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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 2021
E-cigarette Use and Perceptions among Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The Role of Parental Messages about Tobacco, Mayra S. Ramos
Prediction of mRNA abundance in Firmicutes: Steps towards a universal model of prokaryotic gene expression, Jesse J. Raynor
Evolving Perspectives: How Research, Age, and a Global Pandemic Alters the Mind's Eye in Costume Design, Audrey Reed
EFFECTS OF BUPRENORPHINE TREATMENT ON MYELIN FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN A RAT MODEL, Jane Ryu
Anywhere I Stand, Hanaa Safwat
Third Culture Kids - Playing to Heal, Amna Sana
In Vitro Evaluation of the Solubility of EndoSequence BC Sealer in Acidic Solutions, Inderpal S. Sappal
Glucocorticoid receptor dysregulation underlies 5-HT2A receptor-dependent synaptic and behavioral deficits in a mouse neurodevelopmental disorder model, Justin M. Saunders
Equations of State for Warm Dense Carbon from Quantum ESPRESSO, Derek J. Schauss
Art Museum Docent Coordinators’ Perceptions: A Difficult Kind of Balancing Act, Jennifer E. Schero
Modeling Vegetation Effects on Barrier Island Evolution, Eric W. Schoen
Therapeutic Modalities for Preventing Osteoarthritis following Trauma to the Knee, Kayla M. Scott
A Man at Point Zero, Abed Elmajid Shalabi
Palindromic Products, Jamie Shive
EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF ITEM-WRITING FLAWS ON THE PSYCHOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF PHARMACY THERAPEUTICS EXAMINATIONS, Veronica P. Shuford
Sleep-Related Problems, Sleep-Related Distress, and Sleep-Related Functional Status Among Adult Inpatients Receiving Palliative Care, Lisa C. Sievers
Policies Addressing Barriers to Low-Income Women and Children’s Health Care Utilization in the United States and Kenya: The Role of Physician Payments and Cash Transfer Programs, Muloongo Simuzingili
Nurse Cognition in Response to Alert Generation During Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA): An Examination of Human Factors, Elizabeth A. Sloss
Cloaca Palace, Connor Marie Stankard
The Fate of a City: The Air War in Heilbronn, Joshua W. Stein
Methods for developing a machine learning framework for precise 3D domain boundary prediction at base-level resolution, Spiro C. Stilianoudakis
Pathways to Reproductive Autonomy: Structural and Relational Facilitators of Contraceptive Access in the United States, Laura E. T. Swan
Characterization of Cytochrome P450 3A4 structure and ligand binding mechanism in anionic nanodiscs, David T. Sweeney
CK2 phosphorylation of human papillomavirus 16 E2 on serine 23 promotes interaction with TopBP1 and is critical for E2 plasmid retention function, Apurva Tadimari Prabhakar
Identifying Genes Downstream of Mef2 that Influence Ethanol Sedation in Drosophila melanogaster, Ananya Talikoti
Interventions to Slums and Informal Settlements: A Case Study of the Integrated Housing Development Program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nathan Teklemariam
"Savage and Bloody Footsteps Through the Valley" : The Wyoming Massacre in the American Imagination, William R. Tharp
The role of GLT-1 signaling in oligodendrocytes during development and myelin repair, Elizabeth Thomason
Identifying inhibitors of Gain-of-Function p53-driven transcriptional activation for cancer therapy, Megan Thompson
ViVA! Conexiones: A Community Center Celebrating Latinx Culture, Angie Thomson
Validating the Methods and Assays Necessary for Establishing an Effective In Vitro Lung Cancer Transformation Model, Crystal Turner
Accident Tolerant Fuels Claddings and the Evolution of their Surface Characteristics under Critical Heat Flux, Rajnikant V. Umretiya
Beyond the Social: Artist Project Spaces, 2003 to 2016., Clare L. van Loenen
shape shifting: bodies, sound, and queerness, Cordylia B. Vann
Heavy Hold: A Physical Score, alexandra velozo
The Effects of Interleukin-1β on Cardiac Reserve and Exercise Capacity in the Mouse, Habeebah Z. Vohra
Trauma Prevention & Best Practices in Performance Classrooms, Laine D. Wagner
Performance Study of Respirator Filter Media and Wall Flow Filters, Peng Wang
The Role of Community Belongingness in the Mental Health and Well-Being of Black LGBTQ Adults, Keith Justin Watts
Pushing the limits: Increasing the speed and specificity of SARS-CoV-2 testing, Grayson Way
Strategies for Resolution Enhancement in Liquid Chromatography, Shelby Lynn Weatherbee
Efficient Vengeance: The role of processing fluency in making decisions about retaliation, Samuel J. West
In Vitro Evaluation of High Flow Gas and Aerosol Drug Delivery Using Anatomically Biorelevant Infant and Child Airway Replicas, John Wilkins Jr
Stigmatizing Labels, School Bonds, and Capital in the School Reentry Experiences and Educational Outcomes of Justice-Involved Youth, Peter S. Willis
Lodestone, Caitlin Wilson
REWARD-RELATED EFFECTS OF AMPHETAMINES ADMINISTERED BY ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE, Lucas Wohler
STAT5A REGULATION BY SERINE PHOSPHORYLATION IN BREAST CANCER, Alicia E. Woock
The Mechanisms and Consequences of Shrub Encroachment on the Virginia Barrier Islands, Lauren K. Wood
Yolkkh: The Story of My People, Amna Zelimkha Yandarbin
ANTIBIOTIC-LOADED DENDRIMER HYDROGELS IN PERIODONTAL BONE REGENERATION: A FEASIBILITY STUDY, Nicholas G. Yesbeck
Evaluating Patient and Health Care Provider Acceptance of a Personal Health Record in an Integrated Health Care System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Consuela C. Yousef
Analyzing electronic health records with time-to-event endpoints: Propensity scores and semiparametric approaches, Jonathan W. Yu
untitled, Lihua Yu
Flourish: Combating Food Insecurity & Promoting Wellness on a College Campus, Jocelyn Zavala
Opioid System's involvement in Ketamine's Antidepressant-like Effects, Fan Zhang
Augmenting Definitive Screening Designs, Tianchi Zhang
Statistical Approaches for Estimation and Comparison of Brain Functional Connectivity, Jifang Zhao
IMAGING POTENTIAL IN SATURATION RECOVERY METHODS FOR SARCOIDOSIS PATIENTS WITH MEDICAL DEVICES, Samantha Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Electrocatalytic Cathodes for Advanced Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, Ahmed Abdelkader
Sound propagation in viscous flows using piezoelectric sensors and non-destructive propagation techniques and its applications, ahmed M. abdulkareem
Exploring the Heteromeric Interface of the 5-HT2A-mGlu2 Receptor Complex, Mohamed Aarif Abdul Kareem
Monumentalizing Rituals of the Palestinian Diaspora, Reema Abu Hassan
Relationship of demographic characteristics of occupational and physical therapists towards their knowledge and attitude on person-centered care in skilled nursing facilities, Sadashiv R. Aggarwal
Role of NuRD in Acute Leukemia Cell Survival, JAVERIA AIJAZ
Twitter’s Perceived Impact on Public Opinion: A Survey of National Issues in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah S. Alahmari
Novel Bayesian Techniques for Dose Response Data, Faten Alamri
The Effects of an Inflammasome Inhibitor OLT1177 on the Development of Ischemic Heart Failure, Joseph S. Aliaga
SYMMETRY ALGEBRAS OF THE CANONICAL LIE GROUP GEODESIC EQUATIONS IN DIMENSION FIVE, Hassan Almusawa
Orbiting Forward (Thoughts On The Nature Of Conflict - Sighs On The Struggles Of Change), Bushra A. AlSughayer
Kavana: Photography, Jewish Storytelling, and Memory, Hannah Altman
Institutional Effect: Consistency and Contingency in the Art & Pedagogy of Josef Albers, Andrea Alvarez
UTILIZING DESIGN STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVING DESIGN SELECTION AND ANALYSIS, Ahlam Ali Alzharani
NOVEL STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME CARBOPLATIN RESISTANCE IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER USING PATIENT DERIVED XENOGRAFTS, Mohammad A. Al Zubi
Towards A Greener Route to Blockbuster Statin Drugs: Harnessing the Power of Biocatalysis and Integrating Cross-Coupling Catalysis in the Synthesis of Rosuvastatin, Chanaka M. Amarasekarage
PROBING VIBRATIONAL WAVE PACKETS IN ORGANOPHOSHOROUS MOLECULES USING FEMTOSECOND TIME-RESOLVED MASS SPECTROMETRY (FTRMS), Derrick Ampadu Boateng
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DYRK1A PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION NETWORK, Varsha Ananthapadmanabhan
Development of Near-Real Time Material Detection and Analysis by Coupling Electrochemical & Optical Spectroscopy Methods for Molten Salt Systems, Hunter Andrews
The Functional Importance of Methyl CpG Binding Domain Proteins 2 and 3 in Regulating Fetal Hemoglobin Expression in Human Adult Erythroid Cells, Alexander Azzo
Peridynamic Approaches for Damage Prediction in Carbon Fiber and Carbon Nanotube Yarn Reinforced Polymer Composites, Forrest E. Baber
KCC2: a novel therapeutic target to rescue GABAergic dysfunction and behavioral deficits induced by HIV and opiate use, Aaron J. Barbour
Black Queer Futures (BQF) in Real Time: Multidimensional Identity and Imaginative Media Practice, Chaz A. Barracks
"Welcome to the Show" - An Interactive Theatre Adventure Film in Three Acts, Dorothy Barton
Education Support for Foster Care Youth: The Impact of Federal Spending on Employment Outcomes, Carlisle C. Bates
Acute Stress Disorder in Neonatal Intensiver Care Unit Mothers: Modeling Risk Factors and Trauma Appraisals Modeling, Allison Baylor 5435882
Florence Adler Swims Forever: A Novel, Rachel Beanland
Comorbidity in context: Identifying patterns of depressive and anxiety symptoms in African American early adolescents, Kathryn Behrhorst
The Effects of Exosomes on the Regeneration of Rat Calvaria, Jill T. Beitz
Regulation Of Vascular And Lymphatic Endothelial Barrier Function By Sphingosine-1-Phosphate, Jacqueline Bellaci
ghost signs are more than paintings on brick, Eric Anthony Berdis