Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Novel Biofabrication Technologies to Recapitulate In Vivo Geometries in Collagen Hydrogels, Veronica Rodriguez-Rivera
Marine Population Connectivity: Range Boundaries and Climate Change, Rhiannon Leigh Rognstad
Alterations to Taste Preference in MC4R Haploinsufficiency Manifest Prior to Dietary Induced Obesity and Are Accompanied by Dendritic Spine Alterations to Medium Spiny Neurons of the Nucleus Accumbens in Adulthood, Robert Francis Roscoe Jr.
Quantifying Individual Losses in a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Jennifer Rae Ruffing
Document Image Analysis Techniques for Handwritten Text Segmentation, Document Image Rectification and Digital Collation, Dhaval Salvi
Comparison of Confidence Intervals of Intracluster Correlation Coefficient Estimates for Binary Variables, Ashok Varma Samantapudi
Use of In-Situ Tests to identify Soil Behavior Type and Liquefaction Susceptibility of SCCP Soils, Rajshekhar Sarkar
A Three-Dimensional-Engineered Matrix to Study the Microenvironment of Cancer Stem Cells, Samaneh Kamali Sarvestani
High-Performance Meta-Genomic Gene Identification, Ibrahim Savran
Defining and Supporting Organizational Readiness in the Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementaion, Jonathan Peter Scaccia
INTEGRATING BIOMEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACHES TO STUDY PAIN IN PEDIATRIC SICKLE CELL DISEASE, Alyssa M. Schlenz
Utilizing Next Generation Sequencing to Generate Bacterial Genomic Sequences for Evolutionary Analysis, Derrick C. Scott
Science Fairs Before Sputnik: Adolescent Scientific Culture in Contemporary America, Sarah Michel Scripps
The Conscious Guitarist: Alexander Technique and Body Mapping for Guitarists, Alma Sehic
Analysis of Hurricane Preparedness Levels and Evacuation Intent for South Carolina Coastal Residents, Wesley Chad Seigler
Differentiating Self-Reported Imagery Abilities with Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brian D. Seiler
A COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER RISK INDEX FOR THE UNITED STATES, Michael E. Senn
Potential Stormwater Runoff Reductions by Incorporating Low Impact Development: Rocky Branch Watershed, Columbia, SC, Brett Sexton
Compositional Traits in Sorghum Bicolor Characterized by Transcriptome, Ionome and Genome-wide Association Analysis, Nadia Shakoor
Three Essays on Consumer Product Returns, Guangzhi Shang
STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING USING LINEAR AND NONLINEAR ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVES, Yanfeng Shen
Benefits of Video Games in Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, Jeremiah Jeffrey Shepherd
Going Up the Country: A Comparison of Elite Ceramic Consumption Patterns in Charleston and the Carolina Frontier, Rebecca E. Shepherd
Influence of Defects in Epitaxial Graphene Towards Material Growth and Device Performances, Shamaita Shithi Shetu
DIETARY INFLAMMATORY INDEX AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH INFLAMMATION, METABOLIC BIOMARKERS AND MORTALITY, Nitin Shivappa
Surface Modification of Nanoplatelets in Polymer Nanocomposites, Shailesh K. Shori
Genetic Background Influences Behavior and Responses to Epigenetic Changes Induced by a Methyl-Donor Diet, Kimberly R. Shorter
Association of Serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against Periodontal Bacteria in Type 2 Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes and Cardiovascular risk factors, Deepika Shrestha
TUNABLE GRAPHENE CHEM-FET AND GRAPHENE/SI HETEROJUNCTION CHEMI-DIODE SENSORS, Amol Kumar Singh
FROM CAPTURE TO CARE: ATTENTION, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND THE FUTURE OF COMPOSITION, Christian D. Smith
Culturally Relevant Teaching: A Case Study on Teaching Statistics in the High School Setting, LaShaune Natae Smith
How Much Do Groups Still Matter to Politics? An Examination of Group Influences on Public Opinion, Lauren E. Smith
Costume Design: More Than Imagination, Sean Anthony Smith
ENHANCING PERIPHERAL OPIOID ANALGESIA: DEVELOPMENT OF VIRAL VECTOR AND SMALL PEPTIDE THERAPIES, Sherika Smith
ROLE OF APELIN AND ENDOTHELIN SYSTEMS IN THE PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE, Terika Smith
GALAXIES IN ABSORPTION: A STUDY OF CHEMICAL AND KINEMATIC PROPERTIES OF SUB-DAMPED LYMAN-ALPHA QUASAR ABSORBERS, Debopam Som
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF IR-BASED BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS, You Jung Song
Lewd Legacies: The Challenges of Preserving Bermuda's Queen of the East Brothel, Megan Elizabeth Southern
VIRTUAL AND HYBRID MEETINGS: A THREE GENERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, Carole B. Sox
Data-Driven School Administrator Behaviors and State Report Card Results, James Alan Spencer
Political Perfectionism and Aesthetic Experience, Michael R. Spicher
PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF AN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION BATTERY FOR PEDIATRIC SICKLE CELL DISEASE, Melita T. Stancil
Volumes, Matthew Brooks Stark
USING COMPARATIVE METAGENOMICS TO DETERMINE THE ROLE OF ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) AS SENTINELS FOR HUMAN RESPIRATORY HEALTH, Sarah H. Stellick Seepaulsingh
Project SHINE: A Family-Based Intervention for Improving Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Diet in African American Adolescents, Sara M. St. George
Understanding the Evolutionary History of Biochemical Innovation, Madeline Opal St. Julien
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ESRI STORY MAPS AS EFFECTIVE TEACHING TOOLS, Caitlin Strachan
Microbes as Proton Exchange Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cells, Andrew Timothy Stroud
Principal Longevity, Leadership Behaviors, and Student Academic Achievement, Jennifer McLeod Swearingen
Piezotransistive III-V Nitride Microcantilever Based Mems/Nems Sensor for Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Chemicals, Abdul Hafiz Ibne Talukdar
Identification of microRNA Biomarkers in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer, Hossam Tashkandi
Antibiotic Usage in Relation to Resistant Bacterial Infections and Liver and Kidney Cancer Outcomes in South Carolina, Prea Thathiah
Risk and Resilience in an Urban School: How a Psychosocial Intervention Promotes the Educational Resilience of Latino Youth, Kip Van Thompson
Playing at History: Resurrection Man and Historiographic Game Design, Jessica Ethel Tompkins
Food Insecurity and Physical Activity among U.S. populations, Quyen G. To
FLOW DYNAMICS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE FROM ESTUARINE TIDAL TO FLUVIAL REGIME IN THE SANTEE RIVER, SC, USA, Legna M. Torres-Garcia
EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL PHENOTYPIC VARIATION ON PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIPS OF XANTHID CRABS IN NORTH INLET ESTUARY, SOUTH CAROLINA, Benjamin J. Toscano
EXPLORING THE VALIDITY OF ESTABLISHED LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL STAGE MODELS OF SEXUAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY OF WOMEN AND ETHNIC MINORITY MEN., Omar Ali Shabaaz Troutman
Discovery and Characterization of Multi-Target Directed Ligands as Inhibitors of Amyloid-β Aggregation and Regulators of Alzheimer's Disease, Jui-Heng Tseng
"Newest Born of Nations": Southern Thought on European Nationalisms and the Creation of the Confederacy, 1820-186, Ann L. Tucker
Before the Corridor of Shame: The African American Fight for Equal Education After Jim Crow, Luci Vaden
Does Growth in Childhood ADHD and Depression Symptoms Predict Binge-Eating During Adolescence, Kathryn Van Eck
Surface Functionalization of Inorganic Substrates with Polymeric Ligands Using Raft Polymerization, Anand Viswanath
Synthesis and Reactivity of HY Zeolite-Supported Rhodium Complexes, Artem D. Vityuk
Effects of Sight Singing Using Moveable-DO Solmization on the Transposition Performance of Undergraduate Group Piano Students, Michelle Irene Wachter
Ghosts of the Horseshoe: A Mobilization of a Critical Interactive, Richard Lee Walker
Pattern Extraction From Spatial Data - Statistical and Modeling Approches, Hu Wang
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER NANOMATERIALS USING CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION, Lei Wang
Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Bivariate Interval-Censored Data, Naichen Wang
Parental Satisfaction and Teacher Perspectives on Inclusive Education of Students with Asperger Syndrome: An Educational Tool, Hannah Warren
Parental Mediation of Adolescent Movie Viewing, Larry James Webster Jr.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRACTICE HISTORIES AND KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES OF HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS, Benjamin Joseph Wellborn
The Remaking of an American Opera: A Detailed Look at Carlisle Floyd's Grand Opera 'The Passion of Jonathan Wade', Joshua R. Wentz
Comparative Recharge Rates of Isolated and Riverine Wetlands, Chenille Hargrove Williams
Measuring the Effectiveness of Education for Sustainable Development Interventions for Effecting Change in Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviors toward Sustainable Development, Christopher Robin Wilson
FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FRO4 AND FRO5: TWO MEMBERS OF THE FERRIC CHELATE REDUCTASE FAMILY OF ARABIDOPSIS, Grandon Thomas Wilson
Structural Studies and Reactions of Rhenium and Rhenium-Gold Metal Carbonyl Complexes, Yuen Onn Wong
SUBSTANCE USE AND RISKY SEX: A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION, Darren Todd Woodlief
A Correlation Study of Leadership Indicators and Literacy Outcomes: Examining a State Adopted Leadership Assessment Model, Abigail DeAnn Woods
An Analysis of the Cultural Invariance of a Visual-Motor Integration Measure, Emma Kate C. Wright
Taking Interests and International Conflict More Seriously, Chong-Han Wu
High Level Control Implementation for a Residential Smart Grid Power System, Hang Xu
Research on Approximate Bayesian Computation, Jiting Xu
CARBOXYLATE SELECTIVE LANTHANIDE IMPRINTED POLYMER SENSORS FOR SENSOR ARRAY, Yang Xu
Nonlinear Magnetic Dynamics and The Switching Phase Diagrams in Spintronic Devices, Shu Anthoney Yan
A Study of the Relationship Between Public K-8 and Middle Schools and Student Achievement in One South Carolina School District, Marc Gardner Zachary
Automatic Loop Tuning and Memory Management for Stencil Computations, Fan Zhang
Cationic Metallocene-Containing Polymers: From Synthesis to Applications, Jiuyang Zhang
Gestational Weight Gain, Pregnancy Outcomes, and Use of Perinatal Health Services, Lujing Zhan
Low Reynolds Number Turbulence: Mechanisms and Applications, Wei Zhao