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The eagle, the sparrow and the vultures : America's policy and perceptions in Liberia, 1909-1933

Brim, Larry Ray (Northern Illinois University, 1974)

United States-Liberian relations in the period 1909-1933 provide a look at the Open Door thesis presented by William A. Williams and Robert F. Smith, among others. They maintain that the United States acts in an imperialistic ...

Early childhood educators' attitudes toward and knowledge about computers in the classroom

Derscheid, Craig L. (Northern Illinois University, 2003)

The purpose of this study was to examine early childhood educators' attitudes toward and knowledge about computers in the classroom. A usable sample of 391 participants was drawn from early childhood educators attending ...

Early childhood program staffs' self-efficacy concerning the importance of quality child care

Mitchell, Susan (Early childhood educator) (Northern Illinois University, 2015)

This study focuses on the difference between teachers' and administrators' self-efficacy perceptions based on quality child care practices. After doing a mixed methods study, I found a contradiction between the current ...

Early Christian iconography : pre-Constantinian sarcophagal sculpture and its eschatological value

Russo, Thomas E. (Northern Illinois University, 1988)

The way in which a society disposes of its dead is often a neglected factor in the reconstruction of that society's cultural fabric. Art of a funerary nature has the -potential to reveal to us today the psychological ...

Early neonatal behavior assessment using the Brazelton scale

Moseley, Carol Ann (Northern Illinois University, 1983)

Individual behavior can be reliably assessed as early as 48-72 hours after birth with the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale (BNBAS). The purpose of this study was to provide information about the continuity of ...

Early Pliocene Ross Sea paleoclimate and a new application of the diatom oxygen isotope proxy

Hackett, Hal W. (Northern Illinois University, 2016)

Oxygen isotope measurements (δ¹⁸O) provide valuable insight into climate conditions. These data are advantageous as paleoclimate proxies, but records are sparse in high latitude waters, where calcareous microfossils are ...

Earth science field trips for ninth grade students in the area of Mendota, Illinois

Gooden, Don C. (Northern Illinois University, 1968)

Field trips have a special place in the teaching of earth science. Through the use of the outdoor laboratory, students, as well as teachers, will develop a more vivid appreciation of earth science. Man's utilization of a ...

East, west, and gendered subjectivity : the music of Wong Kar-Wai

Kersting, Erik (Northern Illinois University, 2018)

This study considers how Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's use of music reinforces a transnational relationship between film and audience. The director's employment of preexisting music offers a compelling view into the ...

East-West seismic profile of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Wilson, David Douglas (Northern Illinois University, 1982)

Seismic refraction and reflection data have been used to develop geophysical and geologic profiles across McMurdo Sound, from Cone Hill on Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island in the east to the Strand Moraines in the west. ...

Eastern European immigrants' advancement into U.S. nursing practice

Iordan, Dubravca (Northern Illinois University, 2018)

This qualitative study explored English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Eastern European nursing graduates' socialization to the United States, their development and academic experience as nursing students, and their perspectives ...

The eastern origin of the Utrecht Psalter illustrations

Constantinidou-Spiliakos, Amalia (Northern Illinois University, 1980)

It is largely agreed that the illustrations of the Utrecht Psalter, dated c. 830 A.D., are copies of a revised version, dated between the sixth and the eighth centuries, of a probable fourth or fifth century archetype. ...

Eating attitudes and reasons for exercise among physically active college female students

Weber, Ann (Graduate student) (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

Disordered eating attitudes and exercise behaviors are important factors when studying the continuum of eating disorders. An individual's attitude toward eating may influence other behaviors and thoughts toward health and ...

Echoes of time and the river, a general analysis

Coats, Robert C. (Northern Illinois University, 1987)

This thesis is a general analysis of George Crumb's orchestral conposition Echoes of Time and the River; Four Processionals for Orchestra. The analytical stance is similar to that of the analysis of traditional music: the ...

Ecological and evolutionary invasion dynamics of Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) in relation to white oak savanna restoration management at Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, USA

McCarragher, Shannon R. (Northern Illinois University, 2015)

This interdisciplinary research explores the ecological impacts and underlying evolutionary mechanisms associated with the spread of Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle), one of the most aggressive and abundant invasive ...