Theses/Dissertations from 2015
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
Perfectionism and cognitive functioning : clarifying relationships between OCD and OCPD, Sara Wyman
Holistic visualization of high-performance computing facilities, Adam Young
La femme-artiste dans Elle et Lui, Lucrezia Floriani de George Sand et La Jongleuse de Rachilde, Sabie Zenku Baftiri
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Interaction of stress and stimulants in female rats : role of dopamine in the stress-induced reactivity to methamphetamine, Eden Marie Anderson
Characterization of table algebras by their multiplicities, Angela Antonou
A (re)conception of the city : commercialization, domestication, and resistance in New York City from Melville to McKay, James Baltrum
A shadow you will soon be, Daniel Alexander Berrones
Synthetic and mechanistic investigations of superelectrophilic reactions, Kenneth Nicholas Boblak
Nodal solutions of nonlocal integral boundary value problems, Jeremy E. Chamberlain
The effect of a warming up to fluency intervention on second-grade students' reading, Jacqueline J. Cleven
The power of words : a study of the intentional use of language to frame interactions in the elementary classroom, Julia Cloat
Poeisis as political educator : Aristotle and the purpose of poeisis, Stephen Eugene Clouse
Resolving deep relationships of PACMAD grasses : a phylogenomic approach, Joseph L. Cotton
Mindfulness meditation in first-year composition : effects on attention, metacognition, and apprehension, Kristin DeMint
The power of place in the fiction of E.M. Forster, Ashley Diedrich
Inorganic/organic hybrid nanocomposite coating applications : formulation, characterization, and evaluation, Tsehaye Eyassu
When push comes to shove : an equity analysis of a uniform tax rate and equalized assessed valuation in Illinois, Susan L. Farrell
Parental and adolescent characteristics predicting adolescent disclosure to parents across various social domains, Michael Patrick Flores
Cinematic representations of female teachers : a narratological analysis of mise-en-scene in recent Hollywood films, Laura A. Gilbert
Altering shyness mindset : enhancing treatment for social performance anxiety, Michael J. Gillen
The syntheses, characterizations, and applications of novel photo- and electrochemical catalysts, Lauren Rae Grabstanowicz
Biodegradation of drilling fluid used in South McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Andrea Xamplas Greer
Co-option versus compliance : how electoral systems affect countries' immigration policies, Michael Griswold
How are curious people affected by seductive details in written texts? : exploring the various relationships among curiosity, the seductive details effect, and learning outcomes, Edward James Hansen
Should I stay or should I go : the effects of leave context on interpersonal meta-accuracy, Camille Jacqueline Heneghan
A comprehensive phylogenetic study of the core genome of thirteen Bacillus and related species using known and novel techniques, Jennifer Diane Hintzsche
Extending self-discrepancy theory to the social role of mother, Nicole J. Holmberg
Novel uncharged local anesthetics, Rob Hussain
Coherent X-ray and laser spectroscopy measurements of diffusion in concentrated alpha-crystallin solutions, V.N.C. Karunaratne
A classification of class two and class three nilpotent table algebras, Caroline Kettlestrings
Magmatic water content of Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala, determined from a thermodynamic model for the plagioclase-liquid hygrometer, Christine A. Knudson
The effect of a mentoring intervention on the teaching self-efficacy of pre-service special education teacher candidates, Mary M. Lombardo-Graves
A conceptual model of ice shelf sedimentation, Matthew W. Mayerle
Examining teacher self-efficacy about best practices in science during a professional development series, Jessica L. Menez
Impact of social influences on men and women's risk recognition of sexual assault, Mary Catherine Mercer
A comparative analysis of primate first metatarsals : implications for Ardipithecus ramidus, Kristine Mitchell
Characterization of the native microbial communities in the karst aquifer of Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Anni Moore
Measuring adolescents' perceptions of academic social support : the relationship between academic social support, global social support, and level of functioning, Sonia S. Nowakowska
The importance of pre- and postnatal thermal conditions in determining growth trajectories in three viviparous grassland snakes, Tanya K. O'Brien
Using sample validation in auditing, A. Ochigbo
An examination of impact fees in growing school systems, Ronald V. Pacheco
www.speaktips.com : a website designed to provide public speaking articles through Weebly's content management system for the purpose of building a personal brand online, Jomin G. Panicker
Exploring a statistical test for modality, James E. Petkus
Gas-phase chemistry of tryptophan-based radicals, Andrii Piatkivskyi
Investigation of the many oxidation states of vanadium for the purpose of making a rechargeable battery, Kathryn L. Pilson
