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The prediction of January surface temperature : planetary wave climatology and a diagnostic case study of specification equation forecast errors
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
This study involved the analysis of the synoptic climatology of planetary wave flow relevant to the prediction of January surface temperature. Three statistical models were developed (Correlation, Anomalous Flow and ...
The effects on adolescents' proportional reasoning of the match or mismatch in data presentation and question presentation and of context in comparison-type mixture problems
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
Many studies have focused on the various levels of adolescents’ proportional reasoning as well as the solution strategies adopted by these adolescents. Few studies, however, have dealt with the effects of altering the ...
Personal losses : perceptions of older adults and their service providers in a long-term care facility
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
Concern about the well-being of older adults has increased as this segment of the population has grown. This study was initiated to assess the perceptions of personal losses of older adults residing in a long-term care ...
The femme fatale : a phenomenon of obsession, 1864-1910, as seen in the work of three artists
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
This study examines the Symbolist phenomenon of the femme fatale—an image of women that became popular throughout the Western world during the latter decades of the nineteenth century. The theme is frequently depicted ...
The influence of instruction on children's regulation activity during comprehension monitoring
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between guided instructional training and the regulation strategy of rereading. Rereading, measured in the form of lookbacks to text, has been demonstrated ...
Dietitian's perceptions of current roles, future roles and professional image of the clinical dietitian
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
The health care system in America has been going- through a period of many changes. Rising hospitalization costs have forced health care professionals to care for patients in alternative settings. Ambulatory care centers, ...
Determinants of part-time employment in the retail industry
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
Since 1980, part-time employment, both in terms of number of jobs and percentage of the workforce, has increased faster than fulltime employment. This growth has been attributed to the phenomenal increase in the service ...
Investigation of transport behavior of semihydrophobic ions across a microscopic interface formed between nitrobenzene and water
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
The interface between two immiscible electrolytes has been the object of electrochemical studies for some years. Investigators have introduced various discoveries, improvements and enhancement. One problem which still ...
Documentation of the one-person show of interactive media art
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
The following work is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree at Northern Illinois University. The work was produced between September 1987 and July 1989. It was presented in an ...
A comparison of power divergence statistics for testing hypotheses in three-dimensional contingency tables
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
This thesis is concerned with comparisons of chi-square tests in an I x J x K contingency table. The hypotheses examined were no-three-factor interaction, conditional independence, and complete independence. Monte Carlo ...