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Open Access Dissertations

The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to doctoral dissertations through DigitalCommons@URI. Dissertations prior to 2013 may or may not be available here. Please consult the URI library catalog to see all titles. For those dissertations available only in print, the library can usually scan a copy upon request.

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Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Ge, Hongya. Parameter estimation and ambiguity resolution

Ge, Zhengfang. Fiber optic and clinical applications of near-and mid-infrared spectroscopy

Ginsburg, Florence. Developmental correlates of incest: An analysis of research relevant to the alleged impact of intrafamilial abuse on the short and long term adjusment of children

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

Gurumoorthy, Vanchinath. A design study of aerodynamically efficient automotive air induction systems

Hayden, Lisa Creane. Individual resiliency and vulnerability in the Providence Longitudinal Study: A study of social competence and antisocial behavior

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

Hewitt, Nancy Maria. A critical investigation of the impact of labeling and advertising on the state and effective use of Rx-to-OTC switch products

Hu, Zhimin. A study of turbulent curved jet in a confined space

Ito, Marina Kiyomi. The biosynthesis of omega-three fatty acids from linoleic acid in Artemia

Jackson, James Roger Jr.. Molecular genetics of the human BCGF-12kD locus

Janekarnkij, Penporn. Economic incentives for water resource management in the Pak Phanang River Basin of southern Thailand

Johanning, Karla M.. Characterization of yolk proteins during oocyte development of tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus

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

Kim, Chang Heung. A computer simulation of intra aortic balloon pump: A timing control algorithm in the presence of arrhythmia

Kim, Hyun-Sook. An equivalent-barotropic data-assimilating model of Gulf Stream meanders

Kosmider, Alexia M.. Tricky tribal discourse: The poetry, short stories, and fables of Creek writer, Alex Posey

Laquale, Kathleen Marie. Dietary practices of collegiate wrestlers

Lee, Tong. Variability of the Gulf Stream path observed from satellite infrared images

Lin, Di. X-ray and polarized neutron powder diffraction investigation of the magnetization density distribution in colloidal magnetic fine particles

Lin, Jie. Novel applications of near-IR spectroscopy of water and aqueous solutions

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

Manickam, Thulasinath G.. Estimation in a multipath environment

Manton, Anne Phyllis. Making the decision to seek care for a non-urgent illness: A qualitative study

Mao, John W. Z.. Identification and characterization of nitrogenous species in Brazilian petroleum by particle beam LC/MS

Miriyala, Shravan Kumar. Galvanic blistering in carbon fiber polymer composites

Nekovei, Reza. Adaptive detection of coronary arteries from angiogram

Newman, Joseph Vincent. Characterization of the effects of the Escherichia colileuX and GLGR genes upon intestinal colonization

Newman, Linda G.. Recognition of Borrelia burgdorferi HSP60 and human HSP60 by Lyme disease patient sera

Oliveira, Kenneth. Age, size, sex, growth, and migrations of yellow and silver phase American eels

Pantanahiran, Wichai. The use of Landsat imagery and digital terrain models to assess and predict landslide activity in tropical areas

Rampone, William Reginald Jr.. Women's negotiation of power in early modern ballads, prose romances, and plays

Rines, Jan Elizabeth B.. Systematics of selected species of the marine diatom genus Chaetoceros Ehrenberg 1844

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

Santos, Antelmo F.. Development of a piezoelectric biosensor for determination of toxic amines in seafood

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

Shah, Abhijit Aroon. Development and analysis of techniques for order determination and signal enhancement

Sherman, Bradford Charles. The spectroscopy and photochemistry of polyazine

Song, Tao. Float observations and numerical simulations of particle motion in Gulf Stream meanders

Sullivan, Mary Cunningham. Maternal control style in preschool children born at medical risk

Sun, Linfeng. Molecular complexes of polyaniline and polyelectrolyte: Synthesis, properties and applications of novel conducting polymers

Suppappola, Seth Bowen. Modeling electrocardiogram waveforms and evaluating QRS detectors

Symecko, Carl William. The functional evaluation of binders in the wet granulation process

Thiam, Mamadou Djiby. Synthesis of fish oil derived omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid analogs

Tonn, Victor Lux. An inquiry into the theory of strategic continuity: Optimal control systems of marketism and enlightened Confucianism

Van Keuren, Jeffrey Robert. A study of the bioluminescence of larger zooplankton and the effects of low-level light changes on their behavior

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

Viekman, Bruce Eric. Streamwise vortices in the oceanic bottom boundary layer

Viswanath, V. S.. The recursion method applied to one-dimensional spin systems

Vredenburgh, Joan Robinson. Bath and the English country house in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"

Whitehouse, Sandra Thornton. The abundance and distribution of Crangon septemspinosa in Narragansett Bay and the importance of C. septemspinosa as a predator of benthic macrofauna and newly metamorphosed Pleuronectes americanus

Wilson, Julie Marie. Psychosocial adjustment of adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in childhood

Wu, Chunfa. Non-nitrogen fixing nodules elicited by an auxin transport inhibitor on symbiotic mutants of white sweetclover (Melilotus alba): Histology and expression of an early nodulin gene

Yaacob, Iskandar Idris. Spontaneous cat-anionic vesicle mediated synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles

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

Yeh, Tamson Shari. Control of scarab (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and curculionid (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) pests of turf with entomopathogenic nematodes (Nematoda: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae)

Zhu, Qiming. Externalities, technology investment and drainage water reduction

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

Azar, Mahin. Bioavailability of zinc in sangak bread with different extraction rates of flour and in zinc fortified bread

Babich, Mark Peter. Development of a scale to predict adherence to treatment of hypertension

Bastien, Steven Paul. Experimental and theoretical study of erbium-doped fiber optical amplifiers

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

Bellis, Susan Lynn. Biochemical characterization of the hydra glutathione chemoreceptor and isolation of hydra glutathione binding proteins

Bhardwaj, Poonam. Dielectric coated monolithic hollow metallic waveguide for carbon dioxide laser transmission

Bisbal, Gustavo Adrian. Early feeding in larval summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus: Gut development and starvation effects

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

Brito, Rosendo Evora. Translation of the Capeverdean novel, "Chuva Braba" ("Wild Rain")

Broadhead, Joanne. A study of the potential of spray drying for the production of respirable particles of protein drugs

Brown, Christopher Wendell. Distribution patterns of coccolithophorid blooms and their biogeochemical significance

Burns, Deborah Hughes. Marriage and money in Charles Dickens's "Our Mutual Friend"

Callaway, Mary Elizabeth. A study of a marriage preparation program

Campbell, Robert George. Studies of feeding behavior, development, and food limitation in first feeding nauplii of the copepod Acartia tonsa (Copepoda: Calanoida)

Cayula, Jean-Francois Paul. Automatic front detection using a sequence of SST images

Chadha, Suneet. Applications of UV resonance Raman and micro-Raman spectroscopy for the rapid characterization of bacteria and the study of polymers

Cheng, Tai-Sheng. Biochemical and genetic studies of variegated leaf mutants of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)

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

Corey, Roger Lyman Jr.. Technology and competition in the tuna industry

Corwin Mook, Karen. Early Start: An early intervention with teenage mothers and their newborn babies

Cronin, Meghan. Eddy-mean flow interaction in the Gulf Stream at 68 degrees W

DeSpirito, Karen Ann. Social class differences in treatment effectiveness for preterm children

Dinneen, Marcia Bentley. Travel as Metaphor: Traveling Heroines in Novels by Jane Austen, George Eliot, and the Brontes

Dluhy, Nancy M.. Metatheoretical Blueprint for cumulating nursing knowledge: A reconstructed theory of chronic illness

Downey, Theresa Ann. Staff approaches during episodes of fear in children

Duncanson, Robert Alan. Enumeration and differentiation of chloramine-stressed total coliform bacteria

Dunstan, Christopher Darby. Masculinity salience and homophobic reactions: Affective and cognitive responses of sex-typed men to a gay male individual

Edelson, Geoffrey S.. On the estimation of source location using a passive towed array

Farahani, Alireza Moztarebi. Optimal control in cancer chemotherapy

Farris, John Paul. Methodology for the selection of sequences of manufacturing processes and materials at the conceptual stage of design

Fortin, Christopher Shane. Computer-aided segmentation of magnetic resonance images of the human heart

Franklin, David Peter. Isolation and characterization of mouse intestinal mucus derived phosphatidylserine that serves as a Salmonella nutrient: Its role in pathogenesis and the competitive colonization of the streptomycin-treated mouse

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

Gallo, David Gerald. The structural character of oceanic transforms: Implications for tectonic processes

Gao, Huirong. Polygenic resistance of tomato plants to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici

Gardner, James Edward. Compositional diversity in volcanic deposits: Implications for processes operating within magma chambers and the withdrawal of magma during explosive plinian eruptions

Giuliano, Anthony Joseph. Multiple determinants of postdivorce nonresidential fathering

Goldman, Judith Anne. Explaining drug abuse through the intergenerational transmission of family functioning