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Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Cone Penetration in Cemented Deposits-A Field Study, Semih Arslan
The Congruence Extension Property, the Ideal Extension Property, and Ideal Semigroups., Karen Dommert Aucoin
Visual Transformations in Symbolic Elementary Algebra., Thomas Harold Awtry
Rewriting the Masculine: The National Subject in Modern American Drama., Francis Granger Babcock
Comparison of Word Recognition and Story Retelling Under the Conditions of Contextualized Versus Decontextualized Reading Events in At-Risk Poor Readers., Linda Cain Badon
Memory Bias and Body Image Disturbance in Normal Weight Body Dysphoric Women., Jeffrey Duane Baker
Characterization of Physiological Responses of Suspension Cells From Alligator Weed (Alternanthera Philoxeroides (Mart.); Griseb) to an Abrupt Increase in Salinity., Gloria Balagtas-burow
Neo-Hamiltonian Republicans and Military Reform in the Progressive Era: 1898-1912., Ronald James Barr
The Genetic Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Amazonian Forest Birds., John Marshall Bates
Characterization of the Subunits of the McrBC Restriction System in Escherichia Coli K12., Timothy Paul Beary
Nitrogen Form, Aluminum, and Their Interaction Effects on Growth, Nitrogen Absorption and Chemical Composition of Annual Ryegrass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam.)., Jose Ramon Binns
First Ray Joint Mobility, Pressure and Ulceration of the First Metatarsal Head in Diabetic Patients., James Allen Birke
Genetic Algorithms and the Satisfiability of Large-Scale Boolean Expressions., Thomas A. Bitterman
Methodological Content and Teaching Delivery Used by Vocational Teacher Education Faculty in University Council and Other Selected Higher Education Institutions., Robert Barry Blair
A Southern Social Ethic: Political Economy in the Nineteenth-Century South. Mississippi, 1840-1910. (Volumes I and II)., Bradley G. Bond
Peasant Subsistence in Northwestern Haiti: Geography, Cultural Ecology, and Rural Development., Edward Cameron Britton
Computer Training: The Role of Computer Attitudes and Behavior Modeling in the Acquisition of Declarative and Procedural Knowledge., Drew Benjamin Brock
Bimetallic Hydroformylation Catalysis., Melanie Eilleen Broussard
The Songs of Elsa Respighi Olivieri Sangiacomo., Mary Lenn Buchanan
A Geoforensic Analysis of State-Owned Waterbottoms in South Louisiana: Gauging the Geographical Impacts of Louisiana Court Decisions. (Volumes I and II)., George Joseph Castille III
Voices From Home: Familial Bonds in the Works of Horton Foote (1916- )., Marion Dean Castleberry
Resolution of Genotypic and Phenotypic Properties of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Temperature-Sensitive mutanttsZ47: Evidence for Allelic Complementation in the Unique Long Gene UL28., James Daniel Cavalcoli
An Exploration of the Organizational Structure of Instructional Supervision. (Volumes I and II)., Joseph Gerard Claudet
A Restoration-Based Model for Materials Management in a Global Manufacturing Environment., Gary Wayne Clendenen
Collaborative Writing in Petroleum Engineering: a Case Study of Petroleum Engineers in an Academic Setting, Michael Anne Coffey
Effect of Self-Evaluation and Teaching Setting on Teacher Intensity Behaviors Among Preservice Elementary Education Majors Enrolled in a Music Methods Course., Cynthia Melissa Colwell
Depressive Symptoms in Prepubertal Children., Lesley Stabinsky Compton
Mimesis and Poiesis in the Novel: William Faulkner's "Go Down, Moses" and the Mythopoeic Turn in the American Imagination., Paul Richard Connell
Photosynthetic Response to Elevated Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in the Aerenchyma of Typha Latifolia L. Leaves., John Van horne Constable
Psychological Reactions to an MI: A Study of Attention and Avoidance to Cardiac Stimuli., Joseph Ila Constans
A Study of Heat Transfer in Rotary Desorbers Used to Remediate Contaminated Soils., Charles Alan Cook
Wise Economies: Storytelling, Narrative Authority, and Brevity in the American Short Story, 1819-1980., Kirk Lee Curnutt
Split Abelian Extensions of Calgebras., Mark Andrew Curole
The Comparative Effects of a Cognitive Learning Strategy and Movement Sequence Feedback During Motor Skill Acquisition., David Michael Cutton
Interactional Experience With a Voice Output Communication Aid in Augmented Interactions., Sandra Koenig Damico
An Algorithm for Supervisory Multivariable Constrained Optimization of Industrial Processes., William E. Daniel Jr
Studies on the Energy Mobilizing Hormones in Insects., Subrata Das
The Influence of Selected 4-H Agent and Program Characteristics on Program Enrollment., Catherine L. Denison
Specificity of Chaperonin GroEL Binding to the Precursor of the Small Subunit of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase., Carmen Wheelock Dessauer
The Distribution of Toxic Sources in Louisiana: An Analysis of Community Socioeconomic Characteristics and Industry Behavior., Salpie Sarkis Djoundourian
Subordinate Independence: A Boundary Condition on the Effectiveness of Transformational Leadership?, Terry Michael Dockery
Comparisons of Spontaneous Mutation Rates and Estimates of Numbers of Cell Divisions in the Germlines of Three Metazoans., Joni Boncille Drost
Women's Stories of Reading and Writing: Three Literacy Life Histories., Mary Annette Duchein
The Congruence Extension Property and Related Topics in Semigroups., Jill Ann Dumesnil
Teachers' Collective Bargaining: Its Occurrence and Impact on Wages, Employment, and Expenditures in States Without Collective Bargaining Legislation., Malcolm Michael Duplantis
Forecasting the Economic Effects of Produced Waters Discharge Regulations on Oil and Gas Activity in Coastal Louisiana., Allen Paul Dupont
Autobiography as Repetition in the Works of Walker Percy., Edward Joseph Dupuy
Structural Analysis and Methionine Ehancement of the Bean Seed Storage Protein Phaseolin., John M. Dyer
A Multiple Objective Formulation and Algorithm for the Layout Design of Food Processing Facilities., Francisco A. Escobar
2,2',6,6'-Tetrasubstituted Diarylethynes: Models to Test Proximity and Position in Catalysis., Kevin Levon Evans
An Examination of the Role of Collateral in the Loan Contracting Process., Gregory Kenneth Faulk
Corporate Restructuring and the Information Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis., Steven Randal Ferraro
Woven Words: A Semiology of Clothing in Medieval Texts., Fernando Luis Figueroa
The Prediction of Financial Turnaround of Financially Distressed Firms., Leslie B. Fletcher
The Relationship of Conversational Sensitivity and Employment Interview Experience to Deception Detection in Employment Interviews., Karen Anding Fontenot
Seed Dormancy in Red Rice (Oryza Sativa): Changes in Embryo pH and Metabolism During the Dormancy-Breaking Process., Steven Footitt
Spectra of Mutations Induced by Tritium Beta Radiation or 2-Chloroethyl Methanesulfonate in Drosophila Melanogaster Germ Cells., Nancy G. Fossett
Predicting Performance on the National Dietetic Registration Exam., Rachel Martin Fournet
Performance and Organized Labor in Depression America: Community and Contestation. (Volumes I and II)., Kirk Wayne Fuoss
Object-Oriented Modeling and Design Using DELTA, an Incremental Design Language., Nancy Kay Gautier
Synthesis and Characterization of Copolycarbonates Derived From 2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-1,3-Cyclobutanediol., Carey Cecil Geiger
Tectonic Implications of Fission-Track Thermochronology and Amphibole Thermobarometry Studies of the Northern Peninsular Ranges Batholith, Southern California., Peter Gillham George
Analysis of a Multidimensional Model of Body Image Disturbance Using Structural Modeling., David Hunter Gleaves
New Approaches and Techniques for Drawing Lines on Raster Devices., Philip Arthur Graham
The Literacy Characteristics of Navajo Readers and Writers., Diane Clarite Greene
Hydrologic Modelling With a Spatial Database., Richard Gilbert Greene
Romanticism Reconsidered: The Implications of Organicism in Educational Reform., Anne Burford Griffin
A Study of Deoxyribooligonucleotide Duplexes Containing an Unpaired Base or Mismatched Base Pairs Using: (I) Molecular Modeling, And, (II) Proton Exchange Measured With Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy., Bonnie Mary Gunn-tolson
In Vitro Studies on the Interactions Between Toxoplasma Gondii and Its Host Cell., Sandra Karen Halonen
The Role of Pre-Response and Post-Response Augmented Learning Variables in Motor Skill Acquisition., M. Jerome Hand
The Writing Behaviors of Five Kindergarteners Writing in Social Context: A Home-School Perspective., Wanda Henderson Handy
Unifying Techniques in the "Anniversaries" of Leonard Bernstein., Conwell Ray Harris Jr
Learning Styles and Selected Demographic Characteristics of Dislocated Workers., Samuel Lewis Harvill Sr
The Development of an Inventory to Measure Bereavement., David Nicholas Hayes
An Examination of the Spontaneously Generated and Retold Narratives Produced by Gifted/Learning-Disabled Adolescents From an Integrated Perspective of Language Development., Phebe Archon Hayes
High Performance Software Reconfiguration in the Context of Distributed Systems and Interconnection Networks., Vinayak Gajanan Hegde
Reliability and Validity of the Teen Substance Abuse Rating Scale., Brett Elliott Hemstreet
A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of Behavioral Characteristics and Instructional Patterns of Selected Elementary Music Teachers., Catherine E. Hendel
A Performance-Centered Approach to Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony"., Randall Thomas Hill
Attentional Bias and Subjective Risk in Hypochondriacal Concern., Polly Beth Hitchcock
Embedding Schemes for Interconnection Networks., David Aloys Hoelzeman
Disclosure Decisions and Patterns After a Near-Death Experience., Regina M. Hoffman
The Death of a Dialect: Brule Spanish in Ascension Parish, Louisiana., Charles Edward Holloway
The Role of Flagellar Proteins in Adhesion of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, and Isolation of the Corresponding Gene(s)., Ratchanee Hongprayoon
Hydrogeochemistry of Saline Waters in Aquifers of Tertiary and Younger Age in Northeastern Louisiana and Southeastern Arkansas., Glenn Fredrick Huff
Toward Understanding Post-Structuralism and Curriculum., Wen-song Hwu
In Situ Determination of Capillary Pressure and Relative Permeability Curves Using Well Logs., Adel Afifi Ibrahim
Synergistic Control of N-Body Computer Generated Robots., Don Alan Iglehart
Bela Bartok's Edition of Mozart's Piano Sonatas., Srebrenka Igrec
Development of New Methods for Assessing Solidification/Stabilization of Hazardous Waste Using Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques., Michael A. Janusa
Partial Purification and Characterization of a Naturally-Occurring Inhibitor of Viral Polyprotein Processing., Shaffina John
Deterrents to Participation in Parenting Education., Debora Coats Johnson
Synthesis, Isolation, Characterization and Homogeneous Catalytic Reactions of Racemic- And Meso-Metal Binucleating Tetraphosphine Complexes., Booker Washington ochieng Juma
Pedogenic Development of Soils at High Altitude in Burundi., Salvator Kaburungu
Highly Resolved Studies of Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Dynamics., Sandeep Kakar
The Phylogeny of the Prasinophyceae and Pleurastrophyceae (Chlorophyta) Inferred From Ribosomal RNA Genes and Morphology., Thomas Sinclair Kantz
The Impact of Budget Variance, Fiscal Stress, Political Turnover, and Employment Sector on Compliance Reporting Decisions., Linda Achey Kidwell