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Alrawashdeh, Mohammad (2017) Clinicians’ Acceptance of Interactive Health Technologies to Support Patient Self-Management. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alkeheli, Madawi and Bilodeau, Elizabeth (2017) A Retrospective Case Review of Soft Tissue Oral Malignancies & Associated Clinicopathologic Features (1991-2016). Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Aldhafeeri, Raed (2017) Analysis of Scleral Buckling Surgery: Biomechanical Model. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alibeji, Naji (2017) A Human Motor Control-Inspired Control System for a Walking Hybrid Neuroprosthesis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alsuwaiyan, Ali (2017) Low Energy Solutions for Multi- and Triple-Level Cell Non-Volatile Memories. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Arguero, Carlos (2017) Analysis of Bending in Partially Bonded Structures of Electroadhesive Polymers. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Allen, Alaine (2017) Do We Know Who is Really Doing the Planting? A Case Study of Traditionally White Institutions Identified as Top Degree Producers of Black Engineering Undergraduates. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alorf, Abdulkarim (2017) K-Means, Mean Shift, and SLIC Clustering Algorithms: A Comparison of Performance in Color-based Skin Segmentation. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Abberbock, Judah (2017) Usage of surrogate endpoints in the design and analysis of clinical trials. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alashaikh, Abdulaziz (2017) Supporting differentiated classes of resilience in multilayer networks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alawami, Alawya (2017) Aspect extraction for sentiment analysis in Arabic dialect. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Aggelou, Amy (2017) Concussion as a risk factor for lower extremity musculoskeletal injury in collegiate athletes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Abdulaziz, Sahar S. (2017) THE EFFECT OF INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS ON DISCHARGE DESTINATION FOLLOWING STROKE REHABILITATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Apfel, Abraham (2017) A stability analysis of sparse K-means. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Andler-McCloy, Rachel (2017) STUDENT TRUANCY IN AN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MIDDLE SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY OF THE ROOT CAUSES AND INTERVENTIONS APPLIED. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Anderson, Alyce (2017) USING REAL-WOLRD HEALTHCARE DATA TO DEFINE AND PREVENT COMPLICATIONS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Albe, Joseph R (2017) Viral Encephalitis: phenotyping leukocyte infiltration into the central nervous system as a result of Rift Valley Fever Virus infection. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Auletta, Jeffrey (2017) Stimuli-responsive Materials and Structures with Electrically Tunable Mechanical Properties. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Argondizzo, Adam (2017) MULTI-PHOTON PHOTOEMISSION STUDY OF TiO2 FOR PHOTOCATALYSIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

AKYON, BENAY (2017) Biological Treatment of Hydraulic Fracturing Produced Water. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alrwaily, Muhammad (2017) A COMPARISON BETWEEN STABILIZATION EXERCISES AND STABILIZATION EXERCISES SUPPLEMENTED WITH NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A PHASE I RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alakrawi, Zahraa (2017) Data Analytics of Codified Patient Data: Identifying Factors Influencing Coding Trends, Productivity, and Quality. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Aughton, Harold (2017) INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION POLICIES: BUILDING A BLENDED LEARNING NETWORK. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alaoudh, Abdullah (2017) RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORDERS OF THE POST-REVOLUTION ARAB COUNTRIES: EGYPT AS A CASE STUDY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

ALQAHTANI, BADER (2017) STATIC STANDING BALANCE AND STRENGTH MEASUREMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER TWO DIFFERENT GROUP EXERCISE INTERVENTIONS IN INDEPENDENT LIVING OLDER ADULTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Aubele, Emily (2017) SHINING A LIGHT IN THE LABYRINTH: THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON FACULTY ADVISORS AND THEIR WORK WITH RURAL, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Anderson, Kacey (2017) The Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia on Drug Metabolism and Transport: Clinical and Pre-Clinical Investigations. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Almazroo, Omar (2017) PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL EVALUATION OF TREPROSTINIL IN MINIMIZING HEPATIC ISCHEMIA AND REPERFUSION INJURY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Abdel-Malek, Myriam (2017) A GENRE-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING THE WRITTEN RECOUNT IN ARABIC: A MIXED METHODS INVESTIGATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alkathiry, Abdulaziz (2017) THE EFFECT OF RECENT CONCUSSION ON BALANCE DURING SINGLE AND DUAL TASKS IN ADOLESCENTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alsubaie, Saud (2017) Postural and Perceptual Measurements during Performance of Static Standing Balance Exercises. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Armstrong, Andrew J. (2017) Exploiting Memory Hardware for Use in Cryptographic Operations. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alfaro-Redondo, Ronald (2017) DIVIDED WE VOTE… TURNOUT DECLINE IN ESTABLISHED DEMOCRACIES: EVIDENCE FROM COSTA RICA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Adams, Karen (2017) Reimagining Gender, Reimagining Kinship: Cross-Dressing, Sex Change, and Family Structure in Four Medieval French Narratives. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Brennan, Kaitlyn (2017) Examining the Effects of Expert Peer Coaching as a Professional Development Model and Training Tool for Special Education Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Barbeau, Dominique (2017) Investigating the Antimicrobial Activity of Two Mycobacteriophage-encoded Lysterases. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bui, Thuy (2017) Corporate Blockholders and Leverage. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Borrero, Juan S. (2017) Sequential Bilevel Linear Programming with Incomplete Information and Learning. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bocan, Kara (2017) Analysis of Tissue Variability and Adaptive Transcutaneous Power. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bansbach, Heather (2017) Evaluation of an Inertial Sensor to Quantify Postural Stability Assessments in Young Healthy Individuals and Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Banazek, Kerry (2017) Complex Descriptive Systems: An Object-Oriented Poetics for Rhetoric and Writing. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Beauchamp, Marc J. (2017) On Extremal Punctured Spheres. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ballard, Brian (2017) Sensing Values: A Study of the Epistemic Significance of Emotional Experience. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bakkalian, Nyri A. (2017) The Sparrow's Dream: The Meiji Revolution and Local Self-Assertion in Northern Japan. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bridges, Nora (2017) The Therapeutic Ecologies of Napo Runa Wellbeing. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Benner, Jessica (2017) Ontology of accessibility in the context of wayfinding for people with disabilities. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Beck, Kelly Battle (2017) FEASIBILITY OF MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Buffone, Robert (2017) TEACHING TEACHERS TO WRITE: A DISTRIBUTIVE LEADERSHIP APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bissell, Kenneth (2017) College and Career Readiness: An Interview Study of High School Graduates and Their Description of Postsecondary Life. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Byrne, Ashley (2017) Language Comprehension as an Effect of Aging and Hand Preference Using the Computerized Revised Token Test-Reading-Word Fade. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Brick, Rachel (2017) Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells: Promotion of Neuritogenesis and Axon Elongation through Neurotrophin and Cytokine Production. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Blankenship, Sara (2017) Assessment of online educational resources regarding mitochondrial disease genetics. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bryant, MacKenzie (2017) Determining the variability in the lung microbiome throughout the course of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Balmert, Lauren (2017) Nonparametric and semiparametric inference on quantile lost lifespan. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Baines, Abigail (2017) Risk factors for elder abuse mapped across Pennsylvania counties: can we determine areas of need? Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bertrand, Eléonore (2017) DÉRIVES DU SUJET SEXUÉ FRANÇAIS: LES INSTANCES FRATERNELLES ENTRE ROMANTISME ET MODERNITÉ. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bhide, Adeetee (2017) INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS FOR PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORTHOGRAPHIC AND PHONOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS OF INDIC LANGUAGES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Barlow, Daniel (2017) In the Aural Tradition: Cultural Pedagogies of Black Music. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Berisha, Doruntine (2017) Comparative Survey Of Studies Of Coexisting Wi-Fi And LTE Networks. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Blose, Kory (2017) Computer Aided Design and Initial Testing of a Novel Stem Cell Therapy for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bohna, Nathaniel (2017) Degradation of TBC Systems in Environments Relevant to Advanced Gas Turbines For IGCC Systems. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Barchowsky, Ansel (2017) High Density Power Conversion Electronics Enabled by GaN-Based Modular Topologies. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Barson, Benjamin (2017) "Return to My Native Land" Vodou Jazz in Post-Occupation Haiti. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bulman, Andrew (2017) DC Microgrid and Renewable Energy Model Development for Improving Sustainability of Electric Power Systems. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bradshaw, Natalie (2017) THE EFFECTS OF A DEVICE-MEDIATED LINGUAL STRENGTHENING PROTOCOL ON RADIATION AND CHEMORADIATION INDUCED DYSPHAGIA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bradford, Gyndolyn (2017) Ten Years Later: A Study of the Experiences of Nontraditional Women Students Who Succeeded in a Community College Setting with the Help of a Mentor Program. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bian, Yuemin (2017) Computational Fragment-based Discovery of Allosteric Modulators on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bredenberg, Colin (2017) Examining heterogeneous weight perturbations in neural networks with spike-timing-dependent plasticity. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bian, Yuemin (2017) Computational Fragment-based Discovery of Allosteric Modulators on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bliss, Cara (2017) "Include Me": The Impact of Consultation Dosage and Strategies on the Implementation of Best Practices in Inclusive Classrooms. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Basha, Omar (2017) COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING WITH EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF THE COMPLEX SPATIO-TEMPORAL PHENOMENA IN SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS FOR FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bi, Xiuyuan (2017) Circuit and Architecture Co-Design of STT-RAM for High Performance and Low Energy. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bayer, Emily (2017) Controlled Sequential Delivery of PDGF-BB and BMP-2 for Vascularized Bone Regeneration. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Blancas-Garcia, Victor (2017) A New View of the Grain-Coarsening Behavior of Austenite in Ti-Microalloyed Low-Carbon Steels. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bustamante, Pedro (2017) Analysis of experimental licenses of the federal communications commission (FCC). Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Barnes, Christopher (2017) MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS INTO EUKARYOTIC TRANSCRIPTION USING NOVEL CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bowdring, Molly (2017) The Impact of Alcohol on Ostracism. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Betancur-Cortes, Laura (2017) MEASURING QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: ANALYSIS OF THE VALIDITY OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE-REVISED IN COLOMBIA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Chen, YC (2017) MULTIFUNCTIONAL MICELLAR NANOMEDICINE FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ceschin, Rafael (2017) A COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR NEONATAL BRAIN MRI STRUCTURE SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chesney, Sarah (2017) NAVIGATING THE TERRAIN OF STEM EDUCATION REFORM: TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Carcillo, Christine and Parker, Robert S (2017) Modeling Chemotherapy- and Radiotherapy-Induced Hematological Toxicity. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cole, Mariah (2017) Pre and post HIV seroconversion gut microbiome in HIV-infected individuals. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Clunk, Marilee (2017) Siglec-10, CD1B, and Palladin are differentially expressed between Human Immunodeficiency Virus+ (HIV) progressors and nonprogressors. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chaudhry, Amber (2017) An analysis of barriers to comprehensive tobacco use policies on college campuses: a case example of the University of Pittsburgh. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chen, Junmou (2017) Electroweak Splitting Functions and High Energy Showering. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cucinotta, Christine E. (2017) Roles of the Nucleosome Acidic Patch in Regulating Histone Modifications and Transcription. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Casci, Ian (2017) Identifying novel modifiers of FUS-associated toxicity in a Drosophila model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Conklin, Joseph (2017) RURAL-URBAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (RULE) ASSESSMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Conway, Alessandro Federico (2017) Adapting the Proust Index to examine the macroeconomic variations in the European Union. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Confer, Sheila (2017) THE PEDAGOGICAL SURVEY: ENGAGING FIRST YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN DISCUSSION ABOUT SEX AND SEXUAL GENDER ROLES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cerrone, Emily R. (2017) SOCIALIZATION OF UNDERGRADUATE RURAL STUDENTS IN A LARGE, URBAN UNIVERSITY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Coiner, Karin E (2017) Flexible Grouping Within Elementary Mathematics. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Coulter, Robert (2017) Detecting, explaining, and reducing substance use,mental health, and violence inequities for sexual and gender minority youth and emerging adults. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Carlson, Jenna C. (2017) Methods for family-based designs in genetic epidemiology studies. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cheikhi, Amin (2017) Power laws govern mitochondrial optimization of inheritable cellular memory and fate decision. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Creasy, Stephanie (2017) Previously incarcerated transgender women: experiences, needs,and resiliencies. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Crosby, Emily (2017) Feminine Twang: Rhetorical Strategies of Country Music's Legendary Second Wave Women. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chien, Shih-Yi (2017) THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL FACTORS ON TRUST IN AUTOMATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Colvin, Michelle B. (2017) LEXICAL AND SYNTACTIC PREDICTION WITHIN A NOISY CHANNEL MODEL OF LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Campbell, Bradley (2017) An Assessment of Hallux Valgus. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cheng, Hsin-Pai (2017) Exploring the Optimal Learning Technique for IBM Neurosynaptic System to Overcome Quantization Loss. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cheng, Yu-Chieh and Veser, Götz (2017) Isomorphous Fe Substituted ZSM-5 for Methane Dehydroaromatization. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cianciosi-Rimbey, Michelle (2017) An Investigation of a Cross-Content Academic Vocabulary Intervention in an Urban Middle School. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chavoshan, Ida (2017) Unanticipated Student Utterances in an Adult ESL Grammar Classroom. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cadena, Anthony M. (2017) Decoding Early Immune Events in Non-human Primates Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Carter, Alexis (2017) Effect of liver x receptor target genes Apolipoprotein E and ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 on beta-amyloid dependent pathology in Alzheimer's disease model mice. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chung, Ashley (2017) Exploring the relationship between being a parent and the acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ciaravino, Samantha (2017) "Young ladies should be virgins and always dress nice": Exploring perceptions of femininity among adolescent girls. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cantrell, Mark A. (2017) A needs assessment of primary care workers in rural Bolivia. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Connolly, Brendan (2017) The Effects of Composition and Thermal Path on Hot Ductility of Forging Steels. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Caldwell, Angela (2017) EXAMINING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILY MEALTIME ROUTINES AND FEEDING OUTCOMES IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SENSORY FOOD AVERSIONS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chan, Zi Lin Carol (2017) Gendered Moral Economies of Transnational Migration: Mobilizing Shame and Faith in Migrant-Origin Villages of Central Java, Indonesia. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Choi, Yoonjung (2017) Information extraction of +/-effect events to support opinion inference. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cook, Heidi (2017) Picturing Peasant: Maksimilijan Vanka’s Folkloric Paintings and the “Croatian Question” from Habsburg Empire to Croatian Nation-State. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chiou, Jeffrey (2017) Clustering of Preferred Directions During Brain-Computer Interface Usage. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chen, Lujia (2017) Deep learning models for modeling cellular transcription systems. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chen, Vicky (2017) Identifying Patterns of Cancer Disease Mechanisms by Mining Alternative Representations of Genomic Alterations. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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de Bruijn, David (2017) Experiential Self-Consciousness: Rationalism about the Value and Content of Experience. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Daloisio, Jill (2017) Principal Churn: A Case Study on Principal Turnover and Strategies to Build Sustainability and Continuity. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

DeLuca, Catherine (2017) SOCIALIZATION AND SENSE OF BELONGING IN AN ONLINE NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM: A CASE STUDY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dziki, Jenna L (2017) Extracellular matrix bioscaffolds for treatment of volumetric muscle loss. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dallal, Ahmed (2017) Safety and Convergence Analysis of Intersecting Aircraft Flows under Decentralized Collision Avoidance. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Downey, John E. (2017) Stability of recording and neural tuning during intracortical brain-computer interface arm control. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Duan, Chunzhe (2017) Air pollution and cardiovascular disease: from the perspectives of both short- and long-term exposure. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ding, Zhijie (2017) Cost-effectiveness analysis of a whole genome sequencing test compared to the standard care among patients with hospital-acquired bacteremia. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Debiec, Karl (2017) Integration of NMR and SAXS with Atomistic Simulations for Characterizing the Structure and Dynamics of Multi-Domain Proteins. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

DONG, LIHUI (2017) THE WAY TO BE MODERN: EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI’S PORTRAITS OF THE LATE QING DYNASTY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Donsky, Arthur (2017) Exploring the association between eating a whole food plant-based diet and reducing chronic diseases: a critical literature synthesis. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Driver, Tracy (2017) Comprehension of informational text by kindergarten students: Action research of repeated read-alouds of informational text within a unit. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

D'Emidio, Betsy (2017) Exploration of changing demographics in a suburban school district: Examining racial disparities in discipline-related metrics. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Downes, Amia (2017) A process evaluation of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) respirator approval process. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Drummond, Jesse (2017) THE ROLE OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SETTINGS IN PROSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS INFANCY, TODDLERHOOD, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

DeFazio, Gabrielle (2017) FEEDING AND SWALLOWING IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE: WHAT ROLE FOR THE SLP. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Drummond, Coyne (2017) The Development of Physiologically Relevant Cell Culture Models for Intestinal Enterovirus Infection. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Donald, Bridgett (2017) Reflective artmaking coupled with service-learning: Making community visible. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

DeMartino, Sara M. (2017) A Longitudinal Study of Peer Review in High School. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Deol, Harman (2017) Coronal Suture Morphology and Synostotic Progression in Rabbits with Delayed-Onset Craniosynostosis. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

deBorja, Leyan (2017) Economics of academic achievement among adolescent mothers. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Deng, Lingjia (2017) Entity/Event-Level Sentiment Detection And Inference. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dunovan, Kyle (2017) A biologically motivated synthesis of accumulator and reinforcement-learning models for describing adaptive decision-making. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

DiFazio, Robert M. (2017) Determination of correlates of protection against tuberculosis in nonhuman primate models. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Erickson, John (2017) Investigation into Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Beta-Gallium Oxide Nanowires and Methods for Device Implementation. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Eargle, David W. (2017) Security Messages: Or, How I Learned to Stop Disregarding and Heed the Warning. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Eichner, Joan Carpenter (2017) Care coordination for children with medical complexity: a mixed-methods evaluation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

English, Elizabeth D (2017) The evolution of host mitochondrial association and its impact on Toxoplasma gondii infection. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Everett, Emma (2017) The Szemerédi Regularity Lemma. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Erhard, Amanda (2017) Initializing Neural Networks Using Restricted Boltzmann Machines. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Edwards, Clarice (2017) Partner inflicted brain injury as a consequence of intimate partner violence. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Esmaili, Nazanin (2017) Optimizing Multi-Item Inventory Management Decisions in Healthcare Facilities. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Flores, Osly (2017) The New "Eyes on the Prize": School Leaders' Pursuit of Equity. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fischbaugh, Rachel (2017) How are School Climate, Teacher Commitment, and Instruction Valued Through Teacher-Led Professional Development? Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

FitzPatrick, Jessica (2017) Hacking the Future: The Space and Place of Earth in Postcolonial Science Fiction. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ferland, Troy (2017) An Evaluation of the Organic Geochemical Potential to Reconstruct Mid-Pleistocene Paleoclimate Adjacent to an Established Hominin Site: Lake Magadi, Kenya. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fu, Haoyi (2017) Predicting potential biomarkers for early diabetic nephropathy in children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Flanagan, Mariah Camille (2017) The religioscape of museums: understanding modern interactions with ancient ritual spaces. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ferati, Ferki (2017) THE RISE AND DECLINE OF THE CHAUTAUQUA MOVEMENT AND ITS LESSONS FOR 21ST CENTURY CIVIC ADULT EDUCATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fisher, Arielle M. and Hochheiser, Harry and Jonkman, Lauren and Driessen, Julia and Zadorozhny, Vladimir and Douglas, Gerald P (2017) User-centered design and evaluation of RxMAGIC: A Prescription Management And General Inventory Control system for free clinic dispensaries. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fabian, Kellsye Paula (2017) Tumor Blood Vessel-Associated Antigens as Targets for Cancer Immunotherapy. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fan, Xiangmin (2017) Scalable Teaching and Learning via Intelligent User Interfaces. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fernandez, Loretta (2017) LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE WITH CONCEPTUAL TOOLS: AN INVESTIGATION OF GAL’PERIN'S CONCEPT-ORIENTED INSTRUCTION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fraser, Craig (2017) Automatic Stroke Lesion Segmentation With Limited Modalities. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Flitter, Becca (2017) HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS IN THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS AIRWAY: PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA IMPAIRS THE RESOLUTION OF PULMONARY INFLAMMATION BY MANIPULATING HOST LIPID SIGNALING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Flórez-Bolívar, Francisco (2017) En sus propios términos: negros y mulatos y sus luchas por la igualdad en Colombia, 1885-1947. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Freeman, Emma (2017) FOR A THEATER OF IDEAS: FELIPE SANTANDER AND THE POLITICAL PERFORMANCE IN MEXICO. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Gordon, Rachael (2017) The Role of NADPH Oxidase and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gray, Ronald (2017) Social justice educators’ road through a Transformational Educational pedagogy: What are the lessons learned? Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Guler-Biyikli, Senem (2017) SACRED SECULAR RELICS: WORLD TRADE CENTER STEEL IN OFF-SITE 9/11 MEMORIALS IN THE UNITED STATES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gares, Katie (2017) UV RESONANCE RAMAN INVESTIGATION OF EXPLOSIVES’ UV PHOTOCHEMISTRY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Griffore, Melissa (2017) A 4,000 YEAR LAKE SEDIMENT RECORD OF ATMOSPHERIC LEAD POLLUTION FROM NORTHWESTERN SPAIN. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gomez, Marcela (2017) Secondary spectrum markets: from "naked" spectrum to virtualized commodities. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Grindle, Garrett George (2017) Design and Development of Assistive Robots for Close Interaction with People with Disabilities. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Greene, William Brian (2017) Case Study of Chinese Undergraduate Nursing Students on an Exchange Program at the University of Pittsburgh: Lessons about Program Participation and Satisfaction. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Griffenkranz, Emily (2017) Provider knowledge of non-invasive prenatal testing: a survey of obstetricians. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gaito-Lagnese, Angela M (2017) COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT MOTIVATION, RETENTION, AND ENGAGEMENT IN A CULTURALLY RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING CLASS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gale, Jeremy N. (2017) Effects of Differential B cell Receptor Signaling on Memory and Naïve B cell Subset Function and Identification of Novel IgM+ Memory B cell Subsets via Surface Expression of IgD. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gudarzi, Mohammad (2017) Ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) sensors. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Goldberg, Emily and Pratt, Sheila and McNeil, Malcolm (2017) Control of Lexical Inhibition in ASL and English-Reading Sentence Comprehension in Deaf and Hearing ASL Users. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gopalan, Kalyani (2017) Service delivery and quality of care for individuals with mental illness. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Groskreutz, Stephen (2017) IMPROVING LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY PERFORMANCE: NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS IN PRECONCENTRATION,INSTRUMENTATION AND OPTIMIZATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gulgas, Sara (2017) LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PAST: BAROQUE ROCK’S POSTMODERN NOSTALGIA AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gustafson, Jonathan A. (2017) Development and Validation of a Kinematically-Driven Computational Model of the Patellofemoral Joint. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gray, Corinne (2017) First-Principles Investigation of Structural Defects and Energy Landscape Affecting Diffusion in Cr2O3 and Al2O3. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

GUO, ZIWEI (2017) Electrolyte Gating of Tips-Pentacene and Graphehe Field Effect Transistors. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gao, Ya (2017) Fabrication and In Vitro Testing of Synthetic Arterial Grafts. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

guo, qi (2017) Long-Term Stability of Pultruded Glass Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer Columns. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Goodwin, Maurice (2017) Characteristics of Vocally Healthy Elderly Adults and Elderly Adults With Voice Complaints. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Galletta Horner, Christy (2017) Social Consequences of Breaking Online Emotional Display Rules: A Mixed-Methods Study in Partnership with African American Adolescent Males. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Garrard, William C. (2017) Development of tools for the analysis of messages in controlled social network environments. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Giambrone, Taylor (2017) What is the effect of implementing an adapted standardized vision screening process on the outcome of patient rate of completion? A pilot study focused on an underserved Spanish speaking population of children aged 5 – 17. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Goode, Rachel Woodson (2017) The Feasibility of a Binge Eating Intervention in African-American Women who are Overweight or Obese. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Goode, Rachel Woodson (2017) The Feasibility of a Binge Eating Intervention in African-American Women who are Overweight or Obese. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gao, Tongchuan (2017) Transparent Conductors Based on Microscale/Nanoscale Materials for High Performance Devices. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Graham`, Kristin (2017) DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY OF THE MOBILE PARTICIPATION ASSESSMENT TOOL: AN ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gunaydin, Hakan (2017) IMF STRUCTURAL CONDITIONALITY AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS: DETERMINANTS OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN LABOR MARKET AND FINANCIAL SECTOR. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Graff, Brittney (2017) Photo-induced Electron Transfer in Molecular Systems and Nanoparticle Assemblies. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Hendricks, Matthew (2017) Viral-Bacterial Interactions in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hanner, Erinn (2017) Increasing math talk in adult-child interactions through grocery store signs. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Heil, Raechel (2017) The social and familial history of Down syndrome in the United States with current perspectives. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hofkens, Tara (2017) STUDENT CENTERED MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION: DEVELOPING A TEACHER AND STUDENT SURVEY AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Huang, Hsin-Hui (2017) Effects of breast cancer hormone treatment on lipids and subsequent cardiovascular diseases. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hansen, Damon (2017) Measurement of Muon Neutrino Charged-Current High Q^2 Differential Cross-Section Using the Pi-Zero Detector at T2K. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hamilton, Sam (2017) (Re)presentations of Self-Culture: Sampling Digital Literacies and American Citizenship. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hernandez Mir, Gerard (2017) BACE1 is a novel regulator of Th17 function in EAE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hogaboom, Nathan (2017) BIOMARKERS OF UPPER-EXTREMITY SOFT TISSUE PATHOLOGY IN WHEELCHAIR USERS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hoppes, Carrie W. (2017) USE OF NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY TO EXAMINE CEREBRAL ACTIVATION DURING OPTIC FLOW. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hong, Duanping (2017) Consequences of CEOs’ Decisions to Hold Their Own Firm’s Stock. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hernandez, Frank (2017) Cultural capital and academic achievement: A mixed-methods study on the perceptions of students, families and school staff of three broad areas that may impact student learning during middle school. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Herring, Jr, Charles (2017) DISPOSITIONS FOR TEACHING IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS: AN INVESTIGATION OF PROGRAM PREPARATION AND STUDENT PERCEPTIONS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Herring, Christine (2017) Teaching for Social Justice in the Primary Classroom Through Literature and Language. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hadley, Jeffrey (2017) Learning Mindsets in the Secondary Classroom: Implications for Instruction and Professional Development. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hendricks, Emily and McNeil, Malcolm and Pratt, Sheila and Yaruss, J. Scott (2017) Reaction Time Performance in Healthy Adults as an Effect of Age and Hand Preference Using the CRTT. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hatherill, Jessica (2017) Planning for Change: Engaging University Staff in Strategic Planning. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Han, Feng (2017) Chemical-biology approach to delineate the mechanism of action of HIV-1 latency reversing agents. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hornak, Brooke (2017) Effect of standard of care changes on the no-show rate in a sickle cell clinic. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

He, Meiqi (2017) Evaluating the effect of medicare shared savings program accountable care organizations on part d pharmaceutical spending and use. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Huo, Zhiguang (2017) Statistical integrative omics methods for disease subtype discovery. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hughes, Shannon (2017) A pilot evaluation investigating weekend food programs addressing food insecurity in Pittsburgh, PA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hu, Jilong (2017) VORTEX SHEETS IN ELASTIC FLUIDS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hurl, Nicholas (2017) Analysis of Time Filters in Multistep Methods. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Harris, Jeremy D (2017) Analysis of a Spatially-distributed Wilson-Cowan Model of Cortex. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Harkulich, Christiana Fay Molldrem (2017) Standing Between Reservation and Nation: Indigenous Performance in North America after the end of the Indian Wars. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hare, Erin (2017) TO INFEROTEMPORAL NEURONS THE WHOLE IS NOT THE SUM OF THE PARTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Healy, Christopher M. (2017) Evaluation of a novel computationally designed prophylactic against pandemic influenza virus in the ferret model. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hou, Lin (2017) The Triangle of Sustainability: a comparative study of contemporary sustainable architecture in Beijing and Pittsburgh. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Heaghney, Nicholas (2017) Can medical marijuana stem increases in drug related death-rates: a time-series cross-section analysis. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hawkins, Christina (2017) Dysregulation of neurogranin, a neuron specific factor, in HIV-1 positive subjects and its implications in HIV-1 associated neurocognitive disorders. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Huang, Yongxu (2017) A prospective evaluation of pancreatic cancer risk in relation to dietary one-carbon metabolism-related nutrients, serum B6 vitamers and metabolites of the kynurenine pathway. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

He, Kai (2017) Optimal Maintenance Planning in Novel Settings. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hoyos, Jairo Antonio (2017) LOS LABERINTOS DE LA JOTERÍA: UNA HISTORIA SEXUAL DE LA ESTÉTICA MEXICANA (1917-1934). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Huang, Hung-Chun (2017) The Predictors of a Proposed Combat Readiness Test. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hahn, Taylor (2017) Teaching What Matters: A Rhetorical Analysis of Arguments on Liberal Arts Education at the University of Texas-Austin. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hails, Katherine (2017) A GENETICALLY INFORMED STUDY OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE AND PARENTAL DEPRESSION IN RISK FOR CHILDREN’S EMERGING EXTERNALIZING PROBLEMS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hasnawi, Luai E. (2017) Modeling all-optical space/time switching fabrics with frame integrity. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hansen, Sarah E. W. (2017) DEVELOPING A DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION AT COLLEGE FOR AMERICA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Irizarry, Taya (2017) The Role of mHealth Application Design in Individually Tailored Self-Management Interventions to Promote Adherence to an Exercise Program for Older Adults with Osteoarthritis of the Knee and Hypertension. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Iturralde, Fernando (2017) Dinámicas del pensamiento político boliviano: Análisis mimético de las obras de René Zavaleta Mercado y H.C.F. Mansilla. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Jackson, Paul A. (2017) Leveraging an Allenic Pauson-Khand Reaction to Synthesize 6,12-Guaianolide Analogs with a Tunable α-Methylene-γ-lactam Electrophile. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Johnson, James (2017) SYNTHETIC STUDIES ON PROTEIN KINASE D, BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN A1 LIGHT CHAIN, AND NUCLEAR ANDROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS, AND EFFORTS TOWARDS THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF 9-DESMETHYLPLEUROTIN. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jaime, Maria Catrina (2017) Exploring the relationships of masculinity and gender attitudes with sexual risk behaviors among young men involved in the juvenile justice system. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jiao, Kai (2017) ON SOLUTIONS FOR THE MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEM DESCRIBING AN ERODING VASCULAR GRAFT. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Johnson, Dominique (2017) Beyond Bare Life: Onto-epistemic Archives, Precarity, and the Praxis of Being Human. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jung, Nahri (2017) ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jiang, Yunhan (2017) Characterization of memory cytotoxic t lymphocyte responses in chronic hiv-1 infected individuals. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jeong, Keunsoo (2017) DYNAMICS OF GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PIRACY 1996 to 2013 : THE EVOLUTION OF SOMALI PIRACY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jeng, Wei (2017) Qualitative data sharing practices in social sciences. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jagadisan, Udaya Kiran (2017) Dynamics of sensorimotor integration in gaze control. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Juan, Hsiang Ling (2017) EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE RATIO (TS/TM) AND TIME ON THE SINTERING BEHAVIOR OF METALLIC 316L STAINLESS STEEL COUPONS COUPONS PRODUCED USING JET-BINDER TECHNOLOGY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jiang, Minlin (2017) Fundamental Study of Solution Processed Inorganic and Hybrid Thin Film Solar Cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jeffries, Richard (2017) High Efficiency Carbon Dioxide Removal Devices for Minimally Invasive Partial Respiratory Assistance. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jackson, Timothy Ryan (2017) The Interplay of Biomechanics, Tissue Polarity and Collective Migration as it Contributes to Early Heart Organogenesis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jiang, Lingtao (2017) SnO2 Nanowire Based Supercapacitors. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jose, Sanju (2017) Evaluation of a Combination Allograft Material Compared to DFDBA in Alveolar Ridge Preservation. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Johns, Caroline (2017) A MIXED METHOD EXPLORATION OF THE EFFICACY OF THE TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Joyce, Sharon (2017) SUCCESS OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS IN A SELECTIVE DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY PROGRAM. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jeffries, Marisa (2017) ERK1/ 2 Activation in Preexisting Oligodendrocytes of Adult Mice Drives New Myelin Synthesis and Enhanced CNS Function. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Joy, Marion (2017) Molecular Insights into Profilin Regulation and Its Role in Breast Cancer. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jiang, Jiepu (2017) Ephemeral relevance and user activities in a search session. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jung, Juyoung (2017) IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF HYBRID MAIN MEMORY THROUGH SYSTEM AWARE MANAGEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS RESOURCES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Khazali, Ahmad Suhail (2017) THE ROLES OF CHEMOKINES AND CHEMOKINE RECEPTORS IN TUMOR METASTASIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Killmeyer, Susan R. (2017) IMPACT OF PARENT-IMPLEMENTED CONTINGENT IMITATION ON YOUNG CHILDREN AT-RISK FOR ASD. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kowalsky, Robert (2017) THE EFFECT OF INTERRUPTING PROLONGED SITTING WITH RESISTANCE EXERCISE BREAKS ON CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC OUTCOMES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kovacs, Sara (2017) FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING BARIATRIC SURGERY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kovacheva, Aleksandra (2017) LET IT GO? HOW AGENCY AND POWER IMPACT THE CONSUMPTION OF UNCERTAIN PRODUCTS AND GROUP EXPERIENCES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Knox, Brian D. (2017) Strategy Map Effects on Managers' Strategy Revision Judgments. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Krippner, Janine B. (2017) Dome collapse driven block-and-ash flows on Shiveluch, and pyroclastic flows on Mount St. Helens: Deposit morphology and distribution analysis using multiparameter remote sensing- and field-based methods. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Khalikova, Venera (2017) INSTITUTIONALIZED ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN NORTH INDIA: PLURALITY, LEGITIMACY, AND NATIONALIST DISCOURSES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Karim, Helmet (2017) Early Prediction Of Late-Life Depression Remission: Multi-Factor Kernel-Based Machine Learning Utilizing Single Dose Pharmacological Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Knab, Timothy D (2017) Model-Based Closed-Loop Glucose Control in Critical Illness. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kehoe, Stacy (2017) Bridging the college completion gap with comprehensive support systems: A mixed-methods impact evaluation of the Dell Scholars Program. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Knox, Lori (2017) Improving Students' Proportional Reasoning Ability in the Context of Algebra I. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kelly, Jarrod T (2017) The "Ideological" Electorate: A Self-Categorization Theory of Ideological Identification. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kelly, Matthew (2017) Now You’re Playing With Pedagogy: Video Games, Digital Literacies, and Trans-Media Participatory Cultures. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kanal, Ilana Yocheved (2017) Rapid Computational Discovery of Pi-Conjugated Materials. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Karelitz, Joshua (2017) THE EFFECTS OF NICOTINE ON THE HABITUATION OF REINFORCER EFFECTIVENESS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kabiri, Mina (2017) Computer simulations in health policy: methodology and applications in the management of chronic diseases. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kolla, Kavitha (2017) Knowledge and attitudes about newborn screening for Fabry disease. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kikuchi, Alexander (2017) EMERGING ROLES OF PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ALPHA IN CHRONIC LIVER INJURY: POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN HEPATIC FIBROSIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kong, Muwen (2017) SINGLE-MOLECULE STUDIES OF RAD4-RAD23 REVEAL A DYNAMIC DNA DAMAGE RECOGNITION PROCESS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kyere, Eric (2017) Examining the Relationships between Racial-Ethnic Socialization, Racial Identity, and African American Youth’s Academic Outcomes: An Analysis with Implications for Social Work Research, Practice and Policy. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Khaliq, Mehwish (2017) ELUCIDATING MECHANISMS OF LIVER DEVELOPMENT AND LIVER PROGENITOR CELL-DRIVEN REGENERATION IN ZEBRAFISH. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kinner, Lauren (2017) HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN GP96 DRIVES DICHOTOMOUS LYMPHOCYTE RESPONSES VIA DNA METHYLOME REMODELING AND STAT1 SIGNALING IN ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELLS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Khatri, Sandeep (2017) Fibulin-4A in zebrafish development. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Krueger, Kori (2017) THE IMPACT OF ANOTHER PERSON’S RESPONSES TO OPINION COMMUNICATION: SHARED REALITY, EPISTEMIC TRUST, AND BELIEF CERTAINTY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Knight, Katrina (2017) Development and Evaluation of Auxetic Meshes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Krekanova, Vera (2017) AGING WORKERS IN CHANGING LABOR MARKETS AND CAREER LEARNING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Klemens, Christine A. (2017) ENAC REGULATION IN THE KIDNEY: THE ROLE OF ANKYRIN G. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kacenga, George (2017) Globalization of Foreign Academic Credential Placement Recommendations for Graduate Study in the United States, 1932-2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kim, Yoo Jung (2017) Longitudinal relationship between emotion regulation and aggressive behavior: The moderating effect of caregiving. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kolla, Avani (2017) Shared translation pairs processing in bilinguals: an event-related potential study. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kelsey, Malia (2017) Applications of Sparse Recovery and Dictionary Learning towards Analysis of Electrodermal Activity. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kelmendi Doko, Arta (2017) Controlled delivery system for adipose tissue retention. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kreinbucher, Charles E. (2017) An Exploration of the Micropolitics of Instructional Supervision. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kenavey, Lori Ann (2017) A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF CONTENT, RESOURCES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES IN A BASAL READING SERIES WITHIN A RESEARCH AND POLICY CONTEXT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Klink, Becky (2017) (Re)Producing Men: Homosociality in Nineteenth-Century Latin American National Narratives. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Khankan, Sarah (2017) Ensembles for the Predictability of Average Temperatures. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Knickelbein, Kyle (2017) Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic Approaches for KRAS-Mediated Resistance to Anti-EGFR Therapy in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Karataev, Evgeny (2017) Advanced distributed data integration infrastructure and research data management portal. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Lucci, Michael (2017) USING MIXTURE, MULTI-PROCESS, AND OTHER MULTI-DIMENSIONAL IRT MODELS TO ACCOUNT FOR EXTREME AND MIDPOINT RESPONSE STYLE USE IN PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lucas-Evans, Elaine M. (2017) Examining Preservice Elementary Teachers' Planning Practices in Science. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

LIU, XIAOXIAO (2017) Applications of Emerging Memory in Modern Computer Systems: Storage and Acceleration. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Luo, Wencan (2017) Automatic Summarization for Student Reflective Responses. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lin, Wen-Chyi (2017) Curvelet-Based Texture Classification in Computerized Critical Gleason Grading of Prostate Cancer Histological Images. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Limeri, Lisa (2017) THE EVOLUTION OF COLOR POLYMORPHISMS IN COLIAS BUTTERFLIES: PREFERENCES, LEARNING, AND SENSORY LIMITATIONS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lin, Da (2017) THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF KUN OPERA IN CHINA (1940S-2015). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lenardón, María Laura (2017) Understanding the Tonada Cordobesa from an Acoustic, Perceptual and Sociolinguistic Perspective. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Chenchen (2017) Brain-Inspired Computing: Neuromorphic System Designs and Applications. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lipus, Daniel (2017) Microbiology of Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Yi (2017) Novel single and gene-based test procedures for large-scale bivariate time-to-event data, with application to a genetic study of AMD progression. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Levenson, Elliott (2017) Modeling pedestrian safety at roundabouts. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

LIN, Hsing-Hua (2017) Childhood maltreatment as a social determinant of midlife health-related quality of life in women: Do psychosocial factors explain this association? Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Yimeng (2017) A series of two-sample non-parametric tests of quantile residual lifetime. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Logan-Graf, Gregory (2017) Genetic and Environmental Factors that Control Merkel Cell Development and Survival. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lowe, Jesse (2017) SIS-ECM Scaffold Remodels Into a TMJ Disc Analogue. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lynch, Bryony (2017) Assessing clinical practices and beliefs among providers following women diagnosed or at-risk for Fabry disease. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Laux, Julie (2017) CCR5 antagonists used as topical microbicides modulate CCR5 expression and may potentially compound HIV infection. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Annie (2017) Effect of early odorant exposure on the structure and output of the glomerular module. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Hong (2017) Glucose transporter expression in lung granulomas from Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected monkeys. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lin, Jung-Yi (2017) Performance of rank-minimization under different scenarios: a simulation study focusing on baseline covariates imbalances in clinical trials. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lin, Chien-Wei (2017) Power calculation and study design in RNA-Seq and Methyl-Seq. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Siying (2017) Essays on Health and Labor Policies. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lunt, Bryce L (2017) Exploring the Requirements of the Mycobacterium Phage Brujita Integrase. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lee, Jungeun (2017) Displaying Authority: Ashikaga Formal Display in the Muromachi Period. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Leibovich, Nizan (2017) Empty Spaces: Temporal Structures and Timbral Transformations in Gerard Grisey's Modulations and Release for 12 Musicians, an original composition. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Lulu (2017) Essays on Health, Entrepreneurship, and the Labor Market. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Li, Noriyasu (2017) Interpretation and Processing of the System of Japanese Reflexives. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Latif, Mehr (2017) Re-envisioning Kinship and the State in Pakistan. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Siyang (2017) Electrically-triggered Atomic Emission Spectroscopy on Graphene/oxide/silicon Structure. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lee, Randy (2017) The Hand-Held Force Magnifier: Surgical Tools to Augment the Sense of Touch. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liang, Yixin (2017) IF ONE THING CAN BE RESOLVED WITH BIAOQING BAO, THEN DON'T USE WORDS!”: THE GENEALOGY OF BIAOQING BAO IN THE CHINESE INTERNET CULTURE. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Can (2017) In situ TEM and Continuum Modeling of Laser-induced Rapid Solidification of Aluminum and Aluminum Copper Alloys. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Tianqiao (2017) Stability Behavior of Pultruded Glass-Fiber Reinforced Polymer I-Sections Subject to Flexure. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lee, Seongha (2017) Flexible perovskite solar cell on metal plate. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Li, Zheng (2017) A Novel Self-Reference Sensing Scheme for MLC MRAM. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Li, Mingzhou (2017) Numerical Analysis of the Effect of the Pre-Existing Crack Opening on the Direction of the Secondary Crack Propagation. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Shuchang (2017) Genomic integrative analysis to improve fusion transcript detection, liquid association and biclustering. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Large, Adam (2017) THE ROLE OF SOMATOSTATIN-EXPRESSING INTERNEURONS IN ANTERIOR PIRIFORM CORTEX. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Li, Yaming (2017) Evaluating the effect of kidney volume on decline in renal function using the generalized propensity score. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lien, Bailey (2017) Applying the self-teaching hypothesis to adults: the effects of reading condition and syllable length on orthographic learning. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Laird, Margaret (2017) Victorian domestic disorders: mental illness and nature-nurture confusion. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Leventhal, Brian (2017) Extreme Response Style: Which Model is Best? Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lucie Broyde, Lucie (2017) MobiCore: An Adaptive Hybrid Approach for Power-Efficient CPU Management on Android Devices. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lee, Jason (2017) Small Molecule Associative CO₂ Thickeners for Improved Mobility Control. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lai, Wai Kin (2017) Applications of Effective Theories of QCD in Collider Physics. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lee, Sungwon (2017) Integrative Analysis of Variation Structure in High-dimensional Multi-block Data. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lello, Louis (2017) Topics in Neutrino Physics and Cosmology. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Leslie, Paula (2017) That Won't Help The Meatballs: health care providers' perceptions of eating, drinking, and feeding as human experiences. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Merante, Monica M (2017) A universal display? Investigating the role of Panathenaic amphorae in the British Museum. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mauro, Brenna (2017) How we, uh, perceive disfluencies: the effect of linguistic disfluencies on judgements of learning, attention-orientation and academic materials. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Metz, Jason (2017) PREDICTORS OF 2 KILOMETER ROWING ERGOMETER TIME TRIAL PERFORMANCE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McGill, Brian (2017) Bayesian Inference on a Mixed-Effects Location-Scale Model with Normal and Skewed Error Distributions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Merg, Andrea D. (2017) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMMABLE PEPTIDE CONSTRUCTS FOR CONTROLLING THE ASSEMBLY ARCHITECTURE AND PROPERTIES OF GOLD NANOPARTICLE SUPERSTRUCTURES AND SOFT MATERIALS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Matsik, Molly A. (2017) Evaluating the Effects of a Point-of-View Video Prompt Intervention on the Completion of Science Experiments with an Individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder and an Individual with Intellectual Disability. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Myford, Levato (2017) An Examination of Readability of Codes of Student Conduct in Pennsylvania k-12 Public Schools. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McBrayer, Benjamin (2017) MAPPING MYSTERY: BRELET, JANKÉLÉVITCH, AND PHENOMENOLOGIES OF MUSIC IN POST-WORLD WAR II FRANCE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Monserrat, Delphine (2017) QUE RESTE-T-IL DE L’ANARCHIE? IDÉES ET IDÉAUX ANARCHISTES DANS LA LITTERATURE D’APRÈS-GUERRES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Messay, Berhane (2017) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGY USE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK AMONG MOTHERS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER: THE ROLE OF DISTRESS AND INFLAMMATION LEVELS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

MacIntyre, Kat (Alec) (2017) Singing Is a Drag: Gender, Voice, and Body in Drag Performance. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Miller, Michael (2017) The Structure and Interpretation of Quantum Field Theory. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ma, Bing (2017) A Study of Processing, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Strength Microalloyed Steel Hot Band Coils for Automotive Applications. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Meanley, Steven (2017) Perceived discrimination experiences and social well-being among midlife and older adult men who have sex with men from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McGrath, Monica (2017) Constraints on the Petrogenesis of a Proterozoic Talc Deposit in Southwestern Montana: A Petrological and Geochemical study. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Meegan Kumar, Dervla (2017) Production of Heterocyst Glycolipids and Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraether membrane lipids in the water column of a stratified tropical lake, Malawi, Africa. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Musket, Christie (2017) The relationship between age of onset and clinical severity, community functioning, and cognitive functioning in schizophrenia: A multiplex extended pedigree study. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mathieson, Amanda (2017) Committee Work as a Vehicle for Change. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mitchell, Nicole (2017) Teaching the Holocaust: Optimizing Emergent Curricular and Pedagogical Approaches. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mooney, Anthony (2017) Middle Level Teachers' Perceptions of the Value and Utility of Evaluative Feedback: An Action Research Study to Support a Culture of Supervision and Instructional Change. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McAuley, James (2017) THE PARACASPASE MALT1 IS A CRITICAL MEDIATOR OF PAR1-DRIVEN NF-κB ACTIVATION AND TUMOR METASTASIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Murtha, Lori (2017) Suspension and Expulsion in Preschool Early Childhood Settings: A Mixed Methods Investigation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Miller-Walfish, Summer (2017) Addressing HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence through comprehensive programming: the "Our Health, Our Responsibility" program. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mastro, Kevin (2017) Harnessing Pallidal Cell-Type Diversity to Treat Neurological Disorders. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Marvin, Christopher (2017) Computational and Experimental Insight into Single-Molecule Piezoelectric Materials. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Massiello, Emily (2017) Characterization of deletions in a cohort with cleft lip and palate. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Munro, Christine (2017) Developing an Amish and Mennonite research registry in Western Pennsylvania. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Midgett, Morgan (2017) Enhancing pulmonary drug dispersion using lipid surfactants in a murine model. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mackey, Michael (2017) FROM PITTSBURGH TO THE PERSHING: ORCHESTRATION, INTERACTION, AND INFLUENCE IN THE EARLY WORK OF AHMAD JAMAL. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Melody, Kevin (2017) HIV-1 resistance to rilpivirine in the context of pre-exposure prophylaxis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Maradin, Nicholas (2017) Human by Design: Bodily Prosthetics and the Rhetoric of Science Fiction Cool. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Morrow, Michelle (2017) Immune function in ATP6V0A2-related cutis laxa. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mariko, Hawa (2017) Medroxyprogesterone acetate has minimal impact on HIV-1 replication in ectocervical tissue ex vivo. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mackey, Justin (2017) A CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHIC STUDY OF REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTROLS ON DEPOSITION AND PRESERVATION OF LATE CAMBRIAN SHALES AND CARBONATES OF THE CONASAUGA GROUP, APPALACHIAN BASIN, USA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Maggio, Danielle (2017) Gospel Mime: Anointed Ministry, Afrocentrism, and Gender in Black Gospel Performance. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Markovetz, Matthew (2017) Multiscale Mathematical Modeling of the Absorptive and Mucociliary Pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Monteverde, Irene (2017) Paris Impressions: Critics and Gimmicks in the Art World of Erroll Garner, 1957-58. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Madonna, Tyler (2017) Effect of Repair Orientation on the Distal Biceps Tendon. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mao, Jiachen (2017) Local Distributed Mobile Computing System for Deep Neural Networks. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Madhani, Shalv (2017) Development of the Paracorporeal Ambulatory Assist Lung (PAAL). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Múnera Orozco, Sara (2017) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE WHEELCHAIR MAINTENANCE TRAINING PROGRAM. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McQuiston, Alison (2017) Gesture and language in 2- and 3-year-olds at heightened risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Marek, Scott (2017) The Contribution of Functional Brain Networks and Oscillations to the Development of Cognitive Control. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McDade, Kevin (2017) Enabling Data-Guided Evaluation of Bioinformatics Workflow Quality. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McCracken, Natalie A. (2017) Principal Perceptions of Professional Development. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Moore, Kaylan (2017) "I be on the bus": An Investigation of Middle School Students' Learning About Dialects, Power, and Identity. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mozumder, Mohammad (2017) THE BODY, SUBJECTIVITY, AND SOCIALITY: Fakir Lalon Shah and His Followers in Contemporary Bangladesh. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McNeilly, Katherine (2017) Investigating the salient characteristics of clear speech that contribute to improved speech perception. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Monaco, Amanda (2017) The impact of simulated high- and low-frequency hearing loss on the phonetic context effect. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McCathern, Alexis (2017) Emitted P3a and P3b in chronic schizophrenia and in first-episode schizophrenia. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mann, Jessica (2017) Crossing Borders for Civic Engagement: A Narrative Inquiry of Service-Learning's Participant Perspectives. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ma, Henry (2017) Investigation of the natural history of Equine Encephalitis Viruses with radiofrequency telemetry for detection of subclinical disease patterns. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Montez, David (2017) BRAIN SYSTEM MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES IN WORKING MEMORY PERFORMANCE DURING ADOLESCENCE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Morozumi, Kalene (2017) HIV testing behaviors and discrimination in a medical setting among transgender women(TGW)of color in the United States: understanding the effect on HIV testing frequency. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Morsillo, TaylorDaphne (2017) HIV policy: a comparative study of Mozambique and the United States. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mischel, Jessica (2017) Brain Computer Interfaces: Challenges to Clinical Viability Addressed in the Laboratory. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

More, Amey (2017) Chemical Looping For Syngas And Hydrogen Production With Parallel CO2 Activation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mahoney, Sharlee (2017) Evaluation of the Toxicity Associated With Complex Engineered Nanomaterials Utilizing In Vivo and in Vitro Models. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ma, Xiao (2017) Fungal Ecology and Disinfection in Drinking Water Systems. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

MA, ZHAOYUN (2017) Labview Implementation of the Electromechanical Impedance (EMI) Method as Part of an Integrated Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) System. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Moreines, Jared (2017) CIRCUIT AND PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOR COUNTERACTING STRESS EFFECTS ON THE DOPAMINE SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR MAJOR DEPRESSION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Malekzadeh, Soheil (2017) Geometric Analysis on Metric Spaces. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mandal, Abhishek (2017) INVESTIGATIONS OF THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN PROAPOPTOTIC PEROXIDASE-ACTIVE CARDIOLIPIN-BOUND CYTOCHROME C AND LIQUID- GEL PHASE TRANSITIONS IN LIPOSOMES USING SOLID STATE NMR SPECTROSCOPY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Newcomer, Adrienne (2017) The long term effects of conditional cash transfer programs on health: an analysis of Mexico's Oportunidades. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nagaraj, Nayana (2017) The role of reproductive health in musculoskeletal aging: A life-course approach. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nenova, Zlatana (2017) Essays on the management of appointments for chronic conditions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nakama, Julie (2017) Shopping the Look: Hollywood Costume Production and American Fashion Consumption, 1960-1969. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nerkar, Swapnil (2017) Synthesis and Reactions of Alkyl- and Aryl-Substituted N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Novak, Joshua (2017) Studying the Effectiveness of a Community College Advising Intervention Model for Undecided Students. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nestor, Ashley (2017) Investigating Mindset Theories: The Implications for Classroom Instruction and Professional Development. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nguyen, Luong (2017) Computational Pathology for Quantifying Spatial Heterogeneity in Digital Images of Tissue Sections from Solid Tumors. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nelson, Jr., Douglas, A (2017) A Modular and Extensible Architecture Integrating Sensors, Dynamic Displays of Anatomy and Physiology, and Automated Instruction for Innovations in Clinical Education. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Neely, Brittney (2017) Unstable housing among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): A review of the literature and cost comparison of organizations that may provide shelter and related services. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nagashima, Julie (2017) The Meaning of Relationships for Student Agency in Soka Education: Exploring the Lived Experiences and Application of Daisaku Ikeda's Value-Creating Philosophy through Narrative Inquiry. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Orsatti, Silvina (2017) Gamifying the Spanish curriculum to promote motivation and willing communication in the college-level classroom. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Oliphant, Elizabeth (2017) Inventing the Southwest: How Modernists Shaped an American Regional Experience. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

O'Neill, Katie Kavanagh (2017) Mobtown Memories: Towards a People's History of Violence in Baltimore. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

O'Connor, Rubab (2017) Academic Advising and College Stressors in a large, urban university. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Olivos, Diana (2017) Effect of High Fat Diet on Hindbrain Prolactin-Releasing Peptide Neurons and Satiety. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Palissery, Mason K. (2017) Public discourse on refugees in France and Canada: a comparative analysis. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Parrish, Jenna Nicole (2017) ESTRADIOL MODULATION OF THE RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND THE REGULATION OF FEAR EXTINCTION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pulecio Pulgarin, Jairo Mauricio (2017) POLIMORFOS E ITERABLES: “PECADORES”, “ENFERMOS” Y “DELINCUENTES”, EN LA LEY Y LA LITERATURA CUBANA, COLOMBIANA Y PUERTORRIQUEÑA DEL SIGLO XX. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Prevost, Kimberly (2017) TEACHER MINDSET AND THE NATURE OF FEEDBACK PROVIDED TO STUDENTS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA KEYSTONE COURSES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Perdomo, Sophy (2017) ACUTE DOSE RESPONSE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON CEREBROVASCULAR HEMODYNAMICS AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ponder, Kara A. (2017) Fitting and Phenomenology in Type Ia Supernova Cosmology: Generalized Likelihood Analyses for Multiple Evolving Populations and Observations of Near-Infrared Lightcurves including Host Galaxy Properties. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Prakash, Abhishek (2017) PROBING THE LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE THROUGH LUMINOUS RED GALAXIES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Propper, Tara (2017) (Re)Presenting the Public in Print: Examining African-American Media Activism at the Century's Turn. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Patil, Avinash (2017) SELF-ASSEMBLED ALKYLSILANE COATINGS FOR RESORBABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Peng, Xi (2017) FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY OF CO2 REDUCTION ON MO2C. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pallatino, Chelsea L. (2017) Hindu Asian Indian immigrant women and domestic violence: a mixed methods study. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pickett, Clyde (2017) Institutional Support Mechanisms for African American Males at Community Colleges: A Mixed Methods Study on the Perceptions of Support Mechanisms for Academic Success at Community Colleges. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Palmer, David (2017) A LOOK INTO THE PLANNING PROCESSES OF BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE PROGRAMS IN K-12 SCHOOLS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Park, Sohyun (2017) Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Fibrin on Wound Healing and Pain following Guided Bone Regeneration. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pitale, Yohann (2017) Polymeric Micropatterned Films: A Platform For Enhanced Mucoadhesion. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Priedigkeit, Nolan (2017) Identification of Acquired Molecular Dependencies in Advanced Breast and Ovarian Cancers. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Preston, George (2017) SUBSTRATE INSOLUBILITY DICTATES HSP104-DEPENDENTENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM ASSOCIATED DEGRADATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pfeil-McCullough, Erin (2017) THE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF URBANIZATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION, AND LONGWALL MINING IMPACTS ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH THE USE OF GIS AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Puzo, Ieva (2017) THE LOCAL LIVES OF GLOBAL SCIENCE: FOREIGN SCIENTISTS IN JAPAN’S RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Piermont, Evan (2017) Learning about Preference. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

PEMARATHANA, SOORAKKULAME (2017) BRINGING THE BUDDHA CLOSER: THE ROLE OF VENERATING THE BUDDHA IN THE MODERNIZATION OF BUDDHISM IN SRI LANKA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

PARK, JUNCHOL (2017) A NEURAL BASIS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF ANXIETY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Proulx, Chelsea (2017) Effects of LGBTQ-inclusive sex education on mental health and experiences of bullying among U.S. high school students. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Paliwal, Yuvika (2017) Generalized linear mixed models for analysis of cross-correlated binary data in multi-reader studies of diagnostic imaging. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Palangappa, Poovaiah Manavattira (2017) Architectures for Low Energy, Low Latency, High Performance, Durable Multi-/Triple-Level Cell Non-Volatile Memories. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Peterson, Kimberly (2017) DEVELOPING A QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY IN A TRAUMA-AFFECTED COMMUNITY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pramana, I Gede Wira Yudha Eka (2017) DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A GAMIFIED M-HEALTH SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY INTERVENTION (EMI) IN CHILD ANXIETY TREATMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pletcher, Erin (2017) THE EFFECTS OF CONSECUTIVE SOFTBALL WINDMILL PITCHES ON COORDINATION PATTERNS AND VARIABILITY, MUSCULAR STRENGTH, AND PITCHING PERFORMANCE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Price, Kimberly (2017) Factors Principals Consider When Choosing Professional Development for Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Parekh, Puja (2017) Differential regulation of synaptic plasticity, mood and reward behavior by circadian genes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Perkoski, Robert (2017) THE IMPACT OF MULTIMEDIA FEEDBACK ON STUDENT PERCEPTIONS: VIDEO SCREENCAST WITH AUDIO COMPARED TO TEXT BASED EMAIL. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Previte, Dana M (2017) Mechanisms governing the bioenergetics of naive and effector CD4+ T cells as a means of controlling autoimmunity. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pradhan, Komal (2017) Downregulation of intestinal Farnesoid X Receptor in Erythropoietic protoporphyria. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Potter, Andrew (2017) Multiscale multivariate functional principal component analysis with an application to multivariate longitudinal cardiac signals. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pan, Chunlin (2017) Effects of Shape and Material Mismatch on 2D Finite Domains containing Inclusions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pickel, Jason (2017) Improving Optical Trap Measurements with Adaptive Nonlinear Control Methods. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ponce-Cordero, Roberto (2017) A Dynamo of Violent Stories: Reading the 'Feminicidios' of Ciudad Juárez as Narratives. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Perez, Lauren K. (2017) National Parliamentary Involvement in EU Policy-Making: Questions, Resolutions, and Transposition. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pakdaman Naeini, Mahdi (2017) OBTAINING ACCURATE PROBABILITIES USING CLASSIFIER CALIBRATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pulantara, I Wayan (2017) MODEL, ARCHITECTURE AND APPLICATION OF CROSS-PLATFORM JUST-IN-TIME ADAPTIVE INTERVENTION (JITAI): AN IMPLEMENTATION IN BEHAVIORAL SLEEP INTERVENTION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Poojary-Mazzotta, Prerna (2017) WHEELCHAIR RELATED FALL RISK AND FUNCTION IN NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: FACTORS RELATED TO WHEELCHAIR FIT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Petkova, Aleksandra (2017) NONVERBAL SIGHS OF EMOTION: DO PROTOTYPICAL EXPRESSIONS OF BASIC EMOTIONS OCCUR WHEN EXPECTED? Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Qian, Zhuoni (2017) Higgs Boson Properties at Colliders. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Quarterman, Antonio M (2017) Community College Institutional Commitment to Establishing Racially Diverse Learning Environments: A Western Pennsylvania Case Study. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Ramírez-Cruz, Héctor (2017) Ethnolinguistic Vitality in a Creole Ecology: San Andrés and Providencia. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ricardo Figueroa, Karen B. (2017) INTERFACIAL INTERACTION OF GRAPHITIC MATERIALS WITH WATER AND DNA ORIGAMI NANOSTRUCTURES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rupprecht, Laura (2017) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NICOTINE AND BODY WEIGHT: IMPLICATIONS FOR TOBACCO REGULATORY POLICY FROM RATS & HUMANS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rothfuss, Michael Andrew (2017) Automatic Blood Vessel Patency Detection for Wireless Implantable Medical Devices. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Richardson, Thomas (2017) Fundamental Study of Alginate-Based 3D Platforms for the Propagation and Pancreatic Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rebrion, Cédrine (2017) High resolution cervical auscultation signal features reflect vertical and horizontal displacement of the hyoid bone during swallowing. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Radoli, Oscar, Kenya (2017) SCHOLARSHIP PRACTITIONERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE THE COLLABORATION LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF DOCTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rothenberger, Natalie (2017) Strategies to Target Estrogen-Related Tumor Promoting Mechanisms in Lung Cancer. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rose, Annika H (2017) Ribbon Scanning Confocal Imaging for High-Speed High-Resolution Imaging of Whole Tissues. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Raval, Shaileshkumar (2017) WHOLE BODY AND UPPER EXTREMITY ULTRA-HIGH FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING: COIL DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Submitted)

Rizzi, Michael T. (2017) Carlow University's Catholic, Mercy Mission and Identity: Faculty, Staff, and Student Perceptions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Robinson, Amanda S. (2017) Animal Socialities: Healing and Affect in Japanese Animal Cafés. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ren, Lu (2017) Measurement of Neutrino and Antineutrino Total Charged-current Cross Sections on Carbon with MINERvA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ravikumar, Pranali (2017) Programming Dendritic cells for intercellular delivery of T-bet to enhance function of cytotoxic T-cells. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Richard, Jessica M (2017) Cesarean rate reduction interventions in the United States. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rodgers, Elizabeth (2017) Perceived barriers and facilitators to physical activity and functional limitations among older adults. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Requena, Martin (2017) A cell culture Model of MRPS2-related cutis laxa. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rosen, Dana (2017) ATTENTION DURING VIRTUAL PEER FEEDBACK IN YOUTH WITH A HISTORY OF ANXIETY COMPARED TO HEALTHY YOUTH. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rice, Caitlin (2017) THE POLYSEMY ADVANTAGE IN LEXICAL ACCESS: THE ROLE OF CONTEXT AVAILABILITY AND ORTHOGRAPHIC NEIGHBORHOOD VARIABLES. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Reiman, Andrew P. (2017) Model Segmentation and Simplification for Electric Power Distribution Systems. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ruiz, Esteban (2017) SKIN-INSPIRED HYDROGEL-ELASTOMER COMPOSITE WITH APPLICATOIN IN A MOISTURE PERMEABLE PROSTHETIC LIMB LINER. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ramachandar, Sujini (2017) WHITE MATTER CONNECTIVITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SENSORIMOTOR REGIONS IN INDIVIDUALS WHO STUTTER. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ramirez-DelToro, Ginny (2017) "Technically, I'm the one who came up with the group": The development of a classroom culture of reading and writing in an elementary classroom. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rosenberg, Meital (2017) Energy embeddedness: how social relationships influence energy usage. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Regev, Galit (2017) Novel Application of Hot Melt Extrusion for Pharmaceutical Vaginal Film Products. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rivero, Diana (2017) Prevalence of secondary ST-T wave electrocardiographic abnormalities confounding the diagnosis of acute myocardial ischemia in patients presenting to the emergency department with a chief complaint of chest pain. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Roffe, Seth (2017) Orbital solutions of binary white dwarf merger systems. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rubright, Samantha (2017) Cyanide and Hydrogen Sulfide: a review of two blood gases, their environmental sources, and potential risks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rosenthal, Samantha (2017) Whole exome and targeted sequencing of Alzheimer’s disease: an integrative approach. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rossi, Robert (2017) CHARACTERIZING SOURCES AND DYNAMICS OF METALS AND METALLOIDS IN URBAN SOILS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rahman, Musfiq N (2017) CONTINUOUS ONLINE MEMORY DIAGNOSTIC. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ryabchikova, Natalia (2017) The Flying Fish: Sergei Eisenstein Abroad, 1929-1932. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ramani, Kritika (2017) Regulation of renal immunity and immunopathology by interleukin-17. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Smith, Jesse M. (2017) Behavior skills training of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior for three paraprofessionals working in inclusive classrooms. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

SASMAL, ANIRUDDHA (2017) DEVELOPMENT OF CATALYTIC GLYCOSYLATION METHOD FOR OLIGOSACCHARIDE ASSEMBLY AND TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF ACIDIC ALPHA-DYSTROGLYCAN OLIGOSACCHARIDES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shue, Sarah (2017) VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND BEHAVIOR OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH EBD: FLASHCARD USAGE AND INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sharapov, Denis V. (2017) BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEX SOCIETIES IN THE SOUTHERN URAL STEPPES (3500-1400 BC). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Satlof-Bedrick, Emma (2017) Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind in Children with Callous-Unemotional Traits. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sap, Duygu (2017) Conforming Stokes Elements Yielding Divergence-Free Approximations on Quadrilateral Meshes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

song, pu (2017) Coupling Stokes-Darcy flow with transport on irregular geometries. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sahadewo, Gumilang (2017) Essays in the Economics of Education and Experimental Economics. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Svoboda, Richard (2017) Essays on the Market for Higher Education and Public Policies. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Saiki, Sam (2017) Geometric Structures on Manifolds. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shold, Jonathan (2017) Mosaic Perspectives: Lenten Sacred Drama in Naples, 1818–1830. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Su, Yingjun (2017) New Perspectives on Chinese Manufacturing Industries Using Microdata. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sherry, Jonathan (2017) STALINISM ON TRIAL: SPANISH REPUBLICAN LEGALITY, THE SOVIET UNION, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF JUSTICE IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR, 1936-1939. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sazegari, Ramteen (2017) STRUCTURAL TENSION IN JONATHAN HARVEY'S STRING TRIO AND SLATE REPRESENTATIVE, AN ORIGINAL COMPOSITION FOR AMPLIFIED QUINTET. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Salamoun, Joseph M (2017) SYNTHESIS OF THIOPHENE-CONTAINING HETEROCYCLES AND THEIR APPLICATION AS ANTICANCER AGENTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sun, Jing (2017) Social Media Influence on Firms' Market Performance: Through the Lens of Experts' Opinion and Wisdom of the Crowd. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sturm, Camilla (2017) Structure and Evolution of Economic Networks in Neolithic Walled Towns of the Jianghan Plain: A Geochemical Perspective. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schmick, Ethan (2017) UNIONS, PELLAGRA, AND SCHOOLS IN AMERICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Skerritt, Henry Francis (2017) When Time's Arrows Collide: Historical Critique in Indigenous Contemporary Art. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Streiner, Scott (2017) A Systematic Inquiry on Global Engineering Education: Strategies and Impact. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schmidt, Benjamin (2017) Large Scale Functional Connectivity Networks of Resting State Magnetoencephalography. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Scioscia, Christopher (2017) Autonomous Support and Efficiency Optimization of Series Resonant Converter. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Su, Xin (2017) Chemical Heat Pump Based on Hemiaminal Reversible Reactions. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sun, Zhaowen (2017) Power and sample size determinations in dynamic risk prediction. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sumetsky, Natalie (2017) Spatiotemporal modeling of opioid abuse and dependence outcomes using Bayesian hierarchical methods. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Strong, Damara J (2017) BIOGEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF LEAF WAX FATTY ACIDS FROM LAKE SURFACE SEDIMENTS IN MESOAMERICA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sigindere, Cihad (2017) Total Synthesis of Tubiashinol. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Stump, Regina (2017) EFFECTS OF FATIGUE INDUCED BY INTERMITTENT RUNNING ON MUSCULAR STRENGTH, POWER, AND GLYCOGEN CONTENT IN FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Snyder, Lindsey (2017) Modulation of Multiple Modalities of Somatosensory Information by Peripheral Kappa Opioid Receptors. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shattuck, Christopher (2017) An Exploration of Kindergarten Readiness. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Siminerio Lemon, Lara (2017) Using pharmacoepidemiologic methods to study pharmacotherapy in pregnancy: Application to opioid maintenance therapy and 17-OHPC for prevention of preterm birth. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sikora, Maggie (2017) GET REAL: Exploring Equity-Mindedness at a Large, Urban, and Predominantly White Institution. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Spradley, Paul (2017) A Systematic Literature Review of How Mentors Care For Black Adolescent Males. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Stephan, Rebecca (2017) THE INTERVIEW: ASCERTAINING TEACHERS’ ABILITY TO FOSTER STUDENT METACOGNITION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shute, Christopher (2017) Planning and Implementing a Structured and Systematic Response to Academic Intervention Plans through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schmitz, Joseph (2017) Comparison and correlation of dynamic postural stability indices obtained during different dynamic landing tasks and footwear conditions. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Smail, Alicia (2017) An Investigation of an Academic Vocabulary Intervention for Upper Elementary Students Who Struggle with Reading. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Strobl, Eric (2017) Causal Discovery Under Non-Stationary Feedback. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shengmin, Zhang (2017) Electronic structure and photoexcitation dynamics of chemisorbed alkali atoms induced resonances. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Su, Jun (2017) Analysis of the $Wtb$ vertex from the measurement of triple differential angular decay rates of single top quarks produced in the $t$-channel at $\sqrt{s}=$8 Tev with ATLAS detector. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Self, Elizabeth F (2017) Art, Architecture, and the Asai Sisters. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Straney, Patrick (2017) Mechanisms of Metal Deposition on Gold Nanoparticle Substrates. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Smith, Ashley M. (2017) Quantitative Analysis of Metal Nanoparticle Ligand Shells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Salama, Noah (2017) Analysis of peripheral immune responses for the development of an encephalitis non-human primate animal model for new world alphaviruses. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schleiden, Loren J (2017) Explaining health disparities: evaluating and advancing methodology. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Smith, Clair (2017) Using mixed effects models to compare differences in stress reactivity between women with and without a family history of breast cancer. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shook, Corey (2017) The Role of Prickle1 in the Development of the Pituitary Gland in the Beetlejuice Mouse. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shriver, Kirsten (2017) Determination of Novel Gene Targets of TETS via Non-Canonical Protein and DNA Modifications and Selective Inhibition. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Spinner, Codee (2017) "Rise, Columbia's Daughters": Constructing Female Identity in the United States (1900-1920) through Suffrage and Musical Performance. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Stehle, Gregory (2017) Confinement of Nucleation Sites in Nucleate Pool Boiling Using Atomic Layer Deposition and Constrictive Heaters. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

SHEN, JIANYU (2017) Optimizing Power Consumption for Heart Rate Monitor Application on Android Platform. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Song, Chang (2017) A quantization-aware regularized learning method in multi-level memristor-based neuromorphic computing system. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Saunders, Zachery (2017) AN ASSESSMENT OF HIRING PRACTICES FOR HEAD FOOTBALL COACHES AT THE "POWER 5" NCAA DIVISION I FBS LEVEL. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Stark, Heidi (2017) School Climate: An Essential Component of a Comprehensive School Safety Plan. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Spinogatti, Joseph (2017) Storytelling within the theatre: how the work of the projection designer pushes the boundaries of art, collaboration, and technology. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shaw, Sarah (2017) TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE MANIFESTATION OF HORIZONTAL WORKPLACE BULLYING IN THE K-12 SETTING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

St.Amant, Tawnia (2017) The Effect of Teacher Mindset on Low-Tracked Students. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Submitted)

Santana dos Santos, Lucas (2017) COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR THE FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF DNA SEQUENCE VARIANTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schuster, Maximilian (2017) Compartmentalized cultures, integrated transitions: Exploring first-year student transition through institutional culture at a middle Atlantic university. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schaefer, Caitlin (2017) Dyadic person living with dementia/caregiver falls prevention interventions: a literature synthesis. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Swan, Zachary Duane Jameson (2017) Contributions of macrophages in lymph nodes and gut mucosa to SIV disease control and progression. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shaw, Yomei (2017) Decision making about medications in rheumatoid arthritis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Stachowski, Erin (2017) MECHANISMS OF VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORTER-2 DEGRADATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sybeldon, Matthew (2017) Addressing Nonstationarity in EEG Applications. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sachs, Steven G. (2017) Development of a Joint Faulting Model for Unbonded Concrete Overlays of Existing Concrete Pavements through a Laboratory and Numeric Analysis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sammak, Shervin (2017) A Hybrid Discontinuous Galerkin-Monte Carlo Simulator for Filtered Density Function. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

SANTOS, GUSTAVO (2017) Techno-Economic Assessment of Fischer-Tropsch and Direct Methane To Methanol Processes In Modular GTL Technologies. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Salas Camus, Pedro Pablo (2017) 2666: en búsqueda de la totalidad perdida. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Seo, Wanji (2017) Synthesis and Applications of One- and Two-Dimensional Polymer-Carbon Nanomaterial Composites. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sharaf, Naima (2017) Solution NMR studies of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Thomas, Aaron (2017) An Exploration of Instructional Coaching in Western Pennsylvania Schools. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tomczyk, Michelle (2017) Electron-Electron Interactions in Complex-Oxide Nanodevices. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

TRACEY, MATTHEW (2017) FLUORESCENCE AS A TOOL FOR METHOD DEVELOPMENT, DETECTION OF TRACE ANALYTES, AND IMAGING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tienes, Jeffrey (2017) Keeping It "Real": Making a Career in Pittsburgh's Rap Music Scene. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tavenor, Nathan (2017) Supramolecular Architectures and Mimics of Complex Natural Folds Derived from Rationally Designed α-Helical Protein Structures. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tabacchi, John W (2017) EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT CONDUCT AND FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ATTRITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Thomas, Tamika (2017) Engaging Teachers in a Book Club to Discuss Issues of Cultural Diversity. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Thornton, Marc (2017) Elementary Pedagogy and Instructional Technology: Action Research on Instructional Practices with Technology Integration in the Elementary Classroom. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Trimble, Theodora Kelly (2017) The Celebrification of Soviet Culture: State Heroes after Stalin. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tilves, Curtis (2017) Association of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein with increases in liver fat in African ancestry men. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tripathy, Sheila (2017) Hybrid land use regression modeling of fine particulate matter and metal components for application in two Pittsburgh cohorts. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Topper, Alexandra (2017) A proposed suicide prevention intervention for LGBTQ youth: addressing an unmet need. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Thomas, Mark (2017) Do Cardiovascular and Neuroendocrine Measures Mediate the Association between Trait Hostility and the Metabolic Syndrome? Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tomichek Michalowski, Tracie (2017) Middle Level Principals' Parent Involvement Practices. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Thomas, Lauryn Morgan (2017) Lightyears away from you: an exploration of "non-normative" characters in musical theatre. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tolsdorf, Marjorie (2017) The relationship between religiosity of Kazakh women and attitudes toward political, economic, and social factors in modern day Kazakhstan. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tritschler, Robert J. (2017) American media and democratic theory: consequences of "softest news". Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Talbert, Eli (2017) Student-centered instruction and its effects on mathematics engagement by race. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tipton, Laura (2017) Quantitative Inferences from the Lung Microbiome. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Topp, Andrew (2017) Doubly robust estimation in two-stage dynamic treatment regimes in the presence of drop-out. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Taylor, Samantha (2017) Using latent class mixture models to define sepsis endotypes. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Terry, Esther J (2017) Belonging While Black: A Choreography of Imagined Silence in Early Modern African Diasporic Dance. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

TENG, TONG (2017) Computational Modelling of Concrete Time-Dependent Mechanics and Its Application to Large-Scale Structure Analysis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Toman, Jakub (2017) Directed Energy Deposition of Ni-Mn-Ga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Taylor, Briana (2017) Sleep timing and metabolic health in midlife women. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tabb, Kathryn (2017) On the Ethics of Precision: Funding Priorities and Diachronic Justice in Psychiatry. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tison Povis, Kaleen (2017) Designing for Family Learning in Museums: How Framing, Joint Attention, Conversation, and Togetherness are at Play. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Ulukus, Mehmet Yasin (2017) Data-Driven Management of Intensive Care Units. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Urban, Kelly (2017) The Sick Republic: Tuberculosis, Public Health, and Politics in Cuba, 1925-1965. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ullah, Rahman (2017) The Role of Prickle 1 in determining the Craniofacial Morphology of Beetlejuice mice. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Vargas Ruiz, Juan Carlos (2017) COMPLEX SOCIETIES, LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES AND AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION IN THE LLANOS OF CASANARE, COLOMBIA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Varner, Erika (2017) Dexamethasone Enhanced Microdialysis for Extended Intracranial Chemical Monitoring. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Van Oss, S. Branden (2017) Insights into the role of the Paf1 complex in promoting H2B monoubiquitylation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vorhauer, Jennie M (2017) REGULATION OF THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES AUTOPHAGY AND INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATION DURING BACTERIAL INFECTION. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vasandani, Paresh (2017) DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-INVASIVE RESPIRATORY ENERGY HARVESTER USING TRIBOELECTRIC EFFECT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vendries Algarin, Jorge A. (2017) Developing an Electricity Specific Multi-Regional Input-Output Model for Energy Policy Evaluation and Life Cycle Assessment. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Velásquez, Celestino (2017) VIRAL REGULATION OF CAP-DEPENDENT MESSENGER RNA TRANSLATION INHIBITOR 4E-BP1 DURING MITOSIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

VanDerhei, Susan (2017) The Development of Self-Regulation: Stability and Predictive Utility of Laboratory Task Performance Across Childhood and Adolescence. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Viswanathan, Abhishek (2017) Analysis of Power Consumption of the MQTT Protocol. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vo, Minh Nguyen (2017) Quantum chemical studies of metal ion solvation and coordination and elucidation of the isobutylene polymerization mechanism. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Venegas, Maria (2017) ALIENATED AFFLICTION: THE POLITICS OF GRISI SIKNIS EXPERIENCE IN NICARAGUA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Velasquez, Nicolas (2017) Explicit Control of Step Timing during Split-Belt Walking. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Woodcock, Chen-Shan (2017) Therapeutic Potential of Electrophilic Nitro-Oleic Acid for The Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Walsh, Rebecca M. (2017) Behavioral responses to romantic rival threat. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Warner, Hilary A. (2017) Caregiver Characteristics and Perceptions, Quality of Interactions with Children, and Children's Development in Family-Like Orphan Care in South Africa. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wakefield-Murphy, Robyn (2017) The Bioarchaeology of Gendered Social Processes Among Pre- and Post-Contact Native Americans: An Analysis of Mortuary Patterns, Health, and Activity in the Ohio Valley. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wegener, Meredyth (2017) Impact of Learning and Diet on Two Distinct Populations of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Haixia (2017) Integrating Language and Culture through Conceptual Metaphor in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Waugh, Whitney E (2017) POSITIVE EMOTION DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CHILDHOOD: ASSOCIATIONS WITH PARENTING, SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND PROBLEM BEHAVIOR. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wu, Zhaohong (2017) PROCESSING OF ENGLISH DERIVED WORDS IN ADVANCED SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS: EFFECTS OF L1 TYPOLOGY, MORPHOLOGICAL AWARENESS, SUFFIX COMPLEXITY, AND L2 PROFICIENCY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Qiyao (2017) TWO-SAMPLE INFERENCE AND CHANGE POINT DETECTION FOR SPARSE FUNCTIONAL DATA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wu, Huiyan (2017) Acoustic Wave Biosensors for Biomechanical and Biological Characterization of Cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Zhensheng (2017) Identification of novel modifiable risk factors of gastric adenocarcinoma. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wanling, Zhu (2017) Impact of Surface Hydroxylation on Stability of Silica-Support Metal Nanoparticles: On the Way to Tailor the Catalysts. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wu, Yingjie (2017) Processing, Microstructures and Properties of Ultra-High Strength, Low Carbon and V-Bearing Dual-Phase Steels Produced on Continuous Galvanizing Lines. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wu, Tsung-Yu (2017) USING STEADY STATE AND TIME RESOLVED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY TO STUDY THE VOLUME PHASE TRANSITION MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF POLY(N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE). Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wu, Han-Chen (2017) DISCOVERING THE ROLE OF AUTOINHIBITION IN KINETICS HETEROGENEITY OF EVOKED DOPAMINE RESPONSES. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Walsh, Catherine (2017) Development of glucocorticoid resistance and systemic inflammation in mothers whose children have been diagnosed with cancer. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Widdersheim, Michael M. (2017) Libraries and the circulation of power: A historical case study of Pittsburgh, 1924-2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Zhen (2017) RE-IMAGINE URBAN WONDERLAND: CITY, TRADITION AND CONTEMPORANEITY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Walsh, Leslie Kathleen (2017) Evaluating a webinar series designed to educate genetic counseling students about the applications of laboratory genetic counseling. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

WAN, ZHUOYA (2017) TUNABLE IMMUNOSTIMULATORY NANOCARRIER FOR IMPROVING CANCER IMMUNOCHEMOTHERAPY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Weiss, Christopher (2017) Mechanism of Alphavirus Restriction by the Interferon-Induced Exonuclease, ISG20. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Walker, Phillip (2017) Improving Operator Recognition and Prediction of Emergent Swarm Behaviors. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Weiss, Ryan (2017) Synthesis and Characterization of Repeating Sequence Copolyesters. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Cong (2017) Three Dimensional Coherent Photoemission Spectroscopy. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Washington, Michael (2017) The impact of monomer sequence and stereochemistry on the bulk properties of repeating sequence poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) matrices. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Werner, Laura Jean (2017) Climate change, king tides and Kiribati. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wint, Kristina (2017) Components and experiences of doulas working with disadvantaged mothers. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wesoly, Samantha (2017) From syndromes to normal variation: a candidate gene study of interorbital distances. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Woell, Dana (2017) Impact of H5N1 influenza virus infection on natural killer cells and innate lymphoid cell populations in macaques. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Woolley, Shannon (2017) Tests for random signs censoring in competing risks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Weidhaas, Nicholas (2017) A 25,000-YEAR LAKE LEVEL HISTORY OF LAKE JUNÍN, PERU FROM STRATIGRAPHIC AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE STUDIES. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wilch, Clara (2017) Entering Paradise, Feeling Solace: A search for affective community and possible American futures through the land of the Chiricahuas, histories of the Apache, and indigenous theory and work. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ward, Sandi (2017) SAN MAO: OASIS OR MIRAGE? THE PHENOMENON OF THE "CHINESE WOMAN OF THE DESERT". Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Anqi (2017) Study on Nanostructured Molybdenum Carbide for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Weijin (2017) Subcritical Crack Growth Induced by Stress Corrosion in Quasibrittle Materials. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Muying (2017) A Critical Review of Gene Marker Selection Methods and Cell Count Inference Tools. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wei, Qiaoyi (2017) Energy harvester application of large-deformation-piezoelectrics with synchronized-mechanical-switch circuit. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Whitehead, Paul (2017) Comparing Measures of Ankle Proprioception, Strength, and Postural Stability in Male Soccer Players With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability as a Result of Non-Contact Lateral Ankle Sprains. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wallace, Cynthia (2017) Parent/Guardian Perspectives on Chronic Absenteeism and the Factors that Influence Decisions to Send their Children to School. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wagner Cica, LeeAnn (2017) Improving Self-Determination Skills in Secondary Students with High-functioning Autism: An Evaluation Using the Self-Determination Learning Model of Instruction. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Nanyi (2017) Computational approach for autophagy and apoptosis specific knowledgebases-guided system pharmacology drug research. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Walters, Aaron (2017) The effect of infection route on disease outcome in rats infected with Rift Valley fever virus. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, ChangQing (2017) Domain decomposition methods for coupled Stokes-Darcy flows. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wesserling, Anne M (2017) SCREENING VIOLENCE: MEDIATIONS ON PERCEPTION IN RECENT ARGENTINE LITERATURE AND FILM OF THE POST-DICTATORSHIP. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wieserman, Laura (2017) Developing a Transient Photovoltaic Inverter Model in OpenDSS Using the Hammerstein-Wiener Mathematical Structure. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wolff, Emily (2017) Marcellus Shale Produced Water Treatment by Direct Contact Membrane Distillation with Acrylic Copolymer Membranes. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Jihang (2017) Navigating in Patient Space Using Camera Pose Estimation Relative to the External Anatomy. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Erh-Hsuan (2017) A M-HEALTH PLATFORM FOR SUPPORTING CLINICAL DATA INTEGRATION AND SERVICE DELIVERY: AN EXAMPLE FROM AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION INTERVENTION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Xiong, Ziye (2017) AG-CU BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Xia, Jinxu Bridget (2017) FAILING ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS: WHY AUTONOMY NEEDS RECONSIDERATION. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Xiao, Xiang (2017) Improving Mobile MOOC Learning via Implicit Physiological Signal Sensing. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Xu, Ting (2017) Equating with local dependence under the anchor test design. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Yarosh, Aliaksandra (2017) Computations in Twisted Morava K-theory. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Yao, Yi (2017) Comparison of novel phase I clinical trial designs based on toxicity probability intervals. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Yang, Timothy (2017) Tuning the hydrogen evolution activity of beta phase Mo2C nanoparticles via control of their growth conditions. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Yang, Qi (2017) Verification of a novel rabbit model used in the study of human intracranial aneurysm. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Yuxiang, Wang (2017) A Non-Destructive Testing Method on Characterizing the Curing Process of Coated Materials with Line-Focus Surface Wave Transducer System. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Zhang, Ya (2017) Detection of latent differential item functioning (DIF) using mixture 2PL IRT model with covariate. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Xianwei (2017) Addressing Prolonged Restore Challenges in Further Scaling DRAMs. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zheng, Angen (2017) Architecture- and Workload-Aware Graph (Re)Partitioning. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zimmerman, Eric (2017) CIRCUIT DYNAMICS UNDERLYING CONTROL OF DOPAMINE NEURON ACTIVITY BY THE NUCLEUS REUNIENS OF THE MIDLINE THALAMUS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zigler, Christina (2017) The Localized Scleroderma Quality Of Life Instrument (LOSQI): A Disease-Specific Survey Using Anchoring Vignettes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zalewski, Jenna (2017) MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO THE LOCALIZATION AND ROCK-BINDING ACTIVITIES OF THE CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN SHROOM2. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Fan (2017) TOWARDS BUILDING AN INTELLIGENT REVISION ASSISTANT FOR ARGUMENTATIVE WRITINGS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zu, Hongfei (2017) High-Temperature Piezoelectric Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensors Based on Ca3TaGa3Si2O14 and YCa4O(BO3)3 Single Crystals. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhao, Guangyi (2017) HMGB1 INDUCES TENDINOPATHY DEVELOPMENT DUE TO MECHANICAL OVERLOADING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhu, Xinmei (2017) Age-period-cohort effects on the development of cognitive impairment among the elderly. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Min (2017) Listening effort allocation, stimulus-driven, goal-driven, or both? Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zimmerman, Scott (2017) Analysis and Geometry in Metric Spaces: Sobolev Mappings, the Heisenberg Group, and the Whitney Extension Theorem. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Shaopeng (2017) THE EFFECT OF MONOMER SEQUENCE ON THE PROPERTIES AND DEVICE PERFORMANCE OF CONJUGATED ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhao, Xiaoxi (2017) Environmental Regulation, Pollution, and Public Health. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zakas, Anna (2017) The impact of genetic counseling on patient engagement. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhu, Yang (2017) BIODEGRADABLE, THERMALLY RESPONSIVE HYDROGELS FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION TREATMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Yaojun and Chen, Yiran (2017) A Statistical STT-RAM Design View and Robust Designs at Scaled Technologies. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhao, Yutong (2017) Macroporous Materials from Sintering Capillary Aggregate Networks. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zummo, Anthony (2017) Search for Bs→η'η in Belle data. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Zhaojia (2017) Quantitative Simulation on Concentration-Time Profiles of Oxycodone Co-administration with Diazepam. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Yun (2017) CLUSTER ANALYSIS AND NETWORK COMMUNITY DETECTION WITH APPLICATION TO NEUROSCIENCE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zickefoose, Amanda (2017) Sustainable Practices and Sustainability Ideology on Small Farms in North-Central West Virginia. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

ZABERI, HUSAIN (2017) Core Flooding Study of CO2-Soluble Polymers for Improved Mobility Control and Conformance Control. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zaimes, George G. (2017) Integrated Life Cycle Framework for Evaluating the Sustainability of Emerging Drop-In Replacement Biofuels. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Ke (2017) Urban mobility and location-based social networks: social, economic and environmental incentives. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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İrepoğlu Carreras, Yasemin (2017) Decentralization, Interactive Governance and Income Inequality: A Comparative Study. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)