Theses/Dissertations from 2014
The Modulation of High Density Lipoprotein Metabolism in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Leland Latham Black
Examining Neuropsychological Sequelae of Chronic Pain and the Effect of Immediate-Release Opioid Analgesics, Cady Block
The Role Of The Developing Microbiome In Mucosal Defense Of The Neonatal Gut, Emily G. Blosser
Predictors of Outcomes in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices, Amelia Katharine Boehme
The Involvement Of The Ca2+-Independent Phospholipase A2ß In The Pathogenesis Of Type 1 Diabetes, Robert N. Bone
Glycine supplementation to improve insulin sensitivity in humans, Marie-Hippolyte Boni Epse Attobla
Engineering Fibroblast-Remodeled Electrospun Matrices for Full-Thickness Skin Regeneration, Paul Bonvallet
The Multifaceted Role of Neutrophils in HIV-1-infection, Nathan Bowers
The role of human ficolin-2 during invasive pneumococcal disease, Allison Marie Brady
Determining the role of neuregulin-1 and its erbB receptors in the pathogenesis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, Stephanie Brosius
Students' Perspectives of an Urban University Nutrition Environment: A Qualitative Approach, Kara Burnett
John Keats and the Perceiving Subject in The Fall of Hyperion: Poetics, Symbol, and Play, Clara Delene Busby
An Economic Evaluation Of A Peer Support Intervention For Diabetes Self-Management, Caresse Campbell
Long-Term Stability Of Maxillary Advancement In Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip And Palate Patients Using The Red Ii System, Jared Adrian Carter
CD5-dependent CK2 activation is critical for the maintenance of B-1a B cells, Kevin S. Cashman
Regulatory Control Of Palatogenesis And Odontogenesis By Specificity Protein 7, John Christopher Clarke
Synaptic and circuit mechanisms of glutamate spillover signaling, Luke Teichert Coddington
Principals' Perceptions Of The National Board Certification Process For Administrators: A Phenomenological Study, Wendolyn Conner-Knight
The Role Of Spinal Serotonergic Receptors 5-Ht1A And 5-Ht3 In Stress-Induced Urinary Bladder Hypersensitivity, Chelsea L. Crawford
Actions of Grape Seed Extract in Rodent Brain and Differences in Metabolism of its Polyphenols in a Rodent Model of Menopause, John Kenneth Cutts
Comparisons between the NOD and NOR mouse: insight into diabetes pathogenesis and protection, Joseph Guy Daft
Alpha-Camkii-Induced Vegf Expression Is Critical For The Growth Of Human Osteosarcoma, Paul Glenn Daft
Patient and system level factors as predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy appointment schedules in Cambodia, Gary T. Daigle
Nutrition and Health Related Outcomes in Patients on Hemodialysis, Shawona Cannon Daniel
The Relationship between Emergency Department Wait times and Inpatient Satisfaction, Polly Jean Davenport
Effects of Biological, Environmental, and Nutritional Factors on Fecal Pellet Size and Morphology in the Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Lacey Nicole Dennis
Development of a Patient-Derived Xenograft Model of Ovarian Cancer to Characterize the Chemotherapy Resistant Population, Zachary Christopher Dobbin
Exposure To Methylmercury Via Fish Consumption In Ghana And An Evaluation Of Methylmercury Toxicity Under A Low Food Ration In Daphnia Pulex, Dzigbodi Adzo Doke
Abnormalities of Glutamate Neurotransmission Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Christopher Dorsett
Evidence of Altered AMPA Receptor Localization and Regulation in Schizophrenia, Jana Drummond
Mitochondrial Genetics Modify Body Composition, Metabolic Efficiency and Myocardial Metabolism, Kimberly Joanne Dunham-Snary
The role of Wnt5a in tumor suppression and differentiation, Stephanie Easter
Francisella Tularensis Lvs Invasion Of Primary Murine Macrophages And Mtor Signaling, Michael Warren Edwards
The Effects of Subjective and Objective Caregiver Burden on the Depressive Symptomology of a Disabled Older Adult Care Recipient, Deborah Blessing Ejem
Impact And Feasibility Study Of Solutions For Doubling Heavy Vehicles, Adel Elfayoumy
An Integrative Literature Review Assessing the Need for a Health Education Intervention for Adults with Pedophilia in Alabama, Lynn V. English
The Expression and Function of ICAM-2 in Neuroblastoma, Joseph Feduska
Mitochondrial Genetics and Cellular Metabolism Regulate Tumorigenicity and Metastatic Potential, Kyle Paul Feeley
Elucidating the role of GSK3 in synaptic and cognitive deficits in Fragile X Syndrome, Aimee Vinson Franklin
Baseline Measures Associated With Subsequent Weight Loss In Overweight Girls, Alexandra French
Unraveling The Mechanisms Of Skeletal Muscle Hyperplasia: Juxtaposing Divergent Growth Paradigms, Jacob Michael Froehlich
Mitigating Fatigue of Cantilevered Overhead Sign Structures due to Natural and Truck-Induced Wind Gusts, Mohamed S. Gallow
Stress and Myostatin in Salmoninae, Nicholas Galt
An Evolutionary Study Of Dynamic Cognitive Game Captchas: Automated Attacks And Defenses, Song Gao
Exploring Novel System Biology Approaches to Understand the Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Responses, Cassandra Camille Garbutt
Tumorgraft models as a platform for molecular characterization and drug evaluation in pancreaticobiliary malignancies, Patrick Lee Garcia
Urbanization and Land-Use Change in Puerto Maldonado, Peru: Categorizing the Landscape Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery for Potential Use in Public Health Research, Laura Brianna Gast
A Spatiotemporal Model for Repeated Imaging Data, Brandon George
Using Mce4 Sirna Molecular Beacons For Detection And Eradication Of Mycobacterial Infection In Macrophages, Remo George
Innate Immune Defense Against The Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus Fumigatus, Melissa Ann Gessner
Assessing Patient Care Quality from Hospital Employed Physicians, Kerry Gil Gillihan
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Response to Neurotoxins and the Role of Mitophagy, Samantha Giordano
Three Studies on Family Meals: Examining the Predictors of Family Meals and its Impact on Adolescent Health, Samantha Sittig Goldfarb
Construction of 3D Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Emergency Scenarios for First Responder Pre-nursing Training on Stereoscopic Display Systems, Alanzo Deon Granville
Therapeutic Ck2 Inhibition Attenuates Diverse Prosurvival Signaling Cascades And Decreases Cell Viability In Human Breast Cancer Cells, Gary Kenneth Gray
Development of a Concept Exploration Based Teaching Methodology for Undergraduate Chemistry Education, Nicole D. Gray
Regulation Of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity Using Engineered Configurations Of The Transcription Factors Myod And E12, Vladimir Grubisic
Risk Assessment And Staging Of Cardiometabolic Diseases, Fangjian Guo
Gene Expression Signatures In Tree Shrew Sclera In Different Visual Conditions, Lin Guo
Studies of the Effect of Nicotine on Color Vision in Color Deficient Humans, Warren Gwynn
Imaging Biomarkers for Prediction of Treatment Response in Schizophrenia, Jennifer Ann Hadley
Contribution of Kv4.2 to Neuronal Hyperexcitability in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Alicia Marie Hall
Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders as Gendered Phenotypes of 5-HTTLPR, Bryant Walker Hamby
An Analysis of Tax-Revenue Diversifcation of State Governments (2000-2011), Muhammad Ali Hanif
The Effects of Estrogen on Learning and Memory, Carol Yvette Harden
Assessing System Congruence by Analyzing the Relationship Between Employee and Patient Driven Outputs, Timothy J. Harlin
An Examination Of The Services That Contribute To Positive Vocational Outcomes In Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Abbey N. Harris
Autism and Work: The Impact of Comorbidity on Employment, Karen Harris
An Evaluation Of The Healthy Eating Active Living (Heal) Alabama Program For Prevention Of Childhood Obesity Among Fifth Grade Students, Kelley Devane Hart
Phosphorus-Donor Substituted Transition Metal Complexes: Coordination and Alkene Hydroformylation, Samantha Delmont Hastings
Sialic Acid: A Signal For Pneumococcal Egress From The Nasal Mucosa Into The Central Nervous System, Brandon L. Hatcher
The Role of Gene Fragmentation and Loss in Poxvirus Evolution, Eneida Hatcher
Understanding Non-helical Nuclease Resistant DNAs and Their Roles in TLR9 Mediated Cellular Invasion, Katherine Leigh Hayden
Protein O-GlcNAc Modification in Diabetic Vascular Calcification, Jack Heath
Proteomic Analysis of Rosenthal Fibers and the Development of Software for Proteomics, Michael Raymond Heaven
Chloramination And Corrosion: Case Studies, Utility Experience, And Statistical Comparisons With Chlorination, Jason Heberling
Sex differences in ß-adrenergic responsiveness of isolated rabbit hearts, Gregory Hoeker
Effect of protons on the biology of human gliomas, Avinash Vinayak Honasoge
Interaction between a Low-Iron Diet and Early-Life Methylmercury Exposure in Daphnia pulex, Sherri Hudson
A Longitudinal Study Relating Patient Care Outcomes to Nurse Magnet Designation in United States Academic Medical Centers, Thomas R. Hunt
Using neuroimaging to predict treatment response in patients with schizophrenia, Nathan Lyle Hutcheson
Soil Properties Of An Urban Stream Along A Restoration Gradient In The Southern Piedmont, Japhia Melissa Jacobo
Thermoplastic Pultrusion Development And Characterization Of Residual In Pultruded Composites With Modeling And Experiments, Khongor Jamiyanaa
Starlings Fell on Alabama, Sarah Hayden Jennings
The Relationship Between Patient Complaints and Surgical Complications, Joseph Francis John
Development of a High-Throughput Self-Interaction Chromatography System, David Johnson
An Investigation of Organizational Health and Student Achievement in Urban Title I Elementary Schools in Alabama, Lora Ann Johnson-Perry
Southern African American Women's Perception of Cononary Artery Disease After A Myocardial Infarction: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Loretta Jones
Damping Enhancement of a Pneumatic Inflatable Structure, Gabriel D. Judd
Escape Home, Liliann Kane
Mechanisms of AT101 [(-)-Gossypol] Induced Cytotoxicity in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, Niroop Kaza
Development of an Axonal Outgrowth Assessment Methodology for Dorsal Root Ganglia Explants and Demonstration of Method Efficacy on Electrospun Polymer Scaffolds, Sarah Margaret Kezar
