This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Assess the Performance against ETS and PM1 and Evaluate the Users’ Experiences of Comfort of Nasal Filters, Ibrahim Almuhaidib
Dynamic Study of Mo/ZSM-5 Catalyst for CH4 Dehydroadomation, Hadi Yahya Almusawa
Performance Study of Five Different Cabin Air Filters in The Laboratory and On-Road Drive, Fahad Alqahtani
Application of Decline Curve Analysis to Unconventional Reservoir, AHMED Wasel ALQATTAN
Three Essays on Energy Markets, Sultan Alturki
Potential Benefits from Practices in Construction Waste Material Controls, Abdulaziz Alwadhenani
Hard Work Beats Talent, Unless Talent Works Hard: Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Sales Performance, Mohammad Sakif Amin
Evolution of extreme continental saline environments: a sedimentological investigation of Permo-Triassic redbeds and evaporites in Northern Ireland and Kansas, Anna Sofia S. Andeskie
Route Planning for Long-Term Robotics Missions, Christopher Alexander Arend Tatsch
'Making it' through migration: success (im)mobility and 'development' in The Gambia, Martin J. Aucoin
The role of genotype in Saccharomyces cerevisiae resistance to 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, Michael C. Ayers
Experimental and Computational Exploration of the Dilute Magnetic Delafossite CuAl1-xFexO2 Alloys, Mina Aziziha
Measured and Modeled Performance of a Spring Dominant Free Piston Engine Generator, Ramanjaneya Mehar Baba Bade
Rail-to-Rail Operational in Low-Power Reconfigurable Analog Circuitry, Jared Dale Baker
Examining the Career Pathways for Women Administrators at a Land-Grant University, Meridith A. Balas
Prevalence of Pores in Latent Fingerprints, Rachel E. Ball
Design and Development of a Multi-Nodal Methane Detection System for Longwall Coal Mining, Amber P. Barr
Health Outcomes Associated with Gulf War Illness, Shannon K. Barth
Study on The Thermal Properties of Concrete Containing Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Fly Ash and Steel Reinforcement, Bekir Erdem Bas
Effect of Binder Modification and Aggregate Size on Modulus and Fatigue of Asphalt Concrete, Elizabeth Bashiti
Mechanistic Analysis of Reductive Boracarboxylation Using Low Valent Copper and CO2, Notashia Nicole Baughman
Environment Search Planning Subject to High Robot Localization Uncertainty, Jared Joseph Beard
The effects of membrane physicochemical properties on huntingtin membrane association and downstream aggregation, Maryssa Beasley
State Regulatory Heterogeneity and Clean Water Act Compliance, Quinn R. Beeson
Relating recharge mechanisms to chemical changes in an updip Appalachian coal mine discharge: A case study from Lambert Run, West Virginia, Matthew Lewis Bell
Risk Assessment of Architecture Technical Debt, Mrwan Omar Kh. Ben Idris
Evaluation of Fitts’ Throughput as a Possible Performance Measure for Manual Assembly Tasks, Pradyumna Bettagere Jagadish
Time-Dependent Reliability Framework for Durability Design of FRP Composites, Rajneesh Kumar Bharil
A Machine Learning Approach to Estimate the Annihilation Photon Interactions Inside the Scintillator of a PET Scanner, Sai Akhil Bharthavarapu
Evaluation of the Care and Communication Bundle to Improve Palliative Care in Intensive Care Units, Angela Susan Bohon
Three Essays in Law and Economics, Daniel Bonneau
Plasmon-Enhanced Optical Probes for Sensing of Drug Metabolite, Jennifer Boryczka
Toward an Understanding of the Professional Work of NCAA Division I Soccer Coaches, Lynda Ellen Bowers
Examining the Use of mHealth Technology for Weight Management: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial in Family Medicine, Laurel A. Brabson M.S.
A Flight Sensory-Motor to Olfactory Histamine Circuit Mediates Olfactory Processing of Ecologically and Behaviorally Natural Stimuli, Samual P. Bradley
Control of charged particle dynamics and electron power absorption dynamics utilizing voltage waveform tailoring in capacitively driven radio-frequency plasmas, Steven W. Brandt
A Delphi Study Exploring the Impact and Feasibility of Entrepreneurial Initiatives in College/University Kinesiology Programs, Cory Breithoff
Modulation of Semiconductor Photoconversion with Surface Modification and Plasmon, Joeseph Martin Bright
Statistical Assessment of the Significance of Fracture Fits in Trace Evidence, Evie K. Brooks
The Shifting Scheme of Athletic Fundraising: Investigating Private Giving Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Kirsten Nicole Brown
Evidence of Y Chromosome Long Non-Coding RNAs involved in the Radiation Response of Male Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells, Tayvia Brownmiller
It’s Just Muzak: Music, Activism, and Advertising., Avery Brzobohaty
Effects of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on Early-Age Tensile Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete, Lucas James Bucklen
The Costume Design Process for The Phantom Tollbooth, Chloe Elizabeth Cappuccilli
Nitrogen fertilization decouples roots and microbes in temperate forests: impacts on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling, Joseph E. Carrara
Black Walnuts and Other Stories, Jordan MacKenzie Carter
Leaf angle and leaf stomata responses to experimental drought in Quercus velutina and Acer saccharum, Brittany Nichole Casey
A Survey of Selected Classical Chinese Art Songs for Solo Voice and Piano from 1920 to 1950, Tingting Chang
Selective Precipitation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage, Robyn Lauren Christoferson
Adaptation of Coal Mine Floor Rating (CMFR) to Eastern U.S. Coal Mines, Sena Cicek
The wiring logic of identified serotonergic neurons across olfactory networks in Drosophila, Kaylynn E. Coates
American Population Study of Pigmentation Based Genotype Interpretation for Phenotypic Determination of Hair and Eye Color using HIrisPlex, Emma Leigh Combs
Light and Shadow in Kaija Saariaho's Maan Varjot, Benjamin M. Cornelius-Bates
The Civil War in Indian Territory, 1861-1865, Zachery Cowsert
Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis of Proteins using Phospholipid Based Materials, Cassandra L. Crihfield
Nutrient Cycling-Tree Species Relationships in Appalachian Forests, Philip Michael Crim
Silver-Mediated Decarboxylation Reactions: Expanding Reaction Scope through Kinetic Analysis, Robert Anthony Crovak
Relation Between Depression Symptoms and Suicide Risk in Adults and Older Adults, Ruifeng Cui
Dreams of Industrial Utopias: Leading Manufacturers of the Deep South and their Mill Towns during the Civil War Era, Francis Michael Curran
Associations between the Adult ADHD Self-Report Rating Scale and the Test of Differential Inhibition and Attention, Andrew Benton Darling
Energy Forensics Analysis, Rupa Das
Developing a Biophilic City through Natural Land Transformation Analysis and Geodesign: The case of Purbachal New Town, Bangladesh, Udday Shankur Datta
Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs, Jay Tyler Davidson
It Feels Like This: A Memoir, Anna K. Davis-Abel
Estimating Refactoring Efforts for Architecture Technical Debt, Samir Deeb
Predictors of Self-Control During Emerging Adulthood: The Roles of Implicit Beliefs and Early Risk, Katy L. DeLong
Mapping Surficial Geology in the New River Gorge National River and Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia, using LiDAR-derived Digital Elevation Data, Marla K. Denicola
"We have ground to cover for each other": A case study of mentoring across Black sorority alumni in north central West Virginia, Elizabeth C. Dever
Searching for Needles in the Cosmic Haystack, Thomas Ryan Devine
The Impact of Stress Shadowing with variations in Cluster Spacing on the Production for Wells Completed in the Marcellus Shale, Joshua R. Dietz
The Effects of Gentrification on Residents’ Sense of Place and Group Cohesion: A Study of Pittsburgh Neighborhoods, Bernard DiGregorio
Becoming the Lion's Historian, Khadija-Awa Diop
Physical and chemical properties of clastic sediments from two caves in the northern karst region of Puerto Rico, Autum R. Downey
Upstream Tailings Dam - Liquefaction, Mladen Dragic
Evaluation of Test Specimen Geometry of Asphalt Mixes Tested with the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester, Abha Dwivedy
Exploring the Challenges of Social Integration within an Upper-Level Public Relations Classroom, Tabitha Hayley Dyer
Paleoecological Successions from Shallow-marine Depositional Environments in Upper Silurian Carbonate Rocks of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Shadya El-Ashkar
Will Pitch Velocity Remain Consistent Throughout a Competitive Baseball Season Following Blood Flow Restriction: an Observational Study, Mackenzie Marie Evans
The Visual and Spectrophotometric Effect of External Bleaching on OMNiCHROMA Resin Composite and Natural Teeth, Michael Brian Evans
Creating positive, negative, and neutral primes and testing their impact on scrupulosity relevant tasks and symptoms, Kelsey Jean Evey
Examining Provider-Patient Communication and Family Knowledge of Treatment in Pediatric Asthma Care, Thomas W. Ewell
Modeling of Rotary Packed Beds for Reactive and Non-Reactive Systems, Chinyere Evangeline Ezeobinwune
Comparison of Condensation Nuclei Counter and Controlled Negative Pressure Methods under Different Environmental Conditions Tested with a Mannequin and Human Subjects, Olanrewaju John Fadairo
A Phenomenological Photovoice Exploration of Female Exercisers’ Experiences of their Body in Fitness Center Environments, Katherine E. Fairhurst
Collaborative Entrepreneurship and Building Small Business Communities in The Nigerian Fashion Design Industry, Damilola T. Fasinu
Development, Analysis and Case Studies of Impact Resistant Steel Sets for Underground Roof Fall Rehabilitation, Dakota D. Faulkner
Investigating Effects Of Carbonate Minerals On Shale- Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Interactions In The Marcellus Shale, Brennan Matthew Ferguson
Experiences of Arts and Humanities Students Engaging in Undergraduate Research, Carinna F. Ferguson
Three Essays in Public Economics, Perry Ferrell
Evaluation of the Impact of an Educational Intervention Focused on Adolescent Vaping Among Rural Middle School Students, Holly F. Fitzwater
Galvanizing Germantown: The Politicization of Louisville's German Community, 1848-1855, Ann Kathryn Fleming
Estimating the Age of a Bloodstain Using Mitochondrial rRNA, Jordan R. Flesher
The Effects of Acute Photobiomodulation on Anaerobic Exercise Performance, Jillian Danielle Forsey