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Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

PREDICTING FRACTURE EXTENSION AROUND A BOREHOLE USING THE NUMERICAL DISPLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY METHOD, Nathaniel Schaefer

Carbon Oxidation at the Atomic Level: A Computational Study on Oxidative Graphene Etching and Pitting of Graphitic Carbon Surfaces, Simon Schmitt

FROM HOBBES TO HABERMAS: THE ANTI-CULTURAL TURN IN WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT, Ralph Gert Schoellhammer

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INTENTION TO USE AND USE BY COGNITIVELY INTACT LONG-TERM NURSING HOME RESIDENTS, Amy M. Schuster

Applications of Drones in Atmospheric Chemistry, Travis J. Schuyler

TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY MEASUREMENTS OF POLYMER AND SMALL MOLECULE ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS WITH DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES, Maryam Shahi

BOUNDARIES AND INFOMEDIARIES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE INFORMATION PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, Robert M. Shapiro II

Theoretical Studies of C and CP Violation in $\eta \to \pi^+ \pi^- \pi^0$ Decay, Jun Shi

FIX SOCIETY, PLEASE: THREE PAPERS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, SOCIAL SUPPORT RESOURCES, AND SUICIDOLOGY OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE ADULTS, Annie Snow

Conversation Goals, Communication Satisfaction, and Relational Dynamics While Navigating Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pre- and Post-Diagnosis Dyadic Examination of Family Communication, Elizabeth A. Spencer

What Do You and I Have to Lose? Influence of Relationship Factors on Couple Help Seeking, Douglas Allen Spiker II

INVESTIGATING WHETHER ECOLOGICAL MODELS OF COMMUNITY-ORIENTED VARIABLES IMPROVE PREDICTION OF CHILDHOOD RESILIENCE OVER A SET OF PERSONAL CHARACTERISTIC VARIABLES SUCH AS IMPULSE CONTROL, EMOTIONAL REGULATION, RELATIONAL MOTIVATION, AND SELF-RELIANCE, Vinod Kumar Srivastava

Sexual Health Education in Kentucky's Public High Schools, Marjorie Stanek

RESIDENTIAL RADON EXPOSURE, ITS CONTRIBUTION TO LUNG CANCER, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF RADON TESTING, Stacy Stanifer

Host-Parasite Interaction in Horses: Mucosal Responses to Naturally Acquired Cyathostomin Infections and Anthelmintic Treatment, Ashley Elaine Steuer

CHARACTERIZATION AND ENZYME ENGINEERING OF LACCASES TOWARDS LIGNIN VALORIZATION IN AQUEOUS IONIC LIQUIDS, Joseph Stevens

THE EFFECTS OF THREE SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS ON VOCABULARY LEARNING BY SECOND-GRADE CHILDREN, Laura Stone

MAST CELLS AS NOVEL EFFECTOR CELLS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF CHRONIC GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE, Ethan Strattan

THE INFLUENCE OF CRYOGENIC MACHINING ON SURFACE INTEGRITY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF TITANIUM ALLOYS FOR BIOMEDICAL AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, Ying Sun

TWILIGHT OF NEWHAVEN: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN ANCIENT FISHING VILLAGE INTO A MODERN NEIGHBORHOOD, Asa James Swan

Restructuring Work “The Chattanooga Way”: Urban Revitalization, Contingent Labor, and Trying to Get By in Tennessee, Mauri Systo

POPULATION PHARMACOKINETIC MODELING AND GENETIC ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS IN INFANTS WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME RECEIVING MORPHINE OR CLONIDINE, Fei Tang

Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, and their Impact on State Criminal Justice Policy, Travis N. Taylor

UNCOVERING STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS OF INORGANIC NANOMATERIALS VIA TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, Melonie Thomas

An Exploratory Case Study: Using Web-based Micro Videos as a Parent Involvement Tool to Support Families with Preschool Age Children in Early Numeracy Development, Jamie Thompson