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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Can gamification increase work motivation? Considering the job characteristics model and employee attitudes towards games., Richard A. Oxarart

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Optimal Deployment of Air Vehicle as Communication Relay for Multiple Ground Vehicles, Juan David Pabon Arias

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Quantifying the impacts of genetically engineered crops and deep soil C cycling on the sustainability of bioenergy crop production, Zoe Pagliaro

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The Effects of E-Cigarette Aerosol on the Force Degradation of Elastomeric Chain: An in Vitro Pilot Study, Nicholas David Palmer

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The Creation of an Adolescent Prediabetes Screening Protocol to Help with Early Prediabetes Identification, Brittany Parker

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Profiles of Positive and Negative Risk-taking among Asian and Non-Asian American Emerging Adults, Yea Won Park

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Application of the Flowing Material Balance to Unconventional Gas Reservoirs, Amanda Jo Parrish

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Elizabeth Rockwell Raphael and Outlines Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1941-1947, Sydney Michelle Pascarella

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Enantioselective Dearomatization Facilitated by Non-Covalent Interactions of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts and Pyridinium Salts, Jack A. Patterson

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Discovering and Understanding High Performance Materials using Density Functional Theory: Quantum Mechanical Simulations and the Consequences of Symmetry, Olivia M. Pavlic

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Rather Than to Seem: Black and Indigenous Narratives in a Stormy, Swampy South, Jennifer Denise Peedin

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Intercultural Competence in the ESL Classroom: Challenges and Successes, Breno Santos Rodrigues Pereira

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WVU Core Arboretum User Motivations, Demographics, and Satisfaction: A Snapshot From Summer of 2022 to Spring of 2023, Bennett F. Phillips

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Dispositional Optimism and Autonomic Reactivity During Passive-Coping and Active-Coping Stress Tasks, Emma R. Pino

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Spatial Variability in Above Ground Carbon Within an Appalachian Forest, Megan A. Ponczek

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Understanding and Evaluating Stereotypes towards Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Symptom Subtypes, Gabriella T. Ponzini

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Essays on the Economics of Law and Crime, Zachary J. Porreca

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Object Detection and Classification in the Visible and Infrared Spectrums, Domenick D. Poster

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Interpretation of the Tandem Mass Spectrum of the Novel Psychoactive Substance 5F-APP-PINACA, PX-2, Christopher S. Poulos

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Computerized Trajectory Analysis for Firearms Examiners, Baillie E. Poulton

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A study of accidental daughter crystals in fluid inclusions in bedded halite from the Permian Opeche Shale and Cedar Hills Sandstone of the midcontinental United States, Ryan James Prchlik

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Headcase, Ashley Marie Preece

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Gender Inclusivity in Italian: Can Gender Neutrality be Reached in a Gendered Language? Difficulties, Proposals and Public Perception of the Phenomenon, Gaia Prunotto

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Enhancing the forensic comparison process of common trace materials through the development of practical and systematic methods, Meghan Nicole Prusinowski

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Optimal Path Planning for Aerial Robots Using Genetic Algorithm, Anna Puigvert I Juan

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Social Determinants of Health and Functional Disability at Mid- and Late-life, Carly Pullen

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The role of NEDD9 in HER2-driven breast cancer., Marc Louis Purazo

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Relational Turbulence and Identity Gaps Amongst Committed Consensually Non-Monogamous Partners, R. E. Purtell

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Epistemological Insecurity in the Anthropocene, Dustin Purvis

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Analysis of the root causes of fatal injuries in the United States surface mines between 2008 and 2021., Maria Fernanda Quintero

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Sense and Sensitivity: Spatial Structure of conspecific signals during social interaction, Keshav Ramachandra

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Morphological, physiological, and transcriptional responses of Populus trichocarpa to water deficit stress, Kristin Justine Ratliff

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Assessment of Regional Bike and Pedestrian Equity in Transportation Plans, Drew Reiter

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The Enigmatic Nature of Toxic Masculinity: Utilizing Quasi-Photovoice Methodology to Make Distinctions between Hegemonic and Toxic Masculinity, Taylor Elizabeth Remsburg

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An Empirical Analysis of Approximation Algorithms for the Unweighted Tree Augmentation Problem, Jacob Thomas Restanio

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Using Aromatherapy for Comfort, Ease, and Stress for Adults Being Treated for Substance Use Disorder in North Central Appalachia: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Marian E. Reven

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Measuring and modeling how plant-microbe interactions control soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in managed and unmanaged ecosystems, Joanna Ridgeway

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Mitigation and preparedness in disaster communication: Examining the need for closing the loop in the discourse of renewal theory, Abigail Renee Riggs

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Attachment Issues: Microbes, Minerals, and the Persistence of Soil Organic Matter, Md Shafiul Islam Rion

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What’s Long about Long John Silver: Anormative Masculinities and Histories in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, David V. Riser

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Exploiting the Advantages and Overcoming the Challenges of the Cable in a Tethered Drone System, Rogerio Rodrigues Lima

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The Effect of Pubertal Stress on Prefrontal Cortex Related Behavior in Adult and Adolescent Mice, Bryan Rodriguez

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Evaluation of Changes in Cellular Behavior upon Exposure to Selected Analytes used in Synthetic Applications, Olivia L. Rose

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A Neo-Aristotelian criticism of Trump’s “Save America Speech” utilizing the five canons of rhetoric, Jade Ruggieri

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Evaluating the Degradation Relationship Between Latent Print Impressions and Touch DNA Under Varying Environmental Conditions, Katrina M. Rupert B.S.

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Evaluating a Virtual Reality Simulation-Based Tool in Undergraduate Nursing Students for Impact on Accuracy, Clinical Judgment, Fear, and Self-Confidence when Donning, Doffing, and Disposing of Personal Protective Equipment, Stacy Lynn Russell

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Rehabilitation of the river’s role in historic urban landscape of Shushtar, Iran, Parvaneh Sabbagh-Ziarani

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Response of running buffalo clover (Trifolium stoloniferum Muhl ex. A. Eaton) to herbaceous competition and transplanting in Monongahela National Forest, Ruben E. Sabella

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Long-Term Prescription Opioid Use, Cancer Stage, and Economic Burden among Older Cancer Survivors with Non-Cancer Chronic Pain Conditions, Rudi Safarudin

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Sequence Checking and Deduplication for Existing Fingerprint Databases, Tahsin Islam Sakif

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Analysis and Performance of Osvaldo Golijov’s Hebreische Milonga, Gerardo Sanchez Pastrana

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Empowering Elderpreneurs sCommerce for GenX Consignment Store Owners in West Virginia, Joyita Sarkar

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Enabling Cybersecure and Resilient Smart Distribution Grid with Edge Devices, Partha Sarathi Sarker

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Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence and Numerical Reservoir Simulation in Marcellus Shale Wells, Arya Maher Sattari

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Effects of Oxycodone and Methylphenidate on Self-Control with Aversive Outcomes, Jeremy Saul Langford

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An Alternate History of the Bad Years: A Novel, Anna Hamilton Schles

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Sexism in the Digital World: A Thematic Content Analysis of the Cyberbullying of Lil Miquela, Shyanne Elizabeth Schmithorst

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Erickson Alumni Center Weddings: Consulting Report, Andrew Sealy

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Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimization of Hydrogen and Mechanical Energy Storage Systems, Pavitra Senthamilselvan Sengalani

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Rad Rivers in Rad Places: Characterizing the Historical and Future Whitewater Resources in Select Regions of the United States, Melissa D. Shafer

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Developing new ionization strategies for characterizing structural flexibility, heterogeneity, and transformation of biopolymers, Daud Sharif

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Program Evaluation of a Type 1 Diabetes Transition Process for Emerging Adults, Anna J. Shashura

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Investigation of Fungal Pathogens and Woodboring Beetles of Sugarbush Stands in the Central Appalachian Region, Molly A. Sherlock

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Concentrated Wastewater Treatment Using a Ferric Iron-dosed Anaerobic Upflow Sludge Blanket Reactor for Recovery of Phosphorus and Ammonium, Carley E. Shingleton

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Rumen and Urine Amine/Phenol-Metabolome of Beef Steers with Divergent Residual Feed Intake, Taylor S. Sidney

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Lipid binding properties of huntingtin as a novel therapeutic target, Chathuranga Siriwardhana

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Exogenous factors that impact huntingtin aggregation, Adam Skeens

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Conditioned Reinforcement by Stimuli Correlated and Uncorrelated with a Schedule of Food Reinforcement, Lillian L. Skiba-Thayer

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Estimate of the Random Match Frequency of Acquired Characteristics in a Forensic Footwear Database, Alyssa N. Smale

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A Program Evaluation of the West Virginia University Health Science Center Interprofessional Education First-Year Curriculum, Kathryn Lynn Smalley

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Water in a Model River, Grace O'Neill Smith

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Condition and Modeling Assessment of Geomorphic Landform Design on Coal Refuse Impoundments, Titus C. Smith

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Production, Best Management Practices, and Market Impacts of Forest Biomass Harvest and Collection in the Mid-Atlantic Region, William E. Smith

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Impacts of diverse inflammatory stimuli on neutrophil behavior: extracellular vesicles, e-cigarettes, and nanoparticles, Hunter T. Snoderly

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Comparing activity-based market segments on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Eric Eugene Snyder

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Relationships Among Racism, Dental Care-Related Fear/Anxiety and Dental Care Utilization Among Black and African American Women in Appalachia, Kalo Sokoto

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CLUSTER HOMOLOG OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN-LIKE RECEPTOR GENES IN CHICKEN IMMUNE RESPONSES, Brandi A. Sparling

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Abundance-Habitat Relationships and Aquatic-Terrestrial Habitat Selection Patterns for Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in the Upper Midwest, Jena Marie Staggs

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Copper-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Decarboxylation Reactions of Carboxylic Acids to Alkenes, Michael P. Stanton

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Analysis of Experimental Antimicrobial Prevention Strategies Against Microbial Contamination of Locally Harvested Poultry and Produce in West Virginia, Rebecca Breanne Stearns

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Hypoxia regulates vessel-modifying macrophages and vice versa in tumors, Kayla Jo Steinberger

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Three Essays on Political Economy, Colin Michael Steitz

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Investigation of Early Complex Formation of Huntingtin Protein With and Without Lipids, Alyssa R. Stonebraker

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Longitudinal Sport Science Implementation in American Collegiate Men’s Basketball, Jason Stone

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Organizing (Eternal) Identity and Identification: An Upward Glance into Religious Institutions, Casey M. Stratton

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Love, Life, and Controversial Topics: A Content Analysis of the Top Liked Abortion TikTok Videos Before and After the Overturning of Roe v. Wade, Jill E. Sturges

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WEIGH-IN-MOTION DATA-DRIVEN PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PREDICTION MODELS, Mohhammad Afsar Sujon

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Spatio-Temporal Deep Learning Approaches for Addressing Track Association Problem using Automatic Identification System (AIS) Data, Md Asif Bin Syed

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INTERSECTIONAL MICROAGGRESSIONS AND DISORDERED EATING IN ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN, Spring Szoka

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Exploring the biological basis of residual feed intake in beef cattle using multi-Omics analysis., Godstime Ayobami Taiwo

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Driving After Marijuana Use Among US College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Yuni Tang

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Application of metagenomic and molecular microbiology techniques to elucidate sources of fecal pollution and anthropogenic antibiotic resistance genes to surface water: a step towards a “One Health” approach to watershed management, Mehedi Hasan Tarek

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Enabling Technologies for Chemical Synthesis: I. Selective Microwave Heating; II. Synthesis and Regioselective Cyclotrimerizations of Tethered 1,6-Diynes, Amir Tavakoli

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Evaluate a Mixer of Hydrogen Peroxide and Peroxyacetic Acid to Mitigate Microbial Cross-Contamination of Salmonella Typhimurium and the Surrogate Enterococcus Faecium during Triple-Washing of Butternut Squash, Jesica M. Temple

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Methane Emissions Produced by Pneumatic Devices and Produced Water Tanks on Natural Gas Wellsites, Benjamin William Thornton

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Analysis of ‘touch’ DNA recovered from metal substrates: an investigation into cfDNA-metal interactions and the efficacy of different collection techniques on DNA yield, Jessica E. Thornton

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Analysis of the Effect of Rate of Fire on the Reproducibility of Breech Face Impressions, Kayla Ann Trimble

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Characterizing & Mitigating Interstellar Scattering in Radio Observations of Pulsars, Jacob E. Turner

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Laboratory Experimentation and Numerical Modeling to Enhance Drainage in Geotextile Tubes, Jonah G. Tyson

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Structural Health Monitoring Using Machine Learning and Synthetic Data, Michail Tzimas