This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
"A Debt of Honor": Elite Women's Rituals of Cultural Authority in the Confederate Capital, Ashley Whitehead Luskey
Synthesis of Colloidal Nanocrystal Heterostructures for High-Efficiency Light Emission, Yifei Lu
Energy Intensity Determination in Wood Processing Sawmills, Ramakrishna Babu Maddula
Investigating Feeding Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and/or Soy Protein Isolate to Female pck Rats on Polycystic Kidney Disease and Related Complications, Kaitlin Hope Maditz
Polish Immigration to the U.S. since 1980 as a Political Question, Pawel Majcher
Enhanced Automated Discovery of Relevant Features in Text Mining, Udaya Mallampati
Three essays on institutions and development in sub-Saharan Africa, Amanda M. Mandzik
Effects of maturation, polyploidy, and nutrition on growth, composition, and gene expression within fatty acid metabolism in rainbow trout, Meghan Lynn Manor
A poultry litter marker gene correlates with pathogen and indicator bacteria deposition on, growth in and transport from poultry bedding, Kameswari Sirisha Mantha
A poultry litter marker gene correlates with pathogen and indicator bacteria deposition on, growth in and transport from poultry bedding, Kameswari Sirisha Mantha
Identification and Genetic Diversity of Lake Sturgeon Larvae on Artificial Reefs in the Huron-Erie Corridor, Jamie Marie Marranca
Analysis of Production Data from Horizontal Shale Wells Using Decline Curves, Atoosa Mashayekhi
The Impact of Co-presence and Visual Elements in 3D VLEs on Interpersonal Emotional Connection in Telecollaboration, Hisae Matsui
Three essays on the political economy of forensic science, William P. McAndrew
Effects of a Postpartum Sleep Schedule on Childless Women's Sleep, Circadian Amplitude, Daytime Sleepiness, Performance, and Mood, Amanda L. McBean
Grazing Management Practices among West Virginia Beef Producers, Marcus T. McCartney
Transforming Traditional Classrooms into Student-Centered 21 st Century Classrooms: A Developmental Process for Professional Development, Monica McCartney
Performance of Reformed Low-Sulfur Liquid Fuels in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Tristan Jordan McQuain
Development and feasibility assessment of shallow pressbrake-formed steel tub girders for short-span bridge applications, Gregory K. Michaelson
Peripheral challenge with a viral mimic elicits seizure hypersusceptibility, Lindsay Tanis Michalovicz
Clinical Practice Guideline for Venous Thromboembolism, Angela Miller
Venue Shopping: Domestic Interests in Global Politics, Sara M. Moats
The Effect of a Six Week Functional Training Program on Performance Outcomes in Softball, Zachary M. Mohondro
Development and Resultant Implementation of Custom Software for Analyses of Galactic Neighborhoods, Michael Dane Moore
Visualization and Analysis Tools for Neuronal Tissue, Michael Morehead
The Effect of Hegemonic Masculinity in the Proportion of Women in Post-Communist Parliaments: A Case Study of Estonia and Poland, Anne Moreland
Evaluation of Hydrotreated Biofuels for Use in Naval Diesel Engines, Cory J. Morgan
Inactivation by UV-Radiation and Internalization of Coliforms and Escherichia coli in Aquaponically and Hydroponically Grown Lettuce, Matthew J. Moriarty
Seismic attribute-assisted structure analysis of the Mackay dome transpressional system, Bighorn basin, southern Montana: Evidence for reservoir compartmentalization, Abigail Lauryn Morris
The Effectiveness of a New Graduate Nurse Precepted Orientation Program on Retention, Rose M. Morton
A Performance Guide to "First Lines" for Flute and Piano, Pamela Murchison
Modeling of caprock seal failure due to fluid injection, Hari Kiran Nambu
A Retrospective Clinical Study to Evaluate Treatment Outcomes of Vital Pulp Therapy with ProRootRTM Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, EndosequenceRTM Root Repair Material, and Biodentine RTM, Nathaniel T. Nicholson
Parenting style and emotion socialization strategies as predictors of children's emotion regulation, Nicole Nightengale
Synchronization Behavior in Coupled Chemical Oscillators, Simbarashe Nkomo
Evaluation of Emotion Regulation and Associated Characteristics in Foster Children Using the Dyadic Parent-Child Coding System and Caregiver-Report Measures, Meredith A. Norman
Investigating Use of Aggregate Density to Develop Design Aggregate Structure for Asphalt Concrete Mixtures, Brian Norrod
The Hot Struggle Over the Cold Waters: The Strategic Position of the Arctic Region During and After the Cold War, Magdalena Nowak
The effects of hypnosis and symptom interpretation on jurors' perceptions of recovered memories of child sexual abuse, Sarah Nunley
IL-15 Signaling in Skeletal Muscle: Implications in Modulation of PGC-1alpha and Mitochondrial Biogenesis, Grant C. O'Connell
Flipping the Classroom in College Algebra: A Design and Development Study, Lori Ogden
Floodplain Mapping in Response to Surface Mine Reclamation, Erin E. O'Leary
From Curve To Edge, Sarah Jewell Olsen
Conditional Clauses, Meghan Olson
The Effects of Chronic Stress and Exercise on Mouse Pancreatic Islet of Langerhans Morphology and Muscle Atrophy Gene Expression, Travis Parkulo
Comparing flexural strength of acrylic processed by three different techniques, Ankit Patel
Military Versus Civilian Murder-Suicide Psychological Profiles, Christina Patton
An Optimization Approach Coupling Rockfall Simulation and Slope Stability Analysis for New Rock Cut Profiles, Justin Pentz
The Development of an Insect Succession Model Suitable for Time-Since-Death Statistics, Anne E. Perez
Dynamics of Defiance: Government Power and Rural Resistance in the Arkansas Ozarks, J. Blake Perkins
Country Schoolgirls: A Study of Rural Women and the Rise of Public Education, 1820-1914, Allyson Perry
LACE: Supporting Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing in Transfer Defect Learning, Fayola Peters
Time-varying phase relationship between spiking neuronal responses and local field potentials in olfactory processing in manduca sexta, Oakland J. Peters
Development of the West Virginia University Small Microgravity Research Facility (WVU SMiRF), Kyle G. Phillips
Investigating Balanced Time Perspective in Adults across the Life Span, Nipat Bock Pichayayothin
Cbct evaluation of condylar changes in children with unilateral posterior crossbites with a functional shift, Lance Pittman
Vibration Attenuation of Composite Moving Beams using Active Vibration Control Techniques, Gouthami Polina
Technology use in the treatment and prevention of eating disorders, Jessie T. Popelka
The Current Status of Meat Processing Facilities in Agricultural Education Programs in West Virginia, Eleanor Nicole Porter
Phosphorus forms and availability in organicallymanaged grasslands, Saraswati Poudel Acharya
Mothers' Adaptation to Caring for a New Baby, Darcey N. Powell
High salt diet-induced alteration in vascular reactivity in wild-type and adenosine A2A receptor null mice, Isha Pradhan
Investigating the Potential of Waste Heat Recovery as a Pathway for Heavy-Duty Exhaust Aftertreatment Thermal Management, Saroj Pradhan
Effects of Dietary Immunomodulation on Parasite Load in Commercial Crossbred Lambs, Rebecca Christine Price
An old tool for a new generation: Using the Star power simulation to teach social inequality, Barbara Prince
Sport Psychology "App"lication: NCAA Coaches' Preferences for a Mental Training Mobile App, Raymond F. Prior
Friendship Quality of Early Adolescent Girls in relation to Maternal and Paternal Parenting, Social Anxiety, and Interpersonal Skill, Joanna T. Prout
Application of Neural Network Techniques to Downscale Precipitation, Javad Rahimikollu
Characterization of heavy duty engine fuel maps used for model based simulation tools, Nitin Rana
Burden of Colorectal Cancer among the elderly Medicare beneficiaries in West Virginia A comparative analysis with national data, Pallavi Balwant Rane
Instrument comparison for Aerosolized Titanium Dioxide, Anand Ranpara
Assessment strategies for mixing in very viscous gas-liquid two-phase flows, Sharad Chand Ravinuthala
Numerical investigation of the influence of elevated turbulence levels on the cooling effectiveness of an anti-vortex hole geometry, Timothy William Repko
Control Design and Performance Analysis for Autonomous Formation Flight Experiments, Caleb M. Rice
Reinforcing Effects of Near Wins in Extinction and Concurrent-Chains Procedures, Nathaniel Rice
Corridos, Drugs, and Violence: An Analysis of Mexican Drug Ballads, Kristen L. Richmond
The Development and Psychometric Analysis of an Instrument to Measure a Woman's Experience of Childbirth, Elizabeth Viens Rini
Development of a mechanical vapor-compression distiller incorporating concentrated solar power, Garrett Tyler Rinker
Belarus's National Narratives and Representation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Jevgenijs Rjascenko
NATO military interventions in Kosovo, Libya, Afghanistan and their impact on relations with Russia after the Cold War, Dovydas Rogulis
Hydrogen-deuterium exchange studies by mass spectrometry: A method for obtaining conformational structures of proteins in solution, Teerapat Rojsajjakul
Grass component effect on soil physical properties in an organic crop rotation, Emily Leslie Romano
A streptozotocin-induced model of Alzheimer's disease in mice with wild-type human tau, Carolyn C. Rudy
Low-Power and Programmable Analog Circuitry for Wireless Sensors, Brandon David Rumberg
Cabaret: A lesson in recovery, Jane Ryan
Raising Soviets on Imported Goods. Socialist Realism in Estonian Secondary Education, Helen Saask
The Role of Physical Appearance in the Peer Acceptance of Emerging Adults Undergoing Chemotherapy, Megan E. Samples
Evolutionary Search Techniques with Strong Heuristics for Multi-Objective Feature Selection in Software Product Lines, Abdel Salam Sayyad
"Busy Mischievous Ffellows": Imperial Agency in Pennsylvania During the Seven Years' War, Benjamin G. Scharff
Psychological Measures to Predict Serious Prison Violence, Allison M. Schenk
"It's not just your dad and it's not just your coach..." The dual-role relationship in female tennis players, Olivier N. Schmid
Alfven Wave Propagation in Inhomogeneous Plasmas, Stephanie Sears
A preliminary study evaluating potential probiotic use in endodontics, Khaled Seifelnasr