Dissertations from 2013
Developmental education programs : students' perceptions of the effectiveness at the community college level, Thad David Mitchell
Translating Arthur : the Historia regum Brittanniae of Geoffrey of Monmouth and Roman de Brut of Wace, George Gregory Molchan
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Interactions With Chitin In Response To Environmental Factors, Vanessa Molina
Reevaluating the "magic spell' : examining empowerment, stress, and workplace outcomes, Yun-Chen Tsai Morgan
Challenges and Rewards of Single Crystal Flux Growth: Physical Properties of Structurally Related Ln-Ru-Al Intermetallics, Gregory Morrison
Epidemiology and molecular characterization of human and canine hookworm, Ntombi B. Mudenda
Investigation of the role of putative inorganic carbon transporters in the carbon dioxide concentrating mechanisms of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Bratati Mukherjee
Technology argument frames : examining the impact of argumentation on the development of a health information exchange initiative, David Murithi Murungi
Detecting malingered ADHD using the personality assessment inventory : an exploratory analysis in college students, Mandi Wilkes Musso
Development of an efficient sea oats breeding program for coastal restoration, Pheonah Nabukalu
Use and Access of Emerging Technology Impact: A Study of Startup Women Entrepreneurs in the United States, Erastus Ndinguri
The roles of Deinococcus radiodurans Dps-1 and Dps-2 in nucleoid organization and in survival during oxidative stress, Khoa Huynh Nguyen
Fast and reliable detection of incumbent users in cognitive radios, Mahdi Orooji
Transcription and analysis of Ravi Shankar's Morning Love for Western flute, sitar, tabla and tanpura, Bethany Padgett
Evaluation of Gas-Assisted Gravity Drainage EOR Process Applicability in a Louisiana Oil Field through Experiments and Reservoir Simulation, Wagirin Ruiz Paidin
Environmental Kuznets Curve In Water Pollution: A Semiparametric Approach, Mahesh Pandit
Amplifying Conjugated Polymers for Fluorescent Chemosensing, Deepa Pangeni
Income Classification Shifting and Financial Analysts’ Forecasts, Shanshan Pan
Nanoindentation characterization of clay minerals and clay-based hybrid bio-geomaterials, Rohit Raj Pant
Taxonomy and systematics of New Zealand Faronitae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Jong-Seok Park
Laser ablation sample transfer for mass spectrometry, Sung-Gun Park
Vagrant masculinity : a process of masculine self-conceptualization in formerly incarcerated Black men, Le'Brian Alexander Patrick
Single-crystal metal oxides and supported metal nanoclusters as model catalyst sytems, Matthew C. Patterson
Female collegiate volleyball athletes' perceptions of identity, specific to sport and gender, as understood by their in-sport and everyday dress and appearance practices, Jessica Ann Pattison
Measuring safety climate as an indicator of effective safety and health programs in the construction industry, Charles Francis Pecquet
Causes and consequences of conflict : exploring the influence of honor-based norms and values on the experience of intimate partner violence in the United States, Michelle Elaine Pence
Signal transduction and Rickettsial infection of tick cells, Natthida Petchampai
Toward the advancement of tetraphosphine ligand synthesis for homogeneous bimetallic catalysis, Marc Anthony Peterson
Identity as a compass for understanding media choice, Emily Marie Pfetzer
An etho-conventional decision-making model for sport managers, Adam G. Pfleegor
Friends of Bill F. : alcohol, recovery, and social progress in southern fiction, Conor Adam Picken
Recovery of understory bird movement in post-pasture Amazonia, Luke L. Powell
Zoltán Kodály's Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello, Op. 8 : one cellist's path to performance, Celeste Power
Sensitivity and resistance of Cercospora kikuchii, causal agent of Cercospora leaf blight and purple seed stain of soybean, to selected fungicides, Paul Patrick Price, III
Empirical and simulation essays on analyzing a country's export performance : the case of Ghana, Aude L. Pujula
Silver Nanoparticles As Drug Delivery Systems, Ammar Tahseen Qureshi
Analytical Modeling and Diagnosis of Penetration Rate Performance of PDC Bits, Reza Rahmani
Molecular Dynamics Of Ionic Liquids In Nanoporous Electrodes, Nav Nidhi Rajput
Essays on the impact of income on family and child well-being, Christian Werner Raschke
Analysis of Protein Aggregates and Synthetic Nanoparticles Using Capillary Electrophoresis with Light Scattering and Fluorescence Detection, Suresh Chandra Regmi
Predictors of practice approaches and activitives of Louisiana school social workers : toward a model of practice, Laura Richard
Mixed categories, formality for the nilpotent cone, and a derived Springer correspondence, Laura Joy Rider
The intersection of motherhood and academia as conceptualized by female doctoral students, Shaina A. Riser
An analysis of university TV spots aired during National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football games, Daniel Alford Roberts
Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Ancient Maya Wood Selection and Forest Exploitation at the Paynes Creek Salt Works, Belize, Mark Edward Robinson
Fulcrum of the Union: The Border South and the Secession Crisis, 1859-1861, Michael Dudley Robinson
Earth occultation imaging of the low energy gamma-ray sky with the Fermi/Gamma-ray Burst Monitor, James Craig Rodi
Modeling foam delivery mechanisms in deep vadose-zone remediation using method of characteristics (MoC), Alireza Roostapour
The seven last words of Christ : a comparison of three French romantic musical settings by Gounod, Franck, and Dubois, Vaughn Roste
Silica Polypeptide-Based Colloids: Physical Properties and Novel Materials, Cornelia Rosu
A multi-scale investigation of nutrient dynamics in the Lake Pontchartrain Estuary and Basin, Eric Daniel Roy
Socially oriented negative self-referent cognition : the development and validation of a measure, Brittany Moree Rudy
Stopping the tenture clock : university support on scorn?, Margaret Singer Ruebsamen
Language of Exclusion: A Mixed Method Evaluation of Text Complexity on Comprehension Within Selected U.S. Government Food Assistance Application Materials, Leah Katherine Saal
Influence of various health beneficial spices on some characteristics of yogurt culture bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus, and sensor acceptability of spicy probiotic yogurt, Margie Michelle Sanchez-Vega
Molecular-Level Investigations Combining Nanoscale Lithography and Atomic Force Microscopy, ChaMarra Karmelia Saner
A quantitative study focusing on the effect of electronic portfolios in teacher education, Jarrod Sanson
Electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes on silicon substrates, Anirban Sarkar
Burn, boil & eat : an intersection analysis of stereotypes in the most influential films of all time, Roslyn M. Satchel
On Identifying Critical Nuggets Of Information During Classification Task, David Sathiaraj
Academic Self-Monitoring in College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Mindy C. Scheithauer
Complexity-driven properties of the intermetallic compounds Gd₁₁₇Co₅₆Sn₁₁₂ and Ln₃₀Ru₄Sn₃₁ (Ln = Gd and Tb), Devin Charles Schmitt
Investigations into alkene hydration and alkene oxidation catalysis, William Schreiter
Creating an SLI performance profile with load, Christy Marie Seidel
Studying Mechanisms of Ionizing Radiation Resistance in Bacteria: Evidence for Multiple Pathways, Kathiresan Selvam
Analyzing the effects of context-aware mobile design principles on student performance in undergraduate kinesiology courses, Eric John Seneca
Pore-to-continuum Multiscale Modeling of Two-phase Flow in Porous Media, Qiang Sheng
Development of integrated pest management for sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis in rice, Jaspreet Kaur Sidhu
Underwater Excavations of Two Ancient Maya Salt Works, Paynes Creek National Park, Belize, Elizabeth Cory Sills
Reef fish demographics on Louisiana artificial reefs : the effects of reef size on biomass distribution and foraging dynamics, Kirsten A. Simonsen
Potential influence of blueberry and black raspberry pomace phenolics on inflammatory cytokines in coronary cells, Adriana Soto Rodriguez Gil
Achievable secrecy enchancement through joint encryption and privacy amplification, Yahya Sowti Khiabani
Perception, practice, and theory : a case study of leadership in an urban middle school, Marcia Lynette Speed
An original composition, Symphony No. 1, "Eustace the Monk" and compositional techniques used to elicit musical humor, Samuel Howard Stokes
The effect of real-time pitch tracking and correction on high school instrumentalists' tuning accuracy, Kathryn Elizabeth Strickland
A typology of consumer preference parabolas, Jie Sun
Factors affecting teaching efficacy of beginning secondary agricultural education teachers, Marshall Swafford
A new diagnostics tool for water injected gas turbines - emissions monitoring and modeling, Mohammed Shafi Syed
The effects of U.S. shrimp imports on the Gulf of Mexico dockside price : a source differentiated mixed demand model, Maryam Tabarestani
Multi-scale modeling of inertial flows through propped fractures, Ali Takbiri Borujeni
Microstructure and Physics-Based Structural Models for Suspended Clay-Exopolymer Flocs, Xiaoling Tan
Large deviations for stochastic Navier-Stokes equations with nonlinear viscosities, Ming Tao
The Rhetorical Strategies of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, David T. Tarvin
Optimizing Light Requirements and Dilution Rates for Maximizing Algal Cell Growth and Lipid Content for Biofuel Feedstock Production, Beatrice Gabriela Terigar
Role of NOD2/RIP2 signaling in acute bacterial pneumonia and sepsis, Balamayooran Theivanthiran
Patterns and Pathways of Wetland Sedimentation and Landscape Change in Coastal Louisiana, Andrew William Tweel
Essays on credit default swaps and debtor-creditor relationships, Cihan Uzmanoglu
What you attend to is what you remember : investigating the unit of representation in visual working memory, Amanda Elaine van Lamsweerde
A Multi Pronged Approach to Remnant Maple (Acer spp.) Populations in Tropical America, Yalma Luisa Vargas-Rodriguez
Assessing Altruistic Behavior, Burnout, and Wellness Outcomes of Entry Level, Live-in and Live on Residence Life Professionals, Erin Coquese Vaughn
Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention on Negative Affect and Urge to Drink Among College Student Drinkers, Christine Vinci