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 2007
The Effects of the Quadhelix Appliance on the Dentition and Adjacent Buccal Bone, Shannon Hilgers
Immediate Implant Placement in Extraction Sites with Periapical Lesions: A Retrospective Study, Yuan-Lung Hung
Religious Coping and Depression in Home Care Patients, Kirsten Ingheim
Behavioral Compliance and Verbal Intelligence in Children, Jared Jackson
Effects of Distress on Health Care Utilization in Cancer Survivors (NHIS 2004), Natalie Christine Kaiser
Female Patients’ Perspectives on the Stages of Eating Disorder Recovery, Cherish C. Knoll
Emotional Stroop Effects: Eating Disorders and Obesity, Kristy Anne Kuehfuss
Comparison of Laser and Phosphoric Acid Etching on Sealant Shear Bond Strength, Seth David Latimer
Iron Dysregulation and Inflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease, Shino D. Magaki
Physiological Effects of Vibration in Select Populations, Colleen S. Maloney-Hinds
Predictors of Female Sexual Dysfunction, Julie M. Merrell
Electromagnetic Differences in the Brain during Memory Retrieval, Warren Scott Merrifield
Efficacy of Cognitive Therapy and Pharmacotherapy In Depression: A Meta-Analysis, Daniel B. Michel
Children with Autism: Sleep Problems and Predictors of Maternal Stress, Cindy Y. Nam
Impact of Treatment on Body Image in Obese Children, Danusia Nedilskyj
A Model for Preventing Anorexia in College Students, Laura Ann Negin
The Effect of MTAD on Eight Strains of E. faecalis in Contaminated Root Canals, Bradley M. Newberry
Repeatability of Serial Carotid Intima Media Thickness Scanning on Individual Subjects, Judi Nightingale
The Latino Caregiver Experience Among Dementia and Non-Dementia Caregivers : Can Community Based Care Management Improve Caregiver Health?, Catherine Oliveros
Radiation-Induced Increases in pKC Modulate Integrin Expression and Contribute to Fibrotic Changes, Pinal Rushikesh Pandya
Reproducibility of Two Non-Consecutive Scans Using a NewTom 3G; in Vitro Model, Hyoung Jin Park
Detection of Simulated Apical Root Resorption Using Three Cone Beam CT Machines, Marcus Paulson
The Effects of Communication on Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Eastern Europe, Sharon Mieras Perugini
Predictors of Emotional Reactions in Women Treated for Breast Cancer, Erin E. Ramirez
Predictors of Emotional Reactions in Women Treated for Breast Cancer, Erin E. Ramirez
Is Electrical Stimulation a Predictive Tool for Autonomic Dysfunction in Males with Diabetes?, Susan Dorothy Rand
Association of Controllability, Depression, and Symptoms in Fibromyalgia Patients, Benjamin P. Rose
Maturational Changes in Cerebrovascular Thick- and Thin-Filament Regulation, Renan Joel Sandoval
Temporal Fatty Acid Fluctuations of Pachygrapsus crassipes in Southern California, April Dawn Sjoboen
Posttraumatic and Parent Stress in Parents of Infant Heart Transplant Recipients, Jessie Rose Stevens
The Association between Lifestyle Factors and Inflammatory Markers, Kerry Ann Stonebrook
A Study of the Relationship between American Evangelicals and Human Rights, Amy Rachel Timmons Stumpf
Binge Eating, Emotion Regulation, and Cognitive Resources, Jennifer A. Tucker
Longitudinal Evaluation of Nonreligious Coping, Religious Coping, Health, and Distress, Richelin R. Veluz
Effect of Polishing Brushes on Dental Composite Resins, Robert Shun-I Wang
Salivary Characteristics in 3 and 4 year-old Children with and without Visible Caries, Gloria Yañez
Regulation of alpha-1-adrenoceptor-mediated contractions of the uterine artery by PKC, Hongying Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Shear Strengths of Three "One-Step" Self-Etching Dental Bonding Agents, Jeff G. Alcaide
Membrane Organization and Multimeric Interactions of the Aer Receptor in E. coli, Divya Dashrathkumar Amin
Using the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2 in Obesity Treatment, Adam L. Arechiga
The reliability and validity of a manual coding system for identifying emotion, Erin O'Carroll Bantum
A Comparison of Cadiax Axiography & NewTom 3G Tomography Condylar Measurements, David Phillip Brock
An in vitro Model of Ovarian Cancer: Studying the Effects of Talc and Pycnogenol®, Amber Renée Buz'Zard
Resorbable Barrier Effect in Sinus Graft Using Anorganic Bone, Kyung-soo Choi
Religious Belief, Coping, and Mental Health in Seventh-day Adventists, Luther E. Davis
Effects of War Stressors and Life Events on Gulf War Veterans with CFS Symptoms, Kieran K. Dhillon
Adolescent Craniofacial Morphology Associated with Degenerative Joint Disease, Byron Diehl
Influence of Common Orthodontic Appliances On Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Joseph Matthew Elison
Implant Success in Distracted Bone Versus Autogenous Bone-Grafted Sites, Jeffrey Allan Elo
A Continued Investigation of Craniofacial Growth in Infant Heart Transplant Recipients Receiving Cyclosporine, Gabriel Enriquez
The Acute Effects of Nut Ingestion on Plasma Levels of Polyphenol Compounds, Biomarkers of Antioxidant Status, and Lipid Peroxidation, Setareh Torabian Esfahani
Effects of a Parenting Group on Family Relationships and Child Behavior Problems, Patricia E. Fernandez
Radiotelemetry and Behavioral Ecology of Neonate Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes, Alex Figueroa
Systematics of the Endangered Mauremys mutica and Mauremys annamensis, Jonathan Julio Fong
Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on the Healing of the Dental Pulp, Stuart Evan Garber
Influence of Human Papillomavirus 16 E6 on TRAIL-Mediated Apoptosis, Theodore O. Garnett
Gene Expression in the Mouse Placenta: Developmental and Stress Responses, Ciprian P. Gheorghe
Temperament and Character Correlates of the Startle Reflex, Kristen Lee Godenick
Visual-Spatial & Visual-Motor Function in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients, Stephanine Dianne Griffone
Comparing Chemical Dependency and Mental Health Programs for the Dually Diagnosed, Kelly L. Hacker
Determinants of Long-Term Care Service Utilization by Mexican-American Family Caregivers, Angelica P. Herrera
Training Program to Improve Estimation of Patients' Periodontal Pain Experience, Yoon Jeong Kim
Psychosocial Adjustment Among Refugee Children, Nola Ivana Lawrence
Influence of Keratinized Mucosa, Bone Dimensions on Mucosal Recession and Bone Loss, Jeanette Keng Ling Chua
In Vitro Antimicrobial Efficacy of Calcium Hydroxides in Root Dentin, Josef W. Lubisich
PNES: Neuropsychological Impairments & Psychological Symptomatology, Adriana Macias
The Healing Ministry of Jesus as Recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, Alvin Lloyd Maragh
The Environmental Impact of Dietary Choice and Agriculture in California, Harold J. Marlow Jr.
Comparison of the Barnacle, Balanus amphitrite, in Different Environments, Katsura Mastuda
Latino Students' Prejudice and Stereotypes toward African Americans, Amite Milner
Low Birth Weight, Very Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality in San Bernardino County : A Secondary Analysis of Maternal Factors, Rebecca D. Nanyonjo
Variability in Selecting Lateral Cephalometric Landmarks in Two CBCT Image Modes, Dana Nguyen
A Biopsychosocial Perspective of Gulf War Illness: A Structural Model, Katherine N. Nguyen
Mineralized Bone Allograft in Maxillary Sinuses Histology and Histomorphometry, Sammy Stefan Noumbissi
Responses to salinity of color polymorphs in two populations of the sea star, Pisaster achraceus, Viren Johann Perumal
Factors that Influence the Blood Flow Response of Skin to Electrical Stimulation, Abdul-Majeed Raja Al-Malty
Religious Coping Among People of Individuals with HIV/AIDS, Boitumelo Rakwena
Bone Morphogenic Protein Induced Repair of the Premaxillary Cleft, Rick J. Rawson
Conservation Taxonomy of the Cuban Parrot: Morphological, Plumage and Flight Call Variation, M. Bryant J. Reynolds
Evaluation of Program Outcomes: Assessment in Children, Cheryl M. Romano
Comparing the Use of a Manual and a Power Toothbrush by 3-to-4 year-old Children, Lorena Delgado Salcedo
Synergism of Gingipains in Endothelial Cell Adhesion Disruption and Apoptosis, Shaun Michellee Sheets
The Effect of Calcium Hydroxide Pastes on Root Dentin Fracture Resistance, Kurt W. Sturz
Effects of Advancing Age on ER Calcium Regulation in Rat Superior Cervical Ganglia, Conwin Kodel Vanterpool
The Relationship Between High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Metabolic Syndrome and Exercise, Micheline A. Vargas
MMPI-2 Predictors of Postpartum Depression Symptom-Severity, Brandon Andrew Yakush
The Attribution of Intentionality in Relation to Culture and Self, Gangaw Zaw
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Primary Prevention Healthcare among Black American Men: Social Ecological Factors Predictive of Prostate Cancer Early Detection Access, Virginia Diane Bush Agbonkhese Woods
Attributional styles of women who quit or reduce smoking in the antepartum, Patricia T. Alpert
MR Spectroscopy and SWI: Neuropsyehological Outcome after Pediatric Brain Injury, Talin Babikian
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Cardiac Programming, Soochan Bae
Thought Suppression Change in Cancer Patients and Survivors After Writing, Erin O'Carroll Bantum
The Effect of Pre-heating on Depth of Cure and Surface Hardness of Resins, Peter R. Bond
Effects of Feeding Regular Eggs, N-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Eggs, and Walnuts, on Blood Lipids, Membrane Incorporation of Fatty Acids, and Serum Lutein, in Free-Living Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians, Bonny Burns-Whitmore
Mechanisms of HBO-Induced Neuroprotection in a Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia Model, John Winter Calvert
Autism and Parental Marital Satisfaction: The Role of Adequacy of Resources, Geneeta Kaliah Chambers
Comparison of Different Methods of Assessing Ridge Width prior to Implant Placement, Lung-Cheng Chen
Eating Behavior and Obesity Risk of Youth Living in the City of San Bernardino, California, Carolyn A. Corder
Secular Trends in Life Expectancy by Diet Status Among Never Smoking Seventh-day Adventists, Noha Salim Daher