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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
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
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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
A CULTURAL LENS INTO THE STORY UNDERNEATH: A RESOURCE GUIDE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART, ARTISTS AND CULTURE FOR ART EDUCATION, Valerie Graves
Clothing Colonial Lima: Dress in Plaza Mayor de Lima de los Reinos de el Peru, año de 1680, Jody Green
The impact of geography, training, and experience on scope of practice among Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Jennifer Greenwood
Tissue Engineering Scaffold Fabrication and Processing Techniques to Improve Cellular Infiltration, Casey Grey
Efficacy of a Self-forgiveness Workbook: A Randomized Controlled Trial with University Students, Brandon J. Griffin
Follow-up Evaluation of Treatment for Anxiety and Depression Provided in a University-based Primary Care Clinic, Renée M. Grinnell
The Inspiration of Imogene Coca: A Biography and Original Musical, Marisa Guida
Examining the role of unit cohesion as a moderator of the relationship between warfare exposure and PTSD, Shaina Gulin
Comprehensive Review on the Existence of Genomic Imprinting in Aves, Derek Gygax
Modeling Acute Changes in Bladder Wall Tension, Shape and Compliance During Filling, Firdaweke Habteyes
Transportation Safety in Virginia: Positive Changes And Future Prospects, Nouran Hakami
Patient Discomfort in the ICU: ETT movement effects, Virginia Hamilton
Comparison of Two Different Sprint Interval Training Work-to-Rest Ratios on Acute Metabolic and Inflammatory Responses, CHRISTOPHER R. HARNISH
Transitioning from a Traditional Nursing Home Environment to Green House Homes: What are Stakeholders' Attitudes Toward and Satisfaction With the Small House Care Environment, Christine Harrop-Stein
Incorporating Dependence Boundaries in Simulating Associated Discrete Data, Mary E. Haynes
The Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House of 1759: From Colonial America to the Colonial Revival and Beyond, John Hebble
THE APPLICATION OF LAST OBSERVATION CARRIED FORWARD (LOCF) IN THE PERSISTENT BINARY CASE, Jun He
Child as Other: The Crisis of Representing Childhood, Cynthia Henebry
Senses In Synthesis: Imaginative Sensing In The 19th Century, Jesse Hernandez
Ramp Loss SVM with L1-Norm Regularizaion, Eric Hess
Dissociable antidepressant-like and abuse-related effects of the noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonists ketamine and MK-801 in rats., Todd Hillhouse
Anti-Heroics, Modesty, and Bad Taste, Philip Hinge
Liaising Between Visible and Invisible Realities: A Ritual Gourd in the African Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Ashley Holdsworth
CYBERBULLYING: AN EXAMINATION OF GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FROM THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY: STUDENT CRIME SUPPLEMENT, 2009, Mary Howlett-Brandon
Synthesis and characterization of cobalt carbide based nanomaterials, Zachary Huba
UNTITLED, Michael Hunter
A Transient Community for a Transient Lifestyle, sameh mohamed ibrahim
Green Relationship, Fadel Imad
An Investigation of NURBS-Based Deformable Image Registration, Travis J. Jacobson
SND1 mediated downregulation of PTPN23 in HCC, Nidhi Jariwala
Poverty Deconcentration Priorities in Low-Income Housing Policy: A Content Analysis of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocation Plans, Monique Johnson
Role of membrane fusion protein Ykt6 in regulating epithelial cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions., Supriya Joshi
Enhancing Critical Thinking in Clinical Laboratory Students: A Multimodal Model, Denise Marie Juroske Short
Greek Immigration to Richmond, Virginia, and the Southern Variant Theory, Nicole Kappatos