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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 2005
Stories in Stone: Interpreting history in the context of a museum exhibition, Bonnie Hamalainen
Evidence for Absence of Latchbridge Formation in Phasic Saphenous Artery, Shaojie Han
Blood Lead and Decision Speed in Working Age Adults, S. W. Harkins
Epileptogenesis Causes Long-Term Plasticity Changes in Calbindin D-28k in the Rat Pilocarpine Model of Acquired Epilepsy, Anne Johnston Harrison
The Exodus Experiment: Theatrically Bridging the Cultural Gap, Kari Hatfield
Advanced Placement Art History: Effective Teaching Strategies in the Art Beyond the European Content Area, Donna J. Head
If Chivalry Is Dead, Women Have Killed It, Nicole Heimbach
The Effects of Footshock on the Reinforcing Efficacy of Cocaine in Male Long-Evans Rats, Elizabeth S. Hendrick
The Internet World of Fan Fiction, Melissa Jean Herzing
Addiction and Recovery Experiences of African American Women: A Phenomenological Study, Patricia DiAna Hill
Trends in Canine Lyme Disease on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, 2000-2005, Ellen Garrett Hillyer
Post-Juvenile Brain Development Modulates Seizure Characteristics and Diazepam Efficacy in the Rat Pilocarpine-SE Model, William H. Holbert II
A Tinker's Studio, Catherine L. Hudnall
The Process of Creating a Satirical Story of Richmond, Race and Resistance, Jennifer Jones Hundley
Memories We Forget, Michael Dax Iacovone
The Need, Feasibility, and Means of Establishing a Speech Center, Julie Carter Irvin
Evaluating Input Variable Effects of an Artificial Neural Network Modeling Facial Attractiveness, Karen Joy
Parental Memory Predictors of Children's Daily Diabetes Management and Metabolic Control, Sheryl J. Kent
Global Discontents, Priyadarshini A. Khatri
The Extraction of Type II Collagen and the Electrospinning of Nano-Fibrous Scaffolds, Danielle Careen Knapp
Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Diet Change in Southern Rural Residents Enrolled in a Cancer Prevention Intervention Trial, Amanda Kracen
The Need for Arts Education and Alternative Assessment in Light of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Michelle A. Labbe
Posthumous, Michael K. Lease
Fuzzy Membership Function Initial Values: Comparing Initialization Methods That Expedite Convergence, Stephanie Scheibe Lee
Importance of Pumice Prophylaxis for Orthodontic Bonding with Self-etch Primer: An in vivo Study, Daniel J. Lill
Objects and Images, Mary Bergshneider Magneson
Predictors of Early Onset of Sexual Intercourse in Male and Female Residents of the United States, Brianna Michele Magnusson
The Effects of Parkinson's on Fixational Stability, Erin L. Mallahan
System for Tracking of Surgical Tools and Assessment of Surgical Skills Using Continuously Adaptive Mean Shift Methodology, Namith N. Manat
Experimental Design and Analysis of Piezoelectric Synthetic Jets in Quiescent Air, Poorna Mane
Teen Mothers' Perceptions of Medicalization and the Patient/Provider Relationship, Preston Martin-Lyon
Codes of Interaction, Timothy Michael Martin
Country Views, Rebecca Massie
Measuring Community Consensus in Facial Characterization Using Spatial Databases and Fuzzy Logic, James Lee Mastros
Long Walk in Flight School, William H. May IV
Road Going Home, Brigitte N. McCray
The Use of Computerized Dynamic Posturography to Assess the Balance in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease, Theresa Erin McGuirk
Interobserver Reliability in the Diagnosis of Pulpal and Periradicular Disease, Todd Peter Mellin
Design and Analysis of a Compact, Economical, Multi-axis, Multi-tasking, Small Part Machine Tool, Lee Norris Miller
Predictors of Sun Protection Practices Among Adult Women in the United States, Anne Ridgely Minter
Innovative Interventions for Disordered Eating: A Pilot Comparison Between Dissonance-Based and Yoga Interventions, Karen S. Mitchell
Influences On Career Self-Efficacy: Examining Attachment, Anya Elizabeth Moon
Acute and Chronic Effects of Artificial Rearing on Rat Genioglossus Muscle, Wayne Allen Moore Jr.
Reentrainment of Submicron Solid Particles, Ramin Mortazavi
ANALYSIS AND SHAPE MODELING OF THIN PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS, Makram Mouhli
Identification of the RNA Cis-Elements that Interact with SRp30a to Regulate the Alternative Splicing of Caspase 9 Pre-mRNA, Prabhat Mukerjee
Iterative Methods for the Reconstruction of Tomographic Images with Unconventional Source-detector Configurations, Abey Mukkananchery
Defending Defense: Circular Arguments About Artmaking, Ryan Mulligan
Effect of Medicaid/SCHIP and WIC on Oral Health of Low-Income Children, Dahlia Naqib
Material and Acoustic Properties of Swimbladders of Tilapia and Channel Catfish, Mohammed Ali Nawaz
A Method to Use Vibro-Acoustic Waves to Diagnose Pneumothorax and Hemothorax, Allen B. Nichols
Long-term Consequences of West Nile Virus in Virginia., Diana Cruz Ocampo
Prevalence of Pulpal and/or Periradicular Disease in the VCU School of Dentistry Screening Patient Population, Ellen Rives Oertel
Cytokine and Chemokine Profiles in a Rat Model of Hemorrhagic Shock after Immuno-Modulation by Androstenetriol, Kristin E. Paccione
Vimentin Overexpression Contributes To the Biological Properties of Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Cells, Rachel J. Paccione
Lack of Routine Preventive Care as a Determinant for Pediatric Asthma ER Visits, Cristin M. Palumbo
Electromechanical Characterization of Poly(Dimethyl Siloxane) Based Electroactive Polymers, Wrutu Deepak Parulkar
Intracellular pH, the Proximate Signal for Cell Volume Changes that are Mediated by the Actin Cytoskeleton, William Pasley
Educational Survey on Eating Disorders in Post-Graduate Pediatric Curriculum, Priya Jitendraprasad Patel
Understanding Off-Label Utilization Patterns of Two Biotechnology Drugs, Recombinant Erythropoietin Alfa and Darbepoetin Alfa: A Multi-Hospital Study, Anuprita D. Patkar
The Harmonization of Chinese Accounting Standards with International Accounting Standards: An Empirical Evaluation, Songlan Peng
The Transformations of the Saints, Joseph D. Poccia
Forgotten Memories, Benjamin Premeaux
Immunogenicity of the Gonococcal Transferrin Binding Proteins, Gregory A. Price
The Relationship Between Breastfeeding and the Development of Asthma in Early Childhood, River Anne Pugsley
The Civil War: A Collaboration in Direction and Choreography, Cara E. Rawlings
Transcription Factor Decoy Oligonucleotides That Mimic Functional Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPS) for the Treatment of Glioblastomas, Jessicca I Martin Rege
Paint Chip Dreams, Danielle Felice Riede
Aesthetic Representations of Violence: Visualizing the Art of War, Rachele Cyr Riley
Investigation of Surface States and Device Surface Charging in Nitride Materials Using Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy, Mohammed Shahriar Sabuktagin
Robotic Evaluation Of Rigidity In Parkinson's As A Function Of Speed-Comparison To Clinical Scales, Azadeh Saidi
Novel Strategies in Cardioprotection against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury, Fadi N. Salloum
Carbon Monoxide Oxidation on Nanoparticle Catalysts and Gas Phase Reactions of Small Molecules and Volatile Organics with Metal Cations, Khaled Mohammad Eqab Saoud
Effect of Storage Temperatures of Panavia F on the Retention of Prefabricated Dowels, David Mark Schleider
Assessing the Effects of Momentary Priming On Memory Retention During An Interference Task, Paul Cameron Schutte
The Prevalence of Comorbid Chronic Disease in Virginia's Adult Patient Population during the Years 2001 and 2004, Joseph D. Schwartz
MODULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION BY TUMOR-DERIVED MUTANT p53. ROLE OF TRANSACTIVATION IN GAIN-OF-FUNCTION., Mariano J. Scian
Oral Health in a Medical Setting, Arshia Ahmadi Shingler
Body Mass Index and Dietary Intake as Predictors of Early Menarche, Richard Lee Siemens
Thalhimers Department Store: Story, History, and Theory, Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt
Correlation Between Bioassessments of Macroinvertebrates and Fishes and Natural Land Cover in Virginia Coastal Plain Watersheds, Warren Hunter Smigo
Paragon/Paragone: Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione (1514-16) in the Context of Il Cortegiano, Margaret Ann Southwick
Genetic Variability, Pathogen Susceptibility, Subspecies Identity and Conservation of the Endangered Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) in Virginia, James Lincoln Sparks Jr.
A Study on the Nature of Anomalous Current Conduction in Gallium Nitride, Joshua K. Spradlin
Playing to Learn, John Stanko
Effects of Unilateral Extraction Treatment on Arch Symmetry and Occlusion, Theodore William Struhs
Analysis of Perturbation-based Testing Methodology as applied to a Real-Time Control System Problem, Richard A. Stutler
Characterization of Paralogous Gene Family 163 Of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia Burgdorferi, Christina Marie Sundy
One Is Concerned Because One Is A Human Being, Sayaka Suzuki
An Asian Stable Man and Royal Duke Revel with the Fury of an Afro-Asian God!, Jerry Lee Tan
Effects of Rho Kinase Inhibition on Cardioprotection, Christopher Scott Thomas
Flight Signs, Flight Symbols, Margaret Mary Urban
The Unwantables: An Exploration of Visual Narrative, Marius I. Valdes
The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Expression Levels of Ankyrin-G in the Corpus Callosum and Cerebral Cortex, Andrew S. Vanderveer
The Predictive Ability of Specific Questions Related to Symptoms in the Diagnosis of Endodontic Disease, Boyd Aaron Vaughn
The Relationship Between Preschool Children's School Readiness, Social-Emotional Competence and Student-Teacher Relationships, Badiyyah I. Waajid
Art From Nature, Linda Jean Huffman Walker
Analysis of the Impact of a Social Norms Campaign on the Alcohol Use of Undergraduate Students at a Public, Urban University, Amanda B. Wattenmaker