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Theses/Dissertations from 1987 1987

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

HARROP, JOHN W.. INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS: COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND ACCURACY OF INTERVENTION PARAMETER ESTIMATES (ARIMA, BOX-JENKINS)

HEATON, ROY WATSON. ARSENIC, ANTIMONY, SELENIUM, COPPER, AND IRON ON SEA-SALT AEROSOLS

HIRSCH, BENNETT ZEBULUN. EARLY TELEVISION EXPOSURE AND TEMPORAL JUDGMENT ABILITIES

HOBLITZELL, JOHN R. JR.. STUDIES ON THE COMPACTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL SYSTEMS USING AN INSTRUMENTED TABLET PRESS

HODELL, DAVID ARNOLD. MAJOR EVENTS IN NEOGENE PALEOCEANOGRAPHY: FAUNAL AND ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE (MICROPALEONTOLOGY)

JEUNG, YEUN CHEUL. ANALYSIS, COMPUTER SIMULATION, AND PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTOR DYNAMIC MEMORIES FOR VLSI IMPLEMENTATION (DRAM, MEMORY DESIGN, SEMICONDUCTOR)

JUN, HYEYOUNG. BIOAVAILABILITY OF CAROTENE IN CARROT JUICE (RETINOL)

KELLER, AIMEE A.. MODELING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF NATURAL PHYTOPLANKTON POPULATIONS USING MESOCOSM DATA ALONG A NUTRIENT GRADIENT (NARRAGANSETT BAY, P-I CURVE)

KIM, JIN MOON. EFFECT OF STARCH ON TEXTURE, STRUCTURE AND FREEZE-THAW STABILITY OF SURIMI GELS

KULKARNI, KRISHNA. MASS TRANSFER AND UPTAKE KINETICS IN FLOCCULATING AND NONFLOCCULATING HYDROCARBON FERMENTATION (BIOEMULSIFIERS, BIOFLOCCULANTS, SOLUBILIZATION, MICELLES)

LATOURETTE, ROBERT ARTHUR. EFFICIENT RECURSIVE BATCH TIME DELAY DIFFERENCE ESTIMATION IN THE PRESENCE OF TARGET MOTION (APRIORI INFORMATION, TRACKING, MATCHING FUNCTION)

Lawson, Gail M.. EFFECT OF THE CONTENT OF MORAL DILEMMAS UPON RESPONSES ON THE DEFINING ISSUES TEST

LEWIS, ROBERT J.. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KINDERGARTEN INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: A META-ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE (READINESS, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, PRESCHOOL)

LI, DONG-JYE. MECHANICAL AND FLOW EXCITED VIBRATIONS OF ELASTIC PLATES AND CYLINDRICAL SHELLS IN DENSE FLUIDS

LIN, YI-HUA. INHIBITION OF LIPID OXIDATION IN FATTY FISH BY GLUCOSE OXIDASE PRESERVATION

LOWENTHAL, DOUGLAS HEYWOOD. REGIONAL SOURCE APPORTIONMENT AND RELATED STATISTICAL TOPICS (SIGNATURES, TRACERS, BARROW)

MADISON, ELLEN LOUISE. A PARALLEL TEXT EDITION OF "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN": MATERIALS FOR A CRITICAL TEXT (HARRIET BEECHER STOWE)

MARIANO, ARTHUR JOSEPH. ON THE ESTIMATION OF FIRST ORDER DYNAMICAL QUANTITIES IN THE LAGRANGIAN POTENTIAL VORTICITY EQUATION (POTENTIAL VORTICITY, HYDROGRAPHIC DATA, POLYMODE)

Marques, Diane. THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL/COGNITIVE PROCESSES TO SOCIAL COMPETENCE

MATUSZEWSKI, JOHN EDWARD. TOWARD THE PREDICTION OF DRINKING PROBLEMS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COGNITIVE, BEHAVIORAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS (ALCOHOL ABUSE)

MAUGHAN, JAMES TILGHMAN. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MACROBENTHIC INFAUNA AND ORGANIC CARBON (BENTHOS, ENRICHMENT, SEDIMENT)

MCMANUS, LIANA TALAUE. DYNAMICS OF DIAPAUSING EGG PRODUCTION BY ACARTIA TONSA DANA IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND, UNITED STATES (COPEPODA: CALANOIDA)

MEDVED, ROBERT J.. GASTRIC EVACUATION, STOMACH CONTENTS, AND FOOD CONSUMPTION IN THE SANDBAR SHARK, CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS (NARDO, 1827)

MERLO, MICHELE JO. READING ABILITY AND SHORT-TERM MEMORY: THE ROLE OF PHONETIC PROCESSING SKILLS

MOSHER, BYARD WILLIAM. THE ATMOSPHERIC BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF SELENIUM

MYCROFT, JOHN PATRICK. THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ELECTROCHEMICALLY SYNTHESIZED REDUCTION PRODUCTS OF 1-METHYLNICOTINAMIDE CHLORIDE

NEVOLA, JOSEPH JOHN JR.. IN VIVO COLONIZATION OF THE MOUSE INTESTINE AND IN VITRO ADHESION TO MUCUS GEL COMPONENTS BY AN AVIRULENT SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM STRAIN AND ITS LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-DEFECTIVE MUTANTS

OMARA-ALWALA, THOMAS ROBSON. BIOCONVERSION OF OMEGA-SIX TO OMEGA-THREE POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN ARTEMIA

PECK, ELIZABETH GREED. CHILDREN IN AMERICAN FICTION, 1830-1920: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

PENNUCCI, ANNAMARIE. PROMOTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TURFGRASS DISEASE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY BY PLANT GROWTH RETARDANTS. (VOLUMES I AND II)

RAMP, STEVEN RICHARD. THE INTERACTION OF WARM CORE RINGS WITH THE SHELF WATER AND SHELF/SLOPE FRONT SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND (ENTRAINMENT, COLD STREAMERS, FRONTAL STABILITY)

RAPHAEL, ROBERT ALLEN. THE PERFORMANCE OF CONGENITALLY HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILDREN ON VISUAL-MOTOR COPYING TESTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE THEORY OF INTERSENSORY INTEGRATION (DEAF EDUCATION, BEERY VMI, BENDER)

REITER, IRA H.. GROUP COHESION AND DECISION-MAKING ACCURACY IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCHOOL TEAMS

RIELY, PATRICIA LAVIN. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE MARKET FOR ATLANTIC SALMON AQUACULTURE (ECONOMETRICS, OPTIMIZATION)

Rodrigues, Rui R.. Rehabilitation and Psychological Evaluations of Claimants of Portuguese and Puerto Rican Background

ROSENBERG, RUTH. SUBTYPES OF MALE SEXUAL OFFENDERS