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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
The Effect of Temperature on the Electrical and Optical Properties of p-type GaN, Joy McNamara
Art Education and the Encouragement of Affective and Cognitive Empathy in Early Childhood, Luke Meeken
Setting The Nutritional Agenda: An Analysis of Nutrition Blog Sourcing, Shana Meganck
COMPARISON OF ORAL KETAMINE-MIDAZOLAM AND CHLORAL HYDRATE-MEPERIDINE-HYDROXYZINE SEDATION REGIMENS IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, David Merrell
A SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACH FOR UNDERSTANDING INFLAMMATION IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF A CROHN’S PATIENT, Gigi Meyer
SUBDUER, Lauren B. Miller
Some Account of the Art of Photogenic Drawing, Joseph Minek
A Comparison of Legal Literacy Among Teacher Subgroups, Candace Mirabile
THE DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL OF THE HUMAN WRIST JOINT, Afsarul Mir
Characterization of potential interactions between transferrin binding proteins in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, SHRENI MISTRY
Forever starts now, Lior Modan
ALCOHOL AND MEDICATION USE IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM-ACTING MEDICATIONS ON THE RISK FOR FALLS, Maitreyee Mohanty
Missing Data in the Relational Model, Marion Morrissett
Environmental regulation of tidal wetland microbial communities and associated biogeochemistry, Ember Morrissey
Kinetics and mechanisms of accumulation for liposomal ciprofloxacin into rat alveolar macrophages, Sayeed Mossadeq
The Impact of Black Teacher Mentors on White Beginning Teachers, Wendi Moss
Uncovering the molecular pathways of MBD5 in neurodevelopmental disorders, Sureni Mullegama
Regulation of Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle Function by Hydrogen Sulfide, Ancy Nalli
Identification of Multiple Levels of Trauma Induced Coagulopathy, Jason Newton
MULTIPLE-INSTANCE AND ONE-CLASS RULE-BASED ALGORITHMS, Dat Nguyen
The Role of CaMK-II in Skeletal Muscle Function and Swimming Behavior in Zebrafish, Minh Nguyen
Visual Communication on Cajamarca Ceramics from pre-Hispanic Peru, 1000 - 1460 CE, Jeanette Nicewinter
Correlates and Predictors of Risky Sexual Partnering, Jennifer Nield
The effect of concurrent cognitive-visuomotor multitasking and task difficulty on dynamic functional connectivity in the brain, Plamen Nikolov
Real time monitoring of surface chemical events by streaming potentials in microfluidic channels, KENJI NOKURA
Localization of Auditory Spatial Targets in Sighted and Blind Subjects, Richard Nuckols
Signal Processing of Electroencephalogram for the Detection of Attentiveness towards Short Training Videos, Paul Nussbaum
Applied Theatre: History, Practice, and Place in American Higher Education, Joseph A. Obermueller
Older MSM and HIV/AIDS: A Grounded Theory Study to Inform Prevention, Johnnie O'Neal
Lebanon to Detroit and the Places In-Between, Shannon O'Neill
Notions of Spirits as Agents of Mental Illness among the Akan of Ghana: A Cultural-psychological Exploration, Annabella Opare-Henaku
ASSESSING ARTS EDUCATORS: HOW THE PERFORMANCES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHERS ARE ASSESSED IN VIRGINIA, Jill Palumbo
Enhancing Self-Efficacy in the Utilization of Physical Activity Counseling: An Online Constructivist Approach with Psychologists-in-Training, Cassandra D. Pasquariello
THE MECHANOTRANSDUCTION OF PRIMARY CILIA IN TUMOR PROGRESSION OF LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA, Sagar Patel
Development of Mobile Ad-Hoc Network for Collaborative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Siva Teja Patibandla
Accidental Octopus, Elizabeth Patterson
A Mathematical System for Human Implantable Wound Model Studies, Salomonsky Paul-Michael
My Mechanics of Justification, Veronika Pausova
Atomic and Electronic Structure of a Ligand-Protected Bimetallic Nanocluster, Ag4Ni2(DMSA)4, Anthony F. Pedicini
Automatic Segmentation of Pressure Images Acquired in a Clinical Setting, Anathea Pepperl
The Impact of Medicaid Reform on Dental Practice Setting, Barrett W. R. Peters
Examining Caregiver Appraisal of Functional Capacity in Family Members with Dementia, Catherine Verrier Piersol
Sociodemographic risk factors of glycemic control for youth with T1D: Cross-sectional and longitudinal patterns of HbA1c, Priscilla Powell
Uniqueness of Bipartite Factors in Prime Factorizations Over the Direct Product of Graphs, Owen Puffenberger
AUTOMATED MIDLINE SHIFT DETECTION ON BRAIN CT IMAGES FOR COMPUTER-AIDED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, Xuguang Qi
Dispositional Mindfulness as a Moderator of Electrocortical and Behavioral Responses to Affective Social Stimuli, Jordan T. Quaglia
In Perceiving Monsters: A Costume Design For Caryl Churchill's The Skriker, Joshua Quinn
The Role of Nitric Oxide Dysregulation in Tumor Maintenance, Christopher Rabender
Analysis of Mathematical Models of the Human Lung, Cooper Racheal
Role of Tyk2 in regulating energy expenditure and preventing obesity, Vidisha Raje
Beauty in a Crooked Line, Sarah Ramey
Consensus & Colonialism: critiquing technologies of the (de)colonial project, Santos Ramos
Predictors of Success for High School Students Enrolled in Online Courses in a Single District Program, David Rankin
The Relationship Between Mother's Level of Education and Parent Involvement, Meagan Rawls
REPRODUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE OF CORNUS FLORIDA ACROSS AN URBAN LANDSCAPE GRADIENT, Angela Redwine
Detecting and Correcting Batch Effects in High-Throughput Genomic Experiments, Sarah Reese
Relations Between Sexual Identity Exploration and Risky Sexual Behavior in Emerging Adulthood, Jennifer J. Reid
Contexts Matter: The Relationship Between School Wide Student Demographics and Graduation Rates, Philip Riddle
“The Flow of Blood in Nature” Franz Marc’s Animal Theory, Morgan Rinehart
Accelerating Computational Algorithms, Michael Risley
The Experiences of Young African American Women Principals, Tanya Roane
Automatic Block-Matching Registration to Improve Lung Tumor Localization During Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Scott Robertson
The Career Path of the Female Superintendent: Why She Leaves, Kerry Robinson
STUDIES ON THE REACTION OF HIGH-DOSE HYDROXOCOBALAMIN AND ASCORBIC ACID WITH CARBON MONOXIDE: IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, Joseph Roderique
TISSUE ENGINEERING COMPOSITE BIOMIMETIC GELATIN SPONGES FOR BONE REGENERATION, Isaac Rodriguez
The Role of Family Organization in Family Health History Communication about Cancer, Vivian M. Rodríguez
Dead Virginians: The Corpse and its uses in Early Virginia, David Roettger
Stalling Life, Leslie Rogers
My World of Motherhood, Aimee Rop
Maternal Monitoring and Maternal Psychological Well-Being: Important Components in Treating Conduct Disorder, Benjamin Rosen
Constant Motion, Daniel Rowe
The Role of Alginate in the Inhibition of Macrophage Phagocytosis of Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Warren Rowe III
Proactive Transparency and Government Communication in the USA and the Netherlands, H.J.M. (Erna) Ruijer
Phylogeography and Species Status of Ramphogordius sanguineus, Cora Runnels
LONGITUDINAL PREDICTORS OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADOLESCENT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER: A REPORT FROM THE CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVOR STUDY, Claire C. Russell
MECHANISMS BY WHICH XRCC3 MEDIATES BREAST CANCER CELL INVASION VIA CYCLOPHILIN A, Siddharth Saini
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SORTASE A, Vishaka Santosh
Comparative Analysis of WaveOne and LightSpeed LSX for the Residual Dentin Thickness of the Bifurcated Maxillary First Premolar Buccal Root Utilizing Limited Field Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Manpreet Singh Sarao
Home, Meagan Saunders-Spearman
Variation and Modulation of microRNAs in Prostate Cancer and Biological Fluids, Sarah Seashols
HORMONE EPIMERS REGULATE ER STRESS AND CORE REGULATORY GENES: NETWORK ANALYSIS WITH APPLICATIONS TO GLIOMA AND CHRONIC PRESSURE ULCERS, Thomas L. Shaak
A Qualitative Analysis of Latina Adolescents' and their Mothers' Perspectives on Adolescent Dating Violence, Carla Shaffer
REHABILITATION SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS: USING THE BEHAVIORAL MODEL FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, Aisha Shamburger-Rousseau
ASSESSMENT AND PREDICTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR STATUS DURING CARDIAC ARREST THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING AND DYNAMICAL TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS, Sharad Shandilya