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Submissions From 1998
Narrative thinking: Cognitive tool or trap? A study of students' cognitive operations when writing narratives for three different purposes, James Spencer Fuller
Characterization of petroleum-based fuels using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography, Richard Bradley Gaines
The validity and reliability of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory for children living in Puerto Rico, Mary Elizabeth Gannotti
A hierarchical memory I/O interface architecture for high-speed data communications, Qi Gan
Mediated electrochemical syntheses in conductive microemulsions, Jianxin Gao
Discourses of play in Italian Renaissance comedy, Laura Giannetti
An analysis of the politics of the policy implementation environment of Connecticut's Public Act 93-263: An Act Improving Educational Quality and Diversity, David Raymond Gilmore
Glucocorticoids induce apoptosis in primary rat osteoblasts and in mice in vivo: Prevention by estrogen, Anita Gohel
Molecular and biochemical analysis of a 105 kDa Mycoplasma gallisepticum cytadhesin protein (MGP1), Mei-Lan Stephanie Goh
In Mao's shadow: Local health system praxis, process, and politics in Deng Xiaoping's China, Karen Marcia Goodkin
Physical mapping of the genome and elucidation of variable proteins of Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Timothy Shawn Gorton
Developmental expression of insulin-like growth factor and insulin receptor family member messenger RNAs in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Michael Winand Greene
The visual superiority effect: Retention of audiovisual messages, John Joseph Hale
Topics in gauge theory, Theodore Mark Hall
Autoantibodies to laminin 1 in brown Norway and Lewis rats: Epitopes, cytokines, and influence of xenobiotics, Michael Owen Hannigan
Investigation of viscosity, pH and dielectric constant of the microenvironment surrounding a dissolving enteric polymer film, Abizer Ismail Harianawala
Whose story is it? A rhetorical analysis of American women's slave narratives in fact and fiction, Katherine Lynn Heenan
Lovers and their critics: The medieval marriage and sexuality debates, Sylvia Patricia Heffley
Modeling of mesoscopic structures and analysis of novel quantum interference transistors, Evan K Heller
Determining where to include users in the icon development process: A reliability and validity study, Leslie Beth Herbert
The influence of behavioral context on the vocalizations of Mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos), Gloria Mae Hicinbothom
College students and institutional fit: A comparative study of student attrition and retention, Jane Margaret Higgins
The vacuolar H$\sp+$-ATPase from {\it Giardia lamblia\/}: A potential model for the study of the evolution of the first eukaryotes, Elena Maria Hilario-Andrade
The land as sacrament: Wendell Berry's prophetic vision, John Jacobs Holden
Shear-induced structural change and phase behavior of polymer blends, Zhengyu Hong
Temporal-responsiveness of the epidermal enhancer of the deformed gene in the adult Drosophila melanogaster, Barry Michael Hoopengardner
Regulation of interleukin-6 gene expression by parathyroid hormone in bone, Yu-Feng Winston Huang
Regulation of prolactin gene expression by basic fibroblast growth factor, Meimei Hu
Medicinal exorcisms: The "ritual virtues" of the "Remedia Efficacissima", and the work of Girolamo Menghi, George Joseph Hummel
The effects of neocortical ectopias on learning and memory in the BXSB mouse; and massed versus spaced learning in the NZB mouse, Lynn Anne Hyde
Child estimations of danger as a function of age, object type, and context, Rochelle Wendy Hyman
The cry as a multiply specified signal of distress, Julia Ruth Irwin
The characterization of proteins expressed during macronuclear development in the ciliated protozoan Euplotes crassus, Mary Ellen Jacobs
Optimum vibration suppression of flexible structures using delayed feedback, Nader Jalili
``Sir Orfeo'': A study in interpretive contexts and twelfth-century French generic conventions, Kathy Anne Shaughnessy Jambeck
Investigation of hetastarch as a cryoprotectant for L-asparaginase, Feroz Jameel
A quantitative and qualitative examination of supplemental instruction and its relationship to student performance, Steven William Jarvi
Electrochemical potential noise generation by aluminum in alkaline media, Mark Richard Jaworowski
A multi-microelectrode device with an internal referencing system for use as an electrochemical sensor, Sally Mae Jean
Synthetic functionalized biodegradable polymers and their composites with inorganics, Shuhua Jin
Human adaptation to the changing Northeastern environment at the end of the Pleistocene: Implications for the archaeological record, Brian Denis Jones
The synthesis and characterization of photoresponsive dendrimers, Denise Marie Junge
A new look at moderator variables of agreement: The role of target standing, Taeyun Jung
Library technicians' education, the workplace, and job satisfaction, Mary Liu Kao
Myelin protein and lipid sorting mediated by glycosphingolipid-enriched microdomains, Taeyoon Kim
A multi-component model of attention deficits: Dysfunction of attention-working memory-executive functions as assessed by the CVLT-C, Ruth Davidson Kirsch
Multisensor data association and resource management for target tracking, Thiagalingam Kirubarajan
Role of the selectivity filter in inactivation of voltage-gated K+ channels, Laszlo Kiss
Can you hear the shape of a drum?, Andrew John Kunkler-Peck
Gender, work, and the politics of identity: Work collectives and social activism among middle-class housewives in contemporary Japan, Kiyomi Kutsuzawa
Translational enhancer function of an RNA trafficking sequence, Sunjong Kwon
The end of materialism = the end of the traditional party?, Thomas Lamatsch
Acetaminophen-induced inhibition of mitochondrial dehydrogenases and changes in mitochondrial NAD/NADH, Judith Suter Landin
The body, public health and social control in sixteenth-century Venice, Michelle Anne Laughran
The relation between the rock record and changing plate motions at a convergent margin: The tertiary Shimanto belt of SW Japan, Jonathan Craig Lewis
Sulfidogenesis from sulfonates: Anaerobic sulfonate dissimilation by sulfate-reducing bacteria and Desulfitobacterium spp., Thomas Joseph Lie
Molecular design alterations within systems containing poly(lactic acid), Michael Ralph Lostocco
Relationships among program components, social environment, and member functioning in psychosocial rehabilitation programs for seriously mentally ill individuals, Anna Maria Lucca
Analysis of the intranuclear localization of essential herpes simplex virus type 1 replication proteins, Christopher Joseph Lukonis
Vesicular trafficking SNARE proteins may be utilized for myelin membrane synthesis by oligodendrocytes, Dana Lawrence Madison
Involvement of p53 in ionizing-radiation-induced DNA repair, Sanjay Mohan Mallya
Determination and verification of the electrodynamic postulates, Philip Jay Mann
Making Russian democracy work: Social capital, economic development, and democratization in Russia, Christopher Marsh
The use of language to restructure perceptual input in children with and without language impairment, Luanne LaRee Martin
Patterns of Puerto Rican parents' at-home academic involvement in their children's homework and home-study activities, Inocencia Marvin
A comparative study of tense and ellipsis, Ayumi Matsuo
The acquisition of Japanese case particles and the theory of case checking, Kazumi Matsuoka
Women role models in plays of Austrian women dramatists from the French Revolution to the First World War, Andrea Maurer-Haas
Cross-cultural explanations of body image disturbance, Raeleen D'Agostino Mautner
Striatonigral cholinergic and dopaminergic receptor mechanisms involved in the modulation of Parkinsonian tremor, Arthur Joseph Mayorga
Constitution, configuration, and the optical activity of chiral dendrimers, James Ross McElhanon
The relationships among postdivorce custody arrangement, parental conflict, and young adult psychological functioning, Nancy Ann McKenna
The application of a corporate cultural change model to an institution of higher education, Scott M McKenna
Establishing a methodology for designing real-time network security systems, Margaret Mary McMahon
Gender and marital power: Explaining the division of labor, perceived equity, and distress among two-earner couples, Julia McQuillan
Apoplastic invertase: A dissection of its role in photosynthate translocation and partitioning, Richard Warren Mercier
Understanding the basis for in vitro tissue proliferation of Rhododendron `Montego', Eric W Mercure
A mechanism for transcription antitermination by the phage 21 N antiterminator, Gregory Allen Michaud
Academic preparation for counseling in athletic training programs: Two views, Sharon Patricia Misasi
Torques, range of motion and humeral head position in female subjects differing in levels of lateral scapula displacement and shoulder pain, Gary Edward Morin
Expression of HLA class I heavy chain and TcR gamma-chain homologs in human cytomegalovirus-infected human cells, Elizabeth Antonia Mostello
Humorousness and job success among adults with schizophrenia, Timothy Mougenot
``Negroes of ours'': Jesuit slaveholding in Maryland, 1717--1838, Thomas Richard Murphy
Financing choice, pricing and capital structure issues of real estate investment trusts (REITs), Debabrata Nag
Japanese images of the United States and other nations: A comparative study of public opinion and foreign policy, Gon Namkung
Public choice perspectives on public education: Implications of jurisdiction size and institutions in Connecticut school districts, Ronald Michael Nate
Polymeric coupling agents for enhancing the adhesion of epoxy to aluminum, Stephanie Louise Nesbitt
Bayesian methods in quality control and software reliability, Murali Niverthi
Spectroscopic and thermodynamic studies of the major DNA adduct formed by the carcinogen 1-nitropyrene, Scott J Nolan
Transfer of training and teaching assistant training, Deborah Ann Notarianni-Girard
Predictors of HIV-related risk and risk avoidance behavior among seropositive men who have sex with men, Jessica Tam Offir
Image processing technique in automated pavement evaluation system, Hyungkee Oh
Women in Japan and the USA: Identity status and its relationship to depression, Hifumi Ohnishi
A theory of selection and reconstruction in the minimalist perspective, Satoshi Oku
Evolutionary relationships among the major lineages of tapeworms (Platyhelminthes: Cestoidea) inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA and elongation factor 1-alpha sequence data, Peter David Paul Olson
The concept of ``foreignness'' in U.S. secondary language curricula: A critical philosophical analysis, Terry Allen Osborn
Characteristics of high-ability women who achieve in the 95th percentile on the quantitative section of the Scholastic Achievement Test, Margaret Mary O'Shea