Theses from 2008
Roe v. Wade and its progency: the impact of state legislative and judicial actions on abortion rates in five states, Maria Klimash
Conversations on citizenship: young people's perceptions and performances of democratic citizenship, Katherine Rhodes Knobloch
Impact Damage Between the Collision of a Vessel And Protective Fender Systems, Paul Joseph Kocke
Molecular determinants of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus tumorigenicity, Haixia Kong
Brief alcohol interventions for college drinkers: how brief is brief?, Magdalena Kulesza
Effects of probiotics and yeast culture on rumen development and growth of dairy calves, Jennifer Marie Laborde
An analysis of the benefits and patterns of public support for urban forestry programs, Barbi Marisa Landano
Land use and water quality characterization of Boeuf Basin, LA, Joseph Wesley LeBlanc
The competitiveness of Roundup Ready soybean and Roundup Ready cotton as weeds, Donna R. Lee
Culturally-constructed barriers, Hae-Jung Lee
Comparative roles of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoproteins in cytoplasmic virion egress, HyunCheol Lee
Baby signs: caregiver perceptions of their use and benefit to children, Leah Catherine Legere
Grinding the Axe Body Spray: linking gamer experience and brand recall in Guitar Hero III, Miranda Coy Lemon
Effects of centrifugation on equine spermatozoa immediately and after cooling for 24 hours, Jose Augusto Len
In the wake: a Louisiana memoir, Ryan Lindburg
Evaluating ecological equivalence in created marshes, Christopher Bromley Llewellyn
Photocatalytic oxidation of ethanol using macroporous titania, Gibert Merle Magpantay
Transcriptional control of the adiponectin gene by STAT5A, Joel Maier
Exhibition Next: The Future of Exhibition Design, Santanu Majumdar
Comprehensive planning in Louisiana, Lynn A. Maloney-Mújica
Exploring Stochastic Characteristics of Freeway Traffic Breakdown and Recovery Conditions, Chaitanya Mamidala
Ancient Greek and ancient Hebrew agrarianism: an ecocritical study of Hesiod's Works and Days and the Book of Proverbs, Ernest Nathan Manning
A comparison of the moral development of advertising and journalism students, Stephanie Marino
Feasibility testing for SalSA neutrino astrophysics project, Jarrod Christopher Marsh
Seeing (RED): a qualitative analysis of the product (RED) campaign and integration of public relations and marketing theory, Amy Elizabeth Martin
Determination of CTV-to-ITV margin for free-breathing respiratory-gated treatments using 4DCT and the Novalis ExacTrac Gating System with implanted fiducials, Jason Edward Matney
Synthesis of disubstituted amino acids and peptide inhibitors of amyloid beta aggregation, Gregory Todd McCandless
Databasing the disappeared and deceased: a review of the resources available in missing and unidentified persons cases, Erin McMenamin
Increasing the communicative behaviors of children with low levels of communicative initiations in an inclusive preschool classroom, Susanna Melikyan
Two post-harvest treatments for the reduction of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), Kevin Patrick Melody
Determining the relative efficacy of reciprocal and non-reciprocal peer tutoring for students identified as at-risk for academic failure, Keri F. Menesses
Assessing a hydrothermal liquefaction process using biomass feedstocks, Jason S. Midgett
The impact of the Caernarvon diversion on above- and belowground marsh biomass in the Breton Sound estuary after Hurricane Katrina, Matthew Korbel Moerschbaecher
Appealing to Heaven: The Significance of Religion in John Locke's Advocacy of Revolution, Glenn Andrew Moots
PET/CT detectability and classification of simulated pulmonary nodules using an SUV correction scheme, Andrew Nicholas Morrow
The effectiveness of the introduction and amendment of traffic laws on Louisiana road crashes, Vamshi Krishna Mudumba
Modeling and design of low cost customizable household robot, Bharat Narahari
Evaluation of novel dietary feed additives for nursery and growing/finishing pigs, Victor D. Naranjo
The Beekeeper's Son, Stephanie Alexandra Nash
Pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) and saproxylic beetles in partial cut and uncut bottomland hardwood forests, Patricia Jean Newell
Add, subtract, and multiply: paintings, Elizabeth Lorena Noble
"The Manes", Shane Noecker
An evaluation of the perceived obstacles for policy officials regulating the post harvest treatment of raw oysters to control the human health Vibrio vulnificus problem, Amy Leah Oestringer
Effects of handedness on the skull and shoulder bones, Michelle Lynn Osborn
Dosimetry intercomparison using a 35-keV x-ray synchrotron beam, Scott Oves
Effects of burning on Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) density and habitat quality in Louisiana, Laura M. Palasz
Analysis of gas dynamic waves in explosively actuated valves, Blaise H. Paul
Development of an algorithm for switching compensator control based on the Currents' Physical Components theory, Samuel Pearce
Nonlocal gradient-dependent modeling of plasticity with anisotropic hardening, Gerald Pekmezi
Non-industrial private forest landowners and US home center retailers' attitudes and perceptions of forest certification, Polwattage Kushil Perera
An overview of the wood product import sector in the United States with an emphasis on opportunities for Sri Lankan exporters, Rangika Thilaksri Perera
Segmented field electron conformal therapy planning algorithm, David Jaquet Perrin
Nanoclay syntactic foam composites, Sameer Leo Peter
Development and Quality Evaluation of Pre- and Post-Workout Sport Beverages, Maria Christine Pfister
Experimental and numerical investigation of fluid flow and heat transfer in microchannels, Wynn Allen Phillips
The detection of malingered mental retardation in high- and low-cognitive ability individuals, Daniel Anthony Proto
Three-echelon supply chain delivery policy with trade credit consideration, Farhana Rahman
Design and realization of an electrophoretron cycler, Celine Raymonde Ramet
Eve's prisoners, Tara Rene Ratliff
In-situ and nondestructive test methods applied to the design and construction of pile foundation projects in coastal Louisiana, Jesse Gerard Rauser
Voltage dip mitigation for motor starters using an adaptive high speed relay protection on the high voltage transmission system, Cesar Alberto Rincon
Resistant starch is effective in lowering body fat in a rat model of human endocrine obesity, Julina Ann Robert
The effect of calcium or silicon on potted miniature roses or poinsettias, Mary Beth Louise Robichaux
Micropropagation through somatic embryogenesis and cotyledonary nodal culture in sea oats (Uniola paniculata L.), Diptimayee Sahoo
Randomized controlled trial evaluating adeno-MOMP and MOMP DNA vaccines against chlamydophila psittaci challenge in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus), David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman
Influences of maternal corticosterone on incubation length and hatchability of eggs laid by quail hens selected for divergent adrenocortical stress responsiveness, Jason Berante' Schmidt
It's not rocket science: NASA's crisis communication efforts as a public sector organization following the Columbia shuttle disaster, Emily Ann Schult
A matter of questionable death: an analysis of physical child abuse, Carey M. Schwartz
Institutional influences of state legislators' voting behavior, Jessica Jordan Self
Evaluation of sweep efficiency of a mature CO2 flood in Little Creek Field, Mississippi, Didem Senocak
The design and fabrication of pentacene acoustic charge transfer devices, Hua Shao
Pilot-scale Study on Anaerobic Digestion Applied to a Saline Industrial Waste Activated Sludge, Changjiang Shen
The effect of an inshore artificial reef on the community structure and feeding ecology of estuarine fishes in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, Kirsten A. Simonsen
Iron and zinc physiology in sweetpotato, Mary Catherine Singleton
Nature vs. nurture, Renee' Noel Smith
The effects of quercetin on skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis and OXPHOS regulation, Jeff Lee Soileau
Characterization and development of axle load spectra to enhance pavement design and performance on the basis of new mechanistic-empirical design guide in Louisiana, Bharath Kumar Sridhar
Predictors of social support provided to smokers, Diana Williams Stewart
Separate but equal?: the archaeology of an early twentieth-century African American school, Dena Lyn Struchtemeyer
Examination of blueberry anthocyanins in prevention of age-related macular degeneration through retinal pigment epithelial cell culture study, Naomi Marie Sundalius
The influence of calf selenium status on GPx-1 and 3 activity and liver GPx-1 mRNA, Genevieve Elizabeth Tanner
Alcohol use, negative consequences, and readiness to change in mandated and volunteer college student heavy drinkers before and after a brief alcohol intervention, Meredith A. Terlecki
Pacifism and war: what are the ethical and theological limitations on the use of violence?, John Tracy Thames
The Consensual Assessment Technique as a measure of creativity in children's musical compositions motivated by visual and verbal stimuli, Katie Elizabeth Toups
Land Alive!, or metamorphosis in the sportsman's paradise, Adam Tourek
Application of the HYMAN model to evaluate the water and salt budgets in three mangrove sites along Shark River, Everglades, Cheng-Feng Tsai
Wetland mitigation banks and the no-net-loss requirement: an evaluation of the Section 404 permit program in southeast Louisiana, Abbey Anne Tyrna
Function based interventions versus non-function based interventions within a general education setting, Michael J. Vance
Phenotypic characterization of canine cranial cruciate ligament associated synoviocytes, Sunil C. Vasanjee
Analysis of the impact and importance of re-wholesalers in the ornamental market, Marco Absalón Velástegui
Predicting conduct problems in youth: the moderating effects of Hurricane Katrina, Julia F. Vigna
Saint Maló remembered, Erin Elizabeth Voisin
The mathematical in Heidegger and Badiou, Dylan Armstrong Wade
Physical modeling of flow and sediment transport using distorted scale modeling, Ryan L. Waldron
"Shui Diao Ge Tou" from Poems of the Sung Dynasty, Wennan Wang
The relationship between early cumulative caregiver sensitivity and children's later self-perception of cognitive competence and cognitive performance, Jenna Rae Watson
High strain rate characteristics of rubber modified syntactic foams, Paul Wehmer
Computed tomography imaging to quantify iodine distribution in iododeoxyuridine-labeled DNA, Christopher Erik Welch