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Political Football: Race,College Football, And A Decade To Desegregate, Ed Krzemienski

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A study of the the era of segregated football at southern universities and the movement through the 1960s leading to the desegregation of the teams.

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Finite Element Analysis Of The Equine Distal Limb Transfixation Cast, Timothy B. Lescun

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Lescun, Timothy B. Ph.D., Purdue University, December 2015. Finite Element Analysis of the Equine Distal Limb Transfixation Cast. Major Professors: Gert Breur and Eric Nauman.

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On Computational Synthesis And Dynamic Analysis Of Nonlinear Resonant Systems With Internal Resonances, Astitva Tripathi

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This work is concerned with synthesis methods for nonlinear structures and the

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Computational Modelling Of Protein Fibrillation With Application To Glucagon, Hamed Tabatabaei Ghomi

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A computational method to model the steric zipper of amyloid fibrils (FibPreditor) is developed. The method generates an ensemble of structures for the steric zipper by a number of geometric operations and presents the most energetically favorable candidates as models of steric zipper. The method is shown to successfully reproduce a number of experimentally determined fibril structures.

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Multi-Level Systems Modeling And Optimization, Shreyas Vathul Subramanian

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This research combines the disciplines of system-of-systems (SoS) modeling, platform-based design, optimization and evolving design spaces to achieve a novel capability for designing solutions to key aeronautical mission challenges. A central innovation in this approach is the confluence of multi-level modeling (from sub-systems to the aircraft system to aeronautical system-of-systems) in a way that coordinates the appropriate problem formulations at each level and enables parametric search in design libraries for solutions that satisfy level-specific objectives. The work here addresses the topic of SoS optimization and discusses problem formulation, solution strategy, the need for new algorithms that address special features of …

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Optimizing Virtual Machine I/O Performance In Virtualized Cloud By Differenciated-Frequency Scheduling And Functionality Offloading, Cong Xu

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Many enterprises are increasingly moving their applications to private cloud environments or public cloud platforms. A key technology driving cloud computing is virtualization which can serve multiple VMs in one physical machine hence providing better management flexibility and significant savings in operational costs. However, one important consequence of virtualized hosts in the cloud is the negative impact it has on the I/O performance of the applications running in the VMs.

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Development Of Total Vaporization Solid Phase Microextraction And Its Application To Explosives And Automotive Racing, Dana Bors

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Pipe bombs are a common form of improvised explosive device, due in part to their ease of construction. Despite their simplistic nature, the lethality of pipe bombs should not be dismissed. Due to the risk of harm and their commonality, research into the pipe bomb deflagration process and subsequent chemical analysis is necessary.

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Understanding The Determinants For Substrate Recognition, Regulation Of Enzymatic Activity And The Development Of Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors Of Coronavirus 3-Chymotrypsin-Like Proteases, Sakshi Tomar

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Coronaviruses include lethal human pathogens like severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the recently emerged Middle-east respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Coronavirus also impact global economy by infecting farm animals like pigs (porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, PEDV), cows (bovine coronavirus, BCoV) and poultry (avian infectious bronchitis virus, IBV). Moreover, the global distribution of bats that naturally harbor one or more coronavirus strains heightens the likelihood of emergence of a novel highly pathogenic coronavirus in the near future. To combat infections of existing and emerging coronaviruses, it is important to identify coronavirus drug targets that can be utilized for the development of …

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Native Chromatin Extraction And Its Structure Analysis, Zhongwu Zhou

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Structure determines function. Properly ordered chromatin organization is fundamental for accurate regulation of gene expression inside eukaryotes. A native chromatin extraction method is developed based on solid phase reversible immobilization (SPRI) using magnetic nanoparticles as carriers. This method provides a quick, simple, inexpensive and an environmental-friendly means of chromatin extraction, and preserves the native structure of chromatin. The purified chromatin consists of DNA, histones, chromatin associated RNAs (CARs) and other non-histone proteins. Using the purified chromatin as a source, we developed a biotin-streptavidin mediated enzyme-based immunosorbent assay for simultaneous detection of epigenetic modifications on DNA and histone proteins. In order …

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Using Deception To Enhance Security: A Taxonomy, Model, And Novel Uses, Mohammed H. Almeshekah

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As the convergence between our physical and digital worlds continue at a rapid pace, securing our digital information is vital to our prosperity. Most current typical computer systems are unwittingly helpful to attackers through their predictable responses. In everyday security, deception plays a prominent role in our lives and digital security is no different. The use of deception has been a cornerstone technique in many successful computer breaches. Phishing, social engineering, and drive-by-downloads are some prime examples. The work in this dissertation is structured to enhance the security of computer systems by using means of deception and deceit.

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Characterization Of Mitotic Regulators Acm1 And Cdc14, Michael Melesse

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Mitotic exit and cytokinesis are driven by a complex set of processes that serve to

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Explaining Relationship Satisfaction: Attachment, Technology Use, And Sexual Satisfaction In Long-Distance Relationships, Amanda Bloom

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The purpose of this study was to better understand long-distance relationships (LDRs). More specifically, I examined how attachment style, technology use, and sexual satisfaction contribute to LDR satisfaction and compared the model to geographically close relationship (GCR) satisfaction. I also examined attachment style and LDR/GCR differences in amount of and channels of technology use. College students (N = 326), who were 18 years or older and identified as in a romantic relationship, completed the following measures: (a) Relationship Questionnaire (RQ; Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991), which categorically measures attachment style; (b) a deconstructed version of the RQ, which provides a continuous …

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Supercuspidal Representations Arising From Stable Vectors, Britain Cox

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For a reductive group $G$ over a $p$-adic field $k$, one may grade the associated Lie algebra $\g$ by an automorphism of order $m$. It has been shown that stable vectors $v\in\g_{a}$ arise only when $a$ is coprime to $m$. Given a stable vector $v\in\g_{a}$, we construct packets of supercuspidal representations $\{\pi_{v,\rho}\}$ as well as discrete Langlands parameters $\varphi_{v}$. Both the parameter and representations are of depth $a/m$. We further show that for a fixed vector, $\pi_{v,\rho}$ and $\varphi_{v}$ satisfy both sides of the formal degree conjecture.

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On Several Efficient Algorithms For Some Partial Differential Equations, Hee Jun Choi

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A Programming Framework To Ease Development Of Tightly-Coupled Cloud Applications, Wei-Chiu Chuang

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Cloud application development is currently for professionals only. To make the cloud more accessible, cloud applications should ideally be easy to develop so that virtually anyone can develop their own cloud applications. However, they are difficult to develop, because they are essentially distributed systems, where the concurrent operations may take place, and reasoning about the behavior of concurrent operations to ensure correctness is not trivial. Additionally, programmers must consider failure handling, scalability, consistency, modularity, elasticity.

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Homecoming Festivals: The Re-Accentuated Image Of Don Quixote In Western Novel, Tatevik Gyulamiryan

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The publication of Don Quixote (1605, 1615) impacted significantly the dynamics of Western literature. The renowned novel, which builds upon a considerable number of characters and episodes, is considered one of the most read and most analyzed pieces of literature in the world. This novel opens a wide platform for socio-political criticism, religious and cultural discussions, and literary analyses. For these reasons, critics read and study, and writers mention and imitate Cervantes’ novel up until today. A multitude of significant novels written by a variety of eminent authors share characteristics with Don Quixote, and thus become “quixotic.”

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A Phenomenographic Study Of How Aerospace Engineers Experience Uncertainty When Making Design Decisions, Antonette T. Cummings

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This study investigated the qualitatively different ways in which engineers working in aerospace-related industries experience uncertainty as they make design decisions. This study provides insight on how engineers increase their ability to manage various forms of uncertainty as they design large scale complex engineered systems. The results of this study are valuable for understanding learning trajectories of engineers beyond their academic experiences and for linking the professional and technical skills in industry to the undergraduate engineering learning experience.

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The Lesser Of Two Evils: The Figure Of The Jew In Elizabethan Literature, Karen Angelle Feiner

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Critics tend to take one of three attitudes towards the Jewish figure in Early Modern drama: either a) the depiction is intended to be anti-Semitic; b) philo-Semitic; c) that the playwrights are merely observing and documenting the anti-Semitism prevalent in Elizabethan London. This reductive view oversimplifies our understanding of the complexities of Jewish characters on the British Renaissance stage. By looking past the label “Jew” that Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice and Marlowe in The Jew of Malta use, we can understand that the Jewish character is a proxy for more relevant and threatening figures to an Anglican Christian …

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Stress Granules Modulate Syk To Cause Microglial Dysfunction In Alzheimer’S Disease, Soumitra Ghosh

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Microglial cells in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients are recruited to amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and exhibit an activated phenotype, but are defective for plaque removal by phagocytosis. To explore the molecular basis for these phenomena, I hypothesized that defects in the functions of the protein-tyrosine kinase SYK, which is important both for macrophage activation and phagocytosis, might underlie much of this pathology. Recent evidence from our lab indicates that SYK can associate with stress granules, ribonucleoprotein particles that form in stressed cells and contain inactive translation initiation complexes. I found that microglial cell lines and primary mouse brain microglia, …

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Exploring Perceived Communicative Competence In Upper-Level L1 And L2 Interactions In Higher Education, Heejung Kwon

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The present study explores how university-level second language learners of English prepare themselves for professional worlds in English-speaking environments in a North American context. I specifically look at how upper-level L2 students (second language learners) identify their needs and negotiate miscommunications and preconceived notions of L2 learners in various communicative events in the process of developing communicative competence (Canale & Swain, 1980; Hymes, 1972) and planning for their future careers. I also investigate how L1 English speakers (native speakers of English) form perceptions of L2 English speakers and negotiate miscommunications and misunderstandings while engaging in collaborative projects. Using ethnographic approaches …

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This Is Not A Dissertation: (Neo)Neo-Bohemian Connections, Walter Gainor Moore

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This dissertation uses/packages selected post-World War II literature, film, and photography to identify and analyze various aspects/nuances and influences/connections of/on/to Neo-Bohemia in the contemporary United States, and aims to show how these textual associations and analyses interconnect with particular American cities and (neo)bohemian neighborhoods along with these spaces’/places’ related residents and players.

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Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Understanding Of Complex Circuit Concepts: An Investigation Of The Intersection Of Students’ Prior Knowledge, Design Of Learning Environments And The Nature Of The Content, Nicole Pitterson

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Research focused on increasing students’ conceptual understanding of electric circuits discuss this concept as difficult to not only teach but for students to grasp. This difficulty has been attributed to the fact that students tend to hold inaccurate pre-conceptions of electricity which becomes problematic as the level of complexity increases from the most basic to more advanced circuit concepts. The combination of inaccurate and inadequate prior knowledge has the potential to prevent students from being able to assimilate new material they come in contact with when instructed about electric circuit concepts in formal settings. Often times, students’ inability to associate …

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Dietary And Exercise Effects On Neural Responses To Visual Food Stimuli In Overweight And Obese Adults, Richard Sayer

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Results from human neuroimaging studies consistently demonstrate that obesity is associated with altered neural reward processing of food-relevant cues. These observations have caused some investigators to question whether behavioral interventions such as dietary manipulations or physical activity might modulate processing of food cues in reward-related brain regions. The use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure neural responses to visual food stimuli is a commonly utilized paradigm for assessing neural reward responses relating to ingestive behavior of foods in humans. Using this study design, limited evidence suggests that increases in dietary protein and participation in acute and chronic aerobic …

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What If They Were Right? Title Ix And The Aiaw’S Philosophy Of Coaching And Athletic Administration., Robert Scott Russell

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When Title IX was first signed into law in the United States in 1972, its intended purpose was to guarantee equal opportunity for women in educational settings. In collegiate athletics Title IX quickly became a battle ground. It became a battle ground over how to increase the number of female collegiate athletes without impacting men’s programs, and also a battle ground over who would have primary responsibility for the administration of women’s sports. When the male-dominated NCAA took over the administration of women’s varsity teams after a 10-year battle with the female-led AIAW, female athletic administrators were forced to relinquish …

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Decentralized Algorithms For Nash Equilibrium Problems – Applications To Multi-Agent Network Interdiction Games And Beyond, Harikrishnan Sreekumaran

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Nash equilibrium problems (NEPs) have gained popularity in recent years in the engineering community due to their ready applicability to a wide variety of practical problems ranging from communication network design to power market analysis. There are strong links between the tools used to analyze NEPs and the classical techniques of nonlinear and combinatorial optimization. However, there remain significant challenges in both the theoretical and algorithmic analysis of NEPs. This dissertation studies certain special classes of NEPs, with the overall purpose of analyzing theoretical properties such as existence and uniqueness, while at the same time proposing decentralized algorithms that provably …

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A Techno-Economic Investigation Of Advanced Vehicle Technologies And Their Impacts On Fuel Economy, Emissions, And The Future Fleet, Richard A. Simmons

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A more sustainable transportation energy future for society is the principal motivation of this dissertation. The central purpose of this work is to investigate vehicle technologies that contribute to fuel and emissions reductions while preserving consumer choice, and to evaluate their technological performance and economic practicability as essential aspects of meeting aspirational targets and regulatory requirements associated with the future vehicle fleet.

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Efficient Aggregated Deliveries With Strong Guarantees In An Event-Based Distributed System, Gregory Aaron Wilkin

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A popular approach to designing large scale distributed systems is to follow an event-based approach. In an event-based approach, a set of software components interact by producing and consuming events. The event-based model allows for the decoupling of software components, allowing distributed systems to scale to a large number of components. Event correlation allows for higher order reasoning of events by constructing complex events from single, consumable events. In many cases, event correlation applications rely on centralized setups or broker overlay networks. In the case of centralized setups, the guarantees for complex event delivery are stronger, however, centralized setups create …

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Understanding Co-Teaching And Related Self-Efficacy Change In Student Teachers Who Co-Teach, Krista Zartman

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This study’s purpose was twofold. First, I sought to understand and document the experience of co-teaching as a student teacher as it is currently being conducted by universities in the State of Indiana. Secondly, I desired to understand how the documented experiences impact a pre-service student teacher’s developing sense of self-efficacy related to teaching. Therefore, this work presents the results of a mixed-methods study addressing the research questions:

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Domesticity, Manhood, And The Natural Environment In Antebellum American Literature, Matthew Michael Bastnagel

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Discussions of masculinity, the natural environment, or domestic culture are relatively common in antebellum literary scholarship, but this dissertation explores the less commonly discussed connections among these three areas of study. Likewise, ecofeminist scholars have done groundbreaking work describing the relationship between gender and the environment, but, with some exceptions, descriptions of male identity and the environment most often reference an ecologically-destructive patriarchal mode. In the American antebellum period, the figure of the frontiersman best represents this patriarchal view, and his effortless mobility, self-possession, and mastery over the landscape form a dominant understanding of manhood and nature in the decades …

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Cultivating Multicultural Education In Islamic Schools In The U.S: Teachers' Perspectives About Diversity In Islamic Schools, Kadriye El-Atwani

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The purpose of this study was to examine the perspectives of six teachers who have taught in Islamic schools in the U.S. to comprehend the general context of multicultural education in Islamic schools. This study was designed as a descriptive collective case study primarily to investigate how racial, class, national, language and gender diversity were observed in six different Islamic schools’ climates and classrooms. Designing this research as a collective case study fostered the exploration of various social dynamics among Muslim communities in the U.S., and exemplified different characteristics of Muslim communities through the six cases. Key findings and analyses …

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Political Football: Race,College Football, And A Decade To Desegregate, Ed Krzemienski

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Finite Element Analysis Of The Equine Distal Limb Transfixation Cast, Timothy B. Lescun

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On Computational Synthesis And Dynamic Analysis Of Nonlinear Resonant Systems With Internal Resonances, Astitva Tripathi

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Computational Modelling Of Protein Fibrillation With Application To Glucagon, Hamed Tabatabaei Ghomi

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Multi-Level Systems Modeling And Optimization, Shreyas Vathul Subramanian

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Optimizing Virtual Machine I/O Performance In Virtualized Cloud By Differenciated-Frequency Scheduling And Functionality Offloading, Cong Xu

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Development Of Total Vaporization Solid Phase Microextraction And Its Application To Explosives And Automotive Racing, Dana Bors

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Understanding The Determinants For Substrate Recognition, Regulation Of Enzymatic Activity And The Development Of Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors Of Coronavirus 3-Chymotrypsin-Like Proteases, Sakshi Tomar

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Native Chromatin Extraction And Its Structure Analysis, Zhongwu Zhou

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Using Deception To Enhance Security: A Taxonomy, Model, And Novel Uses, Mohammed H. Almeshekah

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Characterization Of Mitotic Regulators Acm1 And Cdc14, Michael Melesse

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Explaining Relationship Satisfaction: Attachment, Technology Use, And Sexual Satisfaction In Long-Distance Relationships, Amanda Bloom

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Supercuspidal Representations Arising From Stable Vectors, Britain Cox

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On Several Efficient Algorithms For Some Partial Differential Equations, Hee Jun Choi

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A Programming Framework To Ease Development Of Tightly-Coupled Cloud Applications, Wei-Chiu Chuang

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Homecoming Festivals: The Re-Accentuated Image Of Don Quixote In Western Novel, Tatevik Gyulamiryan

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A Phenomenographic Study Of How Aerospace Engineers Experience Uncertainty When Making Design Decisions, Antonette T. Cummings

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The Lesser Of Two Evils: The Figure Of The Jew In Elizabethan Literature, Karen Angelle Feiner

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Stress Granules Modulate Syk To Cause Microglial Dysfunction In Alzheimer’S Disease, Soumitra Ghosh

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Exploring Perceived Communicative Competence In Upper-Level L1 And L2 Interactions In Higher Education, Heejung Kwon

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This Is Not A Dissertation: (Neo)Neo-Bohemian Connections, Walter Gainor Moore

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Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Understanding Of Complex Circuit Concepts: An Investigation Of The Intersection Of Students’ Prior Knowledge, Design Of Learning Environments And The Nature Of The Content, Nicole Pitterson

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Dietary And Exercise Effects On Neural Responses To Visual Food Stimuli In Overweight And Obese Adults, Richard Sayer

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What If They Were Right? Title Ix And The Aiaw’S Philosophy Of Coaching And Athletic Administration., Robert Scott Russell

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Decentralized Algorithms For Nash Equilibrium Problems – Applications To Multi-Agent Network Interdiction Games And Beyond, Harikrishnan Sreekumaran

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A Techno-Economic Investigation Of Advanced Vehicle Technologies And Their Impacts On Fuel Economy, Emissions, And The Future Fleet, Richard A. Simmons

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Efficient Aggregated Deliveries With Strong Guarantees In An Event-Based Distributed System, Gregory Aaron Wilkin

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Understanding Co-Teaching And Related Self-Efficacy Change In Student Teachers Who Co-Teach, Krista Zartman

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Domesticity, Manhood, And The Natural Environment In Antebellum American Literature, Matthew Michael Bastnagel

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Cultivating Multicultural Education In Islamic Schools In The U.S: Teachers' Perspectives About Diversity In Islamic Schools, Kadriye El-Atwani

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