This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Assessment of social anxiety in early childhood: Initial test construction and *validation., Daniel B. Chorney
Male sexual violence victimization: Definitions, epidemiological profile, and psychological impact, Ekta Choudhary
Agent based modeling of power distribution systems, Sridhar Chouhan
Factors associated with treatment acceptance and compliance among incarcerated male sex offenders, Carl B. Clegg
Ludwig van Beethoven's orchestration of the trombone, Daniel R. Cloutier
The use of a five-part lens to create musical "portraits" of the five queens in "Try Me, Good King" by Libby Larsen., Cynthia Conner-Bess
Characterization and classification of clayey soils forming on limestone in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, Brian Cooley
Three essays on resources, institutions, and development across U.S. states, Joab N. Corey
Elastic guided wave dispersion in layered piezoelectric plates: Application to ultrasound transducers and acoustic sensors, Daniel H. Cortes Correales
Subsurface mapping and reservoir analysis of the Upper Devonian Venango and Bradford groups in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Michael F. Coughlin
Success from the voices of educators, Katherine Eddy Cox
Ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus : Association with sporulation and clustered genes common among ergot fungi, Christine M. Coyle
Concerns, social support, and health -related quality of life of mothers., Susan B. Coyle
The synthesis of tryptophan derivatives, 2- and/or 3-substituted indoles, progress toward dilemmaones A-C, and synthetic studies towards fistulosin via palladium-catalyzed reductive N-heteroannulation, Christopher Andrew Dacko
A web-based system for course instruction and student advising, Praveen Danda
The perceptions of practicing West Virginia K-3 reading teachers of working with Reading First coaches in Title I Distinguished Schools, Karen R. Davies
Characteristics of subordinate follicles following removal of the dominant follicle: Induction of selection, Matthew Dean
Mapping subjectivities: The cultural poetics of mobility & identity in South Asian diasporic literature, Aparajita De
Effects of color and animation on visual short -term memory in computer-environment learning tasks, Marc Debiase
Superintendent efficacy investigation of a six -component leadership framework for developing effective learning environments, Frank D. Devono
Teacher decision making and the implementation of an integrated arts curriculum, Mary K. Devono
Development of a Web-based woody biomass energy expert system, Sabina Dhungana
Historical response rates, reinforcement context, and behavioral persistence, Chata A. Dickson
Effects of response effort, delay, and stimulus changes on the sunk -cost effect, James W. Diller
Effective maxillary protraction: Hyrax expansion appliance vs. double-hinged expansion appliance, Thuy B. Do-deLatour
Examination of the use of assessment by accredited business schools, Tracie M. Dodson
Spillover effects in financial and international development, John Dogbey
Evaluation of the expansion of behavioral health services in a rural, primary care clinic: A pilot project, Carolyn L. Donovan
Whose Worth's Unknown: The Life of Edward de Vere, the Man Who Was Shakespeare. A novel., Lisa L. Dorward
Improving lumber recovery of low-quality hardwoods via finger-jointing technologies, Colin Dougherty
Predicting the performance of horizontal wells in unconventional gas reservoirs, Dylan Todd Drinkard
Bidding at the prison auction house: An exchange of prisoners' and university students' perceptions of crime and punishment, Kate J. DuBois
Great War aviation and commemoration: Louis Bennett, Jr., Commander of the West Virginia Flying Corps., Charles D. Dusch
Three essays on political economy, economic *development and capital flows, Nabamita Dutta
Characterization of exhaust emissions from palm oil-based and soybean oil-based biodiesel fueled heavy-duty transit buses, Trampas Jay Efaw
Variation among Phytophthora cinnamomi isolates from oak forest soils in the eastern United States, Jordan E. Eggers
Modeling issues for solid oxide fuel cells operating with coal syngas, Francisco Elizalde-Blancas
Detection and determination of degradation and metabolic products of drugs of abuse and explosives, Melissa Gayton Ely
Development of an on-board compressed gas storage system for hydrogen powered vehicle applications, Thomas H. Evans
High temperature studies of thin film Aluminum Nitride and piezoelectric characterization of mesa structures, Richard Farrell
Novel Methods for Producing Cellulose Nanocrystals from Lignocellulosic Materials and Cellulose Nanocrystals Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites, Paul Busumafi Filson
The effect of parent education on the home food environment for overweight adolescents in West Virginia, Kimberly N. Fisher
Characteristics of turbulence and design of solid removal system in the quiescent zone of an aquaculture raceway, Eric G. Fizer
Measuring and changing negative stuttering stereotypes in adolescents, Timothy W. Flynn
The politics of disaster relief policy (1947--2005), Viviane E. Foyou
Local agency traffic sign retroreflectivity case study and model of observed traffic sign light intensity, Mark L. Franz
The effectiveness of four translation strategies on nurses' adoption of an evidence -based bladder protocol, Jamey S. Frasure
The best leadership practices of principals in high performing and high poverty schools in Ohio, Mark Furda
Weak floor stability in the Illinois Basin underground coal mines, Murali M. Gadde
Levels of lateral flange bending in straight, skewed and curved steel I -girder bridges during deck placement, Nohemy Y. Galindez
Determination of mixed hydrate thermodynamics for reservoir modeling, Nagasree Garapati
Verbal time estimation in clutterers and non-clutterers, Emily O. Garnett
Improvement of the physical and nutritional quality of pelleted feed, Curran Kenji Gehring
Foraging ecology of male Cerulean Warblers and other Neotropical migrants, Gregory A. George
In mid -stream: A qualitative case study of a young deaf woman - Becoming 'Leigh', Ann Darby Getty
Fuzzy rock typing: Enhancing reservoir simulation and modeling by honoring high resolution geological models, Vida Gholami
Quantifying changes in ecological function of headwater catchments following large-scale surface mining in southern West Virginia, Gretchen Anne Gingerich
A daily process analysis of short -term physical activity goal pursuits in midlife: Changes in goal processes, physical activity, and subjective well -being, Eric A. Goedereis
Urban planning, transportation, and land -use planning: The effects on attitudes and political behaviors, Abraham Goldberg
An examination of adolescent nicotine withdrawal symptoms: A validation of the Nicotine Withdrawal Assessment for Youth, Matthew E. Goldfine
Hydroponic production of selected flower and herb crops in red lava rock, Victoria Elizabeth Gonzalez-Lerma
Cellular mechanisms responsible for development of sensitivity of the bovine corpus luteum to prostaglandin F2 alpha, Madhusudan P. Goravanahally
Syntheses of fused pyrroloheterocycles, isatins, approach towards the indole fragment of nosiheptide and a base-mediated formation of 3-hydroxycarbazoles, Sobha Priyadarshini Gorugantula
Carl McIntire: Fundamentalism, civil rights, and the reenergized Right, 1960--1964, Bobby G. Griffith Jr.
The influence of a challenge course based pre-orientation's curriculum integration on participants' perceived self-efficacy, Simon J. Grout
Preparing medical students to counsel for smoking cessation, Aubree M. Guiffre
Interaction of nickel-based SOFC anodes with trace contaminants from coal-derived synthesis gas, Gregory Allen Hackett
The principal's role in creating a school culture that fosters achievement of students with high incidence disabilities: A study of one school, Shelby B. Haines
Prenatal cadmium exposure dysregulates sonic hedgehog and Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in the thymus resulting in immunomodulatory effects, Miranda Leah Hanson
The fearful face and beyond: fMRI studies of the human amygdala, Jillian E. Hardee
The perception of novice approved clinical instructors on their preparedness as clinical educators, Amanda-Jean Hart
Test re-test reliability of the UNC Functional Performance Test, N. Regina Hash
Conditioned reinforcing value of the sample stimulus and resistance to change of delayed matching -to -sample performance in pigeons, Yusuke Hayashi
Empirical essays on financial market linkages in macroeconomics, Ellis B. Heath
Initiating a practice change: Prescribing probiotics concurrently with antibiotic therapy, Patty Hermosilla
Treefall gap characteristics within an Appalachian hardwood forest in West Virginia: Influences of topographic position and forest type, Jamie Marie Himes
Understanding the expression and implications of deceptive affectionate messages, Sean M. Horan
The identification of molecular guidance cues necessary for development of the central auditory system, David M. Howell
Studies of chemomechanical gels and collective behavior in chemical systems, Zhaoyang Huang
The fate of Salmonella Tennessee and Salmonella Typhimurium in peanut butter subjected to electron beam irradiation, Andrea Lynn Hvizdzak
Coconut oil enhancement of conjugated linoleic acid induced body fat loss and lipolysis in mice, Siri Manasa Ippagunta
Acceptable Losses, Ashley Renee Jenkins
Incremental development and cost-based evaluation of software fault prediction models, Yue Jiang
Acidic deposition effects on above- and belowground wood biomass and nutrient status in a young hardwood forest, Brittany Anne Johnson
Post-transcriptional regulation of RpoS and HemA in Salmonella, Amy Madeline Jones
How influential are they? The role of parents, social support, attachment, and autonomy in college students' likelihood to experience social anxiety, Andrea M. Jones
(re)construct: exploring objecthood in a digital age, Patrick L. Jones
An analysis of amenity-led rural economic *development in northeast region: A spatial simultaneous equations approach, Mulugeta Saare Kahsai
Design of reinforced concrete seals for underground coal mines, Rajagopala Reddy Kallu
Aging and gender in the coronary microcirculation: Effects of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide., Lori S. Kang
A spatial optimization approach to watershed water quality management: A case of the Opequon Watershed, Wilbert Karigomba
The development and nutritional characteristics of an omega-3-enhanced egg product, Nissan Michelle Kassis
Soldiers and stereotypes: Mountaineers, cultural identity, and World War II, C. Belmont Keeney
The role of NADPH oxidase in blood -brain barrier dysfunction following stroke in aged rats, Kimberly Kelly