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  Juror perceptions of witness credibility as a function of linguistic and nonverbal power 

  Lisko, Karen Ohnemus. (University of Kansas, 1992-05-31)

  While the effects of linguistic power on witness credibility in the courtroom as well as preliminary studies of the effects of nonverbal power on witness credibility have been studied, no research has focussed on manipulations ...
• Mechanisms of Condensed Phase Reactions: The Role of Structure, Dynamics, and Environment in Photoisomerization and Photodissociation 

  Otolski, Christopher James (University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)

  Light-activated chemistry begins with the excitation of a ground-state molecule to a higher-lying excited state. Once in the excited state, the nuclei in the molecule respond by trying to minimize the energy of the system. ...
• New Topology and Improved Control of Modular Multilevel Based Converters 

  Jafarishiadeh, Seyyedmahdi (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  Trends toward large-scale integration and the high-power application of green energy resources necessitate the advent of efficient power converter topologies, multilevel converters. Multilevel inverters are effective ...
• Investigating carrier-based methods and permeabilization strategies to efficiently deliver extracellular cargo into stem cells 

  Modaresi, Saman (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  Intracellular delivery of extracellular cargo into stem cells is an active area of research with enormous potential in field of regenerative medicine. Different types of cargo can be delivered, including genetic materials ...
• Oxidation of Sugars and Polyols for Sustainable Production of Value-added Chemicals 

  Shi, Honghong (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  Biomass has attracted tremendous research attentions in the last few decades as one of the most promising renewable option to produce chemical products. To achieve efficiency and productivity similar to that demonstrated ...
• Trust and Credibility in Online Social Networks 

  Xue, Hao (University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)

  Increasing portions of people's social and communicative activities now take place in the digital world. The growth and popularity of online social networks (OSNs) have tremendously facilitated online interaction and ...
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  Spatial Analysis of Teen Driver-Related Crashes in Kansas 

  Mohammed, Hemin Jalal (University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)

  In the United States, the risk of vehicle crashes is higher among teens than among any other age group. Accordingly, in Kansas, teen drivers ages 14 to 19 were one of the primary foci of Kansas Department of Transportation’s ...
• Designing Small Molecule Inhibitors of RNA-Binding Protein Musashi Using New Biochemical and Computational Approaches 

  Bai, Nan (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  ABSTRACT RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are key regulators of post-transcriptional gene expression, and underlie many disease-relevant processes. However, they have historically been challenging to target with drug-like ...
• Online Learning Environments: Investigating the Factors Influencing Social Presence 

  Alanazi, Ahmed Ali (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  Despite the decreasing rate of enrollment for face-to-face classes at higher education institutions, the last decade has seen an increase in enrollment for classes online. However, online learners suffer from several ...
• The role of spatial size and orientation of electronic wavefunction in exciton dissociation at van der Waals interfaces 

  Kafle, Tika Ram (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  Organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices are environmental-friendly, lightweight, flexible and inexpensive. However, one of the setbacks for commercial application is its relative low performance in solar to electrical energy ...
• Quantitative Methods to Determine Brain Deposition of Peptides and Proteins after Delivery across the Blood-Brain Barrier 

  Ulapane, Kavisha Raneendri (University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)

  It is very challenging to develop peptide and protein drugs for treatment of brain diseases because it is difficult to deliver them to the brain due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Therefore, there is an ...
• Analyzing Extracellular Vesicles as Potential Biomarkers of Stroke Using Polymer Microfluidic Devices 

  Wijerathne, Harshani Nayomi (University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)

  A major drawback of currently available stroke diagnosis methods, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MRI), is that they cannot provide timely diagnosis within the narrow therapeutic time window of 4.5 ...
• Imprints of Devotion: Print and the Passion in the Iberian World (1472-1598) 

  Ivers, Christina Elizabeth (University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)

  “Imprints of Devotion: Print and the Passion in the Iberian World (1472-1598)” takes a comparative approach to demonstrate that the printed books at the center of its chapters –La dolorosa passio del nostre redemptor ...
• Women’s Hypertension in Indonesia: The Role of Religion, Trust, and Community Involvement 

  Jansen, Natalie Anne (University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)

  Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the leading cause of death worldwide and is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Approximately three quarters of individuals living with hypertension reside in low- and ...
• Rough Forms: Autobiographical Interventions in the U.S. West, 1835-1935 

  Brown, Rachel Linnea (University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)

  Rough Forms analyzes U.S. Western autobiographies from 1835 to 1935, focusing especially on ways that Native and non-Native authors complicate settler-colonial narratives. In doing so, my project deeply engages with two ...
• Design of Intratumoral Immunostimulant Formulations 

  Mihalcin, Melissa Marie (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  Cancer immunotherapy involves stimulation of the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. Tumors possess myriad suppressive mechanisms that facilitate evasion of the immune system. Immunotherapy aims to stimulate immune ...
• Brain delivery of BDNF and a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of neurodegenerative animal models 

  Kopec, Brian Matthew (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  There are a large number of protein-based therapeutics (biologics) that are FDA approved and available on the market for a number of diseases, and the number of biologics being approved every year has tripled in the past ...
• Physicochemical stability and effector function of IgG4-Fc: impact of photo-induced chemical modification and glycosylation 

  Kang, Huan (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  Immunoglobulin gamma monoclonal antibodies are glycoproteins that have emerged as powerful and promising protein therapeutics. During the process of production, storage and transportation, exposure to ambient light is ...
• The View from the Stadium: The University of Kansas' Memorial Stadium 

  Graham, Howard Russell (University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)

  The View from the Stadium: The University of Kansas’ Memorial Stadium, is a meditation over the college football stadium movement of the post-World War I era. The study incorporates higher education history, intellectual ...
• Development and Application of Computational Tools to Study Optical Rotation of Chiral Molecules in Isotropic Media 

  Aharon, Tal (University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)

  The study of optically active molecules has been continuous for over two centuries, due to the role chiral molecules play as both the building blocks of life, and therefore their importance in developing pharmaceuticals. ...

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