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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
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
An Investigation of the Differences between Continuing and Non-Continuing Undergraduate Special Admission Students Related To Academic Advising Factors, Kevin P. Reeves
CHANGE, SIMILARITY, AND SELECTIVITY: THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE ALIGNMENT ON ATTRACTION, Chelsea Reid
The e-Volving Picturebook: Examining the Impact of New e-Media/Technologies On Its Form, Content and Function (And on the Child Reader), Stella K. Reinhard
LATENT VARIABLE MODELS GIVEN INCOMPLETELY OBSERVED SURROGATE OUTCOMES AND COVARIATES, Chunfeng Ren
Drug Use and Social Support Outcomes in Probationers: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis, Anne Rhodes
Characterization of the discriminative stimulus effects of nitrous oxide, Kellianne J. Richardson
Student Education & Character Building Center Adaptive Reuse Project, Latonia M. Ricks-Chavis
Approaches to Reduce Selection of Genomic Variants in Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture, Marion Riggs
Increased Circulatory Lipopolysaccharide From a High Fat Diet Aggravates Inflammation and Exacerbates Renal Failure, Samuel Righi
Dynamic Bayesian Approaches to the Statistical Calibration Problem, Derick Lorenzo Rivers
Analysis of the Role of Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 in Normal Liver Physiology and in the Onset and Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Chadia L. Robertson
The Contribution of Parent Psychosocial Functioning to Parental Monitoring, Youth Adherence, and Glycemic Control during Adolescence, Elizabeth M. Robinson
Lung Alveolar and Tissue Analysis Under Mechanical Ventilation, Trenicka Rolle
Characterization of a putative TonB deficient Porphyromonas gingivalis mutant, Soheil Rostami
Using CBCT as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of infrabony defects in vivo, Anya Rost
"Mining" for a Reference Condition in Southern West Virginia Streams, Matthew Rouch
Story-Telling Through the Design of a Permanent Mission Trip Training and Housing Facility, Betty L. Rowe
High-Performance Doped Strontium Iodide Crystal Growth Using a Modified Bridgman Method, Emmanuel Rowe
Potential Energy and the Three Odalisques, Yamins Roxanne
Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Human Mononuclear Cells, Monika Ruchala
EVALUATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION PROVIDED IN A UNIVERSITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, Elizabeth J. Sadock
ESTILL VOICE TRAINING: THE KEY TO HOLISTIC VOICE AND SPEECH TRAINING FOR THE ACTOR, Katharine Salsbury
Behavioral Assessment and HPLC/MS/MS Identification of the Synthetic Cannabinoid, CP47,497, in Mice, Kimberly L. Samano
Transformative Design: A Tale of Arabian Nights, Victoria Sanders
Crossing Boundaries: Building a Model to Effectively Address Difference in Community Practice, Jason Sawyer
Unloosed: Designing Participatory Objects, Laura Schlifer
Pyrene-Derived Porous Organic Polymers: Design, Synthesis, and Application to Gas Storage and Separation, Ali Kemal Sekizkardes PhD
Investigations into the fluorescent covalent labeling of biomolecules utilizing rhodamine dyes, electrophilic leaving groups and mRNA display., Susan D. Selaya
The Idea of the Charter: One Community's Perspectives on the Shifting Nature of Public Education, Jesse Senechal
Socioeconomic status and weight loss behaviors, Hannah Seward
Fathering and Child Maltreatment: A Grounded Theory Study, Jennifer Shadik
Identification of micro-RNAs and their messenger RNA targets in Prostate cancer and Biological fluids, Kanika Sharma
A novel cytostatic form of autophagy in sensitization of non-small cell lung cancer cells to radiation by vitamin D and vitamin D analogue, EB 1089., khushboo sharma
More Than Just Hospitals: An Examination of Cluster Components and Configurations, Patrick Shay
Fluid Realities: A Light on Life's Journey, Neta-Grace Coleen Shepherd
Lucky Strike House: The Space Between, Monika Shreves
Prevalence and Distribution of Periapical Lesions Submitted for Histopathologic Analysis by Endodontists, Gerhard Claire Siegel
Inferring Gene Regulatory Networks from Expression Data using Ensemble Methods, Janusz Slawek
inhale. exhale., Jared Cru Smith
Continuity and Change in a 19th Century Illustrated Devi Mahatmya Manuscript From Nepal, Katherine Smith
The Impact of Virginia Statewide Community College Transfer Policy on Student Academic Success, Paul Smith
Hydroxocobalamin Treatment for Carbon Monoxide Exposures: Characterizing Hemoglobin Changes and Testing for Neurological Sequelae, Leonardo Somera
The Role of P2X Receptors in HIV and Opiate-Related Neurotoxicity, Mary Sorrell
The Study of Au(III) Compounds and their Interaction with Zinc Finger Proteins, Sarah Spell
The Effect of Lactic Acid on Mast Cell Function, Andrew J. Spence
Spatial Scheduling Algorithms for Production Planning Problems, Sudharshana Srinivasan
Studies of the Middle Class, Scott S. Stanard
Legislating the Danville Connection, 1847-1862: Railroads and Regionalism versus Nationalism in the Confederate States of America, Philip Stanley
Visualization, Viewer and Emotion: An Empirical Study of Cognition and Affective Responses to Infographics Used for Crisis Communication, Sean M. Stewart
Waveform Analogy, Experimentation, and Optimism, Aaron Storck
The Effect of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase on the Epigenetics of Human Mitochondrial DNA, John Strang
Preparing Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence-Based Practices and Teacher Self-Efficacy, Jane E. Strong
Planar Cell Polarity and Neurodevelopment, Simon Sun
FAMILY NEEDS, CAREGIVER BURDEN, AND MENTAL HEALTH: CAREGIVERS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH VARIOUS NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FROM COLOMBIA AND MEXICO, Megan Elizabeth Sutter
“Rampant Signs and Symbols”: Artifacts of Language in J.D. Salinger’s “For Esmé—With Love and Squalor” and Glass Family Stories, Courtney Sviatko
NF-κB p50: THE ROLE OF REDOX SIGNALING AND LOSS OF FUNCTION IN DYSREGULATED MICROGLIAL ACTIVATION, Thomas Taetzsch
To Destroy or to Preserve: Urban Renewal and the Legal Foundation of Historic District Zoning, Andrew Tarne
Community-dwelling Older Adults' Adherence to Fall Prevention Recommendations, Suzänne Fleming Taylor
Technologies and Artworks: An Interdisciplinary Exploration through Ihde and Latour, Kathryn Lynch Thibault
Painting as in a journey, Kristin Thomas
Forest edges enhance mate-finding in the European gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, Lily Thompson
Synthesis and Characterization of Clickable Dendrimer Hydrogels for Ocular Drug Delivery, Jingfei Tian