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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
AN EXAMINATION OF THE FIDELITY AND BEST PRACTICES OF LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT WELLNESS POLICIES IN VIRGINIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION ACT SECTION 204, Carol Atkinson Lewellyn
Camping Out, Mike Linskie
MOB2030 – a place between solitude and collaboration, Xuan Liu
NEW ARTIFACTS FOR THE KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY VIA DATA ANALYTICS (KDDA) PROCESS, Yan Li
3D RECONSTRUCTION OF RyR1 AND STRUCTURAL VALIDATION UNDER DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NOISE, Joshua J. Lobo
AMPK ACTIVATORS REGULATE CONTRACTILE FUNCTION OF MESENTERIC ARTERIES, Victoria Locke
Frailty and Depression: A Latent Trait Analysis, Matthew Lohman
Identifying functional variation in schizophrenia GWAS loci by pooled sequencing, Erik Loken
Transformation of human mast cells by interferon-gamma and the potential role of myeloid derived suppressor cells in mastocytosis., Sahar Lotfi-Emran
Flame and Shadow: Selected Prose by Chad Luibl, Chad Luibl
Gentille Alouette, Short Fiction, and Selections: A Draft: Chapters of a Novel in Progress, Stephanie Mack
Mammary Epithelial Cells Cultured onto Non-Woven Nanofiber Electrospun Silk-Based Biomaterials to Engineer Breast Tissue Models, Yas Maghdouri-White
THE EFFECT OF YOUTH DIABETES SELF-EFFICACY ON THE RELATION AMONG FAMILY CONFLICT, DISEASE CARE AND GLYCEMIC CONTROL, Kathryn Maher
English Composition 100: Best Practices for Online Instruction, David Paschal Narendra Makhanlall
Erratic Boulders, Julie Malen
Mass Customization! An approach through Generative Design, Aamina Karim Malik
A Systems Biology Approach to Detect eQTLs Associated with miRNA and mRNA Co-expression Networks in the Nucleus Accumbens of Chronic Alcoholic Patients, Mohammed Mamdani
Understanding the Impact of Regulatory Changes on the Implementation of Therapeutic Day Treatment: A Case Study Approach, Angie Mann-Williams
Methods for Integrative Analysis of Genomic Data, Paul Manser
Threading Art: the dynamics of costume design and costume studies., Tavares de Melo Isabela Marchi
Tuning and Optimization of Silk Fibroin Gels for Biomedical Applications, Michael Marin
IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL EQUITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: HOW COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACHIEVE THE DREAM, Kasey J. Martin
HIV AND OPIATES-MEDIATED NEUROTOXICITY: GSK3β IS A POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGET, Ruturaj Masvekar
Pursuing the Roles of Non-Invasive Biomarkers in Chronic Renal Allograft Dysfunction, Mba Uzoma U. Mba
Hospital: A Creature of Duality, Gordon McCormick
Edmund Weiss, My Brother, Earl McKenzie
Using structural analysis to investigate the function of Suppressor of IKK-epsilon (SIKE), Sean W. McKinley
Talking in Her Sleep, John Mclaughlin
Virginia Woolf's Interpolated Fiction and Humor, Nancy Worthington McPherson
Early prediction of fracture in bodies bounded by random rough surfaces, Hector Medina
WHERE DOES ELECTRONIC AGGRESSION FIT?: A COMPARISON OF DIMENSIONAL AND CATEGORICAL MODELS OF ADOLESCENT AGGRESSION, Krista R. Mehari
Synthetic, Sulfated, Lignin-Based Anticoagulants, Akul Mehta
Natural 20: A Novel, Thomas Mervenne
Lynn Riggs: Forgotten Genius, Jason Michael
TODO EN LA FAMILIA: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MS IMPAIRMENTS, FAMILY NEEDS, AND CAREGIVER MENTAL HEALTH IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, Melody N. Mickens
The Group IVA Cytosolic Phospholipase A2/C1P Interaction and Its Role in Eicosanoid Synthesis and Inflammation, Jennifer A. Mietla
CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPLEMENT EVASION OF THE PERIOPATHOGEN, TREPONEMA DENTICOLA, Daniel Patrick Miller
Old World, New Media: Cross-cultural Explorations with Camera and Analytic Text in Cusco, Peru, Scott DuPre Mills
616 Hull Street_ Interaction through Discovery in Design, Elizabeth T. Mitchell
Light Mediated Drug Delivery Using Photocaged Molecules and Photoswitchable Peptides, Deboleena Mitra
The Roles of Krüppel-Like Factor 1 (KLF1) in the Human Fetal Erythroid Compartment., Safa Mohamad
When it feels good to be bad: The effect of guilt on self-enhancement, Jaclyn Moloney
"Modern Primitive: Parody, Ambivalence, and Paradox in Paul Colin's Le Tumulte Noir", Julia Boyette Monroe
JOINING AND HERMETIC SEALING OF SILICON CARBIDE USING IRON, CHROMIUM, AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS, Andrew Morgan
Novel 3D Head and Neck Cancer Model to Evaluate Chemotherapeutic Efficacy, Kelly Morgan
THE INFLUENCE OF DEMENTIA CAREGIVER MENTAL HEALTH ON QUALITY OF CARE IN ARGENTINA, Alejandra Morlett Paredes
Development of a Collaborative Goal Setting Measure for Patients with Diabetes, Heather Morris
Where Nothing Is Missing Or Missed, Lena Moses-Schmitt
OLD TO NEW AND NEW TO OLD: A STUDY OF DEMATERIALIZING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN OLD AND NEW ARCHITECTURE, Jane Ellen T. Moss
Fabrication of Micropatterns for the Spatial Control of Cell Propagation and DIfferentiation, Mahmoud Moustafa
Characterizing Cancellation Graphs, Cristina Mullican
GROUP VIA CALCIUM-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 REGULATES BCL-XL PROTEIN LEVELS IN MICE LUNG, Sang-Jin Nam
AFFINITY ENRICHMENT AND MASS SPECTROMETRIC QUANTITATION OF PROTEIN CARBONYLS, Suresh Narayanasamy
(Untitled), Christine Navin
Orthodontic Marketing Through Social Media Networks: The Patient and Practitioners' Perspective, Kristin Nelson
EVALUATION OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF REDUCED HYDROXOCOBALAMIN ON ACUTE CARBON MONOXIDE TOXICITY, Alden Newcomb
Maternal Health and Child Behaviors as Risk Factors for Child Injury, Christina J. Nicolais
FOOD LANDSCAPES: A CASE STUDY OF A COOKING AND ART- FOCUSED PROGRAM FOR TEENS LIVING IN A FOOD DESERT, Jessica R. Norris
A ROUTE TO DISCOVER SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF PSAA, A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE, Ahmad J. Obaidullah
Investigating the Role of the Synaptic Transcriptome in Ethanol-Responsive Behaviors, Megan A. O'Brien
The Division of Family Work among Fathers and Mothers of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Implications for Parents and Family Functioning, Paula L. Ogston-Nobile
Delayed Reaction, Ashley Olsen-Potthast
The role of nitric oxide scavenging in hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier induced hypertension: systemic and microvascular effects, Alan Ottarson
The Triumphs of Alexander Farnese: A Contextual Analysis of the Series of Paintings in Santiago, Chile, Michael J. Panbehchi
The History and Educational Legacy of the Manchester Art Museum, 1886-1898, Angela Parker
The Role of Social Information Processing in the Relation between Interparental Conflict and Child Aggression, Kimberly Parker
Vintage Anxiety, Bradford Pearce
Four Seasons, Morgan Pearse
Parental Perceptions and Experiences of Physical and Emotional Violence between Siblings: A Mixed-Methods, Comparative Case Study, Nathan Perkins
Account Book, Lynda Fleet Perry
REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN HATCHERY-PRODUCED EASTERN OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA (GMELIN), April Piggott
A direct and indirect mechanism for CCR5 in morphine and HIV-1 mediated neurodegeneration, Elizabeth Podhaizer
Characteristics of Effective Communication About Mental Health in an African American Urban Community: A Qualitative Analysis, Jeannette Porter
Regulation of Pancreatic α and β Cell Function by the Bile Acid Receptor TGR5, Divya Prasanna Kumar
The Construction of Female Identity in Mughal Painting: Portraits of Women from the Shah Jahan Period (ca. 1628-1658), Leila Prasertwaitaya
Poiesthetic play in generative music, John Priestley
Commercially Available or Home-grown: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of K-12 Online Courses, Susan Proffitt
Necessary Movements, Janelle Proulx
Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Pancreatic Cancer, Bridget A. Quinn
An analysis of fatty acid metabolism’s role in the development of acute functional tolerance to ethanol in Caenorhabditis elegans, Richard Raabe
PARENTING PRACTICES AND PARENTING STRESS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT ADHD, Annie Rabinovitch
Development of Bivalent Ligands Targeting the Putative CCR5-MOR Heterodimer, Thomas Raborg
The Role Of Authoritative Parenting In Type 1 Diabetes Adolescent Outcomes, Zach Radcliff
Stochastic Differential Equations and Numerical Applications, Matthew Rajotte
Voltage Sensing Mechanism in the Voltage-gated and Proton (H+)-selective Ion Channel Hv1, Aaron L. Randolph
Mandibular Incisor Proclination Variability During Class II Correction, James Redford