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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
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
Efficiency Evaluation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device, Alissa Kei Wong
The Discriminative Stimulus Properties of the Atypical Antipsychotic Ziprasidone in Rats, Erin Wood
Work Hope as a Mediator Between Proactive Coping and Career Planfulness in Domestic and International University Students, Juan Juana Wu
Low Dislocation Density Gallium Nitride Templates and Their Device Applications, Jinqiao Xie
Initial Studies on a Novel Target-Promoted DNA Alkylation System, Ting Xu
Supportive Campus Environment: an Analysis of Virginia Commonwealth University's National Survey of Student Engagement Supportive Campus Environment Benchmark Data, Patrece Siobhan Yancey
Indeterminate Lines, Hyun Kyung Yoon
Obesity and Arthritis among U.S. Adults, Jamie M. Zakkak
Design Synthesis and Evaluation Of Diterpenones As Potent Chemopreventive Agents For Aflatoxin B1 Induced Carcinogenesis In Human Liver Cells, Miguel Angel Zuniga
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Estrogenic Compounds Protect Rat Cardiac Myoblasts (H9c2 Cells) Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cell Death, Hesham Magdi Abbas
An Experimental Analysis of the Impact of Goal Orientation, Ethical Orientation, and Personality Traits on Managers' And Accountants' Abilities to Recognize Misappropriation of Assets, Wendy Walston Achilles
Inhibition of Margination and Diapedesis of Neutrophils by Protein Synthesis Blockade, Phyllis V. Acquah
Small Molecules Binding to Serpins, Junaid Afridi
A Critical Review of Telomerase Biology and Model Systems for the Study of Telomerase, Jeremy Charles Aisenberg
The Effect of Adding Drag-Reducing Polymers to Resuscitation Fluid During Hemorrhagic Shock on Skeletal Muscle Microcirculation, Geoffrey C. Alexander
A Perspective Into Healthcare Disparities: Access to Medical Care Among Minority Populations in Virginia, Ayesha M. Allen
Familial Influences on Adolescents' Health Behaviors, Renee Antoinette Alleyne
The Life Pattern of People with Spinal Cord Injury, Ronald R. Alligood II
Perceptions of the Saudi Students attending American Universities towards the new Saudi Mandatory Cooperative Health Insurance Program (MCHIP), Abdulkariem Suliman Al-Shawairkh
Steriods Protect Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cytotoxicity in Rat Cardiac Myoblastic H9C2 Cells, Hanaa A. AL-Thabhani
Do Investors Over-react to Patterns of Past Financial Performance Measures?, Abdulaziz Alwathainani
An Integrative Approach for Examining the Determinants of Abnormal Returns: The Cases of Internet Security Breach and Ecommerce Initiative, Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo
21st Century Zen Garden, Allison Parker Andrews
Natural Flow, Holly Armstrong
Assessment of Section 404 Wetland Mitigation Compliance and No-Net-Loss in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Kimberley Anne Baggett
The Impact of Relational Model Bases on Organizational Decision Making: Cases in E-Commerce and Ecological Economics, Elizabeth White Baker
DEN OF THIEVES: APPROPRIATING AND APPLYING THE COLLABORATIVE IDEALS OF THE LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY, Timothy Michael Bambara
The Evolution of Urban Community Development Corporations in Response to Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities, Sharon L. Bancroft
The Effect of Sodium Hypochlorite on Nickel Titanium Rotary Instruments and its Effect on Resistance to Fracture, Katrina H. Bang-Schaefer
FOSTERING IMAGINATIVE EXPRESSION IN ELEMENTARY ART STUDENTS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF TEACHER STRATEGIES, Julia Robinson Bargo
The 'Consul Smith Palladio' at Virginia Commonwealth University and the American Renaissance, Anne Rachelle Barrett
Physical Activity in Elementary School Girls: Implementation and Theory-Based Evaluation of Girls on the Run, Melanie Kerr van Ogtrop Bean
The Role of Sulfatide in Alzheimer's Disease, Charles Britton Beasley Jr.
Traits of Writing, Traits of Art, Michelle Ciancarelli Becker
The Oldest Well, Saul Benjamin Becker
THE UN-STILL LIFE, Joyce A. Beiermann
A Wireless Surface Electromyography (WSEMG) System, Aleeta E. Bell
Examination of an Ecological Model of Adjustment for Adolescent Siblings of Youth with Spina Bifida, Melissa Hayden Bellin
Drawing Through A Linear Temperament, Jorge Miguel Benitez
Social Capital, Health and Mental Health in African American Women, Cheryl Lynn Bennett
Stretch-Dependant Tonic Force Maintenance in Rabbit Epigastric Artery, Krystina Michelle Berg
Bacterial expression, purification and characterization of human alpha 2 antiplasmin, Harminder Singh Bhatia
Light and Life, Christine Elizabeth Bishop
Rebuilding Theories of Technology Acceptance: A Qualitative Case Study of Physicians' Acceptance of Technology, Jon T. Blue
A Slice of Life's Passage, Cheryl T. Bosch
Teacher Empathy and Its Relationship to the Standardized Test Scores of Diverse Secondary Students, Timothy Bruce Bostic
Evaluation of an Elliptical Trainer with Distal Control Modifications, Jessica Cortney Bradford
State of Being, Anne Bradshaw
Psychology and the Theatre: A Qualitative Experiment in Actor Training, Megan Rebecca Brown
Implicit Theories of Weight Management: A Social Cognitive Approach to Motivation, Jeni L. Burnette
Painting as Becoming: Reflections Between Content and Form, Calvin Burton
Factors Influencing Health Status in Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Janet Jestina Byam-Williams
Comparison of Leukocyte Classes Most Likely to Cause Vascular Dysfunction in Preeclampsia, Kristen Anne Cadden
Intimate Encounters; Staging Intimacy and Sensuality, Tonia Sina Campanella
Factors Associated With the Provision of Coronary Heart Disease Preventive CareServices, Patricia Carcaise-Edinboro
Opening the Heart, Gail Z. Carlin
The Virtue Screen: An 18th Century Biombo at Virginia House, Jacqueline Carrera
Contrast: Unifying the Nuts and Bolts, Frank C. Carr
The Anti-Plaque Efficacy of Listerine® Used in Combination with Toothbrushing in Orthodontic Patients, Zachary A. Casagrande
A Computational Study of Axial Compressor Rotor Casing Treatments and Stator Land Seals, Charles C. Cates
Ross Caudill MFA Sculpture 2006, Ross Steven Caudill
IGE PRODUCTION REGULATION VIA CD23 STALK ENGAGEMENT AND CELL CYCLE STIMULATION, Timothy Hays Caven