Northern Michigan University Master's Theses
This is an electronic repository of the intellectual output of Northern Michigan University Master's graduates and provides an organized way to preserve theses in a digital format .
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For your convenience, the NMU Theses collection has also been organized into departmental collections. You may browse these sub-collections by clicking the links below:
Theses from 1975
Ecology of the Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna of the Huron Islands, Lake Superior, Carla W. Corin
Ecological Survey of the Terrestrial Vertebrates of Scott's Marsh, Leonard P. Corin
The Distribution and Ecology of the Aquatic Gastropoda of Marquette County, Michigan, Thomas E. Dingeman
A Study of the Sault Ste. Marie Separate Schools' In-school Professional Development Days., Sam A. Fera
Synthesis of the Esters of cis-2-Phenylcyclopropane Carboxylate, Robert Guiliani
Biosynthesis of Anabasine in Nicotiana glauca, Pawan K. Gupta
Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Communication: A Descriptive Analysis of Humanistic Speech Communication Education in Michigan and its Application an Elk Rapids High School., Howard Jerry Hockstad
Study of the Oxidation of Phenols and Catechols by Copper-Amine Catalysts, Joyce V. Niessen
Effects of an Increasing Deer Herd on Vegetation in a One Mile Square Enclosure, Duane Philipps
Public Television Viewer Reaction and Implications for Broadcast Administration in Michigan's Upper Peninsula., Scott King Seaman
Classroom Utilization of the Results of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program in the Breitung Township Schools., Robert J. St. Louis
Study of Goal Priorities for the Iron Mountain School District., Phyllis Terwilliger
Food of Larval Alewives in a Lake Michigan Bay and Notes on Their Distribution, Abundance and Growth, Wilbert C. Wagner
Sex Differentiation and Hormone Directed Sex Determination in the Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush), John Charles Wenstrom
Detection of a Blue-Green Algal Virus in Various Freshwater Habitats of Marquette County, Michigan, Gary R. Youmans
Theses from 1974
The Effect of Business Mathematics Instruction on Student Performance in Learning to Operate Office Calculating Machines., Oluremi Raphael Aina
Investigation of Several Aspects of the Landolt Reaction, Peter A. Behnke
Genetic Effects of the Recessive Sex-Linked Lethal Gene, Tortoise, on the Prenatal Mortality of Mice, Francisco O. Calvo
Competitive Physico-Chemical Studies of Some Ni (4--Methylpyridine) 4(SCN)2 Clathrates, Pay-hung Chiu
Study of the Homogeneous Isomerization of Substituted Phenylcyclopropanes with Di-mu-Chlorotetracarbonyldirhodium (I), Pak-Wing Chum
Initial Constructions of Double Oc Mutants by Double Episome Matings in Escherichia coli, Donna M. Jaksic
Degree of Client Comfort as a Function of Dyadic Interaction Distance in the Counseling Setting., Phillip H. Knight and Carolyn K. Bair
Ecological Survey of the Mammals of the Huron Mountain Area, John W. Laundrѐ
Field Study of an Administrative Position: Director of Services, Northern Michigan University., Robert J. Nystrom
Reactions to the Use of the APEX Simulated Office Program by Business Teachers in Selected High Schools in Michigan., Dennis Puisto
Comparison of Selected Adult Business Education Programs in the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan., Richard P. Smaniotto
Study to Determine the Effects of the APEX Office Simulation Program on Typewriting Speed and Accuracy, Sally A. Waak
Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf, Thomas F. Weise
Analysis of Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Lake Trout Taken from Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Marquette Fish Hatchery, Chii-ling Jeang Wu
Theses from 1973
Absorption Studies of the Ni(4--Methylpyridine)4 (SCN)2 A˙ C6H6 Clathrate System, M. A. Brault
Physico-Chemical Studies of Some Werner-Complex Clathrates, S. W. K. Chick
The Thrust of Career Education Programming and its Implications for Business and Office Education., Lowell W. Ellsworth
Genetic Effects of the Recessive Sex-Linked Lethal Gene, Tortoise, on Preweaning Body Weight and Growth Rate of Mice, Michael D. Erdman
Isolation and Comparison of Elastin from the Aortas of Normal and Tortoise Mutant Mice, Charles E. Hansen
A Study of Population Densities, Habitats, and Foods of Four Sympatric Species of Shrews, James R. Haveman
Study of the Incidence of Stuttering Among Juvenile Diabetics, William Ogden Haynes
Influence of Winter Weather Conditions on the Survivorship of "Canachites canadensis" in Northern Michigan, Robert J. Kueber
Syntheses of Some Cyclopropenes and a Study of the ir Mode of Rearrangement Using Homogeneous Catalysts, Arudi Lakshminarasimhaiah Ravindra
A Report on the Implementation and Operation of the Integrated Office Laboratory and Lester Hill Program an Menominee Area High School, Menominee, Michigan., Mary Kay Schwartz
Thermatode Parasites of Some Amphibia from the Cyrus H. McCormick Experimental Forest, with Notes on Their Ecology, Incidence, and Zoogeography, James A. Spence
AN Evaluation of the Business Area of the Exploratory Arts Program an Mason Senior High School., Amy Weiler
Teaching the Fundamentals of Speech at the Detroit College of Business Administration: Three Approaches, Nancy Karen Wichar
Theses from 1972
Investigations of the Knoevenagel Condensation of 4- Nitrohomophtalic Acid with Various Aldehydes., Richard Allan Balding
A Study of Cooperative Education Programs in the Class "C" High Schools of Michigan., John D. Bowsman
Practice in the Teaching of Shorthand in the High Schools of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Gloria J. Braamse
Analysis of Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Proteins from Normal (+/+) and Blotchy (Blo/+) Adult and Embryonic Mice (Mus musculus), Robert C. Briggs
Analysis of Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Proteins from Normal and Mutant Adult and Embryonic Mice, Diana M. Constance
Comparison of Student Performance in Beginning Typewriting Based on Sex and Grade Level, James K. Dellies
Impulse Approximation in Compton Scattering, Vesa Halonen
Effects of the Recessive, Sex-Linked Lethal Gene, Blotchy, on the Connective Tissue of the Mouse (Mus musculus L.)., Eldon M. Handrich
All Things Are, Marvin Hess
Poems, Susan H. Jacobsen
Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Lake Trout Taken from Lake Superior, Raymond E. Johnston
Study to Compare the Performance of First Semester Typing Students, Without Previous Typing Instruction, Using "Live" Teacher Instruction and Instructional Tapes, Judith C. Kangas
Reading Experiment Using the Impress Method., Darley M. Kemppainen
A Follow-Up Study of Graduates of Two-Year Programs in General Business, Accounting, and Retailing and Sales an Northern Michigan University for the Years 1965-1971., Russell J. Lamesfield
Study of the Tetramethylammonium Chloride-Antimony Trichloride Double Salt System, Kit Ming Mak
Isotopic Exchange of Some Bicyclic Hydrocarbons with Deuterium Catalyzed by Palladium on Silica, William S. Millman
Degradation of the Inducible Enzyme Tryptophan Pyrrolase by Lysosomes from Rat Liver Tissue, Kenneth W. Mueller
Effect of SO2 Emission on Populations of Four Lichen Species, Avery Glen Peoples
Directional Control of Air Flow in the Avian Respiratory System, Charles C. Smith
Homogeneous Isomerization of Cyclopropylalkenes Di-mu-Chlorotetracarbonyldirhodium (I), Hugo W. Voigt
Thermal Stability Studies of Chelates of 8-Hydroxyquinolates, Frederic J. Zucchero
Theses from 1971
Study to Determine the Effect of Taking a Timed Writing When it Has to Be Handed in as Compared to Taking One That Does Not Have to Be Handed in, Clyde J. Archambeau
The Pros and Cons of Including Bookkeeping in the Business Education Curriculum of the Secondary School., Kenneth Bentley
Growth and Survival of Young-of-the-year Brook Trout in a Northern Michigan Stream and Tributary Springs, Thomas C. Cannon
Physico-Chemical Studies of the Ni(4-Methyl Pyridine) 4 (SCN)2 A˙ Toluene Clathrate System, L. Y. Chou
How to Organize and Conduct a Class Called Business Opportunities., Lorene V. Johnson
A Follow-Up Study of Suomi College Graduates in the Secretarial Program., Robert P. King
A Survey of Public Secondary Schools of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Determine Standards for Measurement of Students in Shorthand I, Arthur G. Lewis
In Vitro Conversion of Progesterone and Androstenedione to Estrogens by Normal and Mutant Mice Ovarian Tissue, Winson M. S. Orr
Study of Methods of Teaching Basic Data Processing on the High School Level., William N. Rowe
The in vitro Biosynthesis of Steroids by Ovarian and Adrenal Tissue of C57BL/6J Normal (+/+) and C57BL/6J Tortoise (To/+) Mice, Alice Ming-Hsien Tang
Steric Effect in Homogeneously Catalysed Hydrogenation of Small Ring Cycloalkenes Using Tris (Triphenylphosphine) Chlororhodium (I), Kai-Shung Tse
Physico-Chemical Studies of the Ni(4-Methylpyridine)4 (SCN)2 A˙ C6H6 Clathrate System, K. Vasantha
Effect of Varied Scheduling on Achievement in Second-Semester Typewriting on the University Level, James H. Witting
Theses from 1970
History of the 308th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Fighter Group., Wallace E. Anderson
The Texarkana Experiment in Educational Accountability and Performance Contracting., George R. Bell
A Study of Homing Behavior of Black Bears, Elsworth M. Harger
Role Deprivation of Adult Patients During Routine Hospital Admission, Betty J. Hill
Pathological Anatomy of Valsa Canker of Yellow Birch, Susan A. Kamensky
Cytotaxonomic Study of the Listera cordata Complex, Leenamari Kangas
Kinetic Rate Studies and Related Properties of Some Werner-Complex Clathrates, M. T. Lok
The Professional Responsibilities of Michigan Secondary School Counselors as Perceived by Two Distinct Populations of Counselors., Vineta I. Miller
The Greatness in Gatsby, Mary Audri Tlachac
The Use of a Hemlock-Hardwood Winter Yard by White-Tailed Deer in Northern Michigan, Alton John Westover
Theses from 1969
Organizational Climate, Teacher Age, and Student Achievement., Dennis Jerome Deloria
Failure of Shikimic Acid to Be a Precursor in the Biosynthesis of Nicotine, C.L. Gajurel