This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Toward the integration of the process writing technique with the teaching of journalism news writing., Sally L. Hresan
Modeling the supply response of energy resources: The case of non-associated natural gas in West Virginia., Omowunmi Odemyi Iledare
The evolution of American interests in British East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean region to 1929., Aman Walid Kabourou
The interstate variation in long-term care for the elderly financed by Medicaid., Mark Allen Krause
A study of academic characteristics of students completing vocational and associate degree programs in nursing., Emily Snider McDowell
The historical development of associate degree nursing education in West Virginia., Mary Gwinn Meighen
Maternal perceptions of preterm and term infants using the Neonatal Perception Inventory II: A comparative study., Karen E. Miles
The relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction of Appalachian principals., Alvin Claude Proffit
An examination of the relationship of violations of students' expectancies of teachers' nonverbal immediacy and perceived teachers' nonverbal immediacy behaviors on learning., Mark Alan Seiffert
Parent compliance to treatment for pediatric cancer: Development and validation of two measurement strategies., Carita Renee Shawchuck
Wheeling and the hinterland: An egalitarian society?, Robert Harold Simmons
Electron energy loss study of iron epitaxially grown on copper(100), copper(111) and copper(110)., Nipon Thangprasert
Relationships between supervisory safety contributions and productivity accomplishment among limestone quarries., J Owen Weber
Rapid pyrolysis of eastern and western oil shales in an entrained reactor., Guo-Qing Zhang
Development of a resistivity method to detect underground mined openings., Fazlollah Ziaie
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Financing small-scale rural industrial entrepreneurs in developing countries: Identification of the general characteristics of micro-credit lending schemes., Anthony Ikechukwu Akubue
Reproductive biology of female black bears and early growth and development of cubs in northeastern Pennsylvania., Gary L. Alt
A study of human performance in the event of an unexpected robot motion., Yves Beauchamp
The relationship between social neglect, rejection, and withdrawal and measures of depression and anxiety., Debora Jeneen Bell-Dolan
Acceptance evaluation model for a new transit technology--a case study of aerial cable transit., Murthy Veer Bondada
Mentoring and scholarly productivity in nursing faculty., Mary Jo Butler
The effect of advance organizers on the performance of the mainstreamed mildly handicapped learner in secondary content classes., Elizabeth Arlene Dooley
An adult education program planning model for the national universities of Egypt., Waguida A. El Bakary
Life stress, locus-of-control, and sport competition anxiety patterns of college student-athletes., Edward Fredrick Etzel
The relationship between selected demographic characteristics and locus-of-control of nursing deans., Patsy Hesen Haslam
Interest as a factor in second-grade reading comprehension., Lillian Sylvia Holliday
Alternative food in economic context: An analysis of the open to closed economy continuum., Abdulrazaq A. Imam
Safe hand-button distance for mechanical power presses., Roger Christian Jensen
Experimental analysis of laterally-confined coal block under impact indentation., Seungjae Jung
A comparison of three prompt-fading methods in computer software training., Thorlakur Karlsson
The relationship between school principals' self-perceived brain hemispheric processing modes and their self-perceived leadership styles., Barbara McSwain Kean
Characteristics of airborne coal mine dust and its implication to coal workers' pneumoconiosis., Hyunwook Kim
The applicability of limit equilibrium methods of analysis to different types of slope stability problems., Sun Chai Lee
On the threshold of the ever-returning past: Djuna Barnes' "Nightwood" as a labyrinth of the liminal grotesque., Virginia Ellen Leonard
An investigation of academic correlates of baccalaureate graduates' performance on the National Council licensure examination for registered nurses., Judith Ann McKinney
Historical study--West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses (1950-1987): Impact on standards of nursing education in West Virginia., Giovanna Lucia Morton
Simulation of boundary coal thickness sensors., Michael Gordon Nelson
Instructional design and interactive videodisc in CAI., Robert Franklin Perkins
Surplus school space: Unique and interesting alternative uses in selected districts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland., A Richard Pitcock
Development of a formative evaluation process for university chief student affairs administrators., Michael Redzich
A study of management competency as determined by athletic directors in Pennsylvania public high schools: A probability sampling approach., Michael P. Risha
The effect of private pension saving on nonpension wealth accumulation: A test of the pension contract., Timothy Jay Schibik
The metabolism and distribution of carbon-14-8nitrogen(6)-benzyladenine in lettuce seeds and seedlings., Roger George Seeber
Second generation effects of the Vietnam conflict: Adjustment and development of adolescent children of combat veterans., Virginia P. Smejkal
Effect of intensive instruction on inquiry patterns of registered professional nurses in making clinical judgments., Diane Marie Tomasic
Complementary contexts for the life of Saint-Queen Radegunde., Duey (Janette) White
Taking a stand: A naturalistic study of stance negotiation in student teaching., Jody Messinger Wolfe
Citation analysis and emerging technologies: Foundational technical developments in optical disk technology., Thomas Tunnell Wrenn
An econometric investigation on the determination of the monetary base and money multiplier in Korea., Sung Chae Yoon
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
An economic investigation of foreign labor composition in Saudi Arabia's labor market., Mubarak Ali Al-Buraik
Neutrino mass oscillation., Yadollah Yadi Aliakbar
The relationship between leadership styles of high school principals and school climate as perceived by teachers., Sandra Shrewsbury Bailey
A history of comprehensive musicianship in the Contemporary Music Project's Southern Region Institutes for Music in Contemporary Education., David Michael Bess
Curricula of selected Korean ethnic schools in the United States: A curriculum assessment study., Minza Kim Boo
Basin analysis of the Acadian clastic wedge in northern West Virginia and adjacent areas., Ray Boswell
An economic and technical feasibility of pulverized coal-fired slab preheaters., Sheikh Burhanuddin
Creative problem-solving and its effect on eighth-grade students., Frances Elizabeth Bush
Portrait of Dr. Louise McNeill Pease, West Virginia educator., Willa Louise Cather
The effects of willingness to communicate on student learning., Miuchi Betty Chan
Dietary relationships among insectivorous birds of an eastern deciduous forest., Robert Jeremiah Cooper
Development of celeration-based instructional software that teaches sequelic intraverbal behavior., John Winston Eshleman
A study of the women in W. S. Gilbert's "Patience", "Iolanthe", and "Princess Ida"; or, the folly of being feminist., Cheryl Conover Hoffman
The relationship between faculty nativity and role conflict, role ambiguity and job satisfaction among nursing faculty., Patricia Ann Johnston
The impact of environmental regulations on the optimal allocation of coal in the United States., Jong Hyun Kim
Bone marrow stromal cell regulation of B lymphopoiesis: Mechanisms of benzene metabolite inhibition of pre-B cell maturation., Andrew Garrison King
Development of fundamental motor skills in Down's syndrome preschool children., Karen Ann Kurz-McPherson
Low-energy electron diffraction study of iron epitaxially-grown on copper(100), copper(111) and copper(110)., Jesus Maria Marcano
Relationship between community college presidents' leadership styles and faculty job satisfaction., Jane Gallimore McKee
Structural and multivariate time-series models: Comparative application in commodity markets., Masoud Moallem
Serving the union: The United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund, 1946-1978., Richard Patrick Mulcahy
Kinetics, structural effects, modeling and unification of char gasification reactions., K Raghunathan
Effects of task and environment-related variables on individuals' lifting capabilities while wearing protective clothing., Mohamed Zaki Ramadan
X-ray absorption study of the interaction of coal combustion gases with calcium oxide., Mohan Ramanathan
Studies of nonlinear dynamics in chemical systems., John Steven Reckley
Characterization of coal breakage by continuous miners., Nagendra Peesary Reddy
The beginning teacher's personality needs and the perceived school climate in West Virginia., Charles Kent Runyan
An experimental study of selected face ventilation parameters and their effect on respirable coal-dust dispersion., Tzuu Hsing Ueng
A study of achievement, anxiety, and attitude toward mathematics in college algebra students using small-group interaction methods., Virginia Rider Valentino
Profile of West Virginia National Four-H Awards Program participants from 1967-1980., Jean Marie Woloshuk
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Analysis and prediction of subsidence caused by longwall mining using numerical techniques., Jamshid Amanat
Acclimatization of older men to work in heat., Edward Payson Daugherty
Sir Thomas Boleyn: The courtier diplomat, 1477-1539., William Hughes Dean
Analysis Of Aggregate Net Investment In Appalachian Agriculture., Stephen Nnaemeka Dike
Secular Education As A Doctrine Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints: Studies In The Mormon Educational Ethos., Joel Alva Flake
Demographic characteristics and personality types of resident assistants as predictor variables of job satisfaction, burnout, or supervisory rating: A descriptive study., Linda Jean Gardner
Air Diplomacy: British Policy And The Air Pact Proposal Of 1935., Gary Herbert Kappel
Consequences of implementing the New York State seventh grade technology education curriculum as reported by pilot teachers., Stanley A. Komacek
Blast Round Design And Casting In Surface Coal Mining., Jonq-Keh Lee
Kinetics of drug release from the polylactic acid microcapsules prepared by a solvent partition method., Nilsuwan Leelarasamee
The Effects Of Creative Drama Methods On Mathematics Achievement, Attitudes And Creativity., Joy Faini Saab
The Cost Efficiency and Communication Effects Associated with Brand Name Exposure within Motion Pictures, Eva Marie Steortz
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Comparative Analysis Of Pennsylvania And West Virginia Teacher Preferences For Selected Categories Of Employee Benefits., Gary Miller Brain
The Effect Of A Pre-Writing Learning Strategy On The Growth Of Syntactic Maturity In Written Expression Of College Freshmen With Learning Disabilities., Barbara R. Byrer
The Assimilation Of Italian Immigrants And Their Children Through A Variety Of Educational Experiences In A Rural Area (Pennsylvania)., Sunda Cornetti
Effects Of Alloxan-Induced Diabetes Mellitus On Murine Salivary Glands: A Morphological, Histochemical, And Statistical Study (Kidney)., Nancy G. Dixon