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Dissertations - Campus Access Only
STRATIGRAPHY AND CARBONATE PETROLOGY OF THE MISSISSIPPIAN LODGEPOLE FORMATION IN CENTRAL MONTANA, Donald L. Smith
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SURVEY INSTRUMENT FOR FIRST-GRADE MATHEMATICS BASED ON SELECTED PIAGETIAN TASKS, Gary James Smith
Listening and nonverbal observation: The understanding acceptance and utilization in academic administration, H. A. Smith
RESOLVABLE AND DOUBLY RESOLVABLE DESIGNS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SCHEDULING OF DUPLICATE BRIDGE TOURNAMENTS, Henry Paul Smith
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE FROSTIG DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM FOR POSITION IN SPACE VISUAL PERCEPTION, Herbert James Smith
THE EFFECTS OF NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR ON THE SOCIAL REJECTION OF DEPRESSED INDIVIDUALS, Margaret M. Smith
A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA BASED ON A CRITERION-REFERENCED INSTRUMENT, Mary Tamas Smith
Selection and characterization of mutants of feline immunodeficiency virus resistant to the oxathiolane nucleosides (-)-FTC and 3TC, Robert A. Smith
Growth of foundation funding in doctoral universities I and II during a period of decreasing state appropriations, Stephen B. Smith
HUMORAL AND CELLULAR ASPECTS OF RESISTANCE IN MICE TO LEISHMANIA DONOVANISTRAIN SUDAN-III, Lloyd Leo Smrkovski
EFFECTS OF SOME CYTOKININS ON TOBACCO AND THEIR RELATION TO TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS INFECTION, Livingston C. Soans
EFFECTS OF EXPECTANCY ON THE REACTIVITY AND ACCURACY OF SELF-MONITORING, Allan Howard Solomon
AN ANALYSIS OF CONSISTENCY VARIABLES AS MODERATORS OF SUBJECTS' REACTIONS TO A PREDICTION AND CONTROL PARADIGM (REACTANCE SELF-MONITORING MEYERS-BRIGGS), John Sommers-Flanagan
The effects of stress on internal/external locus-of-control with varying levels of control, Rita Sommers-Flanagan
Secondary school mathematics in transition: A comparative study of mathematics curricula and student results, Terry A. Souhrada
A STUDY OF INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES IN MONTANA CLASS-I SCHOOL DISTRICTS, Frank John Sovka
CONTINUING EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS: DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION (TECHNOLOGY MEDIA NONTRADITIONAL), Pamela Sue Spencer
THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE TEACHERS IN MONTANA, Elaine Colie Spindler
DEPRESSION: SEX DIFFERENCES IN EXPRESSION AND RELATIONSHIP TO SEX ROLES, Marianne Thomas Spitzform
Characterization of serum proteins from Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda) vector of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni (Trematoda), Frances J. Spray
NEW DEALER FROM MONTANA: THE SENATE CAREER OF JAMES E. MURRAY, Donald E. Spritzer
A STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACADEMIC LEARNING CLIMATE OF MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Lee Spuhler
A STUDY OF MATHEMATICS PREPARATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, Verlyn G. Stahlecker
EXPLORING PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PREDICTORS OF DISORGANIZED ATTACHMENT AT 16-MONTHS IN A LOW-RISK SAMPLE, Laurel Anne Teaford Standiford
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF PRACTICING ALBERTA TEACHERS, Richard Brian Staples
AMERICAN HISTORY IN MONTANA HIGH SCHOOLS: PAST AND PRESENT, Harold Joseph Stearns
S. R. LOGAN; EDUCATOR FOR DEMOCRACY 1885-1970 (MONTANA ILLINOIS), Sheila MacDonald Stearns
A COMPARATIVE TEST OF EGO-BIASED VERSUS INFORMATION-PROCESSING ATTRIBUTION PROCESSES USING A NONMANDED PERSPECTIVE CHANGE, Nancy K. Steblay
Estimation in generalized linear mixed models via the EM algorithm, Brian M. Steele
THE HUMAN CYTOCHROME C DOMAIN-SWAPPED DIMER: TIGHTER REGULATION OF INTRINSIC APOPTOSIS, Harmen Bentley Behymer Steele
AN INVESTIGATION OF WORK AND LEISURE EXPERIENCES OF WORKERS IN TWO ASSEMBLY LINE PLANTS IN A RURAL SETTING, James Lee Steele
LARGE-SCALE CAMERA TRAPPING AND LARGE-CARNIVORE MONITORING, OCCUPANCY-ABUNDANCE RELATIONSHIPS, AND FOOD-WEBS, Robin Willem Steenweg
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FRESHMAN DROPOUT STUDY 1968-1970, Gregory Paul Stefanich
Evaluating the consequences of public land grazing permit buyout program permit reductions and increased fees on land ownership and open space in Western states, Mark S. Steinbach
ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOSHAPED KEY PECKING IN PIGEONS, Gene D. Steinhauer
RANGE ECOLOGY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP IN CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS, John G. Stelfox
THE EFFECT OF MULTI-TYPE SHORT TERM COUNSELING ON THE VOCATIONAL MATURITYOF MALE TENTH GRADE VOCATIONAL STUDENTS, Orvis J. Stenson
THE EFFECTS OF LABELS AND GENDER ON PEER ATTITUDES OF INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED STUDENTS, Ian Knowlton Pattison Stephens
Biochemical adaptations in the prairie dog during long-term food and water deprivation, Jeffrey R. Stephens
Women's perceptions of sexual abuse treatment: A study of female survivors' preferences and opinions, Anne Christine Stermock
TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONCEPTS USING LANDSAT IMAGES: A MODULE FOR GIFTED/TALENTED STUDENTS, Dennis W. Sterner
SUGGESTED CRITERIA AND PROCEDURE FOR THE SELECTION OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, Gary W. Steuerwald
Pressure-Temperature-Time Constraints on Metamorphism, Anatexis, Magmatism & Exhumation in the Priest River Complex, Northern Idaho, and Comparison with Geodynamic Models, Liane Marie Stevens
Identification and comparison of role expectations role conceptions and role performances to clarify the role of the high school counselor, Marolane Yellen Stevenson
IS HUMLA, NEPAL REALLY OPEN DEFECATION FREE? LATRINE USAGE AND UPKEEP POST ODF, Evan William Stewart
Some aspects of multiplicative commutation relations, Gregory M. St. George
THE EFFECTS OF DOGMATISM AND EFFECTANCE AROUSAL ON THE ATTITUDE-ATTRACTION RELATIONSHIP, Robert J. St. Marie
AIR-BLAST AVOIDANCE LEARNING SETS IN NORMAL AND PROTEIN-MALNOURISHED RHESUS MONKEYS (MACACA MULATTA), Gerald Ray Stoffer
Anger and aggression control for incarcerated offenders, Barbara Louise Stone
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF SECONDARY PRINCIPALS IN ALBERTA: AN ANALYSIS OF PROCEDURES CRITERIA AND IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS (CANADA), Harold T. Storlien
A biosystematic study of the tall species of the genus Mertensia Roth nom. conserv. (Boraginaceae), Jeffrey Lynn Strachan
HYDROLOGY AND SUBSURFACE GEOLOGY OF THE MISSISSIPPIAN MADISON GROUP AND POTENTIAL WATER USE FOR AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY NORTHWESTERN MONTANA PLAINS, Ann Chalmers Stradley
Molecular population genetics of Arabidopsis species, Barbara E. Stranger
STIMULUS CHANGE AND ATTENTIONAL VARIABLES AS FACTORS IN THE BEHAVIORAL DEFICIENCY OF MALNOURISHED DEVELOPING MONKEYS (MACACA MULATTA), David Allen Strobel
ADJUSTMENT DIFFICULTIES OF WOMEN VIET NAM VETERANS (POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS-DISORDER; VIETNAM), Julia Meta Stroud
A REFERENCE DIGEST FOR MONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS: LEGAL PRINCIPLES PERTAINING TO THE DISMISSAL OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF (DUE PROCESS TENURE), Patrick J. Stuber
EYEWITNESS MEMORY: A COMPARISON OF GUIDED MEMORY AND HYPNOTIC HYPERMNESIA TECHNIQUES, Cynthia A. Sturm
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF THE DIPPER ADAPTATIONS OF A PASSERINE TO AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, John O'Meara Sullivan
CHARACTERIZATION OF PR DOMAIN PROTEINS AND THEIR BINDING PARTNERS, Yizhi Sun
THE KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF LEAD MONOHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE, Ronald Alvin Susott
THE EFFECTS OF ATTRIBUTION OF NORMALITY ON AROUSAL, Soren K. Svanum
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT AS IT RELATES TO SCIENCE CURRICULA AND PROGRAMS AT THE SIXTH-GRADE LEVEL IN MONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Malcolm D. Swan
INCREASING ELDERLY CITIZENS' USAGE OF A NUTRITION PROGRAM: EFFECTS OF THREE PEER-DELIVERED PROMPTS-INCENTIVE PROCEDURES, Teresa M. Sweeney
EFFECTS OF STIMULUS PREDICTION ON RESPONSE COMPONENTS OF THE GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE, Richard Patrick Swenson
A comparison of differing session lengths within a closed economy, Ann C. Szalda-Petree
RESPONSE CHAIN LEARNING AND RETENTION IN MENTALLY RETARDED UNDER FOUR CONDITIONS OF REINFORCEMENT, Larry Wilson Talkington
MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF 30 S RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT RECONSTITUTION, Ming F. Tam
Cooperating and student teachers' personalities and their interpersonal relationships during the student-teaching experience, Korinne Tande
THE MECHANISM OF ORGANOMERCURIAL OZONOLYSIS, Amnard Tantivanich
PROBING ESCHERICHIA COLI RIBOSOMAL RNA IN SITU WITH COMPLEMENTARY-DNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDES: SUBUNIT ASSOCIATION SITES, William E. Tapprich
The ecology of grizzly bear digs in subalpine meadows, Sandra E. Tardiff
THE USE OF THE HUMAN EYEBLINK AS A BEHAVIORAL INDEX OF ANXIETY AND PERSONALITY VARIABLES: A VALIDATION STUDY, Gerald M. Tarlow
PROBING POSSIBLE TRNA BINDING SITES ON THE ESCHERICHIA COLI RIBOSOME, Anchalee Tassanakajohn
PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS IN SMALL ISOLATED ALASKAN SCHOOLS REGARDING SUPERVISION RECEIVED COMPARED TO SUPERVISION PREFERRED (RURAL EDUCATION), Dorothea M. Taylor
COGNITIVE VARIABLES IN PSYCHOPATHY, Terrel Lee Templeman
Sex differences in social cognitive development: An exploration of mediating variables, Merna Heinrich Terry
A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING COLLABORATION AND SUCCESS IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TEAM, Michelle Crowder Terwilliger
ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS YIELDS FOR SHORT ROTATION PONDEROSA PINE STANDS IN WESTERN MONTANA, Steven D. Tesch
The relationships between dimensions of organizational climate and selected staff characteristics in two secondary buildings, Janet D. Thomson
DISPERSAL IN THE AQUATIC PHYCOMYCETES, Melvin LeRoy Thornton
THE EFFECTS OF EXPECTANCY AND INCONSISTENT VICARIOUS CONSEQUENCES ON THE ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE OF IMITATIVE RESPONSES, Stephen Ted Tibbitts
Predicting learning and memory skills in college student drinkers, Angelique G. Tindall
CONSTRAINED CYCLOHEPTATRIENYLIDENES AND CYCLOHEPTATETRAENES, Supanna Tivakornpannarai
A SOCIO-HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN ALBERTA ILLUSTRATED BY CHANGES IN THE GRADE VI SCIENCE PROGRAM, Nicholas Tkach
Effects of speed and body size on the intermittent flight of birds, Bret William Tobalske
Quantification of habitat type and climate relationships in western Montana, Julie Tobin-Scheer
THE PREPARATION OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS IN ALBERTA, Henry Toews
OPINIONS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARDING OBJECTIVES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, Leslie Ray Tolman
Sulfur transport and fate in a pulp mill wastewater treatment system, David Lawrence Tooke
FEASIBILITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA OWNING AND OPERATING AIR TRANSPORTATION, Robert L. Toomey
Information processing nonverbal sensitivity and social problem-solving in schizophrenia, Rosemary Toomey
SCALING PERCEPTIONS AND PREFERENCES OF FOREST SCENES FROM THE CORAM EXPERIMENTAL FOREST: AN APPLICATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING, Roy Frederick Touzeau
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TORQUE AND AN INDICATOR OF THE SCHIZOID TAXON, Edward H. Trontel
Relationships among spatial skills athletic participation and confidence in the learning of mathematics of high school females, James A. Trudnowski
THE USSR AND THE PROJECTION OF MILITARY FORCE IN THE THIRD WORLD: SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY AND ROLE OF STRATEGICALLY MOBILE MILITARY FORCES 1945-1980, Graham Hall Turbiville
GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH END OF THE RUBY RANGE SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA, Russell Gene Tysdal
ADAPTATION OF CYANIDIUM CALDARIUM TO VARIATION IN LIGHT INTENSITY AND CARBON-DIOXIDE STRESS, Thomas Matthew Ulik
MODULE CATEGORIES (RING SEVERAL OBJECTS ADDITIVE FUNCTOR), Carol A. Ulsafer
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT RISK FACTORS AND COMPLETION FOR STUDENTS WITH DEBT AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, Colleen Sweeney Unterreiner