Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Factors that influence the effective number of political parties in Southeast Asian countries, Sagung M. Kertayuda
Constituency size and policy outcomes : an analysis of state legislatures and education spending, Bryan Allen Ketter
A divide-and-conquer split Schur algorithm, Steven J. Kifowit
Lateral tracheal and esophageal displacement in Avialae and morphological implications for theropoda (Dinosauria : Saurischia), Jeremy Joseph Klingler
Recovery from ostracism : socioemotional and physiological factors and consequences, Ross William Knoll
Analysis of ground vibrations produced by an 80 in3 water gun in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lemont, Illinois, Carolyn Michelle Koebel
Quantifying seabird influence on recovering island ecosystems, Stephanie Kong
Development of a population density-based regression model to forecast discharge-precipitation ratios in midwestern urbanizing drainage basins, Kristopher Martin Kordek
As in the case of monsters, the changing face of representation in America, Aaron R. Kushner
Bayesian sample size determination for some ANOVA designs and regressions, Devi Chitra Lakshmanan
A historical analysis on the status of unilateral private placements in special education, Jeremy Lambe
Native Americas : a transnational and (post)colonial study of indigenous women writers in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean, Elizabeth M.A. Lamszus
Tracking the gap : a closer look at student- and school-level characteristics, Aundrea R.J. Lane
Symbolic self-completion theory : the impact of a threat to undergraduate students' academic competence beliefs, Matthew David Lange
Beam manipulation and acceleration with dielectric-lined waveguides, Francois Lemery
Joint attention development in infants and mothers, Margaret L. Loy
Fe, Cu and Zn concentration in a MVP as a function of sulfur in magmatic-hydrothermal systems comparable to the porphyry-style environment, Colby James Lubanowski
La musica y el cine durante la Movida madrilena como un movimiento politico y cultural, Salvador Macias
Delayed neonatal feeding and growth in the Lake Erie Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum, Elizabeth Whitney Mack
Invasive species sustain double-crested cormorants in southern Lake Michigan, Patrick T. Madura
Genetic and physical interactions in Arabidopsis between developmentally regulated GTPases, DRG-family binding proteins and ski-like RNA helicases, Matthew Jerome Marcec
Autistic texts and textual accounts of autism : the interdependence of 20th - and 21st - century science and literature through the rhetorical phenomenon of autism, John Joseph Marinan IV
The Indian Ocean Dipole's influence on Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, Alan Joseph Marinaro
Centered on writing : the relationship among writing centers, writing programs, and training methodology, Anne Kathleen Marquette
Ecological and evolutionary invasion dynamics of Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) in relation to white oak savanna restoration management at Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, USA, Shannon R. McCarragher
Development of synthetic strategies to afford products with biorenewable carbon and synthesis of superelectrophilic intermediates as well as various preliminary studies, Sean P. Mc Ilrath
Social bonds, cardiovascular function, and serotonin : insights from an animal model, Neal Daniel McNeal
Leadership development of high school varsity basketball captains with mentoring by their coach, Jason Mead
Examining principal self-efficacy and technology behaviors, Kathleen A. Melton
Panic and implicit theories, Lindsay Mae Miller
Un paso adelante, dos pasos atras : la mujer espanola en insolacion y nada, Sarah Elizabeth Minogue
Ginzburg-Landau simulations of narrow superconducting strips, Michael E. Miszczak
The relationship between sense of community, course performance, and persistence in community college distance learning courses, Pardess Mitchell
Fusion rings with degrees 1 and 4, Tyler Lewis Mitchell
A study of the statutes, regulations and judicial rulings impacting the access of service animals to the public schools, Jenell A. Mroz
Maternal and paternal contributions to child internalizing and externalizing problems : an actor-partner interdependence framework, Kyle Wayne Murdock
Illinois' Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) examined within the context of the federal government's expanding role in public education, Hillary A. Nasso
The overlooked, Razel Navarro
Family and school activation of cultural capital in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process, Christine Nelson
Genus Varecia : anatomy, morphology, and pathology, Elise R. Orellana
A metafictional antecedent of Don Quijote : Rosian de Castilla, Brenda Orsucci
Phylogenomic study of selected species within the genus Zea : mutation rate analysis of complete chloroplast genomes, Lauren M. Orton
Applying Frances Fowler's model to analyze the history of compulsory attendance laws in the United States, Deborah Dyer Osborne
Understanding and strengthening the education expectations of undocumented Latino high school students, Cynthia Padilla-Gaytan
Something creepy this way comes : PAC advertising and its attack on Obamacare A visual narrative analysis, Marguerite Teruggi Page
Study on phase-matched amplification of coherent electromagnetic waves through co-planar traveling wave structure for broadband power RF generation, Andrew Rae Palm
Investigations and applications of field- and photo-emitted electron beams from a radio frequency gun, Sriharsha Panuganti
"I'm sorry for the mistakes I'm about to make" : interaction, social status and emotion in the Indonesian EFL classroom, Francesca Pase
The role of maternal conversation in children's social understanding during middle childhood, RaeAnne Morgan Pearson
Examining the stress-buffering effect of social support on the relations between daily hassles and psychological adjustment in adolescence, Christina L. Piccirillo
Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plants under climate change, Phyllis H. Pischl
Elementary and middle school second language learning program models and pronunciation achievement, Monica Elaine Ploger
Tweeting to an empty room : a case study of the rhetorical strategies used during the Ebola crisis, Mary S. Pritchard
Competition for soft power in nineteenth-century Anglo-American relations as exemplified by mid-Victorian novels, Melina R. Probst
An examination of elementary teacher candidates' challenges in reflecting on critical incidents, Anna M. Quinzio-Zafran
Biodegradation and idealized modeling of drilling fluids, South McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Ellen Lynn Raimondi
Image quality measures in proton computed tomography, Saroj Rai
Recombination of brome mosaic virus genomic RNA3 between fescue strain and Russian strain in barley protoplasts, Parth R. Rao
A multimethod experimental investigation of the relationship between hoarding symptoms and confidence in memory, Arielle P. Rogers
A journey of joy- a biography of an excellent mathematics teacher : exploring what influenced her retention in teaching, Patricia S. Mannion Rowe
A legal analysis of school vouchers and the social justice impact, Michael Patrick Ryan
When student-on-student sexual harassment triggers school district liability under Title IX, Joe Salmieri III
Blaming the victim : the role of assault characteristics and victim attractiveness, Sapir Sasson
The functional characterization of rmtA, an arginine methyltransferase gene in Aspergillus flavus, Tim Satterlee
Teachers' and administrators' attitudes towards inclusion, Leatrice Lynn Satterwhite
Intent through event : the promotion of identity and interests at the Olympic Games, Joseph Scanlon
Your teacher said what on Facebook : application of First Amendment rights to teacher cyber speech, Anthony M. Scarsella
Combinatorial interpretations of continued fractions with multiple limit points, Herman Schaumburg
Professional learning communities : teacher perception of components of professional learning communities in high schools, Erika Schlichter
The use of discussion at the kindergarten level to advance cognitive abilities, Gayle J. Sears
A multi-species approach to elucidating the ecological function of primate geophagy, Brandon Semel
Student cyberspeech targeting faculty : what can school administrators legally do about it?, Bradley L. Shortridge
Synthesis and characterization of carborane-appended biomolecules, Tirtha Raj Sibakoti
Effects of perturbation on photosystem redox state in three species of octocorals, Emily L. Somova
Using tablet-based instruction to improve communicative responses in the world language classroom, Ashley C. Soriano
Empire of the scene : film adaptations of the novels of J. G. Ballard, Scott R. Stalcup
Conceptual metaphors in Ayn Rand's "Philosophy: Who needs it", Ilya Startsev
Linkages between Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) expansion and county board politics in rural Illinois, Eric A. Sterling
Radiation simulations of the CMS detector, Graham J. Stoddard
An exploration of elementary teachers' self-efficacy beliefs about teaching mathematics among teachers with advanced degrees, Kelly J. Talaga
Evolutionary and structural analyses of plant cell wall synthesis-related glycosyltransferase family 43 and 2, Rahil Taujale
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of inhibitors of IspD and IspE as potential antibacterial, antimalarial, and herbicidal agents, Michael Philip Thompson
Landscapes, temples, and colonization in Sicily : a study of Greek sacred architecture and colonization in Sicily to better understand cultural ethnicity, Cassandra C. Tobin
Ruminative resolution of trauma cognitions : modes of processing in an analogue study, Christine E. Valdez
The Great Recession's impact on the counties of Illinois : did stimulus spending and collaboration create jobs?, Lawrence E. Vaupel Jr.
Coherently enhanced radiation from inverse Compton scattering with tailored electron bunches, I. A. Viti
Methionine aminopeptidase enzyme inhibitors as promising targets toward discovery of novel anti-infective agents, Phumvadee Wangtrakuldee
Standardized assessment and the accountability structure in the state of Illinois, Daniel M. Warlop
Plant-virus interactions : suppression activity of the viral proteins, coat protein trans effects on recombination, and viral host-RNA encapsidation in horizontal gene transfer, Philipp Heinrich Weber
Factors that affect the development of writing competence in fifth-grade students, Ellen D. Weinstein-Blackman
I'm ready warden : an examination of the rhetoric of death, Zac Wendler
Quality control chart for tool wear : a residuals approach, Richard L. Whaples II
The Workplace Hassles from Interruptions Measure (WHIM), Stacy Wilkes
Jane Austen and Belles Lettres : the rhetorical influence of Hugh Blair in Jane Austen's Fiction, Miriam Elizabeth Antonia Wolff
Statistical analysis of interval-censored failure time data, Alicia Worrall
