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 1996

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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

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The relationship between auditory processing, cognition, anxiety level and time-gated speech perception, Suzanne Linzbach

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Mental Health Values of Native American College Students on Three Different Reservations, Raymond List

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Censorship of Textbooks and Supplemental Books in North Dakota Secondary Schools From 1989-1994, Jeffrey L. Lofthus

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Correlations among nurses' age, education, experience and bioethical issues, Linda L. Lohnes

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Native American Indian Perspective of Euroamerican Therapists' Behaviors, Jayne M. Lokken

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The Contribution of Auditory Processing to Adult Age Differences in Memory Performance, Danae J. Lund

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The effects of formal voice training on phonatory behaviors in females, Joanna C. Maki

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Superstatic : regulation and interference in contemporary American poetry, Kevin Marzahl

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The relationship of hardiness and social support in the dialysis patient, Julie K. McGauvran

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The effects of mass extinction on escalation of the naticid gastropod predator-prey system at the Eocene-Oligocene, Vicky D. Melland

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Status Passage of the Science Fiction Fan: Becoming a Member of the Science Fiction Fan Subculture, B. Diane Miller

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Bereaved parents : search for meaning, Marlene Faye Miller

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Adrenergic regulation of the heat shock response in rat aorta and brown adipose tissue, R J. Moen

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Measurement of grinding zone temperatures for steel using infrared imaging techniques, Carl Jon Muehlenbeck

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Mass and energy transport on fractal lattices, Hai Ni

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Aftercare compliance and addiction recovery in a rural setting, Linda Fjeld Nygaard

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Statistical Comparison and Evaluation of Analytical Techniques for Measurement of Trace Elements in Coal, Catherine A. O'Keefe

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Infant physiological responses to noxious stimuli of circumcision with anesthesia and analgesia, Traci Lynn Olson

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The educational and cultural experiences of children born to African parents in selected American public schools: The bicultural dilemma., Kate Uchechi Onyeneho

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The cost effectiveness of using ondansetron prophylactically intraoperatively in pediatric tonsillectomy patients, Beth Ann Owens

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From God to skepticism : discontinuation of puritan ideology in selected American novels, Cigdem Pala Mull

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Structural studies on the effects of halogen substituted rings in II-arene CrL₃, ₄ complexes containing trichlorosilyl ligands, Roger T. Palmer

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Rural-Urban Student Differences on the Strong Interest Inventory for a Career Counseling Center Sample, Susan L. Pauly

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Hydrogeology and recharge of the Split Rock Creek Aquifer, southeastern South Dakota, Stan F. Pence

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Anxiety among farm operators in North Dakota, Beverly A. Peterson

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Analysis of the compressive and tensile properties of Kevlar fiber after thermal treatment, Fernanda Santos Philbrick

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Numerical solution of quantum mechanical systems using the finite element method., Ken Scott Pierce

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Influence of Supplemental Food for Striped Skunks on Duck Nest Success in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota, Donovan G. Pietruszewski

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A contemporary Indian case study : from metaphor to apple, Robin Marie Powell

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Health care selection among rural women, Kimberly J. Praus-Chapman

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Adolescent tobacco use : a generation up in smoke, Kay L. Provo

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Development of a pneumatic spreading system for silicon carbide precursor tows, Allan A. Puzianowski

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Postdural puncture headache : a retrospective study comparing the 25-gauge Whitacre® and 24-gauge Sprotte® needles, Rebecca N. Rapp

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Number of embryos transferred during in vitro fertilization and the resulting multifetal pregnancy rate, Susan Moen Rasmussen

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Ultrastructural and functional analyses of nephropathy in the spontaneously diabetic BB/Wistar rat, Michael J. Ressler

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Mary Wilkins Freeman's treatment of race, children, and women in light of ethical criticism., Hazel Retzlaff

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Waterfowl Nest Success in Two Habitat Types on Lonetree Wildlife Management Area, Jon Merril Roaldson

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Attrition in an Elite Level Softball Program, Denise J. Robinson

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Relationship of hardiness to cancer and social support, Mary Boeddeker Roers

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Attitudes, knowledge, and willingness of nursing students in a rural state to care for HIV and AIDS patients, Deanna Lynn Romain

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The effects of viewing safer-sex videos on attitudes and sexual arousal toward condoms, Richard R. Rosenkranz

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Effects of autotransfusion of unwashed mediastinal chest drainage on banked red blood cell requirements in post coronary artery bypass grafting patients, Dale H. Ruder

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The Crow response to the Bozeman Trail, 1866-68 : a failure of neutrality, Frank Rzeczkowski

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Incidence of Cesarean delivery in nulliparous patients based upon timing of epidural analgesia initiation, Wendy H. Sandelin

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Zanan Bidun-e Mardan = Women without men, Morteza Gholi Sarlak

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Effects of a visual/gestural cuing system on the reduction of phonological processes in children with low speech intelligibility, Sheri Sawatzky

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Soviet-German "rehabilitation" and the ethnic German nationalist Wiedergeburt in the USSR and CIS, 1987-1995, Eric J. Schmaltz

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Anesthesia monitoring device utilization, Christopher A. Schoepf

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Subjective fatigue in patients receiving chemotherapy, Diane L. Scott

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Sexing the texts : appropriations in Jeanette Winterson's fiction, Shelly Scott

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Therapeutic aspects of music and its effect upon a child with selective mutism., Sally Anne Seidl

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Very early latch and success in breastfeeding, Jeanine L. Senti

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Rehabilitative services in North Dakota long-term care facilities, Darlene Joyce Simdorn

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A Comparison Study of Memory Performance Among Middle-Aged Women: Self-Reported Pre-Menopausal, Peri-Menopausal, and Post-Menopausal Women on Hormone Replacement Therapy, Naiwon Chung Sjulson