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
Evolution of a Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Gene Family in Vertebrates, Shashwati Bhattacharya
A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Transformative Process, Jacob Bigelow
Acceleration of Non-Equidiffusive Flames in Channels: Computational Simulations and Analytical Studies, Serdar A. Bilgili
Phylogenetic relationships among arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species in the deeply rooted archaeosporales (Glomeromycota), Robert J. Bills
Identification of a critical gene in the dihydroergot alkaloid pathway, Yulia Bilovol
Implementation and Evaluation of the MOVE! Program at Medical Weight Loss Center, Kimberly Bird
Upscaling of the acidizing process in heterogeneous porous media, Vahidreza Bitarafhaghighi
Advances in MEMS IMU Cluster Technology for Small Satellite Applications, Drew E. Bittner
How Well Are Your Police Doing?: The Relationship Between Fear of Crime and Perceptions of the Police, Erin Bixler
Variable Data Collection Rate System for a Wildlife Behavior Monitor, Sheldon Blackshire
Parishioner Labor in the Late Medieval Parish of Ashburton, Lacey Bonar
A Three -Essay Empirical Analysis of Health Care Expenditures In the Economic Development of the United States, 2000 - 2009, Srimoyee Bose
Use of protein immobilization to measure cytochrome P450 conduction and metabolism kinetics, Christopher D. Bostick
Emotion Socialization and Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Disability Severity and Parental Attributions in Predicting Parents' Emotional Responses, Hilary R. Bougher
The role of adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase in luteal progesterone production, Elizabeth Compton Bowdridge
Three Essays on Renewable Energy Policy and its Effects on Fossil Fuel Generation in Electricity Markets, Eric Bowen
Hydrogel tracer beads as potential proxies for non-aqueous phase liquids in karst: Development of an optical quantification method for fluorescent beads, Habib Bravo-Ruiz
Same-Race Role-models and Self-Efficacy among African American College Students, Rueben Brock
Where Failure Is Not the Option - The Military Friendly College: Exploring Student Service Members' and Student Veterans' Perceptions of Climate, Transition and Camaraderie, Leilani Teresa Roberts Browning
If They Are Holy They Are Pinned To It Like a Spear Through a Boar, John Bryant
Cooperative Learning in Rural Mathematics Classrooms: Interactions of Instructional Coaching, and Achievement, Joanna Burt-Kinderman
Improving Community College Student Success through Investment of a Community Capitals Framework: A Multi-case Study, Gregory T. Busch
The Relation of Ethnic Identity to Self-Esteem and Academic Self-Concept of African American Students at a Predominantly White Institution, Drummond Russell Bush
The Experience of Transition as told by First-Year, First-Generation Appalachian College Students, Jeffrey T. Bush
Effect of gas compression on mining fire scenario in gaseous and dusty-gaseous environments, Anish Raman Calavay
A Qualitative Study of Medical Student Perceptions of the West Virginia University School of Medicine's Competency-Based Electronic Portfolio System's Design and Implementation, Carrie A. Calloway
A Computational Study on the Effects of Dynamic Roughness Application to Separated Transitional Flows Affected by Adverse Pressure Gradient, Gennaro Campitelli
Path Planning and Control of an Autonomous Quadrotor Testbed in a Cluttered Environment, Trevor W. Caplinger
The Role of Thin Slices of Behavior and Incentive Compensation in Employee Selection Decisions, Andrew Michael Carnes
Trent & Posey, Mari Casey
Predictive Scenario for Premixed Methane-Air Flame Spreading and Explosion Triggering in a Mining Passage, Sri Hari Ramakrishna Chalagalla
Development of Graphene and Graphene-Nanoparticle Composites for Sensor Applications, Saurabh Chaudhari
New methods for copper-catalyzed decarboxylative C-H arylation reactions, Lijun Chen
Dimensions of the Use of Volunteered Geographic Information in Mass Crisis Events, Xiannian Chen
A Parallel Programmer for Non-Volatile Analog Memory Arrays, Spencer L. Clites
Propagating Precipitation Waves in Hydrogels, Darrell Collison
Avoidance of Token-Loss by Pigeons, James E. Cook
Exploring the Anticipatory Socialization Stage of Division I Student-Athletes: The Content, Characteristics, and Functions of Memorable Messages, Gregory A. Cranmer
Effects of Protein Supplementation on Parasitism and Growth in Grazing Lambs, Crista Crawford
Farmers Markets and The Emergency Food System in West Virginia: An analysis of intersection to improve community food security, Jessica L. Crum
Plasmonic Enhancement Mechanisms in Solar Energy Harvesting, Scott K. Cushing
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Recovery Methods of Trace Evidence for Pollen Particles, Christie Cyktor
Surgery and Rehabilitation Treatment Options for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Elbow for Baseball Athletes: A Systematic Review, Amanda M. Damm
Assessment of Professional Behavior in Students: Thoughts and Opinions of Occupational Therapy Faculty, Diana R. Davis
Evaluation of Roadside Vegetation for Erosion Control in West Virginia, Eric M. Davis
Geomorphic Landform Design as an Alternative for Conventional Valley Fill Surface Mine Reclamation: Assessing Conceptual Design, Groundwater Modeling, and Contaminant Desorption, Nathan C. DePriest
Estimation of Energy Intensity in Wood Processing Sawmills based on Analysis of Product, Process and System parameters, Dayakar Devaru
RF transceiver design for electronic toll collection system (ETC) using compact dipole antenna, Anjana Chowdary Devineni
Gendering labor: How foreign direct investment affects state behavior towards female labor in South and Southeast Asia, Ritu Dhungana
Mission Design, Guidance, and Navigation of a Callisto-Io-Ganymede Triple Flyby Jovian Capture, Alan M. Didion
Computational Analysis of Single Drops and Sprays for Spray Cooling Applications, Murat Dinc
The Modeling and Stability Analysis of Humans Balancing an Inverted Pendulum, Yaohui Ding
Role of Mitochondria in TNF-alpha Neurotoxicity in Stroke, Danielle N. Doll
Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: The Importance of Size, Shape, Chemical Composition, and Valence State in Determining Toxicity, Katherine Dunnick
Study of Periodic Forcing with a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Device for the Control of Flow Separation on a NACA 0012, Joseph P. Dygert
A novel computational system for identification of biological processes from multi-dimensional high-throughput genomic data, Julian Marshall Dymacek
Maopewa iati bi: Takai Tonqyayun Monyton "To abandon so beautiful a Dwelling": Indians in the Kanawha-New River Valley, 1500-1755, Isaac J. Emrick
Institutional Decolonization: The Internationalization of the Conflict Over Organized Labor in British Guiana, 1946-1961, Joshua David Esposito
Perceptions of Wood Product Supply and Demand for Affordable Building and Green Construction Markets, Gregory D. Estep
The Keyboard Works of Alex Shapiro, Elizabeth Mary Etnoyer
Polyploidy affects growth, fillet composition, and fatty acid profile in two year old rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Jeremy Lynn Everson
Design Programs for Highwall Mining Operations, Ming Fan
Erionite Studies in Custer National Forest, Daniel Farcas
The Diverse Relationship of Kruppel-Like Factors 4 and 5 in Breast Cancer, Mark K. Farrugia
Manifestations of the Maimed: The Perception of Wounded Soldiers in the Civil War North, William R. Feeney
First year sprouting and growth dynamics of northern red oak, yellow-poplar, red maple, and sweet birch on a mesic site following a release burn during a "shelterwood-burn" sequence, Maria Adele Fenwick
Sports Investment, Beliefs about Food-related Behaviors, and Engagement in Problematic Eating Behaviors during Adolescence, Kaitlyn A. Ferris
Influence of mycorrhizal fungi on soil geochemistry and plant uptake of cadmium and zinc: greenhouse and soil studies of Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site, Pennsylvania, u.s.a, Christian X. Figueroa
The Literacy Beliefs and Practices of Middle Level English Language Arts Teachers, Diane Fine
What elite men's collegiate tennis coaches look for in recruits and how they assess preferred player characteristics, Brandyn H. Fisher
A Bayesian Approach to Reduced Order Modeling in Catalytic Steam Reforming, Evan D. Ford
Defining Cardiovascular Dysfunction in the Metabolic Syndrome: therapeutic and nutritional approaches to treatment, Sara Brooks Fournier
The Eccentricities of a Fading Southern Belle: Personalizing the Iconic Role of Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie", Stephanie Freeman
Halim El-Dabh's Derabucca Notation and its Implication on Performance Practice, Ryan Joseph Frost
Does self love lead to spying on ex-partners on Facebook? The examination of ego factors in Facebook stalking, Brittany Furbee
Plasmonic Nanostructures for Biosensor Applications, Akshitha Gadde
Do humans drive spinal cord with limb velocity signal?, Kyla Galbreath
Family Descriptions of the Influence of Cultural Factors on Transitions in Serious Illness, Veronica Gallo
Exploring Essential Content of Defect Prediction and Effort Estimation through Data Reduction, Divya Ganesan
Cholesterol Modulates Huntingtin Binding to and Aggregation on Lipid Membranes, Xiang Gao
A Consensus Based Decentralized State Estimation for Power Distribution Networks, Varun Garaga
Three Essays on Remittances, Institutions, and Economic Development, Durga Gautam
A Comparative Study of e-Tail Service Quality Scale in USA and India, Usha K. Geddam
Dynamic calibration of drifting sensor arrays for real-time monitoring, Zongyu Geng
Middle and High School Science Teachers' Attitudes toward Nanotechnology and Intention to Implement it in Science Classrooms, Nadira I. Ghattas
The Effects of Modest Improvement in Pellet Quality on Tom Turkey and Straight-run Broiler Performance, with Focus on Experimental Design, Brian Gregory Glover
Saprophytic Colonization and Sporulation of Virulent and Hypovirulent Cryphonectria parasitica on American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) and Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea), Eric Shelton Goddard
Doctoral Students' Relational Communication with their Advisors: A Dyadic Examination using Chickering's Theory of Psychosocial Development, Zachary W. Goldman
Family Distress, First-Generation College Status, and Financial Stress as Predictors of Alcohol Use in College Students Seeking Mental Health Treatment, Narayan Jeremy Gold
Clustering By Academic Major at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Aaron Goodson
Self-Assessed Health in the Context of Daily Life, Allyson S. Graf
Development of a conservation action plan for the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in West Virginia, William J. Greathouse