This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Classification and Mapping of Recreation and Ecotourism Areas in West Virginia, Ishwar Dhami
Determining Transportation and Development Impacts of Consolidated Schools in West Virginia, Bradley J. DiCola
Effects of Stereotype Threat on Adolescents' Math and Visual-Spatial Performance., Lisa M. DiDonato
Finite Element Modeling of Geosynthetic Soil Reinforcement Over Shallow Buried Pipes, Andrew L. Dietz
Natural Kenaf Fiber Reinforced Composites as Engineered Structural Materials, David B. Dittenber
Experimentally Determined Equivalent Roughness Values For Two Types of Longitudinal Straight Duct Produced by a Small Company, Raphael W. Alwin Dodrill
Occupational Risk Factors in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bent C. Doney
Subsurface Paleo-Stream Reach Reconstruction and Classification Using Seismic Data Interpretation, Benjamin Ward Dotson
Development of Hg1-xCd xSe for 3rd Generation Focal Plane Arrays using Molecular Beam Epitaxy., Kevin Doyle
Effects of a Gonadotropin Mixture on Reproductive Success in Progesterone- Treated Non-Lactating Anestrous Ewes, Kellie Nicole D'Souza
An Evaluation of the Idaho Plate Method for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Limited Health Literacy in Rural West Virginia, Pamela L. Edens
The Effect of Melatonin or Maternal Nutrient Restriction on Cell Proliferation in the Ovine Placenta, Adam Walter Eifert
Baseline Water Chemistry Characterization in an Area of Developing Shale Gas Activity, Patrick C. Eisenhauer
Simulation of Multi-Component Gas Flow and Condensation in Marcellus Shale Reservoir, Abdallah Elamin
Analysis of Production Data from Marcellus Shale Horizontal Wells in WV, Mohamed N. El sgher
Contact Lenses in Iris Recognition, Gizem Erdogan
Production History Matching and Forecasting of Shale Assets Using Pattern Recognition, Soodabeh Esmaili
Disulfide Bridging the Gap between Src and Cortactin: A New Paradigm in SH2 Domain-mediated Signaling, Jason VanBuren Evans
Modeling and Recognizing Binary Human Interactions, Ke Feng
An Environmental History of Malawi's 'Island in the Sky': The Mulanje Cedar and Imperial Forestry in British Nyasaland, 1890-1964., Kathleen J. Fichtel
An Exploratory Case Study Examining Transformational Leadership and Organizational Change within the Presidency of a Small, Four-Year University, Daniel Matthew Filer
Evaluation of a Pilot Project to Validate Self-Reported Weights in Adult Patients Undergoing Surgical Interventions., Joanna Fletcher
A Versatile Method of Resolution Enhancement for Tactile Sensor Array Used as Synthetic Skin: Modeling and Implementation, Karen Flores De Jesus
Gas-Phase Reactions of Methamphetamine with Hydroxyl Radicals and Ozone, Crystal D. Forester
A Comparison of Responses and Exteroceptive Stimuli as Time Markers, Adam E. Fox
Relationships between Recreational User Perceptions and the Biological Condition of West Virginia Watersheds, Jennie M. Franks
Political Violence and Unemployment: Socio-Economic Strain as a Potential Source of Terrorism, Reinmar C. Freis-Beattie
American grail: Contemporary federal budget reform, Velda Frisco
Two-Photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements of Neutral Density in Helicon Plasma, Matthew E. Galante
Reservoir Simulation for Production of Methane from Gas Hydrate Reservoirs Using Carbon Dioxide/Carbon Dioxide+Nitrogen by HydrateResSim., Nagasree Garapati
Amine Nucleophilic Addition to Nitro-alkene as a New Reaction Mode for the Synthesis of N-heterocycles, Lekh Nath Sharma Gautam
Spatial Relationship between the Trichloroethylene Degrading Bacteria Dehalococcoides Sp., Sulfate Reducers and Archaea during Reductive Dechlorination, Pujya Wagle Gautam
Hybrid Projectile Body Angle Estimation for Selectable Range Increase, Christopher J. Gioia
Continuities on Subspaces, Timothy James Glatzer
The Retreats of Reconstruction: Race, Leisure, and the Politics of Segregation at the New Jersey Shore, 1865--1920, David E. Goldberg
A Multidimensional Investigation of Sexuality in Older Adults Within a Successful Aging Model, Allyson S. Graf
Degrees of Disordered Eating and Perfectionism in College Students: A Comparison of Sex and Athletic Status, Melinda K. Graham-Hinners
From Sinners to Saints: Emerging Agency in American Women's Novels before the Civil War, Amy Howard Green
"None but the Bravest of Men": Violence and Popular Sovereignty in Revolutionary War Veteran Narratives., James M. Greene
Numerical and experimental study on the ability of dynamic roughness to alter the development of a leading edge vortex, Christopher D. Griffin
Connectivity and spanning trees of graphs, Xiaofeng Gu
Essays on Evidence-Based Design as Related to Buildings and Occupant Health, John Christopher Haddox
An Evaluation of School Zone Traffic Control Strategies, Karly R. Hamric
Compositional Techniques in Hodie by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ah Reum Han
Predictors of Distress during the Breast Diagnostic Period, Mariann M. Harding
Exploring the mechanism of SHP2 and EGFR/HER2 cooperation in breast cancer cell signaling, Zachary Raymond Hartman
The Eleven Nocturnes for Solo Piano of Lowell Liebermann: A Field-Chopin-Faure Lineage, Martin Harvey
Abelson Kinase Based Regulation of Tumor Cell Invasion in HNSCC, Karen E. Hayes
Reactivity, Coping, and Adjustment after Bereavement, James A. Henrie
The Social Support for International Graduate Students to Obtain Academic Success, Ping He
Droplet Impact Sub-cavity Histories and PDPA Spray Experiments for Spray Cooling Modeling, Nicholas Lee Hillen
Effectiveness of a Theory Based Comprehensive Sexual Education Program at a Baltimore City High School, Darlene Hinds
Effect of Delmopinol Hydrochloride on Endodontic Biofilm, Gabriel M. Holley
Impact of Retrograde Condensation on Production in the Ohio Utica Point Pleasant, John Hooks
Development of Synthetic Pathways for Carbon Nanohoops, Yiwei Huang
Microfluidic Impedance-Metric Biosensor for Monitoring Carbon Nanotube-Induced Epithelial Permeability, Zhouchun Huang
Mechanisms of cadmium tolerance in Populus, Brahma Reddy Induri
Characterization of coconut oil and CLA induced lipolysis, Siri Manasa Ippagunta
Evaluation of deck casting on the construction performance of straight and skewed steel I-girder bridges, Jason J. Jackson
Characterizing Peripheral Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses to Haemonchus contortus in Sheep, Jesica Rae Jacobs
Comparing U.S. and International Medical Graduates' Treatment of Chronic Diseases: Utilization of Psychosocial Interventions., Susan E. Jarquin
Secondary coal seam as a barrier to CO2 leakage, Zainab Sahib Jawad
Laser Induced Fluorescence Studies of Electrostatic Double Layers in an Expanding Helicon Plasma, Jerry Carr Jr.
Techniques for Ocular Biometric Recognition Under Non-ideal Conditions, Raghavender Reddy Jillela
Using bio-chars as potential catalysts for upgrading wood pyrolysis vapors, Wenjia Jin
Alternative Breaks: The impact of student-to-student connections in non-classroom service-learning experiences, Zac D. Johnson
American Indian Adolescents Access to and Involvement in In-School Extracurricular Activities in Relation To Substance Use Frequency and Risk Behaviors, Elizabeth A. Jones
Identification of Conserved Protein Kinase CK2 and 14-3-3 Target Sites In Neurogenic Transcriptional Regulators, Lucas Matthew Jozwick
How Teachers' Perceptions Impact Their Implementation of Response to Intervention., Mary F. Kakascik
Tender Evaluation for the Telecommunication Industry using the Analytic Network Process, Ali Kalanaki
Coupling Numerical Simulation and Pattern Recognition to Model Production and Evaluate Carbon Dioxide Injection in Shale Gas Reservoir, Amirmasoud Kalantari-Dahaghi
Characterizations of concretes with alkali-activated binder and correlating their properties from micro- to specimen level, Arkamitra Kar
Using a Three-Dimensional Model to Understand Age Differences in the Framing Effect, Tara E. Karns
Wellbore Stability in Ultra-Deep Formations of the Gulf of Mexico, Gbenga Kayode
Swim to Me, Sara Kearns
Parents' Perspectives, Observations, and Interpretations of: Cancer-Related Fatigue and How the Symptom Shapes their Child's Day-to-Day Quality of Life, Tina Antill Keener
Network Dynamics, Synchronization, and Self-Propelled Particles in Chemical Systems, Hua Ke
The Political Economy of U.S. Public Pension Plans and Their Unfunded Liabilities, Dashle Gunn Kelley
Analog Signal Buffering and Reconstruction, Brandon M. Kelly
Administrator and Faculty Perceptions of Incivility and Conflict in the Workplace: A Higher Education Study, Stacey McLeran Kendig
The Science of Team Science: Exploring Principal Investigator Leadership Style and Team Collaboration Satisfaction, Stephenie K. Kennedy
Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs and the Lived Experience of Preservice Elementary Teachers, Karen A. Kettler
Absorption of Marine vs Non-Marine sources of EPA and DHA, John S. Ketz
Effects of Gradual and Rapid Variable-Interval Schedule Thinning on Concurrent Schedule Performance in Pigeons, Stephanie L. Kincaid
Completion Rates in West Virginia Community and Technical Colleges, Angelic M. Kinder
Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) Variables that Influence Perceived Return on Investment (ROI) in higher education: Chief Marketing Officers' perceptions, Adrienne L. King
The Production, Value, and Reduction Responsibility of Carbon Emissions through Electricity Consumption of Manufacturing Industries in South Korea and Thailand, Medhawin Kitikun
Development of a Mars Exploration Rover for RASC-AL Exploration RoboOps Competition with an Extended Kalman Filter Based Navigation System, Benjamin J. Knabenshue
Evaluation of the bond strength of asphalt overlays, Seth Knihtila
Regional stratigraphic framework of the Tuscarora Sandstone: A model for geologic CO2 storage in West Virginia, Christian T. Kramer
Essays on Resource Allocation and Energy Commodity Markets, Oleg Kucher
Involvement of CytochromeP4504a in Adenosine A1 receptor mediated regulation of vascular tone, Swati S Kunduri
Characterization of Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Mountaintop Mining and Non-mining Areas in West Virginia with Known Health Differences, Laura M. Kurth
Human Action Recognition in Still Images, Biyun Lai
Thrombelastography Parameters versus Classical Coagulation Profile in Trauma Patients: a Retrospective Study, Abdulraouf Y. Lamoshi