Dissertations from 2019
VISUAL SALIENCY ANALYSIS, PREDICTION, AND VISUALIZATION: A DEEP LEARNING PERSPECTIVE, Ali Majeed Mahdi
Labor Market Experiences of Hispanic and Black Immigrants in the United States, Hared Mah
ENHANCING FAIRNESS AND PERFORMANCE ON CHIP MULTI-PROCESSOR PLATFORMS WITH CONTENTION-AWARE SCHEDULING POLICIES, Theodoros Marinakis
BIOACCUMULATION, TROPHIC MAGNIFICATION, AND MATERNAL TRANSFER OF LEGACY AND ALTERNATIVE FLAME RETARDANTS IN SHARKS OF THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN, Hillary Rose Marler
THE IMPACT OF DIVERSITY RELATED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ENGAGEMENT AND PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT ON ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRACTIVENESS AND JOB CHOICE, Raquel Mendizabal Martell
What is the meaning of meaningful work? Expanding the theoretical models using cluster analysis, Aaron David Miller
Multigenerational Perspectives on Job Satisfaction among Hotel Employees, Masita Misdi
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE RETENTION OF A SAMPLE OF WOMEN IN STEM IN THE UNITED STATES, Christine Frances Norris
Zambian Secondary School Pre-service science Teachers' Pedagogical Orientations and Beliefs about science Teaching, Euginia Mukhala Nyirenda
Listening to Learners’ Voices about their Experiences in a Sheltered Immersion/Newcomers Program., Alba Olaya Leon
THE INTERACTION OF HERBIVORY AND POLLINATION, Heather Osborn
Detection of Small Molecule Analytes with Biosensors based on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Madhavi L. Pali
Generalized Semiparametric Approach to the Analysis of Variance, Chathurangi Heshani Karunapala Pathiravasan
Victimization, Cultural Identity, and Delinquency: Extending an Integrated General Strain Theory to Native American Youth, Korey Shawn Phelan
A Preliminary Examination of the ACT Matrix as a Brief Therapeutic Intervention, Sunni Primeaux
DEVELOPING WAX-ON-PLASTIC PLATFORMS FOR BIOANALYTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Ahmad Zaman Qamar
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS, EXPORTS, AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN BANGLADESH, Sungida N/A Rashid
Inference for Some GLMs and Survival Regression Models after Variable Selection, Rasanji Chathumali Rathnayake
THE IMPACT OF MESSAGE FRAMING WITH ADVERTISING APPEALS ON CONSUMER ATTITUDES AND BRAND CHOICE, Monika Rawal
THE ORGANIZATION OF FUNCTIONAL AND EFFECTIVE CONNECTIVITY OF RESTING-STATE BRAIN NETWORKS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH AND WITHOUT NEURODEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR INTERNALIZING DISORDERS, Audreyana Cleo Jagger Rickels
THE SYNTHESIS OF PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION AND ONLINE EDUCATION: TOWARDS A MODERN-DAY TEACHING MACHINE, William Root
Individuals Perception of the Double Value Coupon Program and it's Administrative Scope in Southern Illinois: A Qualitative Study, DOMINIQUE M. ROSE
Joint exit time and place distribution for Brownian motion on Riemannian manifolds, Rupassarage Upul Hemakumara Rupassara
HEALING THROUGH CONNECTION: THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND VETERANS DIAGNOSED WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, Barbara Sue Rushing
CONTENT MARKETING AND PERCEIVED BENEFITS OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON B2B LEAD GENERATION: THE ROLE OF CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, Jose Luis Saavedra Torres
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENGAGMENT LEVELS AND PLAYERS’ INTENDED BEHAVIORS IN GAME-BASED TRAINING FOR CYBERSECURITY., Rana Salameh
ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY EFFECTS ON DIVERSITY AND NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM SOIL IN RESTORED PRAIRIE, Drew Austin Scott
The Politics of Christian Religious Movements in the United States, David Keith Searcy
EFFECTS OF BISPHENOL A ANALOGUES (BISPHENOL E AND BISPHENOL S) ON REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION IN MICE, Mingxin Shi
FIRST COMES LOVE: RITUAL AND DOMESTICITY IN THE ASPIRATIONAL LEISURE-LABOR ECONOMY OF THE 21ST CENTURY, Jennifer Sigler
A framework for flexible comparison and optimization of X-ray digital tomosynthesis, Frank A. Smith
Value and Depositional History of Early Maya Pottery in the Petén Lakes Region of Guatemala, Katherine E. South
CLASSROOM RACIAL POLITICS, FACEWORK, AND FACE THREAT: THE IDENTITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF BLACK MALE TEACHERS, Antonio L. Spikes
Forkhead Factors FOXO1 and FOXO3 in Pituitary Gland Development and Function, Caitlin Stallings
EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF RELATIONAL TRAINING PROCEDURES ON INTELLIGENCE, ACADEMIC PERFOMANCE AND IMPULSIVENESS IN CHILDREN, Caleb Stanley
THE IMPASSIONED SELF: ANGER AND THE ROMANTIC AUTHOR, Zachary Thomas Suetta
DESIGN AND NUMERICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ULTRAFAST III-NITRIDE MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-DOTS-IN-NANOWIRE LASER AND ITS APPLICATIONS, Mayada Taher
BEYOND OUTBIDDING: SOCIAL CLEAVAGES, ELECTORAL RULES AND INTRAETHNIC PARTY COMPETITION., Soran Tarkhani
Essays On Sovereign Debt, Governance And Inequality, Nachiket Jayeshkumar Thakkar
The Impact of Sexual Orientation Change Efforts on Transgender Individuals, Heather Tillewein
A Novel Approach to Examining the Role of Anxiety in Social Situations Using the Social Information Processing Model, Megan McCrary Trask
MALE REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN WILD NORTHERN PIG-TAILED MACAQUES (MACACA LEONINA): TESTING THE PRIORITY-OF-ACCESS MODEL, Florian (Allen Trebouet
SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS: CHARACTERIZING THEIR USE AND CESSATION, Richard Vernon Turner
BULLYING VICTIMIZATION: THE PERCEIVED EMOTIONAL RISK FACTORS AND CONSEQUENCES FOR VICTIMIZED STUDENTS, Chelsea VanderWoude
INTESTINAL IMMUNITY AND GUT MICROBIOTA IN ALDO-KETO REDUCTASE 1 B8 DEFICIENT MICE, Xin Wang
ELECTRONIC AND OPTO-ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF FEW LAYER INDIUM SELENIDE FETS, Milinda Wasala
Reclaiming Our Voices: An Autoethnographic Approach to African American Meaning in Life & Existence, Kenneth Terrell Washington
DECIDING WHO GOES HOME FOLLOWING INPATIENT REHABILITATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS., Christine Annette Watt
POLICE OFFICER SELF-LEGITIMACY: THE ROLE OF VALUE CONGRUENCE, David White
ADVERSITY AND CLICHÉ: THE GENERATION OF NOVEL SENSE AND MEANING IN MERLEAU-PONTY, Matthew Williams-Wyant
CONFRONTING MASCULINITY: THE GEN X NOVEL (1984-2000) AND THE SENTIMENTAL MAN, Robert E. Woolridge
Structural studies of Human Caprin Protein, Yuhong Wu
NONLINEAR MODELING FOR REGENERATIVE CUTTING WITH FORCED VIBRATION, Siyuan Xing
THE ATTENUATING EFFECTS OF A COMBINATIONAL TREATMENT AFTER EXPERIMENTAL TBI ON PROPERTIES OF ANXIETY, Jennica Marie Young
Algorithms and Hardware Co-Design of HEVC Intra Encoders, Yuanzhi Zhang
EARRNINGS MANAGEMENT AND PATENTING DISCLOSURES, Shucui Zheng
INTEGRATION AT A STUDENT HEALTH CENTER: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Jessica Zvonkovic
Dissertations from 2018
ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF NONSTATIONARY GROUND MOTION COHERENCY, Habeeb F. Abbas
EVALUATION OF TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY TO DETERMINE CHARACTERISTICS AND CONTAMINANTS IN ENGINE OIL, Ali Abdul-Munaim
SUPPRESSION OF HARMONIC TORQUE AND HARMONIC CURRENT IN PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR, Nezar Yehya Abou Qamar
SYNERGISTIC APPLICATION OF A MUNICIPAL WASTE MATERIAL AND PHYTOREMEDIATION TECHNIQUE FOR REMEDIATING ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND IMPACTED SOIL, Louis A. Ackah
EFFECT OF MAJOR FACTORS ON BIOSWALE PERFORMANCE AND HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES FOR THE CONTROL OF STORMWATER RUNOFF FROM HIGHWAYS, Azadeh Akhavan Bloorchian
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TEENAGE PREGNANCY SERVICE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM IN THE VOLTA REGION OF GHANA, Isaac Rowland Aklamanu
COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF PRE-RECORDED LECTURE AND LIVE ONLINE LECTURE ON LEARNING AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY, Khaled Mohammed Al Amer
Saudi Arabian Students' Perceptions of Teacher Care in the United States, Abdullah Saeed Alasmari
ROLES OF 15-LIPOXYGENASE-2 (ALOX15B) IN SUPPRESSION OF TUMOR FORMATION, METASTASIS, AND SENSITIVITY TO CHEMOTHERAPY, Rana Alfardan
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION: THE CASE OF SAUDI ARABIA WITH REFERENCE TO RICH NATURAL RESOURCE COUNTRIES, Raed Ali algowear almestneer
Bayesian Estimation of Mixture IRT Models using NUTS, Rahab Al Hakmani
STOCK MARKET RETURNS AND VOLATILITY: MACROECONOMIC NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS, INTERACTIONS, AND MARKET RISK ANALYSIS, Mansour Alharaib
CHARACTERIZATION OF ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IN BENEFICIAL SYMBIOSES IN THE HAWAIIAN BOBTAIL EUPRYMNA SCOLOPES, Alanoud Talal Aljasham
MEASURING THE DELAY OF EMBEDDED SEGMENTS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING CURRENT SENSORS, Wisam Aljubouri
Optical properties and energy applications of MoS2, Asma Al Kabsh
CLASSIFICATION OF HIGH IMPEDANCE FAULTS, INCIPIENT FAULTS AND CIRCUIT BREAKER RESTRIKES DURING CAPACITOR BANK DE-ENERGIZATION IN RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FEEDERS, Mishrari Metab Almalki
BANDSTRUCTURE AND POLARIZATION ENGINEERING OF WURTZITE NANOSTRUCTURES FOR APPLICATION IN ENERGY RELATED DEVICES, Saad Mubarak Alqahtani
THE PERCEPTIONS OF ISLAMIC STUDIES TEACHERS ABOUT INCORPORATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE CURRICULUM, Abdulrahman Alruwaili
The Practice of Developmental Supervision Approaches in Saudi Arabia, Rajeh Alshehri
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RETENTION, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, JOB SATISFACTION, AND INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AMONG NURSES, Ola Nader AL-Sheyab
TOWARDS IMPROVING THE EDUCATION FUNDING POLICY IN OMAN: LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER OIL DEPENDENT NATIONS, Hamood Alshoaibi
STOCHASTIC FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH INFINITE MEMORY, Saeed Althubiti
Fast tailed girls: A qualitative analysis of adult African American women's experiences with gender and sex-related socialization messages, Elom Akosua Amuzu
PROVIDER PERSPECTIVES: EXAMINING THE TRANSITION FROM EI TO ECSE, Katherine Ancell
HANNAH ARENDT AND POLITICAL MODERNITY: THE CONCEPT OF THE PUBLIC SPACE, David Robert Antonini
LOCATION AND CONFIGURATION OF REDUCED BEAM SECTION CONNECTION EFFECTS ON STRENGTH, STIFFNESS AND DUCTILITY OF MOMENT STEEL FRAMES, Akwasi Assenso Antwi
Event, Duration, Soul: A Study of the Measure of Intensive Magnitudes, John W. August
DESIGN OF HIGHER-ORDER ALL OPTICAL BINARY DELTA-SIGMA MODULATOR USING RING LASER, Marji Ayed Alshammari
The Origin of the Question: The Structure and Emergence of Questioning in Edmund Husserl's Work, Andrew Daniel Barrette
Second Story Television: Multi-Camera Sitcom Spaces, Objects, and the Suburban Spatial Imaginary, Simone D. Becque
A Theory of Relational Density, Jordan Belisle
TEACHER, TUTOR, SCHOLAR, ADMINISTRATOR: PREPARATION FOR AND PERCEPTIONS OF GRADUATE WRITING CENTER WORK, Katrina Bell
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WORKING THEORY: PREDICTING DECENT WORK EXPERIENCES, Brian Peter Bettonville
INDIA’S EXPORT PERFORMANCE 1996-2015: THE ROLE OF PRODUCT QUALITY, AMRITA BHATTACHARYA
The Evaluation of Attitudes towards Individuals with Mental Illness among Counselors in Training, Randall Boen