Dissertations from 2006
Design and Evaluation of Automated, Continuous Culture Techniques for Brachionus rotundiformis, Zhengzhong Zhang
Essays on the Bayesian estimation of stochastic cost frontier, Xia Zhao
Detecting the socioeconomic conditions of urban neighborhoods through wavelet analysis of remotely sensed imagery, Guiyun Zhou
Battle for the Ruhr: The German Army's Final Defeat in the West, Derek Stephen Zumbro
Effects of an External Field and Dissipation on Decoherence, Jian Zuo
Dissertations from 2005
Responsibilities and leadership styles of radiologic technology program directors: implications for leadership development, Laura S. Aaron
Physically based multiscale-viscoplastic model for metals and steel alloys: theory and computation, Farid H. Abed
An evaluation of the LSU Agricultural Center's Agriculture Leadership Development Program, 1988-2004, Michele Abington-Cooper
Antimicrobial effects of copper and brass ions on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes at different temperatures, pH and nutrients, Aisha Abushelaibi
Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner delivered primary health care services, Lucie J. Agosta
Structural integrity and fatigue crack propagation life assessment of welded and weld-repaired structures, Mohammad Shah Alam
Infrared and x-ray spectroscopic studies of the copper(II) oxide mediated reactions of chlorinated aromatic precursors to PCDD/F, Steven L. Alderman
Power and memory optimization techniques in embedded systems design, Atef Khalil Allam
Foreign news coverage in selected U.S. newspapers 1927-1997: a content analysis, Cleo Joffrion Allen
CEO succession processes and agency costs, Zeynep Ayca Altintig
Effects of ozonation and addition of amino acids on properties of rice starches, Hee-Joung An
A catalogue of twentieth-century cello ensemble music, Ivan M. Antonov
An examination of teacher migration in a large, urban school district, Christine C. Arab
Laguerre functions associated to Euclidean Jordan algebras, Michael Aristidou
Measurement and modeling of fluid-fluid miscibility in multicomponent hydrocarbon systems, Subhash C. Ayirala
Problems of modernization in late imperial Russia: Maksim M. Kovalevskii on social and economic reform, Evgeny Badredinov
Hydrophobic guar gum derivatives prepared by controlled grafting processes for hydraulic facturing applications, Ahmad Bahamdan
Modeling the flow of non-Newtonian fluids in packed beds at the pore scale, Matthew Balhoff
Feed sack fashions in South Louisiana, 1949-1968: the use of commodity bags in garment construction, Jennifer Lynn Banning
In vitro and in vivo anti-angiogenic activities of milk sphingolipids, Rishipal Rastrapal Bansode
Separation and in situ catalytic testing of a dirhodium tetraphosphine catalyst, Bobby Lloyd Barker
Creating meaning in organizational change: a case in higher education, Kathleen Barnett
Population dynamics of Clausocalanus furcatus (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Hongsheng Bi
New methods to assess cotton varietal stability and indentify discriminating environments, Sterling Brooks Blanche, Sr.
Trends in extreme daily temperature events in the south-central United States, Gregory S. Bohr
Exile as severance, Alexandru Boldor
Ability of college students to simulate ADHD on objective measure of attention, Randee Lee Booksh
The Role of Urease in the Pathogenesis of Edwardsiella ictaluri, Natha Joy Booth
Self-determination of students with disabilities in post-secondary education, Laura Schexnayder Brackin
Nutrient interactions, plant productivity, soil accretion, and policy implications of wetland enhancements in coastal Louisiana, Christopher Brantley
Multiscale strain analysis, Timothy Donald Breitzman
"We are no preacher" [electronic resource] : Margaret Oliphant's textual authority, Shannon Landry Brown
"Let me play a while": storytelling characters and voices in the works of Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Lee Smith, Kenneth Mark Broyles
Technological stressors of Louisiana baccalaureate nurse educators, Mary Ann Stark Burke
Why not preempt?: an analysis of the impact of legal and normative constraints on the use of anticipatory military activities, Rachel Tamara Bzostek
Nonlinear control and its application to active tilting-pad bearings, Zhijun Cai
Alu retrotransposition-mediated genomic variation within the primate order, Pauline Ann Callinan
Samuel Beckett and bilingualism: how the return to English influences the later writing style and gender roles of All that Fall and Happy Days, Julien F. Carriere
An analysis of human Alu element lineages, Anthony Bronson Carter
The language and politics of place: autobiographical curriculum in the American South, Michael Brian Casemore
Governance structures in the post asset restructuring period: responses by boards of directors and top managers to institutional pressures, Luke Hendrik Cashen
Stability in dynamical polysystems, George Cazacu
Quasicontinuous derivatives and viscosity functions, Rodica Cazacu
Thermo and kinetic studies on the sorption and desorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediments, Yunzhou Chai
The relationship between the papacy and the Jews in twelfth-century Rome: papal attitudes toward biblical Judaism and contemporary european Jewry, Marie Therese Champagne
The foundation of an apparel factory: culture's place becomes a practiced space, Kim T. Chavis
Using partial least squares approach to predict factors that contribute to the impact of e-folios on pre-service teachers' learning, Tasha Hoover Christmas
Synthetic development and application of compounds with biological relevance, Jeffery Caleb Clark
Toward a construct validation of the Louisiana School Analysis Model Instructional Staff Questionnaire, Nikki Bray Clark
Revision of Pocadius Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), Andrew R. Cline
Civil War prisons in American memory, Benjamin Gregory Cloyd
Power, money, and sex(uality): the Black Masculine Paradigm, Kendric Coleman
Constructing a math applications, curriculum-based assessment: an analysis of the relationship between apllications [sic] problems, computation problems and criterion-referenced assessments, James E. Connell, Jr.
Three essays in labor and health economics, Christopher K. Coombs
Cytokines and aeroallergens in the pathogenesis of summer-pasture associated obstructive pulmonary disease: effects on endothelin production, neutrophil activation and chemotaxis, Lais Rosa Rodrigues Costa
V-ATPase expression and function in the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana: role of proton gradients in anoxia-induced quiescence, Joseph Antonio Covi
Zeta functions of finite graphs, Debra Czarneski
Conceptualization and cognitive relativism on result in Mandarin Chinese: the case study of Mandarin Chinese bǎ construction using a cognitive and centering approach, Jin huei Enya Dai
Characterization of aged polymer modified asphalt cements for recycling purposes, Codrin Daranga
Control of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters, Ligia Virginia Antonia da Silva
Lost in transition: welfare to work in Louisiana, Theresa C. Davidson
Amino acid requirements and low crude protein, amino acid supplemented diets for swine and poultry, Dustin Wade Dean
Recovering ancient ritual and the theatre of the Apache: a journey through the false consciousness of Western theatre history, Marla Kathleen Dean
An investigation of the relationship between teaching perspectives and faculty development activities among faculty in higher education, David M. Deggs
Fabrication of high aspect ratio vibrating cylinder microgyroscope structures by use of the LIGA process, Yohannes Mamo Desta
Plasmid-mediated high-level gentamicin resistance in bacteria for the turtle farm environment in Louisiana, Maria Alejandra Diaz
Non-medical skills and competencies needed by paraprofessional caregivers, Martha L. Dix
Wavelet sets with and without groups and multiresolution analysis, Mihaela Dobrescu
Comparative studies of sperm cryopreservation of diploid and tetraploid Pacific Oysters, Qiaoxiang Dong
Erik Satie's ballet Parade: an arrangement for woodwind quintet and percussion with historical summary, Tracy A. Doyle
Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mots and the Nouvelles autobiographies of Alain Robbe-Grillet, Nathalie Sarraute, and Marguerite Duras: a comparison, Julie Driessen
Chorale and Canon in Alfred Schnittke's Fourth String Quartet, Aaminah Durrani
Effects of a primary care weight management intervention on physical activity in low-income African American women, Gareth R. Dutton
PAH and PCB distribution in sediment fractions and sorptive phases, Trudy J. Estes
The Twiggs Clay: mineralogy, origin, and industrial properties of an upper Eocene opaline claystone in the coastal plain province of Georgia, U.S., Lori G. Eversull
Mapping the other truth in the Shintech case: emancipatory mapping for environmental justice in south Louisiana, Charles Allen Flanagan
Health and lifestyle profiles across the lifespan: results from the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study, Madlyn Irene Frisard
Belowground productivity of mangrove forests in southwest Florida, Beatriz Eugenia Giraldo Sánchez
An original composition, La Cosecha for orchestra, and La Clave: a cultural indentity, Rafael Enrique Gonzalez Bothwell
African-American women's reception influence and utility of television content: an exploratory qualitative analysis, Bettye A. Grable
The psychosocial vulnerability model of hostility as a predictor of coronary heart disease, Karen Grothe
A correlational study examining the relationship between invented spelling and beginning reading, Jane McDaniel Grove
Schoolin' women: hip hop pedagogies of black women rappers, Nichole Ann Guillory
Speciation, Equilibria and Kinetics for Rainfall-Runoff Metals in Adsorptive-Filtration Unit Operations and Processes, Tianpeng Guo
Fabrication of Core-Shell Nanoparticles, Zhanhu Guo
Ecotoxicology of metal-hydrocarbon mixtures in benthic invertebrates, Kurt A. Gust
An original composition, Symphony No. 1, and the realization of Western and Japanese influences in Takemitsu's November Steps, Charles Douglas Haarhues
Carbonate records of submarine hydrocarbon venting: northern Gulf of Mexico, Matthew S. Hackworth
Sites of resistance: language, intertextuality, and subjectivity in the poetry of Diane Wakoski, Cordelia Maxwell Hanemann
The lived experience of new graduate baccalaureate-prepared Registered Nurses working in an acute care hospital setting, Jeannie Ricks Harper
Chemistry, testing and management of phosphorus and zinc in calcareous Louisiana soils, Dustin L. Harrell
The music salon of Pauline Viardot: featuring her salon opera Cendrillon, Rachel Miller Harris