Theses from 2013
Shape and Surface Property Dependent Phytotoxicity of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles to Lactuca sativa (Lettuce), Haochun Pei
Teaching Appropriate Social Skills to Adults with Developmental Disabilities using Video Modeling, Stephanie Perkins
Lighting The Three Musketeers, Guy M. Perticone
HERMIT CRAB POPULATION STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATION WITH GASTROPOD SHELLS IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA, Jennifer Frances Peura
Vibrations in a Uniform Beam: A Physical Application of Differential Equations, Jamie Nicole Pfister
Evaluating the effects of essential oils and condensed tannin on fermentation and methane production under in vitro conditions, Brittany Pinski
Bounding the Worst-Case Response Times of Hard-Real-Time Tasks under the Priority Ceiling Protocol in Cache-Based Architectures, Kaushik Poluri
An Examination of Delay Discounting in Sex Offenders with Dual Diagnoses, Chad A. Poncinie
An assessment of officer safety: Does departmental authorization of tasers reduce officer assault rates?, Daniel Carson Presley
EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION ON MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND EFFICIENCY OF in situ PILOT-SCALE PASSIVE SULFATE-REDUCING BIOREACTORS TREATING ACID MINE DRAINAGE, Charles Wayne Pugh
RESTORATION OF RIPARIAN BUFFER FUNCTION IN RECLAIMED SURFACE MINE SOILS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Nathan Rahe
Numerical Solution of the coupled algebraic Riccati equations, Prasanthan Rajasingam
FAST ESTIMATION OF DENSE DISPARITY MAP USING PIVOT POINTS, JAYANTHAN RAVEENDIRAN
BINARY HYSTERETIC/PROTERETIC DELTA SIGMA MODULATOR, Vasudha Ravichandran
The Process of Creating a Collaborative, Reactionary, and Instinctual Lighting Design for RENT, Anthony Lawrence Reed
Specifying a Contingent Relationship Between Tip Size and Service Quality, Nicholas Reetz
ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL GROWTH PATTERNS OF MILLETTIA STUHLMANNII, IN MOZAMBIQUE, Ivan Abdul Dula Remane
NITROGEN FERTILITY MANAGEMENT IN NO-TILLAGE CUCUMBERS AND SQUASH, Heather Rich
A TAPHONOMIC STUDY EXPLORING THE DIFFERENCES IN DECOMPOSITION RATE AND MANNER BETWEEN FROZEN AND NEVER FROZEN DOMESTIC PIGS (Sus scrofa), Lindsey G. Roberts
Metapopulation viability of swamp rabbits (Sylvilagus aquaticus) in southern Illinois, Christopher Robinson
A Comparison of Preference Assessments and Rank Order, Elizabeth Marie Rossiaky
Preference of Reinforcement Rate and Sub-Optimal Decision Making, Kyle Evan Rowsey
Binary Gaseous Mixture and Single Component Adsorption of Methane and Argon on Exfoliated Graphite, Brice Adam Russell
Probabilistic Inference as a Mechanism for Action-Video-Game Induced Visuospatial Skill Improvement, Robert Bruce Russell
Evaluating the Impact of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Keely Deanna Sabaini
A SIMPLE FPGA - BASED ARCHITECTURE DESIGN OF RECONFIGURABLE NEURAL NETWORK, Jaber Salem
RELATIONSHIP OF CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY TO LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION SPECIALIZATION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, Alexandra Sandoval
Explaining the rising female incarceration trends in Japan (1970-2011), Ayako Sasaki
The Modern Moral Individual In Hegel's Phenomenology Of Spirit, Rory Sazama
THE SYSTEMATICS OF MARSUPIAL PARASITES IN VIANNAIIDAE (NEMATODA): A NEW SPECIES AND A RECONSTRUCTION OF CHARACTERS USEFUL IN THEIR CLASSIFICATION, Raymond Philip Scheibel
Daddy's on Tour with Guns N' Roses, Max Schleicher
Facebook as Social Support for a One-Time Weight Loss Intervention Among College Students, Erica Seely
MULTI-SCALE MAPPING AND ACCURACY ASSESSMENT OF LEAF AREA INDEX FOR VEGETATION STUDY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Kushendra Narayan Shah
EMBEDDED COOLING OF HIGH PERFORMANCE ICS USING NOVEL NANOSTRUCTURED THERMOELECTRICS, Afsana Sharmin
CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF THE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, αNAC, BTF3 AND SKNAC, IN MYOGENESIS, Jarod Ross Shelton
THE EFFECT OF CONDTIONAL DISCRIMINATION TRAINING ON CHOICE MAKING IN CHILDREN DURING `PRE-GAMBLING' ACTIVITIES, Leigha S. Shoup
An Investigation of the Beam-Column and the Finite-Element Formulations for Analyzing Geometrically Nonlinear Thermal Response of Plane Frames, Baikuntha Silwal
IN VIVO CHARACTERIZATION OF SYNGENEIC, ORTHOTOPIC MOUSE MODEL OF COX-2 POSITIVE RENAL CELL CANCER, Purba Singh
Classification of Teacher Questions in a General Music Classroom, Elizabeth Amy Sisler
108 Kōans, Derek Wesley Smith
Recolonization of the Midwestern United States by Large Carnivores: Habitat Suitability and Human Dimensions, Julia Blanche Smith
Invasion and Management of Achyranthes japonica in a southern Illinois Wetland, Katie Mae Smith
Investigation of a Theoretical Magnetic Refrigeration Cycle, Joshua D. Snead
Derangements, Elizabeth Anne Spector
RULE GOVERNED, CONTEXTUALLY CUED AND CONTINGENCY BASED ROULETTE PLAY, Ryan Speelman
Building Community Through Performance, Ritual and Play at the Texas Renaissance Festival, Cynthia Danielle Speer
Discourse of Defection: Political Representation of North Koreans, Bethany Ann Stallings
The Effect of Status Framing on Student Interest and Recall, Crystal Nicole Steltenpohl
DEFORMATION OF BEARING PADS WHILE UNDER SERVICE LOADS, Chris Allen Suits
HABITAT AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS OF WILDLIFE RESCUED DURING THE EXPANSION OF THE PANAMA CANAL, Jennifer Swan
An examination of Asian carp spawning in pool 26 of the Mississippi River, Brittany Christine Szynkowski
Inclusive Practices for the General Music Classroom, Megan Thompson
How We Bury Our Dead, Jonathan Travelstead
Shape-preferred orientation (SPO) of oceanic gabbros at ODP Hole 1256D: implications for magmatic processes, Jarek Trela
ANALYZING CHANGES IN THE BEEF CATTLE RANCHING COMMUNITIES OF ACATIC AND TEPATITLÁN DE MORELOS, JALISCO, MEXICO RELATED TO LAND COVER AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY, Melva B. Trevino-Pena
Scope Licensing in English Sentences Containing Universal Quantifiers and Negation by L1-Mandarin Chinese L2-English Adult Learners, Daniel Tucker
Exploring Identity: Rural to Urban Migration in Modernist American Fiction, Megan Vallowe
RESPONSE TO FLOOD HAZARDS: ASSESSING COMMUNITY FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE DECISION TO RELOCATE, Alex Jacob VanPelt
ENABLING END-TO-END SECURITY USING IPSEC IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS, Prabhakar Varadarajan
EFFECTIVENESS OF TEXT-MESSAGING IN SPANISH VOCABULARY TEACHING / LEARNING, Flavia Melisa Velasquez
BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGE ANALYSIS AS PART OF THE LARISSA PROJECT FOR BARILARI BAY, WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA, Ryan Verbanaz
Large Book of the Body, Andrea Wagner
"OH, YOU ARE AN EXCEPTION!" ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND BLACK MALE STUDENTS RESISTANCE TO SYSTEMIC RACISM, LaCharles Travell Ward
Corrosion of Rock Anchors in Illinois Coal Basin Mines, Jason David Weber
Invented Rule as a Language Assessment Tool for Monolinguals and English Language Learners, Amanda Christine Welsh
Ecology of Sulfur Cycling in Flooded Strip Mines, Breanna Michelle Wham
An examination of the Differential effects of social anxiety and depression on interpretation of positive social events, Randy L. Whittles
How Fathers Affect Body Image Perception In their Sons: A Comparison of Four Age Groups, Jacqueline M. Wilcox
FOREST COMMUNITY COMPOSITION ON MESIC SITES IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN, Nick Edward Zaczek
THE LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE IN CHINA: FOREIGNERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS INACCURATELY TRANSLATED SIGNS, Yilin Zeng
Thermogravimetric Study of Effect of Mineral Content and Maceral Composition on Illinois Coal Gasification, Quan Zhang
Developing chemically mutagenized soybean populations for functional gene anaylses at the Rhg1 locus, Zhou Zhou
The exploration of a possible role for attention in the testing effect, Jian Zhu
STUDY OF ADSORPTION OF NEON ON OPEN CARBON NANOHORNS AGGREGATES, Carl Andrew Ziegler
TEACHER AWARENESS OF FOOD ACCESS, INTEREST, AND BARRIERS TO SCHOOL GARDENS IN FOOD DESERTS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Kate Moriah Zimmerman
Theses from 2012
EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL STORM SURGE AND SEDIMENTATION ON PITCHER PLANTS (SARRACENIA PURPUREA) AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLAGES IN A COASTAL PINE SAVANNA, Matthew John Abbott
STUDY OF PARTICLE SWARM FOR OPTIMAL POWER FLOW IN IEEE BENCHMARK SYSTEMS INCLUDING WIND POWER GENERATORS, Mohamed A. Abuella
Bright Theater, Leslie Elizabeth Adams
FUSION OF ULTRASONIC C-SCAN DATA WITH FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS, Olanrewaju Ari Adeniyi
A Fuzzy Rule-Based Model for Predicting Precipitation in the Marion, Illinois Station Area, Cindy-Ann Patricia Alexander
SAUDI STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE UTILITY OF ENGLISH AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO LEARN IT, Mateb Mohammed Alfawzan
IDENTIFYING PROCESS DEVIATION USING MEASURABLE PATH DELAYS, Wisam Abdulrahman Al-Jubouri
Evaluating the Efficacy of Auditory and Visual Signals on Functional Communication Under Escape Conditions, Marissa Allen
Saudi College Students' Independent Language Learning Strategies throught Multimedia Resources: Perceptions of Benefits and Implications for Langauge Learning, Budoor Khaled Al Maghrabi
SPONTANEOUS NETWORKED ORGANIZATION, Saad Dhayfallah Alqithami
p53 Downregulates AKR1B10 As a Negative Feedback Of AMPK Activity, Ahmed Ayad Hamza Al-Salman
LINGUISTIC APPROXIMATION FOR COMPUTING WITH WORDS, Yousef Saleh Althobaiti
Exploring the Guilt-Proneness of Non-Traditional Students, Kristian Leigh Alton
The Role of Motivation in the L2 Acquisition of English by Saudi Students : a Dynamic Perspective, Ali Alzayid
EVALUATION OF SOYBEAN RECOMBINANT INBRED LINES FOR YIELD POTENTIAL AND RESISTANCE TO SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME, James Arthur Anderson
Behavior of wide flange beams with web openings, Akwasi Manu Assenso Antwi
PHONON ENGINEERING OF SILICON NANOWIRES BY CONTROL DOPING, FIRST PRINCIPLE APPROACH, Masoud Babaeian
Role of microRNAs in Cancer, Resha Bajracharya