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Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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Service learning in the North Dakota middle school bridges project, Theresa Kathryn Weigel

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How to be popular in six easy steps and other lies they told us: Creating a script collaboratively, Andrea Nichelle Harris Weir

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Frontal Lobe Deficits in Domestic Violence Offenders, Margaret Donovan Westby

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Perceptions of the decision-making process used by rural high school students in regard to higher education., Sheila Ann Yarbrough

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Job satisfaction of RNs in a changing health care environment, Paula Allard

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Effects of Misinformation as Revealed Through the Concealed Knowledge Test, Susan L. Amato-Henderson

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Attitudes, knowledge and behaviors of adolescents in Grand Forks, North Dakota and those of their counterparts in Ishim, Russia, on aspects of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and sexuality, Julie Waxvik Anderson

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Prediction of intention to support breastfeeding among North Dakota maternity nurses, Marie K. Anderson

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A planning strategy for the Grand Forks community in converting its military base to civilian use, Jason T. Archbold

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Mechanistic model of multiphase heat and fluid flow in geothermal wells, Peter T. Argument

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Occupational sex type and gender differences in vocational preference: An internal analysis of item bias on selected items of the strong interest inventory using DIF procedures., Jesse R. Aros

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Distribution in northeastern Minnesota lakes and food habits, age and growth of rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax (Mitchill), in Pokegama Lake, Minnesota, Shirley Jo Barcome-Pagel

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Chronic pain in a rural elderly female population, Lana R. Benesh

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Attitudes of undergraduate students toward racial/ethnic issues and groups at the University of North Dakota., Marlene Ibrahim Bengiamin

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The experiences of four Hispanic kindergartners in an upper Midwest schools, Deanne E. Borgeson

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An exploration of teasing: A case study of three elementary school students., Sharon Lynn Branvold

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Current facilitators and/or inhibitors to practice for nurse practitioners, Tracy A. Brower

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Reducing illegal sales to minors : a comparison of tobacco control strategies in three rural North Dakota communities, Kelly Patricia Buettner-Schmidt

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Risk of heart disease in women in a rural North Dakota community, Jonelle S. Burdick

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An Analysis of Environmental and Anthropogenic Controls on Indoor Radon Distribution in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Karen E. Butler

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The Impact of Probable Depression on Daily Performance in College Students: "Morningness" Versus "Eveningness", Iwona Chelminski

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Effect of Catalase Overexpression on Adriamycin Cardiotoxicity in Transgenic Mice, Yan Chen

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Improving the writing of the learning disabled student: One teacher's reflections, Amy J. G. Christanson

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Improving the writing of the learning disabled student: One teacher's reflections, Amy J. G. Christanson

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The use of exploratory environments in the teaching of history, David L. Christian

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The impact of the Staggers Rail Act on North Dakota farm income, Miles S. Clow

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Manufacturing firms in the Red River Trade Corridor : measuring commitment to employee training practices from internal organizational structures, Jeffrey S. Cook

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Vigils, Melanie H. Crow

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"Now She Understood": Free Indirect Discourse and its Effects, Mary Margaret Dahlberg

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Interdisciplinary team experiences of three at-risk middle school students., Judith Ann Davison-Jenkins

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Stress, headache, and physiological disregulation, Paul Allen Davis

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History Fluid and In Motion., Christine Delea

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Literature circle discussions and literary knowledge: Learning to lead from behind, Jennifer D. Devine

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The effects of non-linear bromide adsorption on apparent macrodispersivity, Eron J. Dodak

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Niche relationships and morphology of coexisting northern redbelly (Phoxinus eos) and finescale (P. neogaeus) dace with their hybrids, Matthew R. Doeringsfeld

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Moral orientation in law students: A longitudinal study from a relational perspective., Anne Marie Dohrenwend

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The use of literature in teaching equality in the primary classroom, Frances Dvorak

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Risk factors and knowledge about diabetes in native American women, Mary Lynn Eaglestaff

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A Descriptive Study of Preschool Children Learning Through Shared Activity, Carol Lynn Enger

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Role conflict in teacher/coaches at the collegiate level, Brian J. Entzion

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Probing injury-illness information of the Concordia Language Villages, 1991-1995, Linda E. Erceg

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An examination of symptoms and coping behaviors of patients with post-traumatic headache and primary headache., Nasrin Erfanian

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Correlated of unusual response patters on the strong experts inventory, Micheal J. Ewing

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A comparative study of the sounds of Kuo-Yu and Taiwanese, Chia-jung Fan

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Studies on the 13-carbaartemisinin antimalarials: Total synthesis and iron(II) bromide-promoted rearrangement of 13-carba-10-deoxoartemisinin and analogs, and, Samarium(II) iodide-promoted reductive cyclization of ketones tethered to nonactivated olefins., Pingchen Fan

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Molecular electronic structure calculations of diphenylamine and related compounds : diphenylaminium, diphenylaminyl, diphenylnitroxide, and diphenylamide, Coretta A. Fernandes

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The effects of host-plant ontogenetic stage on aspen leaf-miner performance, John C. Ferrier

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The Seattle Community Network and its effect on community cohesion, Yvonne Fischer

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Postoperative hypothermia in smokers : effect on pulse oximeter readings, Valerie R. Fogel

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A descriptive survey of the number of patients who could have been examined and treated by family nurse practioners [i.e. practitioners] in the emergency center of a midwestern hospital, Bonnie L. Freeland

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Utilization of nurse practitioner services by elderly persons, Laura Fuerstenberg

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Experimental analysis of factors affecting the validity of penile plethysmography, George A. Gaither

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The effect of fiction on nursing students' attitudes toward woman abuse, M Tracy Gallagher

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Replication arrest in E. coli : a new DnaB mutant and the function of RecA, Dai-Di Gan

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Employee and Employer Perceptions of the Workplace-Personal Life Interface in the Midwest, Debra Dose Gebeke

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Hydrogeological characterization of the Akzo Salt Company, Williston Facility, Williston, North Dakota, Jane K. Geiger

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Patterns of case resource use and information access by certified registered nurse anesthetists in North Dakota and Oregon, Keith W. Gingerich

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Student nurses' intention to care for older adults, JoAnn M. Gleeson-Kreig

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Auditory performance and cognitive status in Alzheimer's disease, Corina L. Gordon

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Risk factors for neonatal death, Heidi W. Grages

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Concept of health among rural elderly, Sharon A. Grammont

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Analysis and evaluation of single-cure filament wound laminates versus multi-cure filament wound laminates, David W. Gravdahl

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A theoretical model for changing county boundaries based on diminishing populations and revenue sources, Jody Todd Gunderson

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Glycolytic enzyme interactions with wild type and mutant Saccharomyces cerevisiae actin : comparison with skeletal muscle actin, Carol D. Gustafson

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Process optimization of bench-scale packed-bed reactor for ethane hydrogenolysis, Syed M. Habibullah

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Curriculum Leadership as Perceived by North Dakota Elementary Principals and Teachers, Jean M. Hall

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The relationship between hearing, spectral alteration, and word recall in individuals with senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type, Tricia A. Hamilton

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Determination of volatile organic compounds in environmental matrices using solid phase microextraction and infrared spectroscopy., Daniel Lee Heglund

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Youth, basketball, and responsibility : a fairy tale ending?, Krista Herbel

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Mercury Sorption on Metal Oxides, Heidi L. Hitchcock

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The relationship between pain medication administration and post-operative activity following open heart surgery, Marlene K. Hjeldness

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The use of a warm tub bath and progress in labor, Constance Rue Hoffman

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Validity and Norm Development for the Composite Examination of Mental Status, Antoinette L. Jarnes

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Hermaphrodite in cyberspace, Paul Jentz

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N-acetyltransferase polymorphism and suspectibility of prostate tumorigenesis, Wen Jiang

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Supported copper oxide and cobalt oxide catalysts for nitrous oxide decomposition, Ping Jin

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Data declustering algorithms for a shared nothing parallel database architecture, Wen Jin

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A comparison of the amount of water consumed by elderly persons in a nursing home between closed versus open drinking systems, Sandy Johanning

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Survivors of childhood incest: A Qualitative study, Dawn M. Johnson

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Faculty perceptions of constructivist change in teaching of introductory college chemistry courses, Mark A. Johnson

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Tobacco usage in northwestern North Dakota youth : a secondary analysis of the 1993 North Dakota Youth Alcohol and Drug Survey, Tamara J. Johnson

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Self-Esteem in Relation to Gender, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnic/Cultural Origin, Family Characteristics, and Academic Achievement in Middle School Students, Constance Black Kalanek

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Mechanistic modeling of a Lurgi Mark IV dry-slagging gasifier, Jonathan Kautz

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Urinary incontinence : occurrence, knowledge, and attitudes among females ages 55 and older in a rural midwestern setting, Sana L. Keller

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Perpetuating myths : a content analysis of newsmagazine photographs that communicate stereotyped images of economically-deprived people, Lynda Gwen Kenney

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Potential constants of the hydrogen chloride molecule (H³⁵Cℓ), Fumika Kiriyama

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Controlling for Vocabulary Ability in Healthy Young and Healthy Old Adults in World Recognition Tasks, Laura J. Kitzan

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Assessment of alcohol expectancies of college freshmen, Mona P. Klose

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Transformational and Transactional Leadership Behaviors of Administrators of Performing and Visual Arts Schools, Angela F. Koppang

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Voice training and its effects on the phonatory behaviours of males, Ann Marie Kwiatkoski

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Factors impacting on medical student attitudes toward the registered nurse role, Kelly Lane

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Post-operative pain after spinal and general anesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy in male patients, Leo J. Lantz

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A study of accelerated tool wear of high speed cutting tools while machining SAE 4140 steel, Douglas A. Larson

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A Study of the Current Sexual Harassment Legislation, Court Interpretations, E Diane Laub

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The relationship between spirituality and recovery in alcoholic clients, Julianne Elizabeth Lee

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Critical care nurses' responses to caring for do-not-resuscitate patients in intensive care/coronary care units, Margaret Susan Lee

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Evaluation of glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis and associated regulatory genes in rat Nb2 lymphoma cells, Matthew A. Leff

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Personality traits and dimensions of spirituality: A study of midlife males., John Lindquist

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Perceptionsof school personnel regarding a site-based decision-making model in four elementary schools in northwestern Minnesota, Judith Lynn Lindquist

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Identifying Indicators of Program Quality in U.S. Baccalaureate Aviation Programs, Paul Douglas Lindseth