This is a retrospective collection of 179 electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from the VCU Libraries pilot ETD system that were designated as available only to VCU users. Please contact us at libcompass@vcu.edu if you have questions or if you are the author of one of these and would like to release it for online public access.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
THE EFFECT OF NON-SURGICAL PERIODONTAL THERAPY ON SERUM LEVELS OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND HUMAN SOLUBLE CD40 LIGAND, Matthew D. Ficca
Characterization of the Retinoic Acid Induced 1 Gene in Humans and Mice, Santhosh Girirajan
Perspectives of Parents from India on Autism Spectrum Disorders, Neeraja Ravindran
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF CCR5 ANTAGONISTS AS NOVEL ANTI-PROSTATE CANCER AGENTS, Joanna Lee Adams
FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN H-RAS AND K-RAS IN TRANSGENIC MOUSE TUMORS, Amit Balkrishna Agarwal
Replication of Akers' SSSL Model on Turkish Male Narcotics Arrestees, Ilkay Akyay
Microporous Membrane-based Co-culture of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Kelsey Morgan Albert
Investigation of the Association between Bulimia Nervosa and Drug Use Disorders: Common Influences and Characteristics, Jessica H. Baker
You Have To Spray To Grow, Nathan Carder
Determinants of HIV Screening among Adult Women in the United States, Zena R. Carter
DEFECTS IN GaN: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY, Serguei Aleksandrovich Chevtchenko
Thalamic Afferents to Reorganized Auditory Cortices in Postnatally Deafened Cats, Sarah Beth Corley
Direct Address, Daniel W. Currier
Evaluating Bilateral Phenomena: The Case of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease, Bassam Dahman
Systemic and Microcirulatory Responses to Hemorrhage and Resuscitation with Fluids Containing Drag Reducing Polymers, Dian La Toya Dayalsingh
Molecular Analysis of Transferrin Binding Protein B in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, Amanda Jean DeRocco
CHANGES IN SERUM ICAM-1, SERUM VCAM-1, AND SERUM E-SELECTIN CONCENTRATION FOLLOWING PERIODONTAL SCALING AND ROOT PLANING, Jeremy Howard Diehl
Holy Union?, Erica Gayle Dyen
Electrospun Blends of Polydioxanone and Poly(lactic Acid): Mechanical, Morphological, and Permeability Studies, Pelagie Marlene Favi
Phragmites Australis Patch Characteristics in Relation to Watershed Landcover Patterns on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Jeremy Daniel Fennell
Desire, Obsession and the Body, Christina Angela Fisher
Growth of Gallium Nitride on Porous Templates by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition, Yi Fu
[ethno]graphic design, Benjamin Gaydos
Five Urban Row Houses, Laura E. Harris
Neocortical Interneuron Subtypes Show an Altered Distribution in a Rat Model of Maldevelopment Associated With Epileptiform Activity, Kimberly Lynne Hays
Identification and Characterization of Metal Uptake Loci in Porphyromonas gingivalis, Jia He
Neighborhood Ritual Integrity: Addressing the Positive and Cultural Aspects of Neighborhoods, Kristina Beatrice Hood
An Exploration of Process: Directing All My Sons, Boone J. Hopkins
ANTI-BELLUM: A RECLAMATION OF THE SOUTHERN BELLE, Chandra Owenby Hopkins
Diet and Growth of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieu) Following Reintroduction of American Shad (Alosa Sapidissima) in the James River, Virginia, David A. Hopler
Fibroblast Migration Mediated by the Composition of Tissue Engineered Scaffolds, Laurie Christine Hoyt
Analysis of a p53 Gain-of-function Mutation in Transgenic Mouse Salivary Tumors, Dadi Jiang
Disposable Generation, James Robert Kearns
Listen: Stories of Adopted Koreans, Jinny Hyun-Jin Kim
A Message Oriented Middleware Library, Christopher James Kuhlman
Biotesting and Surface Science of Polyurethanes with Novel Soft Blocks, Pinar Kurt
The Social Economy of the Illicit Arts and Antiquities, David C. Lane Jr.
Word Salad, Anthony Liberto
Inhibitory Effects of Growth Factors on Proliferation of Porcine Smooth Muscle Cells in the Direct Co-culture System, Supriya Mocherla
Urban Farm, Anisa A. Mohammed
A Description of Cases of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea Cases within the University Healthsystem Consortium, Melissa Kay Moore
Symbiotic Catastrophes: An Urge To Make a Recording, Denise Nicole Naïm
The Effects of Scaling and Root Planing on the Systemic Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), Khanh Vu Thuy Nguyen
Mechanisms of EPS8-mediated oncogenesis, Anisha Anilkumar Patel
Antibiotic Diversity and Bacterial Resistance, James Patrick Powell
Addressing Issues in the Detection of Gene-Environment Interaction Through the Study of Conduct Disorder, Elizabeth Chin Prom
Associations Between Attachment Styles, Relational Aggression and Victimization, and Sexual Behavior among Emerging Adults, Jennifer Janette Guyre Reid
Expression, Purification and Characterization of a Soluble and Active RNAse H from the Hepatitis B Virus, Mario Alejandro Saavedra
Organic Nanostructures and Devices using Electrostatic Processing, Soumayajit Sarkar
Calcium Mediated Regulation of Ceramide Kinase, Kyle Elizabeth Seedlock
SRC INHIBITORS POTENTIATE UCN-01-INDUCED APOPTOSIS IN HUMAN MULTIPLE MYELOMA CELLS THROUGH A RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK-DEPENDENT MECHANISM, Rena Ashwin Shah
Knowledge of Hiv/Aids and Women's Status in Decision-Making in India for Women Ages 15-49, Shivani Shodhan
The Development of a Linux and FPGA Based Autopilot System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, William Clifford Sleeman IV
Effects of Isovolemic Hemodilution on Tissue Oxygen Consumption Using a Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier and Human Serum Albumin, Bjorn Kyungsuck Song
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
The Patriot, the Other & the Hall of Mirrors"A Foucauldian Archaeology of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001., Rupa G. Thadhani
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
Delineated Space, Amy Lillian Vaughters
Training the Theatre Artist, Sullivan Canaday White
A History Revealed: The Inventions of Minnie Eureka Young, Erin Colleen Williams
The Other Side of Care: An Adaptive Reuse of Cloverleaf Mall as a Pediatric Palliative Care Site, Julie Anne Wolfe
Efficiency Evaluation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device, Alissa Kei Wong
The Discriminative Stimulus Properties of the Atypical Antipsychotic Ziprasidone in Rats, Erin Wood
Supportive Campus Environment: an Analysis of Virginia Commonwealth University's National Survey of Student Engagement Supportive Campus Environment Benchmark Data, Patrece Siobhan Yancey
Obesity and Arthritis among U.S. Adults, Jamie M. Zakkak
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Estrogenic Compounds Protect Rat Cardiac Myoblasts (H9c2 Cells) Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cell Death, Hesham Magdi Abbas
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
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
The Effect of Sodium Hypochlorite on Nickel Titanium Rotary Instruments and its Effect on Resistance to Fracture, Katrina H. Bang-Schaefer
The 'Consul Smith Palladio' at Virginia Commonwealth University and the American Renaissance, Anne Rachelle Barrett
Examination of an Ecological Model of Adjustment for Adolescent Siblings of Youth with Spina Bifida, Melissa Hayden Bellin
Bacterial expression, purification and characterization of human alpha 2 antiplasmin, Harminder Singh Bhatia
Evaluation of an Elliptical Trainer with Distal Control Modifications, Jessica Cortney Bradford
Painting as Becoming: Reflections Between Content and Form, Calvin Burton
The Development of an FPGA-based Autopilot for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Quan Cheng
The Impact of Acculturation on Distress Disclosure, Emotional Disclosure, and Relational Health toward Mentoring and Peer Relationships within Asian Populations, Joseph Chien-Te Chen
Adapting and Directing a Princess' Drum: A Directorial Journey Toward Shamanistic Ritual in Non-Verbal Physical Theatre, Joon Hui Cho
His Mother's Decisions: A Novel, Steven Timothy Collis
Electrical Light and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Emily Virginia Davis
Damn Near Perfect, Michaux Dempster
Art Service-Learning Projects for the Academically Gifted Middle School Student, Carmen Fambrough Futrell
heliopolis, Phillip Matthew Gardner
Low Frequency Energy Harvesting Using Clamped Pre-Stressed Unimorph Diaphragms, Christopher W. Green
Oral Health Knowledge of Caregivers in a Primary Care Setting, Annelise Cecile Hardin
Revel and Revamp, Rachel Brooke Hayes
The Use of Osteoporotic Medications Following a Fracture, Elizabeth O'Brien Herman
James River Anthology at Seven Hills School, Heather Simpson Hogg
Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for asthma: NHANES 1999-2002, Stuart Rodes Hutter
COMPARISON OF LONGITUDINAL AND CONVENTIONAL DATA ANALYSIS METHODS FOR ASSESSING EFFECTIVENESS, Pravin R. Jadhav
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
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