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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Investigation into the function of endothelial cells and their signaling in early salivary gland development, Hae Ryong Kwon
Korean wild geese families : split household strategies and gender dynamics in transnational families, Se Hwa Lee
Development of direct analysis in real time-high resolution mass spectrometry (DART-HRMS) and statistical analysis tools for the identification and classification of psychoactive plant drugs, Ashton Danielle Lesiak
Antibody-mediated immunity to vibrio cholerae at epithelial surfaces, Kara Jeanette Levinson
Structured summarization of multi-party conversations, Ching-Sheng Lin
The use of ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry for the structural elucidation of progressively larger nucleic acids, Jennifer Lynn Lippens
Smoking and health : a panel data analysis using HRS, Xian Li
The New York State Annual Professional Performance Review and teacher morale : constructive guidance or demoralization?, Joseph William Lloyd
Cannabis users' experience of cannabis craving : a test of the cue-reactivity model, Mallory Jane Eglit Loflin
Cross-jurisdictional offending in New York State, Brent Lovett
Essays on investigating and modeling household wealth distribution determinants, Yunan Lu
Development of III-Sb based technologies for p-channel MOSFET in CMOS applications, Shailesh Kumar Madisetti
Chilean coastal orographic precipitation experiment : a tale of two rain regimes, Adam Massmann
The developmental corporative state : how government promotes innovation capability in China, Tianyue Ma
A comparison of leadership and organizational characteristics of effective alternative high schools with open and restricted enrollments, Andrea A. Mattoon
Magnetoresistance of a low-k dielectric, Brian Thomas Mcgowan
Investigating IT leadership models in schools, Patrick Michael Mcgrath
The patient experience at HIV/AIDS outpatient clinics in New York State, Terence Meehan
Association between incarceration history and hepatitis C virus in people who inject drugs in five regions of Ukraine, Anna Meteliuk
A kind of peace : the real world of firearms owners, Zachary Miner
Neighborhood disadvantage during childhood : a predictor of young adult mental health, Ethan Minier
Restriction and characterization of human breast cancer using a three-dimensional embryonic stem cell model, Bridget Mooney
Bayesian signal detection and source separation in simulated brain computer interface systems, Muhammad Asim Mubeen
An empirical study of outcomes and quality indicators between accredited and non-accredited clinical mental health counseling programs, William Murphy
Rethinking settlement and mobility models in Eastern New York, Jaclyn A. Nadeau
Fine particulate air pollution in Saudi Arabia : implications for cardiopulmonary morbidity, Shedrack Rujooga Nayebare
Development and validation of the Obsessive Compulsive Eating Scale, Martha Niemiec
The social and emotional learning and character education of K-12 online students : teacher perspectives, Anna Warwick Nolan
The crisis of character in the 21st century American university, its historical counterparts, and suggested remedies, Tyler David Norton
Efficient execution of top-k closeness centrality queries, Paul W. Olsen
Craving in substance and behavioral addiction : the role of emotion regulation, Natalia Christine Orloff
Does ego-depletion impair the ability to identify a self-control conflict?, Jeffrey M. Osgood
A qualitative analysis of clinician attitudes and experiences learning and implementing transdiagnostic evidence-based practices for eating disorders, Jennifer Marie Oswald
The key to peace is ours : women's peacebuilding in twenty-first century Colombia, Katherine S. Paarlberg-Kvam
"For a love of beauty and strength" : a history of muscularity, masculinities, & American culture, 1880-1973, John Michael Palella
Leaving no stone unturned : investigating Preclassic lithic production, consumption, and exchange at San Estevan, Belize and K'o and Hamontún, Guatemala, Jason Scott Rhett Paling
Swan classes and realisable classes for integral group rings over finite cyclic groups, Ian Allen Parnett
Adjudicating the simulation theory/theory theory debate (with especial attention to the case of autism spectrum disorders), Susan M. Parrillo
What monsters may they be : the moral status of macabre fascination and the paradox of horror, Marius Abraham Pascale
A nested case-control study of breast cancer genetic susceptibility, Emilia Pawlowski
Consequences of developmental lead (Pb2+) exposure on reproductive strategies in Drosophila, Elizabeth Kathleen Peterson
Subnational predictors of racially motivated crime : a cross-national multilevel analysis, Sylwia Janina Piatkowska
On combinatorial formulas for non-symmetric Macdonald polynomials, Kevin Ramer
Environmental contamination and the transformation of food choice, dietary patterns, and health in adolescents from the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, Julia Ravenscroft
Understanding the dependence of radiative feedbacks and clouds on the spatial structure of ocean heat uptake, Lance Rayborn
Mathematical foundations of sentiment classification : a probabilistic approach, Syed Shahzad Raza
The detection and characterization of extrasolar planets, Zachary Richards
The gammaTuRC nanomachine mechanism and future applications, Timothy Riehlman
Exposure to interparental aggression during youth and internalizing psychopathology in adulthood : the moderating role of the autonomic nervous system, Alison J. Rivers
Protective psychosocial factors and trauma in multiple sclerosis spousal/partner caregivers : intersecting roles and interactional influences, Alison J. Rivers
Examining the role of corrective feedback on learners' modified output of the Spanish past tense in face-to-face and telecollaboration contexts, Arnaldo Robles
Modalities and citizen bribe offers : the case of post-Soviet corruption, Turkhan Sadigov
Childhood adversity trajectories and violent behaviors in adolescence, Madeleine Salo
Regulation through accreditation in Argentine graduate education : regulatory actions and organizational responses, Dante Javier Salto
Three essays in international economics, Richa Saraf
Presidential assistants in higher education and their use of power, authority and influence, Michael A. Sass
School psychologists' knowledge of adolescent suicide myths, Jaime Leigh Savoie
Politics of affect, object-oriented-ontology, and multitudes in "The Monk" and "Obi", Caitlin Elizabeth Scheufler
The Enlightenment and the origins of racism, Peter Andrew Schrom
Establishing methodology for occupational injury surveillance in agriculture and logging, Erika Elisabeth Scott
Effects of consonance and tonality on the detection of change in polyphonic melodies, George Albert Seror Iii
Persuasion in online communication : automation and counteraction, Samira Shaikh Shaikh
Embedded violence : a quantitative analysis of political violence in India, Madhukar K. Shetty
Hurricane Sandy : public health staff perceptions of impact and recommendations for future preparedness, New York State, Asante Shipp Hilts
Reduced conscious recollection and its detection in three performance validity tests : a dual task interference investigation, Graham Michael Silk-Eglit
Hydroclimate changes in the South-Central Great Plains of the United States : a synoptic approach, Pawel Slaski
Capacity in grassroots nonprofit organizations : perspectives from emergency food providers, Bethany Slater
Revealing undergraduates' conceptual use of the nature of science when evaluating scientific information in the media, Michele A. Snyder
Seeing color in black and white : New York defines its color line in Ridgway v. Cockburn in 1937, Nicholas A. Soares
The creation of the self and the birth of inequality : Locke and Rousseau on natural rights and private property, Michael Sokoler
Family risk factors and federal food assistance benefits : a longitudinal examination of predictors of childhood obesity, Na Kyoung Song
The intellectual life of Lyman Beecher : an intersection of Calvinism and the Enlightenment, Daniel Ralph Spanjer
What's in a kiss? : the role of kissing in romantic relationships, Kristina N. Spaulding
An investigation of the uptake, distribution, and accumulation of lead and other trace elements in caprine brain tissues using analytical atomic spectrometry, Amy Joanna Steuerwald
Optical metrology for CIGS solar cell manufacturing and its cost implications, Sravan Kumar Sunkoju
Low-level arsenic exposure via drinking water and female fecundity, Michele L. Susko
HIV care outcomes among HIV-infected women with a live birth in New York State, Carol-Ann Swain
Beta-sheet forming peptides by design : control of folding and applications, Gaius Takor
The push and pull of language ideologies : multilingual communicative practices among youths in an Indonesian city, Kristian Tamtomo
Space, place, gender, and sexuality : situational gender in four coffee houses, Kimberly Tauches
When "nothing" captures attention : automatic visuospatial attentional capture by a gap in a circle, Matthew Aaron Thomas
Gender : impacts on participation in elected local government, Kathleen Kt Tobin
Nanotechnology & human stem cells : applications in cardiogenesis and neurogenesis, Martin Lyubomirov Tomov
Children's response to pediatric continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor insertion : the role of intervention and individual differences, Kristen M. Uhl
The role of the standards for educational and psychological testing in the development of student evaluations of teaching effectiveness in higher education, Anna Valentinova Valcheva
Japanese knotweed on the Shawangunk Kill : land use and the effect on success of an invasive species in New York State, William Valleau
Synthetic study toward lycopodium alkaloids via a common bicyclic intermediate, Michaela Cara Vertorano
I think Sam knows, Roger Walkup
Intersectional analysis of female prisoner's depictions in Orange is the New Black, Arianne Sharie Watson
The concept of human dignity and its role in bioethical discourse, Kathleen Meghan Whipple
Freedom of a speech : the speeches of the Warren Court Justices and the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, Robert A. Whitaker
Longitudinal examination of family violence, posttraumatic stress, social skills, and aggression : an exploratory analysis, Shawn Wilson