Theses from 2006
Modeling of Fiber Reinforced Polymer confined concrete cylinders, Indrani V. Volety
Face Blindness, Megan A. Volpert
A sociolinguistic perspective toward hiatus resolution in Mexico City Spanish, Matthew Anthony Vuskovich
A Novel Robust Mel-Energy Based Voice Activity Detector for Nonstationary Noise and Its Application for Speech Waveform Compression, Syed, Q. Waheeduddin
Sensory characteristics of salt substitute containing L-arginine, Pamarin Waimaleongora-Ek
Molecular dynamics simulation study of grain boundary migration in nanocrystalline Pd, Shengyu Wang
Literacy behaviors of preschool children, Angela Wayne
The response of the National School Lunch Program and Food Stamp Program in southern Louisiana in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Emily Sashel Whelan
Muscovite pseudomorphs after staurolite as a record of fluid infiltration during prograde metamorphism, Jennifer Kaye Whittington
Genetic stratigraphy and geochronology of last interglacial shorelines on the central coast of South Carolina, Russell Willis
Impacts of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) on native faunal communities in two pine-dominated forests, Lee A. Womack
The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory as an assessment tool for low-income, African American children, Elizabeth Waters Wooden
From the top down and the bottom up: the contemporary practice and choice of midwifery in Louisiana, Michelle M. Wydra
Created environments voluntarily colonized by Spartina alterniflora in coastal Louisiana, Han Xu
A generalized approach for the control of micro-electromechanical relays, Mohamed Abdelrahman Younis
Evaluation on antioxidant activities of the soybean oils and gums, Xianglong Yuan
Studies of epigenetic instability in human normal and diseased vulva skin, Zhengyu Zhang
Alpha-tocopherol: extraction from rice bran by microwave-assisted method, and entrapment and release from polymeric nanoparticles, Imola G. Zigoneanu
Mesoscale simulation of grain boundary diffusion creep in the presence of grain growth, Lucian Zigoneanu
Theses from 2005
Relative permeability and wettability implications of dilute surfactants at reservoir conditions, Ayodeji Adebola Abe
Characteristics of reduced fat milks as influenced by the incorporation of folic acid, Kamalesh Achanta
Effects of mental rotation, visual aids and training on inspection performance during airport baggage inspection, Sunil Addepalli
Development and model formulation of scalable carbon nanotube processes: HiPCO and CoMoCAT process models, Adedeji Ebenezer Agboola
Economic evaluation of potential changes in farm program price support for typical Louisiana rice and cotton farming operations, Manuel E. Aldana
Effect of phosphorus and potassium fertility on fruit quality and growth of Tabasco pepper (Capsicum frutescens) in hydroponic culture, Manuel Estuardo Aldana
Quiet revolutions: neighborhood urban forestry programs, Ann McCoy Allen
Jury knowledge of eyewitness memory: can jurors use this knowledge in the courtroom?, Jill D. Alonzo
A programmable CMOS decimator for sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter and charge pump circuits, Raghavendra Reddy Anantha
Cognitive adaptation's implication on diabetic adherence, Martin Ancona
Rhetoric, form, and sovereignty in Schubert's "Prometheus," D. 674, Erica Brady Angert
Traffic engineering and path protection in MPLS virtual private networks, Pooja S. Aniker
Urban yellow fever diffusion patterns and the role of micro-environmental factors in disease dissemination: a temporal-spatial analysis of the Memphis epidemic of 1878, William Brennan Arden
Concerto for orchestra, Alejandro Jose Arguello
Genetic diversity among sugarcane clones using Target Region Amplification Polymorphism (TRAP) markers and pedigree relationships, Jie Alojado Arro
A Hellenistic masterpiece: the Medici Aphrodite, Angel D. Arvello
Improved watermarking scheme using decimal sequences, Naveed Shaik Ashfaq
Synthesis of poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles with entrapped magnetite, Carlos Ernesto Astete R.
Offshore oil and gas platforms as stepping stones for expansion of coral communities: a molecular genetic analysis, Amy D. Atchison
Hierarchical indexing for region based image retrieval, Eka Aulia
Geographic variation and speciation in Rough-winged swallows (Aves: Hirundinidae: Stelgidopteryx), M. Josephine Babin
Urokinase and urokinase receptor in the urinary tract of the dog, Trina Racquel Bailey
The Everywhere Chronicles, Jamie Brownell Baldridge
Effects of fire on home range size, site fidelity and habitat associations of grassland birds overwintering in southeast Texas, Heather Quebedeaux Baldwin
Winter bird use of the Chinese tallow tree in Louisiana, Michael John Baldwin
Bonjour Canada: a case study of the 1995-2000 Louisiana public relations campaign to attract Canadian visitors to Louisiana, Bonnie Anne Bauman
Restoration success of backfilling canals in coastal Louisiana marshes, Joseph Baustian
Benthic communities in the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area: potential prey for demersal fish, Melissa Millman Baustian
The effects of aluminum concentration on growth responses in six Spartina alterniflora genotypes, Daniel Farrell Becker
Ecology and conservation of Louisiana black bears in the Tensas River Basin and reintroduced populations, John Farnum Benson
ROC comparison of acquisition parameters for two PET/CT scanners based on lesion detectability in a torso phantom, Kenneth Bernstein
Cane Burning Season, Ashley K. Berthelot
Are murders equal in the eyes of the media?: A study of race, gender, class and quality of coverage, Tobie Marie Blanchard
Still Images, Elizabeth Blandin
Good to Be Gone, Robert George Bloom
Computer-aided diagnosis tool for the detection of cancerous nodules in X-ray images, Pallavi Bomma
Environmental benefits realized from eradication of the non-indigenous insect Anthonomus grandis Boheman, the cotton boll weevil, Marc Stephen Bordelon
Effects of white-tailed deer herbivory on the growth and survival of seedlings in a coastal wetland forest, Seth Taylor Bordelon
Physical function and health related quality of life in culturally diverse elders: evidence of environmental press, Robyn M. Bossier
Marie Darrieussecq et ses Truismes, Carla Bota
Feminism in Frances Trollope's Domestic Manners of the Americans, The Vicar of Wrexhill, The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw and Jessie Phillips, Jessica S. Boulard
Ancient Maya music now with sound, Cameron Hideo Bourg
An exploration of the quantity and quality of campus sexual assault policies, Kayla Ann Bourg
The Yes Men and activism in the information age, Lani Boyd
An assessment of consumer preferences for Louisiana strawberries, Michael Neil Bruchhaus
Autonomic nervous system modulation of the heart following a high carbohydrate liquid meal, Calynn Davis Bunol
Food security status, nutrient intake at the beginning and end of the monthly resource cycle, and body mass index in female food stamp recipients, Caroline C. Burke
Examining sponsorship and cosponsorship in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1973-2002, Kelly Marie Burke
Matrix metalloproteinase 3, matrix metalloproteinase 13, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 concentrations in normal and naturally-occurring osteoarthritic canine stifles, Blaine Allen Burkert
The importance of size and shape in imprinted polymers, Jason Campbell
Effects of adding sediment to a fresh water thin mat floating marsh, Kate Carpenter
Barriers to educational attainment for rural women exiting welfare, Lynda W. Carville
Export-led growth in Honduras and the Central American region, Hermann Castro Zuniga
Nekton utilization of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) and smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) sites in southwestern Caminada Bay, Louisiana, Melanie Christine Caudill
Lying in Translation, Brooke Rachel Champagne
The asymptotic Z-transform, Scott Jude Champagne
Assessing the needs for intermediate diaphragms in prestressed concrete girder bridges, Anand Kumar Chandolu
An "ecolodge" in Thailand: a site design based upon the local vernacular village, Pudtan Chantarangkul
Modeling destination choice in hurricane evacuation with an intervening opportunity model, Bin Chen
Using site-specific art as an alternative for interpreting Port Hudson State Historic Park, Louisiana, Yi-Chia Chen
A Robust Noise Spectral Estimation Algorithm for Speech Enhancement in Voice Devices, Brett Joseph Chessher
Performance of disc brushless DC motor applied as gearless drive for wheelchair, Deepti Rao Chikkam
Designation of the Southwest National Wildlife Refuge Complex as Wetlands of International Importance under Ramsar, Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Mitchell Ward Coffman
Persona, Joanna Norcross Coke
Estimating the postmortem interval in forensic cases through the analysis of postmortem deterioration of human head hair, Jamie Hughes Collier
An analysis of the variables that influence a country's decision to ratify the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Tokesha Marie Collins
Cognitive memory effects on non-linear video-based learning, Katherine Renee Comeaux
Evaluation of a novel method of predicting estrogen activity of a group of structurally diverse compounds, Daniel Consoer
Spatial heterogeneity in forested landscapes: an examination of forest fragmentation and suburban sprawl in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana, Brady Randall Couvillion
Monasticism in Anglo-Saxon England: an analysis of selected hagiography from Northumbria written in the years after the Council of Whitby, Carrie Couvillon
Full Circle, Elizabeth Cowhig
Risk reporting and source credibility: trying to make the readers interested, Raluca Cozma
Evaluation of Helicobacter hepaticus bacterial shedding in fostered and strategically housed C57BL/6 mice, J. Robin Crisler Roberts
Differences between targeted and measured body weight support with the usage of a body weight support system, Robin Cropper
Castle to condo, country to corporation: what becomes of Hamlet in Almereyda's modern world, Melissa Trosclair Daigle
Covering the Revolution of Roses (differences and similarities between Georgia and independent television companies), Nino Danelia
Synthesis and characterization of Cobalt-Platinum thin films, Priya David
Electrodeposition of magnetic nanowires and nanotubes, Despina Mehedintu Davis
The role of Calisto/Clindor/Theogenes in Tony Kushner's adaptation of The Illusion by Pierre Corneille a production thesis in acting, Preston E. Davis