This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Mechanisms of environmental carcinogenesis and metal -induced cellular signaling, Jacquelyn Jo Bower
Finite element analysis of low-profile FRP bridge deck (Prodeck 4), Siva Kumar Boyapati
Multispectral iris recognition analysis: Techniques and evaluation, Christopher K. Boyce
Measurements of the electrical properties of coal measure rocks, Nikolay D. Boykov
Grassroots journalism in your own backyard: How citizen reporters build hyperlocal communities, Jan Lauren Boyles
A methodology for software performance modeling and its application to a border inspection system, Paola Bracchi
Filling the Silence --An Iserian Reading of Ilse Aichinger's Work, Julia Sonja Brassat
Technical and economic effectiveness for repair with FRP of concrete T-beam bridges: Case study for PennDOT-District 3, Daniel A. Brayack
A Garrett College learning community experience: A case study and the birth of a program, Lonnie Calvin Brewster
Sulfate sorption of acidified forest soils in the Otter Creek Wilderness Area, Autumn Leah Bryson
Barrier properties of polymer nanocomposites during cyclic sorption-desorption and stress-coupled sorption experiments, Suneetha Burla
Creating Virginia: The role of John Lederer in the transition of western Virginia from a wilderness into a colony, Richard Jason Burns
Faith, power, and conflict: Miner preachers and the United Mine Workers of America in the Harlan County mine wars, 1931--1939, Carletta A. Bush
Student beliefs and self-reported juvenile deliquency: A test of general strain theory, Jacqueline Nicole Canady
Pair distribution functions in molecular dynamics simulations of interfaces, Deng Cao
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway and angiogenesis, Zongxian Cao
Religion and spirituality in professional psychologist training: A survey of interns., Elizabeth J. Cassidy
Soil microbial communities from the alimentary canal of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae), Joshua A. Chapman
Integration of statistical and neural network method for data analysis, Krishna Kumar Chavali
Analysis of energy consumption in continuous galvanizing lines, Raviraj Ratnakar Chavan
Social status and behavioral observations of children exhibiting comorbid anxiety and ADHD symptoms, Daniel B. Chorney
Chemotherapy disrupts bone marrow stromal cell function, Suzanne Davis Clutter
Sexual objectification, self-objectification, self-efficacy, and female identity development: A preliminary study, Kathleen Reilly Coffers
Colorectal cancer: Cost-effectiveness of screening and chemoprevention in average risk males, Jarrett W. Coffindaffer
Propagation of Alfven waves in the WVU HELIX device, Christopher S. Compton
Subsurface mapping of Ellesmerian onlaps: Testing the opening of the Arctic Canada Basin, Brian Connelly
Perceived constraints and negotiation strategies of ethnic/racial minorities as predictors of recreation participation., Elizabeth A. Covelli
Minimizing the makespan in a flexible flowshop with sequence dependent setup times, uniform machines, and limited buffers, Bret Crowder
Performance measurements of Web services, Sarita Damaraju
Shape based automated mapping of histological mouse brain sections, Manasa Danda
Forwarding strategies and optimal power allocation for coherent and noncoherent relay networks, Somak Datta Gupta
Comparison of the obturation density of gutta percha using cold lateral condensation and varying continuous wave of condensation techniques, Jamie Michelle Day
The development of a typology for interracial relationships, Juan M. D'Brot
Honor, patriarchy, and disunion: Masculinity and the coming of the American Civil War, Kenneth A. Deitreich
The effects of residual trees on regeneration dynamics following a diameter limit harvest, Travis J. Deluca
Child distress during immunization: The influence of child and parent individual difference variables, Melissa DeMore
A component-based approach to verification and validation of formal software models, Dejan Desovski
Ground penetrating RADAR (GPR) based system for nondestructive detection of interior defects in wooden logs, Dayakar Devaru
Predictive factors of brachial plexus neuropathy in wrestling athletes: A prospective longitudinal study, Deena M. Dillard
Development of an animal model of choice between aversive events, James W. Diller
Clinically relevant and economic outcomes of maintenance pharmacotherapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Anna O. D'Souza
Nondestructive evaluation of FRP wrapped concrete cylinders using infrared thermography and ground penetrating radar, Shasanka Shekhar Dutta
Identifying spatial clusters within United States organic agriculture., Daniel C. Eades
Ignition by air injection (CIBAI) for controlled auto-ignition in a CFR engine, Fernando Echavarria
Diesel fuel extender from animal waste, Laura S. Eddy
Evaluation and optimization of central vision compensation techniques, Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny
Democracy by any other name just isn't the same, Clarissa Estep
Design of composite sandwich panels for lightweight applications in heavy vehicle systems, Thomas H. Evans
A cross-cultural design pattern: Chinese modern design, Feifei Fan
Gas turbine control and load sharing of a shipboard power system, Anisha M. C. Fernandes
Livestock and dairy producers' knowledge of quality assurance issues, Andrea L. Flanagan
Examining problem-solving interpretations: The role of age, sex, and femininity, Jennifer A. Flinn
Characterization of self -healing composite materials, Kevin John Ford
To what extent does personal relevance impact behavior after attending a laboratory safety training session?, Sandra E. Fouch
Phytoformations of silver and gold nanoparticles, Brooke A. Fridley
The relationship between leadership, efficacy belief, and performance among boys' high school basketball players., Joe Frontiera
Intestinal and systemic cytotoxic T lymphocyte and humoral immune responses to oral and parenteral reovirus infection, Jonathan Reid Fulton
Process costing of microchip, Dipesh Gajera
Modeling operating system crash behavior through multifractal analysis, long range dependence and mining of memory usage patterns, Vijai Gandikota
The effect of reservoir characteristics on methane production from hydrate bearing formations, Sachin Gandra
Syntheses of polyoxygenated α,β-unsaturated lactone natural products: Anamarine and fostriecin., Dong Gao
Towards new possibilities in ESL instruction: A phenomenological investigation of English as a Second Language (ESL) students' perceptions of their experience in an intensive English program (IEP)., Weena Isabelle Gaulin
Modeling small business growth, migration behavior, local public services and household income in Appalachia: A spatial simultaneous equations approach, Gebremeskel H. Gebremariam
Relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement among college undergraduates, Jennifer Lynn Geletko
Analysis of hybrid-ARQ based relaying protocols under modulation constraints, Tarik K. Ghanim
Effects of the electric Kelvin force on spray cooling performance, Shannon Lynnette Glaspell
Benefits to signal timing optimization and ITS to corridor operations, Darian Glitz
George Eliot and the anxious construction of the domestic other: Racial inheritance, radical femininity and masculinity, and national identity in "The Spanish Gypsy" and "Daniel Deronda"., Christina E. Godlewski
Network effects and spatial autoregression in mode choice models: Three essays in urban transportation economics, Frank Goetzke
Conduct disorder and future substance abuse: Factors affecting drug treatment outcome, Matthew E. Goldfine
Multiple message broadcasting and gossiping in the dynamically orientable graphs, Gayane R. Goltukhchyan
Finite element analysis of long-term performance of buried high density polyethylene pipes, Raj Kumar Gondle
Large -eddy simulation of the effects of debris on tornado dynamics, Baiyun Gong
Cracking studies of high-performance concrete for bridge decks, Zhiguo Gong
Forecasting truck traffic growth at West Virginia non-interstate highways, Sundeep Gopisetty
New Latin American music for the bassoon (1975-2006): An annotated bibliography of selected works., Todd Goranson
Validation of nitrogen oxides and PM correction factors for heavy duty diesel engines., Mahesh Govindareddy
Development of a numerical model of a two-dimensional inertial gas separator, Henry Z. Graham IV
Exploring high-quality student affairs learning outcomes assessment practices at three American research universities, Adam S. Green
Differential binding of hnRNP K, L and A2/B1 to an exonic splicing silencer element located within exon 12 of glucose -6 -phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA, Brian Nelson Griffith
Three essays on banks' relative efficiency, Jorge Guillen
Geomechanical and weathering properties of weak roof shales in coal mines, Hakan Gurgenli
Design and simulation of advanced fault tolerant flight control schemes, Srikanth Gururajan
Evaluation of carbon materials for use in a direct carbon fuel cell, Gregory A. Hackett
A spatial simultaneous growth equilibrium modeling of agricultural land development in the Northeast United States, Yohannes G. Hailu
Empirical analysis of software reliability, Margaret L. Hamill
The Reggio Emilia approach to education and its relationship to art education, Debra N. Hart
Gender-role development in toddlers: The association between parental gender-role orientation and toddler's gender-typed behavior, Jennifer K. Hartley
Sensitivity comparison evaluation of computer-generated three dimensional surface topography to conventional maxillofacial radiographic imagery, Michael A. Hazey III
Pitch foam production by use of physical blowing agents, Mark E. Heavner