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

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Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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Construction of a Synthetic Dihydrofolate reductase gene, Jennifer M. Chase

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A new algorithm and method for fast parallel adder, Cheng-Pei Chen

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Adaptive signal processing and its application to Echo canellations in telecommunications, Jier Chen

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Viewpoint invariant automated object recognition, Abhijeet Chitnis

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Brittle failure of cold forming dies made of high strength steel, Kaushik Choudhuri

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On-line modeling techniques for active noise control in the duct, Yann-Guang Chyan

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Photon stimulated desorption of H+ from Si(100) and glass : a comparative study, David S. Crouch

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Effects of childhood physical abuse and perceived social support on socio-emotional status of young women, Julie L. Crouch

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Vibration analysis of a board used for printed circuits, Jorge A. Crovetto

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The influence of garment color on the perception of personal traits, Michele L. Czernik

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Determining Educational needs of adult ESL learners : a case study, Ginger L. Dakin

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Differences between securely and insecurely attached infants in nonmaternal care regarding family environments, gender, and birth order, Johnna C. Darragh

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Reduction of trimethylamine N-oxide is not dependent on dimethlsulfoxide reductase activity in escherichia coli, Rushad C. Daruwala

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Preparation of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor inverter using diffusion techniques, Jacqueline E. Diaz

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An investigation of the impact of interexaminer reliability on the outcome of phonological assessment, L. Christine Eary Dillihay

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An inspection of a middle-school music program for implementation and assessment of the 1985 Illinois Fine Arts State Goals, Diane R. Dodillet

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Mineral balance of women fed oat bran or karaya gum, Sandra Domberg-Kruk

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Pointing muon tracks back to Cygnus X-3 using the Do muon cosmic ray telescope, Brian E. Drendel

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Investigation of the needs of and services offered to adults with craniofacial anomalies and/or cleft lip and palate, Maria U. Esguerra

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Modeling a bolted joint used for circuit boards, Yin Fang

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Regional significance and biostratigraphy of Cretaceous radiolaria from Pakistan, Mohammad Fariduddin

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Three dimensional active noise control with integrated audio capabilities, Brian Michael Finn

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The role of metrical phonology in the occurrence of liaison in French, Carolyn A. Fitzgerald

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The genomic dispersal of phytochrome-regulated genes in pea, Kevin M. Folta

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Effects of leg exercise and insulin injection sites on blood glucose in persons with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), Zisis Gagalis

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Targeting tobacco mosaic virus with a hairpin ribozyme, Scott C. Galasinski

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The Excavation of four domestic structures at Copán Ruinas, Honduras, Joseph M. Galloy

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Hind limb proportions and ontogenetic changes in the theropod dinosaur, coelophysis bauri, Doreen S. Genin

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Development of reducing resistance of thick film resistors by laser treatment, Daniel J. Giesecke

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Dietary habits, exercise patterns, and self-perceptions of preadolescents, Irene Golbeck

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Ice-rafting at a temperate tidewater glacier : McBride Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska, Paul F. Gottler

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Design and implementation of a hands-free telephone for persons with disabilities, Dan Greenwood

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Adaptive linearization for cooperative position control of robotic manipulators, Anteneh Haile

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Periosteal reactions as an indication of health status precontact and contact native populations from northern Spanish Florida, Dawn E. Harn

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Characterization of Mycolaminaran-induced resistance against plant viruses, Christina M. Heinkel

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The Academy Festival Theatre Company : from debut to demise, Paul Joseph Hettich

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Denial of alcohol abuse and belief in a disease versus a social learning model of etiology and treatment, Paul S. Hill

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An evaluation of RAPD markers in a cladistic analysis of pea, Brian K. Hoey

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The effects of aging on nasal resonance, Sharon A. Hollister

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Floristic diversity and the landscape mosiac : an analysis of the vegetation of the island of Newfoundland, André J. Hudson

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A model-dependent B cross section measurement via multiple semi-leptonic decay cascades in 800 GeV proton-nucleon collisions, Anthony C. Jackson

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A comparative study of cumulative Sum charts and Bayesian process control, Zahari Jasmani

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Effectiveness of contrastive stress drill and reauditorization with an adult with apraxia of speech, Donna M. Joerger

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Mixed finite element analysis of composite laminated plates in bending, Deepak Joshi

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Hearing loss among farmers : the effects of farm equipment and firearm noise, Dianna Lynn Kale

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The Laguerre transform in practice, Colin N. Keenan

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Substituent group and conjugation length influences on optical nonlinearity, Tracy A. Kelleher

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Evidence for a termination ritual in the West Court of Copan : archaeology at a classic Maya center in Honduras, David W. Kluth

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Studies of the heat transfer oil flow and improvements for the solar oven system, Xiu Kong

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Morphological characterization of the radiation sensitive cell line, xrs-5, Carol C. Korte

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A study of tennis rackets and their interactions with a tennis ball, Rodney R. Korte

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Young children's understanding of food and nonfood objects : appearance-reality distinctions, Christina M. Krause

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An expert machining system for rotational parts, Anil Kumar

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Smoking status, dietary restraint and weight gain in former participants of stop-smoking programs, Joan D. Lanciotti

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Development of a sensor to record structural displacements, Scott R. Lang

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PID and adaptive controller design for nonlinear systems, Shi Lan

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The impact of causal attributions on performance, emotions, motivation, and expectancies following unsuccessful motor-skill trials, Kerri M. Lehman

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Development and psychometric evaluation of the sex fantasy questionnaire, Elizabeth J. Letourneau

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The energy levels of Mn d-electrons in ZnS : optical properties Zns: Mn, Grace Cheang-Tzee Lim

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The ionic strength dependence of the reduction of cytochrome c peroxidase compound I by horse heart ferrocytochrome c, Jain-Cheng Lin

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Synthesis and characterization of model ladder oligomers with potential enhanced nonlinear optical response, Qishen Lin

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Scissor lift optimum design with finite element analysis, Na Liu

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The educational value of producing Broadway musicals at the secondary-school level, Tim McCrory

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Sizing an automated storage and retrieval system, Elizabeth Miles

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The development and application of a theory for analyzing visual symbols, Shane A. Miller

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Quality circles : an investigation of the Malcolm Baldridge quality award winners and the implications for education, Mary Ann Mings-Tennant

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An evaluation study of adult ESL composition textbooks: : principles and practice, Flor de Maria Molina Sedo

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Joan of Arc in French literature and culture, Mary-Lynette Moore

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A psychometric analysis and practical application of the rape myth acceptance scale, Mark D. Morin

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Implementing the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards through mathematical modeling, Cynthia Jane Snyder Musser

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Knowledge of child development and perceptions of the parental role in younger versus older first-time expectant parents, Madhabika Nayak

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Whole language : inception to implementation, Cecelia M. Nero

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Targeting an HIV-1 sequence in vivo by the hairpin ribozyme, Steven M. Nesbitt

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The impact of a writing process software package on the written language skills of students with learning disabilities, Susan M. Nies

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Culture and the motor performance of preschool children, Lilia LD. Nordwind

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Electron simulated desorption of oxygen and ethylene adsorbed on a Ni[sub0.9]Cu[sub0.1] (111) surface, Jon W. Paggett

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The development and analysis of an adaptive echo cancellation microphone system, Zhibing Pan

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Characterization of a putative human 5-lipoxygenase activating protein sequence encoded in Arabidopsis thaliana, Vandana A. Patwardhan

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The accuracy of mapping derived from the General Land Office surveys: : presettlement wetlands and deepwater habitats within Lake County, Illinois, Lisa M. Paulson

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Detecting land use change on the urban-rural fringe : integrating SPOT satellite data and geographic information systems techniques, Dennis T. Pedersen

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The photon-stimulated desorption studies of Na and K overlayers on silicon surfaces, Jie Peng

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The influence of the apocryphal gospels on selected scenes from the life cycle of the Virgin Mary as represented in the Monastery church of Christ the Saviour at Chora in Constantinople : Evangelical and iconographical implications, Zina Beth Phillips Steen

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A study of the JPEG still image compression standard and its implementation on multi-DSP96002 processor based architectures, Srinath V. Ramaswamy

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Effects of a balance training program on the performance of fundamental motor patterns of preschool students in special education, Judith Redman

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The relationship between the Han TLV mirror design and the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty, Laureen S. Reu

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Service employee-customer dynamics : the impact of expected emotions, expressed emotions and casual attributions on financial outcomes, Marie A. Roman

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Synthesis of bis-ferrocenyl polyenes : models for molecular wires, Michelle L. Sachtleben

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Separation of text from mixed text/graphic and description of graphics, Jianjun Sa

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A new model reference adaptive control approach, Saleh A. Saleh

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The evolution of medial /k/ before /a/ to /č/ and /ğ/ in Francien, Anne Elizabeth Schneider

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Sex ratio manipulation by the parasitoid wasp Muscidifurax raptor in response to host size and female wasp density, Sandra E. Seidl

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Analysis and comparison of the shang tautie and the Olmec "were-jaguar" : research into the proposed diffusion of the Chinese motif into Olmec art, Lydia V. Shalanko

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An analysis of secondary parameters and closure in the Adagio of Mahler's Tenth symphony, Laura Sheldon-Carr

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Physiological responses to accommodating resistance and dynamic constant resistance exercise, Rod T. Singletary

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Walking their own path : a life course analysis of baby boom women's marital decisions, Karen M. Slaughter

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Modern art comes to the Photo-Secession : a turning point, Mary Agnes Sommer

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The maintenance of intraoral pressure in hearing-impaired and normal-hearing speakers, Christine C. Studt

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Applicants' attitudes and intent to apply as a function of procedural justice : a test of the employee responses model, David A. Sujak

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Role of subunit removal in modulating the acid-dependent 430-414 nm conversion in cytochrome c oxidase, Nifta A. Sumera

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Screening for alcohol abuse among women in childbearing years : preventing fetal alcohol syndrome, Jane Thacker