Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses published by Northern Illinois University through The Graduate School.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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The long history of feminist art : a methodological critique, Rebekah L. Kohli

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Matrix extension of the RSA algorithm, Anil Kondaveeti

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A genetic algorithm for job shop scheduling problem with fuzzy processing times and fuzzy due dates, Narasimharao Konduri

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Spirituality as a moderator of risk for suicide ideation in college students, Lisa Callio Konick

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The relationship between pornography, women's permissive sexual attitudes and women's number of sex partners, Caroline Anne Krause

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Design of a metal powder feeder for laser cladding, Rajkumar K. Kurapati

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The activation of negated concepts, Meredith J. Larson

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A study of the association between social eating, traditional dining styles, and binge eating : behaviors among college students living in university residence halls, Jennifer Lawson

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Prototypes and performance : determining the impact of personality, prototype congruence and leader acceptance in the classroom, Stacy J. LeFevre

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Using a multistate statistical model to assess transition probabilities of relapse and remission for epilepsy patients, Jianxin Lin

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Discrete-time neural network controller design for robotic manipulators, Hui Liu

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Simulation approach to assess the performance of some information criteria for selecting variance-covariance structure for the longitudinal data, Peng Liu

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Characteristics of a dual-language program that is meeting the academic and social needs of linguistically and culturally diverse students : a case study of the Inter-American Magnet School, Chicago, Illinois, Thomas Livingston

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Developing school-level financial reporting guidelines for Illinois public school districts : a synthesis of current practices from other states, Michael J. Locigno

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Conservation practices adoption by agricultural landowners, Lela M. Long

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The perceived role of the principal and teacher-student engagement as affecting the academic achievement of high school students, Jo Ann K. Lopykinski

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Relationship between perceptions of classroom climate and students' perceptions of competence and motivational orientation, Brenda Lee Love

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The elaboration continuum : cognitive cue interaction in the process of message evaluation, Rebecca M. Lukasiewicz

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VLSI architecture for the main components of video compression encoder, Praveena Madadi

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Genetic algorithms for minimizing tool switches on parallel flexible machines, Sharath Madipalli

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Synthesis rules, structures, and properties of the Sr₁₋xCaxMnO₃ system, James R. Mais

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Neuropsychological changes in fibromyalgia, Richard F. Mangold

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Un analisis del discurso en las peliculas de Tomas Gutierrez Alea = : An analysis of the discourse in the films of Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Dawn M. Maramba

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Childhood bereavement, parenting, and sociotropy : a link to adult symptomology?, Harvey S. Martin

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Development of three-dimensional model of laser cutting processes using the finite element method, Leonard K. Mast

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The role of sexual fantasy in the confluence model of sexual aggression, Patric William Mattek

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The impact of technology on job effectiveness : perception of high-school principals, Stephen J. May

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The rhetoric of benevolent despotism : the political theory of tyranny in Singapore and Burma, Stephen N. McCarthy

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Rest break analysis using heart rate, Kade M. McCoy

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Professional education and critical race theory : exploring the experiences of graduate trainees, Teresa McDowell

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U-series disequilibrium : an interpretation of Guatemalan magmatic processes, J. Erik Mickelson

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Social evaluations of children with ADHD participating in peer pairing interventions : disconfirming behavior versus peer association, Lisa L. Micou

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A descriptive case study of the implementation of brain-based learning with technological support in a rural high school, Anita L. Miller

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An iterative procedure for cylindricity measurement, Quddous A. Mohammed

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Antizyme forms originating from the first start site of the AZ-1 gene, Sandra L. Moore

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Public-school principals' perceptions of Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards for School Leaders and principal preparation in the state of Illinois, J. Michel Morrow

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What do students think of learner-centered education? : an analysis of student assessments of the value of learner-centered practices, Daryl J. Mortensen

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An application of growth curve analysis : the evaluation of a reading intervention program, Judith A. Murphy

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A comparison of picture systems and pictures plus voice-output systems in word learning, Nancy L. Murray

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The relationship between eating attitudes of pregnant women and maternal weight gain, neonate's birth weight, and neonate's Apgar scores, Deborah L.R.D. Musselman

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A simplified approach for dimming LED loads, Prathyusha Narra

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In-situ phosphatizing coatings for aerospace, OEM and coil coating applications, Heather Aurelia Neuder

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Theological politics vs. philosophical politics : Eric Voegelin, Leo Strauss, and the reorientation of political science, Jeffrey S. Neuzil

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A metric analysis of basicranial variation in modern humans, Lisa D. Nevell

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An inquiry into administrative and instructional practices in workforce diversity training, John H. Newsom

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The administrator's role in professional development : the connection between the district's strategic plan and professional development for best teaching practices with emphasis at the middle school, Marlene Rae Clikeman Novota

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Galago (Galago matschiei and Galagoides thomasi) locomotion and habitat use in Kibale National Forest, Uganda, Eileen C. Off

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An exploration of the chicken class I major histocompatability complex and its relationship to Marek's disease, Sean Kevin O'Sullivan

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Coordinated accumulation of integrin subunits and type-I collagen during growth in the metatarsal bones of the rat, Michael J. Palm

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Actitudes hacia el codeswitching español-inglés, Diego Pascual Y Cabo

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Revealing Halicyae : colonial influences in the archaeological record of ancient Sicily, Caroline A. Pempek

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Assessment of variability in speech gestures among individuals with a repaired cleft palate, Jamie L. Perry

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Does medical nutrition therapy help decrease incidence of hospitalization for malnutrition and prevent significant weight loss in patients beginning chemotherapy?, Kerensa Kay Pink

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Hierarchical linear modeling analysis of antecedents and outcomes of within-group agreement, Mark D. Posmer

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Investigation of standard approximations in clinical treatment planning systems, Phillip W. Prior Jr.

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Antecedents of organizational commitment : the interactive effects of personality and job characteristics, Daren S. Protolipac

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Live and learn : mothers of large families and their evolution of learning, Barbara J. Provost

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Dimensions of empathy and partnership health, Linda Miller Puetz

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Preprocessing technique for DMT systems with no guard interval, Naveen Pulimamidi

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A 3-D shift imaging technique for surface measurement, Mohammed Abdul Azeem Quadri

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FPGA-based CORDIC algorithm for fast DSP processing, Urvinder Singh Raina

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Analysis of polymer flow in extrusion dies, Prasad Rayasam

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Perceptions of Illinois school superintendents on teacher absence rates and the effectiveness of absence reduction plans, Alice Leman Reardon

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Reflections on a sense of place : from intuitions to teacher praxis, Eliezer Colón Rivera

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Language shift in Mexican-American communities : a case study in the Midwest, Jessica Rojas

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Financial impact of property tax caps on school districts and the effect on the tax rates in suburban Cook and collar counties' public school districts in Illinois, Jo Anne E. Rudow

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Storytellers in Northeast Thailand, Prasong Saihong

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Paleopathological analysis of an Iron Age human skeletal collection from an east Yorkshire cemetery, Erin E. Salisbury

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Professional development of academic coordinator/directors of clinical education in physical therapy : portraits of persistence, Alice J. Salzman

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Improved multiuser detection in mismatched delay channels, Sreekanth Samudrala

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Identifying social studies instructional practices that engage "at-risk" high-school students, Mark C. Schall Sr.

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The mesoproterozoic volcanic rocks of Leatherwood Creek, Missouri, M. Bernadette Scheller

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Architectural design for a rapid-deployment mobile wireless data network, Blair G. Schmittel

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The effects of moderate physical activity on resting heart rates of adolescent girls, during daily physical education class, Krista J. Settles

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Satisfaction with medical care and herb use in the elderly, Linnet E. Shahrokh

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The geometry of weak 2-cocycles, Jill Shahverdian

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Novel habits for a new world : cross-dressing as literary device in the nineteenth-century American novel, Mary Lamb Shelden

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Critically transitive pedagogy : a theoretical comparative framework, Nicholas J. Shudak

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Determination of linear solvation energy relationship coefficients for sulfur-containing stationary phases by inverse GC analysis, Christopher A. Simkus

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The political utility of Christianity : a commentary on the political philosophy of John Locke and Alexis de Tocqueville, Bertrand J. Simpson Jr.

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Environment-suitable creatures evolved using genetic algorithms, Kristy Sipe

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Multimethod approaches to multifactor identification in enrollment projections for community colleges in the state of Illinois, Diane Smith

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Political emotions : Aristotle and the symphony of reason and emotion, Marlene K. Sokolon

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Real estate professionals' reasons for participating in online continuing professional education, Karen J. Solomon

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Development of a software tool to simulate the quality of service in IPv4 networks, Srividya Srinivasan

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Feedback comparisons between middle school physical education teachers and basketball coaches, Andrew Stacy

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The inception and evolution of the Consortium Model for Alternative Certification (CMAC) : a case study of individual group interests, Janet Lynn O'Brien Star

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Characteristics of bargaining team members that affect the outcome of union negotiations in Illinois secondary school districts, Barbara I. Stephani

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African Americans in nursing : significance of cultural belief systems in career selection and success of career experiences as healthcare professionals and adult educators in the African-American community, Amelia Jones Stevens

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A transformational study in a suburban middle school : linking a classroom learning system to the Baldrige Criteria for Educational Excellence and quality assurance, Scott W. Stevens

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The relationship between peer influence and aggression in soccer, Carolyn S. Strasen

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Factor analysis of special-education hearing officers' decisions in Illinois, Dennis Alexander Studinski

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Thermal analysis of effects of high intensity laser beam on biological tissue using FEM by Viswanathan Subramanian, Viswanathan Subramanian

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The professional development model for African-American women in leadership roles within professional associations with a higher education membership base : implications for adult education, Magalene Sudduth

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A state-by-state analysis of the components that facilitate the reporting of expenditure data at the school site, Jeffrey C. Taggart

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Developing a hybrid push/pull manufacturing system using genetic algorithm, Boon Aik Tan

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Effect of ethanol on growth hormone stimulated JAK-STAT signal transduction pathway in 3T3-F442 cells, Wahbeh A. Tawil

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Use of linerar [sic] solvation energy relationships and surface acoustic wave sensors for investigation of viscoelastic phenomena in polymers, Ryan P. Taylor

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Failure recovery procedure implementation in FTP, Harini Tokala

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A study of female principals' moral orientations and reasoning through the use of self-generated moral dilemmas, Kelly M. Tough-Doogan