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Submissions From 2004
An analysis of the information needs and information delivery preferences of college-bound secondary school students, Richard Whiteside
Improved oxygen transport in hydrogen/air proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Minkmas Vatanatham Williams
Optimization of bacteriorhodopsin via mutagenesis, Kevin J Wise
Surface properties of functional polymer systems, Derek Wong
Novel low-thermal-conductivity ceramics for thermal barrier coating applications, Jie Wu
Studies of poly(styrene-co-vinylphosphonate) ionomers, Qi Wu
Autonomous physical performing agents with external direction, Karl Richard Wurst
Statistical model development toward explaining species diversity, Shanshan Wu
Horizontal mergers, efficiency and capacity utilization: A DEA approach, Yanna Wu
Bovine X chromosome inactivation and epimutation of X-linked genes in deceased bovine clones, Fei Xue
The effects of gender role ideology, wife's employment, and perceived equity on marital quality: A case of young middle-class couples in Korea, Hae-Chung Yang
Detection of chemically induced DNA damage in thin films using a voltammetric probe, Jing Yang
Ultrasound B-scan image speckle reduction and super-resolution, Zhi Yang
Mechanisms of killing Bacillus subtilis spores by hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, Decon, Oxone(TM) and aqueous ozone, Susan Bates Young
Studies on the prevention of cytochrome P450 inhibition by products of lipid peroxidation in an in vitro microsomal enzyme system, Mary L Zaleski
Gender, Maya identity, and the multi-level politics of forming community health promoters in highland Guatemala, Heidi Maria Zavatone-Veth
The performance of the state-owned enterprises in China: An assessment of the economic reforms, Ping Zhang
Horizontal gene transfer and innovation in genome evolution, Olga Zhaxybayeva
G-protein coupled CB2 receptor: Method development for membrane protein NMR, Haian Zheng
Superfluidity in a quasi-1D atomic Bose-Einstein condensate, Yi Zheng
The impact of knowledge on algorithm performance in discrete optimization, Xiaomin Zhong
Dielectric properties of nonlinear grading materials: Measurement and computation, Yingneng Zhou
Clock recovery for OTDM and characteristics of actively mode-locked fiber lasers, Guanghao Zhu
Determination of continuum and wave propagation characteristics for geometrically engineered materials, Edward H. Ziegler
A multilevel model of U.S. internal migration, Edmund Joseph Zolnik
Submissions From 2003
Successive cyclicity, anti-locality, and adposition stranding, Klaus Abels
Scheduling methods for efficient utilization of cluster computing environments, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Alhamdan
Partisan politics and welfare state entitlements in eighteen advanced industrial democracies, 1975--1999, James Paul Allan
Adult learning in the context of teachers' professional growth, Marian Antonia Arnista
Knowledge, interest, and reading comprehension: A general linear model for social studies, Rosemarie L Ataya
Executive function tests: The power to predict ADHD? Validity of the NESPY Executive Function/Attention index, Glen Steven Atkinson
Thermodynamic modeling of ferroelectric epitaxial films and polarization graded ferroelectrics, Zhigang Ban
Convergent validation of self-reported and biometric indicators of employee health, Alexandra Lee Barzvi
Transport phenomena in micro/miniature channels for two phase flow heat transfer devices including heat pipes and fuel cells, Eric Kirk Begg
The mixed genre writing process, Tracie Marie Behrendt
Understanding the dynamics of posttraumatic growth in breast cancer survivors, Keith Martin Bellizzi
An ethnographic comparison of two dual-language programs, Delia I Bello-Davila
Sensitive period effects on the acquisition of language: A study of language development, Stephanie Beth Berk
Dynamic hierarchical models with applications, Amitabha Bhaumik
Development of a reliable monitoring and perimeter trap crop management system for the pepper maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) Zonosemata electa (Say), Thomas Jude Boucher
Investigating teachers' capacity to develop and demonstrate multicultural competency in classrooms, Teresa Elrita Boyd
A behavioral genetic investigation into directional motor skills and reading disability, Dawn Marie Bradway
The effect of electoral systems on women's representation: The case of Venezuelan municipal elections, Natalia Brandler
Exemplary interventions and practices that develop the gifts and talents of culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse students, Christine Joan Briggs
Stepwise syntheses of meso-aryl-substituted porphyrins and related macrocycles, Raymond Peter Brinas
Control of alpha-galactoside utilization in Sinorhizobium meliloti by the transcriptional activator AgpT and succinate-mediated catabolite repression, Ryan Michael Bringhurst
Parental perceptions of the parent-therapist relationship: Its impact on outcome, Michelle Brodersen Broggi
Sequence algebras of continuous functions, Gabriela Bulancea
Near-infrared characterization of water in epoxy networks for modeling property changes, Matthew Peter Burdzy
Neuronal responses to stroke-type injury: Evidence for distinct and opposing pathways, Ebru Caba
Molecular sieve and ceramic membrane metal oxides: Synthesis, modification, and application, Jun Cai
The forgotten women grammarians of eighteenth-century England, Karen Cajka
A kinematic and kinetic analysis of college aged female basketball players during landing following a jump training program, Paul K Canavan
Narrative discourse production in adults: Relationships with age and executive functions, Michael Steven Cannizzaro
Dynamics of the submerged plant community in a freshwater tidal marsh, Robert Samuel Capers
The Americanist Andres Gonzalez de Barcia Carballido y Zuniga (1673--1743) and the creation of the colonial Spanish American library, Jonathan Earl Carlyon
Second opinion: The United States public and the demise of health care reform, 1993--1994, Stephen Keith Carter
The lesbian in the house: Twentieth-century Irish lesbian fiction, Moira Eileen Casey
Different bodies, Lisa Marie Cassidy
Stabilizers in the freeze-drying of proteins: Mechanism of stabilization, Liuquan (Lucy) Chang
The separation and substrate independent organization of single-wall carbon nanotubes, Debjit D Chattopadhyay
The effects of culture on consumer complaining behavior, Piotr Chelminski
Polysaccharide modulation of AMPA-type glutamate receptors: Importance to synaptic function and neuronal maintenance, Linda Marie Chicoine
Factors affecting the catalytic oligomerization of methane via microwave heating, Luis Daniel Conde
Self-monitoring, peer feedback, and randomization of both reinforcers and criteria for reinforcement: The effects on reducing inappropriate classroom behavior, Brenda Anne Coogan
Three to tango: Prenegotiation and mediation in the reestablishment of Anglo-Argentine diplomatic relations (1983--1990), Alejandro Luis Corbacho
Knowledge without justification, William Davis Cornwell
Fathers' parenting: Effects of behavioral style and availability on the child's self-concept at early adulthood, Thomas Robert William Crawford
An analysis of transcription factor binding sites within histone non-coding sequences in Drosophila, Mack Earl Crayton
Applications in quenching heat transfer: Liquid quenching of turbine disks and chill down in cryogenic fluid transfer lines, Matthew Fitch Cross
The effects of intracellular and extracellular metallothionein on the immune response, Kevin Charles Crowthers
Neural encoding of interaural time differences in the midbrain of the unanesthetized rabbit, William Robert D'Angelo
The spirituality scale: Development, refinement and psychometric testing of an instrument to assess the human spiritual dimension, Colleen Delaney
Characterization of a novel tumor suppressor gene involved in osteosarcoma tumorigenesis, Amit Mukund Deshpande
The relationship of cyclic AMP levels and collagen synthesis in vascular smooth muscle cells following estrogen or beta-adrenergic treatment, George John Dimopoulos
Effects of Kangaroo Care in preterm infants, Virginia Louise Dodd
Catalysis by organometallic complexes in supercritical carbon dioxide, Xing Dong
The relationship among attachment styles, empathic accuracy, and relationship satisfaction, Jason Matthew Drwal
Interleukin-2 and the regulation of CD8 T cell responses, Warren Noel D'Souza
Fauna in an abandoned landscape: Animal responses to tropical forest regeneration at multiple scales, Robert Roberdeau Dunn
Ideology and its others: The postmodern fiction of Ishmael Reed, Kathy Acker and Don DeLillo, Jeffrey Scott Ebbesen
Proficiency-development spirals: Occupational learning among farmers, Eileen Eckert
Eros and Thanatos: A psycho-literary investigation of Walter Vogt's life and works, Bennett Irving Enowitch
Development and subsequent reproductive performance of cloned cattle derived from adult somatic cells, Brian Patrick Enright
Specificity of cytochrome P450s in thin films, Carmelita Sendin Estavillo
In situ characterization of polymer blend mixing, Zoltan Thomas Fabian
Three essays on equity carve-out, Zhilan Feng
International teachers' judgment of gifted mathematics student characteristics, Abdullah Ficici
An investigation into the absorption of CO2 by amine-coated polymeric supports, Thomas Patrick Filburn
Spatial ecology of the wood frog, Rana sylvatica, Lauri Kealoha Freidenburg
Native American healing and counseling: Cantadora, Dana Lee Fuchs
Probabilistic structure and statistical inference for nonexplicit population models of allele frequency, Rongwei Fu
Bioacceptable and calcification-resistant membranes and interfaces for implantable sensors and devices, Izabela Ewa Galeska
Multi-species interactions in Northeastern forest ecosystems: Decomposition dynamics in red oak and sugar maple leaf mixtures, Tracy Blickhan Gartner
Fabrication and defect design in two-dimensional colloidal photonic crystals, Erik Peter Geiss
Robust distributed cooperation in the presence of quantified adversity, Chryssis Georgiou
Performance measurement under differential information, Erasmo Giambona