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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The motion of mesoscale snowbands in Northeast U.S. winter storms, Jaymes Kenyon
Developmental adaptation hypothesis : aerobic capacity, submaximal arterial saturation and pulmonary volumes in peruvian quechua natives, Melisa Kiyamu Tsuchiya
Winning battles and losing wars : Governor George E. Pataki and the executive veto, Steven Koczak
Optimal diphthongs : an OT analysis of the acquisition of spanish diphthongs, Alice Krause
The creation of an American collective memory of the First World War : 1917 -- 1941, Kimberly Jean Lamay
Essays in academic intelligence and security education, Michael Landon-Murray
The case for character : a reply to situationism, Brandon Lee
Exploring U.S. imperialist influences on bicultural koreans' identity negotiation : a critical theory study, Minsun Lee
Role of p450 enzymes in tobacco dependence and lung tumorigenesis, Lei Li
Three essays in health economics and labor economics, Lei Li
Essays on elderly asset management the role of medical expenses and housing, Li Li
Phage life history traits : regulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and evolution of phage resistance within the Drosophila melanogaster host environment, Heather Lindberg
(S)-trifluoroselenomethionine : a new non-natural amino acid with enhanced methioninase-induced cytotoxicity toward human colon cancer cells, Stephene Nathele Lodge
Quantitative evaluation of antibiotic exposure-response relationships among patients with serious staphylococcal infections, Thomas Patrick Lodise
Outcome expectancies mediate the impact of olfactory cues on marijuana craving, Mallory Loflin
The end : assisted death, medicalization, and law in the United States, 1906-2009, Giza Lopes
Farmers on the edge : a study of late-preclassic Maya houses and rejolladas at the site of Xuenkal, Yucatan, Mexico, Justin Patrick Lowry
Alcove models for Hall-Littlewood polynomials and affine crystals, Arthur Lubovsky
Local area mask patterning of extreme ultraviolet lithography reticles for native defect analysis, Adam Lyons
The spectral analysis of longitudinal data with applications to atmospheric variables, Amy Potrzeba Macrina
The consumption of mechanically resistant foods by anthropoid primates and its influence on cranial integration and variation, Jana Makedonska
Electrical and optical characterization of carbon nanotube diodes, Argyrios Malapanis
Workplace gossip as a way of coping with occupational stress, Urszula Kakar Maria
Mediational effects of desktop-videoconferencing telecollaborative exchanges on the intercultural communicative competence of students of french as a foreign language, Veronique Marie Martin
30-day readmission and emergency department visits : experience of diabetes and abdominal surgery patients, Andrea Jane Mathis
The potential for bridging : HIV status awareness and risky sexual behavior of injection drug users who have non-injecting permanent partners in Ukraine, Alyona Mazhnaya
"That business my father did" : suicide in For whom the bell tolls, Jennifer R. Mazujian
Cultural omnivores in context : an examination of neighborhood effects on cultural taste, Alexander Mcclung
Stars of the east and west : the Anglo-American invention of the circassian girl, Alexandra E. Mcdowall
The living among the dead : negotiating social inclusion in Albany Rural Cemetery, Jaime Lyn Mckay
Population genetics and ecology of regional malaria vectors in Amazonian Brazil, Sascha Naomi Mckeon
Interactivity, interdependence, and intertextuality : the meaning of video games in American civil society, Brian Mckernan
Raman spectroscopic analysis of body fluids : species differentiation and the effect of substrate interference and laser power, Gregory Keith Mclaughlin
Archaeological analysis of the construction of identity in an African American activist community, Corey Mcquinn
Dynamics of drug markets : an examination of arrestee drug acquisition behavior, Tanya T. Meisenholder
Determinants of financial restatement : does the CEO-board relationship and CEO compensation influence the risk of financial restatement?, Kimberly A.M. Melinsky
Economic remittances to middle class peruvian families : origins, use and impact, Guadalupe Morales Gotsch
Microfluidic-assisted atomic force microscopy for the mechanical characterization of soft biological materials, Aaron Peter Mosier
Compression of GPS trajectory data : benchmarking framework and new approach, Jonathan Muckell
Why the basic structure is basic : a defense of the doctrinal autonomy of political philosophy, Pete Murray
Mueller based scatterometry and optical characterization of semiconductor materials, Gangadhara Raja Muthinti
Ion beam nano-engineering of erbium doped silicon for enhanced light emission at 1.54 microns, Sebastian Naczas
Alternative vaccination schedules (AVS) : detection of AVS in New York State using immunization registry data, Jessica A. Nadeau
Use of subordination in English second language texts, Susan L. Nesbitt Perez
White-light and infrared emission from SiCxOy-based materials, Vasileios Nikas
The structure of narratives in political theories, Wesley Dan Nishiyama
Effects of construal level on the reliance on affect versus substance, Ellen O'Malley
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak : self-control depletion reduces the likelihood of cooperating but not the desire to do so, Jeffrey Osgood
Feeling knowledge : how emotion and identity inform student learning, Rebecca M. Ossorio
Nb doped TiO2 as a cathode catalyst support material for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Alexander William O'Toole
Critical mass on campus : an analysis of race/ethnicity and organizational outcomes, Renee Overdyke
Capital punishment in the lone star state : a county-level analysis of contextual effects on sentencing, Jennifer Lynn Owens
Coercion, persuasion, and reflexivity in major counterinsurgency wars, Stephen M. Pampinella
Study of nickel silicide formation by physical vapor deposition techniques, Shanti Pancharatnam
Socially situated identities of gay gang- and crime-involved men, Vanessa R. Panfil
A nation in name, a 'state' in exile : the FRELIMO proto-state, youth, gender, and the liberation of Mozambique 1962-1975, Michael Gerald Panzer
Functional roles of the insulin-regulated glucose transporter-4 in the hippocampus, Jiah Pearson-Leary
Blackness of a different color : the complexities of identity of Haitian migrants and their descendants in the Bahamas, Katiuscia Pelerin
Making sense of mason jars : a qualitative exploration of contemporary home canning, P. Suzanne Pennington
Unwanted and out of control : the role of rejection sensitivity and the inhibition of rejection in the depletion of self-control, Jennifer L. Perella
An implementation study of the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) in New York State, Susan C. Perkins
Security, prestige, and realpolitik : Sir Eyre Crowe and British foreign policy 1907-1925, Patricia Lynn Pillsworth
Ecology of earthworms in riparian habitats, Rebecca Annette Pinder
School psychologists' awareness, involvement, and perceptions in servicing gifted learners, Monica Pires
Effect of brief mindfulness meditation on expressive writing, Alvin Poon
Development and assessment of analytical methods for monitoring current and historical exposures to manganese : blood, urine, and teeth, Meredith Lyn Praamsma
Structure-activity relationship of 2,3-Benzodiazepin-4-ones as noncompetitive AMPA receptor antagonists, Mohammad Shaban Qneibi
From whole-cell to compartment- and class-specific analysis of RNA post-transcriptional modifications, Ryan Quinn
The effect of energy deposition on pattern resolution in electron beam lithography, Ananthan Raghunathan
Writing from life : women and economics in the short fiction of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Nicole Ranieri
A study of habitat selection by Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Dutchess County, New York, Shannon Rauch
The effect of nanostructure on the electrical properties of metal oxide materials, Philip Zachary Rice
The acquisition of sociolinguistic variation by study abroad students : the case of American students in Madrid, Kathryn Lee Ringer-Hilfinger
How the nature of science is presented to elementary students in science read-alouds, Seema Rivera
Impact of gender inequality and religion on how states experience terrorism, Aneela Salman
Negotiating ethnosexual difference in the Armenian transnation, Nelli Sargsyan
Modeling incentives to disclose : smart disclosure policy, private sector transparency and demanded disclosure, Djoko Sigit Sayogo
Participation in immersion weight loss treatment may benefit, not harm, young adult staff members, Katherine Elizabeth Schaumberg
Dismantling the birdcage : adolescent girls' attitudes towards learning mathematics with a relational pedagogy in a problem-based environment, Carmel Schettino
Experimental poetry in four authors : Tablada, de Campos, Padin and Brossa, Emilia Sciarra-Laos
Oscillations of romantic irony : Percy B. Shelley's "Defence of Poetry" and Friedrich Schlegel's model of understanding, Sabine H. Seiler
Modeling the ecological niche of the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee under climate change, Paul Ryan Sesink Clee
Relation of therapeutic alliance to retention in eight cases of brief strategic family therapy, Alyson H. Sheehan
The masking effects of light on circadian activity and sleep rhythms in drosophila melanogaster, Aaron David Sheppard
Heterogeneity in the purchase and use of health insurance : lessons from the Massachusetts health insurance reform, Jihyun Shin
Raman spectroscopy for the identification of body fluid traces : mixtures and contaminations, race and gender differentation, Aliaksandra Sikirzhytskaya
The degree of conation on neuropsychological tests does not account for performance invalidity among litigants, Graham Michael Silk-Eglit
Fraud prevention and employee rationalization in New York State public schools, Kathleen M. Slezak