Dissertations from 2013
Examining the effect of innovation on the market structure of the U.S. Media industry, Thomas Edward Vizcarrondo
Background, analysis, and performance guide for Edison Denisov's Sonata for flute and piano, Esther June Waite
The influence of selected perceptual and demographic characteristics on the attitude toward mental health of students among faculty a public universities in the Southeastern United States, Shannon Kuehne Walsdorf
Nonprofit organizations in the making of civic community : exploring how the structure of nonprofit sectors matters for community wellbeing, Sarah Prater Walsh
Thermal cycling and thermal radiation performances of novel thermal barrier coatings, Li Wang
Emergence of Delamination Fractures around Casing and Its Stability, Wei Wang
Extra structures on three-dimensional cobordisms, Xuanye Wang
Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study, Yujie Wang
Geometric modeling and optimization over regular domains for graphics and visual computing, Shenghua Wan
Poultry litter ash as a phosphorus source for greenhouse crop production, Daniel Evan Wells
Power and purpose : U.S. foreign aid and development, Jeremy L. Wells
Toward digitizing the human experience : a new resource for natural language processing, Jerry Scott Weltman
Ecosystem metabolism in coastal plain streams of southeast Louisiana : environmental and watershed effects, Jonathan L. West
On contests with complementarities, Matthew Wiser
Synthetic efforts toward the eastern hemisphere of theonellamide C, Douglas D. Wong
Studies of core-shell nanoGUMBOS and liposomal ionogels, Ashleigh Renee' Wright
Fabrication and characterization of a polymeric nanofluidic device for DNA analysis, Jiahao Wu
Time-variant performance assessment and improvement of existing bridges, Miao Xia
Heterogeneous volumetric data mapping and its medical applications, Huanhuan Xu
Synthesis of the western hemisphere of theonellamide C, Saroj Yadav
Development and evaluation of molecular-based assays for detecting Salmonella serovars in various food commodities, Qianru Yang
Higher algebraic K-theory and tangent spaces to Chow groups, Sen Yang
Cognitive Case Studies of Chinese in Discourse Analysis and Classroom Teaching, Yanqiu Yang
Optimal consignment stocking policies for a supply chain under different system constraints, Hui Zhi Yi
Finite Element Modeling of Hot-Mix Asphalt Performance in the Laboratory, Hao Ying
Size Kinetics and Mechanics of Clay-biopolymer Flocs, Hang Yin
Scriabin's transpositional wills : a diachronic approach to Alexander Scriabin's late piano miniatures (1910-1915), Jeffrey Yunek
Modeling temporal and spatial variations in dissolved oxygen in Amite River, Vahid Zahraeifard
Digital Image-Based Frameworks for Monitoring and Controlling of Particulate Systems, Bing Zhang
Mathematical and Computer-Based Models for Optimizing Microwave Heating Processes of Frozen Oysters, Jie Zhang
Numerical investigations of Holstein phonons on the periodic Anderson model, Peng Zhang
Finite Element Methods for Fourth Order Variational Inequalities, Yi Zhang
Exploiting heterogeneity in Chip-Multiprocessor Design, Ying Zhang
A fluorescent oil detection device, Yuxuan Zhou
A performer's guide to John Corigliano's Mr Tambourine Man - Seven Poems to text by Bob Dylan, Jovan Zivkovic
Dissertations from 2012
The effect of video self-monitoring on teaching ABA paraprofessionals, Kristen Nicole Abbondante
An exploration of reading methods in first-grade: comparing the basal approach and balanced literacy, Richelle LeBlanc Acosta
Three essays on modeling economic and fiscal change for communities under disequilibrium following natural disasters, Arun Adhikari
Mechanisms by Which Exercise Training Attenuates Blood Pressure in Animals: Roles of Cytokines, Oxidative Stress, and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3â, Deepmala Agarwal
Dynamic route choice in hurricane evacuation, Meisam Akbarzadeh
The responsibility of clothing slaves in the United States as described in slave petitions, 1775 to 1867, Ryan Jerel Aldridge
Children's representations of parenting behaviors, basic negative emotions, and negative self-conscious emotions in the Narrative Story Stem Technique, Loredana Apavaloaie
The head and tail conjecture for alternating knots, Cody Armond
Factors Affecting Short-term Oxygen Variability in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone, Brenda Leroux Babin
Holy or unholy matrimony: does participation in a pre-college program influence the retention rate of African American males in college, James DJ Baker III
A numerical investigation of Apéry-like recursions and related Picard-Fuchs equations, Maiia J. Bakhova
Essential role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in gram-negative bacterial pneumonia, Gayathriy Balamayooran
Computer Simulations of Faceted Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes in Liquid Crystals, Shivkumar Shankar Bale
Measurement of pain, pain disability, and pain beliefs of morbidly obese adults, Brooke Louise Barbera
Studies of a dirhodium tetraphosphine catalyst for hydroformylation and aldehyde-water shift catalysis, Aaron Rider Barnum
Climate change displacement and global governance: a case study of three intergovernmental organizations and the conflict between the member states and bureaucracy, Andrea C. S. Berringer
British identity and the German other, William F. Bertolette
En(Gendering) Policy: Gender Policies in Former Soviet Republics, Natasha Lachelle Bingham
Overexpression of a Plasma Membrane Protein Gene, SaPMP3, from Spartina alterniflora L. Enhances Salinity Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Hanamareddy Biradar
A permutational triadic approach to jazz harmony and the chord/scale relationship, John Bishop
Visualization of Time-Varying Data from Atomistic Simulations and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Bidur Bohara
Red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii in the Atchafalaya River Basin: biotic and abiotic effects on population dynamics and physiological biomarkers of hypoxic stress, Christopher Paul Bonvillain
Southern Bellas: the construction of Mestiza identity in Southern narratives, Wendy Aimee Braun
Phenotypic and Niche Evolution in the Antbirds (Aves: Thamnophilidae), Gustavo Adolfo Bravo
AMD&ART: performativity and participation in ecological remediation, Travis Paine Brisini
Equipped to serve our youth: a phenomenological study of 4-H Extension youth educators' perceptions of the value of mentoring, Allison Ann Bruchhaus
Nitrogen and Carbon Export to the Gulf of Mexico by the Atchafalaya River, a Major Distributary of the Mississippi River, April Elizabeth BryantMason
Conformance testing of peer-to-peer systems using message traffic analysis, John Wesley Burris
China's 20th century Sophist: analysis of Hu Shi's ethics, logic, and pragmatism, Rya Butterfield
Impact on the engagement of at-risk students: evaluation of postsecondary living learning communities, Monique Fondren Cain
Climate change policy in the European Union: examining the Emissions Trading System, Tabitha Marie Cale
Effects of fire and treefalls on Japanese climbing fern and native species groundcover in a restored longleaf pine savanna, Becky Jolene Carmichael
Literary expressions of Creole identity in Alfred Mercier's L'Habitation Saint-Ybars and Johnelle, Mary Florence Cashell
Searches for gravitational waves from perturbed black holes in data from LIGO detectors, Sarah Elizabeth Caudill
Insights into the catalytic mechanisms of the protein enzymes, PFKFB3 and VldE, using x-ray crystallography, Michael Christopher Cavalier
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts: a history in progress, Suzanne Michelle Blanchard Chambliss
Molecular Approaches to Detect and Control Cercospora kikuchii in Soybeans, Ashok Kumar Chanda
Using behavior screening data to predict scores on statewide assessments, Jeffrey Steven Chenier
Chinese piano music: an approach to performance, Xi Chen
Resonance and double negative behavior in metamaterials, Yue Chen
Beta-diketone and beta-ketoenamine based molecular squares, Jackson Kiplagat Cherutoi
Role of Herpes Simplex Type I Glycoproteins in Entry and Cell-cell Fusion, Sona Chowdhury
Thermal stress analysis of jointed plain concrete pavements containing fly ash and slag, Yoonseok Chung
Direction of mistuning, magnitude of cent deviation, and timbre as factors in musicians' pitch discrimination in simultaneous and sequential listening conditions, Norman Alan Clark
The lived experience of discovery of purpose in student affairs among emerging professionals, Nicholas Anthony Clegorne
Chemical and biological evaluation of antibiotic-based ionic liquids and GUMBOS against pathogenic bacteria, Marsha Rae Cole
Projected performances: the phenomenology of hybrid theater, David Edward Coley
Comparing the treatment effect of conversational and traditional aphasia treatments based on conversational outcome measures, Meghan Collins
Investigating the role of genetic variation in long run economic outcomes, Charles Justin Cook
The effect of loving kindness meditation and student teachers stress and empathy, Imre Csaszar
The unaccompanied choral works of Vytautas Miškinis with texts by Rabindranoth Tagore: a resource guide, Nicholaus B. Cummins
Modeling effects of instream variables, land use, and life history attributes on community structure of freshwater mussels in Louisiana streams, Wesley Michael Daniel
The role of gylcoprotein K (gK) in the ocular and neuropathogenesis of herpes simplex virus-type 1 (HSV-1), Andrew Timothy David
Habitat use, movements, and ecology of female mottled ducks on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas, Bruce Edward Davis
Koutango: under reported arboviral disease in West Africa, Jaime Matias de Araujo Lobo
New Coding/Decoding Techniques for Wireless Communication Systems, Yonas Gebregziabher Debessu