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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 1996
Evaluation of Cannabinoid Receptor Interaction of Anandamide, the Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Irma Bateman Adams
The Development of the New Thai Shopping Center from a Blending of American and Thai Influences, Amornrut Chaiwanichkit
The Pursuit of Happiness, John W. Chapin
Calliphysics, Sara Miller Clark
Fears in Children with Chronic Constipation: Reliability and Validity of the Defecation Anxiety Scale, Elizabeth Page Clawson
Power Analysis for the Mixed Linear Model, Cheryl Annette Dixon
Threads of Time: Technique, Structure and Iconography in an Embroidered Mantle from Paracas, Mary Anne Dyer
Development of Quasi-Likelihood Techniques for the Analysis of Pseudo-Proportional Data, Jennifer A. Elder
A New Device for Performing Simultaneous Sterno-Thoracic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (SST-CPR), Deepak S. Gupta
Staging The Illusion Director as Magician, Steven Harders
Computer Modeling of Anatomical Structure: A Representative Example of Modeling the Inguinal Canal, Jason Michael Highsmith
INTERACTIONS AMONG THE STATIONARY PHASE, THE MOBILE PHASE, AND THE SOLUTE IN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS, Zengbiao Li
Eighteenth Century Men's Civilian Waistcoats, Frances Burroughs Loba
Red Blood Cell Stability in Uremic Rats, Cecilia Mermel MacCallum
Physical and Chemical Stability of Spray Dried Sugars and Protein-Sugar MolecuIar Mixtures for Inhalation, Venkatesh Naini
Determinants of the New Entry of HMOs into A Medicare Risk Contract: A Resource Dependence-Diversification Model, Chih-Wen Pai
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Ethanol in Healthy Volunteers: Effects of Input-Rate and Degree of Ethanol Exposure on Subjective and Objective Measures of Impairment, Vijay A. Ramchandani
An Examination of the Relationship Among Job Satisfaction, Educational Satisfaction, and Post-Industrial Change for a Selected Sample of Graduates of Master’s Degree Programs in Business, 1970-1990, Sherry Tomlin Sandkam
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Fully Open Mouth, Louis M. Abbey
The Computer Age and Planning: A Survey of Technological Infusion, Robert Skot Bayers
Role of Perceived Competence in the Behavior of Socially Anxious Persons in Problem-Solving Groups, Scott D. Bradshaw
The Relationship Between Physician Personality Type and Medical Malpractice Risk, Thomas H. Casey
The Linkage Between Hospitals and Nursing Homes: Alternative Approaches to Minimizing Transaction Costs, Herng-Chia Chiu
Attachment, Social Support, and Violence in Adolescent Delinquents, James R. Craft
Candido Portinari: Brazilian Artist as Cultural Ambassador: A Re-Examination of the Library of Congress Murals, Karen D. Daly
Statistical Methods for Detecting and Characterizing Departures from Additivity in Multi-Dimensional Drug/Chemical Mixtures, Kathryn S. Dawson
An Empirical Examination of the Major Organizational Dimensions that Influence the Perceived Quality of Federal Personnel Office Services, John Elton Dunning
Determinants of Continuity of Care for Persons Transitioning from State Psychiatric Facilities to Communities, Sarah P. Farrell
Prevention as a Component of Homeless Policy: A Longer-Term Evaluation of the State of Virginia's Homeless Intervention Program, Emma Kathleen Flaherty
Attorney and Judicial Perceptions of the Credibility of Expert Witnesses in Child Custody Cases, Michael T. Foot
"COLD CASE" INVESTIGATIONS WITHIN FAIRFAX COUNTY: TURNING THE LIABILITY OF TIME INTO AN ASSET, Rodney L. Gohn
The Role of Follicular Dendritic Cells in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis, Sonya Lynn Heath
A NATIONAL SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: AN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT PRACTICE, ATTITUDES, AND TRAINING NEEDS REGARDING THE TRANSITION PROCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES, Katherine Josephine Inge
The Iconography of the Sacred Mother of Santa Maria Tonantzintla, Julia Stephens May
An Evaluation of a Program for Incarcerated Mothers: Parenting Training and the Enhancement of Self-Esteem, Alvin R. Moore
Phosphorus Bearing Substrates in Ring Expansion Reactions, Bradley K. Norwood
NMDA Receptor-mediated Synaptic Plasticity in Developing Mammalian Visual Pathways, Gregory S. Perens
"Writing a Picture": Adolph Gottlieb's Rolling and Yoshihara Jiro's Red Circle on Black, Ginger Suzanne Russell
Current Management of Computerized Personnel Files in Virginia Public Schools: A Legal and Policy Analysis, Andrew Jameson Smith
The Impact of the Tau Mutation on Reproductive Function in the Golden Hamster, Eliza Leake Thomasson
A generalized system performance model for object-oriented database applications, Ellen Moore Walk
ORGANIZATIONAL SLACK, EFFICIENCY, AND QUALITY OF CARE IN ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, Kyung II Youn
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Regulatory Analysis of Vimentin Expression in Metastatic Versus Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer Cell Lines, Danielle N. Bird
A Causal Model of Hospital Volume, Structure and Process Indicators, and Surgical Outcomes, Myra Boles
Review of the p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene and its Role in Gliomas, James Dearing Christian
The Impact of Advanced Information Technologies on Architecture and Engineering Design Firms: A Field Study, McDonald Davis III
ADVERTISING BUDGET REDUCTION IMPACTS ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS : Evaluation of Virginia State Parks 1994 Advertising Campaign, Lois Ann delBueno
Predictors of General and Dating-Related Conflict Among Parents and Middle Adolescents: The Active Role of the Adolescent, Bonnie Brodzeller Dowdy
Synthesis as a Method for Elaboration, Polly Johnson
The impact of telecommuting on the supervisory performance appraisal process, Margaret A. Klayton
Einstein's Equations in Vacuum Spacetimes with Two Spacelinke Killing Vectors Using Affine Projection Tensor Geometry, Miles D. Lawrence
The Standardized Influence Matrix and Its Applications to Generalized Linear Models, Jiandong Lu
Characterization of fibroblasts with a unique defect in processing antigens with disulfide bonds, Brian J. Merkel
Validation of a Virginia Work Release Risk Prediction Model: A Methodology For the Improvement of the Reliability of Correctional Decision Makers, William Nathan Osborne Jr.
MONITORING NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE AT THE ADDUCTOR POLLICIS AND ORBICULARIS OCULI WITH SPLIT DOSING OF MIVACURIUM CHLORIDE, Stephen F. Palmerton
Florine Stettheimer: a Re-Appraisal of the Artist in Context, Melissa (Liles) Parris
CLONING, EXPRESSION, PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DOMAIN B OF WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ, Ann C. Rice
The Relationship Between Task Performance And Perceived Quality Of Life Of Families With Adopted Special-Needs Children, Bibhuti Kumar Sar
MODULATION OF THE HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSE BY THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, Tracey Lynn Spriggs
Adjusting Holt-Winters Exponential Smoothing for External Intervention: A Mathematical Technique for Making Quasi-Judgmental Adjustments For Anticipated Changes, Daniel Wayne Williams
Radiosurgery for Malignant Brain Tumors, Michael Jino Yun
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Design and Evaluation of an Augmentative Communication Aid for Multiply Impaired Individuals, Mark S. Annett
An Investigation of Bank Lending Practices To Test Portfolio Theory and Theories of Credit Rationing and Customer Relationships, Christine Chmura
Comparison of Succinylcholine Induced Fasciculation Attenuation with Defasciculating Doses of Vecuronium and Mivacurium Based on Ideal Body Weight, Marvin E. Early
PERCEIVED IMPORTANCE OF CLINICAL TEACHING CHARACTERISTICS FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL FACULTY, William Hartland Jr.
Immunomodulatory Effects of Transforming Growth Factor-β on T Lymphocytes, Thomas Harris Inge
CHARACTERIZATION OF A PROMOTER REARRANGEMENT AND A SECOND PROMOTER IN THE HUMAN C-MYB PROTO-ONCOGENE, Sarah Margaret Jacobs
IDENTIFICATION OF REGULATORY MECHANISMS OF GENES ENCODING CITRATE SYNTHASE IN THE YEAST Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Christine Smith Kell
Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome: Genetic Studies and Biochemical Characterization of Human Fatty Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Todd L. Kelson
The Diffusion of Public Defenders in Virginia: A Study in Organization Adaption and the Relationships Between Values, Decisionmaking Processes, and Organizational Output, Cyril Woodvil Miller, Jr.
Relationships Among the Distribution of Terminal Fields of Sensory Afferent Projections to the Deep layers of the Superior Colliculus within the Cat, Wayne Thomas Shaia
Subjectivity Of Estimating Blood Loss Among Health Care Providers In The Operating Room, Hugh Andrew Siegel
Mechanisms of Complement Resistance by Pathogenic Naegleria fowleri Amoebae, Denise Marie Toney
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Oculomotor Deficits in Diseases of the Basal Ganglia: Parkinson's and Huntington's Diseases, Todd B. Baird
Mature Women Students: Effects of the Gender Division of Labor on Education, Sarah Jane Brubaker
Regulation of Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase Activity in Rat Pancreatic Acini, Bruce R. Conway
Rituals, Cindy Lynn Cunningham
A Study of Virginia Public-school Affiliated GED Instructors Who Teach Writing Skills for the Essay Component of the GED Writing Skills Test, Rodger Leonard Doss
The Effect of Tourniquet Application On Systemic Coagulation, Christa Choate Hudalla
Weird People, Joy Marie Humphrey
Evidence That Nicotine Can Acutely Desensitize Central Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptors In Vivo, John Randolph James
I Have Kept My Heart Yellow: Stories, Eileen A. Joy
THE EFFECT OF BODY POSITION CHANGES ON ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION IN OBESITY AS MEASURED NONINVASIVELY BY PULSE OXIMETRY, Anna Marie Angela Klosterman
MISSING DATA IN REPEATED MEASUREMENT STUDIES, Kejian Niu
An analysis of the values influencing neonatal nurses' perceptions and behaviors in selected ethical dilemmas, Deborah A. Raines
The Social Construction of Abortion, Alexis Lora Ruffin
Stem Cell Factor in Mast Cell and Schwann Cell Proliferation and Hyperplasia, John Joseph Ryan
EVALUATION OF QUANTITATIVE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY FOR ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANT RESPONSE, Patricia W. Slattum
Adult Sibling Loss: Family Dynamics and Individual Adult Sibling Loss: Family Dynamics and Individual Characteristics, Stephen D. Stahlman
Resonance Raman spectra of chloroperoxidase reaction intermediates, Ann Marie G. Sullivan
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Mechanisms of Regulation of the Human c-myb Proto-oncogene During Myelomonocytic Differentiation, Lawrence H. Boise
Divine Imagination: Correlations Between the Kabbalah and the Works of William Blake, Mikell Waters Brown
Finessing for the Queen of Trumps, Ann Burrus
The Problem of Mutual Exclusion: A New Distributed Solution, Rajeev Chawla