This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Cytotoxic Effects of Potential Irrigants for Endodontic Surgery, Kaiying Haggard
An Exploration of the Effects of Mindfulness on Pain: The Role of Pain Catastrophizing, Ilana Haliwa
Information Theoretical Analysis of the Uniqueness of Iris Biometrics, Katelyn M. Hampel
An Anesthesia-Based Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Opioid Administration via Esmolol Administration, Fredrick J. Hanna
Polychromatic colorings of certain subgraphs of complete graphs and maximum densities of substructures of a hypercube, Ryan Tyler Hansen
CBCT Use in Orthodontic Residency Programs in USA, Su Min Han
Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) population characteristics and an evaluation of management responses in two West Virginia watersheds, Jacob D. Harrell
Using Landsat-Based Phenology Metrics, Terrain Variables, and Machine Learning for Mapping and Probabilistic Prediction of Forest Community Types in West Virginia, Faith M. Hartley
Modeling Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Using BSS-ANOVA Gaussian Process, Kyle Matthew Hayes
Reinforcement Learning for Process Control: Applications to Energy Systems, Elijah Ballard Hedrick
Development of computational methods for electronic structural characterization of strongly correlated materials: from different ab-initio perspectives, Uthpala K. Herath
Critical Perspectives on Produce Prescription Programs & US Federal Nutrition Policy, Alanna K. Higgins
Identifying Factors that Increase Sustainability of SWPBIS in US Middle Schools, Heather L. Hoffert
Embodied Energy Geographies: An Exploration of Fracked Landscapes in the Ohio River Valley, Rachael L. Hood
“WHERE DID YOUR CHRIST COME FROM”? EXPLORING THE SIGNIFICANCE AND PREVALENCE OF THE WHITE JESUS PHENOMENON AMONG BLACK BAPTIST WOMEN AND MEN, Stephanie Marshelle House-Niamke
Experimental and Design Evaluation of Multi-bolted GFRP Joints, Amir Hossein Houshmandyar
Evaluating DRO with Asymmetrical Magnitude of Reinforcement, Lindsey M. Hronek
Implementation of Stress Management and Resiliency Training to Address Nursing Burnout in a Neuroscience Critical Care Unit, Jessica May Marie Hughes
Modeling and Optimization of a Novel Chilled Ammonia Absorption Process and Amine-Appended Metal-Organic Frameworks for CO2 Capture, Ryan Keith Hughes
Detecting Adverse Drug Events Using a Deep neural network Model, Saminur Islam
Structural and petrologic insights into the emplacement of effusive silicic lavas: Inyo Domes, California, Shelby L. Isom
Performance of Sensor Fusion for Vehicular Applications, Nikola Janevski
Characterizing the Effects of Solvent and Analyte Properties on Ionization Efficiency by Novel Field-free and Field-enabled Ionization Techniques, Kinkini Udara Jayasundara
GAN-Based Super-Resolution And Segmentation Of Retinal Layers In Optical Coherence Tomography Scans, Paria Jeihouni
Summer Habitat Use, Home Range, and Effect of Catch and Release Mortality on the Trophy Potential of Muskellunge, (Esox masquinongy, Mitchill, 1824), in a Southern Reservoir Population, Peter Isaac Jenkins
Theoretical investigation of SOFC/SOEC degradation mechanisms and mitigations, Fuming Jiang
ERO1α Promotes Tumorigenesis in EGFR Driven NSCLC, brennan d. johnson
Combustion Feature Characterization using Computer Vision Diagnostics within Rotating Detonation Combustors, Kristyn B. Johnson May
Targeting Vulnerabilities in Cell State and Calcium Signaling for the Treatment of Lung Cancer, Clark Jones
Clitic doubling: The Case of Nariño Andean Spanish, Jessica Paola Jurado Eraso
Machine Learning Approaches to Improve Prediction in Health Care, Sadaf Kabir
Cross-kingdom interactions shape soil biogeochemistry in natural and agricultural ecosystems, Jennifer Lynne Kane
Review of Innovative Rehabilitation Techniques for Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Demetrius Karoubas
Possible Paths Forward for a Practice-Based Teacher Education Centered on Justice, Joshua Harlan Karr
Age as a Moderator of Health Outcomes and Trust in Physicians and the Healthcare System, Emma Katz M.S.
DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM TO IDENTIFY HIGH-EMITTERS FROM ON-ROAD DATA FOR HEAVY-DUTY (HD) VEHICLES, Filiz KAZAN
A Domain Adaptation Approach for Segmenting Cell Instances in Microscopy Data, Matthew R. Keaton
Mechanical Response of VARTM infused FRP composites, Andrew Kenney
Bitter Sweet, Hanna M. Kesty
Development of an Innovative Co-treatment Technology for Produced Water and Blowdown Water: A Regional Approach of Water Management for Energy Production, Golnoosh Khajouei
Stormwater Runoff Response Under Changing Climate and Land uses Across Gradients of Inland and Coastal Urban-Natural Basin, Mahmood Khan
Climatic and Land Cover Sensitivities of Stormwater Runoff in a Coastal Natural-Urban Basin of Texas, USA., Nusrat Nasrin Khan
Carbon Emissions, Abatement, and Natural Disasters: Politics and Social Institutions, Ritika Khurana
Jiří’s Ghosts, Karen Jean Klein
Synthetic Methods for Improved Scope and Efficiency of Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective Alkene Boracarboxylation, Steven William Knowlden
Diversifying Piano Literature: East Asian Music for Piano Study and Performance in the United States, Akina Kondoh
Exploring How Children Use Their Everyday Thinking to Construct Scientific Explanations of the Natural World, Ashley Nicole Kooken
A Multi-Method Examination of the Effects of Students’ Unconscious Biases on Student Evaluations of Instructors, Brittany M. Kowalski
Computational Analysis of the Stability Limits of Premixed Methane-air Combustion in Micro-channels, Almoutazbellah Adnan Kutkut
Charge Dynamics of InAs Quantum Dots Under Resonant and Above-Band Excitation, Gary R. Lander Jr
Care to Walk in My Shoes? Repairing Trust after Violations of Benevolence, Luke Aaron Langlinais
A study on supereulerian digraphs and spanning trails in digraphs, Omaema A. Lasfar
Electronic Structure of Early Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Pyridine Polypyrrolide Ligands, Dylan Connor Leary
Study of Resonantly Stabilized Radicals in Combustion Environments, James H. Lee
Phenomic and Genetic Controls of the Drought Stress Response in Sorghum, Melissa A. Lehrer
Assessment of User Environmental Perceptions Associated with Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Marieke Johanna Lemmen
Red spruce ecological sites, ecological states, and restoration pathways quantified through soil organic carbon, James Edward Leonard
Probabilistic Space Weather Modeling and Forecasting for the Challenge of Orbital Drag in Space Traffic Management, Richard J. Licata III
It’s a Bleed: Pediatric Hemophilia and Length of Stay, Rural vs Urban Hospitals, Daniel G. Liedl
Development of Methane Emissions Model to Assess Fuel Recovery Potential at Gas Well Sites Using On Site Compression, Nicholas G. Lindenfeldar
Methodology for enhanced filtration and dewatering of fine-grain AMD precipitate using geocomposites for rare earth elements recovery, Iuri Lira Santos
Three Essays on Information Asymmetry Across Heterogenous Agents, Shenru Li
Characterizing Locomotor Disturbance Perception in Young Adults, Daniel James Liss
Influences of Disrupted Circadian Rhythms on Stroke Outcome, Jennifer A. Liu
Repercussions: The Pressure to Be Thin, Shuhan Liu
Face Representation Learning and Its Applications: from Image Editing to 3D Avatar Animation, Xudong Liu
The Role of Firm-Level PDO in Asymmetrically Dependent Marketing Channel Relationships, Yuerong Liu
Deep Radio Observations and the Role of the Cosmic Web in Galaxy Evolution, Nicholas M. Luber
FEED CONDITIONING EFFECTS ON ENZYMES, AMINO ACIDS, AND SUBSEQUENT BROILER PERFORMANCE, Elizabeth Ann Lynch
Development of Oxide Dispersion Strengthening (ODS) Alloys Powder for Additive Manufacturing, Changyu Ma
Finite Element Method Calculation of A Prestressed Self Consolidating Concrete Beam, Vladyslav Machulsky
Efficacy of Reported Issue Times as a Means for Effort Estimation, Paul Phillip MacLean
Impact of Haemonchus contortus on feed efficiency and feeding behavior of Katahdin and Suffolk lambs, Camren L. Maierle
Monitoring the Systemic Immune System to Understand and Improve the Efficacy of Immunotherapy for Metastatic Osteosarcoma, justin edward markel
Development and Validation of Individual-Tree Growth and Mortality Models for Mixed Species Forests of the Allegheny Plateau Region, Matt C. Marsh
Synthesis and Cyclotrimerization of Sulfonyl Enynes, Alexa C. Martin
Tumor-targeted pH-sensitive manganese oxide nanoparticle for enhanced detection of breast cancer using MRI, Celia Martinez de la Torre
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND ACTIVATION OF PYRIDINE DIPYRROLIDE SUPPORTED VANADIUM-NITROGEN MULTIPLE BONDS, Jordan Cruz Martinez
Anthropogenic disturbance regimes impact the microbial and chemical composition of soils and sediments across ecosystems, Gregory D. Martin
Heterogeneous oxidation of multi-component aqueous organic aerosols: The effect of transport phenomena and reaction compartment on reaction kinetics., Tadini wenyika Masaya
The Musashi RNA Binding Proteins Are Regulators of Alternative Splicing and Protein Expression in Photoreceptor Cells, Fatimah Kh. Matalkah
An Examination of Career Orientation Courses and College Students' Career Decision Self-Efficacy, Logan R. Mayhew
A Combinatorial 5-HTR Expression Pattern within the Ventral Projection Neurons of the D. melanogaster Olfactory Circuit., Mohd Freezely Ezzani Bin Mazri
Borderlands and Mestiza consciousness in Appalachia: Latina undergraduate experiences in a Predominantly White Institution, Susana Mazuelas Quirce
Predictions of Produced Water Quality and Recycled Water Optimization for Spatially-Distributed Wells in Point Pleasant Formation, Armel Quentin Mbakop
Design and Development of a Novel Launch System with Energetic Materials for Unstable Free-Flight Testing, Steven Christopher McCallister
Detection of Fecal Bacteria in Watersheds Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage, Claire Addison McDonald
Microwave Enhanced Electron Energy Distribution Functions, John Samuel McKee
Novel Modes of Synchronization and Extreme Events in Coupled Chemical Oscillators, David Allen Mersing
Using Drones to Evaluate Revegetation Success on Natural Gas Pipelines, Anthony Nelson Mesa
Teachers’ Perceptions of Causes of Academic Difficulties Experienced by Students who are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Courtney D. Miller
The Lived Experiences of Selected Choral Directors During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Angela Berna Milliren
Appalachian Broadcast News Coverage of the Coronavirus: A Content Analysis of Media Framing in the Midst of a Health Crisis, Jensen M. Mills
Development of a Transition Program for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Progressing from Pediatric to Adult Care – A Feasibility Study, Elizabeth Ann Minchau