Theses from 2013
Oxidative stress based response of a transcriptional regulator, OhrR, from Burkholderia thailandensis, Anuja Pande
Erosional resistance of cohesive sediments in coastal saltmarshes, Hem Raj Pant
A Calvinist view of visual art in seventeenth-century Holland : the iconography of Esther in post-Reformation Dutch painting, Sarah Grafton Peaster
Differentiation of voice disorders using objective parameters from harmonic waveform modeling in high-speed digital imaging, Aimee Elaine Perkins
The effects of interactivity and involvement on users' attitude toward and perception of brands and purchase intent on Facebook, Christina Persaud
The Diagnosis of Well Control Complications during Managed Pressure Drilling, Brian Piccolo
Suspensory filaments, Santiago Pineda
The effect of teaching biology concepts with animations compared to static cartoons on content retention, Rebecca Adams Polk
I died I lived : shaping an ecological balance, Shelby Prindaville
Activity of halide-free flux at copper and tin surfaces, Guoying Qu
GPU acceleration of the Variational Monte Carlo Method for Many Body Physics, Kaushik Ragavan Rajagopalan
Effect of Surfactant on Dynamics of a Droplet Released in a Quiescent Medium, Abhijit Rao
Postmemory, feminism, and women's writing in contemporary Spanish novels set in the Spanish Civil War and Franco dictatorship, Georgia Elena Reagan
Intermix: traditional pre-Columbian art meets contemporary design, Luisa Fernanda Restrepo
Spatial variations in salinity and temperature around the Bay Marchand salt dome, offshore Louisiana, Laurie Richards
Lost in translation : algebraic modeling in the middle school classroom, Danielle Denise Ricks
Constructing geographic areas for homicide research : a case study of New Orleans, Lawrence Keenan Robert
La actitud hacia el castellano en San Antonio, Texas (the attitude towards spanish in San Antonio, Texas), Simone Renee Roberts
Examining the differential effects of the Mystery Motivator intervention using chosen versus unknown reinforcers, Natalie Marie Robichaux
To speak as a human, a modern and as an American : blues rhetoric in Cornel West's prophetic pragmatism, Raquel M. Robvais
Inductivley coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy analysis of heavy metal concentrations in gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2011 to 2012, Hannah Paula Rockett
Predicting mechanical properties of southern pine lumber with nondestructive measurements, Jacob Romer
An analysis of femininity : how popular female characters in the media portray contemporary womanhood, Stephanie Ortego Roussell
Invisible Architecture: Underwater Excavation of Site 77, Paynes Creek National Park, Belize, Tekla Chantae Rudie
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry for identificaiton of shrimp, Venkatesulu Salla
Oxygen consumption during exercise: the role of venous occlusion, Tiffany Noel Saltzman
Parallel Suffix Tree Construction for Genome Sequence Using Hadoop, Umesh Chandra Satish
Speak, and speak immediately : the risen subpoena, the executive branch, and the reporter's privilege, Matthew Schafer
Examining the validity and reliability of the Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scales (IT-MAIS) via Rasch analysis, Anne Denise Schubert
Treatments to reduce the risk of Vibrio species in vitro and in shucked oysters, Ronson Renard Scott
Development of a laboratory scale reactor facility to generate hydrogen rich syngas via thermochemical energy conversion, Mandeep Sharma
Catalytic Conversion of Biomass Derived Syngas to Liquid Fuels using Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Pratibha Sharma
Temporal Cycles, Sarah Anne Shearer
The use of classroom demonstrations to improve high school students' ability to understand concepts in chemistry, Jessica Langlois Shelton
Spectral breast CT : effect of adaptive filtration on CT numbers, CT noise, and CT dose, Justin Silkwood
Discrimination of sexual minorities and plans to relocate, Margaret H. Smith
Multitude of needs met by an online mom community, Shannon Alexis Snell
Yogurt cultured milk powder as a substitute for yogurt powder, Lijie Song
Differential effect of 14 free fatty acids in the expression of inflammation biomarkers on human coronary arterial cells, Adriana Soto Rodriguez Gil
The effect of Cajun status on kindergartners' use of five grammar structures, Corrina Spedale
An Analysis of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Admission Rates as a Function of Air Pollutants in the Baton Rouge Five-Parish Area, Heather Elizabeth Spindel
"A simple zeal and earnest love to the truth" : the religious journeys of Catherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, and Katherine Parr, Queen of England, Megan Elizabeth Spruell
Interrelationships of caregiving characteristics, burden of caregiving, depressive symptomology, physical health, self-care, life satisfaction and social support of social workers, Katherine Riker Sternberg
Aggregation of uncontrolled fluids during catastrophic system failures in offshore environments, James Thomas Stiernberg
Temporal and spatial variations in the subsurface salinity of Lake Charles, Louisiana : an investigation of saline sources, Alexandria Suding
The creation of "Trash the Dress" : a solo play, Kristina Sutton
Measuring soluble salts in soils via portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, Samantha Lynn Swanhart
The real of the postmodern rabble : Žižek and the historical truth of the Hegelo-Lacanian dialectic, Zachary Nathan Tavlin
Yield Detection for Non-Destructive Testing using Ultrasonic Signal Processing, Bharath Murali Thekkedath
The effects of self-examination to peers on student learning in physical science, Leah Ellis Thompson
Effect of atmospheric boundary layer conditions on agricultural spray drift, William Tollefson
Development of watershed-based modeling approach to pollution source identification, Yangbin Tong
A case history of use and management of the Baton Rouge fresh water aquifer system, A. Hays Town, Jr.
Exploring Student Perseverance in Problem Solving, Angelique Renee (Treadway) Duncker
The effects of the peer instruction technique Think-Pair-Share on students' performance in chemistry, Kathleen Sipos Trent
Characterization of Epibenthic and Demersal Megafauan at Mississippi Canyon 252 Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Marla Maxine Valentine
Influence of "added" whey protein isolate on probiotic properties of yogurt culture bacteria and yogurt characteristics, Luis Alfonso Vargas Lopez
Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblage composition and diversity at revetted banks in the Pearl River and the response of these assemblages to a paper mill effluent spill, Jose Alexander Vazquez
Comprehensive Study of the Dye Sensitized Solar Cell, Gregory Lewis Vick
El uso variable de los pronombres sujetos en el castellano puertorriqueño hablado en Luisiana y Puerto Rico, Lee-Ann Marie Vidal Covas
Entitled, Kimberly Eve Vodicka
Translating the fashion story: analyzing fashion captions in two women's magazines, Ehimwenma O. Vosper-Woghiren
Statistical classification problems in assessment of teachers, Xuan Wang
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services : a case study of child welfare workers' burnout, Crystal Ward
Faced with faces, Donald E. Watkins
A secondary monitor unit calculation algorithm using superposition of symmetric, open fields for IMRT plans, Adam Michael Watts
Computed tomographic assessment of canine arytenoid lateralization, James Richard Wignall
The Walker Art Center website : a study of cultural administration, Rae Jung Wilburn
The effects of MorphoPhonic Faces as a method for teaching sight words, Ashley Jean Williams
"What do separate and unequal schools look like in the 21st century? The legacy of state sponsored racial segregation in the South", Jerel Williams
Assessment of detection and characterization of simulated lung nodules with low-dose CT, Kendrick J. Williams
Investigating soil property and quality changes from samples submitted to the LSU AgCenter Soil Testing Laboratory, Mark A. Williams
Simple and Fast Reconstruction of 6 MV Radiotherapy Doses to the Whole Body, Lydia Joyce Wilson
The collaged practice : (un)familiar, Raina Beth Wirta
Monsters and men : the life and works of Sascha Schneider, Alice Wolfe
Scientific modeling & scientific realism : a view from biological morphology, Bradley Morgan Wood
Relationship between childhood sexual abuse, weight, and attitudes toward obesity in lesbians, Amy L. Wright
The rebranding of the Brooklyn Nets : a discourse analysis, Michael Shane Wunderlich
The influence of Commerce silt loam soil texture on reproduction and pathogenicity of Rotylenchulus reniformis on cotton, Déborah Magalhães Xavier
Blind LDPC encoder identification, Tian Xia
Adaptive Stochastic Conjugate Gradient optimization for temporal medical image registration, Huanhuan Xu
Hydraulic fracturing and water use in Dallas, Texas, Sarah Yates
Discrete phase simulations of drilled cuttings transport process in highly deviated wells, doguhan yilmaz
Evaluating the effectiveness of a classwide social skills intervention with preschoolers and kindergarteners, Haley E. York
Biofilter Treatment of Gas Phase β-Caryophyllene at Elevated Temperature, Yiying Yue
Inertial oscillations in the Gulf of Mexico during 2005 hurricane season, Fan Zhang
Extending to fashion category: an exploratory study on an auto brand extension, Langchao Zhang
Silver Transport and Adsorption-Desorption in Soils: Influence of Zinc, Liyun Zhang
Performance and power comparisons between Fermi and Cypress GPUs, Ying Zhang
Novel Separation Strategy For Processing Biopyrolysis Liquids, Chuanlin Zhao
Theses from 2012
Measurement of interfacial tension in hydrocarbon/water/dispersant systems at deepwater conditions, Mohamed Abdelrahim
Commuting patterns and labor markets: a new regional classification for Louisiana, Deepa Acharya
Oil-Mediated Mortality and Induced Behavioral Modifications of Coastal Insects, Benjamin Jacob Adams
Lentiviral transduction of epigenetically modified bovine adult stem cells, Meredith Kathleen Addison
Assessing effectiveness of concept map as instructional tool in high school biology, Ritchie Adlaon