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Submissions From 2003
Influence of caffeine ingestion on fluid-electrolyte regulating hormones, aldosterone and arginine vasopressin, and physiological responses at rest and during an exercise heat tolerance test, Melissa Leigh Wehnert Roti
A study of burnout and elementary, middle, and secondary school counselors, Melanie V Rovero
Some statistical models and approaches to target tracking and data association, Yanhua Ruan
Regulation of high-affinity growth hormone binding protein in resistance-trained and untrained men, Martyn Ryan Rubin
The use of selected readings of early childhood literature: Implications for influencing the sharing behavior of preschool children with special needs in the integrated classroom, Mary Jane Costello Ruffo
The influence of work group culture on employee turnover, Steven Michael Rumery
Adults who return to community colleges and graduate: An examination for life-changing event(s) in adult students' lives prior to readmission, Thomas M Sabbagh
The times of their lives: Women, men, and the clock and watch industry in Bristol, Connecticut, 1900--1970, Philip Samponaro
Investigation into the response of the auditory and acoustic communications systems in the Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) of the St. Lawrence River Estuary to noise, using vocal classification, Peter Martin Scheifele
Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of college freshmen: An exploratory study, Peter Gustav Schrader
Exploring metacognition and self-regulation in an enrichment reading program, Fredric Joseph Schreiber
The efficacy of conjoint behavioral consultation to reduce the off-task behavior of elementary school children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Cindy Roberta Scope
Studies of ultrathin magnetic films for advanced storage applications, Ryan Paul Sears
Connecticut compliance with Section 504: Policies and procedures, Laura Michelle Seese
The relationship between organized recreational programs and job satisfaction/retention in the U.S. Navy, Alan Raymond Shannon
Formulation of proteins as dry powders by vacuum drying following precipitation by polyethylene glycols, Vikas Kumar Sharma
Function and localization of the Aspergillus nidulans formin SEPA, Kathryn Elaine Sharpless
The effects of a reminiscence education program on BSN students' cultural self-efficacy in caring for elders, Juliette Marie Shellman
Integrated disease management of tomato late blight disease Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, Krishna Kumari Shrestha
A revision of the subfamily Nicrophorinae Kirby (Insecta: Coleoptera: Silphidae), Derek Scott Sikes
On the road toward better antibiotics: Crystallographic studies of a penicillin-binding protein, Nicholas Robert Silvaggi
An investigation of the biological activities of rainbow trout Ela4-peptide of pro-IGF-I in human cancer cells, Sineenat Siri
A study of parental involvement practices of Jamaicans in an urban area in Connecticut, Hermine E Smikle
Ethnocultural differences in traumatic symptomatology, Stefanie Florence Smith
Phonological development in children with dyslexia: Characteristics of early word productions, Susan Francesca Lambrecht Smith
A dialogical approach to cultural identity: A study based on life-narrative interviews and life-reminiscence group sessions with elderly Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Matvey S Sokolovsky
The wind music of Silvestre Revueltas: An annotated catalog and discussion of selected works, Brian Kerry Sparks
Part I. Destruction of environmental pollutants by microwave heating and discharge plasmas. Part II. Generation of hydrogen from water and methane using discharge plasmas, Franz-Josef Spiess
How do students navigate and learn from nonlinear science texts: Can metanavigation support promote science learning?, Agni Stylianou
Innate constraints on language variation: Evidence from child language, Koji Sugisaki
Interpretations of probability, Weimin Sun
Co-cognitive factors and socially constructive giftedness: Distribution, abundance, and relevance among high school students, Rachel Elizabeth Sytsma
Critical engineering and chemical problems in freeze drying process design, Xiaolin (Charlie) Tang
Proteomic analysis of the myelin membrane and its lipid microdomains, Christopher Michael Taylor
Essays on commercial mortgage-backed securities, Sansanee Thebpanya
Primal versus dual farm efficiency: Econometric evidence from Senegal, Abdourahmane Thiam
On the structure of DPs, Maria Emma Ticio
The perceptions of elementary school-age children toward overweight peers, Tracey Tillman
Endogenous cannabinoids mediate retrograde signaling at inhibitory synapses of the neocortex, Joseph D. Trettel
Decision models for wireless advertising, Arvind Kumar Tripathi
The Acheulian to Middle Stone Age transition: Tephrostratigraphic context for archaeological change in the Kapthurin Formation, Kenya, Christian Alexander Tryon
Deformation/reformation of the body image of the female character in the dramatic works of Griselda Gambaro, Patricia Angela Vallera
On features and the MLC, Sasa Vukic
The efficient realist: Technology as a systemic factor in the interwar balance and wartime preparedness of the United States, John William Walko
"Staying black": An analysis of outcomes of the pressure to demonstrate one's racial connectedness, Dena Raye Wallerson
Acousto-optic modulator using SAW-induced birefringence, Xiaotian Wang
The impact of time-of-day and time-on-task on cognitive processing by telephone operators, Sabina Michelle Webb
The paradox of NGO-state relations, Kimberly A Weir
On the interpretation of (un)certain indefinites in Inuktitut and related languages, Douglas Wharram
Collegiate sport sponsorship: Matching institutional components with corporate desires, Scott Arnot Wherley
Evaluation of food processing residual compost for horticultural use, Christopher Jon Worden
Regulation of directionality in fMLP-induced neutrophil chemotaxis, Yue Wu
Development and implementation of a viscoplastic model for air plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings, Wangang Xie
Studies on electrostatic modulation of membrane physiology, Chang Xu
Parallel computation for Markov chains via Perron complementation, Jianhong Xu
Melt crystallization of bisphenol A polycarbonate in PC/zinc sulfonated polystyrene ionomer blend, Liang Xu
Acculturation stress, social support and maternal satisfaction within immigrant Chinese families, Ling Xu
Suppression by mycophenolic acid (MPA) of balloon-induced vascular neointimal growth in rats, Xin Yang
The use of the plasma metanephrine/normetanephrine ratio to determine an exogenous epinephrine administration in suspected epinephrine poisoning, Dustin Chester Yaworsky
Development and validation of a cladding-pumped fiber model using polygon-shaped fibers, David Wayne Young
Parallel finite element methods for the simulation of parachute dynamics and control, Wenqing Zhang
Dynamic and stability characteristics of structures: Cracked, buckled, and contacting systems, Yin Zhang
Heat shock proteins in dendritic cell activation and antigen cross-presentation, Hong Zheng
Stochastic modeling of post-retirement financial planning, Peng Zhou
Submissions From 2002
Effects of international trade and corruption on tropical deforestation, Bobur S Alimov
I can't get no satisfaction...or can I? Interpersonal communication in computer-mediated relationships, Erika B Anderson
Unfair trade, mercantilism and economic development. Great Britain: 1660--1800, Bradley Boles Andrew
Travel behavior and intelligent transportation systems, Julie Marie Annino
Phylogenetic relationships of New Zealand cicadas, Peter Arensburger
English language learners with learning disabilities interacting in a science class within an inclusion setting, Vivian Luz Ayala
The disposition of cannabinergic ligands in an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier, Lionel Alfred Ayotte
The meaning of literacy for first-year African-American college students, Joy Banks
Adolescent females identified as seriously emotionally disturbed: A qualitative study of their experiences and perceptions, Evelyn Bousquet Barese
Professional development practices and needs of Connecticut public high school science teachers: A multi-site case study, Susan Ann Battersby
To punish the guilty: The emerging norm of international criminal prosecution, Douglas John Becker
Pathogenic changes and compensatory responses in a model of age-related neurodegeneration, Jennifer Anne Bendiske
Successful stage directors: Journeys in talent development and creative process, Kristin Beall Berman
Entrepreneurs of exile: Chilean liberals in Peru, 1851--1879, Malcolm Ira Bochner
Central nervous system immune activation and the neuropathogenesis of pediatric acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the simian immunodeficiency virus-infected rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), Kathryn Elizabeth Bowenkamp
Grammaticality, acceptability and sentence processing: A psycholinguistic study, Forrest David Braze
The effects of hemizygous CD45 expression on the Faslgld/gld autoimmune syndrome, Warren Philip Brooks
Patients' intentional deceptions of medical professionals: Emphasizing concealment and under-reporting by purportedly healthy individuals, Patricia Lynne Bullard
The development of talent in United States female Olympians: A phenomenological approach, Laura Jean Burton
The impact of experiential instruction methods and student self-regulatory behaviors on writing performance among college students, Michael Kevin Butcaris
High field conduction and polarization phenomena in polymeric dielectrics, Yang Cao
Distribution and abundance of vascular epiphytes in tropical wet forests: A multi-scale approach, Catherine Lena Cardelus
A comparative case study of an African American church-based educational after-school program partnership and an independent educational after-school program, Shirley Helen Carlos
Improving America's schools: Determinants of student performance, Michael Harvey Casson
The role of cultural ideologies and source expertise in the adoption of issue frames, Christie Lynn Cathey
Investigating the molecular mechanisms regulating Dscam alternative splicing in Drosophila, Alicia Marie Celotto
A study of high repetition rate pulse generation and all-optical add/drop multiplexing, Hongmin Chen
Performance evaluation of multitarget tracking algorithms, Huimin Chen