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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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On the nature of genetic variation in yellow monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus): combining theoretical and empirical approaches
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Evolution via natural selection requires standing variation in a population while simultaneously diminishing it at loci under selection, a paradox that continues to vex evolutionary biologists. The work presented here ... -
Associations between child maltreatment types and past month substance use among emerging adults: The role of self-reported alexithymia and impulsivity
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Child maltreatment has emerged as an important risk factor for substance use. However, despite evidence consistently demonstrating that substance use peaks during emerging adulthood, less is known about the specificity of ... -
The Good Behavior Game: Maintenance and Side-Effects in Preschoolers
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is an effective intervention which has been used by teachers to change a variety of behaviors, across a range of populations, and in various settings (see Tingstrom, Sterling-Turner, & Wilczynski, ... -
Parenting and Child Competence in Aggressive Youth: Bidirectional Associations and the Role of Parental Depression
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Previous research has established associations between parenting factors and children’s competence, though these studies have been limited in their reliance on parenting styles and their examination of these associations ... -
Controllable Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Artificial Pinning Centers (APCs) in High Temperature Superconductor Epitaxial Thin Films
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)A Superconductor exhibits dc zero-resistance below a critical temperature (Tc). The possible uses of superconductors in a high temperature range of 50-77 K are greatly expanded by the discovery of high temperature ... -
Street-Level Judgments: How the Role of Judges Influences the Decision to Collaborate in Juvenile Courts
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The use of problem-solving collaborations, much like in other areas of public management, is widespread in the United States juvenile court system. These problem-solving collaborations include, but are not limited to, ... -
Reward Processing and Inhibitory Control in Women with Bulimia Nervosa
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Introduction: Theoretical models and empirical research support the role of negative affect in bulimia nervosa (BN). However, treatments that target negative affect in BN have not outperformed traditional, eating-disorder-focused ... -
Childhood Adversity and Systemic Inflammation in Preschool-Aged Children: The Role of Family Cohesion
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Systemic inflammation is a critical physiological mechanism that appears to link exposure to early childhood adversity to later disease. However, some children exposed to adversity have low levels of inflammatory proteins ... -
Effects of Aided Language Input Intensity on AAC Use
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Aided forms of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) enable individuals with significant disabilities to interact with people in their environment and be active participants in their lives. However, the provision ... -
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: UTILIZATION OF FORMATE IN TWO BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS IN GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Formate is an important intermediate in a number of metabolic reactions. Most of the formate pool in cells is generated from the degradation of primary metabolites (glucose, pyruvate, amino acids) and further degraded into ... -
Molecular Simulation of the Passive Permeation of Small Peptides across Lipid Bilayers
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The passive permeation of small peptides across lipid bilayers was studied by using molecular dynamics simulations and umbrella sampling. The knowledge gained in this work furthers our understanding of permeation across ... -
Optimal Energy Decay for the Damped Klein-Gordon Equation
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)In this dissertation we study the long time dynamics of damped Klein-Gordon and damped fractional Klein-Gordon equations using $C_0$- Semigroup theory and its application. The $C_0$-semigroups are used to solve a large ... -
The Influence of Business Interest Groups in Urban Policymaking: An Empirical Exploration of a Low Salience Policy Setting
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The lack of a national comprehensive climate change policy in the United States has prompted cities to take the lead on urban sustainability actions. Extent research has explored various political, socio-economic and ... -
The Biosynthesis of Opine Metallophores
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Metal acquisition is a necessity for all cells as metals are essential for the function of numerous metalloproteins and metalloenzymes. Bacterial pathogens employ several strategies for obtaining necessary metal including ... -
‘Yes, But What Have You Done for Me Lately?’: Intersections of Intellectual Property, Work-for-Hire, and The Struggle of the Creative Precariat in the American Comic Book Industry
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The comic book industry has significant challenges with intellectual property rights. Comic books have rarely been treated as a serious art form or cultural phenomenon. It used to be that creating a comic book would be ... -
Hispanic/Latino(a) Immigrant Acculturation and U.S. American Native English Speakers’ Intergroup Perceptions and Attitudes: Accommodation, Social Attraction, and Anxiety
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Guided by communication accommodation theory (CAT; Giles, 1970, 2016) and the acculturation framework (Berry, 1980, 2011), this study used a 3 (social attributions: positive, negative, neutral) x 4 (accommodation/acculturation ... -
Alternative Receptive Language Assessment Modalities and Stimuli for Children with ASD who are Minimally Verbal
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)There are very few receptive language measures that are appropriate for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who have minimal verbal skills. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate and compare alternative ... -
Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics: Medicaid Expansion, CEMENT Coauthorship Networks, and Occupational Licensing
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)ABSTRACT This dissertation includes three essays in applied microeconomics, which is a fundamental outward-looking branch of economics that applies both economics theories and methodologies to actual questions of individual ... -
Rethinking Diversity Ideologies: Critical Multiculturalism and its Implications for Social Justice Issues
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Social psychologists have long explored how colorblind and multicultural ideologies may improve intergroup relations. Criticisms from an epistemic standpoint of mainstream social psychological research discuss the ... -
Gene silencing in the nucleus: mechanisms and new phenomena
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Silencing of homologous genes by exogenously introduced dsRNA was first observed in C. elegans. Endogenous small RNAs (siRNAs, piRNAs, miRNAs) mediate regulation of expression of genes post-transcriptionally or at the level ...