This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Motive Taxonomic and Sex Considerations of Murder-Suicide, Matthew R. McNally
A radiological survey of two bruker D8 advance XRD instruments located in separate quality control laboratories, Justin Anthony Meador
Thicket Cathedral, Travis Mersing
The Role of Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Emotion Regulation as Protective Factors Against Disordered Eating in a Sample of University Students, Lisa Paylo Meyer
A Communion of Churches: Indian Christians, English Ministers, and Congregations in New England, 1600-1775, Gregory Alan Michna
Effects of Pristine and Nitrogen-Doped Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Human Lung Epithelial and Fibroblast Cells, Amy Mihalchik
The Role of Personality and Gender in Performance in Science and Engineering, Rossina B. Miller
Analysis of Structured and Un-Structured Network Protocols for Data Aggregation Over Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks, Priyashraba Misra
The impact of rural contexts on citizenship education, Eric D. Moffa
Upscaling of sagd process using spectrum-based analysis for heterogeneius reservoirs, Vahid Mohammadnia
The Association between Early Dental Visits, Dental Outcomes, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in West Virginia Children, Jennifer Momen
Evaluating the Efficacy of Various Modalities to Improve Arterial Stiffness, Corey Moore
Application and Control Aware Communication Strategies for Transportation and Energy Cyber-Physical Systems, Ehsan Moradi Pari
Why Do Adolescents Use Maladaptive Emotion Regulation Strategies? The Role of Perceived Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance, and Impulsivity, Karena M. Moran
The role of miRNAs in niche regulation of ALL phenotype, Blake Stephen Moses
Controller Synthesis of Multi-Axial Robotic System Used for Wearable Devices, Qian Mou
Modeling of magnetoelectric composite structures, Tomas Ignacio Muchenik Cena
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of lumbosacral stenosis in Labrador retrievers, Meenakshi Mukherjee
Characteristics of bubble behavior in microgravity conditions, Thilanka Munasinghe
The Regulation of Alternative Pre-mRNA Splicing in Photoreceptor Cells., Daniel P. Murphy
Gender Estimation from Fingerprints Using DWT and Entropy, Sneha Nagabhyru
Exploiting random walks for robust, scalable, structure-free data aggregation and routing in mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs), Masahiro Nakagawa
Numerical modeling and simulations for techno-economic assessment of non-conventional energy systems, Manish Nandanwar
Autism Educators in Morgantown, W.Va. A Multimedia Story on Their Trials and Triumphs, Shishira Nanjangud Sreenivas
Hydroclimatic assessment of changing climate on diarrheal diseases with reference to cholera, Fariborz Nasr Azadani
Associations among Task Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity and Subjective Wellbeing, Abigail M. Nehrkorn
Cardiac and Mitochondrial Impacts of Acute Pulmonary Xenobiotic Exposure, Cody Edward Nichols
Application of computer vision for roller operation management, Mohammad Hadi Niki Rashidi
How College Instructors Use Social Media for Instruction, Benson Njoroge
The Impact of Location and Proximity on Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Green Electricity: The Case of West Virginia, Kofi Nkansah
Spectacular Struggles: Utopian Whiteness, Black Resistance, and the National Imaginary in Nineteenth-Century America, Courtney L. Novosat
Targeting the Peripheral Immune System as a Source of Precision Stroke Biomarkers: Implications for Clinical Diagnostics and Immunotherapeutics, Grant C. O'Connell
The Influence Over Time of Abdominal Strength Changes on Gluteus Maximus Strength, Taylor M. Opperhauser
Microbial Dynamics within Shed Mucosal Secretions of Hirudo verbana, the European Medicinal Leech, Brittany Maree Ott
The Relationship between Neighborhood Disadvantage Trajectories and Health Outcomes in a Large Urban US City, Sherry Owens
Effects of Housing Condition and Acute Nicotine on Impulsive Choice in Lewis and Fischer 344 Rats, Jenny E. Ozga
Investigation of Combustion Phenomena in a Single-Cylinder Spark-Ignited Natural Gas Engine with Optical Access, Vishnu Padmanaban
A Qualitative Investigation of Completed and Averted School Shootings: Deciphering the Characteristics that Prevent School Shootings, Jonathan Page
An Evaluation of Speed Monitoring Displays for School Travel Safety Improvement, David W. Palley
Automated basketball Scoring System, Znanatej Panga
Load rating analysis, field testing of steel railroad bridges - dailey branch bridges at mileposts 1.4 and 5.8, Sai Krishna Anudeep Paraitham
Load testing and recommended repairs for dailey branch bridges - milepost 1.4 to 5.8, Luis Carlos Parra-Luckert
Muslim Education and Communal Conflict in Colonial Bengal: British Policies and Muslim Responses from 1854 to 1947, Nilanjana Paul
Modeling and Simulation of Components in an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Plant for Developing Sensor Networks to Detect Faults, Pratik Pednekar
Role for protein prenylation and "CAAX" processing in photoreceptor neurons, Nachiket D. Pendse
Hollow Men: Colonial Forms, Irish Subjects, and the Great Famine in Modernist Literature, 1890-1930, Aaron Matthew Percich
Errant Romanticism: Queering Gender and Sexuality in British Literature, 1790-1840, Teresa M. Pershing
Four-membered Metallacycles Arising from an Ambiphilic Ligand: Synthesis and Characterization of Group IX Complexes, Rachael Nichole Pickens
Grainyhead-like-2 inhibits the co-activator p300, suppressing tubulogenesis and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Phillip M. Pifer
The Role of Art Education in the K-12 Curriculum in West Virginia A Comparative Case Study Using Ethnographic Methods, Helen G. Poffenbarger-Jordan
Withdrawn: Why Students of Color Leave WVU, Ahnieyah Porter
The Perception of Young Drivers and Their Understanding of Graduated Drivers Licensing, Andrew Poszich
Development of Emission Factors (EFs) Model for Coal Train Loading Operations, Bisleshana Brahma Prakash
The depositional and diagenetic history of the Permian Quartermaster Group of western Kansas, Joseph James Pritt
Heat Transfer Prediction for Single Droplet Impacts on a wetted Surface, Venkata Giriteja Punnamaraju
Design and evaluation of functional gear for protection, fit and mobility, Ruchireeka Rath
Evaluating the Effect of Feed Mixing and Sampling Methodologies on Nutrient Analysis and the Inclusion of a Novel Protease in Broiler Diets, Danielle A. Reese
Interpreting Consultation: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Native American Perceptions of Engagement Practices, Benjamin Barron Richardson
Sphingolipid Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Dairy Cattle, Jorge Eduardo Rico Navarrete
First Row Transition Metal Mediated Redox Reactions of Hydrazines and Isonitriles, John Riedesel
The Effects of Feed Ingredients and Manufacture Technique on Pellet Quality and Phytase Inclusion Levels on Broiler Performance, Tyler R. Rigby
Evaluating a Staff-Child Interaction Therapy Workshop for Home-Based Mental Health Providers: Effects on Therapist Skill Change, Cree Robinson
Imaging White Blood Cells using a Snapshot Hyper-Spectral Imaging System, Christopher John Robison
Real-time drowsiness detection using wearable, lightweight EEG sensors, Rohit
Design, Construction, and Qualificataion of the West Virginia University Environmental Wind Tunnel, Stephen N. Rotruck
Radioactive masculinity: How the anxious postcolonial learnt to love and live in fear of the nuclear bomb, Dibyadyuti Roy
Investigation of High Reactivity Fuel Property Effects on Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion, Ross H. Ryskamp
Comprehensive academic undergraduate advising services: One university's successful model, Heidi B. Samuels
The Biased Bystander: How Homophobia Affects Intervention in Physical Fights, R. Kyle Saunders
Nondestructive Methods to Characterize Rock Mechanical Properties at Low-Temperature: Applications for Asteroid Capture Technologies, Kara A. Savage
Switchgrass and Miscanthus Biomass and Theoretical Ethanol Production from Reclaimed Mine Lands in West Virginia, Steffany M. Scagline
Challenging Historical GIS through Unstructured Historical Primary Source Materials: Uncovering Sixteenth-Century St. Vincent, Aosta, Italy, James P. Schindling
Three Essays on the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative Debt Relief, Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky
Music videos as meaningful entertainment? Psychological responses to audio-visual presentations of song narratives, Lea Margarete Schlue
The evaluation and interpretation of controls used in three commercially available quantification kits for forensic DNA analysis, Stephanie R. Schottke
Petrophysical Analysis and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Middle Ordovician Point Pleasant from a Cored Interval in Morgan County, Ohio, Erica Schubert
Did the Late Paleozoic Ice Age cause reduced evolutionary rates in marine invertebrates? : A test using the crinoid fossil record, Daniel C. Segessenman
The Crucible of Globalization: Latin America in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1973-1994, Madison Sergent
Determination of Material Parameters of E-GlassEpoxy Laminated Composites in ANSYS, Mehdi Shahbazi
A Learning History Study of Sustainable Management in Producing an Inaugural Solar Decathlon Entry, Dana Shearer
Notes on the History of the Mountains, Jeremiah Shelor
The effect of ovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells on Haemonchus contortus larval death in vitro, Elizabeth Anne Shepherd
The Effect of Physicochemical Properties on the Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-induced Genotoxicity and Carcinogenesis, Katelyn J. Siegrist
Mineral Asset Valuation Under Economic Uncertainty: A Complex System for Operational Flexibility, Marcell B. B. Silveira
The role of West Virginia University in the economic development of West Virginia: A general equilibrium approach, Priyanjali Sinha
Experimental investigation for characterizing and improving inlet designs in rotating detonation engines, Andrew T. Sisler
Robustness of Topological Superconductivity in Solid State Hybrid Structures, Piyapong Sitthison
Exercise as a Treatment for Conduit Artery Dysfunction in a Comorbid State of Metabolic Syndrome and Depressive-like Symptoms, Chris Skinner
Bone Marrow Microenvironment regulation of BCL6 in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, William Lee Slone
Design and Development of an Online Course for Careers in the Equine Industry, Crystal Elizabeth Smith
Quality Indicators of Egg Sticks with added Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lutein Under Different Packaging and Temperature Storage, Elizabeth Smith
Controls on ecosystem nitrogen (N) status and carbon (C) balance in red spruce forests located in a region of historically high atmospheric N deposition., Kenneth R. Smith
Investigation of Relationships among Consumer Perceptions and Brand Preference In Photoshopped and Non-Photoshopped Fashion Advertisements, Kristina A. Smith
Adolescent Involvement in Volunteerism in Relation to Identity and Educational and Occupational Expectations, Katie Snider
Use of a Functional Movement Screening Tool to Determine Injury Risk in Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Athletes, Sara E. Spencer