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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Doctoral Dissertations [15091]
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Mathematical Modeling of Therapies for MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)Estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer is responsive to a number of targeted therapies used clinically. Unfortunately, the continuous application of any targeted therapy often results in resistance to the therapy. ... -
How the News Covers History: A Thematic Analysis of the New York Times and Wall Street's Journal's Coverage of Kamala Harris's 2020 Vice Presidential Campaign
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)Kamala Harris made history on November 7, 2020, when she was elected as the first female Vice President of the United States. In addition to being the first woman, she became the first African-American and Indian-American ... -
An Historical Analysis of Fiscal Equity in the Commonwealth of Virginia: 2004-2018
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)This research examines the horizontal and vertical equity of public school funding in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2004 to 2018. This study analyzed and measured the horizontal and vertical equity funding allocations ... -
Demonstrating an Equivalent Level of Safety for sUAS in Shielded Environments
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)The current proposed unmanned aircraft system (UAS) detect and avoid standards require the same safety metrics, even when in close proximity to the ground or structures. This requirement has the potential to hinder low ... -
Factors to Consider for Implementing Blended Learning in Saudi Higher Education Institutions: An Integrative Literature Review
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)Blended/hybrid learning, a combination of face to face and online learning to deliver instruction, is growing in popularity at institutions of higher education, and may lead to many benefits for students, faculty, and ... -
Reading, Writing, Rhetoric: A Rhetorically Emplaced Study of Writing Education in an Appalachian Region
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)This dissertation, Reading, Writing, Rhetoric: A Rhetorically Emplaced Study of an Appalachian Region, explores the themes of ideology, stereotypes, and rhetorical emplacement through a study of education in Southwest ... -
Comparative genomics of bacteria from amphibian skin associated with inhibition of an amphibian fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)Chytridiomycosis is a fungal skin disease in amphibians that is primarily caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). We analyzed whole genome sequences of 40 bacterial isolates that had been previously cultured from ... -
Population genetics of Michaux's sumac, smooth sumac, and their hybrids
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii) is a federally endangered rhizomatous shrub endemic to the southeastern United States, with two of the largest populations located at Maneuver Training Center--Fort Pickett, VA (Fort Pickett), ... -
Making War for Women? An Analysis of UN Resolution 1325 and the Gendering of International Intervention
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)This thesis explores how UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security and its ensuing National Action Plans for gender equality inform justifications of international intervention. I ask the following ... -
High-Dimensional Generative Models for 3D Perception
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)Modern robotics and automation systems require high-level reasoning capability in representing, identifying, and interpreting the three-dimensional data of the real world. Understanding the world's geometric structure by ... -
A Numerical Method for solving the Periodic Burgers' Equation through a Stochastic Differential Equation
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)The Burgers equation, and related partial differential equations (PDEs), can be numerically challenging for small values of the viscosity parameter. For example, these equations can develop discontinuous solutions (or ... -
Investigation of Alkali Metal-Host Interactions and Electrode-Electrolyte Interfacial Chemistries for Lean Lithium and Sodium Metal Batteries
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)The development and commercialization of alkali ion secondary batteries has played a critical role in the development of personal electronics and electric vehicles. The recent increase in demand for electric vehicles has ... -
Utopia and Oblivion
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)This project investigates the possibility of expropriating the industrial infrastructure of a now defunct oil refinery for the bioremediation of toxic soils, restoration of functional riparian ecologies, and reinhabitation ... -
The Social Structures of OSINT: Examining Collaboration and Competition in Open Source Intelligence Investigations
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)Investigations are increasingly conducted online by not only novice sleuths but also by professionals -- in both competitive and collaborative environments. These investigations rely on publicly available information, ... -
Analysis of Fiscal Equity in Virginia: 2004 - 2020
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)The following research completes several statistical analyses of per pupil expenditure data in the Commonwealth of Virginia to assess the degree of fiscal equity in the statewide finance model for public elementary and ... -
The Extended Frame
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)This thesis explores the construction and architectural qualities of historic bank barns found in Chester county Pennsylvania. Analyzing the timber joints and adapting their characteristics for modern programmatic needs. ... -
It Goes Without Saying: Infrastructure as Rhetorical Theory for Navigating Transition in Writing Program Administration
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)Writing program administrators (WPAs) work in constant negotiation with institutional forces outside of individual control, where the concerns of infrastructure impact writing programs continuously. In periods of transition, ... -
Investigation of flagellotropic phage interactions with their motile host bacteria
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)Bacteriophages cohabit with their bacterial hosts and shape microbial communities. To initiate infection, phages use bacterial components as receptors to recognize and attach to hosts. Flagellotropic phages utilize bacterial ... -
Identifying and Tracking the Evolution of Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)SARS-CoV-2 is caused by a pathogenic and highly transmissible beta coronavirus leading to severe infections in immuno-compromised individuals. This study first evaluates the primers used in the Reverse Transcription ... -
Two-Stage Operational Amplifier Design by Using Direct and Indirect Feedback Compensations
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-21)This paper states the stability requirements of the amplifier system, and then presents, and summarizes, the classic two stage CMOS Op-Amp design by employing several popular frequency compensation techniques including ...
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