Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Bridge Load Rating Utilizing Experimental Data and Finite Element Modeling, Randall Blake Greene
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Classic Rett Syndrome., Kathrine Clova Grigsby
The Burden of Chronic Conditions on Self Reported Health Status in a Medicare Advantage Plan Population, Barbara Ann Guerard
Regulation of capsule by CpsA and global regulatory networks in Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 2, Kanupriya Gupta
Sulindac Sulfide Amide as a Novel Agent for the Prevention and Treatment of Lung Cancer, Evrim Gurpinar
The Effect of Surface Indications on the Tensile Properties of Cast Steel, Jeff Hamby
The Bus Transit System in Birmingham: A Rider's Approach, Jennifer Elaine Harrell
Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Outcomes in Zambia, Jennifer Harris
Kitten Has Claws: The Feminine, the Feline, and the Threat of the New Woman in Cecilia Beaux's "Sita and Sarita", Alexa Hayes
MicroRNA Regulation of DLX3 during Odontoblast Differentiation, Hannah Maria Heair
Asset-Based Citizen Development: A Theoretical Contribution, Rachel Marie Hicks
Oak Hill Cemetery: A Reflection of Early Birmingham, 1871-1913, Terri L. Hicks
Therapeutic Potential of Genetically-Engineered Mesenchymal Stem cells in Multiple Myeloma, Jerome T. Higgs
A Collaborative Social Computing Model For Transdisciplinary Problem Solving, Jerry Allen Higgs
Exploring Rti Reading Intervention For Hispanic English Learning Kindergarten Students In Central Alabama:, Kelly Leah Hill
The Role of Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa Rhodopsin Mutant Ter349Glu in Rod Cell Biogenesis and Retinal Inflammation, TJ Hollingsworth
The Fireball Brothers: A Novel, Michael David Hornbuckle
Blood Pressure And Tobacco Exposure Among Rural Adolescents Ages 15-18, Luz Huntington-Moskos
Intracellular Quantitation And Pharmacokinetic Modeling Of Nucleoside Analogs In The Female Genital Tract, Amanda Marie James
Genetic and Biochemical Characterizations of the Capsular Glycosyltransferases in Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 2, David Boyd Anthony James
MARCKS is a Regulator of Growth, Radiation Sensitivity and is a Novel Prognostic Factor for Glioblastoma Multiforme, John Jarboe
The Link Between Pharmaceutical Spam and Illicit Online Pharmacies, Brandi L. Jefferson
Interracial Couple Status In Relation To Birth Outcomes Among Singleton Infants Born To U.S. Resident Mothers, 2004-2008., Su Jin Jeong
Usp49 And H2B Deubiquitination In Chromatin And Cellular Function, Amanda E. Jones
Identification and Biochemical Investigations of Rhamnose and Glycoprotein in Mycoplasmas, David Jordan
Estimation And Forecasting Of Air Handling Condensate Recovery Using Multiple Regression Analysis And Time-Series Autoregressive Models, Atul Nandkumar Kajale
Bonds And Contact Angles Produced With Surface Alterations To Lithium Disilicate, Vamsi Krishna Kalavacharla
Homoepitaxial Deposition of Boron-doped Single Crystal Diamond, Sunil Kumar Lal Karna
Predictors of Falls Among Older Adults, Jaspreet Kaur
The Effect Of An Intensive Oral Hygiene Regimen On Gingival Inflammation During Pregnancy: Clinical And Laboratory Analysis, Maninder Kaur
Use Of Social Ecology And Mixed Methods Research To Develop An Instrument To Assess Determinants Of Hiv/Sti Risk Among A Young Adult Population, Lasonja Bonita Kennedy
The Role of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Ameliorating Memory Dysfunction of an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model, Mark Kilgore
The Impact of Weight Status on the Adoption of Self-care Behaviors among Heart Failure Patients, Bern'Nadette Knight
Hard on Your Heart: A Qualitative Description of Adolescent Prenatal Stress, Candace Clayton Knight
Optical And Electrical Characterization Of Transition Metal Doped Ii-Vi Mid-Ir Laser Materials, Tetyana Konak
Microbial Responses To Mc252 In Gulf Of Mexico Sediments Using Btefap And Bioinformatics Tools, Hyunmin Koo
Small perturbations in hard balls dynamics, Alexey Korepanov
Virus-Induced Inflammation And Central Nervous System Development, Kate Kosmac
In Vitro Wear of Nine Cements Against Enamel, Mohamad Kyson
Regional In Vitro Retention of Fiber Posts, Shayma Kyson
Parenting and Parole: The Effects of Incarceration on Motherhood, Latoya Ledyard
Immunoprotection Versus Immunopathogenesis Associated With Aspergillus Fumigatus Exposure, Lauren Lilly
Biomimetic Self-Assembled Nanomatrix for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation, Dong-Jin Lim
Cyclic GMP Phosphodiesterase as a Novel Target for Colorectal Cancer Chemoprevention, Nan Li
Substrate recognition and translocation catalyzed by AAA+ chaperones, Tao Li
The Role of NR4A3 and its Agonists in Skeletal Muscle Glucose Transport and Insulin Sensitivity, Qinglan Liu
Investigation Of Death Receptor-5 Mediated Apoptosis And Inhibition Of Wnt/ß-Catenin Signaling In Basal-Like Breast Cancer Stem Cells, Angelina Ix-Ik' Londono-Joshi
Surveying the serum proteome for biomarkers of early-stage pancreatic cancer, Michael Robert Ludwig
From Family Violence to Dating Violence: Testing the Dual Pathway Model, Anjana Madan
Intramural Electrical Uncoupling during Long-Duration Ventricular Fibrillation in Rabbit, Trenika A. Madden
Volumetric Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging of Vascular Perfusion in Renal Tissue, Marshall Joseph Mahoney
Re-Visioning Composition: Exploring How Creative Nonfiction Might Invigorate Composition Studies, Melba Major
Perception of attractiveness: a comparison of two-dimensional versus three-dimensional images, Aksana Marshall
The Phenotypic Expression Of Usp14 Deficiency Is Dependent Upon Genetic Background, Andrea Gail Marshall
In Vitro Prevascularization of 3D Tissue Constructs, Lauren Marshall
Temp, Callie Gartrell Mauldin
Non-Random Mutations in Yeast: An Examination of Yeast Genetics during Selection Cycling, Christopher McAtee
Science of Sleep: Tracing the Visual Language of Dreams from Fuseli to Gondry, Bethany McClellan
The role of palmitoylation and other post-translational modifications in CFTR biogenesis, Michelle McClure
Characterizing The Roles Of Il-11 And Cd68 In Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis, Erin Mills McCoy
CD5 regulation of T helper cell differentiation and cytokine signaling, Donald J. McGuire
Cooking with Caste Iron: Food System Modernization in Birmingham, 1910-1964, Thomas Carl McLemore
Apparent Change In Obesity-Mortality Associations: Methodological Issues In Survival Analyses With Censored Outcomes, Tapan Shirish Mehta
An Examination of the Molecular Mechanism of E. coli ClpAP Catalyzed Polypeptide Translocation, Justin Mark Miller
The Effectiveness of a Behavioral Summer Treatment Program for Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder, Elisabeth Sheridan Mitchell
Intrinsic And Extrinsic Factors Required For Cd4 T Memory Cell Formation And Function, Sarah B. Mollo
The Effects of Extremes of pH on the Growth and Transcriptomic Profiles of Three Haloarchaea, Aida Moran-Reyna
Automatic Segmentation Of Teeth In Digital Dental Models, David Anton Mouritsen
Phenotypic Analysis Of B Cells In Hla*B44 Positive Patients That Exhibit Common Variable Immunodeficiency And Recurrent Sino-Pulmonary Infections, Eva Szymanska Mroczek
Making Room for a Restorative Response to Conflict: Challenging the Retributive Paradigm in American Journalism, Cynthia Duggan Mwenja
Effect Of The Combined Treatment Of Tra-8, An Agonistic Dr5 Antibody, And Tamoxifen On Breast Cancer Cells, Tiara Napier
Effects Of Nicotine On The Human Visual System: 1) Color Perception; 2) Processing At The Cortical Level, Naser T. Naser
Neuropathological Alterations in Alzheimer's Disease: an Up Close Look at Sympathetic Sprouting, Amy Renee Nelson
The relation of hospital choices in IT infrastructure spending and deployment with HIT/EHR strategies and operational efficiency, Harold Neumeier
Frequency of Exercise Training's Effect on Psychological Outcomes in Older Women, William Neumeier
A Prospective Study Of Bone Augmentation With Growth Factors In Extraction Sockets, Athanasios Ntounis
Uptake of antenatal care services and pregnancy outcome in Kumasi, Ghana, Asundep Ntui
Epigenetic regulation of Kir4.1 in normal and pathological states: a focus on spinal cord injury, Sinifunanya Elvee Nwaobi
New Mouse Models To Aid Studies Of The Role Of Primary Cilia In Limb Patterning And Bone Development, Amber Kathleen O'Connor
Obesity, Prediabetes, and Perceived Stress in Municipal Workers, Louise Camilleri O'Keefe
Microevolution of Capsule Synthesis Genes Contributes to Pneumococcal Capsule Diversity, Melissa Beth Oliver
The Comparison Of Dental Arch Forms Obtained From Teeth, Alveolar Bone, And The Overlying Soft Tissue, Patrick O'Neil
Computational Studies On Metal Bound Amyloid-ß Peptide Complexes: Implications For Oligomerization, Lurong Pan
Urban Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of Former Head Start Students and Their Readiness For School, Stephanie Hardy Parker
Academic Advising Experiences and Retention of First-Generation Students at a Public Historically Black College and University in the Southeastern United States, Jarrod Ennis Patterson
Phospho-Erk And Amyloid Beta: Targets Of Estrogen In The Brain, Thomas Reed Peavy
Engaging First Graders In Transformational Early Childhood Emergent Learning Themes, Amanda Daniel Pendergrass
Understanding the Relation between Routines and Problem Behaviors in Children with Clinical Diagnoses, Mark Ryan Pennick
Impulsivity As A Predictor Of Smoking Cessation Outcomes In Bupropion Treatment Of Community Corrections Smokers, Adam Clay Perkins
Insulin Resistance, Lipids, and the Metabolic Syndrome Trait Cluster: Impact of Race and Very Low Calorie Diet, Veeradej Pisprasert
Non-Random SNP Formation and Contextual Bias within Murine and Hominid Genomes, Zackery Ezekiel Plyler
Msx1 Mutations And Their Binding Interactions, Divakar Prakash
High density genotyping for immunogenetic polymorphisms associated with transmission and control of HIV-1 infection in Zambian heterosexual serodiscordant couples, Heather Prentice
Plant selection, community dynamics, ecophysiology, and stormwater mitigation on green roofs in the southeastern U.S., Julie G. Price
