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
Analysis and robust decentralized control of power systems using FACTS devices, Karl E. Schoder
Dynamic model of the interface reactions in an aircraft bomb rack due to an external store, Tim C. Schoppert
Flight testing of a remotely piloted vehicle for aircraft parameter estimation purposes, Brad A. Seanor
Modeling of soil phosphorus sorption and control of phosphorus pollution with acid mine drainage floc, Bharpoor Singh Sekhon
Calculation of thermal expansion of iron -aluminides with transition metal additives, Tatiana Seletskaia
Development of mechanistic-empirical damage assessment procedures for CRC pavements with emphasis on traffic loading characteristics., Olga I. Selezneva
Ground realities of virtual business. A look at India and the United States of America., Gautam Seth
Ant colony heuristics for the dynamic facility layout problem, Jin Shang
Sedimentary and petrologic analysis of the Mississippian Price Formation at Sherwood Lake, West Virginia, Laura Ruth Sheehan
Predictors of student success in distance education courses, Rhonda Suzanne Shepperd
Exchange bias and its angular dependence in iron zinc fluoride/cobalt bilayers., Hongtao Shi
Study of natural gas vehicles (NGV) during the fast fill process, Eric Paul Shipley
The relations between spirituality, religiosity and reasons for living in older adults., Andrea Kay Shreve-Neiger
Phase equilibrium study of methane hydrate, Rahul Shukla
The effects of cortical bone viscoelasticity on the fixation/stability of cemented and cementless femoral implants: A finite element analysis., Travis Ray Shultz
Use of flowable fill as a backfill material around buried pipes, Andrew Ray Simmons
Experimental study of thermosiphon performance, Sumeeth S. Sivanagere
The effects of age on the chromosomal and physiological integrity of human sperm., Eddie D. Sloter
A study of the relationship between the perceived leadership style of nursing chairpersons and the organizational effectiveness of baccalaureate nursing programs., Teresa (Terri) Small
Intercropping with resistant cultivars reduces early blight and root knot disease on susceptible cultivars of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), Linley Joy Smith
Physical emergence, Scott Leon Smith
Early component-based reliability assessment using UML based software models, William Black Smith V
Zinc pot bearing material wear rate as a function of contact pressure and velocity, James M. Snider II
Formation and dissociation reaction rates and relevant kinetic behavior of propane gas hydrate (PGH), Feng Song
The physical and mechanistic basis for calcium-ATPase regulation by phospholamban., Jason Shawn Southall
Comparison of herpetofaunal species composition and response to edge on the Camp Dawson Collective Training Area, Preston County, West Virginia, Amy B. Spurgeon
Operating market based regulation service using software agents compliant with NERC's control performance standards, Ramanujam Srinivasan
Retention of early pregnancy and its relationship to serum progesterone in dairy cattle, Melanie J. Starbuck
Relative abundance, temporal distribution, and functional feeding groups of aquatic insects in two first-order southwestern Pennsylvania streams, Judith S. Steinberg
The prevalence of eating disorder pathology and inadequate diets among division I female collegiate athletes., Rachel Michele Stewart
Daniel Defoe and the reform of the English nation: An examination of his moralistic writings., Tiphanie N. Stocks
Comparison of bond strength between a conventional resin adhesive and a resin-modified glass ionomer adhesive: An in vitro and in vivo study., Andrew Waldron Summers
The Impact of the Transition from Analog to Digital Process Display Gauges on Human Error and Safety in the Chemical Industry, Allen J. Thacker
Flow unit prediction with limited permeability data using artificial neural network analysis, Benjamin Hale Thomas
Instructional alternative for underprepared students, Deborah A. Thomas
The technical feasibility of using treated mine water to rear rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss., Aislinn E. Tierney
A uses and gratifications analysis of consumer satisfaction correlated to expectations in e-commerce retail shopping., Stacey Ann Torjak
A model for building a better academic Web site: A quantitative analysis of foreign language departments on the World Wide Web., Margarita (Maria) M. Toro
The effects of feedback on the behavioral profile of preservice teachers across three educational levels of the physical education student teaching experience., Joseph Scott Townsend
Assessing the return on investment for various types of break-in training, Kim L. Trenbath
Enhanced controls for oxy-fuel-fired batch tank during glass working period, Ranjit Menon Unnikrishnan
Emergent planning in baccalaureate, general, private, not-for-profit colleges in the United States of America., Reginald John Urbanowski
Harvested log damage and value loss associated with two ground-based harvesting systems in central Appalachia, Michael R. Vanderberg
Treatment effects of the Edgewise Herbst Appliance: A cephalometric and tomographic investigation., Ryan Keith Van Laecken
Social contagion of eating attitudes and behaviors among first year college women living in residence hall communities, Jeffrey S. VanLone
Doping and electron-stimulated desorption of zinc selenide grown by molecular beam epitaxy, Brenda L. VanMil
The relationship between West Virginia school principals' self-perceived brain hemispheric cognitive styles/leadership styles and identified schools of excellence., James Perry Varner
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.