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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 2013
ROLE OF CRC IN THE REGULATION OF ALGINATE IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA, Arfeen Alam
Anti-Cytomegalovirus Activity of Atanyl Blue PRL, an Anthraquinone Derivative, Zohaib Alam
Arabic Typography Play, Sarah Alfalah
Chromosome-Specific Telomere Length in Women with Breast Cancer: Their Relationship to Chemotherapy and Acquired Psychoneurological Symptoms, Areej Alhareeri
Teaching and Performing Theatre for Youth Using Physical Storytelling, Brooke Turner Alison
COMPLEX NETWORK GROWING MODEL USING DOWNLINK MOTIFS, Ahmad Al-Musawi Jr.
Acute Pharmacological Treatment given to Older Adults with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Nationwide Emergency Department Study, 1992-2010, Maryam S. Alowayesh
Characterization of the neurotrophic factor Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in intestinal smooth muscle cells, Mohammad Alqudah
Premelting Study of Nickel Nanorod Arrays, Ebtihaj Alrashid Jr.
Development and Evaluation of the Assessment of Opioid Taking Behaviors and Adherence Scale (AOTBA) in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease, Abdulkhaliq Jassem Alsalman
Characterizing the Role of CDK2AP1 in Primary Human Fibroblasts and Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Khaled Alsayegh
Spectral Analysis of Nonstationary Heart Rate of Neonates Receiving Therapeutic Hypothermia Treatment, Tareq Al-Shargabi
EFFECTS OF MU OPIOID RECEPTOR AGONISTS ON INTRACRANIAL SELF-STIMULATION IN THE ABSENCE AND PRESENCE OF “PAIN” IN RATS, Ahmad Altarifi
INTRA-MITOCHONDRIAL INJURY DURING ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION, Hema Aluri
The Role of the Nucleosome Remodeling and Histone Deacetylase (NuRD) Complex in Fetal γ-Globin Expression, Maria Amaya
BETA 2 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANXIETY-LIKE BEHAVIOR, Shawn Anderson
Motion Artifact Reduction in Impedance Plethysmography Signal, Sardar Ansari
Optimization and Spatial Queueing Models to Support Multi-Server Dispatching Policies with Multiple Servers per Station, Sardar Ansari
MODELING EFFECT OF MICROSTRUCTURE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF FIBROUS HEAT INSULATION, Raghu Arambakam
Automated Detection of Incomplete Exhalation as an Indirect Detection of Auto-PEEP on Mechanically Ventilated Adults, Nyimas Arief
DEVELOPMENT OF ANTAGONISTS TARGETING CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5 AND THE CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5 – MU OPIOID RECEPTOR HETERODIMER, Christopher Kent Arnatt
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Multivalent Tower of Faces, Grace Astrove
SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF ABC TRANSPORTERS IN STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS, Sawsan Atia
An Assessment of the Perceived Instructional Leadership Behaviors of Assistant Prinicpals, Ronald Atkinson Jr.
BINDING ENERGIES AND SOLVATION OF ORGANIC MOLECULAR IONS, REACTIONS OF TRANSITION METAL IONS WITH, AND PLASMA DISCHARGE IONIZATION OF MOLECULAR CLUSTERS, Isaac Kwame Attah
Training needs of paraprofessionals supporting students with autism spectrum disorders, Kira Austin
Effects of Short-Term Minocycline Treatments on Inflammatory Cell Response in the Acute Stage Following TBI, Henna Ayub
Influence of facial profile on social perceptions: a 3D video imaging study., Lisa Babb
Positron Emission Tomography for Pre-Clinical Sub-Volume Dose Escalation, Christopher Bass
Determinants of Abuse-Related Effects of Monoamine Releasers in Rats, Clayton T. Bauer
There and Back Again: Tolkien's Epic Writing and Revising Process Informs Composition Theory, Christmas Beeler
The Struggle toward Equality in Higher Education:The Impact of the Morrill Acts on Race Relations in Virginia, 1872-1958, Nicholas Betts
Service-Learning Programs Impact on Dental Students' Confidence in Treating Pediatric Population, Bushra Bhatti
Computational Model of Pitting Corrosion, Muhammad Ibrahim Israr Bin
A Weak Groethendieck Compactness Principle for Infinite Dimensional Banach Spaces, Kaitlin Bjorkman
Fem and Funny: Three Women Who Changed the Face of Stand-Up Comedy, Rachel Eliza Blackburn
Re:creation, Heather Boone
Reichenbachia, Imperial Edition: Rediscovering Frederick Sander’s Late-Victorian Masterpiece of Botanical Art, Erica Borey
The Seeds of Mistrust: The Relationship between Perceived Racism, HIV Conspiracy Theories and HIV Testing Attitudes, Joshua Brevard
Naturalis Historia, Reconstructed, Sarah Briland
A MOLECULAR MECHANISM REGULATING THE TIMING OF CORTICOGENICULATE INNERVATION, Justin Brooks
In-Between, Mary Buchanan
"Dae Scotsmen Dream o 'lectric Leids?" Robert Crawford's Cyborg Scotland, Alexander Burke
Transience, Linda Burke
Predictors of agitation in the critically ill, Ruth Burk
Shockheaded Peter: a junk opera. Costume Design., J. Theresa Bush
Association of Family Structure and Glycemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Risk and Protective Factors, Laura Jean Caccavale
Speech in America: Tracking the Evolution of Speech Pedagogy in Theatre Training, Zachary Campion
Impact of self-fertilization on fecundity, the timing of first reproduction, and population genetic structure: Is a mate worth the wait?, Serena Caplins
Branch Public Baths, Whitney Cardozo
Characterization of a Weighted Quantile Score Approach for Highly Correlated Data in Risk Analysis Scenarios, Caroline Carrico
Code-switching in the Classroom: Teaching the Neutral American Dialect to the 21st Century Student, Hollis Louise Casini
THE EFFECTS OF NEUROTENSIN ON THE RAT DISTAL COLON, Rick Chainani
Lashes to Ashes, Exploring the Hidden Dimensions of Human Hair, Rania Chamsine
A Network View on Neurodegenerative Disorders, Sreedevi Chandrasekaran
Genetic Analysis of Ethanol Sensitivity and Tolerance in Drosophila, Robin Chan
Variations on a Porch, Jillian Chapin
THE IMPACT OF WAR ON MILITARY HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONS’ RESPONSE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL JOLT, Cynthia Childress
KLF2 IS REQUIRED FOR NORMAL MOUSE CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT, Aditi Raghunath Chiplunkar
Experimental and Computational Assessment of Mechanical Circulatory Assistance of a Patient-Specific Fontan Vessel Configuration, Steven Chopski
Youth Drug Use in Turkey: A Test of the General Strain Theory, Fatih Cipil
The Impact of Local Public Education on Economic Development, Curtis Cobert
GUILT, BLAME, AND RESPONSIBILITY: THE EXPERIENCES OF PARENTS AND CLINICIANS PROVIDING SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGES, Katherine Cohen-Filipic
Human Papillomavirus: Identifying Vaccination Rates, Barriers, and Information Gathering among College Women Ages 18-26, Timmerie Cohen
Fragments of Social Life, Rachel Leah Cohn
Blue Book, Daniel Cole
Differences in Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities: Examining the Effects of the Presence of an Assistance Dog, Jennifer A. Coleman
Effects of nitrite and oxygen on angiogenesis in vascular networks of the chicken embryo, Michael Connery
Reflecting on the Ordinary, Linda Conti
Materials and Meaning, Michael Corigliano
The Nature of Architecture, Andrew Cossaboon
Cloud Privacy Audit Framework: A Value-Based Design, David Coss
ETHANOL REGULATION OF GLUCOCORTICOID RESPONSIVE GENES, Blair Costin
The Response of Naive Channel Catfish to Chemical Cues Associated with Predation, Marinda Coulter
Exhibiting Berthe Morisot after the Advent of Feminist Art History, Kristie Couser
THE CONTRIBUTION OF PARTNER INVESTMENTS TO ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP COMMITMENT, Anthony Coy
"'Picture This:' Barbara Kruger's 'Imperfect Utopia'", Allie Craver
"To Preserve, Protect, and Pass On:" Shirley Plantation as a Historic House Museum, 1894–2013, Kerry Dahm
Analysis of Polyethylene Glycol in the α-Hemolysin Nanopore, David M. Dancho
Zinc Environment in Proteins: The Flexible and Reactive Core of HIV-1 NCp7 and The Inhibitory Site of Caspase-3, A. Gerard Daniel
IN VITRO LUNG EPITHELIAL CELL TRANSPORT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY FOR LIPOSOMAL CIPROFLOXACIN, Ruba Darweesh
Home Schooling in Virginia: An Analysis of the Fiscal Relationship between Home Schooling and Virginia Public School Finances, Evelina McIntire Davis
THE ROLE OF NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS IN ETHANOL RESPONSIVE BEHAVIORS AND DRINKING, Anton Dawson
A machine’s idea of sight: the technico-sensory divide in the human use of imaging devices, Adam Dean
A NOVEL BIORELEVANT IN VITRO SYSTEM TO PREDICT THE IN VIVO PERFORMANCE OF ORAL TRANSMUCOSAL PRODUCTS, Poonam Delvadia
Beyond Reason: Madness in the English Revenge Tragedy, Megan Denton
Genetic and Molecular Analysis of the Maize r1 locus, Jennifer Derkits
SYNTHESIS, TESTING AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF ALLOSTERIC MODIFIERS OF HEMOGLOBIN, Tanvi Deshpande
Exploring Electric Field-Induced Changes in Astrocyte Behavior, Doel Dhar
IMAGE-BASED RESPIRATORY MOTION EXTRACTION AND RESPIRATION-CORRELATED CONE BEAM CT (4D-CBCT) RECONSTRUCTION, Salam Dhou
Analysis of defects in GaN using Hybrid Density Functional Theory, Ibrahima Castillo Diallo
Antisocial Behavior from Adolescence to Early Adulthood: Heritability, Stability, and Correlates using a Longitudinal Twin Sample, Ashley Dibble