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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
"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
Coworking, Theodora Doulamis
CANNABINOID MODULATION OF HIV-1 TAT-STIMULATED ADHESION OF MACROPHAGE-LIKE CELLS TO THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, Johnathan Drevik
Complex Simplicity, Marina Dublin
Anish Kapoor: The Formation of a Global Art, Owen Duffy
Uncertainty and Primary Appraisal as Predictors of Acute Stress Disorder in Parents of Critically Ill Children: A Mediational Model, Monica Durrette
The House to House: A Study of Creating Public Space Within a New Museum Model, Caroline Eddy
Graphene-Supported Metal Nanoparticles For Applications in Heterogeneous Catalysis, HANY ELAZAB
DESIGN, SYNTHESES, AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF 14-N-SUBSTITUTED NALTREXONE DERIVATIVES AS OPIOID RECEPTOR LIGANDS, Orgil Elbegdorj
Opportunities for the sustainable use of the camel in Qatar, Corby Jayne Elford
Validation of Copy Number Variants Associated with Schizophrenia Risk in an Irish Population and Implications to Clinical Practice, Rachel L. Elves
THE ROLE OF OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A IN ANAPLASMA MARGINALE CELLULAR INVASION AND ITS POTENTIAL AS A CROSS-PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN, Sarvani Emani
Organizational Culture, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Role of Perceived Organizational Support, David Emerson
SIRT6 and Premature Aging of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome Fibroblasts., Helal Endisha
Special Education Teachers' Perspectives On The Implementation of Functional Behavior Assessment in Schools, Joy Engstrom
Heart Rate Variability as a Moderator of Trauma Writing Outcomes, Alison Eonta
The influence of active reminders on oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients, Matthew Eppright
Underlying Conditions, Mariam Eqbal
Hospital Electronic Health Record Adoption and its Influence on Postoperative Sepsis, Naleef Fareed
work | space (the laborer revealed), Nicole Farrand
Investigation of Surface Properties for Ga- and N-polar GaN using Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques, Josephus Daniel Ferguson III
Thomas Jeckyll, James McNeill Whistler, and the Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room: A Re-Examination, Cynthia Fischer
Theatre Triad: An Approach to Devising Collaborative Ensemble Theatre, Keith G. Fitzgerald
“I Must Write from Memory”: Reading Katherine Anne Porter’s The Old Order as a Reconstructive Process of Memory, Heather Fox
S3-S4 Linker Modulation of Voltage Sensor Relaxation in Voltage Gated Potassium Channels, W. Everett Fox
Modification of Nanostructures via Laser Processing, Louis Franzel
Phylometagenomics: a new framework for uncovering microbial community diversity, Christopher J. Friedline
REGULATION OF SATIETY QUIESCENCE: CYCLIC GMP, TGF BETA, AND THE ASI NEURON, Thomas Gallagher
Differential effects of endocannabinoid catabolic inhibitors on opioid withdrawal in mice, Thomas Gamage
Evaluating Social Sustainability in Plans for Inter-Cultural Cities, Diane Faye Gapas
Participation in the Digital Public: New Media Art as Online Community, Vaughn Garland
Defining a Simplified Pharmacophore for Simocyclinone D8 Inhibition of DNA Gyrase, Lauren Gaskell
Modular Forms and Vertex Operator Algebras, Patrick Gaskill
The Development of a Discipline: Examination of the Profession of Gerontology and Gerontological Professionals, Tracey Gendron
Shift, Gittins George
Richard Wagner's Jesus von Nazareth, Matthew Giessel
The effects of saltwater intrusion on methanogen community abundance, structure, and activity, Jaimie Gillespie
Metabolic Remodeling and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Maladaptive Right Ventricular Hypertrophy Secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Jose Gomez-Arroyo
The Art of Perl: How a Scripting Language (inter)Activated the World Wide Web, Norberto Gomez Jr.
Can Managerial Knowledge of Executive Compensation Encourage or Deter Real Earnings Management? An Analysis of R&D Reporting Methods, Andrea Gouldman