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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 2009
Therapeutic Drugs in Cancer, Teneille Walker
Building Blocks Retreat Center, Kelly Warner
COMPARING CYCLIC FATIGUE OF THE NEW GT® SERIES X(TM) FILES TO THE ENDO SEQUENCE™ ROTARY INSTRUMENTS, Nathan Wayment
Nature Calls, Angela White
EXAMINATION OF THE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS AND CROSS-TOLERANCE INDUCING PROPERTIES OF N-DESMETHYLCLOZAPINE IN C57BL/6 MICE., Jason Wiebelhaus
Contexture, Kimberly Winters
AN EXAMINATION OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FRIENDSHIPS IN YOUNG ADULTS FROM INTACT AND DIVORCED FAMILIES, Stephanie Wolf
Behavioral and Molecular Analysis of Individual Variation in Ethanol Drinking, Jennifer Wolstenholme
Determinants of Hepatitis B Vaccination among Adults in the United States: NHANES 1999-2006, Conschetta Wright
DIET-RELATED CHANGES IN SENSITIVITY TO THE PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL, Mayo Wright
Predictors of Situation Awareness in Graduate Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Suzanne Wright
GROWTH, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS, Bo Xiao
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION ON PYROELECTRIC ENERGY SCAVENGING, Jingsi Xie
Patterns of Differential Involvement in Terrorist Activities: Evidence from DHKP/C and Turkish Hezbollah, Ismail Yilmaz
What's a Female Director To Do? The Women of Medea Redux and the Men of Someone Who'll Watch Over Me: A Study of the Sexes, Sarah Mansell Yount
THE SMALL MOLECULE BCL-2 INHIBITOR HA14-1 POTENTIATES THE LETHALITY OF A REGIMEN COMBINING MEK1/2 AND CHK1 INHIBITORS IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA CELLS, Leena Youssefian
Identification and Characterization of Prevotella Intermedia 17 Toll-like Receptor 2 Ligands, Jamie Feng-Hsia Yuan
Controlled synthesis of ZnO nanowires towards the fabrication of solar cells, Dongshan Yu
Examining the Association of Fruit and Vegetable intake and Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening, Mark Yu
Identification of binding partners of a novel P. falciparum exported protein, Monica Zapata
Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy: Data from the Chicago Women's Health Risk Study, Anne Zehner
Like Alike, Jill Zevenbergen
Design By Accident, Mengfu Zhang
ORGAN MOTION AND IMAGE GUIDANCE IN RADIATION THERAPY, Jining Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Causative Factors of Crashes between a Motor Vehicle and the Amish and Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggy, Cory Anderson
IN VITRO MODELS FOR INHALED CORTICOSTEROID (ICS) AEROSOLS: A STUDY OF THEIR BIOPHARMACEUTICS AND PHARMACOLOGY, DEEPIKA ARORA
Evolution of Urban Design in Practice (Case studies of Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland through time), Sulabh Aryal
SELECTIVE NON-PEPTIDE MU-OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST: DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, Lindsey Aschenbach
WIRELESS INTELLIGENT STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM, Belle Ashwin
APPLICATIONS OF THE BIVARIATE GAMMA DISTRIBUTION IN NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MEDICAL PHYSICS, Jolene Barker
Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm: The Rise of the Jazz Musical, Amy C. Baumgartner
How Cultural Factors Hastened the Population Decline of the Powhatan Indians, Julia Ruth Beckley
IN THE SPIN, Kathryn Noel Beles
Role of VEGF-C in Proliferation and Migration in a Cancer Model, Emily Marie Benke
Healing, Learning and Play, Kangana Bhatnagar
Flow-Acting: Modern Sports Science and the Preparation of Actors, Barrett Slade Billew
Warm Hydroforming Characteristics of Stainless Steel Sheet Metals, Eren Billur
Self-reference Through White Space in Graphic Design, Can Birand
AVIAN DISPERSAL OF THE ACTINOMYCETE FRANKIA ACROSS A BARRIER ISLAND LANDSCAPE, Spencer Bissett
Applying Movement Success Models to Marian Apparition Movements, Rachel Bobbitt
Evaluation of an Early Discharge Policy For Infants With Apnea of Prematurity, Cheryl N. Bodamer
Choreographing Cabaret: A Guide to Storytelling through Dance and Movement, Katie Claire Bradley
Effects of Smoking and Gender on Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Beta-Carbolines in a Healthy Population and During Alcohol Detoxification, Satjit Singh Brar
EFFECTS OF METAL PROTOPORPHYRINS ON BURN WOUND CONVERSION, Katie Braun
Grace Street Senior Center, Virginia Brockett
Bounded Surface, Emilie Sayward Brown
Surging Seepage: A Triple Bond Accretion System, Jacqueline Brown
New Museum Theory in Practice: A Case Study of the American Visionary Art Museum and the Representation of Disability, Amanda Bryan
Generalized Second Price Auctions with Hierarchical Bidding, Kevin Bryan
The Pedagogy of Shakespeare & Company, Catherine Bryne
Development of an Inexpensive, Haptic Graphical Display Device, David Burch
Frontal Plane Pelvic Drop in Runners: Causes and Clinical Implications, Evie Neff Burnet
Early Intervention, Research and Therapy Center for Children with Autism, Nicole Marie Caccavo
Informal Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients: The Impact of Geographic Proximity on Social Support and Bereavement Adjustment, John Garland Cagle
Alternative Orthodontic Bonding Protocol Using Self Etching Primer, Rush-Baker Gaines Caldwell
Self-Appraisals, Perfectionism, and Academics in College Undergraduates, David Edward Canter
Esthetic Posterior Stainless Steel Crowns and their Relative Shear Strengths, Lonny Dale Carmichael
Shiver, Jennifer Elaine Carson
Fetal and early neonatal death: Do the determinants vary?, Ashley Carter
Organizing Around a Center: A Design Incubator and Business Center, Mindy Carter
The Performance Effects of Latent Factors on Assimilation of Commercial Open-Source ERP Software on Small-Medium Enterprises, Sandra Cereola
Program Approach for Childheaded Households in Zambia, Samson Chama
Trembling Earth, Amy Beth Chan
Electromyographic Characterization in an Animal model of Dystonia, Kunal Dilip Chaniary
Objects: Entropy and Temporality, Anthony Cioe
Pathways to Drug Use among Rural and Urban African American Adolescents: The Mediating and Moderating Effects of Parent and Peer Influences, Trenette Clark
The Effects of Family, School and Peer Support on the Achievement Outcomes of African American Adolescents, M. Annette Clayton
How Well Does Spirituality Predict Health Status in People Living With HIV-Disease?, Rachel Kidd Cobb
Molecular mechanisms involved in oligodendrocyte development, Rochelle Coelho
Making Time, Christine Coffey
DROPPING KNOWLEDGE AND BREAKING BARRIERS: MY FIRST YEAR TEACHING AT JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, Jeffrey Cole
The Open Road, Bryan Condra
MECHANICAL ABRASION AND ELECTROPORATION IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF INTACT PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS HYPHÆ and NUTRIENT-DEPENDANT RESISTANCE TO HYGROMYCIN B, Alexander Cordesman
Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities from a Hispanic Background in Transition from School to Work, Elin Cortijo-Doval
Spark Gap, Lillian Cox-Richard
Effects of Predation Risk, Density and Disease on Energy Efficiency in a Larval Anuran, Sarah Crane
A Comparison of Ordinary Least Squares and Instrumental Variables Regression for High Intensity Disease Management Evaluation, Gerald A. Craver
Inflammatory Regulation of Cysteine Cathepsins, Blaine Creasy
A Space for Absence, timothy dalton
Integrating Nature into Urban Educational Environments, Caroline Anne Davenport
Des Perdues: The Precariousness of Loss, Alissa Grace Davis
Prediction of Breathing Patterns Using Neural Networks, Pavani Davuluri
Orthodontic Bracket Bond Strength Using Self-Etching Primer With or Without Pumice or Acid Etch Pretreatment, Ana Paula DeCastro
3-D Analysis of a Functional Reach Test in Subjects With Functional Ankle Instability, Sarah J. de la Motte
Corporate Housing and Training, Cojo Gerardo Del
Sing Together! Choral Singing as a Supplementary Training Method for Actors, Daniel C. Dennis
Synthesis and Characterization of Polyionic Hydrogels, Pooja Desai
Looking For Ways To Ruin A Perfectly Good Day: Masculinity in bash: the latter-day plays by Neil LaBute, Daniel F. Devlin
Physiological Correlates of Aggression in Adolescent Females, Ashley Dibble
What is a Partition?, Lee Dijoseph
Self-Determination Realized? Consumer direction: A case study of Virginia, Parthenia Dinora
Social Support, Weight Loss Attempts and Satisfaction, Allison Drew
Fibronectin-dependent Activation of CaMK-II Promotes Focal Adhesion Turnover by Inducing Tyrosine Dephosphorylation of FAK and Paxillin, Charles Easley IV
In Pursuit of Paternal Significance: Fathers' Influence on their Daughters' and Sons' Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs, Rachel S. Everley
Characterization of Microorganisms of Interest to Homeland Security and Public Health Utilizing Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Robert A. Everley