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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Comparing the Cognitive Mechanisms of False Memories with the Misinformation and DRM Paradigms
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-16)Many methodologies have been used to generate false memories, with the misinformation (MI) paradigm and the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm being the most commonly studied. The MI paradigm generates false memories ... -
Connecting Communities: Factors Influencing Project Implementation Success in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-16)This dissertation explores factors that influenced key performance indicators for project implementation success in broadband infrastructure projects funded by the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), part ... -
Mechanical Comparison of a Type II External Skeletal Fixator and Locking Compression Plate in a Fracture Gap Model
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-16)The purpose of this study was to compare the stiffness of a Type II external skeletal fixator (ESF) to a 3.5 mm locking compression plate (LCP) in axial compression, mediolateral, and craniocaudal bending in a fracture gap ... -
Islam and the Social Construction of Risk: A Discourse Analysis of the Fatwa to the Muria Nuclear Power Plant in Indonesia
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-16)This thesis analyzes Badan Tenaga Atom Nasional (BATAN, the Indonesia National Nuclear Energy Agency and the the Ulama of Pengurus Cabang Nahdlatul Ulama (PCNU, the Islamic scholars of District Branch of Nahdlatul Ulama) ... -
Bioenabled Synthesis of Anisotropic Gold and Silver Nanoparticles
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-16)Anisotropic plasmonic noble metallic nanoparticles (APMNs) have received enormous attention due to their distinct geometric features and fascinating physicochemical properties. Owing in large part to their tailored localized ... -
Post-Transfer Outcomes in Cultured Bovine Embryos Supplemented with Epidermal Growth Factor, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-16)The high incidence of pregnancy loss is a major issue facing the cattle industry. Use of in vitro fertilized (IVF) bovine embryos has become increasingly popular to help alleviate several of these reproductive issues and ... -
Towards Data-Driven I/O Load Balancing in Extreme-Scale Storage Systems
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-15)Storage systems used for supercomputers and high performance computing (HPC) centers exhibit load imbalance and resource contention. This is mainly due to two factors: the bursty nature of the I/O of scientific applications; ... -
Deep Learning for Biological Problems
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-14)The last decade has witnessed a tremendous increase in the amount of available biological data. Different technologies for measuring the genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, and microbiome in different ... -
Scalable Structure Learning of Graphical Models
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-14)Hypothesis-free learning is increasingly popular given the large amounts of data becoming available. Structure learning, a hypothesis-free approach, of graphical models is a field of growing interest due to the power of ... -
Persistence of Culturable Antibiotic Resistant Fecal Coliforms From Manure Amended Vegetable Fields
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-14)The reduced efficacy of antibiotics in treating common infections is one of the most pressing health concerns of the 21st Century. Increasing evidence links the widespread use of antibiotics in livestock production to the ... -
The Influence of Dietary Flavanol Mean Degrees of Polymerization on Sensory Preference Trends and the Metabolic Syndrome
(Virginia Tech, 2018-12-05)According to the Centers for Disease Control, roughly 9.4% of the US population is diabetic, and at least 35% of the US population has metabolic syndrome. These diseases are associated with increased mortality risk, reduced ... -
Dietary Intake Changes in Response to a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Reduction Trial for SNAP Participants and Nonparticipants
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-13)It is unknown if participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) influences the magnitude of improvement in dietary intake in response to dietary interventions. Adults with low socioeconomic status ... -
Temporal and Tissue Specific Changes in Expression of Nutrient Transporters and Host Defense Peptides in Young Broilers during Salmonella and Campylobacter infections.
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-13)Salmonella and Campylobacter are the leading causes of bacterial foodborne illness in the United States. Commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of poultry, Salmonella and Campylobacter may show little to no signs ... -
Multiphysics Modeling Of Devices For Whole Organ Healthcare Applications
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-12)In order to fully understand the functionality of conformal devices, it is critical to develop computational models built from engineered models of 3-dimensional objects. This thesis established a scanning procedure to ... -
Melt Processable Poly(acrylonitrile)-based Precursors for Carbon Fiber Production and Advanced Polymeric Membranes for Gas Separation and Water Electrolysis Applications
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-12)An effort concerned with the feasibility of achieving melt-processable polyacrylonitrile copolymer system precursors for producing high modulus carbon fibers is detailed. High molecular weight poly(acrylonitrile-ran-methyl ... -
Considerations for Instructional Message Design in Mobile Learning: A Design and Development Study
(Virginia Tech, 2018-12-03)Considerations for Instructional Message Design in Mobile Learning: A Design and Development Study - Eunice Ofori Abstract In the past decades, teaching and learning has undergone rapid transformation partly because of ... -
Reframing Responses to Workplace Stress: Exploring Entry-Level Residence Life Professionals' Experiences of Workplace Resilience
(Virginia Tech, 2018-12-03)The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand entry-level, live-in residence life professionals' experiences of resilience in the workplace. Resilience is a multilevel, biopsychosocial construct that broadly ... -
"I no longer teach history, I teach S.O.Ls:" Navigating the curricular and instructional minefield of a high-stakes educational environment
(Virginia Tech, 2018-12-03)Over the last several decades, the field of education has the seen the introduction and normalization of high-stakes standardized testing as part of the educational routine. With this introduction, questions concerning ... -
Morphology-Property Relationships in Semicrystalline Aerogels of Poly(ether ether ketone)
(Virginia Tech, 2018-12-03)The phase diagrams for the thermoreversible gelation of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) in dichloroacetic acid (DCA) and 4-chlorophenol (4CP) were constructed over broad temperature and concentration ranges, revealing that ... -
Elements of Motivational Interviewing as Common Factors across Exemplary Marriage and Family Therapy Demonstrations
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-09)In both individual and relational psychotherapy contexts, it has been argued that the effectiveness of psychotherapy practice is associated with common factors cutting across the models including client factors, therapist ...
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