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Magnesium and manganese ions as protection against X-ray induced dominant lethal mutations in Drosophila Melanogaster
(Northern Illinois University, 1969)The purpose of this study was to test whether magnesium or manganese ions could confer protection against the effects of irradiation upon chromosomes and to test for differences between hatchabilities of eggs laid within ... -
Absence of nocturnal predator defense mechanisms in breeding gulls
(Northern Illinois University, 1979)The theory that colonial, breeding gulls are well adapted to cope with predation pressures has become embedded in the behavioral and ecological literature. Under various circumstances, however, at least some gull species ... -
Foundations of National Socialist Government
(Northern Illinois University, 1954)In January, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. From that day until May, 1945, the Rational Socialist German Workers' Party, of which Hitler was the Leader, held political power in Germany. This regime ... -
A study of selected unwed mothers in northeastern Illinois who have received agency care
(Northern Illinois University, 1962)This paper is a study of unwed mothers in Chicago who were residing in two Catholic homes for unwed mothers. An attempt was made to correlate this study with similar ones done in California by Dr. Clark E. Vincent. The ... -
An investigation into the orthodoxy of seven related pre-reformation German-Dutch mystics
(Northern Illinois University, 1969)A preliminary reading of the writings and sermons of several pre-Reformation German-Dutch mystics reveals that they contain references to two means of salvation. The first of these, based upon the neo-Platonic concept of ... -
The management accountant's role in providing input data for operations research studies
(Northern Illinois University, 1973)Numerous authorities have suggested that management accountants should provide input data for operations research studies. In order to provide operations research groups with reliable input data, the management accountant ... -
Documentation of the one man show of drawings
(Northern Illinois University, 1974)The following work is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree at Northern Illinois University. The exhibition is composed of work produced between October, 1972 and June, 1973. ... -
A study of the ester to ether reduction on some cholanate esters
(Northern Illinois University, 1972)A study of the ester to ether reduction by sodium boro-hydride-boron trifluoride etherate with four different cholinic acid esters was made to test this reduction reaction in the presence of other functional groups. To ... -
The failure of readaptation of Korean Confucianism : the school of practical learning
(Northern Illinois University, 1966)It is the intent of this thesis to examine the School of Practical Learning during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Korea and to indicate how and why this School failed to readapt the liberal aspects of the ... -
Physical symmetries and a structure of transformations
(Northern Illinois University, 1966)Lie groups and Lie algebras are briefly introduced to study the invariance groups of symmetry transformations. The role of invariance principles is studied briefly and the fact that they are accompanied by invariance groups ... -
The politics of principle : a political portrait of Archibald J. Carey, Jr
(Northern Illinois University, 1969)W. E. B. DuBois, in his Souls of Black Folk, observed: The preacher is the most unique personality developed by the Negro on American Soil. A leader, a politician, an orator, a "boss," an intriguer, and idealist -- all ... -
Kinetics and mechanism of reactions of acetyl and chloroacetyl chlorides with methanol and phenols in acetonitrile
(Northern Illinois University, 1968)Any study of the reaction mechanism for the interaction of acyl halides with various nucleophiles trill be complicated by the delicate balance between ionic mechanisms and addition intermediate mechanisms. The structure ... -
A comparative study of industrial arts students and non-industrial arts students at Maine Township High School West, Des Plaines, Illinois
(Northern Illinois University, 1966)Purpose of the Study. The purpose of this study was to provide a description of the general ability level of male students enrolled in industrial arts courses at Maine Township High School West, Des Plaines, Illinois, as ... -
Ultrastructure and cell division of the filamentous oral bacterium Alysiella Filiformis
(Northern Illinois University, 1970)Alysiella filiformis is commonly found on the epithelial cells of the oral cavity in rabbits. An ultrastructure study of these cells has shown A. filiformis attached by numerous pili to the host epithelial cells. The ... -
The mineralogy and sedimentology of the cambrian strata of southeastern Minnesota
(Northern Illinois University, 1976)The lithic and mineralogic properties of the Cambrian strata in the subsurface of southeastern Minnesota were investigated to define regional and stratigraphic variations. This sequence of sandstones and dolomites was ... -
Can direct costing replace absorption costing in the aluminum extrusion industry?
(Northern Illinois University, 1967)The primary purpose of the study was to determine the potential which a direct costing system might offer as a replacement of an absorption costing system in the aluminum extrusion industry. This specific industry was used ... -
An analysis of middle managers choice of graduate management curriculum
(Northern Illinois University, 1967)The thesis was intended to provide an insight into the curriculum desired of selected middle managers attending graduate management evening courses at Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois. The information contained ... -
Western reaction to the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)
(Northern Illinois University, 1964)This study examines Western reaction to the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), one of the greatest rebellions in Chinese history, which was an almost fatal challenge to the Ch'ing dynasty. The account follows the main developments ... -
Aztec resistance to assimilation under Spanish rule, 1521-1810
(Northern Illinois University, 1974)This study attempts to provide an ethnohistoric record of the acculturation process of the Aztecs under Spanish rule between 1521 and 1810. A major premise of this study is that the majority of areas of Aztec culture which ... -
The teaching of evolution in the secondary schools in northeastern Illinois
(Northern Illinois University, 1963)PROBLEM: The purpose of the study of "The Teaching of Evolution in the Secondary Schools in Northeastern Illinois" is twofold; first, to determine whether the attitudes, background or communities in which they taught ...