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Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Xu, Yongsheng. ANALYSES OF SEA SURFACE HEIGHT, BOTTOM PRESSURE AND ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME IN THE JAPAN/EAST SEA

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Campion, Christopher Lawrence. An Analysis of the Thermal Decomposition Reactions of Organic Electrolytes Used in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Gallo, Frank Joseph. A Self-Report Approach to Screening Police Candidates’ Aggressive Tendencies

Trombetti, Isabel A.. Meanings in the Lives of Older Adults: In Their Own Voices

Yeh, Yating. APPLICABILITY OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION IN TAIWAN

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Aflague, John M.. Suicide Assessment by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: A Phenomenographic Study

Agarwal, Vivek. Microstructure Studies in Surfacant Systems

Allen, James H.. Regulation of cra, A Regulatory Gene of Glycolytic and Gluconeogenic Pathways in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

Anatchkova, Milena D.. Smoking and Stress: Exploring Patterns Among High School Youth in Bulgaria

Andreozzi Stern, Lucille. The Pros and Cons of the Learned Helplessness Construct and the Battered Woman Syndrome: A Critical Analysis and Possible Reformulation

Dutton-Greene, Leila B.. Testing a Model of Unwanted Pursuit and Stalking

Hall, Kara L.. A Meta-Analytic Examination of Decisional Balance Across Stage Transitions: A Cross-Sectional Analysis and Cross-Sequential Cross-Validation

Johnson, Pamela J.. USING PHARMACY CLAIMS DATA TO EVALUATE ADHERENCE AND PERSISTENCE WITH PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS

Leon, Yolanda M.. COMMUNITY IMPACTS OF COASTAL TOURISM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Somerville Ruffalo, Jessica. Visuoconstructional Impairment: What Are We Assessing, and How Are We Assessing It?

Vasanthavada, Madhav. A MECHANISTIC STUDY TO IDENTIFY PHYSICALLY STABLE AMORPHOUS SOLID DISPERSION

Yong, Lynne Ee Lin. Resilience in Ex-Refugees from Cambodia and Vietnam

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Abughosh, Susan M.. Drug Benefit Plans for Elderly Under Managed Care and Utilization of Lipid Lowering Agents

Adams, Candace. Relationship of Early Intervention Service Coordination Model to Qualify of Transition and Family Empowerment

Al-Sultan, Muhammed S.. Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to Assess Antibiotic Utilization in Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Amidon, Stevens Russell. Manifestoes: A Study in Genre

Ammirati, Theresa Perri. Making the Grade: Academic Literacies and First-Generation College Students in a Highly Selective Liberal Arts College

Baird, Janette. Longitudinal Study of the Acquisition of Locomotion, Motor Activity, and Infant Development

Coleman, Dwight F.. ARCHAEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF INUNDATED COASTAL PREHISTORIC SITES

Ford, Kathryn Hale. Assessment of the Rhode Island Coastal Lagoon Ecosystem

Jones, Julie M.. EXAMPLES OF POPULATION PHARMACOKINETIC MODELING IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT USING NONMEM

Li, Yuxin. THE DEC1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR: ONCOGENIC INVOLVEMENT AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS ON TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION

Martin, Rosemarie A.. Latent Transition Ananlysis as a Sensitive Outcome: Analysis for Longitudinal Data

Mitchell, Douglas A.. Upper Current Structure and Variability in the Southwestern Japan/East Sea

Sicotte, Charles. Computerized Behavioral Observation: Implications for Improving Accuracy and Reducing Bias

Turner, Stephen Edward. GAS FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN MICROCHANNELS: AN EXPERIMENT AL INVESTIGATION OF COMPRESSIBILITY, RAREFACTION, AND SURF ACE ROUGHNESS

Uhnak, Kenneth Stephen. Micropropagation of Carnivorous Plants

Ward, John A.. Development and Validation of Transtheorectical Measure for College Student Spiritual Expression

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

Achanta, Anand S.. Rational Approaches to the Regulation of Nonprescription Medicines

Adamowicz, Susan C.. New England Salt Marsh Pools: Analysis of Geomorphic and Geographic Parameters, Macrophyte Distribution and Nekton Use

Alves, Steve Louis. An Examination of Collaborative Practice in Anesthesia Care Team Settings and Occupational Sress in Nurse Anesthetists

Diehl, Steven Kenneth. Adult Attachment Patterns: The Relationship Between Security of Attachment and Adjustment to Prison and Separation From Loved Ones

Dumanli, Inayet. MECHANISTIC STUDIES TO ELUCIDATE THE ROLE OF LIPID VEHICLES ON SOLUBILITY, FORMULATION AND BIOA VAILABILITY OF POORLY SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS

Gable, Frank Joseph. THE SCIENCE/POLICY OF THE CONTEMPORARY COASTAL CHALLENGE OF VULNERABILITY FROM CLIMATE CHANGE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WIDER CARIBBEAN

Mirsky, Elena. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN TODDLER EMOTION COPING: THE IMPACT OF TEMPERAMENT AND SOCIALIZATION EXPERIENCES ON REGULATION DEVELOPMENT

Murray, Lynne Dawn. MMPI-2 Scores as a Predictor of Outcomes on the Phase II Profile Integrity Inventory

Russell, Emily D.. An Examination of the Nature of Reading Fluency

Vemavarapu, Chandra S.. PARTICLE FORMATION BY RAPID EXPANSION OF SUPERCRITICAL SOLUTIONS

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

Arciero, Michael Joseph. Some Limit Theorems for Szego Polynomials

Correia, Stephen. The Potential Clinical Utility of Methods for Estimating Prior Standing in Specific Cognitive Domains: A Feasibility and Illustration Study

Desai, Yogita. A MECHANISTIC STUDY OF FLOW AND COMPRESSION BEHAVIOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL POWDERS

Johnson, Janet L.. Integrating the Transtheoretical Model: A Quantitative Analysis in the Area of Sun Exposure

Kogut, Stephen Jon. HYPOGLYCEMIC DRUG UTILIZATION AND ADHERENCE TO PRESCRIBED REGIMENS: A PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY USING RETAIL PHARMACY DATA

Meyer, Miriam I.. Effects of Reading Disability in Adolescents on Self-Concept and Future Expectations

Morrow, Jennifer Ann. CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND ADULT HEALTH: PROTECTIVE FACTORS AS MEDIATING VARIABLES

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Ackley, Margaret Anne. Development and Initial Validation of a Structured Interview for the Detection of Malingered Mild Head Injury

Cox Ashton, Grace. Universal Newborn Screening for Developmental Risk

Disch, William Burton. A Mediational Coping Model of Sociopersonal Well-Being and Quality of Life

Donald, J. J. Agar. Bioeconomic Implications of Modifying the Selectivity Properties of Fishing Gears

Ferszt, Ginette Gosselin. Studies of Grief: Narratives of Incarcerated Women Who Experienced the Death of a Significant Person While in Prison

Little, Arthur Allen. Regulating Tempo in a Continuation Finger-Tapping Task

MacNaught, Carol Lee. Are IQ Discrepancies Between SES Groups Primarily the Result of Verbal Scale Differences?

McCormick, Maureen. Can the Influence of Base Rate Information be Distinguished from the Influence of Gender Stereotypes in the Psychiatric Diagnostic Decision Making Process?

Palaniswamy, Suresh. DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF A PULSED-RELEASE TABLET DOSAGE FORM FOR LOW DOSE WATER SOLUBLE DRUGS

Plummer, Brett A.. To Parcel or Not to Parcel: The Effects of Item Parceling in Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Ragsdale, Brian L.. AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, EXPERIENCE WITH RACISM, AND MEANING IN LIFE AMONG BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS

Sindelar, Holly Anne. Elimination of the Hindsight Bias in Individual Versus Group Decision Making

Stoler, Linda Ribble. RECOVERED AND CONTINUOUS MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Abdullatif, Hanan. Toni Morrison: Rethinking the Past in a Postcolonial Context

Andreozzi, Lynne M.. Attatchment Classification Among 18 Month Old Children of Adolescent Mothers

Armitage, William D.. On the Use of Undefined Logic Values in Digital VLSI

Chan, Christine. Spatial Patterns in Ocean Color and Temperature Maps: Fronts, Fractals, and Ecological Considerations

Jackson, Kimberley Anne. THE APPLICATION OF THE POPULATION APPROACH TO PHARMACOKINETICS IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Jones, Lisa M.. Maltreating Caregivers: An Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Change

McKiernan, Kristen A.. How Subject Characteristics Influence Attention Task Performance: A Structural Modeling Approach

McMillan, Bradley Farrell. A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Understanding Psychological Empowerment in Community Prevention Coalitions

Miller, James Allen. Observed Conflict, Sexual Experience, Pornography, and Coercive Behavior as Predictors of Men’s Sexual Arousal to Sexual and Violent Images

Rashed, Suzette F.. PHARMACODYNAMIC PARAMETERS: INFLUENCE ON DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP AND ESTIMATION

Silver, Barbara E.. A Media Skills Intervention for Adolescents on Gender Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors

Uz, B. Mete. GRAVITY-CAPILLARY WAVES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON AIR-SEA INTERACTION UNDER NON-STATIONARY CONDITIONS

Vazquez, Maria. PUERTO RICAN FAMILY FUNCTIONING, ACCULTURATION AND ATTITUDES TOWARD FAMILY COUNSELING

Ward, Alexandra Jane. PRESCRIBING PATTERNS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN ASTHMATIC CHILDREN: A HISTORICAL COHORT STUDY

Westrick, Edward Roy. Antihypertensive Pharmacotherapy: Does Prescribing Follow National Guideline Recommendations?

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Al-Amleh, Amal M.. Boundedness, Periodicity and Stability of Some Difference Equations

Al-Weqaiyan, Adel A.. Examining the Association Between Personal and Cultural Values and Cross-National Customer Satisfaction

Andrade, Glenna M.. (Re)Envisioned (Pre)History: Feminism, Goddess Politics, and Readership Analysis of The Clan of the Cave Bear and The Valley of the Horses

Bosco, Susan Blanchard. The Effect of Developmental Process on the Cognitive Complexity of Stereotypes

Bruno, Linda N.. Predicting Mathematics Performance: A Structural Equation Model

Dineen, Anne C.. The Relationship of Physical Activity to Self-Concept and Perceived Stress in Adolescent Females

Evers, Kerry E.. Quantitative Methods for Assessing Change: Application to Condom Use

Jain, Rajeev. CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY FROM A NOVEL INJECTABLE IN SITU FORMED BIODEGRADABLE PLGA MICROSPHERE SYSTEM

Levesque, Deborah A.. Violence Desistance Among Battering Men: Existing Interventions and the Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Change

Mehta, Ketan Arvind. THE DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF A NOVEL MULTI-UNIT ERODING MATRIX SYSTEM FOR POORLY SOLUBLE DRUGS

Meinen, Christopher Stuart. TRANSPORT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT

Norman, Gregory J.. A Cluster Analytic Test of the Transtheoretical Model Applied to Exercise Behavior

Smith, Nancy Ruth. Adolescent Students with Behavior Disorders: Teacher's Current Referral Practices

Tillotson, Mary Ellen K.. Analogue Versus Authentic Data: Prereferral Intervention Strategy Utilization, Effectiveness and Self-Efficacy Beliefs

Twardowski, Michael Stewart. THE FINESCALE DISTRIBUTION, ORIGIN, AND PHOTOBLEACHING OF THE SPECTRAL ABSORPTION OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER IN COASTAL WATERS

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

Adamowicz, Catherine. Indicated Silences in American Novels

Adeyemi, Olufemi A.. Multifractal Analysis of Unvoiced Speech Signals

Albelaikhi, Abdulaziz Abdurrahman. Development of a Muslim Religiosity Scale

Alfultis, Michael Aaron. Statistical Characterizations of North Atlantic Subtropical Mode Water

Cassidy, Linda C.. The Stability of WISC-III Scores: For Whom are Triennial Re-Evaluations Necessary?

Curley, Susan L.. Training Caregivers to Intervene in the Exploratory Play of Young Children with Developmental Delays

Kennedy, Kristen Francis. Cynics, Spaces, and Subjects: Toward a Tactical Ethics of Rhetoric