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"I feel young, I feel alive, I am discovering a new world" : life transitions and identity construction of adult English-language learners
(Northern Illinois University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of adult English-language learners' life transitions and identity construction resulting from their experience in noncredit (ESL) programs offered at a community college. ... -
I Fu-chiu and the relationship between Chinese and Japanese literati paintings
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)Painting has been the dominant form of Chinese art since the Southern Sung dynasty of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The various preferences of emperors and the general populace influenced the social values and ... -
I love the things which are not : the role and influence of Marianne von Werefkin on the German avant-garde
(Northern Illinois University, 2000)The history of the evolution of German Expressionism and the movement known as Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) has been extensively studied. However, the role of women artists in the development of German Expressionism ... -
I think I might be in over my head : a study of counselor ethical decision-making patterns in boundaries of competence concern situations
(Northern Illinois University, 2007)The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to explore ethical decision-making patterns of practicing professional counselors encountering boundaries of competence concerns. The study focused on boundaries ... -
I'm licensed. what do I do now? : a qualitative study of the learning journeys of newly licensed real estate agents
(Northern Illinois University, 2016)This qualitative study explored the learning journeys of eight newly licensed real estate agents in Illinois. It examined how these agents viewed the real estate industry, how they learned the business, and how they developed ... -
"I'm not a traditional teacher anymore" : Ecuadoran teacher perspectives regarding a US professional development program
(Northern Illinois University, 2018)In this dissertation, the retrospective perspectives of five Ecuadoran English teachers regarding their experience in a seven-month professional development program in the US were investigated. Attention was given to how ... -
I'm ready warden : an examination of the rhetoric of death
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)This dissertation examines the rhetorical context, preservation, and dissemination of the final statements of American felons executed between 1985 and Spring 2012, as well as the history of these items in the West generally ... -
"I'm sorry for the mistakes I'm about to make" : interaction, social status and emotion in the Indonesian EFL classroom
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)This paper explores the relationship between language, culture, and emotion in the Indonesian English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. It does this by focusing on the Indonesian concept of malu, an emotional response ... -
I. Diels Alder reactions of unsaturated silanes; II. precursors to the ζ,ω-elimination of organosilanes
(Northern Illinois University, 1974)The Diel-Alder reactions of ζ-pyrone and 1,3-cyciohexadiene with vinyltrichlorosilane, ethnyltrichlorosilane, 1-propynyltrichlorosilane and 1-propynyltrimethylsilane were examined. Expected cycloaddition products were ... -
I. Exploration of a synthetic route to endo-5-trimethylsilyl norborn-2-ene; II. Solvent effects in the tri-n-butyl tin hydride reduction of alkyl bromides; III. Hydroboration of (chloroethynyl)trimethylsilane
(Northern Illinois University, 1974)A project to unequivocally characterize both endo- and exo-5-trimethylsilylnorborn-2-ene was undertaken. A key intermediate in the proposed reaction sequence, endo-5-(dichlorosiloxy)norborn-2-ene, was prepared and ... -
Ice-rafting at a temperate tidewater glacier : McBride Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska
(Northern Illinois University, 1992)Rafting of debris by glacier ice is an integral part of glacimarine sedimentation. Changes in the debris characteristics and proportions of iceberg-rafted debris (IBRD) versus hemipelagic sedimentation were analyzed in a ... -
An iconographic study of Herakles myths in Attic pottery
(Northern Illinois University, 1968)The purpose of this qualifying paper was to explore the changing religious attitude towards Herakles in sixth and fifth century Attic pottery. The unique mythological position of Herakles as both hero and god was first ... -
The iconography of the horse on the parthenon frieze
(Northern Illinois University, 1996)For the past two centuries, the Ionic frieze, one of the three types of architectural sculpture that decorated the Parthenon, has been a target for scholarly interpretation which has proven at times to be controversial. ... -
The iconography of the Merovingian cross-page : apotropaic and cosmological symbolism in early mediaeval art
(Northern Illinois University, 1986)In the Christian world, the cultus of the Holy Cross reached its peak in the seventh and eighth centur ies. During this period, the Merovingian art of Northwestern Europe reflected the contemporary belief in the sign of ... -
An ideal control system design method to achieve the ideal and practical results for a robust and disturbance-free based system
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)This thesis first provides a new methodology for all the current available control system design methods. Based on the new methodology, the Ideal Control System Design Method (ICSDM) is then developed. This is a feasible ... -
An identification and comparison of adolescent problems of day and boarding military academy cadets
(Northern Illinois University, 1966)Purpose: The study was conducted in order to identify the differences betwsen tbs adolescent personal problems of boarding and day students at Marmion Military Academy, located In Aurora, Illinois. Procedure: The Mooney ... -
Identification and education of gifted children
(Northern Illinois University, 1959)The concern voiced by the all too numerous critics of our educational system, that our schools do not fully educate our academically talented or gifted pupils, is not of recent vintage. It has merely been heightened as a ... -
Identification of base pair preferences for optimal cleavage : compensatory mutagenesis in positions Cs₄ and G₁₁ of the sCYMV1 hairpin ribozyme
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Identification of factors relating to food involvement in white women
(Northern Illinois University, 1974)The purpose of the study was to identify selected factors (age, weight, personal opinion of weight, occupation, college major, hobby, and combined effect) that could influence the food involvement of white women residing ... -
Identification of factors that regulate epidermal growth factor receptor mRNA stability
(Northern Illinois University, 1996)Previous studies have shown that epidermal growth factor (EGF) stabilizes epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) mRNA. Specifically, the addition of EGF to a cancer cell line causes an increase in the stability of the ...
