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

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Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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A signal detection analysis of body image distortion among women with bulimia nervosa., Lynda Anne Szymanski

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Cascade radical cyclizations via biradicals generated from (Z)-1,2,4-heptatrien-6-ynes and ((Z)-2-alkynylethenyl)ketenes., Anna Tarli

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Application of automotive engine control technology to general aviation aircraft powerplants., Christopher John Tennant

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Portrayal of teacher image: An exploration of perceptions and behaviors of healthcare educators., Carole Shockey Thomassy

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Comparison of male and female osteopathic student perceptions of the status of women in the osteopathic medical education environment., Carolyn Bailey Thompson

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Role expectations and predictions of trends for human resource development at small, private colleges and universities within the Southern Regional Education Board area., Beth Ann Triplett

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Regional economic effects of university research: A spatial econometric perspective., Attila Varga

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Role of patient empowerment in enhancing medical care outcomes: Development and validation of a framework., Krithika S. Venkataraman

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Effects of membrane rotation and transmembrane pressure on the high-shear rotary ultrafiltration of an oily wastewater., Roger C. Viadero

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Burnout and depression among Roman Catholic secular, religious, and monastic clergy., Stephen Gerard Virginia

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Cell cycle regulation of redoxyendonuclease activity in human neuroblastoma cells., Deepika Walpita

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John S. Service and United States-China relations, 1933--1945., Yufeng Wang

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The relationships of school organizational health and teacher commitment to student achievement in selected West Virginia elementary schools., Louis Kent Watts

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A parametric study of knock control strategies for a bi-fuel engine., William Scott Wayne

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The ecology of darters in the Elk River, West Virginia., Stuart Andrew Welsh

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Identity management and decision-making strategies of lesbian women at various stages of identity development: An ethnographic study., Joy Sharon Whitman

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Vincennes: From French colonial village to American frontier town, 1730-1820., Denise Marie Wilson

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Family FIRO model perspectives on physical spouse abuse: An exploratory study., Antoinette Sgarlata Wiseman

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Effects of pattern of FSH on follicular growth and ovulation and relationships between histamine and plasminogen activator in the ovulatory process of gilts., David Jeffrey Wright

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Convection patterns in chemical reactions., Yunqing Wu

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The immunotoxic effects of a herbicide, 3,4-dichloropropionanilide, on murine macrophage cytokine production., Yilin Cindy Xie

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Integrating technology education concepts into China's educational system., Faxian Yang

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Interactions between genetically distinct retroviruses., Philip David Yin

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Lived experiences of male nursing students with caring., Patricia Jean Young

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Mathematical analysis for the hydrodynamic model of semiconductors., Chen Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Development of ultrasonic techniques for detection of internal defects in highway concrete structures., Allakbar Afshari

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Follicular development and fertility in beef cows., Nasim Ahmad

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Development of design criteria for long-term separation, filtration and drainage behavior of nonwoven geotextiles with fly ash., Mujahid Hussain Akram

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An investigation of gender equity in the medical coverage and injury prevention of basketball programs as identified by head athletic trainers at NCAA Division I colleges and universities., Joseph Alan Beckett

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A historical study of educational reform policy in Morocco., Abdellah Benahnia

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A survey of the teaching of composition at forty-six high profile university and college Intensive English programs., Sherrie Tahn Bennett

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Mechanisms of absorption and metabolism of peptide drugs in the lung., Meenakshi G. Bhat

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Examining template switching during retroviral reverse transcription., Ella Harvey Bowman

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Nucleation and Growth of GaN on Sapphire by MBE, Steven Buczkowski

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A cellular model for automatic transport systems., Yang Cai

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The interrelation of Gypsy culture and school culture: An ethnography study of interactions., Marina Izquierdo Carter

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Cellular mechanisms in vascular smooth muscle contributing to the development of salt-sensitive hypertension., Scott William Caveney

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Isoforms of sodium,potassium-ATPase in rat erythroblastic cells., Chun-Shia Chang

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The dynamic SSI of a shallow buried plate under impact loading., Shen-En Chen

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Analytical characterization of semi-volatile organic material in coal and coal-related products., Scott William Chervenick

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Multisubstrate analog inhibitors of glucosamine synthase as potential antifungal agents., Sridar Venkitakrishnan Chittur

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Correlation of in-facepiece sampling methods using a simulated health-care workplace test., Christopher Charles Coffey

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Energy conservation behavior: Description and analysis of the Energy Conservation Corps., Carolann Cook

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A study of the relationship between school and district office linkage patterns and the implementation status of key middle level practices., Michael Lee Cunningham

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The development of a coaching education curriculum framework outlining the learning outcomes coaches are to be taught to pursue through interscholastic athletics., A Keith Dils

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Silica-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis: Toxicological implications and pharmacological modulation., Michael DiMatteo

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Analysis of chromosomal aberrations in mice chronically fed carcinogens., Alison Erika Director

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Assessing the impact of the West Virginia K-12 RuralNet Project on teachers' views., Thomas P. Ditty

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Selenium requirement for oligodendrocyte differentiation., Jin Gu

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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'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

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

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

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DNA radioprotection by aminothiols., Christopher John Kolanko

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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