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Theses/Dissertations from 1991
A Grounded theory of organization shutdown : the Santa Clara Technology Center experience, Stephen Val Meyer
The effects of age and physical activity level on adult coincidence-anticipation timing performance, Darryl DeLong Michael
Arginine an essential residue that may be involved in the catalysis of chorismate mutase from Sorghum bicolor, Wilma H. Miller
Physiological indicators in the prediction of firefighting ability, A. Douglas Moberg
Varieties of Irish Republican womanhood : San Francisco lectures during their United States tours 1916-1925, Joanne E. Mooney
Stratigraphy, sedimentology, and provenance of the lower Campanian Forbes and Marsh Creek formations, southern Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Basins, California, Donald Williams Moore
Walking the line of death: U.S.-Libyan relations in the Reagan decade 1981-1989, James K. Moore
The relationship between psychological stressors, anxiety, and physical symptoms of distress in the noninstitutionalized elderly, Nancy M. Moran
The nuclear weapons programs of Israel and Pakistan : similarities of obsession, Timothy Craig Mosher
A comparative study of nitrate reductase in the Halobacteriaceae, Nina Mushell
Isolation of a cDNA clone of gp-80 from a lambda gt-11 mammary tissue library, Shanavaz Loharasp Nasarabadi
Folding studies of protamine 1, a sperm DNA condensing protein, Vanita Natu
C3 activation products correlate with antibodies to lipid A in pauciarticular juvenile arthritis, Lynne C. Olds
Tephrochronology of core E67-126A, northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Carol Lynn Ostergren
Immunolocalization and a study of adhesive properties of PAS IV, Sheetal A. Pandya
The effects of unique encoding on the recall of numeric information, Elizabeth Parker-Haney
The Miocene dike swarm of the Mohave Mountains, Arizona : petrography, geochemistry, geochronology, and paleomagnetism, Victoria L. Pease
Culture en dépit du colonialisme : la politique française au Viet-nam, Biểu Chí Phạm
International distributive justice : a case for international equality of basic resources among people, George Pinto
ASEAN: organizing for economic cooperation in Southeast Asia, David Francis Pulis
The synthesis, characterization and refolding of Aminotyrosyl derivatives of Ribonuclease A : a spectroscopic probe for monitoring the CIS/TRANS isomerization of Proline-114, Bhagya Puntambekar
Raman effect in carbon tetrachloride, silicon and germanium, Yuqiang Qin
"I need you to look at me" : an ethnographic study of a subculture of serious gym members, Lisa Anne Richardson
Differing health promotion behaviors and practicing barriers to health promotion between physicians and nurse practitioners in the practice of ambulatory obstetrics and gynecology, Pamela M. Richard-Torke
Responding to student questions : an analysis of teaching assistant discourse, A. (Ann) Robinson
Santa Clara County Health Department Southeast Asian family planning needs assessment, Connie Chan Robison
Difference schemes for the convective-diffusive equation, William Grant Rolston
A study of the symbiotic relationship between frankia and the genus ceanothus, Dadbeh Rouhbakhsh
An exploratory study of personal spirituality and its importance in the lives of older women, Mary Janet Rozzano
A Retrospective study on the effects of a 9-month exercise program on selected physiological indices of hypertensive and non-hypertensive coronary artery disease patients, Mahmound R. Sadri
An historical and analytical study of Beethoven's fortepiano sonata in A Major, Opus 101 : a performance practice perspective, Marta Schermerhorn
Mitigation of summer urban heat islands in Mediterranean climate zones through development of urban forests in parking lots, Karl Schiavo
Sonata for guitar, Kenneth R. Schroeder
An exploratory study of common themes regarding quality of life for persons with rheumatoid arthritis, Jeanette Schumacher-Davis
Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Guinda Formation, Sacramento Valley, California, David B. Serena
Fitness changes in division I-A offensive receivers during a 16- week college football season, Scott S. Setterlund
The magic sandbox : an original children's picture book, Mona Nicole Sfeir
Chemically bonded liquid crystals as stationary phases for high performance liquid chromatography, Shirish Shah
An analysis of family social support differences between the recent and the long-term homeless, Judith A. Sherman
Grotesqueries, Sandra Sims
A retrospective study to determine the relationship between selected hemocomponents, ultrafiltration, and body temperature, Nancy A. Smith
A small computer expert system for low-level turbulence forecasts at Fort Irwin, California, Nelson L. Smith
Simulation of an unsteady thin oil film, Gary L. Stevens
Instruction in the use of symbol shelves for students with profound disabilities, Emilie Gail Stewart
ALIAS 610, James David Stewart
Nonlinear optics of nematic liquid crystals and characterization of a [pi] twist nematic display, Gayathri Sundaresan
Analysis of multichannel oceanographic data set from San Francisco Bay by frequency, variance and time-domain techniques, Alan Murray Swithenbank
Effectiveness of a culturally modified educational program on control of type II diabetes in Mexican-Americans, Carmen Takacs
Spheroplasts of Borrelia burgdorferi, Mary Leigh Talbot
Semiconductor quantum well and quantum wire lasers, Huzan Tanksalwalla
Erosional processes in a portion of the Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreational Area, California, Brian Taylor
An exploratory study of the effects of intergenerational communication and elderly talk regarding the past, present, and future, Susan Kristen Taylor
Access to information on the Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay area : a descriptive guide to research, Lauren S. Teixeira
A study of stress relaxation in thin aluminum alloy films, Wen-Chi Thomas
A study of carbon impurities in magnesium oxide using ultra-high resolution infra-red tunable diode laser spectroscopy, James Patrick Trice
Abstract reflection groups, Kazumi O. Tsuchiyose
Speech spectrum analysis of English and Mandarin : implications for hearing aid evaluation, Clara Tu
Nursing students success : can a reading placement test be a predictor?, Susan Turner
Recommendations for service delivery guidelines for elementary students with mild learning disabilities, Jacqueline Tuttle
The biomechanics of the quarterback position : a kinematic analysis and integrative approach, Mario A. Verduzco
Black Berets for Justice, Arturo Villarreal
The relationship between the first-born child's gender and parents' selection of infant room contents, Diane Rose Vincent
Physical modelling of transpressional strike-slip faulting : implications for deformational styles surrounding the San Andreas Fault zone, John M. (John Michael), 1940- Wallace
Blueprint for efficiency: Maximizing the economic benefit of California's building energy conservation standards, Mark David Walsh
Biostratigraphy of Upper Paleozoic rocks in the Mount Mossirson Roof Pendant, Sierra Nevada, California : evidence for its original paleogeographic position, Daune Erin Willahan
The Dold-Lefschetz fixed point theorem / Gary M. Wilson, Gary M. Wilson
The Reproductive biology and natural history of the black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans Swainson) in central California, Blair O. (Blair Oliver) Wolf
A study of home health care nurses' client visit documentation, Margaret Wollen-Olson
The cultural and intellectual origins of Emma Williard's educational philosophy, Diane Claire Wood
A study of the effects of music on attending behavior of children with autistic-like syndrome, Susie Wood
Simulation of human memory processes using a system of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), Wayne C. Wood
Digital control of a turbine-driven pumping system, John Zerwekh
A profile of educational success : licensed vocational nurse to registered nurse, Julie L. Zurlinden
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Computer extended perturbation series in fluid mechanics, Abed Alhamid Alfar
Meaning in dance and its music : a model based on metaphor, Candace Elaine Ammerman
Cooperation or collaboration : Latvia under German occupation 1941-1945, Astra M. Apsitis
Interpersonal public relations : hope for the 1990's in international business, Janette P. Ashley-Sloan
Thermal cycling effects on polyimide films for multilayer applications, Stacey T. Baba
Engineering geology, and seismic and landslide hazards of the Scotts Valley Area, Santa Cruz County, California, Jeffrey L. Bachhuber
A comparison of TESL and science teachers' styles in reading scientific text, Carolyn H. Baker
Sartre--in struggle with god : an examination of selected plays, Sybil Barefoot
A history of the Ohlone Indians of Mission Santa Clara, Debra Kitsmiller Barth
Women reclaiming ourselves : the conflict between affiliation and individuation, Jana Bartley
The influence of adapted physical education exercise classes on the self-concept of the post-stroke student, Mary F. Bennett
An educational video: controlling hypertension, Niel Bergquist
Reliability Evaluation of Composite Hardware: a probabilistic micromechanics approach, Susan E. Blackson
Photoaffinity labeling of benzyladenine-binding proteins in plant mitochondria, Sonal Blumenthal
Biogeography and variation in southern populations of the garter snake Thamnophis atratus, with a synopsis of the T. couchii complex, Jeffrey Boundy
Development and evaluation of an adaptive volume puff model, Z. (Zafer) Boybeyi
Aspects of the life and works of Sir Lakhajiraj of Rajkot State under British paramount power, Rajendra Harilal Brahmbhatt
Depositional history at a site in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico revealed by tephrochronology and oxygen isotope stratigraphy, Cynthia Louise Brown
Characteristics of students who fail the NCLEX-RN, Susie E. Brown
Habitat utilization by great blue herons (Ardea herodias) in Elkhorn Slough, California, Scott Charles Buchanan
Alienation in the philosophical and literary works of Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo, Melissa Burchard
Relationship between locus of control and exercise, Freeda Bush
HEME requirement and effect of medium surface area exposure on population growth and ATP production of Caenorhabditis elegans, Claudine Chang
Quantum size effects of the electron conductivity in very thin wire, Yong Kyoo J Chang
Determination of manganese in seawater by flow injection analysis with chemiluminescence detection, Thomas P. Chapin
Effects of chronic alcohol consumption on the cerebral cortex of rats using immunocytochemistry of alcohol dehydrogenase, Michele Lynn Cherry