Dissertations from 2008
An investigation into fuel cells and flow cytometers optimal design, Etim Sunday Udoetok
Analysis of Equation and Diagram Construction in Applied Calculus Problem Solving, Ahmed Ibrahim Usman
Phylogeogaphy of Nothoprocta Tinamous and the the Phylogeny of the Tinamidae, Thomas Valqui
The reliability and validity of screening measures in reading, James Albert Van Hook
Comparative aspects of the control of posture and locomotion in the spider crab Libinia emarginata, Andres Gabriel Vidal Gadea
Characterization and comparison of cell frequency, growth, and multipotential differentiation of adult mesenchymal stromal cells derived from equine bone marrow and adipose tissue, Martin Andreas Vidal
Vibrations for improving multiphase contact, Yogesh G. Waghmare
Surgery description of colored knots, Steven Daniel Wallace
A unified methodology of maintenance management for repairable systems based on optimal stopping theory, Hongye Wang
A study of regret and rejoicing and a new MCDM method based on them, Xiaoting Wang
Thermomechanical Interaction Analysis of Bodies Subjected to Oscillatory Heat Source, Jun Wen
Analyses of high school band students' and directors' perceptions of verbal and nonverbal teaching behaviors, Jennifer A. Whitaker
Destructive behavior among adolescents: the role of social integration in the academic institution, Matthew E. Wilkinson
Brachial artery flow mediated vasodilation: effect of chemical analytes, diet, exercise, and genetic markers, Joanie Brocato Wilson
The use endocrine markers to predict and monitor performance in strengh [sic] and power activities, Jason B. Winchester
An examination of the Good Behavior Game and behavior specific praise statements on student and teacher behavior, Robert Allen Wright
Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.), Xiaoyi Wu
Development of New Stimuli-Responsive Vesicles Using A Novel Surfactant, Yuming Yang
Rice straw fiber polymer composites: thermal and mechanical performance, Fei Yao
Quiescent current testing of CMOS data converters, Siva Yellampalli
Microassembly technology for modular, polymer microfluidic devices, Byoung Hee You
Neonatal Respiratory Virus Infection Shapes Pulmonary Function in Adult Mice, Dahui You
The developmental continuity of a cognitive model of worry, Kimberly Rae Zlomke
Developing Hybrid Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Using Honey Bees as Pollinators and Roundup Ready® Gene as Selection Trait, Jimmy Xavier Zumba
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