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November 2014
Dissertations
- The Use of Educational Technology Integration by Special Education Teachers in Rural Schools in South Carolina
Byrd-Jones, Shannon L., University of South Carolina, 2011, Ed.D.
Subject: Education, Technology of
- Measurement of perceived organizational readiness for change and employees' attitudes toward change in the public sector
Cinite, Inta, Carleton University (Canada), 2006, Ph.D.
Subjects: Business Administration, Management
- FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC SUCCESS
FISHER, JAMES LEE, Northwestern University, 1964, Ph.D.
Subject: Education, Educational Psychology
- Human resource management systems and firm performance
Ferguson, Karen L., University of Louisville, 2006, Ph.D.
Subjects: Education, Business
- Regional competitiveness in Indonesia: The incentives of fiscal decentralization on state efficiency and economic growth
Tirtosuharto, Darius, George Mason University, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Economics, General
- Cognitive behavioral techniques used to complement medication for improved pain control in cancer treatment
Solito, Tricia K', University of South Carolina, 2009, D.N.P.
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing
- Character education as perceived and implemented by selected middle school teachers of one rural county in West Virginia
Lucas, Lisa D., West Virginia University, 2009, Ed.D.
Subject: Education, Curriculum and Instruction
- Genetic parallel programming
Cheang, Sin Man, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), 2005, Ph.D.
Subject: Computer Science
Academic integrity: A case study
Matye Edwards, Lisa M., University of Northern Colorado, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Education, Higher
- Leadership and management skills of preservice teachers
Koh, Shana E., The Claremont Graduate University, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Education, Teacher Training
- A pilot study: The effect of healing touch on anxiety, stress, pain, pain medication usage, and physiological measures in hospitalized Sickle cell disease adults experiencing a vaso-occlusive pain episode
Thomas, Linda Steedly, East Carolina University, 2010, Ph.D.
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing
- Amino acid and fatty acid nutrition of beef cattle consuming high-forage diets
Scholljegerdes, Eric J., University of Wyoming, 2005, Ph.D.
Subjects: Agriculture, Animal Culture and Nutrition
- Information needs and seeking behavior of social science scholars at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman: A mixed-method approach
Al-Suqri, Mohammed Nasser, Emporia State University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Library Science
- Understanding the impact of core product quality on customer satisfaction, team identification, and service quality
Warren, Clinton J., University of Minnesota, 2011, Ph.D.
Subjects: Business Administration, Sports Management
- A SELF-QUESTIONING STRATEGY: ITS EFFECT UPON THE READING COMPREHENSION LEVEL OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
HATCH, NELDON L., Brigham Young University, 1980, Ed.D.
Subjects: Education, Educational Psychology
- Effect of media on female adolescents' satisfaction with their body image
Cardosi, Cynthia A., University of Virginia, 2006, Ph.D.
Subjects: Education, Educational Psychology
- A study of the relationship between stress and job satisfaction in sales organizations: Its impact on employee turnover
Price, Kella B., Nova Southeastern University, 2003, D.B.A.
Subjects: Business Administration, Management
- The causes and consequences of bullying
Tusinski, Karin E., University of Missouri - Saint Louis, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology
- It's all about the motivation: Factors that influence employee motivation in organizations
Brooks, Abby M., The University of Tennessee, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Speech Communication
- A new look at the minimum wage's effect on employment
Verner, Jimmy Lynn, Jr., The University of Texas at Dallas, 2009, Ph.D.
Subject: Economics, Labor
- Theories of imperialism and archaeological practice in the study of the perceptible rise of the Achaemenid-Persian Empire: Logicist analysis at Godin Tepe, Period II, 800?--500+ B.C.
Ingraham, Michael Lloyd, University of Toronto (Canada), 1986, Ph.D.
Subjects: Anthropology, Archaeology
Resource allocation in vehicular cloud computing
Ghazizadeh, Puya, Old Dominion University, 2014, Ph.D.
Subject: Computer Science
Word order, NP movements, and opacity conditions in Persian
Darzi, Ali, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996, Ph.D.
Subject: Language, Linguistics
- Ego-integrity versus ego-despair: The effect of "accepting the past" on depression in the elderly
Kezel, Fariba, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2004, Ph.D.
Subject: Psychology, Clinical
- Relationships among organizational commitment, learning organization culture, and job satisfaction in one Korean private organization
Lim, Taejo, University of Minnesota, 2003, Ph.D.
Subject: Education, Industrial
- Communication-centered approach to leadership: The relationship of interpersonal communication competence to transformational leadership and emotional intelligence
Macik-Frey, Marilyn, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2007, Ph.D.
Subjects: Business Administration, Management
- Object-oriented accounting: A framework for a modern accounting information system
Knaus, Markus H., Universitaet Zuerich (Switzerland), 1999, Ph.D.
Subjects: Business Administration, Accounting
- Optional subject-verb agreement in Persian
Feizmohammadpour, Aazamosadat, University of Florida, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Language, Linguistics
Masters Theses
- The effect of personality characteristics and various aspects of genetic counseling on compassion fatigue, satisfaction, and burnout
Luck, Tinnelle T., Howard University, 2009, M.S.
Subject: Biology, Genetics
- The effect of equine assisted psychotherapy on coping resiliency
Devine, Julia, Prescott College, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Psychology, Clinical
- The portrayal of gender over time in Disney animated films
Gray, Robert John Stephen, University of Kansas, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Mass Communications
- Interactions between young adult literature and adolescent identity development
Ferry, Laura Eve, Truman State University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Literature, Modern
- How Social Media Communities Impact Consumer Behavior
Martinka, Leslie, Gonzaga University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Speech Communication
- The effects of divorce on children
Gandelman, Polina, Long Island University, The Brooklyn Center, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Psychology, Clinical
- Disney princess "2.0": A feminist critique of Disney's newest generation of princesses
Rome, Jennifer Marie, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Speech Communication
- Organizational strategies that inspire and improve employee retention and morale
Saliba, Soraya, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2007, M.A.
Subjects: Business Administration, Management
- Gender discrimination in the workplace
Childs, Sheena, State University of New York Empire State College, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Women's Studies
- Extraction of Carbohydrates and Phenolics from Barley Hull using Pressurized/Subcritical Fluids
Sarkar, Suparna, University of Alberta (Canada), 2013, M.Sc.
Subjects: Agriculture, Food Science and Technology
- A Model for Prediction of Fracture Initiation in Finite Element Analysis of Bolted Steel Connections
Wurzelbacher, Kenneth P., University of Cincinnati, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Engineering, Civil
- A study of customer satisfaction factors and employee satisfaction in the hospitality industry
Novikova, Ksenia, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2009, M.S.
Subject: Recreation
- Investigation of the experience of a psychoeducational treatment programme for cancer patients: Reconstructing meaning in life
Reznicek, Pavla, York University (Canada), 1996, M.A.
Subject: Psychology, Clinical
- Study of flow patterns and void fraction in vertical downward two phase flow
Bhagwat, Swanand Madhav, Oklahoma State University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Engineering, Mechanical
- Blanching optimization and the effect of blanching on functional components of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifoulius) root slices
Chen, Yu-Ting, Mississippi State University, 2013, M.S.
Subjects: Agriculture, Food Science and Technology
- Relationships among cognitive-linguistic skills, fluency interventions and reading comprehension in third grade inner city children
Radville, Katharine, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Education, Reading
The search for authenticity: How hipsters transformed from a local subculture to a global consumption collective
Alfrey, Lauren M., Georgetown University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Speech Communication
- A phenomenological study of Generation Y at work: Better understanding Generation Y's lived experience in the workplace
Monroe, Mignon V., Pepperdine University, 2010, M.S.
Subjects: Psychology, Behavioral Sciences
- Social support, health behaviors, and academic success in college students
Fox, Megan C., East Carolina University, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Psychology, Counseling
What is the perceived impact of social media on personal relationships in adolescence?
Sexton, Samantha, Gonzaga University, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Speech Communication
- Strategic food marketing and public relations by American fast-food retailers in China: Implications on China's obesity crisis
Sugishita, Julie Marie, University of Southern California, 2011, M.A.
Subjects: Business Administration, Marketing
Organizational change: The role of organizational culture and employees' trust in their managers
Khan, Shahid Zaman, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Sociology, Organizational
Police Militarization: Attitudes Towards the Militarization of the American Police
Wyrick, Phillip T., East Tennessee State University, 2013, M.A.
Subjects: Sociology, Criminology and Penology - Facebook and social penetration theory
Olson, Amanda M., Gonzaga University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Speech Communication
- Strategic contingency planning
Scott-Martinet, Karen, California State University, Long Beach, 2006, M.S.
Subjects: Business Administration, Management
The Effects of Watson's Theory of Caring and the Nurse Utilization of Caring Attributes's theory of caring and the nurse utilization of caring attributes
Owens, Mary Michaele, Gardner-Webb University, 2013, M.S.N.
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing
- Industrial Process Design for Manufacturing Inconel 718 Extremely Large Forged Rings
Ambielli, John F., Lehigh University, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Engineering, Materials Science
Walt Disney and the propaganda complex: Government funded animation and Hollywood complicity during WWII
Cunningham, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Mass Communications
- Impact of the media on body image and eating disorders
Ganatra, Vandana A., California State University, Long Beach, 2012, M.S.N.
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing
Piezoelectric energy harvesting system
Bermudez, Emmanuel, California State University, Fullerton, 2014, M.S.M.E.
Subject: Engineering, Mechanical
Coordination of multi-facts controllers using OPF technique for maximum security and minimum losses
Aliwi, Ali, Tennessee Technological University, 2013, M.S.
Subjects: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical
Investigation of Torsional Effects on Thirteen-Story Reinforced Concrete Frame-Wall Structure Modeled in ETABS and SAP2000 Using Linear and Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analyses
Bolander, Julie Christine, University of California, San Diego, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Engineering, Architectural
An exploration of William Glasser's choice theory in classroom management
Paularinne, Robert P.J., Lakehead University (Canada), 2007, M.Ed.
Subject: Education, Teacher Training
- Evolution of leadership theories
Maslanka, Ann M., Grand Valley State University, 2004, M.S.
Subjects: Sociology, Theory and Methods
Server-Based Desktop Virtualization
Shabaitah, Anas Raqi, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Information Technology
- Implementing Lean Manufacturing into newspaper production operations
Engum, Marianne, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2009, M.S.
Subject: Mass Communications