This collection includes theses and dissertations from the University of Louisville. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Life balance in adult healthy siblings of individuals with childhood cancer., Yolanda Williams

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Amused teachers and public readers : empathy and derision in "student blooper" collections., Jessica Winck

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The influence of superabsorbent polymer (cassava startch) on the rheological behavior of cement pastes., James Wong

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Insights into the introduction histories and population genetic dynamics of the Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) and Argentine black and white Tegu (Salvator merianae) in Florida., Jared Price Wood

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Production and inventory control in complex production systems using approximate dynamic programming., Han Wu

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Optimization models and algorithms for demand response in smart grid., Guangyang Xu

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Integrated analysis of miRNA/mRNA expression and gene methylation using sparse canonical correlation analysis., Dake Yang

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The influence of high/low context culture on choice of communication media : students’ media choice to communicate with professors in China and the United States., Xiaoxu Yang

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Structure-function analysis and characterization of metalloproteins., Sen Yao

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Environmental vegetation : a possible association with cardiovascular disease risk., Ray Anthony Yeager II

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Single carrier frequency domain equalization and energy efficiency optimization for MIMO cognitive radio., Xiaohui Zhang

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Effects of attachment style, coping strategy, social support and spirituality on parental grief among older Chinese parents : structural equation modeling., Yongqiang Zheng

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The impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s risk adjustment program on adverse selection : first year case study., Steven K. Zimmerman

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Imagining the Nigerian nation through the West African pilot 1960-1966., David Zintak

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Assessing the water quality benefits of green infrastructure stormwater control measures., Sam Abdollahian

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Computational methods to predict and enhance decision-making with biomedical data., Behnaz Abdollahi

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Sisters of the Mississippi struggle : examining the contributions by women to the fight for voting equality in Mississippi in the early 1960s., Morgan Ackerman, 1980-

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Community characteristics associated with local intergovernmental cooperation., Sarin Adhikari

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Heat transfer mechanisms in water-based nanofluids., Masoudeh Ahmadi

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Immunomodulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells by particulate b-glucan in cancer., Sabrin Husein Albeituni

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The impact of victimization on the disabled., Derek James Allen

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Characterizing the neuropeptide pathways between the forebrain and the pons., Ali Al-Magableh

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Promoting differentiation and survival of human c-kit+ cardiac progenitor cells ex vivo., Tareq Al-Maqtari

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Evaluation of liver transplant prioritization methods for hepatocellular carcinoma patients using multistate models., Sarah Katharine Alver

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Do hydrocarbon and salinity disturbance affect marine meiofauna diversity and community structure?, Kyle Edward Anderson

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Effects of amplitude modulation on sound localization in reverberant environments., Paul W. Anderson

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Developing the future workforce through apprenticeships : a case study of an industry-education partnership., Nana K. Arthur-Mensah

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An investigation of the centrality of competing institutional logics for social enterprises., Tae Jun Bae

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A plant-made cholera toxin B subunit enhances mucosal wound healing and protects against ulcerative colitis and colon cancer., Keegan J Baldauf

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Language difference and expansive learning : negotiating concepts, contexts, and identities in writing-related transfer studies., Megan Jeanne Bardolph

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Exploring the associations between teaching behaviors and affect in upper elementary school students before and after controlling for parenting behaviors., Allison D. Barnard

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Regulation of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor by the novel Ras effector NORE1A., Thibaut François Barnoud

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Experimental and analytical study of an open cathode polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell., Alex Martin Bates

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A forensics software toolkit for DNA steganalysis., Marc Bjoern Beck

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Multiple instance fuzzy inference., Amine Ben Khalifa

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Novel applications of and extensions to linear regression methods for the biomedical and materials sciences., Joe Bible

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Mapping debris-covered glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru : an object-based image analysis approach., Donald J. Biddle

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Conflicted tourism : heritage narratives, sectarian schism, and economic growth in Northern Ireland., Ashleigh Larissa Bixby

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Doing time by conceiving space : the rhetorical cartographies of imprisoned writers., Benjamin Bogart

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Performing a steady-state seepage analysis using SEEP/W : a primer for engineering students., Matthew R. Broaddus

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The effects of cumulative victimization on psychological distress., Amanda Dishon Brown

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Application of the aeroacoustic analogy to a shrouded, subsonic, radial fan., Bryan Buccieri

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Vitamin A is essential for proper embryonic submandibular salivary gland growth., Deanna Ellene Buenger

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Four weeks of controlled frequency breathing training reduces respiratory muscle fatigue in elite college swimmers., Alex Robert Burtch 1991-

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Ideological becoming : intern teachers' experience of becoming culturally responsive teachers., Sonya Burton

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Meta-analyses of cardiovascular responses to rumination : exploring mechanisms linking depression and hostility to cardiovascular disease., Lorna Y. Busch

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Critical insights into the pathogenesis of clinical isolates of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus in mouse and ferret models., Jeremy V. Camp 1980-

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Metabolomics of transformed MDA-MB-231 cell lines expressing different levels of human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1)., Samantha Marie Carlisle

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Awareness of executive functioning as a diagnostic tool for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease., Jeremy Stark Carmasin

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Plasma catalysis using low melting point metals., Maria Carreon

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Standing in the intersection : using Photovoice to understand the lived experience of black gay college students attending predominantly white postsecondary institutions., Erica Caton

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Mechanics of electrode materials in lithium battery applications., Jubin Chen

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Chemoattractant receptors BLT1 and CXCR3 regulate anti-tumor immunity by facilitating CD8+ T cell migration to tumors., Zinal S. Chheda

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Summary of survival analysis with SAS procedures., Derek Duane Childers 1990-

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William Faulkner and alcoholism : distilling facts and fictions., Quintin Thomas Chipley 1956-

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Capital? child rape : does public opinion support the use of the death penalty on child rapists?, Charlene Kaye Chudacoff 1987-

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The evolution and ecology of individual specializations amongst a group of dietary generalists., Carl S. Cloyed

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Adarna : for flute & orchestra., Jabez Co

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The love that refuses to speak its name : examining queerbaiting and fan-producer interactions in fan cultures., Cassandra M. Collier,

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High-precision time-series photometry for the discovery and characterization of transiting exoplanets., Karen Alicia Collins 1962-

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Support partners of registered sex offenders : exploring their experiences, identities, and perceptions., David Patrick Connor

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Atmospheric nitrogen assimilation in Ustilago maydis., Michael Cooper

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Exclusive-or preprocessing and dictionary coding of continuous-tone images., Takiyah K. Cooper

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Canterbury and the crown : how the personal relationships between Tudor monarchs and their Archbishop of Canterbury affected the Church in England., Mary Alexandra Covington

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Relational aggression in school settings : the efficacy of the First Step to Success intervention., Alicia Latrelle Dailey

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Temporal information processing across primary visual cortical layers in normal and red light reared tree shrews., Wenhao Dang

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Adapting to Eda : embracing change and acting accordingly., Tia LeShaun Davis 1989-

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Sex offenses at Protestant Christian churches : a typology and examination using social disorganization theory., Andrew Stephen Denney

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Cardiovascular regulation and effects of respiratory motor training in patients with chronic spinal cord injury., Bonnie Legg Ditterline

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The time frames of new venture teams., Jason D’Mello

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Mechanisms and intervention strategies for alcohol and HIV-antiretroviral therapy-induced liver injury., Hridgandh Donde

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Development of a surrogate bruising detection system to describe potential bruising patterns associated with common childhood falls., Raymond Dsouza

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Suramin protects from cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury., Tess Dupre

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An island-based approach for RNA-SEQ differential expression analysis., Abdallah Eteleeb

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Optical and sensing properties of various shaped gold nanoplates and highly controlled asymmetric gold nanoplate/nanosphere coupled assemblies., Aiqin Fang

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Dietary carotenoids and the complex role of redness in the behavior of the firemouth cichlid Thorichthys meeki., Sarah Anne Fauque

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Evaluation of two-phase evaporation pressure drop correlations for low refrigerant mass flux., Anna Fenko

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Intimate partner psychological abuse and posttraumatic stress symptoms : the role of shame during recall of psychological abuse memories., Kimberly N. Fleming

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Order automorphisms on the lattice of residuated maps of some special nondistributive lattices., Erika D. Foreman

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The effect of the patient protection and Affordable Care Act on the Medicare Part D coverage gap as reflected in diabetes medication adherence., Jennifer A. Forristal

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Youth graffiti vandalism : liminal perspectives in the light of masculinity, social contract theory and transformative process., Alton C. Frabetti

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The relationship between financial empowerment and health related quality of life in Family Scholar House participants., Chelsey Erbaugh Franz

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Educational excellence through dual degrees : using Symbolic Convergence Theory to make it happen here., Stephanie Ann French

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Early host response and immune signaling to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viruses in primary cell culture models., Rachael Lask Gerlach

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Testing the chronic care model for depression in homebound older adults., Brittney Rose Getz

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3D-reconstruction of human jaw from a single image : integration between statistical shape from shading and shape from shading., Mohamad Ghanoum 1990-

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Dess(o)us Paris : for viola and chamber orchestra., Justin Giarrusso

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The role of self-discrepancies in American Jewish identities on mental and spiritual well-being., Jason Goldstein

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Effects of different agricultural management systems on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity, community structure, and ecosystem services., Charles Bradford Gottshall

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Exploring the roles of host and tumor cell α4 and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in lung cancer., John Caleb Greenwell

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Community engagement, environmental education, and public outreach in sustainable engineering : a collaborative demonstration project for water treatment using natural processes and sustainable materials., Venkata Durga Prasad Gullapalli

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Evaluating the marginal integrity of lithium disilicate veneers fabricated by digital impressions and CAD/CAM compared to conventional techniques., Michael C. Guzelian

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Food safety : analyzing the connection between government and industrial influence., Jennifer Lee Hall 1983-

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Predictors of father involvement : the role of early life events and stressors., Qiuli Hao

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A multi-level analysis using NAEP data : examining the relationships among mathematics coaches and specialists, student achievement, and disability status., Kristin Harbour

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Examining the perceptions of first-year STEM students on retention factors at the University of the West Indies., Joy A. Harewood Cox

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The effects of highly engaged field experiences and multi-faceted mentoring stategies on ameliorating pre-service teacher concerns., Twyla Diane Harris

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The tools of one-handed Zen : Hakuin Ekaku's technological and artistic charisma., Brandon James Harwood 1982-

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Provisions of labor : prehistoric evidence for economic behavior at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico., David Alan Hoefer 1959-

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More than "moon gold and marbles" : rationalization, reform, and the transformation of the American circus, 1900-1940., Matt Holdzkom 1981-