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Theses/Dissertations from 1991
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
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
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
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
Valliath, George Thomas. Spectral dependence of the electro-optic coefficients and the quantum efficiency near the band edge in gallium arsenide/aluminum gallium arsenide multiple quantum well modulator structures
Vlahos, Panagiotis N.. Global attractivity in delay difference equations
Vorbach, James Vincent. A unifying logic-based formalism for semantic data models
Wey, Kwo-Dong. A Social Welfare Analysis of Congestion and Water Quality of Great Salt Pond, Black Island, Rhode Island
Wey, Kwo-Dong. A social welfare analysis of congestion and water quality of Great Salt Pond, Block Island, Rhode Island
Whitesel, Timothy Aaron. Performance of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) introduced into a stream: Smolt development and thyroid hormones
Wilkes, David Michael. Dickens and the pastoral ethic
Williams-Quinlan, Susan. INTERGENERATIONAL ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Yoon, Ki Sun. Physical factors affecting textural hardening of frozen fish mince
Zapor, Michael Jay. Molecular analysis of the virulence regulon of a limited host range Agrobacterium tumefaciens tumor-inducing plasmid
Zeitouni, Naomi. Efficient management of groundwater quality: An evaluation of spatially differentiated policies
Zhu, Changyi. An experimental and numerical study of the effect of microstructure on wave propagation phenomena in granular media
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Agardy, M. Tundi. Population Dynamics in Two Nesting Groups of the Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys Coriacea and Implications for Management
Asano, David Ken. Design considerations for automatic guided vehicles in structured environments
Ayvazian, Suzanne G.. Lateral plate heritability and asymmetric mating preference in Gasterosteus wheatlandi
Begin, Ann Marie. Levels of attributions of male alcoholics, their significant others and their therapists during the course of inpatient alcohol rehabilitation
Berlinsky, David L.. Changes in steroid hormones during oocyte development in the striped bass, Morone saxatilis
Carreiro, Margaret Mary. Ecology and heat shock physiology of low-temperature fungi of temperate and alpine forest soils
Chung, Kang Hyun. The texture-modifying effect of nonfish protein in surimi gel
Cichy, Anne Frances. The synthesis of 4'-iso-1',2'-seco-nucleosides and nucleotides as potential enzyme inhibitors
Cyr, Douglas Martin. On the mechanism for inhibition of ureagenesis by sodium benzoate