Theses/Dissertations from 2014
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
Blaschke products and parameter spaces, Katherine Plikuhn
"Amorous ghosts" by Paco Ignacio Taibo II : translation of "Amorosos fantasmas" from the Spanish, Shevon Porter
Measuring efficiencies in U.S. hospital mergers, Sandhya Radhakrishnan
Assessing social and emotional skill development in early elementary students, David K. Rongey
A straw tube tracking detector for the New Muon g-2 E989 experiment, Mary Elizabeth Shenk
"Wouldn't harm a fly" : an English translation of "Du mal a une mouche" by Anne-Lise Grobety, Anna Strozza
"Unseen and unheard" : representations of mental illness in contemporary American immigrant literature, Ellen D. Stuart
Exponential random graph models for multilevel networks, Daniel Tattersall
Assessing social problem solving and frustration tolerance in early elementary students, Catherine G. Wang
RNA silencing suppression activity of the proteins encoded by the brome mosaic virus RNA genome, Philipp Heinrich Weber
Impact of post-mortem alternation on oxygen isotope values of diatom silica, Wilson Wiedenheft
Destructive leader behavior : assessing public school leader behaviors and workplace attitudes, Daniel Scott Woestman
Investigation of silicon Lewis acidity and design of a novel silicon Lewis acid catalyst scaffold, Matthew Edward Zielinski
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Parametric-resonance ionization cooling for muon beams in the twin helix channel, James Anthony Maloney
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Shadows of Burma: The Politics of Identity on the Thai-Burmese Border, Shahin Aftabizadeh
Charge density estimations for particle beams based on orthogonal polynomial series, Danairis Hernandez
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Differential algebraic methods for space charge modeling and applications to the University of Maryland Electron Ring, Edward W. Nissen
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Next-generation fragment separators for exotic beams, Laura L. Bandura
Evaluation of protons' most likely paths in inhomogeneous phantoms for proton-computed tomography, Kent Jiann Dar Wong
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
The effects of peer-mediated goal setting and performance feedback on curriculum-based measurement indices of written expression, Julianna M. Alitto
Measurement of σ(pp̅ ⟶ tt̅) in the τ + jets channel by the DØ experiment at run II of the tevatron collider, Mikhail Arov
Evaluation of factors for depression and suicide in a community sample of adolescents: The role of body image, disordered eating, parent and peer support, and self-esteem, Amy Marie Brausch
Effects of amphetamine treatment on behavioral recovery from neglect in rats, Miranda M. Brenneman
Urban African-American students: What is the effect of advisory participation in the adolescent years—grades 8–9?, Joyce V. Brown
Conflicting expectations : the politics of housing reform in Cook County, Sharon P. Caddigan
Classification methods for primitive table algebras of dimension 4, Todd Alcott Corley
A longitudinal analysis of social support, victimization, and outcomes, Lisa Marie Davidson
Sembene's Xala : alternatives to the representation of Africa in colonial and neocolonial novels and films, Okaka Opio Dokotum
Production of stereoselective anti-amino acid antibody fragments by molecular biological techniques, Pierre Paul Eleniste
The politics of unfunded mandates : the intergovernmental fiscal relationships and political structure in China, Yongmao Fan
Interpreting ambiguous child behaviors : the role of automatic information processing in child physical abuse risk, Maria-Magdalena Farc
Preparation and characterization of antibody-based stationary phases for the separation of structurally related small molecules, Elliott Javier Franco
Computational simulation studies of RPE65, alpha crystallin, and ABCR, Hao Guo
A study of the principalship : performance indicators of leadership standards and the work of principals, Peter William Hannigan
Diary study of the relationship between sexual risk taking and strategies for reducing negative affect, Nicolette L. Howells
Commensurate effect in superconducting niobium films containing arrays of nanoscale holes, Jiong Hua
"Us and them" : the changing boundaries of acceptance and exclusion for incoming ethnic, religious, and racial groups in Rockford, Illinois, 1880-1933, Christopher Jaffe
Narrating choices: The significance of technique in the work of Sarah Orne Jewett, Willa Cather, Nella Larsen, and Zora Neale Hurston, Caresse A. John
Ethnic identity of Turkey's migrant Kurds in urban provinces, Seda Kartal
Teacher instructional practices, student mathematical dispositions, and mathematics achievement, Phillip K. Kisunzu
Is there a schoolhouse gate in cyberspace? : the extent of public school officials' authority over student cyberspeech, Steven Douglas Koch
Evaluation of spirituality as a moderator of risk for suicidal ideation in a community sample of adolescents, Lisa Callio Konick
Chief administrator influence in Illinois council-manager and mayor-council cities, William T. Lichter
Dynamic portfolio and consumption decisions under ambiguity for time varying investment opportunities, Hening Liu
The role of student support services programs in motivating students to persist in postsecondary institutions, Jonathan McKenzie
Perceived benefit of new teacher induction programs by Illinois teachers, Donn Mendoza
A class of functions in [fourier transform] whose integral is not in [fourier transform], Jonathan Alex Szaukellis Meshes
"So great a correspondence" : Native American diplomacy in the Hudson Valley, 1609-1783, Tom Arne Midtrød
Synthesis, characterization, redox kinetics, and assessment of DNA and thiol binding of a new class of platinum(II) and -(IV) pyrophosphato complexes, Robert John Mishur
Affect, self-efficacy, and responsive caregiving in mothers: A model of infant care, Bradley S. Montgomery
Teacher support, teacher-child conflict, and school adjustment for African American children living in high risk urban communities, Kelly M. Murray
Subcellular localization of DRG family proteins, Benjamin John Nelson
Reactions to distressing events during emotional imagery in college students reporting high and low levels of experiential avoidance, Scott M. Pickett
A critical budgeting component for a "forgotten government" : a case study of budgeting for county jail facilities, Donald E. Piwowarski
Generalizations for the blocks of the symmetric group and Nakayama's conjecture, Mihai-Teodor Racovitan
Synthesis, structure, and properties of ternary and quaternary rare earth chalcogenides, Rosemary Sue Rakers
An investigation of the relationship between coping behaviors and dispositional traits during job transitions: A longitudinal study, Daylashunta Lakesha Randolph
Children and adults : indirect attitude measurement, Heather J. Risser
Educational contexts perceived to influence effective teaching practices, Kristine A. Schach
From books to Broadway : the musicalization of literature, Jeanne McGowan Sheehan
Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of novel and immobilized palladium and ruthenium complexes, Matthew Ryan Sheets
First Rays of the Midnight Sun: The Beginning of Nietzsche's Response to Nihilism, Lewis Mark Slawsky
The impact of maternal employment on child overweight and obesity, Jennifer J. Smith
Quadratic inverse eigenvalue problems: Theory, methods, and applications, Vadim Olegovich Sokolov
Redeeming Eve : a model woman in middle English vernacular literature, Ellen B. Sorenson
The relationship among bullying participant roles, social support, and school climate, Kelly Hodgson Summers
Spin polarization of electrons by reflection at a barrier, Voltaire Teodorescu
The tendency of affections: Natural families in nineteenth-century Louisiana, Thomas Jay Vaughan
An analysis of the levels of moral decision making of public elementary school principals, Charles J. Vitton
A Monte Carlo investigation of bootstrapping in covariance structure modeling under varying levels of multivariate nonnormality, Wayne W. Wilkinson
Effects of adult sexual assault types and tactics on cognitive appraisals and mental health symptoms, Maha H. Zayed
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
"Minimalist" administration : an innovative administration model utilized by a film institute in Arizona, Jane Campa Alvarez
Thai government reform : The case of the integrated provincial administrative system, Udomchoke Asawimalkit
Use of epiphyseal and total fusion scores as methods of age estimation and evaluation of morphological indices in the macropodidae, Caroline K. Ballard
