Theses, dissertations, and other culminating projects produced by the students of Loma Linda University are placed in the institutional repository to document an enduring and continuing record of the scholarship of the Loma Linda University community.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Creating the Patient-Doctor-Family Relationship: Issues of Power and Gender, Josephine M. M. Perez
Neurodevelopmental Outcome & MR Spectroscopy of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Drowning, Sharon Mieras Perugini
Observer Reliability of Cephalometric Landmark Identification on 3-D MR Images, Michael S. Pollack
The Influence of Work of Fracture on Six Orthodontic Bonding Systems, Tyler S. Pritchard
Child Sexual Trauma and Traumagenic Dynamics: The Mediating Role of Family Environment on Adulthood Functioning among Hispanic and Caucasian Females, Jose Mauricio Ramirez
Body Weight Perceptions and Weight Control Behavior Among Adult Bermudians, Kyla J. Raynor
Immediate Loading of Unsplinted Implants in the Anterior Mandible for Overdentures, Phillip Roe
Localization and Expression of the Aer Receptor in Escherichia coli, Daniel Salcedo
Use of Emoticons for Assessing Emotion and Mood States in Web-Based Interventions, Jennifer Chua So
Patient/Physician Communication in Type 2 Diabetes-Related Health Behavior Change, Barbara Marie Thomas
The Development of an Advanced Filial Therapy Model, Amy Cathleen Wickstrom
Profiles of Drug Endangered Children: Investigation in a Clinical Sample, Imanie Samanmali Wijayaratne
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Application of the Asset Mapping Model to Church Based HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, Godwin Nwadibia Aja
Effect of Long-term Hypoxia on Myometrial Contractility in the Pregnant Sheep, Timothy Kimo Arakawa
Values, ethnicity, and SES : the case of Latino and Anglo American women, Claudia Venessa Argueta
Psychosocial Support, Newborn Readmissions, and Postpartum Follow-up, Dora Barilla
Effect of Gutta Percha on the Retention of a Post Using Different Cements, Saeda H. Basta
Psychological Distress and Change in a Pediatric Obesity Population, Amy Rebecca Beck
Psychosocial Predictors of Adolescent Sexual Initiation in the Caribbean, Tenesha Samantha Berry
Behavioral Evidence for "Contextual Decision Hierarchies" In the Hermit Crab, Pagurus samuelis, Wendy Lee Billock
Effects of Multiple Types of Maltreatment on Mental Health, Harland Travis Boreen
The Association of Maternal Intention to Breastfeed, Early Skin-to-skin Mother/Infant Contact, and exclusive Breastfeeding during the Maternity Hospital Stay, Leslie Mary Bramson
Parental Influences in Child Obesity, Janel Lynn Calinisan
Influence of Mandibular Fixed Retainers on Diagnostic Quality of Cranial MRI, Norman E. Carter
A Pilot Study Tracking Physiological and Psychological Indicators of Stress, Garrett G. Chesley
Sensitivity to Change of the Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-32), Christopher S. Corbett
Recognizing a Dysfunctional Swallowing Pattern using Surface Electromyography (sEMG), Michelle F. Couto
The Evaluation of Sharper Future: A Community-Based Sex Offender Treatment Program, Lindsay M. Cunningham
Predicting Long-Term Memory in Adult Brain Injury Patients Using MR Spectroscopy, Herminia De La Rosa-Trujillo
Predictive Measures of Cognitive Outcome in Adults Sustaining Brain Injury, Herminia De La Rosa-Trujillo
Memory for Emotional Images : Recognition and Temporal Contexts, George E. Devore
Neuronal Connections from the Cervix to the Spinal Cord before Parturition, Mary Medina Groves
Effect of Short Exposure of NaOCI/EDTA on E. faecalis in Extracted Human Teeth, Rylan N. Gustafson
Veneer Failure on Preveneered Primary Posterior Stainless Steel Crowns, Matthew H. Gustafsson
Attachment Pathologies Among Incarcerated Sex Offenders, Kelly J. Hunsicker
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of PPAR-gamma in Surgical Brain Injury (SBI), Amy Hyong
Buccal Bone Changes Following Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RMF), Long-Term Results, Elena S. Iacob
Maturational Changes in Myosin Light Chain Kinase Activity in Ovine Carotids, Elisha Raju Injeti
Ethical Decision-Making Regarding Multiple Relationships Between Therapist and Client, Diana Jochai
Hypochlorous Acid Mediated Damage of Chromatin, Joseph Insugn Kang
Nonlinearity and Gestalt Therapy : Back to the Beginning, Darryl G. Kim
Cognitive and Language Development in Young Children with Plagiocephaly, Vidhya Krishnamurthy
Precision of Temporary Anchorage Device Placement with 2D vs. 3D Diagnostic Tools and Surgical Guides, Howard Lee
The Comparative Radiopacity between Primary and Permanent Teeth, Robert C. Lee
Comparison of Mandibular Alveolar Bone with Facial Type Using CBCT, Jason M. Loop
Promoting Animals for Well-being and Self-acceptance with the Human Patient, Vicki J. Marquardt
A Geospatial Approach for New Perspectives on Satisfaction with Health Services in Malawi, Gideon Mazinga
Oxidative Stress-Mediated Anticancer Activity of Novel AhR Modulators AF & 5F203, Lancelot S. McLean
Response of Endothelial Cells to Stressors: the Impact of Aging and Diabetes, Katie McLellan
Infant Feeding Decisions Among Pregnant Black WIC Participants and the Role of Peer Support, Astrid D. Mickens
Knowledge, Perceptions, Beliefs and Behaviors Related to the Prevention of Hypertension Among Black Seventh-day Adventists Living in London, Maxine A. Newell
Immediate Provisionalization of Single 3.0 mm Diameter Implant in Maxillary and Mandibular Anterior Region, Kotaro Oyama
Look Beyond and Rejoice : A Spiritual Intervention for Patients with Life-Threatening Illness or Chronic Pain, Jung H. Park
An In-Vitro Investigation of the Physical Properties of Alginate Alternatives, Rishi Dinesh Patel
Factors that Affect Performance on Executive Functioning after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Sapna Mahesh Patel
Study of Executive Functioning Training in Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism, Jessica Postil
Short-term Clinical Evaluation of NobelReplace® Tapered Groovy Implant, Manouchehr Pouresmail
Child Sexual Trauma: Testing the Robustness of Browne & Finkelhor's Theory, Jose Mauricio Ramirez
Mechanisms of T Helper Cell Modulation in a Simulated Space Radiation Environment, Asma Rizvi
A Theory of Positive Mental Health, Jason D. Rowden
Radiation-Induced Glutamate Transport Alterations in Neuron-Astrocyte Coupling, Martha Celia Sanchez
Orthodontic Mini-Implant Failure: Assessing the Relationship to Bone Quality Using QCBCT, Joshua Schneider
Healing the Effects of Medical Errors: A Vision of Justice as Wholeness, Christiane Catharine Schubert
Comparison of Microleakage in Three Sealant Placement Protocols vs. the Enamel Loc System, Audrey T. Sheu
Family Variables as Predictors of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Outcome, Gina R. Sillo
Breast Cancer Screening Disparities in Japanese-American Women, Theodora Stratis
Effect of 3-Electrode Electrical Stimulation on Current Delivery and Healing in Chronic Wounds, HyeJin Suh
Arginine Vasopressin and Male Attachment: A Marital and Family Therapy Perspective, Calvin James Thomsen
The Effectiveness of Treatment in an Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatric Facility, Timothy Quan Tran
The Psychophysiology of Information Processing Differences in Eating Disorders, Kathryn Grace Truitt
Cultural Beliefs about Health Professionals, Attributions for Mistreatment, and Continuity of Cancer-Related Care, Jennifer Anne Tucker
Novel Binding Domains Mediate Binding of HPV 16 E6 to FADD and Procaspase 8, Sandy S. Tungteakkhun
Immediate Provionalization of Single Threaded Oxidized Implants on Maxillary Premolars Healed Sites: One-Year Study, Kiyotaka Umezu
Parental Readiness for Change and Involvement in Treating Children with Obesity, Aileen Arratoonian Vedda
Cephalometric Analysis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Wade A. Williams
HIV Risk Among Nursing Students in Rwanda : Self-Efficacy, Knowledge and Attitudes, Jacqueline Wosinski
Characterization of rhBMP-2 Induced Heterotopic Bone Subjected to Distraction Osteogenesis, Anne J. Yoon
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Factors Associated with AIDS Risk Behaviors of African born Adolescents in Southern California, Dixon Anjejo
A Microleakage Study of Cements with Stainless Steel Crowns, Heidi Joy Apuy
The Relations of Pain, Religious Coping, and Depression in Fibromyalgia Patients, Derek O. Bacchus
Physiological responding in a two-dimensional Social Interaction Simulation, Sean Brannon
The Effect of Radiation and Repeated Sub-culturing on TGF-β1 Signaling in FRTL-5 Cells, Cheryl G. Burrell
The Role of Nogo-A During Development of the Chick Central Nervous System, Shelly A. Caltharp
Validation of the MSPSS for Improving Outcomes of Patients, Garrett G. Chesley
Detoxification of Lipopolysaccharide by Endodontic Sealers, Dominic Côté
Business Ethics, Social Responsibility and AIDS in Workplaces in Zimbabwe, George Tichaona Dzimiri
Distraction of Heterotopic Bone Formed with BMP-2 in a Rat Model: The Technique, Stacie Dawn Fenderson
Biochemical characteristics of inconsistent free T₄ assays, Kristofer S. Fritz
The Skeletal Effects to the Maxilla after Rapid Maxillary Expansion using CBCT, Brett J. Garrett
Status and Distribution of Manatees in Honduras and the Use of Side-Scan Sonar, Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske
Hox Targeting in Vertebrate Forelimb Induction: Expression and Comparative Genomics, Lee Fitzhugh Greer III
Spatial Ecology of the Desert Tortoise: Sampling Frequency and Biological Influences, Meagan L. Harless
Venom Expenditure by Viperid and Elapid Snakes: Mechanisms, Adaptation, and Application, Shelton Scott Herbert
A Qualitative Study of Inpatient Rehabilitation Client Perceptions of the Semi-Fixed Environment, Liane Hewitt