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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Abundance and biodiversity of arthropods in biofuel crops: Insects and arachnids in corn, switchgrass and native mixed grass prairie fields, Caitlin Kempski
Power Profile Obfuscation using RRAMs to Counter DPA Attacks, Ganesh Chandrakantrao Khedkar
A Quantitative analysis of the mental workload demands of MRAP vehicle drivers using physiological, subjective, and performance assessments, Elizabeth Khol
A Better Looking Brain: Image Pre-Processing Approaches for fMRI Data, Siddharth Khullar
Determining a substitution matrix for the alignment of disordered proteins, Dong Kim
Life is Good, Namdoo Kim
More, Sihoon Kim
A Cart, a box, a GPS: A Luggage cart and a clip style information device design from the view of universal design, Sunyoung Stephanie Kim
Recreating East Asia creatures that exist in mythology as RPG fantasy characters, Woosang Kim
Remnant, Allyson Klopp
Use, but pay? Factors affecting the adoption of news websites among young adults, Julian Koegel
A Context-based framework for mobile applications, Omkar Kolangade
Hawa, Arzouma Kompaore
GO!Polo-discovering the "sport of kings", Shelley Kornatz
Product system implications at end-of-life: An Economic and environmental assessment, Mark Krystofik
Workforce planning and facility utilization using a two-stage stochastic recourse approach, Anirudha Kulkarni
Pattern changing clothing, Yong Kwon
Constrained independent component analysis for non-obtrusive pulse rate measurements using a webcam, Survi Kyal
Bugchaser: Protective Measures, Scott LaForce
Solving Hard Graph Problems with Combinatorial Computing and Optimization, Alexander R. Lange
White trash, Heather Law
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Design for the Environment Tools to Help Meet Sustainability and Design Goals, Ana Maria Leal-Yepes
For the absent, Jae Hyung Lee
Understanding and modeling the synchronization cost in the GPU architecture, James Letendre
Calligraphy inspires furniture, Chen Li
The Study of the Hidden Bearing Area: Comparison Between Flat and Corner Cushion Shock Test Performance, Chongyue Li
Assessment of bio-fuel options for solid oxide fuel cell applications, Jiefeng Lin
Silence so loud, Qian Li
Investigation on solid-phase crystallization techniques for low temperature polysilicon thin-film transistors, Qinglong Li
Representing and Inferring Visual Perceptual Skills in Dermatological Image Understanding, Rui Li
Carry On, Yatao Li
Sobject, Warren III Lloyd
Actors & athletes on trial: A Textual analysis of two scandals in the 1920s, Melissa Lopes
Customizable Workstation, Kimberly Luly
A case study of religious engagement online: how Malaysian Muslim students access Islamic information, Mohd Mahadi
A Test setup for characterizing high-temperature thermoelectric modules, Satchit Mahajan
Folding space, Karen Mahardy
I Am Pakistan, Shehzil Malik
Transcriptional analysis of b-cells post flu vaccination using rna sequencing, Manimozhi Manivannan
Information in formation: Cognition inspired objects and furniture, Katherine Marsh
Group Selection and Key Management Strategies for Ciphertext-Policy Attribute-Based Encryption, Russell F. Martin
Sliding Mode Control of MIMO Non-Square Systems via Squaring Matrix Transforms, Tim Marvin
Imaging methods for understanding and improving visual training in the geosciences, Brandon May
Packaging print buyer willingness to trade off image quality for environmental benefits, Rattana Mayteekriengkrai
An Examination of Equilibria in the Multi-Site Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, George A. McClain
Satori, Fahan McDonagh
Enhanced pool boiling of water with open microchannels over cylindrical tubes, Jeet Mehta
Genes of Interest in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Studies of Genome-Wide Expression Profiling Data from Lung and Peripheral Blood Samples, Jared A. Mereness
How Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults are affected by the Current State of Real Estate, Kelly Metz
Why Run: A Website for New Runners, Irene C. Meyer
Kosovo legislation to ensure implementation of regional economic development [presentation given May 15, 2013], Blerta Miftari
Study of the Crafting Industry in Croatia: Insight into Individual, Sara Milic
TSV placement optimization for liquid cooled 3D-ICs with emerging NVMs, Sundararaman Mohanram
Augmented Sound, Berio Molina
Using the contrast ratio method and achromatic transmission densitometry as a substitute for Status A transmission densitometry with the Photographic Activity Test For Enclosure Materials, Ishtar Laguna Monroy
Photophysical and Photochemical Effects of UV and VUV Photo-Oxidation and Photolysis on PET and PEN, Andrew Morgan
Using word and phrase abbreviation patterns to extract age from Twitter microtexts, Nathaniel Moseley
Using Analytic Techniques to Resolve Numerical Issues in a Pseudo Spectral Solver for a Black Hole Scalar Field, Eugene Munro
A Computational study of branching rules for multi-commodity fixed-charged network flow problems, Sheetal Murkute
Kosovo’s comparative advantages: The Agriculture sector [presentation given August 15, 2013], Arzana Myderrizi
Population Modeling with Delay Differential Equations, Shawna Nelson
Evaluation of temperature-performance trade-offs in wireless network-on-chip architectures, Nishad Nerurkar
Gas Mask X, Yoon-ha Noh
Identifying medical resident stress with work domain representation, Daniel Nystrom
Perceptions, Kathleen Ogden
The Influence of media displays and image quality attributes for HDR image reproductions, Kristen Oney
Recurring side-chain triads in monomeric enzymatic structures, Mikhail Osipovitch
Celebrity Endorsements in Print and Twitter: Comparing Brand Name Memorability and Credibility, Lauren Palmieri
Multigrid Solution of the Debye-Hückel Equation, Benjamin Quanah Parker
Human figure of furniture, Keun Park
Comprehensive Mapping and Benchmarking of Esaki Diode Performance, David John Pawlik
Spatial heterodyne spectroscopy: Modeling and interferogram processing, Cara Perkins
Design Strategy for the Optimization Of the Impeller in an Axial Ventricle Assist Device, Jonathan Peyton
Cross section, Joanna Poag
Optimization and Characterization of Indium Arsenide Quantum Dots for Application in III-V Material Solar Cells, Adam M. Podell
Comparison of media selection in the U.S. and Indian advertising industries, Yashashree Potdar
Inner Social, Awenheeyoh Powless
Joint optimization of manifold learning and sparse representations for face and gesture analysis, Raymond Ptucha
Circuit solutions to compensate for device degradation in analog design in scaled technologies, Mark Pude
Using information processing techniques to forecast, schedule, and deliver sustainable energy to electric vehicles, Praneeth Pulusani
Current state of Chinese direct mail industry, Jinkai Qian
Coup d'oeil, Stephanie Quarto
The Power of Lyrical Protest: Examining the Rhetorical Function of Protest Songs in the 2000s, Mary Elizabeth Quirk Cort
Reliable and secure body fall detection algorithm in a wireless mesh network, Sanjana Rakhecha
Within the walls, Nina Ramadan
Real-Time Package Monitoring System using RFID And GPS Technologies, Vivek Ashwin Raman
Eye scream for candy, Aaron Ramsier
Anaerobic codigestion of dairy manure and food manufacturing waste for renewable energy generation in New York State, Matthew Rankin
Market adapted furniture, Casey Reeve
Computational Fluid Dynamics based redesign of the Magnetically Levitated Blood Shearing Device for Hemolysis Predictions, Shanoo Revankar
Feed Rate Effects In Freeform Filament Extrusion, Omkar Rishi
Volunteer communication and media richness: Recruiting, communicating with, and retaining volunteers, Elizabeth Roach
Facebook policy and user knowledge: Self-inflicted totalitarianism, Richard Rockelmann Jr
Towards the Control of Electrophotographic-based 3-Dimensional Printing: Image-Based Sensing and Modeling of Surface Defects, Alvaro J. Rojas Arciniegas
