Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The costs of urban sprawl : how municipal service costs are impacted by land area consumption, Theresa J. Bennett-Wittenauer
Tax increment financing : a documentary case study of the financial impact and policy implications for public schools in Illinois, Christine M. Benson
A comparison of block scheduling models and their relationship to Prairie State achievement exam scores in selected Illinois high schools, Dan J. Bertrand
Chaos in time-dependent space-charged potentials, Gregory T. Betzel
Schools of the air : rediscovering radio's educational history, William Bianchi
The moderating effect of social support on the relationship between academic achievement and student behavior, Stacy Marie Bjorkman
Transient criminal subcultures and the crimes they commit against the elderley : implications for continuing criminal justice and community education, Kenneth B. Blachut
Trauma, muscle stress markers and health : implications in an early-medieval Welsh cementary population, Kathleen A.Satterlee Blake
Optimization of a mechanical pulley using goal-programming formulation, Nanda Kishore Boddeda
Analysis of fluid flow and transport phenomena in gas channels of a bipolar plate for fuel cells, Rajesh Boddu
A possible cure of phase slip for a nonlinear plasma wakefield accelerator, Daniel S. Bollinger
Investigation of dynamic stability of wind farm modules, Himabindu Bommakanti
Murder in the round : hypermedia and the filmic experience, Paul Booth
The capture theory and federal investigations of aviation accidents, David C. Bowling
Effect of a functional foods nutrition education intervention on college students' dietary intake, Constance E. Brault
Effects of IN-1 antibody treatment on behavioral recovery from neglect in rats, Miranda M. Brenneman
The extent of van use for student transportation by public school districts in the state of Illinois, Mary Baptist Brown
The theory of planned behavior and the effects of implementation intentions and occupational stress on health behavior, Jill Susan Budden
Using adult education critical theory to understand the admission process of an occupational therapy program, Elizabeth Ann Cada
The African American church as a provider of nonformal adult education in the Chicago community under the leadership of Pastor William Samuel Winston, Pamela C. Cannamore
The relationship between linguistic development and utterance disruptions in young children, Allison Cartozian
Sexual dimorphism in root formation of modern human third molars, Kierstin K. Catlett
Lost in cyberspace : language and structure in Web sites, Emily Celaric
Active snore noise control systems, Sreeram Raju Chakrovorthy
Detection of self-loosening of bolted joints under vibrations, Sarat Babu Chalumuri
The nutrition knowledge and food acculturation of Chinese immigrants in the midwest, Siu Mui Carman Cheng
The effect of flavor on voluntary fluid consumption during a simulated duathlon, Susan E. Clayton
Physical attractiveness and employee termination, Melissa A. Commisso
The impact of work requirements on quality of life among female high school principals, Colleen Conlan
Energy storage analysis of a fuel cell vehicle with constant force acceleration profile, Rajkumar Copparapu
A study of Josephine Locke : her influence on elementary art education in the Chicago public schools and her work at the Art Institute of Chicago, Debra A. Corcoran
An examination of stakeholder perceptions related to Illinois community colleges, Jerome M. Corcoran
Gender quota laws in Latin America : explaining cross-national and sub-national diffusion, Adriana M. Crocker
Health and disease at the Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry, Wales : analysis of an early medieval Welsh population, Amy L. Davidhizar
African American students' perceptions of a technology-enhanced learning environment : a case study, Jaami Dawan
A study of principal priorities during the transition period, Richard Stanley Decman
The great equilibrator : the university experience and its effects on student beliefs through three streams of communication, Kristina Marie Dixon
The meaning and experience of caring among African Americans with cancer and their caregivers, Larinda Dixon
Dynamic behavior of beam and plate coated with viscoelastic material, Satya S. Dommeti
The effects of the Protestant Church on identity formation among the Minahasa of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Christopher K. Drysdale
Allen Ginsberg's oral poetry : performance, spontaneity, and the embodiment of the breath, Patrick W. Dunn
A search for charged massive stable particles at DØ, Michael T. Eads
Cardiovascular responses in older adults using the treadmill, elliptical trainer and the recumbent stepper, Ndubuisi Edeoga
National issues forums : an alternative to promote students' civic development and community service, Sherwood Edwards
Comparison and analysis of resonant inverter topologies for electronic ballasts, Ashish Ekbote
Theory, application, and critique : a response to the inadequate coverage of developing countries by western media, Brian Ekdale
Protein recruitment and purinergic regulation of pancreatic exocytosis, Autumn Ervin
Ab-Initio supercell calculation of an isolated neutral silicon vacancy for the investigation of the properties relating to deep centers, Wesley J. Fabella
Coworker perceptions of distributive justice in response to rewarded organizational citizenship behavior : the role of attributions, Sara K. Farrell
A developmental model for propreneurs, James N. Fedenia
A residue number system based on the constant geometry algorithm DCT-processor, Pradeep Gabbita
Springback study in split dowel manufacturing, Yashwanth Kumar Gaddam
Adaptive channel estimation techniques for OFDM systems in doppler channels, Deepak Garise
An exploration of social support-seeking processes : seeker and provider strategies, Kim Gatz
Modifying stereotype relevance and altering affect attributions to reduce performance suppression on cognitive ability selection tests, George Anthony Guajardo
The scientific discourse of indigenismo in Alcides Arguedas' Raza de bronce = El discurso cientiÌfico del indigenismo en Raza de bronce de Alcides Arguedas, Luis Fernando Guzman
Lifelong learning in physical therapy : characteristics and facilitation of initial and continuing professional education, Kathy D. Hall
The liberated beast : an evolutionary justification of liberty, Lauren K. Hall
The relationship between aerobic fitness levels and the Framingham prediction scores in premenopausal and postmenopausal women, Suzanne Ramjattan Halverson
Implicit and explicit attitudes as predictors of both spontaneous and deliberative social behavior, Jeremy D. Heider
College Latino students : cultural integration, retention, and successful completion, Robert J. Hernandez
The relationship between peritraumatic dissociation, the pattern of PTSD symptom development, and physiological reactivity in women sexually assaulted as adults, Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin
Geometry, kinematics, and paleofluid systems of a detachment fold complex in northeastern Mexico, Ivan C. Higuera-Diaz
Depressive symptoms as a mediator between exposure to family violence and aggression in a young adult sample, Nicolette L. Howells
Negotiating identity in a second-language environment : a narrative study of nine East Asian female international students, Min-Hua Hsieh
An explanation of continuous quality improvement practices by college faculty, Paul A. Hummel
Pilot-based time and frequency domain equalization schemes in subband-based OFDM, Mohammed S. Hussain
Computational fluid dynamic analysis of turbulent flow in blade passages of a centrifugal fan impeller, Poornanand Jandhyala
Investigating creativity : understanding the perspectives of teachers and students, Tracy Jennings
Patterns of knowing-circles of being : adult transformation through personal energy experience, Marilyn Johnston
A wireless multihop network algorithm and analysis, Akhilesh Jonnavittula
Thermal conductivity of thin film cubic insulators, Todd A. Kalisik
Development and performance evaluation of blind image restoration techniques for two-tone images, Badri Narayanan Kannan
Damage detection in cylinders, Sashidhar Chakravarthy Karanam
The Japanese security policy after the cold war : an econocentric realist account, Yoshinori Kaseda
Modeling, analysis, and simulation of three-phase PWM rectifiers using the generalized state space averaging method, Rashmi R. Katpally
Professional development for teacher learning : interaction of self-efficacy and change culture as applied to teacher learning in a professional development model, Kathleen E. Keenan
Detection of malicious emails using a combination of behavior-based and content-based analysis, Shweta Khandelwal
An experimental investigation of the flow of liquid and trapped air in hydraulic systems, Mir Abbas Ali Khan
A study of the disparities and controversial factors surrounding the salaries of school superintendents, Marcey L. King
Design and development of novel organoselenide based transition metal catalysts and their utility in carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond formation reactions, Elizabeth Pearl Kinney
Precursors to change and women coping successfully with multiple sclerosis, Donna M. Kirkpatrick-Pinson
The legend of the Underground Railroad and community identity in Downers Grove, Illinois, Lynette N. Kleisner
Profile die design for polymer extrusion process, Pavan Kumar Kottapalli Venkata
Solving a multistage inspection problem using genetic algorithm and double sampling rectifying inspection plan, Venkitesh Krishnamoorthy
Sacred stories : faith experiences of volunteer teachers in a religious education program, Annette Kubalanza
Active vibration suppression of a beam using a piezopatch actuator, Sourabh Kulkarni
Attributions of organizational politics : an investigation of locus of causality, justice and intentionality as factors in perceptions of politics, Heather A. LaCost
Millennial dreams and apocalyptic nightmares : evangelical and secular identity in the early cold war, Angela M. Lahr
Actitudes de tres generaciones ante el cambio de código Español-Inglés, Eva Lenkaitis
From wine to water : the research and construction of Mark Twain and the American steamboat, Marcus Leshock
The validity of different hypotheses regarding subject and object drop in child language, Erin B. Lin
Employee disability : its effect on the performance evaluation process, Joel Edward Lynch
Development and analysis of a powder feeder for laser cladding, Praveen Kumar Reddy Mallu
Integration and optimization of active noise equalizer with FELMS algorithm, Sridevi Mallu
