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Theses/Dissertations from 1983 1983

Geary, William P.. The Role-Taking Construct and Its Relationship to Social Acceptance

GULKA, GARY J.. THE PATHOGENICITY OF A RICKETTSIA-LIKE ORGANISM IN THE DEEP SEA SCALLOP, PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS (NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND)

HALFPENNY, ANNE PATRICIA. OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL FLUIDS (HPLC)

HEITZ, EUGENE FRANCIS. THE EFFECTS OF VISUAL ANGLE AND STIMULUS ORIENTATION ON TRANSIENT-SUSTAINED PROCESSING

HOENIG, JOHN MAURICE. ESTIMATING TOTAL MORTALITY RATE FROM LONGEVITY DATA (FISH, MOLLUSKS, CETACEANS)

Kanarian, Mary A.. Factors Predicting Pattern of Math Courses and Mathematical Aptitude Test Scores Among High School Women and Men

KULOS, MARGARET SABE. DESIGN AND PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCAN: A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FOR SCENE ANALYSIS

Lai, David Y.. Mean and Time-Dependent Motions in the Blake Escarpment Region

LANDRINE, HOPE. THE POLITICS OF MADNESS

LEIMKUHLER, MARY ELIZABETH. AUDITORY ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE IN PRESENILE DEMENTIA AND CHRONIC DEPRESSION IN MALES

LIFRAK, MARIA DEINZER. LANGUAGE DEFICITS FOLLOWING TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX PARTIAL EPILEPSY

LORDA, ERNESTO. THE STOCHASTIC MODELING OF THE DYNAMICS OF FISH POPULATIONS USING NONLINEAR LESLIE MATRICES: METHODOLOGY, PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS, AND APPLICATION TO THE GEORGES BANK COD FISHERY

MACK, JULIE M.. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE CHILDREN

MARIS, CYNTHIA ROBIN PARMELEE. CHEMICAL EVIDENCE FOR ADVECTION OF HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS IN RIDGE FLANK SEDIMENTS

MCALLISTER, CATHY G.. IN VIVO ACTIVATION OF CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES BY A SOLUBLE FACTOR PRODUCED BY MASTOCYTOMA CELLS IN VITRO

MCGREGOR, MICHAEL ANDREW. VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY; COMPOSITION, DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONAL VARIATION (RHODE ISLAND)

MOTOLA, NANCY CARMEN. CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF ANALOGS OF PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE POLAR RENOMEDULLARY LIPID

O'NEILL, KATHERINE ANNE. ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS OF ANTIDEPRESSANTS ON OPIATE SYSTEMS

PARKER, ALICE C.. ART AND HOMOSEXUALITY IN FRANK O'HARA'S POETRY

PATTERSON, LOIS KUNZ. THE CONTRIBUTION OF MIGRATORY CELLS TO REGENERATING LIMBS IN AXOLOTLS

PERRONE, PAMELA ANN. ION-PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY OF NUCLEIC ACID CONSTITUENTS IN BLOOD (AUSTRALIAN MARSUPIALS, HPLC)

Plummer, Kevin. The Effects of Story Consequence and Story Theme on the Moral Reasoning of Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Graders

PLUMMER, KEVIN GERARD. A STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL MODEL OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT: THE EFFECTS OF STORY CONSEQUENCE AND STORY THEME ON THE REASONING OF SEVENTH, NINTH AND ELEVENTH GRADERS

Pomeroy, Harold. Three-Dimensional Analysis of Turning Within Airborne Bird Flocks

RATTEY, PAUL ANDREW. TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION FROM A LIMITED NUMBER OF PROJECTIONS

REQUEJO, ADOLFO GUSTAVO. GEOCHEMISTRY OF BIOGENIC ALKENES IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS (NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND)

ROMINE, KAREN KAY. NEOGENE PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF THE EQUATORIAL AND NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

ROSEN, CRAIG A.. TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS-INFECTED CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY CELLS AND IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW PROTEIN PRESENT IN INFECTED CELLS AS A DEGRADATION PRODUCT OF THE VIRAL MATRIX PROTEIN M

RUSH, JAMES DAVID. REACTIONS OF THE TETRAHYDROXOARGENTATE(III) ION

SAUL, STEVEN JAMES. THE METABOLISM OF SESAMOL BY RAT LIVER MICROSOMES AND THE ROLE OF CYTOCHROME B5 AND THE MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE SYSTEM IN SESAMOL METABOLISM

SULLIVAN, MICHAEL PATRICK. RECONCILIATION AND SUBVERSION IN THE NOVELS OF CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN

Symes, James Leo III. Geochemical Behavior and Distribution of Copper and Iron in Marine Waters

SYMES, JAMES LEO III. GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR AND DISTRIBUTION OF COPPER AND IRON IN MARINE WATERS (NORTHWEST/ATLANTIC OCEAN)

TAYLOR, JAMES HENRY. STUDIES IN THE THEORY OF COOPERATIVE PHENOMENA

THURSBY, GLEN BAILEY. CULTURE-NUTRIENT RELATIONS IN THE AQUATIC ANGIOSPERMS ZOSTERA MARINA L. AND RUPPIA MARITIMA L

Weyhing, Mary Cecil. RELATIONSHIPS OF VISIBLE NONVERBAL BEHAVIORS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF TEACHERS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF TEACHERS' ABILITIES IN CLASSROOM CONTROL

WILDE, DIXON WILLIAMS. THE IDENTIFICATION AND ACTION OF TWO PUTATIVE NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN TWO REGIONS OF THE ANTERIOR ESOPHAGUS OF BUSYCON CANALICULATUM L

WILK, JACQUELINE BREAULT. DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES IN THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CONTEXT UPON CHILDREN'S CONCEPTIONS OF PEERS (FRIENDS, PLAYMATES, WORK PARTNERS)

Zwick, William R.. A Comparison of Five Rules for Determining the Number of Components in Complex Patterns

ZWICK, WILLIAM RYAN. A COMPARISON OF FIVE RULES FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF COMPONENTS IN COMPLEX PATTERNS (FACTOR ANALYSIS)

Theses/Dissertations from 1982 1982

Acciardi, Mary A.. Androgen Biosynthesis in the Testis

ACCIARDI, MARY A.. ANDROGEN BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE TESTIS: I. KINETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE STEROIDOGENIC PATHWAYS IN GUINEA PIG, RABBIT, DOG AND RAT TESTIS MICROSOMES. II. THE EFFECT OF ASCORBIC ACID ON 3-B HYDROXYSTEROID: NADOXIDOREDUCTASE ACTIVITY IN THE TESTIS

Agins, Alan Paul. Age Related Changes in the Induction of Hepatic Mixed-Function Monooxygenase System in Miniature Pigs: Effects of Pentachloroanisole, Pentachlorophenol and Phenobarbital

AKINCI, GULDEN. THE STRUCTURE OF HELIUM IONS IN CRYOGENIC HELIUM VAPOR

Akinci, Gulden. The Structure of ⁺He Ions in Cryogenic Helium Vapor

BALDWIN, KENNETH CHARLES. AN ANALYSIS OF 3.5 KHZ NORMAL INCIDENCE ACOUSTIC REFLECTIONS AND SEDIMENT PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

BENGTSON, DAVID ALBIN. RESOURCE PARTITIONING BY MENIDIA MENIDIA (L.) AND MENIDIA BERYLLINA (COPE) IN TWO RHODE ISLAND ESTUARIES

BLAZEK, JULIA ELIZABETH. A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF HOST FACTORS ON THE BEHAVIOR OF PATHOGENIC MUCORALES

BLAZER, VICKI SUZETTE. THE EFFECTS OF MARGINAL DEFICIENCIES OF ASCORBIC ACID AND ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ON THE NATURAL RESISTENCE AND IMMUNE RESPONSE OF RAINBOW TROUT (SALMO GAIRDNERI)

BOULANGER-CAREY, MICHELE FRANCOISE. ANALYTICAL STUDY OF GENERALIZED RIDGE REGRESSION

Brewer, Valerie L.. The Interaction of Participant Conceptual Level and Structure of Groups Teaching Interpersonal Communication

CAREY, STEVEN NORMAN. STUDIES ON THE GENERATION, DISPERSAL AND DEPOSITION OF TEPHRA IN THE MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT

Cassarino, Paul Robert. The Relationship Between Ethnicity and Self-Concept in Italian-Americans

CHEN, HSING-CHEN. MICROBIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF MAILLARD REACTION PRODUCTS

CHILAMKURTI, RAO NAGAMASTHAN. A STUDY OF THE USE OF A COMPUTERIZED, INSTRUMENTED TABLET PRESS IN THE EVALUATION OF TABLET FORMULATIONS

COHENFARD, MENASHI ANWAR. PURIFICATION, IMMOBILIZATION AND KINETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ALPHA-L-FUCOSIDASE FROM TURBO CORNUTUS

COHEN, ROBERT I.. DIFFERENTIAL ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLES IN DISTRESSED AND NON-DISTRESSED MARRIED COUPLES

Davies, Michael Hayden. Children’s Fears: The Development of a New Measure and Preliminary Findings Regarding Age and Sex Differences

DAVIS, PAUL GRAHAM. BACTERIVOROUS FLAGELLATES IN MARINE WATERS (RHODE ISLAND, NANOPLANKTON)

DEACUTIS, CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS. FEEDING BEHAVIOR OF RED HAKE AND TAUTOG, AND RESPONSES TO OIL-TAINTED FOOD

DESHARNAIS, ROBERT ANTHONY. POPULATION DYNAMICS AND THE TRIBOLIUM MODEL

DUNN, DEAN ALAN. MIOCENE SEDIMENTS OF THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN: CARBONATE STRATIGRAPHY AND DISSOLUTION HISTORY

ENGLAND, HARRY RUDOLPH. THE EFFECTS OF PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE ON THE DEPOSITS FORMED UNDER CATHODIC PROTECTION OF IRON IN SEAWATER

EVANS, ROBERT JAMES. HIGH TEMPERATURE SIMULATION OF PETROLEUM FORMATION (COLORADO)

FINNEGAN, MICHAEL JOHN. THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE GROTESQUE: AN EVALUATION OF SHERWOOD ANDERSON'S SHORT FICTION CRAFTSMANSHIP

FLOOK, WILLIAM MOWAT III. SCHOOL READINESS: LONG-TERM PREDICTION OF ACADEMIC OUTCOME WITH THE "PRESCHOOL SCREENING SYSTEM"

FRENCH, FRED WELLINGTON III. INVESTIGATIONS ON MARINE DIATOM RESTING SPORES

FURNAS, MILES JONATHAN. THE DYNAMICS OF SUMMER PHYTOPLANKTON POPULATIONS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY (RHODE ISLAND)

GARBER, JONATHAN HUNT. NITROGEN-15-TRACER AND OTHER LABORATORY STUDIES OF NITROGEN REMINERALIZATION IN SEDIMENTS AND WATERS FROM NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND

GIBSON, BARBARA L.. THE DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION OF THE EYE IN THE MARINE PROSOBRANCH GASTROPOD, ILYANASSA OBSOLETA

Ginpil, Stephen A.. Investigation and Interpretation of an Event with Multiple Causes

GOLDEN, SARAH JANE. NORMALIZATION IN MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY RESIDENCES

GORDON, ROBERT BRUCE. WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION IN NARRAGANSETT BAY

HEELAN, JUDITH STEPHENSON. THE ROLE OF THE INTESTINAL FLORA IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF INFANT BOTULISM

HOLOGGITAS, JOANNE V.. TESTOSTERONE BIOSYNTHESIS FROM PREGNENOLONE IN RAT AND DOG TESTIS: THE USE OF MICROSOMAL ENZYME KINETICS TO PREDICT DELTA(5) AND DELTA(4) STEROIDOGENIC PATHWAYS

Huizenga, Douglas Lee. An Examination of Copper Speciation in Seawater

Kaiser, Edward A.. THE INTEGRATED RELATIONSHIPS OF PROTRIPTYLINE, THYROID STATUS AND NORADRENERGIC MECHANISMS IN RAT BRAIN

KARENTZ, DENEB. PATTERNS AND RATES OF DNA SYNTHESIS AND CELL DIVISION IN MARINE DINOFLAGELLATES

KATSINIS, CONSTANTINE. STUDY OF A MULTICOMPUTER SYSTEM WITH APPLICATIONS TO ZOOPLANKTON RECOGNITION

KAZANTZIS, DEMETRIOS. FAT DISPERSION MECHANISMS IN PROTEINACEOUS AND FARINACEOUS MATRICES

KELLY, JOHN RUSSELL. BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING IN NARRAGANSETT BAY

KISNER, HAROLD JAY. QUANTITATIVE INFRARED SPECTROMETRY OF MULTICOMPONENT LIPIDS

KOLTES, KAREN HARE. TEMPORAL PATTERNS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSES IN THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITY OF THE ATLANTIC SILVERSIDE, MENIDIA MENIDIA (L.)

KRAWIEC, RICHARD WILLIAM. COMPETITION AMONG THREE MARINE DIATOMS, SKELETONEMA COSTATUM (GREVILLE) CLEVE, THALASSIOSIRA NORDENSKIOELDII CLEVE, AND DETONULA CONFERVACEA (CLEVE) GRAN

KUMARESAN, RAMDAS. ESTIMATING THE PARAMETERS OF EXPONENTIALLY DAMPED OR UNDAMPED SINUSOIDAL SIGNALS IN NOISE

LAW, JOHN TOWNLEY JR.. SUPRAOPTIMAL TEMPERATURE STRESS AND NITROGEN NUTRITION IN KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (POA PRATENSIS L.)

Liang, Yu-Jean. Kinetics of Ferrous Iron Oxygenation and Redox Chemistry of Iron in Natural Waters

LOVETT, HERBERT JOSEPH JR.. AN ASSESSMENT OF CHRONICITY AMONG IMMUNOGENETICALLY DETERMINED GROUPS OF CHLORPROMAZINE TREATED SCHIZOPHRENIC MALES

MARTINS, HENRIQUE A. S.. VISION ALGORITHMS TO ACQUIRE WORKPIECES FROM A BIN OF PARTS

MAUGLE, PAUL DAVID. THE USE OF EXOGENOUS DIGESTIVE ENZYMES IN SHRIMP DIETS (CLAM)

MCDERMOTT, MARTIN JOSEPH. ALDOSTERONE METABOLISM IN RAT LIVER AND KIDNEY

MCDOWELL, SCOTT EDWARD. ANALYSES OF NORTH ATLANTIC INTERMEDIATE WATERS UPON ISOPYCNAL SURFACES AND WITHIN MESOSCALE EDDIES

MELZIAN, BRIAN DOUGLAS. ACUTE TOXICITY, HISTOPATHOLOGY, AND BIOCONCENTRATION-RETENTION STUDIES WITH NO. 2 FUEL OIL AND THE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS RATHBUN

MILLS, GARY LAWRENCE. THE CHEMICAL NATURE AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF DISSOLVED COPPER-ORGANIC COMPLEXES IN THE NARRAGANSETT BAY ESTUARY (IRON, RHODE ISLAND)

MORIN, ROGER HENRI. THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF DEEP SEA SEDIMENTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE UPON OCEANIC HEAT FLOW

MORISANI, STEPHEN JOSEPH. DISPERSION PROPERTIES FOR LIQUID EXTRACTION

MUERDTER, DAVID ROBERT. LATE QUATERNARY BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF THE STRAIT OF SICILY AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

NAIR, KRISHNA KUMAR P.. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION IN AMORPHOUS SILICON CARBIDE AND AMORPHOUS GALLIUM-ARSENIDE

NARDONE, STEVEN CRAIG. FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF BEARINGS-ONLY TARGET LOCALIZATION AND MOTION ANALYSIS

Neill, Stephen Abbot. The Effects of Delayed Response Prevention on Fear Reduction and Enhancement