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Dissertations from 2010
Active Bundles for Protecting Confidentiality of Sensitive Data Throughout Their Lifecycle, Lotfi Ben Othmane
Neurochemical Effects of Amyloid-Beta Oligomers in Rats, John J. Panos
Optimizing Green Sand Properties of Fluidized Sand from Aeration and Developing New Green Sand Testing Technique, Ananda Mani Paudel
Development of the Trauma Informed System Change Instrument: Evaluation of Factorial Validity and Implications for Use, Margaret M. Richardson
Competing Formal and Informal Institutions in a Democratizing Setting: An Institutional Analysis of Corruption in Romania, Mihaiela Ristei
Integrated Approach for the Assessment and Development of Groundwater Resources in Arid Lands: Applications in the Quetta Valley, Pakistan, Zhanay Sagintayev
The Effects of Brief Visual Stimuli on the Anxious Arousal Associated with Public Speaking, Dayanthi Nishani Samaraweera
4-H Leaders: Factors that Affect Their Persistence in the 4-H Youth Development Program, Regina Schinker
Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in AQIP Accredited Community and Technical Colleges, Constance M. Schwass
Examining the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Delivery Models to Teach Children Abduction Prevention Skills, Kimberly E. Seckinger-Bancroft
A Sequential Analysis of Staff Training Procedures to Efficiently Teach Novice Instructors to Implement Errorless Discrete-Trial Teaching Procedures, Jamie M. Severtson
Effects of Yellow Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons and Novel Lane Markings on Motorists’ Yielding, Speed, and Headway at Multilane Uncontrolled Crosswalks, Jimmy Wayne Shurbutt
Coping with Disaster: Lessons Learned from Executive Directors of Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) on New Orleans Following Hurricane Katrina, Steven L. Smith
Political Ideology and Its Relationship to Perceptions of Social Justice Advocacy Among Members of the American Counseling Association (ACA), Janeé Steele Steele
Superintendents' Use of Research-Based Responsibilities/Practices in High-Performing School Districts, Wayne Russell Stitt
The Knowing-Doing Gap: The Influence of Teacher Feedback in Changing Principal Behavior - A Mixed Methods Study, Kimberly St. Martin
A Habit of Seeing: Stories, Rachel Swearingen
Experimentally Reducing Preset and Hysteresis Effects in Creating a Non-Linear Model for Brake Hoses, Jai Thomas
Creative Iconology: A Conceptual Framework for Instruction in K-12 and Pre-Service Visual Arts Education, Cindy Todd
Gold Nanoparticle - Modified Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Novel Photocatalytic Materials, Nayane Udawatte
Everything Empty Is Broken, a Novel, Curtis VanDonkelaar
The Inception and Development of Michigan's 21st Century Schools Fund, John Richard VanWagoner II
School-Based Delivery of Combined Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Plus Caregiver Sessions for Youth Depression, Sarah VerLee
Confidence Intervals and Tests on the Difference of Means of Two Delta Distributions, Karen Grace Villarente Rosales
On Robustification of Some Procedures Used in Analysis of Covariance, Kuanwong Watcharotone
The Effects of an Inquiry-Based Earth Science Course on the Spatial Thinking of Pre-Service Elementary Teacher Education Students, Kevin Douglas Weakley
The Effects of Chlordiazepoxide on Resurgence in Male Rats: A Preliminary Investigation, Marc Alden Weeden
Toward Automated Detection and Diagnosis of Mammographic Microcalcifications, Imad Mohammad Zyout
Dissertations from 2009
Mapping the Global Landscape in Women's Diasporic Writing, Martha Addante
Creative Metacriticism: The Portrayal of Literary Theory in Contemporary Fiction, Zaydun Ali Al-Shara
Systemic and Personal Change: A Retrospective Case Study Of Balanced Literacy Implementation as Perceived by Those Involved, Donna J. Anderson
Low-Level Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Waters of Michigan, Lisa M. Anderson
Adolescents' Experience of the Factors Influencing Their Diabetes Treatment Regimen, Roger W. Apple
Improving Reading Fluency and Comprehension in Elementary Students Using Read Naturally, Rebecca Arvans
Meta Analyses of Multiple Baseline Time Series Design Intervention Models for Dependent and Independent Series, Oluwagbohunmi Adetunji Awosoga
Topology Control Using Joint Power and Beam-Width Control in Hybrid RF/FSO Mesh Networks, Osama Awwad
Acceptability of Interventions to Staff in Long-Term Care Settings for Older Adults: Comparing Ratings and Hierarchical Selection, Jonathan C. Baker
Persistence and Success: A Study of Cognitive, Social, and Institutional Factors Related to Retention of Kalamazoo Promise Recipients at Western Michigan University, Michelle Ann Bakerson
A Qualitative Study of School Lockdown Procedures and Teachers' Ability to Conduct and Implement Them at the Classroom Level, Bethney Bergh
The Effects of Toyota Production System Training Discontinuation, Robert Patrick Biggins
Spatial Frequency Localization in Mammograms Using Wavelets, Tomislav Bujanovic
African American Student Retention: A Study of the Effects of an Intrusive Advising Intervention at a Career College, DeAnna R. Burt
Anomaly Detection Techniques for Ad Hoc Networks, Chaoli Cai
Representaciones de la memoria de la guerrilla antifranquista en la novelística española contemporánea, Nuño Castellanos
A Hotel Lobby at the Edge of the World, Adam Clay
Measuring Graduating M.S.W. Students' Knowledge of the Steps of Evidence-Based Practice, Kellie D. Cody Jr.
Nursing Faculty Experiences and Perceptions of the Implementation Process to a Learner-Centered Teaching Philosophy: A Case Study, Sharon L. Colley
Effects of Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training on Motor Performance, Task Accomplishment and Participation in Persons with Chronic Stroke, Stephanie A. Combs
The Politics and Consequences of Stakeholder Participation in International Development Evaluation, Anne Cullen
Transmission and Guiding of Fast Electrons through Insulating Nanocapillaries and Comparison with Ion Guiding, Susanta Das
The Heterosexual Mother-Lesbian Daughter Relationship: Using Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) to Understand Perceptions among Predominately White, Formally Educated Mothers, Julie Meredith Davis
Comparing Indigenous and External Teachers: Beliefs, Origins of Beliefs, and Expectations, Richard H. Fowler
Visual Impairment and Eye Care among Older Americans: Secondary Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Amy L. Freeland
Longitudinal Study of Factors Impacting the Implementation of Notebook Computer Based CAD Instruction, Richard F. Goosen
Middle School Teacher and Parent Perceptions of Parental Involvement, Brandon Graham
Career Decision Making for Male Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Model of Critical Factors Aiding in Transitional Efforts, Gregory B. Gray
A Comparison of Methods for Teaching Auditory-Visual Conditional Discriminations to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Laura Lee Grow
The Development and Application of a Checklist for Evaluating E-Learning in Organizations, Anne-Marie Guidy-Oulai
A Molecular Analysis of Training Multiple versus Single Manipulations to Establish a Generalized Manipulative Imitation Repertoire, Breanne K. Hartley
Contesting National Identities in an Ethnically Homogeneous State: The Case of Armenian Democratization, Arus Harutyunyan
An Evaluation of a Sexual Assault Education Program, Angela P. Hatcher
Key Challenges Facing Student Athletes and Connections to Their Choice of Major, Kimberlee J. Henrion
When Self-Pacing Goes Wrong: A Comparison of Two Methods for Reducing Computer-Based Racing, Douglas A. Johnson
Exploring the Ultimate Role of Central Office in the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Professional Development: A Comparative Case Study, Sarah Elizabeth Johnson
Little to No Stars, Shannon Tate Jonas
Relationships Associated with Long-Term Stepgrandmother Role Behavior, Role Meaning, and Satisfaction, Mary-Catherine. Kane
Informed Consent as a Predictor of Working Alliance and Perception of Counselor/Psychotherapist, Scott E. Kerby
Analysis of Factors Related to Drop-Off Detection with the Long Cane, Dae Shik Kim
Empirical Essays on the Impact of Health-Aid on Health Outcomes, Elsy Thomas Kizhakethalackal
A Cross-Sectional Approach to Institutional Anomie and Gang-Related Homicide, Michael T. Klemp-North
Investigating the Effects of Observer Presence and Feedback on Individuals' Work-Related Behavior, Angela R. Lebbon
The Effects of Multiple Exemplar Instruction on Generating Functional Interdependence between Listener and Intraverbal Categorization Repertoires, Sarah A. Lechago
Correlates of Teachers' Job Satisfaction: A Hierarchical Linear Model Study Using 2003-2004 Schools and Staffing Survey, Jeffrey M. Leslie
Phenomenological Study of Resilience in the Lives of White, Midlife Lesbian Psychologists in Clinical Practice, Melissa A. Lidderdale
Training the Execution of Single-Case Research Methodology Skills in an Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention Setting, Jessa R. Love
Special Education Preschool: Perceptions of the Parent Participation and Education Component, Denise Ann Ludwig
On The Battleground of Environmental and Competition Policy: The Renewable Electricity Market, Matyas Tamas Meszaros
From Picture to Word to the World: A Multimodal, Cultural Studies Approach to Teaching Graphic Novels in the English Classroom, Shannon Renee Mortimore
NovaNET Online Curricula and the Course Completion of Alternative High School Students, Margaret Elizabeth Munger
Domestic Violence Rights Movement in Tanzania: An Exploration, Flora Peter Myamba
Child Care Centers on Higher Education Campuses: Director Perceptions of Internal and External Roles and Director Leadership, Kerisa A. Myers
Important or Impotent? Radical Right Political Parties and Public Policy in Germany and Austria, Marcella J. Myers
Statistical Procedures for Bioequivalence Analysis, Srinand Ponnathapura Nandakumar
Testing Equality of Competing Risks of Patient Discontinuation across Multiple Disease States, Eric Nantz
Theoretical Study of Localized Surface Plasmons of Metal Nanoparticles, Clusters and Embedded Metal Nanoparticles in Matrices, Masoud Shabani Nezhad Navrood
Heteroscedastic Linear Model Estimation Based on Ranks: An Iterated Reweighted Least Squares Approach, Themba Louis Nyirenda
Like Poetry: A Collection of Short Plays, Kristian O'Hare
Neon Allegiance, Jason Paul Olsen
Understanding the Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise from the Perspectives of Parents and Community Group Members, Charles Pearson
Analytical, Computational and Experimental Studies of Capillary Flow in Complex Geometries, Yongqing Peng
African-American Girls and Scientific Argumentation: Lived Experiences, Intersecting Identities and Their Roles in Constructing and Evaluating Claims, Phyllis Haugabook Pennock
The Ethnic Identity of Returning Immigrants to a Pueblo in Yucatan, David Piacenti
Kendall's Tau and Spearman's Rho for Zero-Inflated Data, Ronald Silva Pimentel
Exploring the Relationship between Religious Faith, Mental Health Help Seeking Attitudes, and Preferences for Counselor Characteristics among Black American Churchgoers, Darryl P. Plunkett