All master’s theses completed and available to us at Western Michigan University since 1941 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.

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Theses from 2008

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Improving Query Efficiency of Multiresolution Data Aggregation for Analytical Exploration of Large Relational Dataset, Yu-Ting Huang

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The Women of the Pere de Folgueres Register: A Study of Women in Barcelona, 1338, Amy Hudson

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Identifying the Most Effective Stimulus to Promote Wayfinding in Elders with Dementia, Allison A. Jay

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Reconciliation or Reencounter in the Southern Cone of South America: Amnesty, Forgetfulness, Forgiveness, Impunity, Memory, and the Power and Politics of Theatricality, Lee Ann Johnson

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Single Mothers in Higher Education: The Impact and Emotional Management of Memorable Messages, Marne J. Johnson

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Testing the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavior and Medication Therapy in the Acute Treatment on Unipolar Mood Disorders: Processes and Case Histories, Alyssa H. Kalata

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A Survey of Elementary School Technology Needs: A Needs Assessment, Shaun Kellogg

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Prospects and Limitations for Ecocultural Tourism in the City: Developing an Urban Heritage Water Trail on the Portage Creek, Eric Mark Kerney

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Supporting Divorcing Parents in Japan, Akemi Kishimoto

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N-(Deoxyadenosine-8-YL)-4-Aminobiphenyl Adduct Formation in Vitro on TP53 EXON7 Genome: Quantitation by LC-ESI-MS/MS, Paul René Knoll

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Origin of Size-Dependent Energy Transfer from Photoexcited CdSe Quantum Dots and Fluorescent Dyes to Gold Nanoparticles, Mariana Kondon

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National Park Service Interpretive Programs: Making Your Park Visit More Meaningful, Raymond J. Koole

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Generalization of Mands for Information across Establishing Operations, Sarah A. Lechago

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Morphological Analysis of the Charlevoix-Antrim and Northport Drumlin Fields, Michigan Using Digital Elevation Models, Alan M. LeFever

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A Geophysical Survey of Fort St. Joseph (20BE23), Niles, Michigan, Daniel P. Lynch

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The Impact of Humidity and Temperature on the Performance of Printed Conductive Inks, Abhinay Mahajan

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The Debate Between Creation Science and Evolutionary Theory as Evidence for the Inadequacy of the Secularization Paradigm, Randi J. McLeod

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Making Marginal Progress: Medieval Christendom's First Attempt to Study Islam, Anthony Minnema

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Single Muslim Young Adults: Negotiating Identities, Religion And Desire, Zarinah El-Amin Naeem

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Blocked Localized Wavefunction Analysis of π and σ Bonds in the Metal Carbonyl, Kazuhito Nakashima

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Fostering Democracy in Iraq, Tristam E. Niederer

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Analysis of Pore Architecture and Correlation to Sonic Velocity Values in Silurian (Niagaran) Reefs of the Michigan Basin, Amy Kathryn Noack

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Characterization of p62, HAH1 and their Interaction with the Wilson Disease Protein, Paul Sifuna Oshule

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Music and Literacy: Current Trends and Common Approaches of Music Therapists in Early Childhood and School Settings, Julie A. Palmieri

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Effect of Calendering of Flexographically Printed Silver Flake Ink, Sujay Pandkar

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The Possibility of Producing Biodiesel Fuel from Wood Pulping by Products, Yan Pu

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Ductile-Regime Machining of Silicon Carbide and Quartz, Deepak Ravindra

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Generation and Analysis of FCG Data using a Single Specimen and Kmax - ∆K Testing Matrix, Sree Phani Chandar Reddy

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Using Composite Sampling Techniques to Monitor Bathing Beach Water Quality in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Jeffrey David Reicherts

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Military Voting From a Combat Zone, Robert E. Reichner

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Three Sunsets for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, Adam Matthew Reifsteck

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Evaluating The Controls on Reservoir Heterogeneity of Silurian Pinnacle Reefs, Michigan Basin, Audrey L. Ritter

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Watch out for the Freshman 15: An Investigation and Interpretation of Memorable Health Messages Received by College Students, Lindsey Marie Rose

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Rural Tourism as an Alternative to Rural Development in the State of Para, Brazil, Ana Christina Sawada Cutrim

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Iterative Design of the Aeroship through Flight Testing, Michael R. Schulte

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Three Moments and Change, Adam Schumaker

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Too Little, Too Late: The Current Generation of College Women and Sexual Health Education, Nicole C. Schumaker

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Schedule Thinning Following Mand Training: Attempts to Enhance Signaled Delay to Reinforcement, Jamie M. Severtson

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Influence of Bioirrigation on Metal Distribution within Burrows, Terri Shattuck

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Watching Satan’s Daughters: A Visual Analysis of Lesbian Pulp Fiction Cover Art, 1950-1969, Carrie Shaver

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Black Women, Beauty, and Labor: Towards an Archaeology of African-American Women in Indianapolis, Indiana, Genesis M. Snyder

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Perils on the High Seas: The Effects of Submersion and Containment on Human Decomposition in Saltwater, Celene Aundrea Sotkowy

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Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth Retardation due to a Tensile Overload Using Two-Parameter (∆K, Kmax) Approach, Wataru Tsutsui

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Deference of Defiance? Principal-Agent Theory and the US Courts of Appeals during the Rehnquist and Burger Courts, Nathaniel R. Vanden Brook

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Documenting Aguaje Palm Swamp Area and Conditions in the Peruvian Amazon, Malinda Van Sledright

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Evaluation of the Discriminative Stimulus Effects of 1,4-Butanediol, a Metabolic Precursor of Gammahydroxybutyrate, Timothy J. Van Tilburg

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Ferro Ingenio: An Archaeological and Ethnohistorical View of Labor and Empire in Colonial Porco and Potosi, Brendan J. M. Weaver

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Organizational Culture and Change: Understanding the Western Herald's Newsroom Culture, Sarah Ling Wei Lee

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Habitat Suitability Modeling for Lake Huron Tansy in Michigan, Cathryn Elizabeth Whately

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Economic Development and the Absence of Democracy in China, Megan Whipp

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Real-Time Analysis and Investigation of the Mechanism of the Palladium on Carbon Catalyzed Isomerization of Megestrolacetate, Charlene K. Wiglesworth

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A Study of Body Scent as a Social Identifier Among Members of the Arabic Culture, Mia M. Wilson

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Sequence Stratigraphy and 3-D Reservoir Characterization of a Silurian (Niagaran) Reef - Ray Gas Storage Field,Macomb County, Michigan, Jessica Lynn Wold

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Global Skin Friction Diagnostics in Complex Separated Flows, Sudesh A. Woodiga

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Origin of Tunnel Valley and Esker Assemblages in the Saginaw Lobe, Barry County, Michigan, Caleb J. Woolever

Theses from 2007

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An Analysis of the Woodland Ceramics from Galum Crossing (Site 21C4-29): An Early Late Woodland Occupation in the Southern Illinois Interior, Gabrielle Aberle

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A Computer Aided Diagnosis System for Breast Cancer Using Independent Component Analysis and Fuzzy Classifier, Fadi Abu-Amara

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Security Printing: Towards Hologram Printing, Sachin Ravindra Agate

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Beowulf, Anthony Alvarado

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Evaluating Syntactic Complexity in Written Language: Methods and Measures, Sally A. Andersen

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Cross Platforms Display Calibration and Profiling Mac OS and Windows, Reem El Asaleh

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An Unequal Consumption? Sex and Gender Differences in Tuberculosis, Sarah K. W. Avink

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Stratigraphy and Organic Carbon Contents of Glacial Deposits in the City of Portage, Michigan, U.S.A., Nathaniel A. Barnes

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Perceptions of Adolescents: Preferences of Adolescents for Parental Presence and the Effect on Information Disclosure, Bethany Barrus

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No Child Left Behind: The Process Behind the Policy, Amanda Patience Beedie

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Leadership Behavior and Perceived Team Communication Effectiveness: A Study of Division 1 College Hockey Coaches' Perceptions, William Chris Brooks

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Transceiver Design and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Evaluation via Electronic Design Automation, Yu Ming Chen

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Experimental Measurements and Mathematical Modeling of the Rigid Capillary Dewatering, Vrajesh N. Chokshi

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Design of Multi-Electron Transfer Catalysts for the Reduction of Trichloroethylene, Christopher Gerard Eman Ciptadjaya

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Music Therapy with High-Risk Youth: An Exploration of Current Practice, Beth A. Clark

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Ending Conflict: Raising the Costs of Defection in African Failed States, Brian Crisher

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Nanomaterial Composites for the Detection of Nerve Gas Analogs, Yogesh Datar

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A Practical Guideline for Establishing Non-Return Valve Specification and Performance Criteria, Eric W. Dawkins

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Teaching Children with Autism to Mand for Information Using Video Modeling, Courtney Dillon

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The Effects of Dexamethasone Iontophoresis on an Acute Muscle Injury of the Biceps Brachii, Andrew Doyle

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Women and Hostile Sexism: Effect of Identification with the Humor Target on Women's Responses to Sexist Jokes, Jessica R. Edel

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Cheating Death: The Demedicalization of CPR, Michelle Nicole Erwin

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Borate Autocasting: Kinetics Model and Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Reaction Rate, Ali Zuhair Fadhel

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The Effects of a Still-Photo Computer Module without Feedback on Ergonomic Behaviors, Rhiannon M. Fante

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The Role of the Interteach in Interteaching, Thorhallur Orn Flosason

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The Gyftakis Site: A Reevalutation of a Middle Woodland Site After 30 Years, Michael R. Fournier

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From Sandbox to Altar: What I Didn’t Know, Thought I Knew, and Discovered about Learning and Relationships, Cherilyn L. Gardner

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A Chemistry Instructor's Views of Teaching and Learning: Response to Pedagogic Reform in College Science Teaching, Uric Cameron Geer

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Self-Reported Health and Fitness Habits of Certified Athletic Trainers, Jessica J. Groth

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Adolescents’ Perceptions of Their Roles in Decision-Making in the Oral Cleft Clinic, Rebecca Ann Hague

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Data Fusion Technique for Measuring Intersection Delay Using GPS-Enabled Probe Vehicles, Byung-Hee Han

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Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Deinking and Dew Waxing, Suraboon Hoontrakool

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The Effects of Individual and Social Comparison Feedback When Individuals Earn Monetary Incentive, Hyeyeon Hwang

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Building a Predictive Model for Paleo Indian Archaeological Site Location Using Geographic Information Systems, Zachary Jaime

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Towards A Better Understanding of the Hydrology of the Tigris- Euphrates System and Its Marshlands, Christopher K. Jones

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Statically Loaded Hydraulic Motion Control System, Manik Kapoor

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Development of Knowledge Base of Concrete Bridge Maintenance System, Bahre Karam

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The Effects of Differential Reinforcement of Unprompted Responding on Skill Acquisition of Children with Autism, Amanda M. Karsten

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Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds as Receptors in Nanosensors for Nerve Gas Agent Analogs, Swapna Katram

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The Effect of Auditory-Motor Synchronization on Physiological Responses and Perceived Exertion During Treadmill Running, Tracy J. Kiel

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The Influence of Pedometers and Heart Rate Monitors on Academic Learning Time in Physical Education, Jeffrey E. Kingma

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Recruiting African-American Students to a Predominately White College: Should we be Communicating Differently?, Alicia M. Kornowa

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Deconvolution and Segmentation of Ground Penetrating Radar Images, Vincent Krause

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"Until We Meet Again, Until Then, Goodbye:" An Autoethnographical Exploration of the Dialectical Tensions Experiences After Parental Death, Taryn L. Krohn

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Spatial Analysis of Great Lakes Ferry Transit Systems, Joe Lane