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
Measuring behavioral disruption in children who have been in motor vehicle accidents, Kimberly Mullen James
Gene expression of components of the calpain system: m-Calpain, μ-calpain and calpastatin in male and female broiler skeletal muscle., Anitha Cholayil Janardhanan
Three essays on the relationship between the banking sector, the real sector, and the political environment, Woocheon Jeong
Effect of feeding calcium propionate on carcass composition, and productive performance of male broilers, Robert Eric Jones
Collegiate sports sponsorship and brand awareness: A study of collegiate sponsorship at a football game., Hye Yoon Jung
Role expectations and predictions of trends for human resource development at large public universities within the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) area, Drayton Ray Justus Jr.
Reactions of mental health professionals to the death of clients from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)., Joseph Robert Kachik
The effects of environmental aging on the durability of glass/epoxy composites., Somjai Kajorncheappunngam
Bacterial adherence to orthodontic brackets: An in vitro study., Lawrence Joseph Kalaskey III
Integration of Chicory components and Chicory optimization, Avinash Venkatesh Kalgi
Bending behavior of concrete T-beams reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars, Rajesh Kumar Kalluri
Dynamic stability of an elliptical pendulum with unilateral simple supports, Heins Naim Karam
Designing a cultural needs questionnaire, Sabah Karayegen
Obturation with gutta percha of greater taper, A. L. Christopher Kayafas
Forecasting of work in process quality using Holt-Winters method for missing observations, Sarang Ram Kayande
The need for cancer data specific to American Indian and Alaskan Native populations., Theda J. McPheron Keel
Assessing the *discriminative properties of response -reinforcer relations using concurrent schedules of reinforcement, Josue P. Keely
Experimental investigation of ion temperature anisotropy driven instabilities in a high beta plasma, Paul Arthur Keiter
Occurrence, etiology and management of ringwomb in ewes, Nancy Jean Kerr
Androgen-induced norepinephrine release in male accessory sex organ smooth muscle growth and differentiation, Julie M. Kim
Concert waltzes for solo piano, Kyung-Ae Kim
Acoustic signal during hydraulic fracturing., Jeremy Scott King
Size fractionation of bacterial functional diversity within soils, Krista Lynne Kinneer
Relations between measures of attention and memory in the assessment of children with attentional difficulties, Karen S. Kirk
Comparing moral values in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's "Miss Sara Sampson" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"., Karsten Dieter Kleine
Developing critical consciousness: Representations of race and gender in two Afro-German works., Maren Knebel
Modification and psychometric examination of a self-report measure of fear in older adults., Jane Null Kogan
Simulation study of a kanban-controlled production system, Arvind R. Krishnappa
Mixed-mesophytic forest understory communities and edge effect: The role of canopy gaps in edge composition and structure., Cedric Edwin Landenberger
The effects of learning geometry using a computer-generated automatic draw tool on the levels of reasoning of college developmental students., Lalah W. Larew
Independent verification of specification models for large software systems at the early phases of development lifecycle, Khalid Lateef
Adult age differences in vocabulary acquisition as a function of individual differences in working memory and prior knowledge, Lisa L. Laumann
Back to nature to beat the blues, Shannon Leigh Kirby Lawson
Preference between predictable and unpredictable administrations of carbon dioxide-enriched air, Carl Wilbourne Lejuez
Improvement of instruction in special education: An ethnographic look., Wanda Lee Letendre
The Responsible Students Program of the West Virginia Board of Education: Background, components, and data systems., Jill Anne Lewis
Physiological and genetic mechanism(s) of cold acclimation in Rhododendron, Chon Chong Lim
Ferriin oxidation of benzylic 1,2-diols: A mechanistic approach., An Liu
The effects of aluminum and nitrogen on mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal tulip poplar., Heidi Brauer Lux
An evaluation of AVHRR NDVI data for monitoring western spruce budworm defoliation., Zainal Abdul Majeed
Full-scale operation of a tubular ultrafiltration system in the treatment of oily waste, Michael Christopher Malak
Effects of fermenten during the dry and early lactation periods of dairy cows, Wellington Sifuna Mang'oli
Causes and consequences of the 1909--1910 steel strike in the Wheeling District, Louis Charles Martin
Offerings for Jahilia, Stephen Vincent Martonis
The Hidden Child., Luther Augustus Marx
Effects of feed oil content, transmembrane pressure and membrane rotational speed on permeate water quality in high-shear rotary ultrafiltration, David Albert Masciola
Effects of nicotine on content of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) in rat amygdala, hypothalamus and brain stem, Sibonisiwe Ntini Masilela
Familial influences on adolescent adjustment: The sibling relationship within the family system., Catherine Joan Massey
The relationship of leadership frame use of departmental chairs to faculty job satisfaction as perceived by selected departmental faculty members., Saralyn Grenga Mathis
Optimal power flow using a genetic algorithm and linear algebra, Reid S. Maust
The Fernow Experimental Forest: An analysis of historical change., Jennifer Ann McCullough
The effectiveness of prophylactic etodolac on post-endodontic pain, Eric Richard Menke
Identification and control of dynamical systems, Eugene Robert Mihaliuk
The effect of utilizing a third point of reference on the accuracy of the earbow facebow., Henry Albert Miller
The effect of postorganizers on mathematics achievement following lectures., Karen E. Mitchell
Studies of far from equilibrium condensed matter systems: Euler buckling instability and molecular beam epitaxy., Dorel I. Moldovan
Photoluminescence investigation of compensation in nitrogen doped zinc selenide., Monica Moldovan
Assessment of the impact of the West Virginia Medicaid's prior authorization policy for NSAIDs on chronic patients: Economic and humanistic outcomes., Aiman Ab Momani
The origins of rapids in the lower New River Gorge, West Virginia., Dawn Anne Moore
Productivity and economic growth in the Pittsburgh region from 1850 to 1900, Benjamin Edward Morton
A comparison of performance of students referred for gifted evaluation on the WISC-III and Binet IV., James Edward Mullins
Sulfur chemistry: Structure and reactivity of substituted thioureas and aminothiols of physiological importance., Claudius Mundoma
Determination of optimal pricing and warranty policies, Ozcan Mutlu
The evaluation of research for promotion and tenure: An organizational perspective, Elsa G. Nadler
Assertion seeding: Development of program instrumentation through iterative formal analysis., Vikram Nagulakonda
The implementation of a multicultural strand in selected teacher education courses in a monocultural institution., Doris M. Nicholas
Domains of organizational effectiveness of gerontology centers in higher education, Allison Hale Nichols
An applied market area study of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company in the New York City region., Harry O. Nichols
Role of iron in the accumulation of glomalin, an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal glycoprotein, Kristine Ann Nichols
Federal highway spending and economic growth in Appalachia, James Herbert Noonan
Stability studies of coal liquid products using high performance liquid chromatography, Lawrence P. Norcio
Effects of hypertension and dietary salt on myogenic activity in the microcirculation: Possible roles of nitric oxide and angiotensin II., Timothy Robert Nurkiewicz
Effects of mutations on the function and assembly of the iron-sulfur protein into the cytochrome bc(1) complex of yeast mitochondria., Victor Hosea Obungu
Protecting property rights in America, Alfred M. Olivetti
Effects of faculty senate's site-based management practice on restructuring schools to facilitate inclusion, Holly Ann Pae
Development of decision support system for reliability, Mitesh Bhupendra Parekh
Modeling and simulation of selected distributed generation sources and their assessment, Ju-chirl Park
Dual fuel conversion of a direct-injection diesel engine, Talus Park
Decision support tool for costing of the pultrusion process, Taher Badrudin Patrawala
Evaluation of ceramic candle filters degradation and damage location using four-point bending tests, Wu Tseng Peng
Probability analysis of slope stability, Jennifer Lynn Peterson
"To make the crooked ways straight and the rough ways smooth": The federal government's role in laying out and building the Cumberland Road., Billy Joe Peyton
Neural networks for control signal reconstruction in non-linear systems with an application to aircraft dynamics., Stelios Pantelis Pispitsos
Effect of maturity and divalent salts on quality of low-fat, low-sodium restructured beef., Sharon L. Pojedinec
An experimental and computational investigation of microwave regeneration of diesel particulate traps., Sriram S. Popuri
The role of the special education administrator as perceived by principals, superintendents, and special education administrators in West Virginia, Katherine Leary Porter
Rural women and economic survival strategies in the former Bantustans: A case study from the Northwest Province, South Africa., Amy Danielle Pratt
The development of a benchtop composting reactor for bioremediation of pesticides., Christopher Edward Prigge
Photoluminescence and optical absorption spectroscopy of infrared materials chromium(2+) doped zinc selenide and zinc germanium phosphide., Corneliu Ioan Rablau
Highway cost-benefit analysis system, Venkatramani Rajamohan
Development of a decision support system for assessment of mobile bridges, Vikram Ramamoorthy
Heavy-duty emissions inventory and prediction, Ravishankar Ramamurthy
Design and development of a microwave-enhanced diesel soot oxidation system, Bret Allen Rankin
Study of the Kalman filter for arrhythmia detection with intracardiac electrograms, Pisut Raphisak
Multiple data set integration and GIS techniques used to investigate linear structural controls in the southern Powder River Basin, Wyoming, Heath Patrick Rasco
Potential lethal and sublethal effects of gypsy moth biological treatments on non-target lepidopterans in two Appalachian forests, Kenneth Edward Rastall