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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 2008
THE EFFECT OF NON-SURGICAL PERIODONTAL THERAPY ON SERUM LEVELS OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND HUMAN SOLUBLE CD40 LIGAND, Matthew D. Ficca
Quantifiying the Depth of Oral Sedation Using Bispectral Index Monitoring, John Flowers
Typography As Performance: bringing the stage into the design process, Ann Ford
Using Simulation Optimization to Construct Efficient Screening Strategies for Cervical Cancer, Christodoulos Foufoulides
Exploring the BA and BFA Curriculum, Jane Frazier
An Agent-Based Model to Study the Spread and Control of Epidemics, Ashley Dawn Fuller
Performance Analysis of a Light Weight Packet Scanner, Paras Gandhi
ANGIOGENIC POTENTIAL OF HUMAN MACROPHAGES ON ELECTROSPUN BIORESORBABLE VASCULAR GRAFTS, Koyal Garg
Interneuron Subtypes are Differentially Altered in Malformed, Epileptogenic Cortex, Amanda George
Treatment Outcomes and Retention in Medicaid and non-Medicaid Orthodontic Patients, Ashkan Ghaffari
Characterization of the Retinoic Acid Induced 1 Gene in Humans and Mice, Santhosh Girirajan
The Influence of Environmental Factors and Organizational Characteristics on Innovations in Family Medicine Practices in Virginia, Debora Goetz Goldberg
Preventing Weight Gain in First Year College Students: An Internet-based Intervention, Rachel Gow
Making Sense of the Access Problem: A New Methodology for Analyzing the Postsecondary Education Decision, Farrah Graham
Funnel Vision, David Grainger
The Effects of Reputation Threat and Whistle-Blowing Report Source on Chief Audit Executives' Investigation Decisions, Cynthia Guthrie
A Comparison of five radiographic systems to D-speed film in the detection of artificial bone lesions, David Lloyd Hadley
Education for All: The Freedmen's Bureau Schools in Richmond and Petersburg, 1865 - 1870, Scott Britton Hansen
Endocannabinoid Modulation of Spatial Memory in Aversively and Appetitively Motivated Barnes Maze Tasks, John Pinckney Harloe
THE EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION OF PHOSPHACAN/RPTPβ IN ADAPTIVE SYNAPTOGENESIS AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Janna Harris
CO-ADMINISTRATION OF SILDENAFIL POTENTIATES DOXORUBICIN-INDUCED APOPTOSIS IN PROSTATE CANCER: THE ROLE OF NF-kappaB, Sarah Hassanieh
Creating a Realistic Set Design for Doubt: A Parable, Philip Avery Hayes
THE EFFECT OF NACL ON AKINETE DIFFERENTIATION IN THE CYANOBACTERIUM NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME, Jonathan Heekin
The Psychosocial Influence of Dental Esthetics in Adolescents as Judged by Peers, Scott Thomas Henson
Over the Line: John Edward Lawler and FBI, Gregory C. Hershey
Balance Performance Measurment in a Phase Shifted Feedback Environment, Craig Alan Hoovler
The Role of MicroRNA-155 and MicroRNA-146a as Putative Oncomirs in the Tumor Progression of Prostate Cancer, Jennifer Hoyt
SAY YES TO WHO YOU ARE, Brooke Ann Inman
Identification of Pharmacological and Molecular Mechanisms involved in Nicotine Withdrawal, Kia Jackson
COMPUTER-AIDED TRAUMA DECISION MAKING USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, Soo-Yeon Ji
Flexible Screw Design for Bone Implant Application, Seule Kabir
Synthesis and characterization of novel temperature-responsive dendritic PEG-PDLLA star polymers for drug delivery, Arunvel Kailasan
Moments of Absorption, Sarah K. Kaufman
Probe Level Analysis of Affymetrix Microarray Data, Richard Ellis Kennedy
One Hundred and Fifty Percent Elasticity, Eli Mikael Kessler
Voice by Design: Experiments in Redistributing Media, Bizhan Khodabandeh
Effect of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers on Arterial Pressure and Vasoactivity in the Rat Mesentery, Michael Kim
Argent Sound Recordings: Multimodal Storytelling, Matthew L. Klimas
Variable Selection in Competing Risks Using the L1-Penalized Cox Model, XiangRong Kong
Examining the Behavioral and Molecular Aspects of Adolescent Nicotine Dependence: Implications for Vulnerability to Drugs of Abuse, Dena Heath Kota
Electrical Behavior of Non-Aqueous Formulations: Role of Electrostatic Interactions in Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers (pMDIs), Reshma Kotian
Do Black MSM Have More IDU and HIV Positive Partners Compared to White Men Having Sex with Men ?, Shankar Krishnappa
Fluoride Varnish Use Among Dentists in Virginia, Amanda Bowen Kuhn
Comparison of Emergence Behavior in Pediatric Dental Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia with Sevoflurane versus Desflurane, Carla LaLande
THE AWW, Jessica Danielle Langley
Power Relationships in Information Systems Security Policy Formulation and Implementation, Michael Stephen Lapke
STUDENT SUCCESS IN COLLEGE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTITUTIONAL EXPENDITURES AND PERSISTENCE, Ibironke Lawal
GreenLife: A Sustainable Retail Space, Veronica J. Ledford
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE NOVEL LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID (LPA) RECEPTOR, LPA4/p2y9/GPR23, Peilun Lee
ASIAN AMERICAN SOCIAL WORKERS: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FACTORS INFLUENCING CAREER CHOICES, Soon Min Lee
ENERGY EFFICIENT EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN FOR MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM USING WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK, QI LI
In the Theater of Subjectivity, Violetta Litvak
Lighting the Box,Daylighting As The Primary Organizer In Multifamily Housing, Sara Lovette
An exploration of the effects of long-term intimate partner violence: listening to older women, Suzanne Lowe
Does Light Control Algal Abundance in Large River Systems?, Amy Macdonald
THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENTLY FRAMED INFORMATION ON DECISION MAKING IN THE PUBLIC BUDGETING PROCESS: DOES BUDGET REFORM MEAN A DAMN?, Robert Dennis Malarkey
Application of Shortest-Path Network Analysis to Identify Genes that Modulate Longevity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, JR Managbanag
A Key to All Mythologies, Theresa Frances Marchetta
Developing a Multi-Objective Decision Model for Maximizing IS Security within an Organization, Jeffrey Lee May
The Relationship between Perceived Personal Risk of getting Prostate cancer and Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening, Yeatoe G. McIntosh
In an Expression of the Inexpressible: Even this title is stolen, but I chose it, Carmen Alis McLeod
CaMK-II Promotes Beta-Catenin-Dependent Transcription by Binding Flightless-I, Jamie McLeod
Analysis of the mechanism of transferrin-iron acquisition by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Noto Jennifer McMillan
Effects of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers on the Vasoactivity of the Spinotrapezius Muscle of the Rat, Pete Meliagros
The Effect of Cell Type on the Efficacy of CMV Antiviral Drugs, Benjamin Meza
DEFINING VALUE BASED INFORMATION SECURITY GOVERNANCE OBJECTIVES, Sushma Mishra
Medicare Managed Care Penetration and Prevalence of Older Adult Disability, Christine Moe
REGULATION OF MDM2 MEDIATED NFκB2 PATHWAY IN HUMAN LUNG CANCER, Lathika Mohanraj
If Your Love Were A Grain Of Sand Mine Would Be A Universe Of Beaches, Valerie Anne Molnar
Developmental Aspects of Diabetes knowledge, Kari Morgan
Bollywood Broads: Reconstructing the Femme Fatale in Popular Indian Film, Erin Zimmerman Moss
Storming the Castle: Non-Secular Subversion of the Pas D'Armes in The Castle of Perseverance, John Moss
Regulation of Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase by Oxidized Phospholipids and Proinflammatory Cytokines, Muralikrishna Mukkamala
Principals Give Voice to the ISLLC Standards--An Investigation of Leadership Job Priorities, Marcia Muse
Applications of Operations Research in Domestic Electric Utilities, Jametta Myers
A Science & Mathematics Magnet School at Maymont, Sarah Shamus Nakfoor
Nucleoplasmic and Cytoplasmic Degradation of Telomerase: implications toward telomerase-based cancer therapy, Binh Nguyen
PROMOTION OF TUMOR CELL DEATH THROUGH THE INDUCTION OF, Tuyen Nguyen
modeling pure vasogenic edema in the rat brain, charles nottingham
Role of the Small Terminase Subunit Encoded by Staphylococcus Aureus Pathogenicity Island SaPI1 in Formation of SaPI1 Transducing Particles, Nicholas Paul Olivarez
Locavore Exploring the Sustainable Table: A Restaurant in Tobacco Row, Kathryn Mia Oliver
Open your eyes...On impressing the important things., Heidi Dawn Ortega
MODs: collaboration and play in design, Margaret O'Saben
Shadows on the Cave Wall: The Cognitive Accuracy of Social Network Perception, David M. Ouellette
REDUCING BACTERIAL RESISTANCE THROUGH BETTER ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION PRACTICES, Christine Ouma
Jules, Emily Oye
Mechanistic Studies on the Electrochemistry of Glutathione and Homocysteine, Olufemi Oyesanya
The Use of Implants vs. Endodontics: Practitioner Attitudes in 2007, Gardiner McKay Packer
Record, Monica Rocio Palma
CORROSION DAMAGE STUDIES THROUGH MICROSCOPY AND STRESS ANALYSIS, Ronak Patel
Spin transport studies in nanoscale spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions, Sridhar Patibandla
INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIORS OF PRACTICING DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN VIRGINIA, Joan Marie Pellegrini
A Capillary-Based Microfluidic System for Immunoaffinity Separations in Biological Matrices, Michael Peoples
Virginia Emergency Department Physician Knowledge of the Emergent Treatment of Avulsed Teeth, Joy Leatrice Barnes Phelps
After August: Museums As Mirrors, William Pinholster
The Ecology of Fear: Oviposition and Colonization in Aquatic Systems, Leeanna Pletcher
Discovery and Initial Characterizations of Neurofascin 155 High and Neurofascin 155 Low, Anthony Pomicter