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.Theses from 2004
Securing distributed computations : in search of reliable large-scale compute power and refreshed redundancy, Edward P. Kenney
Only in story a world : atheistic metanarrative in LeGuin, Pullman and Wolfe, Samuel N. Keyes
London coffee houses : the first hundred years, Heather Lynn McQueen
Type of muscle present in adult Amphibian lymphatic heart based on the DNA sequence of the Myosin heavy chain, Maribeth Morral
Narrating the middle ground : b the examination of objects in the modern genre of immigrant fiction, Meagna A. Patinella
Technology and the 'Self', Ryan Rinn
Invasive exotic plants at the University of Richmond, Bethany K. Shewmaker
A case study of events and examples : history in Arundhati Roy's The god of small things, Michell C. Smith
Regulation of limb development in frogs, Kathryn Starkweather
Factorization of polynomials and real analytic function, Radoslaw L. Stefanski
Women leaders combining a career in higher education with raising a family : a study of leadership, Anne Simmons Williamson
Theses from 2003
The regulation of cellulase in three microbial isolates: Cellulomanas cellulans, Bacillis cereus and Deinococcus sp. Mbic3950, Elizabeth M. Cook
Vesticular monomine transporters in macrophages, Randall R. De Martino
The effect of slavery on southern farmland values in the antebellum and postbellum era, Brandon Devlin
Cultural imposition or cross-cultural communication: an auto-ethnographic exploration of Christian missionary rhetorics, Marian Draffin
Preliminary, ultrastructural investigation of culturing techniques and calcification of the ciliate Coleps, Jennifer Dupont
American identity in the Illinois Territory, 1809-1818, Daniel Northrup Finucane
Preliminary work done on a family of dienesters, specifically ethyl-5-chloro-5-phenyl-pentadienoate, Katie Griffin
The effect of the epidermal growth factor and Concanavalin A on MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity in human glioblastoma multiforme cells, Sarah Hartigan
Threonine phosphorylation as an additional mechanism of regulation in membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT-1 MMP), Gabe Hillegass
Auto-ethnography as a communicative and therapeutic means of addressing eating disorders, Julie Irvin
The Christian century and the fluidity of American ideologies, 1919-1932, Michael Levin
The effect of TGF-β on phosphorylation of MT1-MMP and MMP-2 activation in human glioma cells, Karen A. Lewis
A blueprint for environmental sustainability along the James River, Trevor S. MacDougall
Fecal coliforms and antibiotic resistance of Tuckahoe Creek, Catherine C. Parker
The effect of green tea flavanols on inhibiting MMP-2 activation in human glioma cell line U87, Amorette Rofe
The new top hats at Westminster : a longitudinal study of the effects of the British general election of 1906 on the Liberal Party, Michael Rosenberger
Leading a 'torn country' : Turkey's ideological and civilized divide, Joshua Walker
An unbiased stereological assessment of articular cartilage composition in the canine patellofemoral joint, Kathryn Winslow
Trusting organizations : organizational structure, trust, and the implications for leaders, Jeremiah Robert Winters
Stage-dependant expression of a myosin gene in lymph heart of Xenopus laevis tadpoles, Michael Wolf
The ethics of service : a new approach to service learning, Jonathan C. Zur
Theses from 2002
The rhetoric of legality vs. the rhetoric of morality : seeing justice through the eyes of dramatic works, Hannah C. Bate
The Gray Ghost's sanctuary: civilians in Mosby's Confederacy during the Civil War, James J. Cain
Self-similarity in network traffic, Francisco Chinchilla
The application of β-chloroenones to the synthesis of bioactive pyrroles, Scott Cutro
Julian as fanatic ideologue: an explanation for the Persian Invasion of A.D. 363 /, Dallas DeForest
An examination of microorganisms and their antibiotic resistance patterns in rural, urban, and tidal water samples, Caroline K. Elkins
NUDIX hydrolases: a family of versatile, widely distributed, housecleaning enzymes, Brian Foster
Rethinking the great divide : a rhetorical study of orality, literacy and the human experience, Danielle L. Joyce
The Victorian construction of Sappho, 1835-1914, Megan Kulp
Locating postmodern epistemology, organizational structure and postcolonial workers in the knowledge rhizome, Viren Mascarenhas
Complement resistance in Agrobacterium tumefaciens isolates, Michael E. McCormick
Nationalism and the public sphere : debating the limits of patriotism in popular music since September 11th, Mark Melvin
Escaping the auction block and rejecting the pedestal of virtue : slave narratives redefine womanhood in nineteenth-century America, Candice E. Renka
Identification of catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in macrophages, Julie Rumble
Theses from 2001
The Lithuanian-Polish dispute and the great Powers, 1918-1923, Peter Ernest Baltutis
New Jersey women and their strategies for exerting power in marriage, 1770-1800, Jacqueline Deyo
Development of a p53 functional assay for characterization of T98G, U251, and U87glioblastoma cell lines, Melissa A. Hull
Invasion of mouse fibroblasts and macrophages by human isolates of Agrobacterium, Karmon Leigh Kriechbaum
Development of a p53 functional assay for use in the U373 human glioblastoma cell line, Lorraine C. Larsen
Leon Trotsky and the struggle for power in communist Russia, 1921-1923, David William McAloon
Characterization of a non-ribosomal peptide from agrobacterium tumefaciens, Graham Strub
The effect of irradiation on p53-regulated proteins in human glioma cells, Kris VanWagner
An examination of the mechanisms behind the delta⁹-terahydrocannabinol induced decrease in b-cell activation, Dana Wallace
Theses from 2000
Characterizing the role of MAPK phosphates in plants, Laura Asakura
Determining the relationship between cell cycle and cell differentiation in Anabaena, R. Elaine Bucheimer
Enterobacteriaceae from turkey and fish : Tetracycline resistance induction achieved by prolonged exposure to low levels of the antibiotic, Kristi L. Fink
Scientific investigation of the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Casey M. Flanagan, Christopher B. Crowell II, and Bryan P. Markelz
The Botetourt Dragoons in war and peace, Michael G. Henkle
The implementation of ArcView GIS as a predictive model to determine erosion trouble areas along Little Westham Creek, Jedd Hillegass
Royal protectors, explorers and thieves : pirates of the Elizabethan cold war, 1558-1685, Dodie Jones
The characterization of a putative toxin biosynthetic pathway in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Courtney Lappas
The Clapham Sect : an investigation into the effects of deep faith in a personal God on a change effort, Victoria Marple
An ethical exploration of gender inequality in church leadership, Elizabeth Rickert
Development of an assay to determine functional activity of p53 derived from T98G and GEPE glioblastoma cell lines, Darren R. Ritsick
Initial steps in the development of a p53 functional assay for use in RT2 glioblastoma cell line, Jeffrey R. Springer
YZGD from B. thiaminolyticus is a pyridoxal-5-phosphate specific acid phosphatase and an unknown nudix hydrolase, Jennifer L. Wall
Theses from 1999
Investigation of the immunosuppressive effects of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on macrophage function, Katerina Angelique Backus
The Effect of Cannabinoids on Astrocyte Cell Production of Interleukin- 1B, Micah D. Baxley
Promises of the patiarchy : a study of leadership within the Promise Keepers Movement, Daniel W. Beeman
The Interstate Highway Act of 1956, Edward H. Bogle
Birth order and emergent leadership : does one's birth order influence emergence as a leader in a leaderless group?, Leanna May Bowman
The buzz on campus : can bumblebees be used for agricultural crop pollination?, Elizabeth Brandler
Leadership at 20 : integrating new materials into the current Foundations of Leadership course, Matt Constanzo and Kerry McGonigle
Heat shock proteins produced by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under conditions of heat and oxidative stress, Rebecca S. Dise
Male mate choice in the long-jawed spider, Tetragnatha elongata : preference for the heavier female, Christine Fetterer
Adele Clark : suffragist and women's rights pioneer for Virginia, Amanda Garrett
Community Service Day, Dotty J. Giordano and Ian F. Koffler
The changing landscape of America's societal sector, Denise Harb
Washing feet : a revolutionary principle of leadership, Josh Hayden
Leadership education in K-12 curriculum, Theresa Higgs
Leadership and outdoor education : an exploration of the connections between two interrelated fields, Amanda MacKenzie Howland
The role of melatonin in flagellar regeneration in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Kelley Marie Kazor
Bursting the bubble : a University of Richmond student's passport to the city of Richmond, Hillorie Anne Leaman
Characterization of a gene differentially expressed in human glioblastoma that is highly homologous to mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, Margie A. Lhamon
A comparative case study on why women run for public office : Hillary Rodham Clinton & Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Ashley Elizabeth Lorenz
Effects of varying conditions on oxygen binding capacity upon disulfide-bond reduction in Callinectes sapidus hemocyanin, Peter E. Matthews
Establishing a link between MAPK pathways and hormones signal transduction in plants, Marc Meulener
The legitimacy of leadership studies as an academic field of study, Megan Moran and Joy Shortlidge
Stage directions uncovered : the author's voice in modern English drama, Erin Nelson
Human solidary : a reconciliation between Plato and Rorty, Larina M. Orlando
The effect of different warm-downs on heart rate recovery and muscular lactic acid removal, Alison Jean Perkins
The effect of cannabinoids on interleukin-1a production by macrophages, Gregory P. Sandukas
Anglo-Bulgarian relations 1933-1941, Jason Sayers