Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Identification and Intervention for Action Planning Deficits in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy, Swati M. Surkar
Role of B cell and hematopoietic cell intrinsic actions of ERα in lupus pathogenesis, Dana E. Tabor
Behavioral Care for Children in Urban and Rural Integrated Primary Care, David I. Taylor
Using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) to Triage Long Term Care Facilities’ Residents for a Systematic Evacuation in the Case of Mass Casualty Disaster Events, Zoumana I. Traore
The Impact of Electronic Health Records on Healthcare Service Delivery, Patient Safety, and Quality, Kate Elizabeth Trout
Block Copolymer Based Magnetic Nanoclusters for Cancer-Theranostics: Synthesis, Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation, Hemant M. Vishwasrao
Mutations Affecting Epigenetic Regulators and Their Role in Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas, Chao Wang
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Aryl Hydantoins and Ureas as Antischistosomal Agents, Chunkai Wang
Development of CXCR4-Inhibiting Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Metastatic Cancer, Yan Wang
Essays on Immigration-Related Disparities in Health Behavior and Health Care Utilization, Yang Wang
Mechanisms of lateral-inhibitory feedback from horizontal cells to cone photoreceptors at the first synapse of the retina, Ted J. Warren
Assessing Change in Baseline Preparedness Knowledge in Long-term Care Facilities, Heidi L. Wheeler
Bone Loss Quantification Following Extraction in Rats: A Foundation for Grafting and Regenerative Studies, Emily Willett
Regulation of cid-mediated cell death in Staphylococcus aureus, Ian H. Windham
The Role of Glutaminase and Extracellular Vesicles in Macrophages and Microglia, Beiqing Wu
Altered Levels of SOX2, and Its Associated Protein Musashi2, Disrupt Critical Cell Functions in Cancer and Embryonic Stem Cells, Erin L. Wuebben
The Mechanism of Tubular Recycling Endosome Biogenesis, Shuwei Xie
Molecular Mechanisms of Necrotic Cell Death in Ischemic Renal Injury, Yuan Ying
Exploitation of the Ligand-Binding Properties of the Mannose 6-Phosphate/Insulin-Like Growth Factor II (IGF-II) Receptor to Inhibit IGF-II-Dependent Growth of Cancer Cells, Megan Zavorka Thomas
The Functions of the CID and lRG Operons in S. Aureus Programmed Cell Death, Xinyan Zhang
Study of the Structure-Related Functions of Eukaryotic Primase-POL ALPHA Complex During Replication, Yinbo Zhang
The Role of CBL Family of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Intestinal Epithelial Homeostasis, Neha Zutshi
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Compensatory Mechanisms and T Cell Migration In Mouse Models of Dopaminergic Loss, Kristi M. Anderson
Functional characterization of the roles of endocytic recycling regulator EHD1 using in vivo and in vitro analyses, Priyanka Arya
Interaction between Angiotensin II and BDNF in Modulating Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Bryan K. Becker
Characterization and target identification of non-toxic IKKβ inhibitors for anticancer therapy, Elizabeth Blowers
Prevention of Experimental Periodontitis in Rats with a Simvastatin Prodrug, Aaron Bradley
School Design to Promote Physical Activity, Jeri Brittin
Acute Methamphetamine Exposure Affects Histone Modifying Enzymes and Cytokine Production in Macrophages, Ariel Burns
Postural Responses to Perturbations of the Vestibular System During Walking in Healthy Young and Older Adults, Jung Hung Chien
Effects of maternal immune activation and repeated maternal separation on postpartum behaviors in the female rat offspring, Shinnyi Chou
Characteristics of Exocytosis and Endocytosis in Photoreceptors, Karlene M. Cork
Examining Employee Knowledge of the Jennie Edmundson Hospital Active Shooter Policy, Mallory W. Darais
Biodegradable Hybrid Nanogels for Combination Chemotherapy, Swapnil Desale
The Effect of Body Mass Index on Graft Function and Kidney Transplant Outcomes, Morgan Galle
Electronic Health Record Optimization for Cardiac Care, Lisa A. Grabenbauer
Association between Adverse Events in Childhood and BMI among People with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Nicholas Guenzel
Association between Socioeconomic Status and BMI among People with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Nicholas Guenzel
Psychiatric Comorbidities and BMI: An Exploratory Analysis, Nicholas Guenzel
Roles of Serum Lycopene in the Prevalence and Mortality of Metabolic Syndrome in the Adult Population, Guang-Ming Han
Use of Smartphones to Capture Measures of Functional Status in Frail and Non-Frail Community Dwelling Older Adults, Cassia R. Hanton
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells contribute to the subversion of innate immunity during Staphylococcus aureus biofilm infection, Cortney E. Heim
An Individualized Approach to Teach Greeting and Conversation Skills with Persons with Autism: Efficacy, Generalization, and Social Acceptability Outcomes, Stephanie A. Hood
The Feedforward and Feedback Controls on Gait in Adults with Diabetes, Chun-Kai Huang
Physical Activity Behaviors of Prehypertensive and Stage I Hypertensive African American Women, Hope Jackson
Risk Factors for Agricultural Injury: An Evaluation Using Systematic Review and Injury Surveillance, Rohan Mahadeo Jadhav
Understanding Access to Health Information: The Role and Measurement of Social Location, Megan S. Kelley
Improving Antibiotic Resistant Infection Transmission Situational Awareness in Enclosed Facilities with a Novel Graphical User Interface for Tactical Biosurveillance, Valeriya V. Kettelhut
Evaluation of the Efficiency of and Preference for Analog versus Mand Training on the Acquisition of Mands for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Melissa L. King
A Comparison of Measurement Systems to Score Sleep Disturbance for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Aaron Lesser
Targeted Magnetite Tissue Delivery for Antiretroviral Pharmacokinetics, Tianyuzi Li
The Role of Tumor Suppressor Co-Chaperone CHIP/STUB1 in ERBB2-Mediated Oncogenesis, Haitao Luan
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Response To Cisplatin Exposure, Khanh V. Luong
Role of Macrophages in Muscle Transfection with pDNA/PLURONIC Formulation, Vivek Mahajan
A Role for EHD Family Endocytic Regulators in Endothelial Biology, Alexandra E. J. Moffitt
Occupational exposure to isoflurane anesthetic gas in the research environment, Andrea R. Mulvenon
Polymeric Nanocarriers for Treatment of Melanoma and Genetically Modified Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Improve Outcome of Islet Transplantation, Vaibhav Mundra
EPACs: epigenetic regulators that affect cell survival in cancer., Catherine Murari
The Effects of Severe Weather Warnings on Limited English Proficient (LEP) Hispanics/Latinos in Rural Nebraska, Joan E. Nelson
Regulation of the transmembrane mucin MUC4 by Wnt/β-catenin in gastrointestinal cancers, Priya Pai
Atypical Protein Kinase C Dependent Polarized Cell Division is Required for Myocardial Trabeculation, Derek L. Passer
The Role of CXCR2 in Pancreatic Cancer Development and Progression, Abhilasha Purohit
Regulatory roles of MICAL-L1 and EHD1 in cell signaling and mitosis, James B. Reinecke
Determinants of Patient Activation in Hospitalized Multimorbid Patients, Myra S. Schmaderer
Evaluation of Upper Airway Changes Following Surgical Removal of the Adenoids Using 3-D Cone Beam CT, Christopher C. Schultz
Development of Polymer Peptide Conjugates for Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Imaging, Wen Shi
Role of the C-terminus of the Catalytic Subunit of Translesion Synthesis Polymerase ζ (Zeta) in UV-induced Mutagensis, Hollie M. Siebler
Characterization of the Replication of Coxsackievirus B3 with a Mutationally Disrupted CRE(2C) and the use of Creatinine-Hydrochloride as an Antibacterial Agent, Shane E. Smithee
Association between recipient’s preexisting antibodies and allograft vasculopathy and mortality in heart transplant patients, Hoang Tran, Lorena Baccaglini, Jane L. Meza, and Brian D. Lowes
Classification of Breast Cancer Patients Using Somatic Mutation Profiles and Machine Learning Approaches, Suleyman Vural
The Role of Glutaminase 1 in HIV-1 Associated Neurocognitive Disorders and in Brain Development, Yi Wang
It Came Across the Plains: the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Rural Nebraska, Kristin Watkins
CCR5 and the Blood Brain Barrier During HIV-1 Infection and Cell-Cell Communications, Shawna M. Woollard
The Involvement of Let-7 miRNA in the Regulation of Retinal Progenitor Cells, Xiaohuan Xia
Impact of Estrogen Receptor Alpha on SLE1-Induced Loss of Tolerance, Shayla D. Yoachim
Antiviral Peptide Nanocomplexes As Potential Therapeutics For The Treatment Of Infectious Diseases, Jinjin Zhang
Role of Hippo-YAP signaling in Mitosis and Prostate Cancer, Lin Zhang
The Role of Genetic Alterations in Tumor Initiation, Progression and Transformation, Weiwei Zhang
Amyloid Proteins Structure, Dynamics, Interactions and Early Stages of Self-Assembly, Yuliang Zhang
LGR5 Activates TGFβ Signaling and Suppresses Metastasis in Colon Cancer, Xiaolin Zhou
Development of Hypoxia Trapping Enhanced BB2R-Targeted Radiopharmaceutics for Prostate Cancer, Zhengyuan Zhou
The Impact of Gasoline Prices on Medical Care and Costs of Motor Vehicle Injuries, He Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Investigating infection control behaviors in nurses, Elizabeth L. Beam