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'O ka mea hea ka paiko o kahikinui? = Which is the Pico of Kahikinui? : a primarily ethnohistorical perspective
(Northern Illinois University, 1998)This thesis presents the results of an in-depth examination of a previously undisputed, long-held local oral history surrounding a wellknown 19th-century habitation site along the south coast of the island of Maui, Hawai'i. ... -
O'Neill : the man, the myth and the motive
(Northern Illinois University, 1981)This thesis discusses the meaning of the physical, social, mental and spiritual dimensions of Eugene Gladstone O'Neill's attitude toward his artistry as a twentieth century playwright. As a man O'Neill encountered many ... -
The Oak Park master's cohort degree program : an exploratory study
(Northern Illinois University, 1994)This exploratory participatory study reports the reactions of twenty-two people from a thirty-three member master's degree cohort, offered in Foundations of Education, Northern Illinois University. A strong majority reported ... -
The obscure lessons of Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower : an in-depth literary and linguistic study
(Northern Illinois University, 2011)In order to establish the arguments found within this paper, I rigorously researched primary and secondary texts of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and John Gower’s Confessio Amantis. My argument mostly consists ... -
Observation of a Narrow Mass State Decaying Into Υ(1S) + γ in pp- Collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV
(American Physical Society, 2012)Using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1:3 fb-1, we observe a narrow mass state decaying into Υ (1S) + γ, where the Υ(1S) meson is detected by its decay into a pair of oppositely charged muons, and the ... -
An observational study of the mean and turbulent structure of the strong stable nocturnal boundary layer
(Northern Illinois University, 1994)Results from a boundary layer observation from 8 m to 200 m as measured with a minisodar over a flat site in Northeastern Illinois are discussed. The very stable nocturnal boundary layer appears to be intermittent with ... -
Observations on Recent Efforts to Deter Frivolous Papers in the Illinois Circuit Courts
(1990)Recently, significant legislative initiatives have been made to deter the filing of frivolous papers in the Illinois Circuit Courts. These initiatives authorize the imposition of sanctions on those who file litigation ... -
Observed confidence levels for regression parameters
(Northern Illinois University, 2007)Regression models are used in various subjects such as economics, chemistry and engineering. Suppose a sample is taken from a population in which regression parameters are of interest and the parameter space has been divided ... -
Observed effects of horizontal surface temperature variations on the atmosphere over a Mid-west watershed during CASES 97
(American Geophysical Union, 2005-03)The association between 10-km scale horizontal variation of radiometric surface temperature (Ts) and aircraft-derived fluxes of sensible heat (H) and moisture (LE) is the focus of this work. We use aircraft, surface, ... -
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents
(Northern Illinois University, 2006)The focus of this research paper is to better understand obsessive compulsive disorders, also known as OCD, in children and adolescents. I feel that in order to teach children and adolescents with OCD we, as teachers, need ... -
Occupational stress and coping strategies among Malaysian secondary-school teachers : a comparative cultural and gender analysis
(Northern Illinois University, 1997)The study analyzes occupational stress and coping among Malaysian secondaryschool teachers. It also seeks to determine if respondents’ perception of stress factors and modes of coping are related to culture and gender. The ... -
The occurrence of vertebral osteophytosis among the archaeological populations of Cochiti, New Mexico
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)211 skeletons from pre-European archaeological sites near modern Cochiti Pueblo in northern New Mexico were examined. Only 43 adults were of sufficiently good preservation and identifiable age and sex to be of use in this ... -
ODC activity induction and modulation in mammalian cells
(Northern Illinois University, 1985)Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC; EC 4.1.1.17) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the polyamine biosynthetic pathway. The enzyme and its products putrescine, spermidine and spermine are found in virtually all cells. Rapid fluctuations ... -
The Oddly Perverse Consequences of Mandatory Sentencing Enhancements
(Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2013-08-19)In June, the Illinois 2nd District Appellate Court reversed the first-degree murder conviction of defendant Gareng Deng under rather unusual circumstances. Deng, who pleaded guilty to a killing in 2009 in exchange for 35 ... -
Off-Balance Sheet Financing: Current Techniques and Associated Risks
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Office Services, Inc. : A Case Study
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)Office Services is a small temporary agency and secretarial service company founded four years ago by a mother daughter team of former temporary employees. After struggling for three years, the firm petitioned N.I.U.'s ... -
Offspring sex ratio in response to host size in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia endius
(Northern Illinois University, 1998)The host-size model prediction that a greater proportion of daughters will be produced from large hosts than from small hosts was tested in the wasp Spalangia endius, a parasitoid of house fly pupae (Musca domestica). Also ... -
The Oil Industry and Aggregate Economy: An Analysis of the Effect of Oil Price Fluctuations
(Northern Illinois University, 2001)To better understand the components of volatility in oil-related industries, I examine the relationship between changes in crude oil prices and stock returns in the United States between 1987 and 2000. I find that the spot ... -
Old-Fashioned Pregnancy, Newly-Fashioned Paternity
(2003)This paper explores contemporary American laws on paternity as of the time of the live birth of a child conceived through sexual intercourse. In doing so it necessarily examines the roles of biological ties in all ...
