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Browse by Academic DepartmentTheses/Dissertations from 2018
The implication of rapid technologies on the design process, Esra'a Abdel-All
Design, construction, and performance of heated concrete pavements system, Hesham Abdualla
Multi-omics reveal nuanced pathways in placental development, Majd Abdulghani
Chimpanzees as ecosystem service providers: Seed dispersal of an economically important plant resource at Fongoli, Senegal, William Aguado
Characterization of lithium thiosilicophosphate glasses prepared by high energy ball milling, Mark Anthony Paul Aguilar
Automatic incident detection, Lakshay Ahuja
Surface energy balance partitioning in tilled and non-tilled bare soils, Ohene Akuoko
A sustainable campus for the higher education institutions in the U.S., Md Imtiajul Alam
Investigating immunological responses of WC1+ gamma delta T cells in cattle naturally infected with mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), Saleh Mohammed Albarrak
An integrated model for the probabilistic prediction of yield strength in electron-beam additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V, Thomas Kiel Ales
Predicting pavement performance utilizing artificial neural network (ANN) models, Fawaz Alharbi
Optimizing performance and energy efficiency of group communication and internet of things in cognitive radio networks, Abdullah Almasoud
Perceived distance and instructional design in online agriculture and life science courses, Yahya S. Alotibi
Towards privacy-aware mobile-based continuous authentication systems, Mohammad Al-Rubaie
Toward salt-scaling resistant concrete, Kamran Amini
Adopting and incorporating crowdsourced traffic data in advanced transportation management systems, Mostafa Amin-Naseri
Multi-objective aerodynamic design exploration using multi-fidelity methods and pareto set identification techniques, Anand Amrit
Beginning teachers perceptions of curriculum for agricultural science education training and classroom implementation, Katelyn Marie Anderson
A continuum approach to modeling the vibrations within a block subjected to free rocking, Julia Raye Anderson-Lee
Energy and food security in the context of biomass, crop production and soil quality in Uganda, Nataliya Apanovich
Training reduces the drawing detriments associated with categorical perception, Larissa F. Arnold
Using values to communicate agricultural science: An Elaboration Likelihood Model approach, Allison Arp
An FPGA-based hardware accelerator for iris segmentation, Joseph Avey
Energy savings techniques in out-of-order pipeline through value approximation of instructions with data dependencies, Mohd Tariq Azmy
Racial threat: The effect of racial and economic demographics on police spending, Julianne Bacon
The role of personality in successful aging, Yousun Baek
Women's empowerment in high value cash crop activities in the rural hills of Nepal, Ramesh Bahadur Balayar
Meme as a rhetorical concept for digital media genres, Thomas Ballard
Refinement and utilization of the marine climate proxy Arctica islandica: An ideal replication strategy for stable isotope studies and an investigation into the shell growth and hydrographic variability of Georges Bank (Northwestern Atlantic), Jared Daniel Brenzink Ballew
Automated plant phenotyping using 3D machine vision and robotics, Yin Bao
Molecular mechanisms governing plant parasitic nematode signaling and host parasitism, Stacey Nicola Barnes
Integrated project delivery for industrial projects, Philip James Barutha
Who votes for Islamists? A cross-national study of 10 Muslim-majority countries, Ahmed Barziq
High-quality 3D shape measurement with binarized dual phase-shifting method, Saptarshi Basu
Techno-economic analysis of biochemicals and biofuels production via thermal and electrochemical processes, Denis Bbosa
A surrogate head system for blunt impact experiments, Timothy J. Beavers
Sediment and phosphorus dynamics within the channel and floodplain of Walnut Creek, Iowa, William Beck
How Twitter users #sayhername: Discursive framing of gender justice in Black Lives Matter, Darcy Besch
Disrupting diffusion: Critical nodes in network, Preeti Bhardwaj
Gene editing of rice miRNA and argonaute genes, Honghao Bi
GET – Get Together, Get Along., Muhammad Bilawal
Analysis of high temperature effects on piezoelectric based ultrasonic transducers, Prathamesh Bilgunde
Development of a novel anti-infectivity platform for the treatment of neglected tropical and infectious diseases, Andrea Marie Binnebose
Statistical methods for gene expression studies using next-generation sequencing experiments, Ran Bi
A rotational moving target defense solution for web servers, Steffanie Bisinger
Milkweed patch size effects on monarch butterfly oviposition within Iowa prairies and roadsides, Teresa Rose Blader
Methods for analysis of derivative strains from metabolic evolution experiments, Erin Boggess
Fulfillment of the employee psychological contract in a healthcare system: Does it drive employee engagement and reduce turnover intention?, Jennifer C. Bonilla
Tuning of environmental probes, Paige Bouc
Solvent liquefaction of waste materials, Joel Braden
Virtual ICS test bed, Roxanne Brooks
Experiences of Black faculty members within agricultural education departments at predominantly White institutions, Zachary Brown
Villains, victims, and virgins: Asexuality in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, Erick Burdock
Genetic diversity and population structure of Topeka shiners (Notropis topeka), Alexander Peter Bybel
Investigation of driver behavior during crash and near-crash events using naturalistic driving data, Qiuqi Cai
Constraints on neutrino oscillation parameters with the NOvA experiment, Erika Cantano-Mur
Fumonisin B1 in Bt and non-Bt maize: A meta-analysis, Kayla Cappelle
Improving convective mode and streamflow forecasts through the use of convection-allowing ensembles, Bradley Carlberg
The power of belief: Implementing self-efficacy in the studio and the classroom, Taylor M. Carlson
The Great Game’s new player: China’s Belt and Road strategy for Central Asia, Darrell James Carter
Electrocatalysis for selective oxidation of biomass-derived compounds, David Chadderdon
Electrochemical conversion of biomass-derived furanics for production of renewable chemicals and fuels, Xiaotong Han Chadderdon
Evaluating the effectiveness of two training formats for grain dust explosion prevention, Wesley Tzungju Chang
Essays: Growth and return to education in China: 1988-2013, Yun Chang
Income inequality in China by industry, Yun Chang
Resonant sensors for passive, real-time, and wireless characterization of biological analytes, Sadaf Charkhabi
An application of fuzzy logic to prospect theory, Jorge Omar Chavez Salas
Impact of implementing national minimum wage on the Malaysian hotel employees, Nur Hidayah Che Ahmat
Performance evaluation of polymer modified asphalt binders utilizing soybean-derived materials, Conglin Chen
Multiscale modelling of martensitic phase transformation: Example of Si I to Si II, Hao Chen
A design framework for additive manufacturing based on the integration of axiomatic design approach, inverse problem-solving and an additive manufacturing database, Sarath Chennamkulam Renjith
Food security and the effects of climatic factors on livestock reproduction, Josue Chinchilla- Vargas
Modeling and control of complex building energy systems, Venkatesh Chinde
Liquid-phase diffusion bonding and the development of a Cu-Ni/Sn composite solder paste for high temperature lead-free electrical connections, Stephanie Michele Choquette
The effects of brand involvement and message strategy on user responses on Facebook brand pages, Su Yeon Cho
Magnetic ionic liquids in bioanalytical chemistry, Kevin Clark
Self-exciting spatio-temporal statistical models for count data with applications to modeling the spread of violence, Nicholas John Clark
Science learning opportunities and the Project Approach in preschool classrooms, Melissa Clucas
Rapport: A system designed to limit digital distraction within romantic relationships, Alexandria Collins
Soybean nitrogen dynamics: Nitrogen fixation, yield, and residue decomposition, S Carolina Cordova Martinez
The potential role of nitrite-embedded film technology in extending the color stability and shelf life of alternatively-cured meat products, Michael Stephen Cropp
Structure and function of Xyloglucan Xylosyltransferases, Alan Culbertson
Effects of flanking DNA and a transcriptional activator on the histone acetyltransferase activity of the SAGA complex, Sannie J. Culbertson
Mixed glass former effect in borate and thioborate sodium-ion conducting glass systems, Brittany Curtis
The effects of guardrail placement at signalized railroad-highway at-grade crossings in Iowa, Justin David Cyr
On exponential domination of graphs, Michael Dairyko
Xenophobia and its implications for refugee policies: A cross-national study, Elisa A. D'Amico
Effects of aerobic and resistance exercise on health-related quality of life in inactive adults with elevated blood pressure, Heather Rose Danzer
Understanding heat carrier effects in a laboratory-scale auger pyrolyzer, Tannon Jeffrey Daugaard
Greenhouse gas emissions from saturated riparian buffers and woodchip bioreactors, Morgan Davis
Can multiple-choice testing potentiate new learning for text passages? A meta-cognitive approach to understanding the forward testing effect, Sara Dawn Davis
Predictive analytics in agribusiness industries, Fatemeh Davoudi Kakhki
Host transcriptomic response to Newcastle disease virus in relatively resistant and susceptible inbred chicken lines, Melissa Deist
