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Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

STUDIES TO IMPROVE EXHAUST SYSTEM ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE BY DETERMINATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPEDANCE OPTIMIZATION, Yitian Zhang

Statistical Inference on Trimmed Means, Lorenz Curves, and Partial Area Under ROC Curves by Empirical Likelihood Method, Yumin Zhao

TOWARDS ELUCIDATION OF THE MECHANISM OF BIOLOGICAL NANOMOTORS, Zhengyi Zhao

ESSAYS ON FARMER WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE KENTUCKY RIVER WATERSHED, Hua Zhong

First-Principles Studies of Structure-Property Relationships: Enabling Design of Functional Materials, Qunfei Zhou

Understanding Home Networks with Lightweight Privacy-Preserving Passive Measurement, Xuzi Zhou

PREFERENCES: OPTIMIZATION, IMPORTANCE LEARNING AND STRATEGIC BEHAVIORS, Ying Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Transgender Individuals' Social Support Experiences in Central Appalachia, Angela J. Aaron

INCORPORATING DYNAMIC FLAME BEHAVIOR INTO THE SCALING LAWS OF WILDLAND FIRE SPREAD, Brittany A. Adam

Long Term Blood Oxygenation Membranes, Joseph V. Alexander

THE INCLUSIVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHECKLIST: A DIALECTICAL METHODOLOGY OF MEASUREMENT, Maria C. Almario

The Music and Flute of Joaquim Antonio Callado A Study of Selected Compositions, Denis Almeida dos Santos

ESTABLISHMENT OF BIOTROPHY BY THE MAIZE ANTHRACNOSE PATHOGEN COLLETOTRICHUM GRAMINICOLA: USE OF BIOINFORMATICS AND TRANSCRIPTOMICS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL ROLES OF SECRETION, STRESS RESPONSE, AND SECRETED PROTEINS, Ester Alvarenga Santos Buiate

PHARMACOLOGIC INDUCTION OF THE MELANOCOTIN 1 RECEPTOR (MC1R) PATHWAY PROVIDES PROTECTION AGAINST SUNBURN AND ENHANCES EXPRESSION OF ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES IN THE SKIN, Alexandra Amaro-Ortiz

Free Resolutions Associated to Representable Matroids, Nicholas D. Armenoff

A Comprehensive Method for Tuning and Pedaling Timpani, Brandon M. Arvay

Design of a Scalable Path Service for the Internet, Mehmet O. Ascigil

BIOMIMETIC ORAL MUCIN FROM POLYMER MICELLE NETWORKS, Sundar Prasanth Authimoolam

"Bent but not Broken": A Mixed Methods Study of Mothering During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer, Julie A. Baltisberger

Evidence-Based Hospitals, David R. Bardach

Turning Their Talk: Gendered Conversation in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel, Rebecca Beach

Environmental Governance in the Carbon Economy: Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in California's Cap-and-Trade Program, Patrick M. Bigger

FRIENDSHIP AND AUTISM: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY ECOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF STUDENT, TEACHER, AND PEER FACTORS RELATING TO THE SOCIAL NETWORK AND FEELINGS OF LONELINESS OF STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN GENERAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS, Jessica Birdwhistell

DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING AND RESTORING STREAMS ON SURFACE MINED LANDS, Whitney Cole Blackburn-Lynch

CARNIVAL, PROTEST, AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY: WEST LOUISVILLE AND THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL, Benjamin L. Blandford