The Historical Dissertations and Theses collection provides digital access and preservation of the full text of more than 7,700 dissertations and theses submitted by LSU graduate students between 1935 and 2001. As this project is a work in progress, some gaps in years exist. Individual works not present but in the LSU Libraries’ collection may be digitized upon request. While presented for scholarly and research purposes, the works in this collection may not be re-purposed or exploited for commercial gain without permission of the authors. For any questions, please contact ir@lsu.edu or gradetd@lsu.edu.

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Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Groundwater Flow With Heat and Solute Transport in Sedimentary Basins., Guichang Lin

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Factors Controlling the Impacts of South Louisiana Crude Oil on the Vegetation and Revegetation of Coastal Wetlands., Qianxin Lin

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Social Tolerance for Drug Use Among Junior High School Students in Taipei, Taiwan., San-yi Li

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Fluorescence Studies of EcoRI Restriction Endonuclease Structure and Dynamics., Wei Liu

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Amorphization and Fracture in Silicon Selenium(2) Nanowires: Molecular-Dynamics Simulations on Parallel Computer Architectures., Wei Li

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The Performance Effects of Strategy, Top-Management Characteristics, and Environment: An Integrative Study of Firm Decline and Turnaround., Franz Theodore Lohrke

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Le Temps Dans Les Oeuvres De Jorge Luis Borges, Edouard Glissant Et Saint-John Perse., Valerie Irene Loichot

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Xanthomonas Albilineans Detection, Identification and Infectivity Titration in Sugarcane., Silvio Aparecido Lopes

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Toxicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons to Benthic Invertebrates., Guilherme R. Lotufo

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Active Tectonics of the Northeastern Mojave Desert, California., David F. Macconnell

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Characterization of Variant Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Long Terminal Repeat Sequences., Charles Richard Madden

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The Amazon Myth in Western Literature., Bruce Robert Magee

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Magneto-Optical Properties of Cubic Ferromagnetic Metals., Neeraj Arvind Mainkar

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Experimental Lymphatic Filariasis in Gerbils (Meriones Unguiculatus): Molecular Cloning and Expression of Gerbil Cytokines and Measurement of Cytokine Gene Expression During a Primary Infection of Brugia Pahangi., Zhiming Mai

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James Joyce's "Ulysses" and World War I., Ann Hingle Martin

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American Literary Environmentalism, 1637-1872., David Mazel

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Medical Compliance in HIV-infected Patients: An Analysis of Outpatient Clinic Attendance., Jennifer B. Mcclure

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A School for Utopia: Marietta Johnson and the Organic Idea., Janet Ruie Mcgrath

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Discontinuous Technological Change and Institutional Legitimacy: A Morphological Perspective., Robert Nicholas Mcgrath

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Connecting Reading to Writing: At-Risk Readers' Comprehension Acquisition via Discussion Groups With Active Readers., Jane Ann Medver

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A Methodology to Assess Safety Conditions in Louisiana Agriscience Laboratories., Julio Alcibiades Melendez

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Reflection on Teaching: An Ethnographic Study of Preservice Teachers' Beliefs and Practices., Thomasine Haskins Mencer

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The Use of Communication Facilitators With Severely Brain Injured Non-Responsive Adults., Alisa Judith Mendoza

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Perennial Weed Control Programs in Succession Planted and Fallowed Sugarcane (Saccharum Spp.) Fields., Donnie Keith Miller

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Spatial Distribution and Sequential Sampling of the Rice Water Weevil, Lissorhoptrus Oryzophilus Kuschel, in Louisiana., Mark Alan Muegge

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The Role of Principals in Predominantly African-American Urban Middle Schools With Low Suspension Rates., Gathogo Wa Mukuria

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High 4-Momentum Elastic Electroproduction of Vector Mesons at HERA., Vijaya Kumar Nadendla

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An Integrated Network Architecture for a High Speed Distributed Multimedia System., Nitin Subrao Naik

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Designing Diagnosable Distributed Programs., Amit Anil Nanavati

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Inflammatory Responses of the Jird to Brugia Pahangi: Parasite Stage Specificity and Role of the Macrophage., Carmen Nasarre

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Gravitational Radiation From and Instabilities in Compact Stars and Compact Binary Systems., Kimberly C. b New

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Regulation of Interrenal Steroidogenesis in Elasmobranchs., Brian Scott Nunez

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Improved Method for Selecting Kick Tolerance During Deepwater Drilling Operations., Shiniti Ohara

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Analyzing Traffic and Multicast Switch Issues in an ATM Network., Youngcheol Oh

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Breeding Ecology of Songbirds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests of Louisiana., Keith Ouchley

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A Reusability Model That Creates Design Frameworks Using a Formal Specification Clustering Approach., Youwen Ouyang

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Three Essays on VAR Techniques., Omer Ozcicek

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Paleoindicators of Changing Water Conditions in Louisiana Estuaries., Michael Lewis Parsons

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Performance Analysis of Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems., David Lee Peak

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Tonal Structure in the Mazurkas Op. 50/I of Karol Szymanowski., Thais Egydia Perkins

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Border Crossers and Coyotes: A Reception Study of Latin American and Latina/O Literatures., Delia Maria Poey

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Restructuring in Louisiana Schools., Sharon Lee Pol

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The Effects of Industry Deregulation on the Stock Market Responses to Earnings Announcements., Wah Poon

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Characterization of Physiological Changes in Roots Grown in Spaceflight Conditions: A Comparison of Nutrient Delivery Technologies., David Marshall Porterfield

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Relationship of Catecholamines and Glucocorticoids to Lymphoproliferation of Equine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells., Lavanya Potla

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Experimental Investigation of Wall and Inertial Effects on a Disk Sedimenting at Low Reynolds Number., Joe Wade Pulley

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Chet Baker's Role in the "Piano-Less Quartet" of Gerry Mulligan., Charles Lester Quinn Jr

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Immunocytochemical Localization of Gonadotropins, Growth Hormone, and Prolactin in Equine Pituitary., Mohammad Saeed Rahmanian

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Variability of Eddy Heat Fluxes Over the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico., Varis Ransibrahmanakul

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Vibrational-Rotational-Electronic Correlations in Molecular Photoionization., Rajasekhar M. Rao

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The Effects of Timber Management Activities on Understory Plant Succession in Young Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda) Plantations., Donald Paul Reed

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Development and Evaluation of an Instrument for Assessing Transfer of Learning to the Workplace., John H. Reed

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Efficacy of Communicative Reading Strategies as an Instructional Approach for Adult Low-Ability Readers., Sara S. Reichmuth

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Ostinato Patterns in the Opera "Antigone" by Carl Orff and an Original Composition for Organ and Orchestra, "In Nomine"., Wieslaw Sta Rentowski

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The Use of Norms in the Evaluation of the Exchange Process: The Consumer Level., Scott Shaw Roach

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Reconstructing Educational Experience: A Postmodern Perspective., Jeanne Edwards Robertson

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Synthesis, Molecular Characterization and Physical Behavior of Novel Polymers and Polymer Blends: Poly(aryl Ether)sulfones, Labeled Poly(gamma-Stearyl-Alpha, L-Glutamate) and Poly(gamma-Stearyl-Alpha, L-Glutamate)/Polyethylene Blends., Frederick Harald Roos

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Effect of Diet on Respiratory Fuel Mixture, Insulin Sensitivity, and Autonomic Nervous System Function., Heli J. Roy

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Control of African Striga Species by Natural Products From Native Plants., Joseph Kipronoh Rugutt

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"Only a Girl": Christine Frederick, Efficiency, Consumerism, and Women's Sphere., Janice Williams Rutherford

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The Social Context of Interpersonal Citizenship Behavior: A Mid-Range Theory and Test of a Model., Randall Patrick Settoon

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Reverse Engineering Low-Level Design Patterns From Object-Oriented Code., Chandra Shrivastava

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The Effect of Silvicultural Treatments on Certain Mechanical and Physical Properties of Loblolly Pine Wood Composites., Todd Finley Shupe

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An-Archy and Justice: An Introduction to Emmanuel Levinas's Political Thought., William Paul Simmons

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An Introduction to the Songs of Miriam Gideon (B. 1906)., W. Loraine Sims

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Conditioning the Auditory System With Continuous Versus Interrupted Noise of Equal Acoustic Energy: Is Either Exposure More Protective?, Ruth Ann Skellett

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Pilot-Scale Solvent Sublation for the Removal of Hydrophobic Compounds From Wastewaters., Jeffrey Scott Smith

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"Goodbye, Mamma. I'm Off to Yokohama": The Office of War Information and Tin Pan Alley in World War II., Kathleen Ellen rahtz Smith

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Low Temperature Silicon Oxide and Fluorinated Silicon Oxide Films Prepared by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Disilane as Silicon Precursor., Juho Song

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Using Interactive Desk-Top Videoconferencing as a Distance Learning Tool for Program Development and Support: An Ethnographic Case Study of Two Family Literacy Sites., Geetanjali Soni

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Image Analysis Quantification of Decondensation of Bovine Spermatozoa and PCR Amplification of a Y Chromosome Specific Sequence., Hilde Christina Steinholt

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Interrelationships Between Meloidogyne Incognita and Rotylenchulus Reniformis on Soybean., Salliana Ryan Stetina

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On the Homology of Branched Cyclic Covers of Knots., Wayne H. Stevens

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An Examination of the Effects of the Mother's Education and Household Exposure to Disease on Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity in Sudan., Dawood Hussein Sultan

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Biological Control of Pythiaceous Fungi Causing Death of Longleaf Pine Seedlings During Cold Storage., Xiaoan Sun

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Holocene to Late Pleistocene Stratigraphy of the Mahakam Delta, Kalimantan, Indonesia., Johan C. Sydow

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Micellar Electrokinetic Remediation of TNT From Soil., Mohd Raihan Taha

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Immobilization of P. Digitatum and Bioconversion of Limonene to Alpha-Terpineol., Qiang Tan

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"All This World Is Full of Mystery": The Fiction of Ellen Douglas., Elizabeth Wilkinson Tardieu

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A Cyclic Plasticity/Damage Model for Metal Matrix Composites., Ganesh Thiagarajan

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A Palynological Study of Swamp Sediments at the Poverty Point Archaeological Site, Northeastern Louisiana, Karen Thomas

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Postexercise Hypotension (PEH) in the Dog: Possible Role of Immune System Cytokines., Gerald Dwayne Thompson

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The Increase in Shaft Capacity With Time for Friction Piles Driven Into Saturated Clay., Hani Hasan Titi

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Characterization of Ionizing Radiation Sensitive (IRS) Mutants of Deinococcus Radiodurans R1., Kumaraswamy S. Udupa

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Communication Network Design and Evaluation Using Shadow Prices., Cesar Vargas-rosales

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Teacher Preferences for and Actual Use of Service Delivery Options: A Study of Possible Influential Variables., Angela Michelle Waguespack

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Paul Hindemith's "Sonata" for Trombone: A Performance Analysis., Ross Alex Walter

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The Generalized Kompaneets Equation., Kunyang Wang

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Composted Municipal Waste and Fertilizer Effects on Soils and Sugarcane., Xianliang Wan

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Scale, Resolution and Resampling: Representation and Analysis of Remotely Sensed Landscapes Across Scale in Geographic Information Systems., Stephanie Jean Weigel

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A Numerical Modeling Study of the Gulf of Mexico Under Present and Past Environmental Conditions., Susan Elizabeth Welsh

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Interrelationships Among Macrophomina Phaseolina, Criconemella Xenoplax, and Tylenchorhynchus Annulatus on Grain Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor)., Ida Wenefrida

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Children's Relative Influence in Purchase Decision-Making: A Multi-Theoretical Approach., Laura Ann willis Williams

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"Engineered Enjoyment": Technology, Capitalism, and the Female Body in Film., Catherine Williamson

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The Association Between Chronic Aerobic Activity and Heart Rate Variability in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease., Robert Howard Wood

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Work Motivation and Perceived Organizational Effectiveness in Middle Schools., Cynthia Young Wren

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Fluorescence Accompanying Photoionization in Polyatomic Molecules and the Relationship to Photoelectron Motion: A Global View., Jiahui Wu

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The Cytoplasmic N,n'-Diacetylchitobiase Gene From Vibrio Parahaemolyticus: Sequence Analysis, Protein Secretion, and Secretion System Development., Michael Hongli Wu

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Achievement Goals and Self-Perceptions of Ability in Physical Education: A Cross-Cultural Perspective., Ping Xiang

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The Alteration of Komatiitic and Basaltic Rocks From the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa., Xiaogang Xie