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2012 2012

Women in Nontraditional Occupations: A Case Study of Worker Motivation, Katherine Wesley

A Motivated Workforce: A Mixed Methods Study of Worker Motivation at a Nebraska Manufacturing Company, Kevin Wesley

Effective Coaching Strategies for Increased Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms, Cindy S. West

Herbivory affects patterns of plant reproductive effort and seed production, Natalie M. West

Terrorism Warnings as Strategic Appeals: An Analysis of Press Reporting and Public Reactions, Eric Whitaker

COST-EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF EXISTING GUARDRAIL SYSTEMS, Mitchell J. Wiebelhaus

INVESTIGATING COMPUTER-BASED FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS IN A MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY COURSE, Jammie T. Wilbanks

Risks and Benefits of Seeking and Receiving Emotional Support During the Divorce Process: An Examination of Divorcee Individual Adjustment, Closeness, and Relational Satisfaction with Multiple Partners from a Social Network, Sarah E. Wilder

The Impact of Interior Design on Hospital Cleaning: Can Good Design Decisions Help Cleaning Staff Achieve Better Outcomes?, Julia Graves Williams

A Review of Cover Crops for Eastern Nebraska, Tyler Williams

Digital Morphogenesis: A Computational Housing Typology, Bryce R. Willis

RIVER OTTER (LONTRA CANADENSIS) HOME RANGE, HABITAT USE, OVERNIGHT MOVEMENT, AND SURVIVAL IN THE PLATTE RIVER OF NEBRASKA, Samuel P. Wilson

NAVIGATING THE GATE KEEPERS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY OF EARLY CAREER LIBRARIANS IN THE TENURE PROCESS, Judith Wolfe

Adolescent Decision Making and Risk Behavior: A Neurobiological Approach, Jennifer M. Wolff

Building Performance, Aaron K. Wong

Diversification of Organic Cropping Systems with Cover Crop Mixtures: Influence on Weed Communities, Soil Microbial Community Structure, Soil Moisture and Nitrogen, and Crop Yield, Samuel E. Wortman

Three-Dimensional Indoor RFID Localization System, Jiaqing Wu

Laser-induced Multi-energy Processing in Diamond Growth, Zhiqiang Xie

CHALLENGES NATIVE CHINESE TEACHERS FACE IN TEACHING CHINESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO NON-NATIVE CHINESE STUDENTS IN U.S. CLASSROOMS, Hui Xu

Two-Dimensional Blood Flow Velocity Estimation Using Ultrasound Speckle Pattern Dependence On Scan Direction And Velocity, Tiantian Xu

The Teaching of Happiness in Mainland China: in Light of Aristotle and Marx, Zhaojun Xu

INFLUENCE OF DIETARY FIBERS AND WHOLE GRAINS ON FECAL MICROBIOTA DURING IN VITRO FERMENTATION, Junyi Yang

Role of the Leguminous Shrub Amorpha canescens (Leadplant) in the Nebraska Sandhills Grasslands: Water Relations and Patterns of Water Uptake, Adam Yarina

Healthcare Quality: Waiting Room Issues, Vineeth R. Yeddula

Effects of Website Environmental Cues on Consumers’ Response and Outcome Behaviors, Eunju Yoon

Sorority Life: Would You Do It All Over Again?, Lorena Zamarripa-Lovo

Spatiotemporal Capacity Management for the Last Level Caches of Chip Multiprocessors, Dongyuan Zhan

GROUP TESTING REGRESSION MODELS, Boan Zhang

ECONOMIC IMPACT ON ANNUAL PROFIT OF A RETAIL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHEN USING RFID AND CONSIDERING DISCREPANCY RATIO, INACCURACY RATIO, BACKORDERS, AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX, Liyuan Zhang

Vision-based Human Action Recognition: A Sparse Representation Perspective, Zhe Zhang

Towards Net-Zero Energy Communities: Evaluating Capacity of Local Comprehensive Plans for Energy Efficiency in Oregon, Nan Zhao

Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Attributions for Writing Success and Failure, Mingying Zheng

COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF DIFFERENTIAL GENE CALLING METHODS FOR RNA-SEQ DATA, Ximeng Zheng

Omaha, Nebraska's Costly Signaling at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898, Courtney L. Cope Ziska

URBAN PLACE-CONSCIOUS EDUCATION: PRIDE IN THE INNER CITY, Tamara A. Zwick

2011 2011

The Efficacy of Quality Care Initiative Implementation in Nursing Homes Measured by Client Satisfaction, Deanna G. Aguilar

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PECVD BORON CARBIDE, Dhairyashil Aher

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND COGNITIVE RADIO TRANSMISSIONS UNDER QUALITY OF SERVICE CONSTRAINTS AND CHANNEL UNCERTAINTY, Sami Akin

Seamless Bridge and Roadway System for the U.S. Practice, Nima Ala

Evaluation of the In-Service Safety Performance of Safety-Shape and Vertical Concrete Barriers, Francisco Daniel Albuquerque

Effects of Early Feed Restriction during Delayed Placement on the Performance and Gut Health of Broilers, Rashed Abdullah Alhotan

The Effect of Vitamin E, Selenomethionine and Sodium Selenite Supplementation in Laying Hens, Alia Aljamal

IBN ARABSHAH: THE UNACKNOWLEDGED DEBT OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE’S TAMBURLAINE, Ahlam M. Alruwaili

Hydrologic Evaluation of Established Rain Gardens in Lincoln, Nebraska Using a Storm Runoff Simulator, Andrew R. Anderson

Cosmopolitans or Locals: Who Will Lead The Next Generation of Community Colleges?, Melanie O. Anderson

Intermodal | Multimodal, Adam J. Andrews

Adaptation and Validation of Existing Analytical Methods for Monitoring Prebiotics Present in Different Types of Processed Food Matrices, Pei Tze Ang

OFFLINE OPTIMIZATION OF ADVANCE RESERVATION OF BANDWIDTH OVER DYNAMIC CIRCUIT NETWORKS, Pragatheeswaran Angu

Scenes from a Crash, Byron J. Anway

Computational Microstructure Modeling of Asphalt Mixtures Subjected to Rate-Dependent Fracture, Francisco Aragao

The Aputu: An Examination and Analysis of a War Club-Form Distinctive to the Guianas, Donald Arp Jr

A Study on Facility Planning using Discrete Event Simulation: Case Study of a Grain Delivery Terminal., Sarah M. Asio

The Cultural Significance of Precious Stones in Early Modern England, Cassandra Auble

Interior Designer's Attitudes Toward Sustainable Interior Design Practices and Barriers Encountered when Using Sustainable Interior Design Practices, Leigh Bacon

Portraits of Empowerment Exhibited by One Million Signatures Campaign Activists, Manijeh Badiee

Go Abroad and Graduate On-Time: Study Abroad Participation, Degree Completion, and Time-to-Degree, Heather Barclay Hamir

Euergetism and Gift-Giving at Eleusis: A Case Study of Ancient Patronage Structures, Bailey E. Barnard

Verification of the Cobb Snowfall Forecasting Algorithm, Josh Barnwell

Women on the Ground: Bringing Theory and Activism Together Through Domestic Violence Narratives, Kacey J. Barrow

Determining a Community Retrofit Strategy for the Aging Housing Stock Using Utility and Assessor Data, Nathan A. Barry

Population Genetics of Cell to Cell Movement of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus, Melissa S. Bartels

Healthy Performance Practice for Male Barbershop Singers, Jacob K. Bartlett

H-Index, Travis Bartosh

The California Art Quilt Revolution, Nancy C. Bavor

Up Too Late: A Novel Excerpt, Peter Bayless

The Development of Future Orientation: Underpinnings and Related Constructs, Sarah J. Beal

INSTRUCTOR TECHNOLOGY USE: A MIXED METHODS INVESTIGATION, Suzanne K. Becking

Towards a Theory of Comic Book Adaptation, Colin Beineke

BIM Applications in Conceptual Design Phase: Exploring the Abilities and Limitations of Autodesk Revit Architecture through the Generative Geometric Design Approach, Sara Ben Lashihar

Management Zone Delineation Techniques on Irrigated Corn in Nebraska, Aaron M. Bereuter

A New Single Workbout Test to Estimate Critical Power and Anaerobic Work Capacity, Haley Bergstrom

Juror Perceptions of Juveniles Transferred to Criminal Court: The Role of Generic Prejudice and Emotion in Determinations of Guilt, Megan Beringer Jones

EXPLORING SOURCES OF SELECTION ON THE MULTIMODAL COURTSHIP DISPLAYS OF TWO SISTER SPECIES OF WOLF SPIDERS: SCHIZOCOSA CRASSIPALPATA AND SCHIZOCOSA BILINEATA, Mitch Bern

PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S WILLINGNESS TO TRY AND PREFERENCE FOR DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID OMEGA-3 FOODS, Bethany JoAnn Bettenhausen

ROLE OF PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VIRUS NON-STRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1 IN VIRAL REPLICATION AND PATHOGENESIS, Lalit Beura

Is Less More & More Less…? The Effect of Two Types of Interviewer Experience on “Don’t Know” Responses in Calendar and Standardized Interviews, Ipek Bilgen

Protein Structure – Based Method for Identification of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria, Swetha Billa

GREETED LIKE LIBERATORS: MEDIA, METAPHOR, AND MYTH IN THE RHETORICAL CONSTRUCTION OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Charles Franklin Bisbee

Does Being Rural Matter?: The Roles of Rurality, Social Support, and Social Self-Efficacy in First-Year College Student Adjustment, Allison L. Bitz PhD

The Role of Human Ubc9 During the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replication Cycle, Christopher R. Bohl

Replacement Alternatives for Beef Cow Herds: An Analysis of Retaining Non-pregnant Cows, Trenton T. Bohling

Variation in response to both natural and experimental infection with Porcine Circovirus 2b, Theresa P. Bohnert

ASSESSING SEASONAL FEATURES OF TROPICAL FORESTS USING REMOTE SENSING, Roberto Bonifaz-Alfonzo

The Effect of Tax Increment Financing on Spillovers and School District Revenue, Jennifer A. Bossard

An RF CMOS Implementation of an Adaptive Filter for Narrow-Band Interferer Suppression in UWB Systems, Markus Both

Populism and Human Rights in Theory and Practice: Chavez's Venezuela and Fujimori's Peru, Joseph P. Braun

Mechanisms of decreased cholesterol absorption mediated by phytosterols in the intestinal lumen, Andrew W. Brown

Natural selection and age-related variation in morphology of a colonial bird, Mary Bomberger Brown

Habitat Use and Abundance Patterns of Sandhill Cranes in the Central Platte River Valley, Nebraska, 2003–2010, Todd Joseph Buckley

EFFECT OF DIET QUANITITY AND QUALITY ON FEMALE SAMPLING BEHAVIOUR AND MATING PREFERENCES IN A FIELD CRICKET, Heidi L. Bulfer

Characterization of Novel Macrocyclic Polyether Modified Pseudostationary Phases for use in Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography and Development of a Chemiluminescence Presumptive Assay for Peroxide-based Explosives, Raychelle Burks

Effect of Information on Driver's Risk at the Onset of Yellow, Nathaniel P. Burnett

Possibilities for Tuba Quartet/Ensemble and Percussion, Anthony J. Burnham

Agri-Remnant, Audrey Burns

Vocational Experiences of Survivors of Severe TBI with Diverse Employment Patterns: An Explanatory Mixed Method Design, Erin J. Bush

A Survey of Agricultural Productivity and Nutritional Status in Rural South Wollo, Ethiopia, Anne M. Cafer

ARTMAKING ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF: DIRECTING IPHIGENIA 2.0, Shannon E. Cameron

Adapting an Evidence-Based Intervention to Improve Social and Behavioral Competence in Head Start Children: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Teacher-Child Interaction Training, Christopher Campbell

Regulation of Sterol Transport by Dietary Phytosterol Esters, Trevor J. Carden

Ex Corde Ecclesiae and Catholic Higher Education in America, James A. Caridi