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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 2023
ASSESSING DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROPORTIES OF ANTITHROMBOTIC AND ANTI - CANCER AGENTS, Elsamani I. Abdelfadiel
The Aging Epigenome and the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in the Regulation of Drug Metabolism, Sara Abudahab
NOVEL STRATEGIES IN HEAD AND NECK TUMOR THERAPY; CONTRIBUTION OF SENESCENCE IN THERAPY RESPONSE, AND RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT AFTER CISPLATIN TREATMENT, Fereshteh Ahmadinejad
Exploring the discriminative stimulus effects of e-cigarette aerosols in rodents, Yasmin Alkhlaif
OVERCOMING CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES IN KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT THROUGH METABOLOMIC AND DATA SCIENCE APPROACHES, Monther Alsultan
Saudi Mediated Public Diplomacy: Exploring the Agenda Building of Government-Sponsored News Before and After the Vision 2030 Announcement, Yahya Alzahrany
Low efficacy mu-opioid receptor agonist as a candidate opioid use disorder medication, Michelle Arriaga
Irene Cox, Lindsey Arturo
Fascism in Sci-Fi: "Mobilizing Passions" in Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers, Alton C. Ayers
A standardized pipeline for isolation and assembly of genomes from symbiotic bacteria in whole louse genomic sequence data., Mohammad Mikail I. Bala
Population Demography of a Neotropical Migratory Songbird in the Face of a Changing Climate, Adele Balmer
LEARNING-Driven FRAMEWORKS FOR SELF-DRIVEN PROTOCOLS for NEXT-Generation NETWORKS, Hannaneh Barahouei Pasandi
Identification of Adverse Drug Events from the FAERS Database Utilizing the Low-Code KNIME Platform, Lama Basalelah
Rainbow Turan Methods for Trees, Victoria Bednar
Time of Eating and Mortality in U.S. Adults with Heart Failure: Analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2018, Hayley E. Billingsley
Assessing the Perceived Impact of a Local, Community-Engaged Mural Project on Preservice Art Educators in Foundational Coursework, Caitlin M. Black
Quantitative Changes in Hippocampal CCR5+ Microglia with the Administration of Maraviroc (MVC): Does Sex Matter?, Ama S. Boakye-Agyei
Machine Learning Models to automate Radiotherapy Structure Name Standardization, Priyankar Bose
Biting Range, effie bowen
Pre-clinical trials with precision-medicine based therapeutics in basal-like patient-derived xenografts, David C. Boyd
Estimating Cumulative Spatial Risk Over Time and Extending Mixture Modeling in a Bayesian Framework, Joseph Boyle
Body-interfaced optochemical sensors and nanoparticles for bioimaging and analysis of essential biomarkers and bacteria, Brock A. Brady
Breaking Bread & Boundaries : Finding Home In Every Bite, Steffi Ann Braganza
How Teacher-Student Relationships Shape Student Engagement and Interest in Science, Destini N. Braxton
Adolescent Binge Ethanol-Induced Dysregulation of H3K36 Methylation May Underlie Persistent Memory Deficits, Emily Brocato
Driving Native-Like Zonal Enthesis Formation In Engineered Ligaments Using Developmentally Inspired Mechanical Cues, Michael E. Brown
The Exhibition Catalog as Medium: Mid-Twentieth-Century American Exhibition Catalogs as Documents and Autonomous Artifacts, Sarah A. Burgos
Thermal Performance and Fluid Flow Studies of Twisted Tape Inserts Using Scaled Surrogate Fluids for Molten Salt Energy Applications, Arturo Cabral
Enhancing Neuromorphic Computing with Advanced Spiking Neural Network Architectures, Paolo Gabriel Alejandro Cachi Delgado
New River Kids: Stories, Brenna Camping
Morphic Radiance, Daniel Carbone
Model-based Imputation of Below Detection Limit Missing Data and Group Selection in Bayesian Group Index Regression, Matthew Carli
Thrive: Empowering Women's Health Through Healing Design, Tawny Chamberlain
Clothing Characteristics and Their Effects on Individuals in the Workplace, Yingyi Chang
A Six-Month Comparison of Orthodontic Pain Associated with Fixed Edgewise Appliances and Clear Aligners, Victor Chan
Inactivation of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Protects Against Ischemic Reperfusion Injury-induced Renal Fibrogenesis, Chaoling Chen
Vesptures, Nyasha T. Chigama Ms
Acculturative Stress and Quality of Life among Older Korean Immigrants: Do Religiosity and Resilience Matter?, Sunghwan Cho
Metalloglycomics of Platinum and Cobalt Coordination Complexes, Jessica Christian
QVOICES: Queer Voices in Oncology Igniting Change through Empowered stories of Survivorship, Viktor Clark
Demonstrated Sensitivity, Kate Crankshaw
Norteada - In the Greater Geologic Span of Time, Just Fine, Clara Cruz
Physical Activity in Adolescents with and without ADHD: Longitudinal Associations with Sleep, ADHD, and Internalizing Symptoms, Caroline N. Cusick Lowman
Isoprenylation Inhibition Significantly Reduces IgE Mediated Mast Cell Function and Allergic Disease, Jordan Dailey
Driven by Personality: Exploring the Relationship between Custom Cars and Self-expression, Tharwa Dalansi
Quantifying Fibronectin Mechanical Properties using Antibody-Mediated Optical Tweezing (AMOT), Caleb Dalton
Exploring the Relationship Between the Epigenome and Metabolism in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma, Krista M. Dalton
STAGE-STRUCTURED PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS IN A WARMING WORLD: A CASE STUDY IN RIVERINE ROCK POOLS, Andrew T. Davidson
The Ideal Case of the IF:Gathering: Examining Agency, Authority, and Precarity through a Digital Content Analysis of an Influential Women’s Evangelical Parachurch Organization, Elizabeth A. Deere
MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PREMOLARS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO ROOT CANAL ANATOMY, James DeGracie
Nerve and Bone Interaction During Osseointegration by Investigating the Regulatory Roles of Neuronal Factors, Jingyao Deng
The Age and Primary Reason for the First Dental Visit in Children with Special Health Care Needs, Amanda Dickerson
Characterization of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Expression and Functionality in Niemann-Pick Type C Disease, Nathaniel-David I. Dizon
Homeworld, Ilana Dodelson
Preliminary Study of YKL-40 Expression in Developing Mice Brains and Development of YKL-40 Knockout Mice, Oscar A. Dominguez
X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING PROTEIN FUNCTION AND DRUG DISCOVERY, Akua K. Donkor
Illness Invalidation and Perceived Injustice in Individuals with and without Insomnia and Pain, Emily K. Donovan
A Constructed Memoir: The History and Heritage of the Baloch Community in Qatar, Somaia Nahang Dorzadeh
“It's just not enough”: Examining the experiences of school-based sexual health education and conversation engagement with trusted adults among Black boys in Richmond, VA, Sharyn A. Dougherty
Factors Associated with College Students' Intention to Use Telehealth for Primary Care, Conor Duffy
Plant trait effects on tidal wetland methane emission, Adam M. Dunn
UNRAVELING THE CONSEQUENCE OF ADULT ONSET SULFATIDE DEPLETION: ITS IMPLICATIONS IN MYELIN AND AXONAL HEATH IN THE CONTEXT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, Elizabeth Dustin
Family-Based Support as Social Determinants of Health Protective Factor on Depression of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bisola E. Duyile
TEACH ME HOW TO PODCAST: UNDERSTANDING THE RISE OF AUDIO JOURNALISM AND ITS PLACE IN THE CURRICULUM, Allison Bennett Dyche
Children with Special Healthcare Needs: The Cost of Medical Care, Kasey Dye
The Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Dentistry in Virginia, Jessica Eisenberg
Provider Racial Concordance and Medical Mistrust in Pediatric Dentistry, CHINELO EKE
Modulation of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression by Stimulants and their Associated Monoaminergic Receptor Mechanisms in Mice using Whole Body Plethysmography, Harrison J. Elder
The Living Legends of Sholoukh – شلوخ الأساطير Facial Scarification in Sudan, Ayah S. Elnour
BET INHIBITION AS A STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING THE RESPONSE TO ESTROGEN ANTAGONISM/CDK4-6 INHIBITION IN ER POSITIVE BREAST CANCER, Ahmed M. Elshazly
Radiation Shielding Effectiveness of Hafnium Diboride (HfB2) Reinforced Epoxy Composites for Enhanced Radiation Protection and Safety, Furkan Erdogan
Utilization of Intraoral Scanners for Fabrication of Obturators for Patients Born with Cleft Lip/ Palate (CLP), Swara Fadnis
How Stromal Interactions Play a Role in the Quest for Human Papillomavirus Specific Cancer Therapeutics, Alexis-Leigh A. Fakunmoju
Modulation of Epigenetic Regulatory Pathways as a Therapeutic Strategy in Breast Cancer, Ryan M. Finnegan
Evaluating How Acidic Solutions Affect the Microhardness of Bioceramic Sealers, Colton Fischer
The Effect of Strain and Drug Combinations on Ketamine's Locomotor Activating Effects in Rats, Caroline K. Flagler
Effects of HIV-1 Tat and opiates on gene regulation of oligodendrocyte lineage cells: Identification of Myrf as a novel target, Kelly M. Flounlacker
Social Support and Transformational Leadership Behaviors of Frontline Nurse Managers, Jihane Frangieh
Probing the Porphyromonas gingivalis Nitrosative Stress Response Network, Alexandra Galina
PROTACs – A Novel and Rapidly Developing Field of Targeted Protein Degradation, Hannah R. Gatley
Underrepresentation of Black Participants in Drug Court: Reasons Reported for Non-Admission in Six Jurisdictions, Kathryn J. Genthon
Investigating the impact of acute postoperative pain on alcohol consumption in mouse models., Sofia M. Ghani
INTERSECT- On the corner of Princess Anne and William, Madison M. Goff
Investigating the Role of Monoacylglycerol Lipase in Sickle Cell Disease Chronic Pain, Kennedy N. Goldsborough
A Prevention Strategy for Children Receiving Full Mouth Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Jessica Gonzalez
Real-Time Motion Controller for Human-Robot Teams utilizing Artificial Potential Fields, Gabriella Graziani
MODERATORS OF RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH ADHD: INTEGRATING PERSONAL AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, Cathrin D. Green
Poly(TFEMA) Surface Coating Applied on Perovskite Thin Films using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide., Kasey Handy
The evaluation of an ad hoc device and alternative materials for an improved neonatal oral fluid collection device to monitor drug exposure, Ashley M. Harris
DRUG REPURPOSING FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL USE, Omar E. Hassan
Applications of Urban Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (uLESA) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, Emily Hastings