture and alters the proportion and distribution of cells, Kristin Rosche
Gender Negotiations of Female Collegiate Athletes in the Strength and Conditioning Environment: A Qualitative Analysis, Rachel I'Leene Roth
What Taste in My Mouth, Laura Ann Ruffino
THE POTENTIAL FOR RECONNECTION ON THE LOWER ILLINOIS RIVER, Ann Rushing
The Role of Revolution in the Liberation, Nika Saeidi
A Non-destructive Crossbar Architecture of Multi-Level Memory-Based Resistor, Seyedmorteza Sahebkarkhorasani
Using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure as an analogue procedure for generating cognitive defusion, Travis Sain
THE MODELING OF PETROLEUM COKE GASIFICATION USING ASPEN PLUS SOFTWARE, Saif Yoseif Salih
SOPHOROLIPID PRODUCTION FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKs, Abdul Samad
CONTROLS ON ORGANIC CARBON ACCUMULATION IN THE DEVONIAN-MISSISSIPPIAN BLACK SHALES OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, APPALACHIAN BASIN, Jack Edward Sanders
TRIPPING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER DEVELOPMENT LENGTH OVER ROUGH AND FULLY TURBULENT SUBCRITICAL FLUME, Deependra Sapkota
ENHANCING RELIABILITY IN P2P NETWORKS BY ADDITION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL PRINCIPLES, Nagalakshmi Satyanarayanan
PERCEPTION OF /q/ IN THE ARABIC /q/-/k/ CONTRAST BY NATIVE SPEAKERS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH: A DISCRIMINATION TASK, Ousmane Sawadogo
Landscapes From The Road, Darren B. Schroeder
Role of dietary ingredients on fish performance and genes associated with appetite, growth, metabolism, and intestinal inflammation in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Julie Christine Schroeter
THE EFFECTS OF A BRIEF MINDFULNESS TRAINING EXERCISE ON PARTICIPANTS’ ABILITY TO TAKE DATA ON HIGH RATE BEHAVIOR, Thomas Anthony Scolarici
RECOVERY OF WHOLE SOIL CONDITIONS THROUGH RESTORATION FROM AGRICULTURE AND ITS ROLE IN MEDIATING PLANT-PLANT COMPETITION, Drew Austin Scott
Effects of Material Degradation on the Thermal Stability of Non-sway Columns, Myles Andrew Scott-Stirn
The Technical Direction of Clybourne Park, Jonathon Semanski
Understanding How And Why We Are Affected By The Visual Language On An Individualized Level, Jonathan Andrew Seyer
Studies of Follicular and Endocrine Dynamics of Luteinized Unruptured Follicle (LUF) Syndrome in Women and Mares, Tauseef Bashir Shah
Uniform Flow Development Length in a Rough Laboratory Flume, Sanjib Sharma
Promoting Maintenance of Staff Training: A Comparison Between Video Modeling and a Flashcard Procedure, Robyn Shimmin
Evaluation of Composite Adhesive Bonds Using Digital Image Correlation, Shashi Shekhar Shrestha
POST BUCKLING RESPONSE OF SWAY COLUMNS UNDER MECHANICAL AND THERMAL (FIRE) LOADS, Sujan Shrestha
An analysis for the determination of the best measure of precipitation for the estimation of bankfull width, SURAJ SHRESTHA
RESILIENT MODULUS OF RECYCLED AGGREGATES AS ROAD PAVEMENT MATERIALS, Pralendra Singh
A TWIN PRIME SIEVE AND A COMBINATORIAL APPROACH TO PROVING THE TWIN PRIMES CONJECTURE, ALAN T. SMITH
ANALYSIS OF THICKNESS VARIATIONS OF THE AUX VASES FORMATION IN WHITE COUNTY, ILLINOIS THROUGH APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICAL WELL LOGS AND 3-D SEISMIC REFLECTION ATTRIBUTES, Richard Lee Smith Jr
The Influence of Coal Lithotype and Macearl Composition on the Oxidative Hydrothermal Dissolution of Coal, Vishnu Srinivasaraghavan
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT: THUMOS IN THE REPUBLIC, Asterios Stamatikos
An Economic Study of the Influencial Factors Impacting the College Readiness of Secondary Students, Morgan Stewart
EVALUATION OF A BEHAVIORAL SKILLS TRAINING PACKAGE TO TEACH ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SKILLS, Tanya LaBelle Stoeklen
DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLD OXIDE FUEL CELLS WITH A HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE; OPERATION, RESEARCH, AND OPPORTUNITIES, Sean Dakota Stout
AN ASSESSMENT OF ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION IN SOUTH AFRICA USING A SURVEY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, Andisiwe Stuurman
REMOTE SENSING BASED DETECTION OF FORESTED WETLANDS: AN EVALUATION OF LIDAR, AERIAL IMAGERY, AND THEIR DATA FUSION, Ashley E. Suiter
Comparison and Staff Preference on Teletherapy Versus in Person Therapy, Allyce Sulkowski
Contingencies vs. Choice: An Examination of the Controlling Variables on Slot Machine Play, Ashley Kay Swanson
BUFFERS AND BIOCHAR: INFLUENCES ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, Audrey Sweet
Evaluating the Generalization Assessment of PEAK System: Comparisons with IQ and the Direct Training Assessment, Jaclene Annaliese Sweetman
Exploring Factors Affecting Crime Rates in Japan (1955-2012), Dai Tanaka
Encourage, Engage, and Educate: A Thesis Portfolio on Teaching First-Year Composition, Kylee Mae Thacker
Fate, transport, and relative risk of atrazine and sulfentrazone to non-target species at an agricultural site, Jordan L. Thorngren
THE SOCIAL LIFE OF DUMPSTERS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSFORMATIVE AND COMMUNITIVE PROPERTIES OF DUMPSTER DIVING, Rachel Tidwell
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF WHITE-TAILED DEER IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: SURVIVAL, CONTACT RATES, AND IMPACT OF LOCALIZED REMOVAL, Marie Irene Tosa
Transition Fault-Driven Delay Defect Diagnosis in the Presence of Process Variations, Theodoros Toulas
INTERNET NEOLOGISMS IN THE GLOBAL WEB-BASED ENGLISH CORPUS, . Tugiyanto
HOME RULE, GENERATIONAL RIGHTS, AND THE AMERICAN AND IRISH CONNECTION, 1858-1893., JEREMIAH UNKEFER
Processing Speed in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and the Predictors of Processing Speed in a Sample of ADHD and Controls, Sarah Vadnais
THE EFFECTS OF INPUT MODALITY ON L2 WORD RECALL BY BLIND AND SIGHTED INDIVIDUALS, Laura Paola Valderrama Sepulveda
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STIGMA AND HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES AMONG STUDENT-ATHLETES, Lauren Vanhusen
Honeybee Collectives, Honna M. Veerkamp
CULTURE’S EFFECT ON FEMALE FERTILITY AND LABOR CHOICES IN THE UNITED STATES, Jeanette Fe Weber
Magnetic investigations in the J-M reef section of the Stillwater Complex, Montana, Joseph Daniel Wnukowski
Translating gender: Exploring the effect of communicative barriers on trans identity, Caitlin Wood
PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO-SIZE TiC-Cu-Ni COMPOSITES, Ryan C. Wood
Investigating Entanglement Transformations in Three-qubit States, Jiayang Xiao
SUITABILITY EVALUATION OF EMERGING DRYING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FINE CLEAN COAL DRYING, Xinbo Yang
UNCOVERING POTENTIAL CAUSES OF RESISTANCE OF SOYBEAN TO SCN, Oleksandra Zatserklyana
The molecular mechanisms underlying ketamine's rapid antidepressant responses, Ke Zhang
Teaching Money Skills Using the PEAK Equivalence Module, Jennifer Zosel
Development of the Attitudes Toward Integrated Health Care Scale, Jessica Zvonkovic
Theses from 2014
In Memory of Grandmother, Tetsuya Aboshi
ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF NON-DARCIAN FLOW IN GROUNDWATER WITH MODFLOW CFP, Roshan Adhikari
Evaluation Of Water Treatment Residuals and Vetiver Grass for Treating Acid Mine Drainage, Matthew Adler
THE UTILITY OF SECOND LANGUAGE BLOGGING: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS FROM ENGLISH WRITING COURSES IN SAUDI ARABIA, Rashed Saad Alaboudi
ENHANCED FIRST-FIT DECREASING ALGORITHM FOR ENERGY-AWARE TASK SCHEDULING IN CLOUD, ABDULRAHMAN M. ALAHMADI
SAUDI ESL LEARNERS' USE OF VOWEL DURATION AS A CUE FOR THE VOICING OF THE FOLLOWING STOP, Ahmed Abdullah Alahmadi
THE ACQUISITION OF THE ENGLISH VELAR NASAL /ŋ/ BY SAUDI SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH: ARE THERE DEVELOPMENTAL TRENDS?, Saleha Hussain Al Ahmari
DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICALLY MUTAGENIZED SOYBEAN POPULATIONS FOR IMPROVING SOYBEAN SEED OIL CONTENT AND FORWARD AND REVERSE GENETICS SCREENING, Alaa A. Alaswad
SAUDI L2 LEARNERS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC ENGLISH SLANG, Anood Sarai Albalawi
IMPROVING ONLINE COURSE SATISFACTION AND DELIVERY THROUGH QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT, JALAL G. ALBALAWI
EFFICIENT CAMERA SELECTION FOR MAXIMIZED TARGET COVERAGE IN UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC SENSOR NETWORKS, Abdullah Abdulrahman Albuali
Six Operatic Scenes from Bram Stoker's Dracula, Danielle Elyse Aldach
Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling Enhanced Task Scheduling Technologies Toward Greener Cloud Computing, Eiman Ali Aldhahri
THE STUDY OF FAIFI SPEAKERS' LINGUISTIC ACCOMMODATION, Mohammed Alfaifi
THE USAGE OF NEWLY BORROWED COLOR TERMS IN ARABIC; GENDER AND REGIONAL VARIATIONS, Fahad Alghamdi
THE PERCEPTION OF ENGLISH SYLLABLE-FINAL NASALS BY SAUDI ESL LEARNERS, Turki Nafea Alharbi
CODA CONSONANT CLUSTER PATTERNS IN THE ARABIC NAJDI DIALECT, Omar Ahmed Alkhonini