Theses/Dissertations from 2012
THE RISK OF VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER CHOICE WITHIN A RISK SOCIETY, Adam J. Pritchard
Effects of adipocyte deficiency of angiotensin type 1a receptors in models of obesity and hypercholesterolemia, Kelly Anne Putnam
CRYOGENIC MACHINING AND BURNISHING OF AZ31B MAGNESIUM ALLOY FOR ENHANCED SURFACE INTEGRITY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE, Zhengwen Pu
A DIET ENRICHED IN STEARIC ACID PROTECTS AGAINST THE PROGRESSION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES IN LEPTIN RECEPTOR DEFICIENT MICE (DB/DB), Valerie Lynn Reeves
BLAST-INDUCED BRAIN INJURY: INFLUENCE OF SHOCKWAVE COMPONENTS, Dexter V. Reneer
SIGNALING MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN THE GENERATION OF HUMAN PERIPHERAL iTREGS, Mary Catherine Reneer
REGULATION OF HEPATIC GENE EXPRESSION DURING LIVER DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE, Hui Ren
LAND, RIGHTS, AND THE PRACTICE OF MAKING A LIVING IN PRE-SAHARAN MOROCCO, Karen Eugenie Rignall
THE IMPACT OF MATERNAL SMOKING IN KENTUCKY AND EFFECT OF THE GIVING INFANTS AND FAMILIES TOBACCO-FREE STARTS PILOT PROJECT ON SMOKING CESSATION AND BIRTH OUTCOMES, Joyce Madeline Robl
NOVEL MECHANISM LEADING TO MISMATCH REPAIR DEFICIENCY AND MUTATOR PHENOTYPE, Janice Ortega Rodríguez
THE REPRESENTATION OF TRAUMATIC REALISM IN THE EARLY NOVELS OF MARTÍN CAPARRÓS, Paul Alexander Roggendorff
CROSSTALK BETWEEN GASTROINTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS AND RESIDENT MICROBIOTA PROMOTES IMMUNE HOMEOSTASIS, Eric William Rogier
A Closer Look at Firm--Group "Closeness", Jonathan Ross
INVASIVE ECOLOGY OF EXOTIC OLD WORLD BLUESTEM GRASSES AND INSIGHTS FOR COASTAL PRAIRIE RESTORATION IN SOUTH TEXAS, Marvin E. Ruffner
FACTORS RELATED TO SIBLING INVOLVEMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION, Julie Harp Rutland
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF PRION PROTEIN POLYMORPHISMS ON PRION PATHOGENESIS, Eri Saijo
MAKING BOUNDARIES AND LINKING GLOBALLY: “MATERIAL POLITICS” OF PHYTOSANITARY REGULATION ON MEXICAN MANGOS, Kiyohiko Sakamoto
Three Essays on Fiscal Federalism and the Role of Intergovernmental Tranfers, James W. Saunoris
AN EXPLORATION OF THE USE OF DATA, ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH AMONG COLLEGE ADMISSION PROFESSIONALS IN THE CONTEXT OF DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING, Kimberly Ann Chaffer Schroeder
“THE PASTIME OF MILLIONS”: JAMES B. HAGGIN’S ELMENDORF FARM AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEDIGREE ANIMAL BREEDING, 1897-1920, Amber Fogle Sergent
THE ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY EFFECTS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS ON SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS IN MALE GUPPIES, Kausalya Shenoy