Dissertations from 2012
Detection and characterization of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) in soils and sediments from superfund sites, Albert Leo N. dela Cruz
Ionic Materials for Applications in Sensing and Optoelectronics, Sergio L. de Rooy
Efficacy of Multifunctionalized Saccharide Constructs for the Attenuation of Amyloid-beta Toxicity, Dhruva Dilip Dhavale
Impact of religion and religious differences on political and economic cooperation between countries, Betul Dicle
Invasion of smooth brome into North American tall-grass prairies: impact on native plant/herbivore species and mechanisms responsible for successful invasion, Forrest Paul Dillemuth
Study on permanent magnet transverse flux machine, Oleksandr Dobzhanskyi
An exploratory case study of racial climate in an academic unit at a predominantly white, southern institution, Mark A. Dochterman
The functional morphology of the intermandibulo-cervical envelope of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Brooke Hopkins Dubansky
A safety elements model for the building construction industry, Cliff Dunlap Dunlap
Examining the curricular and pedagogical challenges and possibilities of post-colonial young adult literature: a narrative inquiry of book clubs with pre-service teachers, Elizabeth Sybil Durand
Total synthesis of a virotoxin and analogs for conformational studies, Benson Jumba Edagwa
"She speaks with wisdom and faithful instruction...": the influence of a religio-spiritual epistemology on the academic knowledge, pedagogy, and theorizing of Black women university teachers, Kirsten Tralese Edwards
Effects of hurricanes and fires on understory hardwoods in pine savannas, Darin Ellair
Out of Site but Not Out of Mind: Submerged Prehistoric Landscapes on the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Amanda M. Evans
Continuum and crystal strain gradient plasticity with energetic and dissipative length scales, Danial Faghihi Shahrestani
Stock liquidity, price informativeness, and accruals-based earnings management, Jing Fang
Two essays on information in trading, Yanhao Fang
Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Peptides as Different Medical Treatment, Krystal Renee Fontenot
Short story cycles of the Americas, a transitional post-colonial form: a study of V.S. Naipaul's Miguel Street, Ernest Gaines's Bloodline, and Garbriel Garcia Marquez's Los Funerales de Mama Grande, Benjamin Sands Yves Forkner
An investigation into technology and motivational influences on creativity and product output in apparel design students, Charles Freeman
Country of Illusion: Imagined Geographies and Transnational Connections in F. Scott Fitzgerald's America, Charles Mitchell Frye III
Portraits of adolescence/juvenile delinquency: something written, something said, something constructed, something read, Marianne Fry
Assessing intention of volunteers to develop their leadership: creation of an instrument using the theory of planned behavior, Janina Marie Fuller
Paradoxes and consumer decision-making, Carolyn Popp Garity
Synthesis, characterization, and testing of atomically-precise Au clusters supported on TiO₂ for CO oxidation, Sarthak Gaur
Communicating while stimulated: the effects of sensory-processing sensitivity on behavior and relationships, Christopher Charles Gearhart
Function and diversity of the Ship, Trinity, and Tiger Shoal Complex, with emphasis on macrofauna and spawning blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus), Carey George Gelpi Jr.
Development of hydrograph-based approach to modeling fate and transport of sediment-borne bacteria in lowland rivers, Bhuban Ghimire
Bird ecology and conservation in Peru's high Andean petlands, Richard Edward Gibbons
Preparing a world premiere: a conductor's analysis of Ronaldo Cadeu's "Crime and Punishment: one act ballet", Raul Gomez Rojas
Development and characterization of a murine model of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, Britton Grasperge
Applicability of periodization to orchestral audition preparation on trombone: a case study, Christopher Evan Green
Physical processes and drivers on landscapes in coastal Louisiana and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Mandy Michelle Green
Some tracking problems for aerospace models with input constraints, Aleksandra Gruszka
Novel surface modifications and new nanostructured titania synthesis for high-performance lithium-ion batteries and solar cells, Dongsheng Guan
C0 Interior Penalty Methods for Cahn-Hilliard Equations, Shiyuan Gu
Optimal actuation in active vibration control using pole-placement, Carla Ann Guzzardo
Soil climate and pedology of the Transylvanian Plain, Romania, Beatrix Haggard
Strongly correlated electron behavior in transition metal intermetallics: enhanced thermoelectricity and quantum criticality in FeGa₃ and superconductivity in NiBi₃, Neel Saman Kumara Haldolaarachchige
Regional effects of monetary policy, Taehee Han
Novel nonresonant and resonant mechanisms leading to the breakdown of the Franck-Condon approximation in photoionization, David Adam Hardy
Synthesis and characterization of geopolymers for infrastructural applications, Jian He
Linking nitrogen biogeochemistry to different stages of wetland soil development in the Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, Kelly Marie Henry
Two sides of the ancient vase: eastern and western principles in the works of Keiko Abe, Christopher K. Hoefer
A study of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System's Leadership Development Institute and the impact of participation, Peggy Leonard Hohensee
A performance guide to Leonard Lehrman's A Light in the Darkness, Timothy Adam Holcomb
Synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of porphyrins conjugated to superparamagnetic colloidal particles for enhanced photodynamic therapy, Javoris Hollingsworth
Global and local performance of prestressed girder bridges with positive moment continuity detail, Tanvir Hossain
Paley-Wiener Theorem for Line Bundles over Compact Symmetric Spaces, Vivian Mankau Ho
The solo string works of J. S. Bach: the relationship between dance and musical elements, Chung-Hui Hsu
Infrared laser ablation for biological mass spectrometry, Fan Huang
Subgradient formulas for optimal control problems with constant dynamics, Lingyan Huang
High-throughput sperm cryopreservation of aquatic species, E Hu
Performing nostalgia: body, memory, and the aesthetics of past-home, Jade C. Huell
Three case studies in twentieth-century performance practice, Tina Huettenrauch
The common struggle: locating the international connections of national spaces of conflict in the Francophone world, Mark Huntsman
The lost city: examining the relationship between science, philosophy and the Atlantis myth, Kimberly Hurd
Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach, Ana Maria Ichim
Development of cost-effective and benign lipid extraction system for microalgae, Javed Iqbal
On the Witt groups of schemes, Jeremy Allen Jacobson
Field Investigation of Wave and Surge Attenuation in Salt Marsh Vegetation and Wave Climate in a Shallow Estuary, Ranjit S. Jadhav
Korean parents' attitudes, motivations, and home literacy practices toward bilingualism between Korean and English in Korea, Byunghyun Jang
Inside the seed of school accountability: an African-centered analysis, Rodrick Lerone Jenkins
Urban population density and environmental quality in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a geo-statistical analysis, Myrtho Joseph
A single-subject study examining the effects of a behavioral intervention for verbal recurrent perserveration, Jenifer Juengling-Sudkamp
Bucky gel actuator for morphing applications, Ali Kadkhoda Ghamsari
Effects of coastal dynamics on colonization of Louisiana wetland plants by fungal endophytes, Demetra Kandalepas
On the synthesis, characterization, and magnetization of Ln-M-X (Ln = lanthanide; M = Ti-Cr, Cu, Mo, Pd; X = Al, Ga) intermetallics, Michael James Kangas
Low temperature carbon material deposition with photo-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, KyungNam Kang
Energetic Nanoparticles as Fuel Additives for Enhanced Performance in Propulsion Systems, Srinibas Karmakar
Economic impact of international students attending an institution of higher education in the United States, Steve S. Kelly
The effect of inorganic fillers on the properties of wood plastic composites, Birm June Kim
An investigation into the moderating role of fear appeals on the relationship between regulatory fit and persuasion, Nam Young Kim
PMI 5011 regulates the ubiquitin proteasome system in skeletal muscle, Heather Christianne Kirk-Ballard
Making news in 140 characters: how the new media environment is changing our examination of audiences, journalists, and content, Ashley Elizabeth Kirzinger
Biomass energy production in Louisiana: a GIS study on the supply chain, Anil Raj Kizhakkepurakkal
Investigation of electroosmotic flow dynamics and reproducibility in capillary electrophoresis, Funda Kizilkaya
Thermal Field Investigations and Applications to Integral Abutment Bridges with FRP Panels, Bo Kong
Controller reduction for linear systems, Lili Kong
An object-based image analysis approach for detecting urban impervious surfaces, Amit Kulkarni
Collective security or world domination: the Soviet Union and Germany, 1917-1939, Mark Davis Kuss
Splitting a pair: playing the gender card and the race card in American politics, Amy Ladley
Incorporating neonicotinoid and anthranilic diamide insecticides into integrated pest management of rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Srinivas K. Lanka
A study of turnaround efforts in high-poverty schools: characteristics of High Reliability Organizations that determine why some efforts succeed and others fail, Angela Renee Lee
An exploratory study of informal science learning by children ages 2-12 years at selected U.S. children's gardens, Mary Flake Legoria
Developing A Geospatial Protocol For Coral Epizootiology, Jennifer Anne Lentz
Student perceptions of the impact of precollege programs, Kimberly Powell LeSage
Wedding belles and enslaved brides: Louisiana plantation weddings in fact, fiction and folklore, Cherry Lynne Levin
The effects of spatial confinement and oxygen stoichiometry on complex metal oxides, Zhaoliang Liao
Extending Social Cognitive Career Theory into the Entrepreneurship Domain: Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy's Mediating Role Between Inputs, Outcome Expectations, and Intentions, Eric William Liguori
Imperial consensus: the English press and India, 1919-1935, David Lilly
Essays on Alternative Weighting Schemes for Active Equity Indexes, Wenguang Lin
Microfabrication of conductive polymer nanocomposite for sensor applications, Chaoxuan Liu
Improving nitrogen management in sugarcane production of the mid-South using remote sensing technology, Joshua Lofton
A novel immunomodulatory subunit vaccine to combat the involvement of bovine respiratory coronavirus infections in shipping fever, Genevieve Elizabeth Lum
Greenhouse gas emissions and nutrients dynamics in restored wetlands of the Mississippi River Basin, Christopher Lundberg