This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
Students: See Prepare Your ETD for formatting requirements before you Submit your ETD
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Comparative assessment of bit geometry and cutting parameters., Shiv Kumar Bhuvanapalli
Effects of gender and gender role on cardiovascular reactivity and anger experience during an interpersonal interaction, Andria Leigh Black
Design, construction, and evaluation of coal extraction pilot plant to manufacture coal-based carbon pitch, Brian Wayne Bland
West Virginians' perceptions and use of complementary medicine, Joshua David Blevins
Commercialism, subsistence, and competency on the Western Virginia frontier, 1765--1800, John M. Boback
Mapping Appalachia, Jennifer Hall Boggess
An introduction into the world of gaming and how one achieves the identity of gamer., Mark Christopher Bordenet
On the feasibility of integrated optical waveguide-based in situ monitoring of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Kolin Shay Brown
Philosophies of adult education as practiced by agricultural education teachers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia, Crystal R. Buckingham
Material evaluation of liquid metal corrosion in zinc-aluminum hot dip coating baths., Matthew Ly Burris
A model for a FLES program in Morgantown, West Virginia., Isabel Cristina Cadavid-Munera
Determining the effects on parental attitudes and parenting styles towards child rearing after participation in a rural parenting program, Kathryn A. Canter
Agricultural non-point source (AGNPS) water quality modeling in a GIS environment, Stephen George Carpenter
A comparison of the profiles of successful and unsuccessful candidates for college presidencies in the State College System of West Virginia., Marie Ellen Carter
Food habits of the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister ), Nikole Lee Castleberry
Conservation and management of the Allegheny woodrat in the central Appalachians, Steven Bryan Castleberry
Assessment of a Space Shuttle trajectory evaluation system (DOLILU II), Diwakar Chakravarthy
Virulence of cryphonectria hypoviruses from previous release sites, Paul Henry Chaloux
Dynamic analysis of a composite moving beam, Ganesh Chandrasekaran
A comparison of collaborative and individualistic problem solving in younger and older adults on an everyday task., Suling Cheng
Composition effects on macroscopic solidification segregation of superalloys, Wei Chen
Exploring visitor meanings of place in the National Capital Parks - Central, Wei-Li Jasmine Chen
The effectiveness of nutrition education on nutrition knowledge of female college athletes., Joanne Chieppa
Scale, ecological fallacy, and the river continuum concept, Hope M. Childers
An integrated cost model for software reuse., Senta Fowler Chmiel
The fracture analysis and remaining life estimation of the AVLB sub-components., Jeong-Hoon Choi
The natural rate of unemployment, its estimation, and evaluation of its estimators., Victor Vyron Claar
Sonovoltammetric detection of cadmium (II) at mercury thin film electrodes, Stacey L. Clark
Breastfeeding personal efficacy beliefs of women university students, Ann Pollard Cleveland
The effects of a rural parent education program on parenting stress, perceived social support, parental locus of control, and parental efficacy., Janie Marie Cole
Ab initio studies of anisotropic magnetism in uranium and cerium monopnictides and monochalcogenides, Eric Mason Collins
Point Doppler velocimetry measurements in circular jets, Patrick Michael Collins
A model combining fluorescent microscopy and culture inhibition to evaluate bacterial activity of calcium hydroxide medicaments., Catherine Erwin Connor
Students' perception of performance through self-assessment, Javier Dejesus Coronado-Aliegro
Evidence for a systemic embryotoxic effect of early luteal regression in the ewe, Beth Alyson Costine
Alloying effects on high-temperature deformation behavior of nickel aluminide intermetallics, Robert Adrian Coulter II
Representative ways to analyze and survey changes in long-term electrocardiographic recordings, Simona Gabriela Crihalmeanu
Quality and postharvest performance of cut roses grown in root media containing coal bottom ash, Marlene Karen Cross
Timing of alveolar cleft bone grafting in maxillary alveolar cleft defects, Richard Morrow Crout
A risk assessment of nursing personnel injuries occurring while lifting, transferring or repositioning nursing home residents., James T. Culligan
Determining organic vapor cartridge breakthrough characteristics of JP-8 during aircraft fuel tank entry operations, Kevin W. Culp
Induction of myosin cross-reactive antibody and cytolytic T cell responses in mice with Streptococcus pyogenes, Cynthia Ann Cunningham
Assessing the consequences of ozone depletion on ecosystem function: Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on plant biomass, tissue quality and litter decomposition., Walter John Cybulski
A model to predict the long-term strength of E-glass fiber composites subjected to environmental exposure., Thomas Miles Damiani
Stalking: Developing an empirical typology to classify stalkers., Kevin Scott Del Ben
Formal specification of requirements for analytical redundancy-based fault -tolerant flight control systems, Diego Del Gobbo
An economic analysis of the relationship of poverty and income inequality in rural West Virginia., Semoa Costa Batista De Sousa
Gas production forecasting using automatic type curve matching, Walter Jonathan Diazgranados
Factors influencing ruffed grouse productivity and chick survival in West Virginia, Christopher A. Dobony
IL -10 gene therapy for the treatment of pulmonary inflammation, Sujatha Dokka
Persistence of response variation and repetition, Adam Howard Doughty
Effects of acetaminophen on estrogen-responsive alkaline phosphatase in Ishikawa endometrial cancer cells, Janet A. Dowdy
Youth leadership life skills development of participants in the West Virginia 4-H camping program, Rebecca Diane Duncan
Revised Glacial Margins and Wisconsin Meltwater Paleoflood Hydrology in Slippery Rock Creek Basin, Central Western Pennsylvania, Gary John D'Urso
The roles of cognitive rigidity and impulsivity in adolescent suicide attempts., Robin Vaughan Eliason
Contrawound toroidal helical antenna modeling using the FDTD method, Khaled Mohammad ElSherbini
Influence of fuel sulfur content on emissions from diesel engines equipped with oxidation catalysts, Jason Carter Evans
Finite element modeling of dowel -jointed plain concrete pavement response to thermal and moving traffic loads, Michel Ramsis Fahmy
Female to male dating violence: Borderline personality characteristics, attachment style, psychopathology, and motivation., Chastity Nicole Farr
Even Start Family Literacy program's effects for parents: Why do they participate?, Deborah A. Farrer
Evaluating diagnostic and treatment modalities in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the Veterans Administration population, Ancilla William Fernandes
Economic feasibility of trout production in West Virginia: A mixed integer and quadratic-programming analysis., Frank H. Fidler IV
Aspects of attention that affect compliance and general behavior in disruptive and typical children, Holly Ann Filcheck
A hermeneutics approach to studying agenda-setting: The postwar education agenda (1945-1998)., Jennifer Lynn Fisher
The decline in rural hospitals: The effect of investor-owned hospitals., Angela Marie Foley
Review of the factors influencing the satisfaction of learning in online courses at Marshall University, Jan Isobel Fox
The effect of individual difference variables, learning environment, and cognitive task on statistical learning performance., Ernest Frank
Limits of sensitivity to delayed timeout from avoidance, Chad Michael Galuska
Analysis of paramagnetic point defects in potassium dihydrogen phosphate and potassium titanyl phosphate crystals., Nelson Yovanny Garces
Effect of manufacturing process conditions on the durability of pultruded vinyl ester/glass composites, Chrystal Ann Garland
Web-enabled COTS-supported alternative to Interactive Electronic Technical Manual Database (IETMDB) specification, Dina Mahfouz Ghobashy
Improving the simulation of a waterflooding recovery process using artificial neural networks, Edison Gil
Hydrogeologic analysis of streamflow in relation to underground mining in northern West Virginia, David Robert Gill
Improving commercial vehicle crash data quality in West Virginia, Kris Sean Gillespie
Optimization of a roll over protective structure (ROPS) using nonlinear finite element analysis, Adam Michael Gillispie
Attribution: A political psychology perspective on the democratic peace., Edward Michael Goldcamp
The influences of multiple leaf species and flood disturbance on leaf pack processing in Appalachian Mountain headwater streams., Michael Edward Golden
Characterization of a novel methyl radical source and related thin film growth studies, Jeffrey Stephen Gold
An examination of the multiple domain predictor profiles of successful exercise behavior in a health resort population., Cheryl Lynn Goldman
The influence of particle size on sand-pack properties and drying profile., Chandrashekmar S. Gothoskar
Dads do matter: Relationship between father-child interaction and child social anxiety., Laurie Ann Greco
Inservice and preservice teacher attitudes toward creative writing as a learning mechanism, Edwin Davis Greenlee
Whole-body vibration and the lower back: The effect of whole-body vibration on pain in the lower back., Erik W. Gregory
The distribution of federal grants in Appalachia: The effects of race., Steven Ray Gregory
Thyroid hormones are required during long-day photoperiods for the establishment of estradiol-sensitive afferent input to, and activation of, dopaminergic neurons in the A15 area of the ovine hypothalamus., Ronald Deloyd Griffith Jr.
Mean reversion in United States stock prices: A panel approach., Jeffrey Michael Gropp
Emissions and operational aspects of methanol as an alternative fuel in a stationary gas turbine, Richard William Guiler
Factors influencing brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis ) abundance in forested headwater streams with emphasis on fine sediment, James Philip Hakala
A study of mentoring and the acquisition of the elementary principalship., Lorraine Weisser Hall
Structural determinants of murine leukemia virus (MLV) reverse transcriptase (RT) important for fidelity and drug resistance in vivo, Elias Konstantine Halvas
A qualitative study of treatment issues of eight women with breast cancer., Lynn Carol Hammond
Mountaintop removal mining: An environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping exercise and impact assessment of mining activities on aquatic resources., Jeff Lee Hansbarger
Java-based MIDI interface for robot control, Gaurav Subhash Harode
Modelling and control of the unified power flow controller (UPFC)., Azra Hasanovic
Effects of cumulative practice on mathematics problem -solving behavior, Kristin Hobbs Hazlett