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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Investigation of ignition delay times of conventional (JP-8) and synthetic (S-8) jet fuels a shock tube study, Jayakishan Balagurunathan
Feature based image mosaicing using regions of interest for wide area surveillance camera arrays with known camera ordering, Brett S. Ballard
Invasive shrub (Lonicera maackii) effects on terrestrial-aquatic linkages in stream ecosystems organic matter processing and macroinvertebrate community colonization, Rachel Elizabeth Barker
Negotiating space exploring the rhetorical potential of open source software, Nora Ann Beerline
Stretch processing of simultaneous, segmented bandwidth linear frequency modulation in coherent ladar, Robert L. Brown
A romantic and a samurai a comparative look at mortality and society according to Miyamoto Musashi and John Keats, Christopher Alan Cerone
Catalytic destruction of lindane using a nano iron oxide catalyst, Saikumar Chalivendra
The Love Biscuit Lodged under a Log: (Re)Tellings of Captivity and Redemption in Mary Rowlandson's 'Captivity Narrative' and Louise Erdrich's 'Captivity', Alexandria Elizabeth Connor
Speckle statistics of articulating objects, Dallis Gale Conrad
Associations between institutional characteristics and credits-to-degree and time-to-degree in Ohio community colleges, Martha R. Crawmer
Moving beyond the corporation recovering an ontology of participation to envision new forms of business, Maura Stephanie Donahue
Traumatic brain injury school psychologist training, knowledge and skills, Dana Doran-Myers
Ion implantation study of Be in InSb for photodiode fabrication, Josh Duran
Synthesis of non-halogenated flame retardants for polyurethane foams, Sravanthi Durganala
(Dis)empowering agents of change a study of the Athens messenger's reporting on coal mining practices and their environmental impact from the 1960s to the 1990s, Jennifer Leigh England
The use of the wedding feast at Cana, John 2:1-11 by the Latin fathers in the development of Marian doctrine from the second to the eighth century, Elizabeth Marie Farley
Longwave-infrared optical parametric oscillator in orientation-patterned gallium arsenide, Ryan K. Feaver
Dead to you, Jamie D. Feltner
Traumatic brain injury teacher training programs and teacher candidate knowledge, Emily Ellen Fox
Locally tuned nonlinear manifold for person independent head pose estimation, Jacob D. Foytik
From past to present and beyond the Venerable Bede, figural exegesis, and historical theory, Timothy J. Furry
Raw, Curt Michael Greve
The performance and emissions characteristics of heavy fuels in a small, spark ignition engine, Jon-Russell J. Groenewegen
A discrete vortex method application to low Reynolds number aerodynamic flows, Patrick R. Hammer
Effects on iron nanoparticles on pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms, Carl Edwin Haney
Effects of a brief yoga intervention on test anxiety in fifth grade students, Jessica A. Harrison
E.Y. Mullins, George W. Truett, and a Baptist theology of nature and grace, Derek Christopher Hatch
Development and characterization of a tunable resonant shielded loop wireless non-radiative power transfer system, Jason Daniel Heebl
Power consumption of turbine agitators in continuous operation, Mark Andrew Heimovitz
Relationship between attachment and depression mediating factors, Kate Clara Hibbard
Efficient software and hardware implementations of the H.264 entropy encoders, Marc P. Hoffman
An ordinary text with extraordinary affect how reading Twilight can change the world, Katie Hoskinson
The influence of Stanley Cavell on Fergus Kerr's Wittgensteinian theology, Justus Hamilton Hunter
Acceleration of a locally tuned sine non linear video enhancement algorithm on GPGPU, Julian Daniel John
Carbon foam infused with pentaglycerine for thermal energy storage applications, Douglas James Johnson
A comparison of a traditional ranking-task and a drag-and-drop ranking task, Stephen Thomas Karth
Super-resolution and nonlinear absorption with metallodielectric stacks, Nkorni Katte
Hardware implementation of post-compression rate-distortion optimization for EBCOT in JPEG2000, Andrew M. Kordik
Piston phase measurements to accelerate image reconstruction in multi-aperture systems, Jeffrey Read Kraczek
The Relationship between gratitude and burnout in mental health professionals, Michelle Elizabeth Lanham
Cross-cultural standards of femininity in the post-modern horror film a case study of Carrie and Shutter, Laura Marie Linneman
A morphological study of the canine zona pellucida a heterogeneous ultrastructure and barrier, Matthew O'Brien Lunn
Changed, set apart, and equal [electronic resource]: a study of ordination in the Baptist context, Jonathan Anthony Malone
A fully automated geometric lens distortion correction method, Sravanthi Mannuru
Swell pessures and retaining wall design in expansıve soils, Eman M.S. Mansour
The anxious aardvark sees the light divine masculinity in Dave Sim's Cerebus, Isaac John Mayeux
Online discussion boards foster critical views in students' research writing, Andrea Lynn McGuinness
A signal quality-based study of two compensation methods for nonlinear flash ADCs, Christopher D. McGuinness
Sonochemical synthesis and characterization of metal nanoparticle-decorated carbon supports, Nicholas D. McNamara
Carbon nanostructures as thermal interface materials processing and properties, Muhammad Omar Memon
Tradition adrift the history and development of the blessing of the fleet in Stonington, Connecticut, 1950-2007, Justin James Menno
Nondestructive determination of case depth in surface hardened steels by combination of electromagnetic test methods, Robert Meyendorf
A parametric study for panel buckling sensitivity of composite sandwich wind turbine blades, Shicong Miao
Quasi-transient calculation of surface temperatures on a reusable booster system with high angles of attack, Seth Henderson Morris
A comparison of the keyword and semantic-context method for forward and backward recall of vocabulary items, Fitore Musmurati
Determination of the relative activity of selected paint stripping components with epoxy and polyurethane aerospace coatings, Ebenezer Nyarko
Chemiluminescence and high speed imaging of reacting film cooling layers, Alanna Rose O'Neil
Ferroelectric barium strontium titanate thin-film varactor based reconfigurable antenna, Kuan-Chang Pan
Developing consolidation characteristics of Ohio soils using GIS, Mark Kenneth Papke
Dare to speak" This Land Is Home to Me from idea to promulgation (May 1973 - February 1975) and beyond ", Alyssa R. Pasternak Post
Synthesis techniques for coupler-driven planar and spherical single degree of freedom mechanisms, David Adam Perkins
John Hugo and an American Catholic theology of nature and grace, Benjamin T. Peters
A system for determining the statistical significance of the frequency of short DNA motif matches in a genome an analytical approach, Philip Edward Pfeiffer
Diode-pumped, 2-micron, q-switched tm:YAG microchip laser, Charles D. Phelps
Toxicity of silver nanoparticles in mouse embryonic stem cells and chemical based reprogramming of somatic cells to sphere cells, Pavan Rajanahalli Krishnamurthy
What am I eating? the use of health and environmental messages in predicting a sustainable diet, Julie Brady Ramaccia
Traumatic brain injury the efficacy of a half-day training for school psychologists, Ashlyn Michelle Ray
Analysis of atmospheric turbulence effects on laser beam propagation using multi-wavelength laser beacons, Joseph Lee Reierson
Restoring the classics teaching morality in Sophocles' Antigone through film, Leslie A. Reinhart
Video modeling for teaching social skills to students with Autism spectrum disorders, Barbara Ann Rhinehart
Landscape genetics of the small-mouthed salamander (Ambystoma texanum) in a fragmented habitat impacts of landscape change on breeding populations in Hardin County, Ohio forests, Elizabeth Anne Rhoads
Emotional dysregulation and borderline personality disorder explaining the Link between secondary psychopathy and alexithymia, Leigh Elizabeth Ridings
Implicit pitch memory in non-absolute pitch possessors, Stacey M. Rieck
Validation of the MiniSun IDEEA data recorder for the analysis of walking on uneven ground, Mark Tyler Rigsby
The vagina dialogues essentialist and constructionist views of female sexuality in contemporary feminist theology, Karen E. Ross
Personality trait preferences for best friends and romantic partners in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse, Michelle Ann Roth
The use of ammonium carbamate as a high specific thermal energy density material for thermal management of low grade heat, Joel Edward Schmidt
Kalon and the symphony of lament": the integration of cosmology and social ethics in Cappadocian thought ", Adam Sheridan
Single shot high dynamic range and multispectral imaging based on properties of color filter arrays, Paul M. Simon
RTI in the classroom how teachers meet the demands of a tiered system, Elizabeth Mary Sinclair-Lowry
The relation between self-compassion, depression, and forgiveness of others, Ashley Mae Skoda
Adsorption of Denatonium benzoate using activated carbon, Bartina Ciara Smith
Detection of bacteriophage infection using absorbance, bioluminescence, and fluorescence tests, Lindsey Marie Staley
Effects of sleep habits on children displaying behavioral problems in school, Brooke Leigh Stanley
A regularized extended finite element method for modeling the coupled cracking and delamination of composite materials, Michael James Swindeman
Corporate Japan goes to school case studies examining corporate involvement in public schools in Japan, Kaori Takano
Advanced color projector design based on human visual system, Mahesh Kumar Singh Thakur
Biomimetic composite t-joints, Vimal Kumar Thummalapalli
Multimodal recognition using simultaneous images of iris and face with opportunistic feature selection, R. Cortland Tompkins
The effects of age, sex, heat stress, and finish time on pacing in the marathon, Nicholas William Trubee
Concurrent enrollment at a faith-based liberal arts college student behavior and policy considerations, Scott Daniel Van Loo
Design of tunable band pass filter using barium strontium titanate (BST) thin films, Sreekanth Vemulapalli
An adornment of words precious gemstones and jewelry as part of relationships in William Shakespeare's comedies, Andrea F. Venn
System level thermal hydraulic performance of water-based and PAO-based alumina nanofluids, Aaron Richard Veydt
Generation and detection of coherent pulse trains in periodically poled Lithium niobate through optical parametric amplification, Dayen Voratovic
Paired reading intervention for limited English proficient students, Tuongvi N. Vo
Traumatic brain injury teacher knowledge and skills, Alexandra Elizabeth Walk
Talbot imaging in multi-mode optical fibers with periodic multiple sub-apertures, Long Wang
Optimum microarchitectures for neuromorphic algorithms, Shu Wang
Fabrication of micropolarizer and narrow band-pass pixel filters for focal plane array, Alex Watson
Knowledge of and attitudes toward graduation prayer in Ohio public schools, Nicholas Brandon Weldy
Studies of jet fuel autoxidation chemistry catalytic hydroperoxide decomposition & high heat flux effects, Zachary John West
Design, fabrication, and characterization of subwavelength metallic structures, Zhi Wu
Memristor devices, Chris Yakopcic
Theoretical and experimental study of terahertz wave generation in waveguides, Chen Ye
Hull convexity defect features for human action recognition, Menatoallah M. Youssef
Structurally integrated embedded system, David L. Zeppettella
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Jesus' prison a novel, Sarah Beth Acton
Experimental studies in hydrogen generation for fuel cell applications using aluminum powder, Faizan Ahmad
Aerodynamic analysis of natural flapping flight using a lift model based on spanwise flow, L. D. Alford
Engineered carbon foam for temperature control applications, Mohammad Rajab Almajali
High school principals in South West Ghana: profiles and perceptions regarding problems of practice, Michael Amakyi
A study on muon drift tube health monitoring with a concentration in temperature and gas composition, Eduardo Arroyo
Developing a GIS safety analysis system a case study, Aline Aylo
Wave propagation in negative index materials, Rola Aylo
Surface chemistry of metal catalyst under carbon nanotube growth conditions, Tyson Cody Back
Sparse frequency laser radar signal modeling and doppler processing, Eric Stanton Bailey
Reaction time and glance behavior of visually distracted drivers to an imminent forward collision as a function of auditory warning, forward collision warning system training, and gender, Deborah L. Bakowski
Cassie dates Melvin or, How two people struggle to save their town despite a few small obstacles such as killer philodendrons (an excerpt from Book two in a series), Lori Maria Tarkany Balster
Versatile chromium-doped zinc selenide infrared laser sources, Patrick A. Berry
The growth of columnar thin films and their characterization within the visible and near infrared spectral bands, Benjamin David Booso
A comparative analysis of single-sex schools in terms of achievement in reading and math and student attendance, Debra Ann Brathwaite
Ecclesiology in a secular age ecclesiological implications of the work of Charles Taylor and Bernard Lonergan, Robert J. Brodrick
Image restoration in the presence of bad pixels, Brandon J. Brys
The historical development and theological foundations of devotion to the immaculate heart of Mary in relation to the sacred heart of Jesus, Dwight P. Campbell
Investigation of acoustic emission and surface treatment to improve tool materials and metal forming process, Deming Cao
Mary, the communion of saints and the Chinese veneration of ancestors, Celia Chua
A study of surface motility and biofilm formation in pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy, Tracy Lynn Collins
Investigation of liquid crystal spatial light modulators to simulate speckle fields, Jared Michael Cordray
The statement of purpose in applications to PhD programs in rhetoric and composition an activity theory analysis, Amanda Jo Wright Cron
Design and analysis of a poled-polymer electro-optic modulator with a strip-loaded waveguide structure, Antonio Arthur Davis
Beam switching of an Nd:YAG laser using domain engineered prisms in magnesium oxide doped congruent lithium niobate, Jonathan W. Evans
Effect of electron beam radiation on the surface and bulk morphology of carbon nanofibers, Maria Cecília Évora
Beyond engaging and resisting reclaiming the city's moral vision and reimagining the church's politics, Jordan Rowan Fannin
Forgiveness, mood, and attachment style, Jennifer Ellen Farrell
Variables hypothesized to moderate the effects of thin-ideal media on body image: borderline personality tendencies, past abuse, and self-esteem, Susan Frances Folger
High resolution ultrasonic rayleigh wave interrogation of a thermally aged polymeric surface, Shaun L. Freed
Complementarity in health information media usage by college students: an application of media complementarity theory in the context of health information, Patrick Thomas Fries
Confirmation and being Catholic in the United States the development of the sacrament of confirmation in the twentieth century, Timothy R. Gabrielli
Development of high performance air-cathodes for solid state lithium-air cells, Vasisht Garlapati
The use of thermal mass and phase change material to reduce a building's thermal load, Robert B. Gilbert
Program evaluation with the Louisiana Autism Quality Indicators for schools, Amanda Marie Gilmore
Developing the capability to examine environmental effects on small fatigue crack growth, Brian Timothy Gockel
Love without a name: celibates and friendship, Eucharia P. Gomba
An examination of moderators of the relationship between similarity, complementarity, and relationship satisfaction, Brian Thomas Gray
Acceleration of spiking neural network on general purpose graphics processors, Bing Han
Eucharist: prayer, communion, unity, Jeremy A. Helmes
Transcending the malaise": redemption, grace, and existentialism in Walker Percy's fiction", Xiamara Elena Hohman
Laughing at death [electronic resource]: the forms and functions of humor in illness trauma narratives, Nicholas Thomas Iannarino
Identification of factors related to motorcycle fatal injuries in Ohio, Vamsi Krishna Indupuru
Prelude to a Saturday nighter, Angela F. Jacobs
Analogous uses of language, eucharistic identity, and the baptist vision, Aaron James
How Ohio's career technicalvocational high schools with teachers' unions fared in salaries and benefits when compared with Ohio's career technicalvocational high schools without unions, Michael J. Jernigan
Poisson approximation to image sensor noise, Xiaodan Jin
Development of biopolymer based resonant sensors, Erica Nicole Jones
Liturgical illuminations discovering received tradition in the Eastern Orthros for feasts of the Theotokos, Virginia M. Kimball
The impact of the mystery motivator and the get 'em on task intervention for off-task behavior, Elisabeth Elaine Kraemer
A knight in the trenches: Owen Francis Dudley and the Catholic battle against modernity, Owen D. Kubik
A comprehensive series for predicting bone dynamics: forecasting osseous tissue formation using the molecular structure of a biomaterial, Mary Elizabeth Kundrat
The future of Catholic school governance: a historical perspective, Lucianne M. Lilienthal
FPGA implementation of the JPEG2000 MQ decoder, David Joseph Lucking
The effect of treatment integrity on student achievement a quasi-experimental study, Karolyn Marie MacLennan
Venerable Pope Pius XII and the 1954 Marian year: a study of his writings within the context of the Marian devotion and Mariology in the 1950s, Matthew Rocco Mauriello
Adolescents' perceptions of helmet-wearing peers, Caroline Ivy McNicholas
Exploring factors contributing to injury severity at freeway merging and diverging areas, Worku Y. Mergia
The relationship between quest religious orientation, forgiveness, and mental health, Berhane Messay
Improving schools by improving parental involvement, Abraham Mewezino
English assimilation and invasion from outside the empire problems of the outsider in England in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Jeffrey Salem Moore
Thermal conductivity of poly-alpha-olefin (PAO)-based nanofluids, Javier Artemio Narvaez Bazan
Through thin film ablation of iron-nickel pixel target, Xiaoxu Niu
Multi-objective optimization of a three cell morphing wing substructure, Brendan O'Grady
Investigation of the relationship between vehicle color and safety, Stephen O. Owusu-Ansah
Adolescent gender differences in perceived interpersonal mattering, Rachel Jo Paputsakis
The development and validation of the psychosocial adjustment to burn questionnaire for children age five and under, Terri Jacklyn Pelley
Microvascular heat transfer analysis in carbon fiber composite materials, Matthew Ryan Pierce
Do first-year composition courses benefit business students?, Marianne Fisher Raab
Wind tunnel blockage corrections: an application to vertical-axis wind turbines, Ian J. Ross
Uses & gratifications in college students' media use: a test of media complementarity theory, Carrie Lynn Scherer
The ecclesial vision of William T. Cavanaugh and post-conciliar American ecclesiology, Katherine G. Schmidt
Wave propagation through multi-layer metallo-dielectrics application to super-resolution, Jean Bosco Serushema
The effects of sibling relationships on romantic relationship expectations in high conflict homes, Ryan Thomas Sinclair
And a small one a nation, Charity Michelle Smalls
(Re)telling Ripper in Alan Moore's From hell: history and narrative in the graphic novel, Megan Alice Smida
Aluminum core-shell nanoparticles synthesis, properties, and applications, Marcus J. Smith
Jewish mystical traditions in the Syriac baptismal liturgy, Meghan Anne Sullivan
Comparative study of alternative fuel icing inhibitor additive properties & chemical analysis of metal speciation in aviation fuels, Kevin Brian Taylor
Building and testing a high spatial resolution nulling microellipsometer using rotational polarization symmetry, Alain Ngoy Tschimwang
The effects of age, years of experience, and type of experience in the teacher selection process, David Scott Vail
Sensation seeking, drinking motives, and perceived norms as mediators of the association between college major and drinking patterns, Emily Ann Voelkel
Synthesis and reactivity of D-[(2'-ethylazocarboxylato)-5-methyl]uridine analogues, Hui Wang
Diverse polarization extension to MUSIC applied to a circular array of h-plane horns, Jedidiah James Whelan
Carbon nanotubes on carbon fibers: synthesis, structures and properties, Qiuhong Zhang
Spatially non-uniform blur analysis based on wavelet transform, Yi Zhang
Development of high power fiber laser technologies, Renjie Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Alexithymia and deliberate self-harm behavior in adolescent females, Christine Marie Abbuhl
Athletic training education program director burnout: contributing factors, Bradley Keith Adams
Determination of fuel tank topcoat material compatibility with diethylene glycol monomethyl ether and triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, Ryan Kenton Adams
The effects of a class-wide group contingency to increase tootling, Amy Lynn Agosta
A novel tuned visco-elastic damper for floor vibration abatement, Wail Saad Al-Rumaih
Orientation models for summer education abroad programs and the development of intercultural competency, Amy Eileen Anderson
The effect of reverse stereotype presentation on performance under stereotype threat, Nicole Brook Arbuckle
Synthesis and cure mechanism characterization of phenylethynyl-terminated imide oligomers, Susanna Branion Back
Dynamics of plume formation with through thin film ablation, Kristin M. Bailey
Investigation of the flowfield surrounding small photodriven flapping wings, Ahmad H. Bani Younes
Effects of a repeated readings intervention on the reading fluency and comprehension of secondary students with learning disabilities, Catherine Sarah Barr
Francis and the feminine: a study of women and the Blessed Mother in the life of St. Francis, Edwin P. Beachum
Cultivating hope in adolescents participating in an academic summer outreach program, Brigitte Dawn Beale
Traditional bullying victimization and new cyberbullying behaviors, Lindsay Rae Berarducci
Catalytic carbon nanotube growth by through thin film ablation and infrared laser heating, Brandon M. Black
The effects of participation in college curricular and cocurricular programs on engineering alumni professional leadership practices, Patricia Yolanda Blyden
The effectiveness of the phonics dance on reading fluency, Mark Wayne Boertje
Do family and personality variables moderate the effects of thin-ideal media on body image?, Nicole Renee Bosse
St. John Chrysostom and St. Olympias, deaconess: a model for the collaboration of men and women in church ministry, Rachael Anne Boyer-Hunyor
Blackout, Christopher J. Burnside
A finite element study of sliding friction between rough surfaces, Chad Andrew Burton
Study of mercury transformation with chlorinated species under homogeneous and heterogeneous conditions, Bhargavi Busireddy
Propagation of vortex beams through a turbulent atmosphere, Wen Cheng
Focus engineering with spatially variant polarization for nanometer scale applications, Weibin Chen
Sparse frequency linearly frequency modulated laser radar signal generation, detection, and processing, Robert Vito Chimenti
Study of microchip power module materials with mini-channel heat exchanger, Andrew Nathan Cole
Theoretical and computational design of terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers, Adam Todd Cooney
Multi-mode coherent ladar imaging via diverse periodic pseudo noise waveforms and code division multiple access apertures, Matthew Paul Dierking
Neisseria gonorrhoeae PriB: a probe to the mechanisms of bacterial DNA replication restart pathways, Jinlan Dong
Novel optical components for non-mechanical beam steering, Katherine Lisa Drain
Impact of molecular evolutionary footprints on phylogenetic accuracy a simulation study, Bhakti Dwivedi
I look for ghosts, Laura L. Edwards
Separating visual features from tracked objects, Justin Merrill Ericson
Metacognition and reflection: first year composition and knowledge transfer, Elizabeth M. Fogle-Young
Implementation of post-compression rate distortion optimization within EBCOT in JPEG2000, Benjamin T. Fortener
High speed radar signal collection and characterization on a custom reconfigurable platform, Francis D. Fradette
History, theology, and symbol: the mother of Jesus in the Cana narrative (John 2:1-12), 1950-2005, Robert C. Garafalo
Social stories: a behavior intervention for preschool children, Amy Lurana Gerard
Accurate determination of nonlinear optical parameters of semiconductors at infrared wavelengths, Leonel Pastor Gonzalez
Effects of multiple photon scattering in deciduous tree canopies, Michael A. Greiner
One dimensional model of thermo-capillary driven liquid jet break-up with drop merging [electronic resource], Michael Stephen Hanchak
Transmissive beam steering through electrowetting microprism arrays, Wei Han
Fatigue crack propagation in functionally graded materials, Brett Kenneth Hauber
The sister Karamazov Dorothy Day's encounter with Dostoevsky's novel, Michael H. Hebbeler
Decomposition of polyol ester lubricants containing tricresyl phosphate in the presence of transition metal carbides, John Eric Hils
Recovery from mental illness: developing a measure of underlying constructs, Theresa Marie Hintze
Gender differences in adolescent lying behavior based on type of lie, Lori Ann Hobrath
A parallel architecture of JPEG2000 Tier I encoding for FPGA implementation, Luke A. Hogrebe
Tribological behavior and film formation mechanisms of carbon nanopearls, Chad Nicholas Hunter
The effect of amplitude control and randomness on strongly coupled oscillator arrays, Hai Jiang
Mitochondrial distribution in mammalian cells, Lei Jiang
On-line robust approach and landing trajectory generation for reusable launch vehicles, Zhesheng Jiang
Globalization and militant Hindu nationalism: the new context for theology in India, Satish Antony Joseph
The maximum induced matching problem for some subclasses of weakly chordal graphs, Chandra Mohan Krishnamurthy
The association between alexithymia and primary versus secondary psychopathy, Gwendoline Cecilia Lander
A pilot study for the use of the children's self-report social skills scale with an ADHD population: preliminary validity and suggestions for future research, Stacey Arlene Langsner
Individual idealism meets the social environment: the Civil War, realism and William Dean Howells, Clifford Wayne Lauchlan
Teaching composition: reaching non-native students within the English composition classroom, Christine Dianne Maddox
The relationship between narcissism and forgiveness, Nicole Lynn Matros
Individual and cultural factors affecting students' anxiety during language study abroad, Nicole Ann Miller
The big five personality factors and eating disorder symptoms in college women: a correlational study, Jessica Terese Mueller
Kinematic synthesis and analysis techniques to improve planar rigid-body guidance, David H. Myszka
Design and development of scanning eddy current force microscopy for characterization of electrical, magnetic and ferroelectric properties with nanometer resolution, Vijayaraghava Nalladega
School-based mental health programs: role of protective factors, Megan DeNae Nichols
Life histories of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer postsecondary students who choose to persist education against the tide, James Lee Olive
The querelle de l'art sacré and the church of Assy: renewal or denial of the sacred in art?, Violette-Anne Onfroy-Curley
Light control software modification to prevent flickering and dimming, Maria Kathleen Otte
The party school" factor how messages about alcohol use at universities influence prospective students' perceptions ", Jessica Lynn Parker
Synthesis of multifunctional carbon nanomaterials for device applications, Kyu Soon Park
Personality and situational factors in judgment of responsibility, Sun Woong Park
Intelligent path planning with evolutionary computation, Adam Christopher Parry
Concrete evidence a collection of poems versifying the city, Arnecia Patterson
Support strategies for college students with Asperger's syndrome, Deana Michelle Payton
Preparation and characterization of novel nanometer-scale platinum electrodes, Leanne Petry
Study of 2.5D microstructural modeling techniques used for material property identification, Peter Louis Phillips
Case study implementation: student outcomes as evaluated through a problem solving rubric, Julie Marie Rabatsky
A non catalytic process for the production of nested bulk carbon nanotubes and nanotube arrays and their electrochemical behavior, Bill L. Riehl
The psychological effects of pediatric illness on healthy siblings, Courtney Marie Ryan
Integrated dual disorders treatment: an archival study, Cybil Ann Saum-Johnson
Gender differences in psychopathy, Jamie Lynn See
Cascade macroinvertebrate assemblages for in-stream flow criteria and biomonitoring of high gradient tropical streams, Megan Elizabeth Shoda
Preparation of substituted terephthalaic acids for use in novel polymers, Scott A. Simmons
Perturbation analysis and experimental demonstration of holographic aperture ladar systems, Jason Wade Stafford
Assessing the homework component of a tier one social skill curriculum, Regina Catherine Stauder
Improving mid-frequency contrast in sparse aperture optical imaging systems based upon the Golay-N family of arrays, Andrew James Stokes
Auditory picture superiority unconfirmed in recognition memory, Brian Allen Taylor
The book of Ruth, Amanda Nichole Tirey
Assessing treatment fidelity in an RTI case study framework, Daniel Joseph Trunk
Surface catalyzed mercury transformation reactions, Patanjali Varanasi
Studies of fatty acid binding protein in rat liver and the isolation, purification, characterization of FABP from pork liver, Durga Soujanya Varre
A resolution based bit-stream parser for the JPEG-2000 encoding standard, Nicholas P. Vicen
Comparing viewpoints on international relations from Chinese and American vocational students, Yuping Wang
Teachers' reactions to the use of a checklist for evaluating Hispanic American children's literature, Sarah K. Webb
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
A comparative study of blob detection methods: evaluation on nodule candidate detection in chest radiographs, Bernard Olushola Abayowa
Effect of adult attachment style on perceptions of relationship conflict, Kristen Elizabeth Allison
Charcterization of periodically poled nonlinear materials using digital image processing, James R. Alverson
Strength of structural composite angle bracket with nano-enhanced resin, Stephanie Christine Avalon
Comparative study of a nearbody flowfield application of three particle image diagnostic techniques, Abhishek Bichal
A study of perceived general, intrinsic, and extrinsic job satisfaction among public school superintendents in Southwestern Ohio, Matthew Mark Bishop
External protective factors that promote resilience among students who live in high poverty and have experienced violence, Kathy Borneman
Reducing the risk" for "at-risk" youth by long-term engagement in mentoring ", Mark Renaker Brown
Resilience as a function of retrospective memory of early life stressors, Jessica Lynne Bryan
Restoration of defocused imagery from incoherently illuminated imaging systems with modeled point spread functions and wiener filters, Mark R. Burky
Teacher response to student writing: exploring the needs of composition students beyond English 101, Catherine Elizabeth Burleigh
Embracing the other: Shakespeare and racial tolerance, Elizabeth Lasley Cameron
Infection with UT1 bacteriophage results in robust biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa with DNA release and the emergence of small colony variants, Sulabha Chaganaboyana
A comparison of video and live modeling on the social reciprocity performance skills of children with autism spectrum disorders, Sarah Elizabeth Cooney
Characterization of temperature dependent nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor materials, Vincent M. Cowan
Experimental implementation of formation control algorithm on UAV testbed, Boakye Dankwa
Femtosecond laser micromachining technology, materials processing and evaluation, George Logan DesAutels
The ideal mentor scale: evidence for validation, Kim E. Dietrich
Joint super-resolution and scene-based nonuniformity correction using maximum a posteriori estimation, Douglas R. Droege
Teacher's perceptions regarding their preparation for using computers in the classroom, Suzann Gail Smart Erickson
Comparing the volume swell of fluorosilicone o-rings with the quantitative analysis of absorbed jet fuel, George William Fels
Development of a micromechanics based failure criteria for transversely loaded composite materials, Dean C. Foster
Fluorescence enhancement using one-dimensional photonic band gap multi-layer structure, Jian Gao
Parametric study of the performance of a biplane joined at the tips, Nicola Genco
In vitro toxicity of carbon-based nanomaterials, Christin Marie Grabinski
An investigation of RF sensor sensitivity for bearing health monitoring, Sara Gudorf
How long will I be out?": overcoming an athletic injury through desired social support: a closer look at problematic integrations ", Emily Joy Haas
A river continuum analysis of relationships between bioassessment, land use, and macroinvertebrate assemblages, Casey Michael Hanley
Watermark: a short-story cycle with an introduction to the genre and scholarship including a close reading of the text, Wanda Elizabeth Huber
Functionalization of deoxyribonucleic acid through the use of polydimethylsiloxane patterning techniques, Melissa Carrie Ingram
Nonlinear materials characterization with femtosecond laser pulses, Geoffrey Drake Jenkins
Gap and stagger effects on the aerodynamic performance and the wake behind a biplane with endplates, Hantae Kang
A disulfide-dithiol system for reversible control of nucleoside sugar conformation and applications to antisense technology, Usha Katragadda
Aggression in dating relationships: the effects of witnessing or experiencing violence during childhood, Emily C. Kelly
The effect of convection and shear on the damping and propagation of pressure waves, Barry Vincent Kiel
Finite element analysis of a steel girder bridge subjected to blast load, Mayik Kornelio Koriom
The effect of jitter induced anisoplanatism on long exposure laser propagation, Matthew J. Krizo
Aerodynamic and structural design of a small nonplanar wing UAV, Giuseppe Landolfo
A study of preservice teachers as tutors in a one-to-one tutoring program for struggling readers, Katherine Marie Lekan
Theoretical and experimental study of terahertz wave generation via optical rectification, Wenzao Li
Does apparent motion improve warning label understanding?, Sara Anne Loomer
Wing mechanization design and analysis for a perching micro air vehicle, Jennifer Marie Lukens
Wear characterization of Ti-6Al-4V under fretting-reciprocating sliding, Russell S. Magaziner
Improving self-advocacy skills in students with specific learning disabilities, Paige E. Markward
A new computationally efficient CAD system for pulmonary nodule detection in CT imagery, Temesguen Messay
Relationship between oral reading fluency and performance on the Ohio grade 7 reading achievement test, Christina Rae Miller
Feasibility study of application of electrohydrodynamics to actuation and cooling systems, Kazim Mirza
Professional development for in-service educators: a description of outcomes associated with six approaches, Jessica M. Mohler
Mechanisms for the relationship between traditional masculine ideology and rape myth acceptance, Karisa Ann Moler
Pornography and penance, Maria C. Morrow
An exploratory case study of organizational agility in a consortium of small private college libraries, Jean Kay Mulhern
The use of Yves Congar's theology of the laity in current ecclesiology, Joseph Louis Ollier
Digitally controllable variable gain and variable slope high performance x-band amplifier, Pompei Leonard Orlando
Cascaded crystal optical parametic amplifier model using measured complex beam profiles and its experimental validation, Anup R. Pandey
The effects of using Boardmaker picture-symbols in thematic units on the expressive vocabulary of kindergarten students, Elizabeth A. Perry
Ecce educatrix tua the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary for a pedagogy of holiness in the thought of John Paul II and Father Joseph Kentenich, Danielle M. Peters
Testing the role of [beta]2-tubulin protein identity on sperm tail axoneme generation and function, Ryan Todd Posgai
Characterization and recovery of shape memory polymers filled with carbon nanofibers, Daniel Stephen Powers
Putting the Sullivan Commission recommendations into practice: a case study examining barriers encountered by urban students entering the health professions, Susan McLaughlin Price
Predesign educational planning for Ohio school facilities as perceived by district superintendents, Todd Allen Rappold
Science and practice in conflict: incommensurability between academicians and practitioners in the American Psychological Association, Zachary Curtis Rash
Enhancing the surface finish of long fiber thermoplastic extrusion-compression molded parts using in-mold film technology, Jessica Lynn Ravine
MotiX: a computational tool for single species evaluation of short DNA sequences based on clustering and frequency biases, Kevin Riehle
Characterization of protein expression during lens regeneration in Notophthalmus viridescens, Meagan Ann Roddy
System and estimator variables in eyewitness identifications: effects on accuracy and the postidentification feedback effect, Dario N. Rodriguez
The presence of Christian faith traditions and Judaic cultural and faith traditions in multicultural picture books, Ella Schwachter
Encapsulated PCM-carbon nanotube based composite for thermal control of transient pulsed power loads, Shadab Shaikh
Two dimensional photonic crystals with anisotropic constituents and their propagation characteristics, Mohammad Masud Siraj
Unsuccessful concordance: Little Black Sambo and the failure of textual recuperation, Miriam Kline Slee
Sonochemical synthesis and characterization of DNA-iron oxide bionanocomposites, Michelle M. Stachler
Experiments in vortex formation of plunging & flapping flat plates, Daniel C. Stanley
Web buckling behavior under in-plane compression and shear loads for web reinforced composite sandwich core, Elias Anis Toubia
Automatic segmentation of small pulmonary nodules in computed tomography data using a radial basis function neural network with application to volume estimation, Timothy Ryan Tuinstra
Characterization of ferroelectric material for advanced RF circuit design, Jiadong Wang
Functional tests of [beta] tubulins in Drosophila sperm tail morphology, Ashley Washington
Micro inductor for fully integrated low voltage and low power DC-DC converter applications, Agus Widjaja
From Elizabeth Bennet to Bridget Jones: the changing face of the romance heroine, Megan Katherine Wilhelm
Perceptions of Ohio novice high school principals regarding problems of practice, Sarah Beth Woodruff
The use of gender-exclusive language in religious sermons, Melanie Leigh Woods
Novel wiregrid micropolarizers for infrared imaging polarimetry, Zhi Wu
A scanning microscope platform for high resolution nonlinear imaging and laser direct writing, Shuangyang Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Preparation and photochemical degradation studies of tertiary benzyl N-nitrosocarbamates, Satya Nagaraju Addaganti Venkata
Data-based decision making in identifying specific learning disabilities through response to intervention, Stacy Alexander
Kinetic studies of the hydroxyl radical reaction with PAHs, Rajeshwar Ananthula
A study of out-of-turn interaction with a voicemail system using speech recognition, Taylor Joseph Anderson
Measurement of interparticle forces between eutectic BaF₂ - CaF₂ particles using atomic force micr, Deepa Balakrishnan
Investigation of low level neutron radiation on tantalum alloys for radioisotope power system applications, Chadwick Douglas Barklay
Development of a field effect transistor using a DNA-biopolymer as the semiconducting layer, Carrie Marie Bartsch
An assessment of the knowledge of and attitudes toward emotional intelligence and social and emotional learning among educators, Jessica A. Beauvais
Synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and photoactivity of diruthenated CIS-5, 10-(4-pyridyl)-15, 20-(Pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin, Sandya Rani Beeram
The role of religion in coping with competitive anxiety, James M. Bennett
Bringing students back to books: using a student-centered thematic curriculum to develop motivated readers, Elizabeth Anne Boneau
Phenomology study of the linear chirp derived high-range resolution signature, James Paul Browning
A coupled creep-plasticity model for residual stress relaxation of a shot-peened nickel-base superalloy, Dennis Justin Buchanan
The role of sacred art in Catholic identity, Mary A. Callaway
Literature across the curriculum: educating the contemporary student, Linda Clare Casola
Amphiphilic conjugated dendritic macromolecules by molecular engineering: properties and applications, Dong Wook Chang
Sub-nanosecond infrared optical parametric pulse generation in periodically poled lithium niobate pumped by a seeded fiber amplifier, Matthew D. Cocuzzi
Using performance and demographic data for assessing academic achievement in Ohio's joint vocational school districts, Eugene Paul Cordonnier
Survey of small unmanned aerial vehicle electric propulsion system, Edward Kenneth Corrigan
The effects of a history of violence, controllability of cause, and diagnostic labeling on attributions about individuals with mental illness, Jacob W. Crouse
Modeling, processing, and properties of exfoliated graphite based nanocomposites, Bryan William Debelak
PilJ localizes to cell poles and is required for type IV pilus assembly and extension in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Paul A. DeLange
Fabrication and characterization of epoxy resin and carbonepoxy composite laminates containing carbon nanofibers and nanotubes, Regina Estee Donaldson
James Bond: character exposed, Anné Kathryn Ellis
Modeling study of impact of water on CO, PAH and NOx emissions from combustion of surrogate fuel, Abdulaziz H. Elsinawi
Pulsed laser deposition of lanthanum monosulfide thin films for cathode material applications, Steven Byrnes Fairchild
The design and fabrication of high performance optical interference filters for the mid-infrared region, Emily Marie Fehrman Cory
For the welfare of the city: disciples & citizens, a case study in congregation-based community organization, Isabel Caridad Fernandez
Simulations of the flow of a hydrocarbon fuel under different body force conditions, Michael Timothy Frede
The relationship between exposure to violence video games and self-efficacy, Stefanie Ann-Marie Galioto
The detection of unique turbulent signatures resulting from atmospheric disturbances of flying aircraft, Mark Anthony Garnet
Silent reply: A selection of antebellum American Catholic opinions dealing with the issue of slavery, Michael M. Geelan
Math peer tutoring intervention: the effect of place value training on addition and subtraction skills, Shauna Leigh Stabilio Gega
On the resolution of system generated user interruption in context-aware systems, Ashish Godbole
Monte Carlo simulation of tree canopy scattering and propagation, Michael A. Greiner
Analyzing the effects of L.E.D. traffic signals on urban intersection safety, Valerie Elizabeth Griffin
The evolution of protein components of insect spermtail axonemes, Lisa M. Griffith
Frequency agile low noise amplifier using barium strontium titanate (BST) thin film capacitors, Kari Groves
Rape trial decisions: the effects of rape myth acceptance, sexual attitudes, and belief in a just world, Elizabeth May Hammond
Early attention problems and teacher-student interactions: their impact on reading achievement, Kathryn Rhea Handley
The relationship among stress, support, depression, and academic performance for rural adolescents, Sandra Ann Hartings
The interface of school culture, selected demographic and school performance variables, Kathleen Louise Herrmann
The use of picture communication system symbols to enhance independent completion of a task analysis, Heather Leigh House
Characteristics of Ohio schools with adequate yearly progress for students with disabilities, Patricia Ellis Hoyle
Anomaly detection in hyperspectral imagery: a comparison of methods using diurnal and seasonal data, Patrick C. Hytla
Topology synthesis and size optimization of morphing wing structures, Daisaku Inoyama
Effects of spatial modes on ladar vibration signature estimation, Douglas Furman Jameson
Near optimal solutions for the path planning problem of a small UAV in wind, Alan Lance Jennings
Continuous wave periodically poled lithium niobate bowtie ring optical parametric oscillator, Sean Patrick Kelley
Gabriel, Charles C.M. Kellom
On the strategies and challenges of human-centered collaborative enterprises, Seung Yun Kim
Missile threat detection using correlated two-color imaging sensors, Ross Wayne Knappick
La maternidad espiritual de Maria: acontecimiento, permanencia y actualizacion de su presencia, Grosso Antonio de Jesús Larocca
Stress and coping in families with a child with autism, Amy Marie Lyons
Investigation of an energy harvesting small unmanned air vehicle, Kyle Christopher Magoteaux
Nonlinear analysis and active stiffness control of an air-mounted system, Pooya Mahmoudian
Thermal switching to improve time-averaged efficiency of thermoelectric energy harvesting, Robin Gwen McCarty
Hardware garbage collection for embedded systems with integration with jrate java environment, Brett Matthew McNerney
A slice of the pie, Kathleen Erin Miller
Optical sparse aperture imaging, Nicholas James Miller
Evangelical Catholics and Catholic biblical scholarship: an examination of Scott Hahn's canonical, liturgical, and covenantal biblical exegesis, Jeffrey Lawrence Morrow
Guidelines to develop an effective and efficient animation in simulation, Surajit Mukherjee
The study and HDL implementation of the JPEG 2000 MQ coder, David B. Mundy
Development of components and cells for direct conversion of energy from hydrocarbons, Prashanth Kumar Nanganuri
Point correspondence for automatic image registration using affine moment invariants, Ramesh Narayan
The urban teacher academy: identifying program benefits to graduates and defining graduate success, Rochonda Lynn Nenonene
The relationships among implicit self-esteem, explicit self-esteem, appearance self-worth and awareness of physical attractiveness, Stacey Leigh Niehaus
An examination of teacher professional development in Ohio's alternative high schools as compared to Ohio's traditional high schools, Pamela G. Noeth
Type 1 pili mediated bacterial adherence to the canine bladder, Darcie A. Ohlman
Development of a relevance-feedback image retrieval system based on multiple-instance learning, Salini Rao Pamidimukkala
Kinematically designed flexible skins for morphing aircraft, Christine Marie Pastor
Gender differences in relational influences on mood and self-esteem, Rick L. Payne
Effects of exercise on body image in college women at risk for an eating disorder, Claire Marie Peterson
Residential energy efficiency: socioeconomic importance, net-zero design, and existing building retrofits, Gregory Sullivan Raffio
Catalysts of change: a tentative theory of factors spurring genre evolution and emergence, Amy R. Reed
Exploring the relationships among religions: the Catholic Church and the practice of comparative theology, Lora Michelle Robinson
Human interaction as manifested through the body: the socially experienced self and the dialogical construction of eating disorders, Laura Dawn Russell
Spiritual friendship: historical, theological and ecclesial implications, Susan K. Sack
Self-pumped Gaussian beam-coupling and stimulated backscatter due to reflection gratings in a photorefractive material, Mohammad Abu Saleh
Characterization and in vitro biocompatibility of engineered nanomaterials, Amanda Michelle Schrand
A new Catholic approach to understanding the origins of war, Matthew Allen Shadle
Solid state diffusion in the lubricious film formation on iron by mixed tertiary butyl phenyl phosphates under static conditions, Steven Kent Shaeffer
Mood congruence and implicit and explicit memory: the role of sad and happy mood on memory, Jennifer Marie Shea
A year of change: the perspectives of stakeholders during the transition year in a university partnership, Deborah Lynn Miller Shirley
The presentation of fatherhood in comedic television: a men's studies approach to the Simpsons, Robert C. Short
Persuasive messages designed to scare": fear appeals, the health belief model and the extended parallel process model with type II diabetics ", Jessica Rae Smith
The effects of interparental conflict on attitudes toward romantic relationships: self-blame and parental attitudes as mediating factors, Traci Brooke Surber
Teacher acceptability and implementation of behavioral management strategies: implications within the classroom, Aimee Nicole Townsend
Plasma spectroscopy methods for diagnostics in the synthesis of nanostructured materials, Adam Richard Waite
Spiritual practice and burnout among special educators in a small town school district, Matthew Amos Wilson
Titanium dioxide nanomaterials: from syntheses to applications, Yaodong Yang
Molecular genetic and functional analysis of aquaporins in vitro and in vivo, Sarah L. Zimmerman
Variations in self-compassion among a chronically mentally ill population, Stephanie E. Zolomij
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Fracture surface analysis of Ni-20wt%Cr using high resolution microscopy, Srivalli Bose Abburi
Varactor based capacitive shunt switch using BaSrTiO₃ (BST) thin-films for microwave applications, Faruque Ahamed
Entropy based design and topology optimization for multifunctional composite aircraft skins, Kristopher Henry Otto Ahlers
If everyone's not doing it, I won't either": social proof and organ donation attitudes ", Dustin Joseph Anderson
Making woman-meaning: the story of us, Mary Anne Angel
Computational fluid dynamics simulations of jet fuel flow near the freeze point temperature, Rajee Assudani
Conceptualizing readiness for implementing response to intervention as a systemic change initiative, Tessy Lynn Baker
Instant messaging uses and gratifications: how shyness affects motivations for chatting online, Kimberly Lynn Bell
Pseduomonas [i.e. Pseudomonas] aeruginosa and bacteriophage interactions: 16S rRNA gene acquisition and biofilm induction, Amy Elizabeth Beumer
Imaging diffractometer with holographic encoding enhancements for laser sensing and characterization, Joseph L. Binford
Resonant polymer devices for electro-optic modulation and sensing, Brad M. Birchfield
Lane room, M. Ryan Bloyd
Gas-phase and surface kinetics of mercury chlorination, Rajender Kumar Brahman
Preparation of novel monomers for rigid-rod polymers, Susanna H. Branion
Influence of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on the male germ-line and its disruption by nanoparticles, Laura Katherine Braydich-Stolle
Perfectionism as a predictor of psychological and physical stress reactions in college students, Bethany Ann Brehm
The effect of as-large-as grains on the high-temperature fatigue life of waspaloy, Mandy Lorene Brogdon
Lens regeneration and epithelial to mesenchymal transition in the mouse, Mus musculus, Mindy Kay Call
Mary, Chinese ancestor veneration, and the communion of saints, Celia Chua
An examination of the roles of outcome severity, monetary anchors, and counterfactual thinking in determination of punitive damage awards, Tarika Daftary
Fault tree based risk analysis of a transmission based laser sensor for intelligent transportation system applications, Arobindu Das
Characterization of the temperature dependence of the index of refraction and the thermo-optic coefficient for infrared materials, Christopher J. DiRocco
Derivation of parameters and calibration of modified cam clay constitutive soil model for airfield matting, Bradley M. Doudican
Influence of surface roughness on the specular reflectance of low gloss coatings using bidirectional reflectance measurements, Lisa Marie Farrier
