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Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Velocity Model for CO2 Sequestration in the Southeastern United States Atlantic Continental Margin, John Ollmann

Assessing Exposure to Occupants in an Indoor Space Due to Expirated Aerosols: Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Firoza Binte Omar

What Makes Killing for Organs Wrong? A Philosophical Defense of the ‘Dead Donor’ Rule, Adam Omelianchuk

High Resolution Radiation Detectors Based On 4H-SiC N-Type Epitaxial Layers And Pixilated CdZnTe Single Crystal Devices, Cihan Oner

Climate Metric Coherence: Stationarity of the Relationships Between North Pacific Climate Indices and Ecological Processes in the Gulf of Alaska, Michael Opiekun

(Re) thinking the Past through Performance: The (Re) construction of Militant Childhood Imaginaries in the Post-Dictatorship of Argentina’s Cultural Production from 2003-2015, Stephanie Rubi Orozco

Advanced Clearing Methods and Imaging Techniques for Optimized Three- Dimensional Reconstruction of Dense Tissues, Caleb A. Padgett

Cationic Metallocene-Containing Biomaterials For Antimicrobial Applications, Parasmani Pageni

The Play’s The Thing: Engaging 6th Grade Social Studies Students Through Movement, Karen Clinkert Paggi

Screening of Novel Active Salicylic Acid Analogs and Identification of a Bacterial Effector Targeting Key Proteins Involved in Salicylic Acid-Mediated Defense, Ian Palmer

An Action Research Study of Female Calculus Students’ Perceptions of the Flipped Classroom Model, Tammy Parham

The Role Of ENSO On The Agulhas Current Leakage Region, Morgan Lauren Paris

Chemotherapy Knowledge And Health Literacy Among Women With Breast Cancer, Pearman deTreville Parker

Role Of MIR-489 In HER2 Positive Breast Cancer, Yogin Patel

Ultrasonic Analysis and Tools for Quantitative Material State Awarness of Engineered Materials, Subir Patra

Black Power And Neighborhood Organizing In Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Way Community Center, 1966-1971, Sarah Jayne Paulsen

The Perceptions of School Counselors, Special Education Teachers, and Principals on their Preparedness to be on Anti-Bullying Policies Actors for Students with Disabilities, Sara J. Pearson

Minimal Hearing Loss In School-Age Children: Prevalence And Relationship To Reading Impairment, Laura Peek

Analysis Of Evacuation Behaviors And Departure Timing For October 2016’s Hurricane Matthew, Erika O. Pham

The Rational Synthesis of Bimetallic Catalysts on Oxide Supports, Andrew Phillip Wong

Comparative Effectiveness of Conventional and Novel Sampling Methods for the Recruitment of Sexual Minority Identified Women, Sarah M. Piperato

Matrix Stiffness Modulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Sensitivity to Geometric Asymmetry Signals, Maria Eugenia Piroli

Impact of Explicit Instruction Using Culturally Relevant Texts in Reading on Student Confidence, Wendy Harriford Platt

Problem-Solving In An Early Childhood Mathematics Classroom, Lockey Plyler

Historical Inquiry And Student Perceptions Of Cultural Groups In A Social Studies Classroom, Michelle Pope

The Effects Of Modifiable Lifestyle Behaviors On Lipoprotein Particle Concentration And Size, Ryan R. Porter

Re-Evaluation Of The Extent And Tectonic History Of The Helena Banks Fault Zone, Offshore South Carolina, Ahmet Postaagasi

Salt Tectonism In The Carolina Trough, Ceren Postaagasi

A Complete History Of Rico Reeds, Neal Postma

Association Between Mechanics And Biology In Vascular Graft Remodeling, David Andrew Prim

Using Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheters In Difficult Access Patients, Courtney Prince

Kv7 Channels Of The Urinary Bladder Smooth Muscle: Functional Roles And Therapeutic Potential, Aaron Provence

Initiating a Peer Support Program for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Richland and Lexington Counties, Danielle P. Simmons

Particle Fluxes In The North Pacific: An Assessment Of Pseudonitzschia And Domoic Acid In The Santa Barbara Basin, And Of Mercury, Carbon And Nitrogen In The Central Pacific, Blaire P. Umhau

Adjusting For Mis-Reporting In Count Data, Gelareh Rahimighazikalayeh

Association Between Perception Of Police Prejudice Against Minorities And Juvenile Delinquency, Kwang Hyun Ra

East Branch of the Cooper River, 1780-1820: Panopticism and Mobility, Lisa Briggitte Randle

Multiscale Deformation And Failure Behavior Of Polymer Bonded Explosives Subjected To High Rate Loading, Suraj Muthiramalil Ravindran

We are One: The Role of Group Identity And Self-Sacrificial Leaders on the Generation of Social Capital Within Youth Sport Programs, Dorothy R. Collins

The Impact of Interactive Student Notebooks on Student Achievement in Algebra One: An Action Research Study, Melissa R. Drew

Mechanisms Of RAD51D-Dependent Repair Of DNA And Telomere Damage Induced By Interstrand Crosslinking Agents And Thiopurines, Nicole M. Reilly

The Emergence Of Early Visual Attention Profiles In Infants At High Risk For Autism Spectrum Disorder, Debra Reisinger

Development of a Fluorescence Imaging Photometer-Based Method for Characterization of Phytoplankton Communities, Cameron Maxwell Rekully

Impacts Of Drainage Systems On Stormwater Hydrology: Rocky Branch Watershed, Columbia, South Carolina, Logan Ress

Hierarchical Corannulene-Based Materials, Allison M. Rice

Graph Homomorphisms and Vector Colorings, Michael Robert Levet

Examining The Factor Structure, Concurrent Validity, And Predictive Validity Of The Social Motivational Orientations In Sport Scale (Smoss) In An Early Adolescent Sample, Alex M. Roberts

The Popular Education Question in Antebellum South Carolina, 1800-1860, Brian A. Robinson

Instrumentation For, And Application Of, Novel Electrochemical Tools For In Vivo Analysis Of Neurotransmitters In The Context Of Psychiatric Disease, Rhiannon Robke

Temporal Collapse And Historical Erasure In David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, Amy Rogers

Self-Regulation And Self-Efficacy In A Three-Part Goal Setting Cycle, Mary Virginia Roueche

Operation Of The Leica SP8 Multiphoton Confocal System Using Single Or Multiple Fluorochromes, Amy E. Rowley

The Sedimentary Record Of Eocene Deformation In The Interior Of The Southern Canadian Cordillera, Erica May Rubino

Sites Seen and Unseen: Mapping African American Women’s Public Memorialization, Alexandria Russell

“Poetry Doesn’T Restore Ecosystems”: Garbage And Poetry In The Anthropocene, Joseph Russell Hendryx

Is Current Fragile X Syndrome Counseling Enough? Expanding the Clinical Phenotype of Fragile X in Premutation And Intermediate Allele Carriers, Zahra Saadat Girnary

New Insight For Activity Intensity Relativity: Metabolic Expenditure During Object Projection Skill Performance, Ryan S. Sacko

The Representations of Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Arab Women’s Literature: Elements of Subversion and Resignification., Rima Sadek

Cenozoic Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution And Petroleum System Of The Eastern Cordillera Foothills And Adjacent Basins (Colombia), Essam Saeid

Development Of A Supplier’s Delivery Time And Delivered Quality Performance Index And Assessment Of Alternative Decisions Regarding Underperforming Suppliers For The Aerospace Industry, Clint Saidy

Effectiveness Of “Good” Governance Policies Across Contexts: A Test Of The Universal Vs. Embedded View, Sabrina Ferdous Saleh

Social Engineering Knowledge Measured as a Security Countermeasure, Christopher Artejus Sanders

Perks Of Perkins: Understanding Where Magic And Religion Meet For An Early Modern English Theologian, Kyle Sanders

Block Copolymer Control Of Nanoscale Porous Materials, Amrita Sarkar

The Impact Of A Media Literacy Curriculum On Middle School Students’ Ability To Recognize Racial Bias In Mass Media, Amy Savage

Local Rings and Golod Homomorphisms, Thomas Schnibben

The Ghosts Of Lucy Snowe: Queer Temporality In Villette, Lauren Schuldt

Chinese Tallow Invasion On A South Carolina Barrier Island: A Study Of Current Distribution Following Herbicide Treatments, Victoria Schwartz

Mothers, Blaine Scovil

College Success Class: A Targeted Soft Skills Inventory For Student Success, Beth Ann Scruggs

Optical investigation of a hybrid system of plasmonic structures and semiconductor quantum dots, Matthew B. Seaton

The Impact of Classroom Engagement in a College Civic Engagement Classroom: An Action Research Study, Kimberly Seibles

Influence of Application-Based Homework on Students Who Struggle in Algebra I, Charles Seipp

Black Men, Red Coats: The Carolina Corps, Race, and Society in the Revolutionary British Atlantic, Gary Sellick

Insects As Metaphors For Post-Civil War Reconstruction Of The Civic Body In Augustan Age Rome, Olivia Semler

Solo Violin Works Influenced By Romanian Lăutari Music, Essena Liah Setaro

Understanding The Adsorption And Nucleation Of Transition Metals On A Model Carbon Support, Grant S. Seuser

The Impact Of Upland Development And Marsh Width On Groundwater Composition In Estuarine Tidal Creeks In The Southeastern Coastal United States, Meghan Shanahan

Characterizing Health Behavior Information: Developing A Surveillance Text Mining Framework Using Twitter For Diet, Diabetes, Exercise, And Obesity, George Shaw Jr.

Discovery of Community Structures in Static and Dynamic Networks, Shiwen Shen

Development Of Models And Solution Methods For Different Drayage Applications, Samaneh Shiri

Manufacturing Feature Recognition With 2D Convolutional Neural Networks, Yang Shi

Movement Break Effects On Second Graders: An Action Research Study, Windy K. Sizemore

Ku-Band AG Channel Modeling, Albert Smith

Referential Indexing: The Role of Space in Reference Processing, Cameron Smith

Solving Dynamic Addition Math Word Problems Using The Start-Change-Result Strategy, Deborah S. Smith

Cognitive Remediation Of Working Memory Deficits In Children With Chronic Health Conditions: Tailoring Cogmed Training To Address Barriers To Adherence, Kelsey Smith

Linking Physiology, Temperature, And Recruitment: A Classic Competitive Story Rewritten By Climate, Maeve Kerrigan Snyder

Experimental Music In Higher Education: Toward A Pedagogy Of Creativity, Philip Melancthon Snyder V

Construction Of Supramolecular And Coordination Compounds From Pyridyl Bis-Urea Macrocycles, Bozumeh Som

Tumor Suppressor MIR-489 Regulates Proliferation, Autophagy and Overcomes Drug-Resistance in Breast Cancer, Mithil Soni

Spiritual Care in Cancer Genetic Counseling: Patient Perceptions of Methods, Christopher Michael Spencer

Family Oriented Values, Emerging Adulthood, And Tobacco Use Among Hispanic Emerging Adults, Melek Yildiz Spinel

Integration of Theory and Feasibility in Learning Disability Identification: Examining Criteria Effects in the Integrated Assessment and Intervention Model, Allison Stafford

Integrating Self-Determination And Expectancy-Value Theories In Examining The Achievement Of First-Generation College Students: A Latent Profile Analysis Examining Relations Between Perceived Choice, School Valuing, And Perceived Competence And Academic Achievement, Angela Starrett

Resolving The Problem Of Student Disengagement: Flipped Instruction In A Community College Computer Science Course, Kimberly K. Sterne

Three Studies Concerning Movement Integration In Low Socioeconomic Elementary School Classrooms, Gregory L. Stewart

Residential Mobility And Enrollment Churn In A Medicaid Population, John E. Stewart

Internal Gravity Wave Detection During The 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse, Michael J.W. Stewart

Implementation Costs of Spiking versus Rate-Based ANNs, Lacie Renee Stiffler