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.Theses from 2010
Especially in this economy : the effect of personal and situational factors on charitable intentions and attitudes toward the homeless, Eric M. VanEpps
Adsorption and thermodynamic properties of azurin at monolayer-protected film assemblies : evidence for a more homogeneous adsorption interface, Morgan Lynn Vargo
The role of NtrBC and Nac in Shigella virulence, T. Jordan Walter
Characterization of the secondary structure of kinesin light chain tetraticopeptide repeats, Meredith Weck
Selection of risk and effort levels among low-stakes players : a case study in online poker, Justin Weiss
Theses from 2009
Measuring the effect of family income on undergraduate behavior, Lindsey Brewer
Visual discrimination training for rats : developing a new methodology to explore laterality differences, Tiffany R. Brunelli
The new military history : General Jonathan M. Wainwright and his experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, John H. Chase
Can the holistic processing of faces be improved in the normal population, Jessica Collins
Developing a novel basal animal model for use in exploring the development of early sensory systems, Elizabeth Danka
Phenotypic analysis of genetic regulatory response to oxidative stress in shigella flexneri, Aaron Daugherty
Optical properties of multilayer-polyelectrolyte films with incorporated gold nanomaterials (solid nanoparticles and hollow nanoshells), Robert Watson Day
Deliberative democracy at the local level, Tony DeRosa
Catholic nationalism and feminism in twentieth-century Ireland, Jennifer M. Donohue
On the record : the visibility of race, class, gender, and age in Richmond, Virginia's newspaper coverage of 1960's sitdown movement, Jill Eisenberg
The politics of sectional servitude : the construction of American abolitionist discourse in black and white, 1837-1847, Christopher M. Florio
Reducing the negative attidudes of religious fundamentalists toward homosexuals, John A. Frank
Can she ever be "The Man"? : the effect of gender on implicit perceptions of leadership ability in an applied hiring task, Rebecca S. Frazier
Appropriation in opera : modern performance practice of racially evocative works, Katelin French
Polyelectrolyte-linked, multi-layer film assemblies of aqueous nanoparticles and nanoshells, Anne Galyean
Relay total synthesis of lamellarin G trimethyl ether, Benjamin Giglio
Cosmological vision(s) : history, modernism, and American renewal in Hart Crane's The bridge, Lauren Grewe
The impact of social pressures on referee's sanctions in professional soccer : a case study of penalty kicks in the MLS, Mariano Harari
Size of food packaging and cognitive performance, Shannon Henry
Political socialization and the youth vote : a study of political engagement during the 2008 election, Meredith Hull
Enslaved revolutionaries : constitutional rhetoric of eighteenth-century Irish and American patriots, Jacob Keith Johnson
An in situ one-pot enol silane formation-Mukaiyama aldol-type reactions mediated by TMSOTf, Miles W. Johnson
Optimization of a semi-permeable membrane device-fiber optic sensor for the sampling of hydrophobic pollutants in aquatic environments, Ncamiso Khanyile
Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate-accelerated addition of catalytically generated zinc acetylides to aldehydes, Brian Mahoney
Analysis of cp23S domain V to assess zooxanthellar diversity among clionaid sponges from Caribbean and Pacific reefs, Ashley McQuillin
A gene encoding an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase interacts with the HOX gen regulator pal-1, Leah Milazzo
Can scouts and NFL general managers predict future quarterback performance at the time of the NFL draft?, Cain Montgomery
Communicative violence in romantic relationships, Christina L. Moore
The inheritance of lawless passion : an examination of interracial relationships through slave narratives, Genna K. Murray
Empathy, group-level guilt and identification : measuring their relationship through past American-Cambodian relations, Laura Musser
Determining archaeal species diversity in death valley soils, Archana Durga Narla
A conversation among sisters : the "dangerous lover" in the texts of the Brontës, Jennifer K. Patchen
Henry Steel Olcott : from Civil War veteran to Sinalese Buddhist nationalist, a case study in international religious activism, Jennifer Proch
The application of vinylogous iminium salt derivatives to the efficient syntheses of Ningalin B, Rigidin C, and bioactive analogs, Elizabeth A. Rieck
Motivation to lead : investigating the power of the MTL equation, Elizabeth Robinson
Treating animals right : introducing a new fairness approach, Xenia Corali Schneider
Forecasting utility of UK consumer sentiment indexes in real time : do consumer sentiment surveys improve consumption forecasts in real time?, Bradford M. Smith
The effects of market sentiment on crude oil futures markets, Nathan Somayaji
Power and the rejection of the competent attitudinal deviant, William Stanton
Portfolio of compositions, Heather Stebbins
Lines of nation, lines of flight : retroping immigration policy, Jessica Thaller
Molecular modeling of para-benzyne and a series of push-pull [14]-pyridoannulenes, Evan B. Wang
Adrenergic receptor expression on RAW264.7 macrophages, Lindsay Ward
The courts as policy-makers : a medical malpractice case study, Jennifer A. Williams
Detecting chaos in the cash-in-advance model using the two-pass-fold method, Kristóf-Zsigmond Zétényi
Theses from 2008
The effect of racial salience and anxiety on career indecision and career decision-making self-efficacy in college students, Leah M. Adams
The influence of auditory stimuli on judgements of word valence, Chris E. Chandler
Construction of a reagentless glucose biosensor using molecular exciton luminescence, Bryan S. Der and Jonathan D. Dattelbaum
Forest fires in southern Europe : an econometric investigation of the existence of economic incentives for fire arson, Radoslava Dogandjieva
Ethics and Aesthetics: Addressing Issues of Viewership in the Work of Alfredo Jaar, Elizabeth Rose Donato
Modulation of fast-inactivating potassium channels by accessory subunits and fatty acids : a role for calcium?, Michelle M. Drzewiecki
Fostering leaders for social justice : ally identity development and efficacy, Allison M. DuVal
The interaction of nuclear fiction and leadership studies, Kathryn Elberson
Self-righteous beneficence : American diplomats and missionary perceptions of the Ottoman Empire, 1908-1914, Ella M. Frantantuono
Examining the role of RNAi in developmental pathways in C. elegans, Geoffrey E. Hespe
Early diversification of the T-box gene family in the poriferan lineage, Kay Holstien
Redesigning computer architecture to optimize performance on data mining applications, Ivan Jibaja
Exploring applications of engineered tryptophan flourescence to further elucidate glyoxysomal malate dehydrogenase structure and function, Adam P. Johnson
Identification of novel protein-protein interactions required for the regulation of Kinesin-1, Beccy Josowitz
Narses and the birth of Byzantine Egypt : Imperial policy in the age of Justinian, Marion W. Kruse III
Characterization of Sox family members in sponge stem cells and during development, Karen E. Leeds
Exploring the role of iscSUA and suf operon in Shigella flexneri invasion and resistance to oxidative stress, Benjamin R. Lloyd
Crisis rhetoric : a theory of communication in times of crisis, Eric D. Loepp
Nuclear vs. coal in Bulgaria, Peter B. Manchev
Use of phylogenetic stains to determine the feeding preferences of microbivorous soil nematodes, E. Harlan Michelle
The death of the virtuous heroine as social criticism in Clarissa and Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Carmel Rosanna Nunan
"I don't think she's like the rest of us" : the freedom in disadvantage for orphan girls in early 20th century literature, Giavanna Palermo
Social perceptions of underdog job applicants, Maggie Place
Market efficiency : testing price discovery in the bond and credit derivative markets, Justin M. Polselli
The impact of the common agricultural policy on agricultural productivity, Flemming Schneider Rhode
The untraditional Brontë̈ heroine, Amanda L. Rosenthal
Examining the regulation of suf by Fur and IscR in the human pathogen Shigella flexneri, Matthew J. Sagransky
The ownership of cultural objects : means, mechanics and masteries, Anne Marie Salloum
Deporting "Red Emma" : the political and legal battles for citizenship, 1917-1921, Kara D. Schultz
Textbook bundling : is it really worth the sum of its parts, Kati Simmons
Sensory perception and predatory behavior in female rats, Maxwell Richard Sirkin
Imagining Anti-Semitism : artistic representations of the Dreyfus Affair, Alexa Stemmler
Implicit theories of relationships : prediction of dating strategies and relationship initiation, Heather Stone
Constructing [0,1]k in the inverse limit on [0,1], Desmond Torkornoo
Maternal experience and Alzheimer's disease : degenerative differences in the female rat, Lindsay W. Victoria
Democracy in the workplace : leadership in cooperative business, Jordan Wade
The exploration of novel symbiotic bacteria that may have influential roles in sponge life history, Brittany E. West
Securing distributed volunteer computations : investigating techniques for effective and efficient task assignment, Andrew M. White
An analysis of tuition and enrollment in higher education : measuring price elasticity, Adam C. Wright
Theses from 2007
Word Oper Findan : Seamus Heaney and the translation of Beowulf, Jack Harding Bell
Refiguring history : the works of Faith Ringgold and Kara Walker, Amy Bradshaw
Exploring the sponge-symbiont relationship through stability and localization, Nicole Buell
Synthesis of 9-Deaza-2'-deoxyguanosine, an analogue of 8-Oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine, Jennifer Carman
The opium war in contemporary Chinese historiography, Robert William Cole
The expression of the maternal brain : a qRT-PCR neurogenic analysis, Robert W. Contino
Proteomics and molecular chaperones : modeling spinocerebellar ataxia type III in a Drosophila model system, John M. Daniel
The effect of RNAi on Hsp-27 and MMP-2 secretion in U87glioma cells, Ryan Gabriel
Figuring the refugee, Genevieve Goulding
Scientific advice to the House : who has the Congressional ear?, Kristen Greenholt