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Dissertations from 2023

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Organic Petrography and Geochemistry of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, ND USA, Zain Abdi

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ESSAYS ON FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT AIDS AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES, Adebukola Adeleke

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WINTER CEREAL COVER CROPS AND NITROGEN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR INCREASING FARM PROFIT AND MINIMIZING NITROGEN LOSSES IN CORN-SOYBEAN AGROECOSYSTEMS, Oladapo Adeyemi

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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF ASYLUM-SEEKING, MIGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, Olawale David Adisa

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CONSTRAINED INFERENCE IN A SCALED LINEAR MIXED MODEL FOR MULTIPLE OUTCOMES., Md Mostak Ahammed

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ON THE RICCATI-TYPE DIAGONAL STABILITY, Ali Abdullah Algefary

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EXISTENCE, UNIQUENESS, STABILITY, AND CONTINUITY OF FOURIER SERIES SOLUTIONS OF STOCHASTIC WAVE EQUATIONS WITH CUBIC NONLINEARITIES IN 3D, Qasim Alharbi

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Investigating Adult ESL Students' Experiences with Learning English Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jinan Al-Hunayan

CARBON NANOTUBES IN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES ‎, Rana Hussan Alkhaldi

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Effect of Misspecified Covariance Matrix on Constrained Hypotheses Test For Two- Stage Samples, Afnan Almazmomi

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THE ROLE OF PLATOONING IN FREIGHT TRANSIT EFFICIENCY, Reem Alshiddi

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CNN MODEL FOR RECOGNITION OF TEXT-BASED CAPTCHAS AND ANALYSIS OF LEARNING BASED ALGORITHMS’ VULNERABILITIES TO VISUAL DISTORTION, Noorbakhsh Amiri Golilarz

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DEMOGRAPHICS AND STATUS OF THE EASTERN WOODRAT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Tiffanie Atherton

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ATTITUDES OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN-TRAINING TOWARD INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, Anwer Ul Azim

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UBIQUITIN-PROTEASOME SYSTEM REGULATION OF THE CHROMATIN REMODELING AND MODIFICATION FACTORS IN ORCHESTRATING GENE EXPRESSION, Priyanka Barman

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COGNITIVE CONTROL AND REPETITIVE NEGATIVE THINKING HAVE AN INDIRECT EFFECT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEP AND AFFECT, Emily Marie Bartholomay

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Psychology in a Podcast Context: Do Brand Personality Perceptions and Social Nudges Explain Consumers’ Behavioral Intentions to Subscribe to Breaking Points?, Stephen D. Berry

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AN INVESTIGATION INTO INTRAINDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN HUMAN SKELETAL SEXUAL TRAIT MORPHOLOGY, Kaleigh Christine Best

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THE ROLES OF INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, Wafa Naif S Binmahfuth

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EXPLORING EXPERIENCES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, STIGMA, AND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN THE RURAL ILLINOIS DELTA REGION, Rebecca Sue Bolinski

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SHORT AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF TOBACCO ABSTINENCE, BUPROPION AND NICOTINE ON BRAIN ACTIVITY DURING A VISUOSPATIAL TASK, Ugo Bruzadin Nunes

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An Examination of a Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention Targeting Perfectionism, Amanda Chamberlain

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Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Adversity: Sialic Acid Catabolism and VISA Development in Staphylococcus aureus, Jenelle Chapman

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IMBALANCED TIME SERIES FORECASTING AND NEURAL TIME SERIES CLASSIFICATION, Xiaoqian Chen

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Towards Narrowing Learning Gaps for Zimbabwean Students Transitioning into American Writing Classes: A Case Study, Eunice Chilimanzi

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A STUDY OF POLICIES AND RESPONSES TO CHRONICALLY ABSENT STUDENTS IN ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE FOUR SOUTHERN MOST REGIONS OF THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIAITON OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, Charles Shain Crank

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PHYSIOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND MICROBIAL FACTORS SHAPING THERMAL TOLERANCE AND PERFORMANCE IN ECTOTHERMIC VERTEBRATES, Jason Warren Dallas

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Threading Memory: Performing Animacy in Text, Memorial, and Travel, Alex Keith Davenport

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AN EVALUATION OF INTERSEEDED WINTER WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM) FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF COMMON WATERHEMP (AMARANTHUS TUBERCULATUS) IN SOYBEAN (GLYCINE MAX), Madison Renea Decker

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A Research on Automatic Hyperparameter Recommendation via Meta-Learning, Liping Deng

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Experimental and Sustainability Assessment of Geopolymer-Stabilized Highway Subgrades Using Industrial By-Products, Adedeji Adekunle Disu

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Decoding the Public Service Announcements (PSAs) of HIV/AIDS: Evaluating Botswana's AIDS Messages and Their Impact on 15 - 24 Ages, Enole Ditsheko

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UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE OF THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION TO SCHOOL LITERACY LEARNING IN RURAL HAITI, Jean-Ronel Elveus

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PEOPLE’S SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HEALTH MISINFORMATION ON WECHAT IN CHINA, Lu Fan

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GLUTAMATERGIC AND METABOLIC DYSREGULATION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE MOUSE MODELS: THE IMPACT OF PRODROMAL RILUZOLE TREATMENT, Caleigh Findley

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Essays on Free Senior High School Policy, Household Behavior, and Environmental Tax Revenues, Prince Fosu

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SYNTHESIS, SINTERING, AND ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY STUDIES OF MEDIUM- AND HIGH-ENTROPY PEROVSKITE OXIDES, Sai Ram Gajjala

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WHERE URBAN TRAUMA ENDS AND URBAN PSYCHOSIS BEGINS: ESTABLISHING SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONCEPT OF URBAN PSYCHOSIS, Myah L. Gary

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STRIP AND CONDUCTIVE PAINT-BASED 3D PRINTED SPIRAL ANTENNAS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, Purno Mohon Ghosh

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AN EXPLORATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY PEOPLE WHO USE NONTRADITIONAL OR NON-STANDARDIZED GENDER-AFFIRMING HORMONE THERAPY, Chloe Michelle Goldbach

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The Effects of Racial Discrepancy in School Suspension Rates on Student Perceptions of School Climate, Fair Application of Rules, Safety, and Bullying Behaviors, Austin Gordon

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THE SCIENCE IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT OF FEMALE STEM STUDENTS: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF INTERSECTING IDENTITIES, Tarnisha S. Green

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UNDERSTANDING DNA MISMATCH REPAIR FACTORS IN MAINTENANCE OF GENOME STABILITY, Vaibhavi Vijay Gujar

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DEFICIENCY OF ADIPOSE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR PROTECTS AGAINST DIET-INDUCED METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION THROUGH SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC MECHANISMS, Nazmul Haque

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EFFECTS OF TNFR1 INHIBITION ON NEUROPATHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES IN A CONTROLLED CORTICAL IMPACT MOUSE MODEL OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Emi Hayashi

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EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF NOVEL 2D MAGNET HETEROSTRUCTURES AND MAGNETIC THIN FILMS, Stephen Hofer

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Density functional theory and kinetic study of catalytic methane conversion and ammonia decomposition, Domoina Holiharimanana

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EXPERIENCES WITH WRITING AND READING NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS: NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST AND PARENT PERSPECTIVES, Zsofia Imre

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FROM REAL TO REEL: WHITE SUPREMACY AND ITS EVERYDAY HAUNTING OF BLACK LIVES, Abimbola Iyun

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SOME TOPICS RELEVANT TO ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS, Yu Jin

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MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF INDIRUBIN DERIVATIVES USING A CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYME FROM ISATIS TINCTORIA L., Sandipty Kayastha

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“‘STATE OF WAR’: BRITISH RACIAL CONSTRUCTION, NEW WORLD SLAVERY & THE IMPACT OF SOMERSET’S CASE IN THE ANGLO-AMERICAN DIASPORA", John David Kemp

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The Politics of Mourning: Memory, Disobedience, and the Sewol Ferry Disaster, HyoJeong Lee

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Factors Influencing Parent Acceptability of Integrated Behavioral Health Models: Comparison Between Rural and Urban Parents, Bethany C. Leraas

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THE EFFECT OF ACADEMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON ONLINE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS’ INTENT TO RETURN, Danna Lewis

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New Renewal theory results on the maintenance of systems with coupled components, Guanchen Li

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A Methodological Comparison of Cognitive, Affective, and Play Type Processes on the APS and APS-P in a School-Age Sample, Meghan Littles

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Cultivating Community: Investigating Performances of Community in Ecovillage Settlements, Alex Lockwood

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GENDERED BURNOUT: HOW EMOTIONAL LABOR, WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT CONTRIBUTE TO OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT IN MEN AND WOMEN, Kortney Maedge

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTIVATION LEVEL AND PERFORMANCE ON ILLINOIS NURSE AIDE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION OF NURSE AIDE STUDENTS, José Douglas Martinez Herrera

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Bored and Loving It: Passive Consumption and Macro Geographies in Film and Literature from the Long 1950s, Stephen Brian McCarty

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A New Approach to Synthetic Image Evaluation, Majid Memari

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Wetland habitat use, protein sources for reproduction, and nest habitat selection by sea ducks facing rapid change in the Alaskan Arctic, Micah Miller

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“TOWARD ADIPOSITIVITY”: THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAT ACTIVISM IN INDIAN MASS COMMUNICATION FROM FILM TO PODCASTING, DIKSHA MITTAL

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Haircut, Overborrowing, and Growth, A. M. Muhib Morshed Ami

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EXPLORING MOBILE CRISIS TEAM TRAINING: A DELPHI STUDY, Ian Tiler Mosier

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A QUALITATIVE EXAMINATION OF FAMILY AND CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES WITH MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN ILLINOIS, Nicholas Mui

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INVESTIGATING THE HIGHER COGNITIVE COMPONENTS OF MEMORY IN HYLOBATIDS, Gina Munir

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THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIOR, Hope Lotsha Muronga

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REMEDIAL ACTIONS AGAINST CYBERATTACKS TARGETING SMART POWER SYSTEMS, Ehsan Naderi

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The Aesthetics of News: Narrative Construction and Media Illiteracy in Contemporary India, Shashidhar Nanjundaiah

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Assessing Relationships Between Autonomous Causality Orientations, Needs Supplies Fit, and Job Attraction in Varying Workplaces, Joseph David Narusis

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EXPLORING INTERSECTIONS IN BLACK FUTURES: TOWARDS A RE-EXAMINATION OF AFROFUTURISM AND AFRICANFUTURISM, Omotoyosi Esther Odukomaiya

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THE GAMES WE PLAY: IMPROVISATIONAL NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES FOR THE COLLEGE CLASSROOM, Brooke L. Oehme

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Formative Pottery Production in Mesoamerica: Tayata and the Mixteca in Macroregional Perspective, Maria Teresa Palomares Rodriguez

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Accuracy Considerations in Deep Learning Using Memristive Crossbar Arrays, Bijay Raj Paudel

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Cybersecurity of Energy Hubs in Smart Grids, Samaneh Pazouki

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Social Attachment and House Prices as Determinants of Mobility Among the Elderly in the US: An Empirical Study Using Longitudinal Data, Wilder R. Pimentel

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THE PRICE TAG OF STIGMA: THE EMOTIONAL AND AESTHETIC LABOR OF BODY-POSITIVE BRANDING IN PLUS-SIZE RETAIL, Kendra Pospisil

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A FRAMEWORK FOR CRYPTO-BASED MONETIZATION OF DRIVER BEHAVIOR WITH BLOCKCHAIN, Sruthi Rachamalla

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DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS OF LIQUID DROPS AND SUPERIMPOSED FLUIDS, Alireza Razeghi

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OCCUPANCY AND CO-OCCURRENCE OF FOREST WILDLIFE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Justin John Remmers

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FAT AND QUEER: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF WOMENS' EXPERIENCES OF FATPHOBIA, Jaidelynn Keeley Rogers

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ESSAYS ON RISK PREFERENCES, ALTRUISM, AND LIFE EVENTS, Fitri Safira

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SECURITY RESEARCH FOR BLOCKCHAIN IN SMART GRID, Lanqin Sang

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COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH PSYCHOTIC-LIKE EXPERIENCES AND/OR DEPRESSION, Jennifer E. Schlak

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ANDEAN URBAN PROCESSES AND THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL-SOCIAL INTERPLAY: THE CASE OF CAJAMARQUILLA, PERUVIAN CENTRAL COAST (ca. AD 650-1400), Rafael Antonio Segura

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CLASSIFYING KNOTS AND LINKS IN L(1, -1) TEMPLATE, H B M K HIROSHANI SENARATHNA

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ASIAN AMERICAN IDENTITY IN DRAMA AND THEIR FOUR WAVES: BEYOND IDENTITY CRISIS TOWARD FLUID IDENTITY, Yoon Mi Sohn

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RESOURCE-AWARE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR MACHINE LEARNING INFERENCE ON HETEROGENEOUS EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, Ourania Spantidi

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Life and Health on the Desert Frontier: A Bioarchaeological Investigation of the Transition Between the Roman and Byzantine Empires at Umm el-Jimal, Jordan, Jessica Rose Spencer

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REHABILITATION COUNSELORS’ EXPERIENCES, BURNOUT, AND PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Sharika Lawanda Sproling

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Validation of Best-Self PPI: A New Positive Psychological Intervention Targeting Self-Referential Processing, Bryant M. Stone

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Through Irish and Ulster-Scots Texts and "Troubles": Languages, Land and Linguistic Identities, Kamden S. Summers

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Reproductions: Archiving the Reproductive Politics in/of Performance, Shelby Swafford

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COMPONENT DURABILITY STUDIES OF LED DRIVERS SUBJECTED TO POWER DISTURBANCES, Farhan Y. Tabash

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OIKO-LOGIC IN LITERATURE, Elias Joshua Taylor

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COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES ON THE EXCITONIC ENERGY SPLITTING IN OLIGOACENE MOLECULAR SOLID, Thomas Testoff

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Kukama Radio: the Politics and Aesthetics of Indigenous Media in Peruvian Amazonia, Gabriel Torrealba Alfonzo

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Acting Locally: Vegetable Gardening in Southern Illinois, Aimee L. Trojnar