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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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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

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

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

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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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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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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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OIKO-LOGIC IN LITERATURE, Elias Joshua Taylor

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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

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DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL ANXIETY, COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND POVERTY IN THE U.S.: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY WITH MICRO DATASETS, Daniel VanOverbeke

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On Continuous Principal Series Representations of reductive $p$-adic groups on $p$-adic Banach Spaces, Venkata Sai Manisha Varahagiri

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MODEL SELECTION, DATA SPLITTING FOR ARMA TIME SERIES AND VISUALIZING SOME BOOTSTRAP CONFIDENCE REGIONS, Welagedara Arachchilage Dhanushka Madumali Welagedara

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LOW-RANK MODELS FOR TENSORIAL DATA IN VISUAL ANALYSIS, Ming Yang

Dissertations from 2022

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Essays on Development in Nigeria, KOREDE ODUNAYO AJOGBEJE

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Investigating why and when COVID-19 triggered Psychological Distress relates to work behaviors: Conservation of Resource and Scarcity Theory Perspectives, Tahia Alam

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Exploring Early Childhood Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices Regarding Technology Integration in Literacy Instruction, Moneerah Al Jabr

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Persona Non Grata: Contested Spaces & the Built Environment at the World's Columbian Exposition 1893, Nichol Marie Allen

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STRIPED SKUNK ECOLOGY ACROSS AN URBAN-RURAL GRADIENT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Katelyn Amspacher

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NETWORKED ISSUE AGENDAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLARIZED CAMPAIGNS, NEWS MEDIA, AND PARTY SUPPORTERS, Zahedur Rahman Arman

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The Conservative Heart of the Nation: Political Conservatism in the Civil War Era West, Patrick Andrew Ayres

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DIVERSITY, COMMUNITY STRUCTURE SHIFTS, AND PATCH CHARACTERISTICS IN NATURAL XERIC FOREST OPENING COMMUNITIES., David Francis Barfknecht

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Development of Small Oligonculeotides to Control CRISPR-Cas9 Activity, Christopher Barkau

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DEVICE FABRICATION USING POLYMER LITHOGRAPHY EDITOR, NATHALIE BECERRA MORA

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STABLE PRICES IN B2B RELATIONSHIPS: HOW RESELLERS REACT TO LONGER-TERM PRICING POLICY FROM DISTRIBUTORS?, Ashok Bhattarai

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The Effect of a Brief Training Intervention on Teacher and Parent Referral Accuracy for Youth on the Autism Spectrum, Kristen Elizabeth Boog

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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF H. VOLCANII BOX C/D PROTEINS AND ROLES FOR HUMAN PUS10 BEYOND PSEUDORURIDINE SYNTHESIS, Michael Stephen Bosmeny

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COMPARATIVE APPROACHES TO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY, Amy Bro

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Resilient modulus of stabilized subgrade soil using commercial products and industrial by-products, Sandeep Goud Burra

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Healing the Self: How the Medical Craft Generated the Vulnerable Soul, Kevin Ray Cales

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"Do for Do Ain't No Obeah:" Backtime Religion in the Danish West Indies, 1700-1880, Gregory Matthew Carter

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Exploring the Unique Experiences of Support Staff in a Posthospital Residential Rehabilitation Center for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries, Stephanie Marie Chambers-Baltz

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LIFE SKILLS MODULES: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A MODULAR ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY PROTOCOL WITH A TRANSDIAGNOSTIC COMMUNITY CLINICAL SAMPLE, Bruce Clark