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Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The technoludic film : images of video games in movies (1973-2001), Matteo Bittanti
Fibonacci sequences and the golden section, Medha A. Bodas
Time perspective, academic motivation, and procrastination, Graciela Nora Bosato
The Smith College trilogy : the spinster, the minister and the academic, Jacqueline Hack Bradley
Debris avoidance strategies for spacecraft, Aries D. Broadnax
Graduate-level expectations, satisfaction, and outcomes, Jon Burton
Dune restoration at Sunset State Beach in Northern California, Eryn Leigh Caster
U.S. foreign policy and coverage of Georgia in The Washington Post (1990-2000), Lia Chakhunashvili
The bound foot and its adornment in the Chin P'ing Mei, Jingwoan Chang
Taboo humor and The Holocaust, Karin Babbitt Chilcott
Mouse nigrostriatum in induced parkinsonism : an ultrastructural study, Jeffrey A. Cochiolo
Enhancement of heat transfer in an adsorbent bed, Francesco Corral
EMG activity of the upper trapezius during computer mouse use in three locations, Rebecca J. Crane
Western pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata pallida) nesting behavior and habitat use, Donald E. Crump
Morphology of the Saccule and Cochlear duct of amphisbaenians, Mary Elizabeth Dawson
Effects of applicant race and job type on selection decisions, Jocelyn P. DeGance
Effects of phytoestrogens on lipids in hypercholestrolemic postmenopausal women, Antonella Dewell
A coming to terms: The United States, the United Nations, and the Vietnam problem, Robert Alan Dougherty
A postpartum progressive resistance exercise program, Wendy L. Du Bois
Betwixt and between: exploring the utility of the concept "semiperiphery", Michael Elliot
Student voices: Chicanas/os assess racism and ethnocentrism in California high schools, Shanna Estelle Fein
Listen to the music understanding youth cultures of the 1970s and 1990s through their tunes, Ruby Bridget Feraro
Geomorphic study of Searsville Lake Watershed, Portola Valley, California, Caroline Frey
Nutritional understanding among elite, competitive, male cyclists, Leslie S. Funk
The impact of being moral : an ontological explanation of care ethics, Sandra Garrison
Using project controls to update a university library's automated system, William R. Gholke
Settlement and post-settlement processes limit Calliarthron on subtidal walls, Nisse Aloma Goldberg
Provençalismes et régionalismes dans quelques romans contemporains (1970-2000), Linda Diane Gradeler
Effects of temperature on vibration transmission properties of cushion materials, Jennifer (Jennifer Ann) Graham
A review of sales leadership, Leslie C. Gray
"The lawn was the world" garden imagery in To The Lighthouse, Jimmee A. Greco
Description phonétique du Franca̧is parlé en Belgique, Véronique M. Greene
Measuring open space change : an analysis of change detection techniques, Keane T. Grivich
Mariano Azuela y Jose Clemente Orozco imagenes de la revolucion mexicana, Elizabeth García Guajardo
Adolescent self-esteem : theatre plays a leading role, William Charles Guilford
Liquefaction mapping with a geographic information system Monterey County, CA, John Matthew Gurley
The Horrifying transformation of the female monster, Osiel Gutierrez
Autrui dans la chanson poétique d'après-guerre, Loubna B. Hafid
Employee preferences for coaching behaviors, Brian T. Hall
Governor Josiah Martin and his 1772 journey to the North Carolina backcountry, Kenneth D. Hartsoe
Hardiness level and the ability to cope with stressful situations, Jeffrey B. Hauger
Petrology of Eocene carbonates in the Wasatch Formation, Southwestern Wyoming, John Robert Hawk
Recruiting in Silicon Valley, Faye J. Hickman
An examination of the unlikely success of Whoopi Goldberg as a new kind of movie icon, Wendi Ann Hodgen
The Banach-Tarski paradox in euclidean spaces, Kenneth R. Hoover
Evaluating a new manager management training program, Dena Athanasiou House
Sixth-grade students' use of schema knowledge in word problem solving, Mary Howland
Public relations professionalism in Taiwanese and U.S. high-tech companies, Yi Hu
Factors relating to performance appraisal satisfaction and acceptance of lower-level employees, Katerina Igoumenopoulos
Synthesis and evaluation of capillaries for separation by CEC, Laxmi Iyer
An internet map server based transit trip and rideshare information program, Antony Jayaprakash
Native grass stand rarity, threat, and structure in the central coast ranges, Cort Johnson
The geometry of third degree curves, Richard Jones
An analysis of marbled murrelet science in four habitat conservation plans, Mark Allen Jordan
Determination of selenium leaching using batch tests and column experiments, Evangelos Kakouros
PECVD of undoped silicon glass film on 300mm wafers, Tom Kamp
Synthesis and characterization of liquid crystal capillaries for use in CEC, Anjali Katrekar
The hermeneutic spiral within faith : the passage of language as socialization, Galit Kazovsky
Marine mammals off central California relative to hydrography; 1986-94, 1997-99, Carol Ann Keiper
Visual perception of oriented map symobols, Maureen Ann Kelley
Effects of frequent, active microbreaks during computer operation, Dan Kelso
Comparison of three different pipe organs using fast fourier analysis, James Yuzuru Kioka
Assessment of instructional cards on the California physical education standards, Jean Lamson
The Hours of Jean d'Evreux : an analysis of size, Kathleen Clare Lang
On Turan's pure power sum problem, Andrew H. Ledoan
The irrationality of zeta (2) and zeta (3), Victor Legge
Coding message criticality level on a data link display, Joanne Marie Chang Lins
Swim school business plan, Stacie K. Lonaker
Rehabilitation techniques for shoulder injuries from repetitive overhead motions, Nicole K. Makris
Complex regional pain syndrome CRPS in a female soccer player: a cast study, Bridget C. Mansell
A comparison of mothers' and fathers' verbal discipline styles, Hazel B. Marquez
A guide for future Japanese athletic trainers : an informative brochure, Megumi Masuda
EPH receptors and memory, Alexander Joseph McNamara
Genetic characterization of the tidewater goby using microsatellites, Holly Lynn Mendonca
The rat model for metabolic studies during spaceflight, Mary Eulalia Miller
The effect of an educational garden on environmental attitudes and knowledge, Weston Miller
The metaphysics of discrimination, Mark S. Monroe
Perceptual learning in visual cortex : a transcranial magnetic stimulation study, Kelly Elizabeth Neary
I-E locus of control and aspects of dreaming, Tammy Thientam Nguyen
Calcitonin potential roles in the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna Tiburo, Stephanie M. Nichols
Tristimulus colorimetry for assessment of browning in artichokes and mushrooms, Mahin Nouri
An appraisal of nesting songbird habitat, Coyote creek, riparian station, 1997-98, Erin O'Bryan
Adhesive strength of silica filled polyacrylic acid coatings, Louis Ou
Education of coaches on proper soccer shoe fit, Shyla H. Penn
Coaches' knowledge of basic injury management, Charity Lynn Perdew
Estimating global river runoff from observed river flow data, George David Perry
Nightmares as a coping mechanism for stress, Dante Picchioni
Disability narratives and images in children's magazines pre- and post-PL 94-142, Kira Isak Pirofski
Hope Leslie and early American histories of puritan settlement, Priska Pittet
The influence of alerts (callouts) on pilot visual attention to an electronic taxi map, Kevin Patrick Purcell
Plenty of time, John G. Quirk
EJBrew : enabling application composition for Enterprise JavaBeans, Ragavan Ramanathan
"L'Echographie" : une traduction et son analyse, Tejaswini V. Ranade
Phenylalanine requirement and blockage in its biosynthesis in C. Elegans, Sripriya Ravi
Use of a mass consistent wind model to investigate areas of enhanced rainfall, Brian Stephen Reinbold
Comparison of test scores of toddlers in inclusive and segregated settings, Julie Chung Riddleberger
An epidemiologic survey of raccoon(procyon lotor) latrine sites, Gabriel Paul Roussere
Closed unbounded subset problems, Parisa Safa
Internal communications in pre-ipo start-ups: a qualitative study, Sonia Saini
A decade of ethnic enrollment and achievement trends in mathematics, Barbara L. Schallau