This collection includes theses and dissertations from the University of Louisville. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
A generic framework for context-dependent fusion with application to landmine detection., Ahmed Chamseddine Ben Abdallah
Development of a simulation and evaluation environment for a traffic flow analysis system., Peter Bernhardt 1973-
Walking biomechanics of end stage knee OA and TKA patients., Danielle Biton
Reading aloud in the writing center : a comparative analysis of three tutoring methods., Rebecca Ryan Block 1979-
Topology and function of nyctalopin in yeast and in-vitro translation systems., Pasano Pasano Bojang
Comparing pre and post-surgical self-efficacy behavior changes by introducing prehabilitation exercise., Anthony Kent Brown
Quality teaching in addressing student achievement : a comparative study between national board certified teachers and other teachers on the Kentucky Core Content Test results., Harrie Lynne Buecker 1952-
Fiber optic chip for fully-guided Raman iterrogation of molecular adsorbates., Jennifer Burnett
The trickster, the griot, and the goddess : optimal consciousness in the works of Ntozake Shange, Kara Walker and India. Arie., Tiffany D. Caesar 1985-
Performance evaluation of warehouses with automated storage and retrieval technologies., Xiao Cai
Presence/absence of an endodontic specialty program during dental education compared to general dentist attitudes toward treating or referring patients requiring endodontic therapy., Gregory A. Carman 1967-
Does Health Hoops Kentucky improve the health of children with asthma?, Yu-Ting Chen 1982-
Technology-driven heart failure management system : changes in functional capacity and quality of life., Venkata S. Chilakapati
Methods for focusing on customer orientation in the early phases in the innovation process., Philipp Cimander 1978-
Investigation of high-frequency ultrasound biomicroscopy for examining arteriopathy in hand transplant patients., Emily Renee Cox 1987-
The changing discourse of death : a study of the evolution of the contemporary funeral industry., Lisa Suzanne Crabtree 1980-
Database development for community service., Erin Cummings 1987-
De-differentiation of parotid acinar cells in vitro., Andrew Scott Currie 1983-
Context matters : a multilevel analysis of patterns of mobility to non-poor neighborhoods for poor renter households., Stacy M. Deck
Passion for little people : personal paths for teaching elementary general music., Rebecca Dennis 1983-
Assessment and performance of VSN-INV normalization on the NCI-60 microRNA expression profiles., Martin T. Disibio
Generalized quantifiers in distributed databases., Michael Dobbs
Assurance and frustration : from Ireland and the Netherlands to Jamestown., Keith A. Donahoe
The compositional language of Maurice Durufle as manifested in Prelude, Adagio, et Choral Varie, Op. 4 and Quatre Motets, Op.10., Charlyn Dumm 1953-
Enhanced cryptographic approaches for SCADA network security., Waleed H. ElSaid
Transforming the past : Luciano Berio's appropriation of folk materials and idioms in "Folk Songs" (1964)., Jamison Tyler Fritts
Numerical simulation of a flat back airfoil for wind turbine applications., Matthew Fuller
Emission difference between natural gas usage and digester gas usage., Mahyar Ghorbanian 1986-
The effect of student attributes and program characteristics on doctoral degree completion., Glenn Allen Gittings
The role of matrix metalloproteinases induced angiogenesis during transition from compensatory cardiac hypertrophy to cardiac failure : therapeutic effects of hydrogen sulfide., Srikanth Givvimani
Direct binding of parotid secretory protein to phosphatidylinositol phosphates., Dipti Goyal 1984-
Treatment of severe aortic stenosis : experimental design, testing, and analysis of an aortic valve bypass apical cannula., Joel Douglas Graham
Experiential learning : a review of college health centers., Elizabeth J. Greaney
An examination of professional niche sport sponsorship : sponsors' objectives and selection criteria., Greg P. Greenhalgh
Vincent van Gogh, a formal and psychological analysis of the final years at Arles, Saint-Remy and Auvers., Sue Ann Grey 1943-
Bum hunters : the simulations and neutralizations of negative actions taken against the homeless on YouTube., Elizabeth Anne Griffith 1986-
Dimensional relationships between the sphenoid sinus, maxillary sinuses and other craniomaxillofacial structures using cone-beam computed tomography analysis., Richard Michael Halpern
Examining the dissemination of innovations in the sporting goods industry., Marion E. Hambrick
New Deal printmaking : politics and protest., Andrew Joseph Hardin
The impact of school culture, teacher job satisfaction, and student attendance rates on academic achievement of middle school students., Diane Yvonne Hatchett
Enzyme-substrate interaction significantly affects activity loss during enzymatic hydrolyis of cellulose., Kristen M. Hatfield
Shostakovich, Yevtushenko, and criticism in the Thirteenth Symphony., John Peter Hausmann
Life history and convervation of Elliptio crassidens from the Blue River, Indiana., Cassandra L. Hauswald 1975-
Insiders or outsiders? : the rhetoric of compromise in post-Reconstruction institutionally-sponsored African American literacy., Anne Lawson Whites Heintzman
Using simulation as a tool to improve a multi-product paint process., Paul-Victor Heitz 1983-
Seeking a spiritual home for women : a comparative study of Chen Ran's and Amy Tan's fictions., Jing He 1979-
Determination of in silico rules for predicting small molecule binding behavior to nucleic acids in vitro., Patrick Andrew Holt
Pursuing pleasure, attaining oblivion : the roles and uses of intoxicants at the Mughal court., Stephanie Honchell 1984-
Simulation analysis of resident and attending physician teaching methods at Kosair Children's Hospital., Scott R. Hoover
Numerical investigation of the aerodynamic and structural characteristics of a corrugated wing., Kyle Hord
Development of EEG gama indicies of cue reactivity to assess functional outcomes of neurofeedback training in substance use disorder., Timothy Joseph Horrell
How fares the selective tradition? : racial representation of characters in second grade classroom libraries., Nancy Franklin Hulan
The impact of parental risk factors on child outcomes : examining parental incarceration within a multiple-risk model., Melody Lynn Hyppolite 1976-
The role of MUC1 splice variants in dry eye and inflammation., Yoannis Imbert-Fernandez
Size and composition dependent electrochemical oxidation and deposition of metal nanostructures., Olga S. Ivanova
The content and critical metaphor analysis of illustrated print advertisements in China., Chun Jiang
Freedom in middle French Enlightenment : interpreted through a picturesque garden., Ning Jia 1977-
Enhancing reliability with Latin Square redundancy on desktop grids., Nathan Patrick Johnson
Difference as identity in "The other story" and the 1993 Whitney biennial., Vanessa Faye Johnson
The gorilla and the cuttlefish., Nick Karl 1982-
The production and migration of educational capital : some states win and others lose., Patrick J. Kelly
Evaluation of the field application of the Air Void Analyzer in quality control., David Todd Kessinger 1971-
Cultivating our mosaic : understanding the language choices of Canadian immigrant students., Julia E. Kiernan
Analysis of candidate plasticity genes in visual cortex., Paul Joseph Kiser 1969-
The effect of practice with the Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzer on rhythm accuracy of non-percussion undergraduate music majors., Aaron Patrick Klausing 1981-
Determination of variables which predict success on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN)., Mary A. Kleber
'Complementary' immune evasion by oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis., Jennifer Lynn Krauss
Implementation of a Microsoft Windows embedded standard system., Kristopher L. Kumler
Adult perceptions of the impact of Kentucky Education Reform Act initiatives on achievement : insights of rural gifted students., Jan Kathryn Weaver Lanham 1954-
Placebo effect for low back pain : a meta-analysis., Matthew Aaron Lanham 1982-
The role of genetic and environmental oxidative stress factors in prostate cancer., Nicole A. Lavender
Functional effects of CYP1A2, NAT1, and NAT2 genetic variants in nucleotide excision repair-deficient human fibroblasts : implications for toxicological risk from environmental arylamines., Carmine Simone Leggett
Inflammatory cell tumor necrosis factor signaling modulates post-infarction left ventricular remodeling., Robert K. Lewis 1977-
Application of temporal difference learning to the game of Snake., Christopher Lockhart
The role of HSL7 in morphology and pathogenicity and its interaction with other signaling components in the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis., Charles Ben Lovely 1977-
Reverse transfer students : characteristics, motivations, and implications., Kathryn Elizabeth Lowrey 1957-
The laws will fall silent : Ex Parte Quirin, a troubling precedent for military commissions., Brad P. Luebbert 1968-
SA-4-1BBL as a modulator of T effector to T regulatory cell conversion., Shravan Madireddi 1980-
The four-year experience of first-generation students at a small independent university : engagement, student learning, and satisfaction., David M. Mahan
Reduced hyperBF networks : practical optimization, regularization, and applications in bioinformatics., Rami Nezar Mahdi 1982-
Substance P and the tectothalamic pathway., Sean Phillip Masterson 1974-
Female Gothic, Chinese and American styles : Zhang Ailing's Chuanqi in comparison with stories by Eudora Welty and Carson McCullers., Zuqiong Caroline Ma 1980-
Nanowire based materials and architectures as anodes for LI-ION batteries., Praveen Meduri 1982-
Adaptive constrained clustering with application to dynamic image database categorization and visualization., Jason Daron Meredith 1982-
Architecture analysis of peer-to-peer network structure and data exhanges for distribution of contraband material., Nicholas Miles
Simulation and fabrication of microhotplates for metal oxide gas sensors., Kane Jonathan Miller 1987-
Academic dishonesty in online education., Wren Allen Mills
Generalized multi-stream hidden Markov models., Oualid Missaoui
Re-conceptualizing the Bible Belt : Southern spirituality in the novels of James Wilcox., Ashton Moats
Preventive maintenance and replacement scheduling : models and algorithms., Kamran S. Moghaddam
Curcumin reactivates epigenetically silenced tumor suppressor gene tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 in hepatocellular carcinoma cells., Akshata Moghe 1983-
Cigarette smoke, DNA damage and repair in human cervical and vaginal cells in vitro and ex vivo., Afsoon Moktar
Ribosome maturation in yeast models of Diamond-Blackfan anemia and Shwachman-Diamond syndrome., Joseph Brady Moore 1981-
Politically divided : a comparative analysis of German right-wing extremist voter support., Carolyn Marie Morgan
Munc13-3 mutation prevents critical period neuronal plasticity in visual cortex., James Geoffrey Morris 1984-
