This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Differential reinforcement of fixed-interval interresponse times: Effects on choice., Tammy Renee Wade
Design and implementation of Web-based GIS for forest fragmentation analysis, Fei Wang
Design and construction of a zinc pot bearing material wear tester, Ryan Ware
Sport fish consumption advisory for West Virginia, William Alvin Warnick
Recreation specialization and the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum: A study of climbers., George McClellen, III Weekley
A history of Jewish life in the Central Appalachian coalfields, 1870s to 1970s., Deborah R. Weiner
Influence of mass of ruminal contents on voluntary intake and digesta passage of a concentrate and a forage diet, Marcela Ana Whetsell
Effects of maternal sleep deprivation on maternal sensitivity and contingent responsiveness, Cheryl Wiedman
Relationship between maternal prenatal vitamin use and infant iron status, Jennie Pringle Wilkins
Relations of nesting behavior, nest predators, and nesting success of wood thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) to habitat characteristics at multiple scales, Gary E. Williams Jr.
Comparison of buffered grazing systems for beef cattle, Charles R. Wolfe III
Developmental versus prescriptive advising: An investigation of advising delivery at a major university., Kristi Doniel Wood
The development and validity testing of the Risk Communicator Style Scale and the Risk Knowledge Index., Jason Steven Wrench
Essays in international asset pricing, Hong Wu
Prediction of life -threatening events in infants using heart rate variability measurements, Xueyan Xu
A multidimensional analysis contrasting youthful nonoffenders, sex offenders, violent offenders, and status offenders., Nick Sava Yackovich
Design of a prototype personal static var compensator, Scott Alan Zemerick
Understanding retroviral replication: Roles of nucleocapsid and RNase H during reverse transcription in vivo., Wen-Hui Zhang
Vanadate-induced cell cycle regulation and its signal transduction pathway, Zhuo Zhang
Students' attitudes, knowledge, and commitment to implementation of multicultural education in a teacher education program, Pei Jian Zhou
Antitumor activity of antimalarials in human breast cancer cells, Qun Zhou
A content analysis of relationship marketing conducted by the four major professional sports leagues in North America., Adam Nichols Zundell
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Manufacturing security: Mass media coverage of depleted uranium weapon use in Okinawa, Japan., Yoko Abe
Consonance: Creating pots, inviting intimacy., Holly Winterhalter Adams
Seasonal plasticity of A15 dopaminergic neurons in the ewe, Van Lee Adams
An investigation of demographic, psychosocial and self-reported behavioral influences on career maturity levels of college student-athletes., Rebecca L. Ahlgren
Interethnic communication apprehension: Another look at predictor variables with more diverse populations., Kari Elizabeth Albertson
The present status of geography education in boys' intermediate schools of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Gahtany
The effectiveness of argon laser irradiation of pumiced and etched enamel on decalcification during orthodontic treatment: An in vivo study., Anissa Monseau Anderson
Retroviral recombination during reverse transcription: An analysis of the mechanism, frequency, and effect of the viral packaging signal (Ψ)., Jeffrey Allan Anderson
The transformation of the Upper Ohio River Valley., Robert Thomas Anderson
Real world heavy-duty vehicle emissions modeling, Paul Andrei
Pitfalls, promises, and potential: West Virginia community colleges, economic development, and Senate Bill 547., Robin Lynn Asbury
Fourth grade elementary students' perception of the motivational aspects of using computers to write in the "Student as Authors" Project, Karla Ribeiro de Assis
A comparison of the operating envelopes of diesel-fueled truck engines and hybrid electric bus engines to the Federal Testing Procedure cycle., Nene Akunor Azu
LDA and CTA in-cylinder measurements of intake-generated turbulence for steady flow around a centrally located valve, Gearle Ray Bailey Jr.
Matewan Before the Massacre: Politics, Coal, and the Roots of Conflict in Mingo County, 1793-1920, Rebecca J. Bailey
Space-time block coding with imperfect channel estimates, Dirk Alan Baker
Raptor abundance and diversity and red-shouldered hawk ( Buteo lineatus) habitat characteristics on reclaimed mountaintop mines in southern West Virginia, Melissa J. Balcerzak
Investigation of diesel soot-mediated oils and additive package on wear, Santhosh Kumar Balla
Beyond the workplace: The uneven development of the Japanese space -economy and the role of labor, 1965-1994., Shawn Michael Banasick
Characterization of infield vehicle activity data and exhaust emissions from diesel powered off-road vehicles, Ryan Andrew Barnett
The investigation of the relationship between middle school organizational health, school size, and school achievement in the areas of reading, mathematics, and language., Janice Johnston Barth
Effect of pretreatment on the performance of metal contaminated commercial FCC catalyst, Oguz Bayraktar
Simulation based modeling of the elastic properties of structural wood based composite lumber, Laszlo Bejo
The treatment of cystinosis with cysteamine., Eric Bardine Belldina
Manager characteristics and support for worksite health promotion programs that target women in small, blue-collar worksites, Leigh Wiley Belton
Parent distress, parent behavior, and infant distress during pediatric immunizations, Rebecca Suzanne Bernard
An intelligent system's approach to reservoir characterization in Cotton Valley., Mofazzal Hossan Bhuiyan
The economic cost of fatal occupational injuries in the United States., Elyce Anne Biddle
The effect of environmental illumination on traffic sign conspicuity and retroreflectivity., Allen F. Bildstein Jr.
An investigation of the relationship between Saudi teachers' curriculum perspectives and their preference of curriculum development models., Mansour A. Bin Salamah
A study of the relationship between characteristics of faculty members in West Virginia colleges and their level of implementation of information technology., Andrew Neale Blackwood
Message sequence chart specifications with cross verification, Timothy Shawn Boles
The relationship of mental skills to performance on a tennis accuracy task under fatigued and non-fatigued conditions., Mark Christopher Booras
Quality of life assessment for young children with developmental disabilities and their families: Development of a quality of life questionnaire., Rachel A. Bowman
Changes in stand structure and species diversity following clearcutting in central Appalachian hardwoods, Mark Benjamin Brashears
Diversity, abundance, and the effect of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki Berliner and Gypchekâ„¢ on larval and adult Symphyta in Virginia and West Virgina., Rachel Ann Braud
Green-Ampt infiltration model parameter determination using SCS curve number (CN) and soil texture class, and application to the SCS runoff model, Elena Viktorovna Brevnova
Design and analysis of a hybrid steel/composite pipe for high-pressure applications, William Jennings Briers III
Alternative education in West Virginia: Perceptions of programs, leadership and success., Tammy Kay Brock-Fowler
Time-dependent circumferential deformation of cortical bone subjected to internal radial loading, Christopher Uriah Brown
An analysis of quality of life, income distribution and rural development in West Virginia., James Obadiah Bukenya
A computational study of mixing in stratified liquid-liquid flows using analogy between heat and mass transfer., Andrew Charles Burt
Computer usage by building -level administrators in West Virginia public schools, Kevin Gail Cain
Valuation of electric utility generating assets in a competitive environment, Mary Barbara Cain
Effect of concentrations of progesterone on follicular development and fertility in beef cows, Jason Brian Candler
A religious conflict in education: The King's College controversy as a historical precedent to separation of Church and State, 1752-1756., Thomas Edward Carney
Testing the river continuum concept: Exploring ecological processes in the Wheeling Creek watershed., Deborah Ann Carpenter
Departure: A novella and other stories., William Matthew Carter
Skeletal and dental changes with the acrylic splint Herbst appliance, Jorge Clemente Casellas
An actor's process of performing the Duke of Buckingham in William Shakespeare's "Richard III"., Sean T. Cercone
Hybrid ARQ with parallel and serial concatenated convolutional codes for next generation wireless communications, Naveen Chandran
Factors affecting the accumulation of pentosidine in the skin of wild birds, Richard Clair Chaney Jr.
Growth, characterization, and properties of cobalt/rhenium superlattices., Timothy Randall Charlton
Pattern recognition in software engineering trend adapting, Dapeng Chen
Optical gradation for crushed limestone aggregates, Ken Cheng
Pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials, Wei Cheng
Nonlinear transient and steady state analysis for self-excited single-phase synchronous reluctance generator, Jingdong Chen
Development of a micro-dilution tunnel system for in-use, on-board heavy-duty vehicle particulate matter emissions measurement, Emily Deanna Cirillo
High-temperature stress-accerated grain boundary oxidation mechanism on INCONEL 783 superalloy, Cezar Cisloiu
Computational modeling of hydrogen embrittlement of iron aluminides, Roxana Cisloiu
The economical use of high-performance steel in slab-on-steel stringer bridge design., Beth F. Clingenpeel
Fastener withdrawal resistance of wood-based composite panel products, Steven M. Cook
Fuzzy logic cost estimation method for high production volume components, Shirley Jean Copen
Evaluating heavy-duty diesel engine aftertreatment devices with a split exhaust configuration, Eric Roy Corrigan
Social exchange theory, interpersonal communication motives, and volunteerism: Identifying motivation to volunteer and the rewards and costs associated., Michael Wesley Corrigan
Scholarly teaching: Exploring how diverse faculty investigate course changes to improve student learning., Scott Allen Cottrell
Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon: Israeli blunders, American hypocracy, and Lebanese selfishness., Lloyd Robert Coughenour IV
Patient satisfaction among injured high school and college athletes and its association with rehabilitation adherence and compliance, Joni L. Cramer Roh
Multifractal analysis of memory usage patterns, Jonathan Browning Crowell
Processing and characterization of contacts on MBE-grown gallium nitride, Carlo Requiao da Cunha
To Build, and Plant, and Keep a Table': Class, Gender, and the Ideology of Improvement in Eighteenth-century Women's Literature., Jeannie C. Dalporto
Growth and physiological responses of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, to elevated carbon dioxide: Chronic and acute challenges., Melody Louisea Mae Danley
Fixed-interval performance as a function of previous temporal discrimination training, Stephanie Plyler da Silva
Student preceptions of teacher violations of expected verbal and nonverbal immediate behaviors., Amy M. Denson
Using virtual reality for requirements validation, Dejan Desovski
A case study of Third World development projects developed and implemented by the non-governmental organization: Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)., Francis Rao Eddu