Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies: The identification of a new disease phenotype after experimental interspecies transmission, Robyn Kokemuller
Biomechanical analysis of bovine lamina, Ray Jeffrey Lee
Impact of acute heat treatment on autophagy and insulin signaling in C2C12 myotubes, Corey Michael Summers
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The effect of intestinal inflammation and enteric nervous system deregulation in the pathogenesis of Parkinsonian syndrome, Shivani Ghaisas
The relationship between smartphone use, symptoms of depression, symptoms of anxiety, and academic performance in college students, Elizabeth Mae Longnecker
The roles of fyn and tau in the early phase of epileptogenesis: Studies from transgenic mouse models, Marson Rubianto Eka Putra
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Massive Model Visualization: A Practical Solution, Jeremy S. Bennett
Virus protein transport across the gut epithelium of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Mariah Kemmerer
Risk Management Framework 2.0, Brent F. Richey
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Social media in study abroad, Devon Kasey Bilsing
Racism in contemporary American institutions: a critical, color-blind discourse analysis of sport, Brandon Lamar Clark
The identification of effectors of retinal cell fate determination through single cell transcriptomics, Jillian JoAnne Goetz
Use of social media in undergraduate communication classes, Aimee Nichole Langager
The marriage division: a case study on clerical dissension in the United Methodist Church, Erin E. Meek
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
nobile: Design and evaluation of a persuasive technology application for social behavior change, Batzaya Batsaikhan
Integral Agriculture: Taking seriously the mindset of the farmer, the interiority of the beings on the farm, and a metaphysics that connects them, Travis E. B. Cox
A psychoeducational intervention for early-stage caregivers of older Iowans: a pilot study, Nichole L. Seedorf
Generating a framework for the evaluation of structural layout preferences within e-commerce websites, Bennett Stone
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Do music and art influence one another? Measuring cross-modal similarities in music and art, Amanda Catherine Duthie
The cathartic reflection: Enhancing community engagement through use of qualitative research methods in post-disaster community planning, Abigail Marie Gaffey
Tools for success: understanding the efficacy of technology in Iowa community college English composition instruction, Rebecca Lee Peterson
Leadership models and community resilience to climate change events: A case study of an Alaskan bush village, Wendy Jo Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Goddess in a cape: Feminine divine as comic book superhero, Jacki Renee Hayes
"Le tengo fe" How do women's networks influence the health competence of Latina immigrant mothers living in a rural Midwestern state?, Flor de Maria Romero de Slowing
Shugendo: The Way of Power, Eric James Waite
Influenza Virus Infection: The Impact of Physical Activity on the Aging Immune System and Obesity-Associated Immune Impairments, Kristi J. Warren
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The influence of music on the emotional interpretation of visual contexts, Fernando Bravo
The diffusion of sustainability activism at an American universtiy, Jo Ann Simpson
Genomic and functional characterization of G protein-coupled receptors in the human pathogen Schistosoma mansoni and the model planarian Schmidtea mediterranea, Mostafa Zamanian
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Hope deferred: Mormon feminism and prospects for change in the LDS church, Holly Theresa Bignall
Effects of selection for low residual feed intake and feed restriction on gene expression profiles and thyroid axis in pigs, Sender Lkhagvadorj
Domestic violence in Iowa: Exploring the experiences of Latinas with organizational response, Angelica Reina
A comparison of both water and ethanol extracts prepared from Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea angustifolia on the response to Influenza A/PR/8/34 infection in mice, Navrozedeep Singh
Pay attention to what they tell you to forget: What we know, what we want, and how it affects our health, Michael Addison Stanfield
Diagnostics for nonlinear models with application to population pharmacokinetic modeling, Xiaoyong Sun
Assisting the intermediate-level language listener through the use of elaborated texts, Marta Alejandra Vessoni De Lence
Factors that predict students' educational experience at a Midwestern research university: A comparative study of STEM and non-STEM majors, Emerald Corrine Amanda Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Theophylline IMAGEtags (Intracellular Multi Aptamer Genetic tags): the development and evaluation of an RNA reporter system based on the theophylline aptamer, Hans Eirik Haarberg
Minority Women in Adminitstrative Professional Positions in Higher Education, Michelle Antoinette Hale
A Study of the Status and Social Acclimation of International Students' Wives at Iowa State University and Ames Community, Julia Mitrushi
Welfare policies and covert behaviors: Understanding the effects on low-income families needing child support in central Iowa, Alissa Stoehr
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Ethnic-identity intensity as a moderator of the Technology Acceptance Model and its antecedents, Marcus Anthony Alexander
The peripeteia, an analysis of reversal speeches by Barbara Bush, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon B. Johnson, Christopher James Anderson
Design patterns in level design: common practices in simulated environment construction, Denise Bacher
Functional analysis of the C-terminal domain in the Drosophila JIL-1 histone H3 kinase, Xiaomin Bao
Proteins affecting rod photoreceptor differentiation in the murine retina: a proteomics approach with emphasis on mTOR, Alison Elizabeth Barnhill
Situating digital tools through ubiquitous virtuality: confluences of art, architecture, and activity in HCI, Romeu Luiz de Castro Bessa
Intercept System to Edit, Control, and Analyze Packets (ISECAP), Grant Rogers Brinkmeyer
Accumulation of BEL1-like transcripts in solanaceous species, Brian Anthony Campbell
The acceptance of domestic technology: TAM as applied to a proposed classification scheme, Helen Marie Colvin
Exploring host-pathogen relationships through computer simulations of intracellular infection, Garrett Marc Dancik
Remodeling of higher order chromatin structure by the JIL-1 histone H3 kinase in Drosophila, Huai Deng
Syncretism: a study of Toshodai-ji Wayo architectural and cultural elements, Carole N. Edginton
Elucidation of anti-inflammatory constituents in Hypericum perforatum extracts and delineation of mechanisms of anti-inflammatory activity in RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages, Kimberly Dawn Petry Hammer
Phylogenetic placement and population genetic analysis of the endangered winged mapleleaf, Quadrula fragosa, Amanda Heather Hemmingsen
Provocateurs and triggers: induction of antigen-specific responses to the colonic resident microbiota and susceptibility to colitis, Abigail Lynn Henderson
Impact of veterinary antibiotics in the environment, Keri Lynn Deppe Henderson
Biochemical and genetic analyses of physical associations among Zea mays starch biosynthetic enzymes, Tracie Ann Hennen-Bierwagen
Understanding the biological activity of Hypericum species through metabolomics studies, Matthew Lee Hillwig
Hypothesis building using the Animal Trait Ontology, LaRon Maurice Hughes
Functional genomics of resistance-related genes in barley-powdery mildew interactions, Pingsha Hu
Characterization of barley yellow dwarf virus subgenomic RNAs, Jacquelyn R. Jackson
Decision making limitations from communication barriers in government structures in Chinese rural energy projects, Nathan Gregory Johnson
Assembly and annotation tools for analysis of large contiguous regions of the maize genome, Brent Anson Kronmiller
Interactive graphics, graphical user interfaces and software interfaces for the analysis of biological experimental data and networks, Michael Lawrence
Peasant communities, the first link of the commodity chain of vicuña fiber, Liliana L. Lay Lisung
Differential mucosal gene expression modulates the development of murine colitis, Zhiping Liu
Method development for the quantification of ferritin in staple food crops, Rebecca Jane Lukac
BioN: a novel interface for biological network visualization, Lisa McGarthwaite
Visualization for network forensic analyses: extending the Forensic Log Investigator (FLI), Paul Michael Miller
The use of genetic markers to improve sow productive life and genetic abnormalities, Benny Edd Mote
Nutritional and hormonal modulation of diabetes-perturbed folate, homocysteine, and methyl group metabolism, Kristin M. Nieman
Physiology and pharmacology of flatworm muscle, Ekaterina B. Novozhilova
Design and evaluation of auditory spatial cues for decision making within a game environment for persons with visual impairments, Michael Anthony Oren
A genomic study of soybean iron deficiency chlorosis, Jamie Aileen O'Rourke
Functional characterization of Arabidopsis sorting nexin AtSNX2b, Nguyen Phan
Relationship of centrally-located body fat to appetitive hormones in healthy postmenopausal women, Laura Marie Ritland
Evolutionary variance of gene network model via simulated annealing, Kyoungmin Roh
Phyllosphere-mediated bacterial degradation of airborne phenol, Amarjyoti Sandhu
Effect of genetic and proteomic variation in field isolates of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae on virulence, diagnosis and prevention of disease in the pig, Erin Linn Strait
A concept virtual harp with physical string vibrations using augmented reality for therapy, Tanasha A. Taylor
Care ethics and cloning: a speculative literary critique of human biotechnology, Laurel A. Tweed
Identification and characterization of genes responsible for high persistence in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Alec DeMars Houlihan Victorsen
A formal approach toward authenticated authorization without identification, Lucas D. Witt
Analysis on protein structures using statistical and bioinformatical methods, Aimin Yan
Understanding protein motions by computational modeling and statistical approaches, Lei Yang
Mechanisms of BES1-regulated gene expression downstream of brassinosteroid signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana, Xiaofei Yu
Relatedness of Haemophilus parasuis strains and their proteins' possible roles as virulence factors, Emilie Susanna Noel Zehr
Immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties of Echinacea species, Zili Zhai
Protein Kinase C-delta in dopaminergic system and experimental models of Parkinson's disease, Danhui Zhang
