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Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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From Yellow Peril" to "Ghetto Asians" : contemporary portrayals of Asian and Asian American men in American mainstream independent, and erotic cinema, Andrew W. Mak

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The face of Muslim America : the role of organizations in the creation of a Muslim American identity, Rifat Mamun

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The return to social capital among college graduates, John F. Mara

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La clase social invisible de la frontera : los obreros en el programa de trabajadores temporales en los Estados Unidos y las obreras en las maquiladoras Mexicanos por las obras de Carlos Fuentes, Julia P. Mayne

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Evaluating new uses and sources of natural gas, Drew M. McConnell

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Mujeres entre la modernidad y la tradición : un análisis de las dinámicas de poder en la frontera de México, Dolev Melamed

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The economic crisis in Hungary : its roots and origins, Benjamin S. Meltzer

Health care reform : physicians’ outlook on the future of medical care, Elina Meras

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La vie et la lutte des femmes antillaises, Molly E. Merz

The effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) on exercise-enhanced cognition in older adults, Molly E. Merz

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El machismo exagerado en juárez y los asesinatos gráficos de las Mujeres jóvenes e inocentes, Katharine S. Meyer

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The influence of folk art and the rise of nationalism In Mexican art of the post-revolutionary period, Katharine S. Meyer

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Groups as the union of proper subgroups, normal subgroups, and other structures, Benjamin H. Miles

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Setting up an atomic trap trace analysis apparatus, Benjamin H. Miles

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Minjok juui : the intellectual origins and evolution of Korean nationalism, Seong C. Min

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Philosophical, ethical, and political issues regarding the treatment of drug abusers in U.S. prisons, Gregory R. Mitchell

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Shingon Buddhism : the origins of Tantric Buddhism in China and its transmission to Japan, Camille L. Mori

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The investigation of the function of plasma membrane domains in follicle stimulating hormone signal transduction, Meredith H. Nearpass

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France 2012 : les elections présidentielles en France, Katrina L. Neiley

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The law of Iran : examining the relationship of Islam and the Persian identity, Katrina L. Neiley

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The end of ideology debate : Daniel Bell, C. Wright Mills, and the intellectual climate during the 1950s, James A. Nichols

La Fierté d'un Breton : un regard sur l'histoire et la culture d'une région à part, Monica E. Niedermeyer

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An analysis of the parasite communities of New York gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and Eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus), Kathleen E. O'Connor

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An investigation of the neurological mechanisms of absolute pitch, Elizabeth M. Osborne

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Singing toward moderation : the development and significance of the French Revolution’s Réveil du peuple, Reuben J. Oswald

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A brief history of Rostov-on-Don and the surrounding region, Richard J. Paikoff

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The right to health care: the role of free clinics : case study on the Schenectady Free Health Clinic and the campaign to keep it open, Ariel S. Palter

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PIXE analysis of crematorium emissions, Shivani R. Pathak

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The history of the telling of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, Stacy L. Paull

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El teatro como una llamada a la acción : el surrealismo y otras técnicas en el teatro de la frontera, Kristen L. Pechtol

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Relation of microdomain residency to the function of the follicle stimulating hormone receptor, John D. Peters

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Athletics and competition : a catalyst for conflict between city-states in ancient Greece, Andrew S. Philbin

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A simplified system for analyzing stop consonant acoustics, Zachary A. Polen

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The rhetoric of change : exposing the prose of America’s activist food writers, Lauren R. Randall

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The effect of personal relevance on selective interpretation, Samuel H. Ringel

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Developmental regulation of caspases during death and regeneration events in an invertebrate chordate, Leah D. Robison

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Attitudes towards intermarriage, Michelle Russo

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Impact of the thin ideal : the thin idealized female image in the media impacts women’s mood, Elizabeth C. Ryan

DNA-based testing of genetic disease in domesticated dogs, Virginia L. Sack

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Personal identity over time and autonomy, Simone H. Sampson

Effects of fecundity on grasshopper (Schistocerca americana) jumping performance, Matthew T. Santa Barbara

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Attitudes towards homosexual couples that wish to adopt children, Steven F. Schapp

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The effects of surface finish on drag : coatings of racing shells, Sarah V. Schinasi

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Moral relativism : a philosophical analysis for the anthropologist, Laura A. Schwartz

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Our distant neighbor : the social stigma and stereotyping of Mexico in the United States, Hilary C. Segar

Deformation characterization using electronic speckle pattern interferometry, Jason B. Shaffer

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The land where the sun refuses to set : reconsidering negative perceptions of big business in Japan from 1868 to the present, Casey L. Sheridan

A history and evaluation of New York State welfare, Ashley A. Simses

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Taste preferences amongst high and low self-monitors : effects of descriptive and foreign sounding product names, Katharine Smidt

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Design and analysis of a small scale vertical axis wind turbine, Katherine O. Sofia

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The effects of age, media exposure, and self-monitoring on body image in adolescent girls and young women, Emily C. Stano

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Quality versus quantity : serum AMH levels predict oocyte viability and pregnancy success in female IVF patients, Genevieve St. Hilaire

Lactate metabolism in the jumping muscle of the American locust (Schistocerca americana), Mary C. Swift

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China's ethnic minority dilemma : roots of contemporary Uighur unrest and ethnic violence in Xinjiang, Sarah R. Tardiff

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The influence of ethnic lobbies : the case of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Cuban American National Foundation, Jeffrey A. Temple

Burying the saints : scene 3, Andrew T. Trelease

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Xkl : a tool for speech analysis project report, Eric Truslow

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Exergaming and autism : effects on self-stimulatory behaviors and cognition, Kimberly K. Tureck

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Spatial and temporal limits of visual neurons that control flight in the dragonfly, Jacqueline M. Tuthill

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Differences in brain activation in item-specific vs. relational processing for semantic and non-semantic tasks, Natalie L. Ullman

Le système de santé en France les Etats-Unis, peuvent-ils s'en inspirer ?, Natalie L. Ullman

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The origin of species and scientific popularization, Ethan J. Underhill

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Effects of Type A personality on strength of romantic relationships and friendships, Katie M. Weinstein

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Jewish resistance in Poland during the Holocaust : a look inside the ghettos and the forests, Joshua M. Weiss

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An environmental economic assessment of green building and the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) rating system, Christopher P. Westlund

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Late-glacial climate of the southern Peruvian Andes identified using stable isotopes from carbonate lacustrine sediments, Eric B. White

Can competitive telecommunications markets reduce the global digital divide? : a panel data approach, Eric R. Wigand

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Community care versus institutionalized care : effects of state funding on mental health care, Sarah E. Yergeau

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An introduction to topos theory, Matthew D. Zawodniak

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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In-vivo measurement of strain field gradients in an amphibian heart after artificially-induced myocardial infarction, Matthew T. Adams

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Revealing the I‐n‐I : Rastafarian identity and ethics, Jeremy Apple

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Resurrecting Terri Schiavo : the advance directive in modern America, Jennifer A. Atchinson

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To Hell in a handbasket : the influence of Christian fundamentalism on American foreign policy, Jennifer A. Atchinson

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The permeability of German identity : the Turkish minority as in-between, Lorraine N. Ater

Jewish refugees and relief organizations : Vichy France 1940-1945, Jacqueline C. Bachelet

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Luminescent probes of hydrophobic silica aerogels, Christopher J. Backlund

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Investigating para-hydrogen induced polarization in hydrogenation reactions, Daniel C. Bailey

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Federal oversight of dietary supplements : analysis of Chinese herbal supplement Shi Wei Bai Du Tang, Jillian P. Bannister

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Reflections on our posthuman future, Zachary Barash

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Islamists in power : Turkey, Iran, and the Sudan, Anton J. Becker

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The politics of civil rights : comparing the forces that brought about civil rights legislation in the 1860s and 1960s, Anton J. Becker

The design and optimization of a high efficiency and performance vehicle chassis, Matthew W. Beenen

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The N-word : comprehending the complexity of stratification in American community settings, Anne V. Benfield

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Hooking the collective : Somali maritime piracy and collective action theory, Charles D. Bennett

The presence of the “other” in the New World and Europe : an analysis of the “noble savage” within eighteenth century French travel literature, Stephanie A. Berlind

A descriptive approach to what matters in survival, Steven C. Berlowitz

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The dual identities of Guyanese-American teenagers in Schenectady, NY, Julia S. Bernstein

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Investigation of Ppt1 and other lysosomal storage disease genes during drosophila neurogenesis, Cassandra R. Blanchette

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“Doctoring is a human act” : emotions, connections, and relationships in medical memoirs, Randel C. Bleeker

Late Holocene climate of the central Andes identified from sedimentary, geochemical, and biological proxies, Brandon Reed Boldt

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Fabrication of an aerogel composite catalytic converter, Michael S. Bono

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A baiting technique to reduce the prevalence of raccoon roundworm in Alleghany Woodrat habitat, Daniel G. Bowden

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Using liquid crystals to measure shear stress in cells, John J. Boyle

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I don’t care anymore, Ian G. Brennan

Design of a self-inflating personal flotation device able to be manually re-armed, Benjamin F. Bristow

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The elliptic curve factoring algorithm, Sarah G. Britton

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An analysis of Hegel's theory of tragedy in relation to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Rachel R. Brown

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Timing of slumping determined from growth asymmetry in Tsuga Canadensis, Bowman Creek, Mohawk River Watershed, NY, Amanda L. Bucci

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The guide that never was : the Federal Writers’ Project in Schenectady, New York, Sara E. Callahan

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Ideology in transition : the intellectual shift from Christian socialism to secular socialism in America, Andrew I. Camden