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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The use of a gambling accelerator to reduce risky wagering in problem gamblers, James Broussard
The effect of justice and injustice on sleep quality, Jessica Wooldridge Brown
BioONT : improving knowledge organization and representation in the domain of biometric authentication, Stephen Bryan Buerle
Intra-exposure levels of anxious arousal in a lab-based exposure intervention for fear of public speaking, Matteo Bugatti
Bounded algebra over coarse spaces, Patrick Cahill
Investigating teacher and administrator response to a care-based curriculum implementation, Piera Camposeo
The effects of integrating LEGO robotics into a mathematics curriculum to promote the development of proportional reasoning, Shelli L. Casler-Failing
Redox-dependent calcium-mediated signaling networks that control the senescence-associated secretory phenotype, Akshaya Chandrasekaran
Hidden symmetries in string theory, Iurii Chervonyi
Relationships among self-efficacy, regulatory focus, and perceived managerial safety practice for employees' safety performance, Yoon Seok Choi
Bachelor in social work field education program's use of a learning contract assignment to measure competency, Toni-Marie Ciarfella
A "default option" while online grocery shopping to enhance nutrition within a food insecure population, Jaime Ashley Coffino
Influence of volcanic eruptions on tropical hydroclimate during the last millennium, Christopher Colose
Sociophonetic accommodation as a function of interlocutor target language competence : the case of New York Dominican Spanish, Cecily Corbett
Variación y cambio en el español de Bogotá : análisis de dos variables sociofonéticas, Leonardo Correa
Development and characterization of novel anti-bat monoclonal antibodies for studying bat immunity, Cailyn Cowan
Homo- and heterometallic bis(pentafluorobenzoyl)methanide complexes of copper(II) and cobalt(II), Janell Crowder
A three-body simulation of Kepler-91 : a potential Trojan system, Bryan Daniel D'Angelo
The lived experience of caregivers for children with asthma, Caroline Weiss Dawson
Study of biologically important macromolecules by nuclear magnetic resonance, Christopher Michael Demott
Harnessing electrocorticographic signals for neuroscience and neurosurgery, Adriana De Pesters
Novel uses of directly patternable silicon oxide based resist for advanced patterning applications, Vishal Umeshbhai Desai
Eating pathology in sexual minority men : evaluating an objectification theory framework and the role of identity acceptance concerns, Joseph Michael Donahue
Depletion awareness and self control performance, Tina L. Donaldson
Climate fingerprints of the interdecadal Pacific oscillation, Bo Dong
Using technologies to support the social and academic engagement of young people with cancer, Owen Michael Donovan
Hurricane Bonnie (1998) : maintaining intensity during high vertical wind shear and an eyewall replacement cycle, Erin Dougherty
Site-specific functionalization of corannulene : tailoring structures and properties, Cristina Dubceac
Evaluation of lightning jumps as a predictor of severe weather in the Northeastern United States, Pamela Eck
Graduate student financial support : an empirical profile, Thomas Enderlein
Subjective experiences of marijuana edibles : documenting discomfort, Stacey L. Farmer
Inequality in access to dental and vision care : examining the role of income and insurance, Wahida Ferdousi
Structured pseudospectra of block matrix structures, Richard Eric Ferro
Socio-demographic determinants of racial disparities in stage at diagnosis of prostate cancer in New York State, Christophe Maxime Fokoua Dongmo
Towards a biomimetic elastin-based nanofiber scaffold for salivary gland tissue regeneration and growth factor delivery, Zahraa Ismail Ahmed Foraida
An Early Start Denver Model-based group intervention for parents of very young children diagnosed with or at risk for autism spectrum disorder, Stephanie A. Fox
Impact of substance use and overweight status on the relationship between domestic violence and bullying, Marcie Fraser
Does multiracial identity integration moderate the relation between racism and health?, Michael Gale
Teacher evaluation designs in an external accountability environment, Cynthia Ellen Gallagher
Maltreatment related outpatient visits and hospitalizations among children in New York State, 2011-2014, Lusine Ghazaryan
Investigating the effects of ice-forming Saharan dust aerosols on tropical deep convection using spectral bin microphysics, Matthew Scott Gibbons
Supervisee nondisclosure : is it predicted by the supervisory working alliance, collaborative supervision, and relational behavior?, Andrew Scott Gibson
Grazing and the coupling of vascular plant and soil microbial diversity in agricultural landscapes of eastern New York, Caroline Belle Girard-Cartier
A tale of two regulators : characterization of the novel transcription factor abmR and the small non-coding RNA Mcr11 in mycobacterium tuberculosis, Roxanne Candice Girardin
Female athlete body project intervention with professional ballet dancers, Sasha Gorrell
Biomarkers and metabolic mechanisms of tobacco smoke-induced lung disease, Matthew Alan Hartog
Mesh-based fourier imaging for biological and security applications, Danielle Justine Hayden
Fighting for protections : challenging the 21st century sweatshop in New York State, Jacqueline Hayes
Confirmatory factor analysis of the eating disorder examination questionnaire in vegans and omnivores, Sydney Heiss
Elucidating the transcriptional regulation underlying neural induction, Sarah E. Hirsch
The technology development and commercialization of 'smart' scientific instrumentations, Tony Hoang
The history of forensic science in the State of New York, Elke Hof-Kenyon
Some problems from higher-order unification, Daniel Hono
The effect of social media on college students' descriptive norms of and intentions to engage in risky sexual behaviors, Gabrielle Groth Hoover
Redefining murder : a qualitative exploration of emotion and identity following loss of a loved one to homicide, Kristen Lee Hourigan
The association of comorbid chronic physical conditions and psychological illness with health care utilization in middle-aged and older people, Allison Houston
Sensitivity of Meiyu Front to aerosol spatial distribution over Yangtze-Huai River Valley, Chu-Chun Huang
A brief motivational intervention for marijuana use in college students, Vivian S. Hwang
Hepatitis C status awareness and test results confirmation among people who inject drugs in Ukraine, Olena Iakunchykova
Aiding repression? : the effects of U.S. military aid on conflict intensity and civilian targeting, Amira Jadoon
Materials for giant spin Hall effect devices, Avyaya Jayanthinarasimham
Essays on the role of uncertainty in the economy, Amalia Sarah Jerison
Novel approaches to mitigating bacterial biofilm formation and intercellular communication, Stephen Kasper
The influence of DragonBox on student attitudes and understanding in 7th grade mathematics classroom, Nihal Katirci
Improving HIV outcomes in Pakistan : the interaction between politics, power and implementation, Hina Khalid
Factors asociated with mental health help-seeking attitudes among university students in South Korea, Hee Chul Kim
Consciousness EnGendered throughout Lena Dunham's "Girls" : female subjectivity vs the problem of post-feminism, Heeyeon Kim
Motivation to adopt : understanding nonprofit inter-organizational collaboration in delivery of social services, Sung-Eun Kim
Influence of the pre-initiation complex on mediator recruitment in saccharomyces cerevisiae, Elisabeth Rose Knoll
Early diagnosis and intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder in New York State, Grace Esther Caroline Korompis
Understanding the working alliance and alliance ruptures in online psychotherapy from the therapist's perspective, Laura Kortz
Organ-specific contribution of P450 enzymes to bioactivation and acute respiratory tract toxicity of naphthalene, Nataliia Kovalchuk
Fostering literacy learning with three middle school special-education students using therapy dogs as reading partners, Donna E. Lamkin
Code switching, lexical borrowing, and polylanguaging in Valencian Spanish : an analysis of data from conversational corpora and Twitter, Andrew Jordan Lavender
Investigating the role of epitranscriptomics in viral immunity, Kaycie S. Lawson
A zooarchaeological and geochemical analysis of the faunal remains from the Tripolye Site Verteba Cave, Ukraine, Sarah Heins Ledogar
Aztec Antichrist : Christianity, transculturation, and apocalypse on stage in two sixteenth-century Nahuatl dramas, Ben Leeming
Exploring the role of escapism in the DSM-V criteria for internet gaming disorder : a meta-analytic investigation, Yeonggeul Lee
The impact snow albedo feedback over mountain regions as examined through high-resolution regional climate change experiments over the Rocky Mountains, Theodore Letcher
Cumulative risk and Chinese adolescent problematic internet use : the mediating role of self-esteem, Xian Li
Appearances, Samantha M.F. Loesch
KZ spatial wave separation with applications to atmospheric data, Ming Luo
Nationalism from above in narratives : a comparison between Britian and China, Zhaojin Lu
Viral suppression among older persons living with diagnosed HIV infection (PLWDHI) with multimorbidity : the role of healthcare setting, health literacy, and health knowledge (MMP 2009-2014), Doris Ogechukwu Maduka
Mortality one-year post stroke : what matters? : an exploratory study of a cohort in New York State, Zainab Magdon-Ismail
Essays on health disparities and income-related health inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa, Marshall Makate
Exploring magnetic nanostructures embedded within single-crystal silicon for generation of spin-polarized carriers, Machara Krishna Girish Malladi
Parental involvement during college : student perceptions and relationship with college self-efficacy, Deepti Marathe
Nonprofits, governance arrangements, and outcomes for society in Brazil, Marcelo Marchesini Da Costa
Understanding predictive skill of Arctic Sea ice and its linkage with mid-latitude weather and climate in the NCEP Climate Forecast System, Colleen Mchugh
Sexism makes me sick : an examination of potential mediators in the link between sexism and women's mental health, Kristin L. Mclaughlin
The pottery and the people of the Pethick Site in Schoharie County, New York, Jamie Marie Meinsen
Narrating economic crises in the media : an analysis of the media coverage, in Colombia and in the United States, of two crises, the Great Recession (2008) and the Colombian Crisis of the end of the century (1998), Laura Margarita Milanes