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Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Kelly, Patti Ann. Controlled atmosphere and enzymatic process to preserve fresh fish
Killeen, Kevin Patrick. Characterization of the heat shock response and its effect on development in Myxococcus xanthus
King, D. Whitney. Spectrophotometric Determination of pH and Iron in Seawater: Equilibria and Kinetics
Kohler, Nancy E.. Aspects of the feeding ecology of the blue shark, Prionace glauca in the Western North Atlantic
Kornegay, John Carr. Optimum design of strain-gaged load cells
Lally, Martha J.. The relationship of psychoeducational assessment data to learning disability placement decisions
Landschoot, Peter James. Taxonomy and pathogenicity of ectotrophic fungi with Phialophora anamorphs from turfgrasses
Lemay, Gerald Julien. Reflection functions derived from impulse response estimates as applied to musical instrument tone synthesis
Madsen, John Alfred. The isostasy and crustal structure of the East Pacific Rise and the morphotectonic fabric of the Orozco Transform Fault
McClory, Joseph Patrick. Carbon and oxygen isotopic study of Archaean stromatolites from Zimbabwe
McKenna, Steven R.. Orality, literacy, and Chaucer: A study of performance, textual authority, and proverbs in the major poetry
Melissinos, Constantinos D.. The Prony-Lanczos method for singular-value/vector matrix computations with application to digital signal processing
Mellor, Thomas George. Charles Dickens' self-destructive women
Menard, Francois A.. A PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STUDY OF THE COMPLEXATION OF CYCLODEXTRINS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL SUBSTANCES
Mikkilineni, Sarvani. Hydrodynamic design of multiphase bubble column reactors: An experimental and theoretical study
Mohanty, Rita. Precipitation of impure inorganic particulates from aqueous solution
Muller, Francois. A kinetic approach to zinc speciation in marine and estuarine waters
Ng, Kam Wing. Fluctuating wall pressure and vibratory response of a cylindrical elastic shell due to confined jet excitations
Nigam, Himanshu. Experimental Studies in Dynamic and Elastic-Plastic Fracture
O'Connell, Daniel. Development of an observational coding system for assessing the processes of change in psychotherapy sessions
Oh, Ilwhan. Analysis and design of external cavity semiconductor lasers for coherent lightwave communication systems
Oswald, William T.. Learned Helplessness as a Function of Social Structure
Partheniadis, Evangelos Constantine. Oscillations and asymptotic behavior of solutions of delay and neutral delay differential equations
Patterson, Thomas Lee. The cycle of atmospheric cadmium in the remote North Pacific
Paxson, MaryAnn Araujo. Psychological factors related to contraceptive use by unmarried college women
Pekin, Osman. An experimental and theoretical study of gravity anchors dragged on sand
Penney, Dana Lynn. A comparison of psychotherapy-changers and self-changers in a naturalistic environment
Powers, Meredith Anne. The chthonic heroine: Revision and reemergence of the archetype
Price, Jody Lauren. "A map with utopia": Oscar Wilde's vision for social change
Quinn, Sheila O'Brien. Differential effects of methylphenidate and experience: Dose-response and familiarity
Redmond, Claire Ellen. Professional writers and word processing
Requintina, Pura J.. The isozymes of Artemia spp. as separated by isoelectrofocusing on polyacrylamide gels
Rice, David Michael. Cooperation and competition in children with attention deficit disorder
Rosario, Lourdes Milagros. Automatic geometric part features calculation for design for assembly analysis
Ryder, John Mark. Biogenic ice nucleators in freezing of fish
Sahba, Nazanin. Damage observations on carbon-dioxide laser irradiated glass
Schultz, Stephen W.. Necessary and sufficient conditions for oscillations of neutral differential equations
Simpson, Theresa Comeau. Kinetics and mechanisms of the electroreduction of carbon-dioxide via transition metal catalysts and organic nucleophiles
Stern, Robert Andrew. Mood disorders following stroke
Tannous, George Fouad. Stochastic demand and the valuation of the price and quantity setting firm
Tobin, Kevin Gerard. The interconnection between couples' relationship behavior and their perception of their relationship
Tracey, Gregory Allen. Effects of eutrophication on growth and bioenergetics of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis
Turner-Bowker, Diane M.. Picture Images of Girls and Women in Children's Literature
Twichell, David Cushman Jr.. Erosion of the Florida Escarpment: Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Williams, Paul D.. Self-reports of depression of recently abstinent alcohol troubled persons
Wolfe, James Morrow. The community and chemical ecology of macroalgae in eight Rhode Island tidepools
Woods, Michael J.. 'But we have other lives, I think, I hope': The quest for transcendence in selected novels of Virginia Woolf
Yidana, Prince Van Abdulai. Some analytic investigations of two-nucleon S matrices and wave functions
Yu, Zhong Chen. Particle size distribution and magnetic structure of colloidal ferrite particles
Zachos, James C.. Aspects of Late Cretaceous and Paleogene oceanic climate and productivity
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Alabdulaly, Abdulrhaman Ibrahim. Optimization of Solid/Liquid Separation Processes Using Particle Size Distribution Analysis
Al-Jassir, Mohammed H. S.. Polyphenol Oxidase Inhibition by Glucose Oxidase in Pink Shrimp (Pandalus borialis)
Al-Jassir, Mohammed Saleh H.. Polyphenol oxidase inhibition by glucose oxidase in pink shrimp (Pandalus borealis)
Al-Muzaini, Saleh Mohammed. Treatment of Refinery Wastewaters Using Various Modified Activated Sludge Process
AL-MUZAINI, SALEH MOHAMMED. TREATMENT OF REFINERY WASTEWATERS USING VARIOUS MODIFIED ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESSES
AMANKWAH, SAMUEL ASARE. COMPARISON OF THREE SEPARATION TECHNIQUES FOR ARSENIC(III) AND ARSENIC(V) IN SEA WATER
Anderson, John Guy Thomas. Foraging Behavior of American White Pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhyncos
Anderson, John Guy Thomas. Foraging behavior of American white pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhyncos in western Nevada
Baek, Mi-Ok Park. Rapid characterization of microorganisms by ultraviolet-resonance Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy
Berry, Walter John. Aspects of the growth and life history of the sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus, from Rhode Island and Florida
BLITZER, ROBERT D.. INVESTIGATIONS ON THE MECHANISMS OF NEUROLEPTIC-INDUCED MOTOR EFFECTS IN RATS
CHIN, YU-TUNG. SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED RHODE ISLAND WATER RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM
CLEMENT, DOROTHY BOHN. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDREN'S OBSERVATION OF MARITAL DISCORD AND PLAY BEHAVIOR IN A NON-CLINICAL SAMPLE
Clement, Dorothy Bohn. The Relationship Between Children’s Observation of Marital Discord and Play Behavior in a Non-Clinical Sample
Crimi, Pamela M.. Bulimia: A study of the relationship between symptom severity and psychological functioning
Devine, Joseph Driscoll III. Role of volatiles in Lesser Antilles island arc magmas
Doucette, Serge R. Jr.. Caffeinism; impediment to alcohol rehabilitation
ERICKSON, DAVID JULIUS III. GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC SEA-SALT DEPOSITION
FOLKERS, CHARLES ERIC. VISUAL PURSUIT AND ATTENTION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Forbes, Michael James. Tomographic reconstruction of sound fields of ultrasonic transducers by means of schlieren visualization techniques
Franek, Cornelia Elizabeth. The relationship between perceived past parental attitudes and adult self-concept
Gedam, Subhash Ganpatrao. Radiation effects and propagation in optical fibers and components
Gemma, Jane Natale. Physiology and ecology of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sand dune systems
Gross, Richard William. Analysis of local oscillator intensity noise in optical homodyne systems
HARRINGTON, JOAN FRANCES. SCHEMA RECOGNITION AND INFERENCE: A STUDY OF READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH WRITING
HITZ, JOHN BENEDICT. NONENZYMATIC GLYCOSYLATION OF BOVINE MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN
Hoag, Jeffrey Taber. Existence and uniqueness of solutions for a delayed-advanced model of the two-body problem of electrodynamics
HORTON, TIMOTHY DALE. CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICT FAMILIES IN RELATION TO 21-DAY OUTPATIENT DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT
Hu, Andong. Theoretical and experimental study of the optical fiber microphone
HUTTON, EDWARD TATUM. AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF SCHEDULING OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES
JOHARI, AKBAR. A PREDICTIVE MODELING STUDY OF LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DUE TO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SCITUATE WATERSHED (RHODE ISLAND)
JONES, JOHN THOMAS. ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND METHYLPHENIDATE: MOLAR AND MOLECULAR LEVEL ANALYSES OF DOSE EFFECTS ON ATTENTION IN CLINIC AND CLASSROOM SETTINGS
KEENE, MICHAEL JOSEPH. SYSTEMATICS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE DEEP-SEA FISH FAMILY MELAMPHAIDAE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
KELLER, PATRICK BENSON. INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF THE STRUCTURE AND CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES OF DNA AND DNA COMPLEXES
Kelly, William Jude. Personality differences between basic and standard writers
KIM, YONG-NAM. MICELLAR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY OF NUCLEOSIDES AND BASES
Lefebvre, Paul John. Characterization of accelerating pipe flow
Liang, Duohaw. A nonlinear frequency domain method for estimating acoustic attenuation in sediments
LIM, YONG PYO. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW CLASS OF DNA TOPOISOMERASE FROM PEARL MILLET MITOCHONDRIA
LITTLEFIELD, SARAH J.. THE HEROES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S NOVELS
Maranda, Lucie. Photoacclimation in the marine dinoflagellate Protogonyaulax tamarensis
MCCARTHY, HELEN T.. A STUDY OF THE NATURE OF FOLACIN IN VARIOUS MILKS AND AVAILABILITY OF FOLACIN FROM HUMAN MILK AND FORMULA MILK
Mednick, Marc Steven. Relationships between selected family dynamics and work outcomes variables
MIGNEAULT, DENNIS R.. COPPER PHOSPHATE STABILITY CONSTANTS AT MARINE IONIC STRENGTH
Mittelmeier, Cynthia Marie. Correlates of adjustment among children referred for a learning disability evaluation
Namdari, Hassan. The "suicide" phenomenon in motile aeromonads
Nelson, William G.. The physiological and reproductive ecology of the mussel, Mytilus edulis L. from two locations in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Okere, Vivian Okechuku. A PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC IMPACT FORECASTING MODEL FOR SHORT-TERM TOURISM EVENTS: A PRELIMINARY FRAMEWORK