Digital dissertations from 2006-2008. Free access is limited to the HAM-TMC community; others may be able to access them through their own libraries or purchase them from ProQuest. For remote access click here.
Submissions from 2005
Longitudinal categorical data analysis: A continuous-time Markov chain approach, Yen-Peng Li
Assessing homogeneity in workplace exposure under stationary and non-stationary scenarios, Silvia I Maberti
Airliner cabin air quality exposure assessment, Susan Louise McFarland
Study of length of stay in the cardiovascular intensive care unit, Vivian Nowazek
End-of-life planning and decision-making: Implications for adults with mental retardation, Sandra Young Olson
Physician and patient determinants of the treatment of sleep difficulties in U.S. outpatient settings, Rafia Sultana Rasu
STAT3 activation by the ErbB2 receptor and development of peptide-based STAT3 inhibitors, Zhiyong Ren
Attitudes of health-care workers toward pregnant, HIV-positive women, Donna Rochon
Estimated current patterns of food consumption and perceived changes among patients with lymphoma, Nancy C Russell
Psychosocial and environmental predictors of calcium intake, physical activity and bone health among adolescent girls, Shreela Sharma
The influence of contact pressure, moisture, and compression time on the performance of cotton anti-contamination clothing, Kevin Jay Sheffield
Sociodemographic characteristics as predictors of successful smoking cessation among a group of Hispanic Spanish speaking smokers, Shanna L Shipley
Back pain in migrant farmworker families and farmworker high school students from Starr County, Texas, Eva Monique Shipp
The effects of omega-3 fatty acid-enriched fish on C-reactive protein levels in postmenopausal women, Elizabeth Colavito Siu
Texas Department of Health organizational structure changes: A reflection of public health policy and agency expansion, September 1, 1946--June 30, 1994, Barbara Augusta Truax Slover
Psychosocial influences on fruit, vegetable and milk consumption among a cohort of Houston-area 5th graders, Victoria J Thompson
Comparing the factorial structure, invariance, and predictive validity of transtheoretical model constructs for alcohol use across restricted and unrestricted settings, Kirk von Sternberg
An examination of the relationship between maternal and neighborhood-level characteristics and intrauterine growth retardation in Harris County, Texas, 1999--2001, Anna Zakos-Feliberti
Bayesian joint modeling of longitudinal and survival data, Qiang Zhang
Nonlinear tests for genetic studies of complex disease, Jinying Zhao
Submissions from 2004
The role of nitric oxide in small intestinal motility in a model of acute inflammation, Lida A Anestidou
Pathways linking socioeconomic position and diabetes: The role of psychosocial factors, Kathryn M Cardarelli
A model of factors determining levels of public support for health care policy in the United States, Carol A Galeener
Evaluation of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease in women, Tracie J Gardner
For-profit business safety interventions: A systematic, descriptive review of the literature, L. J Go
Determining acquisition and cessation antecedents to adolescent cigarette smoking for development of intervention strategies, Lynne Elizabeth Vendsel Hester
Depressive symptoms and sexual risk behaviors in adolescents, Rosalind Curry Jackson
The dynamics of calmodulin signaling revealed using optical methods, Sally Ann Kim
Prostate cancer in Texas: Addressing racial and ethnic disparities, Jerry Alan Miller
Molecular markers of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and epidemiologic risk factors for squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) of the cervix, Michael Eugene Scheurer
Occupational beryllium exposure: Reconciling federal policies, regulations and contractor implementation guides to protect worker health, Michelle Marie Sheffield
Determinants of quality of advanced cancer care in Latin America. A look at five countries: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Peru, Isabel Torres
The role of sensory neuron outgrowth in long-term sensitization of the tail-elicited tail-siphon withdrawal reflex of Aplysia, Marcy Lynne Wainwright
Measuring health state preferences for hemophilia: Development of a disease-specific utility instrument, Joan Ellen Wasserman
Are functional and genetic components of platelets linked to coronary artery disease: A case-control study, Jennifer Jean Wood
Submissions from 2003
Cystoscopy and the development of invasive bladder cancer in patients presenting with superficial urinary bladder cancer, Charles E. Amos
An international assessment of the comprehensibility of material safety data sheets (MSDSs), Jeffrey J Conklin
Left, right and interval bivariate censored data: Evaluating screening mammography in the presence of lead-time bias, length bias and over-detection, Jonathan D Mahnken
The effect of alcohol consumption on mortality among idiosyncratic drug induced liver injury (IDILI) patients, Prem C Shukla
Cervical cancer screening in Hispanic women as compared with other ethnic groups on an urban campus, Marilyn E Tompkins
The relationship between leadership practices and a medication safety regime, Katherine E Walsh
Using the results of routine laboratory workplace surveillance activities to assess compliance with recommended biosafety guidelines, Tyler Zerwekh
Submissions from 2002
Atlas of cancer mortality in the United Arab Emirates aided by application of geographic information system methods, Muhadditha Yahya Al-Hashimi
Clinical, microbiological, and immunological markers of gingival and periodontal disease induction and progression, David P Cappelli