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Dissertations from 2008

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Critical Components to Improve Literacy Learning for All Students, Marcia Harriet Kaye

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application of Gold Nanoparticles, Junhyung Kim

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Intimacy, Elizabeth Knapp

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Zeolite-Based Nanosized Ti02 Photocatalytic Paper for Antimicrobial Barrier and Toxin Passivation in Packaging: Design, Synthesis and Characterization, Seonghyuk Ko

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Making the Difference in High Poverty; High Achieving Urban Elementary Schools: Selected Principal's Perspectives, Penny Larsen

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This Journey Is Not for the Faint of Heart: An Investigation of Challenges Facing Transgender Individuals and Their Significant Others, Emily Lenning

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Exploration of the Chemical and Biological Processes through Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Blocklocalized Wavefunction Method, Yuchun Lin

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Perceptions of Quality of Life of Latinos with Diabetes Living in the U.S.: Variations by Geographic Region of Origin, Janice M. Long

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A New Rough Wall Layer Modeling for Turbulent Flows Using the Brinkman Equation, Meng-Huang Lu

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Estadounidenses and Gringos as Reality and Imagination in Mexican Narrative of the Late Twentieth Century, Jessica Lynam

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High School Mathematics Teachers' Evolving Understanding of Comparing Distributions, Sandra R. Madden

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Evaluating Organizational Effectiveness, Wesley A. Martz

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Collective Bargaining in Public Schools: Superintendents' Perspective, Kyle W. Mayer

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Remote Sensing Solutions for Estimating Runoff and Recharge in Arid Environments, Adam M. Milewski

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Essays on Asymmetric Loss and Learning in Macroeconomic Forecasting, Sagarika Mishra

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Disruptive Effects of Aβ Oligomers to the Radial-Arm Maze Performance of Rats, Kineta Lynn Morgan-Paisley

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Radiographic and Functional Analysis of Movement Allowed by Four Wrist Immobilization Devices, Timothy M. Mullen

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The Effects of Defendant Race, Psychological Expert Witness Race, and Racially Salient Psychological Expert Testimony on Juror Decision Making, Lily Cheyanne (Manick) Munavu

The Relationship between Leadership Theory Behaviors, Follower Attitudes and Behaviors, and Organizational Performance in United States County Governments, Jonathan Muterera

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Construction of a New Model System in Saccharomyces Cerevisa to Study YopO and Identify Its Targets, Laura Nejedlik

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Transitioning between the Requirements of Accrediting Bodies in Athletic Training Education Programs: What Might It Take?, Jennifer O'Donoghue

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Between the City and the Bush: Suburbia in the Contemporary Australian Novel, Nathanael David O'Reilly

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Modeling Fluid Structure Interaction over a Flexible Fin Attached to a NACA0012 Airfoil, Srinivasa Ravindra Pantula

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Effective Intervention Approaches for Increased Student Achievement with At-Risk Middle School Students: Voices from Parents, Susan J. Peets

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Content Analysis of University Alcohol Policies: "Party Schools" Compared to Non-Party Schools, Sarah E. Pernie

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Essential Novice Nurse Educator Role Competencies and Qualifications to Teach INA Pre-Licensure Registered Nurse Education Program, Kathleen A. Poindexter

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Research Self-Efficacy and Research Mentoring Experiences as Predictors of Occupational Commitment in Counselor Education Doctoral Students, Glinda Jeanette Rawls

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Circumnavigation, Vincent Reusch

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Legislative Program Evaluation Conducted by State Legislatures in the United States, John S. Risley

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Differences by Degrees: Providing Services to Adult Students Based on Degree Level Pursued, Kathy L. Rix

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Online Teaching Self-Efficacy of Nurse Faculty Teaching in Public, Accredited Nursing Programs in The State of Michigan, Kristi Adair Robinia

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Interactive Visual Exploration of Large Relation, Mustafa Sanver

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Metaevaluation by Formal Evaluation Theory of Aid Evaluation Work, Ryoh Sasaki

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Sustainability Evaluation: Development and Validation of an Evaluation Checklist, Daniela C. Schroeter

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Evaluation of Electron Donor Materials Used to Create Subsurface Permeable Reactive Barriers for Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethenes, Elizabeth S. Semkiw

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Self-Solicited Feedback: Effects of Hourly Pay and Individual Monetary Incentive Pay, Julie M. Slowiak

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Characterization of the AP-1 and NF-Kappa B Transcription Factors in the U-87 MG Astrocytoma Cell Line, Denise L. Smith

A Metaevaluation of Lessons Learned Repositories: Evaluative Knowledge Management Practices in Project Management, Willis H. Thomas

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Predicting Counseling Psychologists' Attitudes and Clinical Judgments with Respect to Older Adults, Jody K. Tomko

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Switch On and Switch Off Nanosensors for the Detection of Nerve Gas Agents, Shankar Varaganti

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A Comparison of Maintenance-Training Methods for Children Diagnosed with Autism, Nicholas L. Weatherly

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The Impact of Telemonitoring on Self-Efficacy, Emotional Well-Being, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Heart Failure, Jaclyn West-Frasier

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Financialism in Pretrial Release and Criminal Case Outcomes: A Relative Comparison of Finances, Ethnicity and Sex, Daniel White

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Three Essays on Computer and Internet Use at Home, Tadesse Biru Wodajo

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The Effect of Substrate Properties on Print Attributes for Gravure Printing - From Proof to Press, Yu Ju Wu

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A Study of Teacher Leadership and Its Relationship with School Climate in American Public Schools: Findings from SASS 2003-2004, Donghai Xie

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Atomistic-Based Finite Element Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes, Yang Yang

Dissertations from 2007

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Behavioral Tolerance under Variable Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement, Barry Eshkol Adelman

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Drying Behavior of Fractionated Fibers, Hussam E. Alkahasawneh

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Effective Critical Thinking Teaching Strategies as Perceived by Affiliated Program Evaluation Faculty, Dhaifallah Almatrodi

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Essays on Intrahousehold Allocation and the Family: Fertility, Child Education, and Nutrition, Alemayehu Azeze Ambel

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The Effects of Acute Nicotine Abstinence on Vigilance and Verbal Memory in Non-Diagnosed Smokers, David W. Ayer

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The Global Hepatic Transcriptional Response of Male Fisher Rats to Dietary Aroclor 1254 Exposure, Trisha M. Basford

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Late Pleistocene Climate Variability and Chemical Weathering in the Goriganga, Higher Central Himalaya, North India, Steven Paul Beukema

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Lightweight Intrusion Detection: A Second Line of Defense for Unguarded Wireless Sensor Networks, Vijay Subhash Bhuse

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Thereby become a Monster: Complex Organizations and the Torture at Abu Ghraib, Janine A. Bower

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A New Model for Cooperative Mobility in Support if QOS in Manets with Heterogeneous Autonomy Requirements, Ghassen Ben Brahim

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Intensive Professional Development in Early Literacy Instruction for Preschool Teachers, Rebecca Brinks

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Evaluating the Immediate Impact and Short-Term Therapeutic Effects of the “Internalized-Other” Interviewing with Couples, Shai M. Brosh

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Land Use and Settlement Patterns in Michigan, 1763-1837, Ray De Bruler Jr.

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Work Stress, Non-Work Stress and Mental Health Among School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists: Effects of Social Support, Lena Gloria Caesar

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A Qualitative Study of Women Therapists’ Experiences of Spirituality in the Counseling Process, Sharon A. Carney

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Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of Affirmative Action in Higher Education, Erika Ann Carr

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What Allows Teachers to Extend Student Thinking during Whole-Group Discussions, Nesrin Cengiz

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Democracy on Stilts: Bolivia’s Democracy from Stability to Crisis, Miguel Centellas

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Evaluating the Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost of Michigan Background Check Program Using Crime Opportunity Theory, Judith Brown Clarke

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A Study of Disaster Preparedness of Rural Hospitals in the United States, Barbara Cliff

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Cognitive vs. Supportive Therapy for Distressed Collegians, Jean Clore

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Evaluation of Researchers and Their Research: Toward Making the Implicit Explicit, Chris L. S. Coryn

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Diagnostics for Choosing between Log-Rank and Wilcoxon Tests, Ruvie Lou Maria Custodio Martinez

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Nude with Anything, James D'Agostino

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Four Roads: A Novel, Kelly Daniels

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Extensions of Two-Part Tests to Compare K Independent Populations, Marwan Daoud

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Adsorption of Lead on Single and Mixed Solid Systems, Soumya Das

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Retaining Exploring Students: A Comparison Study of Decided and Undecided College Students, Betty D. Dennis

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An Evaluative Model for Incorporating Diversity Training into Teacher Preparation, Amy Sue DeSonia

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Experiences of Michigan Elementary National Board Certification Candidates, Kristen L. Dewitt

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Private Narratives in Public Places: The Experiences of Predominantly White Gay Male Undergraduates on LGB Classroom Panels, James Patrick Dolan Jr.

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Evaluation of a School-Based Program Targeting Pediatric Asthma Self-Management Skills in an Urban Population, Dawn J. Dore-Stites

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The High School Play, Kevin Drzakowski

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The Role of Automatic Reinforcement in Early Speech Acquisition, Barbara E. Esch

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Audio-Assisted Reading with Digital Audiobooks for Upper Elementary Students with Reading Disabilities, Kelli J. Esteves

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Perceived Organizational Support and Ethical Work Climates as Predictors of Turnover Intention of Licensed Nurses in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Anna A. Filipova

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A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Concept of Female Sexual Health, Laura C. Ford

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The Road between Cemeteries, Richard Paul Foss

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The Fock Space and Related Bergman Type Integral Operators, Ovidiu Furdui

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Global and Quantitative Gene Expression Analysis of the Effects of Drinking Water Exposure to Lead Acetate in Fisher 344 Male Rats Liver, Worlanyo Eric Gato

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Laboratory Based Chemical and Isotopic Investigations on Biotic (Microbial) and Abiotic Reduction of Iron and Oxidation of Organic Compounds, Tsigabu Asmelash Gebrehiwet

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Michigan Elementary School Facility Quality and Its Impact on Student Achievement, Brett A. Geier

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Perceptions and Intervention Practices of Speech-Language Pathologists Serving Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Laura A. Getty

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Quantum Properties of Light Emitted by Dipole Nano-Laser, Talal Ghannam

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Resilient Teachers: A Qualitative Study of Six Thriving Educators in Urban Elementary Schools, Paul Giroux

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Synthesis, Study of Self-Assembly, and Trivalent Lanthanide Metal Ion Recognition Characteristics of Amphiphilic Acylpyrazolones and Amphiphilic Acylisoxazolones, Venkat Reddy Guduru

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Coordination, Collaboration, and Culture: Local Economic Development in a Time of Networks, Gregg G. Guetschow

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An Investigation of Successful and Unsuccessful Students’ Problem Solving in Stoichiometry, Ozcan Gulacar

La creación de submundos: Lo visual en la narrativa de Mario Vargas Llosa, Hedy Habra

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A Phenomenological Study Assessing African American Women’s Perspectives on Successful Heterosexual Relationships, Shamika Yolanda Latrell Hall

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The Effect of Chloramphenicol on BB88 Murine Erythroleukemia Cells, Peter K. W. Harris

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Materials and Processes for Printed Electronics: Evaluation of Gravure Printing in Electronics Manufacture, Erika Hrehorova

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Characterization of Molecular Events Following Heavy Metal Cadmium Exposure: A Cellular Regulatory Symphony in Response to Early Cadmium Insult, Chin-ju Jean Hsiao