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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 2006
Design and Validation of a Full Contact Gait Simulator for the Cadaveric Lower Extremity, Joseph Michael Iaquinto
FACTS OF THE IMAGINATION (FROM THE INSIDE OUT), Janelle Ann Iglesias
A Shift In Perspective, Andrew Patrick Ilnicki
A 'Biorelevant' Approach for Accelerated In Vitro Release and In Vitro-In Vivo Relationship of a Biodegradable, Naltrexone Implant, Sunil S. Iyer
The Theatre That Will Be: 'Devised Theatre' Methodologies and Aesthetics in Training and Practice, Lisa Kathleen Jackson
COMPARISON OF LONGITUDINAL AND CONVENTIONAL DATA ANALYSIS METHODS FOR ASSESSING EFFECTIVENESS, Pravin R. Jadhav
The Post-9/11 Federal Homeland Security Paradigm and the Adoptive Capacity of Public Administration Theory and Practice, Chaya Rani Jain
Health Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Saichol Janwijit
A Life Disrupted: Still Lived, Judith M. Jarosinski
Student Learning Assessment in the Social Sciences: Establishing A National Baseline for Criminal Justice Programs, Jennifer N. Jenkins
Dual Regulation of Telomerase Activity By HSF1 And Its Role in Prostate Cancer Progression, Keith Douglas Ostergaard Jensen
An Investigation of the Impact of Corporate Governance on Decision to Expense Employee Stock Options, Ling Jiang
Undone, Julie J. Johnson
Sphere of Influence, Benjamin Andrew Jones
The Other Side of the Fence, Benjamin S. Jones
It's an Irish Lullaby: One Story of Hyphenated American Culture, Mary-Ellen Jones
A Prelude to a Third Dimension of the Periodic Table: Superatoms of Aluminum Iodide Clusters, Naiche Owen Jones
Characterization of the Rank Ligand Positive Giant Cell Found in the Interfacial Membrane, Patrick Emerson Jones
Adaptive Re-use of Abandoned Structure - A Holistic Urban Experiment, DongJoo Kang
Phospholipase A2 Induced Monocyte Chemotaxis to Apoptotic Cells, Kwasi Karikari
Regulation of Murine Mast Cell Homeostasis by TGF-β1 and CD4+CD25+C Regulatory T Cells, Mohit Kashyap
The Effect Of Stationary UV Excitation On The Optical Behavior Of Electrochemically Self-Assembled Semiconductor Nanowires, Rajesh A. Katkar
Forecasting Stability Levels for the Countries of the Former Soviet Union, Margaret Erin Keck
Diffuse Brain Injury Triggers Ultra-Rapid Perisomatic Traumatic Axonal Injury, Wallerian Change, and Non-Specific Inflammatory Responses, Brian Joseph Kelley
Genetic Assessment of Rare Blackbanded Sunfish (Enneacanthus Chaetodon) Populations in Virginia, Diana Marie Kercher
A Normal-Mixture Model with Random-Effects for RR-Interval Data, Jessica McKinney Ketchum
ATM-Dependent ERK Signaling in Response to DNA Double Strand Breaks, Ashraf Khalil
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Act Synergistically with UCN-01 Through RAS Inhibition, Payal Khanna
Identification of Novel Allosteric Regulators of Human Erythrocyte Pyruvate Kinase, Shilpa S. Kharalkar
Knowledge and Perceived Ambiguity of Physical Activity Recommendations and Physical Activity in Men and Women in the United States, Laura G. Kiken
Quantifying the Effects of Correlated Covariates on Variable Importance Estimates from Random Forests, Ryan Vincent Kimes
An Evaluation of Hospital Capital Investment after the Balanced Budget Act, Tae Hyun Kim
The Effect of Operational Speed on the Fracture of Nickel Titanium Rotary Instruments, George Gray Kitchens Jr.
Empirical Characterization of Variability Among Affymetrix Probe Set Expression Summaries by Sequence Fidelity, Shelbie B. Kliner
Healing Interior: Using Eastern Design Principles in Hotel Design, YunJu Lee Koh
The Prevalence of the Need for Esthetic Crown Lengthening in Post Orthodontically Treated Subjects, Bryan Marc Konikoff
Poverty, Inequality & Terrorism Relationship in Turkey, Mutlu Koseli
Comparing Institutions: The Institution of Critique and the Post-Museum, Jenna K. Kowalke
The Antimicrobial Effect of MTAD, Sodium Hypochlorite, Doxycycline, and Citric Acid on E. faecalis, Trisha Ann Krause
The Role of Gonadal Hormones on Opioid Receptor Protein Density in Arthritic Rats, Matthew Kren
A Model to Predict 24-Hour Urinary Creatinine Level Using Repeated Measurements, Donna S. Kroos
Lifelong Learners Study in Virginia, Dianne Quinn Kurec
Pathological Upregulation of a Calcium-Stimulated Phosphatase, Calcineurin, in Two Models of Neuronal Injury, Jonathan Elledge Kurz
Little Paintings, Robert William Land
Bitterroot Landing: An Adaptation from Novel to Stage, Christy Leake
Factors Associated with High Sexual Risk Behavior in Single Women, Thomas B. M. Leecost
Gender and Forgiveness in Early Married Couples, Andrea J. Lerner
Computational Modeling to Predict Mechanical Function of Joints: Validations and Applications of Lower Leg Simulations, Peter C. Liacouras
The Enduring Image, Michelle Lieb
Characterization of the TCOF1 Gene Using a Neuroblastoma Cell Line and a Mouse Model, Lin Li
Understanding How African-American Middle School Students Cope with Peer Victimization: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Suzanne C. Linkroum
Forging Space, Chance Burdick Liscomb
A Comparison for Longitudinal Data Missing Due to Truncation, Rong Liu
From Below Table Mesa, Cynthia Grier Lotze
The Predictive Relationship of Inhibitory Control, Emotion Regulation, Moral Emotions, and Life Stressors on Behavior Problems in School-Aged Children of Incarcerated Mothers, Geraldine M. Lotze
Hospitals' Decision to Vertically Integrate Skilled Nursing Units Before and After the Balanced Budget Act, Betty C. Lucente
Studies on the Molecular Biology of Naegleru Fowleri and Identification of N. Fowleri in the Environment, Rebecca Carmean MacLean
Modulation of the Serotonin Reuptake Transporter in RAW264.7 Macrophages, Sienna Marie Arenas Malubay
Public: An Exploration of Community, Environment, and Technology, Christopher John Malven
The Effect of Advertising on Attitudes Toward Tobacco Use and Decisions About Smoking Among Virginia Adolescents, John Rosser Matthews III
The Art of Adjustment, Kathryn F. Matthews
Potential for the Stimulation of Enodthelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Through the Use of Low Frequency Sound, Brandon H. May
The Influence of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism In The Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Promoter on Glioma Biology, Jessica McCready
Do Expectancies Mediate the Relationship Between Sensitivities and Fearfulness?: An Alternative to Reiss' Expectancy Theory, Scott David McDonald
Determination of the Band Gap Bowing Parameter of A1xGa1-xN with Contactless Electroreflectance, Laura C. McGlinchey
The Relationship Between the Virginia Standards of Learning Tests and the New PSAT/NMSQT, Susan P. McKelvey
Improving Student Art Vocabulary Retention, Michelle Bena McKenna
Heart of Flesh, Joseph Aaron McSpadden
Panic Disorder, Trait Anxiety, and Risk Drinking in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women, Sarah Meshberg-Cohen
Molecular Localization of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1-Alpha in Post-Ischemic Myocardium Following in Vivo Prolyl-4 Hydroxylase-2 Gene Silencing, Julia Antoinette Messina
Quantitative Model for the Prediction of Hydrodynamic Size of Nonionic Reverse Micelles, Melissa A. Michaels
From the Seat of Authority: A Case Study in Exhibition Development, Chasity Janet Miller
Novel Cancer Therapeutics, the Generation of ROS, and Cell Survival, Clint Mitchell
Functional Consequences of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Over-Expression in Human Gliomas, Emily Mullet
Conceptualizing Hoarding Behavior Among Elderly Women: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Susan Jan Murdock
Isolation of Legionella Pneumophila From Well-Maintained Emergency Showers and Eyewash Stations, Jessica Mae Myers
A Seamless Journey, Stefanie Neuner
Sel-f(DESIRES SN#2)100MG, Sayaka Nishioka
ACCELERATING WHOLE-CELL BIOCATALYSIS BY ENHANCING OUTER MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY, Ye Ni
Reviving His Work: Social Isolation, Religious Fervor and Reform in the Burned Over District of Western New York, 1790-1860, Patricia Lewis Noel
Tinged With Fire, Margo J. Nolan
Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) Induces Mast Cell Apoptosis, Farnaz Norozian
Meta-Analysis of Open vs Closed Surgery of Mandibular Condyle Fractures, Marcy Lauren Nussbaum
Species of Spaces and Other Pieces, Fumiaki Odajima
Association Between Smoking, Chemical Exposure and Hearing Loss in an Occupational Setting, Darlene W. Olive
Skin, Landscape, and the Mind: An Examination of Surfaces, Colleen Francis Ostrander
Factorial Validity of the Team Skills Scale as used for Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training (GITT), Myra G. Owens
Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Adult Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Blood and Their Potential to Differentiate into Osteoblasts, Andrew P. Pacitti
Ancient West Mexican Sculpture: A Formal and Stylistic Analysis of Eleven Figures in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Crista Anne Pack
Reclaiming the Imagination through Science, Karyn Pallay
Evaluation of Prototype Cell Delivery Catheters Using Agarose Gel and Cell Culture Experiments, Sagar Panse
Bridging the Gap: Why Many High School Writers Are Not Successful In College Composition Classes, Amy Stutzman Park
K x N Trust-Based Agent Reputation, Christopher Alonzo Parker
Physician Chief Executive Officers and Hospital Performance: A Contingency Theory Perspective, Urvashi B. Patel
Perceived Deprivation in Active Duty Military Nurse Anesthetists, Julie Ann Pearson