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Submissions From 2003
Examining integral factors influencing teaching with technology, Susan Joan Gilson
The ontogeny of the somatotropic axis in male and female Hereford calves from birth to one year of age and its response to exogenous somatotropin, Kristen Elizabeth Govoni
Gifted adolescent social and emotional development: Teacher perceptions and practices, Meredith June Greene
Analysis of the TGF-beta signaling pathway in genomically stable murine colon tumors, Krishna Kishore Guda
The role of SepB in the maintenance of genome stability in Aspergillus nidulans, Scott Elliott Gygax
Phrase structure in Prokofiev's piano sonatas, Courtenay Lucille Harter
Hepatic organic anion transporter expression following induction of hepatocellular proliferation in vivo, Gayle Elizabeth Hennig
Synthesis and patterning of polymers for biomedical applications, Wei He
Sexual health of women following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Wendy Holmes
Mothers' experience of communicating with their young adolescent daughters, Debra A Hrelic
A terahertz radiation detection system design and device modeling, Yanming Huo
Masks of ontology: A comparative study of representative contemporary British and Egyptian drama, Areeg Abdel-Hamid Ibrahim
Rooting for laundry: An examination of the creation and maintenance of a sport fan identity, Beth Pamela Jacobson
Factors affecting porcine in vitro oocyte maturation, fertilization, and early embryo development, Byeong-Seon Jeong
Nonlinear time series analysis of solar and stellar data, Nada Jevtic
Modifying the Tourism Impact Attitude Scale (TIAS) to explore casino impacts and resident attitudes, Jan Louise Jones
Group gradings of incidence algebras, Molli R Jones
Spectroscopic and photochemical properties of carotenoids, xanthophylls and model polyenes, Jesusa Supena Josue
The interrupted development of Lithuanian nursing, Laima Maria Karosas
One-vertex triangulations and Heegaard splittings, Jonathan Paul Keiter
Using the Grammar Inventory for Teachers and performance assessments to determine self-efficacy with respect to grammar and mechanics, Jacqueline Patricia Kelleher
Strategic consensus on resource accumulation decisions, Franz Willi Kellermanns
Adaptive scheduling of multiscale processes in dynamically reconfigurable networked computers, Mohamed A Kerasha
Three essays on the economics of land title in Kenya, Joseph Gichuru Kieyah
A naturalistic case study of collaboration in one middle magnet SDP school among teachers, administrators, parents and a social service agent in an urban school district in southern Connecticut, Carolyn Nettles Kinder
Alternatively certified, career-changing teachers in Connecticut: Their transition from prior career to classroom, Margaret Mary Tobin Kirkman
Enhancing sensor function in vivo using gene transfer and bio-hydrogel systems, Ulrike Klueh
Can we get together? Relationship initiation as a motive to seek help, Josephine D Korchmaros
Telecares-NI telehealth support in cardiovascular disease: The effect of Internet-based nursing intervention on psychological and physiological outcomes, support, satisfaction, communication, and interactive health application usage, Sheryl Perreault LaCoursiere
Chemotaxis and phagocytosis: Two distinct mechanisms of polarized cytoskeletal reorganization, Gary Steven Laevsky
Local heroes: The sociocultural context for the development of vernacular saints' lives in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Old English, Kathryn A Laity
Mercury speciation and reactivity in the coastal and estuarine waters of Long Island Sound, Carl Howard Lamborg
Exploring teacher efficacy: Teachers' perceptions of the influence of collaboration and empowerment, Maureen Lacey Lantner
Production of pig embryos following microinjection of somatic cells and sperm, Jang-Won Lee
Reproductive choice in Romania: Cultural models of abortion and contraception, Jami Leah Leibowitz
Designing, implementing, and evaluating a music-based HIV prevention intervention for urban adolescents, Anthony F Lemieux
Normative design of congruent, robust and adaptive organizations: Modeling concepts and optimization algorithms, Georgiy M Levchuk
A systematic approach to optimizing organizations: Models, design methodology, and applications, Yuri N Levchuk
Relationships among parenting behavior, the quality of the family environment, and adjustment outcome in college students, Denise Leville
Integrating usability into use cases: A methodology for user interface design, Qian Li
Nanoscale octahedral molecular sieves: Syntheses, characterization, and applications, Jia Liu
On skew-elliptical distribution with novel applications, Junfeng Liu
Phonological complexity, decoding, and text comprehension, Eric Nils Lundquist
Mothers and playgroups: "Doing" motherhood in the social sphere, Florence Christina Maatita
Distributed scheduling for disconnected cooperation, Grzegorz Malewicz
Essays on corporate fraud and securities class action suits, Christopher Barry Malone
The creation of a canon: Patterns in reception of Beethoven's piano sonatas, Melissa Elliott Mann
Biodiversity of Geotrichum candidum strains isolated from traditional French cheese, R. M. Noella Marcellino
Contextual variables, Maria Luisa Marti Martinez
Synthesis of unusual, strained heterocycles: Versatile templates for organic synthesis, Isamir Martinez-Ramirez
Health care experiences of homeless people, Diane Cocozza Martins
Metacognition and persistence in Web-based courses, Nicholas M Massa
Muslim students at an American university: A postmodern ethnography in new millennium, Nathaniel Glynn Mays
Novel macrocycles by modification of the beta,beta'-position of porphyrins, Jason Richard McCarthy
Does grouping matter? A cross-classified random effects model of children's reading growth during the first two years of school, Dorothy Elizabeth McCoach
Late I social variation: Residential mobility and migrant markets in the Tlacolula subvalley, Oaxaca, Mexico, Christine Ann McDonnell
An evaluation of a ropes course: Efficacy for at-risk youth with externalizing versus internalizing symptoms, Ann Livezey McGarvey
Racial reproduction: The development and expression of racial knowledge among immigrants, Beth Ann Merenstein
The evolution of vulnerability: Ethnomedicine and social change in the context of HIV/AIDS among the Jola of southwestern Senegal, Joyce Vicki Millen
Violence, gender, and the law in New York State, 1790--1860, Sean Timothy Moore
Cumulative traumatic exposure: Mental health professionals' experience responding to the September 11th terrorist attack, Tara Marie Moore
Tracking the elusive effect of the Muller-Lyer figure, Anthony Wayne Morris
Protein redox reactions in thin films: Mono-oxygenase enzymes and photosynthetic reaction centers, Bernard Somba Munge
Living on the edge: Sensation seeking and extreme sports participation, Danielle Marie Murray
Self-assembled thin films of semiconducting zinc (II) and terbium (III) chelates for optoelectronics applications, Jeremiah Kamau Mwaura
Pacts between life and art during the late transition: Metafiction in Spanish cinema, theater, and short story (1982--1993), Vilma C Navarro-Daniels
Older first-time mothering: Readiness and planned intensity, Antonia Maria Nelson
The role of individual social capital in occupational choice and earnings, Pappe Ngom
The syntax of honorification, Fumikazu Niinuma
Desulfonation by diverse physiological types of bacteria, Ryan Thomas Novak
An analysis of source memory in children with pervasive developmental disorders, Angela Garcia O'Shea
Building relationships: An empirical analysis of building design, social capital, and team outcomes, Daniel Patrick O'Shea
The structure, function, and evolution of aggressive signals in anuran amphibians, Patrick Christopher Owen
The effectiveness of a recreational modality (Tai Chi Chuan) in enhancing health status in an older adult population, Andrew A Paterna
The effect of a strategic instruction intervention on the mastery of information by postsecondary students with learning disabilities, Shamim Saifuddin Patwa
Time management and leadership orientation: An empirical study of student affairs administrators at four-year colleges and universities in Connecticut and Massachusetts, Thomas Christopher Pellegrino
Skeletal muscle protein turnover in runners and endurance-trained adults consuming the RDA for protein, Matthew A Pikosky
Whited out: The influence of collegiate honors education on Black racial identity, Anthony Antoine Pittman
History of violence, cognitive disruptions, and acceptance of relationship violence: A study of revictimization, Allison Nicole Ponce
Heat and mass transfer scale-up issues during freeze-drying, Shailaja Rambhatla
Topics in finite temperature quantum field theory, Kumaraswamy Seshagiri Rao
Effects of heavy resistance exercise volume on post-exercise androgen receptor content in resistance-trained men, Nicholas Angelo Ratamess
Inhibition of bacterial multicellular behavior by natural brominated furanones, Dacheng Ren
The impact of violent socialization, Ginger Kay Rhodes
Current reading instructional practices for average and talented readers, Susannah Richards
Block scheduling: Instructional practices in high school science classrooms, Barry Richelsoph
Dairy farm efficiency and the analysis of milk production growth: Evidence from Vermont, Teodoro Eiwan Rivas
A rhetoric of crisis: A historical/rhetorical analysis of the emergence of the WPA and its continued identity formation, Stephanie Margaret Roach
Measurement of dislocation velocities and mobile dislocation densities as a function of strain and strain rate in cadmium single crystals, Mark Todhunter Robson
Future Problem Solving Program coaches' efficacy in teaching for successful intelligence and their patterns of successful behavior, Marion Rogalla
Rene Daumal: From surrealist states of the unconscious to conscious states of being, Kathleen Ferrick Rosenblatt