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.
Theses from 1993
The Effect of Viscosity in Beveled Blade Coating, Salih Cebe
Impurity Modes in Photonic Band Structures, Yi-Fen Chang
Silicon Carbide/Electroless Nickel Composite Plating for Aluminum Substrates, Ben Charbit
A Study of Aquifer Sensitivity and Vulnerability in Kalamazoo County, Michigan Based on Hydrogeologic and Agricultural Factors, Steven Douglas Chidester
The Use of Music Therapy to Influence the Self-Confidence and Hostility of Adolescents Who are Sexually Abused, Joy Clendenon-Wallen
The Concept of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences and an Interdisciplinary, Arts Inclusive Curriculum: A Model for Teaching Whose Time Has Come, Loraine W. Cowe
The Effects of Public Commitment and Group Feedback of Curbside Recycling, Iser Guillermo DeLeón
Non-Resonant Transfer and Excitation for S^13+ Projectiles Colliding with Neutral Gas Targets, Liang Duo
Aggressive Dating Behavior among College Students, Felicia D. Flowers
A Fracture Analysis of Glacial Tills in Southwest Michigan, Ralph L. Freed
The Effect of Computer-Assisted Instruction on the Development of Diagnostic Reasoning Skills among Occupational Therapy Students, Judith Lynn Freeman
Lithic Raw Material Utilization and Social Interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Lower Kalamazoo River Valley, Daniel Barton Goatley
Inhibition of Cytochrome P-450 but Not Neutrophil Depletion Prevents the Pulmonary Toxicity Associated with 1-Nitronaphthalene, Steven Michael Green
Assassination in Modern America: Political Participation through a Gun Barrel?, Richard Grossenbacher
Community Development Corporations and Their Contributions to Democracy in Chicago, Carl E. Hanssen
Language Skills of Adolescents with Emotional Disorders, Diane T. Hardy
William Morris and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings: Historic Preservation in Victorian Great Britain, Andrea Elizabeth Harger
Laboratory Studies of Filter Pack Grain-Size Distributions and Hydrophobic Treatments to Enhance the Recovery of Free-Phase Floating Hydrocarbons, Hugh Garret Heuvelhorst
Trade Friction between the United States and Japan: An Analysis of the Situation in 1992, Mariko Hirano
Contracts in Conflict: Perestroika and the Decline of Soviet Legitimacy, Karl Glenn Hokenmaier
Topology Based Routing Algorithms for Multilayer IC Layout Design, Moazzem Hossain
Rethinking Fundamentalism: Protestant Fundamentalism and Cognition, Larry D. Hoxey
The Acute Effects of Cocaine in Pigeons Performing under a Progressive-Ratio Schedule, Claudia Ann Jones
Story Writing by Students with Hearing Impairments, Lois A. Ketchum
On Clock Routing Techniques for VLSI Synchronous Systems, Wasim A. Khan
Groundwater Chemistry Analysis of the Saginaw Formation in Delhi Township, Michigan, Sam L. Kitchin
Language Abilities of Male Adolescents in a Juvenile Detention Center, Krista J. Klein
The Slip Velocity of Coating Formulations Using the High-Shear Viscometer, Daniel Parker Krieger
The Effects of Parental Tutoring on Reading Achievement, Cara K. Krumrie
Effects of Checklists and Feedback on Interviewer Documentation Errors, Ann Lynn Linklater
Optimizing Communication Routing in Parallel Computer Architectures, Nikolaos T. Liolios
Precipitation Dynamics in Kalamazoo, SW Michigan: A Stable Isotope Perspective, Madhav V. Machavaram
Effects of Cocaine on Fixed-Ratio Responding of Rats: Modulation by Required Response Force, Malath Makhay
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Risk Factors among Hand Therapists, Suzanne Makielski
Attitudes of Occupational Therapy Students toward the Mentally Disabled, Patricia McCarthy
Continuous Quality Improvement and Music Therapy: An Analysis of Importance, Training, Familiarity, and Involvement, Jane E. McLaren
Enhanced Retroreflection of Light from Rough Metal Surfaces, Sivakumar Natarajan
Complete Nucleotide Sequence of PstI-L fragment of Tanapox Virus Genomic DNA, Sarah J. Neering
An Experimental Study into the Role of Routing Flexibility in the Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Sanjay Pathak
Failure of Methamphetamine Withdrawal to Produce Behavioral Disruptions in Pigeons, William F. Potter
Study of Single-Electron Capture from He, Ne and Ar by Low-Energy Ne^Q+ Recoil Ions Using Translational Energy Spectroscopy, Renad Qubaj-Said
Nonlinear Dynamic Finite Element Simulation of Hydroelastic Mounts for Light Weight Vehicles, Talla Jayapal Reddy
Possessive and Aggressive Behavior During Preschool Children's Play, Jori Reijonen
Design and Development of a Heterogeneous Parallel Computing System, Eruch R. Rustomji
Evaluation and Implementation of Asynchronous Adders, Poornima Y. Shankarreddy
Judicial Decision Making and Public Opinion in the Warren and Burger Courts, Nancy L. Siemion
Signal Processing with Neural Networks, Pero Smrzlic
Comparing Selection-Based and Topography-Based Language Systems with Verbal Adults Learning Japanese Words, Matthew A. Stratton
Simulation Model for Predicting the Impact of Progressive Diseases in the U.S. Population by Tracking, Biju Suseelan
Development of a Systematic Approach to the Implementation of a Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) for Small to Medium Sized Companies, G. Steven Trimmer
The Effect of Systematic Cursive Instruction on the Length of Writing Samples, John Kendall Vail
Offense Perceived, Appropriate Actions and Possible Solutions: A Research of Censorship, Sharon K. Van Poolen
An Empirical Investigation of Quality and Productivity Management Practices in Manufacturing Firms, Kiran Vuppalapati
A Study of Effects of Flotation Conditions on Flotation Efficiency and Fiber Loss, Wiwat Walaipachara
Effects of Familiarity with a Sample-Stimulus in Selection-Based Learning of Verbal Behavior, Robert J. Wallander
A Study of Automated Estimating of Software Cost, Steven Shouli Wang
Rolling Friction Research Instrument, John P. Ward
Karma in Theodicy, Joji Watanabe
The Use of Activity Analysis by Occupational Therapists in Treatment Decisions, Hiromi Yoshikawa
Size Imperfections in One-Dimensional Periodic Optical Arrays, Yan Zhong
Theses from 1992
Use of Geology and Petrophysics in the Characterization of St. Peter Sandstone Reservoirs, Rusli Bin Adam
Synthesis of Symmetric and "Mixed-Ligand" Homocyclopentadienyl Ruthenocenes, John Adjeiku Amanfu
Pargal: A Package for Parallel Graph Algorithms, Winston Anand-Kumar
Groundwater Studies Near the Dowagiac Landfill Area, Dowagiac, Michigan, Using Seismic Resistivity Methods, Saiful B. Baharom
Localization of Light in One Dimensional Randomly Disordered Dielectric Medium, K. Balaji
The Effect of Vestibular Stimulation on Expressive Language of Pre-Schoolers with Down Syndrome, Tiffany Bergo
The Rhetoric of Slobodan Milosevic and War on the Territory of Yugoslavia, Agneza Bozic
Improved Global Routing Using ⋋-Geometry, Surendra Burman
An Arbitrary Matching Training Supplement to the AVC Discrimination Test, Charles P. Butler
Choreography for the Camera: An Historical, Critical, and Empirical Study, Vana Patrice Carter
Expositeo Attonis Episcopivercellensis in Epistolam Sancti Pauli Ad Romanos: Introduction and Partial Text, Steven R. Cartwright
Mate Choice: Investigation of Mating Preference for Siblings Versus Nonsiblings in the Solitary Vespid Wasp Euodynerus Foraminatus, Omoury A. Chambegga
A Study of the Effects of Polyacrylates on Water Retention and Binder Migration Tendencies of Coatings, Wichan Charoenkitsupat
Prediction of Paper Color: A Process Simulation Approach, Mayank Chaturvedi
Synthesis of Organometallic Polymers, Po-Chang Chiang
The Suburban Rice Farmers: Economic and Cultural Change in Japan, Makoto Chiwaki
Laser Doppler Velocimetry Research of the Blowby Gas Characteristics in an Internal Combustion Engine, Mark Kevin Coffill
Fountain Solution pH and Conductivity Changes Caused by Paper Extractables during Offset Printing, Douglas E. Cox
Performance Prediction in Track and Field, Ted James Dabbs
Hands-on Versus Verbal Occupation: Effects on Free Recall in Brain-Injured Adults, Aaron M. Eakman
A Guide to Evaluating Adult Education Programs, Kenneth L. Ebersole
An Integrated Simulation Model Development Environment for Slam II Using Object-Oriented Paradigm, Rizvan Erol
Identification and Characterization of Possible Multiple Binding Sites for ((3)H)8-OH-DPAT in the Hippocampus, Dawna Lea Evans
The Effect of Varying Weightload Intensities on Biceps Curl Technique, Jeffrey C. Gailhouse
The Effects of Music Listening and Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the Anxiety Level of Adjudicated Adolescent Males in a Residential Treatment Setting, Ned David Gladfelter
The Differential Effects of Performance Monitoring and Performance Contingent Consequences in a Laboratory Setting, Julie A. Glasser
On Planar Routing of Multi-Terminal Nets in VLSI Physical Design, Jahangir A. Hashmi
A Comparison of Percent Body Fat Calculated by Three Methods: Hydrostatic Weighing, Skinfolds, and Near Infrared Technique, James W. Hill
Interest Group Influence on U.S. Congressional Committees: A Case Study of the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement, Laurel L. Hoffman
The Effects of Public-Posted Feedback on the Use of a Photocopy Machine by Faculty in an Academic Department, Shijing Hu
An Analysis of the Artifacts from the Historic Components of the Elam Site (20AE195), Allegan County, Michigan, Mary Lynn Jeakle
A Study of the Transfer Matrix Method for the Classical Statistical Mechanics of One Dimensional Systems, Dietmar R.A. Johlen
Hydrogeologic Characterization of a Multi-Aquifer System at Station 11 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Linda G. Jones
Cognitive Disability Theory as a Basis for Activity Analysis for Elderly Persons with Dementia, Deborah S. Kaeser
Preventive Dental Care- Instruction and Contingency Management in the Acquisition and Maintenance of Oral Hygiene Skills, Sandra K. Kallstrom
Charge Conservation in the Incommensurate-Commensurate Transition of Charge Density Waves, Jörg Kastrup