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Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Reconstructing the Concept of Terrorism After 9/11: The Case of FARC-EP in Colombia, Leland Garivaltis

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Disordered Eating as a Consequence of Thin-Ideal Television: An Investigation of Internalization and Self-Monitoring as Potential Vulnerability Factors, Arielle S. Gartenburg

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The Mythic Space of the New Frontier: The Façade of The White House Tour and Visual Culture of the JFK Library and Museum, Marissa R. Gentile

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Follicle Stimulating Hormone Receptor Resides in Detergent Resistant Membrane Microdomains, Johanna Geoghegan

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Comparative Study of Aerosols Using Particle Induced X-Ray Emission, Colin L. Gleason

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FSH Treated Cells and the Effects on Cell Signaling, Brian H. Goldman

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The Impact of Public Approval of Congress on Midterm Congressional Election Outcomes, Jordan L. Goldman

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Féminisme français : Fait, Fiction, Jennifer Granina

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Fallingwater: Structure and Design, Avery Gray

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Analyzing the Parallelism between the Rise and Fall of Baseball in Quebec and the Quebec Secession Movement, Daniel S. Greene

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A Continuous Late Holocene Record of Paleoclimate Change from Grinnell Lake Sediment Cores, Glacier National Park, Montana, Jonathan G. Griffith

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Is Turkey Turning Away from the West?, Saghar Hamidzade

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Metacaspase gene function in the mushroom fungus Schizophyllum commune, Matthew P. Hanley

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An Introduction to the p-adic Numbers, Charles I. Harrington

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Ion-Beam Analysis of Airborne Pollution, Charles I. Harrington

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Electrophysiological indices of aesthetically stimulated processes in art-experienced individuals as compared to art-naïve individuals, Katharine E. Hartnack

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No Child Left Behind: A Critical Look at the Historic Educational Reform And A Proposal of the Necessary Remedies, Meghan L. Hartnett

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Sustainable Food: New York Organic Dairy Market Conditions and Recommendations for Policy Reform, Dylan H. Hawkins

Using Synchrotron X-Ray Imaging to Visualize Tracheal Changes During Intermolt Development in American Locusts, Lauren E. Hennessey

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The Role of Religious Orientation and Religious Emphasis On God Attributions, Rebecca S. Hoffenberg

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Culture Macroeconomics Adjustments and Economic Growth, Schuyler R. Hooper

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Broken English and Fixed Stereotypes: The Portrayal of Asian Americans in the Popular Media, Alice C. Huang

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Detrital zircon fission track ages of the Paleocene Orca Group of Eastern Prince William Sound near Cordova Alaska, Tyler M. Izykowski

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The Belief in a Just World and Social Dominance Orientation: Relation to Stigma Towards Mental Illness and Ensuing Behavioral Responses, Allison M. Jekogian

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La Malinche de Rascón Banda: Deconstruyendo un símbolo colonial y recreando una imagen nueva a través del anacronismo, Alicia E. Jones

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Cognitive Dissonance as a Potential Mediator of the Misinformation Effect, Nina S. Jordan

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Quiet Moments: My Artistic Exploration, Neena Jube

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Bartenders Know Best: An In-Depth Analysis of the Impact of Tourism on Local Barbadian Culture, Pearl E. Jurist-Schoen

The Leech World, Daniel J. Kason

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Scalable Co-Evolution of Soft Robot Properties and Gaits, Davis K. Knox

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Reform in the Credit Rating Industry, Ronald D. Knox

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Governing Religion: A Study of Religions Function Across Three Distinctly Different Societies, Sky Kochenour

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Le Moi Double: Les Inconscients (Post)coloniaux chez Césaire et Breton, Emma A. Krosschell

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To be alive - is Power: Fullers Feminine Ideal Realized in Dickinsons Poems, Emma A. Krosschell

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Applying Fair Division to Global Carbon, Emily D. Lacroix

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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Used for Tinnitus Suppression: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study, Lauren E. Laitman

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Retributive Justice and Standing: A Critique of State Punishment, Benjamin H. Lawrence

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Do good things come to those who wait?: The role of delayed gratification and individual differences in consumer purchasing decisions, Rachel L. Lazarus

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How Soft News Affects Attitudes and Behavior In 18-24 Year Olds, Kathryn E. Leary

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Design and Fabrication of an Autonomous Solar Powered Airship, Mitchell Van Lee

Simple Yet Secure: A Study in User-Driven Design of a Text-Based Technical Support System, Alex W. Levine

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Manual Rubber Sandal Press for Loisaba Kenya, Bridget N. Little

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Redesigning the Keyfinder, Alexander Liu

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Discerning Prey from Predator in Dragonflies, Melanie Lolier

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The Military-Industrial Complex: Tracing the Effects of Defense Production on General Electrics Growth WWII-1970, Jeffrey Lounsbury

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Foreign Direct Investment Response Following Intellectual Property Rights Reform, Samuel G. Lundquist

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After the Studio: The Politcal Influence of Visual Imagery, Katherine A. MacEwan

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On the Eve, Katherine A. MacEwan

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An Environmental Economic Analysis of Green Building and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Rating System, John A. Manna

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The Neuropsychological Effects of Combined Physical and Mental Exercise in Schizophrenia, Maggie M. Manning

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A Lost Land: The Jewish Experience in the Catskills, Briana H. Mark

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Change: An Analysis of Vote Choice in the 2008 Presidential Election, Maryssa A. Mataras

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Traumatic vs. Pathological Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Look into the Importance of the Collagen Matrix and the Preferred Method of Repair, Kathleen M. McLean

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SAE Aero Design Project, Angela N. McLelland

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Pedagogical Tool for Usability Science Final Project Report, Daniel D. Mendelsohn

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International Aid in Afghanistan: Examining the Effectiveness of Traditional Aid and Development Programs, Samuel A. Merlin

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Investigation of the Temporal Characteristics of Absolute Pitch and Relative Pitch Using EEG, Caitlin E. Miner

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Geochemical and Petrographic Analysis of Gore Mountain Garnets, Adirondacks NY, Elizabeth R. Morgan

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Design and Validation of an External Fixator for use in In Vivo Fracture Studies, Marc S. Nash

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The Girl in the Postfeminist World: Rethinking the Impact of Chick-Lit Fiction, Sarah T. O'Connor

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From Gene to Behavior: Investigation of Ppt1 and Ppt2 RNAi induced knock-down during Drosophila neurogenesis, Patrick J. O'Hern

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Design and Fabrication of Rear Suspension and Drivetrain for Union College's SAE Baja Car, Nicholas W. Oren

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The Effects of Self-Monitoring & an Audience on Cognitive Dissonance, Elizabeth C. Paul

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Sex Text and Screen: Kubricks Adaption of Sexually-Explicit Scenes from Text to Film, Elsa A. Perushek

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A General Look at Posets Rings and Lattices, Courtney A. Phillips

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Une approche lourde ou légère? : les habitudes alimentaires malsaines et la proposition du Valérie Boyer contre le niveau maigre, Eva M. Pogosian

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Secrecy in an Open Society, Nicholas A. Poli

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Progress towards an Aza-Michael Addition to Ketones, Bowman Potter

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Kwame Nkrumah and the Making of National Identity in Ghana, Amanda B. Powers

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Schenectadys New Deal: The WPA in the City of Schenectady, Scott F. Power

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[Silverpoint Drawings], Amanda G. Purner

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If you label it this then it cant be that: Revisiting New Journalism in Mailer, Didion, and Wolfe, Jill E. Radwin

Personality Consumption: The Effects the Media Has On Shaping Personalities in Our Teenage Population, Kevin L. Regan

Cloning and Expression of Two Putative Metacaspases from the Fungus Schizophyllum commune, Michelle F. Richter

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Identitat-Anlage durch Warter und Aussehen, C. David Robba

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Eminent Domain in the Wake of the Kelo Decision, Matthew J. Rogers

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From Ankara to Jerusalem: An Analysis of the Decline in Turkish-Israeli Relations, Kama Sacajiu

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Micro-PIV of Self-Propelling Bi-Slugs in a Micro Channel, Lilla M. Safford Smith

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The Role of Personality on Persuasion to Exercise: Does Conscientiousness and Extraversion Moderate the Constructs of the Theory of Planned Behavior?, Amanda I. Samuels

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The Darker Side of Americas Wonderland A Study of the First Four Decades of Yellowstone National Park, Elizabeth M. Sargent

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Self-Monitoring and Advertising: Evaluations of Image- versus Quality-Oriented Advertisements for Public/Private and Public Luxury/Necessity Products, Erin M. Schroth

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Robots Are People Too: Posthumanism in Battlestar Galactica, Rebecca Seel

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What's More Persuasive? How the Internet and Newspaper Change Opinions, Sloane E. Sheldon

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The Impacts of Terror Management and Self-Monitoring on Religiosity, Caitlin M. Silvia

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Evidence of a rudimentary colon in Leucoraja erinacea, Alyssa M. Simeone

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The Impact of the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement on Competitive Balance in the National Hockey League, John L. Simpson

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Color Vision and Color Discrimination in Anolis sagrei, Rachael A. Singleton

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The Sex Generation: The impact of teen attitudes views and knowledge of contraceptives and sexual activity on the teen pregnancy and std rates in the United States, Haritha Sishtla

Bifunctional ligand exchange on the surface of CdSe nanoparticles, Clancy C. Slack

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Fashion and Cosmetic Advertising in Three Magazines in the 1950s: How Advertising Shaped Societal Expectations of Beauty, Lindsey B. Sloan

Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Titanium Dioxide, David Smoot

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Virtual and live social facilitation while exergaming: Competitiveness moderates, Amanda L. Snyder

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Design and Implementation of an RF Data Communication System, Aung K. Soe

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Following the Herd: An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Herd Mentality on the U.S. Housing Bubble, Michael P. Spicer

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Improving the Energy Efficiency of Fero House Home of Alpha Delta Phi, Matt S. Stankiewicz

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Imperial Infringement or Self-destruction? The Demise of the Caribbean's Black Power Socialist Experiment, Georgia E. Swan-Ambrose

The Design of a Solar Thermal Desiccant Dehumidification System, Lucas O. Tizani

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Development of a Robust Genetic Test for Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) in Quarter Horses, Samantha Traver

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Characterization of Green Roofs and their Potential Effects on the Union College Campus, Cybil Tribie

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Rediscovering Prigg v. Pennsylvania, Andrew J. Trochanowski