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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 2018
Nuclear Rupture in Progeria Expressing Cells, Kranthidhar Bathula
Investigation of Gold(III) Complexes with HIV-NCp7 and Models, James Beaton
Inquiry-Based Methods in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Art Room, Andrew Bell
Zebrafish Model of MLL-Rearranged Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Alex J. Belt
MECHANISMS REGULATING AXON INITIAL SEGMENT STABILITY, Savannah D. Benusa
USING THE FROG EPIDERMIS TO UNCOVER DESMOSOME FUNCTION AND REGULATION IN THE DEVELOPING EMBRYO, Navaneetha Krishnan Bharathan
cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein2 – A critical regulator of neuroinflammation, Debolina Dipankar Biswas
Good Game, Greyory Blake
Branched Short Chain Fatty Acid Isovaleric Acid Causes Smooth Muscle Relaxation via cAMP/PKA Pathway, Inhibits Gastrointestinal Motility, and Disrupts Peristaltic Movement, Bryan Adam Blakeney
Impact of Aerobic Exercise on Monocyte Subset Receptor Expression and Macrophage Polarization, Anson M. Blanks
"Drill," "Fog Studies", Emily Block
Three Essays on Maternal and Child Health, Mandar V. Bodas
DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL MOLECULE NEUROPROTECTANTS, Ashley Boice
DISCOVERING DRIVER MUTATIONS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA, Yahya Bokhari
Spillover Theory: Unintended Consequences of Provisions in the Affordable Care Act, Robert T. Braun
The progress on mapping ubiquitin signaling using photocrosslinking mono and di-ubiquitin probes and other ubiquitin moieties, Courtney N. Braxton
Evolving Reproductive Isolation in the Parasitic Wasp Genus Cotesia, Justin P. Bredlau
Anxiety in Menopause: A Qualitative Inquiry, Eleanor Bremer
Targeting BCL-2 Family Members in the Cell Death Pathway to Treat Head and Neck Cancer, Erin L. Britt
Neutronics Studies on the NIST Reactor Using the GA LEU fuel, Kyle A. Britton
Innovative Fuel Design to Improve Proliferation Management, Taylor C. Britt
Orthodontists’ and patients’ preferences in website design in the selection of an orthodontic practice: a comparative study, Taylor R. Brown
THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATORS SELF-EFFICACY REGARDING THE USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED TRANSITION PRACTICES, Lauren P. Bruno
Edgelands, Anne Bujold
Contesting the Commemorative Narrative: Planning for Richmond’s Cultural Landscape, Hannah M. Cameron
A COMPARISON OF QUALITY INDICATORS BETWEEN MEDICARE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA, William W. Campbell III
Impaired Cardiorespiratory Fitness Following Thoracic Radiotherapy, Justin M. Canada
STAT3 in the Regulation of Brown Adipocyte Differentiation, Marc Cantwell
INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL STRENGTHS ON THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ACCULTURATIVE STRESS, RACISM, AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IN LATINO IMMIGRANTS, Annahir N. Cariello
Mental Health Difficulties and Service Use of Incarcerated Women: The Influence of Violence Perpetration and Victimization, Rachel C. Casey
RESOLUTION OF PROXIMAL OXIDATIVE BASE DAMAGE AND 3′-PHOSPHATE TERMINI FOR NONHOMOLOGOUS END JOINING OF FREE RADICAL-MEDIATED DNA DOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS, Sri Lakshmi Chalasani
A Cape as Red as Blood and A Slipper as Pure as Gold: Vision and Visuality in the Costume Design of Into the Woods, Hannah E. Chalman
Efficient Information Dissemination in Vehicular Networks with Privacy Protection, Xiaolu Cheng
Onlone 00:00, Junyun Chen
Methods to Characterize Orofacial Development, Amanda M. Cherry
Heteroatom doped porous carbon for alternative energy conversion and storage systems, Fatema A. Choudhury
Bromodomain and Extraterminal Domain (BET) Inhibitor RVX-208 Ameliorates Periodontal Bone Loss, Nicholas J. Clayton
Acid sphingomyelinase is essential for vacuolar development of A. phagocytophilum., Chelsea Cockburn
Evaluation of fit for 3D printed retainers as compared to thermoform retainers, David J. Cole
PARENT-IMPLEMENTED COMMUNICATION INTERVENTION FOR PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, Heather M. Coleman
International Student Participation in Postsecondary U.S. English Language Programs, Valeriana Colon
Differences in Spatial Visualization Ability and Vividness of Spatial Imagery Between People With and Without Aphantasia, Anita Crowder
Chronic Clozapine Treatment Impairs Functional Activation of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2 via an HDAC2-depedent Mechanism, Travis M. Cuddy
Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics Analysis of Secreted Proteins, Emmanuel K. Cudjoe Jr
Targeting monoacylglycerol lipase for the reversal and prevention of paclitaxel-induced allodynia in mice, Zachary Curry
On Being A Good Neighbor, Kathren M. Cutshall
EFFECTS OF THE NA-CL CO-TRANSPORTER (NCC) IN WESTERN DIET INDUCED METABOLIC AND CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION, Zachary S. Cutter
Investigating the Presence and Correlates of Anti-Thin Bias in Adults, Alexandria Davies
Why Local Governments Collaborate: Perspectives from Elected Officials and Local Government Managers on Regional Collaboration, Stephanie D. Davis
ALTERNATIVE SPLICING OF CYTOPLASMIC POLYADENYLATION ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 2 IS MODULATED VIA SERINE ARGININE SPLICING FACTOR 3 IN CANCER METASTASIS, James T. DeLigio and James Thomas DeLigio
The Role Of A Type Lamins In Regulating Myelination, Jacqueline M. DeLoyht
Enact in Disappearance, Stephanie DeMer
Migratory patterns and population genetic structure in a declining wetland-dependent songbird, Matthew G. DeSaix
STRUCTURAL STRESS AND OTHERNESS: HOW DO THEY INFLUENCE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS?, Christine DeWilde
Process Optimization for the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles from a Mixed Metal Precursor Solution, Kathryn Ann Dill
Experimental Evaluation of Uranyl Transport into Mesoporous Silica Gel using Fluorescence, Brandon M. Dodd
AGE-DEPENDENT CHANGES IN OXYGEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF RAT SPINOTRAPEZIUS MUSCLE, Sami C. Dodhy
Gas-Phase Studies of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: Halogenating and Dehalogenating Aromatic Heterocycles, Leah L. Donham
The Building Breathes Together, McKeever Donovan
Warp Drive Spacetimes, Nicholas A.S. Driver
Psychick Order, Corissa Duffey
Genetic and Environmental Influences of Bullying Involvement: A Longitudinal Twin Study, Ellyn Dunbar
FROM BLACKER THE BERRY TO DARKER THE FLESH: GENDERED RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS, ETHNIC IDENTITY, AND BLACK WOMEN’S SEXUAL BEHAVIORS, Chelsie E. Dunn
BLOCKCHAIN SCALABILITY AND SECURITY, Tuyet Duong
Drug Delivery with Light, Patrick S. Dupart
Longitudinal Relations Between ADHD Symptoms and Substance Use Across the Transition to College and Evaluation of Promotive and Protective Factors, Melissa R. Dvorsky
Polyanthroponemia: A Pursuit of Mystery, Magdolene Dykstra
DOES EMOTION REGULATION MODERATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN IMPAIRMENT AND DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH ADHD?, Laura D. Eddy
Prevalence and factors of sibling-recurrent dental treatment under general anesthesia, Brandy N. Edmonds
A RECTENNA FOR 5G ENERGY HARVESTING, Panagiotis Efthymakis
Predicting Arterial Oxygen Desaturation Events Via Patient Journal and Pulse Oximetry Data in Postoperative Ambulatory Surgery Patients, Charles R. Elam IV
PERFORMATIVE DESIGN, Lenita Ann Eldhose
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2 Activation: Computational Predictions and Experimental Validation, Amr Ellaithy
The Best Story: Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald's Return to the South Revealed Through the Analysis of her Articles and Fiction Published Between 1920 and 1932, Kemry H. Farthing
Hydrophobicity of Low Temperature Vibrating Surfaces, Christian Fergusson
Automatic Image Processing and Conversion to Tactile Graphics, Tyler Ferro
More Than the Moon: Building the World of Into The Woods, Katherine Field
If Not the Body; Null Hypothesis: Essays, Victoria C. Flanagan
Biosensing and Catalysis Applications of Nanoporous Gold (NPG) and Platinum-Speckled Nanoporous Gold (NPG-Pt) Electrodes, Christopher J. Freeman
The Player’s Journey: Ludology and Narratology in Modern Gaming, Angelica Fuchs
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL INHIBITORS OF THE NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME, Jacob W. Fulp
TIDES, Isa N. Gagarin
Path, Evan Galbicka
Potential Antimicrobial Methods for Provisionalizing Teeth After Endodontic Treatment, Laura T. Garden
Everything Else: Poems, Andrew Garvin
The Pie Redemption Theory/When the Flood Comes How Will You Choose, Julie Hutchison Geen
Penalized mixed-effects ordinal response models for high-dimensional genomic data in twins and families, Amanda E. Gentry
The Break, Ian Gerson
Embedded in These Walls, Trish J. Gibson
Evolution and Niche Specialization of Microbial Taxa in Vaginal Infection and Pregnancy, Abigail L. Glascock
"To Conceive With Child is the Earnest Desire if Not of All, Yet of Most Women": The Advancement of Prenatal Care and Childbirth in Early Modern England: 1500-1770, Victoria E.C. Glover