This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Effect of enamel bleaching on bond strength of orthodontic brackets: An in vivo and in vitro study., Joseph M. Mullins
Fatigue life prediction of GFRP composite material at coupon and component level, Praveenkumar Munagala
The role of heat shock proteins in skeletal muscle adaptation to resistance training in young and old rats., Zsolt Murlasits
Efficacy of compost amendments and extracts in the control of foliar disease in organic tomato production, William Kraft Murray
Electromagnetic nondestructive inspection of aircraft structures by using a magnetic flux leakage method, Iyad Mahmood Ali Muslih
Political economy of railway extensions in Kenya: The case of the Uasin Gishu Railway, 1901–1930., John Mwaniki Mwaruvie
Glutathione conjugation of a cocaine pyrolysis product AEME and related compounds, Alan Lewis Myers
Coal hydrotreatment with coal-derived solvents to produce carbon product precursors, Madhavi Nallani Chakravartula
Automated dental identification: A micro-macro decision-making approach, Diaa Eldin M. Nassar
Survey of athletic training clinical education: Perceptions from the field, Alan Nasypany Jr.
Mass communication delivery methods used and possessed by Extension agents in West Virginia, Lisa Michelle Neehouse
The effects of contextual factors on dyadic everyday problem solving in adulthood, Tara L. Neely
Consulting foresters of West Virginia: A profile, services and fees, Dheeraj Nelli
Comparison of 9.5 mm Superpave and Marshall Wearing I mixes in West Virginia., Jason W. Nelson
Essays on excise taxation: Cross -border effects, quality substitution, and tax earmarking, Todd M. Nesbit
Investigation of soil-geosynthetic interface properties, Jonathan Niemiec
Staten Island Ferry emissions reduction, John Nuszkowski
Psychosocial moderators in the relation between CD4 count and physical symptoms among African American women with HIV, Cara F. O'Connell
Management of the suckled post-partum beef cows: Pasture-based weaning system., John F. Odhiambo
Multi-resolution dental image registration based on genetic algorithm, Mythili Ogirala
Investigation of relative humidity and induced-vortex effects on aircraft icing, Egemen O. Ogretim
Comparison of numerical simulation to existing experimental data involving downwash wake reduction for the V-22 Osprey, Brian O'Hara
Distribution and habitat use of the crystal darter ( Crystallaria asprella) and spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum ) in the Elk River, West Virginia, Elizabeth A. Osier
Maximum size t-cross-intersecting and intersecting families with degree conditions, Yongbin Ou
The Startup and Evolution of The State Journal: A Statewide Newspaper Reports on Business, Phillip Daniel Page
Use of conventional tomography to evaluate changes in the nasal cavity with rapid palatal expansion, Jacqueline R. Palaisa
Evaluate the adaptability of present licensing requirements to new nuclear fuels for use in current reactors, Samuel A. Paletta
An exploration of mentoring in athletic training clinical education: Establishing a preliminary model based on the grounded theory., Michelle Lynn Panseri
The effects of explanatory style on bowling performance., Paula M. Parker
Adaptive edge-based prediction for lossless image compression, Rahul G. Parthe
Evaluation of Superpave mixtures in West Virginia using the asphalt pavement analyzer, Gabriel E. Patino
Classroom justice as a predictor of students' perceptions of empowerment and emotional response, Michelle L. Paulsel
Data mining framework, Hemambika Payyappillil
The effect of adding multiple triangular vortex generators on the leading edge of a wing, Francisco Adolfo Pino Romainville
Investigation of fabrication process development for integrated optical grating structures, Divya Pisharoty
Changing religious structures and civil society in Latin America: The case of Nicaragua, John G. Poffenbarger
I. Development of the West Virginia Dairy Quality Assurance Program, Daniel H. Poole
The impact of error propagation on software reliability analysis of component-based systems., Petar Popic
Culvert inventory and effects on fish assemblages in a Central Appalachian watershed, Ira O. Poplar-Jeffers
MFA thesis exhibition, Damir Verona Porobic
Seawater proteomics: The recovery, separation, and characterization of dissolved proteins in seawater., Matthew Jacob Powell
Performance evaluation of FRP bridge deck under shear loads, Woraphot Prachasaree
Parents' perceptions of the gluten-free casein-free diet for their children with autism, Annette Puglisi
Structural performance of low-profile FRP composite cellular modules., Deepthi Punyamurthula
3D P- and Converted Shear wave characteristics of the Morrow production trend in the Buffalo Valley field, Chaves-Eddy County, New Mexico, Sandeep Pyakurel
"Islam is the blackman's religion": Syncretizing Islam with black nationalist thought to fulfill the religio-political agenda of the Nation of Islam., Sultana Rahim-Barakzoy
Characterization of noise and design of active noise control technology in longwall mines, Arunkumar R. Rai
Localized double-quantum filtered correlated spectroscopy on 3T MRI/MRS scanner, Senthil Ramamurthy
A study on the impact of visual stimuli on initial saccades., Sruti Ramnath
Durability of E-glass fiber reinforced vinyl ester polymer composites with nanoclay in an alkaline environment, Naveenkamal Ravindran
Remote sensing of corridor landscapes: A case study of the National Road, Wheeling, West Virginia., Brian N. Renzella
Enumeration of the generalized Catalan numbers, Steven L. Richardson Jr.
Rotation compatibility approach to moment redistribution for design and rating of steel I -girders, Jennifer E. Righman
The biological control potential of Cryphonectria parasitica strains containing an infectious cDNA copy of hypovirus CHV1-Euro7, William R. Rittenour
Russia and Chechnya: The path to war., Jason A. Roberts
Sufficient Grace, Ken Robidoux
Exploring career satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue as indicators of the quality of career engagement of public school educators, Beth Colleen Robinson
Microcontroller-based power regulation for induction motors with power quality conditioning, Joshua Scott Robinson
An analysis of the shifts in cultural flows between the United States and Germany, 1890-1929., Misty D. Rodeheaver
A history of the Letcher Guards and the Twenty-Fifth Virginia Infantry Regiment., Walter Rohrbacher
Analysis of red spruce (Picea rubens) regeneration in Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker counties, West Virginia, Adam W. Rollins
Prediction of forage intake and production of steers in a winter forage system, Taryn Romanczak
Fingerprint testing protocols for optical sensors, Travis W. Rosiek
The ecological need for prescribed fire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, United States of America., Chad E. Rowan
Trade and special interest politics, enforcement policy and illegal drugs: Three essays., Suryadipta Roy
Role of the host cell in the type III translocation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exoenzyme S, Elizabeth A. Rucks
Lamb and wool production in an organic farming system, Christopher Kiptanui Ruto
Carbon fuels for the direct carbon fuel cell, Abha Saddawi
Error and attack tolerance of complex real networks, Vamsi Salla
Periplasmic flagella of the spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi and Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, Melanie S. Sal
The effects of a five-week core stabilization-training program on dynamic balance in tennis athletes., Kimberly M. Samson
Characterization of Web server workload, Amit Sangle
Software tools for real-time simulation and control, Raghu Sankarayogi
A study of persuasion, propaganda and the effectiveness of messages., Kelly M. Saunders
Strategies nurse educators use to integrate computer -assisted instruction into their courses to teach clinical decision-making, Beverly J. Schaefer
Handcuffed hegemony: International restraint in unbalanced systems, Mark E. Schaefer
Geologic and geomorphic controls of alluvial island location in Cheat River, West Virginia, Mitzy L. Schaney
Cellular mechanisms of luteal regression in the bovine corpus luteum (CL), Aritro Sen
Perception of safety and usability of powered hand tools, Mun-Su Seol
Multi-layer feed forward neural networks for foreign exchange time series forecasting, Bina R. Setyawati
Flow system modeling with applications to fuel cell systems, Christian Edward Shaffer
Reconstruction of fingerprints from minutiae points, Jidnya A. Shah
Determination of Rx expression in the adult mouse retina and delineation of the Rx mediated gene regulation, Supriya A. Shah
Generic multimodal biometric fusion, Yash Shah
Claw -free graphs and line graphs, Yehong Shao
On the s-Hamiltonian index of a graph, Yehong Shao
An attack-resistant approach to vulnerability scanner design., David Phillip Shaver
The effect of argon laser irradiation on reducing enamel decalcification during orthodontic treatment: An in vitro and in vivo study., Thomas S. Shipley
Artificial neural network in classification of severity levels in crashes with guardrail, Fouad N. Shoukry
Effects of transitive stimulus generalization on within -sets generalization and between -sets generalization, Dana S. Siira
The hyperspace graph of connected subgraphs, Likin C. Simon Romero
Empirical study of error behavior in Web servers, Ajay Deep Singh
Unconstrained face recognition for law enforcement applications, Richa Singh
Methods to examine social change during National Forest Plan revision, Jason M. Siniscalchi
Ensemble learning for ranking interesting attributes, Erik W. Sinsel
The role of apoptosis in muscle remodeling, Parco Ming-fai Siu
The effect and mechanism of action of volatile fatty acids on the catabolism of progesterone, Darron Louis Smith
Water quality disturbances in an aquaculture that utilizes treated mine water, Mark Wayne Smith
Learner satisfaction and learning performance in online courses on bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction, Tatiana I. Solovieva