Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Little gods : claiming worlds in postmodern literature, film, and online gaming, G. Christopher Williams
Modeling and delineation of the five-year recharge areas for the Freeport Community Water Supply Facility, Stephenson County, Illinois, Sara L. Williams
Redefining female identity in the American city : a study of selected twentieth-century American urban novels by women, Deborah Jeanne Zak
The impact on China's economy of its accession to the WTO : a computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis, Hong Zhang
Tool wear monitoring : a sensor fusion approach, Shu Zhang
Evaluation and selection of robots for assembly, Zhiwei Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The knowledge and experience deaf students have pertaining to the use of a professional sign language interpreter, Diane M. Ade
Family-based group music therapy for children with autistic spectrum disorders : a treatment case study, Nicole R. Allgood
Sequencing and characterization of pBM200 (9.1 kb) from Bacillus megaterium QM B1551, Gary A. Baisa
The effect of client-centered counseling on client satisfaction during audiological hearing evaluations : a follow-up study, Kristen M. Barrer
Mark Rothko's colorfield environments : metaphors of the sublime, Terri L. Birch
Mating effects on behavior in two parasitoid wasps, Rebecca M. Bratzke
An x-ray photospectroscopic analysis of a series of barium cuprate cage compounds, Douglas N. Bryhan
Examination of two measures of attachment for school-age children, Patricia M. Campitelli
Screening for risk of malnutrition in noninstitutionalized elderly based on psychotropic medication use, Delia D. Carper
Wavelet-based image compression by successive vector quantization, Yi Chen
Three-dimensional analysis of the evaporative laser cutting by using a boundary-element method, Patirop Chitrphiromsri
Variation in reservoir-scale deformation of the Jurassic carmel formation through a structural transition in the San Rafael Swell, East-Central Utah, Ryan D. Christensen
A non-metric study on the validity of homo heidelbergensis, Andrea Cossettini
A comparison of breast pump usage on the duration of breast-feeding in a WIC population, Roberta J. Dagenais
Using the Articulation Index and the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit for hearing aid decision making, Windy Dahlhauser
3D deformation and curvature plots in thin sheets by a non-contact laser-based technique, Naresh Dasari
Thai corporate culture : a case study in a Bangkok law firm, David A. Dayton
Personality and team performance : the role of group processes, Rachel L. Frautschy DeMuth
Fatigue life of aluminum beam under random vibrations, Vamshi V.M. Dhanikonda
Creation of primers for polymerase chain reaction based determination of heterotic groups in maize, Joseph Robert Duider
Expression patterns and functional characterization of members of the Drm1 gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana, Mary G. Dykas
Petrology and geochemistry of alkaline volcanic rocks from the Possession Islands, Antarctica, Geoffrey A.J. Eargle
Coping with school stress : relationships to children's social skills, peer status, and perceptions of social support, Jennifer A. Elting
L'œuvre de George Sand face aux perspectives relativistes de notre epoque, Jean-Richard Etienne
C62x refined C code benchmarking, Rui Feng
Sigma-delta modulation noise shapers for the reduction of bit complexity, Matt Fish
The paleopathology of the Krapina neandertals with specific reference to patterns of trauma, Janet C. Gardner
Analysis and comparison of translations of Flaubert's Un cÅ“ur simple, Radhika R. Godbolé
A comparative study of scheduling heuristics to improve the on-time performance of jobs at an electrical manufacturing facility, Douglas H. Grabenstetter
Factors associated with number of sex partners in adult female victims of childhood sexual abuse, Jennifer M. Guimond
Ontogeny of the modern human chin, Kelly Hattman
Effects of split resistance exercise sessions on excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, Ken Hedrich
Modal analysis of a tapered twisted beam under centrifugal load, Gregory E. Horihan
The Foreign Language Learning Center at Northern Illinois University : a preliminary study, Christine M. Huhn
Perceptions of helplessness regarding eating habits in college women, Christine B. Ingram
Increasing satisfaction with amplification through the use of written information, Kelly R. Jepson
The utility of direct and indirect measures of writing assessment regarding classroom academic performance and special education classification, Jennifer Jewell
The use of autobiography as a teaching tool in adult contuing [sic] education : an exploratory study, Rebecca A. Johnson
Analysis of 1985-1990 immigrant settlement patterns within metropolitan areas classified by migration characteristics, Doug J. Jones
Composition, structure, and regeneration dynamics of an oak woodland in northern Illinois, Linda S. Jones
A new home without ancestors : changes in ancestral beliefs and practices among Korean Americans, Jae-Hun Jung
Transitioning to preschool : the role of child behavior and classroom relationships in early school adjustment, Corrie A. Kahan
Variation in thermal biology as a function of body size in the plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix), James M. Kerfin
Reciprocity : informal patterns of social interactions in a Cambodian village near Angkor Park, Sedara Kim
Effectiveness of nutrition intervention with a low-income population, Marianne Kolosi
Cost-effectiveness analysis : evaluation of confidence intervals for cost-effectiveness ratio, Subash Krishnamurthy
Modal analysis of Sandwich beams, Ziya Koray Kusculuoglu
Compliance of registered dietitians to the Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2000, Danielle A. Lacina
The Smith Site Privy : consumer choice on a 19th-century rural farmstead in Winnebago County, Illinois, Jessica A. Layton
Specification of traits and skills required for effective telecommuting, Stacy J. LeFevre
Numerical simulation of PCM-encapsulated heat sinks for electronic chips, Beimin Liu
Selecting individuals who are deaf : does the traditional model work?, Hope J. Long
The persistence of sharecropping in the Philippine sugar industry under agrarian reform, Scott M. Lueken
Detection of child compliance : comparisons between mothers at high and low risk for child physical abuse, Brad Ward Lundahl
A preliminary cox2 phylogeny of the Ochrophyta, Rebecca J. Maas
Dynamic adjustable inertia absorbers : a feasibility study, Hadi Malek-Zehtab
Effects of ice application on nitric oxide levels following rhythmic handgrip contractions, Paul J. Marvar
An investigation of factors that influence glycemic control in children with Type I diabetes, Heather M. McCleary
The physiological responses to skateboarding, Michael L. Mestek
Theoretical issues in translating : Hugo's Notre Dame de Paris and Camus' La peste, Andrea D. Metzinger
The impact of newborn hearing screener interaction style on parents' satisfaction, Kathleen L. Morrell
Surface roughness measurement using laser speckle technique and statistical analysis, Srinivas Navuduri
Attitudes about obesity : a comparison between health-related majors and other majors in university nutrition classes, Karen Neeson
Intracoder and intercoder reliability of the key element scores from the smart start locomoter skill key element checklists, Cheeri Davide Ong
An archaeological and ethnohistorical investigation of the Wailuku Female Seminary : cultural contact and change, Jeanne A. Pepalis
Content development comparisons between middle-school physical education classes and basketball practices, Michelle Petitgout
Primary grade children's school adjustment in multiage versus single-age programs, Christine M. Pfeiffer
Women laborers and domesticity in Central Java, Indonesia, Nita K. Purwanti
Identification of base pair preferences for optimal cleavage : compensatory mutagenesis in positions Cs₄ and G₁₁ of the sCYMV1 hairpin ribozyme, Katherine Amanda Radek
Children's emotional understanding, Deborah J.P. Reyes
Documentation of the one-person show of felted sculpture, Dana M. Rice
PDO effects on winter temperatures in the United States Midwest, Michael T. Ritsche
Outcomes of a cardiac risk reduction program with diet and exercise intervention, Cari L. Rivas
The purchase of hearing aids : can the Articulation Index (AI) help?, Amanda J. Roth
A comparison of two instructional methods to teach the phonemic awareness skills of blending and segmenting : stretch versus stop, Jana L. Roynon
Circular statistics with application in biological rhythms, Susan Schmid
Intraurban congestion-relief tunnels : a Chicago case study, Todd Schuble
The design and implementation of a neutralized ion beam sputtering system for the deposition of La₀₈̣₁₅Sr₀₁̣₈₅MnO₃ magnetoresistive thin films, Roman Shaparenko
Finite element analysis of heat generation and heated zones in laser-irradiated biological tissue, Ravi Kant Sharma
Documentation of the one-person show of metal works/printmaking, Soon Jung Shin
An application of internet GIS and temporal GIS to a digital history web site, Peter Siczewicz
The convergence of sociolinguistic and regularist views of the two-norm theory in the evolution of French, Rachel Ann Siler
A nutritional assessment of a mature adult population in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Diane M. Simon
Implicit memory bias for panic- and depression-related information : an examination of representational and elaborative validity, Eric S. Snitchler
Factors affecting white oak (Quercus alba) seedling establishment and growth in a northern Illinois woodland, Amanda B. Stan
Speech de-reverberation by digital signal processing techniques, Dianwei Sun
Smoothed bootstrappping for finite state Markov chains, Iuliana Teodorescu
Reactions of boranes and carboranes with iron (II) chloride, Susan Ann Tomlinson
An investigation to determine the effectiveness of Q-Ray bracelets as strength and flexibility enhancers, Deann M. Trapp
Documentation of the one-person show of fiber : Undone, Cheryl A. Turnauer