Dissertations from 2007
The influence of values and other social and psychological factors on the dress and appearance of African American college students, Devona Linette Dixon
Vascular function, physical performance and aging, Devon Dobrosielski
Computing and analyzing gravitational radiation in black hole simulations using a new multi-block approach to numerical relativity, Ernst Nils Dorband
Understanding the New York rabies epizootic 1985-2005, David Dorrell
Quintet for two violins, viola, cello and piano, and string quartet no. 1 by Lazar Nikolov, Alexandra Dotcheva
Fever, firepower, and flood: the transformation of the Missouri River bottomlands in the Dakotas 1804-2005, Robert A. Dunn
How the internet is shaping the Chilean scientific community: globalization and dependency, Richard B. Duque
The Sociomoral Atmosphere Rating Template (SMART): an investigation of reliability and validity, Richard Sean Durham
Measurements and computations of the flow in full-scale sugar evaporative-crystallizers and in lab-scale models, Luis Fernando Echeverri
Effects of Cryopreservation and Constituents of Semen Extenders on Mitochondrial Function of Bull Spermatozoa, Abdulhakeem Hashim Eljarah
Granular Contact Lubrication: Theory and Experiment, Karim El Kholy
Summer fallow and in-crop weed management programs in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids): control of perennial weeds and purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus L.) interference, Luke Moss Etheredge, Jr.
Synaptic boojums: Lewis Carroll, linguistic nonsense, and cyberpunk, Jennifer Kelso Farrell
The disciples of light: a way of seeing and the educational transfer of ideas linking spirituality and art among southern painters in the Hensche-Hawthorne tradition, Barbara Naron Faulkner
Paleoceanography of the Gulf of Papua using multiple geophysical and micropaleontological proxies, Lawrence A. Febo
Developing/testing a new approach for assessing rapid visual identification of hematological cells using principles of visual cognition: a health science education study, Deborah Elizabeth Fox
Epistemological congruency in community college classrooms: effects of epistemological beliefs on students experiences, Cheryl Fruge
Genetics of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 tegument proteins involved in virion morphogenesis and egress, Preston A. Fulmer
Channel modeling and resource allocation in OFDM systems, Xiang Gao
Investigation of Phospholipid Tubule Morphology for Use in Drug Delivery, Colleen Colson Garrett
Assessing Physical Function in Bilateral and Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients., Tiina Tuulia Garrison
A study of auxiliary BE in African American English: a comparison of children with and without specific language impairment, April W. Garrity
Effect of age, body condition, pregnancy and lactation on circulating leptin concentrations in beef cattle, Glen Talmage Gentry, Jr.
The influence of controllability on college women's efficacy and attributions in physical activity, Julie Franks Gill
Aconitic acid from sugarcane: production and industrial application, Nicolas Javier Gil Zapata
Chromosomal stability and epigenetic modifications of fibroblast cells used for nuclear transfer, Angelica Maria Giraldo Gomez
Wet and dry aging of polymer-asphalt blends: chemistry and performance, Ionela Chiparus Glover
Mass transfer and evolution of compact binary stars, Vayujeet Gokhale
Eigenvalue optimization and its applications in buckling and vibration, Srinivas Gopal Krishna
Community college students' plant biodiversity learning experience in an introductory biology course: exploring the value added by using a CD-ROM to develop inquiry lessons, Sandra M. Guzman-Rodriguez
Demographic and psychological factors influencing academic success in a college level human anatomy course, Wanda Green Hargroder
An examination of the presence of social work intervention with home health care recipients of related home health care outcomes, Corie Gail Hebert
Innovation in teacher education: faculty members' and assessment coordinators' perceptions of electronic assessment systems, Dustin Michael Hebert
Environmental equity in southeast Louisiana: oil, people, policy, and the geography of industrial hazards, Scott Allan Hemmerling
Liability, institutions, and determinants of landowner access policies for fee-based recreation on private lands, James Emery Henderson
Population ecology of Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), an introduced parasitoid of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: formicidae) in Louisiana, Donald Charles Henne
Oil bypassing by water invasion to wells: mechanisms and remediation, Juan Carlos Hernandez
Drivers of Liking and Effects of Corn Hybrics on Quality of Corn Tortilla, Jose Andres Herrera Corredor
Spatial and temporal structure of typhoid fever in Washington, D.C., 1895-1909: a geographic information systems exploration of urban health concerns, Sarah Elizabeth Hinman
Perceptions of traditional and non-traditional students enrolled in a developmental reading course in a community college setting, Carolyn Elise Hitchens-Smith
Turbulence modeling for film cooling flows, Asif Hoda
"Yes they're out there": a qualitative study on strong African American marriages, Katrina D. Hopkins-Williams
Equine obesity-related hyperleptinemia, Nan Killen Huff
Competencies for rural nursing practice, Florence Elaine Hurme
In utero and in vitro sex ratio of bovine embryos and calves originating from the left and right ovaries, Darin Alan Hylan
African art music for flute: a study of selected works by African composers, Wendy Kristin Hymes Onovwerosuoke
The microeconomics of international price dispersion, Ozlem Inanc
Yardbird cello: adapting the language of Charlie Parker to the cello through solo transcription and analysis, Kristin Isaacson
Bridging the academic biotechnology commercialization gap: can the mission of the public research university be preserved?, Anne Rossi Jarrett
Synthesis and functionalizations of tetrapyrrole derivatives, Lijuan Jiao
An analysis of gender differences in property crime arrest rates, Chanika Renee Jones
Going with the flow?: the medical school pipeline and advising premedical African American students on predominantly white campuses, Ashley Rachelle Junek
Identification of molecular markers and association mapping of selected loci associated with agronomic traits in rice, Suresh Babu Kadaru
Institutional dynamics in IT markets: extending the concept of organizing visions for IT innovations, Evgeny Kaganer
Narratives in music: Schelmo, Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra, Asu Perihan Karadut
First flute: the pioneering career of Doriot Anthony Dywer, Kristen Elizabeth Kean
The experiences of refugee youth from the conflicts in the Sudan: a collective case study, Michele Kelly
Soliciting desire: the ad-man as narrative negotiation between art, desire, and consumer capitalism in twentieth-century novels, Jessica McKelvie Kemp
The effect of food deprivation on cigarette smoking in females, Darla E. Kendzor
Sensory Characteristics and Optimization of a Low-Sodium Salt Formulation and its Food Application, Armen Khachatryan
Sign Ambiguities of Gaussian Sums, Heon Kim
Subrepresentation semirings and an analogue of 6j-symbols, Nam Hee Kwon
Sugarcane tasseling under artificial photoperiod conditions as affected by nitrogen rate and temperature, Christopher Michael LaBorde
Using group dynamics and personality characteristics to form learning groups in high school multimedia courses, Kimberly Nichols LaPrairie
Culture-independent identification of gut bacteria in fourth-instar red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, larvae, Albert Hon-Yu Lee
Hope for today and tomorrow: identity construction power, and persistence of community college women who are first in their families to attend college, Crystal Deer Lee
Development of micropump for microfluidic applications, Dong Eun Lee
Effects of Capping on Biodegradation of Organic Contaminants in Sediments, Eun Ju Lee
Analysis of the impact of fish imports on domestic crawfish prices and economic welfare using inverse demand systems, Young-Jae Lee
Three sonatas for piano by Emma Lou Diemer, Chin-Ming Michelle Lin
Higher education desegregation: an analysis of state efforts in systems formerly operating segregated systems of higher education, Edwin H. Litolff, III
Shear Responses of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Laponite Nanocomposite Hydrogels, Elena Loizou
An exploration of the impact of teachers' instructional practices in teaching phonemic awareness to kindergarten and first grade students, Gwendolyn Jackson Longmire
Flow Field and Heat Transfer Analyses of Mechanical Seals, Zhaogao Luan
Detection of West Nile virus activity in male and female mosquitoes, and evaluation of host-utilization patterns of mosquitoes, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Andrew James Mackay
An Investigation of the Frictional and Thermal Behavior of Oscillatory Sliding Line Contacts, Mongi Mansouri
Probing the Association Behavior of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds with Dissolved Humic Materials, Hadi M. Marwani
Exploring the quark-gluon content of hadrons: from mesons to nuclear matters, Hrayr Hamlet Matevosyan
Rural care Registered Nurses' interpretation of health literacy and its effect on patient care, Brenda Matzke
An evaluation of an inshore aquaculture park for sustainable coastal community development, Vanesssa Maxwell
Use of dendrochronology to promote understanding of environmental change, Cynthia Stager McCormick
Using power spectra to look for anisotropies in ultra-high energy cosmic ray distributions, Megan Alicia McEwen
Elementary reactions involved in pollutant-forming mechanisms, Cheri Ann McFerrin
An examination of the expectations and experiences of beginning teachers of the gifted, Kimberly Nicole McGlonn
Watershed-scale patterns of seaward migration in Lentipes concolor, a Hawaiian stream goby, Mark Gordon McRae
The relationship between participation in professional development and level of social capital, Sylvia Caillier Melancon
Visualizing the menstrual cycle: effects of a redesigned cycle diagram on community college biology students' learning, Francesca Maria Mellieon-Williams
Continuing professional education and its impact on the practices and careers of certified public accountants, Jean Annette Meyer
Highly Correlated Lanthanide Intermetallic And Oxide Phases: Crystal Growth And Structure-Property Relationships, Jasmine N. Millican
Byron and "scribbling women": Lady Caroline Lamb, the Brontë sisters, and George Eliot, Denise Tischler Millstein
Relationship between problem behaviors, function, and adaptive skills in individuals with intellectual disabilities, Noha Farrah Minshawi
Electrodeposition of rare earth-transition metal alloy thin films and nanostructures, Rohit Mishra