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Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Boosted ensemble algorithm strategically trained for the incremental learning of unbalanced data, Michael David Muhlbaier
The role of public relations in crisis communication planning and management: an analysis of the pharmaceutical industry, Tracey A. Myszka
An architecture for intelligent health assessment enabled IEEE 1451 compliant smart sensors, Donald Albert Nickles
The roles and responsibilities of academic chairs in strategic planning at Rowan University, William F. O'Brien
Test anxiety: effects on standardized testing, average classroom assessments, and fourth grade students, Elysia J. Ochs
Effective collaboration methods of school media specialists and classroom teachers, Cynthia Anne O'Reilly
Different methods of measuring the problems experienced by significant others of substance abusers, Christine Perugini
Library access to Hispanic books in Bridgeton, New Jersey, Donna Pettit
The effect of positive reinforcement on the achievement of 3rd grade students' spelling, Leandra Pintel
The relationship between parenting style and academic success among college students, Sarah E. Pisacano
Evaluation and modeling of repeated load test data of asphalt concrete for mechanistic-empirical flexible pavement design, Stephen Price
Full-day kindergarten versus half-day kindergarten: which has more advantages for children with disabilities?, Kathy V. Priest
The effects of learning goals on self-concept and intrinsic motivation in the learning disabled student: a case study, Lindsay S. Reed
The reading habits of elementary students and the potential role of the school library media specialist, Elizabeth Reilly-Stern
An analysis of the models of public relations most commonly used by professional minor league baseball franchises, Pasquale J. Rose Jr.
Division III athletic trainers' attitudes toward issues and concerns of the athletic training profession, Kristin Sacerdote
Building better working relationships between high school library media specialists and school technology coordinators, Jennifer Lynn Sedlock
What happens when a fifth grade class takes an inquiry stance into their own wellness through a critical literacy lens?, Casey Shalhoub
Cultivating a donor base: how colleges and universities use public relations techniques to influence undergraduate students to become donors, Heather Ann Sheridan
Techniques used by elementary library media specialists to teach Caldecott Medal and Honor Award books, Kathy Lee Simpkins
NCAA Division III student-athletes' attitudes and knowledge of anabolic steroids, Keith Smicklo
Computer use and integration of elementary school teachers, Samuel L. Smith
Analysis of elementary school library web sites in southern New Jersey, Tricia L. Squire
Data fusion of complementary information from parietal and occipital event related potentials for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Nicholas Stepenosky
A study on employment of vocational school graduates with disabilities: how is their transition from school to adulthood?, Herbert H. Stevenson Jr.