This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Association of parental weight with pregnancy weight gain and outcome, Rini Banerji
Selecting the most qualified teacher applicant utilizing West Virginia Code section 18A-4-7a., Paul E. Barcus
An examination of the perceived leadership styles of Kentucky public school principals as determinants of teacher job satisfaction, Karen Marie Bare-Oldham
I. Steroid hormone enrichment of brine shrimp (Artemia salina) nauplii. II. Factors associated with acute bacterial infection that limit fertility., Amanda R. Barker
"A Diamond Guitar": Translation and analysis., Natalia Barranca
Measuring fluoridated and non-fluoridated sealant fluoride concentrations and their effect on Streptococcus mutans: An in vitro study., Deborah Annette Bassham
A GIS design for honeybee management prototype and assessment., Jesse Peter Bellavance
Perceptions of HIV/AIDS in West Virginia nursing facilities, Valarie Ann Bell
Identifying structural differences in mixed mesophytic and northern hardwood forests on the Monongahela National Forest using remote sensing data, John Richard Bender Jr.
The connection between the current penetration-based national ambient air quality standard and dose can be considered questionable., Michael T. Berakis
Econometric analysis of household expenditures, Samuel Berhanu
Investigation of hot gas desulfurization utilizing a transport reactor, David A. Berry
Encapsulation of particles using brittle coatings for subterranean applications, Aashish L. Bhatia
Labor for bread: The exploitation of Polish labor in the Soviet Union during World War II., Jean C. Bingle
African rural women and land reform in South Africa: Case studies from the Midlands region of Kwazulu-Natal Province., Urmilla Bob
Tissue thickness measurement tool for craniofacial reconstruction, Hari Kinan Gopal Boddupalli
A neural network-based bottom-up approach for building a software reuse economic model., Gary Dawson Boetticher
Association of late embryonic mortality in beef cows with concentrations of estradiol-17beta and prostaglandin F(2)alpha., Phillip J. Bridges
The effects of teaching in a professional development school and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics professional standards., Laora Dauberman Brizendine
Verbal aggression in sibling relationships, Shannon Marie Brogan
Building a bisque kiln, David Buchanan
Characterization of particulate matter and hydrocarbon emissions from in-use heavy-duty diesel engines, Aleksandar Djordje Bugarski
Students' perceptions of teachers' communication and its effects on students' learning., Patricia Ann Burant
The familial contexts of ego-resiliency in pre-schoolers., Sherry J. Burchett
May Ayim and Alev Tekinay: Writing to raise critical consciousness., Jennifer Lynn Burkart
WVU: Interactive Web-based distance learning tool., Naga Raju Bussa
Measurement of particulate matter size, concentration and mass emissions from in-use heavy duty vehicles, Richard Jason Byers
Fertilizing the weeds: The New Deal's rural poverty program in West Virginia., Kevin John Cahill
The role of therapist communication style in parent-child interaction therapy., Laura Christine Capage
Performance evaluation of exhaust aftertreatment devices used for emissions control on diesel engines employed in underground coal mines, Daniel K. Carder
An application of the Delphi method of forecasting to the future of technology infrastructure in West Virginia high schools, William H. Carman
Characterizing the chemistry of yellow-poplar surfaces exposed to different surface energy environments using DCA, DSC, and XPS, Michael William Carpenter
Optimization of a brushless permanent magnet linear alternator for use with a linear internal combustion engine, William Robert Cawthorne
La poesÃa de lo cotidiano: Tres novelas de Jorge Luis Oviedo., Teresa de Jesus Cerrato
The analysis of pipeline leak tests using DEGADIS model., Alexander Chamorro
Stress analysis in longwall entry roof under high horizontal stress, Hanjie Chen
The productive efficiency analysis of Chinese steel firms: An application of data envelopment analysis., Weidong Chen
The effects of teacher clarity and immediacy on student learning, apprehension, and effect., Joseph Lee Chesebro
Development of expert systems in heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC): An energy approach., Raghavendra Srinivas Chillarige
A comparison of dental and skeletal changes between rapid palatal expansion and nickel titanium palatal expansion., Christopher Ciambotti
Effects of gender and social support on cardiovascular reactivity to a speech task, Lynda M. Ciano-Federoff
An assessment of organizational effectiveness: A study of West Virginia watershed associations., Sarah A. Cline
The physiological effects of a 12-week program of progressive low-impact aerobic dance on adults with mental retardation., David John Cluphf
An examination of an interpersonal dominance construct., John Griffin Cole
The effect of position on educators' perception of ideal and actual inclusion., Tauna Malone Cole
The effect of plant UV-B absorbing compounds on life history traits and reproductive performance in variable UV-B environments., Susan Jill Cooke
The influence of racial identity development and locus of control on the career self-efficacy of African-American adolescents., Melanie Coleman Cosby
Surface -enhanced Raman spectroscopic studies of organonitriles on copper colloids, Candace Mikki Coyle
Experimental characterization of heat transfer from an electrically heated thin filament, Amy J. Cragg
Forecasting electricity demand using regression and Monte Carlo simulation under conditions of insufficient data, Kathleen Ann Cullen
Regulation of the synthesis and protein stability of the alternative sigma factor RpoS in Salmonella typhimurium, Christofer Lee Cunning
Simulation of packed column jigging, Qiang Dai
The effects of varying concentration and duration of CFC-113 exposure on end-exhaled breath CFC-113 concentration, Demetra Grace Dalamagas
From turnpikes to railroads: Antebellum transportation improvements and community development in Taylor County, Virginia, Scott W. Daley
Molecular dynamics simulation study of the stability and conformation of spin-probe labeled DNAs, Eva Darian
Generalizability of cardiovascular reactivity to stress among doctoral students between laboratory and natural settings, James P. Davig
Through-wafer interrogation of MEMS device motion, Jeremy Michael Dawson
Using stages of change to examine fear, threat, efficacy, and safety climate perceptions in health care workers who routinely handle needles and sharps, Brian Thomas Day
Variational results and solutions in gauge gravity and a bifurcation analysis of black hole orbital dynamics, Bruce Herold Dean
Development of murine leukemia virus-based vectors for more effective gene therapy: Genetic analysis of direct repeat deletions., Krista Anda Delviks
Forest songbird abundance and viability at multiple scales on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, Thomas Eugene DeMeo
Determination of vitality from a non-invasive biomedical measurement for use in integrated biometric devices, Reza Derakhshani
West Virginia Education Information System users' concerns as measured by the Stages of Concern Questionnaire, Toni Lynne DeVore
Development of a method for calculation of cardiac output using Doppler ultrasound, Amit Diggikar
Determining local labor market outcomes through federal minimum wage legislation and immigration policy: The role of state-specific variation., Marvin Edward Dodson
A comparison of the Personalized System of Instruction to direct instruction in the training of direct-care residential staff in the use of social attention and planned ignoring., Byron Michael-Carrick Doom
Electron paramagnetic resonance and electron nuclear double resonance study of niobium(5+) hole center in cadmium tungstate., Catalina I. Dorin
The immunology and infection of the cystic fibrosis lung., Andrea Rene Drummond Massengale
Comparative analysis of the promoters of the CyI-CyIIa-CyIIb actin gene cluster in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Ruth Lynn Dukes
Acoustic properties of a two-dimensional fracture during formation., Erika Echavarria
Empty Pleasures, Phyllis Leverich Evans
Geophysical investigations of near-surface mine sites in northern West Virginia, Peter E. Fahringer
Functional diversity and life history traits of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in disturbed soils, Kelly Marie Fleming
Is the gypsy moth winning? Intervention and defoliation in West Virginia during 1986-1996., Monica Ann Vint Fleming
Design and field testing of jointless bridges, Jason Matthew Franco
An Application of the Delphi Method of Forecasting to the Future of Public Education in West Virginia, Carl H. Friebel Jr.
School improvement councils as change agents, Thurman Jeffrey Fry
Theory of mind development and executive functioning in elementary school children, Dana Lee Futoran
Does culture translate: Can we make the words our own?, Kathleen C. Gallivan
The relationship of disease severity, health beliefs, and medication adherence among HIV patients, Xin Gao
Localized innovation: A geography of the petro-chemical industry in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia., Jay Dean Gatrell
What is the relationship, if any, between the teacher -perceived school climate and the state accreditation status of elementary schools in West Virginia?, Elaine DellaMea Gayton
"No matter where you go, there you are" but how do we find you? Location determination technologies for cellular enhanced 9-1-1 service., Wendy Sue Geary
An exploration of the relationship of nonverbal aggression with verbal aggression, nonverbal immediacy assertiveness, and responsiveness., Jamie Leigh Geiser
Effect of sward height and concentrate supplementation on forage dry matter intake, digestibility and grazing time of spring-calving beef cows, Ondieki J. Gekara
A distributed-memory implementation of KIVA-3 with refinements for large eddy simulation., Aytekin Gel
The role of dietary intake and exercise on maternal weight gain in West Virginia., Tamara J. Gelsinger
The effects of verbal aggression involving father/son dyad on compliance-gaining and affect., Michael Charles Germano
Risk based capital requirements and the United States loan market., Sudip Ghosh
Cultivating hallowed ground: The use of garden imagery as a contemporary symbol of the sacred., Claudia Teresa Giannini
The use of analog functional analysis in assessing the function of mealtime behavior problems., Peter Anthony Girolami
Automatic selection of optimal window size and shape for texture analysis, Joseph Edmund Glotfelty
Programming wizards: Generating syntax-free conceptual editors., Windell Hansford Goff II
Compliance-gaining in the classroom: The effects of the use of behavior alteration techniques and power., Randall P. Gonyea
Using impedance cardiography to examine changes in hemodynamic parameters during heart rate biofeedback, Jeffrey Louis Goodie