• Exploring faculty beliefs regarding teaching African American freshmen to interpret social cues at a minority-serving institution 

  Williams, Concetta A. (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Through the use of critical qualitative methodology, this dissertation explored faculty beliefs at an urban, minority-serving institution regarding the ability of African American first-time, full-time freshmen to interpret ...
• Destructive leader behavior : assessing public school leader behaviors and workplace attitudes 

  Woestman, Daniel Scott (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  The primary purpose of the planned study was to investigate professional educators in Northern Illinois to determine the relationship between manifestations of destructive leader behaviors (DLB) and K-12 workplace attitudes: ...
• Inhibition of the MEP pathway : design, synthesis and evaluation of IspF enzyme inhibitors; Synthesis of PDE4D partial inhibitors and exploration of atropisomeric analogs 

  Zhang, Zheng (Graduate student of chemistry) (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  This dissertation contains two major projects. The first project focused on the design and synthesis of small molecule inhibitors of the methyl erythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway. Known as a non-mevalonate isoprenoid ...
• Investigation of silicon Lewis acidity and design of a novel silicon Lewis acid catalyst scaffold 

  Zielinski, Matthew Edward (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Lewis acids have been a cornerstone in modern organic synthesis, but the use of silicon Lewis acids has not received as much attention. Silicon Lewis acids have unique features that differ from some typical metal catalysts. ...
• Helping users learn about social processes while learning from users : developing a positive feedback in social computing 

  Pillutla, Venkata Sai Sriram (Northern Illinois University, 2017)

  Social computing is concerned with the interaction of social behavior and computational systems. From its early days, social computing has had two foci. One was the development of technology and interfaces to support online ...
• Exploring hegemonic perspectives of Midwestern yard-spaces through art education 

  Waterstreet, Nan (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  This study investigated yard-spaces as artistic sites that are created and maintained through design processes involving aesthetic choices. The field of art education has grown to consider everyday objects and places worthy ...
• 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 ...
• Exploring Thai teachers' conceptual beliefs about reading and their influences on instructional practices 

  Boonteerarak, Patchara (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Theories of reading have altered throughout history. Originally, reading was understood as a process of knowledge transmission, but currently, reading is viewed as a process of meaning construction. The changing ...
• RNA silencing suppression activity of the proteins encoded by the brome mosaic virus RNA genome 

  Weber, Philipp Heinrich (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the RNA silencing suppression activity of the proteins expressed by the Brome mosaic virus (BMV). For this purpose a binary, pCambia-based vector containing a GFP (Green ...
• Impact of post-mortem alternation on oxygen isotope values of diatom silica 

  Wiedenheft, Wilson (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Oxygen isotope values of biogenic silica are increasingly used as proxies of paleoenvironmental conditions. A number of studies have demonstrated a strong relationship between the diatom silica and the temperature/oxygen ...
• Performance evaluation of fixed and variable zero padding length in ultra-wideband receiver design using MB-OFDM based on ECMA-368 standard 

  Varna, Geetha (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Traditional OFDM systems use Cyclic Prefix (CP) in front of an OFDM symbol to maintain orthogonality. Ultra Wide Band (UWB) systems use Multiband OFDM approach in implementing applications of Wireless Personal Area Network ...
• Assessing social problem solving and frustration tolerance in early elementary students 

  Wang, Catherine G. (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Due to the current national discourse on the social and emotional well-being of our youth, the examination of student progress and development in the area of social and emotional skills is a critical area of study. To date, ...
• The relationship of sorority membership with body objectification and social pressure in sorority women at a Midwestern university 

  Tower, Hannah Elizabeth (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Body objectification and social pressure are risk factors for developing eating disorders. Currently there is limited research on specific populations like sorority women who are at an increased risk for developing these ...
• Sensing and analysis of angular vibrations of tremor 

  Uppuluri, Divya (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Tremor is defined as the unintentional involuntary muscle movements involving rhythmic oscillations of any part of body like legs, hands, arms and limbs. This thesis deals with the most common tremor that occurs in hands. ...
• CFD analysis of blood flow through stenosed arteries 

  Surigala, Narmada (Northern Illinois University, 2015)

  The pathological complications of atherosclerosis, namely heart disease and stroke, remain the leading cause of mortality in the world. Cardiovascular illness is highly prevalent among the American population. One manifesto ...
• Synthetic and mechanistic investigations of superelectrophilic reactions 

  Boblak, Kenneth Nicholas (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  This dissertation describes various intramolecular cyclizations promoted by superacid. The first chapter deals with the formation of N-heterocyclic indenes. In these reactions protonated N-heterocyclic rings are shown to ...
• One-directional normally-on vertical silicon carbide (3C-SiC) MESFET on silicon (Si) substrate 

  Thakkallapally, Ramana (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  The main objective of this thesis is to design a one-directional normally-on vertical 3C-SiC MESFET on silicon substrate. The 3C-SiC material has higher carrier mobility, high saturation velocity and high critical breakdown ...
• Family expressiveness, adult attachment and communication patterns in intimate relationships 

  Teeruthroy, Vednidhi Tiwari (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Getting a better understanding of the factors that influence successful adult intimate relationships is thought to be critical for both individuals and the society in general. More specifically, this study sought out to ...
• Exponential random graph models for multilevel networks 

  Tattersall, Daniel (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  This master's thesis investigates the use of exponential random graph models for multilevel networks. It begins by describing some basic ideas in network analysis and then moves into the use of models to describe observed ...
• Lagrangian approach to minimize makespan of non-identical parallel batch processing machines 

  Suhaimi, Nurul Mubinah Binti (Northern Illinois University, 2014)

  Batch Processing Machines (BPMs) are commonly used in electronics manufacturing, semi-conductor manufacturing, and metal-working - to name a few. Scheduling these machines are not an easy task; practical considerations and ...

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