• The Spaces Between Us: An Affective Examination of Individual and Collective Memory in Parental Decision Making 

  Silverman, Elena Hatton (2023-02)

  No pseudonyms are used in this dissertation. I found it very difficult to write about my participants using names that aren’t theirs. These are people who I know, who I have relationships with, who have been with me in ...
• Genetic Dissection of Chlamydia spp. Determinants of Tissue Tropism, Stress Response and Nutrient Acquisition 

  Banerjee, Arkaprabha (2023-02)

  Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is an obligate intracellular bacterium that transitions between two distinct morphological forms during its complex developmental cycle. During the intracellular portion of its developmental ...
• Mapping the Major Epitope(s) of the Glycoprotein of Ebolavirus with QB Phage Display System 

  Edwards, Andrew (2023-02)

  The main goal of the research was to produce and analyze Qβ phage virions containing various segments of the EBOV glycoprotein fused to its A1 the readthrough minor coat protein. The recombinant phages would then be utilized ...
• The e-OSCE and Social Work Education: Creating Authentic, High-Impact Practice Learning Opportunities for Students 

  Wolfe-Taylor, Samantha N. (2023-01)

  Advances in technology, non-traditional students, and a new generation of elearners all challenge institutions of higher learning to support innovations that create relevant distance education opportunities for their ...
• Activation of Gcn2 by Pharmacological Agents Designed to be Inhibitors 

  Carlson, Kenneth Reed (2023-01)

  The integrated stress response (ISR) is an important mechanism by which cells confer protection against environmental stresses. Central to the ISR is a collection of related protein kinases that monitor stress conditions, ...
• Multiplexed High-Resolution Imaging Approach to Decipher the Cellular Heterogeneity of the Kidney and its Alteration in Kidney Disease and Nephrolithiasis 

  Sabo, Angela Renae (2023-01)

  Kidney disease and nephrolithiasis both present a major burden on the health care system in the US and worldwide. The cellular and molecular events governing the pathogenesis of these diseases are not fully understood. We ...
• Robust, Enhanced-Performance SRAMs via Nanoscale CMOS and Beyond-CMOS Technologies 

  Gopinath, Anoop (2022-12)

  In this dissertation, a beyond-CMOS approach to Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) design is investigated using exploratory transistors including Tunnel Field Effect Transistor (TFET), Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor ...
• Automated Assessment of Psychiatric Patients Using Medical Notes 

  Wang, Shuo (2022-12)

  Psychiatric patients require continuous monitoring on par with their severity status. Unfortunately, current assessment instruments are often time-consuming. The present thesis introduces several passive digital markers ...
• Research and Development of Electric Micro-Bus Vehicle Chassis 

  Coovert, Benjamin (2022-12)

  In this project, a chassis concept has been developed for a small electric vehicle ’minibus’. The vehicle is intended to be used as a transport between agricultural locations in Ethiopia to cities where the products can ...
• Effect of Drinking History on Reinforced and Extinction Responding in Crossed High Alcohol-Preferring Mice 

  Winkler, Garrett (2022-12)

  Tolerance is a diagnostic criterion for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and dependence and is often measured metabolically or behaviorally by comparing blood ethanol concentrations (BEC) or locomotor performance to an ethanol ...
• Generation of Alkyl Radicals Via C-H Functionalization and Halogen Atom Transfer Processes 

  Niu, Ben (2022-12)

  Alkyl radicals are powerful intermediates for the generation of carbon-carbon bonds, which play an indispensable role in the synthesis of natural products, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. Traditionally, there are two main ...
• Analyses of the development and function of stem cell derived cells in neurodegenerative diseases 

  Lavekar, Sailee Sham (2022-12)

  Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are an attractive tool for the study of different neurodegenerative diseases due to their potential to form any cell type of the body. Due to their versatility and self-renewal capacity, ...
• Elucidating Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Retinal Ganglion Cell Neurodegeneration in a Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Model 

  Huang, Kang-Chieh (2022-12)

  Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness characterized by the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), essentially severing the connection between the eye and the brain. Among many underlying causes of the disease, ...
• Optimal Policies in Reliability Modelling of Systems Subject to Sporadic Shocks and Continuous Healing 

  Chatterjee, Debolina (2022-12)

  Recent years have seen a growth in research on system reliability and maintenance. Various studies in the scientific fields of reliability engineering, quality and productivity analyses, risk assessment, software reliability, ...
• Zebrafish Asd Discovery Models for Epileptic Mutations of Scn2a and Scn8a 

  Milder, Patrick (2022-12)

  Approximately 30% of patients with epilepsy do not achieve adequate seizure control through current anti-seizure drugs (ASD) and treatment methods. Therefore, a critical need exists to efficiently screen ASDs to enhance ...
• Visual Analytics of Big Data from Molecular Dynamics Simulation 

  Rajendran, Catherine Jenifer Rajam (2022-12)

  Protein malfunction can cause human diseases, which makes the protein a target in the process of drug discovery. In-depth knowledge of how protein functions can widely contribute to the understanding of the mechanism of ...
• A Finite Element Model for Investigation of Nuclear Stresses in Arterial Endothelial Cells 

  Rumberger, Charles B. (2022-12)

  Cellular structural mechanics play a key role in homeostasis by transducing mechanical signals to regulate gene expression and by providing adaptive structural stability for the cell. The alteration of nuclear mechanics ...
• Combining Semiempirical QM Methods with Atom Dipole Interaction Model for Accurate and Efficient Polarizability Calculations 

  Young, Ryan (2022-12)

  Molecular polarizability plays a significant role in chemistry, biology, and medicine. Classical prediction of polarizability often relies on atomic-type specific polarizability optimized for training set molecules, which ...
• Exploring Online Heterosexist Discrimination Using Meyer's Minority Stress Model 

  Carson, Ian William (2022-12)

  AIM People with marginalized sexual orientations experience mental health and substance use problems at a higher rate compared to heterosexuals. Experiences of discrimination have been identified as a significant factor ...
• Sequential Semantic Segmentation of Streaming Scenes for Autonomous Driving 

  Cheng, Guo (2022-12)

  In traffic scene perception for autonomous vehicles, driving videos are available from in-car sensors such as camera and LiDAR for road detection and collision avoidance. There are some existing challenges in computer ...

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