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Dissertations from 2006
An Examination of the Job Satisfaction of Mid-Level Managers in Student Affairs Administration, Jessie L. Grant
Refocusing on Adult Probation: Theory Versus Practice, Paul David Gregory
Exposure of Nervous System Cells to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Results in Alterations of Neurotrophic Factor Expression, Gordon H. Gurley
Unintended Consequences in Public Policy: Formulation and Implementation of Michigan’s Safe Delivery of Newborns Law, Anne Julie Hacker
A Distributed Hierarchical Energy-Efficient Scheme for Large Scale Mobile Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Wasim El Hajj
Determining the Probability of the Visual Detection of Sink Marks on Differently Textured Injection Molded Products, Kurt Frederick Hayden
Nongovernmental Program Replication and Implementation: What Can Community-Based Programs to Support the Uninsured Learn from Other Communities?, Raymond J. Higbea
Best Practices within Mediation Programs, Warren L. Hills
Retaining Information Technology Employees in Higher Education, Mary Holmes
The War on Drugs v. the War on Pain: Do Controlled Prescribing Laws Have a Role?, Susanne F. Homant
Applications of Time-Varying-Parameter Models to Economics and Finance, Peng Huang
Doers of the Living Word: Gospel Ideology and the African American Womanist Novel, Rebecca Erin Huskey
Audio Narration and Reading Ability in Programmed Instruction, Wendy Jaehnig
Characterization of Membrane Potentials in Vascular Smooth Muscle of Hagfish, Lamprey and Trout, Prentiss Jones Jr.
The Challenges of Implementing Privatization Reform Program of State-Owned Enterpreises (SOES) in Kenya 1979 to 2002, Peter Kiiru Kariuki
Counselor Education and Peace Building: Current Status and Future Direction, Jenny Ritha Keller
A Case Study of the Efficacy of a University Cohort Group in a Small Urban School District, Ann Rea Kopy
The Cover-Up is More Damaging than the Sin: Sexual Scandals at the Cabinet and Sub-Cabinet Levels, Craig Korpela
Examination of the Impact of Age, Family Conflict, And Perceived Parental Involvement on Treatment Adherence for Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis and Diabetes, Blake M. Lancaster
More Than in and Out of the Classroom Closet: A Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teachers’ Identity Management Strategies, Teresa S. Lance
Cottonlandia, Lisa Lishman
Unconfessed: A Collection of Short Stories, Kaye Lynn Longberg
Ink Jet Inks and Substrates - Novel Approaches for Their Physical and Optical Properties Characterization, Veronika Lovell
Investigation of Oxy-Anion Legand Adsorption onto Surfaces of Iron Oxide and Bacteria in Groundwater Aquifers, Haile Mengistu
Teacher Leadership in Community Colleges: Transforming Teaching and Organizational Governance, Pamela Miller
Considering the Rationality of African Ritual Behavior, Joel Grant Mort
Implementing Community Policing Successfully: An Analysis of the Degree of Police Engagement with the Philosophy and Practice of Community Policing, Robert G. Muladore
Patient Handling Safety for Nursing Staff, Don Nielsen
Far From the Heart: The Social, Political, and Ecclesiastical Milieu of the Early Abbotsof La Chaise-Dieu, 1052-1184, Maureen M. O’Brien
New Tests of Univariate Symmetry Based on the Gini Mean Difference, Hend Ouda
Sustainable Barrier SBS Paperboard Coatings Using Co-Polymerized Shape Engineered Pigments, Lokendra Pal
Leadership Styles Inventory of Michigan Career and Technical Education Area Center Principals, Alan D. Papendick
An Evaluation of Intraverbal Training and Listener Training for Teaching Categorization Skills, Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir
New Estimators of a Circular Median, Sauwanit Ratanaruamkarn
State-Corporate Crime in Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety: A Case Study of Deviant Activity Between the Police and Computer Vendors, Steven Edward Reifert
A Heuristic Study of the Decision to Privatize Local Government Service, David L. Rich
The Masquerade of Abu Ghraib: State Crime, Torture, and International Law, Dawn Rothe
Analyzing the Effects of Inquiry-Based Instruction on the Learning of Atmospheric Science among Pre-Service Teacher Education Students, Robert James Ruhf
Essays on the Latin American Foreign Exchange Market, Isabel Ruiz
Religion and Semiosphere: from Religious to the Secular and Beyond, Rajka Rush
Testing Procedures for Group Sequential Clinical Trials with Multiple Survival Endpoints, Rebecca C. Scherzer
Robust Kanban Design for a Lean Supply Chain, Hardik Shah
Effects of Single Versus Multiple Verbal Operant Arrangements on the Acquisition of Mands and Tacts in Preschool Children, Tina M. Sidener
Investigating the Effects of Real-Time Visual Feedback on Computer Workstation Posture, Sigurdur Oli Sigurdsson
A Study on Perceptions of Civil Engineers Regarding Mandatory Continuing Education, Alee A. Sleymann
Electronic Government Accessibility for People with Blindness or Low Vision Who Utilize Assistive Computer Technology, Robert J. Sobie
The Effect of Using a Video-Case Curriculum to Promote Preservice Teachers’ Development of a Reflective Stance Towards Mathematics Teaching, Shari L. Stockero
Family Functioning and Career Decision-Making Self-efficacy: A Study of First Year Malaysian Undergraduate Students, Melati Sumari
Success in the First Year: Impact of Alternative Advising on Students at a Liberal Arts College, James E. Swanson
Comparative Genomic Analyses and Expression of a Set of Overlapping Open Reading Frames of Frog Virus 3, Type Species of Ranavirus (Family Iridoviridae), Wendy Guat Hoon Tan
Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks, Mark Terwilliger
Decision Support Systems in Product Development: A Batesian Network Approach for Injection-Molded Products, Jason S. Trahan
Problem-Based Learning: an Attitudinal Study of Police Academy Students, Gregory P. Vander Kooi
Job Tasks Performed by Career Preparation System Administrators: Implications for Leadership Development, Julia K. VanderMolen
Determinants and Consequences of Workers’ Remittances, Carlos Ivan Vargas-Silva
Funding Michigan K-12 Educational Adequacy without Rewarding Inefficiency, James J. Walters
Ridge-Runner, Amanda Rachelle Warren
The Effect of Parenting Styles in Adolescent Delinquency: Exploring the Interactions Between Race, Class, and Gender, Yaschica Williams
Factors Contributing to Career Success: Perceptions from African American Male School Administrators, Oliver Wilson
The Effects of Paper Physical Properties on Print Gloss and Ink Mileage, Renmei Xu
The Representation of Race and Ethnic Relations in Japanese Junior High School English Language Textbooks from 1987 to 2002, Mieko Yamada
Study of Decarbonization Reaction of Sodium Carbonate by Sodium Borates, Zaki Yusuf
Providing Uninsured Adults with Free or Low-Cost Primary Care: Does It Influence Their Use of Hospital Emergency Departments?, Anne G. Zahradnik
The Persistence of at Risk College Students into Their 8th Semester at a Private Christian College, Rick Zomer
Three Essays on International Transmission and Monetary Policy in Emerging Countries, Martha Cruz Zuniga
Dissertations from 2005
Single-Electron Capture Processes in Slow Collisions of He^2+ Ions with Molecular Targets, Osama Abu-Haija
Capacitated and Uncapacitated Facilities Locationallocation Problem with Sensitive Prices, Stochastic Demands, and Inventory, Yaser Al-Alawi
Increasing Blood Glucose Monitoring in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Effects of a Prompt, Stephen J. Albrecht
The Glucose and Insulin Responsiveness of the Rat Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Promoter, Daryl Arkwright-Keeler
The Relationship of Race and Ethnic Identity to Perceptions of Multicultural Counseling Competencies, Tonita C. Baines
International Financial Integration, Sonila Beliu
LGB Allies and Christian Identity: A Qualitative Exploration of Resol Ying Conflicts and Integrating Identities, Amy L. Borgman
Therapist Stress, Career Sustaining Behavior, Coping and the Working Alliance, Denise Broholm Briggs
Professional Role Complexities and Job Satisfaction of Collegiate Certified Athletic Trainers, Kirk Brumels
Structure Preserving Algorithms for Computing the Symplectic Singular Value Decom Position, Archara Chaiyakarn
Evaluating the Operative Mechanisms Underlying the High-Probability Request Sequence, Carrie L. Coleman
Salary Negotiation Strategies of Female Administrators in Higher Education, Suzette Compton
The Effects of Individual Monetary Incentives with Individual Feedback and Group Monetary Incentives with Group Feedback on High Performance, Kathryn M. Culig
Risk Sharing and Consumption Insurance in Poor Urban Economies: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Household Data, Seife Dendir
Analysis of Group Differences and Predictors of Hooper Visual Organization Test Scores, Michael R. DeVries
A Behavioral Model for the Assessment and Management of Dehydration in Older Adults, Leilani Feliciano
Photoexcitation and Photoionization of the Argon Atom and the Hydrogen Bromide Molecule, Ximao Feng
The Effects of the Michigan Transition Outcomes Project, Jane E. Finn
Willa Cather: The Letters and Novels of a Romantic Modernist, Lisa Bouma Garvelink
Stratification and Domination in Graphs and Digraphs, Ralucca M. Gera
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Manganese Doped Zinc Sulfide Quantum Dot Nanocrystals, Pedro A. Gonzalez Beerman
Investigation of Accordion-Optimized NMR Spectroscopy, Chad Eric Hadden
The Three-Contingency Model of Self-Management, Holly C. Harrison
Meaningful Learning: Reconciling the Tensions between Constructivist and Environmentally Sustainable Pedagogy, Nancy Van Kannel-Ray
A Leadership Model for Roman Catholic Social Service Agencies, Richard A. Ketrow
Examining the Keyword Mnemonic Strategy as an Effective Academic Intervention for High School Students Labeled Emotional or Behavioral Disordered, Karen A. Kleinheksel
Rank-Based Methods for Repeated Measures Data Under Exchangeable Errors, John Kloke
The Lost Journals of Sylvia Plath, Kimberly Dawn Knutsen
Career Experiences and Career Development among Chinese American Professional Women: A Qualitative Study, Yi-Ling Linda Kuo-Rice
Who Voted?: Social Class and Participation in United States Presidential Elections, Uisoon Kwon