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
The stability of the iodate -arsenous acid reaction front while advected by Poiseuille flow, Robert S. Spangler
Properties and acid risk assessment of soils in two parts of the Cherry River watershed, West Virginia, Cara L. Sponaugle
Identification of AtHD2C as a novel regulator of ABA signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana, Sunandini Sridhar
Investigation of internal fluid pressure in cells, Jayendran Srinivasan
Mandolin Engine, Beth Staley
Factors affecting reproductive efficiency of cattle, Melanie J. Starbuck
Bringing down the mountains: The impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970--2004, Shirley L. Stewart Burns
Understanding mindfulness: Implications for instruction and learning, Todd Lyle Stoops
Response of clonal genotypes of Juncus effusus L. to different environmental regimes, Daniel Benjamin Stover
Quality of life and clinical outcomes in Type 2 diabetes patients at the primary care clinics of the West Virginia University Hospital, Murali Sundaram
Circuit analysis tools for evaluating separation efficiency of dense medium separators, Hongyan Sun
Perceptions of directors of special education related to their knowledge and training, Francis J. Super
Finite-element modeling of a composite bridge deck, Suraj Suraj
Manure from grazing cattle: Effects on soil microbial communities and soil quality in northern West Virginia pastures., Yovita Sutanto
A candidate's use of aggressive communication and the electorates' response: Predicting presidential election outcomes, Matthew Luke Sutton
Hall effect and photoconductivity lifetime studies of gallium nitride, indium nitride, and mercury cadmium telluride., Craig H. Swartz
Nitric oxide conversion in a spark-ignited natural gas engine, Matthew M. Swartz
Vertical stiffness characterization of a geocomposite drainage layer for PCC highway pavements, Joseph G. Sweet
Flaming Jesus and other stories, Natalie Sypolt
Three essays on international trade and factor flows, Ryo Takashima
The influence of humanism on the handwriting of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Robert J. Tallaksen
Mass spectrometry of metallothionein adducts as candidate biomarkers of styrene oxide and 1-phenylpropylene oxide, Sandra G. Tarr
Gossip as an interpersonal communication phenomenon, Elycia M. Taylor
Dynamic response of plates and buried structures, Chee Heong Tee
Feminist and masculine values and their effects on female managerial positions in nonprofit and corporate public relations, Sarah E. Thomas
Dynamic learning with neural networks and support vector machines, Liang Tian
The use of heuristics in identifying self-propagating malicious mobile code, Jesse Twardus
The relation of psychopathic characteristics and malingering of PTSD, Elizabeth Ann Tyner
Temporal trends in consumption, growth, and successful feeding traits of a central Appalachian brook trout population at the watershed scale, Ryan Michael Utz
Steady state thermal stress analyses of two-dimensional and three-dimensional solid oxide fuel cells, Srividya Valluru
An ecological study of Panax quinquefolius in central Appalachia: Seedling growth, harvest impacts and geographic variation in demography, Martha E. Van der Voort
A transnational vision: John H. B. Latrobe and Maryland's African colonization movement., Eugene S. Van Sickle
Cooperative diversity for the cellular uplink: Sharing strategies, performance analysis, and receiver design, Kanchan G. Vardhe
Error propagation metrics from XMI, Cihan Varol
Reducing false rejection rate in iris recognition by quality enhancement and information fusion, Mayank Vatsa
Unbalanced frame: A content analysis of four main American newspapers and their coverage of Colombia and the drug issue., Olga Elena Velez Galvis
Assessment of nitrogen oxide destruction in heavy-duty diesel engines by injecting nitric oxide into the intake., Ramprabhu Vellaisamy
The use of native plants for revegetation along West Virginia highways, Christina Venable
Distributed Bragg reflectors based on gallium arsenic nitride/aluminum arsenic nitride for long wavelength VCSELs., Ramkumar Vinnakota
Investigation of moisture sensitivity of hot mix asphalt concrete, Anu Ganesan Viswanathan
Graphical user interface for three-dimensional FE modeling of composite steel bridges, Aditya Vuchi
The role of reinforcement rate on fluency, Vennessa L. Walker
An integrated computer-based timber cruising system for Appalachian hardwoods, Jingxin Wang
Integrated stability mapping system for mines, Quanxi Wang
Parameter incremental learning algorithm for neural networks, Sheng Wan
Developing and testing a "responsibility" questionnaire for 8th graders, Melissa S. Ward
The effects of roads and culverts on stream and stream-side salamander communities in eastern West Virginia., Ryan Lee Ward
The influence of reviewers' characteristics on their evaluations of instructional technology integration, Christine Marie Weigandt
Acid mine drainage: Sludge dewatering, metal recovery and synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles, Xinchao Wei
Community factors and educational attainment in a North Appalachian area., Olena L. Welling
Propagation and field assessment of West Virginia native species for roadside revegetation, Sarah B. Wennerberg
Juvenile delinquency and the acceptance of offence-specific neutralizations., Jared Wharram
The design, construction and "optimization" of a binder pitch refining unit, Kevin D. Whiteman
Aircraft intercom system design for project oculus, Jay Paul Wilhelm
Prosody in text-to-speech synthesis using fuzzy logic, Jonathan Brent Williams
A study in nineteenth-century American costumes based on Mary Todd Lincoln and Thomas "Tad" Lincoln., Sheila A. Wise
The character within the actor: A journey through myself to find Manya, Carrie L. Witting
Palladium and nickel interactions with stepped 6H-silicon carbide, Andrew A. Woodworth
Predicting treatment completion: A study of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Residential Drug Abuse Program, Y. Tami Yanez
Generalization of an integrated cost model and extensions to COTS, PLE and TTM, Lin Yang
AtERF4 and AtERF7 are involved in the abscisic acid signaling response in Arabidopsis., Zhen Yang
Development of an indentation method for material surface mechanical properties measurement, Ziheng Yao
The Svetlana in me: How I embraced by Turkish identity in order to play a Russian/Estonian for an American audience., Setenay Yener
Schemas, Jennifer G. Yerdon
Stability monitoring and analysis of online learning neural networks, Sampath Yerramalla
Numerical simulation of continuous miner rock cutting process, Bo Yu
Synthesis of novel alkaloids using squaric acid esters, Peter S. Zehr
Mesh generation for voxel -based objects, Hanzhou Zhang
Functional analysis of AtRPD3B, a RPD3-type histone deacetylase, in Arabidopsis, Lin Zhang
Functional evaluation of cytochrome P450 2D6 allelic isoforms, Weiyan Zhang
Synthesis of novel polycyclic aromatic compounds via cascade cyclizations of benzannulated enyne-allenes, Yanzhong Zhang
Application of radio imaging method (RIM-IV) in detecting geological anomalies: Two case studies., Hua Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Heritage to legacy: A content analysis of the Coretta Scott King award-winning picture books from 1976-2004., Khafilah Abdel-Malik
Types of hardware and software in use and problems associated with their use in secondary agricultural education programs in West Virginia, David T. Aberegg
Manufacturing and evaluation of structural products with recycled polymers, Raghuram Phani Aditham
Psychophysical studies of binocular and spatial vision in humans with anisometropic and strabismic amblyopia, Ritwick Agrawal
A simple two-dimensional boundary element program for estimating multiple seam interaction., Olayemi Olumide Akinkugbe
Investigating science teachers' beliefs about science and science teaching: Struggles in implementing science education reform in Saudi Arabia., Saleh A. AL-Abdulkareem
Students' and instructors' attitudes toward using biometric technology as an *identification method in online courses, Wafi AlBalawi
Moment form and Joseph Schwantner's "Aftertones of Infinity"., Michael D. Albaugh
The transient behavior of fluidized bed reactors: An experimental approach to predict erosion and attrition phenomena., Abdulaziz Aljodai
An investigation of the role of image properties in influencing the accuracy of remote sensing change detection analysis., Abdullah Almutairi
The use of assessment data in academic strategic planning., Susan L. Aloi
The quantitative accomplishments of selected aspects of the educational process 1960-1990 with an examination of the reading curricula concepts in Saudi Arabia., Mohammad Alrobaee
Interactions of allelopathy and competition affecting Ziziphus spina-christi and Prosopis juliflora seedlings, Thobayet S. Alshahrani
Teachers' perceptions of the goals of secondary schools physical education in state of Kuwait, Obaid Alshammari
A qualitative and quantitative analysis of West Virginia University Portal MIX (Mountaineer Information Xpress)., Adel Alzenedy
Multi-heuristic theory assessment with iterative selection, Kareem Ammar
RNA analysis as a method to determine the age of a biological sample, Stacey E. Anderson
Software risk assessment based on UML models, Kalaivani Appukkutty
Impact of Langmuir isotherm on production behavior of CBM reservoirs, Efundem Ndipanquang Arrey
Strategies for sustainable professional development programs to promote effective pedagogical use of instructional technology in teaching, Karla R. Assis Cezarino