This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2000
The role of Lois Marie Gibbs in the Love Canal crisis and its effect on federal "Superfund" legislation, 1973-1981., Daniel Victor Kahler
Enhanced design for oxy -fuel fired batch tanks using CFD methods, Guosheng Kang
Differences in groupings of students' academic achievement, attendance and attitude as they move from a traditional to a modified 4 x 4 block schedule, Charles Theodore Keenan
A Particular Girl., Nancy Jean Kelley
Cellular towers and community land-use issues: A case study of Harpers Ferry and Jefferson County, West Virginia., Sherry Lee Kelly
Inventory and prediction of heavy-duty diesel vehicle emissions, Justin Michael Kern
Appalachian special education administrators: The extent of the relationship of role conflict and role ambiguity to specific dimensions of stress., Pamela Kay Kohner
Production of urban space in Kenya: Central-local government power relations in mediating space in Athi River Town., Francis Tama Koti
Parallelization of ECG template-based abnormality detection, Sherry Lea Kratsas
Evaluating mandatory parent education for divorcing couples with children, Brian John Krolczyk
Perception and analysis of Spanish accents in English speech, Corinne Ann Kropf
Diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi on two reclaimed surface mines differing in soil properties, Betsy S. Kurnik
The usefulness of admission data as a predictor of completion of an associate degree nursing program., Shelia Marie Kyle
Culture-specific issues in feminist voices: A comparative study of "The Bell Jar" and "Cronica del desamor"., Sonia Lagunas
Evaluation of maternal serum triple screen as an identifier of trisomy 21 pregnancy, Jonnie Ann Lane
Development and evaluation of glass fiber-reinforced composite/wood railroad crossties, Krit Laosiriphong
Psychophysiological responses of older adults to an anxiety -evoking stimulus, Angela W. Lau
Carbon products from coal liquefaction fractions, Lizbeth Laureano-Perez
Encoding of periodic skin stimuli by spinal dorsal horn neurons, Jeffrey J. Lawson
Benefits of the West Virginia School for the Deaf horticulture program to past graduates, 1984-1997., Edgar Aldine Leatherman III
Integrating spatial and spectral information for automatic feature identification in high -resolution remotely sensed images, Jong Yeol Lee
Characterization and applications of pulsed millisecond glow discharge sources, Cris Lee Lewis
Repeatability, recency, and response recovery: An experimental analysis of resurgence., Gregory Alan Lieving
The relationship between trait anxiety and goal orientation among starting and non-starting college football players., Eric Limegrover
Training the intuition, Paul M. Linhares
Evaluation of vibration response of ceramic candle filters using an accelerometer and a laser vibrometer., Ye Hone Lin
Longwall weighting events at Phalen Colliery, Nova Scotia, Canada, Robert J. MacDonald
Emissions testing of two recreational marine engines with water contact in the exhaust stream, Brian E. Mace
The test of two dual processing models., Vincent Patrick Maffeo
Assessing West Virginia NIPF owner characteristics and preferred assistance topics, Daniel Joseph Magill
Synthesis and characterization of metal oxide nanoparticles, Heidi Jo Magnone
The influence of context, amount of experience, and rater characteristics on temperament ratings of toddlers., Melinda Maher
Chicken lysine α-ketoglutarate reductase (LKR) in different tissues and effects of graded levels of dietary lysine on LKR and lysine oxidation., Megharaja Kandagal Manangi
A study about the "cultural orientation" in Chinese avant-garde art., Jianxiong Mao
Protecting the Florida Keys: An Internet GIS/IMS strategy for benthic habitat management., Frank Crawford Martin
"Remember i was the movies": The cinematic prose of William S. Burroughs., John Raymond Martino
The correctional-commercial complex: An examination of privatization of the US prison system., Atsuko Maruono
Development of a membrane resistance based modeling framework for comparison of ultrafiltration processes, David Albert Masciola
Parent and sibling relationship influences on late adolescent social anxiety and other adjustment outcomes, Catherine Joan Massey
Fine-scale modeling of failure in an adhesive layer, Pulkit V. D. Mathur
The effects of different shifts on injury and illness rates at a manufacturing facility., Angela M. Mattis
The coaxial cavity resonator as a prototype RF IC engine ignition source., Dustin Langdon McIntyre
'A Perfect Diamond Set in Lead': Henry, Prince of Wales and the Performance of Emergent Majesty., Gregory Vaughn McNamara
Studies of the respiratory chain of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath), Timothy Brian Miley
Paradoxical interventions with severe conduct-disordered adolescents: Research of treatment effectiveness., Marsha Anne Mills
Carnivalized narratives in the postmodern long poem, Joe Wade Moffett
Restimulation candidate selection using virtual intelligence, Khalid Y. Mohamad
A qualitative analysis of the socialization factors experienced by induction phase physical education teachers from one university., Derek Jason Mohr
Embattled, Mark Tobin Moore
Mechatronics for sophomore-level mechanical engineering students, David Thomas Morris
Heavy metal redistribution in soils using compost as a soil amendment, Jason Thomas Morrison
A study of the relationship between the perceived leadership style of nursing chairpersons and the organizational climate in baccalaureate nursing programs., Nancy Rowland Mosser
Where the stranger bides: Resisting America with the autobiographical word., Lisa N. Muir
Smart Card-enabled security services to support secure telemedicine applications, Monoreet Mutsuddi
Limits of behavioral control by temporally extended response -reinforcer relations, Todd Matthew Myers
Dynamic behavior characterization of fine powders consisting of a homogeneous emulsion, and, Synthesis and decomposition of methane gas hydrate: A reaction engineering study., Sridhar Narasimhan
Foodborne pathogens in poultry production and post-harvest control, Rajesh R. Nayak
Determining the influence on technology integration by the problem solving styles of instructors of history, classics and humanities courses, Karl Nels Nelson
Cognitive -affective, behavioral, and physiological response in injury among competitive athletes., R Renee Newcomer
Predicting a detailed permeability profile from minipermeameter measurements and well log data, Shawn D. Nines
Mycorrhizal roles in broomsedge plants under phosphorus limitation and aluminum toxicity, Jianchang Ning
Computerized training methods: Effects on retention and rate of responding., Finnur Oddsson
Corrosion between orthodontic archwires and bracket couples, Brian Costello O'Leary
The law and order presidency., Willard Mark Oliver
Evaluation of the use of remotely sensed images to speciate mixed Appalachian forests, Doru Ioan Pacurari
West Virginia state legislators' opinions of local mass media, Timothy Shaw Penn
Prognostic factors for treatment outcome in young children with autism, Susannah Grimm Poe
Coloring clique hypergraphs, Hoifung Poon
A graph theoretic approach to assessing tradeoffs on memory usage for model checking., John D. Powell
Substrate cleaning using a remote hydrogen rf-plasma, Srinivasan Prasanna
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for the analysis of proteins and small molecules, Gregg A. Pratt
Media use and perceptions of binge drinking, Jason L. Price
Assessing computer -mediated communication discourse of a traumatic brain injury survivor, Cheryl L. Fickey Prichard
A hydrodynamic model of semiconductors., Sixin Qian
Effects of plant flavonoids on the fate of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in rhizosphere soil, Xiujin Qui
Computational model of ductile erosion by single particle impact, Chandrakant Rai
A crop load study on 'Nittany' apple on two size-controlling rootstocks., Charles Douglas Raines
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic studies of the orientation of organonitriles on metal colloids, Ramaa Nagapattinam Ramakrishnan
Enamel decalcification and fluoride release among Fuji ortho LC and composite resins: An in vitro and in vivo study., Cristiane Teixeira Ramos
Evaluation of survival and recovery characteristics of bifidobacteria as indicators of fecal pollution of water, John Elmer Ravenscroft Jr.
Development of an integrated project-level pavement management model using risk analysis, Jennifer A. Reigle
Determining behavior: A study of the interaction between situation and dispositional factors., Brady Allen Reynolds
Predicting permeability and flow capacity distribution with back-propagation artificial neural networks, Alexis Jose Riera
Toward improving the paper map: Exploring and implementing digital and virtual campus maps for West Virginia University., Thomas Luke Ritz
Attendance and participation in the college classroom: The role of the instructor., Kelly A. Rocca
Subjective norms, attitudes, body mass indices, and self esteem as influences on women's body image behavior, Amy Martha Rogers
A Sense of Sp(Pl)ace., Gary Gage Roper
Investigating spelling through generative instruction, Linda Ross
Data points or cultural entities: A GIS-based archaeological predictive model in a post-positivist framework., Linwood Jesse Rouse
Magnetic properties of silicon-doped ferrihydrite nanoparticles., Paromita Roy
Increasing self-efficacy with diabetes cooking schools, Sheila Rye
An empirical investigation of the flexible price monetary model of the exchange rate: The case of Colombia., Marcelo Saenz
Rollover stability of partially filled heavy-duty elliptical tankers using trammel pendulums to simulate fluid sloshing, Mohamed Ibrahim Salem
Endothelin-1 gene expression in the porcine ovary: Follicular development., Hope Marie Sasway
Magnetic model studies of the New York--Alabama Lineament and other magnetic anomalies in West Virginia, Tanner Anthony Sattler