Dissertations from 2009
Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Premixed Combustion in Gas Turbines, Ashoke De
Attacking Jim Crow: black activism in New Orleans 1925-1941, Sharlene Sinegal DeCuir
The effects of geomorphology and primary productivity on neotropical leaf litter herpetofauna: implications for Amazonian rainforest conservation, Jessica L. Deichmann
System identification of bridge and vehicle based on their coupled vibration, Lu Deng
Characterization of the 'glutamate effect' on the solution thermodynamics and function of the large fragments of the type I DNA polymerases from E.coli and T.aquaticus, Daniel J. Deredge
Functional implications of the neuromuscular transform in decapod crustacean locomotion, Richard Burkett Dewell
Physical and chemical factors controlling carbon gas emissions and organic matter transformation in coastal wetlands, Syam Kumar Dodla
A critical examination into motivation and gender in youth physical fitness testing, Elizabeth A. Domangue
Merged electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, Jianan Dong
Do TOPS eligibility requirements predict in-system college retention?, Jason J. Droddy
Progressive Water-Oil Transition Zone Due to Transverse Mixing Near Wells, Shengkai Duan
The extended picture group, with applications to line arrangement complements, Charles Richard Egedy
Task scheduling and placement for reconfigurable devices, Mostafa Elbidweihy
Assessing the development of high school chemistry students' conceptual and visual understanding of dimensional analysis via supplemental use of a proprietary interactive software program, Jennifer Tennille Pinder Ellis
Single-Molecule Detection of Unique Genome Signatures: Applications in Molecular Diagnostics and Homeland Security, Jason M. Emory
Analysis of progessive lag reinforcement schedules and environmental cues on verbal response variability, Brian Esteve
White noise methods for anticipating stochastic differential equations, Julius Esunge
Herminie a performer's guide to Hector Berlioz's Prix de Rome cantata, Rosella Lucille Ewing
Identification of falls risk factors in community-dwelling older adults: validation of the Comprehensive Falls Risk Screening Instrument, Jennifer Marie Fabre
Stochastic Navier-Stokes equations with fractional Brownian motions, Liqun Fang
Appropriate technology, human capital, and economic development, Beatrice Farkas
Detection of stress biomarkers in sperm, embryonic, and early larval states of aquatic invertebrates following pesticide exposure, Karen Perry Favret
Phytochemical Analyses of Bioactive Compounds in the Roots of Cassia Alata Linn and the Anti-Angiogenic Evaluation of Rhein as a Therapeutic Agent against Breast Cancer Cells, Vivian Esther Fernand
The expansion and diversification of the export sector and economic growth: the Costa Rican experience, Gustavo Filipe Canle Ferreira
The feasibility of using select landscape species for phytoremediation of cumene and 4-cumylphenol contaminated groundwater, Kathryn Karsh Fontenot
Residential building damage from hurricane storm surge: proposed methodologies to describe, assess and model building damage, Carol J. Friedland
Matrix metalloproteinases in the equine systemic inflammatory response: implications for equine laminitis, Lee Ann Fugler
Development and application of Dissociable Antibody Microarray (DAMA) staining technique, Guanyuan Fu
Experimental Design, Synthesis and Application of Molecular Micelle Modified Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Systems and Free Radical Detection, Gabriela M. Ganea Visser
Remittances, foreign direct investment and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, Pablo Antonio Garcia-Fuentes
Culture and persuasion online: Predicting attitudes, cognitions, and behavioral intentions in a culturally diverse online marketplace, Gennadi Gevorgyan
Super resolution and dynamic range enhancement of image sequences, Lutfi Murat Gevrekci
Evidence that the Boundary Element-Associated Factors BEAF-32A and BEAF-32B affect chromatin structure in Drosophila melanogaster, Matthew Kenneth Gilbert
Quantum nonlinear optics: applications to quantum metrology, imaging, and information, Ryan Glasser
Home of the Brave: Vigilante Women in Contemporary American Fiction, Alison Graham-Bertolini
Benthic microalgae on the Louisiana inner continental shelf: biomass, distribution, and contribution to benthic food-webs, Mark Alan Grippo
All My Pretty Ones by Stephen Paulus; A Song Cycle for Soprano and Piano on a Text by Michael Dennis Browne, Emily Grundstad Hall
A regularization technique in dynamic optimization, Alvaro Guevara
Tumor necrosis factor induced oxidative stress in the central nervous system contributes to sympathoexcitation in heart failure, Anuradha Guggilam
Subaqueous, hurricane-initiated shelf failure morphodynamics along the Mississippi River Delta Front, north-central Gulf of Mexico, Walter Scott Guidroz
The effect of rhythm-based computer-assisted music instruction designed for individual learning style preferences on the learning of preservice elementary education majors, Judy Arnette Guilbeaux-James
Essays on environmental issues associated with the diary production region in Louisiana, Larry Michael Hall
Strangers in the postcolonial world, Thomas F. Halloran
The relationship between self-esteem and academic success among African American students in the Minority Engineering Program at a research extensive university in the Southern portion of the United States, Sandra Latrice Harris
Micro Characterization of Deformations in Granular Materials during Shear, Alsidqi Hasan
Measuring the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on perceived stress and study skills of social work graduate students, Margot H. Hasha
A performer's analysis of Isang Yun's Monolog for bassoon with an emphasis on the role of traditional Korean influences, Laura Hauser
Predicting performance on high stakes testing: validity and accuracy of curriculum-based measurement of reading and writing, Marie Young Henderson
Effects of simulated drift of glyphosate, imazethapyr, glufosinate, and imazamox to non-transgenic rice, Justin Brian Hensley
The effects of activation on employers of Reserve and National guard soldiers, Lee Lamar Hisey
An analysis of the social networks of local television reporters, Lisa R. Honore
Structural influences in information systems projects: a virtual experiment in a multi-agent system, Pierce Hopkins
DNA methylation analysis and identification of a novel antisense transcript in the Peg3 imprinted domain, Jennifer Marian Huang
Factors that influence online learners' intent to continue in an online graduate program, Rui-Ting Huang
People, sheep, and landscape change in colonial Mexico: the sixteenth-century transformation of the Valle del Mezquital, Richard Hunter
Methods and design issues for next generation network-aware applications, Andrei Hutanu
Quantum optical improvements in metrology, sensing, and lithography, Sean DuCharme Huver
Development and operational analysis of highway alternating merge transition zones, Wakeel Ishola, Anthony Idewu
U.S. public diplomacy toward Iran: structures, actors, and policy communities, Foad Izadi
DNA topoisomerases I from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and vaccinia virus and their use as drug targets, Teesta Jain
Genome-wide mapping of BEAF binding sites in Drosophila links BEAF to transcription, Nan Jiang
A self healing smart syntactic foam based grid stiffened sandwich structure, Manu Kuruvila John
The digital disconnect: uncovering barriers that sustain the phenomena of unplugged teachers in a technological era, Deidra Brown Johnson
Accurals quality and price synchronicity, Joseph Atkins Johnston
Evaluation of Pectin Methylesterase and Lactobacillus spp. Isolated from Tabasco Peppers (Capsicum frutescens L.), Sonja Tanee Jones
Factors that influence course completion of individuals enrolled in craft-training courses offered by a large organization of member construction companies, Alvin James Justelien, III
Does practice of multi-directional stepping with auditory stimulation improve movement performance in patients with Parkinson's disease, Zahra Kadivar
Three essays on the world rice market: a structure, conduct, and performance paradigm approach, Hyunsoo Kang
A performer's guide to Jake Heggie's "The Deepest Desire: Four Meditations on Love", Alanna Keenan
Applying scanning probe microscopy for the investigation of molecular self-assembly mechanisms and properties of designed nanomaterials, Algernon Tremayne Kelley
Essays on the integration of anisotropic landscapes within contemporary geographic profiling models, Joshua D. Kent
Multiple dataset visualization (MDV) framework for scalar volume data, Gaurav Khanduja
Essays on management quality, IPO characteristics and the success of business combinations, Haksoon Kim
Descriptive study of Korean e-mail discourse, Jaegu Kim
Multiphase flows in polymer microfluidic systems, Namwon Kim
Effects of an audience response system on student learning outcomes in an applied kinesiology course, Katherine Krieg
Brand portfolio management and the role of brand acquisitions, Yana Kuzmina
The anatomy of anatomia: dissection and the organization of knowledge in british literature, 1500-1800, Matthew Scott Landers
Studies on the Effect of Natural Organic Matter and Hydration on the Sorption and Desorption of Trifluorinated Pesticides, Charisma Vinarao Lattao
The syntheses of methyl jasmonate and analogs of alpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactone utilizing titanium medicated cyclocarbonylation, Steve O. Lawrence
The effects of performance feedback plus graphing on the treatment integrity of a parent implemented reading intervention program, Lacey LeBlanc
A multi-function, disposable, microfluidic module for mutation detection, Tae Yoon Lee
Strutting it up through histories: a performance genealogy of the Philadelphia Mummers Parade, Corey Elizabeth Leighton
Mais, I sin in French, I gotta go to confession in French: a study of the language shift from French to English within the Louisiana Catholic Church, Emilie Gagnet Leumas
Scanning probe microscopy investigations of (1) arrays of cysteine-coated CdS nanoparticles and (2) structures formed during the early stages of the corrosion of copper surfaces, Brian Robert Lewandowski
An Integrated Agent-Based Microsimulation Model for Hurricane Evacuation in New Orleans, Wei Liang
Fabrication of nanostructured surfaces with well-defined chemistry using particle lithography, Jie-Ren Li
nEstablishing soil compaction thresholds for the M1A1 Abrams tank at Camp Minden, Louisiana, Michael Ray Lindsey
Fault detection filter design for linear systems, Xiaobo Li
Effects of three early literacy interventions in the preschool classroom: comparing phonological awareness training, dialogic reading, and a combination condition in small groups, Jennifer Koenig Longwell
Homological width and Turaev genus, Adam Lowrance
Achiral, Chiral, and Protein Separations with Molecular Micelles Using Chromatographic Techniques, Candace Ayanna Luces
Iron mediated pecipitation of phenol: protein aggregates from sugar cane juice, Lee R. Madsen II
Derivatization of porphyrins for DNA and metal ion binding, especially by employing secondary sulfonamide links, Janet Manono
Beta-Diketone and -Ketoenamine-Based Organic Building Blocks for Porous Metal Organic-Materials, Yoseph Solomon Marcos
An analysis of government policy impacts in the ethanol and sugar markets, Hassan Marzoughi_Ardakani
Biophysical economic analysis of nutrient and sediment management practices in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Augustus Nyako Matekole