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
An analysis of progressively delayed reinforcement., Mark P. Reilly
Examination of a common conceptual and treatment model for PTSD in Vietnam veterans, rape survivors, and victims of child abuse: A clinician survey., Josephine A. Ridley
Performance-tunable distributed execution of object-based software., George Braden Rinard
Morphological transformation and oncogene activation induced by silica dust in BALB/c 3T3 cells., Susan Blackburn Robbins
Psychological reactions of children following exposure to motor vehicle accidents., Cheryl Annette Rode
Postsecondary persistence of GED students., Maria C. Rose
An assessment of infants' emotional reactivity and regulation in states of fatigue and wakefulness., Christine Nelson Ross
Increased exposure to specific types of narrative as a mechanism of change in theory of mind development., Nicole Marie Ruther
Finite element analysis of a debonded total hip stem., Venkatesh C. Saligrama
Drug-loaded tumor cells for lung cancer chemotherapy., Jun Shao
The use of point-source applications of limestone aggregate fines for treatment of acidic streams., Sean Michael Sherlock
A program for educating parents about the effects of divorce and conflict on children., Kelly Dawn Shifflett
Estimating local lending risk and its effect on bank asset allocation., David John Sorenson
The persistence of radiation-induced chromosome aberrations in mice., Michelle Denise Spruill
The medical treatment preferences and values of nursing home residents., Natalie Dawn Staats
The characterization of pulsed glow discharge phenomena by mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopies., Robert Ernest Steiner
Effects of a parent/adolescent training program on adolescent conduct disorders: A comparison across four intervention conditions., Corinne E. Stephanik
A laboratory study of the geochemistry of anoxic limestone drains., Patrick Lynn Sterner
Aromatic formation in catalytic cracking: A study using model compounds over ASTM standard catalysts., Ramesh B. Subramanian
The nature of supported reflection of novice graduate teaching assistants of Spanish., Ruth A. Supko
A signal detection analysis of body image distortion among women with bulimia nervosa., Lynda Anne Szymanski
Application of automotive engine control technology to general aviation aircraft powerplants., Christopher John Tennant
Portrayal of teacher image: An exploration of perceptions and behaviors of healthcare educators., Carole Shockey Thomassy
Comparison of male and female osteopathic student perceptions of the status of women in the osteopathic medical education environment., Carolyn Bailey Thompson
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
Regional economic effects of university research: A spatial econometric perspective., Attila Varga
Role of patient empowerment in enhancing medical care outcomes: Development and validation of a framework., Krithika S. Venkataraman
Effects of membrane rotation and transmembrane pressure on the high-shear rotary ultrafiltration of an oily wastewater., Roger C. Viadero
Burnout and depression among Roman Catholic secular, religious, and monastic clergy., Stephen Gerard Virginia
Cell cycle regulation of redoxyendonuclease activity in human neuroblastoma cells., Deepika Walpita
John S. Service and United States-China relations, 1933--1945., Yufeng Wang
The relationships of school organizational health and teacher commitment to student achievement in selected West Virginia elementary schools., Louis Kent Watts
A parametric study of knock control strategies for a bi-fuel engine., William Scott Wayne
The ecology of darters in the Elk River, West Virginia., Stuart Andrew Welsh
Identity management and decision-making strategies of lesbian women at various stages of identity development: An ethnographic study., Joy Sharon Whitman
Vincennes: From French colonial village to American frontier town, 1730-1820., Denise Marie Wilson
Family FIRO model perspectives on physical spouse abuse: An exploratory study., Antoinette Sgarlata Wiseman
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
Convection patterns in chemical reactions., Yunqing Wu
The immunotoxic effects of a herbicide, 3,4-dichloropropionanilide, on murine macrophage cytokine production., Yilin Cindy Xie
Integrating technology education concepts into China's educational system., Faxian Yang
Interactions between genetically distinct retroviruses., Philip David Yin
Lived experiences of male nursing students with caring., Patricia Jean Young
Mathematical analysis for the hydrodynamic model of semiconductors., Chen Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Development of ultrasonic techniques for detection of internal defects in highway concrete structures., Allakbar Afshari
Follicular development and fertility in beef cows., Nasim Ahmad
Development of design criteria for long-term separation, filtration and drainage behavior of nonwoven geotextiles with fly ash., Mujahid Hussain Akram
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
A historical study of educational reform policy in Morocco., Abdellah Benahnia
A survey of the teaching of composition at forty-six high profile university and college Intensive English programs., Sherrie Tahn Bennett
Mechanisms of absorption and metabolism of peptide drugs in the lung., Meenakshi G. Bhat
Examining template switching during retroviral reverse transcription., Ella Harvey Bowman
Nucleation and Growth of GaN on Sapphire by MBE, Steven Buczkowski
A cellular model for automatic transport systems., Yang Cai
The interrelation of Gypsy culture and school culture: An ethnography study of interactions., Marina Izquierdo Carter
Cellular mechanisms in vascular smooth muscle contributing to the development of salt-sensitive hypertension., Scott William Caveney
Isoforms of sodium,potassium-ATPase in rat erythroblastic cells., Chun-Shia Chang
The dynamic SSI of a shallow buried plate under impact loading., Shen-En Chen
Analytical characterization of semi-volatile organic material in coal and coal-related products., Scott William Chervenick
Multisubstrate analog inhibitors of glucosamine synthase as potential antifungal agents., Sridar Venkitakrishnan Chittur
Correlation of in-facepiece sampling methods using a simulated health-care workplace test., Christopher Charles Coffey
Energy conservation behavior: Description and analysis of the Energy Conservation Corps., Carolann Cook
A study of the relationship between school and district office linkage patterns and the implementation status of key middle level practices., Michael Lee Cunningham
Inhibition ofc-HA RAS oncogene expression by antisense oligonucleotides using EGF receptor mediated delivery systems., Deepa Deshpande
Silica-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis: Toxicological implications and pharmacological modulation., Michael DiMatteo
Analysis of chromosomal aberrations in mice chronically fed carcinogens., Alison Erika Director
Assessing the impact of the West Virginia K-12 RuralNet Project on teachers' views., Thomas P. Ditty
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
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