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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 2014
A Retrospective Study of Operating Room Utilization and Efficiency in a Pediatric Dental Residency Program, Brian Burke
Thinking Bodies and Sensational Minds: Affect and Embodiment in Contemporary Art, Sandra Burke
The Devil Can’t Find You If You Hum: Post-Environmental Conductivity, Thomas Burkett
Why Female Suicide Bombers? A Closer Look at the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Chechen Separatists, Latisha T. Campbell
Hybrid Gulf — Excavating Future Identities, Robert Canak
QUEER ALCHEMIES: RADICAL FUTURITY IN THE SHELL OF THE NOW, Elizabeth R. Canfield
Rhetorical Ripples: The Church of the SubGenius, Kenneth Burke & Comic, Symbolic Tinkering, Lee A. Carleton
High Speed Atomic Force Microscope Design Using DVD Optics, Thomas Carlson
A Low Cost Implementation of Autonomous Takeoff and Landing for a Fixed Wing UAV, Thomas Carnes
Quality of Life in Emerging Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Staci Carr
Factors Contributing to Infant Feeding Practices with Latina Mothers, Diana Cartagena
The Effect of Obesity on IL-1β, IL-1Ra, and Leptin Following Acute Mental Stress, Heather Caslin
Role of Anillin in Regulation of Epithelial Junctions, Gibran Chadha
AROMATICITY RULES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEGATIVE IONS, Brandon Child
The Cytotoxic Effect of the BCL-2 Family of Proteins in Breast Cancer Cells, Yamileth Chin
NOVEL COMPOUNDS AS POTENTIAL ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE THERAPEUTICS AND INHIBITORS OF THE NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME, Jeremy E. Chojnacki
Epigenetic Alterations of Toll-Like Receptors by TET2 in Spontaneous Preterm Labor, Anuja Chumble
Exploring Environments, Idil Cilingiroglu
Optimal design of geothermal power plants, Joshua Clarke
Nanowire Zinc Oxide MOSFET Pressure Sensor, William Clavijo
An Intuitive Approach, Fonda Cody
A Study of a Professional Development Initiative to Increase Cultural Competency, Jennifer C. Coleman
The Effects of Racial Socialization and Parent-Child Relationship Quality on Emerging Adult Reports of Racial Discrimination to Parents, Nathasha Cole
Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of MTA Pulpotomies: A Retrospective Study, Claudia Colorado
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND TEACHER EFFICACY N THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, Susan Combee
Untitled, Adriane Connerton
The Larz and Isabel Anderson House, Washington, D. C., by Little and Browne (1902-1905), Lynda Cooper
THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF COMBINATION OF MTOR INHIBITORS AND AMPK ACTIVATORS IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER., Grinal Corriea
Seeing the Sausage Made: How Compromise Works in Large Groups and Representative Bodies, James E. Crawford Jr.
Development of a Simplified Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Screening Tool, Jo Cronly
Designing Connection, Laurie K. Culshaw
Characterization of the Biological Role of a Putative Porphyromonas gingivalis RNA-binding Protein, Ramana Cvitkovic
Catalytic Activity of Heteropoly Tungstophosphoric Acid supported on Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide Prepared by Laser and Microwave Irradiation, Mark Paul Jimena Dailo
Social Innovation and Innovation Champions: An analysis of public and private processes, Alisia Daily
Factors That Predict Incident Reporting Behavior in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Nicole K. Damico
Fabrication and Characterization of High Surface Area Gold Electrodes, Madhura S. Damle
BAKHTIN’S CARNIVALESQUE: A GAUGE OF DIALOGISM IN SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET CINEMA, Randy Davis
Distress in Women with Ovarian Cancer, Judith DellaRipa
A Study of the Relationship between Childhood Body Size and Adult Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Structure and Function, Yangyang Deng
Structural and Functional Characterization of the MBD2-NuRD Co-Repressor Complex, Megha Desai
Insert Title, R. Abram Deslauriers
Evaluation of the Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Intrapulpal Cracks Utilizing a Novel Classification System, Matthew Detar
Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer, Christian W. Dial
Held, Erika Diamond
Characterization of TonB-Dependent Metal Transporters within Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mary Kathryne Dickinson
Evaluating the antibody response against OspA, OspC, and OspE recombinant proteins over time in Borrelia burgdorferi positive serum samples, Bridget Dillon
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS PROPERTIES OF THE ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AMISULPRIDE IN C57BL/6 MICE, Timothy J. Donahue
A Longitudinal Study of the Bidirectional Relations between Internalizing Symptoms and Peer Victimization in Urban Adolescents, Tess Drazdowski
Unification, Agency, Systemization, Intuition: My Art Making Process and Ideas, Zachary Duer
Dr. WHO?: The Science and Culture of Medical Wear Design, Patricia Duignan
Aquatic Priming Effects in the York River Estuary and Implications for Dissolved Organic Carbon Mineralization, Thomas M. Dunlap
A Study of the Journal of Elisha P. Hurlbut, American Social Reformer, 1858-1887, Jeffrey Dunnington
Characterization of putative Porphyromonas gingivalis RNA-binding proteins, Holly Dwyer
Can Using the Internal Audit Function as a Training Ground for Management Deter Internal Auditor Fraud Reporting?, Christopher K. Eller
COMBINED ANTIPROLIFERATIVE EFFECTS OF THE AMINOALKYLINDOLE WIN55,212-2 AND RADIATION IN BREAST CANCER CELLS, Sean Emery
Making Leaders: Examining How Elementary School Students Develop an Understanding of Leadership and Show Emerging Leadership Tendencies, Sarah E. Evans
Perceptions of Acupuncture and Acupressure by Anesthesia Providers, Amanda Faircloth
Design and Analysis of Toxicological Experiments with Multiple Endpoints and Synergistic and Inhibitory Effects, Naha Farhat
Quantitative Mass Spectrometric Investigations of Protein Biomarkers: Serum Thymidine Kinase 1 and Human Osteopontin, Morse Faria
Modulation Of CNS Neurotransmitter Levels And Associated Behaviors In Organic Anion Transporter 1 (Slc22a6) And Organic Anion Transporter 3 (Slc22a8) Knockout Mice, Christine Farthing
MULTIFERROIC NANOMAGNETIC LOGIC: HYBRID SPINTRONICS-STRAINTRONIC PARADIGM FOR ULTRA-LOW ENERGY COMPUTING, Mohammad Salehi Fashami
Fairdealing: Book One and Other Stories, Phil Feger
Examining the Effects of Human-Animal Interaction on Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Jennie Feinstein
Electron – phonon interaction in multiple channel GaN based HFETs: Heat management optimization, Romualdo A. Ferreyra
THRESHOLD, Marisa Finos
Artificial Dissemination, Brian Fleetwood
Developing a Caenorhabditis elegans Model for Marfan Syndrome, Pauline Fotopoulos
American Slave Narratives and the Book of Job: Frederick Douglass’s and Nat Turner’s Quests for Scriptural Authority and Authenticity, Hattie Francis
A Pact Sealed in Blood: The Creation of Blood Letters: An American Odyssey, Grant HS Freeman
The Water is Below the Lake, Doug Fuller
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIPOTENT LUNG STEM CELLS FROM p53 MUTANT MICE MODELS, Venkat Sundar Gadepalli
Pools / Dreams / Parental Gaze, Tal Gafny
Resilience in Parkinson’s disease: An empirical examination of age-related components of the construct, Andrea Garroway
AN AUTOMATED DENTAL CARIES DETECTION AND SCORING SYSTEM FOR OPTIC IMAGES OF TOOTH OCCLUSAL SURFACE, Leila Ghaedi
EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED AIR FILTRATION MEDIA BASED ON ELECTROSPUN POLYMER FIBERS, Negar Ghochaghi
Magnetic Properties of Hematite (α-Fe2O3) Nanorods, Samar A. Ghopry
Targeting the Endocannabinoid Metabolic Enzymes to Reduce Inflammatory Pain, Sudeshna Ghosh
Modified Seed Growth of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Benzyl Alcohol: Magnetic Nanoparticles for Radio Frequency Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer, Stanley E. Gilliland III
Interpreting Invisibility: In Defense of Regan, Brittany Ginder
Management's Aggressiveness and Fair Value Accounting: An Examination of Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on ASC 820 Level 3 Assets, Robson Glasscock
Mobile Indoor Positioning for Augmented Reality Systems, Robert B. Glass
A STUDY ON INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING, Megha Goel
Military Service Members’ and Veterans’ Preferred Approach to Mental Health Services, Lisa Goldberg Looney
Present with an Uncertain Future: Dispositional Mindfulness, Covariation Bias, and Event-Related Potential Responses to Emotional Stimuli in Uncertain Contexts, Robert J. Goodman
Forest Net Primary Production Resistance Across a Gradient of Moderate Disturbance, Ellen Goodrich-Stuart
STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 4: A MOLECULAR PERSPECTIVE OF ITS REGULATORY MECHANISM, Soumya Govinda Remesh
Dispatch, Delivery, and Location Logistics for the Aeromedical Evacuation of Time-Sensitive Military Casualties Under Uncertainty, Benjamin Grannan