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The use of transposon Tn917 and Tn917-lacZ-cat fusions to study sporulation in Bacillus megaterium QM B1551
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
Transposon Tn917 and Tn917-lacZ-cat, carried on plasmid pTV1 and pTV53 respectively, were introduced into B̲a̲c̲i̲l̲l̲u̲s̲ m̲e̲g̲a̲t̲e̲r̲i̲u̲m̲ and were induced to transpose. Insertional mutants were isolated in at least ...
Training and development evaluation : state of the art
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
This thesis will examine, via a field study, the current state of the art in evaluating the effectiveness of training and development programs in business organizati ons. The field study will look at different levels of ...
A historical analysis of Genoa, Illinois, newspapers, their publishers and editors, 1875-1985
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The examination of the Genoa, Illinois, newspapers' history is a study of the problems faced by the country weekly newspaper since its birth in frontier times to its survival in the 1980s. A sampling method of the available ...
The QIF parallel method for linear systems, eigenvalue and singular value computations
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
A new factorization, the Quadrant Interlocking Factorization (QIF), is used to solve the linear system Ax = b in O(n²) steps using O(n²) processors. The matrix A is factored into a product of its quadrant interlocking ...
Echoes of time and the river, a general analysis
(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 ...
Factors affecting the allocation of resources among faculty members in academic departments
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
This research examined the factors that affect the allocation of resources (e.g., salary increments, space, etc.) among faculty members in academic departments. The following factors were hypothesized to affect resource ...
A comparison of command versus guided discovery teaching styles on learning basic volleyball skills and on the learners' perceptions of teacher effectiveness
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between the command teaching style and the guided discovery teaching style on both psychomotor improvements and learners' perceptions of teacher effectiveness. ...
A case study of the differences in press coverage of the invasions of the Dominican Republic and Grenada
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
President Ronald Reagan's barring of the press from covering the invasion of Grenada In October 1983 was a unique action. This case study compares Reagan's action with the action of another president under similar ...
Assessing children's attitudes toward senior citizens
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether children's attitudes toward senior citizens will change after experiencing an intergenerational social and physical activity program, “Growing Older and Liking It." A ...
Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and food purchasing practices of Malaysian college students in DeKalb
(Northern Illinois University, 1987)
The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of nutrition, attitudes toward nutrition, and food purchasing practices of Malaysian college students in DeKalb. The subjects were 80 students studying at Northern ...