This page includes theses and dissertations which have been submitted to and approved by the Graduate School at Pittsburg State University.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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GENDER REPRESENTATION IN INDIAN TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS FROM 2011 TO 2020, Himika Akram

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ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MOF-DERIVED NICKEL COMPOUNDS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPERCAPACITORS AND ELECTROCATALYSTS, Shiva Bhardwaj

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Sunflower Oil-Based Wood Adhesive With High Mechanical Strength And Enhanced Bonding By Introducing Fillers, Arjun Chaudhari

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ENHANCED MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF SOYBEAN OIL-BASED NON-ISOCYANATE POLYURETHANE ADHESIVE FOR WOOD APPLICATION BY INTRODUCING NANOFILLERS, Vatsal Chaudhari

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CONCERT PROGRAMMING SIMPLIFIED FOR THE OVERWHELMED SCHOOL CONDUCTOR, Adam L. Compton

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The Fall of Public Opinion: The Tet Offensive, the Anti-War Movement, and the Media, 1963-1975, Taylor Ann Cusick

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Vascular Plants of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and Curlew National Grassland in Southeastern Idaho, Western Wyoming, and Northern Utah, Michael Daines

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OPTIMIZATION OF TRANSITION-METAL INCLUSIVE CARBON AEROGELS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY APPLICATIONS, Allen Dalton Davis

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CHARACTERIZING THE ECOLOGY OF PLAINS (SPILOGALE INTERRUPTA) AND EASTERN (SPILOGALE PUTORIUS) SPOTTED SKUNKS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW AND POPULATION ASSESSMENT IN KANSAS, Jenell de la Peña

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EXTENDED PROGRAM NOTES OF CONDUCTING PIECES, Johnathan De Soto Jr.

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HABITAT AND DEMOGRAPHY OF THE OZARK CHINQUAPIN (CASTANEA OZARKENSIS) AT ROARING RIVER STATE PARK IN BARRY COUNTY, MISSOURI, Danielle Evilsizor

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A Graduate Recital In Voice, Theresa Fischer

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SECONDARY CHANNEL BACKWATERS MAY BE SUPERIOR NURSERIES FOR NATIVE FISHES IN THE SAN JUAN RIVER OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, BUT MONSOON-DRIVEN DETERIORATIONS MAY LESSEN THEIR QUALITY, Blake Hansen

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DENSITY AND NEST SUCCESS OF SHRUB-DEPENDENT BIRDS ON FORMERLY STRIP-MINED LANDS, Luke Headings

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A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate School In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Music, Isaac E. Hernandez

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EXPLORING SOYBEAN OIL-BASED POLYOL AND EFFECT OF NON-HALOGENATED FLAME RETARDANTS IN RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM, Sahithi Kondaveeti

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OPTIMIZING PROCESS CONDITIONS AND CHARACTERIZING ELASTOMERIC PROPERTIES OF IMMISCIBLE POLYMERS FOR 3D PRINTING APPLICATIONS, Matthew Long

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Study of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Using a Biobased Polyurethane as a Thermosetting Resin, Teddy Mageto

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USING A CULTURABLE APPROACH AND METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS TO UNCOVER GUT BACTERIAL DIVERSITY OF GRAY BATS IN KANSAS, Bobbi Monroe

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A BRIEF REVIEW OF SELECTED RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES FOR HELPING YOUNG SINGERS MATCH PITCH, Dirk Myers

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SELECTED ELEMENTARY MUSIC EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CURRICULUM, SCHEDULING, AND WORKLOAD, Mara Nowlin

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POPULATION DYNAMICS AND HABITAT USE BY GRAY BATS IN AN ANTHROPOGENICALLY ALTERED LANDSCAPE, Haley Price

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An Overview of The Life and Works of J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, and A. Dvořák, Colten Shockley

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MICROPLATE-LIKE METAL PYROPHOSPHATE ENGINEERED ON NI-FOAM TOWARDS MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE, Rishabh Srivastava

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THE WIND BAND MUSIC OF STEVEN REINEKE: A STUDY OF THREE OF HIS MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS, HIS CHARACTERISTIC SOUND, AND THE INSPIRATION BEHIND HIS WORKS, Eric Stark

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EFFECT OF GRAPHENE-BASED FILLERS ON THE PROPERTIES OF SUNFLOWER-BASED POLYURETHANE, Vishwa Suthar

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A GRADUATE CHORAL CONDUCTING RECITAL, Brock Willard

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THE RAILSPLITTER AND THE PATHFINDER: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND JOHN C. FRÉMONT, Kourtney Yantis

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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SUNFLOWER OIL-BASED POLYOL IN FLAME-RETARDANT RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS, Magdalene Asare

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AMPHIBIAN OCCUPANCY AND DIVERSITY ON A POST-MINED LANDSCAPE, Emma M. Buckardt

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BIO-BASED UV-CURABLE FILMS AND THE EFFECT OF BIO-CONTENT ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE FILMS, SAHILKUMAR CHAUDHARY

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BINARY TRANSITION METAL OXIDES@REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE@POLYANILINE AS BIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE, Jonghyun Choi

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A Graduate Recital in Conducting, Noey De Leon

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A THEORETICAL AND PERFORMER’S ANALYSIS OF TODD GOODMAN’S TUBA CONCERTO AND EXTENDED PROGRAM NOTES OF RECITAL PIECES, Johnathan De Soto Jr.

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PLANT BASED POLYPHENOLS DECREASE CELL MIGRATION AND INHIBIT PROLIFERATION OF HUMAN PANCREATIC CANCER CELLS, Mary Gathoni

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Chemical and Biological Stressors Threaten Native Fish Diversity in the Spring River Subbasin of Kansas, Alexandra King

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MULTIFUNCTIONAL CARBON-SUPPORTED COBALT-NICKEL COMPOUNDS FOR WATER SPLITTING AND ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS, Wang Lin

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Beginning Band: First Steps Instructing Students With Wind Instruments, Christine N. Lovell

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"I, Too": A Graduate Voice Recital Celebrating the Works of Four Black Female Composers, Xavier Moore

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COMMUNITY BANDS: CREATING A MORE ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY BAND EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE USE OF MULTI-LEVEL REPERTOIRE, Cooper Neil

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Fear of Failure, Mindfulness, and Procrastination, Jose M. Parlade

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HYPERBRANCHED POLYESTER-BASED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR THE OPTICAL IMAGING AND TREATMENT OF CANCER, Truptiben Patel

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Preparation and Evaluation of Methytrifluoropropyl-Containing Vinyl-Functionalized Terpolysiloxanes for “All-in-One” Pastes for Additive Manufacturing, Hunter Satterfield

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DOCUMENTING THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING DISTRIBUTION OF INVASIVE RAVENNA GRASS (TRIPIDIUM RAVENNAE) EASTERN IN KANSAS, Rachel A. Styers

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TRANSISTION METAL CHALCOGENIDES AND PHOSPHIDES FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION THROUGH WATER SPLITTING, Kelsey Thompson

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Studies in the use of 1,1'-di(1-hydroxyethyl)ferrocene as a Flame Retardant for Polyurethanes, Chanel Yeary

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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MELAMINE DERIVATIVES AS HIGHLY FLAME RETARDANT ADDITIVES FOR BIO-BASED RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS, Niloofar Arastehnejad

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ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES OF POLY 3-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)[5] FERROCENOPHANE-1,5-DIMETHYLENE AND COPOLYMERS WITH STYRENE AND N-PHENYLMALEIMIDE, Niyati Arora

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A Graduate Recital in Conducting, Alex Chesney

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A PRACTICAL THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF VINCENT PERSICHETI’S SERENADE NO. 12 FOR SOLO TUBA, Davis Erickson

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A Workers' Paradise: Re-integrating Newfoundland into Colonial American History, Elena Hynes

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GRADUATE PIANO RECITAL, YOUNG EUN JEONG

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POLYANILINE AND ITS NANOCOMPOSITES FOR GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION AND STORAGE, Wang Lin

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Graduate Conducting Recital, Amelia R. Markley

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Environment-Friendly Flame Retardants for Bio-Based Polyurethanes, Felipe Martins de Souza

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A CONFLICT OF DISINTEREST: THE PROBLEM OF PARTY IN THE EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC, Darren Morgan

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TARGETED COMBINATION THERAPY OF NSCLC USING TAXOL AND FINGOLIMOD LOADED NANOCERIA, Raghunath Narayanam

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FACILE SYNTHESIS OF METAL OXIDES, SULPHIDES, AND PHOSPHIDES FOR ENHANCED ENERGY APPLICATIONS, Alfred Nkhama

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Nanozyme: A Developing Nanotechnology for the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens, Nilamben D. Panchal

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Polymeric Nanofibers Supported Metal Oxides for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices, Rutul Patel

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COMBINATION THERAPY: DUAL DRUG-LOADED SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON-OXIDE NANOPARTICLE FOR TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY AND TREATMENT OF CANCER, Himanshu Polara

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PLANT BASED COMPOUNDS INHIBIT PROLIFERATION, ALTER CYTOMORPHOLOGY AND DECREASE MIGRATION OF HUMAN ADENOCARCINOMA CELLS, Devapriya Segaran

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CORN OIL-BASED HIGHLY FLAME RETARDANT RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION, Muhammad Rizwan Sulaiman

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GRADUATE VIOLIN RECITAL, Xiaotong Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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From Classroom to Real-World: Preparing Students for the Newsroom, Katherine Allred

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Effect Of Post-Consumer Content and Bioplastic Incorporation on Polymeric Resin in Consumer Applications, Shelby Bicknell

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COMPARISON OF THREATENED NEOSHO MADTOM DENSITIES BETWEEN RIVERSCAPES DIFFERING IN ANTHROPOGENIC STRESSORS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON RECOVERY FROM MINING-DERIVED METAL POLLUTION, Kali Boroughs

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A Graduate Recital in Voice, Whitley Chesney

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A STUDY ON ECOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF AND SELECTED GENE EXPRESSION IN AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM: AN INSIGHT INTO THE ALPHA-GALACTOSE ALLERGY CAUSED BY TICK BITES, Leah Cuthill

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MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NOVEL INTERVENTIONS OF PREJUDICE REDUCTION, Tiffany Eldridge

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GRADUATE PIANO RECITAL, Hanxue Gao

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SOLUTIONS FOR IMPERILED BAT CONSERVATION: INTEGRATING ECOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PUBLIC, Amy Hammesfahr

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Systemic Constraints on POTUS Foreign Policy, Dan Hodges

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INVESTIGATION INTO THE ADDITION OF BENZOIC ACID AND STYRENE OXIDE & EFFECT OF PHOSPHONIUM SALTS FOR FLAME RETARDANCY IN POLYURETHANE FILMS, Salehin Mahbub

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INTO THE WEST AND BACK OUT AGAIN: AN EXAMINATION OF CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EXCHANGE IN THE GILDED AGE UNITED STATES, Samantha McDonald

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A SURVEY OF LEAF VENATION IN NEW CALEDONIAN SYZYGIUM (MYRTACEAE), Jiawei Xu Montojo

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Graduate Viola Recital, Chelsea Pfeifer

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Guide to Geometry, Maddison Webb

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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A SECOND LANGUAGE TASK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN, Sofia L. Alfieri

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Eulogy, Kim T. Allison

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EFFECTS OF FOREST MANAGEMENT ON DENSITIES AND NEST SURVIVAL OF BREEDING BIRDS IN UPLAND HARDWOOD ECOSYSTEMS, Michael Barnes

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"Click-ene" Chemistry: An Efficient Synthetic Strategy for the One-step Development of Function Monomers and Polymer, Ren Bean

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The Effects of Clipping on the Biomass Production of Native Warm Season Grasses on Reclaimed Abandoned Coal Mine Soils, James A K Daniel

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Nanomedicine-based Immunochemotherapy for the MR Imaging and Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Saloni Darji

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MATERNAL IMMUNITY: PREIMPLANTATION PREPARATION AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CCL19, Ashleigh Elbert

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A Graduate Recital in Organ, Peter Matthew Frost

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Method Development to Quantify the Reinforcing Properties of Silica Fillers, Hamid Reza Givehchi

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EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL FOREST MANAGEMENT ON AVIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE MISSOURI OZARKS, David R. Hollie

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LANTHANUM-BASED PEROVSKITES AS AN EFFECTIVE ELECTROCATALYST FOR WATER SPLITTING AND ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS, Xavier Martinez

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Impacts of Residential Garden Practice on Bird and Butterfly Communities in Southeast Kansas, Katie McMurry

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FORMULATION OPTIMIZATION EFFECTS on MECHANICAL and RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES of FILLED POLYSILOXANES, Kevin McNay

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Highly Flame-Retardant Rigid Polyurethane Foams Prepared Using Corn Oil, Camila Muliterno Zequine

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A Graduate Recital in Conducting, Patrick O'Halloran

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CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES OBTAINED FROM COMMERCIAL POULTRY FEED AND RETAIL FOOD USING WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCE ANALYSIS AND SELECTED BIOCHEMICAL TESTS, Elena George Olson

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SYNTHESIS OF GADOLINIUM-DOXORUBICIN PRODRUG CARRYING FUNCTIONAL NANOCERIA FOR THE TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY AND CANCER TREATMENT, Arth Patel

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Mandatory Busing and Desegregation: Wichita, 1954 – 1999, Pilar Pedraza-Bailey

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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CORN OIL BASED POLYOL AND ITS APPLICATION FOR RIGID FLAME RETARDANT POLYURETHANE FOAMS, Sneha Ramanujam

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TONE-BASED INCIVILITY AND CONTENT-BASED INCIVILITY: A FRAMEWORK TO EXAMINE ONLINE UNCIVIL DISCOURSE, Sreerupa Sanyal

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SYNTHESIS OF NEW ALIPHATIC PSEUDO-BRANCHED POLYESTER CO-POLYMERS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Zachary Shaw

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Behavior Skills Training to Improve Parent Treatment Fidelity and Generalization in a Feeding Program, Melissa Stiffler