Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Radiation simulations of the CMS detector
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)This thesis presents results of recent radiation simulations for the Compact Muon Solenoid detector at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN performed using the Monte Carlo simulation package FLUKA. High statistics simulations ... -
Rainforest alteration near Manaus, Brazil : as measured by Landsat, 1973 to 1982
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)The purpose of this research was to examine the extent and nature of rainforest alteration near the city of Manaus, Brazil. This was accomplished through the digital analysis of Landsat imagery dated 1973 to 1982. Two ... -
The raised arm figurines of predynastic Egypt : an analysis and interpretation
(Northern Illinois University, 1983)The need for a comprehensive evaluation of the raised arm figurines of predynastic Egypt was recognized during the compilation of my corpus of reported predynastic figurines undertaken as a graduate research project. This ... -
Raka
(Northern Illinois University, 1986)RAKA is a composition for string orchestra, percussion and choir based on the drama "Raka" by the South African author N.P. van Wyk Louw. This work is a musical portrayal of the drama, depicting the gradual insurgence of ... -
RAPD mapping of the pea genome
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)I have constructed a linkage map of the pea genome based upon classical and molecular-marker traits. Existing morphological, isozyme and RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) markers were supplemented with a ... -
The rapid development of the Qigong Movement in modern China
(Northern Illinois University, 1998)Qigong (Chinese yoga) has been practiced for thousands of years in China. But in the past five decades, it has developed into a conspicuous social movement that involves more than sixty-million practitioners. With its ... -
Raster-mode generalization of land use/land cover maps
(Northern Illinois University, 1988)The purpose of the research presented in this thesis was to apply the parameters of a raster-mode algorithm for nominal-level areal generalization to scale reduction of the national land use/land cover digital data, and ... -
Rate of habituation and the response to novelty and discrepancy in four-month-old infants
(Northern Illinois University, 1981)Previous investigators of infant visual attention have employed the habituation procedure to study the growing memory processes of the infant. Typically, researchers have manipulated the type of visual stimulus used to ... -
A (re)conception of the city : commercialization, domestication, and resistance in New York City from Melville to McKay
(Northern Illinois University, 2014)This dissertation characterizes the historical changes that shaped nineteenth and twentieth century New York City by examining how Herman Melville, Stephen Crane, Edith Wharton, John Dos Passos, and Claude McKay expressed ... -
Reactions of boranes and carboranes with iron (II) chloride
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Reactivity of some anti-erythrocytes alloantisera with peripheral leukocytes
(Northern Illinois University, 1988)Alloantisera against erythrocyte alloantigens of the chicken were evaluated for reactivity to leukocyte antigens of the same species. Leukocytes and erythrocytes were tested by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) for reactivity ... -
A readership study of a national trade association newsletter
(Northern Illinois University, 1980)Newsletters are an old but increasingly popular communications medium. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 are currently in existence. Voluntary trade and business associations make extensive use of the newsletter ... -
Real time implementation of sensorless position estimation in a permanent magnet synchronous motor using DSP TMS320C24X
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Real time monitoring of toxic gas cumulative discharge
(Northern Illinois University, 1982)This thesis describes the design and implementation of a toxic gas monitoring system capable of detecting, analyzing, and displaying ambient toxicity information in real time. All the necessary control and data analysis ... -
A reanalysis of the Putney Landing ceramic material
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Reassessing climate information and services
(Northern Illinois University, 1999)Several organizations have been providing climate information and services to the public and private sectors for years. As the awareness of climate impacts increases, as new data are collected, and as technology expands, ... -
A reassessment of four cranial features used to define a new Middle Pleistocene hominid species from Spain, Homo antecessor
(Northern Illinois University, 2000)In 1994 a Spanish research team, consisting primarily of Jose Bermudez de Castro, Juan Luis Arsuaga and Eudald Carbonell, discovered human fossil remains associated with fauna and lithics near Burgos, Spain. The level ... -
The recA and lexA genes of Bordetella pertussis
(Northern Illinois University, 1994)Initial investigations into the molecular biology of the RecA protein and its associated DNA-repair and recombinational functions in the respiratory pathogen Bordetella pertussis required the construction of knockout ... -
Recent work : language in art
(Northern Illinois University, 1980)The following work is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree at Northern Illinois University. The work was produced between September 1977 and August 1980. It was presented ... -
Reciprocity : informal patterns of social interactions in a Cambodian village near Angkor Park
(Northern Illinois University, 2001)
