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
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
The effects of acceptance versus control contexts on avoidance of 7% carbon dioxide-enriched air in highly anxious females., Michelle P. Heffner
Strategic verbal aggression: Attacking the self-concept to enhance motivation in the classroom., Alan D. Heisel
Chou Wen -Chung's “Cursiveâ€., Jian-Jun He
Child support enforcement in West Virginia, Amy Ellen Hendershott
From the Vestibule, James Tate Hill
The effects of social support on men's exercise-related cardiovascular reactivity., Daniel Benjamin Hollander
The effects of fearful responding of arithmetic performance., Derek Richard Hopko
Use of track-etched polycarbonate filters in series to mimic the total human lung deposition in the ultrafine and fine particle range from 0.03 to 0.40 microns., Jennifer Lynn Hornsby-Myers
A diesel two-stroke linear engine., David Houdyschell
Evaluation of opacity, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide from heavy-duty diesel transient chassis tests, Ronald Page Jarrett
Three-dimensional image reconstruction of skeletal tissue from computed tomography, Sundareswar Bangalore Jayashekar
Factors found when integrating computer technology in a small rural school district, Edward Dale Jeffreys
Spectroscopic investigations of new glass-ionomer dental cements, Yigang Jin
The effects on extracurricular participation of academic achievement, self concept, and locus of control among high school students., Scott Randolph Johnson
Concentrations levels of fluoride in bottled drinking water and filtered water using home filtration systems., Sissy Ann Daniel Johnson
Characterization of the airway epithelial bioelectric mechanisms associated with the effects of epithelium-derived relaxing factor in guinea pig-isolated trachea, Richard Alan Johnston
Developing a West Virginia child care director's credential: Identifying the knowledge, skills, and issues., Cathy Ruth Jones
Speech acts as a focus of variation studies: AAE vs. EAE., Brian Jose
The effect of providing bedding encasings on adherence to dust mite control procedures in pediatric asthma patients., Karen Elizabeth Joseph
The influence of participation in secondary agriculture activities on post-secondary pursuits of agriculture students in West Virginia., Harold Daniel Junkins
The role of Lois Marie Gibbs in the Love Canal crisis and its effect on federal "Superfund" legislation, 1973-1981., Daniel Victor Kahler
Enhanced design for oxy -fuel fired batch tanks using CFD methods, Guosheng Kang
Differences in groupings of students' academic achievement, attendance and attitude as they move from a traditional to a modified 4 x 4 block schedule, Charles Theodore Keenan
A Particular Girl., Nancy Jean Kelley
Cellular towers and community land-use issues: A case study of Harpers Ferry and Jefferson County, West Virginia., Sherry Lee Kelly
Inventory and prediction of heavy-duty diesel vehicle emissions, Justin Michael Kern
Appalachian special education administrators: The extent of the relationship of role conflict and role ambiguity to specific dimensions of stress., Pamela Kay Kohner
Production of urban space in Kenya: Central-local government power relations in mediating space in Athi River Town., Francis Tama Koti
Parallelization of ECG template-based abnormality detection, Sherry Lea Kratsas
Evaluating mandatory parent education for divorcing couples with children, Brian John Krolczyk
Perception and analysis of Spanish accents in English speech, Corinne Ann Kropf
Diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi on two reclaimed surface mines differing in soil properties, Betsy S. Kurnik
The usefulness of admission data as a predictor of completion of an associate degree nursing program., Shelia Marie Kyle
Culture-specific issues in feminist voices: A comparative study of "The Bell Jar" and "Cronica del desamor"., Sonia Lagunas
Evaluation of maternal serum triple screen as an identifier of trisomy 21 pregnancy, Jonnie Ann Lane
Development and evaluation of glass fiber-reinforced composite/wood railroad crossties, Krit Laosiriphong
Psychophysiological responses of older adults to an anxiety -evoking stimulus, Angela W. Lau
Carbon products from coal liquefaction fractions, Lizbeth Laureano-Perez
Encoding of periodic skin stimuli by spinal dorsal horn neurons, Jeffrey J. Lawson
Benefits of the West Virginia School for the Deaf horticulture program to past graduates, 1984-1997., Edgar Aldine Leatherman III
Integrating spatial and spectral information for automatic feature identification in high -resolution remotely sensed images, Jong Yeol Lee
Characterization and applications of pulsed millisecond glow discharge sources, Cris Lee Lewis
Repeatability, recency, and response recovery: An experimental analysis of resurgence., Gregory Alan Lieving
The relationship between trait anxiety and goal orientation among starting and non-starting college football players., Eric Limegrover
Training the intuition, Paul M. Linhares