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The absence of TGA codons in the DNA sequence of the Phytophthora megasperma gene for cytochrome c oxidase subunit II

Sachay, Donna Jean (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 ...

Absolutes at the abyss : ethical commitment in the writings of Sartre, Ionesco, Camus, Hemingway, and Yeats

Caravello, Joseph P. (Northern Illinois University, 1969)

The problem I address is whether or not modern man is capable of creating a workable and human ethic without the aid of any directive absolute external to himself. The problem invites my attention simply because of the ...

Absorption of neutrons in the unresolved region

Blix, W. B. (Northern Illinois University, 1963)

It is the purpose of this thesis to provide a usable theoretical description of the high energy neutron absorption region, known as the unresolved region, for mixtures containing one absorbing element. Although the theoretical ...

Abundance and distribution of Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd in the Downeys Bluff Limestone, Minerva Mine No. 1, Cave-In-Rock District, Illinois

Englishman, Donald Ellsworth (Northern Illinois University, 1968)

Trace amounts of Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cd in diamond drill cores from the Downeys Bluff Limestone (one of the host rocks for fluorite-sphalerite ore) in Minerva Mine No. 1, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, were determined by atomic ...

AC-DC boost converter stability analysis based on open loop measurement

Narasimhan, Raghuram (Northern Illinois University, 2002)

The academic accomplishments at Northern Illinois University of accounting transfer students relative to accounting non-transfers

Donohue, Alan Gordon (Northern Illinois University, 1967)

PURPOSE The major purpose of this investigation was to compare certain academic records of transfer and non-transfer undergraduate accounting majors at Northern Illinois University in order to determine hew transfer students ...

Academic engagement from the perspective of flow theory : a comparative analysis of student experience in nontraditional and traditional schools

Johnson, Lisa S. (Student of leadership, educational psychology and foundations) (Northern Illinois University, 2004)

This study examined students in a nontraditional public high school that implemented a unique school structure guided by a mission that employs a student-led democracy, one-on-one relationships between teachers and students, ...

Academic readiness and physical fitness of kindergarten boys and girls

Foster, Jerry D. (Northern Illinois University, 1966)

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between academic readiness and physical fitness of kindergarten boys and girls. A second purpose to was to investigate how specific physical exercises ...

The academic success of unmarried African-American female high school students who are parenting

Stuckey, Tracey A. (Northern Illinois University, 2002)

The Academy Festival Theatre Company : from debut to demise

Hettich, Paul Joseph (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

Uppaluri, Praveen (Northern Illinois University, 2004)

Accelerated rural development : A counter-insurgency program in Northeast Thailand

Block, Edward L. (Edward Leigh) (Northern Illinois University, 1968)

The government of Thailand has long neglected its economically depressed Northeastern population, but such is no longer possible given the recent rise in propaganda activity and incidents of subversion and terrorism — which ...

Accelerated testing of components made by additive manufacturing

Potluri, Shravya Sree (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 ...

Accentera business plan

Lipps, Jaimee (Northern Illinois University, 2012)

The purpose of this study is to purpose a business plan for a handbag and shoe store named Accentera. The business plan is developed based on current market trends and consumer research. A survey questionnaire was developed ...

Acceptability of beef and pork prepared by the dry heat method and in a plastic bag using a conventional and an electronic oven

Cole, Nancy D. (Northern Illinois University, 1973)

Plastic bags in which to roast meat have been much advertised lately. Little data is available on the use and acceptability of these bags for roasting meat. A study was undertaken to investigate the preference of beef and ...