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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The relationships among three components of perceived risk of injury, previous injuries and gender in non-contact/limited contact sport athletes, Jennifer M. Reuter

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Nontraditional Students in Associate Degree Nursing: Perceived Factors Influencing Retention and Empowerment, Rebecca J. Rudel

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Speech/Language and Social Behavior Performance as Predictors of Literacy Acquisition in Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects, Kristen Ann Runge

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A contemporary geography of southeastern North Dakota's manufacturing success, James A. Rush

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Spirituality and Coping: Caregivers of Spouses Afflicted with Alzheimer's, Khalil A. Sakalla

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Model for prediction of strength of ash deposits, Dhananjay Sakrikar

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Exploring the feasibility of removal of hydrogen sulfide from gaseous streams by anaerobic photosynthetic bacteria, Pushkaraj Sardesai

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Practices of Small Learning Communities in Selected Minnesota School Districts, Mary Joanne Schmid

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Age structure of a northern prairie population of wood frogs, Rana Sylvatica, Kyla K. Schneider

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Costume designs for Proof, Livia Jane Schonteich

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Flight Observations for Initial Flight Students: Are They Worthwhile?, Tammy Jo Schwarz

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A real-time telemetry and commanding interface for an international space station imaging payload, Benjamin W. Scilley

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Effects of Time of Day on Executive Function in native American Children and Non-Native American Children, Jennifer Garaas Scott

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Attitudes and opinions of certified registered nurse anesthetists regarding the use of the bispectral index monitor, Melissa D. Secord

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The Graduate Dean as Guardian of Standards and Academic Excellence, Cynthia H. Shabb

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Modeling the hydrogeochemistry of denitrification in the Elk Valley Aquifer, Paul A. Skubinna

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Fostering critical thinking with graphic organizers, Kathleen Sleeper

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The relationship between imagery use and confidence in coaches, Matthew G. Smiley

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A hierarchy for solution sets of conjunctive normal form boolean expressions, Jason James Smith

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

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The effect of diphenhydramine on central auditory processing in University of North Dakota students, January L. Stevenson

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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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Issues of opression and liberation : un-covering the image of the veil, Jane Eleanor Sykes

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Evaluation of frequency-dependent transmission line model extraction methods for printed circuit board applications, Seth Syverson

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Application of object-oriented domain analysis and design in the model driven architecture framework, Krishna Mohan Tedla

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

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Access to learning: A handbook for parents, teachers, and paraeducators for preschool children with visual impairments, Mariah D. Thiel

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Emotional intelligence school administrators and decision-making, Michelle Kay Thomas

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Effect of two different exercise modalities on the components of the metabolic syndrome, Heather R. Thompson

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Queering George Farquhar's The recruiting officers, John Tollef Thompson

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

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A place to call home : a look at college students and online community, Megan N. Tollefson

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Claiming the frontier : a study of northeastern New York, 1749 to 1775, Erik L. Towne

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The sources of coaching efficacy among female women's softball coaches, Kari Tuton

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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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Theoretical study of metal dimers : low-lying electronic states of the cobalt dimer and the cation of Li₂, Hefeng Wang

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X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopic studies on A1- and Ni-Doped PrBa₂Cu₃O-- epitaxial films, Siying Wang

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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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Prince Vladimir and Russia's conversion to Christianity : cultural and economic connections between Kiev and Constantinople, Jennie Weber

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I've done my job : Elderly North Dakotans talk about right living, John J. Weber

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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

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Creative minds : the reformation of a writing workshop, Livia Kay Zitzow

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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An examination of role conflict, role strain, and coping strategies among single-mother college students, Lisa L. Adolfs

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Differential global positioning system and inertial navigation system integration for airborne remote sensing camera, Hyo-Sung Ahn

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Prediction of the distribution of volatile sodium species during combustion and cooling in the coal-fired boilers, Muḥammad Amānullāh

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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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Updraft core characteristics of tropical oceanic and tropical continental convection, Nicholas F. Anderson

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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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Weight change, quality of life and performance status in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, Nancy C. Atkinson

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

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Active sites and the effects of water and temperature on the photocatalytic oxidation of formic acid and acetic acid on TiO₂ catalyst, Michael John Backes

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The effects of combustor generated turbulence and Reynolds number on endwall heat transfer distributions in a linear vane cascade, Pierre A. Barbot

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The influences of morningness-eveningness and time of day on executive functions, Carol L. Bennett

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Registered nurses and their ability to recognize ethical dilemmas, Kari Berentson

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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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The ever present absence, Rob C. Blixt

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A comparison of self-confidence ratings of nurses when they are mentored versus non-mentored, Barbara A. Boguslawski

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Children's environmental health : a review of the research and a survey of residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Michelle L. Bowles

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Distribution, abundance and habitat use of overwater colonial nesting waterbirds at Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge, Joel Seth Brice

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Hospital re-engineering : unintended effects on nurse staffing and patient outcomes, Marlene E. Brisson

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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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Persistence in Higher Education: Student and University Characteristics, Clint Bueling

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The relationship between self-directed fluid intake, short-term weight change, and on-ice jump success in high level figure skaters, Robyn Christine Knutson Bueling

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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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Fifteen-passenger vans : a study of accident statistics, rollover risks, and training programs, Charles Patrick Conlin

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The onset and progression of speech and swallowing deficits in 31 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Susan M. Davidson

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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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Tests for significance on selected variables in the transition to middle school of sixth grade teachers having more or less middle level training, Marilyn Iverson Delmore

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Effects of public and private evaluation on procrastination in a laboratory setting, Joel Deloy

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The New Deal in Walsh County, North Dakota, Vikki Morek Dennis

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A comparative assessment of acid wash and bioleaching pretreatment options to remove mercury from coal, Laura C. Dronen

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Colorful language: Lesson in poetry, Sara Dudley

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

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A First Year Teacher's Reflective Portfolio, Brook A. Ekstrom

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What's love got to do with it : Jon Dorf's Shakespeare in Love? and the high school audience, Sean F. Elliott

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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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Defining patient factors that warrant modifying or abandoning the "fast-track" tracheal extubation course of post coronary artery bypass graft patients, Scott A. Fontaine

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Alva Jeanne, Lori L. Fossum

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

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The perils and politics of common goals : working together to provide housing in the aftermath of disaster in Grand Forks, Richard A. Fransen

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

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Grand Forks Public Transportation Department review and recommendations, Carol Diamond Gierszewski

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Comparing and contrasting the speech characteristics in twins who stutter, Jaynee L. Giesbrecht

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Photocatalysis as a precursor to biofiltration for oxidation of organics, Benjamin John Goebel