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Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Twilight in the afternoon--the war at home : San Jose State College (1964-1970), Timothy K. Fitzgerald
Freedom's inauguration : the evolution of patriotism in early American drama, Marjorie Lonora Foerster
Asian American intellectuals' ethnic identification in their works : testing the colony and class models, Jack C. Fong
A report on an outreach program in nuclear science for high school students, David E. Foster
The failure of GCH at a measurable cardinal, John F. Freno
Referral patterns to occupational therapy in home health care, Erelah Maisun Gafni
Needs assessment : the need for cultural knowledge in assisting Mexican-American women in keeping their children, Sylvia J. Garcia
Reconditioning, Frank F. Gelat
A replication study of nurse manager competencies, Gerald Michael Georgette
Wavelet packets in image compressioon : Spatial and frequency optimation, Lester Gong
Evaluation of the KSC-25 paste diet for rodents over multiple generations, John David Gossett
A prelude to the protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, David V. Gray
The effects of galvanic current and ice on muscle temperature, Sally J. Grutzner
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its influence on adolescent pregnancy, Keri Haars
Seismic velocities and depositional environments, upper Morrow Formation, Texas, Jens R. Halverson
An experimental study of the response of a microphone mounted in a flat plate, Hedayat U. Hamid
The making of an American myth : the Hatfields and McCoys, James Williams Hanmer
Comparison of a teacher's and her students' judgements of students' writing, Diana Alice Hawley
Gain prediction for multiple signals in erbium doped fiber amplifiers, Bruce Henderer
The virtual athletic training room, Bret E. Holcomb
Similarities and differences between sun-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of South African and Californian university students, Katerina Hollblad-Fadiman
Effect of applicant order on reliability and evaluations in the panel interview, Susan M. Howard
A comparison of women's portrayals in U.S. and Taiwanese magazine advertisements, Shan-Hui Hsiung
The effect of green tea extract on lipid oxidation of canola oil during deep-fat frying, Haiyan Huang
The behavioral impact of managerial people skills training, Shanon L. Hunt
Factors which influence dependency of the elderly on their caregivers : a Japanese perspective, Eiri Hayashigatani Inenaga
Framing Greater China: A case study of a Chinese satellite TV news channel, Jia-yu Jeng
Alcohol : legal issues concerning the environment of licensed premises in Alberta, Nicholas Anthony Jones
Intermediates in the reaction of Hexafluoro-2-butyne with O atom in an Argon matrix, Supriya Jonnalagadda
Investigation of the electrochemical behavior of ketorolac, Edward Kaiser
Identifying a collective variable of locomotion : a dynamic systems analysis, Jim Kao
Mechanism of iron uptake by cation exchange resins in boiling water reactors used in the nuclear power industry, Sebnem Karakoc
Benthic microalgae as bio-indicators of sediment quality in San Francisco Bay, Andalusia I. Khechfe
Cross sections of ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al by 30 to 500 MeV protons on thin targets of C, Mg, Al, Si, and SiO₂, Kyeong J. Kim
Simulations of microchannels with sinusoidally rough walls, Joseph Matthew Koning
Distribution of riparian trees in tidal streams of the south San Francisco Bay, Christine Kook
Information in isolation : the case of the Republic of Singapore and the Union of Myanmar, Monika M. Landenhamer
Evaluation of petroleum fuel attenuation rates in the western Santa Clara Valley Ground Water Basin, Peter Mark Langtry
La relation mere-fille chez Beauvoir, Cardinal, Duras et Ernaux, Michèle L. Lassaga
Evaluation of structures to improve Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) habitat, Neil S. Lassettre
A comparison of agenda-setting functions of mainstream mass media and Chinese-language mass media, YiYi Liao
Molecular activity prediction from voltammetric measurements, Dongqing Li
Le role de la lesbienne dans la poesie de Charles Baudelaire, Leanne E. Lindelof
Mechanism of magnetic recording head contamination, Yanan Li
The impact of group exercise and activity on persons with Parkinson's disease, Michelle Lozano
Sleep hygiene practices and knowledge in different groups of college students, Kristy Lucero-Gorman
Ethnographic training assessment : a systemic approach, Karl David Lueck
Multivariate relationships between riparian birds and environmental variables, Kirk Lynn
The relationship between water motion and rhodolith movement in the southwestern Gulf of California, Mexico, Elizabeth Case Marrack
The San Jose branch of the Workingmen's Party of California, 1878-1880, Carole Carter Mauss
Candidates' web site use during the 1996 presidential campaign, Carol Ann McKeown
Effects of radiation on SGLT1 gene expression in LLC-PK₁ porcine kidney cells, Randal Akio Mihara
A content analysis of portrayals of women in magazine advertising from 1975 to 1995, Aimee M. Miller
Effects of incidental and integral sadness on person memory, Clifford F. Miller
Community ties and a community network : Cupertino's computer-mediated Citynet, Janice C. Morgan
The Paleodemography of the Yukisma Site, CA-SCI-38 : a prehistoric cemetery of the South San Francisco Bay, Susan Morley
Sociology of whiteness: Feminist perceptions of race, Anna Muraco
Hydrogen redistribution in annealed silicon nitride thin films deposited by PECVD, Ferenc A. Nagy
Adaptive interference canceling using higher order statistics, Andrew B. Napell
Prediction and verification of ductile crack growth from defects in butt welds, Owen S. Nishioka
Beyond princess and squaw : Wilma Mankiller and the Cherokee gynocentric system, Maureen O'Dea Caragliano
Design of a one-liter autoclave flow process, Frank Orozco
Speech and language services for speakers of African-American English, Uduak A. Osom
Corruption control in Argentina : problems faced by federal courts in Buenos Aires, Santiago Ottaviano
Information gain study on cyclic voltammetry, Fei Pang
Gender-bias in a fourth grade classroom : a self-study, Robin K. Pang-Maganaris
Pain and quality of life in cancer patients enrolled in a hospice program, Cindy Parks
Assessment of selenium concentrations in ephemeral pools at Kesterson Reservoir, Brandolyn Maltese Patterson
Agonistic behavior between rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and humans in Nepal, Bonnie Lynn Pedersen
El contacto con las almas en la cultura de Mexico, Mary Jane Perryman
The feminization of poverty : welfare to work research project, Kim S. Petersen
Radiation safety training for general laboratory workers, John J. Pickering
Determining a dynamic strength reduction factor for regular slotted containers, Sabine Nicole Prather
The significance of leisure among persons diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Stephanie Prejza
Synthesis and characterization of titania based stationary phases for HPLC, Jayasri Ramakrishnan
Information seeking behavior among Latinos in Pacifica, California, Armando Ramírez
Germany's inflation and currency devaluation during 1919 to 1924, Djamsched Rassech
The effects of varied rest interval lengths on depth jump performance, M. Michael Read
Party of Five : can American high school students learn about life through popular culture?, Nino J. Repetti
Electronic fingerprinting advances and issues, Carine F. Richards
A taxonomic reassessment of Rhodolith-forming species of Lithophyllum (Corallinales : Rhodophyta) in the Gulf of California, México, Rafael Riosmena-Rodriguez
Modeling of single phase alloy electric resistivity, Brian Rodrigues
Sodium chloride hideout in a simulated steam generator tube and tube support plate crevice, Paul M. Rogers
Using cross-age tutors in a first grade writing program, Mary J. Romagna
Context and order effects in self-administered surveys, Susan R. Rosenberg
The changing role of the human resources function - from admistrative to strategic business partner, Crystal Ruoccho
Cellular and humoral immune responses during chemotherapy with Diethylcarbamazine in human lymphatic filariasis, Suba Salahudeen
Rembrandt's pictures and his life : the Leiden years, Nancy M. Samelson
A Comparison of genetic and other algorithms for the traveling salesman problem, Martin F. Schlapfer
Pastoral Pleasures : the picnic in American art before 1870, Norma A. Schlossman
Cultural War : the defeat of the Helms amendment, Joan K. Selna
Antioxidative effect of green tea extract on lipid oxidation of canola oil, Harveen Sethi
Head-up displays : effects of scene-linked instrument symbology on pilot flight performance, Stephen G. Sheldon
Water based process for polyaniline composites, Ming-Hung Shih
The prophet's heart : the impact of emotions on Leon Trotsky's political analysis, John Anthony Sidlow
What motivates or influences nurses to become hospice nurses?, Teresa Ann Simpson
Prediction of maximal isokinetic knee strength from submaximal measurements, Amanda J. Sinclair
Representing the unthinkable : images of loss in the mid-century work of Jean Fautrier, Mara Holt Skov
A model-based evaluation of flight crew performance of a new descent procedure, Nancy M. Smith
Exemplary virture : an examination of Annunciation imagery in Renaissance Florence, Sharon Clarice Smith
