This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
Students: See Prepare Your ETD for formatting requirements before you Submit your ETD
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Heuristics for the dynamic facility layout problem with unequal area departments, Artak Hakobyan
Characterization of key performance parameters in dye sensitized solar cells using a designed experiment, Todd Robert Hamrick
The felt needs of adult learners in today's college environment: The growing significance of non-traditional students., Antoinette Hando
Quantification of soluble organic fraction measurement variation in diesel particulate matter emissions, John Wesley Hardin
Measurement of short-wavelength electrostatic fluctuations in a helicon plasma source, Robert Aaron Hardin
Feasibility and optimum design study of a low speed wind turbine rotor system for underground communication power, John E. Harman
Effect of interface fields on the piezoelectric response of aluminum nitride thin films, John P. Harman
Preferential flow and phosphorus translocation in benchmark soils of West Virginia, Michael B. Harman
Three essays on credit constraints and capital structure, Christine M. Harrington
Developmental considerations in athlete burnout: An exploratory cross-sectional investigation in youth sport participants., Brandonn Scott Harris
Seasonal changes in Diel cycling of dissolved iron species in a coal mine drainage impacted creek, Daniel B. Harris
Predicting the performance characteristics of assembled rollover protective structure designs for tractors, James R. Harris
Applications of asymmetric allylation reactions towards natural product synthesis, Philip R. Harsh
Evaluation of the impacts of highway construction on sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in Appalachian streams, Lara B. Hedrick
Non-apoptotic roles of caspase-8 and caspase-2, Brooke M. Helfer
A Professional Development School partnership: A close look at professional growth opportunities., Sherry S. Hetzel
Characterization of nickel-substituted hexaaluminate catalysts, Jason C. Hissam
“Divided into double parts†Race, gender, and the double in books 1–3 of Spenser's “The Faerie Queeneâ€., Rachel N. Holmberg
Effect on compaction effort on SuperPave surface course materials., Nicholas C. Hornbeck
Convection-type PEM fuel cell control system performance testing and modeling, Jeannette M. Hoy
Synthesis of substituted 2-vinyl and 2-phenylbenzimidazoles and progress towards the synthesis of natural products ht-13-A and ht-13-B, Jeremiah W. Hubbard
Computational Analysis of Pitch Stability for a Slotted Airfoil in Ground Effect, Meagan L. Hubbell
An evaluation of the effects of various design parameters on the air voids of asphalt concrete specimens., Matthew Hypes
Production of docosahexaenoic acid by Crypthecodinium cohnii using continuous-mode process, Deniz Inan
Postpartum sleep disturbance and psychomotor vigilance performance, Salvatore Insana
Automatic Control and Fault Diagnosis of MEMS Lateral Comb Resonators, Afshin Izadian
A comparison of bacterial adherence on standard orthodontic brackets and titanium miniscrew implants: An in vivo and in vitro study., Lindsay Jackfert
Weston State Hospital, Kim Jacks
A methodology for risk assessment of product line architectures., Amir H. Jalali
Evaluation bias in effort estimation, Omid Jalali
Employ sensor fusion techniques for determining aircraft attitude and position information, Jason A. Jarrell
Adaptive frame selection for enhanced face recognition in low-resolution videos, Raghavender Reddy Jillela
Subsurface stratigraphy of the Upper Devonian Bradford Group in the Greater Punxsutawney area, Pennsylvania, Anthony G. Johnson
Design and testing of an independently controlled urea-SCR system for marine diesel applications, Derek Johnson
Analysis of elementary teachers' self-reports of variables influencing teacher decisions during the special education referral process, Bernard Charles Jones
An analysis of wastewater temperature variations in six remote monitored onsite systems., Joseph M. Kamalesh
Spatial modeling of propagule pressure in Ailanthus altissima, Matthew A. Kaproth
Power system damping controllers design using a backstepping control technique, Ali Karimi
The effects of standards -based curriculum modeling on preservice elementary teachers' mathematical content knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes., David I. Kennedy
Property rights: Investment, development, and environmental quality., Carrie B. Kerekes
Design and performance analysis of electric vehicles fed by multiple fuel cells, Pardis Khayyer
The relationship between training and experience and general educators' attitudes toward the inclusion of students with disabilities., Jason S. Kight
Synthesis of bowl-shaped polycyclic aromatic compounds and homo-bi-dentate 4,5-diarylphenanthrene ligands, Daehwan Kim
Non-redundant roles of E(spl) proteins during Drosophila neurogenesis, Jee-Eun Kim
Rhetorics of pain and desire: The writings of the Middle English mystics., Marisa A. Klages
Periconceptional treatment with growth hormone alters fetal growth and development in sheep, Jill Marie Koch
LiDAR, GIS, and multivariate statistical analysis to assess landslide risk, Horseshoe Run watershed, West Virginia, Kory M. Konsoer
Broadcasting in cycles with chords, Lisa L. Kovalchick
Analysis of timekeeper implicates antagonism between CK2 and PP2A during Drosophila neurogenesis, Ezgi Kunttas
Effect of Circulation Control Blowing Slots on Stall Angles of a 10:1 Elliptical Airfoil, Jonathan Kweder
Gender and racial cues during the 2008 Democratic Party's presidential candidate nomination process: Social responsibility in the 21st century., Benjamin Rex LaPoe II
Authentic education and the innate health model: An approach to optimizing the education of the whole person., M Deborah Larimer
Effects of aging and gender on vasoreactivity of coronary arterioles, Amanda Jo LeBlanc
"Potomac's valley shall become a domain we create": Commercialism and the South Branch Valley, 1750-1800., Elizabeth Oliver Lee
Biomolecular Shuttles under Dielectrophoretic Forces, Yongkuk Lee
Motivation in sport: Bridging historical and contemporary theory through a qualitative approach, Daniel J. Leidl
Measuring ion velocity distribution functions in a compact, expanding helicon plasma, Daniel J. Lewis
Development of a micro-depth sensing indentation technique with constant load control, AiLing Lin
The effect of follicular aging on gene expression in oocytes and granulosal cells., Brandon Michael Lingenfelter
Faculty incorporation of liberal Essential Learning Outcomes, Shifang Li
Flame Retardants for ABS and ABS-matrix Wood-Plastic Composites, Tze-Wei Liu
Complex stimulus control in humans: Merging functional and equivalence classes, Harold E. Lobo
Attitudes and knowledge of forestry by high school agricultural education teachers in West Virginia, Kristin R. Lockerman Friend
Understanding the motivations of Ghanaian bureaucrats, Christine Naa Norley Lokko
A case study of two schools' inclusion practices in elementary physical education., David G. Lorenzi
An intergroup perspective on family targeted hurtful messages used in romantic relationships., Tyler M. Louk
Farewell Hope, Farewell Fear, Todd Aaron Love
Water quality changes over time in Upper Freeport and Pittsburgh coal mines in West Virginia, Ben M. Mack
Methods for reconstruction of transient emissions from heavy -duty vehicles, Madhava R. Madireddy
Performance-based payments for conservation: Experience from a water quality field experiment., Peter J. Maille
Evaluation of machine vision techniques for use within flight control systems, Marco Mammarella
Technology use in a middle school in 1997 and 2007, Melinda L. Marple
The construction of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a social problem., Amanda Ellaina Martin
"Other Hispanic" An analysis of NYC Honduran political participation., Maximo Geraldo Martinez
Working for independence: The failure of New Deal politics in a rural industrial place., Lou Martin Lou
Implications of motivational interviewing and oral hygiene instruction for the reduction of oral health disparities among pregnant women, Renata K. Martins
Cognitions of the community: The worldview of U.S. intelligence, David Alex Mastro II
The relative efficacy of three procedures for reducing canine responding., Megan E. Maxwell
Relay communications over frequency-selective fading channels, John Paul Mazzie
Impact of attribution retraining with students enrolled in an Internet-based instructional technology course at a community college, Bonnie McCall Ordonez
Application of the BIOLOG microplate system to monitor the physiological response of heat-stressed bacteria, Matthew G. McCarroll
Thresholds and tolerance of physical pain among young adults who engage in self-injury, Katrina McCoy
University students' perceptions of their parents' childrearing styles associated with their inclinations to become parents, Judi McCracken
Analysis of factors affecting wireless communication systems in underground coal mines, David P. McGraw
Evaluation of current deck design practices, Jeremy M. Meadway
Evaluation of FRP composite panels manufactured by high temperature VARIM process, Manab Medhi
An examination of collectivist and individualistic young adult women's future goals and their evaluation., Clare M. Mehta
Constructing gene expression based prognostic models to predict recurrence and lymph node metastasis in colon cancer, Ramakanth Reddy Mettu
Kepler's method: The conjoining of theoretical and empirical science., Marc M. Mezzina
Online communities' impact on the profession of newspaper design, Amanda Miller
Comparison of a new "U" shaped plastic fish tank system to the traditional concrete raceway system, Daniel J. Miller
WHICH: A stochastic best-first search learner., Zachery A. Milton
Muted Group Theory and U.S. politics: Examining third parties and their supporters., Meredith A. Mitchell