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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Answering Machine, Edward Herring
Saving by Lumbee Indians: Toward a theory of financial practices from yesterday and today, Amy Locklear Hertel
Gene Expression and Enhancer Discovery in the Neural Crest, Charles Higdon
Ion Interactions at the Mineral-Water Interface During Biogeochemical Iron and Manganese Cycling, Margaret A. G. Hinkle
Transformation of Sympathies: Gendered Mediation of Jordanian Education Reform for a Knowledge Economy, Rebecca Hodges
Melittin-Derived Peptides for siRNA Delivery: Mechanisms of Efficient Cytoplasmic Release, Kirk Kohwa Hou
Essays on Weak Instrument Regression, Xueqi Hu
The Attentional Control of Reading: Insights from Behavior, Imaging and Development, Sarah Ihnen
Molecular and Epigenetic Regulation of Stem Cell Radiosensitivity, Keith Michael Jacobs
Relationship between Serum Biomarkers and Three-Month Outcomes following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Alicia Leanne Janos
Falafel, Raï, and Bijoux: Cultural Exchange and the Formation of a Transnational Algerian Jewish Community, 1950-1970, Sara Traci Jay
The Roles of MIST1 and RAB26 in Zymogenic (Chief) Cell Differentiation and Subcellular Organization, Ramon Jin
Structural Evolution, Chemical Order, and Crystallization of Metallic Liquids and Glasses, Mark Johnson
Economic Evaluation of a Family-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Maintenance Intervention for Pediatric Obesity, Andrea Ellen Kass
The Role of Myc and AP-1 Transcription Factors in the Development and Function of the Dendritic Cell Lineage, Wumesh K.C.
From New Method to Intraflagellar Transport and Photosynthesis, a Single Molecule Investigation, Jonathan Michael Kessler
The Identification of Alkaloid Pathway Genes from Non-Model Plant Species in the Amaryllidaceae, Matthew B. Kilgore
Development and Evaluation of a Provider Training Program for Family-Based Obesity Treatment, Rachel Pearl Kolko
Topics in Lattice Gauge Theory and Theoretical Physics, Javad Komijani
Investigating Auxin Signaling Through AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR Interactions and Stability, David Korasick
Motor and Cargo Dynamics During Intraflagellar Transport: A Single Molecule Investigation, Anthony Paul Kovacs
Four-Valence Electron Group 14 Reactive Intermediates: Silyliumylidene and Germyliumylidene, Sophia Elaine Koziatek
Essays on Technology Adoption, Demographics, and Development, Ting-Wei Lai
Guanine Nucleotide Synthesis and The Enteric Nervous System, Jonathan Ian Lake
Eye Contact and Social Anxiety Disorder, Julia Kane Langer
The Attention Abilities and Grey Matter Development of School Aged Children Born Very Preterm, Rachel Emma Lean
In Search of a Lost Effect: Generality of Discrepancy Effects in Memory Paradigms, Ji hae Lee
Essays on Business Partnerships, Jungho Lee
Manipulation of Negative Social Evaluative Fears on Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Behaviors: Does Fear of Social Evaluation Lead to Disordered Eating?, Cheri A. Levinson
Essays on Structural Transformation, Productivity, and Development, Junmin Liao
Betting on Empire: A Socio-Cultural History of Gambling in Late-Qing China, En Li
Writing Oneself as a Writer: Intellectual Identity and Moral Agency in Contemporary Chinese Novels, Fang-yu Li
Neural Basis of Functional Connectivity MRI, Jingfeng Li
The Effects of Environmental Support and Age on Visuospatial Rehearsal, Lindsey Lilienthal
Enhanced Magnetism in Dy and Tb at Extreme Pressure, Jinhyuk Lim
The Role of BMP Signaling in Embryonic Limb Development and Postnatal Bone Formation, Joohyun Lim
Application of Machine Learning to Mapping and Simulating Gene Regulatory Networks, Hien-haw Liow
Several Complex Variables, Complex Geometry and Their Applications, Bingyuan Liu
Cell-Size Control in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Dianyi Liu
Essays on Risk Measurement and Fund Separation, Fang Liu
BNIP3 Phosphorylation is a Switch that Regulates Autophagy and Cell Death, Katherine Liu
Essays in Financial Economics, Suying Liu
Essential Roles of Stat3 in Zebrafish Development, Yinzi Liu
Projected Composition Operators on the Dirichlet Space, Patrick Lopatto
The Intrinsic Apoptotic Cascade in Hematopoiesis and Susceptibility to Therapy-Related Leukemia, Elise Peterson Lu
How Gains and Losses Influence the Brain and Behavior: Relations to Age, Risk for Depression, and Individual Differences, Katherine R. Luking
Hot Fruit, Erinrose Mager
Essays on Executive Turnover, Johan Maharjan
Implications of a Fully Nonlocal Implementation of the Dispersive Optical Model, MohammadHossein Mahzoon