This collection includes 12248 University of Montana graduate student theses, dissertations, and professional papers (ETDs) from 1899-present. Use the following links to search discipline-specific ETDs:
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Theses
The effectiveness of fact-finding in public employee collective bargaining in Montana., Susan K. Nissen
Silent Cowboys and Verbose Detectives: Masculinity as Rhetoric in Wister, Hammett, and Chandler, Maria Carla Nissi
Detection of herpes simplex virus in cell culture stomatitis and labial lesions by the immunoperoxidase technique, Soontaree Nitayamekin
Studies for Strings A string Ensemble Technique Manual, Donald Arthur Nitz
Overview and evaluation of APEC members' current stage of investment liberalization, Carl-Christian Nitzsche
Financial statement disclosure of conglomerate enterprises - the investors viewpoint, John Harold Noble
Analysis of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003: The good the bad and the ugly., Nicholas D. Noble
A SIMPLE GIS APPROACH TO PREDICTING RARE PLANT HABITAT: NORTH CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, REGION ONE, Erin Elizabeth Nock
Gibbons' Funeral; a short novel, Robert Cyrus Noe
Functional morphology and feeding ecology of the northern squawfish Ptychocheilus oregonensis, Amy E. Noffsinger
A feasibility study of the marketing of facility services for the Great Falls International Airport Great Falls Montana, J. Neil Noffsinger
Flood hazard mapping in the Bitterroot Valley Montana, K. Michael Nolan
EVOLUTION OF THE KINETICS AND DYNAMICS OF HEME-CREVICE LOOP REGULATING CHEMISTRY IN HUMAN CYTOCHROME C, Shiloh M. Nold
An ethnographic study of tribal industry on Fort Peck Reservation, Charles Nolley
Where We Go to Live: A Collection of Stories, Erik Norbie
In the bones of wings| [poems], Sandra P. Norby
Mirage: A Novel Multiple Protein Sequence Alignment Tool, Alex Nord
Evaluating the Use of Environmental Tracers to Reduce Conceptual Model Uncertainty of Hydrogeologic Models, Andrew Nordberg, Jon Graham, and W. Payton Gardner
Earth-bonding in environmental education: A unique approach to teacher inservice training, Jim Norgaard
Tradewinds and Traditions: Exploring the Archaeology of German Gulch, William Travis Norman
Buttonnose, a children's play, Richard Norquist
Base Rates for the Occurrence of Articulated Profiles on the Personality Research Form and the Minnesota Mltiphasic Personality Inventory, Kathleen Norris
Effects of varying stimulus and response modalities on the short-term memory of children, Jeanne S. Northfield
Probable smoke column heights from slash fires, Rodney A. Norum
Analysis of diurnal fluctuations of national fire danger rating system spread index in interior Alaska, Nonan V. Noste
Space VLBI user assistance software: an object-oriented design implemented in Java, IstvaÌn Noszticzius
The effects of diet and exercise on blood lipid levels in adolescent males, James Vincent Notaro
Study of short-term investment procedures utilized by major Montana cities and counties from 1966 through 1968, Gary E. Notti
Isotonic and isokinetic training effect on vertical jump performance, Sarah D. Novak
Study of the comparative effects of smallpox on four Indian groups, Carol A. Novotne
Revising palimpsest| Narrative and history in the postmodern novel, Peter Alexander Nowakoski
DRIVERS OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC SHIFTS AT THE BRIDGE RIVER SITE (EeRl4), BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sarah Nowell
The petrology and alteration of the Kirwin Mineralized Area Park County Wyoming, William Bejamin Nowell
Palestine refugees in Jordan 1950-1955, Fay Kathleen Noyes
Investigation of the punctuation practice in the 1957 County Agricultural and Home Demonstration Agents' reports at Montana State College, Robert Norman Noyes
Recognition and production of /s/ and /n/ words, Janice Driscoll Nugent
Nest-site and habitat selection of Buteo species in southeastern Washington and the use of geographic information systems to model nest habitat quality, John Joseph Nugent
Madagascar| Short stories, Richard L. Nunez
A study to investigate the energy expenditure of subjects while they were operating mechanical trenchers of different design, Elihu Galen Nusbaum
The effect of nest density on the respiratory environment of bank swallow burrows, David Nusbaumer
Physical or emotional disabilities in employment and social situations: A comparison of attitudes toward Vietnam veterans and non-veterans, Bonnie Rae Nussbaum
Thomas Hardy's use of physical nature, Constance Rose Nutt
Speech defects as a school problem, Catherine Nutterville
Investigation of the antigenic mimicry between murine macrophages and LPS from Esherichia coli 0113, Jude Onyeso Nwosu
GENETIC POPULATION STRUCTURE AND CONSERVATION OF BULL TROUT IN THE EAST FORK BITTERROOT RIVER DRAINAGE, MONTANA, Leslie Grace Nyce
Various aspects of love in the theatre of Jean Cocteau, Mika Viga Nye
Never was the man put out, William Wright Nye
Man himself| [poems], Al Nyhart
A depth to bedrock model of the Hellgate Canyon and Bandmann Flats area East Missoula Montana using constrained inversion of gravity data, David L. Nyquest
Factors influencing the United Nations' role in the decisions on the future of British and French Togolands, Thomas Eugene Nyquist
The Montana Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act: A supervisor's handbook., Jim Nys
The evolution of the Campus Recreation Department at the University of Montana an historical analysis 1950-1975, Robert Charles Oaks
Catalysis of carbon dioxide gasification of cellulose char studied by electron paramagnectic [i.e. paramagnetic] resonance, Marcus Obeng
Proposal for improvement of redistricting and precinct procedures for the state of Montana., Daniel A. Obermeyer
Enmity and alliance: Park Service-concessioner relations in Glacier National Park 1892-1961, Michael James Ober
“I NEED A HAND-UP, NOT A HAND-OUT:” SPOILED IDENTITIES AND IDENTITY MAINTENANCE AMONG SINGLE MOTHERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, Laura Obernesser
An inquiry into customer opinions of the car rental business, Jordan Obertier
Investigation of the mechanism of priming for a pseudo-secondary antibody response to LPS, Pamela M. Obey
A study of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Yampa River Drainage System Moffat and Routt Co. Colorado, Briant Richard Oblad
Shelterbelt| A novel excerpt, Colleen O'Brien
HUMAN VS. NON-HUMAN BONE: A NON-DESTRUCTIVE HISTOLOGICAL METHOD, Haley N. O'Brien
Marketing of subliminal perception, John F. O'Brien
Stratigraphic analysis of the Albian through Campanian Colorado Group within the Garrison Depression west-central Montana, Matthew W. O'Brien
YOUTH HARVEST: EXPLORING AN EMPLOYMENT-BASED, SERVICE-ORIENTED, THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM FOR “AT-RISK YOUTH”, Rachel Christine O'Brien
Sartre and Marx on alienation: An analysis and comparison of their theories, Sean M. O'Brien
Analysis of the development of the Montana State High School Speech Tournament, 1904 to 1964, Thomas F. O'Brien
An approach to a computer-analyzed bioassay using axenic cultures of the protozoa Tetrahymena pyriformis, Gerald Kane O'Bryan
An Exploration: How Voluntourism Conservation Projects Coordinate with and Contribute to Conservation Efforts in Madre de Dios, Peru, Alejandrina R. Ocanas
Childhood trauma-related nightmares: The impact of exposure, relaxation, and rescripting therapy on cognitive functioning, Susan E. Ocean
Franco-Maghrebian youth in the works of Leila Sebbar| Between generations and cultures, Bethany S. O'Connell
Effects of cutaneous afferent activity on latent learning in the bilateral conditioning paradigm, Michael Francis O'Connell
A description of teaching spelling in an experience unit by Harriet K. O'Conner, Harriet K. O'Conner
Comparison of convergence behavior in the Simple genetic algorithm and the Infinite population model, Michael D. O'Conner
Valley for Caesar, a pageant play, Carroll John O'Connor
Comparison of the attitudes of Air Force personnel and the community at large toward local business in Great Falls Montana, Daniel Joseph O'Connor
An Economic analysis of social security and a recommendation for reform, Susanne Marie O'Connor
Some economic aspects of public assistance programs with special reference to the state of Montana, William C. O'Connor
The intelligence of children in the Catholic high schools of Montana data secured by a state-wide mental survey of Catholic high schools and grammar grades, Mary Vianney O'Dea
Deepest place we have: Bioregionalism narrative and postmodernism in western environmental literature, Jeffrey Odefey
Airphoto interpretive approach toward resource inventory and land-use planning : Brewster Creek study area Granite County Montana, David J. Odell
Prelude to fratricide| The Carranza-Villa split and factionalism in the Mexican Revolution, 1913--1914, Joseph Charles O'Dell
The utilization of simple sugars by Alcaligines fecalis, Stephen L. Odgers
SOCIAL VALUES FOR ATTRIBUTES AT RISK FROM WILDFIRE IN NORTHWEST MONTANA, Derek Timothy O'Donnell
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PONDEROSA PINE OVER TIME AFTER DEATH BETWEEN VECTORS OF MORTALITY, Edward J. O'Donnell
THE EFFECT OF ORIENTATION-NEUTRAL CURSORS ON MOVEMENT TIME, POSITIONING PERFORMANCE, AND STIMULUS-RESPONSE (S-R) COMPATIBILITY, Kim Joachim Oehmichen
Riparian grazing in the northern intermountain region: Impacts and strategies for management, Jon P. Oestreich
Early return-to-work programs: Transitioning the injured worker., Mary Elizabeth. Oestreich
Catch as Catch Can| A collection, Donna L. Oetzel
Ecotone between hyporheic water and lake water: Dimensions and ecology, Fred T. Offenkrantz
A description of the major plant communities on the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, Russell James Offerdahl
Iterative methods of matrix inversion, Harvey Craig Ogden
Japanese-American newspaper in Seattle: The role of the North American Post in the Seattle Nikkei community, Hitoshi Ogi
Stimulus preference in rats, Richard Standish O'Grady
A Population Study of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovise Canadensis canadensis Shaw) on Wildhorse Island, Herman A. Ogren
Dynamics of a reduced magpie population, Patrick Lee O'Halloran
History of the Blackfeet Indians, Blanche O'Hara
Performance, Placement, and Persistence: An Exploratory Study of the First Year Math Experience at The University of Montana, Sharon Beth O'Hare
On the Lake and other stories, Douglas Lee O'Harra