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Dissertations from 2003
Spearman Rank Regression, Jason C. Parcon
Investigation of the Iced Flowfield Characteristics Related to the Stall Margin Instrumentation Used in Icing Conditions, Erik Pederson
Identifying the Function of Aberrant Behavior: Comparing Variations of the Experimental Functional Analysis, Kathryn M. Potoczak
Three Essays on Financial Intermediation, Capital Formation, and Economic Growth and Development, Md. Habibur Rahman
Affective Expression and Behavior in Sex Offenders, Peter F. Rausch
Social Disorganization, Disorder, Social Cohesion, Informal Controls, and Crime: A Reformulation and Test of Systemic Social Disorganization Theory, Gayle M. Rhineberger
An Investigation on the Impact of the Structure of Summative Student Evaluation on Self-Regulated Learning, John Charles Ritzler
New Graphical Approach on the Analysis of Experimental Data, Suha Sari
A Behavior Systems Analysis Approach to Designing a Hlgh-Impact Knowledge Management System, Jacalyn S. Smeltzer
Taylor-Based Monetary Policy Rules: Are They Forward-Looking, Data Congruent, and Asset Price Responsive?, Rajeev Sooreea
A Robust Two-Sample Procedure to Estimate a Shift Parameter, Feridun Tasdan
Irradiation Induced Order-Dis Order Transformations in Ni-Mo Alloys, Ovidiu F. Toader
Understanding on Concepts of Force of Thai Freshmen, Chokchai Usawinchai
The Tragedy of the Rivers: Building Authority over the British Water Environment, Kevin B. Vichcales
One Mind or Two? How Psychiatrists and Psychologists Manage Medical-Scientific and Religious Interpretations of Mind, Ellen Wagenfeld-Heintz
How Secondary School Mathematics Teachers Construct an Understanding of "Appropriate Use" of Graphing Calculators in the Context of Collegial Inquiry, Marcia L. Weller Weinhold
An Analysis of the Level of Union Membership in the United States Since the Implementation of NAFTA, David D. Westcot
Culture and the Effectiveness of Supplier Diversity Programs: A Test of Predictors, Gwendolyn Whitfield
Double Photoionization of Atoms, Marco Wiedenhoeft
Examination of the Skills and Dispositions Needed for Assistant Principals to Be Effective Disciplinarians, Sherie Lynn Williams
Essays on Monetary Policy in Bangladesh, Sayera Younus
Dissertations from 2002
Three Essays on Economic Reform: Effects on Human Development, Fertility, and Factor Shares, Khaled Ibrahim Abdel-Kader
Nonlinear Regression Based on Ranks, Asheber Abebe
New Statitstical Methods for the Estimation of the Mean and Standard Deviation from Normally Distributed Censored Samples, Abou El-Makarim Abd El-Alim Aboueissa
Electron Correlation Leading to Double-K-Shell Vacancy Production in Li-Like Ions Colliding with Helium, Ali Sami Alnaser
Robust Residuals and Diagnostics in Autoregressive Time Series, Kirk W. Anderson
The Relationship between Insurance Type and Health Care Costs, Use and Choice of Outpatient Provider, Dan-Alexandru Balan
The Link between Smoking and Body Weight among Adolescents, Tracey Barnett
Job Satisfaction and Leadership Style: A Study of Michigan High School Principals, David A. Barry
The Impact of a Congenitally Blind Child upon Family Functioning and Interaction, Pamela S. Berryman
A Comparison of One-to-One and Small Group Instruction for Young Children with Autism: Focus on Effective Teaching and Behavior Management, Kathy Marie Bertsch
Ladies' Library Associations of Michigan: Women, Reform, and Use of Public Space, Sharon Carlson
The Impact of Systematically Varying the Duration of Breath Samples during Infrared-Based Alcohol Breath Testing, Chris C. Clatterbuck
Co-Occurring Disorders and Selective Substance Use in Females Ages 10 to 25 Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Nancy A. Clinton
Organizational Alignment: A Tool for Obtaining Greater Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness in a State Government Agency, Patricia A. Collins
Predicting a Passing Outcome on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses by Associate Degree Graduates, Patricia M. Collins
Social Responsiblity and Types of Service Learning: A Comparison of Curricular Service Learning, Co-Curricular Service Learning, and Traditional Community Service, Jay Richardson Cooper
Visualization Methods: A Comparative Study of New, Traditional and Robust Procedures, Kimberly Crimin
On Rank-Based Considerations for Generalized Linear Models and Generalized Estimating Equation Models, Diana R. Cucos
Testing the Effectiveness of Behavioral Activation Therapy in the Treatment of Acute Unipolar Depression, Jenifer M. Cullen
Four One Acts: Quaddies, Static, Pluto, Pis Associates, and Woody Woodpecker's Dream Cafe, Douglas Engebretsen
Teachers' Perceptions of School Safety, Safety-Based Changes, and Their Resultant Impact on School Climate: A Case Study, Laura L. Finley
A Qualitative Investigation of How Adult Missionary Children Make Meaning of Their Past Transcultural Experiences, Robyn J. Geelhoed
What Have They Told Us About Gangs? A Content Analysis of Twentieth Century Texts on U.S. Gangs, Douglas Lee Gilbertson
Classroom Questioning Strategies as Indicators of Inquiry Based Science Instruction, Linda Hale Goossen
The Adjustment Problems of African Students at Western Michigan University, Apollos Bitrus Goyol
The Cultural Script of Special Needs Adoption, George Grant, Jr.
A Test of Factor Analysis as a Validation Procedure for Physician Certification Examinations, Jeffrey D. Greene
The Effects of Group Size on Incentive Effectiveness: A Meta-Analysis, Angelica C. Grindle
Examining the Experiences of Nontraditional Undergraduate Women: Pedagogy versus Andragogy, Beverly Ann Hair
Factors Affecting Superintendent Longevity in Michigan, Sally Hipp
Separable Preference Orders, Jonathan K. Hodge
Education, Social Security, and the Welfare State: Alternative Policy Choices in the United States and Germany, Karl G. Hokenmaier
Using Measures of Intervention Integrity, Intervention Acceptability, and Intervention Effectiveness to Evaluate a Toilet Training Program in a Preschool Classroom for Children with Special Needs, Katherine M. Holverstott-Cockrell
Factors Predicting Distress at Marital Therapy Onset, Joseph J.H. Horak
Demographic Factors Predictive of Medicaid Enrollment in Michigan Counties, Dale Kennedy Howe
A Study of the Leadership Preparedness of U.S. Public University Chief Business Officers, Daniel J. Hurley
Specifying The Psychomotor Domain of the Construct of Nursing Competence, Joni L. Jones
A Study of the Effects of Goal Conflict on Job Satisfaction in Auxiliary Enterprise Units within Higher Education, Stephen M. Keizer
Have Charter Schools Materialized Their Promise a Contrast Between Rhetoric and Reality, Mary Kay Kempker-VanDriel
Perceptions of a Prejudiced Campus: Institutional Antecedents and Personal Consequences for African-American Students, Brenda Taylor King
Load Balancing and Congestion Avoidance Routing, Konstantinos N. Kokkinos
A Foundation for Democratic Transition: The Evolution of Korean Civil Society 1972-1987, Sukhee Lee
Geochemical and Isotopic Characteristics Associated with High Conductivities in a Shallow Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Aquifier, Franklyn D. Legall
Numerical Studies of Transition for Flows around Multi-Element Airfoils, Fengjun Liu
Social Anxiety: Attentional Bias in Reaction to Emotional Faces before and after Participation in a College Level Public Speaking Course, Scott Walter Maieritsch
After Turning Points: Evidence of the Adoption of Middle School Reforms in the United States 1987-2000., Nancy Barnes Mansberger
Water Bearing Bodies, Beth M. Martinelli
Economic Development and Social Diversity: The Origin and Composition of a Systemic Growth Regime in Louisville, Kentucky, 1897-1933, John W. McTighe
Self-Control Training in Young Children, Laura Kay Murray
Career Planning Needs of Students, Carol Nowakowski
An Examination of the Effects of Fluency Training on Retention, Distractibility, and Generativity, Victoria Mary Pellettiere
The Relationship between Financial Aid and Freshman Persistance at a Midwestern Liberal Arts College, Jack Phillip Powell
Documenting Lines of Communication between School Personnel and Physicians for Medication Evaluation Purposes for Students with ADHD, Pamela M. Radford
Integration of Multiple Perspectives on Leadership: A Comparative Study of Experienced and Novice Leaders, Rigoberto J. Rincones-Gomez
Differences among Accredited Athletic Training Education Programs in Preparing Students for the National Certification Examination, Donna M. Ritenour
The Structure of the Leadership Construct: A Test of Factorial Invariance Using Structural Equation Modeling, Liliana Rodriguez-Campos
Resolvability in Graphs, Varaporn Saenpholphat
How Does It Mean? Literary Theory as Metacognitive Reading Strategy in the High School English Classroom, Lisa J. Schade
A Study of Expert Problem-Solving in Qualitative Organic Analysis Using a Computer Simulation, Keith A. Schramm
Ideology or Insanity? Media Presentation of Ted Kaczynski and Tim McVeigh, Matthew P. Sheptoski
Roles and Regulation of NF-κB in Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Transformed Cells, Takeshi Shimamura
Why Religious People Believe What They Shouldn't: Explaining Theological Incorrectness in South Asia and America, D. Jason Slone
Local Symmetries of Symmetrical Cayley Maps, Paula T. Smith
Lever-Press Acquisition by Rats: Effects of Some Historical Variables, Susan M. Snycerski
Inbreeding, Male Diploidy, and Complementary Sex Determination in the Solitary Wasp Euodynerus Foraminatus, Julie Kozaczka Stahlhut
A Study of the Counseling Practices of Wesleyan Pastors, Kurt A. Stevens
The Unlocking, Julie Stotz-Ghosh
Perspectives on Power: John F. Kennedy and U.S.-Middle East Relations, April R. Summitt
Women's Experiences with Coping after Late Pregnancy Loss: A Qualitative Study, Colleen A. Thebert-Wright
Teaching My Son to Be a Father: The Plight of Unmarried Adolescent African American Fathers, Michael George Till
A New Type of Particle Detector for Nuclear Scattering Experiments, Philip Ugorowski
Chemical, Isotopic, and Hydrogeologic Investigations of an Agriculturally Impacted Area, Nottawa Creek Watershed, Calhoun County, Michigan, Gerald A. Unterreiner
Family Structure and Attachment and Their Role in Reducing Delinquency in the African American Family, Kiesha Warren
Geoelectrical Response of an Aged LNAPL Plume: Implications for Monitoring Natural Attenuation, Douglas D. Werkema Jr.