This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Impact of Choice: Exercise Motivation and Physical Activity in College Students Enrolled in Fitness for Life, Julia Fera Tracy
The Influence of Memory Enhancement Techniques on Children's Testimony, Ria M. Travers
"Man of the House": A Turning Point That Leads to Criminal Behavior?, Delia A. Trickett
Microbiology in Shale: Alternatives for Enhanced Gas Recovery, Yael Tarlovsky Tucker
The Root of Sustainability: Investigating the relationship between medicinal plant conservation and surface mining in Appalachia, Jessica B. Turner
Evaluation of Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester and Testing Protocol, Kyle Turner
Classical and Jazz Influences in the Music of Nikolai Kapustin: Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 55, Yana Tyulkova
Effect of Boundary Conditions on Propagation and Morphology of Premixed Flames in Narrow Conduits, Orlando J. Ugarte-Almeyda
How History Matters: Polish Memory Politics and Policies Toward Russia Since 1989, Richard Tyler Underwood
Improved Periodicity Mining in Time Series Databases, Nithin Uppalapati
Atlanticism In Visegrad: Understanding the Relationship between Central Europe and the U.S. after 1989, Brian S. Valdivia
Detection and Location of Faults in Wide Area Systems based on Error-Dependent Communication Strategy, Preethi Priya Vallapu
Regulation and Function of the Cancer Stem Cell Transcription Factors GLI1 and Kruppel-like Factor 4, Daniel B. Vanderbilt
Lateral Torsional Buckling Response in Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Beams and comparison with ANSYS modeling & design equations, Santosh Vangala
Interactions of brown marmorated stink bug, Colletotrichum acutatum and trap crops in organic tomato production, Robert James Voshell
Utilizing early cellular changes to explore biological responses to individual chemical and mixture exposures, Julie Anne Vrana
Fine-Particle Charging-Rate-Limit Modification to Grain Dynamics in Abrupt and Gradual Inhomogeneities, Jeffrey J. Walker
Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Citrus Essential Oils and Organic Acids against Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, Karina Walker
Variations in selenium concentrations by photochemical and temperature-controlled iron cycles, Kendi L. Waltemyer
An Actor's Process in Performing the Role of Oberon in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Kyle Walter
Evaluating Work-Related Risk Factors Associated with Low Back Disorders in the Roofing Industry, Di Wang
Supereulerian Properties in Graphs and Hamiltonian Properties in Line Graphs, Keke Wang
Functional Analysis and Transcriptional Regulation of Oocyte-Specific Nuclear Transporter KPNA7, Lei Wang
Commercial real estate investment and economic development in the Northeast region of the United States, Tizita Wasihun
Appalachian Adolescents' Identity and Agency: An Ethnographic Exploration of How Local Culture and Social Class Matter in the Postsecondary Transition, Brandi Slider Weekley
3D Seismic, Mechanical Stratigraphy, and Petrophysical Analysis of the Marcellus Shale in Taylor County, West Virginia, Derek Weicht
Bolted Connection Strength in Pultruded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Structural Shapes, Kayla Danielle Weimert
Attenuation of Spatial Memory Impairment in a Tau Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease with Riluzole, Daniel S. Weitzner
Facial Image Analysis for Body Mass Index, Makeup and Identity, Lingyun Wen
What are Faculty Perceptions of Using Emotional Intelligence in Pedagogy and Andragogy?, Eveldora R. Wheeler
iGrow: Developing a Curriculum to Increase Gardening Skills, Culinary Competence, and Family Meal Time in Youth and Their Caregiver, Jade Alana White
Investigating college evolution instruction: Current practices and how they can be improved to overcome student barriers to acceptance, Nicholas Adam Wilbur
The Cold Culture Wars: The Fight for Democratic Education in Post-War New York, Brandon C. Williams
A Descriptive Study of NCAA Life Skills Programs in the Big Ten Conference, Marc Joseph Williams
Retentive Comparison of Overdenture Attachment Systems On Straight and Divergent Dental Implants, Christopher Heath Wine
External Hyperlinking Practices in Print-based and Online-native News Sites, Sarah K. Wisniewski
Lower Greenmont Revitalization Featuring Deckers Creek, Anna Marie Withrow
Factors Affecting Turnover as Perceived by County Agents who Voluntarily Left the West Virginia University Extension Service, Michael B. Withrow
Impact assessment of facial recognition algorithms' performance when modifying nose dimensions, Jacob Wolen
Lithofacies and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Middle Devonian Marcellus Formation for a Cored Well in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Using Core Analysis Methods, Chloe S. Wonnell
Cancer exosomes are unique and complex mechanisms that suppress effector T lymphocyte functions, Yueting Wu
Residual Dentin Thickness of the Danger Zone in Mandibular Molar with Variable Sizes of Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments, Andrew Y. Xu
Continuous Synthesis of Doped Pyrochlore Materials by Spray Pyrolysis for Auto-thermal Reforming Applications, Jonathan Yancey
Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with High Sulfur-Loading Electrodes, Jianhua Yan
1, 2, 3-triazole as the Directing Group for Metal-Catalyzed C-H Activation, Xiaohan Ye
Emotion Regulation Flexibility and Illicit Substance Use among Adolescents, Chit Yuen Yi
Evaluating Thermal Behavior and Use of Maturity Method in Mass Concrete, Tahsin Alper Yikici
Mapping and modeling soil organic carbon in the Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains using legacy data, Katey M. Yoast
New Experimental Approach to Measure Petrophysical Properties of Organic-Rich Shales, Mehrdad Zamirian
Influences on Parents’ Decision Making Prior to Youth Sport Program Enrollment, Karl E. Zang
Protest Tactics and Motivations Surrounding Mountaintop Removal Mining in West Virginia, Craig Zell
Spanning Trails and Spanning Trees, Meng Zhang
Contemplations of Otherness and Beauty, Xia Zhang
Explore the physical and chemical properties of 1,2,3-triazole: from fluorescence sensor to ligand in metal catalysis, Yanwei Zhang
Pedagogical Thoughts on Liszt's Six Concert Etudes, Zhiwei Zheng
Cellulose based materials as a template for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications, Tuhua Zhong
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Cafe nudge project: choice architecture for eating and nudging healthy behaviors, Shannon N. Ackerman
Multimorbidity, Management of COPD and Health Outcomes among Medicaid Beneficiaries, Mayank Ajmera
Changes in Body Condition from Prepartum to Postpartum on Health and Reproduction in Dairy Cattle, Keli Ann Akers
Aircraft Abnormal Conditions Detection, Identification, and Evaluation Using Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems Interaction, Dia Al Azzawi
Teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of the art education preparation program in Kuwait, Ghadeer AlHaddad
Predicting the Gas Recovery for Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells in Shale Reservoirs, Aymen A.B Ali Alhemdi
Numerical Modeling of Inertial Flows in Proppant-Reservoir Rock Interfaces, Abdulla Alkaabi
Human Interaction Recognition with Audio and Visual Cues, Ranya Almohsen
Analysis and Comparison of Clothoid and Dubins Algorithms for UAV Trajectory Generation, Mohanad Al Nuaimi
Impact of Intelligent Transportation Systems on Parallel Hybrid Electric Heavy Duty Vehicles, Ahmed Shihab Ahmed Al-Samari
The Influence of 4-H Judging Team Participation on Career Life Skills Development, Evan H. Anderson
Reducing Tobacco Related Health Disparities, Andrew Alexander Anesetti-Rothermel
Application of Neural Network-Support Vector Technique to Forecast U.S. Unemployment Rate, Azadeh Ansari
Application of a Spatially Explicit, Agent-Based Land Use Conversion Model to Assess Water Quality Outcomes under Buffer Policies, Nazia N. Arbab
Non-intrusive anomaly detection for encrypted networks, Luis C. Armendariz Jr.
Understanding the Mechanism of Hard Metal (WC-Co) Toxicity: In vitro Studies and In vivo Exploration, Andrea Lynn Armstead
Effect of biaxial and triaxial stresses on coal mine shale rocks, Shrey Arora
Energy-Efficient Wireless Interconnect Design for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Applications, Lokesh Avala
The Effects of a Happiness Intervention on Measures of Psychological Well-Being and Motivation to Quit Smoking among Smokers with Depressive Symptoms, Kelly A. Bailey
Supports of and Barriers to Pursuing a Natural Resource Degree and Career: Perspectives of Culturally Diverse Young Adults, Kelly Balcarczyk
An automated framework for problem report triage in large-scale open source problem repositories, Sean K. Banerjee
A Pedagogical Approach to Technique in Chopin's Preludes Op. 28, Sheila Kay Barnhart
Impact of gas desorption on production behavior of shale gas, Fatemeh Belyadi
Online Geometric Human Interaction Segmentation and Recognition, Harika Bharthavarapu
Burden of Illness among Elderly Individuals with Parkinson's disease, Sandipan Bhattacharjee
Grit in College Students: Associations with Achievement and Parental Influences, Katelyn R. Black
A Bayesian Approach to Electrical Conductivity Relaxation and Isotope ExchangeSecondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Joshua Blair
Health-Promoting Behaviors and Well Being among Middle-aged and Older Adults, Valerie K. Blake
Evaluation of primary stability in bovine ribs following a correction in placement depth, Matthew Bobbera
Barriers, Facilitators, and Frequency of Evidence Based Practice Use in Athletic Training, Michael J. Boehke
Evaluating the Inclusion of Phytase Super-dose in Various Broiler Diet Formulations and Novel Pellet Binders, John W. Boney
Drawing borders: the political and symbolic importance of the United States in the creation of Czechoslovakia, Samantha Borgeson
Analyzing Fracture Stimulation of Middle Devonian Strata in Clearfield County Pennsylvania Using a 3D Geomechanical Fault Model and Microseismic, Cole E. Bowers
Stray gas occurrences in groundwater in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA, Lindsey J. Bowman
Normal Violence: The Case of Fighting on a College Campus, Brent Boyd
Middle School Students' Perceptions of and Responses to the Inclusion of Culturally Relevant Units in the Physical Education Curriculum, Luciana Carvalhal Braga
Mechanical Stratigraphy of the Utica Shale, Eastern New York State, John Brockman
Biomass production, composition, and ethanol potential of switchgrass grown on reclaimed surface mines in West Virginia, Carol A. Brown
The Roles of Resilience and Perceived Discrimination in Sexual Minority Identity Integration, Peter Alexander Brown