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

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Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Competition and nutrient effects on the local distribution and abundance of Coreopsis lanceolata L. (Asteraceae), Laurie A. Folgate

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Development of the attitudes toward the disabled in physical education scale, Janice Lauber Gantz

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An investigation of the relationship between students' level of variable understanding and their performance in an algebraic context, Kathleen A. Gavin

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Why people use food pantries, Susan M. Greer

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A tribo-acoustic study in fretting wear of thin film coated materials, Hadi M.N. Hamid

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A survey of the attitudes and practices of speech-language clinicians on family involvement in the treatment of aphasia, Susan Katherine Harned

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Corporate television : a merger of mass and organizational communication theories, Susan L. Hartung

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Food hoarding as a factor in toxin avoidance among some granivorous rodents, Jose Herrera

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Characterization studies of an acousto-optic deflector as a dispersion element of a monochromator, Denise L. Herrmann

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Miss New Jersey and other stories, Kurt Hoeksema

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Adolescent mothers' beliefs, stress, and knowledge as predictors of parenting behaviors, Tambrala G. Houghton

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Parametric identification by using Model Reference Adaptive System (MRAS), LuMin Greg Hsia

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Perspective-taking and the outgroup homogeneity effect, Christopher S. Jones

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An ethnographic study on the employment issues facing lower achieving young adults who are deaf, ten years after leaving a transitional program, Diane T. Jones

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Mechanistic studies of nonmetal emission in the helium microwave-induced plasma, Karen J. Jones

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Portrayal and significance of the Virgin Mary in Byzantine passion iconography during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Christina A. Kalodimos

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Accurate motion time prediction of robot point-to-point operations, Muthaiya Kandaswamy

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Design of a multi-petri-net based flexible manufacturing cell control system, Saurjya Kanta Khandai

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The contribution of arm swing to vertical jumping height, Stephen G. King

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The short-term, test-retest reliability of the Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis when used with pre-school and primary school children who are educably mentally retarded, Kathleen M. Koenig

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Job scheduling and vehicle control rules for flexible manufacturing systems, Guruprasad Krishnamurthy

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Validity and reliability of the 20-meter shuttle test in American females 19-34 years of age, Rene LaMontagna

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Characteristic studies of a solar oven system response to solar radiation, Kam K. Leung

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A Mossbauer study of REBa₂Cu₃₋xFexO₇₊δ (RE=Er,Dy;x=0.15,0.30) superconducting oxides, Yuehai Liang

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The effects of emotions on eating behavior in obese and nonobese, restrained and unrestrained eaters, Sara P. Litwicki

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The initiation and development of nighttime thunderstorms using a three-dimensional nocturnal low level jet numerical model, Allan K. Liu

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Investigating the perceptual-motor system : a novel test of the directionality-of-guidance model, Donald R. Lucas

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An analysis of philosophical and political foundations of peace studies programs in the United States : toward a transformative perspective, Donna L. Lundstrom

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Relationship of menstrual function to anthropometric measurements, training, and diet in female runners, Sue A. Marshall

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Anelastic attenuation of compressional seismic waves in glacial deposits, Michael Paul Matheney

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Responses of inferior colliculus neurons in young adult C57BL/6J mice as a function of stimulus azimuth, Sandra L. McFadden

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Toward a critical rhetorical model for ordinary argument : foundation, construction, and testing, Dana A. Miller

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The impact of child sexual abuse on adult sexual fantasies, Lori D. Milosevich

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An analysis of the home visitation process in five prekindergarten programs in Illinois, Pauline Corbin Mittag

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A finite element method applied to steady-state, viscous, incompressible flow, S. M.J. Mohammadi-Vakil

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A measurement of the cosmic ray muon charge ratio distribution at sea level over the momentum range of 5 - 250 GeV/c, Richard Mueller

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A computational model for convective cooling processes in electronic components, Telmo Olivos

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Fluorine distribution in the neogene phosphorites, Aurora Phosphate District, Beaufort County, North Carolina, Reynaldo G. Ong

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Modelling static deformation of an articulated open-chain manipulator, Samardh Onukuri

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VLSI block (c[i]rcuit module) placement using a rectangular cluster approach, Emanuel G. Owoye

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Characterization of the 414 and 430 nm states of cytochrome a₃ in the resting form of cytochrome c oxidase, Pavlos George Papadopoulos

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The effect of a monotonous diet on caloric intake among dieters, Lois B. Park

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Contraction and matrix metalloproteinase production by corneal cells seeded in collagen gels : effects of non-fibronectin serum components, Thomas J.M.S. Peters

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Oligomeric modeling of 2,5-dibutoxy PPV : charge state generation by protonic doping, Lawrence Picchiotti

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Warranty policies beneficial to both consumer and producer, Ba Pirojboot

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Modifications of stress code for 2D thermo-elastic stress analysis, Parham Piroozan

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The nocturnal low-level jet phenomena : intercomparisons between seasonal observations and theory, Randall J. Robinson

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Examining the effects of television and print media on subjects' perceptions of criminal justice, John L. Roszkowski

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Residual shock spectrum of piano hammers : an experimental study of hammer felt nonlinearity and energy transfer efficiency, Daniel A. Russell

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The visual dimension of Byzantine art : theology, iconography and aesthetics, Isabelle Sabau

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A parallel processor for a Fermilab heavy-quark experiment, Jianjun Sa

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Petrography and geochemistry of a calcrete profile from the northwestern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Chuburna, Yucatan, Mexico, Robert K. Sanborn

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Agricultural contamination and the ground water susceptibility in DeKalb County, Illinois, Elaine C. Schwartz

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Comparative effects of karaya gum and oat bran on serum lipids of hypercholesterolemic females, Donna L. Schwontkowski

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On-line acquisition of link deformations for the robot of accuracy, Amit Shekhar

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Physical, chemical, and biologic mediation of rock fabrics along a subaerial surface : Antigua Formation (Oligocene), Antigua, British West Indies, Kevin R. Stank

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Acute cardiovascular responses of cardiac patients to dynamic variable resistance exercise of varying intensity, Cynthia R. Stralow

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The structured photographic articulation test as a valid instrument for use in the assessment of phonological disorders by the school clinician, Patricia J. Tattersall

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Computer use by Illinois home economics teachers, Theresa J. Tippy

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Vibrations of a yangqin soundboard, Jianming Tsai

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An optical DC motor controller design with self-regulation and input-output tracking in the load presence, Sei-Yu Tsai

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Performance studies of a solar cooking system with a two meter square compound parabolic concentrator solar colector, Sui Keung Tsang

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Quadrabonia, Andrew Walters

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Schematic processing and the timing of requirements of proof instructions in juror cognition, Ludmyla T. Wanshula

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The impact of student characteristics and course characteristics on students' evaluations of instructors, Patrick James Smith Waring

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Eschatological symbolism and mysticism in the art of Casper David Friedrich : early nineteenth century German Romantic art, Veronica Marie Watson

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A study of non-linear optical properties of GaAs/AlₓGa₁₋ₓAs quantum well waveguide devices, Randy William Wickman

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A test of the ideo-motor hypothesis, Shawn Worthy

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Signal analysis and processing on high airflow meter design, Yüeh Wu

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A parallel DSP-based architecture for a real-time multiple path acoustic echo cancellation, Yi Yuan

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The influences of Wassily Kandinsky on the New York School of Abstract Expressionism : poetic nuance within the essence of abstract-expressionist painting, Olga S. Zdanovics

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From how to teach to how to learn : implications for teaching adults English as a foreign language in the People's Republic of China, Lihua Zhu

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A profile of the fitness levels of visually impaired adults and their attitudes toward physical fitness, Monica Lee Zipilivan

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The physiological cost of plyometric rebound jumping at varied intensities, Darla M. Zisk

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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The effect of author credentials upon preadolescents' acceptance of nutrition education materials, Amy L. Albaugh

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Implications of policy incoherence for treatment of elementary school attention-deficit-disordered students, Margaret Anne Bauer

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Purification of protein toxins from Leiurus Quinquestriatus Hebraeus that modify Na channels, James Borneman

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Rhetoric of revitalization : an analysis of the ghost dance movement among the Sioux, Leila R. Brammer

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Classical dynamical studies of hydrogen fluoride dimer photodissociation, Bryan T. Broocks

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Stabilization of fast transversal filter and periodic noise-cancellation application, Liang Chen

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Applying western lighting aesthetic principles to the stage of Chinese classical opera, San-Tzu Chen

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Automated analysis of spring structure using image processing technique, Tsung-sheng Chen

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Photophysical properties of dibucaine and primaquine : a comparison study, Yann-Guang Chyan

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Overview of waste practices and problems in the United States through the 1980s, Mark Thomas Colby

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An internal communications audit of Sundstrand Corporation, Bradley J. Considine

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The influence of clothing on sociability, emotional stability, and dominance, Sarah L. Cosbey

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Navigator staff women and NavPress Bible studies : a telephone survey on opinions and needs, Judy C. Couchman

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The separate and combined effects of illness and noxious taste on prey survivability, Mary Louise Crowe

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Measurement and analysis of the effect of the joint position errors of robots on point-to-point operations, Dehe Cui

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Tales of tertiary tuffs in central Utah, Rimmer D. De Vries

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A strategy for the determination of RNA autolysis in carrot protoplasts, Craig J. Dobry

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The effect of a Thompson-like cognitive model on beginning algebra students' success with coin problems, Cynthia J. Eisenmann

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Cholesterol profiles and their relationship to percent body fat among adults with mental retardation, Emmanuel S. Felix

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Implications of teacher attitudes for science curriculum implementation, William S. Fisher

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Child abuse potential, attributions of intent, stable/unstable, global/specific, and internal/external locus of control, and the effects of mitigating information, Raymond Foody

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The vascular flora and plant communities of Ogle County, Illinois, Jay Friberg

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Development of single element flow graph procedure and real-time simulation of a high-frequency, high-order, low-pass power filter, S. Ali A. Ghane-E

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Chemostratigraphy and petrogenesis of Keweenawan lavas at Alona Bay, Ontario, Todd T. Gmitro

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A search for the axion particle at Fermilab, Rurngsheng Guo

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Smith Chart characterization of quartz plate resonators, Kenneth D. Hartman