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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 2010
Self-Ligating vs. Conventional Brackets as Perceived by Orthodontists, Chase Prettyman
The Effect of Residency Requirements on Police as Capable Guardians, David Pritchard
THE INFLUENCES OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-1 EXPRESSION ON GLIOBLASTOMA PATHOLOGY, Nicholas Pullen
The Grapes of Wrath; A Costume Design Thesis, Kenann Quander
SYNTHESIS, FUNCTIONALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DUAL MODE NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Farah Radwan
The Impact of the State-Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Program on Quality of Life, Vanessa Rakestraw
A Comparative Analysis of Methods for Baseline Drift Removal in Preterm Infant Respiration Signals, Pallavi Ramnarain
Understanding Design, Joshua Reese
Altered Interactions, Kristen Rego
Mother-Infant Synchrony during Infant Feeding, Barbara Reyna
An Affordable Living Community, Erin Richardson
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM COMPLETION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILTIES AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, Mark Richardson
Contact Angle Of A Nano-Drop On A Heterogeneous Surface, John Ritchie
The Development of a Novel Multi-dimensional Product for Wound Healing Applications, Necrisha Roach
What is the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Administrative Advancement in an Urban School Division?, Elizabeth Roberson
Mineralization Potential of Electrospun PDO-nHA-Fibrinogen Scaffolds Intended for Cleft Palate Repair, Isaac Rodriguez
Upper Classmen's Valuation of Their Roles as Mentors to New Ninth Graders: A Case Study in a Diverse Suburban High School, Naeemah Rodriguez
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938): Early Female Nudes in Landscapes, Kathryn Rogge
Time Preserved, Tanya Rogish
ANTIFOLATE MODULATORS OF AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE SIGNALING AS CANCER THERAPEUTICS, Scott Rothbart
The Role of the Ca2+-dependent protein kinase, CaMK-II, in Heart and Kidney Development in the Zebrafish, Danio rerio, Sarah Rothschild
Precursors and Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Traumatic Stress After Childbirth, Jennifer Runnals
REGULATION OF TELOMERASE EXPRESSION IN STEM CELL REPROGRAMMING, Patrick Sachs
Role of XRCC3 in Acquisition and Maintenance of Invasiveness through Extracellular Matrix in Breast Cancer Progression, Siddharth Saini
NOVEL CINNAMIC ACID-BASED DEHYDROPOLYMERS FOR EMPHYSEMA: IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ASSESSMENT OF THEIR ACTIVITIES, Bhawana Saluja
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF THE HINT FORCEFIELD IN PREDICTION OF ANTIBIOTIC EFFLUX AND VIRTUAL SCREENING FOR ANTIVIRALS, Aurijit Sarkar
Inhibition of cytomegalovirus genome maturation by the halogenated benzimidazoles, Anne Sauer
A Profile of Inner-city Public School Districts: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Metropolitan Area Demographics and The Abandonment of Neighborhood Schools, Belinda Saunders
An evaluation of cardiorespiratory responses and ventilatory efficiency during treadmill and cycling exercise in overweight adolescents, Amanda Scheps
Forgiveness and the Bottle: Promoting Self-forgiveness with Alcohol Misuse, Michael Scherer
Differential roles of the two major endocannabinoid hydrolyzing enzymes in cannabinoid receptor tolerance and somatic withdrawal, Joel Schlosburg
The Mechanism of Obesity in Rai1+/- Mice, Kristie Schmidt
Factors Influencing a Military Blood Donor’s Intention to Donate: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior, Andrew Schnaubelt
The Relationship between Treatment-Seeking and Characteristics of Depression among African Americans, Tamara Scott
It's Always Somebody's Paris: An Examination of Place in Nonfiction Writing, Jessica Sculthorpe
The Fourth Level of Theatrical Awareness, Gregory Scurria
UTILIZATION OF SIMULATION TO TEACH PELVIC EXAMINATION SKILLS TO MEDICAL STUDENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, Brenda Seago
TIED TOGETHER: A MOLECULAR ROLE FOR TIE1 IN ANGIOPOIETIN TIE2 SIGNALING, Tom CM Seegar
Spatial and temporal distribution of larval fishes in a large tidal river., Harold Seelig
FAITH BASED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP: PRACTICES AND ATTITUDES OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ON VIRGINIA’S NORTHERN NECK AND EASTERN SHORE, Paoula Sehannie
Mechanisms of Rotator Cuff Disease: Alterations of Scapular Kinematics on Subacromial Space, Amee Seitz
Dan Graham's Video-Installations of the 1970s, Michael J. Shaffer
A NOVEL ROLE OF SIRT1 IN SILDENAFIL INDUCED CARDIOPROTECTION IN MICE, Mona Shalwala
Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Amphiphilic Core-Corona Hyperbranched Polymer, composed of EHMO and EHMOpeg, for drug delivery., Khushboo Sharma
A Post-Communist Picnic, Yi Sheng
TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF A NETWORK OF SPIKING NEURONS IN FACE IMAGE RECOGNITION, Joo-Heon Shin
A Survey of the Usage of Topical Anesthesia Among Dentist, Lawrence Shults
EFFECT OF HYALURONIDASE TREATMENT ON THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ENDOTHELIAL GLYCOCALYX LAYER, Kristin Simmons
ROLE OF CAPSULE IN THE INTERACTION OF PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS WITH HOST, Amrita Singh
Novel mechanism in astrocyte gene regulation and function, Sandeep Singh
Zero Divisors among Digraphs, Heather Christina Smith
Places on Earth, Holly Smith
Analysis of Medical Images by Colonies of Prehending Entities, Rebecca Smith
Segmentation and Fracture Detection in X-ray images for Traumatic Pelvic Injury, Rebecca Smith
Implication of Gender Stereotypes for Public Policy, Sharon Smith
Geropsychiatric Nursing Staff: The Role of Empowerment, Geriatric Caregiving Self-efficacy, and Emotional Labor at Work, Ann Smolen-Hetzel
One Principal's Educational Leadership in a Rural and Low-Performing Middle School in Virginia: A Case Study, Clara Lynn Fletcher Sodat
SYSTEMIC AND MICROCIRCULATORY EFFECTS OF HBOC-201: A HEMOGLOBIN-BASED OXYGEN CARRIER, Bjorn Song
The Axiom of Determinacy, Samantha Stanton
Cultural Factors and Communication During Medical Consultations with HIV-Positive Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients, Lillian Stevens
Automated Selected of Mixed Integer Program Solver Parameters, Charles Stewart
The Epidemiology of Snakebite Injury in the Amazonian Regions of Ecuador, Sarah Stuppy
B cell ADAM10 Activity is Increased by Kainate Receptor Activation: Potential Role of this Pathway in Th2 Immunity and Cancer, Jamie Sturgill
ADENOVIRUS-5 INFECTION AFFECTS LIPID METABOLISM IN HEPATIC AND ADIPOSE TISSUES, Marianna Sukholutsky
Numerical Simulation of Underground Solar Thermal Energy Storage, Marshall Sweet
Symbolism and Art, Sylvia Swoboda
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, PEER AFFILIATION, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: A STUDY OF PEER CLUSTER THEORY, Raymond H. Tademy Jr.
Duality and the Parallel Lives, Hiromi Takizawa
A Novel Method to Detect Functional Subgraphs in Biomolecular Networks, Sterling Thomas
"When God Takes Away": Gendered Death Customs in Eighteenth-Century Virginia, Kristin Tremper
APPROACHES TO IDENTIFY SURFACE PROTEINS OF ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM DENSE-CORED ORGANISMS AS ADHESINS TO HUMAN P-SELECTIN GLYCOPROTEIN LIGAND-1, Matthew Troese
The Zen of Mud, Timothy Trueheart
Single-Step Factor Screening and Response Surface Optimization Using Optimal Designs with Minimal Aliasing, David Hien Truong
Endodontic Education and Educators: Who is teaching our predoctoral students and what methods are being taught?, Ellison Turner
Voice on the Skin, Sarah Turner
An assessment of the methods that are used to recruit college students into the Turkish Hezbollah., TUNCAY UNAL
GENERATION Y AND VOCAL FRY, Paul Michael Valley
Defying Labels: Richmond NOW’s Multi-Generational Dynamism, Schuyler VanValkenburg
Image Segmentation and Analysis for Automated Classification of Traumatic Pelvic Injuries, Simina Vasilache
ROLE OF OXIDATIVE REACTIVE SPECIES AND ANTIOXIDANTS IN METABOLISM AND TRANSPORT OF THERAPEUTIC DRUGS, Svetlana Verenich
Making Authenticity: Polk Miller and the Evolution Of American Popular Culture, Jacques Vest
Death Notification Skills, Secondary Stress, and Compassion Fatigue In a Level One Urban Trauma Center, Enid Virago
Extra Ordinary, Lana Waldrep
In Vitro Evaluation of Mechanical Heart Valve Performance Using a Novel Test Chamber in an Automated Mock Circulatory Loop, Antonio Walker
DISTRIBUTION AND MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF AVIAN MALARIA VECTORS ON FOUR CENTRAL VIRGINIA PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (PROTONOTARIA CITREA) BREEDING SITES, Catherine Wallace
Listening to their Voices: Gang Members’ Perceptions of their Schooling and their Teachers, Martha Wall-Whitfield
Awesome, Hannah Walsh
Modeling Hydrophobic Effects at different lengthscales, Jihang Wang
Membrane-bound Matrix Metalloproteinases Influence Reactive Synaptogenesis Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Kelly Warren
Effect of Mechanical Stimulation on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Seeded Cartilage Constructs, Karin Wartella