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Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.

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Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

The relationships between critical thinking skills and dispositions of generic nursing students and registered nurses enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program., Michelle Dellaria Doas

Narrating the pathological, 1837-1848: Revolution and social discourse in Carlyle, Dickens, and Gaskell., Scott Aaron Dransfield

Partial isolation of the vitellogenin I gene and the characterization of the regulation for the egg yolk protein genes., Robert Stephen Edinger

The toroidal helical antenna analysis and performance evaluation., Wael Shaker Ellithy

Behaviorological analysis and evaluation of functional controls over verbal behavior during persuasive argument., Barbara Ann Fallon

Intensity of systemic alarms in content-specific fear conditioning comparing 20 percent vs. 13 percent carbon dioxide-enriched air as UCSs., John Patrick Forsyth

Collective phenomena in a magnetized plasma with a field-aligned drift and inhomogeneous transverse flow., Valeri V. Gavrichtchaka

Molecular analyses of motility and chemotaxis genes and their organization in Borrelia burgdorferi., Yigong Ge

The process of home-based early intervention: A case study of a family educator in an Appalachian community., Carole Ann Gnatuk

Visual and iconographic design principles: Implications for computer-assisted instruction., Lindia Lee Gordon

Childhood immunizations in rural West Virginia: Identification of immunization barriers and development of persuasion strategies., Prasanna Rameshchandra Gore

Physical properties and erodibility of fly ash used as a topsoil substitute in mine land reclamation., James Michael Gorman

Selenium requirement for oligodendrocyte differentiation., Jin Gu

Development and improvement of numerical models for roof supports in underground coal mines., Song Guo

Sex chromosomes and micronuclei in human lymphocytes., John Christopher Hando

A study of job satisfaction of female public school administrators in West Virginia., Teresa R. Hardman

The relationship between and among policy variables, type of institution, and perceptions of academic administrators with regard to post-tenure review., Beverly Jo Harris

Acoustic emission monitoring of concrete structures using waveguides., Yidong Eddie He

An analysis of decision styles as a predictor variable for levels of creativity and/or orientations toward risk-taking of knowledge workers., Beth Ann Hill

Sizing up schooling: A West Virginia analysis and critique., Craig Barrett Howley

The dynamics of futures and spot markets: A cointegration approach for currency prices., Yongjie Hu

Essential assessment criteria for physical education teacher education programs: A Delphi study., James Michael Jacobs

Study of the effect of pulsating combustion on the calcination reaction., Robert Edwin James

'There's no damn reason for it--it's just our policy': Labor-management conflict in Martinsburg, West Virginia's textile and garment industries., Jerra Jenrette

The nature of experiences of four-year-olds in two Russian preschools., Meredith Evans Kiger

Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of hydrogen-bonded solids., Alexander Nikol Klymachyov

DNA radioprotection by aminothiols., Christopher John Kolanko

The search for relevance in the Kenyan secondary school history: A case study of how the struggle for Kenyan independence is examined., Ochieng' Olewe K'Olewe

The use of fracture mechanics to predict the stress distribution in coal mine pillars., James Michael Kramer

The effects of a case-based hypermedia environment: A research study examining behavior disorder knowledge acquisition, user learning styles, student-generated reports, prior computer experience, user time, and navigational patterns., Lee Alexander Kraus

Pictorial graphic organizers, navigation, and hypermedia: Converging constructivist and cognitive theories., Cheryl Ann Krawchuk

Nucleation and growth studies relevant to diamond thin film synthesis., John Michael Lannon

Characterization of pulmonary obstruction, airway inflammation, and hyperreactivity in relation to pulmonary dendritic cells in a guinea-pig model of asthma., Tracey Elaine Lawrence

Construction and characterization of monolayer and multilayer self-assembled systems with ionically bound redox centers., Daniel Andrei Lawy

Clinical assessment and random error reduction related to the acoustic reflection technique., Jerry Keith Legg

Square wave cathodic (adsorptive) stripping voltammetry of selenium, arsenic, vanadium, and molybdenum., Hong Li

A neural network approach for implementing a high dimension reduction feature finder for automatic image matching., Qiang Lin

Synthesis of (3)cumulenes, enyne(3)cumulenes, enyne-allenes and (z,z)-3,5-octadiene-1,7-diynes and their cyclizations to polycyclic compounds., Bin Liu

Student nurses' lived experiences as compassionate healers to suffering patients., Brenda Sue Lohri-Posey

The relationship between self-perceived educational philosophy profile of public community college presidents and their self-perceived leadership style., Frederick Dean Lucas

Airways neural control and airways hyperresponsiveness in the ferret., David F. Maize

The impact of activity-based costing on project bidding., John Edward Mansuy

Nonlinear chemical dynamics: Competition and convection effects in reaction-diffusion fronts and controlling chaos., Jonathan Masere

Allies, adversaries or just apathy? Social work licensure and faculty knowledge and perceptions., Barbara Cox Matz

The impact of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College on Appalachian women: A naturalistic inquiry., Cindy Lee McCoy

A study of the relationships among teacher inservice training, geographic residence, student knowledge acquisition, and student marine experiences in the evaluation of a marine science curriculum., Malcolm Keith McEwen

The effect of constructivist hypermedia in bringing about conceptual change in preservice elementary teachers' science frameworks., George Richard Meadows

Three-staged turbocharger modeling with passive control system., Prabhakar K. Metlapalli

Performance of college students in an introduction to special education course with collaborative versus traditional method of instruction., Kevin Joseph Miller

A survey of physical fitness knowledge among preservice and inservice physical educators., Michael Gene Miller

Effects of readers theatre on oral reading ability and reading attitudes of second-grade Title I students., Sandra K. Millin

Regulatory takings: Lobbying, coalitions, and influence., Randolph Rutherford Moffett

Automated lumber processing system (ALPS): Computerized hardwood lumber gradings and industrial processing., John Edward Moody

CAD for roll forming process., Sankar Rao Nallapati

Disease and socioeconomic change: The politics of colonial health care in western Kenya, 1895-1939., George Oduor Ndege

The construction and validation of a scale to measure a spiritual perspective., Nicholas Charles Neupauer

Identification and analysis of communication patterns in an IHE with a downsized unit., William Earl Noone

Stress, social support, and burnout in nursing home staff., Lynn Marie Northrop

Mitigation of blast effects with geogrid-reinforced soil backfills., Alan Paul Ohrt

The effects of cooperative learning and traditional mathematics instruction in grades K-12: A meta-analysis of findings., Norhayati Othman

Re-siting memory: Reading resistance through memorization in three Margaret Atwood novels., Uma Devi Palecanda K

Foreign policy Senators versus domestic policy Senators and the impact of a resurgent Congress on United States foreign policy: The case of arms sales to Saudi Arabia., Joseph N. Patten

Development and assessment of a standard dissolution methodology for protein-based injectable suspensions., Sunil Prabhu

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Considerations for dental admissions and accommodations., Shelia S. Price

Computers, cooperation, communication, and critical thinking skills., Laura Priselac Pyzdrowski

Use of prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) for enhanced soil flushing., John Dante Quaranta

Exchange rate volatility and dynamic trade pricing under costly adjustment., Qiming Ran

Repeated reading intervention using taped books to increase emergent literacy skills with children at-risk., Laura Anne Reissner

Should coaches administer psychological interventions to their athletes?, Timothy Scott Rice

The effects of a differential reinforcement and stimulus history for following rules on insensitivity to new contingencies., Keith Edward Ruckstuhl

The use of imaging techniques to study the hydrodynamics of particle motion in a fluidized bed coating device in the region of the liquid spray., Bram A. Saadevandi

Consensus in West Virginia music education: A comparison of teacher ideals and state curriculum., Penelope Saeler

Trade and development: Special application to Malaysia, 1960-1990., Thamir M. Salih

Modeling and application of thin-walled composite beams in bending and torsion., Hani A. Salim

Evaluation of mineral project using simulation and expert system: "A case for a gold mine evaluation"., Saied Sarkarat

Costs of producing transportation fuel oxygenates from coal-derived alcohols., John E. Saymansky

Validation of the slide board as an exercise modality., Randal Paul Schober

The effects of human relations skills training on teacher job satisfaction and self-efficacy when assisting emotionally distressed students and parents., Ann V. Shaver

Investigations in number theoretic functions., Temba Shonhiwa

Development of cost-based multi-defect-type control chart using fuzzy set theory., Mustafa Saadeddin Shraim

Analysis of regulatory regions within the first intron of the estrogen-inducible chicken very low density apolipoprotein II gene., Franklin David Shuler

Expressive endeavors utilizing advanced and emerging technical means., Paul Louis Siciliano

An accurate Navier-Stokes solver with an application to unsteady flows., Jason Richard Smith

The role of the president at small religious colleges., Mark Alan Smith

A comparative study of the strategies to maintain enrollments at Japanese and American private institutions of higher education as a response to decline in the population of traditional-age students., Gregory Alan Snoddy

Assessment of adolescent quality of life: Development and preliminary validation of a self-report measure., Leslie E. Spieth

A study of the relationship between faculty qualifications and program attributes and student outcomes in schools of nursing in West Virginia from 1985 to 1994., Barbara Bales Stevens

Process modeling and analysis for pulsed gas metal arc welding of an aluminum automotive spaceframe., Sankaran Subramaniam

Function of an autonomous replication sequence (ars) in Coxiella burnettii., Michelle Lynn Suhan

An analysis of the international, domestic and personal determinants of the presidential use of force., Barry Norris Sweet

Study of jointless bridge behavior and development of design procedures., Hemanth Kumar Thippeswamy

High school principals' perceptions of selected middle school preferred practices applied at high schools within West Virginia, Washington, and Indiana: Relationship to student dropout rate, attendance, disciplinary actions, and academic achievement., Patrick Jay Tray

Families of premature infants: An analysis of physical abuse risk factors., Kimberly J. Ujcich

A comparison of the performance of developmental students with regular students in a college-level mathematics course., Anthony Joseph Vavra

Vibration and air-resonance stability characteristics of helicopters using rotor-body dynamic interaction., Senthilvel Vellaichamy

Katelyn's emergent literacy story: A case study and consolidated literature review of the development of literacy from birth to three years., Sherrie Kimberly Wampler

Mechanisms and control of mine floor heave., Yajie Wang

Response acquisition with delayed reinforcement in the presence of an irrelevant operandum., April Michele Williams

The hydraulics revolution: Science and technical design of urban water supply in the enlightenment., Edward Howard Winant

An experimental study of fluidically oscillated natural gas flames: Flow fields and emissions., Marshalla Michelle Wright