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Theses from 1980
The Effects of Prostaglandin Synthesis Inhibition on the Regulation of Blood Pressure in the Rat, David J. Pollock
A Report of an Internship in the Bloomingdale, Michigan, Public Schools, James F. Scholley
An Evaluation of a Videotape Discrimination Training Program to Teach One-to-One Training Skills, Norman L. Schultz
The 1973 Oil Embargo Arab Oil Diplomacy, Amal Mustafa Shamma
A Study of the Target Thickness Effect for Chlorine on Germanium from 25 to 49.5 MeV, James Robert Slusser
A Report of an Internship in School Administration at Mount Clemens Community Schools, Carolyn J. Smith
A Comparative Anatomical Study of the Pineal Gland in Mammals, Nishi Bala Sood
The Effect of Lead on Developing Rat Brain Lipids, Larry J. Stegink
The Possible Influence of Nestbox Size on Nesting Behavior and Reproductive Success in the House Wren (Troglodytes Aedon), Mary Anne Sydlik
Culture Conflict as it Relates to a Psychocultural Therapeutic Model for Chicanos, Armando Tena
Etiological Manifestations of Specific Reading Disorders Suggested in the Clinical Assessment Data of Children, Brett Thompson
Architectural Design, Neighboring, and Victimization in Group Housing: An Examination of Relationships, Kathleen Anne Tiemann
The Influence of the Introduction of Heavy Ordnance on the Development of the English Navy in the Early Tudor Period, Kristin MacLeod Tomlin
Charles Langlade in the French and Indian War, Paul M. Trap
A Report of an Internship in the Kalamazoo Public Schools Kalamazoo, Michigan, Celeste Kaiser Vogan
A Study of Opinions Related to Corporal Punishment: 1980, Susan J. Walz
An Investigation of Some Effects of Timeout Using the Repeated Acquisition Design with Children, Anita Lynn Wilson
Wife Battering: A Theoretical Model and Treatment Approaches, Joan Woods
The Effects of Cumulative Review in an Interspersal Procedure on the Acquisition and Retention of Sight Words, Kathleen M. Wright
Teaching Self-Protective Behaviors to Preschool Children Using a Videotape Training Program, Paul James Yoder
Theses from 1979
The Effects of EMG Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training on the Classroom Behaviors of Emotionally Impaired Children, Elizabeth Hein Akey
Hydrogeology of the Minjur Aquifer System in the Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim A. Al-Jallal
Acquiring and Maintaining Conflict Management Skills: An Experimental Validation of the Effects of Homework, Laurie L. Assadi
An Analysis of the Faunal Assemblage from the Elam Site: An Upper Mississippian Seasonal Encampment on the Kalamazoo River in Allegan County, Michigan, Kenneth A. Barr
The Effects of Hypophysectomy and Testosterone on Testicular Prostaglandin F2α, Diane Charron Beuving
The Effects of Behavioral Contracting on Student Participator Activities in a Junior High Student Service Center, Sandra K. Bickel
Effects of Homework Assignments, Parent Prompts, and Contingency Contracting on Classroom Spelling Accuracy of Trainably Mentally Impaired and Severely Multiply Impaired Students, Christine M. Blakeman
Improving Customer Service in a Large Department Store through the Use of Training and Feedback, Mark G. Brown
The Development of a High School Attendance Policy, Wallace A. Brown
Factors Influencing Prosecutorial Discretion in Criminal Sexual Conduct Cases, Susan Caringella-MacDonald
A Model Public Relations Plan for the K-12 Clintondale Community Schools Based on the Results of a Survey of Community Attitudes, James Caudill
Characteristics of the Narrator: Chaucer’s the Canterbury Tales, Gerald Cecere
The Use of Contingency Contracting to Maintain and Improve Jogging (an Exercise Behavior) in a Group of Community Women, Nancy Lai-Shi Chan
Development of an Integrated Program of Water Reuse in a Pulp and Paper Mill, Zafar M. Chaudhri
Response Strength: Changes in Concurrent Random-Interval Responding as a Function of Body Weight, Christopher T. Cherpas
Analysis of Mixtures of Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide and Chlorite, Ying-Chien Chu
Structural and Petrologic Comparison of the Southern Sapphire Range, Montana with the Northeast Border Zone of the Idaho Batholith, Stacy Lon Clark
The Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of a Bacterial Enzyme Catalyzing the Reductive Cleavage of Anthracycline Glycosides, Mark W. Collison
Increasing Head Extension with the Use of Automated Contingent Music, Susan Corman
The American Invasion of the Niagara Peninsula – 1814, Daniel K. R. Crosswell
Forces in the Criminality of Women, Doris J. Cubbernuss
A Report of an Internship in the Parchment Public Schools Parchment, Michigan, Rita Linnenkugel Current
A Taxonomy of Organizations for Assessing Research in Organizational Communication, Margaret E. Dennany
Photon Counting System for the Determination of Creatine Phosphokinase, Steven E. Dueball
Reinforcement Psychology and the Market Environment, Richard P. Eastman
Computer MMPI Reports: A Comparison of Three Commercially Available Reports on Accuracy, Format, and Utility, Kathryn Elaine Edwards
Response Strength in Multiple Pacing Schedules, Stephen J. Fath
Analysis and Interpretation of the 5,000 ft (1,538 M) Red-Bed Sequence Encountered in the Sparks et al. #1-8 (Michigan Basin Deep Borehole), John H. Fowler
A Behavioral System for Supervising Undergraduate Research, Gary D. Gant
Geology of the Central Peloncillo Mountains, the North Third of the Pratt Quadrangle, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, Dennis J. Gebben
A Comparison of Isotonic Versus Isokinetic Exercise in the Development of Strength and Concomitant Enhancement of Body Proportions for College Females, Diane Lloyd Gillo
Autocorrelation in Behavior Modification Data, Suzanne M. Girman
A Report of an Internship with a Uniserv Director of the Michigan Education Association Wayne County, Michigan, John Arthur Goniea
A Report of an Internship at Portage Public Schools, Mary A. Groening
A Report of an Internship at Paw Paw Public Schools, John A. Gunnell
A Suggested Sight Vocabulary Training Program, Martin Halvorsen
Observational Learning of an Intraverbal Response with Pairs of Multiply Handicapped Young Adults, Margaret C. Harkness
A Summary of Experiences in an Internship in the Area of Community College Administration, Charles E. Henkel
The Effect of a Training Program to Improve Abilities in the Accurate Perception of Emotion and Facilitative Skills in Undergraduate Music Therapy Students, Susan M. Higgins
Inmate Deaths in Kalamazoo County, Berrien County and 42 States: A Comparative Analysis for the Years 1970-1977, Janice Bernice Howard
A Comparison of Two Non-Vocal Language Systems for the Severely Physically Handicapped, Bonnie I. Hurlbut
Teaching-Care: Developing Therapeutic Staff-Client Interactions during Daily Care Activities, Martin T. Ivancic
Applications of Sidman's Mediated Transfer Paradigm to the Teaching of Reading: Total Communication and American Sign Language, Bruce C. Jackson
WISC-R Patterns for the Learning Disabled: A Study of the Recategorizations of Bannatyne and Kaufman, Dianne A. Johnston
Rule-Governed Versus Contingency-Shaped Self-Control in Preschool Children, Carol Sue Jones
The Effect of Vowel Context on Consonantal Intraoral Air Pressure, Michael Karnell
Olavus Petri's Polemic against Monasticism: A Translation with Critical Notes, Margaret Mary King
The Relationship between Contracting and the Level of Academic Achievement of High School Students, John Philip Kirkpatrick
A Report of an Internship Experience in the Central Administrative Offices of the Battle Creek Public Schools, Aileen M. Klingaman
The Effects of Written Instruction on the Giving of Feedback, Robert L. Kowalski
Prostaglandin E2: A Study of Intestinal Secretion as a Mechanism of Action for the Gastric Antisecretory Property in the Rat, Cleo Lancaster
Kinetic Study of the Formation of Mixed Ligand Complexes Formed from Triethylenetetramine Nickel (II) and Bidentate Ligands, Burtrand Insung Lee
The Effects of Homework on the Acquisition and Generalization of Couples Conflict Management Skills, Mary Lewis
Habilitation in Michigan’s Developmental Centers Since the Enactment of the Michigan Mental Health Code, Janet MacCormack
Learner-Controlled Instruction and an LCI Program to Train Motor Carrier Sales Representatives, David Richard MacDonald
A Report of an Internship in the Office of Instructional Development Western Michigan University, Emmanuel Mariampillai
The Impact of Women's Groups upon Psychological Androgyny, Ruth Mausert
Teaching Telephone Skills to Developmentally Disabled Persons Using Positive Reinforcement and Corrective Feedback, Lou Ann Mayhew
An Analysis of Pre and Post Employment Interview Opinions Held by Applicants in a University Job Placement Center, Robert J. McAvoy
The Plant Tension Zone in Michigan, Margaret Thompson McCann
Generalization of Behavior Modification Skills Acquired through Observation Training Procedures, Thomas E. McCarthy
Therapeutic Dance: An Annotated Bibliography of Books, Articles, Records and Films Applicable for Use with Adults and Published from January, 1975 through March, 1979, Susan Allene Meyer
Racial and Class Biases in the Criminal Justice System: A Radical Conflict Interpretation, Mansoor Moaddel
The Origins and Functional Significance of Incest Avoidance, R. Daniel Murray
Postglacial Environmental History of a Marl Lake Site in Kalamazoo County, Southwestern Michigan, Valerie A. Naeve
Photoconductivity and Photovoltaic Studies on Some II-VI Compounds, Challa Nagesh
Interaction with Americans and Length of Stay Related to the Unfavorable Attitudes of Saudi Students toward the Traditional Family Ideology, Ibrahim Obeidy
Generalization Effects of a Spray Mist to Reduce Self-Injurious Behaviors in Two Profoundly Retarded Female Adults, Pamela A. Ong
Increasing Audience Participation in Seminars, Linda J. Parrott
The United States and China: From Noncommunication to Diplomatic Relations, Mary Jeanne Patrick
Effects of EMG Relaxation Training and the Role of Cognitions, During Training, on Self Image: A Pilot Study with Three Direct Replications, Kathleen E. Paulsen
A Behavioral Analysis of Ethical Systems, Glen R. Peterson
A Study of the Changes in the Intellectual Environment from the Middle Ages to the Late Nineteenth Century Culminating in the Professionalization of Anthropology, Linda Marie Place
Hypoglycemia and Related Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Sharon Ruth Porteous
Communication Patterns of Domestic Cats in a Home Environment, Mary Ellen J. Ratuszny