This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Correlation between flexural strength and denture base acrylic thickness overlaying implant stud attachments, Khaled N. Alawadhi
Durability prediction of structural composites through a continuum damage mechanics approach, Hermann E. Alcazar
Predicting the gas-condensate extended composition analysis, Muzher I. Almusabeh
Ferric Iron Nanoparticle Formation Mediated By Negatively Charged Polypeptides, Vamsi Krishna Aluru
Getting Down to Business: An EFL curriculum design for the business setting, Gabriel Brito Amorim
Nanofabrication of Optofluidic Photonic Crystal Resonators for Biosensing, Henry Bolivar Andagana Junta
The effects of a randomized four-week dynamic balance training program on individuals with chronic ankle instability, Benjamin M. Anguish
Memorializing motherhood: Anna Jarvis and the struggle for control of Mother's Day., Katharine Lane Antolini
Electric Power Distribution Expansion Planning Using Distributed Generation Sources and Storages, Ruben R. Avagyan
Identifying infestation probabilities of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis, Fairmaire) in the Mid-Atlantic region, William D. Ayersman
Jimmy Choos vs. Ariats: The presentation of masculinity in the online sex ads of men who have sex with men, Adam Thomas Babich
Ten, Rebecca Bailey
The use of a proficiency-based clinical tool in the evaluation of clinical knowledge and skills in the athletic training setting, Shannon L. Baldwin
Analyzing the role of CK2 and PP2A in Drosophila position effect variegation, Swati Banerjee
Feasibility and Implementation of Self - Consolidating Concrete, Kyle B. Baranowski
Religious and environmental values in PCUSA and UCC church camp programs, Ross S. Bash
Technique, Aesthetics, and Style in Eighteenth-Century Compositional Pedagogy: Beethoven's Pedagogical Influences., Sean E. Beachy
Determining efficacy of a thermally processed exogenous enzyme cocktail for broilers, Kala Renea Beaman
Long-term effects of timber management on forest breeding songbirds in the central Appalachians, Douglas Becker
Empirical analysis of BWT-based lossless image compression, Kalyan Varma Bhupathiraju
The Politics and Policy of Small City Downtown Development, Thomas K. Bias
Assessing the Influence of Coronary Heart Disease Knowledge, Perception of Personal Risk, and Delay Discounting of Future Health on Diet and Physical Activity, Kimberly Bosworth Blake
Critical Buckling Strength Prediction of Pultruded GFRP Composite Columns, Mathew Marvin Blandford
Community College Department Chairs' Leadership Styles and Faculty Utilization of Instructional Technology, Anastasia (Stacey) L. Boggs
Role of protein kinase CK2 and phosphatase PP2A in Notch-mediated lateral inhibition, Anasua Bose
Sub-surface stratigraphy and petrophysical analysis of the Middle Devonian interval of the central Appalachian basin; West Virginia and southwest Pennsylvania, Matthew Louis Boyce
The D'Artagnan of the bow: The inimitable Chevalier de Saint-Georges., Edward Algernon Brown
Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club public relations campaign professional project, Lisa K. Brown
Effects of prenatal stress on lever-press acquisition, delay discounting, and ethanol self -administration in rats, Natalie R. Bruner
A risk management approach to pillar extraction in the Central Appalachian coalfields, Patrick R. Bucks
Ecology of Trifolium stoloniferum (Muhl. ex A. Eaton), a federally endangered vascular plant, at the Fernow Experimental Forest in West Virginia, John Q. Burkhart
Seasonal trends in separability of leaf reflectance spectra for Ailanthus altissima and four other tree species, Aaron Burkholder
The Effects of Fungal Pigments on Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectral Peak Formation, Amanda Dawn Buskirk
A field evaluation of dust palliatives in West Virginia, Kevin A. Butler
Adult children of alcoholics' perceptions of communicative exchanges with family members and outsiders, Kerry Byrnes
Enhanced coal bed methane production and sequestration of carbon dioxide in unmineable coal seams., Camilo E. Calderon
Resurgence of temporal patterns of responding, Carlos Renato Xavier Cancado
Selenium Removal by Nano-Magnetite Impregnated Diatomaceous Earth, Isabel Cardona
One-room schools and their role in the development of the Appalachian hills of West Virginia: 1863--1940s, James Seth Caudill
A degradation model for solid oxide fuel cell anodes due to impurities in coal syngas, Fatma Nihan Cayan
Understanding Plasmas through Ion Velocity Distribution Function measurements, Saikat Chakraborty Thakur
Comparing the use of qPCR on isolated smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes for estrogen screening, Emily Breana Chambers
Mercury removal from coal by leaching with sulfur dioxide, Poornima Chateker
Phase transition problems of conservation laws, Chunguang Chen
Optimization of a Heavy-Duty Hybrid Transit Bus Operated over Transient Cycles, Pingen Chen
Engendering clinical competencies in physician assistant programs: A mixed study of Marietta College's student assessment of learning and professional practice., William A. Childers
Changes in throwing pattern and perceptual judgment as the function of task variations for young children, Yoojin Choi
Three essays on gay and lesbian rights legislation, David R. Christafore
Strategic Vulnerability: An Analysis of Physical Geography, Environmental, and Material Components of Force Structure, Kyle Christensen
Prediction of response to escitalopram across multiple outcomes in older adult GAD patients, Caroline M. Ciliberti
Factors that impact West Virginia Head Start parental involvement in early literacy, Arlene Midget Clausell
Your Silver Nose, Tony Clavelli
Artists' Engagements, Ann Claycomb
Nonmedical Psychostimulant Use and Sleep among Adolescents and Emerging Adults, Megan M. Clegg-Kraynok
Assessing the psychometric properties of the Childbirth Stages of Readiness Questionnaire (CSORQ), Suzan Walsh Clemens
Outside: Inside, Cassie Clements
Effects of level of concentrate supplementation on milk production and ruminal pH in lactating cows on pasture, Gatha R. Clevenger
Text, graphics, and multimedia materials employed in learning a computer-based procedural task, Kari Christine Carlson Coffindaffer
The Fantasy Focus: A content analysis of sports magazines examining the rise in popularity of fantasy games, Michael Conti
Systematics and evolutionary paleoecology of crinoids from the St. Louis Limestone (Mississippian, Meramecian) of the Illinois Basin, Lewis Anderson Cook
State spatial practices and uneven development: Flexible rescaling in Appalachia, Jacquelyn Jordon Core
The effect of cannula design upon apically extruded sodium hypochlorite during endodontic therapy, Gavin L. Criser
Evaluation of information transfer between beef producers and Extension Agents in West Virginia, Travis J. Cullen
Mitochondrial dysfunction in the diabetic heart: Cardioprotection from a novel mitochondrially-targeted therapeutic, Erinne Rose Dabkowski
Real time kinematic global navigation satellite systems in railroad transportation, Peter Joseph Dailey
Optimized trusted information sharing, Joseph M. D'Alessandro
An engineer's story: Ernst Behrend and the Hammermill Paper Company, the first quarter century., Scott W. Daley
Heavy-duty diesel engine oil aging effects on emissions, Mrinmoy Dam
Dietary cholesterol effects on learning, memory and amyloid beta: Learning and memory effects on brain cholesterol and sulfatide levels, Deya S. Darwish
Mandatory Reporting in the Context of Home Visitation Programs, Danielle Marie Davidov
The design of an evolutionary algorithm for artificial immune system based failure detector generation and optimization, Jennifer N. Davis
Designing a face detection CAPTCHA, Adam C. Day
Assessing the cumulative impact of disturbance on canopy structure and chemistry in Appalachian forests, Lindsay N. Deel
Evaluation of Reforestation Efforts on Two Reclaimed Surface Mines in West Virginia, Curtis A. DeLong
Electrical characterization of buckled graphene films derived from plasma etched silicon carbide., Tobias Denig
"A dog in that fight": The United States and the Yugoslav wars of succession, 1991-1999., James M. DePalma
Sex segregation and young adults' gender-typed attitudes about occupations, Lisa M. DiDonato
PE followed me home from school today: Effects of the Activity Challenge on youth summer physical activity, Kacey DiGiacinto
Imputation methods for dealing with missing scores in biometric fusion, Yaohui Ding
Fatigue of polymer composites: Life prediction and environmental effects, David Brian Dittenber
Determination of Equilibrium binding constants for LPS interaction with TLR4, Santhoshi P. Dixit
Systemic lipopolysaccharide stimulates airway transepithelial Na+ transport by increasing ENaC and Na+,K+ -pump activity, Michael W. Dodrill
Parenting practices mediate parenting stress and child inhibited, shy behavior, Ying Dong
Analysis of concussion management policies and procedures among athletic trainers in the four divisions of NCAA collegiate football, James D. Dorneman Jr.
The relationships of the leadership styles of superintendents and fiscal conditions with district student performance across Ohio, Daniel T. Doyle
Long term AMPK activation limits obesity induced muscle atrophy, Joshua C. Drake
Extraction of metal sensitizers under physiologically relevant conditions, Matthew G. Duling
Polycystic ovarian syndrome: Proposal for an evidence -based management plan for an electronic patient record system, Mary Elizabeth DuRant
Nondestructive and destructive evaluation of FRP composite wrapped concrete cylinders with embedded debonds, Shasanka Shekhar Dutta
The Impacts of Longwall Mining on Groundwater Systems -- A Case of Cumberland Mine Panels B5 and B6, Xinzhi Du
Linking tourism resources and local economic development: A spatial analysis in West Virginia, David Dyre
A component based model for the prediction of the product yields of the pyrolysis of a biomass particle, Brian C. Eberly