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An, Jee Young (2008) THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES OF E3 UBIQUITIN LIGASES OF THE N-END RULE PATHWAY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

An, Jihyun (2008) Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Materials made from Nucleobases and Metals. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Arevian, Armen C (2008) ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT LATERAL INHIBITION IN THE MOUSE OLFACTORY BULB. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alston, Shani M (2008) BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN HOSPITALIZATION OF THE HOMELESS, SELF-CARE AND HOUSING: A PROPOSAL. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Adam, Ahmad Y. (2008) Dipeptide Structure and Dynamics. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Anusas-amornkul, Tanapat (2008) On Detection Mechanisms and Their Performance for Packet Dropping Attack in Ad Hoc Networks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Adelizzi, Tara Estelle (2008) A Staged Production of Eugene Ionesco's THE CHAIRS. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alorifi, Fawzi Suliman (2008) Automatic Identification of Arabic Dialects USING Hidden Markov Models. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Allegretti, Ana Luiza Caltabiano (2008) Factors Associated with Clinical Decisions and Pressure Ulcer Development in Long Term Care Residents. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Abu-Dahab, Sana M.N. (2008) Sensorimotor and Executive Functioning Differences between High-Functioning Individuals with Autism and Typically-Developing Individuals. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Amato, Eileen Ann (2008) The Challenges of a Change in Practice: the story of an experienced principal's journey through the change process at a struggling urban elementary school. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Asher, Karin (2008) Educating College Students Through Judicial Response: Examining the Effectiveness of Judicial Sanctions for Alcohol-Related Violations. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Adeniji, Abidemi Kassim (2008) ANALYSIS OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SHORT-TERM INCREASE IN BMI AMONG CHILDREN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Abbott, Mark Wesley (2008) BREAD, SWEAT, AND TEARS?The Ascendance of Capitalist Accumulation Strategies in the Russian Republic of Karelia, 2001-2002. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Abou Gazala, Neven M. (2008) Power management techniques for conserving energy in multiple system components. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Allen, Gregory (2008) THE WORD MADE CINEMATIC:THE REPRESENTATION OF JESUS IN CINEMA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Azzam, Julie Hakim (2008) The Alien Within: Postcolonial Gothic and the Politics of Home. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Alvarez-Valtierra, Leonardo (2008) MOLECULAR EXCITED STATE DYNAMICS VIA HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPY IN THE GAS PHASE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Aziz, Jeffrey (2008) OF GRACE AND GROSS BODIES: FALSTAFF,OLDCASTLE, AND THE FIRES OF REFORM. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Albert, Brian J. (2008) SYNTHETIC, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF FR901464 AND STUDIES OF THE SILVER AND ZIRCONIUM PROMOTED ALKYNYL ADDITION REACTION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Balwe, Chetan T (2008) Geometric motivic integration on Artin n-stacks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bittner, Alycia Nacole (2008) Molecular genetic analysis of multiple rpoH and groEL genes in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Begby, Endre (2008) On the Structure of Communicative Understanding. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bateman, Patrick J. (2008) Online Community Referrals and Commitment: How Two Aspects of Community Life Impact Member Participation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Baglyas, Krisztina (2008) Delineating the Role of SIV Vpr and Vpx on Dendritic Cells, NK Cells, and Immunity. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Buckshire, Melissa (2008) An Overview of Carbon Fiber Electrodes Used in Neurochemical Monitoring. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Blakesley, Richard E (2008) Parametric Control of Familywise Error Rates with Dependent P-Values. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bhattacharjee, Samsiddhi (2008) Variance Component Score Statistics for QTL Mapping. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bartos, Christa Elizabeth (2008) PERCEPTIONS OF PERSONAL POWER AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO CLINICIAN'S RESISTANCE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Black, Nathaniel Benjamen (2008) Active Combustion Throttle. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Benson, Carl Joseph (2008) Analysis of Patient Fall Data. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bevly III, Alex James (2008) DETERMINING HEAD POSITION TO ASSIST ELECTRIC-POWERED WHEELCHAIR OPERATION FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bachman, Timothy Nicholas (2008) Development and Evaluation of the Quintessential Ventricular Cannula. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Baz, Mustafa (2008) OPTIMIZATION OF MAPPING ONTO A FLEXIBLE LOW-POWERELECTRONIC FABRIC ARCHITECTURE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bechara, Bernard Philimon (2008) Ocular Counter Rotation During Gaze Shifts. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bank, Alex (2008) The Role of SMAC in NSAID-induced Apoptosis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Broyles, Lauren Matukaitis (2008) Alcohol Use, HIV Infection, and Antiretroviral Adherence. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Brennan, Carol L (2008) Development of Prediction Models to Estimate 1-RM for Upper and Lower Body Exercises in Non-Resistance Trained Women. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Braga-Alves, Marcus V. (2008) Three Essays on Corporate Finance: Evidence from Brazil. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bichsel, Jillian Anthony (2008) Professional Development Needs and Experiences of Secondary Principals in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bradley, Sarah Elizabeth (2008) Economic Hardship and the Emotional Health of Family Caregivers. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Basu, Manisha (2008) Fathers of a Still-born Past: Hindu Empire, Globality, and the Rhetoric of the Trikaal. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Brown, Clayton D (2008) Making the Majority: Defining Han Identity in Chinese Ethnology and Archaeology. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Biener, Zvi (2008) The Unity of Science in Early-Modern Philosophy: Subalternation, Metaphysics and the Geometrical Manner in Scholasticism, Galileo and Descartes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bradley, Paul Abram (2008) An Analysis of Minimum Entropy Time-Frequency Distributions. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Benjaminse, Anne (2008) Reliability and Precision of Hip Proprioception Methods in Healthy Individuals. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Barillas, Mary K (2008) CATALYTIC MICROCHANNEL REACTORS FOR CLEAN, INTRINSICALLY SAFE PROCESSES. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Burgess, Kristie Henchir (2008) Development of Microfabricated Biohybrid Artificial Lung Modules. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bucci, Brian Arthur (2008) Development of artificial neural network-based classifiers to identify military impulse noise. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

BHARDWAJ, RAVI (2008) IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE AND FLUE GAS COMPONENTS ON MERCURY SPECIATION AND UPTAKE BY ACTIVATED CARBON SORBENTS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Bentley, Shelly Ann (2008) How Teachers Make Instructional Decisions When Implementing a New Core Reading Program. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Barber, Anita Dyan (2008) Task Preparation and the Switch Cost: Characterizing Task Preparation through Stimulus Set Overlap, Transition Frequency and Task Strength. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Balcita-Pedicino, Judith Joyce (2008) Lateral Hypothalamic Projections to the Rat Ventral Tegmental Area: Potential Anatomical Substrates for Adaptive Integration of Behaviors Mediated by Ascending Dopamine Systems. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Constantinescu, Dan (2008) MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCELERATED AGING PHENOTYPE IN HUTCHINSON-GILFORD PROGERIA SYNDROME. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Campbell, Christopher Alan (2008) Form without formalism. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Carter, Adam Joseph (2008) QUANTITATIVE THERMAL INFRARED ANALYSES OF VOLCANIC PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS: APPLICATION TO BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO, RUSSIA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Clark, Gary Edward (2008) The immediate effects of an acute bout of moderate physical activity on cognitive processing in children. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Clark, Shauna Antoinette (2008) Distinct Mechanisms of HIV-1 Hypersusceptibility to Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Discussion of Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Induced Mutations V118I, H208Y, and T215Y. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cheng, Chunrong (2008) ENHANCED INTER-STUDY PREDICTION AND BIOMARKER DETECTION IN MICROARRAY WITH APPLICATION TO CANCER STUDIES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cerully, Jennifer L (2008) Effects of Emotional State on Reactions to Health Risk Feedback. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Conley, Ashley Marie (2008) MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF IS1301 IN AN EMERGENT CLONE OF SEROGROUP C NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ciccocioppo, Melinda Marie (2008) The Role of Nonsexual Exclusivity Ideals in College Dating Relationships: Relationship Quality, Attachment, and Aggression. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Choo, Jina (2008) SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ITS ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN DIFFERENT POPULATION GROUPS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Corcoran, David Lee (2008) Transcriptional Regulation Of MicroRNA Genes And The Regulatory Networks In Which They Participate. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Curtis, LaShawn Marie (2008) USING A MIXED-METHODS CASE STUDY DESIGN TO EXPLORE, EVALUATE, AND ENHANCE A CANCER PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Collister, Lauren Brittany (2008) Virtual Discourse Structure: An Analysis of Conversation in World of Warcraft. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cyphersmith, Austin (2008) A Study of Penning Ionization of Metastable Ne* and N2O:Potential Energy Surfaces. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Caltagarone, John Michael (2008) Differential Localization of Hic-5 and Paxillin in the Brain of Alzheimer's Disease Subjects. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chuang, Pei-Ying (2008) Neuroglobin Genetic Polymorphisms and Their Relationship to Functional Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Conner, Kyaien O'Quinn (2008) Mental Health Treatment Seeking Among Older Adults with Depression: The Impact of Stigma and Race. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chokesatean, Parasak (2008) Credibility-based Binary Feedback Model for Grid Resource Planning. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Carpenter, Brian David (2008) SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Copeland, Darwin L (2008) The Status of School Reform in Pennsylvania Career and Technology Schools: Systemic Issues. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Clipper, Lutitia Alexis (2008) TRIALS, TRANSITION, AND TRADE OFFS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE ADJUSTMENT EXPERIENCE OF SUDANESE REFUGEES IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chomentowski 3rd, Peter J (2008) The influence of diet-induced weight loss and aerobic exercise on skeletal muscle mass in obese older adults. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chapman, Karen Lee (2008) Collegial Coaching: Teacher Acceptance of a Model. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Corredor, Javier Alejandro (2008) LEARNING STATISTICAL INFERENCE THROUGH COMPUTER-SUPPORTED SIMULATION AND DATA ANALYSIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cherepakho, Vera (2008) Health Locus of Control, Risk Perception, and Health Behavior in African Americans. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Callaghan, Fiona (2008) Classification Trees for Survival Data with Competing Risks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chavel, Brandon William (2008) Construction and Detailing Methods of Horizontally Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Conrad, William Charles (2008) DEVELOPMENT IN EXTRACTIVE COMMUNITIES: RIDGWAY AND ST. MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 1850-1914. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Castro, Jason Brian (2008) Dendritic neurotransmitter release and its modulation in accessory olfactory bulb circuits. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Curnutt, Hugh Phillips (2008) Remodeling TV Talent: Participation and Performance in MTV's Real World Franchise. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Choochaiwattana, Worasit (2008) USING SOCIAL ANNOTATIONS TO IMPROVE WEB SEARCH. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Coyle, James L (2008) Mitigation of oropharyngeal swallowing impairments and health sequelae: Two meta-analyses and an experiment using surface electromyographic biofeedback. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Choi, JiYeon (2008) Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease: A Pilot Study. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Carlson, Paul Edward (2008) Recognition of Environmental Conditions Influences Francisella-Macrophage Interactions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chandra, Dev (2008) Extrasynaptic GABA Type A Receptors in the Mechanism of Action of Ethanol. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Carpico, Bronwynne Bailey (2008) Noise Reduction in a Hospital Setting Using Education Based on a Cultural Change Model. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chen, Qunlai (2008) Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from Oxygen and Hydrogen Using Carbon Dioxide as an Environmentally Benign Solvent and Its Application in Green Oxidation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Creel, Michael Eric (2008) Gender Differences in Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Following Lung Transplant. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cois, Constantine Aaron (2008) Variable Scale Statistics For Cardiac Segmentation and Shape Analysis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chew, Marci Lyn (2008) Anticholinergic Medications and Cognition in Older Adults. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Cekada, James Francis (2008) A Profile of Students who Display Exceptional Talent in Computer Technology. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Criley, Mark Edward (2008) Contested Concepts and Competing Conceptions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Chapman-McQuiston, Emily Louise (2008) The Effect of Noisy Protein Expression on E. coli/Phage Dynamics. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Colbert, Alison Merece (2008) FUNCTIONAL HEALTH LITERACY, MEDICATION-TAKING SELF-EFFICACY AND HIV MEDICATION ADHERENCE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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DeFusco, Albert Angelo (2008) Many body interactions of neutral and charged hydrogen bonded clusters. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Davis, Kelliann K (2008) EFFECT OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AND HOME-BASED RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON WEIGHT LOSS, WEIGHT LOSS BEHAVIORS, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CORRELATES IN OVERWEIGHT ADULTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dobrzycka, Adriana U. (2008) APPLYING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER MODEL TO THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION IN PITTSBURGH, PA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dorsey, Mary Jo (2008) MODELING THE CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIORS OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS WHO TREAT ELDERLY DEPRESSED PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dontharaju, Swapna Rao (2008) DESIGN AUTOMATION FOR LOW POWER RFID TAGS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Demirci, Mehmet Can (2008) Designing the Liver Allocation Hierarchy: Incorporating Equity and Uncertainty. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Drury, Nicholas Joseph (2008) EVALUATING THE ANTERIOR STABILITY PROVIDED BY THE GLENOHUMERAL CAPSULE: A FINITE ELEMENT APPROACH. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

DeFail, Alicia Jane (2008) Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres and hydrogel delivery systems for soft tissue and cartilage tissue engineering applications. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Debrah, Dan Onwona (2008) RELAXIN REGULATES SYSTEMIC HEMODYNAMICS AND ARTERIAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Du, Siqing (2008) ON THE USE OF NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING FOR AUTOMATED CONCEPTUAL DATA MODELING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Delestienne, Emilie Hoffman (2008) The Duquesne Emergency Preparedness Project: An Examination of Existing Citizen Preparedness Guides and an Exploration of Community Perceptions and Emergency Preparedness Needs. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dhakal, Sanjaya (2008) FAT PARTITIONING AND SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG WOMEN IN MENOPAUSAL TRANSITION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Douglas, Heather Ann (2008) The effect of BRCA gene testing on family relationships: a thematic analysis of qualitative interviews. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Deshmukh, Pushkarraj Vasant (2008) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL CELL FOR DYNAMIC IN SITU OBSERVATION OF GAS-SOLID REACTIONS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dieter, Gisela P. (2008) ENTRE LA HABANA Y LA SABANA: límites de la topografía cultural dentro de la Revolución Cubana como un evento regido por la modernidad. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dimitroff, Katherine M. (2008) UNRAVELING CHRIST'S PASSION:ARCHBISHOP DALMAU DE MUR, PATRON AND COLLECTOR, AND FRANCO-FLEMISH TAPESTRIES IN FIFTEENTH-CENTURY SPAIN. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Degala, Sandeep (2008) ACOUSTIC EMISSION MONITORING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SYSTEMS RETROFITTED WITH CFRP. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dhanabalan, Gerold Joseph (2008) A Physical Implementation with Custom Low Power Extensions of a Reconfigurable Hardware Fabric. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Donovan, Neil (2008) Structural Studies of Supported Bilayers as Cell Membrane Model Systems. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

de Souza, Anjali Juliet (2008) TIM-1 AND TIM-2 AS REGULATORS OF T-CELL ACTIVATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dolan, Marion (2008) The Role of Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts in the Transmission of Astronomical Knowledge in the Middle Ages. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Delfine, Karen Michele (2008) A comparison of physical activity among women based upon sexual orientation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dutta-Moscato, Joyeeta (2008) Microiontophoresis as a technique to investigate Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Dougall, David Stephen (2008) A Protein Sequence-Properties Evaluation Framework for Crystallization Screen Design. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Davis-Jones, Latika D. (2008) PSYCHOLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION, DRUG TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT, AND HIV RISK BEHAVIOR AMONG METHADONE MAINTAINED CLIENTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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El-Kurdi, Mohammed Salim (2008) In-situ Bioengineering of Arterial Vein Grafts. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

El Khoudary, Samar R (2008) NEW THERAPEUTIC OPTION AND INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPACT OF SYMPTOM SEVERITY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN WOMEN WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Espinola-Arredondo, Ana Fabiola (2008) FREE-RIDING AND COOPERATION INENVIRONMENTAL GAMES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Eguchi, Yuko (2008) Re-Creating "India" Through Musical and Ritual Performances: Music and Religion of Diasporic Indians in Pittsburgh. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Eren Artan, Ayten (2008) CASE-BASED DISCUSSIONS in an EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE:PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESSES AND INTERACTIONS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Frost-Arnold, Karen Louise (2008) The Epistemological Importance of Trust in Science. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ford, Anton (2008) Action and Generality. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fonzi, Laura Ann (2008) The Effect of Home-Based Resistance Exercise in Overweight and Obese Adults. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fang, Hui (2008) CAPILLARY-BASED MICROREACTOR FOR SCREENING PEPTIDE CATALYSTS IN THE ALDOL REACTION. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fonseca Pacheco, Antonio Guilherme (2008) CHANGES IN CAUSES OF DEATH IN HIV/AIDS PATIENTS IN BRAZIL IN THE HAART ERA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Freytes, Donald Osvaldo (2008) Development and Characterization of a Biohybrid Scaffold for Regenerative Medicine Applications. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ferreira, Antonio (2008) A RULE-BASED CONTROLLER BASED ON SUCTION DETECTION FOR ROTARY BLOOD PUMPS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Floros, Ioannis V. (2008) Two Essays on Alternative Mechanisms to Going Public. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Figgins, Jessica A (2008) Association Studies of 22 Candidate SNPs wtih Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Feng, Wentao (2008) INFERENCE, POWER AND SAMPLE SIZE FOR ADAPTIVE TWO-STAGETREATMENT STRATEGIES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Floros, Katharine M. (2008) Of, By, and For the People? How Demographic Pressure Affects Participation in Inter- and Intra-State Conflicts. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Florian Jr., Jeffry Alan (2008) Modeling and Dose Schedule Design for Cycle-Specific Chemotherapeutics. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fischer, Michael (2008) THE INFLUENCE OF SERUM MAGNESIUM LEVELS ON BRAIN TISSUE OXYGENATION AFTER SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fedorko, Brent F. (2008) THE EFFECTS OF CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION AS A THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION ON DELAYED ONSET MUSCLESORENESS FOLLOWING ECCENTRIC EXERCISE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Fenner, Mark E (2008) Semantic Feature Construction. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Grabiak, Beth Rene (2008) Adolescents' Responses to Having a Mother with Cancer. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gallo, Melissa M (2008) Brinker Autoregulation and Gradient Formation in the Drosophila Wing. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Garibotto, Veronica Ines (2008) Contornos en negativo: reescrituras posdictatoriales del siglo xix (Argentina, Chile y Uruguay). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ghebregiorgis, Ghideon Solomon (2008) MODELING AND ANALYZING MULTIVARIATELONGITUDINAL LEFT-CENSORED BIOMARKERDATA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Greene, Stephen R (2008) Visions of a "Musical America" in the Radio Age. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gilbert, Alison Michelle (2008) The physiological response to implicit and explicit fear faces in alexithymia. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Guerriero, Christopher James (2008) The Role of Phosphatidylinositol Metabolism and Actin in Polarized Biosynthetic Traffic. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Garcia, Jeanette Madeline (2008) Association of Exercise-Induced Salivary Cortisol to Exertional Perception and Affect. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gleason, Sherrianne M. (2008) Characterization of dendritic cell handling of cell-associated membrane and cytoplasmic proteins from live and apoptotic cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Groening, Christopher John (2008) Marketing Perspective of Stakeholder Influence On Long and Short-term Firm Financial Measures. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Grimaldo, Sammy (2008) Regulation of Endothelial Cell Apoptosis by Vascular Endothelial Growth Inhibitor (VEGI) and Death Receptor 3 (DR3). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gilkey, So'Nia L. (2008) Shelter as Sanctuary: A Narrative Inquiry of the Experience of Homelessness. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gallek, Matthew J (2008) ENDOTHELIN-1 POLYMORPHISMS AND ENDOTHELIN-1 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO CEREBRAL VASOSPASM AND LONG TERM OUTCOMES IN INDIVIDUALS FOLLOWING ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Goding, Stephen R. L. (2008) Induction of anti-tumor responses via adoptively transferred, cytokine-gene transduced A-NK cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gray, M Kathleen (2008) An Investigation of the Relationship Between Amount and Type of Reading of 5th Grade Students and their Reading Achievement. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Glowacka, Karolina J. (2008) Managing Projects with Stochastic Durations. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gee, Amy Delaplane (2008) Maternal Separation Anxiety: A longitudinal analysis with well-educated, working mothers. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Greco, Lisa Marie (2008) Addressing Childhood Obesity Through School-based Prevention Programs. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gerlach, Darla Lee (2008) PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AS A FACILITATOR OF SELF-REGULATION IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Galloway, Renee Michelle (2008) Support Resources Utilized by Minority Students Majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Disciplines. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gemmill, Erin Louise (2008) Compliance to an Accelerometer Protocol in Older Adults. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gobriel, Sameh (2008) Energy-Efficient Design of Adhoc and Sensor Networks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gudipati, Venugopal (2008) Mixture synthesis of a 16-member Murisolin stereoisomer library &synthesis of C1-C20 and C21-C40 fragments of Tetrafibricin. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Grace, Jean A. (2008) Working Knowledge: Composition and the Teaching of Professional Writing. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Grant, Kyle (2008) Production and Purification of Highly Replication Defective HSV-1 Based Gene Therapy Vectors. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gutierrez, Juan Jose (2008) EVALUATING THE JPCP CRACKING MODEL OF THE MECHANISTIC-EMPIRICAL PAVEMENT DESIGN GUIDE. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gjesfjeld, Christopher (2008) Economic Hardship, Social Support, and Maternal Depression: A Test of the Social Support Deterioration Model. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gerkin, Richard Christopher (2008) Synaptic Plasticity and Hebbian Cell Assemblies. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ghosh, Hiyaa Singhee (2008) REGULATION OF TRANSLATION AND TRANSCRIPTION BY SIRT1: POTENTIAL NOVEL MECHANISMS FOR REGULATING STRESS RESPONSE AND AGING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gonzalez, Jesus (2008) Exploring Jamming Attacks Using OPNET 12.0. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gokhan, Nuri Mehmet (2008) DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMULTANEOUS DESIGN FOR SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE PRODUCT DESIGN AND SUPPLY CHAIN CONFIGURATION PROBLEM. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Giuffre, Suzanne Marie (2008) Professional Background and Training of Physical Therapy Department Chairpersons. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Gillo, Susan Elisabeth (2008) The Developmental Course of Hyperactive-Impulsive and Inattentive (HIA) Behavior in a Community Sample of Girls: A Group-Based Model of Development from Kindergarten to Fifth Grade. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Griffin, Kasey Marie (2008) The Face of Ambivalence: Simultaneous Expressions of Positive and Negative Emotions During Cue-elicited Craving in Heavy Smokers. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Hoh, Nicole Zangrilli (2008) BCL-2 Genotypes and Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Han, Sangdae (2008) Comparing Spectral Densities in Replicated Time Series by Smoothing Spline ANOVA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hariharan, Dharmarajan (2008) ESSAYS ON ESTIMATION OF NON-LINEAR STATE-SPACE MODELS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hwang, Sungsoo (2008) Leveraging Public Nonprofit Partnerships for IT innovation:Building Effective Neighborhood Information Systems. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Haile, Sarah R (2008) Inference on Competing Risks in Breast Cancer Data. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Harnett, Kristin E. (2008) On Duality and the Bi-Conjugate Gradient Algorithm. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Han, Mei (2008) VB EXPRESSION ANALYSIS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES POPULATION AND THEIR UNAFFECTED FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Holmes, Anthony Wayne (2008) Calling Shotgun: The History and Politics of Japan's Bid for a Permanent United Nations Security Council Position. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Harrington, Maria C.R. (2008) Simulated Ecological Environments for Education: A Tripartite Model Framework of HCI Design Parameters for Situational Learning in Virtual Environments. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Heilman, Laura E. (2008) An Examination of the Effects of Mode of Access on the Computerized Revised Token Test. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hines, Joseph David (2008) HIGHLY SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION - CHARACTERIZATION, MODELING AND CONTROL. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Henciak, Edward Thomas (2008) An Implementation of a Three Dimensional Computational Pipeline with Minimal Latency and Maximum Throughput for LU Factorization Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hu, Yushi (2008) Single Palladium Nanowire: Synthesis Via Electrophoresis Deposition and Hydrogen Sensing. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Huang, Kuang Chiu (2008) CAN CITYWIDE MUNICIPAL WIFI BE A FEASIBLE SOLUTION FOR LOCAL BROADBAND ACCESS IN THE US? AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF A TECHNO-ECONOMIC MODEL. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hamed, Razan (2008) Task Performance of Older Women with Major Depression. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hull, Ethan Edward (2008) PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS FROM ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD AND PARENTAL SUPPORT FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Harr, Michele Lynn (2008) Meeting the Needs of Mainstreamed English Language Learners in the Elementary Classroom. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hollister, Sally Marie (2008) Sequence variation in the APOA2 gene and its relationship with plasma HDL-cholesterol levels. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hulsey, Eric G (2008) CHILDHOOD BEREAVEMENT AND PEER SUPPORT: EPIDEMIOLOGY, IDENTIFICATION OF EVALUATION CONSTRUCTS, AND THE PROMOTION OF RESILIENCE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hudson, Alana (2008) The Omega-6 and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Modifiable Breast Cancer Risk Factors. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Handley, Daniel (2008) SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ANALYZING THE TGFbeta/SMAD3GENE REGULATORY PATHWAY IN A549 CELLS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

He, Xin (2008) Role of PIK3IP1, a negative PI3K regulator, in hepatic tumorigenesis and metabolism. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hrizo, Stacy Lynn (2008) The Contribution Of Molecular Chaperones To The ER-Associated Degradation Of Apolipoprotein B In Both Yeast And Mammalian Systems. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hubbs, Graham (2008) The Rational Unity of the Self. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

He, Yong (2008) REGULATION OF ARTERIAL GAP JUNCTIONS BY MECHANICAL FACTORS: AN EX VIVO STUDY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hu, Yiyang (2008) Identity and Support for Political Communities Based on Language Choice Data in Tibet. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hoover, Elizabeth (2008) SOUND, LIGHT, AND MOTION: THE ABSTRACTION AND REPRESENTATION OF INNER OCCURRENCES IN SCHOENBERG'S DIE GLÜCKLICHE HAND. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Huang, Ting Ting (2008) Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Common Factors in a Term Structure Model. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hampton, Lance Gabriel (2008) Justifications for the Iraq War: An Analysis of the Government's Public Case for War, 2001 to 2003. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hughes, Jessica Lynn (2008) Borrelia burgdorferi surface-localized proteins expressed during persistent murine infection and the importance of BBA66 during infection of C3H/HeJ mice. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Helmus, Ruth Anne (2008) Generation and Characterization of the Cellular Immune Response to a Clostridium perfringens anti-SIV Mucosal Vaccine. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hannan, Margaret Susan (2008) FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INITIATING DISCUSSION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES BETWEEN TEEN GIRLS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES AND THEIR MOTHERS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hunker, Diane F. (2008) Effects of Adverse Birth Events on Maternal Mood, Maternal Functional Status and Infant Care. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Han, Shinkyoo (2008) Essays in Local Public Finance. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hendrickson, Heather (2008) Chromosome Architecture and Evolution in Bacteria. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Heis, Jeremy Richard (2008) The Fact of Modern Mathematics: Geometry, Logic, and Concept Formation in Kant and Cassirer. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hole, Jeffrey (2008) INVENTION OF AN INFIDEL:HERMAN MELVILLE'S LITERARY HERESIES AND THE DOCTRINES OF EMPIRE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hancioglu, Baris (2008) Mathematical Modeling of Virus Dynamics in Immunology. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Harrison, Anthony M (2008) Online or offline? Exploring working memory constraints in spatial updating. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Huebner, Lisa Camille (2008) Professional Intimacy: An Ethnography of Care in Hospital Nursing. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Hyde, Luke Williamson (2008) Developmental Precursors of Moral Disengagement and a Mediator of Early Risk for Antisocial Behavior. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Huggins, Leonard James (2008) COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF GEOINFORMATICS AND GEO-COLLABORATION IN LINKING MITIGATION AND DISASTER RECOVERY IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Henderson, Wendy Ann (2008) TESTING A MODEL OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PERSONS WITH HIV AND LIVER DISEASE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Iuliana, Stanculescu (2008) TURBULENCE MODELING AS AN ILL-POSEDPROBLEM. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Iuliano, Angela Danielle (2008) HOST GENETIC VARIANTS, TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND METABOLIC COMPLICATIONS IN HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE-1. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ivanov, Roman Aleksandrovich (2008) GENERALIZATION OF HIGHLY ã-REGIOSELECTIVE SUBSTITUTIONS IN ALLYL HALIDES BY ALKYLZINCS AND APPLICATIONS TO ZINC-ENE CYCLIZATIONS AND THE SYNTHESIS OF (R)-(+)-DIHYDRO-ALPHA-IONONE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ihrig, Colin James (2008) Static Timing Analysis Based Transformations of Super-Complex Instruction Set Hardware Functions. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Isin, Basak (2008) THE ACTIVATION MECHANISM OF RHODOPSIN EXPLORED BY MULTISCALE METHODS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Iosif, Ana-Maria (2008) Analysis of Longitudinal Random Length Data. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Jones, Brandi M (2008) PATHWAYS TO MALADJUSTMENT AND RESILIENCE IN INNER-CITY MINORITY YOUTH: EXAMINING ACADEMIC FAILURE AND HOPELESSNESS AS MEDIATORS BETWEEN CONTEXTUAL RISK FACTORS AND CHILD MALADJUSTMENT FROM A DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY PERSPECTIVE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jing, Zheng (2008) The localization of c-Abl in Alzheimer's disease. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jacobson, Jeffrey (2008) ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE IN VIRTUAL REALITY DOES IMMERSION REALLY AID LEARNING? Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jones, Kelly Irene (2008) Gardening and nutrition: A systems approach to an intervention and evaluation. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jung, Won-Hyuk (2008) Total synthesis of dictyostatin analogs for anticancer agents. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jozwiak, Jeffrey L. (2008) The Significance of Religion on Health Factors Related to Aging Among American Adults Using the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Jin, Jing (2008) REGULATION OF GAG TRAFFICKING DURING RETROVIRUS ASSEMBLY AND BUDDING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Kirchner, Thomas R. (2008) Relapse Dynamics During Smoking Cessation: Recurrent Abstinence Violation Effects and Lapse-Relapse Progression. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kavalieratos, Dionysios (2008) Death Before Life: An Analysis of Emerging Adults' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding End-of-Life Decision Making. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kavanaugh, Megan Lynn (2008) Moving Beyond the Individual in Reproductive Health: Exploring the Social Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kim, Min Sun (2008) Following Dynamics of Protein/Nucleic Acid Interactions in Real-Time. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Knickelbein, Jared Evan (2008) Noncytotoxic Lytic Granule-Mediated Maintenance of HSV-1 Neuronal Latency. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Klusek, Jessica (2008) COMPARISON OF SPEECH AND PRACTICED NONSPEECH INTRAORAL PRESSURE WAVEFORM CHARACTERISTICS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kalmbach, Abigail Susan (2008) NMDAR mediated calcium transients elicited by glutamate co-release at developing inhibitory synapses in the auditory brainstem. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Katayama, Hiromichi (2008) Education for All-Fast Track Initiative: The Donors' Perspectives. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kumar, Naveen (2008) Source level debugging of dynamically translated programs. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kaminskiy, Vladislav F. (2008) GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS AIMED TO SAVE HUMAN LIVES BY FACILITATING SAFETY ASSESSMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ke, Yue (2008) Formation and Characterization of Columnar Porous SiC Fabricated by Photo-electrochemical Etching. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kanick, Stephen Chad (2008) Analysis and Modeling of Noninvasive measurement of Tissue Chromophores by the Optical Pharmacokinetic System. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kuxhaus, Laurel (2008) Development of a feedback-controlled elbow simulator: design validation and clinical application. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kornman, Angela (2008) A CRITIQUE OF THE ABSTINENCE-ONLY APPROACH: A Consideration of Adolescent Decisional Development and Democratic Sexual Citizenship. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kudisch, Erica Rachel (2008) Pygmalion: An Opera in One Act. Storytelling, Music, and Meta-Creativity. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Krishnamoorthy, Nandini (2008) Novel Mechanisms In Dendritic Cells That Promote Th2 and Th17 But Not Th1 Responses In The Lung. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kim, Bonghee (2008) Service Provision in the United States: Government Structure and Expenditure, A Study of Single County Metropolitan Areas. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kronk, Rebecca Ann (2008) Are Children with Fragile X Syndrome Losing their Zzzz's ... and Y? Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kramer, M. Kaye (2008) DIABETES PREVENTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION IN PRIMARY CARE PRACTICEIN PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kompel, John Francis (2008) A Slowly Progressive and Reproducible Animal Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Characterized by MRI:Development of a Custom Quad Coil For High Resolution Scanning at 3.0T. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kaar, Joel L (2008) USING ENZYME STRUCTURE-ENVIRONMENT-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS TO ENHANCE BIOCATALYST UTILITY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ketter, Jeremy Kevin (2008) THE UTILIZATION OF CONSULTANT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES BY STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kane, Irene (2008) Predicted and Actual Exercise Discomfort, Self-Efficacy and Enjoyment in Middle School Children: A Match-Mismatch Paradigm. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

King Jr, J Darwin (2008) Action Potential Gating of Calcium Channels and Transmitter Release. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kimble, Kyle William (2008) Advanced Hydrogels for Polymerized Crystalline Colloidal Array Materials. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Krzysiak, Troy Christopher (2008) The Kinetic Characterization of the Marginally Processive Motor, Dimeric Eg5/KSP. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Kabagambe, Benjamin (2008) SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATION OF PROTEINS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Leeman, Rebecca (2008) Prevention and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer with Natural Compound Inhibitors of STAT3. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Labovschii, Alexandr (2008) Mathematical Architecture for Models of Fluid Flow Phenomena. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lockhart, Tara (2008) Revising the Essay: Intellectual Arenas and Hybrid Forms. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Laó-Dávila, Daniel Alberto (2008) Serpentinite emplacement and deformation in western Puerto Rico and their implications for the Caribbean North America plate boundary tectonic history. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lovalekar, Mita T (2008) Indian Supercourse Network in Epidemiology - Development and Evaluation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lucas, Michael Patrick (2008) Reading and the Elementary Principal: Implications for Policy and Practice. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Zhechao (2008) Winners-Take-Some: The Impact of Conversion Technologies on Network Effects in Digital Goods Markets. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Loyer-Drew, Jennifer (2008) A 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Approach to the Synthesis of Resiniferatoxin. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Li, Ling (2008) Better Separations for Proteins and Peptides. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lois, James Henry (2008) CENTRAL RESPIRATORY CIRCUITS THAT CONTROL DIAPHRAGM FUNCTION IN CAT REVEALED BY TRANSNEURONAL TRACING. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

LaMoreaux, Kristen (2008) RECOGNIZING ICE-CONTACT TRACHYTE-PHONOLITE LAVAS AT THE MOUNT EDZIZA VOLCANIC COMPLEX, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lin, Chih-kuang (2008) Channel Access Management in Data Intensive Sensor Networks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lemoine, Romain olivier (2008) Hydrodynamics, Mass Transfer and Modeling of the Toluene Oxidation Process. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Hsin Yi (2008) EVALUATION OF TITANIUM ULTRALIGHT MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS USING ANSI/RESNA STANDARDS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Long, Rebecca Ann (2008) Strain induced remodeling of urinary bladder smooth muscle. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lewarchik, Christopher Michael (2008) The Role of the R-domain in Regulated Trafficking of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lucado, Jennifer Lynn (2008) An Assessment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outside Hospital Settings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Likumahuwa, Sonja Marie (2008) A Social-Ecological Perspective on Nosocomial Infection Control in Developing Countries: Exploring the Role of International NGOs. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lopez, Adriana (2008) MARKOV MODELS FOR LONGITUDINAL COURSE OF YOUTH BIPOLAR DISORDER. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Liu, Bo (2008) CATALYTIC GENERATION OF HYDROGEN AND CHEMICALS FROM BIOMASS DERIVED POLYOLS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Li, Huixing (2008) SELECTIVE CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM SYNGAS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lee, Joo Hun (2008) Regional Governance and Collaboration: A Comparative Study on Economic Development Policy Process in Minneapolis and Pittsburgh Regions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lindell, Kathleen Oare (2008) IMPROVING END-OF-LIFE CARE FOR PATIENTSWITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lei, Jing (2008) Inhibition of cardiac allograft arteriosclerosis by specific expression of NOS (eNOS or iNOS) in smooth muscle or endothelial cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lujetic, Daniel C (2008) A STUDY INVESTIGATING WHAT DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS OF EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS EACH BELIEVES IS EFFECTIVE IN NEW TEACHER INDUCTION WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG AND BETWEEN THESE GROUPS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Lorenz, Shanna (2008) "JAPANESE IN THE SAMBA": JAPANESE BRAZILIAN MUSICAL CITIZENSHIP, RACIAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Larsen, Niccole Jewel (2008) Mechanisms of dopaminergic neurotoxin-induced blood-brain barrier disruption. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Marinelli, Laura Jane (2008) Characterization of the Role of the Rpf Motif in Mycobacteriophage Tape Measure Proteins. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mahady, Christine (2008) Corporeality in Turn-of-the-Century American Fiction. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mohamed Khattab, Sherif (2008) A Defense Framework Against Denial-of-Service in Computer Networks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mitala, Joseph Jerrold (2008) EVALUATION OF AMPEROMETRIC SENSORS CONTAINING ENZYMES IMMOBILIZED IN HYDROGELS THAT INCORPORATE THE REDOX MEDIATOR [Os(bpy)2(py)Cl]+/2+. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Molloseau, Erika Damita'jo (2008) Exhibiting Racism: The Cultural Politics of Lynching Photography Re-Presentations. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mitala, Christina Marie (2008) Impact of Microdialysis Probes on Vasculature and Dopamine in the Rat Striatum: a Combined Fluorescence and Voltammetric Study and The Design and Optimization of a Glutamate Sensor to be used under Hypoxic Conditions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Munoz-Garcia, Felix (2008) Social comparisons and Reference points in Game-theoretic models. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McGinty, Vincent Benjamin (2008) The amygdala regulates infomation flow from the prefrontal cortex to the nucleus accumbens. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mats, Leonid (2008) IN-SITU APPROACH FOR CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF TRANSPONDER PACKAGING TECHNIQUES IN RADIO FREQUENCY INDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Morgan, Kathleen L. (2008) Genetic and Pharmacologic analysis of the Mechanisms of Selenium toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Miedel, Mark Thomas (2008) THE ROLE OF MUCOLIPIN-1 IN PATHOGENESIS OF THE LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASE MUCOLIPIDOSIS TYPE IV. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Minzenberg, Barbara G. (2008) A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SERVING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL SCHOOL HEALTH NEEDS IN EARLY EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mathews, Anne (2008) Changes in Fat Oxidation with Endurance Activity in Adults with and without Type 2 Diabetes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mealey, Lisa Marie (2008) EFFECT OF DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION ON ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND ENJOYMENT IN SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN COMPARED TO ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF ACTIVITY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Murphy, Jeffrey Christopher (2008) Effect of Acute Dynamic and Static Stretching on Maximal Muscular Power in a Sample of College Age Recreational Athletes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mealey, Alyssa D (2008) Validation of the BodyMedia SenseWear Pro Armband to Estimate Energy Expenditure in Severely Overweight Children During Various Modes of Activity. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Montgomery, Jill Deann (2008) The Association of Human Herpesvirus 8 and a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the gp130 Signaling Receptor in Prostate Cancer. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McDonald, Alicia Catania (2008) The Evaluation of Human Herpesvius 8 Infection in Tobago. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mohammad, Redha (2008) Geographical Information System Based Analysis of Paleofluvial Systems in the Kuwait Region. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mezick, Elizabeth Jane (2008) INTRA- AND INTER-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY IN SLEEP: ASSOCIATIONS WITH NEGATIVE AFFECT AND SYMPATHO-ADRENAL MEDULLARY ACTIVITY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Marascalco, Philip Justin (2008) APPLICATIONS AND MECHANISMS OF INTRAVASCULAR DRAG REDUCING POLYMERS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McDonald, Peter R (2008) IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL POTENTIAL CANCER THERAPIES BY SYNTHETIC LETHAL SCREENING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Murphy, Jennifer Lynn (2008) Building Capacity and Sustaining An All-Girls Public School. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McGlumphy, Barry E. (2008) EXPLORING THE UTILIZATION OF WEBCAM VIDEOS TO ASSESS EXERCISE TRAINING AND FITNESS ASSESSMENT SKILLS OF STUDENTS IN AN ONLINE GRADUATE EXERCISE SCIENCE COURSE: A CASE STUDY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mazzardo Jr, Oldemar (2008) The Relationship of Fundamental Movement Skills and Level of Physical Activity in Second Grade Children. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mangino, Juliann Galmarini (2008) Voices of Teen Mothers: Their Challenges, Support Systems, and Successes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Moss, Lisa M (2008) Child Perception of Parental Behavior in Twins: A Risk Factor for Substance Use Disorders? Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McClure, Candace Kelly (2008) THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ACUTE POISONING HOSPITAL DISCHARGES IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE AND DURING PREGNANCY AND BIRTH OUTCOMES FOLLOWING ACUTE POISONING HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DURING PREGNANCY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McGeary, Anne-Elizabeth (2008) One Thing Leads to Another--Examining the relationship between health insurance status and access to selected screening services by women, aged 45 to 64. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Maldonado-Avilés, Jaime G. (2008) ALTERED MARKERS OF TONIC INHIBITION IN THE DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX OF SUBJECTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Moura, Gustavo (2008) APPLICATION OF FLUOROUS MIXTURE SYNTHESIS (FMS) FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF NATURAL PRODUCT STEREOISOMER LIBRARIES: TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF EIGHT DIASTEREOMERS OF PASSIFLORICIN A AND STUDIES ON A CONVERGENT SYNTHESIS OF 6-EPI-DICTYOSTATIN. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McCarthy, Valerie Nicole (2008) COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES OF CHEMICAL SYSTEMS: I. A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF CLATHRATE HYDRATESII. CONFORMATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACE OF TRYPTAMINE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McKibben, Heather Elko (2008) THE EFFECTS OF ISSUE LINKAGE ON STATE BARGAINING STRATEGIES: INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS FOR COOPERATIVE AND NON-COOPERATIVE BARGAINING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Majetic, Cassie Jane (2008) The evolutionary ecology of floral scent in Hesperis matronalis: assessing the potential for pollinator-mediated natural selection. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McCracken, Jennifer Kay (2008) SEASONAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONSE OF JOINTED PLAIN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS TO FWD AND TRUCK LOADS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mohanty, Jayashree (2008) ETHNIC SOCIALIZATION, IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT IN INTERNATIONAL ADOPTEES AS ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Moningka, Remond (2008) Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Guanacastepene A via a Rh(I)-catalyzed Cyclocarbonylation Reaction. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mao, Ming (2008) ONTOLOGY MAPPING: TOWARDS SEMANTIC INTEROPERABILITY IN DISTRIBUTED AND HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McCabe, Elizabeth Blocher (2008) Predictors of Readmission in Hospitalized Anorexia Nervosa Patients. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Myakotnykh, Evgeny (2008) ADAPTIVE SPEECH QUALITY IN VOICE-OVER-IP COMMUNICATIONS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Murphy, Philip James (2008) SELF, GROUP, AND SOCIETY: EMERGENCE OF NEW POLITICAL IDENTITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McCleary, Lara (2008) Bone Mineral Density in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Moehling, Krissy Kai (2008) Career Guidance Education: Helping Resettled Refugees Plan Their Future. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Melhem, Nada M. (2008) DENDRITIC CELLS TRANSFECTED WITH AUTOLOGOUS SIV RNA: POTENTIAL AIDS VACCINE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mahboobin, Arash (2008) Computational and Robotic Models of Human Postural Control. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Martin, Jeffrey Daniel (2008) The Effect of Surface-active Block Copolymers on Two-phase Flow. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Maul, Timothy Michael (2008) Mechanobiology of Stem Cells: Implications for Vascular Tissue Engineering. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McMillen, Benjamin Wesley (2008) SELF-POWERED FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mokgothu, Comfort J. (2008) Effects of physical fitness on attention, memory and decision making in children. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Morewood, Aimee L. (2008) The Impact of School-Wide Professional Development on Teachers' Practices: A Case Study. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Metz, Mary Louise Dietrick (2008) A STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND CREATE QUESTIONS THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF MATHEMATICS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mikhonin, Aleksandr V (2008) Direct UV Resonance Raman Monitoring of Protein Folding Reaction Coordinate: alpha-Helix Melting and Formation Revisited. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Middleton, Holly Suzanne (2008) Literacies of Membership: The Nineteenth-Century Politics of Access. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Mi, Qi (2008) Modeling the Wound healing in Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Morgan, Paul M (2008) Synthesis and NMR Strcuture Determination of Bis-Amino-Acid Oligomers. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Marin, Craig Thomas (2008) Coercion, Cooperation, and Conflict along the Charleston Waterfront, 1739-1785: Navigating the Social Waters of an Atlantic Port City. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Melgarejo Acosta, Maria del Pilar (2008) El lenguaje politico de la regeneracion en Colombia y Mexico. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Michael, Julie Catherine (2008) CANCER-SPECIFIC DISTRESS AND COPING AS PREDICTORS OF EARLY DETECTION BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN AT FAMILIAL RISK FOR BREAST CANCER. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

McConnell, Kerry Anne (2008) Providing Syntactic Part-of-Speech Information Early Speeds-Up Reading. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Manne, Jason W (2008) A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT (POLST): WHAT ARE ITS WEAKNESSES? Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Nandi, Nabanita Sukumar (2008) ESSAYS ON INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nickleach, Scott Brian (2008) Numerical Algorithms For Stock Option Valuation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Newman, Mark A (2008) MTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY ASSOCIATED WITH SKELETAL MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY FOLLOWING RESISTANCE EXERCISE TRAINING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nagashima, Julie (2008) FOSTERING GLOBAL CITIZENS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nauen, David William (2008) Investigating Mechanisms of Activity-Dependent Plasticity at Individual Synaptic Contacts. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nelson, Melissa M (2008) THE NATURE OF FEEDBACK:HOW DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEER FEEDBACK AFFECT WRITING PERFORMANCE. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Nichols, Sara Rachel (2008) Why is That Girl Scared?: Infants' Understanding of Older Children's Emotions. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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O'Leary, Shaylee Marie (2008) Transcriptional Regulation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha by Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Vpr. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ogirala, Ajay (2008) Automated Testing of Wireless Link Standards. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Osman, Ayat E. (2008) Life Cycle Optimization Model for Integrated Cogeneration and Energy Systems Applications in Buildings. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Oostdyk, Alicia Marie (2008) Portrayal of Mental Illness on Television: A Review of the Literature. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

O'Hara, Lisa Johnston (2008) An investigation of the formation of learning community in Web-based distance education. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ozah, Marie Agatha (2008) ÉGWÚ ÀMÀLÀ: WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS IN OGBARULAND. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Okada, Aya (2008) THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPMENT NGO ADVOCACY IN JAPAN. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Oztan Matos, Asli (2008) EXOCYST COMPLEX AND MEMBRANE TRAFFICKING IN POLARIZED EPITHELIAL CELLS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

O'Farrell, Madelyn Egan (2008) Femoral Fracture Risk Assessment Following Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Omori, Sawa (2008) ORIGINS OF FINANCIAL REFORMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ogunranti, Stephen Ayodamope (2008) OL'ÓMO KÌLÒ F'ÓMO RÈ (Process I). Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Purcell, Richard Erroll (2008) Ralph Ellison and the American Pursuit of Humanism. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Poerio, Thomas (2008) Topological Algebraic Structure in the Density Topology and on Souslin Lines. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Paul, John Robert (2008) The role of evolutionary history in explaining the variation in abundance and distribution of plant species. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pinto, Jonathan (2008) Biases and Heuristics in Team Member Selection Decisions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Prince, Catherine T (2008) PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES:RELATIONSHIP WITH HISTORICAL MEASURES AND PREVALENT DISEASE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Parks, Sharyn Elaine (2008) Race and Socioeconomic Differences in the Long-term Outcomes of Childhood Maltreatment. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Park, Tea Soon (2008) Development of Hematopoietic, Endothelial and Perivascular Cells from Human Embryonic and Fetal Stem Cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Panuski, Justin (2008) An Efficient Method for Determining Energy Harvesting Capabilities of Multiple Antennas in the Same Space. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pasquerilla, Joseph W. (2008) The High School Principal's Perspective and Role in regard to the Integration of Technology into the High School and How has the Principal's Role been impacted. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Parker, Susan Wuchenich (2008) Shifting Pictures in a Kaleidoscopic World: Concerns of Parents of Preschool Children with Disabilities. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Philp, Katherine Dwyer (2008) Low Cost Water Quality Interventions for the Prevention of Diarrheal Disease. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pilsner, Alison Marie (2008) Problem Solving and Maternal Distress at the Time of Child's Cancer Diagnosis: English Versus Spanish-Speaking Mothers. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Park, Minsoo (2008) HUMAN PRIORITIZING AND COORDINATING INFORMATION BEHAVIOR DURING INFORMATION SEEKING AND RETRIEVAL IN THE WEB ENVIRONMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Polen, James Scott (2008) CHANGE AND CONTINITY OF MOMOTARÔ. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ploran, Elisabeth Jeannette (2008) Evidence accumulation and the moment of recognition: dissociating perceptual decision processes using fMRI. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Puccio, Ava M (2008) Effect of Short Periods of Normobaric Hyperoxia on Local Brain Tissue Oxygenation & Cerebrospinal Fluid Oxidative Stress Markers in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pongthaipat, Natthapol (2008) Demand-Based Wireless Network Design by Test Point Reduction. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Polvichai, Jumpol (2008) Modeling Team Performance For Coordination Configurations Of Large Multi-Agent Teams Using Stochastic Neural Networks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Peck, Andrew Jeffrey (2008) INVESTIGATION OF FRP STABILIZATION OF PLASTIC BUCKLING BEHAVIOR OF SLENDER STEEL SECTIONS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Platt, Thomas E (2008) The Effects of Auditory or Visual Feedback on the Development of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Skills Using a Sensorized Manikin. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Pornsuwan, Soraya (2008) Measurements of dynamics, structure, and flexibility of macromolecules by pulsed Electron Spin Resonance. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Persinger, Cynthia (2008) The Politics of Style: Meyer Schapiro and the Crisis of Meaning in Art History. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Parlade, Meaghan Venezia (2008) The Reorganization of Communicative Behaviors around the Onset of the Vocabulary Spurt: A Dynamic Systems Approach. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Queirolo, María del Rosario (2008) The Impact of Neoliberal Economic Reforms on Latin Americans' Voting Behavior (1980-2004). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Qu, Huiming (2008) MANAGING QUERY AND UPDATE TRANSACTIONS UNDER QUALITY CONTRACTS IN WEB-DATABASES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Redman, Patrick Timothy (2008) Zinc-dependent potassium channel modulation mediates neuronal apoptosis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Reynolds, Angela Marie (2008) Mathematical Models of Acute Inflammation and a Full Lung Model of Gas Exchange Under Inflammatory Stress. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Reinsel, Amy Lynelle (2008) Poetry of Revolution: Romanticism and National Projects in Nineteenth-century Haiti. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rigney, Joshua Aaron (2008) China's Thirst for African Oil. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ramcharran, Darmendra (2008) Aspects of the lipid profile in a cohort with chronic hepatitis C infection. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ramachandran, Shruti (2008) THE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND HIV SYNDEMIC AMONG MSM: GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASE OVERLAP. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ramsooksingh, Meera Devi (2008) MODULATION OF LOCUS COERULEAR NEURONAL ACTIVITY BY THE CENTRAL NUCLEUS OF THE AMYGDALA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rucekova, Alica (2008) BREAST CANCER SCREENING IN THE WORKPLACE : A VIABLE COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO SAVE LIVES. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ramaswami, Priya (2008) CONTROLLED RELEASE FROM A BIODEGRADABLE ELASTOMER FOR APPLICATIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Roy, Anirban (2008) Dynamic Modeling of Free Fatty Acid, Glucose, and Insulin During Rest and Exercise in Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Patients. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ryu, KyungJoo (2008) MICRO PUMPING AND SEPARATING/COLLECTING PARTICLES USING OSCILLATING BUBBLES. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rauscher, Scott Gibson (2008) Testing and Analysis of Shape-memory Polymers for Morphing Aircraft Skin Application. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rapaka, Rekha R (2008) Mechanisms of Antibody-based defense against Pneumocystis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rubenstein, Eric Meyer (2008) Glucose Sensing and the Regulation of the AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Yeast. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Reeners, Kathryn Zella (2008) A Comparison of School-Based and Clinic-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Control of Childhood Obesity. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Reeves, Katherine Whitney (2008) The Effects of Anthropometry and Angiogenesis on Breast Cancer Etiology. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rathi, Abhilasha Vikas (2008) ROLE OF MULTIPLE DOMAINS OF T ANTIGEN IN GENE REGULATION AND TRANSFORMATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Reyes, Ian (2008) Sound, Technology, and Interpretation in Subcultures of Heavy Music Production. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ramanathan, Karthik Narayan (2008) Influence of FRP width-to-spacing ratio on bond performance of externally bonded FRP systems on one way concrete slabs. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Reiser, Lorraine M (2008) Health Beliefs and Behaviors of College Women. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Rhodes, Matthew D (2008) Exploring Participation: A Study of Venezuelan Bolivarian Schools. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Roscoe, Rod David (2008) Opportunities and barriers for tutor learning: Knowledge-building, metacognition, and motivation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Sassi, Alexandra Britto (2008) BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MICROBICIDES FOR TOPICAL HIV PREVENTION:PRE-CLINICAL EVALUATIONS AND FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shaffer, Jonathan Michael (2008) Investigating the Regulation of c-Fes Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activation and Gene Expression. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Salmieri, Gregory (2008) Aristotle and the Problem of Concepts. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Stahr, Margaret L. (2008) As If Through Another's Eyes: A Study of Peer Tutoring and First-Year Students' Revision Behaviors. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Skertich, Robert Lee (2008) ACTION AND INFORMATION NETWORKS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sterniak, Nancy Vieira (2008) The American attitude toward foreign language education from the 1700's to 2006. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Silvestre, Gabriela Judith (2008) A CASE STUDY OF THE TENSIONS BETWEEN POLICY-MAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM POLICIES THAT AFFECT THE PROFESSORIATE AT TWO ARGENTINEAN UNIVERSITIES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Swentosky, Anthony James (2008) A Neo-Piagetian Approach to Social Cognition Development. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shi, Weilei (Stone) (2008) Variability and Synchronization of M&A and Alliance Behavior: An Entrainment View. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shevchuk, Iryna (2008) Who stays and who leaves? Social dynamics surrounding employee turnover. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Singleton, Karen Anderson (2008) ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES PUBLISHED IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNALS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schnipper, Laura H (2008) Management Choices and Reproductive Concerns in Young Women with BRCA Mutations: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Soto-Rivera, Jackeline (2008) STUDY OF HIV-1 TRANSMISSION ACROSS HUMAN CERVICAL TISSUE TO THE LYMPHOID TISSUE USING AN ORGAN CULTURE MODEL. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Scott, John A. (2008) Spatio-Temporal Mixed Models for Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shea, Patrick Ryan (2008) Identification and Functional Characterization of Estrogen Response Elements in the Human Herpesvirus 8 Genome. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sun, Xiaosu (2008) Mulan on Page and Stage: Stories of Mulan in Late Imperial China. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sandikci, Burhaneddin (2008) Estimating the price of privacy in liver transplantation. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sibenaller, Sara Marie (2008) Investigation of Unintentional Movement in People with Cerebral Palsy to Improve Computer Target Aquisition. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sellaro, Tiffany Leigh (2008) Maintainence of Primary Human Hepatocyte Function In Vitro by Extracellular Matrix Biologic Scaffolds. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Silverman, Ilana F (2008) NARRATIVE COMPREHENSION IN ADULTS WITH RIGHT HEMISPHERE BRAIN DAMAGE: THE ROLE OF COHERENCE AND THEME ORGANIZATION. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sanders, Thomas James (2008) Nanocomposite Catalytic Materials for Clean Energy Processes. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sporner, Michelle Lynn (2008) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE, COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, AND EMPLOYMENT RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO USE POWER WHEELCHAIRS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Skvorak, Kristen J. (2008) Investigation of Gene and Cellular Therapies to Cure Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Spadaro, Kathleen C (2008) WEIGHT LOSS: EXPLORING SELF-REGULATION THROUGH MINDFULNESS MEDITATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sheridan, Brian Scott (2008) The presence of latent virus influences the maintenance and phenotype of the HSV-specific CD8 memory population. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sterrett, Susan Elaine (2008) Forming Communities of Practice: Education of Health Professionals in Interprofessional Settings. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sherbondy, Kelly H. (2008) A Descriptive Study of Cyber Charter Schools in Pennsylvania. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Scott Taylor, Michele C (2008) Student Affairs Divisions as Learning Organizations: Toward a Conceptual Framework for Organizational Improvement. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schleicher II, Donald Thomas (2008) Infection Rates in a Traumatic Brain Injury Cohort Treated with Intravascular Cooling Catheters. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Stitt-Fischer, Molly Sue (2008) Nitric Oxide-Mediated Signaling in Pulmonary Endothelial Cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sansing, Veronica Vera (2008) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND CLINICAL RISK FACTORS IN THE BYPASS ANGIOPLASTY REVASCULARIZATION INVESTIGATION 2 DIABETES (BARI 2D) STUDY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sheu, Yahtyng (2008) DETERMINANTS OF SKELETAL HEALTH IN AFRO-CARIBBEAN MEN. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shaffer, John R (2008) Genetic Epidemiology of Longitudinal Change in Bone Mineral Density in Mexican Americans: The San Antonio Family Osteoporosis Study. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Saner, Lelyn Duane (2008) Framing in the Wild: Expressions of Decisions in Real-World Situations. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Swanson, Meghan (2008) Interaction of carbon monoxide with partially reduced ceria-zirconia supported catalysts. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schumacher, Uwe (2008) Literarische Imagination und soziologische Zeitdiagnose im wiedervereinigten Deutschland. Untersuchungen zur Funktion von 'Welthaltigkeit' im deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsroman am Beispiel von Ingo Schulze's "Simple Storys". Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Slagle, Amy (2008) "Nostalgia Without Memory": A Case Study of American Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shi, Deliang (2008) Advanced Simulation of Particle Processing: The Roles of Cohesion, Mass and Heat Transfer in Gas-Solid Flows. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shah, Viral Pinakin (2008) A CHARACTERIZATION MODEL WITH SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTION FOR LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOCHEMICAL PRECURSORS IN THE UNITED STATES. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schimoler, Patrick John (2008) Design of a Control System for an Elbow Joint Motion Simulator. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schumacher, Henry Bernard (2008) Patterns of shifting tree species composition and diversity loss in 19 old-growth forest stands in Pennsylvania. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schoenfeld, Robert Aaron (2008) The Role and Manifestation of the Causative '-chi' in Cuzco Quechua. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shih, Min-Mei (2008) Multiple perspectives of the functional status of stroke survivors at 3 months post-stroke. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Santhouse, Robin (2008) CORRELATES OF SERVICE UTILIZATION AND ADHERENCE TO DIETARY AND EXERCISE MODIFICATIONS IN A SAMPLE OF WOMEN BEFORE AND AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sinn, Donghee (2008) RECORDS AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF VIOLENT EVENTS: ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTATION, HISTORICAL PERCEPTION, AND THE NO GUN RI MASSACRE IN THE KOREAN WAR. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sherif, Bintu N. (2008) A COMPARISON OF KAPLAN-MEIER AND CUMULATIVE INCIDENCE ESTIMATE IN THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF COMPETING RISKS IN BREAST CANCER DATA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sun, Kang (2008) MEDIATIONAL MODELS WITH MULTIPLE OUTCOMES IN CROSS-SECTIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL STUDIES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schott, Laura Lynn Liebenauer (2008) Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease, Vascular Health and Markers of Risk. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Sprague, Chris (2008) System Identification of Wrist Stiffness in Parkinson's Disease Patients. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Shen, Xiaoqiang (2008) Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Lactones and Application to the Total Synthesis of (-)-Pironetin. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schmidt, Samuel John (2008) Galaxy Evolution: The DRaGONS Survey and Luminosity Functions With Photometric Redshifts. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Solinas-Saunders, Monica (2008) MALE INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE: DRAWING UPON THREE THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Schwartz, Michael S (2008) A Matter for Experts: Broadway 1900-1920 and the Rise of the Professional Managerial Class. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Tumino, Stephen (2008) THE LABOR THEORY OF CULTURE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tomaszewski-Flick, Monica Jo (2008) Functional Analysis and Characterization of Epstein Barr Virus Latent Membrane Protein 2b. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Talkowski, Michael E (2008) The dopaminergic network and genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tian, Kun (2008) What Appeals to the Chinese Customers? Content Analysis of Chinese Advertisements in Newspaper and on TV. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tung, Shen Chih (2008) AN ARCHITECTURAL APPROACH FOR REDUCINGPOWER AND INCREASING SECURITY OF RFID TAGS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Talkowski, Jaime Berlin (2008) Quantifying Physical Activity in Community Dwelling Older Adults Using Accelerometry. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Thareja, Prachi (2008) Study of Particles at Fluid-Fluid Interfaces. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tatro, Erick Thomas (2008) IMMUNOPHILINS FKBP52 AND FKBP51 MODULATE GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR DISTRIBUTION IN NEURONS AND ARE ALTERED IN HIV AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tomko Jr., Robert Joseph (2008) Cellular and Biochemical Regulation of Cdc25A Phosphatase by Nitrosative Stress. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tuboi, Suely Hiromi (2008) Effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV patients in resource-limited settings. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Twomey, Sean Robert (2008) Music Matters: A City's Band In Three Centuries. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tolentino, Leida Curado (2008) The relationship between implicit and explicit second-language processing: The role of cross-language similarity. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tzen, Yi-Ting (2008) Effects of local cooling on skin perfusion response to pressure: implications to pressure ulcer prevention. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Todd, Jessica Lee (2008) GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERFORMANCE MEASURES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO USE AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC). Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tonmukayakul, Arnon (2008) An Agent-Based Model for Secondary Use of Radio Spectrum. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tuladhar, Summit Raj (2008) Inter-Domain Authentication for Seamless Roaming in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Treleaven, Kyle B (2008) CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND TRAFFIC COMPLEXITY OF MULTIPLE INTERSECTING FLOWS OF AIRCRAFT. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Titmus, Joshua (2008) PROGNOSIS IN CHILDREN WITH OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Terhorst, Lauren (2008) A Comparison of Estimation Methods when an Interaction is Omitted from a Multilevel Model. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Talerico, Donna Marie (2008) A Comparison of Morphemic Analysis and Whole Word Meaning Instruction on Sixth-Grade Students' Knowledge of Prefixes, Taught Words, and Transfer Words. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Terano, Mayumi (2008) Effective Programming for International Students Based on their Perceived Social and Cultural Needs. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Tabery, James Gregory (2008) From a Genetic Predisposition to an Interactive Predisposition: Rethinking the Ethical Implications of Research on Gene-Environment Interactions. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Voros, Zoltan (2008) Interaction of excitons in two-dimensional potentials. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Van Laar, Victor Steven (2008) PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF DOPAMINE OXIDATION INDUCED MODIFICATIONS TO MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Valaris, Markos (2008) A Priori Knowledge. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

van Kessel, Julia Catherine (2008) Recombineering in mycobacteria using mycobacteriophage proteins. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vajanapoom, Korn (2008) Risk-based Survivable Network Design. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vinjamuri, Ramana Kumar (2008) DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION INCONTROL AND COORDINATION OF HUMAN HAND. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vella, Laura Ann (2008) Cyclin B1: Abnormal Self/Tumor Antigen. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vidic, Natasa S. (2008) DEVELOPING METHODS TO SOLVE THE WORKFORCE ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM CONSIDERING WORKER HETEROGENEITY AND LEARNING AND FORGETTINGDEVELOPING METHODS TO SOLVE THE WORKFORCE ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM CONSIDERING WORKER HETEROGENEITY AND LEARNING AND FORGETTING. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

VanEpps, J. Scott (2008) Coronary Arterial Dynamics and Atherogenesis. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Visweswaran, Shyam (2008) Learning Patient-Specific Models From Clinical Data. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Vercellotti, Mary Lou (2008) Non-Linguistic Cognitive Effects of Learning American Sign Language as a Second Language. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Wu, Qian (2008) Cytoskeletal defects lead to cytokinesis failure and genomic instability in cancer cells. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Jie (2008) Bathtub failure rates of mixtures in reliability and the Simes inequality under dependence in multiple testing. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wheeler, Dean H. (2008) The Organization of Agricultural Production on the Southwest Periphery of the Maya Lowlands: A Settlement Patterns Study in the Upper Grijalva Basin, Chiapas, Mexico. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wakefield, Bryan (2008) Synthetic Studies on (E)-Alkene Peptide Isosteres and Thiophene-containing Furanosteroids. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wu, Wen-Chi (2008) ESTIMATING THE PROBABILITY OF LYMPHEDEMA FOLLOWING BREAST CANCER SURGERY. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Manyan (2008) SINGLE-CELL ELECTROPORATION USING ELECTROLYTE-FILLED CAPILLARIES WITH MICRO-SCALE TIPS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Williford, Lauren Lenore (2008) Frequency of Classifier Constructions in American Sign Language. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wyszomierski, Sarah Anne (2008) The Relationship Between Knee Strength Capabilities, Postural Control and Slip Severity. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Warziski Turk, Melanie (2008) WEIGHT MAINTENANCE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A WEIGHT LOSS TRIAL: EXPLORING RACIAL DIFFERENCES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wholihan, Michael Robert (2008) Strategic Methods Utilized by Small Business Development Centers in the United States and Its' Territories to Deliver Educational Programs. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Watson, Melissa Anne (2008) DO BASELINE MEASURES OF INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY HEALTH PREDICT ACTIVITY LEVELS IN AFRICAN AMERICANS? Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Windish, Hillarie Plessner (2008) Regulation of Immunopathology in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Walsh, Ellen (2008) "ADVANCING THE KINGDOM": MISSIONARIES AND AMERICANIZATION IN PUERTO RICO, 1898-1930s. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wick, Katherine J (2008) Experimental Studies on Public Good Allocation with Agents. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wilson, Theresa Ann (2008) Fine-grained Subjectivity and Sentiment Analysis: Recognizing the intensity, polarity, and attitudes of private states. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Waller, David Lee (2008) Rearrangement and Cascade Reactions: New Synthetic Methods and the Total Synthesis of Diazonamide A. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wright, Bryan S. (2008) Michael Des Buissons: Habsburg Court Composer (Six Motets for Six Voices in a New Critical Edition). Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Jijun (2008) HUMAN CONTROL OF COOPERATING ROBOTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Whitaker, Adriene Jolene (2008) MEDICATIONS ALS PATIENTS TAKE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Jingpeng (2008) Scale Formation of SOFC Metallic Interconnects in Coal Syngas. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wang, Kan (2008) Development and Synthesis Applications of Olefin Isomerization-Claisen Rearrangement Reactions. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Williams, Erroline (2008) MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AND THE CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE ADMINISTRATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: EXPLORING INTERSECTIONS OF RACE AND GENDER. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wan, Shuangyi (2008) Total Synthesis of (+)-Dactylolide. Studies on the Cascade Cyclization Reactions of Epoxides/Polyepoxides Initiated by Single Electron Transfer. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Wolf, Debra M. (2008) EFFECT OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE ON PATIENT SATISFACTIONAT HOSPITAL DISCHARGE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Woodcock, Karen Marie (2008) THE MENTAL HEALTH HELP SEEKING EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VOLENCE. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Xie, Huan (2008) Three Essays on Microeconomic Theory and Experiment. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Xia, Haidong (2008) Using secure coprocessors to enforce network access policies in enterprise and ad hoc networks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Xu, Yang (2008) TOKEN-BASED APPROACH FOR SCALABLE TEAMCOORDINATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Xiong, Hui (2008) Development and Applications of Nanofabricated Electrodes for Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Yalin, Mehmet Fatih (2008) Essays on Publicly Traded Family Firms in the United States. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Yoon, Sung Jun (2008) ATOMIC LUMINESCENCE INDUCED BY COULOMB EXPLOSION IN A SILICON METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Ye, Mao (2008) The role of the Lim1 gene in vertebrate kidney development. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Yu, Weiqun (2008) UMBRELLA CELL MECHANOTRANSDUCTION AND STRETCH-REGULATED EXOCYTOSIS/ENDOCYTOSIS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Yin, Yutong (2008) Using Beaton Fit Indices to Assess Goodness-of-fit of IRT Models. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Zitterbart, Susan (2008) Kumano Mandara: Portraits, Power, and Lineage in Medieval Japan. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhu, Fang (2008) An Index of Local Sensitivity to Nonignorability and a Penalized Pseudolikelihood Method for Data with Nonignorable Nonresponse. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhao, Yongyun (2008) Summary Functions for Data in the Presence of Competing Risks. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhao, Yuejun (2008) MICROPARTICLE SAMPLING AND SEAPARATIONENABLED BY DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Ning (2008) Donkey Friends: Travel, Voluntary Associations and the New Public Sphere in Contemporary Urban China. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zinni, Mariana C (2008) EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE AMÉRICA Y LA INVENCIÓN DE UN NUEVO ESPACIO HERMENÉUTICO: ALTERNATIVAS DE LA MIMESIS Y EL SURGIMIENTO DE UNA MODERNIDAD CONTAMINADA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhao, Jianhua (Andrew) (2008) Fashioning Change: The Cultural Economy of Clothing in Contemporary China. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhang, Jian (2008) DESIGN, SYNTHESIS, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL LIGANDS CONTAINING SEVEN-MEMBERED RING FOR THE SENSITIZATION OF NEAR-INFRARED EMITTING LANTHANIDE CATIONS IN COMPLEXES AND NANOCRYSTALS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zaborowski, Barbara A (2008) IDENTIFYING THE INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIORS OF STUDENTS, THE EXPECTATIONS OF FACULTY, AND THE ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN WRITING ASSIGNMENTS THAT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO USE INFORMATION SOURCES IN SELECTED PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES: A MODEL FOR INSTRUCTION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zheng, Ping (2008) TESTING A METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING CLUSTERED ALLELE LOSS USING SNP ARRAY DATA. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zerwas, Stephanie Christine (2008) IMAGINATION IN MOTION: PRETENSE REPRESENTATION AS PERCEPTUAL SIMULATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

Zhu, He (2008) High Resolution Fast MRI and MRSI using Spiral Data Acquisition. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)