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Theses/Dissertations from 1988 1988

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 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

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

OLCOTT, PAMELA. PERCEIVED CHANGE PROCESSES IN SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT REDUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WEIGHT LOSS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

Olsen, David Ray. Modulation of collagen synthesis by retinoic acid in human pancreatic carcinoma cells

Parthasarathy, S.. Signal modeling by exponential segments and application to the analysis and synthesis of voiced speech

PEREIRA, JORGE M.. DOPING OF AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS

Pszenny, Alexander A. P.. Atmospheric deposition of nitrate to the ocean surface

Rao, Nagaraja Satyamangala. Controlled growths of competing species

Shaw, Arnab Kumar. Structured matrix approximation problems in signal processing

SMITH, BRUCE D.. COMPUTER-AIDED TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING FROM CONE-BEAM DATA

Spada, Marianne Rina. Synthesis and biologic activity of carbon-5 substituted analogs of the anticancer drug cyclophosphamide

Stockwell, Dean Alan. Intraspecific morphological variability within resting spores of the marine diatom Chaetoceros Ehrenberg

TREMER, LINDA MARIE. TROLLING MODELED AS A BULK QUEUE WITH NUMERICAL RESULTS

TRIFAN, DONNA MICHELE. DEPTH DISTRIBUTION OF NARRAGANSETT BAY DECAPOD LARVAE AND THE ONTOGENY OF BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO GRAVITY, LIGHT, HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, AND CURRENT IN NEOPANOPE SAYI (SMITH)

TUCKER, WAYNE CLARK. EFFECTS OF SEAWATER ON GRAPHITE/POLYMER COMPOSITES

VIEIRA, LUIS FERNANDO. FORECASTING WITH MULTIVARIATE TIMES SERIES MODELS: AN APPLICATION TO THESEA SCALLOP FISHERY

VYSE, STUART ARTHUR. THE EFFECTS OF METHYLPHENIDATE ON LEARNING IN HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN: THE STIMULUS EQUIVALENCE PARADIGM

WADOLKOWSKI, ELIZABETH ANN. ROLE OF GROWTH IN MUCUS AND ADHESION TO MUCOSAL RECEPTORS IN THE COLONIZATION OF THE MOUSE LARGE INTESTINE BY A HUMAN FECAL ESCHERICHIA COLI STRAIN

WEI, KUO-YEN. TEMPO AND MODE OF EVOLUTION IN NEOGENE PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA: TAXONOMIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE

Wojtusik, Mary Jo. High performance liquid chromatographic separation and analysis of fish oil-derived triglycerides

Wu, Yih-Min. Automated design and sketching of mechanisms based on specified design requirements by employing expert system methodologies

Zour, Elena. Effects of adhesive formulations on adherence and release properties of reservoir-type transdermal systems

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

Abbott, John David. Anatomical and Morphological Response of Highbush Blueberry to Flooding Stress

Al-Abdulaly, Abdulaly B.. Determination of Retinol by Aqueous Reverse Phase Open Column System

Al-Awfy, Hamad A.. A Method for the Immobilization of Xanthine Oxidase in CA-Alginate Membranes to Measure Hypoxanthine Concentration in Order to Assess Flesh Food Quality

AL-AWFY, HAMAD A.. A METHOD FOR THE IMMOBILIZATION OF XANTHINE OXIDASE IN CALCIUM-ALGINATE MEMBRANES TO MEASURE HYPOXANTHINE CONCENTRATION IN ORDER TO ASSESS FLESH FOOD QUALITY

Al-Khalifah, Abdulrhaman Salih. Studies on the Metabolism of Astaxanthin in the Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri)

Alkhatib, Eid Abdelmuti. Prediction of Specific Priority Organics Adsoption on Activated Carbon in Complex Background Mixtures

ALKHATIB, EID ABDELMUTI. PREDICTION OF SPECIFIC PRIORITY ORGANICS ADSORPTION ON ACTIVATED CARBON IN COMPLEX BACKGROUND MIXTURES

Amankwah, Samuel Asare. Comparison of Three Separation Tecnniques for Arsenic (III) and Arsenic (V) in Sea Water

BENEVIDES, JAMES MICHAEL. THE GLYOXYLATE CYCLE IN MARINE INVERTEBRATES: SURVEY WITH A NEW ASSAY (ISOCITRATE LYASE, CO-CRYSTALLIZATION, MALATE SYNTHASE)

Bozicas, George D.. Familial and Behavioral Correlates of Late Adolescent Individuation

BURBELO, PETER DENIS. BIOCHEMICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN LYSYL OXIDASE

BUTLER, ERIC LAWRENCE. METHYL-IODIDE AND IODINE IN THE MARINE ATMOSPHERE

CHANG, HSIN-FU. HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING OF A FISCHER-TROPSCH PACKED-BED REACTOR (TRICKLE-BED REACTOR)

CHOU, HONG-NONG. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TOXINS IN THE "RED TIDE" DINOFLAGELLATE GYMNODINIUM BREVE DAVIS (= PTYCHODISCUS BREVIS) (FLORIDA)

CISAR, JOHN LEONARD. COOL SEASON TURFGRASS RESPONSE TO MODERATE FERTILITY

DOUGLAS, GREGORY SCOTT. THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF COPPER AND CHROMIUM ORGANIC COMPLEXES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY INTERSTITIAL WATERS (METAL-ORGANICS)

DRUMMOND, FRANCIS ANDREW. THE BIOLOGY OF CHRYSOMELOBIA LABIDOMERAE EICKWORT, AND ITS POTENTIAL TO CONTROL THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE (PARASITIC MITE, PODAPOLIPIDAE, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL)

Dunn, Robert W.. OPIATE RECEPTOR SUBTYPE MODULATION OF DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY THE EFFECTS OF MU, KAPPA AND SIGMA OPIATES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOPAMINERGIC SUPERSENSITIVITY

DWYER, MARY ELIZABETH. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPEED LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS FOR BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSES (PURINES, REVERSE-PHASE, PYRIMIDINES, ION-EXCHANGE, TRYPTOPHAN, HPLC)

ESTEP, KENNETH WILLIAM. TECHNIQUES FOR THE VISUALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AQUATIC MICROORGANISMS

FOGARTY, MICHAEL J.. POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER (HOMARUS AMERICANUS) (STOCK ASSESSMENT, YIELD MODEL, TIME SERIES ANALYSIS, PRODUCTION)

GOMINHO, LUIS CALDAS. EFFECTS OF ELASTIC DEFORMATION ON PERFORMANCE ON RADIAL FACE SEALS-HYDROELASTIC MODELLING

GOVIA, JOSEPH MICHAEL. THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MEASURE OF AGGRESSION

Guadagnoli, Edward. A Comparison of Several Component Matching Indices: A Simulation Study

Harrop, John W.. Interrupted Time Series Analysis: Computer Programs and Accuracy of Intervention Parameter Estimates