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Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Lebduska, Lisa Terese
. Rhetorics, politics, and ecologic: The production of nature in American culture, 1840-1990Li, Yaqin
. Growth, grazing and bioluminescence of marine heterotrophic dinoflagellatesMapes, Theodore Jerome
. Waves in cylindrical systemsMatheny, Jonathan Andrew
. A model of culture-based identity and actionMazzotta, Marisa Joan
. Measuring public values and priorities for natural resources: An application to the Peconic Estuary systemMcKenna, James H.
. Seasonal dissolved organic carbon dynamics in estuarine and near-shore watersMorisseau, Karen Marie
. THE EFFECT OF COMPRESSION FORCE ON THE NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRA OF TABLET DOSAGE FORMSNewbury, Penny Ann
. Who To Watch Out ForPacheco, Carlos Roberto
. The use of inverse detected NMR for the analyses of diesel oil extractsPang, Jiongdong
. Olfactory glutamate reception in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)Pierce, Richard William
. Morphology and infraciliature of selected species of Tintinnina with a phylogenetic analysis of the Tintinnina based on infraciliaturePinnell, Lorraina Barr
. Space-time and the city: Glasgow and the literature of the urban peripheriesPornpinatepong, Somboon
. Numerical model of salinity intrusion in Pak Phanang EstuaryPrakash, Pankaj
. Beta-carotene's metabolism, distribution and influence upon cell proliferation and structure in NCl-H69 small cell lung cancer cellsQian, Xiaoshu
. Tracking the frequency components in speech and music signalsReynolds, William Henry Ejner
. Degradation of carbon fiber composites in the maritime environmentRowe, George Dail
. Nonlinearly forced equatorial deep jetsRuiz-Riquer, Gustavo O.
. Novel results on propagation characteristics in optical fibersSaltzberg, Elayne Amy
. THE IMPACT OF BREAST CANCER ON WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE AND SEXUAL FUNCTIONINGSargent, Norah Mary
. Self-esteem, depression, substance usage, and locus of control in sexually abused adolescentsSaris, Renee N.
. The Influence of Contemporary Music on Responses to Visually Presented Mainstream Sexually Explicit ImagesSilliman, Barbara Ann
. Conserving the balance: Frank Herbert's "Dune" as propagandaSun, Jie
. Acoustic bullets: Generation and propagationSun, Tong
. Design and performance evaluation of cache memories for high-performance computersSuriyapperuma, Sardha Peiris
. The application of molecular mapping strategies to Festuca spp. (fine fescues)Talukdar, Piyali
. Economics of sustainable resource management in a dynamic optimization frameworkThomas, Kenneth A.
. The reproductive biology of Lyonsia hyalina (Conrad, 1831) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata): Ultrastructural aspects of spermatogenesis and oogenesisTobin, David Jonathan
. Conceptualization and facilitation of community organizations: A multiple case studyTzanetopoulos, George K.
. Stability of some difference equations with nonhyperbolic equilibriaWallace, Jeanette T.
. One health care organization: A study in workplace motivation and organizational cultureWang, Chi-Jeng
. Bid-ask spread and stock return behavior: An empirical investigation of the Taiwan stock marketWest, David Allen
. Neural networks in the decision sciencesWolfner, Glenn D.
. Family functioning and physical child abuse: Are certain family types more prone to abuseWu, Lian-Chung
. Solid-state photochemical approaches to absolute asymmetric synthesis by irradiation of crystalline 4-alkoxy-2-pyridonesXiong, Xuefeng
. Design and implementation of parallel algorithms for automataYoung, Diane Duchon
. Predicting psychotherapy dropoutYu, Yongmin
. Dynamics of one-dimensional quantum spin systems with competing interactions at zero temperatureZhang, Shu
. Dynamical properties of systems of localized electron spins and systems of itinerant electrons at zero temperatureZhu, Yan
. Particle shape effects on dynamic load transfer in granular mediaTheses/Dissertations from 1995
Adler, Gabriela Schalow
. Our Beloved Lizzie; Constructing an American LegendAntonelli, Lynn T.
. Pressure Event Detection Based on the Dyadic Wavelet TransformAuger, Philip George
. ReWrighting Afro-American manhood: Negotiations of discursive space in the fiction of James Baldwin, Alice Walker, ohn Edgar Wideman, and Ernest GainesAugustoni, Marylynn
. The renewed recognition of dissociation in clinical assessmentBerard, Jane Helen
. Dickens' search for freedom: The landscape of "Martin Chuzzlewit"Bontatibus, Donna R.
. The seduction novel of the early nation: A call for sociopolitical reformBraga, Mary C.
. More about Jane AustenBullock, Heather Ellen
. Attributions for poverty: A comparison of middle class and welfare recipient attitudesCastillo, Marina Rafaela
. Calcium ion-dependent mechanisms of cell injury: The role of calcium ion-dependent proteases, phospholipases, and microtubule depolymerization in neurotoxicityChen, Chi-Shi
. Applications of multicomponent analysis and fiber optic in un-visible, near and mid infrared spectroscopyClancy, Michael
. Recruitment of the rock crab, Cancer irroratus: The influence of larval supply, settlement and post-settlement processes to benthic distribution patternsCottrill, Sara D.
. The Psychological Modulation of the Immune System: A Meta-AnalysisCraghead, S. Elaine
. Of subversion and sexuality: A discursive analysis of late twentieth-century American popular cultureCromarty, Stuart Ian
. Neuroethology of the escape response of the juvenile and adult American lobster, Homarus americanus, over the molt cycleDalton, Joanne Marie
. Client-caregiver-nurse interaction in a home care settingDe Antonis, Kathryn Marie
. The analysis of amino acids and peptides by high performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis using the novel derivatizing agent, 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamateDipippo, Lisa Beth
. Object-based semantic real-time concurrency controlDonohue, Kathleen Ann
. Wave propagation in the central equatorial Pacific OceanDonohue, Rebecca Koeniger
. An exploratory study of a women's health nurse practitioner-client interaction as resource exchange in a clinic environmentDua, Ramneik
. The influence of formulation and device variables on the intranasal absorption of salmon calcitoninDua, Ramneik
. The Influence of Formulation and Device Variables on the Intransasal Absorption of Salmon CalcitoninFagermoen, May Solveig
. The meaning of nurses' work: A descriptive study of values fundamental to professional identity in nursingFelix, Christina Hunter
. Domesticity, home and the culture of the everyday in four American twentieth-century novelsGleason, Timothy Ross
. The relationship between size and survival for the early life history stages of Menidia beryllina (Cope) in a Rhode Island estuaryGordon, Susan Holly
. Cold hardiness and growth in azalea budsHuang, Shih-I
. Inhibitory effects of cellulose and nonprovitamin A carotenoids on beta-carotene utilization in ratsHuber, Marina
. Environmental control of reproduction in an estuarine fish, Menidia beryllina (Cope), in Rhode IslandHummon, Julia Margaret
. A Gulf Stream-warm core ring interaction case study using statistical optimal interpolationIyengar, Lakshmi R.
. Neutron optical study of ferromagnetic multilayersJeon, Heeseon
. Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on marine zooplankton communities in a shallow estuarine systemJi, Hong
. The role of pyruvate carboxylase and carnitine in intermediary metabolism of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)Keating, Moira Eileen
. Monkey in the middleKleinman, Craig Ira
. Jews in space: On an American road to know whereKostka, Edith Agnes
. To make a better self: A spiritual reading of Jane Austen's "Emma"Kumaresan, Vidhyadevi
. Normal development of lumbar dorsal root ganglia in Rana pipiens: An autobiographic study of neuronal birthdatesLee, Elaine C.
. An Alternative School: An Alternative SolutionLee, Meehye
. Hydrogen peroxide, methyl hydroperoxide, and formaldehyde in air impacted by biomass burningLeonard, Nancy Hasenyager
. Group cognitive style and its impact on strategic decision-making and organizational directionLevin, Susan Alison
. Multicultural family functioning and attitudes toward family counselingLin, Hsing-Juh
. Responses of epiphytes on eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) to nutrient enrichmentLi, Qi
. Classification using principal features with application to speaker verificationLi, Syou-Jyan
. Pathophysiological mechanism of ibuprofen-incurred renal failure and enzymology and metabolic stereoisomeric inversion of ibuprofenMacinnes, Craig Scott
. Analysis of small and large perturbations of matrix subspacesMaharaj, Vishwanie
. Valuation of Atlantic salmon sport fishing in New England and an economic analysis of farming adult Atlantic salmon for a sport fisheryMandeville, Charles William
. Submarine pyroclastic deposits: Implications for pyroclastic flow/seawater interactions and volatile discharge during explosive volcanic eruptionsMarteinsdottir, Gudrun
. An investigation of the relationship of self-determination to exercise behavior in Icelandic womenMigneault, Jeffrey Peter
. A Transtheoretical Investigation of Immoderate Drinking in CollegeMuksian, Robin A.
. Changing representations of the horse: A study in discursive practicesMushinski, Andrei M.
. Wave-functions of small quantum clustersNester, Nancy L.
. Signs of family: Images of family life in contemporary American literaturePapandreou-Suppappola, Antonia
. New classes of quadratic time-frequency representations with scale covariance and generalized time-shift covariance: Analysis, detection, and estimationPeck, John A.
. An environmental magnetic study of the sediments of Lake Baikal, RussiaPetricig, Richard Oliver
. BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN BULL CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINAPhillips, Michele F.
. Loneliness in mothers of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Case study methodologyPino, Raquel D.
. The Exercise and Self-Esteem Model: Inclusion of Physical Acceptance in Tests of Model ConstructsPremasiri, Ajith H.
. Syntheses and characterization of poly(aminophenazines) and poly(fluoroanilines)Prichard, Janet Jamie
. RTSQL: Extending the SQL standard to support real-time databasesRafanelli, Anthony Joseph
. A mechanical reliability approach for the optimization of alternatives to tin-lead solder interconnection systems for electronic packagingRamalingam, C. S.
. Analysis of non-stationary, multi-component signals with applications to speechReed, Gabrielle Richards
. Measuring Stage of Change for ExerciseRheault, Robert B. Jr.
. Studies on food-limited growth in juvenile shellfish using novel aquaculture approaches