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

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Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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The intrametropolitan relocation of manufacturing firms in the Chicago region, 1987-1992, Michael D. Stumpf

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Monochrome and color image compression using Harr wavelet transform, Yonglin Sun

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Hearing sensitivity of women in the farming community, Mary Lyn Theiler

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Monitoring blood and urine ketones in gestational diabetes mellitus, Linda S. Thorson

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Mothers, midwives, and modern medicine : an analysis of choice in the birth experience, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Julie A. Tumbarello

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A study of the ceramic membrane Sr(Co[sub 0.8]Fe[sub 0.2])O[sub 2.84] using the Mossbauer effect, x-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction, Aman Udani

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A reverse engineering approach for the generation of dimensionally accurate 3-D CAD model, Jorge F. Valenzuela

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Evaluation of various preenrichment broths and other plating media for isolating salmonellae from naturally contaminated fresh chicken and pork sausage, Ellen Vestergaard

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Refining the Lowe Cluster of Illinois, Brant Vollman

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An analysis of the eclectic sandstone structures in the Cascade Springs Quadrangle, Fall River County, South Dakota, Eric T. Vosburgh

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Effects of downsizing on organizational development capabilities at an electric utility, Jerald D. Wagner

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A survey of exercise programs in senior living facilities in the state of Illinois, Mieke G. Wasner

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Manufacturing employees' attitudes toward their employers in DeKalb, Illinois, Keith A. Willey

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Characterization of the reaction between cytochrome c peroxidase (H52L) and potassium cyanide, Misty M. Witt

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Image compression using artificial neural network, Yang Xiong

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A robust fuzzy-neural controller for nonlinear systems, Xudong Yao

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Development of digital signal processing algorithms for image and communication applications, Ramakrishna V. Yellapantula

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Z? ? bb? signal extraction from QCD continuum background using jet-jet mass, John Yetter

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A hairpin ribozyme from a satellite RNA of chicory mottle virus : cleavage efficiency, substrate selectivity and targeting HIV1, Lian Ying

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Individual difference variables and employee interaction as predictors of agreement in climate perceptions, Scott A. Young

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Synthesis of difunctional silylallenes, Leonard F. Zaporowski

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Farmland conversion and its impact on open space planning : predicting the spatial pattern of open space disruption, John P. Zediker

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Characterization of the indigenous plasmid pvy103 of Bacillus megaterium, Yansheng Zhou

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LSP-based acoustic echo cancellation and noise reduction, Zhongwei Zhuang

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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A hybrid position/force control scheme for the control of two force constrained cooperating robots transporting a workpiece, Milinda Romesh Amarasinghe

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Sex, family and testosterone effects on garter snake behavior and morphology, Gregory Robert Anderson

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Alienation, power, and gender in sociological theory : a study of Marx, Foucault, and feminism, Sarmistha Banerjee

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Deadlock detection and resolution in discrete-event simulation, Amar K. Basavatia

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Marie Turner Harvey : a life in education, Kathleen M. Benton

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Examination of the possible effects of melengestrol acetate (MGA)-contraception on the sociosexual interactions of captive Callimico and Leontopithecus monogamous pairs, Sarah M. Bexell

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Who wore what where, when and why : a costume analysis of Maya late classic period sculpture from Copán, Honduras, Karrie I. Porter Brace

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Advanced acting for secondary education : a capstone course, Cynthia L. Burrows

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Spectroscopic properties of drug and enzyme species encapsulated in sol-gel glass, Christina Marie Catuara

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A study of the performance of the exponentially weighted moving average residual chart, Jiakang Chen

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Documentation of the one-person show of paintings: Éprouver, Michael J. Chlebanowski

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An attitudinal study on traditional drafting methods versus computer aided drafting methods, Dale A. Daugherity

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States legislative response to HIV and AIDS : consideration of political culture, Michelle R. Dellinger

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The role of blame in mediating the transformation of distress into anger in the hypermasculine male, Kala Downs

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A study of the major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) haplotypes of the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Beth Drake

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A test of accuracy in the discrimination of child compliance and noncompliance, Emma Dunsterville

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Usage of hearing protective devices in farming : do they work?, Leslie Engstrand

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Parents' perceptions in family-centered early intervention for children with speech-language disabilities : the relationship between meaning and the experience of stress, Del A. Fehsenfeld

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Optimal dual-loop digital control of diesel engines based on gain scheduling matrix strategy, Thomas W. Flygare

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Efficiency of fuzzy and adaptive fuzzy controllers relatives to PID controller, Manish U. Galada

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The design and development of a twin fixed-point parallel DSP architecture for teleconferencing applications, Thirugnanasambandam Gnanasabapathy

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Fatigue life estimation of surface mount type capacitors under random vibrations, Ravi K. Gonugondla

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Designing a business : a guide for design managers, Michelle Goodman

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Competitive effect of an invasive grass, Phalaris arundinacea L., on the growth of a rhizomatous sedge, Carex stricta lam, Jessica Sudborough Graustein

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The influence of temperature on seasonal patterns of abundance of hydra at Shabbona Lake, Illinois, Joel Anson Green

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Sexual harassment : identifying risk factors, Elizabeth O'Hare Grundmann

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Cultural and gender differences related to physical activity between Anglos and Hispanics, M. Victoria Gutierrez

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Social support and recent history of assault : influences on later psychological functioning, Anne Heather Hagstrom

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Development and analysis of optimized narrowband ANC systems, Wenge Hao

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Perceived conflict in the teen mother and adult mother relationship during the teen's transition to parenthood, Tammy S. Harpel

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A research-based instructional unit on proportions and an analysis of students' problem-solving strategies on related proportion word problems, John A. Hauenstein

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Between life and art : Germaine de Staël and the discourse of female choice, Korin T. Heinz

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The influence of interaction style on gender segregation, Melissa L. Hoffmann

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Application of genetic algorithm to electric circuit linearization and sensitivity analysis of circuit parameters from the genetic algorithm, Perry A. Holman

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Ambient noise levels in nursing homes : implications for audiometric assessment, Catherine M. Hopkins

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DSP techniques for telecommunication systems, Yu-Chang Huang

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Ankle-brachial index vs. qualitative pulse assessment in male veterans undergoing arteriotomy, Tracy A. Hughes

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Negotiating the cooperative learning model : teacher narratives about their implementation experiences, Marilyn A. Hallquist Huntley

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Job satisfaction in sport management personnel employed by professional sport organizations in the United States and Canada, Mark W. Hutson

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Modeling the boundary condition of edge connector used as PWB mount, Ashok Jambunathan

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Automated inspection planning using feature-based approach, Sudhakar Jayaraman

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Frequency-domain periodic active noise control and equalization systems, Li Ji

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Pseudo excitation parallel system identification algorithm for fixed point digital signed processor, Chen Ke

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A comparison of educational, social, and behavioral attitudes in children with hearing impairments, their parents and teachers, Heidi H. Kluga

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The effect of educating nurses about pediatric pain management, Suzan Cathleen Knoblauch

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Frontal sinus morphology : an analysis of craniometric and environmental variables on the morphology of modern human frontal sinus patterns, James W. Kondrat

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Svoboda and the education of Rusyn-Ukrainians in America, 1893-1914 : a study of an ethnic newspaper, Alexandra Kuropas

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In celebration of nothing : solipsism, subjectivity, and the mythology of self in the poetry of Mark Strand, Dawn W. Leinfelder

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Folk management and the CAMPO system : private sea ownership in a Mexican lobster cooperative, Karen Leslie

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Classical foundations of Toeplitz solvers, Grace C. Lim

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A fluorescence quenching study of the pH dependence of binding between horse heart cytochrome c and cytochrome c peroxidase, Li Lin

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LSP-based speech coding and recognition, Ren Li

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Responses to infant cries during an attention demanding task, Betsy Lynne Lohr

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Comparison of body mass index between children with and without mental retardation, Stephanie Loumbas

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Effects of arch taping on pronation of the foot while walking on a treadmill, Alan G. Lukomski

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Graft-versus-host responses between genotype differences for the B and Rfp-Y systems of the chicken MHC, Kenneth S. Macklin

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Integrated full-duplex speaker-phone system with a subband adaptive noise canceler, Padma P. Mallela

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The nature of the classic Maya collapse at Copán, Honduras, T. Kam Manahan

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Subband-based adaptive algorithms for acoustic echo cancellation, Sai C. Manapragada

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The foreigners in contemporary Germany, Joanna M. Mankowski

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Adolescent's and older children's perceptions of peer sexual-abuse victims, Bonnie Erica Marable

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Scaler analysis performed for the study of the nuclear dependence of J/? production of Feynman-? near zero, Victoria Martin-Castilla

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Images of women in the series of Edgar Degas : a social art historical approach, Nicole Christine Masco

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A behavioral measure of males' aggression toward homosexuals, J. Sean McKay

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A teacher evaluation policy analysis in Barrington, Illinois, 1993-1995, Ronald P. Metcalf

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Humor and the achievement of intimacy in the correspondence of Madame de Sévigné, Polette A. Michgelson-Deforest

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Discriminant and criterion-related evidence of validity of an integrity measure, Shawn M. Mikulay

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Application of the extended Grunwald-Winstein equation to solvolysis of phosphorochloridates, Bronwyn Miller

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Recordable compact disc systems : an analysis of their slow introduction, Christopher W. Miller

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Tuition management and fiscal responsibility in higher education, James Lee Miller

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Design and implementation of a hot filament chemical vapor deposition system for diamond films, Evan L. Morrison

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The Nepalese madal : a description and comparison with selected drums of India, Brent A. Mullane

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Young children's understanding of moral rules in aggressive situations : implications for early childhood education, Dawn S. Munson

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Phylogenetic relationships of the acanthocephala inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA sequences, Thomas J. Near

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The role of women in Chicana literature as portrayed in the writings of Sandra Cisneros and Ruth Behar's Translated woman, Linda H. Noshay

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Lost in the interpretation : the American idea in Horace M. Kallen's cultural pluralism, Linda O'Neill