Theses from 2018
The Effects of Climate, Psychological, and Physical Stressors on Human Remains Detection Canines, Mallory DeChant
Cultural Naturalism and the Market God, David Timothy Denenny
EFFECT OF 2′-3′-DIDEOXYCYTIDINE ON HEPARG MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION, Ananya Dey
APPLICATION OF PLANT BASED EDIBLE COATINGS FOR MAINTAINING POST HARVEST QUALITY AND EXTENDING SHELF LIFE OF STRAWBERRIES, Rajiv Dhital
NAFTA & U.S. Milk Supply, Jason Dienema
THE DEVELOPMENT OF 800 DAYS OF SOLITUDE: A CONJURING: A PLAYWRITING THESIS, David Dudley
RENTIERISM AND NIGERIA'S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, Paul Nonso Egbo
Transfer of Function in a Block Design Context across Frames of Distinction, Comparison, and Opposition, Lindsey Renee Ellenberger
EFFECTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL PLANT OILS AND RUMEN ADAPTATION ON METHANE GAS EMISSION AND RUMEN FERMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS, Mohamed GalalEldeen Embaby
IMPACTS OF CONCENTRATED FLOW PATHS ON CROP YIELDS AND WATER QUALITY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ROW CROP AGRICULTURE, Matthew Enger
THE EFFECTS OF A BRIEF MINDFULNESS INTERVENTION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, Kevin Erdner
Coyote Midwives, Ellen Esling
A Dog and His Boy, Connor Falson
A SURVEY AND USE-WEAR ANALYSIS OF WICKLIFFE THICK POTTERY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, Anthony P. Farace
SPOROGENESIS AND CALLOSE LOCALIZATION IN ANTHOCERATOPHYTA, Nicholas David Flowers
Impulsivity and Delay Discounting Measures Among Smokers and Non-Smokers, Kimberly Nora Forst
GAMIFICATION IN PRESENTATION AND TESTING AND THEIR EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE, Alan Franklin
SPECIATION ALONG THE PERUVIAN ANDES-AMAZON TRANSITION ZONE: PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND LANDSCAPE GENETICS OF THE AMEEREGA PETERSI GROUP (FAMILY: DENDROBATIDAE), Connor Martin French
AN EXAMINATION OF ROUTES OF EXPOSURE OF FLUVALINATE TO LARVAL AND ADULT HONEY BEES (APIS MELLIFERA), Corie Fulton
The Contribution of Detoxification Pathways to Pyrethroid Resistance in Hyalella Azteca, Courtney Y. Fung
EFFECTS OF DEFUSION AND DEICTIC FRAMES INTERACTIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-AS-CONTEXT IN INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, Sebastian Garcia-Zambrano
PRESCRIBED FIRE EFFECTS ON THE INVASIVE SPECIES ACHYRANTHES JAPONICA IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Kory M. Garrie
WEED MANAGEMENT, YIELD, AND ECONOMIC RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF SIX SOYBEAN SYSTEMS IN CONVENTIONAL- AND NO-TILL, Matthew Geiger
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF NRIP1 IN SKIN AGING: DEPLETION OF NRIP1 DELAYS SENESCENCE, REDUCES INFLAMMATION AND ENHANCES AUTOPHAGY IN ADIPOCYTES, Skyler Dawnelle Gerber
Understanding the Alien in Scheler's Phenomenology, David Gray
PLANNING THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE CLOUDED LEOPARD (NEOFELIS NEBULOSA) TO TAIWAN: AN ASSESSMENT OF ATTITUDES AND POTENTIAL SUPPORT, Evan Greenspan
THE EFFECTS OF COVER CROPS ON THE SOIL MICROBIOME: A METAGENOMICS STUDY, Jacob James Hackman
Spatial Ecology Of River Otters In Southern Illinois, Alexander Hanrahan
THE WORDS FROM MY BODY: ALL WILL KNOW THE WONDER OF A SPRING AWAKENING LIGHTING DESIGN, Janessa A. Harris
AN EVALUATION OF THE GOOD BEHAVIOR GAME USING AN INTERDEPENDENT GROUP CONTINGENCY WITH MIDDLE-SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH EBD, Shanice D. Harvey
An Evaluation of Behavioral Skills Training on Parent Implementation of Behavior-Management Strategies, Alexis Henry
TITLE: EFFECTS OF ACCEPTANCE AND DEFUSION ON VERBAL SELF-STATEMENTS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, Jessica Marie Hinman
Time reversal symmetry breaking in 4f-doped Topological Insulators, Stephen Hofer
A SEISMIC REFLECTION STUDY OF A MISSISSIPPIAN MUD-MOUND NEAR ADEN, ILLINOIS, Ruben Holguin Macuster
VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSES OF THE DEGRADATION AND CONTAMINATION OF ENGINE OIL LUBRICANTS COUPLED WITH MULTIPLE SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES, Torrey Holland
Succession of an Upland Oak/Hickory Forest in the Central Hardwood Region, Nathan Hoover
IMPROVING FLEXIBLE RESPONDING DURING A MOCK JOB INTERVIEW FOR HIGH FUNCTIONING ADULTS WITH AUTISM, Victoria Hutchinson
A Creature Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: Therapeia in the Philosophies of Plato and Immanuel Kant, Caleb Ingram
ESTABLISHING COMPARATIVE RELATIONS OF FASTER AND SLOWER AS A GENERALIZED OPERANT IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, Lynn James
Investigating the Etiology of Preschoolers' Somatic Symptoms and Internalizing Problems: A Twin Study, Matthew Jamnik
EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF THE PEAK-T CURRICULUM WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, Emily Elizabeth Jenkins
CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM EFFECTS ON FLOODPLAIN LAND COVER MANAGEMENT, Addison Scott Jobe
THE ROLE OF MICRO-FINANCE IN ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN RURAL AREARS IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ORI-ADE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OSUN STATE), Enoch Olatilewa Jolaoso
Directing Rebecca Gilman's Boy Gets Girl: A Southern Feminist's View on What I’m Supposed to do as a Woman, Kelley McGahey Jordan
SUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION OF FRESH LEAFY GREENS AND PREDICTION OF THEIR PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENTS USING NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE, Prabesh Joshi
SYSTEMIC AND MUCOSAL ANTIBODY RESPONSES IN MICE PER-ORALLY INFECTED AND VACCINATED WITH CHLAMYDIA MURIDARUM, Sondus Kahil
Effect of Humidity and testing strategy on Friction Performance of model brake pads containing Nano-additives, SaiKrishna Kancharla
Sustainable Water Usage and Surface Runoff Management in Lagos, Nigeria., Gilles-Arnaud Kandissounon
Prediction of Clinical Symptoms and Psychological Flexibility Using a Novel Values Card Sort Activity, Ryan S. Kimball
The Effects of Microorganism on Carbonate Precipitation in the Ten Mile Graben Cold Springs, Utah: A Mars Analog, Jordan Marie Knuth
REEVALUATION OF CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN THE HENRY AQUIFER, GALLATIN COUNTY ILLINOIS, Joseph Micheal Krienert
DELINEATING CAPTURE ZONES USING A SYSTEMATIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS THAT VARIES RECHARGE, HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND CONDUCTANCE, Nick C. Lamkey
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHLAMYDIAL PARTNER SWITCHING MECHANISM USING IN VITRO, IN VIVO, AND IN SILICO APPROACHES, Evan Landers
Assessing the Convergent Validity of the PEAK-E Long Assessment and the PEAK-E Short Assessment, Huntar Alexis Lee
Interactions between white-tailed deer and vegetation in southern Illinois, Ryan Elizabeth Leeson
DESIGN OF A WIRELESS SENSOR PLATFORM WITH ENERGY HARVESTING, Joseph Leo
Interpreting the Lemuria as Pietas, Jessica Lynn Leonard
EFFECT OF HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE ON FRICTION PERFORMANCE OF CARBON-CARBON AIRCRAFT BRAKE MATERIALS, Michelle Jo Anne Lim
EMBEDDED SPECKLE BONDLINE DEFECT DETECTION USING ULTRASONIC DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION (UT-DIC), WeiChiang Eric Lim
GEOCHEMISTRY OF ARTIFICALLY MATURED ANNA SHALE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE USE OF REDOX-SENSITIVE GEOCHEMICAL PROXIES IN MATURE ORGANIC-RICH SHALES, Dakota Raine Lindsey
COMPARATIVE FERTILITY EVALUATION FOR PEPPERS AND MELONS ON AN EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF., Richard Little
TI/TIO2 AS AN ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR IMPEDANCE BIOSENSORS, Donghao Liu
AN ADVANCED APPROACH VERIFICATION TO DIGITAL LASER SPECKLE IMAGE CORRELATION, ALBERT Anthony LYLES
A Comparison of Video Self and Video Peer Modeling to Increase Participation in High School Students with Disabilities, Melissa Macias
The Effects of In Situ Behavioral Skills Training on Parent Implementation of the PEAK Relational Training System, Kaitlyn L. Maston
A Twitter-Based Prediction Tool for Digital Currency, Mason Eugene McCoy
Predicting the Stock Market Using News Sentiment Analysis, Majid Memari
Classification of Irreducible Admissible mod-p Representations of GL_2(Q_p), Wijerathne Mudiyanselage Menake Wijerathne
Comparison of Strength, Stiffness and Ductility of Reduced Beam Section Subjected to Lateral Loads Only and Combined Gravity And Lateral Loads, Frederick Ayisi Mensah
A COMPARISON OF SELF-FEEDING VERSUS CAREGIVER-FEEDING IN THE TREATMENT OF FOOD SELECTIVITY, Rachel Minkel
DESIGN OF CMOS COMPRESSIVE SENSING IMAGE SENSORS, Pujan Kumar Chowdhury Mishu
CMOS BASED IMPLEMENTATION OF HYPERBOLIC TANGENT ACTIVATION FUNCTION FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK, Fatemeh Mohammadi Shakiba
EXPERIMENTAL ADVANCES IN CLINICAL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF HYPERPOLARIZED 129XE AND 131XE VIA STOPPED-FLOW SPIN-EXCHANGE OPTICAL PUMPING, Michael Jhon Molway
The effects of brief experiential exercises on committed actions, Miranda Morton
EVALUATION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES: AN APPROACH TO VALIDATE MULTI-SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES, Shekhar Raj Mote
Interpreting Ritual in Ceramics of Late Mississippian Southern Illinois, Alice Eileen Muntz
The Forest for the Trees: Gifford Pinchot’s Principles of Conservation, Leslie M. Murray
Comparison of populations of Achyranthes japonica in the Ohio River valley, Travis Jordan Neal
EXAMINING METHODS TO RESTORE AND REHABILITATE NATIVE CANEBRAKE HABITAT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Richard William Nesslar
Sentiment Analysis using Tensor2Tensor, Cameron Michael Niccum
HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION OF SWEET SORGHUM BAGASSE FOR BIO-OIL PRODUCTION, Varsha Niroula
STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES ON STORMWATER SYSTEM, Narayan Nyaupane
TBX2 IS REPRESSED BY TBX3 AND TBX3 IS TARGETED BY PRC2 IN RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, Teak-Jung Oh
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION-BASED OPTIMIZATION APPROACH USING PARALLEL COMPUTATION FOR RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SCHEDULING IN A COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY MARKET, PAUL OLUWAKAYODE OKUNADE
THE TIME-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF ACUTE STRESS ON LONG-TERM MEMORY, Alicia Olechowski
Examination of the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Justice Among Police Officers, Allison Osborn
The Effects of Fluopyram on Macrophomina phaseolina and Charcoal rot of Soybean, Annie Caroline Padgett
MULTIPATH TCP IN WIRELESS NETWORKS, Mijanur R. Palash
USING CLIMATE MODELS TO PREDICT WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN LAS VEGAS VALLEY: A SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH, Ranjan Parajuli