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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

Chen, Haiguang. Two-dimensional autoregressive modeling by autocorrelation fitting and applications to signal processing

Chinman, Richard. Phosphorus Dynamics in the Parker River Estuary

Choi, Byeong-Jin. The effect of nitrogen nutrition on carbon and nitrogen metabolism in Rhododendron catawbiense x 'English Roseum'

Chrappa, Rita C.. Great Expectations: A Workshop on Responsible Dating

Chueh, Hann Rong. Optimization and Its Applications on Pharmaceutical Conventional and Extended Release Solid Dosage Forms

Clark, Robert Lee. Spectro-electrochemical study of ring-substituted polyaniline: Poly(2-methylaniline), poly(2-methoxyaniline), and poly(2,5-dimethoxyaniline)

Cooper, Michele F.. Chretien de Troyes' Perceval: Androgynous development of the hero

Corriveau, Pierre Joseph. Turbulent boundary layer driven acoustic radiation of a solid body of revolution

Cosby, Stanley Gene. FACTORS INFLUENCING SELF-DISCLOSURE PATTERNS OF BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS

Crook, Joan Elizabeth. An exploratory investigation of stepfamily functioning

Crouse, Robert H.. Optimal linear estimators with empirical prior information

Dadey, Kathleen Ann. Hydrothermal activity in the Mariana Mounds area: Processes and products

Deering, Catherine Gray. Correlates of Sibling Jealousy and Parental Favoritism

Deschene, James Michael. Joy in a minor key: The mystery of gender and sex in the thought of C. S. Lewis

Devlin, Constance Leah. An analysis of serotonergic control of the ventricle of a mollusc

Dibiase, Mary Diana Giddins. Topical formulation of epidermal growth factor for wound healing

Di Leonardo, Concetta Mary. The effects of age and occupation on selective attention: American adaptation of the Bedini Test of Distributed Attention

Escobar, Jose M.. Extractive bioconversion for rennet synthesis

Evans, Bernadette F.. The Role of Working Memory in Phoneme Awareness

Foley, Timothy Daniel. A neurochemical basis for inhibition of neural activity by ethanol

Fortuna, Jose A.. Dynamic model for forced flow through sintered powdered metals

Garcia-Sais, Jorge R.. Plankton production dynamics in Laguna Joyuda

Gibson, Pamela Reed. An intervention designed to modify attitudes toward acquaintance rape in college students

Green, Laura Ann. Validity studies on the Family Functioning Scale: Family of Origin version

Grindlay, Nancy Ruth. Morphology and tectonics of the southern mid-Atlantic ridge: Implications for accretion of oceanic lithosphere

Harriman, Geraldine Cirillo Bussolari. Synthesis of and biological evaluation of C1' and C1' 3-deaza derivatives of (+)-erythro-9-(2S-hydroxy-3R-nonyl)adenine

Harvey, Kathy Laighton. The course of change in time-limited psychotherapy

He, Gang. A theoretical and experimental study of the fiber optic lever sensors

Hess, Jennifer. The Strontium Isotope Geochemistry of the Cenozoic Ocean

Ho, Kay Tze Yau. Sediment bioassays: Factors which influence their interpretation and their use in bioassay directed fractionation

Hughes, Stanley Leake. Levels of attribution and change in the transtheoretical model: Development, synthesis and application

Jin, Di. An investment-production-regulatory model for firms in the offshore oil and gas industry

Jin, Myung-Sub. Evaluation of seasonal variation on resilient modulus of subgrade granular soils

Juinio, Marie Antonette Revilla. Feeding ecology of the postlarval lobster Homarus americanus

Kadambe, Shubha L.. The application of time-frequency and time-scale representations in speech analysis

Killeen, Rea Cassidy. Meridel Le Sueur's vision of women: Begetters and birthers of change

King, Jay T.. Preconscious Factors in Romantic Attraction

Kirsteins, Ivars Peter. Analysis of reduced-rank interference cancellation

Lee, Pau-Ju. Seasonal dynamics of Gigaspora gigantea and associated microorganisms in a sand dune

Lee, Sang-go. Regulatory enforcement and compliance: Industrial wastewater pretreatment programs

Lemunyon, Jerrell Lynn. Grass species influence on the fate of nitrogen entrapped in vegetated filter strips

Letcher, Bettina Havens. In the belly of this story: The role of fantasy in four American women's novels of the 1980s

Lo, Su-Chin. Novel spectroscopic analyses of mixtures

Marks, Pamela Ann. A voice in Ramah: Rhetorical structure and cultural context in "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Martino, Thomas John. A tandem joint inspection and queueing model employing posynomial geometric programming

McCabe, Victoria Margaret. Effects of various winemaking practices on the quality of wines produced from Rhode Island grown grapes

McCaughey-Silvia, Regina C.. Lectures and discussion questions of the Franklin Lyceum: A guide to attitudes and ideas in nineteenth century Providence

McGoldrick, James A.. Dunbar and Skelton: A comparative analysis of the satiric court poetry

Michael, Sharon Ann. Psychosocial factors related to the maintenance of weight loss in very low-calorie diets

Morris, Ellen. New geophysical constraints on the structure of oceanic crust

Narendran, Nadarajah. Fiber optic sensors for static fracture studies and dynamic wave propagation problems

Nowicki, Barbara Louise. The fate of nutrient inputs to estuaries: Evidence from estuarine mesocosms

Ong, Tun Liang. A pattern recognition approach to stock identification of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., based on derived morphometric features of scales

Ozguc, Ismail Hakki. Advanced switched capacitor circuits

Pockalny, Robert Avery. Morphology of mid-ocean ridges and ridge flanks: Implications for processes operative at mid-ocean ridges

Robinson, Elmer Richard. Perturbation theory in depth and range-dependent environments

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