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On the overarm throw: Evaluating technique with a novel metric for performance. 

Lozowski, Billy (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Throwing is a highly complex movement pattern. Being refined over millennia (Lombardo & Deaner, 2018a), the body of research surrounding the throwing motion is extensive. However, a predominant focus on baseball pitching ...

Hormonal regulation for the prevention of cognitive decline of Alzheimer’s disease 

Redmon, Emma (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, with its two pathological hallmarks being the abnormal accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) and the hyperphosphorylation of tau, leading to neuronal degradation. ...

Advancing Secondary Mathematics Co-Teachers’ Culturally Sustaining and Collaborative Teaching Practices to Support Linguistically Diverse Students 

Ratliff, Brea (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Research on teacher learning in collaborative partnerships, job-embedded professional learning for teachers, and language diversity in secondary mathematics classrooms is limited (Barwell et al., 2017; Giles & Yazan, 2020). ...

Leveraging SRAM for Counterfeit Detection and Secure 3DIC Integration 

Odom, Gaines (2025-04-23)
Within the evolving domain of electronics security and counterfeit detection, researchers have historically placed a strong emphasis on techniques rooted in the analysis and recovery of non-volatile memory elements. These ...

Branched Amphiphilic Peptides Capsules for RNA Delivery: Design, Synthesis, and Optimization 

Wall, Collin (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
RNA is a versatile biomolecule with diverse therapeutic applications for vaccine development, cellular engineering, and other areas of biomedicine. Alone, however, RNA has little therapeutic potential, being readily degraded ...

The Power of Active White Space in Brand Logo Designs: An Application of Processing Fluency and Construal Level Theories 

Tawseef, Tahseen (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
A logo is an essential part of brand identity. Active white space (AWS) has been incorporated in many brand logos with an assumption that it would help brand communication, but little empirical research has examined this ...

Assessment of Beauveria bassiana Virulence Across Diverse Insect Hosts and Understanding the Role of Genes Contributing to Insect Virulence 

Shrestha, Somraj (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Beauveria is an entomopathogenic fungus known to infect and kill wide range of insects through cuticle penetration and release of variety of toxins. The major focus of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of nine Beauveria ...

Hybrid Modeling for Estimating Solid Transport Critical Velocity and its Uncertainty 

Tatar, Su Meyra (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
The accurate prediction of critical velocity is crucial for multiphase flow applications where the critical velocity is defined as the minimum carrier fluid velocity that transports solid particles without any deposition ...

A Cognitive Hierarchical Framework for Multivehicle Collision-Free Traffic Management of Unregulated Intersections 

Eganov, Vladimir (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Autonomous vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, requiring efficient and reliable methods for trajectory generation and path planning. A common approach is to convert the original continuous-time optimization problem ...

Aeromonas spp. challenge model development and immune response characterization in largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans) 

Ledford, Owen (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Largemouth bass, Micropterus nigricans, is a popular sportfish in the United States and commonly sought after recreationally in freshwater systems. The culture of LMB supports and maintains large economic and traditional ...

Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Health in Female Shift Workers 

Lennon, Sarah (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Night shift work disrupts circadian rhythms and is strongly associated with increased risks of metabolic and mental health disorders, including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and depression. This dissertation ...

Teaching and Assessing Decision-Making Across the Physics Curriculum 

Robbins, Michael (2025-04-23)
Problem solving is prevalent in all levels of physics and receives considerable attention in physics education research. This dissertation focuses on investigations of problem-solving in understudied areas of the physics ...

The Relationship Between Race, Rural Living Status, and Access to AAC Services 

Clark, Janea' (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Research suggests that rural Black families in the U.S. are less likely to receive equal access to speech-language pathology services. Additionally, Black children may receive less augmentative and alternative communication ...

Connections of Pipe Piles to Bridge Bent Caps: Full-Scale Tests 

Clavijo Calderon, Maria Emilia (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Due to their durability, strength, and adaptability to challenging conditions, large diameter steel pipe piles are a promising solution for multi-span bridges. However, guidance on practical and effective connections ...

Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting STEM Persistence Within Introductory Physics 

Davis, Nathan (2025-04-23)
Student attrition in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs is a prevailing issue affecting academic institutions across the United States. This dissertation focuses on understanding the mechanisms ...

Effect of thermal variation during late-stage incubation on broiler chicken post-hatch growth performance, Pectoralis major muscle growth characteristics, and satellite cell activity 

Barberena, Juan Jose (2025-04-23)  ETD File Embargoed
Thermal variation (TV) occur in both multi-stage and single-stage incubators under commercial settings, and slight variation from optimal during late-stages of incubation (LSI), while embryonic muscle fibers and satellite ...

Stratigraphic and Structural Controls on a Carbon Sequestration Reservoir in Shelby County, Alabama 

Hall, Bryce (2025-04-22)  ETD File Embargoed
This study evaluates the suitability of the fold-and-thrust belt in Shelby County, Alabama, for carbon storage, focusing on its structural and lithological integrity. Orogenic events in the region have thickened the ...

Forearc Basins Complexity and Evolution in Controlling Earthquake Rupture Segmentation of the Cascadia Subduction Zone 

Chakroborty, Nipa (2025-04-22)  ETD File Embargoed
The Cascadia subduction zone is a prominent seismic risk for North America. The primary objective is to comprehend the long-term behavior of the subduction zone by examining the structural and stratigraphic changes documented ...

Characterization of phagocytic hemocytes within the hemolymph of the American cockroach 

Hamm, Chadwick (2025-04-22)  ETD File Embargoed
Phagocytosis is a function of the immune system found across eukaryotes that is necessary for both innate and adaptive immune systems. Much of our current knowledge of immune functions traces back to the ability of specialized ...

A Comprehensive Analysis of U.S. Biological Field Station Goals, Operations, Land Management, and Recreational Opportunities 

Garrett-Paullada, Helena Christine (2025-04-22)
There is a project aimed to protect thirty percent of the planet’s lands and oceans by 2030. This project, known as The Thirty by Thirty Project (30x30), stemmed from the Paris Climate Agreement and was developed by the ...