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A partition based test to identify periodic events with application to quality control
(Northern Illinois University, 1999)This thesis is devoted to the study of a new partition based test to identify periodic observations. We follow the framework for generalizing the Kolmogorov- Smirnov test proposed by Feltz and Goldin in 1992. We create and ... -
Partitive division : a mathematical and semantic analysis
(Northern Illinois University, 1990)The purpose of this thesis was to describe a manipulative-based partitive division model which has a number domain of the rational numbers. The partitive division model has two purposes. The first purpose is as a research ... -
“Passing the Trash” in Illinois After Doe-3 v. McLean County Unit District No. 5: A Proposal for Legislation to Prevent School Districts From Handing Off Sexually Abusive Employees to Other School Districts
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2014-02)In school districts throughout the United States, school administrations often conceal employee-on-student sexual misconduct and allow the perpetrators to resign and continue their abuse of students at other school districts. ... -
Past and future changes of streamflow in Poyang Lake Basin, Southeastern China
(Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union, 2012-07)To understand the causes of the past water cycle variations and the influence of climate variability on the streamflow, lake storage, and flood potential, we analyze the changes in streamflow and the underlying drivers in ... -
Patients' perceptions of important nurse caring behaviors in an adult urgent care setting
(Northern Illinois University, 2000)No studies currently exist that identify patients' perceptions of important nurse caring behaviors in an urgent care setting. The purpose of this retrospective descriptive, correlational study was to identify patients' ... -
Patterns of life at Pueblo Blanco, New Mexico : determining occupation and abandonment through the use of ceramic surface collection analysis
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)This thesis project uses the principles of survey archaeology and the use of surface collection techniques to determine occupation patterns at a protohistoric (A.D. 1450-1680) pueblo site, Pueblo Blanco, located in the ... -
Patterns of riparian vegetation on fluvial landforms in northern Illinois
(Northern Illinois University, 1998)The relationship between fluvial landforms and vegetation patterns is characterized by zones of vegetation groups parallel to the stream channel arranged along a gradient of flood frequency. This paper examines the spatial ... -
Paul Volcker's monetary policy in retrospect
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)Monetary policy is a key factor in determining the course of economic history. Paul Volcker, who held the office of Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1979-1987, left his mark by adamantly fighting inflation ... -
Pawing Their Way to the Supreme Court: The Evidence Required to Prove a Narcotic Detection Dog’s Reliability
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2012-06)Historically, courts have given great deference to the anatomical scent detectors from which the canine’s heightened sense of smell derives. In 2005, the Supreme Court supported this position and held that a drug detection ... -
PCR and cloning : a lab manual
(Northern Illinois University, 1997)This lab manual will give students an introduction to some basic laboratory procedures used in PCR and cloning. Standard lab protocols often assume the technician already knows certain basic lab techniques. This manual ... -
PCR, Its Development & Application to my Research
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PCR, its development & application to my research
(Northern Illinois University, 1998)This semester I have been involved in ligation of L3, a gene in the La France virus, into the PgemT vector system as well as transfecting Ecoli with our ligated vector. This entire process involves creating a cDNA copy of ... -
A PD robot controller with a fuzzy adaptive gravity compensation
(Northern Illinois University, 1998)Fuzzy logic is often used in situations where there is a large uncertainty or unknown variation in plant parameters and structures. Because a robot is a strong nonlinear, high-order and dynamic coupling system for which ... -
PD, PI, and PID controller designing software using MATLAB
(Northern Illinois University, 1994)The main purpose of this project is the design and programming of software which designs PD, PI and PID controllers for a plant transfer function, given a user specified desired output phase margin and error H9constant as ... -
PDO effects on winter temperatures in the United States Midwest
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Peak to average power ratio reduction in STBC MIMO-OFDM
(Northern Illinois University, 2014)Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is an advanced 3G/4G scheme which achieves high data rate and combats multipath fading. However, OFDM systems suffer from nonlinear peak to average power ratio (PAPR) and ... -
Pedagogical beliefs of bilingual teachers about technology integration
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)This dissertation examines the pedagogical beliefs of a group of bilingual teachers, and how those beliefs shape their decisions regarding the extent to which they will integrate technology in their academic work. It also ... -
Pedagogical implications of children's thoughts on the concept of citizenship
(Northern Illinois University, 2008)A year ago, my advisor and I collected data from various preservice teachers, myself included, on the concept of citizenship. We examined elementary students' knowledge about the concept of citizenship through interviews ... -
Peer collaboration peer coaching : an application of adult learning principles to a staff development model for transitional programs of instruction
(Northern Illinois University, 1992)There are large numbers of children who speak a first language other than English entering public schools in Illinois. Many regular classroom teachers are not prepared to effectively meet the needs of these students. For ... -
PEM fuel cell with high-performance bipolar plates
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)The consumption of electricity has drastically increased over the last decade and the need for cheap energy efficient sources has augmented. Fuel cells have been proposed as possible power sources to address issues that ...
