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Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Cannibal Complex: The Western Fascination with Human Flesh Eating, Devin Bittner

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Public Opinion and Regional Differences in Death Penalty Policies, Alicia Blecich

Tailoring Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals with Mixed Ligand Systems, Charlotte Bloom

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The Cult of Cultural Consumption in the United States: How Class Stratification Shapes The Social Realms of Consumer Brand Perception, Nelligan Rose Boff

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Organics: Exploring the parallels Between Botany and Human Anatomy through Sculpture and Watercolor Painting, Allison Borek

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The Internet, Prostitution, and Rape: Can Taking Prostitution “Indoors” Mitigate Social Harms?, Maryssa Brogis

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A 3D Modeling Perspective: The Juxtaposition between Nature and Technology, Caroline Grace Brustowicz

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Dress and Womanhood of Ancient Rome, Eliza Burbano

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The Persistence of Patriarchy in Latin America: An Analysis of Negative and Positive Trends, Eliza Burbano

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The Use of A Feeding Assay to Test the Effects of Visual Color Contrast on Stimulus Visibility in the Lizard Anolis sagrei and the Evolution of Anolis species in the Dominican Republic, Austin Burnham

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The Challenges of ISIS and the Modern Nation-State, Matthew Burton

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The Legal Privileges and Punishments of the Roman Empire's Catholic Revolution, Auroa Butera

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American Popular Culture, Politics, and Comedy: How Saturday Nigh Live Delivers the "News", Jillian Callanan

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La epoca de #NoFilter: El impacto de los medios sociales en la imagen corporal Latina, Rebecca Calvo-Cruz

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Divorce Devastates: Do State Divorce Laws Have an Effect on Women's Economic Well-Being?, Ann Cantwell

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Atomic Force Microscopy of Poly(ethylane-oxide) Crystalization, Xavier Capaldi

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Metamorphoses (15.178) for Violin Clarinet Cello and Piano, Max Caplan

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The Effect of Posture on Classroom Participation, Janine Cerutti

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The Effect of Posture on Classroom Participation, Janine Cerutti

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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Domestic Violence in the Legal System: The Importance of Victim Advocates, Joanna Chalifoux

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Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo y los medios sociales: La no desaparicion de los desaparecidos, Matthew Christal

Striving for Relevance in a Greying America: A Study of Aging and Care on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Maggie Close

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Boudicca's Rebellion Against the Roman Empire in 60 AD, Daniel Cohen

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#So White: Structural Bias and the Politics of Casting in Hollywood, Emma Katherine Conroy

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Recovering Rhetoric: Latin Translations and Compositions of Political Oratory, Jenna Corcoran

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Bulking up or bulging over: Motivating physical activity through framing, Lauren Crupnick

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Blending Two Automatic Playlist Generation Algorithms, James Curbow

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A bas l'oppression : l'emploi des films pour critiquer le systeme educatif, Stephanie DeLorenzo

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A Culture of Vaginas: Representations of the Vagina in the 21st Century America, Kyra M. DeTone

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Uncharted Territory: Critical Social Artistic Practices in the 21st Century, Kyra M. Detone

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The Psychology of Romantic Relationships, Darby Dietrich

The "Stakeholders" of 9/11, Dana Donati

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Les refugies de la mer: L'histoire la sociologie le cinema et la litterature des immigres vietnamiens apres la guerre du Vietnam(1978-1995), Kathryn Dowling

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Reforming Japan: Measuring the Success of the Allied Occupation's Economic Educational and Constitutional, Gordon Duncan

A Presidential Power and Requirement: A Content Analysis of the Contemporary State of the Union Address, Peter Durkin

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Cartooning for Peace? The Necessity of Political Cartooning to Democracy and Understanding the Struggle of Inclusion Exclusion and Citizenship for French Muslims, Ashley Enger

Confederate Monuments: Heritage or Hate?, Camile Ertel

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Habitat Light and Signal Color Evolution in 5 Species of Anoles from the Dominican Republic and the use of a Feeding Assay to test the Effects of Visual Color Contrast on Stimulus Visibility in the Lizard Anolis sagrei, Raymond Farmer

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A Microcosm of the American Public Education Crisis Surrounding Race and Income, Janey Fine

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The United States, China, and Climate Change: An Analysis of the US-China Climate Pact and its Implications for International Climate Negotiations, Joesph Fiorile

Why is Purple Star Sad? Developing and Validating a New Test of Social Intelligence, Julie Fishman

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Art Deco: A Visual Articulation of Modern Urban America in the 1920s and 1930s, Danielle Frederick

Perception of Prey Distance by Visual Flight-Control Neurons in the Dragonfly, Mary Beth Gadarowski

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Growth Engine: Effects of China’s Trade and Investment on the Economies of East and Southeast Asia, Xi Gao

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The Medicalization of Childbirth Within the United States, Alexandria Gesing

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Association of Glucocorticoid Receptor Polymorphisms with Metabolic Characteristics and Bariatric Surgery in Bariatric Patients, Sebastien Gingras

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Gasoline Confined in Nano-porous Media, Matthew Giso

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Constructing a Narrative of Irish Republicanism 1913 - 1921, Christopher Graff

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Heat of Fusion of Primary Alcohol Confined in Nanopores, Harrisonn Griffin

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An Internet of Things (IoT) Robotic Light Switch, Arsal Habib

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Investigation of the Caveolin-Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone Receptor Interaction through Peptide Treatments, Timothy James Hagan

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Made in America: The affects Cognitive Load Consumer Ethnocentrism and Country of Origin have on Consumer Purchasing Decisions, Hannah Halstrom

Comparative Antibacterial Activity of Cu(II) Complexes with Imidazole or Thiazole containing Ligands, Stefan N. Hamaway

Latitude Body Size and Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Factors of Desiccation Resistance in Drosophila athabasca, Taylor R. Harvey

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General Relativity and Differential Geometry, Harry Hausner

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Incorporation and Characterization of Optical Oxygen Sensors in Silica Aerogel Monoliths, Nathaniel Patrick Hawthorne

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No Measure of Good Health: "True Stories of Mental Illness", Dorothy Hazan

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Japanese NEET and Freeter: A representation of the relationship between social changes and youth's employment pattern, Linh Hoang

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Voices Trapped within the Portrait: Annetje Kool Pieter Vanderlyn and the Expectations Regarding Gender in Public and Private Spheres in a Burgeoning Nation, Abigail Hollander

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“Can the Subaltern [e-communicate]?” Exploring the Complex Relationship between the Worldwide Web and the World’s Most Marginalized Women, Julia Hotz

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Control System for 3D Printable Robotic Hand, Htoo Wai Htet

Cerium Oxide Nanomaterials for Clean Water Applications, Xi Hu

Inkjet Printing of Polyaniline Films for Clean Energy Alternatives, Yixin Hu

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Cutting or Maintaining the Cord? Assessing Levels of Parental Involvement in the Lives of Emerging Adults, Kelsey Hyde

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A Graph Based Departmental Spoken Dialogue System, Julia Isaac

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Primality Proving Based on Eisenstein Integers, Miaoqing Jia

Chessboard for Displaying Contested Squares, Adam Johnson

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Noether's Theorem: Symmetry and Conservation, Tristan Johnson

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Reading Between the Lines: Verifying Mathematical Language, Tristan Johnson

Cloning Expression and Mutagenesis Investigation of S. commune Metacaspase Scp1, Brandon Jones

The Cognitive Academic and Social Effects of a Music-Based Intervention, Jakub Kaczmarzyk

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New Refugees - Old Rules: An Analysis of Jordanian Refugee Policies and their Effects on Humanitarian Relief, Sarah Kader

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Development and Validation of a Direct Tibial Loading Device for Mice, Sylvie Kalikoff

Propaganda To Prowess: The Transformation of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team during The Second World War, Matthew Kaye

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Sugar Consumption Alters Perception of and Response to Stress in Undergraduate Students: Understanding the "Freshmen Fifteen", Katherine M Keever

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The Evolution Dynamics and Trends of the Content of Chinese Exports from 1995-2011, Megan Kerbs

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The Price of Democracy: Hong Kong's Identity Crisis in the Umbrella Revolution, Jen Keung

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Evaluating Advertisement Valence in the Context of Relatedness A Consumer Neuroscience Perspective, Hans Kjolhede

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A Comparative Analysis of Mixed Race Marriage In Fiji and the United States, Rachel Kung

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Mediating a Claims to Rights: The Role of Activism in the Successes of India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Vinita Kusupati

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Evaluation of an In-Home Palliative Care Program's Management of Pain, Mackenzie LaPorte

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Development of Single Photon Experiments Using Type-I and Type-II Spontaneous Parametric Downconversion, Andrew Laugharn

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Remember the Holocaust and the Killing Fields: A comparative Study, Ilan Levine

Biological and Electrochemical Characterization of Cu (II) Complexes: Towards the Development of Anti-Cancer Metallodrugs, Adam C. Lewis

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Saving Socrates: A New Socratic Portrait, Anthony LoBrace

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A Critical Study of the African-American Comedic Tradition, Allison Longo

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The Romanization of Romania: A Look at the Influence of the Roman Military on Romanian History and Heritage, Colleen Ann Lovely

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The German Rocket Jet and the Nuclear Programs of World War II, Max Lutze

The Effects of Jumping on Grasshopper Muscle Carbohydrate Levels, Alexis MacDonald

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Caesars and Corleones: Augustan Rome and The Godfather, Edythe Malara

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Direction of Lead Diffusion in Geological Samples using Rutherford Backscattering Sepctrometry, Andrew McCalmont

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Tubulin Post-Translational Modifications are altered by changes in Actin-Myosin Contractility in non-muscle cells, James McGee

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A Study of Artistic Development from Early German Expressionism to the Artistic Industry of Today, Kathryn McKean

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Democracy and Citzenship: A Counterintuitive Relationship Examined Through Ancient Athens and the Contemporary Crisis, Shivangi Mehta

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L' Absurdite de Bonheur Et Hotel Trois Mures, Olivia Merchen

The Influence of Major and Minor Melodies on Affect, Cassidy Merklen

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A Lineage of Black Feminist Art, Kiana Miller

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Children's Perceptions of Bullying Situations: Factors Influencing Peer Interventions, Allison Minchoff

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L' Obscurite' manifestee (A Manifested Obscurity), Roswald Morales

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Love Shouldn't Hurt: Akrasia as an Explanation for the Perpetration of Domestic Violence, Elizabeth Murad