Browsing ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title

I Am A Lonely Engineer

Haynes, Jeffrey Kyle (Virginia Tech, 2015-06-01)

I Am a Lonely Engineer is a collection of poems dealing with the emotional fallout of a speaker whose life has been uprooted by the absence of his father. Through a series of semi-surreal narratives, the speaker eventually ...

I Am Because We Are: Africana Womanism as a Vehicle of Empowerment and Influence

Blackmon, Janiece L. (Virginia Tech, 2008-06-16)

The purpose of this research project has been to shed light on the experiences of Black women in Afrocentric groupsâ Nation of Gods and Earths, the Black Panther Party, and Rastafariansâ that operated on the fringes of ...

"I don't want to go up the hill": Symbolic Boundary Work Among Residents of an Assisted Living Community

Harrison-Rexrode, Jill (Virginia Tech, 2009-08-14)

In this study I explore boundary work processes that older adults do which influences friendships among residents of a progressive care retirement community. Accounts of boundary work as mechanisms for including some and ...

I Lost My Family: Grief, Loss, and Identity Formation of Adopted and Fostered American Indian Individuals

Simpson, Jessica Erin (Virginia Tech, 2020-06-19)

American Indian individuals, families, and communities have experienced historical waves of separation from relocation to boarding schools to systematic child removal. Fostered and adopted American Indian individuals ...

"I no longer teach history, I teach S.O.Ls:" Navigating the curricular and instructional minefield of a high-stakes educational environment

Miller, Brian Wade (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 ...

I'm the Smart Kid: Adult Attitudes and Perceptions about Enrichment and Special Education

Misitzis, Yannos Dimitrios (Virginia Tech, 2019-05-17)

Within the educational community, there is a growing shift towards the development of essential skills, emphasizing process-skills over mastery of content. This shift is mirrored in the rapid changes in workplace-related ...

I, Crystallization and morphological studies of ICI's intermediate temperature semicrystalline (ITX) polymer ; and, II, The influence of deformation (shear strain) during bond formation on adhesive bond strength

Percha, Pamela Anne (Virginia Tech, 1995)

I. Collagen-like polypeptides. II. Helix-turn-helix peptides and turn mimetics

Dai, Nan (Virginia Tech, 2008-07-25)

Collagen is one of the most important and abundant proteins in mammals. It consists of three left-handed PPII helixes coiled along a common axis to form a very compact right-handed super helix. The primary structure is ...

I. Functionalization and Investigation of Highly Efficient Hosts for Use in Macromolecular Self-Assemblies and II. The Design and Synthesis of ROMP Imidazolium Systems for Use as Mechanical Actuators

Price Jr, Terry Leon (Virginia Tech, 2016-06-09)

Recent advancements in supramolecular chemistry have given a wealth of strongly binding host-guest combinations. However, the deployment of these systems into meaningful constructs has been hindered due to difficulty of ...

I. Growth and composition of three grasses as affected by potassium and nitrogen ; II. Uptake of potassium as influenced by temperature, concentration of solute, and species

Worley, Ray E. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1961)

I. Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds From Suriname and Madagascar flora. II. A Synthetic Approach to Lucilactaene

Adou, Eba (Virginia Tech, 2005-11-28)

As part of an International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (ICBG), extracts of plants from Suriname and Madagascar were bioassayed for cytotoxicity and antimalarial activity. Six cytotoxic extracts and one potential ...

I. Solubility and blend studies of nitrocellulose II. Relaxation properties of thin film coatings: the role of surface topography

Balcells, Eduardo (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988)

In the first part of this two part thesis, interaction parameters of nitrocellulose with various solvent systems were investigated by Inverse Gas Chromatography. From these data, the solubility parameters of nitrocellulose ...

Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a potential biological control agent for spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Virginia vineyards

Metzger, Jessica A. (Virginia Tech, 2001-01-18)

Outbreaks of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in vineyards have been increasing with the expansion of the industry in Virginia. Only three effective acaricides are registered on grapes and as resistance begins to ...

Phlox paniculata 'Blue Boy' and Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer': Cultural Guidelines for Greenhouse Growth and Powdery Mildew Control

Hill, Shannon Nichole (Virginia Tech, 2004-07-26)

Little information is available about greenhouse production requirements of Phlox paniculata 'Blue Boy' and Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer', both of which are extremely susceptible to powdery mildew. Some ...