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Submissions From 2001
Thermodynamic and mutagenesis studies of 8-amino-2'-deoxyguanosine, a lesion generated by 2-nitropropane, Lata Mahadevan Venkatarangan
Redefining the "melting pot": American presidents and the immigrant, 1897--1933, Hans Peter Vought
Modulating bacterial-macrophage interactions at a biomaterial surface, Victoria Ellen Wagner
Design and analysis of solvents in reaction media, Yiping Wang
Mathematical model of proteins acting as on/off switches, Talitha Michal Washington
Internalization of beta amyloid peptide by human mononuclear phagocytes: Its role in neurotoxicity, Robert Bernard Weltzien
Prospero's America: John Winthrop, Jr., alchemy, and the creation of New England culture (1606--1676), Walter William Woodward
Post-treatment and enhancement for coatings formed by spontaneous polymerization on aluminum, Chunyong Wu
Synthesis and characterization of radiation-sensitive polymers and their application in lithography, Hengpeng Wu
Ensemble Monte Carlo aided modeling of sub-micron electronic devices, Shangli Wu
Transformation from layered to tunnel structures: Synthesis, characterization, and applications of manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieves, Guan-Guang Xia
"Two trains running": The train as symbol in twentieth-century African American literature, Darcy Ann Zabel
I. Syntheses of manganese oxides by using microwave heating and convential heating. II. Syntheses of nanosize materials, Qiuhua Zhang
Heteroepitaxy and characterization of ZnSe-based layers: New approaches to layer perfection and structural analysis, Xiaoguang Zhang
Investigating hourly volume proportions on freeways considering hour, day of week and month, Ming Zhao
Modulating immune responses with DNA vaccine constructs expressing differing levels of antigen, John William Zinckgraf
Submissions From 2000
Direct measurements of turbulent boundary layer wall pressure wavenumber-frequency spectra on smooth and riblet-coated plates, Bruce Matthew Abraham
Attachment status, affect regulation, and behavioral control in young adults, Sarah Turrentine Allen
Amino acid sequence control of protein folding and assembly, Lili Ann Aramli
The integration of reading vocabulary techniques with scientific terminology in a sixth-grade classroom, Joyce C Armstrong
The influence of local DNA sequence on the mutagenicity and genotoxicity of the major guanine adducts of benzo[a]pyrene and 1-nitropyrene in Escherichia coli, Manny Dator Bacolod
Essays in the economics of hunter-gatherer and indigenous peoples, Matthew John Baker
Coordination modes in multi-segmented rhythmic behavior: The dynamics of hula hooping, Ramesh Balasubramaniam
Behavior of mice lacking components of an intracellular proteolytic pathway, Seth Alan Balogh
Multivariate spatial modelling in a Bayesian setting, Sudipto Banerjee
Anadromous fish and prehistoric site selection in the Farmington Valley of Connecticut, Marc Lee Banks
MOVPE growth and characterization of ZnSe based materials for short-wavelength multiple quantum well optical modulator applications, Kevin Xunde Bao
Educational organizational leadership paradigm perspectives of high school principals: Current reality and a vision of the future, Kenneth Lee Barber
Architectural specification and optimal deployment of distributed systems, Maria Cecilia Bastarrica
Interaction of heat shock proteins with antigen presenting cells, Sreyashi Basu
Fully implantable miniaturized telemetry based glucose biosensor and real-time video camera implant for tissue biocompatibility studies, Richard Douglas Beach
Wave scattering approach to power flow in frame structures and piping networks, Linda Sue Beale
Reduction of gene expression by U1 snRNA: A step toward somatic gene therapy, Akinlolu Sunmolu Beckley
Multi-wavelength fluorescence detection of fecal contamination in complex matrices and fluorescence characterization of petroleum contamination in coastal marine waters, Michael Frederick Berman
Altered signal transduction during mitosis, Susan Mary Bernaski
Female corpus callosum development and adult learning and memory processes: Parameters governing the effects of ovarian hormones, Heather Allyson Bimonte
Events involved in re-presentation of HSP-chaperoned peptides, Robert Julian Binder
The dynamics of sport sponsorship: Understanding the sponsorship exchange process, Douglas Dwight Blais
Genetic and biochemical analysis of L-fucose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana, Christopher Paul Bonin
Effects of collaborative versus solitary interactive video learning on baccalaureate nursing student knowledge acquisition and performance of cardiac auscultation, Terry Lee Bosworth
Floating spatial domain areal averaging: A multi-objective, multi-criteria decision support model for the development of cleanup goals at contaminated sites, Liv Haselbach Brakewood
Function of hnRNP A2 in neural cells, Craig Lloyd Brumwell
Beginning science teachers' performances: Assessment in times of reform, Fie K Budzinsky
Stress and substance abuse among law students, William Potter Buick
Union climate as a moderator of the antecedents and consequences of sexual harassment in organizations, Carrie Ann Bulger
Nuclear organization of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection: A study of replication compartments, Jennifer Burkham
American eyes: Negotiation and culture in nineteenth-century travel narratives in the Americas, Miguel Angel Cabanas Enriquez
Nuestras historias ("Our stories"): Transformative learning process and female Puerto Rican community college graduates, Barbara Ann Candales
Attachment, culture, and the caregiving system: The cultural patterning of everyday experiences among Anglo and Puerto Rican mother-infant pairs, Vivian Joyce Carlson
Regulation of Bacillus stearothermophilus phosphoglycerate mutase by pH and manganese, Monica Chander
Correlates of moderate physical activity in a worksite population, Charles Thomas Chatterton
Interdiffusion microstructures in gamma/gamma + beta Ni-Cr-Al diffusion couples, Huimin Chen
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy and lactation: Infant outcome, Sunita Reddy Cheruku
Effect of excess surfactant on transport of surface-active model drugs and emulsion stability in triphasic systems, Nachiappan Chidambaram
Optical devices for high speed optical communications, Niloy Choudhury
The role of calcium influx in deflagellation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Isolation and characterization of a CIF (calcium influx factor), Sven du Choudry
Adolescent mothers' experiences of feeling depressed after the birth of their babies, Danuta Ann Clemmens
Nurturing social networks as a household resource: A comparative study of child nutrition in fishing villages in northwest Madagascar, Lisa Lynne Colburn
Nitrogen mineralization under perennial grasslands as a predictive tool in assessing nitrogen needs, R. M. Augusta Collins
Cognitive profiles of autopsy-confirmed LBV vs "pure" Alzheimer's disease, Donald Joseph Connor
Intracellular trafficking of messenger RNA in oligodendrocytes, Hongyi Cui
Responsibilities for financing nursing home care: Individual motivations for material wealth transfer, Leslie Ann Curry
Voluntary agreements with an industry: An equilibrium analysis, Na Li Dawson
Design and synthesis of selective cannabinoid receptor ligands: Aminoalkylindole and other heterocyclic analogs, Hongfeng Deng
The syntax of deep and surface anaphora: A study of null complement anaphora and stripping/bare argument ellipsis, Marcela Andrea Depiante
The lived experience of adolescent females with diabetes: A phenomenological approach, Jane Kristin Dickinson
The importance of peers and social skills training in improving the rejected status of elementary students, Elaine Mary Dill
Unipolar brush cells in the mammalian cerebellar cortex, Maria Ramona Dino
An investigation of an accelerated multi-age program for at-risk middle school students, Glenn Duncan Douglas
Factors associated with spectator nonattendance at professional basketball games in Greece, John Douvis
Understanding of coercive communications in adolescents with and without developmental or behavior disorders, John Hamilton Driscoll
Dynamics of woody seedling and sapling recruitment in second-growth tropical wet forests: An experimental approach, Juan Manuel Dupuy
Comfort levels of nursing students and faculty regarding clinical assignment to an AIDS patient, Anne Elizabeth Durkin
Talent search and development: A long-range study of participants in Mary Hunter Wolf's Center for Theater Techniques in Education, Nancy Lynn Eastlake
Real-time ultrasonic pipe inspection system, Raafat Sayed Elfouly
The relationship between teacher efficacy and principal leadership behaviors and teacher background variables in elementary schools, Susan E Elliott
Adrenal and autonomic hormone responses to aerobic training and heat acclimation: Influence of oral and injectable contraceptives, Tabatha Annette Elliott
A necessary and sufficient condition for embedding principally decomposable finite lattices into the computably enumerable degrees preserving greatest element, Burkhard Englert
The evolution of ethnicity: Connecticut's Italians, 1900--1940, Rafaele (Ralph) Fierro
Management decisions for publicly accessed resources: An application to recreational lakes, Kara Jo Fishman
Budget decision criteria, selected institutional characteristics and demographics of chief fiscal officers in public community colleges, Steven Robert Frazier
Moderating effects of intelligence stereotypes on attributions and resulting perceptions of ability in the presence and absence of affirmative action, Madeleine Anne Fugere
Uncertainty principles as embeddings of modulation spaces, Yevgeniy Viktorovich Galperin
Host-parasite interactions in a murine model of lymphatic filariasis, Lisa Marie Ganley
An examination of the decision making process in gifted female adolescents: The relationship with a sense of self, a sense of morality, and at-risk behavior, Helen Margaret Garinger
Behind the read curtain: Theatrical heterotopics of selfhood and society in the Spanish novel and film of transition, Kevin Michael Gaugler
Characterization and control of ultracold collisions, Stephen Dale Gensemer
Organization of manganese oxide nanoparticles into structures and materials with multi-scale ordering, Oscar Hernan Giraldo Osorio
Acoustic characteristics of Parkinsonian speech before and after morning medication: The on and off states, Alexander Michael Goberman
The role of the herpes simplex virus type 1 alkaline nuclease in processing DNA replication intermediates, Joshua Norkin Goldstein
Anandamide analogs as affinity probes for proteins of the endocannabinoid system, Andreas Goutopoulos
Typical Victorian men: Representations of men and masculinity in George Eliot's novels, Dennis Sean Gouws
Crisis induced learning in a small business: A case study, Kathleen Ann Guglielmi
Using McDaniel's model to represent non-Rayleigh active sonar reverberation, Ming Gu