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Systems of Differential EquationsJennifer Nash BrackenMathematicsFall 1992
Formal Specification of Programming ProblemsChristian Scholfield HarrisComputer ScienceSpring 1993
Computational Electron Transition Probabilities in One-Dimensional PotentialsEric Leigh MayesComputer ScienceSpring 1993
Whale Population DynamicsRenee Anne JonesBiological SciencesSummer 1994
Speculative Fiction and ChristianityGregory S. SmithEnglish and PhilosophyFall 1994
Development of 3-D Interactive Graphical Plotting ProgramGerard Richard Williams IIIComputer ScienceSummer 1994
Computers in Secondary Education: Are they being used to teach higher order thinking skills?Amber A. VadenEducationSpring 1995
The Effects of Trimethyltin-induced Hippocampal Damage on Serial LearningAmy R. PearcePsychology and CounselingSummer 1995
Differentiation of Cooper Uptake from Sediment or Overlaying Water by the Asian Clam, Corbicula Fluminea, and the Modification of Sediment Characters in a 30 day Artificial Stream TestRichard W. ColeBiological SciencesSummer 1995
Reporting of Lyme Disease in Northeastern ArkansasKara CooperBiological SciencesSpring 1995
Divertimento for Band op. 42 By: Vincent Persichetti A Conductor’s GuideChris VanlandinghamMusicSpring 1995
Formation and Dissolution of Farm Partnerships and S Corporations: An Analysis of Individual Tax EffectsShawn P. LukeAccountingSpring 1995
Don Juan’s Psychopathy: An analysis of Don Juan in Tirso’s El Burlador De Sevilla Y El Convidado De PiedraMary BieberLanguagesSpring 1996
Attributions as Mediators of Negative Attitudes Toward the ElderlyJason L. CampbellPsychology and CounselingSpring 1996
Paul Tillich and Religious Language: How can we talk about God?Susan D. ChapmanEnglish and PhilosophySpring 1996
Knowledge and Usage of Teaching Models in Northeast ArkansasTeresa K. FullerEducationSpring 1996
Accounting Issues in Antitrust CasesPamela A. HaunAccounting and LawSpring 1996
Gender Busting: Exploring Masculine and Feminine Roles in the Novels of Anne RiceJason Paul Langley English and PhilosophySpring 1996
The Linological Analysis of an Irrigation Reservoir in Poinsett County, ArkansasJon R. PierceBiological SciencesFall 1996
How We Know What: Emotions in Feminist EpistemologyJeri S. RheinEnglish and PhilosophySpring 1996
Small Business Owners and Ethical Decision MakingNatasha L. RookerAccounting and LawSpring 1996
Agri-Aviation Chemical Loading StationJason StewartEngineeringFall 1996
Inclusion Movement: Background and Current ViewsLela WattsCommunications DisorderSpring 1996
Cloacal Anatomy of the Northern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus Undulatus Hyacinthinus) with an Emphasis on the Female Cloacal ComplexBrent Thomas StewartBiological SciencesSpring 1997
The Partitioned Burnside RingCraig Anthony PartenMathematicsSpring 1997
Ceramic InstallationsErin HarperArtSpring 1997
Stewardship: A Mission and a Lifestyle for Successful Churches and BusinessesAlan JohnstonAccountingSummer 1997
Yeats in Context: The Celtic Twilight and the Irish RenaissanceAmanda D. HagerEnglish and PhilosophySpring 1997
Is Capital Punishment Justified?Josh M. DavisEnglish and PhilosophySpring 1997
Stage Fright: Craighead County Teachers’ AwarenessBeverly C. BrandMusicFall 1997
Infrared Diode Laser Spectroscopy of Jet Cooled MoleculesAnthony Joseph BednarChemistrySpring 1998
Quilting ArtAngela HarrisArtSpring 1998
A Reusable Algebraic Specification for Ordering/Reservation SystemsAmy J. IngramComputer ScienceFall 1998
Characterization of Tin Sulfide as a Solar Cell MaterialBryan LathamBiological SciencesSummer 1998
Tax Exemptions for Religious OrganizationsJoy A. LeslieAccounting/LawSpring 1998
Library Resources Web DatabaseWendy S. MathenyComputer ScienceSpring 1998
Analysis of an Off-peak Thermal Storage SystemAndrea WoodEngineeringFall 1998
Numerical Investigation of Conjugate Heat Transfer using the Least Squares Finite Element FormulationRodney SutterfieldEngineeringSpring 1998
The Arkansas Supreme Court and Race: An Analysis through Cases Decided by the State Supreme CourtSpencer G. SingletonPolitical ScienceSpring 1998
Wesley Public Relations PlanMelinda RodgersJournalismSpring 1998
Determination of Unionid (Amblema Plicata) Condition in Short-term Refugia at the Mammoth Spring National Fish HatcheryMelissa G. McDadeBiological SciencesFall 1998
Evaluation of Relative Rates of Reduction of Aldehydes by Alpine-Borane using UV-Visual SpectroscopyLayla BlandChemistry/PhysicsFall 1999
Chicanas from the 1940s to the 1980s: Historical Contexts and Literary ExpressionMindy AnadellHistorySpring 1999
Universality in Dr. SeussKatharyn ChamberlinEnglish/PhilosophyFall 1999
Extraordinary from the Ordinary: Schubert Lieder in a Biographical ContextJocelyn CraftMusicSpring 1999
Children Witnessing Domestic Violence: Interventions to Counter the EffectsAmy D. BrownSocial WorkSpring 1999
Crisis Communication in Healthcare: St. Bernards Regional Medical Center Marketing Department and Westside Middle School; A Case StudyStephanie Kathleen CurtonJournalismSpring 1999
PassageFarrah L. FielderEnglish/PhilosophySpring 1999
Rawl’s A Theory of Justice and Genetic EngineeringJeremy HintonEnglish/PhilosophySpring 1999
Public Relations Recruitment Plan for the Jonesboro Kindergarten CenterJodie HohnJournalismSummer 1999
Campaign Reform Financing and Strategic Funding Through Short-Term InvestmentsJamie Renee KelleyBusinessSpring 1999
Shrinking in Major League BaseballPatrick Ty HuittAccounting/LawSummer 1999
Webtrust’s Impact on Public AccountingKerry KooneAccountingSpring 1999
The Dance of Dave; A NovelGuy LancasterEnglish/PhilosophySpring 1999
Community in American Literature: Empowerment Through the Narrative VoiceJane D. MurrayEnglish/PhilosophySpring 1999
A Comparison of the Traditional Ira with the Roth IraLatonya RogersAccounting/LawSpring 1999
Influences on Foreign Policy in Post-Soviet Central AsiaAaron LusterPolitical ScienceSpring 1999
Patient Compliance with Recommendation for Physician Referral Following Diagnosis of Hypertension at a Health FairLaura BentonNursingSpring 2000
Legal Implications of Possible Alternatives to using Groundwater for Irrigation in AgricultureClay FowlkesAgricultureSpring 2000
The Design of a Virtual Science FairJennifer BirgeBiological ScienceFall 2000
Electrodeposition of Difficult-to-plate MetalsMichael C. BuckEngineeringFall 2000
Benefits of Hippotherapy InterventionKimberly L. HairstonCommunicationsSpring 2000
A New Approach to Information Organization in a Web-Based EnvironmentGrant HinksonComputer ScienceFall 2000
Body Image Recognition: A Study of Body Image Distortion and DissatisfactionCatherine N. RasberryPhysical EducationFall 2000
Millikan’s Oil Drops: An Error Statistical AccountMatt RungeEnglish/PhilosophySpring 2000
Computer Clustering Technologies and their ApplicationsMark StaggsComputer ScienceSummer 2000
Against Her Will: A Musical DramaRandall StandridgeMusicSpring 2000
The Euro: Effects on Accounting and BusinessAndrea M. SmithAccountingSpring 2000
Factors That Effect the Management of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Northeast ArkansasJason WilliamsBiological ScienceSpring 2000
The Effects of Two Different Stretching Forces on Viscoelastic Properties of the Hamstring Muscle GroupTraci E. ByrdPhysical EducationSpring 2001
Probing the Isospin-Dependence of the Nuclear Equation of StateAmanda Gail EvansChemistry/PhysicsSpring 2001
Steps Toward the Synthesis of Stereoselectively Beta-Deuterated HistidineJennifer L. FaulknerChemistry/PhysicsSpring 2001
Another HeartJoseph HawkinsEnglish/PhilosophySpring 2001
Parent-Offspring Interactions and Behavior of Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius Ludovicianus) in Northeastern ArkansasAllison Marus-FowlerBiological SciencesFall 2001
Evaluation of Inoculation of Aspergillus Flavus on Corn (Zea Mays L.)Kirk MeinsAgriculture StudiesSpring 2001
Computer Aided Classical CryptographyMichael MottMathematics and StatisticsSpring 2001
Identification of Species in the Anopheles Quadrimaculatus Complex Occuring in Northeast Arkansas Using Starch-Gel ElectrophoresisJesse ParrackBiological SciencesSpring 2001
Effect of Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate (HBH) on Body Composition and Strength of Untrained College-Aged MalesClay RileyBiological SciencesSpring 2001
Identification of Florida Largemouth Bass Alleles in Arkansas Public and Private Fish Hatcheries and Lake AshbaughRandall D. Staley, JrBiological SciencesSpring 2001
On my work and AnathemaCatherine SullivanArtSpring 2001
Novel Organometallic Ruthenium-Sulfur Complexes: Synthesis of Thioxane and Di-Mercaptan ComplexesAmanda Throgmartin WrobleChemistry/PhysicsSpring 2001
Web Perceptions” User’s Response to Graphic Design on the WebCrystal Beasley DurrComputer ScienceSpring 2002
Minimum G-Aberration Designs from Hadamard Martices of Order 28Steffany Belcher-NovosadMathSpring 2002
Ethics and AestheticsChris CheadleArtFall 2002
A Portrait of the Artist’s Road: Catholicism’s Influence in the Lives and Writings of James Joyce and Jack KerouacLeslie HatcherEnglish/PhilosophySpring 2002
Eminence in Psychology: Women of the 20th Century Vinessa Kaye JonesPsychologySummer 2002
Comparative Histology and Histochemistry of Caudal Courtship Glands in the Salamander Genera Plethodon and Desmognathus (Caudata: Plethodontidae)Michelle MaryBiological SciencesSpring 2002
Naturalism and Political ObligationDaniel MasseyPolitical ScienceFall 2002
Use of Real-Time Ultrasound for Determining Muscle Growth and Fat Desposition in Beef Cattle with or without Hormonal Growth PromotantsChad Russell TownsAgricultural StudiesSpring 2002
A Stude of the Efficacy of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy in Children Under Age TwelveHolly TylerNursingSpring 2002
Same-Different Concept Learning in RatsJason E. WarnickPsychology CounselingSpring 2002
Parenting Style and the Perceived Effectiveness of SpankingCarmilya A. WilsonPsychologySpring 2002
Techniques for Evaluation of Host Plant Resistance of Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum) to the Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus Lineolaris)Stephen W. WingardAgricultural StudiesSpring 2002
Measuring the Phytoestrogen Content in Herbal Supplements using HPLCKayla CappsBiological SciencesSpring 2003
Legends of the Fall: A Comparative Study of Fictional Representations of the Temptation and Fall of Man in John Million’s Paradise Lost and C.S. Lewis’s PerelandraSherry CaldwellEnglish/PhilosophySpring 2003
Three Pieces for Quartet: Pitch Analysis and InfluencesMatthew CuretonMusicFall 2003
A Study of the Effects of Concepts of Fitness Courses on ASU Students’ Health-Related Knowledge, AttitudesPaige HigginsPhysical EducationSpring 2003
A Relationship between Religion and the Perception of Health for students of Arkansas State UniversityLaura Beth RowlettPsychology and CounselingSpring 2003
Detection of Genistein in the Oviductal Fluid and Serum of Ewes Administered Biochanin-ASam SnipesBiological SciencesSpring 2003
Comparing Adult and Children’s Advertising in Television CommercialsKatrina A. SuprenantRadio/TVSpring 2003
Due Process of Law: A Historical Analysis and Case Study of Section 215 of the United States Patriot ActAlexander Cale BlockJournalismSpring 2004
Gertie: A LegendCrystal CaudleEnglishSpring 2004
The Helping Neighbors Food Pantry: Feeding the NeedRonald CummingsRadio/TVSpring 2004
Recovered Memories: Reading Cien Anos De Soledad in Times of GlobalizationJessica DepetrisLanguagesSummer 2004
Construction and Evaluation of a Cavity Ringdown Laser Absorption SpectrometerTiffany MossChemistrySummer 2004
Comparative Cardiovascular Effects of Combined Nicotine and Ephedra on Male and Female RatsPenny McFarlandBiological SciencesSpring 2004
Enhanced RadiosityStephen NewberryComputer ScienceSummer 2004
Race Issues within Intercollegiate Athletics: African-American versus White Athlete’s perception of Athletic, Academic, and Community Social ClimateKelli ParksPhysical EducationSummer 2004
An Economic Impact Analysis of the Arkansas State University Football ProgramRyan RayEconomicsSpring 2004
Identification of Mircobes in Oxalate Rich Prehistoric Rock Art Coatings and Investigation of Microbial Oxalate ProductionDarren HessBiological ScienceSpring 2004
Factors Influencing Adoption of “Drug Court” Programs by Arkansas’ Judicial CircuitsLesley PruittPolitical ScienceSpring 2004
The Fine Line Between Convergence and DivergenceJessica Earleen StovallEducationSpring 2004
Correlates of Four Levels of Self-Esteem and Domestic Violence LevelsElise ThrogmortonPsychology and CounselingSpring 2004
Dennett and the SelfNikolaus A. TresslerEnglish and PhilosophySpring 2004
Effects of Continuous Exposure to Nicotine on the P13 MAEP in RatsVictoria ZacharyBiological ScienceSpring 2004
The Effects of Dexamethosone and Nicotine on the Reactivation Profile of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in the Mouse Eye ModelTiffany DavisBiological ScienceFall 2004
High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of Jet Cooled Cobalt Tricarbonyl NitrosylKyle Scott TrauthChemistry/PhysicsSummer 2004
Life and Lying Awake: An Insomniac’s Collection of Late Night PoetryGinger AshleyPhilosophyFall 2005
After RoeEric J. BackstromPolitical ScienceSpring 2005
Quantification of Exopolysaccharide Production by Aquatic BacteriaShayna BradleyBiological ScienceSpring 2005
A Tradition of Imagination: The Development of the Fairy Tale in Victorian EnglandBrannan BrownEnglish/PhilosophySpring 2005
Do Snake Skins Deter Predation of Great Crested Flycatcher Nests? An Artificial-nest ExperimentElizabeth ComptonBiological ScienceSpring 2005
Development of and Ion-Loss Bioassay Using the Asian Clam, Corbicula FlumineaJeff R. HallBiological ScienceSpring 2005
Teachers’ and Pre-Service Teachers’ Beliefs about the Outcome of Different Types of Child AbuseWhitney L. McMicklePsychology/CounselingSpring 2005
Remote Detection of (123)I (16)O in Extremely Low Concentrations: Theory and CalculationsBret Allen YountChemistry/PhysicsSpring 2005
Synthesis of 1, 1, 4-Tris (Acetyloxy)-2(E)-Nonene (HNE(Ac)3)Eric McLainChemistry/PhysicsSpring 2005
American Women Playwrights of the Twentieth CenturyAshley SwetnamTheatreSpring 2005
A Web Application Toolkit Using Faceplate TechnologyCody AshbyComputer ScienceSpring 2006
Factors Affecting Corporate Dividend Policies: Recent Events and Changes in Corporate BehaviorClay BeckwithBusinessSpring 2006
Ethics for Secondary School TeachersBrittany BurtonHistoryFall 2006
An Internalist Framework for the Justification of TestimonyDustin CollierEnglish/Philosophy2006
Technique Validation for MRSA Detection in a College Exercise FacilityBrandi CoxPhysical EducationFall 2006
Comparing Solutions of Interative FunctionsBrandon CriselMathematicsSpring 2006
Infantile Feeding Habits and the Effects upon Childhood ObesityMolli DentonRadiological ScienceSummer 2006
A Practice and Performance Guide to the Chaminade Concertino For Flute and PianoWhitney FarrisMusicSpring 2006
Models for the Application of Radio Frequency Identification to Navigation for the Visually ImpairedDerek B. JohnsonComputer ScienceSpring 2006
The Effects of Aquatic Therapy on the Functional Performance of a Woman with Mental RetardationAshley Dawn LopezPhysical TherapySpring 2006
Finite Element Analysis of an Embedded Tire Cord ConfigurationAndrea MeekerEngineeringSpring 2006
Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Cigarette Smoke on the Development of Pedunculopontine Nucleus in the ArtHemabh MishraBiological ScienceFall 2006
The Effects of Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure on the Postnatal Development of Hippocampal Pyramidal NeuronsJoshua M. MosleyBiological ScienceFall 2006
Framing the Character: A Comparison of Advertisements in Super Bowl XL and 2006 Winter OlympicsKimberly NixonJournalismSummer 2006
Decoding the Vector Cycle of West Nile Virus by Molecular Analysis of Avian and Mosquito DNAThomas Howard Oguin, IIIBiological ScienceSpring 2006
A Pilot Study to Determine the Consistency of the Accepted Lateral L5-S1 Spot RadiographChad OwensRadiological ScienceSpring 2006
Localization of Nicotine-Sensitive Cells in the Brain StemAkash ShahBiological ScienceSpring 2006
The Arkansas Early Childhood Professional Development System Registry as a Tool to Further the Status of the Early Childhood Profession in ArkansasJama SummersEducationSpring 2006
The Splitting of the Feminine Ideal in E.D.E.N Southworth’s FictionAshley TidwellEnglish/PhilosophySpring 2006
Infinitely Growing Patterns in Hexlife: Modeling Life on Mars TodayPeter TownsendComputer ScienceSpring 2006
The Relations Between Job Attitudes and Life SatisfactionRebecca BreckenridgePsychologySpring 2007
On the Border of Existence: Understanding and Responding to Patient Requests for Physician-Assisted SuicideErin BrownNursingSpring 2007
Over-Learning: A Visual and Auditory ComparisonJames CoxPsychologySpring 2007
Teaching Spanish to Students with Visual ImpairmentsJulie GlassLanguagesSpring 2007
Christian Religiosity, Prejudice Towards Muslims, and Social DesirabilityMegan HogueSocial WorkSpring 2007
Letters Returns as a Function of Distance from the Campus Post Office at Arkansas State University: A New Application of the Lost Letter TechniqueJennifer MauldenPsychologySpring 2007
School Consolidation Following Lake View: A Tale of Two DistrictsEmily SharpPolitical ScienceSpring 2007
Shift: A NovelletteJonathan SchugEnglish/PhilosophySpring 2007
A Survey of Hispanics’ Access to Health Care in Jonesboro, ArkansasPaul SilveriSociologySpring 2007
Uncovering the Complex Aliasing Patterns of Some Non-regular DesignsAlison WileyMathematicsSpring 2007
Commercially Owned Industrial Banking Companies: “A Harbinger of the Institution of Tomorrow or a Risky Experiment?”Melissa GriffinBusinessSpring 2007