Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Karst geomorphology and hydrogeology of the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)A regional tectonic feature extending in a 100 km long and 30 to 40 km wide belt, the Holbox Fracture Zone, crosses the flat, karstified terrain of the NE Yucatan Peninsula controlling development of large, elongated poljes. ... -
Karyotypic analysis of cloned human colon carcinoma cells containing enriched numbers of double minute chromosomes or homogeneously staining regions
(Northern Illinois University, 1985)This thesis describes research with the human colon carcinoma cell line, COLO 320-DM, which contains double minute chromosomes (DM) in approximately 47% of the cells. After about 12 months of continuous culture, the number ... -
Kendang penca : the instruments, music, and recent evolution of a traditional Sudanese musical ensemble
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Key factors in the achievement and maintenance of sobriety : a field study of recovered alcoholics
(Northern Illinois University, 1984)A field study was conducted in which 24 recovered alcoholics were asked what was important to their sobriety. The sample consisted of 15 males and 9 females with 19 of the sample actively involved with Alcoholics Anonymous ... -
Kin recognition in the Guinea baboon (Papio papio)
(Northern Illinois University, 1994)Kin recognition is defined as the directing of behaviors differentially among individuals on the basis of genetic relatedness. Kin recognition has been documented in a number of non-human primate species, but the majority ... -
A kinematic analysis of the wheelchair propulsion arm stroke of nonambulatory school age children
(Northern Illinois University, 1982)The purpose of this study was threefold. First, and most important, was to investigate certain mechanical factors involved in the propulsion of standard rim drive wheelchairs by children. Second, the investigation sought ... -
A Kinetic study of the pH dependence of the reaction between metmyoglobin and hydrogen peroxide
(Northern Illinois University, 1995)The kinetics of the bimolecular reaction between metmyoglobin and hydrogen peroxide were studied through the use of stopped-flow techniques. The reactions were performed within the pH range of 5.0 to 11.0 in buffer solutions ... -
A Kinetic study of the pH dependence of the reaction between metmyoglobin and para-nitroperoxybenzoic acid
(Northern Illinois University, 1994)The reaction between metmyoglobin and para-nitroperoxybenzoic acid was studied at 0.1 M ionic strength and the apparent bimolecular rate constants were determined between pH 5.0 and 11.0. The reaction was found to be ... -
Kinetics and mechanism of the solvolysis of allyl and benzyl arenesulfonates and a study of the preparation of boron-carbide compounds by chemical vapor deposition
(Northern Illinois University, 1984)The first part of this thesis is an analysis of the specific rates of the solvolyses of allyl arenesulfonates (ring substituents are p-CH₃, H, p-Cl, p-N0₂, and m-N0₂) and benzyl p-toluenesulfonate in terms of the extended ... -
King Herod the Great and his palatial complex at Caesarea Maritima
(Northern Illinois University, 1997)The writer of this thesis aspires to demonstrate by pertinent examples that the site of the promontory at Caesarea, Israel, known in ancient times as Caesarea Maritima, was one of King Herod’s palaces, one of several ... -
Kings and gods in the iconographic repertoire of the tombs of nobility in ancient Egypt : political and religious implications in the quest for eternal existence
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)During the Old Kingdom period (c. 2686-2181 BC) royal and divine representations were omitted from the mortuary decoration of nobility. Underlying reasons for the initial absence of kings and gods in the mortuary iconography ... -
The knowledge and experience deaf students have pertaining to the use of a professional sign language interpreter
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Knowledge of child development and perceptions of the parental role in younger versus older first-time expectant parents
(Northern Illinois University, 1992)Research has demonstrated that knowledge of child development may be facilitative for the effective parenting of children. Age, education, and gender are reported in the literature as factors influencing the level of ... -
The knowledge of critical care nurses about the kidney donation process
(Northern Illinois University, 1986)The kidney donation process is the removal of kidneys from a client declared brain dead for the purpose of transplantation to persons suffering from end-stage renal disease. The primary purpose of this study was to measure ... -
Knowledge representation as a function of test expectancy
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)The present study examined the effects of test expectancy (verbatim or inference) and instructions concerning the reality of story information on knowledge representation. College-level students read a story and then ... -
The Krapina Neandertal temporal bone morphology : a morphometric and ontogenetic analysis
(Northern Illinois University, 1994)Many researchers have argued that Neandertal craniofacial morphology contains unique features which distinguish Neandertals from all previous archaic and subsequent modem humans at the species level. Few published studies ... -
L'œuvre de George Sand face aux perspectives relativistes de notre epoque
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La causalite de la precarite et la devalorisation de la femme zolienne dans "au bonheur des dames", "l'assommoir" et "germinal"
(Northern Illinois University, 2016)Ce memoire de recherche met l'accent sur la situation precaire et la devalorisation de la femme zolienne typiquement sous l'angle realiste d'une classe ouvriere longtemps ignoree ou mal representee dans la litterature ... -
La contra-hegemonia como tactica cultural en dos obras teatrales de Paloma Pedrero
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)This thesis examines the relationship between Paloma Pedrero's plays, Esta noche en el parque and De noche a alba, as they explore the evolution of gender roles in a post Franco Spain. After the death of General Franco ... -
La femme-artiste dans Elle et Lui, Lucrezia Floriani de George Sand et La Jongleuse de Rachilde
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)This thesis examines the characters of women artists in three novels, Elle et Lui, and Lucrezia Floriani by George Sand, and La Jongleuse by Rachilde. Specifically, it focuses on the outcomes of women artists' choices, ...
