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Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The use of emergent rocks as refugia for the Cheat Mountain salamander, Plethodon nettingi green, Beth Anne Pauley
Ecological life history of Caenis amica Hagen (Emphemeroptera: caenidae) from the mitigated area of Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County, West Virginia, Gail Lynn Perrine
In the fullness of time: the literature of Denise Giardina, Cathy Pleska
Narrative voicings in the novels of Roddy Doyle, Larry Poe
Approaches to a generalized synthesis for hexaphenylbutadiene, Karena Kaye Linkenhoger Robinson
Characterization of the promoter and upstream activation sequences of sporulation-specific genes SPR1 (SSG1) and SPR2 in saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sharmini S. Soosaithasan
Contemporary Appalachian picture books, Judy A. Teaford
Ecology and natural history of the cow knob salamander, Plethodon Punctatus Highton, in West Virginia, Robert B. Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Christina Rossetti: Pre-Raphaelite poet, Linda S. Baird
Predicting Direct Care Staff Tenure: The Development and Use of a Weighted Application Process, Jimmy Beirne
Determination of selected hydrocarbon concentrations in reformate using near infrared spectroscopy, Roy Roger Bledsoe Jr.
A comparative study of the benthic population in weir ponds draining watersheds of the Fernow Experimental Forest, Parsons, West Virginia, Kevin Dwayne Brittingham
Urban Renewal: The Huntington Experience, Mark B. Bugher
Relationship of resting and submaximal cardiovascular measures to VO[2]max in untrained children, Thomas A. Cappaert
Re-evaluating the major stressors of policing, James Walter Carter II
A survey of Army Reserve Officer Training Corps instructors to determine the importance of integrating news media training into the cadet curriculum, Kent P. Cassella
Standardization, compromise, or specialization: a content analysis of magazine advertisements in America and Taiwan, Yi-Fan Chen
Personality factors linked to workplace aggression as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Scott A. Cottrell
A study of self-esteem comparing special education with regular education students during the middle school years, Debra A. Davis
The influence of parental attitudes on childhood perceptions of control over chronic illnesses: comparison of urban and rural populations, Lesley A. Epperly
The Gordon Personal Profile-Inventory as a selection instrument, Patrick Y. Fisher
Coyote tracks: examining the trickster in the works of Leslie Marmon Silko, Jeffrey A. Green
Dietary intakes from rural, community-based elderly as a determinant of food availability, Kelli Jo Hall
Rural education and rural community viability, Patricia Cahape Hammer
Radio advertising decision-making in the Tri-State --: Huntington, West Virginia; Ashland, Kentucky; and Ironton, Ohio radio market, Terry L. Hapney Jr.
Ecological life history of Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County, West Virginia, Andrea Leigh Henry
Vertical, longitudinal and seasonal variation in the benthic fauna at the Fernow Experimential Forest, Parsons, West Virginia, Robert William Hood
An Ecological Study of Shale Barren Rock Cress (Arabis serotina Steele) at Little Fork Shale Barren, Pendleton County, West Virginia, Robert J. Jarrett
Natural History of the Four-toed Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, in West Virginia, Sandra L. Kilpatrick
A city's dichotomous response to postwar change: Charleston, West Virginia, 1919-1923, Dwayne L. Ledsome
An immunomodulating mycotoxin interferes with the development of autoimmune diabetes in diabetes-prone BB/Wor rats, Honggang Liu
Military public affairs practitioners' and civilian journalists' perceptions of Army crisis communications, Michelle L. Martin
Effects of estrogen in a place preference conditioning paradigm using non-sexual social interaction to condition female rats, Timothy D. Maze
Effects of creatine supplementation on muscular strength and power development in well-trained football players, Josef D. McQuain
Observations on reproduction, isozyme patterns, and meristics in mosquitofish (Pisces: Poeciliidae) from West Virginia, Matt McReynolds
Religion and coping with chronic illness: a comparison of rural and urban communities, Christina Mullins
Attachment and the development of eating disorders as measured by the “APDQ”, Colleen D. O'Pell
The effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on anxiety among the elderly in a nursing home setting, Lawrence David Parker
Effects of student nonverbal and verbal immediacy behaviors on teachers' behaviors and perceptions, Nina C. Persi
Women in the West Virginia state legislature 1923-1997, Jo Boggess Phillips
Natural History of the red-spotted newt, Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Rafinesque), in West Virginia, Jennifer M. Piascik
Suggestive questioning effects on eyewitness reports of kindergarten children, D. Joann Pontier
Bright, common nails: a collection of stories, William Mark Poteet
The regulation of glucose transport in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells by angiotensin II and glucose, Leslie Ann Quinn
A concurrent validity study of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised, Kimberly D. Rayburn
Social skill training effects on the interpersonal distance and touch recognition abilities of second grade children, Thomas E. Redden
An approach to a generalized synthesis for 2-halo-1,1-diarylalkenes, Cheryll R. Roberts
A study of the relationship between consumer satisfaction and direct care staff turnover in an agency for the developmentally disabled, Delia B. Root
Regulation of the expression of hMn-SOD at the level of the mitochondrial processing of precursor hMn-SOD, Gary Leslie Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
A survey to determine how the media affected operational security of the 1st Armored Division in Bosnia, Stanford E. Angion
The perceived effectiveness of teachers when humor and profanity are present in lectures, Jo Lynn Blankenship
Critical decision making skills of postgraduate respiratory care personnel, Leisa Kay Bowden
Religious orientation and homophobia: an application of the Allport and Batson conceptualizations, Scotty K. Caudill
An advocacy coalition approach to a study of the politics of education in Tennessee, Patricia Ehle Ceperley
Comparison of three different investigative interview techniques with young children, Mary Chapman
An experimental study of the effects of army recruitment television advertising on high school seniors, Jeffrey A. Dean
Effect of retinoic acid on the expression and function of AP-1 transcription factor in B16 mouse melanoma cells: role of protein kinase, Sejal H. Desai
The relationship between the method of selection and length of service of department chairs and degree of subordinate faculty support, P. Michael Ditchen
The effect of the mammalian hormone estrogen on the yeast C̲a̲n̲d̲i̲d̲a̲ a̲l̲b̲i̲c̲a̲n̲s̲, Marcia Clifton Finucane
Nitrogen transformations in a mitigated wetland in the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Mark Allen Fisher
Geographic variation of S̲o̲r̲e̲x̲ c̲i̲n̲e̲r̲e̲u̲s̲ in West Virginia, Lisa Jane Gatens
Adolescent attitudes toward violent behavior, Scott J. Gaugler
Rural and urban police officer attitudes toward psychologists and psychological services, Kara Gettman
Unrealized expectations and political violence in Peru's Sendero Luminoso insurgency, Michael J. Harrington
The relationship between and among policy variables, type of institution, and perceptions of academic administrators with regard to post- tenure review, Beverly Jo Harris
Four-year and Seasonal Patterns of Herbaceous Layer Development in Hardwood Stands of the Fernow Experimental Forest, Parsons, WV, Anne Wallace Hockenberry
Modulated structures in electrodeposited superconducting Ba(1-x)K(x)BiO(3), Chad Bryant Huffman
An analysis of habitat utilization and feeding ecology of Plethodon richmondi and Plethodon cinereus in northern West Virginia, Peter A. Kramer
Regulation of melanogenesis in B16 mouse melanoma cells by protein Kinase C (PKC), Harish Mahalingam
A Study on the Life History and Seasonal Foraging Habits of the Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus Holbrook, in WV, Glenn R. Mills
Floristics, plant community structure and bank profiles, for five sites along the Middle Ohio River, Amy Nicole Morris
Sex differences in television viewing and attention: do males really channel surf more than females?, Melissa Morrison
Henry IV, Part Two: a modern stage history, Calisa A. Pierce
Writing as a mode of teaching and learning in secondary discipline-based art education, Julie Raines
Integration and Athletics: Integrating the Marshall University Basketball Program, 1954-1969, George M. Reger
Postnatal development of the neural retina in a South American opossum: Monodelphis domestica, Tracy L. Soltesz
Genetic Analysis of Rhinichthys atratulus (Pisces: Cyprinidae) in North Central West Virginia, Alan Harper Tennant
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Self-perceived leader behavior and characteristics of black and white chief administrators of colleges and universities: a comparative study, Gregory D. Epps
Holding the line: Confederate defense of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike in the Fall of 1861, Joe Geiger Jr.
The Distribution, Ecology and Natural History of Shrews (Insectivora: Soricidae) in Southern West Virginia, Jeffrey Jerome Hajenga
Geographic and nongeographic variation in the genus Microtus (Mammalia: rodentia) in West Virginia, Tina M. Savage
Predictors of college choice for first-time college students at American colleges and universities associated with the Church of Christ, Robert W. Stephens Jr.
Reproductive Biology of the Grass Pickerel Esox Americanus Vermiculatus Lesueur, from the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County, West Virginia, Ronald Clifton Tipton
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Utilization of wood duck nest boxes with respect to plant community type, orientation and juxtaposition at the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, West Virginia, Anthony Benjamin Borda Jr.
Cultural Commitment and Attitudes Toward Seeking Counseling Services in African-Americans, Jessamine M. Montero
Factors influencing the spatial distribution and natural history of Desmognathus ochrophaeus in West Virginia, Linda D. Ordiway
The muffler mailbox man, J. Amari Roland
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Vascular flora of three watersheds in the Fernow Experimental Forest and factors influencing species composition of the herbaceous layer, Staci Dudash Smith Aulick
The social climate of allied health educational programs as perceived by program directors, Bruce Joseph Brown
Reproductive Biology of the Bowfin, Amia Calva Linnaeus, from the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County, West Virginia, Katie Lee McGinn Daniels
Gender differences in work and family commitments and their effect on work-family role conflict among administrators in higher education, Maudie Elizabeth Karickhoff
Aspects of the Ecology of the Wood Turtle, Clemmys insculpta (LeConte), in West Virginia, Allan J. Niederberger
