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Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Assessing soap opera value themes, Beth Lynn Colbert
Student nurses' experiences & perceptions of intuitive knowledge in nursing practice, Heather A. M Collie
Effect of an intron from a dicotelydenous plant on transient gene expression in carrot and maize protoplasts, Nicole Helen Cooper
Daughter of the landlord : life history of a Chinese immigrant, Joan M. Beck Coulson
Computer modeling of slug and bail tests, Carrie Anne Cummings
Self-esteem of sexually abused adolescent girls in group home placement, Audrey Damon
A Content analysis on the financial news reported on the October 19, 1987 stock market crash, Marcia Daszko
Differences between front-line foremen and their managers in perceptions regarding foreman training needs, Ronnie L. De La Cruz
Baseball rebound velocities from wooden and aluminum bats, Robert Diggle
Nutrition and cancer education : evaluation of a program for Hispanic and Vietnamese populations provided by two community-based health agencies, Linda Mladenka Dunn
Nutritional rating system for foods, Darcie K. Ellyne
The Office of prosecutor in Egypt, Talaat M. Elwan
Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to interact with clients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Patricia Emmett
Prevocational and vocational rehabilitation in community psychiatric occupational therapy, Beth Epstein
Aggression as influenced by the expected effects of alcohol, Geoffrey Erickson
Responses of black tailed deer to off-highway vehicles, Robert M. Ferris
Computerization of record keeping in the women's athletics training room at San Jose State University, Kathleen M. Flanagan
A study of variables affecting public relations power and roles in hospitals, Holly Fletcher
Effect of tannins on the in vitro digestibility of jojoba meal proteins, Sally Joyce Fuller
Back-injury and the stressors of frustration and overload among nursing personnel in an acute hospital, Karen Gabrielson
Factors that determined perceptions of happiness in a senior population, Sinaida Galaka-Laird
DMX-1000 user guide and tutorials, Eric Gatzert
Why people read or avoid reading the San Jose Mercury News editorial page, Roger McCall Gilbert
The Ban on IQ testing of black children and its effect on special education placement, Adrienne Golden-Stone
Night behavior and ecology of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the western north atlantic, Jeffrey D. Goodyear
Sleep duration in college women with anorexic or bulimic eating behavior, Tonja Swanson Green
A social class and social function assessment of the equestrian sport of combined driving, Eric Lennox Grey
Feeding behavior of gray whales in relation to patch dynamics of their benthic prey, Jo A. Guerrero
Faculty practice, Samar Katrib Hage
Wages compared for civil engineers employed in the public and private sectors, Jon William Hamilton
An analysis of the use of tyche and tyche-related words in the histories of Polybius, Howard R. Hammond
History of enforcement of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act: problems of equity in its application, Linda L. Harper
Elements of interpretation in the renaissance and baroque melodic line, Robin A. HasBrouck
John Donne's Holy Sonnets: poetry of despair, Portia Hassanzadeh
Effects of medicare reimbursement on home health care, Cynthia Ann Chalkley Hatton
Psychosocial factors influencing success with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, Susan K. Healy
The Cat in the reaper : usability testing of software instruction manuals, Susan McLean Hebert
An assessment of heterosexuals' perceived risk for HIV infection, Suzanne Heininger
Comparing direct vs. indirect response-reinforcer relationships in teaching autistic children, William James Henkel
Relating developmental spelling and drawing stages to learning disabilities, Helene Constance Heuvel
The Effects of display type and direction of movement in the visual control of heading, Stephanie Joy Hinz
Knowledge-based system architectural design guide tools, Robert John Hitchcock
The Introduction of broadcast advertising in Norway, Frode Sture Hjelmesaeth
Needs assessment for expanded diabetes education in north Santa Cruz county, Sandra Holman
Effects of alzheimer's day care, Rachel K. Holz
Rocks and structural evolution of the northern Kilbeck Hills, San Bernardino County, California, Eric Donald Horringa
Total coloring of graphs, Todd Edward Huffman
An Introduction to some properties of the pseudo arc, Evan Innerst
Temperature-dependent mutational specificity of an Escherichia coli mutator, dnaQ49, defective in 3'---> 5' exonuclease (proofreading) activity, Roberta J. Isbell
A Spectrophotometric study on neodymium nitrate complexation in aqueous methanol, Sabariah Ismail
Sexual dimorphism and development of external features in Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli), Thomas Allen Jefferson
Synthesis of anthrone derivatives, Kate Li-Jie Jin
Reproducibility and application of perceived exertion ventilatory threshold for trained runners, Gunnar Pall Joakimsson
Comparison of micropacks to thermocouples in heat penetration applications in thermally processed canned foods, Kristina Johnson-Hollinger
Attitudes and knowledge of secondary school teachers toward adolescent suicide, Jane Lisa Johnson
An Application of forcing in descriptive set theory, Jeffery Johnson
A computer program for pipe clamp analysis, Jeffrey Edward Jones
Developmental and political news coverage in the Liberian press, Joseph S. Kappia
Sports management, Hillel Katzen
The structure and organization of a kelp forest ecotone : the Diopatra ornata community, Stacy L. Kim
The Effects of types of resource demands on performance of a three-axis tracking task in a dual task paradigm, Teresa A. King
Personal characteristics of executives in different management levels, Virginia L. Kinon
Family needs of patients in the intensive care unit, Mary Kramer
Coping with urinary incontinence : a study of older women, Diane Kratlian
Modeling the movement of a wetting front in the vadose zone beneath the drainage retention basin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory site, Richard Kurt Landgraf
Toward a grounded theory of innovation communication in the collateral organization, Signe Larson Larkin
Gas supersaturation and its effect on the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, (Swainson), Amy R. Leitman
Beach Cove, Neal Lerner
Special academic needs students in private elementary education in Santa Clara County, Kathleen R. Lindsay
Temporal and spatial variations in salt pond environments and implications for fish and invertebrates, David George Lonzarich
High-technology crime and public policy : a case study, Daniel E. Macallair
Flute trio and wind octet, Chieh Min James Ma
A study of occupational therapy and case management in mental health, Eileen Maddox
An Econometric study of the Indian economy, Brinda S. Mahalingam
Effect of particle size and concentration on the mixing time of ammonium sulfate and polybutadiene, Winston Teddy Mah
The relationship between loneliness, communication apprehension, and selected demographic variables, Nancy Maloney-Mercado
The Effects of involvement, majority position, and quality of majority and minority arguments on choice shift in small groups, Stephen Andrew March
Non-linear dynamical systems, Marina Marinas
Effects of HIV peer education on the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of high school seniors, William Webster Marshall
REM sleep deprivation alters the cyclic occurrence of food consumption in laboratory rats, Randall K. Martinez
Suicidal necessities in the twenty-first century, Todd Marvin
Occupational therapy for function in self-care following cerebrovascular accident : is there increased function?, Gail McLaughlin
An analysis of media-generated and party-generated news in presidential primary election coverage, Brian McMahon
A study of a blood pressure monitoring program for elderly hypertensive individuals, Carol A. Michnowicz
Types and purposes of teacher humor : honors and on-grade-level English 3 classes, Catherine S. Mock
A mental health resource guide for parents of children with special needs, Christine Moreland
A study to test the reliability of an independent living skills assessment instrument, Michelle Martin Mueller
A comparison of whole language and traditional methods of teaching writing in the first grade, Teresa Nagle
The Cameroonian journalist at work : influences and attitudes, Keye Ndogo
Services of school nurses at the secondary level expected by students, parents, and classroom faculty : a descriptive study, Diana J. Nehls
Jester software and user manual, Aron Nelson
The Impact of proposition 8 on felony plea bargaining in Santa Clara County, Tianna D. Nelson
Faculty practice : an exploratory study, Patricia J. Nervino
Solving parabolic partial differential equations using the cell discretization algorithm, Masahiko Nishimura
Microstructure and functionality of sourdough doughs and breads, Katherine P. Niven
The relationship between methadone dosage and birth weight, Efren Manuel Obsuna
Type A-B behavior pattern and binge eating, M. Christine Olsen
