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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 2007
Urban Farm, Anisa A. Mohammed
Comparison of Event History Analysis and Latent Growth Modeling for College Student Perseverance, Richard Samuel Mohn Jr.
Structures and Reactivities of Ionized and Metal Cation-Containing Acetylene Clusters, Paul O. Momoh
Maternal Caregivers' Organization of and Reasoning Behind Coping Suggestions to Deal with Community Violence Exposure, Melinda B. Moore
A Description of Cases of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea Cases within the University Healthsystem Consortium, Melissa Kay Moore
Raman Scattering in GaN and ZnO, Shinobu Nagata
Symbiotic Catastrophes: An Urge To Make a Recording, Denise Nicole Naïm
Trend Analysis of Automobile Collision Amongst 15-19 year olds in Virginia, 2000-2004, Imo F. Ndem
The Art of Collaboration in the Classroom: Team Teaching Performance, Jenna M. Neilsen
Children With Special Needs Oral Health Quality of Life Survey, Kristin Elizabeth Nelson
Hydration Studies of Electrospray Ions from Amino Acids and Small Peptides, Chuong Quoc Nguyen
The Effects of Scaling and Root Planing on the Systemic Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), Khanh Vu Thuy Nguyen
Body and Soul, Lise Nielsen
Resilience and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Thai Adolescents Living in Bangkok, Thailand, Patcharin Nintachan
Characterization of the Factors Associated with SCCmec Mobility in Staphylococcus Aureus, Michael James Noto
On the Binding of N1-substituted Tryptamines at h5-HT6 Receptors, Abner Nyamwaro Nyandege
Prediction of In-Vivo Antimuscarinic Activity (AMA) by In-Vitro Receptor Binding Assessment and PK/PD Modeling For Prototypical Drugs, Taghrid Y. Obied
The KsgA methyltransferase: Characterization of a universally conserved protein involved in robosome biogenesis, Heather Colleen O'Farrell
Impact of EU's Decisions on Euro-Skepticism of Two Turkish Nationalist and Religious Peripheral Parties, Imdat Ozen
The Constant Wife Revisited: The Progression of a Play from Conception to the Final Stage Production, Kimberly H. Parkin
The Encyclopedic Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rudolfine Kunstkammer as Expressions of Power, Jennifer Ashley Pate
Mechanisms of EPS8-mediated oncogenesis, Anisha Anilkumar Patel
THE PEDAGOGY AND ETHICS OF IMPROVISATION USING THE HAROLD, David Dellus Patton
Impact of Combat Stress on Mental Health Outcomes: BRFSS Survey Data 2006, Emily Pedneau
The Effects of Early Postnatal PCP Administration on Performance in Locomotor Activity, Reference Memory, and Working Memory Tasks in C57BL/6 Mice, Alan L. Pehrson
The Art of Collaboration in the Classroom: Team Teaching Performance, Julie K. Phillips
Life in an Occupied City: Women in Winchester, Virginia During the Civil War, Laura Jane Ping
Victims' Perspectives on the Process of Seeking a Protective Order: Predictors of Perceived Empowerment, Sara-Beth Plummer
Antibiotic Diversity and Bacterial Resistance, James Patrick Powell
Telomerase Inhibition and Sensitization of Breast Tumor Cells, Kennon R. Poynter
Addressing Issues in the Detection of Gene-Environment Interaction Through the Study of Conduct Disorder, Elizabeth Chin Prom
Addressing Issues in the Detection of Gene-Environment Interaction Through the Study of Conduct Disorder, Elizabeth Prom-Wormley
Supporting Personhood in Dementia: Examining the Impact of Volition on Function in Everyday Occupations, Christine L. Raber
Cannabinoid Modulation of Chemotaxis of Macrophages and Macrophage-like Cells, Erinn Shenee Raborn
The Role of Secreted Phosphoprotein-24 in Osteoblast Differentiation and Matrix Mineralization, Samuel Ramage
Evaluating the Psychosocial Effects of Two Interventions, Tai Chi and Spiritual Growth Groups, in Women with Breast Cancer, Sarah M. Rausch
The Lynks Reader, Anne Marie Reamey
The Effects of Concerted Cultivation on Academic Achievement, Jeremy Brandon Redford
Associations Between Attachment Styles, Relational Aggression and Victimization, and Sexual Behavior among Emerging Adults, Jennifer Janette Guyre Reid
The Role of a Family History of Alcohol or Drug Abuse on PTSD Outcomes Following Community Violence Exposure, Kathryn Reid-Quinones
Stress and Anxiety in ADHD: Links to sensory over-responsivity, Stacey E. Reynolds
The Utility of Depression Screening Measures After Traumatic Brain Injury, Amy H. Riddick
The Effect of Pre-Cure Bracket Movement on the Shear Bond Strength of Metal Brackets, Thomas Luther Roberts IV
Within and Without, Shane Robert Rocheleau
I Built This City, Joshua Isaiah Rodenberg
Exploring the Cardiovascular Response to Anger Imagery and Speech in Vietnam Veterans With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Jennifer Jane Runnals
Expression, Purification and Characterization of a Soluble and Active RNAse H from the Hepatitis B Virus, Mario Alejandro Saavedra
Interactions of mtFabH with its Substrates and Inhibitors Reveal Novel Mechanistic Insights, Sarbjot Singh Sachdeva
The Role of Sphingosine Kinase 2 in Cell Growth and Apoptosis, Heidi M. Sankala
Organic Nanostructures and Devices using Electrostatic Processing, Soumayajit Sarkar
Invisible Green, Amanda Sauer
Observational Intelligence: An Overview of Computational Actual Entities and their Use as Agents of Artificial Intelligence, Brandon Scot Saunders
Residual Symptoms after Treatment of Chronic Depression: A Comparison across Treatment Modalities, Katherine L. Schaefer
The Quantitative Genetics of Neurodevelopment: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Childhood and Adolescence, James Eric Schmitt
Calcium Mediated Regulation of Ceramide Kinase, Kyle Elizabeth Seedlock
SRC INHIBITORS POTENTIATE UCN-01-INDUCED APOPTOSIS IN HUMAN MULTIPLE MYELOMA CELLS THROUGH A RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK-DEPENDENT MECHANISM, Rena Ashwin Shah
Obesity as a Risk Factor for Preeclampsia: Role of Inflammation and the Innate Immune System, Tanvi Jayendra Shah
Phase II Trials Powered to Detect Activity in Tumor Subsets with Retrospective (or Prospective) Use of Predictive Markers, Grishma S. Sheth
Knowledge of Hiv/Aids and Women's Status in Decision-Making in India for Women Ages 15-49, Shivani Shodhan
The Development of a Linux and FPGA Based Autopilot System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, William Clifford Sleeman IV
A Fugitive Sea, Marian Brunn Smith
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE'S EFFECT ON NICKEL-TITANIUM ROTARY INSTRUMENTS AND ITS EFFECT ON RESISTANCE TO FRACTURE, Michael Shane Smith
The Alchemy of the Everyday, Nanda Soderberg
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Virginia: The Impact of Insurance Coverage and the Every Woman's Life Screening Program, Kamila Somayaji
Effects of Isovolemic Hemodilution on Tissue Oxygen Consumption Using a Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier and Human Serum Albumin, Bjorn Kyungsuck Song
Breadfruit Fantasies, Matthew Steven Spahr
Signaling By Protease-Activated Receptors in Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle, Wimolpak Sriwai
The Effect of Child Characteristics and Environmental Demands on Parenting Across Intact and Divorced Families: An Exploratory View, Jennifer L. Stevenson
Mechanism of Iron Transport Employed by Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: Contribution of Ferric Binding Protein A, Heather Ruth Strange
IS256 mediated alteration of femAB expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis and its effect on lysostaphin resistance, Katrina S. Stumpf
Role of Ceramide-1-Phosphate as a Specific and Potent Activator of Group IVA Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Alpha, Preeti Subramanian
Religiosity, Parental Support and Adult Support Coping as Protective Factors for Drug Refusal Efficacy and Use Among African American Adolescents, Raymond H. Tademy
LLUM: Light and Reflection, Kazue Taguchi
Identification and Characterization of Helper Phage Gene Products Involved in Mobilization of Staphylococcal Pathogenicity Island SaPI1, Sandra McKenzie Tallent
The Patriot, the Other & the Hall of Mirrors"A Foucauldian Archaeology of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001., Rupa G. Thadhani
WS 1207 Community Workshops, Katherine M. Thomas
Social Capital and Welfare Reform: The Single Mother Quagmire, Perry A. Threlfall
Design History Matters: Visualizing Graphic Design History Through New Media, Todd F. Timney
Outcomes of Status Epilepticus in the Elderly, Alan R. Towne
Public Policy Preferences and Political Attitudes: Exploring the Generational Divide among African Americans, Dietra Y. Trent
An Exploration of the Influence of Race and Gender on Sexual Beliefs and Attitudes of Adolescents, Kristine Marie Vandenberg
Delineated Space, Amy Lillian Vaughters
Corticular Photosynthetic Dynamics for a Coastal Evergreen Shrub: Myrica Cerifera, Jaclyn K. Vick
Transitions: Starting the Second, Full Circle, Mary Colleen Vreeland
Gentleman Johnny Plays War: John Burgoyne and The Blockade of Boston, Catherine Ann Peckinpaugh Vrtis
Changes in BMI Among First Semester College Students, Rachel L. Walker
The Effect of Scholarship Support, Gender, and Sport Type on Retention of Collegiate Student-Athletes, Carrie Lennon Webster
Social Support during the Academic Transition of International Students in Ph.D. Programs, Deborah A. Westin
Pedagogical Fusion, David Maurice White
Genetic Variations in Interferon-Induced Genes and HCV Recurrence after Liver Transplantation, Benjamin Cameron Whitehill
Training the Theatre Artist, Sullivan Canaday White
Cognitive Mechanisms of Memory Impairment Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Mark D. Whiting
The Influence of Adenoviral Infection and the Group VIA Calcium-Independent Phospholipase A2 on Hepatic Lipid Metabolism, William Palmer Wilkins III
A History Revealed: The Inventions of Minnie Eureka Young, Erin Colleen Williams
Study Abroad and Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive Universities: Preparing Students from Underrepresented Racial Groups to Live in a Global Environment, Felecia D. Williams
The Other Side of Care: An Adaptive Reuse of Cloverleaf Mall as a Pediatric Palliative Care Site, Julie Anne Wolfe
The Role of Inhibitory Interneurons in a Model od Developmental Epilepsy, Patrick James Wolfgang