• An Analysis of Meghalayan Districts’ Contributions to the state’s Twelfth Five-Year-Plan 

  Denholm, James Tracy III

  India’s state of Meghalaya pursued its 12th, and final, Five-Year Plan for state-wide economic development from 2012 – 2017 before following the central government’s directive for all Indian government bodies to cease ...
• Trophic Changes in a Freshwater Tidal Food Web After Water Quality Improvements and Invasive Species (Ictalurus furcatus) Introduction 

  Pehrson, Casey Margaret

  Gunston Cove, a freshwater tidal tributary to the Potomac River in Virginia, USA, underwent a stable state shift in 2005 from a phytoplankton-dominated state to a macrophyte-dominated state. Blue Catfish were observed as ...
• Prevalence and Cross Infection of Eukaryotic and RNA Pathogens of Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Mason Bees 

  Lambrecht, David H

  Pollinators worldwide are in decline, and honey bees (Apis mellifera), bumble bees (Bombus spp.), and mason bees (Osmia spp.) are no exception. Research implicates pollinator pathogens as one of the main reasons for decline, ...
• Energy Balance Models with Realistic Albedo, Monthly Insolation, Milankovitch Cycles, and Simplified Earth-Like Planetary Modeling 

  Taubenberger, Christian Johann

  Energy balance modeling with simple flows is largely overlooked today in favor of the realism of sophisticated Earth system models. However, much can be learned from simple energy balance models (EBM’s), especially for ...
• Regulation of Proinflammatory Extracellular Vesicles from HIV Infected Cells by CBD 

  Cowen, Maria

  As of 2019, approximately 62% of the 37.9 million individuals infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) underwent combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) treatment, which includes a cocktail of inhibitory ...
• Coral Reef Crisis Framing: An Analysis of Coral Reef Print Media News Coverage in Florida and Hawaii (1997-2019) 

  Bayne, Nicole

  Coral reefs are environmentally and economically beneficial to many coastal communities, but anthropogenic stressors have decimated these ecosystems. Reefs continue to decline in Florida despite increased research funding. ...
• A Geostatistical Analysis of Crime In Seattle Considering Infrastructure and Data-Mined Colocation 

  Delts, Ryan G

  One of the most persistent problems in our society is criminal behavior. Crime persists regardless of perceived punishment and the increased focus of law enforcement. Objective: This thesis examines the hypotheses that ...
• A Geographical Analysis of Optimal Queue Locations for Autonomous Vehicles 

  Heuwinkel, Jeffrey Raak

  As autonomous vehicles (AVs) get introduced in urban areas, the problem of effectively and efficiently serving the population needs to be addressed. This thesis explores AV introduction into cities, population density and ...
• Effects of Apolipoprotein H and STAT3 on Cell Clustering of Glioblastoma Multiforme Sub-Clones 

  Abi Jomaa, Ryan

  Glioblastoma (GBM) is a lethal primary brain cancer characterized by a World Health Organization grade IV tumor classification. Recurrence of this cancer is systemic, and median survival following diagnosis is 15 to 16 ...
• Identifying the Relationship between the Gut Microbiome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Captive Red Wolf (Canis rufus) 

  Bragg, Morgan

  Captive management of many wildlife species has proven to be challenging, with individuals displaying health disorders that are not generally described in the wild population. Retrospective studies have identified ...
• A Study of the Humanized Monoclonal Antibody CT109 in Combination with FOLFIRI and Bortezomib as a Treatment for Colorectal Cancer 

  Arias Cardenas, Kelly

  Colorectal cancer ranks as the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in the United States. New drugs are urgently needed to increase the survival of patients with colorectal cancer. FOLFIRI is the most commonly used chemotherapy ...
• Spatio-temporal Variability of Aerosol Optical Depth in the UAE Using MODIS Data 

  Alhebsi, Khawla

  Natural and anthropogenic aerosols over the Arabian Peninsula play a major role in regional and global climate change, influencing radiation budget, and affecting regional hydrological cycle. The interactions between ...
• Mapping and Predicting Community Vulnerability to Hurricane Florence in Coastal North Carolina Using Machine Learning 

  Dahal, Om

  Extreme record breaking hurricanes followed by heavy rainfall and flooding claimed dozens of lives and damaged billions of dollar worth of property every year in the Atlantic coastal areas of the United States indicating ...
• A Framework for Locally Driven Sea Level Rise Policy and Action 

  Carpenter, Adam Thomas

  Sea level rise (SLR) is a potentially devastating process for coastal communities, and many are not adequately prepared. Lacking perfect SLR information, communities must plan and prepare using imperfect information, subject ...
• Identification Of Novel Epigenetic Biomarkers For Early Detection In Various Cancer Types 

  Goud, Santosh Mahadevana (George Mason University, 2017)

  Epigenetic landscape of cancer cells undergoes profound and signicant changes duringthe development of human malignancies. In fact, global changes in the epigenetic landscapeare a hallmark of cancer. Histone modications ...
• Development of a Minimally Destructive Method of Ancient DNA Extraction from Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) Tusk Material 

  Smith, K.M.C.

  Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) are elusive animals, and have inspired myths, legends, and awe for centuries, which is exacerbated by their inaccessibility in the heavily iced high Canadian Arctic waters. With a current ...
• Investigating the Augmented Reality Sandbox: An Exploration of the Development and Implementation of a Reproducible STEM Resource in Secondary Education Geoscience 

  Pollack, Carolyn F

  This investigation explores the effect of integrating an Augmented Reality Sandbox (ARS) into instruction on topography in a secondary level Earth science course, where it is used to explore the comprehension of spatial ...
• Estimating Toponym Content of Social Media Data of the Northern Triangle 

  Phillips, Molly

  Twitter is a microblogging social media platform where users post tweets. Despite the 280-character limit, Twitter data can be harvested and analyzed in order to gain valuable information. While geolocated tweets give ...
• An Analysis of Pollution in the York River Watershed 

  McConnell, Taylor H

  This study addresses the lack of a proper mapping assessment of field-level pollution sources for the implementation of pollution management practices. Phosphorus and nitrogen entering streams and rivers contribute to ...
• Fine-scale Movement Ecology of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) Based on GPS Tag Data and Movement Modeling 

  Drescher-Lehman, Jonathan

  Little is known about long-distance dispersal movements in freshwater turtles, despite the probable importance of such movements for gene flow between populations. There is a pressing need to better understand these ...

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