Dissertations from 2011
The Role of Inflammatory Molecules in Hypertension, Jeffrey Paul Cardinale
Following the Path of Involuntary Change: The Emotional Effects, Susan B. Carriere
Redox-active Liposome Delivery Agents With Highly Controllable Stimuli-responsive Behavior, Nicole Hollabaugh Carrier
Rapid identification of oil contaminated soils using visible near infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Somsubhra Chakraborty
Interpretation and expressive imagery in The Butterfly Lovers violin concerto on double bass: transcribed by Yung-Chiao Wei, Min-Tzu Chao
On Greenberg's question: an algebraic and computational approach, David H. Chapman
Fully integrated microsystem for bacterial genotyping, Hui-Wen Chen
A contour tree based spatio-temporal data model for oceanographic applications, Yuliang Chen
Semiconducting Polymers and Block Copolymers Prepared by Chain-Growth Living Polymerization, JinWoo Choi
Arbovirus phenotype alters transmission potential, Rebecca C. Christofferson
Capturing elements in matroid minors, Deborah Chun
The Devil in the Belfry a rhapsody for viola and orchestra & Edgar Allan Poe, Claude Debussy, and "The Fall of the House of Usher", Maíra Cimbleris
Evaluation of knowledge transfer in an immersive virtual learning environment for the transportation community, Mary Leah Caillier Coco
Testing and improving the luminosity relations for Gamma-Ray Bursts, Andrew Collazzi
An examination of errors of coherence in adolescent sentence combining, Ginger Gunter Collins
Radical realms: a materialist theory of fantasy literature, Rich Paul Cooper
The ecology of congeneric resprouters and reseeders (Hypericum spp.) along fire-frequented pine savanna ecoclines, Raelene Marie Crandall
Plasma nitrite reserve and vascular function before and after handgrip training in patients with heart failure, Daniel Paul Credeur
A general approach for vitrification of fish sperm, Rafael Cuevas Uribe
An evaluation of post-Katrina emergency preparedness strategies in hospitals on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coastline, Holly Houk Cullen
Application of Scanning Probe Microscopy for New Physical Measurements and Studies of Surface Chemical Reactions of Materials at the Molecular Level, Stephanie Loletha Daniels
Paley-Wiener theorems with respect to the spectral parameter, Susanna Dann
Three essays on the labor allocation decisions of the modern farm family, Jeremy Michael D'Antoni
The economics of processing ethanol at Louisiana sugar mills: a three part economic analysis of feedstocks, risk, business strategies, and uncertainty, Paul Michael Darby
Proteomic Analysis of the Blood of Alligator mississippiensis, Lancia Nadinia Fallen Darville-Bowleg
Quantitative Mapping of Cyanobacterial Blooms Using Oceansat-1 OCM Satellite Data, Padmanava Dash
In the ruins of zine pedagogy: a narrative study of teaching with zines, Karin H. deGravelles
An exploration of the paradigm of kinship caregiving and caregivers' experiences with child welfare and public welfare systems using critical theory analysis, Tara Valinchus DeJohn
Extreme scale parallel NBody algorithm with event driven constraint based execution model, Chirag Dekate
Symptom profiles and rates of diagnosis in autistic and other atypically developing infants and toddlers, Timothy Michael Dempsey
The role of Ad-36 and its E4orf-1 protein in modulating glycemic control, Emily Jane Dhurandhar
Performing toilets: putting matter into place, Danielle Dick McGeough
Crime in New Orleans: applying the civic community perspective to urban violence, Jessica M. Doucet
The choral works of Augusta Read Thomas: an examination of Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky and an annotated survey of her complete works, Melinda Sue Doyle
Crystal Growth of Complex Intermetallics in Search for Heavy Electron Systems, Brenton L. Drake
Analyzing and Predicting Processor Vulnerability to Soft Errors Using Statistical Techniques, Lide Duan
Community preferences and trial court decision-making: the influence of political, social, and economic conditions on litigation outcomes, Tao Lotus Dumas
Situation comedies and the single woman on television, Ashli LeeAnn Dykes
Excluded-minor characterization of apex-outerplanar graphs, Stanislaw Dziobiak
Photochemical Reaction Products of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Adsorbed at an Air-Water Interface, Franz Stefan Ehrenhauser
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to prevent hypertension-induced renal disease in the spontaneously hypertensive rate, Carrie Marie Elks
When the saints go marching in: an ethnography of volunteer tourism in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, Jennifer Lea Erdely
Advanced Linear Identification Techniques For Signal Processing And Digital Video Broadcasting, Xiaoyu Feng
Comparative biogeography of the arid lands of central Mexico, Jesus Abraham Fernandez
Ecology and Systematics of Coleoptera in Woody Debris of Eastern North American Forests, Michael Leslie Ferro
The emergence of challenging behaviors in at-risk toddlers with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder: a cross-sectional and risk factor study, Jill Cherie Fodstad
Kinetics and Mechanisms of Release by Redox-Active Liposomes in Drug Delivery, Jerimiah Forsythe
Two-particle level diagrammatic approaches for strongly correlated systems, Herbert Fotso
Characterization of Spiroplasma mirum and its role in transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, Hilari Maree French
Homodyne detection for laser-interferometric gravitational wave detectors, Tobin Thomas Fricke
Characterization of photon counting CZT detectors for medical x-ray imaging and spectroscopy, Shannon Fritz
Rights, needs, and the creation of ethical community, Natalie Susan Gaines
Characterization of foam flow in pipes using two flow regime concept, Rahul Narayanrao Gajbhiye
Comparative proteome and qPCR analysis of the sugarcane reaction to leaf scald caused by Xanthomonas albilineans, Freddy Fernando Garces-Obando
Economics of U.S. government debt accumulation, Carlos Ignacio Garcia Jimenez
Sensory Discrimination Testing with Children, Karen Melissa Garcia
Nonverbal communication among Pointe Coupee Creoles, Elsie Angelique Bergeron Gardner
Identification of genetic and environmental factors that control exopolysaccharide expression and phase variation in the human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus, Katherine Garrison-Schilling
Role of substrate moisture, relative humidity and temperature on survival and foraging behavior of Formosan subterranean termites, Bal Krishna Gautam
Preferences of Louisiana agronomic crop producers and crop consultants regarding sources of information related to agricultural production, Kenneth Craig Gautreaux
Exploring the french flute school in North America: an examination of the pedagogical materials of Georges Barrère, Marcel Moyse, and René Le Roy, Sarah Kate Gearheart
Structural and functional insights of human 5-lipoxygenase, Nathaniel Carson Gilbert
Revision and Reclassification of the Genera of Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), Matthew Gimmel
Assessing social support in children: development and initial validation of the social support questionnaire for children, Arlene Tayag Gordon
In-wheel Motors: Express Comparative Method for PMBL Motors, Pavani Gottipati
Differences across racial groups in caregiver ratings of symptoms in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, Cindy Terlonge Graham
Social graces: the Natchez Garden Club as a literacy sponsor, June Graham
Modern myth in performance: claiming identity through a reading of fantasy withcraft, Jessica Satterwhite Gray
Monetary policy shocks: analyzing the quasi-narrative approach, Daniel Matthew Groft
Insights into the Molecular Mechanism of Streptomyces ipomoeae Pathogenesis: Thaxtomin C Biosynthesis and Regulation, Dongli Guan
Development of a time-dependent, audio-visual, stated choice method of data collection for hurricane evacuation behavior, Ravindra Gudishala
Constructing Hindu Religioscapes: Guruism and Identity in South Asian Diasporic Fiction, Sukanya Gupta
Physical activity and health-related quality of life among elementary students: an integrated perspective, Xiangli Gu
Ecology and chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions in rice: implications for pest management, Jason Charles Hamm
Old Europe versus New Europe: cultural similarity tolerance, religion and anti-Americanism in a divided European Union, Madalina Cristina Hanes
Functional analysis of Nopp140 and P5CDh1 in Drosophila melanogaster, Fang He
A performer's guide to Gene Scheer's Voices from World War II, Brandon Paul Hendrickson
The religiosity and spirituality scale for youth: development and initial validation, Brittany C. Hernandez
"The Bald Knobbers of Southwest Missouri, 1885-1889: A Study of Vigilante Justice in the Ozarks.", Matthew James Hernando
An investigation of the home and family questionnaire's concurrent and predictive validity, Angel Lewis Herring
Improving intelligence in a counterinsurgency or counterterrorism environment through the application of a critical thinking-based framework, James Henry Hess
Perceptions of faculty and staff of the positive behavior process utilizing team process and staff satisfaction survey, Kara L. Hill
Framing empire: Victorian literature, Hollywood international, and postcolonial film adaptation, Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
Contingent constellations: Frederick Douglass and the fact freedom, Tomohiro Hori
The long road home: Alfred Andersch, Hans Werner Richter, and the German search for meaning in catastrophe, Aaron Dennis Horton
The vocal works of Charles Lloyd, Jr.: a performer's guide to selected dramatic works, art songs, and spiritual art songs, Charis Kelly Hudson
Surface-initiated Polymerization as a Novel Strategy towards Preparation of Organic Semiconducting Polymer Thin Films, Euiyong Hwang
Evolutionary history of isolation and dispersal in North American ground skinks (Scinella lateralis), Nathan Daniel Jackson
A performance guide to Libby Larsen's Sifting Through the Ruins for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano, Kori Lea Jennings
Fragmentation sensitivity and its consequences on demography and host-ectoparasite dynamics in amazonian birds, Erik I. Johnson
A comparison of career goals and educational values between Hispanic immigrant and Caucasian United States citizen employees of Louisiana crawfish farm operations, Richard Dean Johnson II
Aquatic macroinvertebrate and nekton community structure in a Chenier marsh ecosystem: implications for Whooping Crane prey availability, Sung-Ryong Kang
Rotational strategy in selected works by Béla Bartók, Robert C. Keller