Doctoral Dissertations
Dissertations from 2009
The effects of noise reduction technologies on the acceptance of background noise, Kristy Jones Lowery
An Examination of Psychological Factors That Predict College Student Success and Retention, Charles Curtis Luke II
Characterization of Feline Adiponectin and its Association with Metabolic Indices in Lean and Obese Cats, Angela Lea Lusby
Parity violation in polarized cold neutron capture, Robert Stephen Mahurin
Has Sarbanes-Oxley improved quarterly financial reporting quality? An examination of the effects of SOX sections 302 and 906, Stacy Ann Mastrolia
The synthesis and characterization of building block-based titanosilicates and their activity toward alcohol dehydration/dehydrogenation reactions, Richard Thomas Mayes
Transforming whiteness: Seeing (and) shifting representations of whiteness in twentieth-century American literature and film, Meredith McCarroll
The factors associated with presidential derailment at selected private, liberal arts higher education institutions, Jason Dyer McNeal
Optimal Control Applied to Population and Disease Models, Rachael Lynn Miller Neilan
Development and Implementation of a New Technique to Study (p,α) Reactions Relevant to Nucleosynthesis in Binary Systems, Brian Hossain Moazen
Computational Exploration of the Interaction of Molecular Hydrogen with an Anionic Hydrogen Atom, Patrick Karl Moehlen
Controlled Self-organization and Tunable Collective Phenomena in Surface-based Nanostructures, Eun Ju Moon
Critical Distance: The Postcolonial Novel and the Dilemma of Exile, David S. Morgan
The Right to Know and the Fight Against Toxic Environments: The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Of 1986, Bernardo H. Motta
The Impact of International Media Training on Radio Professionals in Indonesia, Nurhaya Muchtar
A Current-Mode Multi-Channel Integrating Analog-to-Digital Converter, Neena Balakrishnan Nambiar
The dark side of control assessing control in relationships from a dyadic and longitudinal perspective, Ivelina N. Naydenova
Numerical methods for fully nonlinear second order partial differential equations, Michael Joseph Neilan
Visual analytics for relationships in scientific data, Joshua R. New
Forecasting Dose and Dose Rate from Solar Particle Events Using Locally Weighted Regression Techniques, Theodore Franklin Nichols
Collaborative Reflective Practice of Two Early Childhood Educators: The Impact on Their Ongoing Inquiry and Professional Development, Stacy Cummings Onks
Sketchmate: A digital drawing tool for the splay tree data structure, Michael Cajetan Orsega
The Current Practice of Nursing Clinical Simulation Debriefing: A Multiple Case Study, Maria L. Overstreet
Effects of Water Content and Salinity on Soil Electrical Properties at 50 MHz: Structural and Textural Interactions, Tairone Paiva Leão
Data adaptive kernal discriminant analysis using information complexity criterion and genetic algorithm, Dong-Ho Park
“Field Weakening Operation of AC Machines for Traction Drive Applications.”, Niranjan Anandrao Patil
A study of the photoelectrochemical properties of KTaO₃ and ZnO in alkaline electrolytes, Irene Elizabeth Paulauskas
Direct Effects of Heat Stress During Meiotic Maturation on Bovine Oocyte and Cumulus RNA, Rebecca R. Payton
Search for Electron Antineutrinos From The Sun With KamLAND Detector, Oleg Victorovic Perevozchikov
Parsing Out Everyday Suggestibility: A Test-Retest Study, Nicole Perez
An empirical and theoretical investigation of psychodynamic psychotherapy and neuroleptic medication for the treatment of schizophrenia, Eric J. Peters
The relationship among tourist motivations, winery festival destination performance, overall satisfaction, and repatronage intention for patrons of on-site winery festivals, Donetta Kay Poisson
Configurations of Leadership Traits and Their Relation to Performance Ratings: A Person-Oriented Approach, Taylor Poling
Toward a Theory of Consumer Interaction With Mobile Technology Devices, Charles Scott Rader
Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Evaluation of Full-Scale Bridges Using Triaxial Geophones: Controlled In-Situ Experiments and Finite Element Modeling, William S. Ragland II
Physics based modeling of multiple gate transistors on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI), Touhidur Rahman
Beta-decay, beta-delayed neutron emission and isomer studies around 78Ni, Mustafa Moiz Rajabali
A Study of Helium Ion Induced Secondary Electron Production, Ranjan Ramachandra
Essays on Capital Gains Taxes and Housing, Zachary William Richards
A Comparison of Attachment-Related Defenses and Ego Defense Mechanisms, Elaine M. Rivas
Into the unknown: Military nurses' experiences in disaster response, Felecia Marie Rivers
The casein micelle as an encapsulation system for triclosan: Methods of micelle dissociation, encapsulation, release, and in vitro delivery, Adrienne L. Roach
Signposts on the Path to Learning: A Phenomenological Case Study, Melba L. Roberts
Experiential Avoidance, Emotional Expression, and Psychopathology in Early and Late Adulthood, Sarah Marie Robertson
Ecological aspects of viruses in marine systems, Janet Michelle Rowe
Laser Machining of Structural Ceramics: Computational and Experimental Analysis, Anoop Samant
Contested Legitimacy: Coercion and the State in Ethiopia, Dima Noggo Sarbo
The Sword, the Purse and the Gavel: Institutional Influences on the Behavior of Supreme Court Justices, Hemant Sharma
The Effects of a Pedometer Intervention on The Physical Activity Patterns of Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants, Michael Shipe
Age and sex estimation from the human clavicle an investigation of traditional and novel methods, Natalie Renee Shirley
Essays on Property Tax Limitation Mechanisms, Bryan Shone
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail boxers' experiences of training for competition, Duncan Simpson
Small and Large Scale Limits of Multifractal Stochastic Processes with Applications, Jennifer Laurie Sinclair
The mechanical characterization of polymeric sandwich materials for marine applications, Akawut Siriruk
Multivariate relationship specification and visualization, Roberto R. Sisneros
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle emissions impacts on control strategy and fuel economy, David Estes Smith
Peeking Out: A Textual Analysis of Heteronormative Images in Prime-Time Television, D. Renee Smith
Chemical approaches for the investigation of protein-lipid binding interactions synthesis, modification, and evaluation of novel azido-based lipid probes, Matthew D. Smith
Static and Dynamic Scheduling for Effective Use of Multicore Systems, Fengguang Song
Supply Chain Management with Demand Substitution, Laigang Song
Localized deformation in metallic glasses at the ambient temperature, Shuangxi Song
DC Distribution with Fuel Cells as Distributed Energy Resources, Michael Starke
Morphological Characterization of Irradiated Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), Christopher Phillip Stephens
Molecular Targets of Green Tea Catechin, EGCG, on Human Colorectal Carcinogenesis, Mugdha G. Sukhthankar
Essays on Financial Fraud and Tax Evasion, Martin W. Tackie
A profile from a secondary analysis of alcohol consumption among undergraduate college students, April Conley Tallant
Optical Modeling of Schematic Eyes and the Ophthalmic Applications, Bo Tan
Reaching Resilience: A Multiple Case Study of the Experience of Resilience and Protective Factors in Adult Children of Divorce, Denis' A. Thomas
Missionaries and other stories, Bradford Eugene Tice
Unique Characteristics of Liquid Metal Extended Meniscus Evaporation, Joseph Brown Tipton, Jr.
Discovering gene functional relationships using a literature-based NMF model, Elina Tjioe
Optimism and achievement: A domain-specific and within-construct investigation, Salmaan F. Toor
Glucose and insulin dynamics in horses and their association with endotoxemia and laminitis, Ferenc Tóth
Ecological and Evolutionary Factors Affecting Rabies Virus Infection in Colonial Insectivorous Bats, Amy S. Turmelle
Hidden Atrocities: The Forensic Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Caroline Alyce Tyers
“Saccharomyces cerevisiae G protein Coupled Receptor, Ste2p Interactions with its Ligand, α-factor and Cognate Gα protein, Gpa1p, George Kwabena Essien Umanah
Studies on a Polarized Proton Target for Reactions with Radioactive Ion Beams, Juan Pablo Urrego-Blanco
Magnetoelastic coupling effects in Kagomé staircase compounds, Luciana Ines Vergara
Countable Groups as Fundamental Groups of Compacta in Four-Dimensional Euclidean Space, Ziga Virk
Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) and their application to breeding Cornus species, Phillip Andrew Wadl
Sands through the hourglass the structural and functional diversity of major intrinsic proteins, Ian Stuart Wallace
The Role of Physical Attractiveness in Adolescent Romantic Relationships, Rebecca Furr Webb
Illuminating les Années noires through the testimonial voices of Irène Némirovsky, Marguerite Duras, and Charlotte Delbo, Julia Allison Hope Weems
Creating cultural monsters: A critical analysis of the representation of serial murderers in America, Julie Bethany Wiest
Nontarget host utilization of thistle species by introduced biological control agents and spatial prediction of non-target feeding habitats, Gregory J. Wiggins
Attitudes and Action Plans of North Carolina EMS Education Leaders Regarding National EMS Education Program Accreditation, Denise Anne Wilfong
Associations of Behavioral Profiles with Social and Vocal Behavior in the Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis), Ellen H. Williams
Reading in the Content Area: Its Impact on Teaching in the Social Studies Classroom, Peter A. Wilson
Do Measures of Emotional Intelligence Predict Social Acceptability?, Sunny Marie Windingstad
"Sometimes we are smart and athletic": A qualitative investigation of the social construction and psychological impact of media representations on African American intercollegiate female athletes, Jenny Lind Withycombe
Elementary principals' and special education teachers' understanding and implementation of inclusive practices: Are their espoused beliefs evident in practice?, Barbara Rivers Wrushen