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Part of University Archives: This series has been selected for inclusion in the VCU University Archives for its enduring administrative, fiscal, legal, or historical value.Theses/Dissertations from 2023
ASSESSING DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROPORTIES OF ANTITHROMBOTIC AND ANTI - CANCER AGENTS, Elsamani I. Abdelfadiel
NOVEL STRATEGIES IN HEAD AND NECK TUMOR THERAPY; CONTRIBUTION OF SENESCENCE IN THERAPY RESPONSE, AND RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT AFTER CISPLATIN TREATMENT, Fereshteh Ahmadinejad
Exploring the discriminative stimulus effects of e-cigarette aerosols in rodents, Yasmin Alkhlaif
OVERCOMING CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES IN KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT THROUGH METABOLOMIC AND DATA SCIENCE APPROACHES, Monther Alsultan
Saudi Mediated Public Diplomacy: Exploring the Agenda Building of Government-Sponsored News Before and After the Vision 2030 Announcement, Yahya Alzahrany
Low efficacy mu-opioid receptor agonist as a candidate opioid use disorder medication, Michelle Arriaga
Irene Cox, Lindsey Arturo
A standardized pipeline for isolation and assembly of genomes from symbiotic bacteria in whole louse genomic sequence data., Mohammad Mikail I. Bala
LEARNING-Driven FRAMEWORKS FOR SELF-DRIVEN PROTOCOLS for NEXT-Generation NETWORKS, Hannaneh Barahouei Pasandi
Identification of Adverse Drug Events from the FAERS Database Utilizing the Low-Code KNIME Platform, Lama Basalelah
Time of Eating and Mortality in U.S. Adults with Heart Failure: Analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2018, Hayley E. Billingsley
Assessing the Perceived Impact of a Local, Community-Engaged Mural Project on Preservice Art Educators in Foundational Coursework, Caitlin M. Black
Quantitative Changes in Hippocampal CCR5+ Microglia with the Administration of Maraviroc (MVC): Does Sex Matter?, Ama S. Boakye-Agyei
Biting Range, effie bowen
Pre-clinical trials with precision-medicine based therapeutics in basal-like patient-derived xenografts, David C. Boyd
Estimating Cumulative Spatial Risk Over Time and Extending Mixture Modeling in a Bayesian Framework, Joseph Boyle
Body-interfaced optochemical sensors and nanoparticles for bioimaging and analysis of essential biomarkers and bacteria, Brock A. Brady
Adolescent Binge Ethanol-Induced Dysregulation of H3K36 Methylation May Underlie Persistent Memory Deficits, Emily Brocato
Driving Native-Like Zonal Enthesis Formation In Engineered Ligaments Using Developmentally Inspired Mechanical Cues, Michael E. Brown
The Exhibition Catalog as Medium: Mid-Twentieth-Century American Exhibition Catalogs as Documents and Autonomous Artifacts, Sarah A. Burgos
Morphic Radiance, Daniel Carbone
Thrive: Empowering Women's Health Through Healing Design, Tawny Chamberlain
Clothing Characteristics and Their Effects on Individuals in the Workplace, Yingyi Chang
A Six-Month Comparison of Orthodontic Pain Associated with Fixed Edgewise Appliances and Clear Aligners, Victor Chan
Inactivation of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Protects Against Ischemic Reperfusion Injury-induced Renal Fibrogenesis, Chaoling Chen
Vesptures, Nyasha T. Chigama Ms
Acculturative Stress and Quality of Life among Older Korean Immigrants: Do Religiosity and Resilience Matter?, Sunghwan Cho
Metalloglycomics of Platinum and Cobalt Coordination Complexes, Jessica Christian
Demonstrated Sensitivity, Kate Crankshaw
Norteada - In the Greater Geologic Span of Time, Just Fine, Clara Cruz
Physical Activity in Adolescents with and without ADHD: Longitudinal Associations with Sleep, ADHD, and Internalizing Symptoms, Caroline N. Cusick Lowman
Isoprenylation Inhibition Significantly Reduces IgE Mediated Mast Cell Function and Allergic Disease, Jordan Dailey
Driven by Personality: Exploring the Relationship between Custom Cars and Self-expression, Tharwa Dalansi
The Ideal Case of the IF:Gathering: Examining Agency, Authority, and Precarity through a Digital Content Analysis of an Influential Women’s Evangelical Parachurch Organization, Elizabeth A. Deere
MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PREMOLARS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO ROOT CANAL ANATOMY, James DeGracie
Nerve and Bone Interaction During Osseointegration by Investigating the Regulatory Roles of Neuronal Factors, Jingyao Deng
The Age and Primary Reason for the First Dental Visit in Children with Special Health Care Needs, Amanda Dickerson
Characterization of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Expression and Functionality in Niemann-Pick Type C Disease, Nathaniel-David I. Dizon
Homeworld, Ilana Dodelson
Preliminary Study of YKL-40 Expression in Developing Mice Brains and Development of YKL-40 Knockout Mice, Oscar A. Dominguez
X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING PROTEIN FUNCTION AND DRUG DISCOVERY, Akua K. Donkor
A Constructed Memoir: The History and Heritage of the Baloch Community in Qatar, Somaia Nahang Dorzadeh
Factors Associated with College Students' Intention to Use Telehealth for Primary Care, Conor Duffy
Plant trait effects on tidal wetland methane emission, Adam M. Dunn
UNRAVELING THE CONSEQUENCE OF ADULT ONSET SULFATIDE DEPLETION: ITS IMPLICATIONS IN MYELIN AND AXONAL HEATH IN THE CONTEXT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, Elizabeth Dustin
Family-Based Support as Social Determinants of Health Protective Factor on Depression of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bisola E. Duyile
TEACH ME HOW TO PODCAST: UNDERSTANDING THE RISE OF AUDIO JOURNALISM AND ITS PLACE IN THE CURRICULUM, Allison Bennett Dyche
Children with Special Healthcare Needs: The Cost of Medical Care, Kasey Dye
The Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Dentistry in Virginia, Jessica Eisenberg
Provider Racial Concordance and Medical Mistrust in Pediatric Dentistry, CHINELO EKE
Modulation of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression by Stimulants and their Associated Monoaminergic Receptor Mechanisms in Mice using Whole Body Plethysmography, Harrison J. Elder
BET INHIBITION AS A STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING THE RESPONSE TO ESTROGEN ANTAGONISM/CDK4-6 INHIBITION IN ER POSITIVE BREAST CANCER, Ahmed M. Elshazly
Radiation Shielding Effectiveness of Hafnium Diboride (HfB2) Reinforced Epoxy Composites for Enhanced Radiation Protection and Safety, Furkan Erdogan
Utilization of Intraoral Scanners for Fabrication of Obturators for Patients Born with Cleft Lip/ Palate (CLP), Swara Fadnis
How Stromal Interactions Play a Role in the Quest for Human Papillomavirus Specific Cancer Therapeutics, Alexis-Leigh A. Fakunmoju
Modulation of Epigenetic Regulatory Pathways as a Therapeutic Strategy in Breast Cancer, Ryan M. Finnegan
Evaluating How Acidic Solutions Affect the Microhardness of Bioceramic Sealers, Colton Fischer
Effects of HIV-1 Tat and opiates on gene regulation of oligodendrocyte lineage cells: Identification of Myrf as a novel target, Kelly M. Flounlacker
Social Support and Transformational Leadership Behaviors of Frontline Nurse Managers, Jihane Frangieh
Probing the Porphyromonas gingivalis Nitrosative Stress Response Network, Alexandra Galina
Investigating the impact of acute postoperative pain on alcohol consumption in mouse models., Sofia M. Ghani
INTERSECT- On the corner of Princess Anne and William, Madison M. Goff
Investigating the Role of Monoacylglycerol Lipase in Sickle Cell Disease Chronic Pain, Kennedy N. Goldsborough
A Prevention Strategy for Children Receiving Full Mouth Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Jessica Gonzalez
Poly(TFEMA) Surface Coating Applied on Perovskite Thin Films using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide., Kasey Handy
Applications of Urban Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (uLESA) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, Emily Hastings
WiFi Sensing at the Edge Towards Scalable On-Device Wireless Sensing Systems, Steven M. Hernandez
Improving the Flexibility and Robustness of Machine Tending Mobile Robots, Richard Ethan Hollingsworth
INCORPORATING NOH TRAINING INTO CONTEMPORARY WESTERN THEATRE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE BENEFITS TO IMPLEMENTING NOH THEATRE AND SUZUKI TRAINING INTO WESTERN PERFORMANCE PEDAGOGY, Baylee A. Holloran
Black racial identity and externalizing symptoms: The regulatory role of dyadic relationships, Sultan A. Hubbard
The Women Who Weren't Brave, Kayleigh E. Hughes
Molecular Mechanisms of Prdm16 as a Tumor Suppressor in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Eric Hurwitz
Innovations in Drop Shape Analysis using Deep Learning and Solving the Young-Laplace Equation for an Axisymmetric Pendant Drop, Andres P. Hyer
Advancing our understanding on the role of Bromodomain PHD-Finger Transcription Factor (BPTF) in Cancer through the Analysis of Publicly Available Databases., Preksha Jerajani
One Millionth, Kayla Jones
The Environment of Interprofessional Education in Graduate Education: Exploring Professional Programs of Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, and Physical Therapy, Allison R. Kaczmarek
I'm not Sure it was a Hoopoe or a Decanter, ALI KAEINI
ADApting Higher Education: Revamping Curricula for the Inclusion of Theatre Students with Disabilities, Kevin Kemler
High-throughput Screening of ncAA Incorporation in in-vitro Translation using Rapid Fluorescence Emission Assessment with Affinity Clamp Protein, gianna Kerestesy
Access to HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Services in the US: The Role of Primary Care, Jessica S. Kiernan
Development of Tangible Code Blocks for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Hyun Woo Kim
INVESTIGATION OF THE OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN, BBK19, AS A POTENTIAL COMPONENT OF A CHIMERIC ANTIGEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OF HUMAN LYME DISEASE, Caellaigh N. Kimpston
Psychiatric Diagnostic Decision-Making: Investigating the Theory of the Dual-Process Model, Christopher S. Kleva
Romantic Nostalgia: Examining the Motivational and Relational Outcomes, Margaret Kneuer
Characterizing the role of SPTLC3 and CerS5 in cardiac disease, Anna P. Kovilakath
Trans* Streamers on Twitch.tv: The Intersections of Gender and Digital Labor, R. Lawson
Interiorization and Localization: An Analysis of Immigration Enforcement in Local Contexts, Manuel N. Leiva
Model Based Systems Engineering Approaches to Chemicals and Materials Manufacturing, Quang Le
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the United States, Sarah Lineberry
The Type IV Pilus Secretin BfpB: Structural Analysis and Binding Interactions, Janay I. Little