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

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Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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Thermodynamic studies of the solubilization of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine in various physical states with an anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactant, Hussain Bin Long

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The Joliet Drama Guild : a historical perspective and master five-year plan of operation, Sandra L. Martin

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Low conversion loss 10.0 GHz integrated balanced mixer on an RT/duroid 5880 substrate, Festus Mwinzi Kingoo Masai

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Performance markings : the historical developments of conceptual performance as art, Cherie Matousek

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The impact of Creative Cuisine in DeKalb County restaurants, Janice M. McQuere

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Dimethylsulfoxide respiration in Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli, Lynne Miguel

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French still life painting, 1791-1815, Nanette C. Mosher

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Response of the North Atlantic Ocean to climatic variation in the mid to late Pliocene, Kevin J. Moss

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Southern violence : an analysis of lynchings in the south central region of the United States from 1889 to 1918, David R. Moton

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The substrate specificity of Bacillus cereus Phospholipase C, Sandra M. Mueller

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The relationship between economic development and women's status in Sub-Saharan Africa, Melanie L. Neal

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A study of Mesozoic (Early Cretaceous) radiolaria from DSDP Hole 534A, Randy R. Niebuhr

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The lithofacies and paleogeography of the Crazy Hollow Formation, central Utah, Kelly L. Norton

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The development of deep tests for two syntactic structures, Arnita R. Ogunyemi

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Four stories, Michael Orlock

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Desirable and undesirable weight changes as a function of locus of control and restrained eating in women, Sejal Patel

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The effect of transducer type on the auditory brainstem response, Linda L. Piechna

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Self-punitive behavior : strength of fear in the startbox and third runway segment during punished extinction, Catherine M. Pittman

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Visuals, games, and manipulatives in music education : a position, Vicky Marie Pletsch

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The knowledge of critical care nurses about the kidney donation process, Holly N. Purrazzo

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A comparison between long-period Q models and those derived from short-period data, Kamarudin Abdul Rahman

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A cinematographical analysis of the takeoff of the long jump as performed by skilled jumpers of various competitive levels, Charles John Rankin

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The use of digitized landsat thematic mapper photographic data for the inventory of wetlands in Southern Illinois, Rebecca A. Ritter

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An investigation into the factors affecting the course and outcome of pregnancy in a low income population, Lucy Ciganek Robinson

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Spectral factors involved in the intelligibility of speech, Bruce Sanders

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An external compensated crystal oscillator study, Blair J. Schodowski

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Consonant visibility from two horizontal viewing angles, Carla H. Segriff

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Rheumatology physicians' recommendations related to weight-bearing exercise for children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Karin J. Setterquist

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The administrative establishment and operation of the Southern Lakes Repertory Theatre : a summer-stock theatre company, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1985, Jay R. Sierszyn

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The iconography of the Merovingian cross-page : apotropaic and cosmological symbolism in early mediaeval art, Thomas W.A. Small

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Music education and the learning disabled : the effects of movement programming and class placement, Kay L. Stephens

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Harper College tax rate referendum : organization and strategy with emphasis on public relations, Elaine Stoermer

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The influence of self-schema on weeping behavior, Joseph J. Stote

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Unionism among Chicago carpenters, 1855-1901, Thomas J. Suhrbur

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The developmental impact of documentary photography on photojournalism : a historical review, Meg A. Theno

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The effects of unprocessed wheat bran with and without drugs on the urinary excretion of calcium and oxalate in hypercalciuric subjects, Angela Sue Thompson

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Gawaine and the lady Ragnell : a play, Donna Henderson Turner

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Raka, Ilse-Mari Van Wyk

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Physiological responses and adaptations to inversion, Pat Roy Vehrs

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Changes in focus of local news : a look at six newspapers, Jeffrey Vorva

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The effects of dramamine on the evoked potential resulting from accelerated motion, Amy J. Weissberg

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Development of employee communication strategy process : a special focus on trust, Richard E. Wilmot

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Evidence for a new unstable phase in aluminum-rich aluminum-iron alloys : a Mossbauer study, Wang Tzong Yung

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Effective medium investigation of thin film niobium nitrides, Patrick A. Zukosky

Theses/Dissertations from 1985

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Mossbauer study of Iron(II) flouride (FeF₂), Roslan bin Abd. Shukor

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The central Javanese gamelan as a Southeast Asian phenomenon, Al Balaz

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The extent and behavior of the mineralized water in the Mt. Simon Formation, northeastern Illinois, Marian J. Barnes

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The effect of training specificity and exercise modality on selected physiological variables, Jonathan C. Beasley

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A study to determine the need for user related standards in the areas of cryogenic and liquefied gas safety, William D. Beckley

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Market investigation of compliance with textile labeling regulations, Bobbi Bendickson

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A locational decision model based on traffic generation resulting from land use change : a DeKalb, Illinois, example, Mark T. Biernacki

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The effects of nabam and nabam's degradative products on developing Xenopus laevis embryos, William Xaxier Birch

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Entropy and the art of Robert Smithson : a search for meaning in the Spiral jetty, Susan C. Blake

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The woman at the checkout counter : an analysis of the image of women in women's magazines for April 1984, Sandra E. Bonner

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Differences in physical health, social interaction, and personal adjustment between incontinent and continent homebound aged women, Susan L. Breakwell

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Thematic unity in Steven [sic] Sondheim's Merrily we roll along, Gary E. Brubaker

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Theophanes the Greek : his role and contribution in the development of Russian religious painting at Novgorod and Moscow, Shirley S. Bryar

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Amino acid transport in anuran embryos : the role of the jelly coat, William A. Cameron

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Sonata for violin and piano, Shao-nin Chiang

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Symmetric eigenvalue and linear recurrence parallel algorithms for the HEP parallel computer, Ava A. Chun

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Effects of duration and controllability of infants' cries on caregivers' behavior and perception, Jerry W. Cleland

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Postal controls on the radical press, Deborah A. Cobban

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Thermodilution cardiac output determination : the effect of injectate temperature on cardiac rate and rhythm in patients with flow-directed pulmonary artery catheters, Patricia A. Cookingham-Thies

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An investigation of the relationship between burnout, self-actualization and trait anxiety among community home health nurses, Janet S. Craft

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The effect of a training program on the health related physical fitness of mentally retarded adults, Edyth A. Donaldson

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The impact of television on the campaigns and elections of 1952-60, Gene M. Eble

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Chemotherapy knowledge retention of stage II breast cancer patients initiating adjuvant chemotherapy : a comparison of two teaching formats, Linda Elsik

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Isolation of recombination-deficient and ultraviolet-sensitive mutants of Bacillus megaterium QMB1551, Jami D. English

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Robert Altman's Nashville : a study of fraud in America, Patrice Michele Fleck

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A case study of name and identity change from Allegheny Airlines to USAir, H. Wayne Frantzen

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The effect of mood on self-referent processing in mild depression, William S. Garmoe

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Physical analysis of plasmids found in Thermus aquaticus YT1, Kathleen A. Glass

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The effect of motivation on the running performance of mentally retarded adults, Stacey L. Guenther

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Comparison of powers for Wilcoxon and empirical characteristic function based symmetry tests, Kathleen A. Gutowski

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Seasons : for chamber orchestra, Valerie A. Heinkel

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Factors leading to job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction among adult basic education teachers in northern Illinois, Andrew J. Heresz

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Characteristics of children and alleged perpetrators which are associatied with hospitalization in confirmed cases of physical abuse, Christine Kipp Herrmann

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Topography and potentially phytotoxic levels of soil boron in a prairie-forest ecotone, Richard G. Hootman

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Adapted physical education service delivery in Illinois : status and needs assessment, Patricia J. Hoppenrath

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The auditory brainstem response in C57BL/6 mice : role of hearing loss with age, gender, and stimulus frequency, Kelly Paris Hunter

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A biomechanical analysis of the overhead badminton smash, Kevin G. Hussey

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Family therapy in parochial schools : parental participation and key demographic characteristics, Dale R. Inczauskis

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Palynological and sedimentological basin analyses of lower to middle Pennsylvanian deposits in Rock Island County, Illinois, and Muscatine County, Iowa, John L. Isbell

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Nutrition knowledge, locus of control, and food supplement usage of hospital employees, Lynnette S. Jones

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Aluminum effects on rooting habits of sugar maple and on the nutrient balance of sugar maple, red maple, and red oak grown in sand culture, Patrick D. Kelsey

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Increasing the storage capacity of a rigid disk with a variable-speed brushless DC motor spindle drive, Donald G. Kilroy

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Light times: two plays, David Allan Kuester

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The isolation and characterization of morphogenic mutants of Bacillis megaterium QM B1551, David A. Lach

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A spectral and textural analysis of digitized high altitude color infrared photography of residential areas in Aurora, Illinois, William J. LaRocque

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Responsive listener skills in preschool children : the use of backchannel behaviors in relation to social interaction, Raymond E. Lechner

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A profile of technical writing teachers and curricula in selected Northern Illinois postsecondary schools, Helene M. Lemarre

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A comparison of health-related physical fitness levels of trainable mentally handicapped adults, Matthew G. Lesniewski

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The effects of an adapted physical education program on the gross motor development of preschool special education students, Denise L. Loid

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Changes in student nurses' attitudes, knowledge, and situational responses after exposure to course content on human sexuality, Linda R. MacDonald

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The relationship of uninterrupted sleep periods and mental status of thoracic postoperative patients in a surgical intensive care unit, Kathy Ann Madsen

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The effects of polyamines on the control of ODC in mammalian cells, Dennis W. Mahan

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A study of the effects of a localized employee publication, Sally A. Maier

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Validation of selected skinfold calipers and body density prediction equations for measuring body composition of nonathletic college aged males and females, Ramasamy Manikam

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Cyclone frequency and 700 mb. circulation : trends, periodicities, and high versus low cyclone distributions, Laurel H. Maze

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A vegetation analysis of the Boyle Prairie, northern Illinois, Jeffrey L. Mengler