This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Republican mothers of and above their time: Abigail Adams and Theodosia Burr Alston, Joanna Lyn Reynolds
School bullying: A Freirean perspective., Linda Fae Rhone
In-vitro evaluation of dye leakage of an MTA apical barrier at varying setting times, Mark Daniel Richey
Development of direct elemental speciation in solid state materials using pulsed glow discharge mass spectrometry, Jennifer N. Robertson-Honecker
Essays on taxation and space, Justin M. Ross
Mobilizing movements, mobilizing contemporary Islamic resistance, Rachael M. Rudolph
An in vivo examination of the pulmonary toxicity of ultrafine and fine carbon black and titanium dioxide: Defining the role of particle surface area., Tina Marie Sager
Pilot in loop assessment of fault tolerant flight control schemes in a motion flight simulator, Girish Kumar Sagoo
Identification and characterization of the E(var)3-5 gene in Drosophila melanogaster, Pranoti Sahasrabhojane
Measuring hearing protection performance results in a MIRE-compliant reverberatory chamber versus a non-MIRE compliant room, Mahela Sanguinetti
Testing, assessment and FRP strengthening of concrete T-beam bridges in Pennsylvania, William C. Sasher
Organic methods to control root rot of peas and spinach in north-central West Virginia, Hannah Witten Schrum
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Prevalence and perception of knowledge at Division 1 institutions., Jessica K. Scott
Effects of a Mind-Consciousness-Thought (MCT) intervention on stress and well-being in freshman Nursing students, Judith A. Sedgeman
The human experience: Changing perspectives in math education., Sarah J. Selmer
Responsive liquid crystal polymer rods, Matthew S. Shafran
Development and verification of a laboratory for the emissions testing of locomotive engines, Michael R. Shahan
State policy and food insecurity in Kenya's arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) regions, Naomi Shanguhyia
Feature preserving continuous level-of-detail for terrain rendering, Lucas Jay Shinkovich
Does student passivity exist? The impact of the student and instructor on involvement in and outside of the college classroom., Robert J. Sidelinger
A systematic approach to history matching CBM production on a complex reservoir for a pilot test in Marshall County, WV, US, Cesar A. Silva Molero
Mitigating the effect of covariates in face recognition, Richa Singh
Regina Hubbard: A part in the forest. The creation of a southern belle., Liza Skinner
The effect of classroom lighting on the volume of classroom sounds., Chad A. Skolny
Modeling of particle trajectories of coal size and density fractions in a gasifier, Andrew A. Slezak Jr.
Pilot fatigue detection using aircraft state variables, Benjamin L. Smith
Planning past steel: Examining economic conditions in Brooke and Hancock counties, West Virginia., Jennifer L. Smith
Modeling natural fracture networks: Establishing the groundwork for flow simulation at Teapot Dome, Wyoming, Valerie L. Smith
Three essays on current account dynamics, Cesar R. Sobrino
Mutagenic potential of particulate matter emissions from a single cylinder hydrogen-fueled engine: Lubricating oil effects., Jacinto L. Solano
Essays on remote monitoring as an emerging tool for centralized management of decentralized wastewater systems, Clement Solomon
Efficiency Optimization and Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Brushless Motors in Three-Phase Pulse Width Modulated Voltage Source Inverter Drives, Olusegun Richard Solomon
Increasing the performance and realism of procedurally generated buildings, Brian Sowers
Hydroacoustic assessment of resident species in the Ugashik Lakes, Alaska, Garrett James Staines
A mechanistic and modeling study of recycled and virgin flame retarded polycarbonate., David Lee Statler
Madison School "the White Building" its beginnings 1916-1939., Judith Ann Stechly
An examination of mental health factors related to risk -taking behaviors in children and adolescents., Sarah B. Stevens
(Non-surgical) epicondylitis rehabilitation: A systematic review., David Stickney
Slow-to-warm-up temperament in infancy as a predictor of concurrent and later child and maternal behaviors, Jessica B. Stoltzfus
Have National Collegiate Athletic Association institutions increased the number of American Heart Association recommendations for cardiac screening?, Jennifer R. Street
An evaluation of the non-target effects of mosquito control pesticides on Uca pugnax physiology, limb regeneration and molting processes., Todd A. Stueckle
Surficial mapping and kinematic modeling of the St. Clair Thrust Fault, Monroe County, West Virginia, Jason M. Sturms
Effects of cognitive processing and cell phone use while driving, Michelle Leigh Sudhoff
Development and validation of a diabetes-specific health state classification system and valuation function based on the multi-attribute theory, Murali Sundaram
Pierce-Engel hybrid expansions, Andrea Sutyak
Electrical effects and thermal stability of plasma damage in aluminum gallium nitride alloys., Ahad Ali Syed
Performance and area optimization for reliable FPGA-based shifter design, Zahid Ali Syed
The development of a portable instrumented indentation system., Jared Michael Tannenbaum
Subsurface stratigraphy and depositional patterns of the Lower Mississippian Weir zone of Doddridge County, West Virginia, with emphasis on reservoir potential, John Hamilton Tellers
Evaluation of exhaust after-treatment device effectiveness in reducing regulated and unregulated emissions from natural gas fueled heavy duty transit bus, Arvind Padmavathy Thiruvengadam
Observations of the tapered element oscillating microbalance as compared to a gravimetric method for particulate matter measurement, Gregory Shane Thomas
The partisan politics that led to the Spanish-American War, Donald E. Thompson Jr.
Composition, conservation, evolution, and function of the cold shock domain proteins in plants, Kari Beth Thompson
Characterization of thermal and electrical properties of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites, Raja Ram Tipirneni
Cultural assimilation, appropriation and commercialization: Authenticity in rap music, 1997-2004., Jonathan P. Tummons
Functional domains of P450 1A1 and 1A2: Molecular modeling-guided structure-function study., Youbin Tu
Thermal analysis of tilted roofs composed of two separated surfaces, Orlando J. Ugarte-Almeyda
Dross formation mechanism and development of wear resistant scraper in aluminum-silicon-zinc coating bath., Ashok Varadarajan
Integrating community, education, and global sustainability: The Vash Recycling Model., Tracy A. Vash
Quality induced secure multiclassifier fingerprint verification using extended feature set, Mayank Vatsa
Development of volunteer-driven indices of biological integrity for wetlands in West Virginia, Walter Emil Veselka IV
Recharge processes within the Cacapon Mountain Aquifer, Ridge and Valley Province, West Virginia, Cristine M. Vinciguerra
Classroom environment and its effect on student achievement in a 3rd grade mathematics classroom: An autoethnographic study., Darlene R. Voorhees
Stream flow characterization over longwall coal mines in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, Scott A. Wade
Motivation to change parenting in mothers of children with and without ADHD: Associations with demographic and psychological characteristics., Stephanie M. Wagner
Strategies of prevention: Extending the concept of preventive war and understanding its implications, Steven T. Walker
Effects of rate of feedback and reinforcement on novel responding, Vennessa L. Walker
Benjamin: "Another Part of the Forest"., Jonathan Alan Walton
Development of outdoor recreation resource amenity indices for West Virginia, Jing Wang
Synthesis of polycyclic aromatics having unusual molecular architectures via cascade cyclization reactions of enyne -allenes, Yu-Hsuan Wang
West Virginia agricultural education teachers' perceptions on involving students with exceptionalities in agricultural classrooms and laboratories., Ashley D. Watts
Impact of mine land reforestation and revegetation on water quality in a Mid-Appalachian watershed: A stream monitoring study., Honghong Wei
The evolving process of scenic design in Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest"., Mary Taber Weisse
Levels of stress and mechanisms of coping among male freshman athletes, Gregory A. White
Long-term follow-up of patients treated with the edgewise crowned Herbst appliance in the mixed dentition, Timothy G. Wigal
Design and implementation of a multithreaded softcore processor with tightly coupled hardware real-time operating system, Terance Prabhasara Wijesinghe
'Getting It Right': Three Essays in International Development., Claudia R. Williamson
Exchange of the feminine: Representations of multiple marginality in contemporary West Virginia fiction., David E. Wilson
The correspondence between experimental data and computer simulation of Friction Stir Welding (FSW)., Jerry C. Wong
Investigation of mud filtrate invasion using computational fluid dynamics, Suyoun Won
Design Validation Methodology Development for an Aircraft Sensor Deployment System, Zenovy S. Wowczuk
Communicative functions of young children's visual art, Clover Simms Wright
Experimentalism, relativity and quantum mechanics at a land grant institution: West Virginia University, 1920-1960., Eric S. Wright
Sensitivity analysis of reliability for structure-based software via simulation, Jun Xu
Cellular mechanisms of effects of sphingosine 1 -phosphate on vascular endothelial barrier, Mei Xu
Electrical and optical properties of zinc oxide for scintillator applications, Xiaocheng Yang
Gender and livelihoods: Mapping the economic strategies of porters in Accra, Ghana., Muriel A. Yeboah
Development of fabrication processes for silicon and gallium nitride photonic crystal structures., Satish Yeldandi
In vitro elucidation of the metabolic fate of the anticancer drug busulfan, Islam Rasem Younis
Profiling, extracting, and analyzing dynamic software metrics, Jeffrey T. Zemerick
Selenite removal using GAC based iron-coated adsorbents, Ning Zhang
Toward the synthesis of polycyclic aromatic compounds as nano-carbon cages, Ruoxin Zhang
Video modeling via implicit motion representations, Yunfei Zheng
Cycles in graph theory and matroids, Ju Zhou
(Trans)forming belief, transforming desire: An analysis of conversion and belief in contemporary American fiction., Anthony Zias
Rates of swim bladder parasite infection and PIT tag retention in upstream migrant American eels of the upper Potomac River drainage, Jennifer L. Zimmerman
Design guidelines for FRP honeycomb sandwich bridge decks, Bin Zou
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Exploring faculty changes in science courses at Maryland community colleges in response to the Associate of Arts in Teaching degree option for elementary education majors, Bettie Cecelia A'Hearn