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Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Saints, Sinners, and Socialists on the Southside: Polish Catholic Immigrant Workers, Politics, and Culture in Wheeling, West Virginia, 1890-1930, William Hal Gorby

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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's Approach Toward Contemporary Curatorial Practice, Marsha Goss

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Psychosocial Predictors of Breast Awareness Behaviors, Carol Goulet

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Effects of Lipopolysaccharide Induced Inflammatory Response on Early Embryo Survival in Ewes, Megan Renee Graham

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Acute Sleep Organization Following Unanesthetized Circumcision of Neonates, Margeaux M. Gray

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Smoking Cessation and Breastfeeding Promotion Education for Prenatal Providers in West Virginia, Kimberly Greenfield

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Assessment of Hopelessness in Older Adults: The Development and Initial Validation of the Hopelessness Inventory for Later Life (HILL), Jeffrey J. Gregg

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Compositions of Criticism: A Reinterpretation of Gustave Courbet's Paintings of Nudes, Amanda M. Guggenbiller

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Monitoring the Integrity of CO2 Storage Sites Using Smart Field Technology, Seyed Alireza Haghighat

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Socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with HIV testing and HIV seropositivity among women and children in sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based multilevel analysis, Zelalem T. Haile

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Supervisee Experiences of Impression Management, the Supervisory Working Alliance, and Counseling Self-Efficacy, Jennifer M. Haist

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Does cultural self-awareness alter instructional design decisions?, Antoinette Hando

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Hygrothermal Analysis and Failure Analysis of Composite Beams under Moving Loads, Moiz Hanif

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The Modeling and Advanced Controller Design of Wind, PV and Battery Inverters, Junbiao Han

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Functional characterization of Phosphodiesterase-4A in behavior and obesity, Rolf T. Hansen III

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A Method of Pricing European Style Equity Options, David Harris

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Lower extremity alignment and back and lower extremity pain during pregnancy, Kathryn Harrison

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Modeling and Optimization of Woody Biomass Harvest and Logistics in the Northeastern United States, Damon S. Hartley

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Relation of distress tolerance and dental care-related fear and anxiety, Sarah E. Hayes

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An experimental investigation on the effects of freestream turbulence intensity on film cooling effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient for an anti-vortex hole, Stephen Andrew Hayes

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Pharmacological Characterization of Novel Opioid Receptor Ligands Aimed at Reducing the Development of Tolerance, Jason Randall Healy

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The Use of Hand Bacteria as a Human Biometric Identifier, Amanda Holbert

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The First Regent, Nathan Quinn Holmes

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Developing an Intergroup Anxiety toward Muslims Scale, Patricia Hopkins

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Untangling compact and diffuse ionized emission toward galactic hii regions, Logan A. Hough

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Animal dispersal of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.), Amy M. Hruska

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Preservice Physical Educators' Stress and Instructional Effectiveness, Jingyang Huang

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Examining cohabitation in emerging adulthood, Jenica Dawn Hughes

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Extent of Hydraulic Fractures in a Multilayered Geologic Media, Carter L. Hulcher

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Glutamate Dysregulation in a TauP301L Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Holly C. Hunsberger

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Local and regional controls of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) metapopulation dynamics within a complex Appalachian riverscape, Brock Miles Huntsman

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Implications of NEDD9 on AURKA activity: a biomarker for sensitization and therapeutic target in solid tumors, Ryan Joseph Ice

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Effects of Slope Geometry Alterations on Rockfall Mitigation along Highway Rock Cut Slopes in West Virginia, Matthew D. Idleman

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Identification of School Physical Activity Leader Competencies Using Concept Mapping, Kiel M. Illg

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Diet Induced Alteration of the Murine Intestinal Microbiome After Antibiotic Ablation, Adam Irvin

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Solid state formation of calcium carbide, Patrick Egbele Iyere

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Poroelastic Effect on Gas Transport and Storage in Organic Rich Shale Reservoir, Bahiya Jabbar

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The Relationship between Student Perceptions of Satisfaction of Social, Teaching, and Cognitive Presence with Asynchronous Communication Tools for Online Learning in a Region V Community College, Torie L. Jackson

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Relation of Interpersonal Conflict Behaviors to Emotion Dysregulation and PTSD in Adolescents with a History of Betrayal Trauma, Vanessa M. Jacoby

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An Overview of Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Cancer Immunology: (i) Concepts and Therapeutic Strategies and (ii) RepSox as a Candidate Cell-Engineering Tool, Audrey Nadine Jajosky

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Factors that influence clinical placements for teacher candidates, Kristi M. James

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Estimating Ultimate Recovery in Shale Wells Based on Facts, Faegheh Javadi

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An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Residential Real Estate Investment in the Economic Development of the Northeast Region of the United States, Praveena Rajam Jayaraman

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Development of a Portable Mass Spectrometer for Operation at 1 Torr, Feng Jin

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Aquaponic Production of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Using Effluent from a Cold Water Flow-Through Aquaculture System, Gaylynn Elise Johnson

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Concerto for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Everett Jones

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Plantwide Control System Design for IGCC Power Plants with CO2 Capture, Dustin Douglas Jones

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A conceptual method of learning jazz improvisation through studying the music of J. S. Bach, Gary Scott Jones

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A spatial and economic analysis for land conservation planning, Sudiksha Joshi

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Statistical Methods for Detection and Mitigation of the Effect of Different Types of Cyber-Attacks and Inconsistencies in Electrical Design Parameters in a Real World Distribution System, Vivek Joshi

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A Survey on the Microscopical and Chemical Analysis of Synthetic Wig Fibers, Theresa A. Joslin

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Serotonin (5-HT) Increases Olfactory Responsiveness in the Tobacco Hawkmoth Manduca sexta, Samantha Lynn Jusino

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Group III-nitride devices and applications, Joshua L. Justice

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An Analysis of Marcel Breuer's Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, Szilvia Kadas

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An Evaluation of State Employees' Preferences for Worksite-based Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Stress Management Programs, Peter Kadushin

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Using Bayesian networks to identify control topography between cancer processes and immune responses via metagene constructs, Jacob Kaiser

Lives Like Dollars: A Collection of Essays, Jessica Irene Kalvitis

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Emotion Socialization via Mother-Child Conversations about Past Emotional Events, Kristina M. Kania

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Specification of Energy Assessment Methodologies to Satisfy ISO 50001 Energy Management Standard, Harish Kanneganti

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Three Essays on Trading by Members of Congress, Serkan Karadas

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Investigating the Interactions of Tri-peptides on Gold Nanoparticles using Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy and the Development of 1H- 2H Dipolar Recoupling Experiments, Ichhuk Karki

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Fluid inclusion study of gypsum precipitated in acid saline waters: Salar Ignorado, northern Chile, Francis John Karmanocky III

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Modeling and Analysis of Distribution System with Demand Response and Electric Vehicles in Personal and Public Transportation, Venkata Satish Kasani

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Shedding light on GIS: A 3D immersive approach to urban lightscape integration into GIS, Andrew Kaufman

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Low frequency Quadrature detector design, simulation and implementation for use in underground communication, Zenaneh Ashebir Kebede

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Experimental Evaluation of Non-Composite Shallow Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girders, Lindsay T. Kelly

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The use of joint mobilization on mechanical instability deficits for a lateral ankle sprain: A Systematic Review, Kathleen M. Kerecman

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Estimating Ultimate Gas Recovery from Unconventional Gas Reservoir, Amgd M. Kharabah

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Selected solo piano works by contemporary Malaysian composers: An analysis, Khe Sin Khoo

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L'Intention mal comprise : les meres indignes de la comtesse de Segur, Kristina Kiisk

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Desired leadership styles in classroom and court: Comparing ideal coaching and teaching styles of collegiate student-athletes, Elzbieta Klein

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The Political Economy of Pork-Barrel Spending, J. Zachary Klingensmith

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Constitutional Amendments and the Consolidation of the Rule of Law in Democratizing Francophone West Africa: Case Study of Benin, Burkina Faso, and Senegal, Bagnini Kohoun

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Coupled 3-d numerical simulation of proppant transport and fluid flow in hydraulic fracturing, Bing Kong

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Inorganic Nanoparticle Nucleation on Polymer Matrices, Adrian John Kosteleski

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Faster Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization via GALE, the Geometric Active Learner, Joseph Krall

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Effects of Response-Independent Food Pellet Delivery on the Development of Tolerance to the Rate-Decreasing Effect of d-Amphetamine in Rats, Christopher A. Krebs

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An Exploration of Conceptual Teaching in Piano Study: Pedagogical Analysis of Three Selected Intermediate Piano Works by Two American Composers, William Bolcom and Lowell Liebermann, Justin Douglas Krueger

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Modeling and Analysis of Quantum Well Structures in GaNInGaN Light Emitting Diodes, Lekha Kuchipudi

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Slope Stability and Alternative Design Methodology for Highway Rock Cut Slopes in West Virginia, Michael A. Kulbacki

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Addressing the Role of Health Literacy in Social Science: The Revision and Validation of the Perceived Oral Health Literacy Scale, Sara LaBelle

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Optimization of an Optical Thermal Absorber Plasmonic Metamaterial: Understanding the Two Particle Interactions, Anitesh Anand Lal

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America's Lollipop Licking Tease: The Eroticization of the Female Child in 1930s Film, Susan Jennings Lantz

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Relating deformation fabrics to multiple metamorphic events preserved in metapelites of the Belt-Purcell supergroup in the Snow Peak area of northern Idaho, Kacey Jo Largent

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Integrated motor protein based nanodevices for biomolecular transport, Yongkuk Lee

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Cross Trees: Visualizing Estimations using Decision Trees, Naveen Kumar Lekkalapudi

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Gender and Financial Risk Tolerance across the Life Span, Philip Lemaster

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A Feasibility Analysis of the Implementation of Passive Treatment Systems for Remediating Acid Mine Drainage in the Lick Run Watershed, William Joseph Leonetti

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Disclosure and perceptions of social support in male victims of child sexual abuse, Abigail Leslie

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She Spoke Wire, Jessica Lewis

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Exploring Perceptions of Fighting on the College Campus Through a Gendered Lens, Hannah Liebreich

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Stem cell matrix and cartilage regeneration, Jingting Li

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CO2 Dissociation using the Versatile Atmospheric Dielectric Barrier Discharge Experiment (VADER), Michael Allen Lindon

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Investigation of PM Formation and Evolution in Plumes Emitted by Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles: Wind Tunnel Study, Daniele Littera

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Electroplating of Cr-Ni Alloy and Ni-Cr/Ni Multilayer Coatings, Liaowang Liu

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In Vitro Recapitulation of Functional Microvessel Using Microfluidic Platform, Xiang Li

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Modeling and Tuning of Energy Harvesting Device Using Piezoelectric Cantilever Array, Yuejuan Li

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Wheatfield, Sara Michael Lucas

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Interoperability of fingerprint sensors and matching algorithms, Luca Lugini

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Degradation of thermal barrier coatings on an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) simulated film-cooled turbine vane pressure surface due to particulate fly ash deposition, Kevin Luo