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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 1991 1991

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

Rosenbloom, Dena. A transtheoretical analysis of change among cocaine users

Scott, Frank D.. The development of adaptive behavior of mentally retarded adults as a function of level of mental retardation and institution versus community-based residence

Senecal, Andre Gerald Jr.. Fat replacement and lactose reduction processes for production of a nutritionally improved low-fat milk

Sherman, Mark A.. Reading allegory in the old poet and the new: The "Canterbury Tales" and the 1590 "Faerie Queene"

Shi, Jinrui. Ultrastructural characterization of the interaction between cotton and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum

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

Snow, Matthew Gordon. A transtheoretical analysis of strategies in the recovery process from alcohol problems

Soiland, Henrik. Numerical studies of Lagrangian motion in a meandering jet

Sowers, Todd Anthony. The isotopic composition of trapped oxygen molecule and nitrogen molecule in ice cores: Biogeochemical and stratigraphic implications

Srivastava, Niraj. Manifestations of Hamiltonian chaos in classical and quantum spin clusters

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

Taft, Edward Donley. The land and moral responsibility in the work of Wendell Berry

Tahajod, Ahmad S.. Growth studies, comparison and immobilization of selected potential sour dough lactic acid bacteria

Talukdar, Kushal K.. Backscatter analysis and sidescan imaging of the deep sea floor using the multi-beam sonar Sea Beam

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

Tsai, Cheng-jen. Effects of crustacean wastes on the viability of Beauveria bassiana in soil

Utrup, Linda Jane. Gene expression during symbiotic interactions of Rhizobium meliloti and white sweetclover

Venkat, N. Kolluru. Numerical simulation of planar and axisymmetric unsteady flows over vibrating bodies

Vukina, Tomislav. Hedging with forecasting: A state-space approach to time series modeling

Walker, Henry Allen. On assessing ocean disposal risks: Oceanographic, climatic, and anthropogenic considerations

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

Ward, John Michael. Modelling 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

Xu, Yi. Study of wave propagation and dynamic load transfer in heterogeneous granular media

Yang, Biwu. Knowledge acquisition and development of an expert system for type synthesis of mechanisms

Yong, Joseph Ngwain. Stable isotope ratios of shales from the Archaean Cheshire Formation, Zimbabwe

Zhou, Xiangdong. Physiological and biochemical studies of the acetone-butanol fermentation with Clostridium acetobutylicum

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

Abrantes, Fatima Guedes. Diatom evidence for latest Quaternary history of upwelling and biogenic productivity: Portugal, NW Africa and Alboran Sea

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

Amr, Zuhair S.. Seasonal Activity of Ixodes dammini in Relation to Lyme Disease-Infected White-Footed Mice, Peromyscus leucopus

Baggenstoss, Paul Marcel. Optimal processors for detection of broadband planewave signals in Gaussian noise of unknown covariance

Belisle, Alexander George. A historical and stylistic analysis of "Richard the Redeless" and "Mum and the Sothsegger"

Berounsky, Veronica Marie. RATES OF NITRIFICATION AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO THE NITROGEN CYCLE OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND

Best, Samuel Walter. Visualization and visual perception: The novels of Thomas Hardy

Bhandarkar, Suhas D.. Vesicle-mediated synthesis of colloidal ceramic particles

Boothman, Warren Stephen. Characterization of trace metal-particulate matter associations in sediments at a Long Island Sound hazardous material dumping site

Brainerd, Theophilus Rotimi. An economic analysis of seafood trade in West Africa

Bricker, Suzanne Boyd. The History of Metals Pollution in Narragansett Bay as Recorded by Salt Marsh Sediments

Britt, Deborah Elaine. The effects of heat shock on developmentally regulated gene expression in Myxococcus xanthus

Brown, Sarah Jo. Tailoring nursing care to the individual client: An analysis of client-nurse discourse

Castro, Maria Margarida Miranda De. The use of length frequency analysis for estimation of the age structure of the catch of Nephrops norvegicus

Chaloner-Gill, Benjamin M.. (Un)substituted polyazine: Synthesis and characterization

Cheng, Chi-Yang. An analytical and experimental study of pressure drop and flow characteristics of a heavy-duty air filter

Chen, Huo-Wang. Acoustic harmonic and transient response of fluid-loaded shells of revolution

Chu, Bih-Jou. Characterization and evaluation of resource recovery residue in landfill

Costa, Armenio Santos. Selected parameters of psychotherapy: A transtheoretical investigation

De Meneses, Jose Gabriel Alamo. Modeling the freshwater inflow into the Pettaquamscutt River

Djuric, Petar M.. Selection of signal and system models by Bayesian predictive densities

Dufresne, Robert Louis. Dimensions of schizophrenic symptomatology and their use in defining schizophrenic subtypes

Ebenezer, Duraisingh Diamond. The transient response of heavily fluid-loaded elastic plates and cylindrical shells

Edwards, Gwenyth Hughes. Multidimensionality of the male sex role stereotype: An exploration of subtypes

Erzini, Karim. Variability in length-at-age in marine fishes

Fava, Joseph L.. The Misspecification of Components and Factors

Fitzgerald, Terence Edward. Health risk reduction and psychosocial adaptation in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients

Gangopadhyay, Avijit. Wind forcing of the Gulf Stream: A space-time analysis

Garfield, Newell III. The Brazil Current at subtropical latitudes

George, Valerie Susan. A consideration of the role of physical factors in the annual succession of copepods in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Ghiamati, Ebrahim. Ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopic studies of bacteria and bacterial spores

Hall, Frank Reginald. The rock-magnetic signature of high-latitude northern hemispheric deep-sea sediments and their relationships to Quaternary glacial cycling

Hansen, Michael. Paternal Acceptance and Nurturance Received and Parents’ Acceptance and Nurturance of Their Children

Huang, Kelan. Optical responses of linear and nonlinear superlattices

Isley, Ann Elaine. Geochemical and physical processes influencing the composition of particles in diverse environments, eastern North Atlantic Ocean

Jang, Nan-In. Optimization strategies for reverse-phase liquid chromatographic separations of deoxyribonucleotides, deoxyribonucleosides, and dideoxyribonucleosides

Jennings, Karen Elaine. The effect of therapeutic education and class size on college students' belief systems and stage of change

Kaczmarczyk, Donald. The effect of light regime on the photosynthetic apparatus of Batrachospermum boryanum (Rhodophyta)

Kaikhah, Khosrow. Natural language processing for intelligent systems

Keefe, MaryLouise. Chemosensory behavior in wild brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis

Khan, Arif Mujib. Offset screen and pseudodiffusion models for prediction of filtration phenomena in real fibrous filter media

Kilduff, Raymond A.. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF SELF-REPORT MEASURES OF PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ATTITUDES

Koerting-Walker, Claudia Patricia. Toxigenicity of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, Alexandrium tamarense and associated organisms

Kouadio, Issifou. A kinetic and mechanistic investigation of tetrahydroxosilver (III) redox reactions with sulfite, iodide, and dl-mandelate ions

Kuruklis, Spiridon Angelos. Oscillatory and asymptotic behavior of difference equations

Lee, Sang-Baek. Response of unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester, and acrylic resins to water exposure

Leibovitz, Henry Elliot. Microencapsulated diets for larvae of the inland silversides, Menidia beryllina

Lerner, Christine Fiore. The transtheoretical model of change: Self-change in adolescent delinquent behaviors

Li, Fu. A Unified Performance Analysis of Subspace-Based DOA Estimation Algorithms in Array Signal Processing

Loprete, Darlene Margaret. Determination of the conditions for the structure and alternative forms of DNA by infrared spectroscopy

Ludecke, Friedrich George. Calculation of the cross-section for the elastic scattering of photons from calcium 40 nuclei

Margolis, Eliezer Tzvi. Assessing Beliefs About Depression and Its Treatment

May, Jeffrey D.. The relationship of nutrient resorption to the evolutionary fitness and ecological dynamics of a deciduous forest shrub (Quercus ilicifolia)

McCormick, Beth Ann. Role of type 1 fimbriae, motility, and chemotaxis in the colonization of the mouse large intestine by a human fecal Escherichia coli strain and an avirulent Salmonella typhimurium strain

McKenna, James Edward Jr.. Ecology of an exploited Antarctic fish community

Medina, Daniel Joseph. Epizootic epitheliotropic disease of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush): Etiology and pathogenesis

Meyer, Elaine C.. Preventive psychosocial intervention with parents of very low birthweight infants

Miller, William L.. AN INVESTIGATION OF PEROXIDE, IRON AND IRON BIOAVAILABILITY IN IRRADIATED MARINE WATERS

Murillo, Louis Manuel. Modelling the shoaling of channels due to the combined action of waves and currents

Muzzio, Miguel. Sensitivity studies in NMR spectroscopy

Natanson, Lisa J.. Relationship of vertebral band deposition to age and growth in the dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, and the little skate, Raja erinacea

Pivarnik, Lori Felice. Characterization of hydrolase and transgalactosidase activities of commercial, food-grade yeast lactases

Pivarnik, Philip Edward. The conversion of beta-carotene to retinal with carotene dioxygenase

Queiroz de Campos, Luisa Maria Lucas. "The Dunciad" and "Don Juan" as epic metamorphoses: A study in narrative organization

Randall, Joan L.. Mina Loy: The feminine inscription of modernism

Rodriguez, Mildred. Studies on the development and regulation of the salmonid testis

Santawanpas, Smartachai. Metabolism of beta-carotene, echinenone, and lycopene in the rat

Scioli, Anthony. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOPE AND HOPELESSNESS: STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS

Sichel, Susanna Eleonora. Petrology and geochemistry of South Atlantic Ridge basalts and geochemical variations along the Cameroon Line

Sun, Yunfu. Kinetics and mechanisms of silver(III) reactions