Theses from 2004
Thick skinned, Alair Dyan Wells
A stage targeted physical activity intervention among a predominantly African American low income medical population, Dorothy Whitehead
Factors influencing regeneration of plantlets from leaf strips of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.), Kristi Lee Whitley
An analysis of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality as a function of ambient ozone and fine particulate matter in the Baton Rouge Air Quality Control Region, Thomas James Wiley IV
Development of a true triaxial apparatus for soil testing, Heath Stuart Williams
A historical perspective of Governor Mike Foster's "Live Mike" radio program, Wayne Wynn,III Williams
Attribution processes in mother-adolescent conflict, Ann Elisabeth Wingate
Zinnias, Carlyle Wolfe
Elemental: promise of plenty, Bill Wolff
Stormwater diversion as a potential coastal wetland restoration method, Jennifer Howard Woods
Memories near and far, Merrie Marie Wright
The loss of parental contact: prevalence and consequences experienced past and present, Robert A. Wright
An economic analysis of private market wetland values in southwestern coastal Louisiana, Baifu Xu
Effects of redox potential and pH on the fate of nitroglycerin in a surface and aquifer soil, Sally Yost
Identification of bacterial pathogens causing panicle blight of rice in Louisiana, Xianglong Yuan
Direct-to-Consumer advertising of prescription medicines: framing with imprecise frequency descriptors, Mikah Zangla
Investigation of biodegradable nonwoven composites based on cotton, bagasse and other annual plants, Xiaoqun Zhang
Scalability of car-following and lane-changing models in microscopic traffic simulation systems, Yan Zhang
Properties of borate-treated strandboard bonded with pMDI resin, Yiqiang Zhou
Evaluation of the USDA Shafter cotton (Gossypium spp.) collection for agronomic and fiber traits, Jimmy Xavier Zumba
Theses from 2003
Quantifying habitat quality of larval bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli) in Chesapeake Bay by linking an individual-based model with spatially-detailed field data, Aaron Thomas Adamack
Experimental predator removal: a response in small mammal communities and relations to duck nest success, Jeremy Paul Adkins
Investigation of qualitative methods for diagnosis of poor bit performance using surface drilling parameters, Arash Aghassi
Barriers when implementing the continuity-of-care organizational structure in infant and toddler child care settings, Amber E. Aguillard
Application of mechanistic models in predicting flow behavior in deviated wells under UBD conditions, Faisal Abdullah ALAdwani
A hybrid model-based and memory-based short-term traffic prediction system, Ciprian Danut Alecsandru
A parametrization approach for solving the Hamilton-Jacobi-Equation and application to the A2 Toda lattice, Mohammad Dikko Aliyu
An Ecopath/Ecosim analysis of an estuarine food web: seasonal energy flow and response to river-flow related perturbations, Laura Lynette Althauser
Film cooling from cylindrical holes in transverse slots, Mohammed Altorairi
Iddq testing of a CMOS 10-bit charge scaling digital-to-analog converter, Srinivas Rao Aluri
Out the Loop, Matthew Christian Anderson
Caller ID, Plamen Ivanov Arnaudov
Treatment of mixtures of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and toluene using continuous and sequencing batch operated biofilters, Jorge C. Atoche
Computer assisted eye fungal infection diagnosis, Madhusudhanan Balasubramanian
Interaction of fire and insects in the restoration and management of longleaf pine, Tessa Annette Bauman
Five films of Steven Soderbergh, Donald Beale
Measuring fear of crime on campus: a study of an urban university, Cheryl Papa Bedenbaugh
Use of urine pH to predict incidence of ketosis in transition dairy cows, Amy Elizabeth Beem
Field validation of bentazon phytoremediation, Sajida Begum
An economic analysis of homeowners' preferences and perceptions regarding termite prevention and control in Louisiana, Doleswar Bhandari
Optimal batch quantity models for a lean production system with rework and scrap, Pablo Biswas
Characterizing spatially explicit patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in the marine environment using top-level marine predators, Jason Kenna Blackburn
Experimental evaluation of temporal particle agglomeration and metal partitioning of urban rainfall-runoff, Aimee Ann Blazier
Perspectives on comparative literature, Alexandru Boldor
Factors influencing the effects of realistic job previews on applicant judgments of organizational attractiveness, Natalie Trask Bourgeois
Gauss' method of least squares: an historically-based introduction, Belinda B. Brand
Relative costs of infill vs. suburban residential developments: a case study of the Greater Baton Rouge area, John Lawrence Brian
The use of the BANG-3 polymer gel to quantify the three-dimensional dose distribution of IMRT, Paul Anthony Bruce
Design of power efficient multicast algorithms for sparse split WDM networks, Kavitha Devi Buddharaju
Nekton utilization of restored habitat in a Louisiana marsh, Christina Samantha Bush
Heavy smokers choose large, immediate rewards with large penalties on a simulated task of gambling, Michael Shawn Businelle
Do terraces and coconut mats affect seeds and submerged aquatic vegetation at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge?, Aaron Bailey Caldwell
Sustainable agriculture and the Red Stick Farmers' Market: an exploration of the use of concept in design, Lawrence Christopher Campany
Modeling a Mississippi River diversion into a Louisiana wetland, Stephan Alexander Capps
The role of Killer Joe in Tracy Letts' Killer Joe: a production thesis in acting, Christopher C. Cariker
The effects of mutations and viruses on yield and quality of sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam, Heather Wallace Carroll
A comparative study of two treatment approaches for improving middle school students' reading comprehension, Vessa Annette Cartmill
Led into temptation, Pamela Elizabeth Caskanett
Disarming the externalist threat to self-knowledge, Gabriel Guy Cate
Exploring geometric, kinematic and behavioral scalability of microscopic traffic simulation systems, Srikanth Chakravarthy
An experimental investigation of whirl instability including effects of lubricant temperature in plain circular journal bearings, Darryl, Jr. Chauvin
Blind fault detection using spectral signatures, Pallavi Chethan
Evaluation of repeated removal of mammalian predators on waterfowl nest success and density, Kristen Dawn Chodachek
Middle Miocene grounding events on the Ross Sea outer continental shelf, Antarctica, Juan Manuel Chow
Computational model for heat transfer in the human eye using the finite element method, Umit Cicekli
Biomechanical effects of cyclic loading on the lower back, Lakiesha Claude
Bathroom issues, Craig Edward Clifford
Monitoring in event-based prospective memory tasks, Dale Watkins Cockman
No Child Left Behind and the Louisiana School Accountability System: a comparative study of accountability systems, Rani Coleman
Macroinvertebrate abundance and distribution of hydrilla and ceratophyllum habitats in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana, Jose Checo Colon-Gaud
Graceful death: the use of Victorian elements in Grace Episcopal Churchyard, St. Francisville, Louisiana and St. Helena's Churchyard, Beaufort, South Carolina, Marian Patricia Colquette
Logs, labor, and living: an archaeological investigation of African-American laborers at the Upper and Middle Landing sawmills at Natchez-Under-the-Hill, Jerame Joseph Cramer
"You stupid, lazy kid": perceptions of verbal aggressiveness in older adults, Jon M. Croghan
"Baleful weeds and precious-juiced flowers": Romeo and Juliet and Renaissance medical discourse, Erica Nicole Daigle
Denoising techniques - a comparison, Sarita Veera Dangeti
Regional water quality models for the prediction of eutrophication endpoints, Anindita Das
Transmission of electromagnetic power through a biological medium, Ripan Das
Diet similarity of pen-raised versus native, Louisiana white-tailed deer in southeastern Louisiana, Kristopher Scott Davis
How should sports organizations handle a crisis?: a focus on collegiate institutions, Jamie Mabile Delatte
Behind the scenes: uncovering the structures and manipulations of tabloid talk show workers, guests and audiences, Kelly Thompson Losch Deshotel
The determination of appropriate phosphogypsum: Class C fly ash : Portland Type II cement compositions for use in marine applications, Pradyot Sudhakar Deshpande
Systematics of the Western Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) complex: implications for North and Middle American aridland biogeography, Thomas James Devitt
Between, Ronlyn A. Domingue
The attack will go on the 317th Infantry Regiment in World War II, Dean James Dominique
Tensile strength and bonding characteristics of self-compacting concrete, Cristian Druta
Dialogic dogs and phatic felines: speaking to and through our pets, Nicole M. Dufour
Swimming versus voluntary running exercise on bone health in ovariectomized retired breeder rats, Shelly Ann Duhe
A convergence of modes: present status of online news sites a content analysis of 100 online newspaper web sites, Renee Chantal duPlessis
The roles of silanes as coupling reagents and in deoxygenative alkylations, Andrea S. Dupre
A risk-averse strategy for blackjack using fractional dynamic programming, Ryan A. Dutsch
Major and minor life events as predictors of medical utilization, Gareth R. Dutton
Development of a performance-based design approach and related loads for facilities designated as essential during a hurricane event, Joffrey Elliott Easley
Physicochemical effects on the abundance and distribution of larval fishes in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana, Matthew Aaron Engel
Cryopreservation by pellet freezing of epididymal and ejaculated spermatozoa from male dogs, Brooke Fahrig
Continuity and revolution: the basis of the American Revolution in the Common Law and the Ancient Constitution, as explicated by John Dickinson, Joseph Leland Feeney
Multileaf collimator positional reproducibility evaluated with a two-dimensional diode array, Kara King Ferachi
Physical function and quality of life in the very- and oldest-old: gender differences, Kellye A. Ferachi