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 1916 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. For any questions, please contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at ir@lsu.edu.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Chemical Vapor Deposition to Titanium Dioxide Thin Films., Qingming Zhang
Dynamic Behavior of Headspace Gases in Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Meat., Yanyun Zhao
Self-Consistent Cluster Embedding Calculation Method and the Electronic Structure of Nickel Oxide and Cobalt Oxide., Haoping Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Plasticity-Damage Bounding Surface Model for Concrete Under Cyclic-Multiaxial Loading., Taher Mowafaq Abu-lebdeh
American Civil Religion and the Presidential Rhetoric of Jimmy Carter., Michael James Adee
Decolonizing the Text: Glissantian Readings in Caribbean and African-American Literatures., Debra Lynn Anderson
A Study on Low-Frequency Variability in Current and Sea Level in the Lombok Strait and Adjacent Region., Dharma Arief
Banach Space Valued Stochastic Differential Equations., Fariborz Asadian
Effects of Imagery-Eliciting Strategies on Imagery Processing, Memory, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Intentions From Print Advertisements., Laurie Anne Babin
A Qualitative Evaluation of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Issues Programming Process Using Focus Group Interviews., Fred Eugene Baker
Edwardsiella Ictaluri: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Antigens Recognized by Infected Channel Catfish., Thomas James Baldwin
Dialogue Journal Writing in a Foreign Language Classroom: Assessing Communicative Competence and Proficiency., Lynn Patricia Baudrand-aertker
Codependency Issues in Selected Contemporary American Plays., Jill Stapleton Bergeron
Centralization and Decentralization: The Relationship of Bureaucracy, Autonomy and the Principalship in Elementary Schools., Cheryl Berot Boutte
Characterization of Gentamicin Resistance in Enteric Bacteria Isolated From Pseudomys Scripta-Elegans From Commercial Turtle Farms., Michelle Anne Brassett
The Use of Hydrologically Altered Wetlands to Treat Wastewater in Coastal Louisiana., Andree Marie Breaux
The Theatre of Religion: Jimmy Swaggart Within American Myth Discourse., Terry Grant Byars
The Role of Bovine Herpesvirus-1 Glycoprotein III in Molecular Pathogenesis and Immunomodulation., Katherine Marie Byrne
Detecting the Scale and Resolution Effects in Remote Sensing and GIS., Changyong Cao
Wave-Forced Hydrogeology and Diagenesis, Tague Reef, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands., Brian Leslie Carter
An Exploration of Principal Change Facilitator Style, Teacher Bureaucratic and Professional Orientations, and Teacher Receptivity to Change. (Volumes I and II)., Sheila Weaks Chauvin
Pedological Investigation of Mangrove Soils in Relationship to Rice Management in the Republic of Guinea., Sekou Cisse
The Methodological Issues of Variance in Teacher Behavior and Student Achievement: The Relationship of Variance to School and Teacher Effectiveness., Linda Jane Crone
Contact Phase: Forms of Postmodernism. (Volumes I and II)., Michael Owen Crumb
Effects of Stress, Dietary Restraint, and Disinhibition Upon Eating Habits and Nutrition., Barbara Ann Cubic
Investigations Into the Pathogenesis of Acute Equine Laminitis., Linda Elizabeth Cummings
Reasoning Using Biological Content: Relationships Among Evidence, Theory, and Interpretation., Catherine Lee Cummins
Selection and Characterization of Populations of Rapid-Cycling Brassica Rapa L. Differing in Their Response to Rootzone Hypoxia., Christine Jo Daugherty
Re-Thinking Readings and Writing in the Study of Literature., Mary Ann Doyle
Genetics of Stalk and Seed Quality Traits in Maize (Zea Mays L.) With Lfy Gene., Sridhar Dronavalli
Assessing the Process of Therapeutic Change in the Eating Disorders., Erich George Duchmann
Boardinghouses, Parties and the Creation of a Political Society: Washington City, 1800-1830, Cynthia Diane Earman
Cultural Studies and the Multicultural Curriculum., Mary Susan huddleston Edgerton
Synthesis of Novel Metallocenes: Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalysts to Conductive Polymers., Mark Steven Erickson
Improving Long-Term Adherence to Fluid Restrictions in Hemodialysis Patients., Kevin Dale Everett
The Effects of Organoclay Adsorption on the Solidification of Organic Wastes., Adam Faschan
John Donne's Verse Letters to Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford: Rhetorical Means to a Friendship., Joan Frances Faust
The Unbearable Heaviness of Politics: Milan Kundera on Aesthetics, Being and Political Consciousness, Sidney S. Fazio
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder Among Mentally Retarded Children., Virginia Elaine Fee
Nonlinear Stochastic Modeling of Daily Temperature Series., Glenn Poloyapoy Fernandez
High Drama at the Little Theatre, 1730-1737: Henry Fielding, Eliza Haywood, Charlotte Charke, and Company. (Volumes I and II)., Polly Stevens Fields
Attributional Style for Anger-Provoking Situations in Adolescents: Race, Sex, and SES Variables., C. Diane billings Findley
Effects of Hydrologic Alterations on the Vegetation and Soils of Marshes in Southern Louisiana., Kathryn Marie Flynn
The Development, Validation, and Application of a Two-Tier Diagnostic Instrument to Detect Misconceptions in the Areas of Force, Heat, Light and Electricity., Bobby Jo Franklin
Bibl. Nat. Ms. Fr. 379: A Study in Word and Image. (Volumes I and II)., Adelaide Stuart Frazier
Jeremy Rifkin Challenges Recombinant DNA Research: A Rhetoric of Heresy., Wiley Michael Futrell
Modernity and War in the Poetry of T. S. Eliot., Patricia Anne Gabilondo
A Conjoint Analysis of Wetland-Based Recreation: A Case Study of Louisiana Waterfowl Hunting., Christopher Ec Gan
The Relation Between Stress and Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Physiologic Arousal or Disruption of Compliance?, Virginia Diane Garrett
Identification of Plant Science Concepts Needed in Agriscience Programs of the Future., Camile Patrick Gaspard
Three Essays in Dividend Policy., Jaisik Gong
The Keepers and the Kept: The First Hundred Years of the Tennessee State Prison System, 1830-1930. (Volumes I and II)., Larry D. Gossett
Making the Secular Sacred: An Analysis of Linguistic Devices Used to Give Religious Perspective to Ordinary Events., Wayne Porter Gregory
Consumer Evaluation of Product-Related Injuries: The Development and Empirical Testing of a Behavioral Model of the Product Liability Process., Bryce Mitchell Griffin
Molecular Phylogenies and Biogeography of Central American Birds., Shannon J. Hackett
Soot Suppressing Mechanisms of Iron in Premixed Hydrocarbon Flames., David Worthington Hahn
Incorporating Reservoir Characteristics for Automatic History Matching., Keith J. Halford
The Rhetoric of Synnationalism: A Model of Foreign Policy Discourse., Ralph A. Hamlett
Effects of Heat and Iron Fractions on Lipid Oxidation in Meat., Dongmei Han
The Rhetoric of Science: A Case Study of the Cold Fusion Controversy., David Lee Hatfield
Death at the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Geography of Lynching in the Deep South, 1882 to 1910., Mary Elizabeth Hines
Sorption, Kinetics, and Transport of Selected Heavy Metals in Soil: A Laboratory Study and Modelling Approaches., Christoph Hinz
The Influence of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Intention to Leave of Nurse Educators., Catherine Blackwell Holland
Urea Transformations in Flooded Soil., Chawalit Hongprayoon
Nietzsche and Heraclitus, Virginia Lyle Jennings Howard
A Computational Framework for Efficient Error Correcting Codes Using an Artificial Neural Network Paradigm., Maung Maung Htay
The Relationships Among Non-Teaching Work Experience, Teacher Preparedness and Student Employability Skills in Louisiana Cooperative Office Education Programs., Kay Lynn Humphrey
Pistols and Politics: Planter and Plain Folk Relations in the Piney Woods South, the Florida Parishes of Louisiana, 1810-1899. (Volumes I and II)., Samuel Claiborne Hyde Jr
Recovery of Sugars From Cane Molasses by Continuous Simulated Moving Bed Ion-Exclusion Chromatography., Khalid Iqbal
Chemical and Immunological Properties of Polysaccharide Extracted From Vibrio Parahaemolyticus., Mina Jassemzadeh Izadjoo
Dynamic Response of an Electron Storage Ring Magnet., Shahriar Jahanian
The Role of Affect in Service Encounter Satisfaction: An Experimental Study., Rama Kumari Jayanti
Improvement of the Data Analysis Algorithm by Applying the Decision Tree Method., Won Chan Jung
Regional Comparative Advantage and Inefficiency in Production: Methodological and Empirical Issues., Barun Kanti Kanjilal
Genetic and Systematic Study of Viviparus Georgianus (Lea), a Freshwater Snail Species Complex., Masaya Katoh
The Effects of Exercise Stress on Equine Immune Function., Tammie Lee Keadle
Students' Use of Teacher Feedback During Badminton Instruction., Nyit Chin Keh
Youth Labor Force Participation: An Analysis of the Influence of Family and Labor Market Characteristics., Diane bradley Catalano Keithly
Solid State NMR Studies of Organometallic Complexes., Ae Ja Kim
Solid-State NMR Studies of Organometallic Complexes, Ae Ja Kim
A Novel Process for the Production of Clinical Dextran., Doman Kim
Metaphor Within/Without Metaphysics: Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida., Jonggab Kim
Fatigue Effects on Manual Lifting Acceleration., Youngjoun Kim
Tournaments and Ideal Class Groups., Robert John Kingan
Theatrical Intervention in the AIDS Crisis: Performance, Politics, and Social Change., Cindy J. Kistenberg
A Comparison of the Physiological Responses of Brain-Damaged Alcoholics, Nonbrain-Damaged Alcoholics, and Social Drinkers to the Smell of Alcohol., Fredric D. Klug
Severe Chronic Pain Across the Lifespan: Is Age Related to Response to Treatment?, Susan Jacqueline Kotler-cope
Musical Invention and Poetry in the Late Vocal Works of Anton Webern., Melanie S. Kronick
Learning Horn-Clauses as Classification Rules for Relations., Mary Pamela Langley
Dietary Restraint, Disinhibition of Eating, and Resting Metabolic Rate in Women., Olga J. Lawson
Cell-Mediated Immune Response to Equine Infectious Anemia Virus., Deborah Franklin Lea
Parallel Geometric Algorithms., Fenglien Lee
Phase Equilibria of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Hydrocarbon Mixtures., Hyo-guk Lee
Three Essays on International Linkages of the Korean Economy., Jai-ki Lee