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Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A union man: the life of C. Frank Keeney, Charles Belmont Keeney III
Attitudes of college students toward people with disabilities, Doris M. King
"Expansion of the citizenship role": altruistic behaviors of Buffalo Creek residents following the flood, Julia Ann Lewis
A holistic approach to managing behavioral issues with persons with mental retardation in extended care facilities, Darrell Lilly
Feature extraction in geobiophysical modeling of mining activity impacting Dewey Lake, Kentucky, Sean K. Litteral
The life history of the cave salamander, Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, in West Virginia, Andrew James Longenecker
Changes among Ohio River fish populations due to water quality improvements and high-lift dams, Benjamin Lowman
Levels of stress between cooperative education students on-placement and pending placement, Judy L. Mainzinger-Rathbun
Wading in the Lethe, Honor J. McCain
Use of the Visual-Motor Integration Test to discriminate learning disabled from non-disabled children and adolescents, Michelle McFarland
The effects of a functional derotational knee brace on the single-leg hop, timed-hop, and stability of NCAA Division II athletes, Heidi E. Moran
Drug of choice as a predictor of program completion in a 12-week intensive outpatient program and continuing care program, James R. Myers
Anxiety, stress and job satisfaction versus education levels in rural police officers, Robert D. Newell
Influence of examiner experience on interrater reliability using the KT2000 knee ligament arthrometer, Michelle Ann Phelan
Marlowe's curious queens: a gender study, Jonathan E. Porter
Response properties of tibial campaniform sensilla on the cockroach leg in restrained preparations and freely moving animals, Angela L. Ridgel
Computer Simulation for Feature Extraction in Pattern Recognition and Geobiophysical Modeling in Mountaineous Wetland Delineation, Natalie Ripsher
Current first aid and CPR credentials of selected head high school athletic coaches in West Virginia, Amy Robinson
The national security debate and the Truman administration's policy toward China, 1947-1950, Robert D. Russell II
Predicting disruptive behaviors using interpersonal and intrapsychic measures, Cheryl R. Taylor
Ecology and Sympatric Relations of Crevice Salamanders in Randolph County, West Virginia, Jayme Linn Waldron
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Depression in women with heart disease, Kimberly M. Ashcraft
A medicinal plant survey in marketplaces of Ecuador, Pamela Bailey
In the shadows: the search for identity in the writings of Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherrie Moraga, Sandra Cisneros, and Julia Alvarez, Marcy Wood Benincasa
The effects of music therapy on reducing depression among the hospitalized elderly diagnosed with dementia, Alan J. Blosser
The Conners' Continuous Performance Test compared with the attention problems scale of the Child Behavior Checklist in ADHD children, Krista J. Burdette
The role of community in two novels by Barbara Kingsolver, Rebecca K. Calwell
A fisherman's heritage, Matthew G. Cooke
Interaction of laminin beta2 with eps8 and desmin in muscle cells, Luke Xueliang Cui
Effects of perceived verbal aggressiveness and proxemic violations on attributions of source blameworthiness for sexual harassment, Evelyn René Davis
The cardiovascular and metabolic adaptations to iso-caloric moderate intensity and high intensity exercise, Summerson Desmond
Fabrication of protein arrays using electron beam lithography, Duy-Bao Phan Dinh
The acquisition and quantitative analysis of digitally generated Fourier transforms resulting from the physiognomy of various tree and shrub species, Alicia Eldridge-Spears
The effects of color contrast on performance of the WAIS-R digit symbol subtest, Wendell S. Francke
The relationship between Ohio River Bass Tournament success rates, forage fish abundance and environmental conditions, Jeffrey V. Ginger
Benthic biodiversity and physico-chemical parameters of acid mine drainage, acid impacted and nonimpacted streams, Stephen D. Greene
A cross-validation of the Marshall University step test on college males and females age 18-24, Mary Robin Hampton
A new model for predicting probabilities of viable pregnancy and multiple gestations for i̲n̲ V̲i̲t̲r̲o̲ fertilization, Ray Vernon Haning Jr.
William Lowther Jackson and the Civil War in West Virginia's mountains, Ronald V. Hardway
Treatment for the homeless mentally ill, Joyel Harless
London's air defense during the First World War: the scene from the ground, Dale Edward Hatfield
Ordinary Children Extraordinary Legacies: Childhood During the American Civil War, Deborah S. Holder
Ecology and population demography of the hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, in West Virginia, W. Jeffrey Humphries
Perception of marital satisfaction and adjustment between males and females in rural Appalachia, Gina Ingram
Comparing aggression between young-adult and general admission patients in a state-inpatient psychiatric hospital, Jill Kridle
Does The Intermediate Booklet Category Test Detect Neurological Deficits In ADHD Children?, Mindy B. Layne
Clarification of the hybrid origin of carex x deamii Herm. (Cyperaceae) based on macro and micro morphological characters, Paul B. Marcum
An analysis of the training methods utilized in business and industrial organizations by West Virginia training professionals, Kelli R. Mayes
The effect of music on visuospatial memory, James L. McCracken
Preparation of N-(Haloaryl) succinimides, Okey Noe II
To educate the Heathen: a comparison of the treatment of the native peoples of the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, Howard R. Nolen
Using selective MMPl-2 clinical scales to predict the severity of prison infractions for first degree murderers in a maximum security prison, Margarita Lynn Pauley
Linguistic communication skills in rural Appalachian preschoolers, Brenda Pinkerman
The Bank of Gallipolis: its place in national banking history, William E. Plants
Feeding niches of forest salamanders: indirect effects of gypsy moth pesticides on prey selection and potential overlap between adults of six species, Sandra Raimondo
It wasn't always like this with me, Greg Rickard
Patient/physician communication: a comprehensive review of the medical literature, 1989 to 1998, David L. Rodgers
Ecology and natural history of Rana clamitans melanota in West Virginia, Alison M. Rogers
Distribution of the Sucker Family (Pisces: Catostomidae) in the Ohio River, Tara L. Rose
Belles Among the Bluffs : The Experiences of Women During the Siege of Vicksburg, Shannon Ewing Sexton
A Vegetation Analysis of Plant Communities in and Around Selected Holding Ponds at McClintic Wildlife Management Area, Mason County, West Virginia, Russell Bowman Shrader
The role of retinoids and protein kinase C in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and function, Shaoshan Wang
Natural History of the Marbled Salamander, Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst), in West Virginia, with Special Notes on Reproduction and Larval Development, Jason J. Watkins
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Adolescent depression: the influence of self-esteem, self-consciousness and gender, Kevin W. Adams
Life history, ecology, and low pH tolerance of the freshwater prawn, Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun, in a mitigated wetland of the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, West Virginia, Jennifer Ann Aderman
The mechanics and regulation of rat aortic smooth muscle contraction: implications of cytoskeletal remodeling, protein phosphorylations, and microtubule-based kinase transport, Alison Summers Battistella-Patterson
Progestin stimulation of the protooncogene c-̲m̲y̲c in T47D human breast cancer cells, Kristy Ann Blankenship
Leisure and Delinquency: A Comparative Study of the Link Between Leisure Activities and Delinquency, Patricia L. Brougham
The brief life of the anthropoid animal: a collection of translated poems from Brief Life and The Anthropoid Animal, Marina Primo Busatto
Molecular mapping of the fatty (f) (formerly corpulent) gene in the LA/N rat obesity model, Kenneth G. Butz
Genesis 2:26, Michael G. M. Cornelius
"The boys'll listen to me": the labor career of William Blizzard, Shae Ronald Davidson
Martha Stewart Weekdays: A Symbolic Construction of the Image of Woman, Holly Lorraine Dent
The narrative voice of Lee Smith: emergence of a passionate narrative voice through body and spirit, Judith A. Eddy
Seniors' knowledge of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in urban versus rural West Virginia, Debra S. Evans
Group productivity and how it is affected by an imposed group structure, Vicki Fenwick
The effect of tape and neoprene ankle supports on balance in athletes with injured ankles, Tara Michelle Gerlach
Thy will be done, my will be done: a comparative analysis of the diary of Susanna Gordon Waddell, 1863-1867 and selected letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, 1862-1864, Leann Elizabeth Ginther
A study of job satisfaction of female administrators in the National Education Association and its affiliates, Jacqueline G. Goodwin
A content analysis of televised health news coverage within the Huntington, West Virginia designated market area, Leigh Suzanne Hall
The clinical utility of the Jesness Inventory, Stephanie J. Hayes-Harris
From the southeast to Fort Ancient: a survey of shell gorgets in West Virginia, Darla Spencer Hoffman
Concurrent validity of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, Kathryn L. Ingles
The role of domain I in laminin chain assembly, George D. Kamphaus
Henry Norris and the Boleyn faction: 1528-1536, Jeff Lavender
Holistic approaches in a secondary discipline-based art education curriculum, Jennifer Hicks Limle
Occupational titles and the perception of gender, Cynthia A. Lokey
A comparative study of catholic and non-catholic students in a catholic secondary school, wheeling central catholic high school, with respect to their religious knowledge and religious practices, Mary Aileen Mansuetto
Modernization and migration in Indonesia, I Wayan Mastriyana
Creation Acts, Paul Brian McCoy
Business technology: new avenues for sexual harassment in the workplace, Terri Stone Meadows
The use of isoelectric focusing to assess the genetic diversity of the cyprinid fishes: Rhinichthys cataractae and Rhinichthys atratulus in West Virginia, Fauzia Alam Miah
Conduct disorder questionnaire, Dwayne L. Milam
A critical view of Kai Erikson's Everything In Its Path: the current state of Appalachian studies, Matthew Franklin Moore
Influences of acid mine drainage on water chemistry of Blackwater River Watershed, Carla C. Morato-Lara
