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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 2017
Active Design: Creating a Blue Zones model for interior environments, Alexis Holcombe
A Comparison of Treatment Planning Modalities for the Pediatric Dental Patient, Martha M. Holland
FUNCTIONAL STUDY OF CMYA5, A CANDIDATE GENE FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA, Anting Hsiung
IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE AND TIME-PREDICTABILITY OF GPUs, Yijie Huangfu
THREE MEASURES OF COPING IN VIDEO GAMES (CIV-III): THE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCT VALIDATION, AND PROFILE ANALYSIS OF THE CIV-III, Chelsea M. Hughes
Wiped Clean, Elizabeth H. Hunter
Assessing Acquiescence in Surveys Using Positively and Negatively Worded Questions, Amy C. Hutton
Talking to Strangers, Anthony Iacono
The effect of SAHA on the expression of genes in wild type and Hdac2 knockout mouse models and its potential use as treatment for schizophrenia, Maryum K. Ijaz
Mechanisms of Motivational Interviewing in a Parent-focused Pediatric Obesity Intervention, Nadia Islam
The Japanese Experience in Virginia, 1900s-1950s: Jim Crow to Internment, Emma T. Ito
Investigating the Modulation and Mechanisms of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Nicotine Dependence, Asti Jackson
Ethanol Reversal of Oxycodone Tolerances, Joanna C. Jacob
DISCOVERY OF MOR SELECTIVE, REVERSIBLE OPIOID ANTAGONIST FOR POTENTIAL USE IN TREATMENT OF DRUG DEPENDENCE, Abdulmajeed Jali
Silver Diamine Fluoride and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, Nazafarin Javdan
Sustainable Adapted Treatments for Eating Disorders: The Role of Cultural Adaptation in Prevention, Sarah J. Javier
Development of General Purpose Liquid Chromatography Simulator for the Exploration of Novel Liquid Chromatographic Strategies, Lena N. Jeong
Community gardens: Exploring race, racial diversity and social capital in urban food deserts, Jennifer F. Jettner
The Pharmacology of an Agonist Medication to Treat Stimulant Use Disorder, Amy Johnson
Cooperative Wideband Spectrum Sensing Based on Joint Sparsity, ghazaleh jowkar
Designing for Divorce: New Rituls and Artifacts for an Evolving World, Yang Soon Ju Ms.
below the neck, above the knees, Desiree Dawn Kapler
The Prevalence, Predictive Factors, and Classification of Intrapulpal Cracks in Maxillary Molars Requiring Endodontic Treatment, husain karashi
State-Based Human Rights Violations and Terrorism, Eray Karlidag
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Receipt of Immediate Breast Reconstruction Surgery: Do Hospital Characteristics Matter?, Jaya Shankar Khushalani
Combining Noxa-Inducing Drugs with ABT-263 to Efficiently Increase Cell Death in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Sung Woo Kim
A Mixed Methods Investigation of Caregiver Coaching in an Early Intervention Model: Differences in Providers for Children with Hearing Loss, Alison R. King
Biochemical Analysis of Putative Single-Stranded Nucleic Acid Binding Proteins in Porphyromonas gingivalis, Steve H. Kokorelis
THE ROLE OF KLF1 IN REGULATING γ-GLOBIN GENE REPRESSORS, Anna P. Kovilakath
Pebbles Is a Girl That Doesn't Know Anything, Grace A. Kubilius
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II (CaMK-II) is required for hematopoietic stem cell specification, Camden E. Kurtz
Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Naegleria fowleri and Their Role in Degradation of the Extracellular Matrix, Charlton Lam
Nanomedicine Drug Delivery across Mucous Membranes, Michael G. Lancina III
The Influence of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Quit Attempt in Adolescent and Young Adult Twins, Gladys Langi
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Dentists and Orthodontists, Natalie R. La Rochelle
Process Metamorphosis, My Choreographic Journey, Brianna J. Larson
A Hierarchical Architectural Framework for Securing Unmanned Aerial Systems, Matthew Leccadito
Sub for More, Chelsea Lee
NANOCOMPOSITE BIOELECTRONICS FOR BIOPOTENTIAL ENABLED PROSTHESIS, Dong Sup Lee
“Confederate Soldiers in the Siege of Petersburg and Postwar: An Intensified War and Coping Mechanisms Utilized, 1864- ca. 1895”, Matthew R. Lempke
The effect of combined sewer overflows on the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria in the James River, Enjolie Levengood
Favorability of Financial and Nonfinancial Performance Measures and Analysts' Recommendations, Thomas F. Lewis Jr
Podocyte Dedifferentiation and Glomerular Injury Mediated by Lysosome Dysfunction: Role of Acid Ceramidase, Guangbi Li
PO2 DEPENDENCE OF OXYGEN CONSUMPTION IN SKELETAL MUSCLE OF DIABETIC AND NON-DIABETIC RATS, Alexander C. Liles
Sleep disturbances and depression: the role of genes and trauma, Mackenzie J. Lind
Orthodontists' and Parents' Perspective of Occlusion in Varying Anterior-Posterior Positions: A Comparative Study, David H. Lindsey
ELECTROSPRAYING EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX TO FORM NANOPARTICLES, Patrick Link
Read-In Arts, An Liu
Photoelectrochemical cell constructed from BBY membrane with various substrate materials, Yang Liu
Efficient Integration of Plasmonic and Excitonic Properties of Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures via Sol-Gel Assembly, Dilhara Liyanage
Developmental Trajectories of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder, Elizabeth C. Long
The Effects of Irrelevant Information and Minor Errors in Client Documents on Assessments of Misstatement Risk and Sample Size, Edward Lynch
Chemical Probes for Protein α-N-Terminal Methylation, Brianna D. Mackie
Sound Perception:Encapsulating Intangible Voice Memories in a Physical Memento, Mona Mahmoud Makhlouf
A Computational Study of the Kinematics of Femoroacetabular Morphology During A Sit-to-Stand Transfer, Brandon K. Marine
Face-to-face with the Essay: Pedagogical Contributions Through Examining Nonverbal Communication in David Foster Wallace’s Essays, Julie T. Markham
The effects of the HIV-1 Tat protein and morphine on the structure and function of the hippocampal CA1 subfield, William D. Marks
Testing the Ability of Two Series of Models to Predict High School Graduation Status, David T. Marshall
The Role of Mindfulness in the Regulation of Behavior Among Those Prone to Negative Urgency, Alexandra M. Martelli
Sticking to the recipe: How do adherence and differentiation to a CBT protocol affect client outcomes in youths with anxiety?, Ruben G. Martinez
Determinants of Hospital Administrators' Choice of Anesthesia Practice Model, Maribeth L. Massie
Identification of Expression and Function of the Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor in Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle, Alexander T. May
Separate and Equal: Power Dynamics Between Women Sleeping with Women Partners, Helen Virginia Mays
Adversarial Decision Making in Counterterrorism Applications, Dogucan Mazicioglu
Profiling Precursor Lipids for Specialized Pro-Resolution Molecules in Platelet-Rich Fibrin Following Fish Oil and Aspirin Intake, Danielle M. McCormack
PELAGIC FISH DIVERSITY AND DENSITY ON AND OFF RESTORED OYSTER REEF HABITAT, Danielle McCulloch
Effects of prescribed fire on Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) across habitat scales and life stages, Logan McDonald
Behavioral responses of sub-adult Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) to electromagnetic and magnetic fields under laboratory conditions, Andrew McIntyre III
Communication, Empathy, and Trust: Exploring Teachers' Partnerships With the Families of Their Most Challenging Students, Kimberly W. McKnight
D is for the most cherished sense (whence it comes and wither it goes), Hallie S. McNeill
USING CLASSROOM SOCIAL DYNAMICS TO UNDERSTAND CLASSROOM ADJUSTMENT BY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, Meera Mehtaji
Novel Role of the Nociceptin System as a Regulator of Glutamate Transporter Expression in Developing Astrocytes, Logan Meyer
Effects of Cumulative Risk on Asthma Outcomes in Urban Children and Adolescents, Samantha A. Miadich
The Effects of Disturbance and Species Specific Interactions on Diversity in an Agent Based Forest Simulation, Matthew E. Mills
Mathematical Models of the Inflammatory Response in the Lungs, Sarah B. Minucci
SELF-FORGIVENESS IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS: THE IMPACT ON THE PERPETRATOR AND THE RELATIONSHIP, Jaclyn M. Moloney
The Dual Faces of Misery, Arden Moscati
SYNERGY: GAME DESIGN + QUR'AN MEMORIZATION, Sultana Jesmine Moulana
Short-term Effects of Nutrients on a Barrier Island Grassland Community, Ashley Moulton
Your Turn, Doctor, Leyla Mozayen
Development of My Footprint Calculator, Karthik Mummidisetti
Computational Fluid Dynamics in a Terminal Alveolated Bronchiole Duct with Expanding Walls: Proof-of-Concept in OpenFOAM, Jeremy Myers
One in Eight: Deciding to Pursue a College-Going Possible Self in a High-Poverty High School, David B. Naff
Sol-Gel Chemistry: An Advanced Technique to Produce Macroscopic Nanostructures of Metal and Semiconductor Colloids, Lamia Nahar
Optical Spectroscopy of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Heterostructures and Group-IV Alloy Quantum Dots, Tanner A. Nakagawara
NETWORK ANALYTICS FOR THE MIRNA REGULOME AND MIRNA-DISEASE INTERACTIONS, Joseph Jayakar Nalluri
Interleukin-18 as a Therapeutic Target in Western-diet Induced Cardiomyopathy, Pratyush Narayan