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
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
Teacher Proximity as an Instructional Variable in the Use of Interactive Video, Rosalie L. Kirsch
Environmental Factors Influencing Prehistoric Site Selection along the Portage River, a Tributary of the St. Joseph River, Southwest Michigan, Timothy D. Knapp
Assessment of the Relationship between Regular Fitness Activity and Sexual Functioning in Women, Joanne Kolean-Burley
EZTex: A Graphical User Interface System for LATeX, Ravi K. Kosaraju
The Application of a Statistical Trend Analysis Program to Ground-Water Quality Monitoring Data from Eight Western Michigan Solid Waste Landfills, Amy DeCosta Lachance
The Effectiveness of Special Education Placement and Services: A Descriptive Study, Michelle D. Lewis
Single and Double Ionization of Helium by Highly Charged Sulfur Ions, Karen M. Lifrieri
Letter Recognition by Mentally Retarded Adults: Improving Performance through Differential Outcomes, Paul R. Malanga
A Study of the Effect of Water-Soluble Polymers on Water Holding and Binder Migration Tendencies of Coatings, Joginder S. Malik
A Survey of a Number of Megalithic Grave Complexes in Tamil Nadu, South India, David K. McConkey
The Effect of Public Posting and Supervisor Recognition on Treatment Team Performance in a Mental Health Institution, Susan Mencarelli
The Diffusion of Management Practices in the United States, Fumie Murase
An Efficient Over-the-Cell Routing Algorithm for High Performance Circuits, Sivakumar Natarajan
The Indentation of Foam Pattern Surfaces by Coordinate Measuring Machine Probes, Sanjay Nenawati
Fixed-Ratio Size as a Determinant of the Development of Tolerance to Morphine, Mark J. Nickel
A Survey of Computer Use in Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Sites, Martha E. Parks
Algorithms for Incomplete Hypercubes, Venkata K. Prabhala
Computational Simulation of Flow through Elbows in the Approach Piping Systems to a Headbox, Kasinathan Ramanathan
Perceived Importance of Selected Nonverbal Cues in an Initial Encounter, Loretta L. Richter
From Welfare to Liberation: A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Animal Rights Movement, Linda J. Rynbrandt
A Guide to Developing a School Foundation in the State of Michigan, Dirk A. Schuiteboer
The Effects of an Integrated Environment on Specific Target Behaviors in Severely Impaired Young Children, Rosemarie R. Smith
A Study of Ground-Water Quality in a Priority Agricultural and Livestock Watershed, Cass County, Michigan, Matthew Alan Stuk
A Behavioral Overview of Self-Control, Shannon Kay Swick
Political Action Committees in the State of Michigan, Keeley I. Taylor
Calcite Cementation of Pleistocene Glacial Deposits in Southwest Michigan, Robert Lee Tolliver
Isolation and Characterization of the Triiodothyronine Regulatory Region of the Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Avian Species, Delfina Rivera Valencia
Examination of Community Mental Health Services for Persons with Serious Mental Illness: A Descriptive Study of 31 Counties in Michigan, Pamela C. Werner
The R Value at VO2 Max during Maximal Graded Exercise Treadmill Tests of Coronary Artery Diseased and Nondiseased Subjects, Sherry S. Williams
MTV Ideology: Rocking to a Different Beat?, Janelle L. Wilson
Effects of Strengthening the Stabilizing Muscles of the Hip Joint on Strength Gain of the Hamstring Group, Tina M. Wilson
Construction of a Lithium Vapor Oven for Electron Capture and Multiple Ionization Experiments, Oliver Woitke
Graph Theory Based Routing Algorithms, Bo Wu
Double Differential Cross Sections for State-Selective Electron Capture by Low-Energy Ar4+ and Ar5+ Ions from He and Ar, Serefettin Yaltkaya
A Study of the Effects of Pigment Size and Shape on Binder Migration, Hee Jong Yang
Optimization of Sodium Carbonate-Sodium Hydroxide Pulping of Wheat Straw for Corrugating Medium Production, Irmak Yayin
A Computer Simulation of the Rotary Vacuum Filter Brown Stock Washing System Using Distribution Sampling, Edison G. Yiu
Sequential and Parallel Discrete Event Simulation on Computer Communication Networks, Tao Zhou
Theses from 1991
Effects of Capillarity on DNAPL Thickness in Wells and in Adjacent Sands, Timothy V. Adams
Inhibited Spontaneous Emission by Photonic Band Gaps in a Square Lattice of Periodic Dielectric Medium, Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
The Effects of a Conditioned Establishing Operation on Performance of a Two-Component Chain, Kenneth Lee Alling
An Experimental Investigation of Bevelled Blade Coating for Paper, Mustafa Naci Altug
Total Blood Cholesterol, Blood Triglyceride, and Blood HDL Correlation, Rebecca Lynn Babler
Sedimentology of the Bedford-Berea Sequence (Early Mississippian), Williams Field, Michigan, David Alan Balthazor
A Hydrogeochemical Characterization of a Glacial-Drift Aquifer System in Southwest Michigan, Patrick G. Barrese
Fractures in the Jacobsville Sandstone and the Precambrian “W” Rocks in Eastern Marquette County, Michigan, Leonard Paul Belliveau
An Analysis of Hydrogeologic Factors Affecting Aquifer Vulnerability in Southwestern Michigan, Steven E. Benton
Democracy and Capitalism: The Issue Joined from Within, Christopher E. Bischoff
Rose, Lily, Spring for Chamber Orchestra, Thomas M. Bourcier
A Regional Study of Ground-Water Quality in Barry County, Michigan, Margene K. Brewer
The Effects of Peer Tutoring on a Direct Instruction Reading Program, Robert Schuyler Brooks
Structural, Depositional, and Diagenetic Controls on Reservoir Development: St. Peter Sandstone, Newaygo County, Michigan, Mark S. Caldwell
Effects of Music as a Conditioned Stimulus and Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Reducing Anxiety, Marie Elaine Clarkson
Acoustic and Perceptual Correlates of Breathy Vocal Quality, Ronald Allen Cleveland
The Role of a Chairperson of a Michigan Accreditation Program Visitation Team, Ione M. Condit
Sedimentological, Structural, and Organic Geochemical Controls on Natural Gas Occurrence in the Antrim Formation in Otsego County, Michigan, Timothy M. Dellapenna