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.Theses from 1993
Machiavelli and Thucydides: A Comparative Analysis, William R. Caraher
The Dominicans and Franciscans and the influence on early renaissancce art, Logan R. Helman
Topics in cyclotomic and quadratic fields, Pam Mellinger
Symmetric designs, difference sets, and a new way to look at MacFarland difference sets, John Bowen Polhill Jr.
Age and personality differences in the choice of mnemonic strategy, Gretchen Witte
Theses from 1992
Changes in spatial learning ability in female rats due to neonatal transplantation of male hippocampal tissue, David B. Carr
New directions : Dewey, aesthetics, and psychology, David Clark
Women during the Italian Renaissance : stereotypes vs. realities, Leslie K. Credit
Women in KL-Auschwitz, 1942-1945, Donna DiDomenico
Efficacious impression management in minority recruitment and retention practices, Amy L. Kristof
Stained glass in England from 1330-1460, Jennifer Stanger
Crime and the common law in England, 1580-1640, Cara Swinden
Theses from 1991
Alientation and internal-external locus of control as predictors of student political participation, Joanne M. Miller
A re-evaluation of the aesthetics of Jean-Baptiste Dubos and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, John Grayson Nichols
The benefits of women's education : warming up a cold college climate for women undergraduates, Shannon Riley
Happiness and satisfaction : subjective well-being in the work force, Lori J. Sohns
Theses from 1990
When the equality rule is violated : factors affecting consumption of physical, spatial and temporal resources, Caryn E. Herlocker
Effect of memory training on memory performance, self-efficacy rarings and patterns of attributions in older adults, Krista E. Larson
Leveller democracy : political theory and political reality, Hilary B. Smith
Friendship potential, knowledge, skills, and expectations of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and normal children, Laura A. Taylor
Gesturing in an interview situation : effects of gender, Renee R. Tillinger
Theses from 1989
Use of solid-phase resins in pesticide monitoring, Jenny Bittinger
The application of photobiotin as a non-radioactive genetic probe in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, JoAnna J. Coston
Family environments and the development and course of anorexia nervosa, Amy E. Hewett
Initial dyadic peer interaction of ADHD and normal children, Julie A. Hubbard
Activation of social heuristics in social decision making tasks as a function of leadership role assignment, Amber B. Keating
Ernest Miller Hemingway : dimensions of death, Bruce R. McDonald
The effects of caffeine on operant behavior in the Mongolian gerbil, Stephanie L. Myers
Role satisfaction in working mothers : a comparison of occupational status, Mary G. O'Donnell
Positive distinctiveness and intergroup discrimination between intercollegiate athletes and nonathletes, Jean H. Pace
Prediction of reading pesticide warnings and consumer purchasing intentions, Kathryn Anne Ponsi
The correlation between the motive to achieve and the motive to affiliate in college women, Lisa Salladin
Theses from 1988
An exploratory analysis on the situational determinants of jealousy, Renee Jean Baldwin
From allies to enemies, Robin J. Cowan
Systematics of the shield darter (Percina Peltata), John Goodin
William Courtenay's England : an aristocratic bishop in the fourteenth century, Michael P. Gwaltney
The "Ten words", James R. Luck Jr
The development of the child and adolescent coping inventory, Laura K. McGraw
Warning compliance : behavioral effects of cost and consensus, Nancy A. McKenna
A study of the self in The Red and the Black and The Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man, Roberta Mowery
Jealousy : an investigation of attribution, Margaret L. Offerdahl
Lady Jane Grey the nine days queen : a study of the dynastic questions, religious reforms, and unique personalities that influenced her fate, Susan Elizabeth Plunkett
Outcome-biased correspondent inferences and choice behavior in social dilemmas : "acting on inference", Shannon J. Pratt
The influence of gender schema on the perception of advertising, Kim Seitz
A considertation of cost-benefit analysis in the context of public policy decision-making, Kathleen M. Wong
Theses from 1987
Classroom observation of school-age ADDH, conduct disorder, and depressed children, Kristin S. Allan
The effect of parental pressure on athletic performance, Jessica A. Bumsted
England's Experimental Colony: The First Settlement in Australia, Frances M. Casazza
Self efficacy, locus of control, and task difficulty as predictors in athletic competition, Glen F. Cox
Self efficacy, locus of control, and physical ability, E. Catherine Edmiston
The effects of adrenalectomy on the systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), Stephen D. Foxx
A system development for analyzing a defect in histone H4 protein in plasmids of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Gregory R. Galakatos
Lewis Carroll's dissection and restructure of the social self, Pamela F. Pecora
Zora Neale Hurston and the emergence of self, Cheryl Y. Williams
Theses from 1986
A systematic survey of terpenes in the genus Magnolia, Douglas Dedera
Styles of leadership : leader behavior in a crisis situation, Jacqueline J. DeLisle
The future of elderly women : psychosocial factors influencing the aging transition, Michelle Dever
Toni Morrison's approach to understanding, Joyce Dorris
The cranial development of the brown water snake, Nerodia taxispilota, Mary V. Durgin
Gerard Manley Hopkins: the struggle for poetic vision, Kathryn M. Fessler
Kate Chopin : a different look, Kimberly Ann Francis
Richard Brautigan : a man in search of America, Elizabeth A. Howell
The effect of bilateral adrenalectomy on the electrocardiagram of Meriones unguiculatus, Randy Kienzle
The effects of sex typing, on the perception of gender in projected animal content, Steven J. Lash
Observational investigation of school-aged children's peer relations, Darcy Milhaven
Objectivity and aesthetic judgment, Glenn Poskocil
Evil and the role of evil in the Book of Revelation, Elizabeth Alger Pugh
Reproductive cycle of the Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), Scott J. Stahl and Joseph C. Mitchell
Alice Walker: An Interpretation of her Works, Niamh Walsh
The relationship of stress, coping, and social support to depression, Katherine B. Wissman
Theses from 1985
The effect of bilateral adrenalectomy on the electrocardiogram of Meriones unguiculatus, Jeff A. Brown
The effects of photoperiod and melatonin injections on the reproductive system of the female Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), Raymond Scott Buttenbaum
James Joyce's use of topography in Ulysses, Mary Beth Delea
Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling : a portrait of the Renaissance, Anne A. Ferris
The pastoral tradition in film, Andrew J. Ford
Program evaluation of St. Mary's Hospice, Lyn M. Harper
Description of the form of wing-flashing behavior in Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos), Lyn M. Harper and Kathryn J. Schneider
The distribution of the ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Agassiz), in a vertical thermal gradient, James J. Leder III
The Star Chamber in its last years, Christine Martine
Political ethics and responsibility : the role of the elected official, Janet M. Muller
Community adaptation in the Judeo-Christian tradition, John K. Overton
The effects of birth order upon personality, Laura W. Quarles
Effects of the color analysis process on the self-concept of women, Sherry Tanenbaum
Theses from 1984
Wood anatomy and relationships of Neowawraea (Euphorbiaceae), Dörthe S. Brandt and W. John Hayden
Mind over matter : considerations of understanding and artificial intelligence, John C. Brice
Environmental psychology : theory, methodology, and research, Ellen R. Divers
Collingwood's idea of history : the development and form of historical inquiry, Timothy A. Hartin
Exegesis of the book of Malachi, Malcolm M. Hutton
Cognitive development in females : effects on self-esteem and achievement motivation, Mary Miller
Family and peer relations of conduct disorder and hyperactive children, Katy N. Morrison
The effects of subject assertiveness on perceived assertiveness of others, Lisa E. Robertori and Sandra D. Hulbert
Theses from 1983
Children of divorce : a survey of factors related to children's adjustment to parental divorce, Carey A. Dougherty
The biological, psychodynamic, humanistic, and social psychological perspectives of athletic participation, Katharine R. Johnson
The Day of Yahweh, Kathryn L. Muller
American athletics and the law : the sports triangle, Brian M. Sheahan
Poignant quotations and the thematic structures in Gustav Mahler's ninth symphony, Edward D. Sturms
Theses from 1982
The application of the Kodaly method to instrumental music education, Sherry Black