This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
On Designing an ECG-based Intelligent System: Utilizing the Heart’s Electrical Activity to Recognize Humans and Detect Arrhythmia, Sara Saeed Abdeldayem
THE MICROVASCULAR AND SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE EXPOSURE: A PHYSIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, Alaeddin Bashir Abukabda
Parametric Study of Coal Liberation Behavior Using Silica Grinding Media, Adewale Wasiu Adeniji
Resilience Modeling of Surface Transportation System in Mixed Traffic Environment, Shofiq Ahmed
Automated Cleaning of Identity Label Noise in A Large-scale Face Dataset Using A Face Image Quality Control, Mohamad Al jazaery
USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TO DEVELOP SYNTHETIC WELL LOGS, Marwan Mohammed Alnuaimi
Analysis of the Gas Production from Marcellus Shale Horizontal Wells Using Decline Curves, Dalal Alsaadoun
Explanatory and Causality Analysis in Software Engineering, Yasser Ali Alshehri
THREE ESSAYS ON TOURISM DEMAND AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, David Naab Aratuo
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Carbonate Waters in the Peters Mountain Region of Monroe County, WV, Emily A. Bausher
Stationary Automata, Anaam Mutar Bidhan
Cyber Threats and Healthcare Organizations: A Public Health Preparedness Perspective, Lauren Elizabeth Branch
Thermal-Fatigue and Thermo-Mechanical Equivalence for Transverse Cracking Evolution in Laminated Composites, Javier Cabrera Barbero
Application of Machine Learning on Fracture Interference, Dennis Wayne Chamberlain Jr.
THE LIFE AND WORK OF BARBARA NISSMAN, Giuliana Paola Contreras Ampuero
Lynne Ramsey, Violist: Biography, Pedagogical Background, Teaching Techniques, and Career Advice, Ignacio Cuello
Algorithmic Issues in some Disjoint Clustering Problems in Combinatorial Circuits, Zola Nailah Donovan
Differentiating Human Populations Based on k-mer Classification of Hand Bacteria, Thrisha Doppala
Association of Diet Quality and Body Mass Index with Serum Ceramides in Middle-aged Adults, Margaret Ann Drazba
Factors Related to the Career Intentions of Senior Athletic Training Students Approaching Graduation, Rae Lee Emrick
The Principles and Rhetoric of Autarky: Debate and Decision-making in Early Colonial Kenya, Ian Michael Ferguson
Regulatory and Financial Influence of Federal Government Activities on Local Economies: A Three Essay Approach, Brianne Renee Firth
Unequal Influence: The Impact of Inequality on Trade Policy, Brian William Fitzpatrick
Delay Discounting and Cannabinoid Enzyme Inhibitors, Devin Andrew Galdieri
INTEGRATING MICROSCALE ENZYME AND LECTIN REACTIONS USING NANOGEL ASSISTED CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS, Srikanth Gattu
Syntheses of azepinoindole alkaloids cimitrypazepine, fargesine and hyrtioreticulins C & D, Ganesh Ghimire
Socialization and Mentoring of Community and Technical College Faculty, Brad Maurice Gilbert
The Impact of Comorbidities on Diabetes and Hypertension Co-Management and Healthcare Expenditures, Rashmi Goyat
Habitat Suitability of Restored Wetlands and an Investigation of Sampling Bias for Freshwater Turtles in West Virginia, Alissa L. Gulette
An Experimental Investigation of the Cooling System for a Free Piston Stirling Engine, Akshay Milind Gupte
Boundization, Closure and Convergence For The Ultra Extended Complex Banach and Hilbert Spaces with Applications, Salah Hamad
INSTRUMENTATION AND INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS DESIGN FOR TENSEGRITY ROBOT IMPLEMENTATIONS, Scott Edward Harper
Polarity and Competition in the Development of the Calyx of Held Terminal in the Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body in the Mouse, Paul Steven Holcomb
Nickel-Catalyzed Oxidative Decarboxylative (Hetero)Arylation Reactions, Aaron P. Honeycutt
DEVELOPMENT OF OXIDE-DISPERSION-STRENGTHENED NICKEL-BASED SUPER ALLOY POWDERS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, Sizhe Huang
Applications of Cellular Components in Engineered Environments, Xiao Hu
Coaching life skills through sport: An application of the teaching personal and social responsibility model to youth sport in eSwatini, Zenzi Huysmans
Creating Space for Belonging within the West Virginia Progressive Movement, Roger A. Jennette
Multi-Telescope Radio Observations for Low Frequency Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Megan L. Jones
Detection of Buried Non-Metallic (Plastic and FRP Composite) Pipes Using GPR and IRT, Jonas Kavi
Remotely Sensed Hydroclimatic Variability for Water Security in an Agricultural Basin, Ashish Kondal
The Nakahara Effect and Its Influence On Solution-Based 3D Printed Films, Daryl Kwakye-Ackah
Comparison of emissions measurement between a sensor-based compact emissions meter and a standard PEMS, Jordan Matthew Leatherman
The integration of extrinsic and intrinsic neuromodulators in the olfactory system, Kristyn M. Lizbinski
A Test of Perseverance: Creating the Scenic Design for The Three Musketeers, Lindsay Maiorano
Cortactin Phosphorylation by Casein Kinase 2 Regulates Actin Related Protein 2/3 Complex Activity and Invadopodia Function, Steven Michael Markwell
SCHMICK’S FRONTIER: NATIVE AMERICAN AND MORAVIAN COMMUNITY BUILDING IN COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA, 1753-1765, Megan Trent McGee
The Effect of Asymmetry on Pregnancy-Related Pain in the Postpartum Period, Krista G. Meder
Design and Evaluation of Novel Attitude Estimation System Using MEMS Sensors for Indoor UAS, Joshua Bruce Milam
The Determination Of The Concrete Tensile Creep At Early Age Using The Ring Test, Tadamon Mohammed
ARL2BP, a novel ciliopathy protein, is required for cilia microtubule formation, Abigail Ruth Moye
Understanding the Novice Decision-Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy and Decision Rules, Madonna A. Nobel
Characteristics of Activated Carbons Produced from Herbaceous Biomass Feedstock, Oluwatosin Jerry Oginni
Modeling and Evaluation of a Ridesharing Matching System from Multi-Stakeholders' Perspective, Md Tawhidur Rahman
Medical Celebrity in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Katherine Richards
Design and Optimization of a 1 kW Stirling Engine, Garrett Tyler Rinker
MORPHOLOGICAL, GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ANTI-MALARIAL HERB, Artemisia annua GERMPLASM COLLECTION AT WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Delini K. Samarasinghe
Roofing Practices and Fall Prevention in the Construction Industry, Hadi A. Shishtar
Midterm 2018 and targeting Latino community through misinformation and disinformation online, Manjul Shrestha
Tire-Derived Geo-Cylinders and Polymer Products for Enhancing the Properties of Base/Sub base Materials in Pavement Systems, Justin Scott Smith
Best Practices for Sepsis Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Kevin Mark Smith Jr
Effects of Delay and Signals on Choice between Delayed Food Alone and Immediate Food with Delayed Shock, Forrest James Toegel
Flexor Dysfunction Following Unilateral Transient Ischemic Brain Injury Is Associated with Impaired Locomotor Rhythmicity, Kiril Tuntevski
Experimental Design, Testing, and Evaluation of Methods to Improve the Efficiency and Reduce Emissions from a Small Two-stroke Natural Gas Engine, Christopher Joseph Ulishney
An Interspecies Investigation of Thyroid Plasma Hormone Concentrations, Histology, and Gene Expression, Emily A. Underwood
Production and Economic Analyses of Woody Biomass Utilization for Energy, John Edward Vance
Application of Molecular Pathology Techniques to Understand Mechanisms of Disease in Smallmouth Bass, Heather Leigh Walsh
Effects of Reinforcement Rate on the Aversive Function of Timeout from Positive Reinforcement, Cory Whirtley
A Comparison of Child Abuse Potential Inventory and Parenting Stress Index with Families in the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Treatment as Usual Groups, Keri B. Whitacre
Climate Science Literacy: A Study of Climate Programs' Usability, Amber Rochelle Williams
Wintering American Black Duck Ecology of Central Appalachia, Sara E. Yannuzzi
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Surface Water Quality in Relation to Marcellus Shale Gas Development in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, Rachel Yesenchak
Plasmon-Enhanced Optical Sensing by Engineering Metallic Nanostructures, Peng Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Cafe nudge project: choice architecture for eating and nudging healthy behaviors, Shannon N. Ackerman
Changes in Body Condition from Prepartum to Postpartum on Health and Reproduction in Dairy Cattle, Keli Ann Akers
Aircraft Abnormal Conditions Detection, Identification, and Evaluation Using Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems Interaction, Dia Al Azzawi
Human Interaction Recognition with Audio and Visual Cues, Ranya Almohsen
The Influence of 4-H Judging Team Participation on Career Life Skills Development, Evan H. Anderson
Non-intrusive anomaly detection for encrypted networks, Luis C. Armendariz Jr.
Supports of and Barriers to Pursuing a Natural Resource Degree and Career: Perspectives of Culturally Diverse Young Adults, Kelly Balcarczyk
An automated framework for problem report triage in large-scale open source problem repositories, Sean K. Banerjee
A Pedagogical Approach to Technique in Chopin's Preludes Op. 28, Sheila Kay Barnhart
Drawing borders: the political and symbolic importance of the United States in the creation of Czechoslovakia, Samantha Borgeson
Normal Violence: The Case of Fighting on a College Campus, Brent Boyd
Middle School Students' Perceptions of and Responses to the Inclusion of Culturally Relevant Units in the Physical Education Curriculum, Luciana Carvalhal Braga
The Roles of Resilience and Perceived Discrimination in Sexual Minority Identity Integration, Peter Alexander Brown
User-Generated Content and Television News, Eva M. Buchman
The germs inside me: Pediatric patients' conceptualization of illness and regulation of emotions during hospitalization, Sarah E. Buck
Economic and Monetary Union: An Unexplored Case of Federalism, Alessandro Cagossi
Flexure modulus of elasticity in living branch wood, Aaron Dwight Carpenter
Presidential rhetoric in times of crisis: A textual analysis of speeches by franklin roosevelt and ronald reagan, Samantha D. Cart
Sampling the Radio Transient Universe: Studies of Pulsars and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Jayanth Chennamangalam
Human and Animal Behavior Understanding, Wenbin Chen
From Graph Coloring to Receptor Clustering, Ye Chen
Identit(ies) and Agency: College Students' Navigations of Sexuality and Gender in Complex Figured Worlds, Melissa M. Chesanko
Exploring the Components of Prenatal Anxiety, Suzan Walsh Clemens