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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Leveraging a multiparent cross of Populus trichocarpa to characterize recombination rates and dissect the genetic architecture of wood chemistry, Chanaka R. Abeyratne

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Fish Community Responses to Environmental and Anthropogenic Conditions in West Virginia, Katherine A. Adase

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Machine Learning Assisted Framework for Advanced Subsurface Fracture Mapping and Well Interference Quantification, Mohammad Faiq Adenan

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ROLE OF CYTOCHROME P450-EPOXYGENASES AND ADENOSINE A2A RECEPTOR IN THE MODULATION OF VASCULAR RESPONSE, Stephanie Onyeka Agba

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Essays on CEO Background and Corporate Performance, Busra Agcayazi

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Deep Face Morph Detection Based on Wavelet Decomposition, Poorya Aghdaie

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Development of A Hydrometallurgical Process for the Extraction of Cobalt, Manganese, and Nickel from Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Byproduct, Alejandro Agudelo Mira

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Impacts of Error Rate and Therapist Appearance on the Accuracy of Fidelity Data Collection, Marisela A. Aguilar

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Multimodal Neuron Classification based on Morphology and Electrophysiology, Aqib Ahmad

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Blowdown Wastewater Co-treatment with Produced Water for Resource Recovery: Moving Towards Zero Liquid Discharge and Sustainable Waste Management, Mohammad Hafez Ahmed

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A Machine Learning Approach for Early Diagnosis of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Among Heart Failure Patients, Tanjim Ahmed

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Modular Supply Network Optimization of Renewable Ammonia and Methanol Co-production, Benjamin Akoh

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An Artificial Neural Network Approach to Predicting Formation Stress in Multi-Stage Fractured Marcellus Shale Horizontal Wells Based on Drilling Operations Data, Moudhi Alawadh

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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Geomechanical Data for Accurate Shear Stress Prediction in CO2 Sequestration within Saline Aquifers (Smart Proxy Modeling), Munirah Alawadh

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Personality and Academic Performance in College, Jacob E. Alderson

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ASSESSING FOREST FEATURES AND NOCTURNAL FLYING INSECT DIVERSITY AS PREDICTORS OF EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL OCCUPANCY IN FORAGING HABITAT, Clark D. Alexander

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Strengthening the Interpretation of Glass and Paint Evidence Through the Study of Random Frequency of Occurrence and Analytical Information, Lauryn C. Alexander

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State Estimation, Covariance Estimation, and Economic Optimization of Semi-Batch Bioprocesses, Ronald Hunter Alexander

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Workflow for Integrating Geomechanics, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Reservoir Simulation to Determine Marcellus Shale Horizontal Well Production Potential, Awadh ALJassasi

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Stability properties of a system of receptors in the presence of attractive domains, Basim Mohammed Al-Maliki

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Learning Representations for Novelty and Anomaly Detection, Ranya Almohsen

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Investigation of High-Volume Volcanic Ash Cement Composites Modified with Amorphous Materials Through Experimental and Analytical Methods, Nawaf Alsulami

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Machine Learning for Biosensors, Gayathri Anapanani

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Optimizing sample collection and data interpretation for effective wastewater-based epidemiology in combined sewer systems, Christopher Allen Anderson

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A Numerical Investigation of a Spark Ignition Opposed Piston Linear Engine Fueled by Hydrogen, Mustapha Alao Animashaun

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AI-based Smart Proxy Modelling of IBDP Field Reservoir Pressure of Carbon Sequestration, Idongesit Bassey Ansa

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Reservoir Simulation of the Volve Oil field using AI-based Top-Down Modeling Approach, Amir Ansari

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Microwave-Assisted Ammonia Synthesis over Cs-Ru/CeO2 Catalyst, Alazar Kesete Araia

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Cell Signaling and Stress Response in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A study of SNF1, Scott E. Arbet II

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A Test of the Control Value Theory of Achievement Emotions in an Instructional Communication Context, Katherine E. Armstrong

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Living Your Best Life: The Mindful Pursuit of Student-Athlete Thriving, Andrew Augustus

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Energy Conversion in Plasmas out of Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium: A Kinetic Theory Perspective, Mahmud Hasan Barbhuiya

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Parent and Adolescent Report of Helicopter Parenting: Examining Reporter Discrepancies and Associations with Adolescent Depression and Anxiety, Avneet Batra

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A Case Study Analysis of the Experiences and Perceived Learning Outcomes of Former Non-Music Majors in Applied Horn Lessons, Jordan Bennett

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Sexual Orientation, Age, and Race: An Intersectional Approach to Health Disparities, Laura E. Bernstein

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Expansion on the Use of the Novel Compound, ELP-004, Using a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Experimentation Model, Kendyl Marie Berry

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Investigating the Impact of Demographic Factors on Contactless Fingerprint Interoperability, Aeddon David Berti

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Evaluations of FRP Composite Coupons Under Impact and Puncture, Lekhnath Bhandari

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Disaster Risk Assessment in the Context of Social Justice Using Geospatial Data Analytics, Behrang Bidadian

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Energy Digital Twins in Smart Manufacturing Systems, Anna Billey

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Application of computational biophysics techniques to characterize cell membrane-associated events, Kyle Billings

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Parametric Energy Efficiency Impact Analysis for Industrial Process Heating Furnaces Using MEASUR, Prakash Singh Bisht

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Evaluation of a novel mRNA-pertussis vaccine against emerging clinical isolates of Bordetella pertussis, Graham Jeffrey Bitzer

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Forage Grass Growth Habit and Allelopathy in Birdsfoot Trefoil Germination and Establishment, Nathan El Blake

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Right Treatment Wrong Time: Immunotherapy Administration Post-Radiotherapy Decreases Tumor Burden in a Preclinical Model of Brain Metastasis, Kathryn Elizabeth Blethen

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Evaluation of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS 8th edition) measures for use with the Energy Express summer literacy program, Maria Boki

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Unconventional Wisdom in Resonating Echoes of the Past: A Memoir on the Life and Music of royal hartigan, Joseph Elias Boulos

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the uncertain future of landscapes subjected to mountaintop removal mining, Samuel James Bower

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“Long have I wished to see the king:” Indigenous Transatlantic Diplomacy in the 18th Century North American Southeast, Riley Christian Bowers

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Continental saline environments interpreted from bedded gypsum of the Triassic Red Peak Formation (Chugwater Group), northcentral Wyoming, Maya Yamei Bradford

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IL-27 Negatively Impacts Immunity Developed Following BCG Administration, Shelby D. Bradford

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Quantifying Variation in High-Quality Footwear Replicate Impressions, Samantha K. Brady

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Impacts of Temperature and Salt Concentrations for Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella in Moisture Enhanced Reconstructed Chicken Patties, Alik D. Browning

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Ambient ammonia synthesis via microwave-catalytic materials and plasma chemistry, Siobhan Brown

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The Impact of Fracture Properties on Adsorbed Gas Production From a Marcellus Shale Horizontal Well, Valcia Mildreth Vasco Bulule

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Artificial Light at Night Disrupts Pain Behavior and Cerebrovascular Structure in Mice, Jacob Raymond Bumgarner

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Multimaterial, Core-Shell Direct Ink Writing of Flexible Strain Sensors for Pneumatically-Actuated Soft Robotic Hinge Joints, John Michael Burke

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Applying Thermal and Microwave Heating for Natural Gas Conversion to Value-Added Chemicals over Zeolite-Supported Catalysts, Ashley Marie Caiola

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Internalized Heterosexism, Shame Proneness, and Disclosure in Clinical Supervision Among Sexual Minority Supervisees, Christian Joseph Carey

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The Economics of Pollution: Policy, Productivity, and the Structure of Road Networks, Michael Cary

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Working with Community Partners in WV: Learning How to Frame Health Equity in Physical Activity Interventions, Karly Marie Casanave-Phillips

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LOCALIZATION OF PEOPLE IN GNSS-DENIED ENVIRONMENTS USING NEURAL-INERTIAL PREDICTION AND KALMAN FILTER CORRECTION, Lauren N. Cash

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Effects of Combined Ethanol and Nicotine Administration on Delay Discounting in Male and Female Sprague-Dawley Rats, Rebecca Lillian Chalme

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ELUCIDATION OF THE ROLE OF AGOUTI-SIGNALING PROTEIN THROUGHOUT FOLLICULOGENESIS AND EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT IN CATTLE, Heather L. Chaney

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Generative Prior for Unsupervised Image Restoration, Ahmed Cheikh Sidiya

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Investigating the Change in Pavement Cracking Data Due to Automated Data Collection Methods, Faisal Quibria Chowdhury

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Evaluating Electrification of Fossil Fuel-Fired Boilers for Decarbonization Using Discrete Event Simulation, Nahian Ismail Chowdhury

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Elucidating mechanisms of proteasome modulation by small molecules to treat neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, Janelle Joo Yee Chuah

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Selective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Byproduct, Zeynep Cicek

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Health Behaviors as Mediators of Caregiver Physical Health, Michaela Clark

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Effects of Climate Change and Landscape-Scale Forest Management on Avian Communities, Abundance, and Nest Success in the Appalachian Mountains, Hannah L. Clipp

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Relationships among pregnancy, substance use, social determinants of health and assessment, referral, and utilization of treatment: A secondary analysis of NSDUH Data, Heather Lynn Coddington

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Bedrock channel geometry: meter to micron scale controls on fluvial incision, NICHOLAS J. COLAIANNE

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DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF AN AERODYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR A FORMULA SAE® VEHICLE USING VEHICLE DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTATION, Evan S. Cole

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Three Essays on Emotional Cues, Clay Collins

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System Analysis of an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) – Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Hybrid Cycle, Jose Javier Colon Rodriguez

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Associations Among Executive Functioning, Family Functioning, Adolescent Responsibility, and Adherence in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Cecily Newel Conour

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How do college student-athletes’ understanding and expectations of mindfulness and self-compassion change through an intervention?, Blake Costalupes

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Outdoor Recreation Benefits in Urban Areas: An Importance-Performance Analysis of Residents' Perception in Morgantown, West Virginia, Zachary D. Cox

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Effects of Interdependent Group Contingencies on Physical Activity, Katherine A. Cucinotta

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Designing King Lear: How Costume Design for a Theatrical Production is Affected by a Transition to Film, Jacob Steven Currence

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The Investigation of Novel Bovine Oocyte-Specific Long Non-coding RNAs and Their Roles in Oocyte Maturation and Early Embryonic Development, Jaelyn Zoe Current

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Effects of Aripiprazole Alone and in Combination with d-Amphetamine on Probability Discounting in Sprague-Dawley Rats, Paige Currie

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3D Printed Microfluidic Devices for Advanced Fluid Manipulation in Biomedical Applications, Kathrine Curtin

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Understanding the Impact of Scientific Testimony on Potential Jury Members: Independent and Interactive Effects of Expert Characteristics and Jury Member’s Social Location, Ellory R. Dabbs

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PROBABILISTIC SHORT TERM SOLAR DRIVER FORECASTING WITH NEURAL NETWORK ENSEMBLES, Joshua Daniell

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A Computer Vision-based Method for Tack Coat Coverage Inspection Using Drone-Collected Images, Aida da Silva

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Robust state estimation methods for robotics applications, Shounak Das

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Study of Capillary Channel Fiber Augmented Geobags for Accelerated Dewatering of High Moisture Content Fine-Grained Acid Mine Drainage Precipitate, Luke William Daugherty

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Diversification of Ergot Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Natural and Engineered Fungi, Kyle Austin Davis

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Found and Fabricated, Molly S. Davis

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The Development of a New Pertussis Booster Formulation via the Implementation of New Adjuvants and Utilization of Alternate Routes of Administration, Megan Ashley DeJong

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STABILITY OF RUDDLESDEN-POPPER PHASE LANTHANUM NICKELATE AS AIR ELECTRODE FOR REVERSIBLE SOLID OXIDE CELLS, Daniel de Lorenzo Moreira

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Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy From the Ground Up: Towards A Holistic Organizational Framework for Community and Economic Development in Rural Extractive Areas, Brandon M. Dennison

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Development of a Mass Transfer Correction Factor in a Thermodynamic Model to Explain the Weathering Patterns of Ignitable Liquids on Household Substrates at Elevated Temperatures, Max T. Denn

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Social Comparison Theory: The Effects Athletic Influencers Have on an Appalachian Generation Z Men Audience, Aaron David Dickens

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Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Control of Chemical Processes Using Dynamic Operability, San Quan Dinh

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Spin Recovery Analysis on a Simulation Model of the NASA F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) Using Thrust Vectoring, Brock M. Dolly

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Analysis of the Psychological and Production Effects of the Use of Gamification for Manufacturing Assembly, Makenzie Dolly

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Cue Reactivity in Non-Smoking Electronic Cigarette Users, Ashley E. Douglas