Dissertations from 2007
Three dimensional behavior of retaining wall systems, Kevin Abraham
Flow and Distribution of Water in Fractional Wettability Unsaturated Porous Media, Zaydoun Turkey Abusalem
Predicting water quality effects on bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli) growth and production in Chesapeake Bay: linking water quality and individual-based fish models, Aaron Thomas Adamack
Interactions of the Triaquatricarbonylrhenium(I) Cation with Nucleotides and Other N-Donor Ligands, Kristie Marie Adams
Factors influencing the spatial distribution of natural resource-based industries: the softwood lumber industry in the United States South, Francisco Xavier Aguilar
Mechanistic modeling of an underbalanced drilling operation utilizing supercritical carbon dioxide, Faisal Abdullah ALAdwani
Lanthanide complexes as fluorescent indicators for neutral sugars and cancer biomarkers, Onur Alpturk
Characterization of Unsaturated Soils Using Elastic and Electromagnetic Waves, Bashar Alramahi
Predicting progeny performance and genome analysis in sugarcane (Saccharum spp), Sreedhar Alwala
The particulate nature of polyatomic ions: an exploratory study using molecular drawing software, Leodore Mathew, Jr. Amiot
Wind loads for petrochemical structures, Samuel Amoroso
Assessment of Thelypteris palustris, Asparagus sprengeri, and Lolium perenne for their potential use in the phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated soils, LaShunda L. Anderson
Balch internet research and analysis tool development case study, Charles V. Balch
Effect of adapted phonic faces story books on phonological skills of children with severe expressive language disorders, Meher Hormazd Banajee
The symbolism of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie: an inductive approach, D. Brent Barnard
The effects of 3-dimensional CADD modeling software on the development of the spatial ability of ninth grade technology discovery students, K. Lynn Basham
A non-traditional traditionalist: Rev. A. H. Sayce and his intellectual approach to biblical authenticity and biblical history in late-Victorian Britain, Roshunda Lashae Belton
Investigation on the Antioxidant Capabilities of Spice Extracts in Inhibition of Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Oxidation and Cholesterol, Sandeep D. Bhale
DNA-binding and oligomerization properties of a functionally distinct Dps homolog, Dps-1 from Deinococcus radiodurans, Gargi Bhattacharyya
Particle and dredge-scale kinetic studies of hydrophobic organic chemical desorption from sediment, Justin Edward Birdwell
Optimal control of production and distribution in a supply chain system operating under a JIT delivery policy, Pablo Biswas
Engineering a Photo-Control Mechanism for RNA Interference, Richard Andrew Blidner
Computer model of hybrid compensator of fast varying loads, Veronica Bohorquez
Workplace implications for hurricane affected Gulf Coast region industrial companies, Michelle T. Boullion
Error training: an examination of metacognition, emotion control, intrinsic motivation, and knowledge as mediators of performance effects, Natalie T. Bourgeois
The vulnerability to coaching across measures of malingering, Adrianne M. Brennan
A horticultural study of Liriope and Ophiopogon: nomenclature, morphology, and culture, Mary Catherine Broussard
A study examining the impact of scaffolding young children's acquisition of literacy in primary grades, Judith Rollins Burch
Assessing ethnorelative pedagogical preparedness in PETE programs, Joe W. Burden
The relative impact of nicotine dependence versus other substance dependence on decision-making, Michael S. Businelle
Casting light into "the black hole": partisan politics of European compliance, Isa Camyar
The importance of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service as perceived by local governing bodies in Louisiana, Peter Charles Cannizzaro
Floral traits, pollinator behavior, and plant reproduction: tests of natural and sexual selection in the hummingbird-pollinated herb Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana, Jane Elizabeth Carlson
Displacement and the text: exploring otherness in Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea, Maryse Condé's La migration des coeurs, Rosario Ferré's The House on the Lagoon, and Tina De Rosa's Paper Fish, Melody Boyd Carriere
An experimental study on characteristics and behavior of reinforced soil foundation, Qiming Chen
The Hausman test, and some alternatives, with heteroskedastic data, Viera Chmelarova
Exploring the binding of amine and sulfonamide ligands in Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl and Platinum(II) complexes, Anna Maria Christoforou
The influence of Confucian philosophy on adults' preference for learning: a comparison of Confucian adult learners and non-Confucian adult learners, Szu-Fang Chuang
Isolation and characterization of the SIAMESE family: a novel class of cell cycle regulators in plants, Michelle Lynn Churchman
The relationship of selected personal characteristics of e-faculty to their perceived technological knowledge, Myriah Christin Clark
How Legend Constructs French National Identity: Jeanne d'Arc, Stephanie Louise Coker
The depression scale for severe disability: a diagnostic tool for the assessment of depression in adults with severe and profound intellectual disabilities, Christopher Cooper
Who Speaks and Who Listens? Genre, Gender, and Memory in Holocaust Discourses, Lisa A. Costello
An original composition, Vestiges of Kubla and an analysis of George Crumb's Quest for guitar, soprano saxophone, harp, contrabass, and percussion, John Manuel Crabtree
Comparison of middle school student performance on photograph-based multiple-choice items and text-based multiple-choice items on a state science achievement test, Susannah Fowler Craig
Forest fragmentation effects on seed dispersal, seed fate, and fruit production of Duckeodendron cestroides and Bocageopsis multiflora in the Brazilian Amazon, Jennifer Mei Cramer
Assessing the influence of religion on health behavior, David B. Creel
Toward a new understanding of wisdom: the role of communication on perceptions of wisdom, Jon M. Croghan
Receptor-mediated calcium entry in retinal amacrine cells, Scott Michael Crousillac
Manhood constructions among engaged African American male collegians: influences, experiences, and contexts, T. Elon Dancy II
Comparison of KP and BBM-KP models, Gideon Pyelshak Daspan
Application-specific reliable data transfer in wireless sensor networks, Damayanti Datta
Electrodeposition of multilayered nanostructures for giant magnetoresistance and thermoelectric applications, Despina Davis
Integration-Regulation and rural suicide: a test of three alternative models, Russell R. Davis
The influence of values and other social and psychological factors on the dress and appearance of African American college students, Devona Linette Dixon
Vascular function, physical performance and aging, Devon Dobrosielski
Computing and analyzing gravitational radiation in black hole simulations using a new multi-block approach to numerical relativity, Ernst Nils Dorband
Understanding the New York rabies epizootic 1985-2005, David Dorrell
Quintet for two violins, viola, cello and piano, and string quartet no. 1 by Lazar Nikolov, Alexandra Dotcheva
Fever, firepower, and flood: the transformation of the Missouri River bottomlands in the Dakotas 1804-2005, Robert A. Dunn
How the internet is shaping the Chilean scientific community: globalization and dependency, Richard B. Duque
The Sociomoral Atmosphere Rating Template (SMART): an investigation of reliability and validity, Richard Sean Durham
Measurements and computations of the flow in full-scale sugar evaporative-crystallizers and in lab-scale models, Luis Fernando Echeverri
Effects of Cryopreservation and Constituents of Semen Extenders on Mitochondrial Function of Bull Spermatozoa, Abdulhakeem Hashim Eljarah
Granular Contact Lubrication: Theory and Experiment, Karim El Kholy
Summer fallow and in-crop weed management programs in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids): control of perennial weeds and purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus L.) interference, Luke Moss Etheredge, Jr.
Synaptic boojums: Lewis Carroll, linguistic nonsense, and cyberpunk, Jennifer Kelso Farrell
The disciples of light: a way of seeing and the educational transfer of ideas linking spirituality and art among southern painters in the Hensche-Hawthorne tradition, Barbara Naron Faulkner
Paleoceanography of the Gulf of Papua using multiple geophysical and micropaleontological proxies, Lawrence A. Febo
Developing/testing a new approach for assessing rapid visual identification of hematological cells using principles of visual cognition: a health science education study, Deborah Elizabeth Fox
Epistemological congruency in community college classrooms: effects of epistemological beliefs on students experiences, Cheryl Fruge
Genetics of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 tegument proteins involved in virion morphogenesis and egress, Preston A. Fulmer
Channel modeling and resource allocation in OFDM systems, Xiang Gao
Investigation of Phospholipid Tubule Morphology for Use in Drug Delivery, Colleen Colson Garrett
Assessing Physical Function in Bilateral and Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients., Tiina Tuulia Garrison
A study of auxiliary BE in African American English: a comparison of children with and without specific language impairment, April W. Garrity
Effect of age, body condition, pregnancy and lactation on circulating leptin concentrations in beef cattle, Glen Talmage Gentry, Jr.
The influence of controllability on college women's efficacy and attributions in physical activity, Julie Franks Gill
Aconitic acid from sugarcane: production and industrial application, Nicolas Javier Gil Zapata
Chromosomal stability and epigenetic modifications of fibroblast cells used for nuclear transfer, Angelica Maria Giraldo Gomez
Wet and dry aging of polymer-asphalt blends: chemistry and performance, Ionela Chiparus Glover
Mass transfer and evolution of compact binary stars, Vayujeet Gokhale
Eigenvalue optimization and its applications in buckling and vibration, Srinivas Gopal Krishna
Community college students' plant biodiversity learning experience in an introductory biology course: exploring the value added by using a CD-ROM to develop inquiry lessons, Sandra M. Guzman-Rodriguez
Demographic and psychological factors influencing academic success in a college level human anatomy course, Wanda Green Hargroder
An examination of the presence of social work intervention with home health care recipients of related home health care outcomes, Corie Gail Hebert
Innovation in teacher education: faculty members' and assessment coordinators' perceptions of electronic assessment systems, Dustin Michael Hebert
Environmental equity in southeast Louisiana: oil, people, policy, and the geography of industrial hazards, Scott Allan Hemmerling
Liability, institutions, and determinants of landowner access policies for fee-based recreation on private lands, James Emery Henderson
Population ecology of Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), an introduced parasitoid of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: formicidae) in Louisiana, Donald Charles Henne
Oil bypassing by water invasion to wells: mechanisms and remediation, Juan Carlos Hernandez
Drivers of Liking and Effects of Corn Hybrics on Quality of Corn Tortilla, Jose Andres Herrera Corredor
Spatial and temporal structure of typhoid fever in Washington, D.C., 1895-1909: a geographic information systems exploration of urban health concerns, Sarah Elizabeth Hinman
Perceptions of traditional and non-traditional students enrolled in a developmental reading course in a community college setting, Carolyn Elise Hitchens-Smith
Turbulence modeling for film cooling flows, Asif Hoda
"Yes they're out there": a qualitative study on strong African American marriages, Katrina D. Hopkins-Williams