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Difficult Paintings, Hao (Damien) Ding
THE LIVING THEATRE OF HORROR: EXAMINING HOW CENTURIES OF WESTERN THEATRICAL PRACTICE AND THEORY INFORM THE MODERN-DAY HAUNTED HOUSE, Scott Dittman
≥i++ Wayward Self, Space, and Language, Mystie Do and Thu TM Do
Surface Characterization of Accident Tolerant Fuel Claddings Candidates After Prolonged Exposure to Steam Oxidation, Connor F. Donlan
Navigating Success: First-Generation Pathways to Institutional Integration, Katherine B. Drumm
Alcohol Use Subgroups among Rural Middle School Students: The Impact of Community Violence Exposure, Courtney B. Dunn
A Mixed Methods Approach to Examine Racial Disparities in Adherence to Surveillance Mammography Among Breast Cancer Survivors, Megan C. Edmonds
Assessing the Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Newborn Behaviors and Withdrawal Signs in Newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Pilot Study, Lindy M. Edwards
Learning-based Predictive Control Approach for Real-time Management of Cyber-physical Systems, Roja Eini
Form Follows Culture, Nada Raafat Elkharashi
Radioimmunoconjugate for cancer molecular imaging, Nouri Elmekharam
INQUIRIES IN INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS: NEW TRAJECTORIES AND PARADIGMS, Samaa Elnagar
Impact Dynamics of Surfactant-Laden Droplets on Non-Wettable Coatings, Amir Esmaeili
You Wouldn't Download an Art, Rice Evans
Physiological and Subjective Effects of Protonated Nicotine Liquids in Tobacco Users, Alisha Eversole
The Just Host: Addressing the wage structure problem in the tourism industry, Bill Farley
Development of Analytical Methods for Analysis of Glycosaminoglycans and Their Mimetics in Human Plasma, Rawan M. Fayyad
Conformational Modulation of α-Helical N-Acetylated α-Synuclein, Ricardo Fernandez
Prognostic Modeling of Recovery Following Stem Cell Transplantation, Brielle A. Forsthoffer
From Knowledge about Trauma to Classroom Application: A Mixed Methods Examination of Pre-Service Teacher Perspectives of Trauma-Informed Practice, Jennifer Furman
Pase Perdido Missing Pass, larissa m. garcia
Copper Sulfide Manganese Nanoparticles for Multimodality Imaging and Therapy, Ali S. Gawi Ermi
STANDARDIZATION OF E-CIGARETTE RESEARCH: ADDRESSING THE ANALYSIS OF TOTAL NICOTINE AND FREE BASE NICOTINE IN E-CIGARETTES, Vinit Gholap
Validation of a Screening Tool for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Pilot Study, Julia A. Giardina
Single Molecule Investigations of Holliday Junction Binding Protein RuvA, Dalton Reed Gibbs
"With The Commodity In The Hand": A Practical Investigation of the Intersection of Material Culture with Performance Theory, Katharine M. Given
Earth Tone Sigh Spell, Martha Glenn
Augmented Reality in Sport Broadcasting, Chad Goebert
PANGEA: A dual-genre collection of fiction and poetry, Michelle Goshen
Hamburger Helper Recipes, John Alex Goss
Targeting Transferrin Binding Protein A for Vaccine Development in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ashley Greenawalt
A Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship Between Dispositions and Technology Integration Knowledge of English Language Teachers, Moe D. Greene
Mechanistic Insights of Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Alzheimer's Disease Models, Jakob C. Green
Patient perspectives on teledentistry and face-to-face doctor interaction during orthodontic treatment, Jackson K. Griffeth D.M.D.
Sweet Fruit, Daa Guy-Vasson
The Therapeutic Potential of Glycosaminoglycan Directed Metalloglycomics: Elucidating New Targets and Mechanisms for Polynuclear Platinum Complexes, James D. Hampton
Pissing in the Pleasure Garden, Ellen Hanson
Radiographic Comparison Using CBCT-PAI and Volumetric Analysis of Endodontically Treated Teeth: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Jeremy Hargrove
Reproducibility and accuracy of the virtual occlusal record, Anne M. Harper
Virtual Reality Tool for Visualizing the Oral Microbiome, Alexus M. Harris
Rheological Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of Murine Lungs Over the Lifespan, Olajumoke Olufunke Harrison
GENERATION OF A MULTI-PROTEIN CHIMERIC CONSTRUCT FOR DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS OF LYME DISEASE, Amanda Hatke
"Unite the Left": Contextualizing Bukharin's ABC of Communism and Berkman's ABC of Anarchism, David Hayter
What Sound Reveals To Our Eyes: The Intersection Between Subconscious Thought and Real Imagery in Experimental Film and Sound Design, Mireille G. Heidbreder
PHARMACOPHORIC EVALUATION OF 5-HT2A AND 5-HT2B SEROTONIN RECPEPTORS, Prithvi Hemanth
Water Clarity at the River-Estuary Transition Zone: A Comparative Study of the James, Mattaponi, and Pamunkey Sub-estuaries, Rachel Henderson
Value of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire in Referrals for Obstructive Sleep Apnea at VCU Pediatric Dental Clinic, Elizabeth H. Hering
LONIDAMINE IS A NOVEL INHIBITOR OF FATTY ACID OXIDATION, Tianhai He
INTENTIONS TO USE TELEREHABILITATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND TREATMENT FOR VISION IMPAIRMENTS, Eric E. Hicks
Symptom Self-Management in Adolescents Following a Concussion, Amanda Hodges
EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS ON SMOKING REDUCTION, NEGATIVE MOOD, AND STRESS AMONG SMOKERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, Cosima Hoetger
EVALUATION OF REGIONAL EXTRATHORACIC DEPOSITION OF LOW- AND HIGH-MOMENTUM AEROSOL USING ANATOMICALLY-CORRECT IN VITRO AIRWAY MODELS, Sana Hosseini
REPAIR IN AN ECONOMY OF TRAUMA: HOW IDENTIFYING TRAUMAS AS THE BASIS FOR TEACHER ARTMAKING CONTRIBUTES TO RESILIENCY IN MANAGING TRAUMATIC STRESS, Danielle R. Houdek
The Rational Synthesis of Lanthanum Manganite Nanomaterials for Magnetic Refrigeration Applications, Caitlin Hunt
The Default: The Paradox of Play and Productivity, Yeon Geong Hwang
Impact of Targeting Glycosylated Ceramides on Tumorigenic Properties, and Characterization of Sphingolipids in Head and Neck Tumors, Katherine E. Hylton
THE ROLES OF CERAMIDE AND ORMDL3 IN ASTHMA SEVERITY, Briana N. James
EVOLUTION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF VAGINAL BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE IN THE VAGINAL ENVIRONMENT, Nicole R. Jimenez
Black Feminist Thought, Interrupted: Dissecting the Voice of Black Feminists in the Blogosphere and their Engagement with Platform Affordances, Dawn G. Johnson
Fool for Laban: An Adaptive Temporality and Stylized Movement Shepard Piece, Rebecca Johnson
Exploring the Dopamine Transporter Utilizing a Two-Pronged Approach with Novel Cathinone Analogs and Mutant Dopamine Transporters, Charles B. Jones III
Parametric, Nonparametric, and Semiparametric Linear Regression in Classical and Bayesian Statistical Quality Control, Chelsea L. Jones
fatal softness, mariah b. jones
Charles and the Nature of Intellectually Disabled Characters in Performance, Scott Jones
A Mechanism Behind the Mechanotransduction of Surface Characteristics in Osteoblasts, Otto J. Juhl IV
Movement, home ranges, and population estimates of spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) during a rainy breeding season in Virginia, Lauren J. Jurczak
Entangled Beings: A Posthumanist Reading of Dorothea Tanning's Animal Representations, Samantha L. Karam
Computational Analysis and Prediction of Intrinsic Disorder and Intrinsic Disorder Functions in Proteins, Akila I. Katuwawala
Multiplexed nucleic acid sensing with single molecule FRET, Anisa Kaur
Salt at Dawn, Salt in my Veins, Cecilia Hankyeol Kim
Haven: Support For Mothers, Sarah Kincaid
Estimating Affective States in Virtual Reality Environments using the Electroencephalogram, Meghan R. Kumar
Effects of abiotic and biotic factors on hornworm distributions, Emelia O. Kusi
Patient Blood Management Programs and Their Association with Patient and Organizational Outcomes, Sandra L. Lamm
AN EXPLORATION OF TEACHER RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF CULTURE AND THEIR USE OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY, Jodi Larson
Are the Tickets for Everyone? Heterogeneity of Economic Rewards for Associate’s Degree Completion, Kathleen E. Lee
Another Step in Diagnostics Consultation Model© Actualization: Examining the Impact of Consultation Workflow Processes on Providers' Clinical Decision Making, Elizabeth K. Leibach
Development and Evaluation of a Combinatorial RT-qPCR Multiplex for Forensic Body Fluid Identification, Carolyn A. Lewis
SYSTEMATIC STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP STUDIES OF NALFURAFINE, Mengchu Li
Changepoint detection in correlated categorical time series, MO LI
The Anaplasma phagocytophilum invasin AipB promotes host cell invasion, Mary Clark H. Lind
Drowning in our Tears, Kelley-Ann A. Lindo
Grief, Loss, and Climate Change: Validation of a Solastalgia Scale, Claire Luce
The Relationships Between Adolescents’ Future Aspirations and Postsecondary Enrollment: Finite Mixture Models, Chu Yi Lu Qiu
Information Architecture for a Chemical Modeling Knowledge Graph, Adam R. Luxon
EFFECT OF STIMULUS WAVEFORM ON TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION METRICS IN PROXIMAL AND DISTAL ARM MUSCLES, Christopher Lynch
Reliable and Interpretable Machine Learning for Modeling Physical and Cyber Systems, Daniel L. Marino Lizarazo
A Psychometric Evaluation of the BEST in CLASS Adherence and Competence Scale, Katrina A. Markowicz