This collection contains doctoral dissertations, masters theses, independent studies, and similar works representing graduate student culminating achievements. To browse dissertations and theses by academic department or program, please go to the Research Unit, Center, or Department page. Graduate dissertations and theses may also be found using the Library's catalog.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Healthcare professionals' perceptions of humor therapy in a hospice setting, Cynthia A. Stedje

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Why Faculty Use a Course Management System (Blackboard) to Supplement Their Teaching of Traditional Undergraduate Courses, Lori Anne Swinney

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Offender Treatment: An Evaluation of a Cognitive Restructuring Program, Randy L. Telander

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The characteristics of effective fund raising in higher education, Elizabeth Morken Tollefson

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Discontinuities in the Icebox Formation (Ordovician), Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana, Aaron J. Ulishney

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Graphic Design: Understanding How Students Learn About And Create Graphic Designs, Jacalyn F. Urbaniak

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Cons, Ex-Cons and Odinism Across Cultural and National Borders: Why Attempt to Procure Knowledge and Dare We Not?, Lene T. Vallestad

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The Characterization of the Expression of BOG25 and 7a5 in Normal and Cancerous Bladder, Prostate and Breast Cell Lines, Katerine Vanasek

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Factors Which Decrease the Search Time of an Aircraft Crash, Ryan Wallace

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Design and evaluation of a modified in situ mesocosm to study denitrification in the Karlsruhe aquifer, Jason M. Warne

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Bias in Perceptions of Parenting Roles: Analysis of Gender and Socioeconomic Status, Krislea E. Wegner

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A Boundary Element Method for Thermo-poroelasticity with Applications in Rock Mechanics, Qiang Zhang

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Green Card, Blood Card, or June 4 Card: The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992, Linxiang Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Echoes in a concrete canyon : Graham, Cummings, and Apollinaire, Robin L. Adams-Hays

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Delinquent Recidivism and Diversion from Formal Juvenile Court Proceedings: A Cognitive Restructuring Approach, Robert James Amos Jr.

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Writing About the Most Meaningful Life Experience: Implications for Subjective Well-Being, Napoleon Andriopulos

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Nesting biology and use of upland cover by waterfowl and American bitterns (Botaurus lentiginosus) on a cultivated wild rice farm., Casey Lyn Armour

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Characterization and role of lumican in scleral extracellular matrix., Bobbie Ann Austin

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The impact of "ideal" images of women in the media: Differences between college women living in sorority houses and college women living in residence halls in the perceptions and effects of media images of women, Sarah J. Bernhardt

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A noble discontent: The experiences and perceptions of seven pre-service teachers in an experimental course designed to examine the relationship between social consciousness and education., James Allen Bryant Jr

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The Predictive Validity of the Teacher Perceiver Interview in Selecting Effective Elementary Teachers in a Mid-Sized Midwestern School District, Richard John Buresh

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The Peripheral and Central Auditory Performance of a Child with Brachmann-De Lange Syndrome, Anne R. Burgard

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Why Do Scientists and Engineers Leave/Stay?, Jeff Burgess

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Status of Migratory Shorebirds at an Inland Stopover Site in the Northern Plains Prairie Pothole Region, Corinne A. Carey

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Success in introductory college physics: The role of gender, high school preparation, and student learning perceptions., Jean Chi-Jen Chen

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The Role of the School Administrators in Supporting Teachers in the Integration of Educational Technology Into K-12 Classrooms, Lisa M. Christensen Feldner

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Self-Assessed Dakota Language Fluency and Suggested Strategies for Language Revitalization on the Spirit Lake Nation, Ruth Ellen de Larios

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Multi-reference electronic structure techniques and their application to important atmospheric molecules., Timothy James Dudley

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The perceptions of interns in a professional development school program, Stacy K. Duffeild

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A first year teacher's reflective portfolio, Brook A. Eckstrom

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Social integration of Hispanic adolescents in a predominately white public school., Terri L. Eide

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Analysis of Articles Published in Eight Selected Higher Education Journals on Selected Variables to Reveal Scholarly Development of the Discipline, Kathy Brock Enger

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Multiple Sclerosis, Time of Day, and Subjectively Measured Sleep Effects on Neurological Functioning Using a Neuropsychological Battery, Julia R. Fitzgerald Smith

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The "other" category: Native american women faculty in academe, LaVonne F. Fox

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Phylogeography and Population Structure of the Prairie Skink (Eumeces Septentrionalis), Gregory S. Fuerst

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White racial identification as a predictor of prejudice in simulated criminal sentencing., Scott David Guldseth

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Syntheses, structures, and characterizations of diazasilaphosphetidines and their metal compounds., Dana Craig Haagenson

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The link between perfectionism, anxiety, and depression with parental bonding as a moderating variable, Christen G. Herrick

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The link between perfectionism, anxiety, and depression with parental bonding as a moderating variable, Christen G. Herrick

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Flute -forming conditions in Alberta and North Dakota: A comparison using ice sheet reconstructions and field techniques., Trent D. Hubbard

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A test of the cultural ecological model with Chinese and Caucasian parents., Elaine Hulei

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Mathematics Instructional Methods and Their Effects on Student Mathematics Scores, Ruth Huovinen

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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Depressotypic Cognitions and Suitability for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Lydia Christine Jackson

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The characterization of the expression and the function of SLRPS in the human sclera., Janell Mae Johnson

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Development of a regional curve to relate discharge and drainage area to hydraulic geometry for the Red River of the North Basin, Melanie H. Johnson

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Participant perspective on the anti-bullying program, Denise C. Kramer

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Past, present and future of language policy in Kazakhstan, Aliya S. Kuzhabekova

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On a wing and a prayer: The story of Courtney and Taylor, Phylis L. LeDosquet

One a wing and a prayer: The story of Courtney and Taylor, Phyllis L. LeDosquet

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A Survey of the effectiveness of mandatory treatment for domestic violence offenders, Jeanne J. LeMay

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An empirical examination of a modified matrix sampling procedure for grades 4 through 12 in a Midwestern school district., Xin Liang

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Stereoselective synthesis of C-glycosides using S-stabilized intermediates., Hui Liu

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The portrayal of people with mental retardation in contemporary children's literature., Linda Noel Blackston Marsh

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Control of type III secretion in Yersinia pestis by the negative regulator, LcrG., Jyl S. Matson

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Coronary Artery Disease and Noncardiac Surgery: Considerations in Anesthesia Nursing, Michelle L. Maund

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Reflections of a first year teacher, Elledean A. Moffett

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Student Perceptions of Hybrid Classes at a Notebook University, Dawn M. Olson

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Nicotine Effects on Attention: Implications for ADHD Therapy, Dmitri V. Poltavksi

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Concentrated Hog Feeding Operations and the Animal Rights Movement: A Website Diagnostic Frame Analysis, Venita M. Quamme

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Awara phonology, Edward C. Quigley

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Piano Letters., Scott Ronald Randall

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Hardiness as a Career Transition Resource, Katherine Lee Rathburn

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Copper deficiency in HL-60 cells increases their susceptibility to apoptosis when treated with antioxidants., Laura Jean Raymond

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Isolated ventricular myocyte contractile function is depressed in rats fed high fat and/or marginally copper -deficient diets., David P. Relling

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Changing a medical school curriculum: How does it happen?, Judith L. Rieke

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Age, Sex, and Socioeconomic Status: Related Factors in Motivations for Exercise, David G. Rochholz

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Working With Adult Learners at Community Colleges: An Exploratory Assessment of Perceived Faculty Training Needs, Henry Charles Roehrich

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Self concept and gender identity differences in children's opposite-sex and same-sex friendships, Erin M. Rooks

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TMI Transport Corporation 2003 Budget Projections, Rachelle Schroeder

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A Systemic Investigation: Developing a Guide to North Dakota Legal Research for the Educator and Citizen, Rhonda R. Schwartz

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Coping with infertility: A qualitative study of the infertile experience and how others can help, Carolyn A. Senchuk-Lavergne

Coping with infertility : A qualitative study of the infertile experiences and how others can help, Carolyn A. Senchuk-Lavergne

Coping with infertility: A qualitative stusy of the infertile experience and how others can help, Carolyn A. Senchuk-Lavergne

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Effect of geochemical processes and environment on the spatial pattern of selenium in soil, surface water, and groundwater at the Hovland Ranch, central South Dakota, Salah U. Sharif

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Coping with Stressful Situations: The Use of Humor as a Preventative Coping Mechanism for Preceived Stress in Public Speaking, Randall J. Smies

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Theoretical study of substituted dioxiranes., Jie Song

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The Relationships Among Self-Efficacy, Team Efficacy and Team Performance in Baseball, Ryan Christopher Sturm

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Childhood emotional deprivation and neglect as predictors of adult perfectionalism, Heather M. Taylor

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Positive orientation towards the vernacular among the Talysh of Sumgayit, Calvin F. Tiessen

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Fabrication of and transport studies on yttrium barium copper oxide/praseodymium barium copper oxide-type multilayers., Udom Tipparach

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Computer anxiety and perceptions among university education students and faculty., Stuart John Uggen

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The Perpetuation of the Fairy Tale Narrative in Popular Film: A Textual Analysis, Audra D. Van Hoff

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The Sexual Behavior Sequelae of Childhood Sexual Abuse in College Women, Brian A. Wilson

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The Relationship Between Personality and the Experience of Solution-Focused Therapy and Cognitive Therapy, Shannon T. Woulfe

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Teachers and parents perception of how exposure computers may affect the social development of young children, Jo-Anne A. Yearwood

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A Comparative Study of Higher Education in The United States and The Peoples Republic of China 1945-1997: Purpose, Equality and Academic Freedom, Liming Zhai

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Implementation of a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Based Space Vector Control of AC Induction Motor Drives, Koby Asirvatham

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The Value of Transcultural Nursing Education: Perceptions of Nursing Graduates, Jane E. Bergland

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A Plantation Mistress of the Old South: The Life of Ann Barnes Archer of Mississippi, Nikki L. Berg

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Longitudinal Predictors of Weight Fluctuation in Men and Women, Kelly L. Bishop

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Screening lytic phage display libraries for proteins which interact with cAMP -dependent protein kinase regulatory subunit type I-alpha., Robert A. Blanco

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The Relationship Between Self-Reports of Delinquent Behaviors and Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Care and Protectiveness, Jacqueline A. Bleess

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The Antecedents and Consequences of Body Image Dissatisfaction: A Structural Modeling Analysis and a Controlled Laboratory Task, Dana M. Borowiak

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Between Fiction and Documentary: Dangerous Liaisons and the Self-Reflexive Film, Jennifer J. Bottinelli

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Transfer Trauma Following a Community Evacuation of the Institutionalized Elderly, Marlys J. Bratteli

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The perceptions of selected tribal college transfer students attending the University of North Dakota, Donna L. Brown

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Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting: Behaviors, Attitudes and Beliefs Among Psychologists Regarding Current and Proposed Statutes, Angela Marie Cavett

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Public Policy Response to the Demand for Broadband Deployment, Anthony T. Clark

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A high resolution gravity survey of the Lake St. Martin impact structure, Manitoba, Canada, Christina Davids

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The Effects of Class Size on Student Performance in Reading in the Primary Grades, Dotti S. Dixon