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Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

Klevak, Anna S.. Individual Differences in Timing Measures: Continuation Tapping, Relaxation Time, Reaction Time, and Critical Flicker Fusion

Lacey, Elizabeth M.. EVALUATION OF SIMULATION EXTRACTED METALS-ACID VOLATILE SULFIDE (SEM-AVS) IN LACUSTRINE SEDIMENT (LAKE CHAMPLAIN), ESTUARINE SEDIMENT (NARRAGANSETT BAY) AND UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS

Lang, Michelle A.. A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Adolescent HIV-Risk Predictors

Lopez Kimpton, Jon. THE FATHER'S ROLE IN SELF-CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Mack, Andrew P.. HIGH-FREQUENCY INTERNAL WAVES IN THE UPPER EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC

Sato, Olga T.. SEASONAL AND LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY IN THE MERIDIONAL HEAT FLUX AT 36°N IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC

Smith, Kevin J.. Variations in Attention as Measured by Accuracy and Reactions Time Over the Course of a Continuous Performance Task

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Abdul Samad, M. Fazilah Binti. Performance of Group-Affiliated Firms: A Study of Politically-Affiliated Business Group in Malaysia

Alam, Shahriar Mahbub. Study and Analysis of the Water Quality of the Blackstone River Watershed

Ames, Gregory H.. Design Optimization of Indium-Gallium-Arsenide-Phosphide Multi-Quantum Well Electroabsorbtion Modulators

Arnold, Eve Maureen. The Rock Magnetic Properties, Grain Size and Mineral Composition of Winborne Dust and Sediment in the North Pacific Ocean

Colby, Suzanne M.. Algorithms for Missing Data Replacement in Time Series Analysis

Gardiner, Erika Natalie. Age Differences in Multidimensional Self-Concept

James, Charles. KUROSHIO INSTABILITIES IN THE EAST CHINA SEA - OBSERVATIONS, MODELING, AND COMPARISON WITH THE GULF STREAM

Morisseau, Karen Marie. THE EFFECT OF COMPRESSION FORCE ON THE NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRA OFT ABLET DOSAGE FORMS

Saltzberg, Elayne Amy. THE IMPACT OF BREAST CANCER ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE AND SEXUAL FUNCTIONING

Saris, Renee N.. The Influence of Contemporary Music on Responses to Visually Presented Mainstream Sexually Explicit Images

Theses/Dissertations from 1995 1995

Adler, Gabriela Schalow. Our Beloved Lizzie; Constructing an American Legend

Antonelli, Lynn T.. Pressure Event Detection Based on the Dyadic Wavelet Transform

Cottrill, Sara D.. The Psychological Modulation of the Immune System: A Meta-Analysis

Dua, Ramneik. The Influence of Formulation and Device Variables on the Intransasal Absorption of Salmon Calcitonin

Lee, Elaine C.. An Alternative School: An Alternative Solution

Migneault, Jeffrey Peter. A Transtheoretical Investigation of Immoderate Drinking in College

Petricig, Richard Oliver. BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN BULL CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA

Pino, Raquel D.. The Exercise and Self-Esteem Model: Inclusion of Physical Acceptance in Tests of Model Constructs

Reed, Gabrielle Richards. Measuring Stage of Change for Exercise

Rocchio, Lisa Marie. The Pursuit of Beauty Through Thinness and the Impact of Advertising on College Women's Attitudes

Shaw, Beth Joann. Protective and Risk Factors for Adolescents in a Residential School Setting

Sienkiewicz, George. An Investigation of the Material and Process Variables in Pharmaceutical Wet Granulation

Tsoh, Janice Yusze. Stages of Change, Dropouts, and Outcome in Substance Abuse Treatment

Williams, Jane. Transcendence as a Human Response to Life Threatening Illness: Description and Understanding Through Narratives

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Alias, Mohd Norazmi. Localized Electrochemical Study on Corrosion Behavior of Nitride Thin Films

Almagno, Stephanie A.. An NEH Fellowship Examined: Social Networks and Composition History

Anupindi, Nagesh. Data Partition and Migration for High Performance Computation in Distributed Memory Multiprocessors

Apple, Martha E.. Histochemistry of Spore Mucilage and Inhibition of Spore Adhesion in Champia parvula, A Marine Alga

Arruda, James E.. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Quantified Electroencephalogram Measured During a Continuous Performance Test: A Confirmation of Neurocognitive Systems

Aspel, Andrew D.. Individual Versus Multidisciplinary Team Decision Making

Celebucki, Carolyn Cobb. A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Education on Decision-Making and Satisfaction in Re-Entry Women’s Intimate Relationships

Deiter, Pamela. Sexual Assertiveness Training for College Women: An Intervention Study

Dutton, Deborah M.. Girls' and Boys' Beliefs About Adult Work: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a School-Based Program

Ginsburg, Florence. Developmental Correlates of Incest: An Analysis of Research Relevant to the Alleged Impact of Intrafamilial Abuse on the Short and Long Term Adjustment of Children

Gold, Sherri M.. Quantitative EEG Effects Due to Task Related Processing of Lateralized Auditory Continuous Performance Tests, Separate from Attentional and Motor Components of the Tasks

Grimley, Diane Marie. Contraceptive and Condom Use for the Prevention of Pregnancy, STDs, and AIDS: A Transtheoretical Approach

Hecht, Philip J.. The "Fine Line" of Otto Rank

Hewitt, Nancy Maria. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF LABELING AND ADVERTISING ON THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF RX-TO-OTC SWITCH PRODUCTS

Kennedy, Mary Lynne. The Base-Rate Fallacy in School Psychology: Implications for Decision-Making

Little, Sara S.. Altruism in College Volunteers: Relationships to Prosocial Personality, Constructive Thinking, and Parenting Variables

Rose, Jennifer S.. Toward an Integrated Model of Relapse from Exercise: Review, Measurement, Classification, and Prediction

Schiller, Maria. MATERNAL INTERACTION STYLE, THE FAMILY AND ATTACHMENT OUTCOMES

Van Savage, Gary. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOCROSSLINKABLE HYDROXETHYLCELLULOSE MEMBRANES FOR SUSTAINED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS

Viekman, Bruce Eric. STEAMWISE VORTICES IN THE OCEANIC BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER

Yeh, Min-Tsung. VECTOR COMPETENCE IN LYME DISEASE : STUDIES ON IXODES SCAPULARIS, DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS, AND AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Aguiar, Linda. Reading Ability, Vocabulary Acquisition, and Phonological Processes: An Investigation of Vocabulary Acquisition by Skilled and Less-Skilled Readers

Bellis, Jeffrey Mark. THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF CHANGE APPLIED TO PSYCHOTHERAPY: A PSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF RELATED INSTRUMENTS

Blais, Linelle Marie. Structural Integration of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change: An Application to Smoking Cessation

Connelly, Cynthia D.. Relationships Between Self-Esteem, Social Support and Adolescent Hopefulness

Franklin, Martin Edward. Blood/Injury and Snake Phobias: Cognitive, Behavioral, and Physiological Characteristics

Kiddon, John Afton. O2 and 18O: CO-Tracers of Oceanic Productivity

Lemay, Patricia M.. Stress, Temperament, and Academic Achievement

Lotto, Susan Maria. The Methodological Characteristics of an Independent Living Skills Assessment Form for Adolescents in Placement

O'Sullivan, Daniel William. Analysis, Distribution, and Oxidation-Reduction Chemistry of Fe(II) in Seawater

Redding, Colleen A.. The Transtheoretical Model Applied to Safer Sex Behavior Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Investigation

Shaunesey, Kimberly. The Relationship Between Prior Abuse and Personality Functioning in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients

Squillante, Emilio. PHYSTCOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AFFECTING THE PERCUTANEOUS ABSORPTION OF NIFEDIPINE

Whitworth, Donald R.. A Structural Equation Model of a Set of Operationalized Cognitive Social Learning Variables and Citizen Participation in Neighborhood Organizations

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

Abdelkader, Hatem. Electroabsorbtion in Multiple Quantum Well Structures

Abrams, Lewis Julius. The Seismic Stratigraphy, Crustal Structure, Volcanic and Sedimentary History of the East Mariana and Pigafetta Basins of the Western Pacific

Ahmadjian, Mark. Infared Spectral Measurement of Space Shuttle Glow

Amato-Vealey, Elaine. Determinants of Exercise Behavior After a Myocardial Infraction: Beliefs, Intention, Behavior

Anderson, James A.. Out of the Shadows: A Structuralist Approach to Understanding the Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft

Dibiasio, Paige A.. An Analysis of Altering the Value of a Classically Conditioned Predictive Cue

Fitts, Sherri Nelson. Models of Shame, Family Functioning, and Psychosocial Outcomes in a College Population

Futransky, Joanna S.. Relations Among Verbal Working Memory, Listening Comprehension, and Reading Skills

Gibbes, Bertram S.. The Cognitive Control of Leveling-Sharpening and Acceptance of Interpersonal Violence in Adults

Kenner, Ellen Lee. The Clinical Psychologist Practitioner: Job Autonomy and Burnout

Picariello, Carla M.. PERCEIVED EMOTIONAL MALTREATMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM: POTENTIAL MEDIATING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Stone, Brenda H.. VERBAL WORKING MEMORY AND SPEECH PRODUCTION ABILITIES IN CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENTIAL READING SKILL: A CHRONOLOGICAL- AND READING-AGE COMPARISON

Weiler, Michael David. A Measurement Model for Spectral Analyzed EEG

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

Adley, Mark David. Computation of the Effective Properties of Materials with Microstructure

Amari, John V.. Development of High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Separations for the Purification and Analysis of Phospholipids and Related Liponucleotides - A New Class of Anti-AIDS Drugs

Boucher, Joceline M.. Nutrient and Phosphorus Geochemistry in the Taunton River Estuary, Massachusetts

Bray, James L.. Transformational and Transactional Church Leadership Perspectives of Pastors and Parishioners – An Extension

Burkhardt, William III. Accumulation, Persistence, and Elimination of Microbial Indicators by Molluscan Shellfish

Chinman, Richard. Phosphorus Dynamics in the Parker River Estuary

Chrappa, Rita C.. Great Expectations: A Workshop on Responsible Dating

Chueh, Hann Rong. Optimization and Its Applications on Pharmaceutical Conventional and Extended Release Solid Dosage Forms

Cosby, Stanley Gene. FACTORS INFLUENCING SELF-DISCLOSURE PATTERNS OF BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS

Deering, Catherine Gray. Correlates of Sibling Jealousy and Parental Favoritism

Evans, Bernadette F.. The Role of Working Memory in Phoneme Awareness

Hess, Jennifer. The Strontium Isotope Geochemistry of the Cenozoic Ocean

King, Jay T.. Preconscious Factors in Romantic Attraction

Romero, Alain Joseph. OPTIMIZATION OF IBUPROFEN FORMULATION: MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS OF THE BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE STEREOISOMER

Skrmetti, Thomas J.. Experientially-Modulated Neuronal Death in Overconnected Neural Networks

Surrette, Michael Anthony. Level of Satisfaction and Commitment to a Decisional Choice as Mediated by Locus of Control

Toepper, Lorin K.. RECONCILING THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT WITHIN COMMUNITIES

Ward, John Michael. Modeling Vessel Mobility: The Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fleet

Weyandt, Lisa L.. Validity of Tasks of Executive Functions with School-Aged Children: Potential Efficacy in Discriminating Clinical Groups

Zhuang, Guoshun. The Physical Chemistry of Atmospheric Iron and Its Geochemical Behavior in the Surface Waters of the Open Ocean

Theses/Dissertations from 1990 1990

Al-Hazmi, Mohammed I.. A Biosurfactant of Bacterial Origin and its Characterization

Amegashitsi, Leo Lawoe. Varying Isotope Response of Freshwater Molluscs to Environmental Change: Equatorial Africa