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

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Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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A model for effective thermal conductivity in a sorbing composite matrix structure, Mohammad Khursheed Sarwar

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The hydrogeology of the Galena-Platteville dolomite in DeKalb and Kane counties, northeastern Illinois, David A. Schumacher

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Neonatal intensive care unit professionals' descriptions of the actual versus the ideal role of the developmental/educational specialist, Jacqueline D. Shannon

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Hu Shih and popular education in the May Fourth Period, Wan Shuping

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Words of the ancestors : an analysis of Dayak ritual language, Holly Smith

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Preschoolers' story-retelling abilities, Jeanne Byers Spraetz

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Perceptions of home economics education held by secondary school students, Mary Streicher

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Aversive parental disciplinary techniques and subsequent aggressive behavior, Therese M. Sullivan

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Elucidation of the relative roles of the (5-6) and (6-4) UV-induced lesions in CHO cell survival, DNA synthesis and mutation, Sharon A. Taft

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Development of active noise-control systems, Javier Tapia

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Development of an interactive computer program and assessment of its usefulness in weight loss programs which use behavior modification techniques, T. Thilagavathy

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Personal investment theory : gender differences in exercise motivation and behavior, Terri Jo Vehnekamp

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Effect of skew on torque ripple in variable reluctance motors, Rajeev Vyas

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pH effect on the Soret absorption band of resting cytochrome c oxidase, Scott Allen Walter

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Using MAPLE for symbolic computations in robotics, Rongdong Wang

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Values education : an imperative for 1990s school reform, Marian L. Watson

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Chromosomal differences in phenotypic plasticity for thorax size in Drosophila melanogaster, Stephanie L. Weber

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Dynamics of the Van der Waals complex ArCl₂, Xiaolin Wei

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Hydrogen peroxide induced spectral change in resting cytochrome oxidase and the ph effect, Lichun Weng

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Fabrication of miniature quartz resonators utilizing photolithographic techniques, Gregg Westberg

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Fundamental questions about the basic course in oral communication, Grant W. Wilson

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The relationship between classroom selection and instruction, and achievement in district learner outcomes of first/second-grade combination classrooms, Rhonda M. Wooley

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Evaluation of alternative wetting methods for vinyl-asbestos floor tile removal using a mechanical chipper, Jeffrey T. Wynveen

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Electrochemical studies on gel/liquid microinterfaces, Jianjiang Xu

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Sentence reading time of multiplicative word problem text : influence of problem structure, mathematical operation, and number type, Kazuko Yamazaki

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The practical application of cooperative learning at Centennial School, Plano, Illinois as compared to the theoretical model, Barbara A. Youngren

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A comparison of heart-related dietary risk factors between noon meals selected by adult participants of NHANES II and restaurant meals prepared according to American Heart Association guidelines, Judith A. Zarebski

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Acoustics of snare drums : an experimental study of the modes of vibration, mode coupling, and sound radiation patterns, Huan Zhao

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Adaptive acoustic echo cancellation : theory, algorithms, implementations, and applications, Huan Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 1989

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The effects of sweeps : a content analysis of Chicago television news, Kathleen Abdul

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Flow cytometric analysis of normal and transformed human cell lines and normal lymphocytes : karyotyping, sorting of chromosomes, and cell cycle analysis, Cynthia Barbara Timlick Aller

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The effect of relaxation training on anxiety and achievement in second-grade children, Debra Bacharz

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Critical phases in the development of the iconography of the Crucifixion in Byzantine art, Diane K. Banner

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A process analysis of self-regulation and emotional arousal effects, Michael Basso

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A comparative study of the achievement between high school students in a teacher's first, second, third, fourth, and fifth class taught, Carl John Benassi

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Conceptually and data-driven processes in text comprehension, Mary Jeanne Berryman

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Marginality and cognitive complexity, Tamela A. Blackstone

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The characterization of mixed micelles formed by mixtures of ionic surfactants and phospholipids, Umesh C. Bodani

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The influence of instruction on children's regulation activity during comprehension monitoring, Teresa S. Bossert

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Groupthink : effects of group cohesiveness and assigned group decision rule, Gerald J. Braasch

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A steady state kinetic study of the oxidation of ferrocytochrome C to ferricytochrome C by cytochrome C peroxidase as a function of viscosity, Michael E. Brown

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Design for a dream, Virginia B. Brown

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Attitudes, knowledge and food practices regarding calcium and osteoporosis, Karen Greiner Burke

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An aerodynamic and nasometric assessment of velopharyngeal functioning in hearing-impaired speakers, Mary E. Cain

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A comparison of power divergence statistics for testing hypotheses in three-dimensional contingency tables, Patricia L. Cavenee

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The effects of caffeine on the mutation frequency at the adenine phosphoribosyl transferase locus in Chinese hamster ovary cells exposed to ultraviolet light, Rosemary Margaret Cesario

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Adaptive signal processing design and implementation, Chein-Chung Chen

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Binding of antizyme to mammalian ornithine decarboxylase and the influence of changes in the enzyme protein structure, Hong-Jung Chen

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The effect of aspartame use on food intakes in college students, Linna Annie Chen

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Digital image processing technique applicable to the detection of tiny defects on quartz crystals, Ting Chen

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I Fu-chiu and the relationship between Chinese and Japanese literati paintings, Yeong-Chau Chou

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The effects of contextual interference on learning golf putting skills by adolescents with moderate mental retardation, Fiona Jane Connor

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The performance of a heat exchanger for storing solar energy, Julie Anne Crooke

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Potential health and safety problems among child care workers, Cherryl M. Crouch

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A comparative analysis of plasmid content in organisms assigned to the genus Thermus including isolation and genotypic analyses of bacteriocin negative strains os Thermus rubens, Margot M. Dallas

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Short-term employment and locational adjustment by firms in declining industries, Craig R. Desens

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Determinants of part-time employment in the retail industry, Tanya Domina

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Correlation of the rates of solvolysis of alkyl haloformates by Malcolm J. D'Souza, Malcolm J. D'Souza

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Avain community composition in relation to wetland habitat characteristics, Terese Dudek

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Hearing sensitivity among police officers, Kristine Elise Eatinger

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A finite element simulation of total nitrogen concentrations in ground water from spray irrigation versus sand bed filtration, Christine M. Eddy

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Teacher's perceptions of kindergarten programs : are they developmental?, Laura J. Estrem

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Manganese (III) acetate dihydrate-induced oxidative dimerization of methoxy styrenes, Terrence P. Everson

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The effects of association and dissociation on the rate of perceived exertion and the physiological variables of exercise, Tracy M. Ferris

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Police and higher education : officer attitudes toward work performance and higher education and perceptions of qualitative effectiveness, Brian T. FitzPatrick

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Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to the United States : the Pope's relationship with American Catholics, Lisa Angela Flores

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Misfortune, Barry G. Fohrman

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Day care : effects on cognitive development of low and middle socio-economic status children, Janice M. Gatto

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Self-reflexivity in documentary and ethnographic film, Anne E. Gravel

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Dental variation of native populations from northern Spanish Florida, Mark Cline Griffin

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Spectroscopic studies of nonlinear optical organic polymer : a twisted intramolecular charge transfer conformation in P, P'-disubstituted diphenyl hexatriene systems, Hann-Wen Guan

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The femme fatale : a phenomenon of obsession, 1864-1910, as seen in the work of three artists, Brian M. Halsted

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The effects on adolescents' proportional reasoning of the match or mismatch in data presentation and question presentation and of context in comparison-type mixture problems, P. Ann Hamilton

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An assessment of self-directed learning readiness in an external degree program, Janice Harring-Hendon

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The effect of style of dress and use of humor on judgment of social distance in the professional female, Diane Lockwood Harter

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Temporary mood state, self-awareness, and time perception, Wendy L. Hawkins

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A comparison of male and female runners, weight lifters, and sedentary controls in the R-amp response to exercise testing, Denise Laurel Hennings

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Investigation of transport behavior of semihydrophobic ions across a microscopic interface formed between nitrobenzene and water, Irma Cabarubia Hernandez

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Hemodynamic changes relative to site of application of nitroglycerine ointment (NTGO) in patients admitted to a coronary care unit with diagnosis of chest pain, Cherry L. Hicks

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A comparison of three prescriptive methods for hearing aid selection, Lisa M. Hoover

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Synthetic applications of manganese (III) acetate chemistry, David Bramwell Horsley

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Aerobic and anaerobic effects of interval and continuous aerobic dance training, Holly J. Hough

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Optimal in-process inventory in a flexible manufacturing system in a just-in-time environment, Junglim Koh Hwang

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The relationship of maximal bench press strength to push-ups and absolute muscular endurance, Joseph Invergo

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Political and theological implications in the church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Laura Climenko Johnson

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Biogeography and assemblage structure of small mammals across a transition zone in southern Chile, Douglas A. Kelt

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Personal losses : perceptions of older adults and their service providers in a long-term care facility, Margaret Miller Kennedy

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Effects of swimming and land exercises versus swimming and water exercises on body composition of college students, Judy Kieres

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Synthesis of 1,8-dimethyl-e-exo-ethyl-2,9-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]non-7-ene by Eric W. Kirchoff, Eric W. Kirchhoff

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Causal attribution in sport : a comparison of the perceptions of females and males, Ruth L. Kuzmanic

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A critical study of the May 7 Cadre School of the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976, Jiang Lan

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A measurement of the momentum spectrum of cosmic-ray muons, Peichun Lee

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Cross-validation of the Rockport fitness walking test in females 65 years and older, Kathy L. Lenzini

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Acuity level and other factors associated with hospital readmission of older adults, Elizabeth S. Lilly

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Frequency domain adaptive signal processing, Xu Li

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Exekias : master potter and painter of Attic black figure vases, Nancy Ludgin

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The pulpit and the printing press : historical sources and current interpretations of the First Amendment, Susan Nelson Lund

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An effective approach in generating efficient software for digital signal processors, Kuanchung Ma

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Dietitian's perceptions of current roles, future roles and professional image of the clinical dietitian, Brenda A. Marciniak

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Geochemistry of lower-crustal xenoliths from the Royal Society Range of the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica, Jane Matheney