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Theses/Dissertations from 1990
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
A digital motion control system, Matthew W. Chin
Studies of genes controlling early flowering in Lactuca sativa, Mary E. Coker
Factors contributing to the attraction and retention of community health nurses in a nonprofit home health agency, Betty A. Coleman-Walker
A geophysical study of the hydrogeology of the Carrizo Plain area, San Luis Obispo County, California, Jon W. Cooper
Influences of an institutional handout on the anxiety of the preliminarily diagnosed gestational diabetic, Bonnie Frances Coplon
The application of accelerator mass spectrometry for the radiocarbon dating of earthquakes, John Michael Craig
An analysis of the solos in George Frideric Handel's Chandos Anthems for the purpose of revoicing, Brenda Joyce Davidson
Marketing and modern dance, Tammy De Jong
The influence of Josephinism upon the omission of text in Schubert's Mass in G, Louis Michael De La Rosa
The cycle of the feminine spirit : women, the earth, and athe return of the goddess, Wendy Denton
Parental care and diet of California gull (Larus californicus) chicks at Alviso, California, Ann Jennifer Dierks
Properties of evaporated Co/Pt multilayer thin films for optical recording, Hoa Do
Distribution, behavior, and food habits of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Monterey Bay, Eric J. Dorfman
Personal image and the nurse executive, Dixie Eisenhauer
One-dimensional modeling study of carbonaceous haze effects on the springtime Arctic environment, Christopher A. Emery
Analysis of medium effects in the solvolysis of adamantyl compounds, Steven W. Ferla
Issues in vocational assessment for adolescents with learning disabilities : a bibliographic study, Barbara K. Fourt
The Italian Socialist Party (1892-1925) constitutional or revolutionary action, Eugene Michael Franco
Masculinity and femininity in female managers, Vonda Kay Fritch
Relationship of activity to pain perception, Nandita Garg
Manlio Argueta : literatura de liberacion, Anna Margarita Gavidia
For foul purposes, Jane Gaylord
Quantification of the physical, chemical, and sensory modes of deterioration in sous-vide processed salmon, Beth Rachel Gittleson
Determination of frying medium quality life, Clay Allen Glanz
The effects of a massage therapy program on reducing the anxiety of college students, Diane Glaser
Nelson A. Miles' winter campaign of 1876/77 and the Battle of Wolf Mountain, John F. Golda
Articulating changes, Lawrence Wm Goldfarb
A needs assessment : the health status of migrant children as they enter kindergarten, Mary Ellen Good
An assessment to determine the needs for a master of science degree program in industrial studies at San Jose State University, Lindia Lee Gordon
A comparison of anthropometric measurements from competitive female bodybuilders and their contest scores, Rebecca Gottfried
The effect of temperature, humidity and silicon content on the oxidation of fine iron particles, Allan S. Hadad
Student understanding of selected science concepts related to water, Linda Hagelin
Resistance of wild lettuce to lettuce infectious yellows virus, Valerie Jean Haley
Locus of control and emotionally disturbed children, Michael C. Harper
A preliminary investigation for the construction of a scale to measure empathy as related to communication competence, Elizabeth Strangio Harris
Song to ospreys : photographs, poems, and short stories on the Northern California coast, Michael Harris
A comparative analysis of styles and performance practices for three jazz bassists in the composition "Stella By Starlight", Timothy Andrew Hauff
Exercise and childhood acting out behaviors, Lucie Thole Hemmen
Trends in HIV antibody testing, Tamara Hertenstein-McKinnon
Effects of twenty-first century work force demographics on attitudes towards management approaches, Sharon R. Hertle
A test of the predictive accuracy of three caloric expenditure formulas for level walking at two speeds, Gregory James Hicks
Evaluation of a home response system for the elderly, Nancy Nobuye Hikoyeda
Ornamentation in Vivaldi's Gloria in D, Robert Hoffman
A comparison of brainstorming and the critical evaluation method of problem-solving, Stephanie Hoffman
San Francisco Bay Area corporate history : a selected annotated bibliography, Madeline K. Homan
Gramsci's democracy : the development of Antonio Gramsci's concept of democracy, James H. Honig
L'aristocratie decadente dans L̲e̲s̲ D̲i̲a̲b̲o̲l̲i̲q̲u̲e̲s̲ de Barbey D'Aurevilly et A̲ R̲e̲b̲o̲u̲r̲s̲ de J.K. Huysmans, Mary Elizabeth Horsley
Knowledge and attitudes of high school students concerning aids, Madelene T. Hudson
Dimensions of locus of control in the health perceptions questionnaire : a validity study, Donna A. Hughs
AIDS and the sexual attitudes and practices of students at San Jose State University in 1988, Libby Ingram
Late tertiary synorogenic sedimentation in the northern Livermore Basin, California, Kathleen A. Isaacson
Case studies : home care needs of ventilator dependent children with congenital central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome, Davia Jackson
Characterization of laser induced plasmas, David Scott Jebens
Jessie, Charles Jewett
Comparison of three stretching techniques designed to increase hip range of motion, Kathryn L. Johnson
Analysis of problem solving skills of high school biology students using a life science data base, Paula Pattengale Johnson
Laramide basin subsidence and fluvial architecture of the Fort Union and Wasatch Formations, Southern Green River Basin, Wyoming, Philip L. Johnson
Design and construction of a laboratory-scale liquid-injection continuous-flow incinerator, Ilsok Kang
A study to identify racial or sexual stereotypical behavior in the Newbery Award books, Wynona Mae Kimmel
A comparison of two methods of teaching geometry at the middle level as influenced by the Van Hiele Model, Mary Elizabeth Kipfinger
Media-dependent mutator activity of the dnaQ49 allele of Escherichia coli, Shalini Krishnaswamy
Baccalaureate student nurses' attitudes toward the elderly, Carol M. Lacey
Student characteristics associated with interest in studying undergraduate psychology, Jerry T. Lawler
Collected pieces, Jeremy Leber
Second harmonic generation as a surface probe, Heung-Rae Lee
Personality characteristics of ultramarathoners: finishers vs. nonfinishers, Daniel Victor Lindstrom
The new formalism : patterned verse in the 1990s : a creative and critical study, Robin de la Llata
Assessment of nursing staff knowledge regarding reversible and irreversible forms of confusion in the elderly, Julie Gleisner Luotto
Nuclear fuel rod leak detection system, Iztok Marjanovic
A study of caregivers of elderly veterans, Rose H. Martinez
Ecogeographic analysis of Lake Tahoe tributaries, Julie Perrochet Martin
The relative effects of diet and irradiance on the growth and survival of post-larval red abalone, haliotis rufescens, Susan C. McBride
