ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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Virginia Tech has been a world leader in electronic theses and dissertation initiatives for more than 20 years. On January 1, 1997, Virginia Tech was the first university to require electronic submission of theses and dissertations (ETDs). Ever since then, Virginia Tech graduate students have been able to prepare, submit, review, and publish their theses and dissertations online and to append digital media such as images, data, audio, and video.
University Libraries staff are currently digitizing thousands of pre-1997 theses and dissertations and loading them into VTechWorks. Most of these theses and dissertations are fully available to the public, but we will, in general, honor requests by the item's author to restrict access to Virginia Tech only. See our process for Requesting that Material be Amended or Removed.
To search all Virginia Tech print and digital theses and dissertations, use the University Libraries ETD resource guide.
Materials that are restricted to Virginia Tech only may be requested via your own university or public library's Interlibrary Loan program or through the VTechWorks request form that appears when you try to access the item. You might also be able to obtain a copy of the work through ProQuest's database of theses and dissertations. If you are on a Virginia Tech campus but are unable to find the pre-1997 thesis or dissertation you are seeking in VTechWorks, you may also be able to order a physical copy from library storage. Please check the library catalog at http://www.lib.vt.edu/ for physical copies.
The guidelines that apply to Virginia Tech's graduate students as ETD authors can be found at http://guides.lib.vt.edu/ETDguide.
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Dispersion Curve Estimation for Longitudinal Rail Stress Measurement
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Predicting Mutational Pathways of Influenza A H1N1 Virus using Q-learning
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Rational Engineering of Bacteria and Biohybrids for Enhanced Transport and Colonization in the Tumor Microenvironment
(Virginia Tech, 2021-08-13)One of the principal impediments to the broad success of conventional chemotherapy is poor delivery to and transport within the tumor microenvironment (TME), caused by irregular and leaky vasculature, the lack of functional ... -
High-frequency sensor data capture short-term variability in Fe and Mn cycling due to hypolimnetic oxygenation and seasonal dynamics in a drinking water reservoir
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-03)The biogeochemical cycles of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) in lakes and reservoirs have predictable seasonal trends, largely governed by stratification dynamics and redox conditions in the hypolimnion. However, short-term ... -
Living the Downtown: The era of new neighborhood cities
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-03)Washington, DC, is one of the most stunning and vital cities globally. It is not just because of historical sites, monuments, and political power, but it is a home for a diverse population and an increasingly diverse ... -
Ubiquitin Targets and Molecular Mechanisms of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Infection in Adult Sensory Neurons
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-03)Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is a double-stranded DNA virus, often acquired during childhood, that currently infects more than 50% of the human population. The symptoms of infection are herpetic lesions that frequently ... -
Middle Level Leaders' Responsiveness to the Needs of the Sixth Grade Student Transitioning to Middle School in Two Virginia School Divisions
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Theoretical Analysis and Design for the Series-Resonator Buck Converter
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Light, dark, and architecture
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-03)The thesis explores the relationship of light, architecture, and humans focusing on both the mathematics of solar movement that informs the architecture and the experiential and spiritual response of human perception to ... -
Perceptions of Assistant Principals as Equity-Focused Instructional Leaders
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Novel Quantum Chemistry Algorithms Based on the Variational Quantum Eigensolver
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-03)The variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) approach is currently one of the most promising strategies for simulating chemical systems on quantum hardware. In this work, I will describe a new quantum algorithm and a new set ... -
The Role of Students' Gestures in Offloading Cognitive Demands on Working Memory in Proving Activities
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Mechanisms of Neutrophil Exhaustion and Resolution
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Estimating Health Risks Associated With Flooding Following Hurricane Harvey Using Earth Observations and the CDC Social Vulnerability Index
(Virginia Tech, 2021-08-12)Increases in cases of diarrheal disease, respiratory infections and pregnancy complications have been reported in the literature following floods caused by heavy rainfall. Analyzing the association between health records ... -
Controlling Quantum Systems for Computation and Communication
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-02)Quantum information processing has the potential of implementing faster algorithms for numerous problems, communicating with more secure channels, and performing higher precision sensing compared to classical methods. ... -
Environmental Fate of Ivermectin and its biological metabolites in Soils: Potential implications for the Environmental Impact of Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Malaria Control
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-02)Despite significant vector control advancements in the past years, the current malaria trends suggest that new control strategies are urgently required. These new approaches should address the current frontline intervention ... -
Remote Sensing of 21st Century Water Stress for Hazard Monitoring in California
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-02)California has experienced an unusually dry past two decades punctuated by three intense multi-year droughts from 2007-2010, 2012-2015, and 2020-2022. A portion of the water lost during these two decades is due to intense ... -
Framework for Embodied Telepresence: A Meeting Case Study
(Virginia Tech, 2023-02-02)Current video conferencing tools lack a sense of presence. Telepresence can improve the current video conferencing by providing feeling of presence at a different location from remote location. Most recent telepresence ... -
Role of Social Preferences and Coalitions in a Public Goods Game
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Examining the Effectiveness of the Identify and Removal Faking Correction Strategy that Developed on the Response Pattern Based Faking Detection Methods in Selection Settings
(Virginia Tech, 2021-08-11)In selection research, many studies have attempted to correct for the impact of faking on personality assessment. One of the often-used correction strategies is to identify and remove faking job applicants from the job ...
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