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Dissertations from 2023

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Chirality, symmetry-breaking, and chemical substitution in multiferroics, Kiman Park

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Dynamics Modeling of Molten Salt Reactors, Visura Umesh Pathirana

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Transportation System Performance and Traveler Behavior in the Context of a Systemwide Shock: Applications of Data Science Toward a Sustainable Future, A. Latif Patwary

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Transcriptomic studies of color development and powdery mildew resistance in Cornus dogwood species, Zaklina Pavlovic

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Modeling Substance Use Disorder using Deterministic and Stochastic Approaches and A Bayesian Model of Sudden Death, Leigh Pearcy

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Reconstructing the Holocene history of the Tennessee River using paleosols and paleoflood sediments, Paula J. Perilla Castillo

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Relationships Between Self-Directed Learning and Character Strengths in Doctoral Students, Cynthia Noblin Perry

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Exploring the Regulation of a Bacillus pumilus Bioplastic Degrading Protein, Elise Keara Phillips

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Raman Spectroscopic Methods for the Detection of Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration, Paula A. Pimiento

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Development of Surface-Modified Liposomes for Drug Delivery Applications, Megan Louise Qualls

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SMART WAREHOUSING IMPLEMENTAION AND EDUCATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT LEADERS, David Quintanilla

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Exploring Soil Microbial Dynamics in Southern Appalachian Forests: A Systems Biology Approach to Prescribed Fire Impacts, Saad Abd Ar Rafie

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Towards Safer Code Reuse: Investigating and Mitigating Security Vulnerabilities and License Violations in Copy-Based Reuse Scenarios, David Reid

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Explorations of Modern Parenting, Rebecca Gayle Renegar

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Improving Mobility and Safety in Traditional and Intelligent Transportation Systems Using Computational and Mathematical Modeling, Shahrbanoo Rezaei

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Material Formulation and Process Optimization Towards Fabricating Robust 3D Printed Structures, Austin Riggins

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Sub-Chandrasekhar type Ia supernovae scenarios with increased pathways for neutronization, Fernando Hernan Rivas

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A Novel Transition Layer Structure for Integrating Tungsten and Reduced Activation Ferritic/ Martensitic Steel, Ishtiaque Karim Robin

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The Hospital Won’t Save Us: An Exploration of the Racial Absence of Care and Emergent Radical Care as a Site of Liberation, Christopher L. Rogers

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Metagenomic investigation of microbial dark carbon fixation, viral interactions, and horizonal gene transfer within a convergent margin subsurface ecosystem, Timothy Joseph Rogers

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DESIGNING THE SCIENTIFIC DATA SUPPLY CHAIN TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY VIA A MULTI-ARMED NEWSVENDOR MODEL, Nettie Roozeboom

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The New Media Frontier: How Social Media Affects Partisan Attachments, Candidate Evaluations, and Political Emotions, Justin Allen Rose

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Reducing The Levelized Cost of Energy of Residential PV Inverters Through Dynamic Hardware Allocation, Kamal Sabi

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Development of Artificial Lipids for Metal Ion-Responsive Liposomes and Related Medicinal Applications, Ruhani Sagar

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Improving Customer Experience throughout the Customer Journey in the Big Data Era, Mohammad Saljoughian

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Analyzing Rent Burden from the Geographical Perspective: Determinants and Their Variation in the United States, Mikhail Samarin

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THE ROLE OF PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION IN THE EVOLUTION OF COOPERATION, Lucas Santana Souza

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Development of a detailed and reduced-order neutronics models for fusion reactor blanket and systems design optimization, Felipe Santos Novais

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Effects of the U.S. Veterinary Feed Directive Final Rule on the Prevalence of Violative Antibiotic Residues and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Animal Products, Md Shamim Sarkar

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COACH EVALUATION: INSIGHT INTO THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT OF NCAA DIVISION I COACHES, Kelsie Ann Patricia Saxe

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Sexual Evangelism: Youth Activism and the Fight for Comprehensive Sex Education in East Tennessee, Elena Schuch

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ASTROBIOLOGICAL ANALOGS: EXPLORING THE MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF CRYPTIC CRYOSPHERE HABITATS, Caleb Garry Schuler

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SUBSTANCE USE AMONGST EMERGING ADULTS: REPERCUSSIONS OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, Ashlyn Nicole Schwartz

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The Impact of Rebel Group Structure on Foreign Fighter Civilian Victimization, Jack Anthony Schwartz

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Masking on Individuals with Hearing Loss: Metacognition, Mental Health, and Ableism, Kristel Scoresby

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Characterization of radiotolerance in potato and development of a gamma radiation phytosensor., Robert Graham Sears

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Unlocking the Potential of Machine Learning in the Derivation of Low-Energy Models for Metallic Magnets, Vikram Sharma

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Enhancing Microgrid Flexibility, Stability, and Economy with Inverter-based Resources, Buxin She

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APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES TO EMPOWER DRUG DEVELOPMENT, Yue Shen

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Intelligent Traffic Control with Connected and Automated Vehicles, Yang Shi

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Additively Manufactured Nature Inspired Morphology for Redesign: Advancing Next Generation Energy Systems, Vanshika Singh

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Al-Ce-Mn Solidification Phase Selection and Solid-State Phase Transformations, Kevin Dean Sisco

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Evaluating Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD): Construct Validity and Correlates, Rebecca Mills Skadberg

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Factors Associated with the Success of an African American College President, Tyvi T. Small

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Insights into the Application of Deep Reinforcement Learning in Healthcare and Materials Science, Benjamin R. Smith

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An Electronic Validation of the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), Bonnie M. Smith

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Adapting Romance’s Semantic and Syntactic Structures in 21st Century Young Adult Literature, Film, and Television, Jennifer Anne Smith

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Synchrotron infrared spectroscopy of domain walls and high pressure phases of multiferroics, Kevin A. Smith Jr

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Investigating Metastable Phases in Ion-Irradiated Binary Oxides, Alexandre Paul Solomon

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A Feminist Ethnography of Care in the Infant/Toddler Classroom, Chesley Anne Sorrells

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APPLYING DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION TO CHARACTERIZE ADVANCED COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND MATERIALS, Ryan J. Spencer

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Faith Influences on Health of Rural Appalachian Older Adults in East Tennessee: An Ethnonursing Study, Karina Elizabeth Strange

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Sexual Violence and Psychological Distress: The Roles of Coping Self-efficacy, Self-blame, Shame, Activism, and Feminism, Charlotte Strauss Swanson

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Reading the Rainbow: Exploring the Educational Experiences of LGBTQ+ Students, Ashley R. Stroud

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Saudi Women's Abuse and Help-Seeking Experiences: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis, Shahad Ahmed Subiani

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Heat Pump Integrated Thermal Storage for Building Demand Response and Decarbonization, Sara Sultan

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Roles of soil pores in determining water retention and microbial dynamics, Huihui Sun

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MORPHOLOGIC ANALYSES OF PALEOZOIC RHOMBIFERAN ECHINODERM STEMS, Aidan R. Sweeney

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Diversity, taxonomy, and systematics of chanterelles and allies (Cantharellales), Rachel A. Swenie

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Segmenting the Thin Blue Line: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Myth and Ritual in Contemporary U.S. Police Film, Alexandra Szmutko

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Non-collinear Magnetic Textures Studied by Neutron Scattering, NAN TANG

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Understanding and Simulating Wildfire Changes Using Advanced Statical and Process-Oriented Models, Rongyun Tang

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Experiences with Student Loan Debt: A Phenomenological Study of First-Generation, Low-Income College Graduates, Sarah Leigh Gardner Thomas

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Impact of Renewables on Grid Strength, Transient Stability, and Grid Operation Characterization, Abigail E. Till

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Comprehensive Studies of Magnetic Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Molecular Compounds, Pagnareach Tin

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Whiteness and Racial (Non)Knowing In a Historically Sundown Town, Abigail Christine Tobias-Lauerman

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Evaluation of Treatment Options and Investigation of Pathogenesis of Chytridiomycosis in North American Salamanders, Anastasia Elaine Towe

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Regulation of Protein Synthesis in Arabidopsis Thaliana through a Bioinformatic and Mathematical Lens, Ricardo Andres Urquidi Camacho

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Generative Machine Learning Models in Healthcare Applications, Senne Van Steelandt

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Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Novel Powder-Extruded Al-Ce-Mg Alloys, Mairym Vazquez

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The Novel Chlorination of Zirconium Metal and Its Application to a Recycling Protocol for Zircaloy Cladding from Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods, Breanna K. Vestal

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(Un)Grading as Institutional Ecology: How (Alternative) Assessment Choices Shape Writing Classrooms, Megan Von Bergen

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TREATMENT ACCESSIBILITY DURING COVID-19: INDIVIDUAL AND TREATMENT CENTER PERSPECTIVES USING GELBERG—ANDERSEN’S BEHAVIORAL MODEL FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, Dorothy A. Wallis

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Space-Angle Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method for Radiative Transfer Equation, Hang Wang

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Additive Manufacturing of Magnetic Materials for Electric Motor and Generator Applications, Haobo Wang

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Distribution Locational Marginal Price in the Distribution Level Electricity Market, Xiaofei Wang

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A Quantitative and Spatial Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer in South Central Appalachia, Andrew Joseph Ward

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Machine Learning and Decision Making to Optimize Treatment Planning in Parkinson’s Disease, Jeremy Watts

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Resource Use and Success in Life Science Graduate Education, Maryrose Weatherton

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Evaluating Sekakawon/Wicocomico Persistence Throughout the Potomac and Rappahannock River Valleys Through the Identification of Communities of Practice, Rebecca J. Webster

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Purpose in Place: Discerning and Forefronting Forgotten Landscapes using the Methodological Lens of Augmented Reality, Lindy Westenhoff

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Mentor Teacher Positioning during Pedagogical Documentation with Early Childhood Preservice Teachers, Melissa Renee Westfall

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DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE CUTTING FORCE DYNAMOMETER FOR HYBRID MANUFACTURING, Justin West

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Dinitrogen Functionalization Using a Molybdenum Atom: Bridging the Gap Between Small and Coordination Complexes via Quantum Mechanical Methods, Maria Virginia White

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Probing Gas Transport Structure-Property Relationships in Vinyl-Addition Polynorbornenes, Trevor Jonas Wilson

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Characterization of Residual Stress and Precipitate Evolution in Aluminum 2xxx Self-Reacting Friction Stir Welds, Benjamin Joe Wing

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Effects of a Movement-based Curriculum on the Motor and Cognitive Development of Preschool-aged Children, Aaron Wood

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Utilizing ultra-performance chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry to investigate fatty acid mediated antibiotic tolerance, Brittni Woodall

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The Development of Tailored Amphiphilic Copolymers for Detergent-Free Integral Membrane Protein Extraction, Cameron Edward Workman

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Exploring the Role of Family Emotional Climate and Trait Mindfulness on Gendered Racism and Anxiety Among African American Women, LaTrice Nicole Wright

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Three Essays on the Economics of Education, Ge Wu

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Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance and Growth Defense Trade-off, Christopher Robert Wyman

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Exploring Rural Appalachian LGBTQ+ Wellness: Conceptualizing Through the IS-WEL Wellness Lens and Narrative Inquiry, Mary K. Wynn

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Generalized Participation Factors on Nonlinear Power System Oscillations, Tianwei Xia

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Physics-Augmented Modeling and Optimization of Complex Systems: Healthcare Applications, Jianxin Xie

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INTEGRATED MODELING AND MONITORING FOR A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT, Yifang Xu

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STRESS RELAXATION CRACKING IN 347H AUSTENITIC STEEL WELDMENTS UNDER VARIOUS HEAT TREATMENTS: EXPERIMENTS AND MODELING, Yi Yang

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Assessing the Landscape of Relationship Help and a Pilot Adaptation of Relationship Checkups for Christian Churches, Adam W. York

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Development of a Portable, Tileable, Dual-Particle Radiography System, Christian Xavier Young

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A Qualitative Analysis of a Playground Mentoring Intervention for Bullied Elementary School Children, Sydney T. Younginer