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Dissertations from 2008
Evaluation of Electron Donor Materials Used to Create Subsurface Permeable Reactive Barriers for Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethenes, Elizabeth S. Semkiw
Self-Solicited Feedback: Effects of Hourly Pay and Individual Monetary Incentive Pay, Julie M. Slowiak
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
Predicting Counseling Psychologists' Attitudes and Clinical Judgments with Respect to Older Adults, Jody K. Tomko
Switch On and Switch Off Nanosensors for the Detection of Nerve Gas Agents, Shankar Varaganti
A Comparison of Maintenance-Training Methods for Children Diagnosed with Autism, Nicholas L. Weatherly
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
Financialism in Pretrial Release and Criminal Case Outcomes: A Relative Comparison of Finances, Ethnicity and Sex, Daniel White
Three Essays on Computer and Internet Use at Home, Tadesse Biru Wodajo
The Effect of Substrate Properties on Print Attributes for Gravure Printing - From Proof to Press, Yu Ju Wu
Atomistic-Based Finite Element Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes, Yang Yang
Dissertations from 2007
Behavioral Tolerance under Variable Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement, Barry Eshkol Adelman
Drying Behavior of Fractionated Fibers, Hussam E. Alkahasawneh
Effective Critical Thinking Teaching Strategies as Perceived by Affiliated Program Evaluation Faculty, Dhaifallah Almatrodi
Essays on Intrahousehold Allocation and the Family: Fertility, Child Education, and Nutrition, Alemayehu Azeze Ambel
The Effects of Acute Nicotine Abstinence on Vigilance and Verbal Memory in Non-Diagnosed Smokers, David W. Ayer
The Global Hepatic Transcriptional Response of Male Fisher Rats to Dietary Aroclor 1254 Exposure, Trisha M. Basford
Late Pleistocene Climate Variability and Chemical Weathering in the Goriganga, Higher Central Himalaya, North India, Steven Paul Beukema
Lightweight Intrusion Detection: A Second Line of Defense for Unguarded Wireless Sensor Networks, Vijay Subhash Bhuse
Thereby become a Monster: Complex Organizations and the Torture at Abu Ghraib, Janine A. Bower
A New Model for Cooperative Mobility in Support if QOS in Manets with Heterogeneous Autonomy Requirements, Ghassen Ben Brahim
Intensive Professional Development in Early Literacy Instruction for Preschool Teachers, Rebecca Brinks
Evaluating the Immediate Impact and Short-Term Therapeutic Effects of the “Internalized-Other” Interviewing with Couples, Shai M. Brosh
Land Use and Settlement Patterns in Michigan, 1763-1837, Ray De Bruler Jr.
Work Stress, Non-Work Stress and Mental Health Among School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists: Effects of Social Support, Lena Gloria Caesar
A Qualitative Study of Women Therapists’ Experiences of Spirituality in the Counseling Process, Sharon A. Carney
Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of Affirmative Action in Higher Education, Erika Ann Carr
What Allows Teachers to Extend Student Thinking during Whole-Group Discussions, Nesrin Cengiz
Democracy on Stilts: Bolivia’s Democracy from Stability to Crisis, Miguel Centellas
Evaluating the Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost of Michigan Background Check Program Using Crime Opportunity Theory, Judith Brown Clarke
A Study of Disaster Preparedness of Rural Hospitals in the United States, Barbara Cliff
Cognitive vs. Supportive Therapy for Distressed Collegians, Jean Clore
Evaluation of Researchers and Their Research: Toward Making the Implicit Explicit, Chris L. S. Coryn
Diagnostics for Choosing between Log-Rank and Wilcoxon Tests, Ruvie Lou Maria Custodio Martinez
Nude with Anything, James D'Agostino
Four Roads: A Novel, Kelly Daniels
Extensions of Two-Part Tests to Compare K Independent Populations, Marwan Daoud
Adsorption of Lead on Single and Mixed Solid Systems, Soumya Das
Retaining Exploring Students: A Comparison Study of Decided and Undecided College Students, Betty D. Dennis
An Evaluative Model for Incorporating Diversity Training into Teacher Preparation, Amy Sue DeSonia
Experiences of Michigan Elementary National Board Certification Candidates, Kristen L. Dewitt
Private Narratives in Public Places: The Experiences of Predominantly White Gay Male Undergraduates on LGB Classroom Panels, James Patrick Dolan Jr.
Evaluation of a School-Based Program Targeting Pediatric Asthma Self-Management Skills in an Urban Population, Dawn J. Dore-Stites
The High School Play, Kevin Drzakowski
The Role of Automatic Reinforcement in Early Speech Acquisition, Barbara E. Esch
Audio-Assisted Reading with Digital Audiobooks for Upper Elementary Students with Reading Disabilities, Kelli J. Esteves
Perceived Organizational Support and Ethical Work Climates as Predictors of Turnover Intention of Licensed Nurses in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Anna A. Filipova
A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Concept of Female Sexual Health, Laura C. Ford
The Road between Cemeteries, Richard Paul Foss
The Fock Space and Related Bergman Type Integral Operators, Ovidiu Furdui
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
Laboratory Based Chemical and Isotopic Investigations on Biotic (Microbial) and Abiotic Reduction of Iron and Oxidation of Organic Compounds, Tsigabu Asmelash Gebrehiwet
Michigan Elementary School Facility Quality and Its Impact on Student Achievement, Brett A. Geier
Perceptions and Intervention Practices of Speech-Language Pathologists Serving Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Laura A. Getty
Quantum Properties of Light Emitted by Dipole Nano-Laser, Talal Ghannam
Resilient Teachers: A Qualitative Study of Six Thriving Educators in Urban Elementary Schools, Paul Giroux
Synthesis, Study of Self-Assembly, and Trivalent Lanthanide Metal Ion Recognition Characteristics of Amphiphilic Acylpyrazolones and Amphiphilic Acylisoxazolones, Venkat Reddy Guduru
Coordination, Collaboration, and Culture: Local Economic Development in a Time of Networks, Gregg G. Guetschow
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
A Phenomenological Study Assessing African American Women’s Perspectives on Successful Heterosexual Relationships, Shamika Yolanda Latrell Hall
The Effect of Chloramphenicol on BB88 Murine Erythroleukemia Cells, Peter K. W. Harris
Materials and Processes for Printed Electronics: Evaluation of Gravure Printing in Electronics Manufacture, Erika Hrehorova
Characterization of Molecular Events Following Heavy Metal Cadmium Exposure: A Cellular Regulatory Symphony in Response to Early Cadmium Insult, Chin-ju Jean Hsiao
Therapists' Handling of Secrets between Partners in Couple Therapy, Michael Alan Jansen
Citation Analysis and Journal Impact in School Psychology: 1995-2004, Rebecca Lanai Jennings-Knotts
Flights Past: The Wright Brothers’ Legacy and Dayton, Ohio, James Clayton Johnson
Creating a Culture of Safety: The Influence of Medical Simulation on the Attitudes of Surgical Team Members, Diane J. Jones
Early Childhood Program Director Leadership Characteristics and Program Quality, Barbara J. June
Some Applications of Gaussian Quadrature and Neural Network Modeling in Earth Flows and Other Slow-Moving Landslides in Cohesive Slope Materials, Rennie Bwalya Kaunda
Community College Retention: The Role of Late Registration Policies, Kay L. Keck
The Laying on of Maples, Elizabeth Kerlikowske
Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Studies on Organic Semiconductors and Organic Superconductors, Chaminda Nalaka Kodituwakku
Wireless Passive Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Sensing System, Sridevi Krishnamurthy
The Association between School Choice and School Climate: Comparing School Climate in Private Relgious, Charter, and Public Schools, Mark Krommendyk
A Study to Investigate the Relationship Between a User’s Thermal Comfort and Seat Pan Materials, Anil Raghavendra Kumar
The Effects of Post-Secondary Education on State Troopers’ Job Performance, Stress Levels, and Authoritarian Attitudes, Carl J. Lafata
Community College Partnerships with Business and Industry, Maryann Sharpley Lavendar
Effects of Detectable Warnings on Individuals with Mobility Impairments, Helen Lee
Empirical Essays on Inflation and Economic Growth, Lezheng Liu
Struggling with Race: A Grounded Theory Study of the Developing of Awareness of Racism, Shawn Victoria MacDonald
Mail and Web Surveys: A Comparison of Demographic Characteristics and Response Quality when Respondents Self-Select the Survey Administration Mode, Dawn M. Mackety
Structure-Function Studies of Self- Assembling Flagellin Proteins fromSalmonella typhimurium and Aquifex pyrophilus, Venkata Raghu Ram Malapaka
The Country of the Blind, Thomas Martin
Differences in Bachelors Degree Attainment: Are College Degrees a Function of Habitus?, Colin S. McCaleb
Metaevaluation Case Study of Four Evaluations of OSHA VPP Programs, Jafar Momani
Exposing Star Teachers of Children in Poverty, Bobbi Morehead
Bioengineering of Protein Nanotubes and Protein Nanomaterial Composites, Thilak Kumara Mudalige
Modified Fenton Oxidation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils with CaO2: Microbial Survival and Surfactant Production, Abraham Matthew Northup
A Narrative Inquiry of Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Their Professional Development Experiences, Theresa Andrea Nugent
Measures of Travers Ability in Graphs, Futaba Okamoto
Gender Disparity in Nigerian Education: Women’s Experience of Barriers to Equal Educational Opportunity, Eugene Okoli
The Biographic and Poetic Dimensions in Gary Synder’s Green Buddhism Poetry: Cold Mountain, Mountains and Rivers Without End, and Danger on Peaks, Byoungkook Park
Effects of Two Parkinson’s Disease Patient Education Models on Disease Self-Management and Quality of Life, Lorraine Pearl-Kraus
The Effects of Aging and Activity on Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in Skeletal Muscle, Nathan Peplinski
Conceptual and Practical Analysis of Costs and Benefits in Evaluation: Developing a Cost Analysis Tool for Practical Program Evaluation, Nadini Persaud
Fluency in Pigeons: The Effects of Response Rate on Learning, Matthew L. Porritt