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The Influence of the Family on Adolescent Academic Achievement, Krystyna Pauline Abbott
Deorphanization of biogenic amine-responsive G protein-coupled receptors in various model protozoa and platyhelminthes, Prince Nii Agbedanu
The private conversion of a public man: Timeless presence and disparate linking in T.S. Eliot's poetry, Natalie Albertson
The Impact of Process on Virtual Teams: A Comparative Analysis of Waterfall and Agile Software Development Teams, Sondra Ashmore
Breeding for β-glucan content in elite North American oat (Avena sativa L.) using molecular markers, Franco Garcia Asoro
The effects of press freedom and biotech policy on Southeast Asian newspapers' coverage of genetically modified crops, Ruby Lynn S. Asoro
The Transcendentalist hip-hop movement, Justin Michael Atwell
Professional learning communities: An analysis of teacher participation in a PLC and the relationship with student academic achievement, Anthony James Aylsworth
The Role of Team Effectiveness in Construction Project Teams and Project Performance, Nurhidayah Azmy
Understanding Higher Order Heterochromatin Structure And Its Determinants, Abdelhamid Azzaz
Perceptions of the other: Voices of adjunct and fulltime community college faculty, William Wayne Backlin
Understanding differences in leadership interest and confidence, Dustin Forrest Baker
Status, distribution, and habitat associations of Topeka Shiners in west-central Iowa, Bryan David Bakevich
RegulonIT - A web based tool for regulon, gene, and co-expression data, Aravindh kumar Balakrishnan
Carbon flux and eutrophication in agricultural inland waters, Michelle Bea Balmer
Cellulose and cellobiose: adventures of a wandering organic chemist in theoretical chemistry, John Ysrael Baluyut
The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy: A late twentieth-century history of tennis, youth specialization, and entrepreneurship, Mark Barlett
A Type II Metacaspase Interacts with RPS1-K-2 in Soybean and Analysis of the Soybean Metacaspase Gene Family, James Andrew Baskett
Ag on Si(111) from basic science to application, Alex Belianinov
The Influences of Parental Alcoholism on Socioemotional Outcomes of Emerging Adults: A Retrospective Approach to Healthy Development, Sarah Elizabeth Bickelhaupt
On normal networks, Devin Robert Bickner
Development of an Automated Mechanical Intra-Row Weeder for Vegetable Crops, Mohd Taufik Bin Ahmad
Controlling atomistic processes on Pb films via quantum size effects and lattice rotation, Steven Michael Binz
Cyberprints: Identifying Cyber Attackers by Feature Analysis, Benjamin A. Blakely
Measurement agreement of FITNESSGRAM aerobic capacity and body composition standards, Katelin Margaret Blasingame
Math and science community college faculty: A culture apart, Jane Bradley
Biochar characterization and engineering, Catherine Elizabeth Brewer
controlling magnetic structure in extended solids using targeted chemical compositions, Jakoah Brgoch
Development of self selection torrefaction system, Jeremy Brue
Teaching students with behavioral disorders to use a negotiation procedure: Impact on classroom behavior and conflict resolution strategy, Cathy Anna Bullock
Evaluation of polypyrimidine tract-binding protein gene promoters in potato (Solanum tuberosum cv. Désirée), Nathaniel Martin Butler
Strategizing agency and community partnerships: A case study of an urban fishing program, Angie L. Carter
The effect of selected campus connection programs on GPA and retention, Craig M. Chatriand
An object-oriented approach to maps, Saravana Kumar Chellappan
Bio-renewable fibers extracted from lignin/polylactide (PLA) blend, Keke Chen
Capacitive sensors for measuring complex permittivity of planar and cylindrical structures, Tianming Chen
His-stories: Young, non-residential, African American fathers participating in a responsible fatherhood program: A hermeneutic inquirey, Gregory Suni Childs
The mixed glass former effect in 0.35Na2O + 0.65[xB2O3 + (1-x)P2O5] glasses, Randilynn Beth Christensen
The Massacre at Paris and the rhetoric of Anglo-French politics in the 1590s, Hayley Coble
Impacts of non-native species in a shallow lake: a simulation modeling approach for restoration and management, Michael Eric Colvin
Analytic Hyperrealism in Photography Remodeling the study of light through computational modes of exploring image making., Matthew John Corones
School communications 2.0: A social media strategy for K-12 principals and superintendents, Daniel Dean Cox
Experimental and analytical trajectories of simplified debris models in tornado winds, Kristin Crawford
Mechanistic investigations of class II diterpene cyclases, Jared Criswell
Three essays on biofuel, environmental economics, and international trade, Jingbo Cui
Sex trafficking: How the media portrays victims and reflects legislation, Rachel Rae Curtis
Evaluation of cover crops in reduced tillage systems for organic production, Dan Edward Cwach
Coupled heat, water, and solute transfer dynamics in wettable and non-wettable soils, Dedrick DeWaun Davis
Implementation of school districts' food safety plans and perceptions of support for food safety and training in child nutrition programs in one USDA region, Cynthia Ann Dawso Van Druff
Investigation of turbulent multiphase flows in a flat panel photobioreactor and consequent effects on microalgae cultivation; using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Matteo Power del Ninno
Characterization of Memphis 37 strain of human respiratory syncytial virus in neonatal lambs, Rachel Jean Derscheid
Copper catalysts in the C-O hydrogenolysis of biorenewable compounds, Keenan Lee Deutsch
Fusarium species infecting soybean roots: Frequency, aggressiveness, yield impact and interaction with the soybean cyst nematode, Maria Mercedes Diaz Arias
Constructing liberal and conservative supertrees and exact solutions for reduced consensus problems, Jianrong Dong
The effects of feeding condensed corn distillers solubles in pasture vs feedlot settings on steer performance and carcass composition, Faithe Elizabeth Doscher
A web-based information system for geoconstruction technologies and performance of stone column reinforced ground, Samuel Caleb Douglas
Safety evaluation of lasalocid use in farm-reared pheasants, Rungano Stan Dzikamunhenga
"When we get to voting": rural women, community, gender, and woman suffrage in the Midwest, Sara Egge
How graduates make meaning of their on-campus employment: A retrospective view, Margaret Jane Empie
Identifying faculty motivations to increase technology use in pedagogy at a midwestern university, Cynthia Lynn Fleagle
The Varsity Theater: A case study of the one-screen locally-owned movie theater business in Iowa, Mohammad Sadegh Foghani
Identifying the relationships among precollegiate characteristics, college experiences, and leadership outcomes, Elizabeth Ann Foreman
Effect of culture, risk, and trust on the selection of dispute resolution methods in international construction contracts, Ghada Moustafa Gad
A Study on the Relationship Between Asset Condition and Safety on Primary Roads in Iowa, Jian Gao
Characterization of vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease (VAERD) in swine administered an inactivated δ-cluster influenza vaccine and challenged with pandemic A/H1N1 virus, Phillip Charles Gauger
Mentoring influence on socially responsible leadership capacity based on institutional Carnegie Classification, Michael Carl Gleason
Arctic daily temperature and precipitation extremes: Observed and simulated physical behavior, Justin Michael Glisan
Second chances: Making meaning from adult literacy students returning to school, Helene Joyce Grossman
Proving safety properties of software, Kang Gui
Soil moisture dynamics in agriculturally-dominated landscapes after the introduction of native prairie vegetation, Jose Antonio Gutierrez Lopez
The reciprocal relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China regarding Taiwan and arms sales, Christopher M. Hannan
Learning from "Coffee Rings": Ordered Structures Enabled by Controlled Evaporative Self-Assembly, Wei Han
Effects of environment and planting density on plant stature, flowering time, and ear set in IBM populations of maize, Sara Jane Helland
Utilizing NDVI and remote sensing data to identify spatial variability in plant stress as influenced by management, Joshua John Henik
Molecular analysis of avian paramyxovirus serotype-1, Nichole Lynn Hines
Diversifying monoculture crops by incorporating prairie buffer strips, Sarah Marie Hirsh
Rhodium mediated bond activation: from synthesis to catalysis, Hung-An Ho
Nitrogen based establishment and seedbanking potential of Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass in athletic fields, Andrew Hansen Hoiberg
Enabling Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in private social networks, Benjamin Robert Holland
Denitrification woodchip bioreactor two-phase column study: Evaluation of nitrate removal at various hydraulic retention times and effect of temperature on denitrification rates, Natasha Lynn Hoover
Exploiting cloud utility models for profit and ruin, Joseph Idziorek
Developing benzobisazole-containing conjugated polymers for semiconducting applications, Jeremy Joseph Intemann
A comparison of two methods for online delivery of biorenewable resources and technology course content, Darren Jarboe
Neuroinflammatory mechanisms and translational approaches in environmental neurotoxicity models, Colleen Elizabeth Jeffrey
Essays on financial institutions and instability, Yu Jin
Do new student loan borrowers know what they are signing? A phenomenological study of the financial aid experiences of high school seniors and college freshmen., Carrie Lei Johnson
Village energy system dynamics of an isolated rural West African village, Nathan Gregory Johnson
Structure-based prediction of protein-protein interaction sites, Rafael Armando Jordan
First Responder Assistance Tool for Mobile Device Forensics, Benjamin Kallal
The museum world: Career skills and training for jobs in textile and clothing historic collections, Caitlyn Kamm
Equity performance evaluation of two different pricing options: fuel tax per gallon and VMT fee, Eirini Kastrouni
Individual decisions and outside influences affecting U.S. commodity markets and cropland used for grain production, Nathan Scott Kauffman