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Submit Your ThesisTheses from 2023
The Polycomb Complex 2 contributes to developmental delay when histone methylation is inappropriately inherited, Sydney Morgan- Benitez
Multi-techniques Characterization of Mechanochemically Synthesized Deep Eutectic Solvents, Oluseyi Olawuyi
Interpretation of Infrared and Raman Spectra Using Driven Molecular Dynamics Method, Oluwaseun Omodemi
Enhancing Fidelity through Gate Decomposition: A Strategy to Mitigate Quantum Crosstalk on NISQ Computers, Indu Palanisamy
Variation in Salamander Life History and Community Composition Across an Urban Gradient in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Leah Rittenburg
Analysis of the Adherence of mHealth Applications to HIPAA Technical Safeguards, Bilash Saha
Revolutionizing Attention Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Pioneering Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence, Bhavya sri sanku, Selena He, and Joy Li
Assessing Blockchain’s Potential to Ensure Data Integrity and Security for AI and Machine Learning Applications, Aiasha Siddika
MICROBIAL COMMENSALS OF TRICOLORED BATS IN GEORGIA AND THEIR PROBIOTIC POTENTIAL, Jordyn Upton
Elucidating the Impacts of Learning Communities on Retention, Student Sense of Belonging, and Self-Efficacy in STEM, Honour Williams
Resistance Responses in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in Response to Surface Predation by Myxococcus xanthus DK1622, Sarah Joie Wilson
Theses from 2022
SMART INTERSECTIONS: COOPERATIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR LONGER BATTERY LIFE OF COMMUNICANT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, Fushata Andani Mohammed
Colocalization between Akirin, the NuRD Complex, and Histone Modifications, Sarah Anglin
Validating ngn-1 transcriptome targets in C. elegans, Amber Baldwin
Sustainably Generating Value-Added Products Using Food-Grade Fungi & Agricultural Waste, William Beeson
Simplified Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers Enabled via 1,4-Dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole, Kenneth-John Jack Bell
Fairness and Privacy in Machine Learning Algorithms, Neha Bhargava
Analyzing the interactions of thermoresponsive coacervate-forming biodegradable polyester encapsulation on model protein structure and activity, Conner Casterline
The evolution of honeycomb, Grace Cope
Oxidation of Microplastics: Evidenced by Spectroscopy, Hydrophilicity, and Heavy Metal Uptake, Sydney Diehl
THE REHABILITATION OF FULTON BAG & COTTON MILLS: A Case for a Unique Public-History Site and Open-Air Museum, Nina Elsas
The Stakeholder-Profile Framework for Tacit Knowledge Acquisition in Requirements Elicitation Interviews, Rasha Eltigani
Fire and periodical cicadas: impacts on soil nutrients and understory plant germination, Andrea Gamache
Investigation of Akirin Nuclear Localization and the Molecular Interaction between Akirin and Taf4 in Drosophila, Samantha Gibson
A Literature Review On Privacy and Security in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Yunus Gumbo
THE EFFECTS OF RECYCLED WASTE ON CONCRETE MIXTURE PROPERTIES, Noral Hadbawi
Studying Tissue Specific Diversity of Splicing Regulator Muscleblind, Davron Hanley
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND CURATORIAL PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES, 1902-1967, Katie Hegebarth
Ant cuticle microsculpture: diversity, classification, evolution, and function, John Paul Hellenbrand
A Comparative Study on Blockchain-based Electronic Health Record Systems: Performance, Privacy, and Security Between Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum Frameworks, Md Jobair Hossain Faruk, Hossain Shahriar, Maria Valero, and Xia Li
Noxious Cellular Injury Triggers an Oxidative Stress Gene Response, Shawyun Khoshneviszadeh
Sex Ratios and the City: Is parental corticosterone a mediator of the relationship between urbanization and offspring sex allocation?, Denyelle Kilgour
A Maturity Model of Data Modeling in Self-Service Business Intelligence Software, Anna Kurenkov
Determining the Structure and Activity of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Protein, Ivyp2, Katherine Letsinger
Physiological costs of total cholesterol in European starlings across an urban to rural gradient, Courtney Linkous
An Ethnography of Voodoo Tourism and Heritage Sites in New Orleans, Lousiana, Bryant Long
Phylogeny of the Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division (RND) Superfamily, Daisy McGrath and Tsai-Tien Tseng
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND THERMAL INVESTIGATION OF METAL PHOSPHITES AND POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR ASTROBIOLOGY, Kimberly Faye Meyberg
Connecting above- and belowground effects of climate warming on bumble bee health, Francis Mullan
Blockchain-based Medical Image Sharing and Critical-result Notification, Jiyoun Randolph
Nurse Satisfaction and Interprofessional Interactions: The Impact of Nurses’ Professional Relationships on Job Satisfaction, Katrina Robinson
Superoxide-assisted solid-state synthesis of birnessite type MnO2 materials: physiochemical properties and electrochemical viability, Armando Rodriguez Campos
HUMAN REMAINS IN MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONS: LAWS AND POLICIES, Cassidy Steele
Heavy Metal Distribution Across Three Georgia Estuaries Using Coastal Sharks As Sentinel Species, Allyson Stiles
A Neuromuscular Look Into Genetics of Muscle Aging, Christina Talley
THE IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS IN RAW MATERIALS UTILIZED IN POLYURETHANE PRODUCTION, Lindsay Tudor
Probing Convergence in Orthogonal Conjugated Catalysis by T4 Lysozyme Utilizing Biophysical Characterization, William Turner
Interaction of akirin and pannier during embryogenesis of Drosophila melanogaster, Georgette-vanelle Wandji
Introduction of a Novel Family of Bitopic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes, Simon Young
Theses from 2021
The Evolutionary Origins of Autism Associated Genes and Their Role in Great Ape Socio-Communicative Behavior, Azeeza Abdulrauf
Probing Interactions Between Canonical NOX Domains, Akua Acheampong
Characterizing the Vibrational Spectra of Hydrogen Bonded Systems with Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Quantum Chemical Methods, Dalton Boutwell
Exploring the biofilm of Candida auris as it relates to persistence in clinical setting and susceptibility to antimicrobials, bethany Butts
BIFUNCTIONAL BF2 COMPLEXES OF POLYDENTATE BIS(AMIDINATES): SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURES, AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES, Alvaro Calderon-Diaz
Assessment of Non-Saccharomyces Yeast Species as Secondary Fermenters in Beer, Paul J. Clark
Efficient Yet Robust Privacy for Video Streaming, Luke Cranfill and Junggab Son
A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR DIABETES USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES (A CASE STUDYOF SOME SELECTED HOSPITALS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS), A E. EVWIEKPAEFE and NAFISAT ABDULKADIR
Graph based management of temporal data, alex Fotso
A 10-year post-analysis of the Maya Health Toolkit for Medical Providers, Lorenna Garcia-Bochas
Development of a Real-Time Cell Imaging Assay to Characterize the Delivery of a Cell-Penetrating Peptide Adaptor and its Associated Cargo, Schuyler Gentry
ENDLESS SCROLLING: TECHNOLOGY, (DIS)CONNECTION, AND PLACE IN TIMES OF COVID-19, Felecia Glover
The Future is Female: An Examination of Officer-Offender Relationships Using a Sample of Justice-Involved Women, Darian Hailes
Fine-grained sentiment analysis for customer review, Bing Han, Meng Han, and Jing (Selena) He
The contribution of the pectoral fins, body, and the ribbon fin to turning maneuvers of a gymnotiform swimmer, Olivia Hawkins
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGHLY FLUORESCENT TUNABLE AZABORINE PHOTO-INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER GLUCOSE SENSOR, Robert Bernard Hughley Jr.
Using Big Data Analytics to Optimize Practical Large Databases, Po-Chun Lu
Decentralized Aggregation Design and Study of Federated Learning, Venkata Naga Surya Sameeraja Malladi
The Stories We Tell: Gender-Based Variances in Recovery Narratives, Jessica McDaniel
Federated Learning for Secure Sensor Cloud, Viraaji Mothukuri
Deep Learning for Human MicroRNA Precursor Prediction: A Systematic Literature Review, Martina ojonah
Profile Modeling in Hierarchical Deep Architecture by Mutual Support, Honglai Peng, Meng Han, and Jing (Selena) He
Nurse Manager Communication Associated with Staff Nurse Satisfaction or Retention, Svetlana Periut
Desorption of Non-Exchangeable Radiocesium in soil from Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Grayson Phillips
METHOD DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD DILUTION ANALYSIS ON MOLECULES AND DISSOLUTION STUDIES OF IBUPROFEN TABLETS ALONG WITH COMMON BEVERAGE CONSTITUENTS, Scott Richardson
Examination of the Correlation between Shear Strength, California Bearing Ratio, and Index Properties of Fine-grained Soil, BILLY W. Rushema
Explorations of Thermus thermophilus HB8 Transcription Factors TTHA1437 and TTHA1719 using the Combinatorial Selection Method REPSA, Sarah Claire Sneed
Yakety sacs: laryngeal air sac usage in great apes, Chelsea Trenbeath
Non-Invasive Monitoring of Human Hygiene using Vibration Sensor and Classifier, Shashank Trivedi, Maria Valero, Hossain Shahriar, and Liang Zhao
Quantifying Resource Use Among Insectivorous Bat Species with Overlapping Distributions, Shannon Whitney
Investigation into the Akirin Subcellular Localization and Developmental Interactions, Riley Wildeman
Binding Affinity of Flavins to the Dehydrogenase Domain of SpNOX, Quinesha Williams
IRRADIATED PLAYGROUND: THE GEORGIA NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT LABORATORY AND THE LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR PROJECT, Austin Wilson
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities Influencing Obesity Amongst Middle-Aged Women, Morgan Woods
A Knowledge Graph based Method on Language Understanding for Customer Service, Lingyun Yang, Meng Han, and Jing (Selena) He
Analysis of the Role of Akirin Interactions with Nuclear Body Proteins During Myogenesis, Laura Yorke
Theses from 2020
Drosophila Model to Study Muscle Atrophy, Aaron Aghai
The Compressive And Flexural Strength Of Concrete Containing Recycled Waste Plastic, Isaiah Akinkunmi