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Theses/Dissertations from 1982
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
DEVASTO, CARL H.. THE POET OF DEMOS: JOHN STEINBECK'S "THE GRAPES OF WRATH" AND MAJOR LATER FICTION
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
NOSEWORTHY, CATHRYN M.. A SOCIAL COGNITIVE ANALYSIS OF STEREOTYPES
Noseworthy, Cathryn M.. A Social Cognitive Analysis of Stereotyping
OPRANDY, JOHN JAY. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A VIRUS CAUSING HEMATOPOIETIC NEOPLASIA IN THE SOFT-SHELL CLAM, MYA ARENARIA (LINNE)
Ortolano, Girolamo A.. TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND SERUM IONIZED CALCIUM
OZBILGIN, MELIH MEHMET. MODELING OF SURFACE WATER-GROUND WATER INTERACTIONS
PALDOR, NATHAN. STABLE AND UNSTABLE MODES OF SURFACE FRONTS
Panaggio, Andrea. AN INVESTIGATION OF SOME FACTORS CONTROLLING SOLUTE TRANSPORT ACROSS LIQUID MEMBRANES
Plunkett, Kevin Michael. The Symbol of the Frontier in Selected Novels of Willa Cather
RAYMOND, PATRICIA MARY. THE EFFECT OF AGE VS. LIFE EXPECTANCY ON THE HIGHER CORTICAL FUNCTIONS OF MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER WOMEN
RUDNIC, EDWARD MICHAEL. THE EFFECT OF VARIATION IN MOLECULAR STRUCTURE ON THE DISINTEGRANT PROPERTIES OF SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE IN COMPRESSED TABLET SYSTEMS
SCHAUER, PAUL SCOTT. BIOACCUMULATION AND BIOCONVERSION OF DIETARY LABELED FATTY ACIDS IN THE SHORT FOOD CHAIN: RICE BRAN TO ARTEMIA TO RAINBOW TROUT AND WINTER FLOUNDER
SCOBLE, HUBERT ARTHUR. INVESTIGATION OF ENDOGENOUS CONSTITUENTS OF HUMAN BLOOD IN NORMAL AND DISEASED POPULATIONS BY HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
SEITZINGER, SYBIL PUTNAM. THE IMPORTANCE OF DENITRIFICATION AND NITROUS OXIDE PRODUCTION IN THE NITROGEN DYNAMICS AND ECOLOGY OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND
SOLOMON, RICHARD STREAN. CHILD MALTREATMENT: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
SUN, HORNG-JYE. OPTICAL EFFECTS IN MICROWAVE GALLIUM-ARSENIDE MESFET OSCILLATORS
Underhill, Gwendolyn A.. Nicotine Self-Regultion in Heavy and Light Smokers
UNDERHILL, GWENDOLYN ANNE. NICOTINE SELF-REGULATION IN HEAVY AND LIGHT SMOKERS
URBANOWSKI, JOSEPH CHESTER. STUDIES ON THE NONENZYMATIC GLYCOSYLATION OF HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN: IN VITRO AND IN VIVO
VOGEL, JAMES WILLIAM. LATE QUATERNARY SEDIMENTARY FACIES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LEONE AND LIBERIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF AND UPPER SLOPE, NORTHWEST AFRICA
WENDLER, PHILIP ALAN. INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PYRIMIDINE AND UREA BIOSYNTHESIS IN ISOLATED HEPATOCYTES
WILCOX, MARLENE CAROLE. DIMENSIONS AND SUBGROUPS ASSOCIATED WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE CHILDREN
WOROBEC, MARY NICHOLE. FIELD ANALYSIS OF WINTER FLOUNDER PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS IN A COASTAL SALT POND: ABUNDANCE, DAILY RATION, AND ANNUAL CONSUMPTION (RHODE ISLAND)
WU, DAVID C. J.. SYNTHETIC APPROACHES TO POTENTIAL ADENOSINE DEAMINASE INHIBITORS
WUNZ, TIMOTHY PAUL. THE SYNTHESIS OF LYSOLIPONUCLEOTIDE ANALOGS: A NEW CLASS OF POTENTIAL ANTICANCER AGENTS
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
BENNETT, DEBRA ANN. INTEROCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULI PRODUCED BY CLONIDINE: RELATIONSHIP TO ALPHA(2) ADRENORECEPTOR STIMULATION AND HYPOTENSION
Berlinsky, Ellen B.. The Child's Adjustment and Development Following the Death of a Parent: A Critical Analysis of the Research and its Implications
Birmingham, Bruce Kenneth. Human Pharmacokinetics of 5-Formyl Tetrahydrofolate
CENTOLA, STEVEN RONALD. FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY AFTER THE FALL: A SARTREAN PERSPECTIVE OF ARTHUR MILLER'S EXISTENTIAL HUMANISM
CHIEN, HWA-CHUANG. TWO-DIMENSIONAL SPECTRAL ESTIMATION FROM AUTOREGRESSIVE MODELS WITH VARIOUS AREAS OF SUPPORT
DAGIRMANJIAN, STEVE. THE WORK EXPERIENCE OF SERVICE STAFF IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
DWYER, ROBERT LEO. FREQUENCY DOMAIN STUDIES OF THE DYNAMICS OF AN ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM
FIELD, CYNTHIA ELLEN. ENZYMATIC PROCESSES TO PRESERVE FRESH FISH
HAMMON, COLIN PAUL. ANALYSIS OF PROGRAM CHANGES AND INTERNAL LABOR ADJUSTMENT COSTS IN SHIPBUILDING
Hanson, Alfred Kenneth Jr.. The Distribution and Biogeochemistry of Transition Metal - Organic Complexes in Marine Waters
HANSON, ALFRED KENNETH JR.. THE DISTRIBUTION AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION METAL-ORGANIC COMPLEXES IN MARINE WATERS (CONNECTICUT, COPPER, IRON)
HASPEL, KATHERINE CLAIR. DECREASING THERAPY DROPOUT AT A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE CLIENT EXPECTATIONS AND TO INCREASE THERAPIST MOTIVATION
HAUKE, KATHLEEN ARMSTRONG. A SELF-PORTRAIT OF LANGSTON HUGHES
HYLAND, JEFFREY LYNN. COMPARATIVE STRUCTURE AND RESPONSE TO (PETROLEUM) DISTURBANCE IN TWO NEARSHORE INFAUNAL COMMUNITIES (RHODE ISLAND)
KARAKOLTSIDIS, PAVLOS ACHILLES. THE PREPARATION, PHYSIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF CHICKEN BLOOD PLASMA AND ITS ISOLATES
KEISER, JOSEPH THOMAS. THE USE OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY IN IRON CORROSION STUDIES
KELLY, LINDA JANE. THE EFFECT OF CLINICAL DRUGS ON WARFARIN AND VITAMIN-K METABOLISM AND ACTION
KENNY, JOHN JAMES. A REMOTIVATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH READING PROBLEMS
KUCHARSKI, LONGIN THOMAS. SERUM NEUROLEPTICS, PSYCHIATRIC STATUS, AND NEUROLOGICAL SIDE EFFECTS: A RADIO-RECEPTOR ASSAY INVESTIGATION IN ACUTELY PSYCHOTIC INPATIENTS
LOUTIT, TOM STUART. MIOCENE STABLE ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY (NEW ZEALAND, SPAIN, PACIFIC OCEAN)
LYONS, MARY PHOEBE. ART AND POLITICS IN THE WRITINGS OF KATHERINE ANNE PORTER
MCCRADY, DENNIS DRAKE. ANALYSIS OF ERROR AND NOISE SOURCES IN AN INCOHERENT OPTICAL PROCESSOR
MCLANE, JOHN ARTHUR. AN IN VITRO STUDY OF THE TIME OF COMMITMENT TO MELANOGENESIS IN CELLS OF THE CHICK PIGMENTED RETINAL EPITHELIUM
MEURIOT, ERIC. IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATIONS AND FEE SCHEDULES ON FOREIGN FISHING ACTIVITIES: A LINEAR PROGRAMMING APPROACH
MONTECALVO, JOSEPH JR.. PROTEIN ISOLATES AND ENZYMATICALLY MODIFIED PROTEINS FROM THE FRAME PORTION OF SOLID FISH WASTE
MURRAY, TALBOT EUGENE. BIOLOGICAL VERSUS ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES OF MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN ESTUARINE POPULATIONS OF LITTORINA LITTOREA (LINNE, 1758) IN NEW ENGLAND
MURTHY, NARAYAN SALIGRAMA. THE SIMPLE INTEGRAL, THE DOMINATED INTEGRAL, AND THE NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF IMPROPER INTEGRALS IN TWO DIMENSIONS