Dissertations from 2007
Equine obesity-related hyperleptinemia, Nan Killen Huff
Competencies for rural nursing practice, Florence Elaine Hurme
In utero and in vitro sex ratio of bovine embryos and calves originating from the left and right ovaries, Darin Alan Hylan
African art music for flute: a study of selected works by African composers, Wendy Kristin Hymes Onovwerosuoke
The microeconomics of international price dispersion, Ozlem Inanc
Yardbird cello: adapting the language of Charlie Parker to the cello through solo transcription and analysis, Kristin Isaacson
Bridging the academic biotechnology commercialization gap: can the mission of the public research university be preserved?, Anne Rossi Jarrett
Synthesis and functionalizations of tetrapyrrole derivatives, Lijuan Jiao
An analysis of gender differences in property crime arrest rates, Chanika Renee Jones
Going with the flow?: the medical school pipeline and advising premedical African American students on predominantly white campuses, Ashley Rachelle Junek
Identification of molecular markers and association mapping of selected loci associated with agronomic traits in rice, Suresh Babu Kadaru
Institutional dynamics in IT markets: extending the concept of organizing visions for IT innovations, Evgeny Kaganer
Narratives in music: Schelmo, Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra, Asu Perihan Karadut
First flute: the pioneering career of Doriot Anthony Dywer, Kristen Elizabeth Kean
The experiences of refugee youth from the conflicts in the Sudan: a collective case study, Michele Kelly
Soliciting desire: the ad-man as narrative negotiation between art, desire, and consumer capitalism in twentieth-century novels, Jessica McKelvie Kemp
The effect of food deprivation on cigarette smoking in females, Darla E. Kendzor
Sensory Characteristics and Optimization of a Low-Sodium Salt Formulation and its Food Application, Armen Khachatryan
Sign Ambiguities of Gaussian Sums, Heon Kim
Subrepresentation semirings and an analogue of 6j-symbols, Nam Hee Kwon
Sugarcane tasseling under artificial photoperiod conditions as affected by nitrogen rate and temperature, Christopher Michael LaBorde
Using group dynamics and personality characteristics to form learning groups in high school multimedia courses, Kimberly Nichols LaPrairie
Culture-independent identification of gut bacteria in fourth-instar red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, larvae, Albert Hon-Yu Lee
Hope for today and tomorrow: identity construction power, and persistence of community college women who are first in their families to attend college, Crystal Deer Lee
Development of micropump for microfluidic applications, Dong Eun Lee
Effects of Capping on Biodegradation of Organic Contaminants in Sediments, Eun Ju Lee
Analysis of the impact of fish imports on domestic crawfish prices and economic welfare using inverse demand systems, Young-Jae Lee
Three sonatas for piano by Emma Lou Diemer, Chin-Ming Michelle Lin
Higher education desegregation: an analysis of state efforts in systems formerly operating segregated systems of higher education, Edwin H. Litolff, III
Shear Responses of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Laponite Nanocomposite Hydrogels, Elena Loizou
An exploration of the impact of teachers' instructional practices in teaching phonemic awareness to kindergarten and first grade students, Gwendolyn Jackson Longmire
Flow Field and Heat Transfer Analyses of Mechanical Seals, Zhaogao Luan
Detection of West Nile virus activity in male and female mosquitoes, and evaluation of host-utilization patterns of mosquitoes, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Andrew James Mackay
An Investigation of the Frictional and Thermal Behavior of Oscillatory Sliding Line Contacts, Mongi Mansouri
Probing the Association Behavior of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds with Dissolved Humic Materials, Hadi M. Marwani
Exploring the quark-gluon content of hadrons: from mesons to nuclear matters, Hrayr Hamlet Matevosyan
Rural care Registered Nurses' interpretation of health literacy and its effect on patient care, Brenda Matzke
An evaluation of an inshore aquaculture park for sustainable coastal community development, Vanesssa Maxwell
Use of dendrochronology to promote understanding of environmental change, Cynthia Stager McCormick
Using power spectra to look for anisotropies in ultra-high energy cosmic ray distributions, Megan Alicia McEwen
Elementary reactions involved in pollutant-forming mechanisms, Cheri Ann McFerrin
An examination of the expectations and experiences of beginning teachers of the gifted, Kimberly Nicole McGlonn
Watershed-scale patterns of seaward migration in Lentipes concolor, a Hawaiian stream goby, Mark Gordon McRae
The relationship between participation in professional development and level of social capital, Sylvia Caillier Melancon
Visualizing the menstrual cycle: effects of a redesigned cycle diagram on community college biology students' learning, Francesca Maria Mellieon-Williams
Continuing professional education and its impact on the practices and careers of certified public accountants, Jean Annette Meyer
Highly Correlated Lanthanide Intermetallic And Oxide Phases: Crystal Growth And Structure-Property Relationships, Jasmine N. Millican
Byron and "scribbling women": Lady Caroline Lamb, the Brontë sisters, and George Eliot, Denise Tischler Millstein
Relationship between problem behaviors, function, and adaptive skills in individuals with intellectual disabilities, Noha Farrah Minshawi
Electrodeposition of rare earth-transition metal alloy thin films and nanostructures, Rohit Mishra
Reforming Politics: The Covenant Device in Anglo-American Political Theory, Glenn A. Moots
Quantification of muscle fatigue in cerebal palsy and its relationship to impairments and function, Noelle G. Moreau
An original composition, Diamundo, and a historical survey of music spatialization, Amaro Borges Moreira Filho
Chagas in culture and place: a mixed methods approach to a new medical geography of Chagas disease in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico, Frances Heyward Currin Mujica
Histone-like protein from Mycobacterium smegmatis has two DNA binding domains and is localized to the nucleoid in vivo, Anirban Mukherjee
Responses of respiratory system cells in vitro and in vivo to petrochemical combustion-derived ultrafine particles, Gleeson Murphy, Jr.
Synthesis and properties of isoporphyrins and related derivatives for application in photodynamic therapy, Sandra Celinah Mwakwari
Characterization of advanced composites- a nondestructive approach, Phani Surya Kiran Mylavarapu
Factors that influence visual attention and their effects on safety in driving: an eye movement tracking approach, Larry Bargola Nabatilan
Multiplicative renormalization method for orthogonal polynomials, Suat Namli
Laboratory Characterization and Numerical Modeling of Geogrid Reinforced Bases in Flexible Pavements, Munir Darwish Nazzal
Academic Concept Mapping (ACM): a critical thinking tool in academic advising for improving academic performance in college freshmen, Dorothy Burton Nelson
Parenting experiences of Eastern European immigrant professionals in the U.S.: a qualitative study, Olena Nesteruk
Lymphohistiocytic Proliferative Syndrome of Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis): a cutaneous manifestation of West Nile virus, Javier G. Nevarez
An exploration of the impact of picture book illustrations on the comprehension skills and vocabulary development of emergent readers, Judy Lavender Nicholas
Local norms and innovations within the system of locative prepositions in Cajun French, Sibylle Maria Noetzel
Comparing kin and non-kin foster parents' emotional investment in their young children, Rhonda Norwood
The implantation of Western theatre in Korea: Hong Hae-sǒng (1894-1957), Korea's first director, Saejoon Oh
Rate regulation and earnings management: evidence from the U.S. electric utility industry, Joseph Ben Omonuk
Characteristics of four highly-regarded literacy teachers in rural and urban elementary schools, Evan Thomas Ortlieb
Ecological factors affecting the diversity of tropical tree seedlings, C. E. Timothy Paine
Brucella melitensis: the evaluation of a putative hemagglutinin gene's effect on virulence in the caprine model, Quinesha Laticia Perry
Analysis of the association between socio-demographic variables, juvenile offending, and formal vs. informal juvenile justice system handling in a non-urban sample, Stephen W. Phillippi, Jr.
John Mackey: the composer, his compositional style and a conductor's analysis of Redline Tango and Turbine, Rebecca L. Phillips
Knowledge-based methods for automatic extraction of domain-specific ontologies, Janardhana R. Punuru
Properties of Silica-Polypeptide Composite Particles, Jianhong Qiu
Improving high school physical science students' understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum: a modified diagram approach, James Edward Quebedeaux
Effects of smoking and nicotine withdrawal on prospective memory, Carla Jean Rash
Which Green Policy?: an analysis of the relationship between state environmental policy and state economic growth, Renée L.A. Renegar
Metabolism and gene expression during diapause in athropods, Julie Annette Reynolds
Peforming Louisiana: the history of Cajun dialect humor and its impact on the Cajun cultural identity, Debrah Royer Richardson
A performer's guide to the songs for soprano by the Austro-American composer Eric Zeisl (1905-1959), Katharina Roessner
Locally derived nonpoint loading estimates for the Boeuf River/Bayou Lafourche watershed, Emerald Purser Roider
Role of heparanase and heparanase-degraded heparan sulfate in brain-metastatic melanoma, Madhuchhanda Roy
The formation of a style: selected early works by Hugo Wolf, Jure Rozman
Maximize muscle mechanical output during the stretch-shortening cycle--the contribution of preactivation and stretch load, Mianfang Ruan
Individual and organizational differences in organizational commitment and escalation of commitment, Molly J. Russ
A comparison of individual-based and matrix projection models to applied to fish population and community dynamics, Shaye Ellen Sable
Franc̦ais acadien, franc̦ais cadien: variation stylistique et maintenance de formes phonetiques dans le parler de quatre generations de femmes cadiennes, Carole Lucienne Salmon
Spatial econometric analysis of agglomeration economies associated with the geographical distribution of the U.S. biotech industry, Pramod Reddy Sambidi
Images in fashion advertisements: their role in involvement and the consumer communications process, Monica Santaella
"But seriously, folks...": understanding the political effects of late night television comedy, Danielle Lynn Sarver
Etiology of traumatic brain injury: impact on psychological functioning, Jeffrey James Schneider