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Theses/Dissertations from 1985
CHERICO, NANCY P.. THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF VIGOROUS EXERCISE ON STRESS-RELATED EMOTIONS IN WOMEN
COLAVECCHIO, BARBARA MARIE. EDITH WHARTON AND THE RE-SHAPING OF LEGEND
DEJESUS, EDMUND XAVIER. A STUDY OF NONPERIODIC FLOW IN THE NUMERICAL INTEGRATION OF A NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION OF FLUID DYNAMICS (CHAOS, TURBULENCE, BIFURCATION)
DUPAUL, GEORGE JOSEPH. RATE-DEPENDENCY AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: THE EFFECTS OF METHYLPHENIDATE ON OPERANT BEHAVIOR CONTROLLED BY COMPLEX REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES
FARGNOLI, JOSEPH R.. EDMUND WILSON AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF LITERATURE
FERRANTE, RICHARD JOHN. AN EVALUATION OF A SCHOOL-BASED GROUP COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE CHILDREN OF DIVORCE (DIVORCE, COUNSELING)
FRASER NOCHERA, CARMEN L.. NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS PREPARED FROM COMPOSITE FLOURS CONTAINING WHEAT BREADFRUIT AND SOY BEAN, PEANUT OR WHEY PROTEIN FLOURS
Ghanta, Sambasiva Rao. An Investigation of the Effect of Some Formulation and Manufacturing Variables on the Wet Granulation Process
GHANTA, SAMBASIVA RAO. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SOME FORMULATION AND MANUFACTURING VARIABLES ON THE WET GRANULATION PROCESS (INSTRUMENTED, TORQUE MEASUREMENTS, HOBART MIXER, OPTIMIZATION)
GLAZMAN, ROMAN EVSEY. FACTORS DETERMINING ACOUSTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE OCEAN SUBSURFACE LAYER AFFECTED BY WIND WAVE ACTIVITY (BUBBLES, STATISTICAL GEOMETRY, BREAKING, RANDOM FIELDS)
GREBOVAL, DOMINIQUE FRANCOIS. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT UNDER STOCHASTIC CONDITIONS: A BIOECONOMIC SIMULATOR OF THE NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH FISHERY
Harris, Robert Stephen. Conditioned Reinforcement: Order Out of Chaos
HARRIS, ROBERT STEPHEN. CONDITIONED REINFORCEMENT: ORDER OUT OF CHAOS (SECONDARY CONDITIONED INCENTIVES, INTRA-CRANIAL STIMULATION)
Hasenfeld, Robin H.. Some Factors Related To Self-Esteem in Women
HASENFELD, ROBIN H.. SOME FACTORS RELATED TO SELF-ESTEEM IN WOMEN (MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP)
Hegde, Ramachandra P.. DRUG- CYCLODEXTRIN INCLUSION COMPOUNDS. STUDIES OF THE FORMULATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING CYCLODEXTRINS.
HEGDE, RAMACHANDRA P.. STUDIES OF THE FORMULATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING CYCLODEXTRINS
HUGHES, MARTIN EDWARD. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A COMBINED SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPH WITH FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED DETECTION (FTIR, CARBON DIOXIDE, LIPIDS, HIGH PRESSURE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY)
IACUZIO, DOMINICK ARTHUR. THE MECHANISM OF INACTIVATION OF CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR C5A BY NORMAL PORCINE SERA
Johnson, Jocelyn J.. Causal Inferences Among Perceived Work and Nonwork Stress and Satisfaction, and Psychological Distress: Empirical Tests of Path-Analytic Models
KAMATA, TADASHI. STUDY OF ASTAXANTHIN DIESTER IN THE FLOWER ADONIS AESTIVALIS AND ITS APPLICATION FOR THE PIGMENTATION OF RAINBOW TROUT SALMO GAIRDNERI
KANE, MICHAEL EDWARD. DEVELOPMENTAL MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF HETEROPHYLLOUS AQUATIC ANGIOSPERMS (ABSCISIC ACID, HALORAGACEAE, LEAF DEVELOPMENT, WATER STRESS, STOMATA)
KASHMANIAN, RICHARD MICHAEL. EVALUATING THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF PRETREATMENT STANDARDS ON THE UPPER NARRAGANSETT BAY REGION (COST-EFFECTIVE, BUBBLE, RHODE ISLAND, COPPER)
KIRSCHENBAUM, SUSAN SCHULMAN. ACQUISITION OF SELF-EFFICACY EXPECTATIONS AS A FUNCTION OF TASK DIFFICULTY, EXPERIENCE AND SOCIAL COMPARISON INFORMATION (ATTRIBUTION)
Libon, David J.. The Role of the Orientation Response in the Cognitive Control of Leveling and Sharpening
LOWE, BRENDA ANN. THE HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION BETWEEN VITIS SPECIES AND HYBRIDS AND AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS (CROWN GALL, LIMITED HOST RANGE, TUMORIGENESIS)
LUKSNIYANONT, MITTRI. RESISTANCE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI TO BICOZAMYCIN
MARING, HAL BARTON. THE IMPACT OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS ON TRACE METAL CHEMISTRY IN OPEN OCEAN SURFACE SEAWATER
Martel, Leslie F.. Short Stature in Caucasian Males: Personality Correlates and Social Attribution
MARTINS, ANTONIO MANUEL DE FRIAS. ANATOMY AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ELLOBIIDAE (GASTROPODA: EUTHYNEURA)
McAllister, Joseph R. Jr.. Creativity, Attention Deployment, and Equilibration
MCCLORY, MARY MCLAUGHLIN. REACTIONS OF CARBON MONOXIDE ON SILICA-SUPPORTED RUTHENIUM: THE EFFECT OF ADDITION OF ALKALI METAL MODIFIERS AND BIMETALLIC CLUSTER FORMATION ON THE CATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF RUTHENIUM
MCMANUS, JOHN WILLIAM. DESCRIPTIVE COMMUNITY DYNAMICS: BACKGROUND AND AN APPLICATION TO TROPICAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (PHILIPPINES)
PIELA, THERESA HELEN. PRODUCTION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TO AVIAN ADENOVIRUS-ASSOCIATED VIRUS FOR DETECTION OF LATENT INFECTION
PRATT, ANNE CAROLINE. THE RELATIONSHIP OF LINGUISTIC AWARENESS TO READING SKILL IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS (LITERACY, DISABILITY, PHONEMIC, LANGUAGE DISORDERS, DYSLEXIA)
Pratt, Anne Csroline. The Relationship of Linguistic Awareness to Reading Skill in Children and Adults
PUESCHEL, SIEGFRIED M.. COGNITIVE AND LEARNING PROCESSES IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME (ASSESSMENT)
RINES, HENRY MARTINDALE. EFFECTS OF BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ALGAL DIETS ON GROWTH AND METABOLISM OF JUVENILE BAY SCALLOPS ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS (LAMARCK) (BIVALVIA, PECTINIDAE)
ROQUES, PATRICK FERNAND. RATE AND STOICHIOMETRY OF NUTRIENT REMINERALIZATION IN AN ANOXIC ESTUARY, THE PETTAQUAMSCUTT RIVER (RHODE ISLAND, U.S.A.) (SULFATE REDUCTION, REGENERATION, UNITED STATES)
ROSSI, GENE ANTHONY. FREE VIBRATIONS OF A SPECIALLY ORTHOTROPIC PLATE HAVING TWO OPPOSITE SIDES FIXED AND TWO SIDES FREE (COMPOSITES, LAMINATES)
RUSYN, A. STEPHEN. SATIRE IN THE WORKS OF JOE ORTON. THE GOSPEL MESSAGE: "TO AFFLICT THE COMFORTABLE"
SIERACKI, MICHAEL EDWARD. FACTORS CONTROLLING SHORT TERM VARIATIONS IN MARINE BACTERIAL POPULATIONS
SIVISKI, ROBERT WAYNE. ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND METHYLPHENIDATE: PERSONALITY CHANGES FOLLOWING TREATMENT (PSYCHOSTIMULANTS, HYPERACTIVITY)
STEINER, JOANNE BURKHART. DETERMINATION OF IODINE IN BREAD AND FISH USING THE IODIDE ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODE
TAVITIAN, MARK LEON. STUDIES ON THE VALIDITY OF THE FAMILY FUNCTIONING SCALE (ASSESSMENT, SELF-REPORT)
VAN DRAGT, RANDALL G.. EFFECTS OF MAGNETIC FIELD CYCLES ON THE CIRCADIAN ACTIVITY RHYTHM OF THE HOUSE SPARROW, PASSER DOMESTICUS (GEOMAGNETIC, ENTRAINMENT, RELATIVE COORDINATION, MASKING, FREE-RUNNING)
YANG, ZENG HWA. SUBOPTIMAL CONTROL OF A ROBOT MANIPULATOR (TIME)
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Anderson, Celia Catlett. Style in Children's Literature: A Comparison of Passages from Books for Adults and for Children
BABLANIAN, GAYNE M.. INTRACELLULAR RECORDING AND STIMULATION OF A SINGLE IDENTIFIED NEURON IN AN INTACT PREPARATION OF APLYSIA CALIFORNICA
Baker, Earl H.. The Development and Validation of the Student Personality Assessment Form
BALDINI, MARY MARGARET. PLASMID-MEDIATED ADHESION IN ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI
BENNETT, RICHARD ORRIN. THE EFFECT OF SUBLETHAL ENDRIN EXPOSURE ON CORTISOL RELEASE AND THE IMMUNE RESPONSE OF RAINBOW TROUT, SALMO GAIRDNERI RICHARDSON
BERARD, WAYNE STEPHEN. THE DETAIL OF THE PATTERN: MUSIC AND THE STRUCTURAL ANALOGY IN T. S. ELIOT'S "FOUR QUARTETS"
BIANCO, DOROTHY M.. ADOLESCENT FEMALE DRUG ABUSERS AND THEIR FAMILIES: SOME VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OUTCOME
BORISH, EDWARD T.. A MECHANISTIC INVESTIGATION OF SILVER(III) REDOX REACTIONS (PEROXIDE, AZIDE, CYANOMETALLATES)
CARCHEDI, DAVID R.. MODEL STUDY OF PLATE AND DRAG ANCHORS IN DRY SAND
CHERIAN, MATHEW. DIFFUSION OF SURFACE ACTIVE SOLUTES ACROSS LIQUID INTERFACES (CONVECTIVE)
CHUANG, JAN LUNG. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE MAILLARD REACTION PRODUCTS ON FISH
EDWARDS, STEVEN FRANCIS. AN ANALYSIS OF THE NON-MARKET BENEFITS OF PROTECTING SALT POND WATER QUALITY IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND: AN APPLICATION OF THE HEDONIC PRICE AND CONTINGENT VALUATION TECHNIQUES (ZONING, BENEFIT-COST)
ELROD, JANE ANN. ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF COLD CORE GULF STREAM RINGS AND THEIR COMPONENT WATERS
FERRANTE, ANN W.. THE DARK WOMAN OF HAWTHORNE'S ART
FRITHSEN, JEFFREY BRIAN. ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF BENTHIC MEIOFAUNA IN MESOCOSMS
GIESE, CHARLOTTE I.. PERCEIVED NEED FOR FAMILY SERVICES: ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF NEEDS INFORMATION (NEEDS ASSESSMENT, CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA; KEY INFORMANT)
HAMIDZADA, WALI AHMAD. ULTRASONIC RESPONSE OF THIN FILM LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS WITH NORMAL AND OBLIQUE ATTACHMENT ANGLE (NEMATIC, CHOLESTERIC, IMAGING)
HARRISON, NIGEL ANTHONY. GROWTH INHIBITORS ASSOCIATED WITH FUSARIUM WILT OF TOMATO
HAYDEN, BETTY-JEAN. NON-IMMUNE CELL-MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY IN SALMONID FISH
Hinga, Kenneth R.. The Fate of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Enclosed Marine Ecosystems
HOEY, JOHN JOSEPH. ANALYSIS OF LONGLINE FISHING EFFORT FOR APEX PREDATORS (SWORDFISH, SHARK, AND TUNA) IN THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO (SPECIES ASSOCIATION)
Hong, Huasheng. Chemistry of Iron in Different Marine Environments and the Binding of Iron, Copper, Manganese and Aluminum with Particles in a Microcosm System
Huckel, Lorraine Helen. Personality Correlates of Parental Maltreatment
HUCKEL, LORRAINE HELEN. PERSONALITY CORRELATES OF PARENTAL MALTREATMENT (CHILD ABUSE, CHILDREARING, INCEST)
HUTCHINSON, DEBORAH RUTH. STRUCTURE AND TECTONICS OF THE LONG ISLAND PLATFORM (CRUSTAL STRUCTURE, EAST COAST, UNITED STATES, SEISMIC-REFLECTION)
JACKSON, ROBERT PETER. TIME'S FOOLS: TIME IN SHAKESPEARE'S "HENRY IV"
JHAVERI, SUDIP N.. EVALUATION OF PROCESSES FOR RECOVERY OF FUNCTIONAL PROTEINS FROM CLAM PROCESSING EFFLUENT
JIANG, SHANN-TZONG. EFFECT OF FREE AMINO ACIDS AND FREEZING CONDITIONS ON PROTEIN DENATURATION OF FROZEN FISH
JOHNS, ELIZABETH. GEOSTROPHY AND POTENTIAL VORTICITY IN THE GULF STREAM NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA
JOHNS, WILLIAM EDWARD. DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE OF GULF STREAM MEANDERS NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (NORTH CAROLINA)
JONES, CYNTHIA MARGURITE. THE OTOLITH INCREMENT AGEING TECHNIQUE: APPLICATION IN LARVAL FISH
KENNEY, ROBERT DENNIS. DISTRIBUTIONAL BIOLOGY OF THE CETACEAN FAUNA OF THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES CONTINENTAL SHELF (MEGAPTERA, ECOLOGY, HUMPBACK)
KHATIB, MEHRAN VAEZZADEH. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEASE IM-3 FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI STRAIN, F-17
KOH, YOUNGNAM. VITAMIN A AND CAROTENOIDS STUDY IN MILK AND SERUM (HPLC, BETA-CAROTENE, ALPHA-CAROTENE, LYCOPENE, LUTEIN)
KOLBERG, WILLIAM CONRAD. A COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE INSTRUMENTS OF FISHERY REGULATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY: AN APPLICATION TO THE NORTHERN ANCHOVY FISHERY OF CALIFORNIA
Lapsanski, Duane Valentine. The Impact of Personality and Systems Variables on Smoking Cessation and Recidivism: An Extension of the Transtheoretical Model of Change
LAPSANSKI, DUANE VALENTINE. THE IMPACT OF PERSONALITY AND SYSTEMS VARIABLES ON SMOKING CESSATION AND RECIDIVISM: AN EXTENSION OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF CHANGE (LIFE EVENTS)
LESSARD, EVELYN J.. OCEANIC HETEROTROPHIC DINOFLAGELLATES: DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND ROLE AS MICROZOOPLANKTON (SARGASSO SEA)
LOGAN, PHILIP NERI JR.. LINEAR PROGRAMMING AND BIOECONOMIC MODELING OF AN ARTISANAL FISHERY
MARIS, MARK ALAN. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR MULTICOMPONENT INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY (LEAST-SQUARES, REGRESSION, MATRIX)
MCCARTY, HARRY BRINTON JR.. STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE DISTRIBUTIONS OF THERMOCATALYTICALLY GENERATED LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBON GASES
McConnaughy, Eileen A.. Relationships Among Stages of Change, Types of Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy Outcome
MCCONNAUGHY, EILEEN A.. RELATIONSHIPS AMONG STAGES OF CHANGE, TYPES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY OUTCOME (SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS, CLIENT MOTIVATION)
MCSWEEGAN, EDWARD. IN VITRO ADHESION OF ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI TO SOLUBLE COMPONENTS OF INTESTINAL MUCUS GEL
MEYER, PETER SHEAFE. PETROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF ICELAND BASALTS: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS
Miller, Laurence L.. Observations of Equatorially Trapped Waves in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Inverted Echo Sounders