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Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Abdullatif, Hanan
. Toni Morrison: Rethinking the Past in a Postcolonial ContextAndreozzi, Lynne M.
. Attatchment Classification Among 18 Month Old Children of Adolescent MothersArmitage, William D.
. On the Use of Undefined Logic Values in Digital VLSIChan, Christine
. Spatial Patterns in Ocean Color and Temperature Maps: Fronts, Fractals, and Ecological ConsiderationsJackson, Kimberley Anne
. THE APPLICATION OF THE POPULATION APPROACH TO PHARMACOKINETICS IN DRUG DEVELOPMENTJones, Lisa M.
. Maltreating Caregivers: An Application of the Transtheoretical Model of ChangeMcKiernan, Kristen A.
. How Subject Characteristics Influence Attention Task Performance: A Structural Modeling ApproachMcMillan, Bradley Farrell
. A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Understanding Psychological Empowerment in Community Prevention CoalitionsMiller, James Allen
. Observed Conflict, Sexual Experience, Pornography, and Coercive Behavior as Predictors of Men’s Sexual Arousal to Sexual and Violent ImagesRashed, Suzette F.
. PHARMACODYNAMIC PARAMETERS: INFLUENCE ON DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP AND ESTIMATIONSilver, Barbara E.
. A Media Skills Intervention for Adolescents on Gender Attitudes, Beliefs, and BehaviorsUz, B. Mete
. GRAVITY-CAPILLARY WAVES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON AIR-SEA INTERACTION UNDER NON-STATIONARY CONDITIONSVazquez, Maria
. PUERTO RICAN FAMILY FUNCTIONING, ACCULTURATION AND ATTITUDES TOWARD FAMILY COUNSELINGWard, Alexandra Jane
. PRESCRIBING PATTERNS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN ASTHMATIC CHILDREN: A HISTORICAL COHORT STUDYWestrick, Edward Roy
. Antihypertensive Pharmacotherapy: Does Prescribing Follow National Guideline Recommendations?Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Al-Amleh, Amal M.
. Boundedness, Periodicity and Stability of Some Difference EquationsAl-Weqaiyan, Adel A.
. Examining the Association Between Personal and Cultural Values and Cross-National Customer SatisfactionAndrade, Glenna M.
. (Re)Envisioned (Pre)History: Feminism, Goddess Politics, and Readership Analysis of The Clan of the Cave Bear and The Valley of the HorsesBosco, Susan Blanchard
. The Effect of Developmental Process on the Cognitive Complexity of StereotypesBruno, Linda N.
. Predicting Mathematics Performance: A Structural Equation ModelDineen, Anne C.
. The Relationship of Physical Activity to Self-Concept and Perceived Stress in Adolescent FemalesEvers, Kerry E.
. Quantitative Methods for Assessing Change: Application to Condom UseJain, Rajeev
. CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY FROM A NOVEL INJECTABLE IN SITU FORMED BIODEGRADABLE PLGA MICROSPHERE SYSTEMLevesque, Deborah A.
. Violence Desistance Among Battering Men: Existing Interventions and the Application of the Transtheoretical Model of ChangeMehta, Ketan Arvind
. THE DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF A NOVEL MULTI-UNIT ERODING MATRIX SYSTEM FOR POORLY SOLUBLE DRUGSMeinen, Christopher Stuart
. TRANSPORT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENTNorman, Gregory J.
. A Cluster Analytic Test of the Transtheoretical Model Applied to Exercise BehaviorSmith, Nancy Ruth
. Adolescent Students with Behavior Disorders: Teacher's Current Referral PracticesTillotson, Mary Ellen K.
. Analogue Versus Authentic Data: Prereferral Intervention Strategy Utilization, Effectiveness and Self-Efficacy BeliefsTwardowski, Michael Stewart
. THE FINESCALE DISTRIBUTION, ORIGIN, AND PHOTOBLEACHING OF THE SPECTRAL ABSORPTION OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER IN COASTAL WATERSTheses/Dissertations from 1997
Adamowicz, Catherine
. Indicated Silences in American NovelsAdeyemi, Olufemi A.
. Multifractal Analysis of Unvoiced Speech SignalsAlbelaikhi, Abdulaziz Abdurrahman
. Development of a Muslim Religiosity ScaleAlfultis, Michael Aaron
. Statistical Characterizations of North Atlantic Subtropical Mode WaterCassidy, 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 DelaysKennedy, Kristen Francis
. Cynics, Spaces, and Subjects: Toward a Tactical Ethics of RhetoricKlevak, Anna S.
. Individual Differences in Timing Measures: Continuation Tapping, Relaxation Time, Reaction Time, and Critical Flicker FusionLacey, Elizabeth M.
. EVALUATION OF SIMULATION EXTRACTED METALS-ACID VOLATILE SULFIDE (SEM-AVS) IN LACUSTRINE SEDIMENT (LAKE CHAMPLAIN), ESTUARINE SEDIMENT (NARRAGANSETT BAY) AND UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONSLang, Michelle A.
. A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Adolescent HIV-Risk PredictorsLopez Kimpton, Jon
. THE FATHER'S ROLE IN SELF-CONCEPT DEVELOPMENTMack, Andrew P.
. HIGH-FREQUENCY INTERNAL WAVES IN THE UPPER EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFICSato, Olga T.
. SEASONAL AND LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY IN THE MERIDIONAL HEAT FLUX AT 36°N IN THE NORTH ATLANTICSmith, Kevin J.
. Variations in Attention as Measured by Accuracy and Reactions Time Over the Course of a Continuous Performance TaskTheses/Dissertations from 1996
Abdul Samad, M. Fazilah Binti
. Performance of Group-Affiliated Firms: A Study of Politically-Affiliated Business Group in MalaysiaAlam, Shahriar Mahbub
. Study and Analysis of the Water Quality of the Blackstone River WatershedAmes, Gregory H.
. Design Optimization of Indium-Gallium-Arsenide-Phosphide Multi-Quantum Well Electroabsorbtion ModulatorsArnold, Eve Maureen
. The Rock Magnetic Properties, Grain Size and Mineral Composition of Winborne Dust and Sediment in the North Pacific OceanColby, Suzanne M.
. Algorithms for Missing Data Replacement in Time Series AnalysisGardiner, Erika Natalie
. Age Differences in Multidimensional Self-ConceptJames, Charles
. KUROSHIO INSTABILITIES IN THE EAST CHINA SEA - OBSERVATIONS, MODELING, AND COMPARISON WITH THE GULF STREAMMorisseau, Karen Marie
. THE EFFECT OF COMPRESSION FORCE ON THE NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRA OFT ABLET DOSAGE FORMSSaltzberg, Elayne Amy
. THE IMPACT OF BREAST CANCER ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE AND SEXUAL FUNCTIONINGSaris, Renee N.
. The Influence of Contemporary Music on Responses to Visually Presented Mainstream Sexually Explicit ImagesTheses/Dissertations from 1995
Adler, Gabriela Schalow
. Our Beloved Lizzie; Constructing an American LegendAntonelli, Lynn T.
. Pressure Event Detection Based on the Dyadic Wavelet TransformCottrill, Sara D.
. The Psychological Modulation of the Immune System: A Meta-AnalysisDua, Ramneik
. The Influence of Formulation and Device Variables on the Intransasal Absorption of Salmon CalcitoninLee, Elaine C.
. An Alternative School: An Alternative SolutionMigneault, Jeffrey Peter
. A Transtheoretical Investigation of Immoderate Drinking in CollegePetricig, Richard Oliver
. BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN BULL CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINAPino, Raquel D.
. The Exercise and Self-Esteem Model: Inclusion of Physical Acceptance in Tests of Model ConstructsReed, Gabrielle Richards
. Measuring Stage of Change for ExerciseRocchio, Lisa Marie
. The Pursuit of Beauty Through Thinness and the Impact of Advertising on College Women's AttitudesShaw, Beth Joann
. Protective and Risk Factors for Adolescents in a Residential School SettingSienkiewicz, George
. An Investigation of the Material and Process Variables in Pharmaceutical Wet GranulationTsoh, Janice Yusze
. Stages of Change, Dropouts, and Outcome in Substance Abuse TreatmentWilliams, Jane
. Transcendence as a Human Response to Life Threatening Illness: Description and Understanding Through NarrativesTheses/Dissertations from 1994
Alias, Mohd Norazmi
. Localized Electrochemical Study on Corrosion Behavior of Nitride Thin FilmsAlmagno, Stephanie A.
. An NEH Fellowship Examined: Social Networks and Composition HistoryAnupindi, Nagesh
. Data Partition and Migration for High Performance Computation in Distributed Memory MultiprocessorsApple, Martha E.
. Histochemistry of Spore Mucilage and Inhibition of Spore Adhesion in Champia parvula, A Marine AlgaArruda, James E.
. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Quantified Electroencephalogram Measured During a Continuous Performance Test: A Confirmation of Neurocognitive SystemsAspel, Andrew D.
. Individual Versus Multidisciplinary Team Decision MakingCelebucki, Carolyn Cobb
. A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Education on Decision-Making and Satisfaction in Re-Entry Women’s Intimate RelationshipsDeiter, Pamela
. Sexual Assertiveness Training for College Women: An Intervention StudyDutton, Deborah M.
. Girls' and Boys' Beliefs About Adult Work: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a School-Based ProgramGinsburg, 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 ChildrenGold, Sherri M.
. Quantitative EEG Effects Due to Task Related Processing of Lateralized Auditory Continuous Performance Tests, Separate from Attentional and Motor Components of the TasksGrimley, Diane Marie
. Contraceptive and Condom Use for the Prevention of Pregnancy, STDs, and AIDS: A Transtheoretical ApproachHecht, Philip J.
. The "Fine Line" of Otto RankHewitt, Nancy Maria
. A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF LABELING AND ADVERTISING ON THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF RX-TO-OTC SWITCH PRODUCTSKennedy, Mary Lynne
. The Base-Rate Fallacy in School Psychology: Implications for Decision-MakingLittle, Sara S.
. Altruism in College Volunteers: Relationships to Prosocial Personality, Constructive Thinking, and Parenting VariablesRose, Jennifer S.
. Toward an Integrated Model of Relapse from Exercise: Review, Measurement, Classification, and PredictionSchiller, Maria
. MATERNAL INTERACTION STYLE, THE FAMILY AND ATTACHMENT OUTCOMESVan Savage, Gary
. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOCROSSLINKABLE HYDROXETHYLCELLULOSE MEMBRANES FOR SUSTAINED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONSViekman, Bruce Eric
. STEAMWISE VORTICES IN THE OCEANIC BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYERYeh, Min-Tsung
. VECTOR COMPETENCE IN LYME DISEASE : STUDIES ON IXODES SCAPULARIS, DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS, AND AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUMTheses/Dissertations from 1993
Aguiar, Linda
. Reading Ability, Vocabulary Acquisition, and Phonological Processes: An Investigation of Vocabulary Acquisition by Skilled and Less-Skilled ReadersBellis, Jeffrey Mark
. THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF CHANGE APPLIED TO PSYCHOTHERAPY: A PSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF RELATED INSTRUMENTSBlais, Linelle Marie
. Structural Integration of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change: An Application to Smoking CessationConnelly, Cynthia D.
. Relationships Between Self-Esteem, Social Support and Adolescent HopefulnessFranklin, Martin Edward
. Blood/Injury and Snake Phobias: Cognitive, Behavioral, and Physiological CharacteristicsKiddon, John Afton
. O2 and 18O: CO-Tracers of Oceanic ProductivityLemay, Patricia M.
. Stress, Temperament, and Academic AchievementLotto, Susan Maria
. The Methodological Characteristics of an Independent Living Skills Assessment Form for Adolescents in PlacementO'Sullivan, Daniel William
. Analysis, Distribution, and Oxidation-Reduction Chemistry of Fe(II) in SeawaterRedding, Colleen A.
. The Transtheoretical Model Applied to Safer Sex Behavior Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional InvestigationShaunesey, Kimberly
. The Relationship Between Prior Abuse and Personality Functioning in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients