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Geochemical Characterization of Groundwater and Mineralogical Assessment in Hatiya Island, Southeastern Coastal Region of Bangladesh 

Tajwar, Mahir (2023-05-05)  ETD File Embargoed
Groundwater is a vital source of fresh water for drinking and agricultural purposes in the region of Hatiya Island, Bangladesh, yet is subject to contamination by natural and anthropogenic activities. To address this issue, ...

A comparative study of variations in state water policy in response to recurring droughts 

Farley, Jonathan (2023-05-05)  ETD File Embargoed
The purpose of this study is to investigate how environmental culture, institutional structures, and water distribution have led to differences in water policy innovation, using Texas, California, and Alabama as case studies ...

Spray Evaporation on Enhanced-Surface Tube Bundles with Low-GWP Refrigerants 

Rothe, Joshua (2023-05-04)  ETD File Embargoed
With the development of new low-GWP HFO refrigerants and increasingly stringent regulation of existing HVAC&R systems, the heat transfer performance of these refrigerants and the effects of various enhancement techniques ...

Revalidating DNA Damage Inducible 1 Homolog II (DDI2) as a Novel Target for the Treatment of Cancer 

Ibtisam, Ibtisam (2023-05-04)
Cancer cells are under proteotoxic stress and are more sensitive to the perturbation of protein quality control pathways than normal cells. The proteasome is a critical component of the protein quality control machinery. ...

Contextualizing the Development of Emotion Regulation in Early Adolescence: Results from the ABCD Study 

Crumly, Brianna (2023-05-04)
Emotion regulation (ER) is known to be an important cognitive process which underlies both adaptive and maladaptive functioning. This thesis aimed to evaluate the associations between key micro- and macro-contexts and the ...

Forgone but not Forgotten: A Job and Leisure Crafting Perspective of how Employees Fulfill Their Unanswered Entrepreneurial Identity Aspirations 

Hamrick, Alexander (2023-05-04)  ETD File Embargoed
Aspirations to be an entrepreneur motivate individuals to take entrepreneurial action and to work towards starting a new venture. It is unclear, however, how these entrepreneurial aspirations influence full-time employees’ ...

Physical Therapists' Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Treating Chronic Pain 

Ballard, Jennifer (2023-05-04)
Physical Therapists’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Treating Chronic Pain is an investigation into physical therapists’ knowledge and perceptions of treating patients with chronic pain. Chronic pain is a major ...

Additive Nanomanufacturing of Flexible Hybrid Electronics 

Ahmadi, Zabihollah (2023-05-04)
There is always great interest in finding new advanced manufacturing techniques to pave the way for realization of future flexible and wearable electronics. Direct printing of functional materials, structures, and devices ...

Particle Charge Determination in a Magnetized Dusty Plasma Flow 

Funk, Dylan (2023-05-04)
Dusty plasmas consist of components typically found in a plasma (electrons, ions and neutral particles) as well as micrometer sized dust particles. The structural and dynamic properties of a dusty plasma system are ...

Do as I say, not as I do: The effects of organizational response type on employee commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic 

Donnelly, Lilah (2023-05-04)
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for organizations to show that they value their employees. During the pandemic, organizations could have responded substantively by mandating masks, enforcing social distancing, ...

Development and Demonstration of a Flexible Performance-based Resilience Evaluation Program (PREP) Framework to Support Transportation Planning and Decision-Making 

Cordero, Fernando (2023-05-04)
The past decade has seen an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events around the globe. The changes in weather and climate patterns can be linked to the increasing amount of greenhouse gases, GHGs, ...

A Study of Adversarial Attacks on Machine Learning-based Fake News Detection Systems 

Brown, Brandon (2023-05-04)  ETD File Embargoed
Due to the increased use and reliance on social media, fake news has become a significant problem that can cause great harm to individuals. Because of the dangerousness of fake news, techniques must be developed to detect ...

Surface engineering of multi-functional coatings to enhance the electrochemical performance 

Lin, Mao-Chia (2023-05-04)
The electrochemical behavior of functionalized composite for surface engineering and its application is described in this dissertation. The research work includes electropolymerization, microwave synthesis, characterization, ...

Embedding and Coloring Designs 

Baumann, Stacie (2023-05-04)
This dissertation focuses on two problems in design theory. Techniques from graph theory are frequently utilized and therefore the proofs may also be of interest to graph theorists. The first problem focuses on ...

Music Teachers’ Perceptions of Undergraduate Music Education Curricula: A Quantitative Survey of Current Music Teachers 

Smith, Natalie (2023-05-03)
This dissertation examined current music teachers’ perceptions of their undergraduate music education program. I gathered data through an online survey completed by current K-12 music teachers. I recruited participants ...

Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use and Access to Medication Management Services in Older Adults Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia 

Zhao, Yi (2023-05-03)  ETD File Embargoed
Background: Older adults living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) have a higher risk of using potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) than those without ADRD. Even though Medication Therapy Management ...

A ROUGH SURFACE MIXED LUBRICATION MODEL OF MACHINE COMPONENT INTERFACES WITH AN EXPERIEMENTAL EVALUATION 

Chu, Nolan (2023-05-02)  ETD File Embargoed
This work develops a numerical methodology for predicting the performance of an automotive piston ring system by considering contact and lubrication mechanics. The rough surface contact mechanics and lubrication occurs ...

Use and Misuse of the Power Side Channel in Additive Manufacturing Security 

Gatlin, Jacob (2023-05-02)
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is growing rapidly as an industry, particularly into the production of functional, safety-critical parts. AM Security has accordingly become a key research area for the technology, as sabotage ...

Seat Belt Safety in Rollover Accidents: Investigating Buckle Release Force and its Impact on Occupant Protection 

Nageswaran, Shivaprasad (2023-05-02)
Seat belts have been a crucial safety feature in vehicles for over a century. They undoubtedly remain the most effective safety device in a vehicle for reducing both fatal and nonfatal injuries resulting from motor vehicle ...

Investigating mitochondria-induced premature aging due to reproduction and environment in semi-natural enclosed wild-derived house mice 

Williams, Ashley (2023-05-02)  ETD File Embargoed
Reproduction is a highly energetic process requiring both prenatal and postnatal investment for female mammals. Under the disposable soma theory (DST), prenatal investment includes reallocation of resources used to maintain ...