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Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Perceived Stress and Surgical Wound Cytokine Patterns, Valentina Lucas

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The severity of stages estimation during hemorrhage using error correcting output codes method, Yurong Luo

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A Pedagogical Perspective on Storytelling through Movement and Dance, Penny Maas

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Gβγ acts at an inter-subunit cleft to activate GIRK1 channels, Rahul Mahajan

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The effect of esthetic crown lengthening on perceptions of a patient’s attractiveness, friendliness, trustworthiness, intelligence, and self-confidence, Samuel Lyon Malkinson

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A Lexicographic Product Cancellation Property for Digraphs, Kendall Manion

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Periodontal Resident Self-Assessment of Ergonomics Before and After Videotaped Surgeries, Corin Marantz

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No Greater Weight, Lea Marshall

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Sorafenib enhances pemetrexed-induced cytotoxicity through and autophagy-dependent mechanism in cancer cells, Bareford Mary

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Plantar Measurements to Determine Success of Surgical Correction of Stage IIb Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity, Erika Matheis

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Predictors of Sexual Relationship Power, Communication and Sexual Decision Making among Latino Couples, Yui Matsuda

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PERSISTENCE TO DOCTORAL COMPLETION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AT PREDOMINATELY WHITE UNIVERSITIES IN ONE MID-ATLANTIC STATE, Kimberly Matthews

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The Correlation between Land-use Mixture and Home-based Trips (The case of the city of Richmond), Yin-Shan Ma

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Total Variation Based Restoration of Bilevel Waveforms, Rebecca McCarter

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Unravelings, Megan McConnell

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Warm Compression – Damp Gestures, Melanie McLain

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IN VIVO IMMUNOTOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF ELECTROSPUN POLYCAPROLACTONE (EPCL) AND INVESTIGATION OF EPCL AS A DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMMUNOMODULATORY COMPOUNDS, Colleen McLoughlin

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Biobehavioral Correlates in Fibromyalgia, Ann Trivigno McNallen

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GENERATION, MECHANICAL AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, AND FEM SIMULATION OF FRACTURE OF REPEATABLE RANDOM ROUGH SURFACES, Hector Medina

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ACID-BASE CATALYSIS IN PROTON-COUPLED ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTIONS (PCET): THE EFFECTS OF BRÖNSTED BASES ON THE OXIDATION OF GLUTATHIONE AND HYDROQUINONE, Ramos Jonnathan Medina

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Bad Infinity (or) Some Examples of Displacement, Andrew Meerow

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A LOGISTIC REGRESSION AND DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF ENROLLMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENT VETERANS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, Yovhane Metcalfe

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Piecing, Ginger Metzger

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Elucidating Genetic and Environmental Influences on Alcohol-Related Phenotypes, Jacquelyn Meyers

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Score for the Big Bang: The Universe as Voice, Ander Mikalson

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A NEW APPROACH TO DRIED BLOOD SPOT ANALYSIS FOR NEWBORN SCREENING USING HIGH RESOLUTION LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY, John H. Miller IV

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The “Man Walks Outside Time Now”: Verbal Representations of Photographic Images in the Poems of Larry Levis, Lauren Miner

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INFLUENCE OF ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE UPON THE DEPOSITION BEHAVIOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL AEROSOLS WITHIN CASCADE IMPACTORS, Megha Mohan

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ARTEMIS AND METNASE MEDIATED PROCESSING OF 3΄-BLOCKED DNA LESIONS: ROLE IN RADIO/CHEMORESISTANCE AND DNA REPAIR, Susovan Mohapatra

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OPTIMIZATION OF FEATURE SELECTION IN A BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE SWITCH BASED ON EVENT-RELATED DESYNCHRONIZATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION DETECTED BY EEG, Mason Montgomery

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THE EFFECT OF LEGAL STATUS ON RESPONSES TO BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING WITH SUBSTANCE USERS, Thomas Moore

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EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF GENES INVOLVED IN VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN PREECLAMPTIC WOMEN, Ahmad Mousa

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Characterizing the interaction between VE-PTP, Tie2 and VE-Cadherin, Sharif Ossai Muhammad

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ROLE OF LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID IN REGULATION OF CANCER CELL METABOLISM, Abir Mukherjee

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The Role of MAGL Inhibition in Nicotine Withdrawal and Reward, Pretal Muldoon

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ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF SOLUTE CARRIER DRUG TRANSPORTERS IN THE SYSTEMIC DISPOSITION OF FLUOROQUINOLONES: AN IN VITRO - IN VIVO COMPARISON, Aditi Mulgaonkar

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SPAG16 is a Bifunctional Gene Regulating Male Fertility, David R. Nagarkatti-Gude

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Novel Fluorous Hybrid Surface Modification Characterized by Wetting Dynamics, Morphology and Nanomechanics, Sithara Nair

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Institutionalization of Information Security: Case of the Indonesian Banking Sector, Muhamad Faisal Fariduddin Attar Nasution

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Relationships among Acculturation, Self-positivity Bias, Stigma, and Condom Use in a Sample of Urban College Students, Molly Neff

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Applications of Sure Independence Screening Analysis for Supersaturated Designs, Lindsey Nicely

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The Three Principles (for -2012), Nikolai Noel

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Suspended Polypyrrole Films Supporting Alamethicin Reconstituted Bilayer Membranes, Robert Northcutt

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Fullerene C70 derivatives dampen anaphylaxis and allergic asthma pathogenesis in mice, Sarah Norton

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THE ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA: A PUBLIC POLICY APPROACH TO SAVING AN ICONIC SPECIES, Timothy Patrick O'Brien

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Auto Tune, Dana Ollestad

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Thermal Quenching of Photoluminescence from GaN, Anita Olsen

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An Agent Based Model of Tumor Growth and Response to Radiotherapy, Nicole O'Neil

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DYNAMICS OF SUBSTRATE INTERACTIONS IN tRNA (m1G37) METHYLTRANSFERASE: IMPLICATIONS FOR DRUG DISCOVERY, Maria Kiouppis Palesis

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Adolescent Girls' Experience of Binge and Loss of Control Eating, Allison Palmberg

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Addressing Increased Ridership and Demand: GRTC – CARE Paratransit Service Sustainability for the City of Richmond, Ashray Pande

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Investigating the transcriptional regulation by OxyR in Porphyromonas gingivalis., Anuya R. Paranjape

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An Analysis of the Perceptions of African American Churches in their Delivery of Health and Human Services in Southeast DC, Dennis Parker

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Finite-Difference Time-Domain Modeling of Nickel Nanorods, Joseph Steele Parris

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Overexpression of Serum Response Factor in Astrocytes Improves Neuronal Plasticity in a Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Arco P. Paul

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Angles in Light, Terry Pearson

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISUAL AIDS IN MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELING ON ORAL HEALTH LITERACY, Christian Peck

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The Call Center Scheduling Problem using Spreadsheet Optimization and VBA, Katherine Perry

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On the genetic and environmental associations between body composition, depression symptoms and smoking behavior., Roseann Peterson

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Signaletics, Emilia Phillips

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VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION FUNDING: AN ANALYSIS OF ENHANCING THE SECONDARY HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION MODEL USING BRIAN D. TAYLOR’S GEOGRAPHICAL EQUITY CRITERIA, Wendell Point

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Youth Development and Cycling Center: Transforming Space to Create Places for Growth, Exploration and Community., William Poole

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Rhythms Of Times And Places, Bettye Pope

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NOBODY’S PERFECT: A QUALITATIVE EXAMINATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CAREGIVERS AND THEIR ADOLESCENT DAUGHTERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ BODY IMAGE, Michell Pope

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Reckless Hope, Jesse Potts

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Understanding Experience: Reflections on the Empowering Nature of Story, Sarah Provencal

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Someone Else's Story, Brigette Pugh

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THE RECIPROCAL RELATION BETWEEN MATERNAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND ADOLESCENTS’ AGGRESSION: THE ROLE OF PARENTING PRACTICES AND FAMILY FUNCTIONING, Kelly Pugh

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Exploring the Social Determinants of Sexually Transmitted Disease and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors, River Pugsley

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Elevating Endogenous Cannabinoids Reduces Opioid Withdrawal in Mice, Divya Ramesh

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Teller Machine, Reid Ramirez

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QUANTIFICATION OF PRETERM INFANT FEEDING COORDINATION: AN ALGORITHMIC APPROACH, Pallavi Ramnarain

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THE EFFECT OF THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT TRAINING AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM ON INCREASING ENROLLMENT AND PERFORMANCE ON ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCIENCE EXAMS, Susan Ramsey

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A STUDY TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED HAPTIC USER INTERFACE (AHUI) FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, Ravi Rastogi

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Symptom Clusters in Lung Cancer Patients, Debra Rattican

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PARENT AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES ABOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN SOUTH INDIA: BELIEFS, PRACTICES, AND PARENT-PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS., Neeraja Ravindran

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Opportunities and Challenges of Citywide Main Street Programs: Examining the Urban Environment, Coordinating Structures and Political Realities in the Application of the Four Point Approach, Ryan Rinn

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Stakeholder Views on Children’s Mental Health Services, Adriana Rodriguez

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Antinociceptive Effects of Monoamine Reuptake Inhibitors in Assays of Pain-Stimulated and Pain-Depressed Behaviors, Marisa Rosenberg

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Hybrid spintronics and straintronics: An ultra-low-energy computing paradigm, Kuntal Roy

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Development of Nano-scale Featured Materials for Electrode Modification and Solid Supports., Amy Rue

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EVALUATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES PROVIED IN A UNIVERSITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, Elizabeth Sadock

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Role of Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factors in Porphyromonas gingivalis, Suhasini Yanamandra Sai

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Between City Street and River Bed: An Urban Indoor Park, Meredith Salley

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO K-MEANS CLUSTERING AND REGRESSION VIA CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHMS, Raied Salman

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Characterization of Superhydrophobic Surfaces Fabricated Using AC-Electrospinning and Random Particle Deposition, Mohamed Samaha Jr.

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UNCONVENTIONAL SUPERHALOGENS: DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS, Devleena Samanta

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The Unclothed Body in Francisco Goya's The Disasters of War, Elizabeth Sanderford

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INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF α6 and α4 CONTAINING NEURONAL NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS IN NICOTINE AND COCAINE CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCE TESTS IN MICE., Sarah Sanjakdar

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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DOXORUBICIN CARRYING CETUXIMAB-PAMAM DENDRIMER BIOCONJUGATES, GUNJAN SAXENA

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REDUCING RECIDIVISM IN RETURNING OFFENDERS WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED OFFENSES: CONTRACTS FOR THE DELIVERY OF AUTHENTIC PEER BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, Sarah Scarbrough

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The Play's the Thing: An Examination of Play's Role in the Cognitive Development of Adolescents, Ian Scheu

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The Anatomy of Expression: Explorations on the Intersection of Acting and the Alexander Technique, Kelley Schoger

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Using macroinvertebrate community composition to distinguish between natural and anthropogenic sedimentation, Amanda E. Schutt

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Development, Optimization, and Twisted Adjustment of an Axial Flow Blood Pump for Fontan Patients, Michael Sciolino

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Circuit Development in the Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (dLGN) of the Mouse., Tania Seabrook

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TGF-beta Receptors and Alcohol Sensitivity in Drosophila, Kristyn Sennett

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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ASSESSMENT USING THE INTEGRATION OF PATTERN RECOGNITION METHODS AND FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS, Aghazadeh Babak Seyed

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Dismemory: On history, the Southern imaginary, and abusing the visual record, Matthew Pendleton Shelton

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THE ROLE OF R7 REGULATORS OF G PROTEIN SIGNALING IN THE RETINA, Hoon Shim