This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2001
An assessment of assertion skills among adults with mild mental retardation., Vicki Ann Lumley
The job satisfaction level of Chinese and Indian-born engineering faculty at a Research I University., Susan Mary Madhavan
Modeling and control of a wind turbine as a distributed resource in an electric power system, Bongani Malinga
Effects of nickel-aluminum-beta precipitates on crack growth behavior in INCONEL alloy 783., Longzhou Ma
Physiological study of cold acclimation in Rhododendron sp. with emphasis on role of dehydrins, Calin O. Marian
Women and physical culture in modern Poland, Nameeta Mathur
Sensor technology for the Breast Examination Training Instrument, Bratislav Matic
Parent-infant interactions during acute painful procedures, Catherine Bradford McClellan
Green tea antioxidants inhibition of oxidation and mutation, Paul Stout McConnell
Electrochemical fabrication of semiconductor nanostructure arrays for photonic applications, Stephen Patrick McGinnis
The effects of framing on older and younger adults' medical decision-making., Deborah Rettig McKee
Effects of reinforcement delays on procrastination in pigeons, Megan Elizabeth Meginley
Objective and subjective personality characteristics of medical students, Heather Anderson Meit
Pharmacological regulation of c-myc gene expression in human breast cancer cells, Zaroui Karlen Melkoumian
Evaluation of exhaust flowrate measurement techniques for a mobile emissions monitoring system, Eric Todd Meyer
Evaluation of microleakage of RSA Roekoseal Automix root canal sealer, Neil Thomas Miller
Still Life: A collection of poems., Kelly Anne Moffett
Dynamic coloring of graphs, Bruce Montgomery
English in the university of excellence, Joe Morris
Higher order chromatin degradation induced by hydrogen peroxide in glial cells, Raymond Mouzannar
Teaching Web design at the higher education level, Randall Franklin Mull
Influence of the West Virginia Dome on paleocurrent patterns in the Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Price Formation in the Central Appalachians, Sheldon James Murphy
Development of environmental health and safety database for small communities, Ragava S. Nadig
Food security and coping mechanisms in Kenya's marginal areas: The case of West Pokot., Anne Kisaka Nangulu
A prototype automatic dental identification system (ADIS)., Diaa Eldin Mohamed Nassar
Simulation of heavy-duty hybrid electric vehicles, Anjali Devi Nennelli
Unethical practices in exhibiting animals as observed by West Virginia extension agents and high school agriculture teachers, Jared Nathaniel Nestor
Vocabulary cards as a strategy for vocabulary acquisition of English as a second language: The learners' perspectives., Maria Teresa Barbosa das Neves
The relationship between interorganizational collaboration and the perception of school-business partnership effectiveness in West Virginia., Julie Marie Norman
Efficient finite element modeling of WT sections subjected to uniaxial tension, Ramanand V. Nukala
An analysis of a reformulated emission control diesel effects on heavy-duty vehicle diesel exhaust emissions., Paidamoyo Andrea Nyika
An investigation of factors influencing school board decision-making in West Virginia., Howard Martin O'Cull
Flow in golf: Motivation, goal orientation, and challenge determinant., Sei-Yi Oh
Identification, localization and metal-catalyzed induction of specific metallothionein isoforms expressed by the adult human lens, Brian Patrick Opperman
Friendship characteristics associated with adolescent friendship maintenance and dissolution, Rebecca A. Owens
Factors influencing crosslink formation in muscle tissue, Maricica Pacurari
Propagation of updates to replicas using error-correcting codes, Karthik Palaniappan
The perceptions of traditional and nontraditional students toward the level I Spanish textbook., Tyrone Frederick Parker
Damage mechanics of human cortical bone, Gagik Parsam Parsamian
Lifestyle management: The effects of an intensive lifestyle management course on behavioral, psychological, physiological, and psycho-behavioral factors., Jeffrey Scott Pauline
An analysis of service sector growth effects on income inequality a comparison model of metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas of the Appalachia., Cheryl Lynne Peskar-Johnson
The impacts of technology on interactivity in a distance learning course., Christine Ann Peterson
Conceptual analysis of a four -stroke linear engine, Sorin Petreanu
Trisomy 8 mosaicism: Cell cycle kinetics and distribution of trisomy 8 and normal cells in embryonic and extra-embryonic tissues., Bonnie J. Pettit
Burn prevention knowledge: An assessment of restaurant servers., Carrie Piazza-Waggoner
The effects of same-sex and other-sex contexts on masculinity, femininity, and goals., Jennifer Pickard
Development and characterization of direct coal liquefaction liquids containing β-resins as a pitch precursor., Matthew S. Plants
Set-theoretic and algebraic properties of certain families of real functions, Krzysztof Plotka
Vasoactive intestinal peptide decreases lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cell death in rat alveolar macrophages., William Scott Poling
Relationships among grammatical accuracy, discourse features, and the quality of second language writing: The case of Thai EFL learners., Charuporn Pongsiriwet
Reading instructional leadership: A survey of middle level principals in West Virginia public schools., Mary Lee Porter
Illustrations from the CD collection of Ollie W. Pottmeyer, Ollie William Pottmeyer
Growth kinetics and doping of gallium nitride grown by rf-plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy, Aaron Joseph Ptak
Numerical modeling of cold flow and hot gas desulfurization in a circulating fluidized bed, Neeraj N. Pugalia
"A mad intemperance...of building": The literary construction of early modern London., Rachel Dawn Ramsey
A profile of the construction equipment industry in Mexico: A perspective for manufacturers of construction equipment., Oscar Octavio Rangel-Celorio
The impact of statehood and Republican politics on women's legal rights in West Virginia, 1863-1872., Amanda Jean Ray
Functional behavior assessment: Knowledge and skills of E/BD teachers in West Virginia., Melisa A. Reed
Stand dynamics and disturbance history of five oak -dominated old -growth stands in the unglaciated Appalachian Plateau, James Spencer Rentch
Transfer function model for an oxy-fuel-fired batch tank., James Robert Rhodes
Stress concentration around dowel bars in jointed rigid concrete pavements, Mourad Youssef Riad
Effects of type-I collagen fractional composition and pyridinium crosslink content on cortical bone strength in the human femur, Michael Blair Rice
Design and evaluation of the emissions measurement components for a heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicle mobile emissions measurement system (MEMS), Wesley Clark Riddle
Analytical and experimental study of FRP honeycomb sandwich panels with sinusoidal core, Justin Mark Robinson
Cross-cultural field experiences in Costa Rica: A qualitative study of teacher change., Peggy A. Romeo
A study of the effects of the POSSE technique on the perceptions of pre-service teachers in teaching learning disabled students., Kim H. Rotruck
A life cycle cost estimation model for FRP bridge decks., Pratik Roychoudhury
Trauma, criterion A, and posttraumatic stress disorder: Scientific utility and definitional validity., Kenneth Joseph Ruggiero
Mass media framing of hip-hop artists and culture, Marc Allen Rutherford
Relational specification as a testing oracle, Harjinder Sandhu
Sorption of lead and arsenic on soil components and effectiveness of phosphates for remediating lead and arsenic contaminated soils, Harjinder Sandhu
Particle-wall shear stress measurements within the standpipe of a circulating fluidized bed, Angela Marie Sarra
The ontogeny of myogenic regulatory factor expression during muscle differentiation in the biceps femoris and pectoralis major muscles of the chicken., Amy Gayle Sarver
Integrated modulation of sympathetic tone in the microcirculation by oxygen, adenosine, and nitric oxide, Bryan Auston Sauls
Mitigation of water quality and ecosystem impacts of roadway construction through retrospective engineering analyses, Jaime Monique Sayre
Improved velocity data in circular jets using an avalanche photodiode-based 2-component point Doppler velocimeter, Thomas Trent Scarberry
Perceptions of benefits/problems of part-time employment on the job performance of secondary teachers of agricultural education, Connie McClung Scarbrough
Field observations of the early-age behavior of jointed plain concrete pavements, Troy Haden Schell
Palladium -catalyzed synthesis of carbazole derivatives and formal total syntheses of several naturally occurring carbazole alkaloids, Tricia L. Scott
A comparison of the instructional effectiveness of intensive and semester-length courses., Marc C. Seamon
Effects of three clipping managements on growth and production of a Kentucky bluegrass-clover sward, Beverly Ellen Sedon
Mobile agent-based attack-resistant architecture for Distributed Intrusion Detection system, Sentil Kumar Selliah
Scheduling flexible flowshops with sequence -dependent setup times, Kanchana Sethanan
Moisture diffusion through vinyl ester/clay nanocomposites, Apoorva Paresh Shah
A synthetic approach to FR901483., Li Sha
Development of an apparatus to quantify the volitional muscle performance of rat plantar flexors in vivo, Vineet Shastri
Cross-cultural gender dynamics in classroom interaction: The adult ESOL classroom., Dara Gay Shaw
The relationship of motivation and psychological skills of senior game participants to performance., Keiba Lynn Shaw
Synthesis of benzocarbazoles, indoloquinolines and indolonaphthridines from thermolysis of benzoenynyl ketenimines and carbodiimides, Chongsheng Shi
Large -eddy simulation of ship wakes, Shaoping Shi
A database for dismantling of obsolete vessels., Pooja Sibal
The institutional production of literary value: Studies of African-American popular music lyrics and the avant-garde., Carl Silvio
Fabrication of thin film nanoscale alumina templates, Paul B. Sines
Optimum hybrid vehicle configurations for heavy duty applications, Jonathan Burke Smith
Shake, rattle and roll: Hazard modeling in Indonesia using GIS., Jacqueline K. Snyder
"Playing to the cameras": The presence of an entertainment perspective in political panel programming and the implications of making politics palatable and appealing., Marcus Edward Snyder
CMOS fingerprint sensor electrostatic modeling, Praveen Kumar Soora
A kinetic treatment of a perpendicular gradient in field-aligned flow in a thermally anisotropic plasma., Robert Samuel Spangler
Improving medication adherence for children with asthma: Objective monitoring and feedback as an intervention for inhaled corticosteroid use., Scott Allen Spaulding