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The 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson : a rhetorical analysis
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)Until 1984, no black person had ever launched a major campaign for President of the United States. In 1984 Jesse Jackson's campaign was one of symbolic protest. In 1988 his campaign was a serious bid for the presidency, ... -
A 3-D shift imaging technique for surface measurement
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360-degree feedback : motivation for leader development
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3D deformation and curvature plots in thin sheets by a non-contact laser-based technique
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A-phi scintillation counters in the D0 detector upgrade
(Northern Illinois University, 1999)Because of the upgrade in the accelerator at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the collider detectors also needed to be upgraded. In the case of the D0 detector, the detector upgrade includes changes to the muon ... -
A.C. mutual inductance bridge for low temperature magnetic transition measurements
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)The design of a mutual inductance coil assembly and its use as the detection device of an inductance bridge (modified Hartshorn bridge) is described. The coil was used to measure the superconducting transition temperature ... -
Ab initio studies of pericyclic reactions involving phosphorus substituted alkenes and alkynes
(Northern Illinois University, 1997)The Diels-Alder Reaction between 1,3,5-triphosphabenzene and phosphaacetylene, forming tetraphosphabarrelene, was examined. This reaction was then compared to its carbon analogue (benzene + acetylene). The phosphorus ... -
Ab initio study on pericyclic reactions involving heteroatoms
(Northern Illinois University, 1998)This thesis consists of work involving use of computational chemistry for studying the reactions of heteroatomic systems. It is interesting to observe how the reaction mechanism for classical organic reactions are affected ... -
Ab-Initio supercell calculation of an isolated neutral silicon vacancy for the investigation of the properties relating to deep centers
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Abandonment behavior and the archaeological record
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)The way in which people abandon a site affects the patterning of artifacts and the other materials that make up the archaeological record. This thesis analyzes the way in which abandonment behavior can be seen archaeologically ... -
The absence of TGA codons in the DNA sequence of the Phytophthora megasperma gene for cytochrome c oxidase subunit II
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)Previous characterization of P. megasperma mitochondrial DNAs revealed two genic inversions between a host-specific and a nonspecific strain. As part of a characterization of oomycete mitochondrial genomes, studies of the ... -
AC-DC boost converter stability analysis based on open loop measurement
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The academic success of unmarried African-American female high school students who are parenting
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The Academy Festival Theatre Company : from debut to demise
(Northern Illinois University, 1992)Of all the arts in America, the theatre has perhaps the largest number of participant organizations. There are some fifteen thousand non-professional and educational theatres in the United States. The present study attempts ... -
Accelerated life testing of a notched aluminum beam
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Accelerated testing of components made by additive manufacturing
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, has revolutionized manufacturing and it is finding applications from simple structures to aerospace. For automotive and aerospace applications, vibration is a big ... -
Accounting for death : press coverage of the 1981 Northern Irish hunger strike
(Northern Illinois University, 1990)During 1981, 10 inmates of the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland went on hunger strike in pursuit of "political prisoner status." Their action was an effort to establish the legitimacy of the use of violence to achieve ... -
Accuracy measures of absolute and relative performance appraisal methods
(Northern Illinois University, 1995)This study investigated the accuracy of two formats for the appraisal of performance, specifically relative and absolute. The primary question of this experiment was whether relative and absolute performance appraisal ... -
The accuracy of mapping derived from the General Land Office surveys: : presettlement wetlands and deepwater habitats within Lake County, Illinois
(Northern Illinois University, 1992)The accuracy of mapping derived from of General Land Office survey (GLO) data for a portion of Lake County, Illinois is assessed. This study is based upon similar research conducted by Iverson and Risser in 1987. Due to ... -
Accurate motion time prediction of robot point-to-point operations
(Northern Illinois University, 1991)Manufacturing systems require accurate information on the cycle times of member machines for efficient scheduling to maximize machine utilization and productivity. The industrial robot is a key element of an automated ...
