Dissertations from 2005
Synthetic development and application of compounds with biological relevance, Jeffery Caleb Clark
Toward a construct validation of the Louisiana School Analysis Model Instructional Staff Questionnaire, Nikki Bray Clark
Revision of Pocadius Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), Andrew R. Cline
Civil War prisons in American memory, Benjamin Gregory Cloyd
Power, money, and sex(uality): the Black Masculine Paradigm, Kendric Coleman
Constructing a math applications, curriculum-based assessment: an analysis of the relationship between apllications [sic] problems, computation problems and criterion-referenced assessments, James E. Connell, Jr.
Three essays in labor and health economics, Christopher K. Coombs
Cytokines and aeroallergens in the pathogenesis of summer-pasture associated obstructive pulmonary disease: effects on endothelin production, neutrophil activation and chemotaxis, Lais Rosa Rodrigues Costa
V-ATPase expression and function in the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana: role of proton gradients in anoxia-induced quiescence, Joseph Antonio Covi
Zeta functions of finite graphs, Debra Czarneski
Conceptualization and cognitive relativism on result in Mandarin Chinese: the case study of Mandarin Chinese bǎ construction using a cognitive and centering approach, Jin huei Enya Dai
Characterization of aged polymer modified asphalt cements for recycling purposes, Codrin Daranga
Control of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters, Ligia Virginia Antonia da Silva
Lost in transition: welfare to work in Louisiana, Theresa C. Davidson
Amino acid requirements and low crude protein, amino acid supplemented diets for swine and poultry, Dustin Wade Dean
Recovering ancient ritual and the theatre of the Apache: a journey through the false consciousness of Western theatre history, Marla Kathleen Dean
An investigation of the relationship between teaching perspectives and faculty development activities among faculty in higher education, David M. Deggs
Fabrication of high aspect ratio vibrating cylinder microgyroscope structures by use of the LIGA process, Yohannes Mamo Desta
Plasmid-mediated high-level gentamicin resistance in bacteria for the turtle farm environment in Louisiana, Maria Alejandra Diaz
Non-medical skills and competencies needed by paraprofessional caregivers, Martha L. Dix
Wavelet sets with and without groups and multiresolution analysis, Mihaela Dobrescu
Comparative studies of sperm cryopreservation of diploid and tetraploid Pacific Oysters, Qiaoxiang Dong
Erik Satie's ballet Parade: an arrangement for woodwind quintet and percussion with historical summary, Tracy A. Doyle
Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mots and the Nouvelles autobiographies of Alain Robbe-Grillet, Nathalie Sarraute, and Marguerite Duras: a comparison, Julie Driessen
Chorale and Canon in Alfred Schnittke's Fourth String Quartet, Aaminah Durrani
Effects of a primary care weight management intervention on physical activity in low-income African American women, Gareth R. Dutton
PAH and PCB distribution in sediment fractions and sorptive phases, Trudy J. Estes
The Twiggs Clay: mineralogy, origin, and industrial properties of an upper Eocene opaline claystone in the coastal plain province of Georgia, U.S., Lori G. Eversull
Mapping the other truth in the Shintech case: emancipatory mapping for environmental justice in south Louisiana, Charles Allen Flanagan
Health and lifestyle profiles across the lifespan: results from the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study, Madlyn Irene Frisard
Belowground productivity of mangrove forests in southwest Florida, Beatriz Eugenia Giraldo Sánchez
An original composition, La Cosecha for orchestra, and La Clave: a cultural indentity, Rafael Enrique Gonzalez Bothwell
African-American women's reception influence and utility of television content: an exploratory qualitative analysis, Bettye A. Grable
The psychosocial vulnerability model of hostility as a predictor of coronary heart disease, Karen Grothe
A correlational study examining the relationship between invented spelling and beginning reading, Jane McDaniel Grove
Schoolin' women: hip hop pedagogies of black women rappers, Nichole Ann Guillory
Speciation, Equilibria and Kinetics for Rainfall-Runoff Metals in Adsorptive-Filtration Unit Operations and Processes, Tianpeng Guo
Fabrication of Core-Shell Nanoparticles, Zhanhu Guo
Ecotoxicology of metal-hydrocarbon mixtures in benthic invertebrates, Kurt A. Gust
An original composition, Symphony No. 1, and the realization of Western and Japanese influences in Takemitsu's November Steps, Charles Douglas Haarhues
Carbonate records of submarine hydrocarbon venting: northern Gulf of Mexico, Matthew S. Hackworth
Sites of resistance: language, intertextuality, and subjectivity in the poetry of Diane Wakoski, Cordelia Maxwell Hanemann
The lived experience of new graduate baccalaureate-prepared Registered Nurses working in an acute care hospital setting, Jeannie Ricks Harper
Chemistry, testing and management of phosphorus and zinc in calcareous Louisiana soils, Dustin L. Harrell
The music salon of Pauline Viardot: featuring her salon opera Cendrillon, Rachel Miller Harris
Spatial and temporal estimation of pumping and recharge in groundwater system analysis, Sherly Hartono
Effects of spaced retrieval on memory and quality of life in older adults with probable Alzheimer's disease, Karri S. Hawley
Anglian leadership in Northumbria, 547 A.D. through 1075 A.D., Jean Anne Hayes
Amplification dynamics of primate retrotransposons, Dale James Hedges
Interference suppression and parameter estimation in wireless communication systems over time-varing multipath fading channels, Jianqiang He
The literary frontier: creating an American nation (1820-1840), Tena Lea Helton
Modulation of adipocyte genes by signal transducers and activators of transcription, Jessica C. Hogan
Conspiracy culture in America after World War II, Valerie Rose Holliday
The iconography of nationalism: icons, popular culture, and American nationalism, Dallas Hulsey
The Violin Sonata of Amy Beach, Yu-Hsien Judy Hung
Greenwashing: visual communication and political influence in environmental policy, Eric Jeffrey Jenner
Low dielectric constant fluorocarbon films containing silicon by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Yoonyoung Jin
Effects of body size on goose behavior: lesser snow goose and Ross's goose, Jon Einar Jonsson
Gerald Finzi and John Ireland: a stylistic comparison of compositional approaches in the context of ten selected poems by Thomas Hardy, Richard Michael Jupin
Relative efficacy of school-home notes and teacher feedback in minority elementary students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Andrea Nichole Jurbergs
Macroinvertebrate community of ecology of lowland, subtropical streams in Louisiana, Michael Douglas Kaller
Analytical separations using polymetric surfactants, Mary Waithira Kamande
DNA supercoiling with a twist, Edwin Kamau
Cultural performance of roadside shrines: a poststructural postmodern ethnography, Rebecca Marie Kennerly
Detection of Biologically Important Molecules, Kyukwang Kim
Teacher Beliefs and Practices Survey: operationalizing the 1997 NAEYC guidelines, Kyung-Ran Kim
The hobbledehoy's choice: Anthony Trollope's awkward young men and their road to gentlemanliness, Mark King
Effect of plant residue and water management practices on soil redox chemistry, methane emission, and rice productivity, Manoch Kongchum
Cementitious Permeable Pavement as a Passive Unit Operation and Process for Stormwater Quality and Quantity Control, Xuheng Kuang
Multiphase mechanisms and fluid dynamics in gas injection enhanced oil recovery processes, Madhav M. Kulkarni
Selected intermediate-level solo piano music of Enrique Granados: a pedagogical analysis, Harumi Kurihara
Shaly sand interpretation using CEC-dependent petrophysical parameters, Fnu Kurniawan
Economic valuation of natural resource management: a case study of the Benuaq Dayak tribe in Kalimantan, Indonesia, Indah D. Kusuma
Reconstruction of nuclear transfer embryos in goats and cattle [electronic resource], Allison Morris Landry
After Scotland: Irvine Welsh and the Ethic of Emergence, Benjamin George Lanier-Nabors
"I Cried Out and None but Jesus Heard!" prophetic pedagogy: the spirituality and religious lives of three nineteenth century African-American women, Elecia Brown Lathon
Parallel molecular dynamics simulations of pressure-induced structural transformations in cadmium selenide nanocrystals, Nicholas Jabari Ouma Lee
The trading volume trend, investor sentiment, and stock returns, Yung-Chou Lei
Red rice competition and control in cultivated rice, Christopher Todd Leon
Glucose transporter 2 is likely to play a role in the brain glucose sensing, Bing Li
Public relations ethics: a cross-cultural analysis, Paul Stuart Lieber
Host-parasite cophylogeny and rates of evolution in two rodent-louse assemblages, Jessica E. Light
Photocatalysis in a novel semiconducting optical fiber monolithic reactor for wastewater treatment, Hongfei Lin
The operational aesthetic in the performance of professional wrestling, William P. Lipscomb III
Civic orientation predictors of Black students: an exploratory study, Joe Lee Lott Jr
Development of high performance hybrid syntactic foams: structure and material property characterization, Rahul R. Maharsia
Shear induced orientation in polymer-clay solutions and their influence on the structure in multilayered films, Matthew Michael Malwitz
Constructing resilent marital relationships: a panel study of marriages under pressure, Amy Manning
Solitary blessings: solitude in the fiction of Hawthrone, Melville, and Kate Chopin, Virginia Massie
Error estimates for stabilized approximation methods for semigroups, Sarah Campbell McAllister
Biologically inspired learning system, Patrick McDowell
The effect of environmental forcing on the suspended sediment within the Naomi wetlands as reflected in turbidity data, Molly J. McGraw
Associating molecular markers with phenotypes in sweetpotatoes and liriopogons using multivariate statistical modeling, Thomas Mwamburi Mcharo
Voluntary exercise in the C57B1/6J mouse: phenotypic effects of varying dietary fat levels and hippocampal gene expression differences between high-level and low-level exercisers, Leslie DeBardeleben McLaughlin