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Theses/Dissertations from 1979
KAROTKIN, GERALDINE SPIES. IMMOBILIZED FLOUNDER MUSCLE GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
KEIGWIN, LLOYD D. JR.. CENOZOIC STABLE ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY, BIOSTRATIGRAPHY, AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCES
KLECKNER, ROBERT CLAUDE. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE SWIMBLADDER OF ANGUILLA ROSTRATA (LESUER) 1817, DURING METAMORPHOSIS
KLEIN-MACPHEE, GRACE. GROWTH, ACTIVITY AND METABOLISM STUDIES OF SUMMER FLOUNDER PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS (L.) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS
KLINKHAMMER, GARY PATRICK. THE DISTRIBUTIONS OF MANGANESE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND SOME TRACE METALS IN PELAGIC PORE WATERS
KUKLINSKI, WALTER STEPHEN. CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMPING: STUDIES USING A COMPUTER SIMULATION AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS
LABOV, JAY BRIAN. PREGNANCY BLOCKING IN HOUSE MICE (MUS MUSCULUS) AND OTHER MAMMALS: SOCIOBIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS AND ADAPTIVE ADVANTAGES FOR FEMALES
LAXON, JACLYNNE HORN. A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF NORMAL HUMAN SERUM ON STRAINS OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA
LEINEN, MARGARET SANDRA. PALEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES IN CENOZOIC PACIFIC SEDIMENTS
LYNCH, KEVIN RICHARD. PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE FOR TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL OF VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
LYTLE, ROBERT WINFIELD JR.. PRODUCTIVITY AND CARBON DISTRIBUTION OF SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA LOISEL. ON A TIDAL SALT MARSH IN RHODE ISLAND
MANN, STEVEN WILLIAM. INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC ROLE OF HEPATIC PROLYL HYDROXYLASE ACTIVITY IN ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE
MAYBERRY, ROBERT LAWRENCE. THEATRE OF DISCORD: THE DISSONANCE OF LANGUAGE AND LIGHT IN SELECTED PLAYS OF SAMUEL BECKETT, EDWARD ALBEE AND HAROLD PINTER
MAY, JEFFREY VERNER. PROPERTIES OF MICROSOMAL AND SOLUBILIZED RAT TESTICULAR 17 BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID OXIDOREDUCTASE
Moss, Vicki Lynn. The Modification of Impulsive Behavior with Learning Disabled Boys: A Verbal Self-Instructional Approach
O'CONNOR, WINIFRED UNA. AN APPROACH TO VERSATILE INTERMEDIATES IN THE SYNTHESIS OF ANTHRACYCLINONE AGLYCONE ANALOGS
PARKER, BARRY M.. SUPPRESSION AND MODULATION OF IMMUNE REACTIVITY
PARKER, HENRY SEABURY III. THE INFLUENCE OF RELATIVE WATER MOTION ON THE GROWTH, AMMONIA UPTAKE AND CARBON AND NITROGEN COMPOSITION OF ULVA LACTUCA (CHLOROPHYTA) AND GRACILARIA TIKVAHIAE (RHODOPHYTA)
PILSUCKI, ROBERT WILLIAM. ESCHERICHIA COLI COLONIZATION OF THE INTESTINAL TRACT: A MODEL FOR THE STUDY OF COLONIZATION MECHANISMS AND THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE
PRINTZ, ADOLPH MALCOLM. STRESS REDUCTION IN THE TREATMENT OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: A CLINICAL TRIAL UTILIZING ASSERTION AND RELAXATION COPING SKILLS
RESNICK, IRVING GARY. BIFIDOBACTERIA: BACTERIAL INDICATORS OF HUMAN FECAL POLLUTION
RIPPEY, SCOTT ROBERT. OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA IN LIMNETIC ENVIRONMENTS
RIVKIN, RICHARD BOB. PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM IN THE OCEANIC DINOFLAGELLATE PYROCYSTIS NOCTILUCA
ROTHSTEIN, BOBBI (ROBERTA) WYNNE. PLAYING THE GAME: THE WORK OF TOM STOPPARD
SALESSES, JOHN JOSEPH. THE LYRIC VOICE FROM WYATT TO DONNE: AN ESSAY IN THE POETIC PROCESS
SCHWARTZ, PETER ALLEN. SOME EFFECTS OF RENAL DISEASE ON DRUG PROTEIN BINDING
SILVERMAN, RICKEY BERNARD. CLASSROOM CLIMATE AS A FUNCTION OF STUDENT AND TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS, GROUPING POLICIES AND TEACHER MORALE
SOLON, MICHAEL HENRY. THE SENSORY BASIS OF TACTILE COMMUNICATION IN THE AMERICAN LOBSTER
STERNBERGER, WAYNE IRA. SONAR OIL THICKNESS SENSOR
THIBEAU, RICHARD JAMES. CHARACTERIZATION OF OXIDATION PRODUCT FILMS ON LEAD IN AQUEOUS MEDIA BY IN SITU RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
VIK, SUSAN FRANCES. A STUDY OF SEXUALITY IN SELECTED AMERICAN NOVELS SINCE 1945
WADE, MICHAEL JAMES. ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: THEIR TRANSPORT AND FATE
WATKINS, WILLIAM DOUGLAS. STUDIES ON THE PATHOGENIC MARINE BACTERIA VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS AND VIBRO ANGUILLARUM
Wilkins, Joan E.. Some Factors Affecting College Students' Willingness to Interact with Hospitalized Mental Patients
WINDUS, NORMAN DONALD. EFFECTS OF SUCCINIC ACID 2,2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZIDE AND 2-CHLOROETHYL PHOSPHONIC ACID ON THE RIPENING OF HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY FRUIT
YODER, JAMES AMOS. MODELING THE EFFECT OF LIGHT INTENSITY AND TEMPERATURE ON THE GROWTH RATE AND BIOMASS OF SKELETONEMA COSTATUM (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) AND OTHER DIATOMS
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
BARRETT, PHYLLIS WHITESIDE. MORE AMERICAN ADAMS: WOMEN HEROES IN AMERICAN FICTION
BELIN, CHARLES W. JR.. PRODUCTIVITY OF BENTHIC MICROALGAL COMMUNITIES FOUND IN A TEMPERATE, TIDALLY-CONTROLLED ESTUARY
BRETON, JOSEPH RAYMOND. A GENERAL THEORY OF ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION WITH APPLICATIONS TO STRONG ACOUSTIC SCATTERING IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN
BRUNNER, CHARLOTTE A.. LATE NEOGENE AND QUATERNARY PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO
CASHDOLLAR, PAULA MAURO. "MY FEMALE FRIENDS": AN EXAMINATION OF WOMEN AND WOMEN'S ROLES IN THE WRITINGS OF JONATHAN SWIFT
Cohen, Susan F.. The Effect of Systematic Desensitization and Information on Attitudes Toward the Physically Disabled
COLLINS, BARCLAY POWERS. GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CARBONIFEROUS NARRAGANSETT BASIN, RHODE ISLAND
CONDON, THOMAS JAMES. IMAGE AS VISION: A STUDY OF THE EXPERIMENTAL NATURE OF VIRGINIA WOOLF'S EARLY FICTION
CORLISS, BRUCE HAYWARD. STUDIES OF CENOZOIC DEEP-SEA BENTHONIC FORAMINIFERA IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
Corriveau, Donald Paul. A Direct Comparison of Three Fear Assessment Techniques
CZARNECKI, MICHAEL FRANCIS. PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR SIDE SCANNING SONAR
DEL DONNO, THEODORE ANTHONY. SYNTHESIS OF THE TETRAPHOSPHOROUS MACROCYCLE: 1, 4, 8, 11-TETRAPHENYL-(13, 14-BENZO)-1, 4, 8, 11-TETRAPHOSPHA CYCLOPENTADECANE, AND A STUDY OF ITS NICKEL(II) COMPLEXES
DICLEMENTE, CARLO CARMEN. PERCEIVED CHANGE PROCESSES IN THE SUCCESSFUL CESSATION OF SMOKING BEHAVIOR AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS CHANGE
DOTY, THOMAS LOCKER. A STUDY OF LARVAL AMPHIBIAN POPULATION DYNAMICS IN A RHODE ISLAND VERNAL POND
FAIZ, ABDOL REZA. AN INVESTIGATION OF LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FREE VERTICAL JET FLOWS
FALLON, WILLIAM EDWARD. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL STUDIES ON NORTH ATLANTIC PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISON
FISK, MARTIN ROBERT. MELTING RELATIONS AND MINERAL CHEMISTRY OF ICELAND AND REYKJANES RIDGE BASALTS
GLASSMAN, SUSAN FLORA. THE EMANCIPATED WOMAN IN JOHN DRYDEN'S COMEDIES
Goldsmith, Leslie Alan. THE TOXICITY OF PARATHION TO ORCONECTES RUSTICUS AND VIVIPARUS MALLEATUS
GULARTE, RONALD CARL. EROSION OF COHESIVE SEDIMENT AS A RATE PROCESS
HARTWICK, RICHARD ALLEN. THE IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTITATION OF ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBING COMPOUNDS INSERUM BY REVERSED-PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
HEAVERS, RICHARD MICHAEL. ON THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF TURBIDITY AT A LOCATION OFF RHODE ISLAND
Hynes, Martin Dennis III. EFFECTIVENESS OF BUTYROPHENONES AND RELATED DRUGS IN NARCOTIC WITHDRAWAL IN THE RAT
JACQUES, THIERRY GEORGES. METABOLISM AND CALCIFICATION OF THE TEMPERATE SCLERACTINIAN CORAL ASTRANGIA DANAE
KIMIAGAR, MASOOD. LONG-TERM FEEDING EFFECTS OF MAILLARD BROWN PRODUCTS TO RATS
KRSTULOVIC, ANTE M.. POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHIC PEAKS UTILIZING MULTIPLE WAVELENGTH DETECTION TECHNIQUE
Lemkau, Jeanne Parr. Personality and Background Characteristics of Women in Asextypical Occupations
LORENS, ROBERT BRUCE. A STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROLS ON THE TRACE METAL CONTENT OF CALCITE AND ARAGONITE
MAJKRZAK, CHARLES FRANCIS. COHERENT SINGLE-PHONON EFFECTS IN NIOBIUM
MARCHESSEAULT, GUY DONALD. MANAGEMENT MODELING OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL LOBSTER FISHERIES
MEUNIER, VALERIE ANNE. THECAL MORPHOLOGY, GROWTH RATE AND CELL SIZE RELATIONSHIPS, AND LUMINESCENCE IN THE MARINE DINOFLAGELLATE SPECIES, PYROCYSTIS FUSIFORMIS WYVILLE THOMSON EX BLACKMANN
MIKSIC, JOY ROBERTS. HIGH-PRESSURE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE NICOTINAMIDE NUCLEOTIDES: APPLICATION TO THE STUDY OF THE ACID BREAKDOWN OF REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE
Miksic, Stephen. Evaluation of Pain as a Discriminative Stimulus in the Rat
MOONEY, KENNETH ARTHUR. A BAROTROPIC STEADY-STATE NUMERICAL MODEL OF THE CIRCULATION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
MULROONEY, TIMOTHY JOSEPH. MICROPROGRAMMED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
ORACH-MEZA, FAUSTINO LATARU. POLYNOMIAL DISTRIBUTED LAG FORMULATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE OF MAINE LOBSTER YIELD ON SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF BIOECONOMIC VARIABLES
ORDZIE, CHRISTOPHER JAMES. HABITAT SELECTION BY FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS
Pacitti, William A.. Facilitation of Fear Reduction Following Electrical Stimulation of the Brain in Rats
PALM, ELAINE AMANDA. THE INTEGRATIVE VISION: RITUAL ACTION IN THE NOVELS OF WILLIAM STYRON
PECHENIK, JAN A.. GROWTH AND ENERGY BALANCE DURING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELAY OF METAMORPHOSIS OF LARVAL GASTROPODS
PENNICA, DIANE. REGULATION OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN BACTERIOPHAGE T4 INFECTED ESCHERICHIA COLI
PETRONE, WILLIAM FRANCIS. REGULATION OF ARGININE METABOLISM IN STREPTOCOCCUS FAECALIS, STRAIN 10C1
PISIAS, NICKLAS GEORGE. PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF THE SANTA BARBARA BASIN AND THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT DURING THE LAST 8000 YEARS
PRONOVOST, ALLAN DAVID. ADENOVIRUS ASSOCIATED VIRUS POST-ASSEMBLY HEAVY TO LIGHT PARTICLE DENSITY CONVERSION
RAMAMOORTHY, PERIASWAMY. DROP COALESCENCE IN LIQUID-LIQUID FLUIDIZED BEDS
ROGERS, BRUCE ALDEN. TEMPERATURE AND THE RATE OF EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF STRIPED BASS, MORONE SAXATILIS (WALBAUM)
Schmitt, Raymond W. Jr.. Time Dependent and Rotational Effects in Salt Finger Convection
SCHMITT, RAYMOND WILLIAM JR.. TIME-DEPENDENT AND ROTATIONAL EFFECTS IN SALT FINGER CONVECTION
SHEN, COLIN YUNKANG. THE ROTATING HYDRAULICS OF STEADY FLOW IN OPEN CHANNELS
SILVERSTEIN, MYRNA. AN ATTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF TEACHERS' EVALUATIVE JUDGMENTS
SMITH, PETER CARLTON. THE EXISTENCE AND REGULATION OF THE OROTATE PATHWAY IN EXTRAHEPATIC TISSUES OF THE RAT
SNOW, LORRAINE LUKE. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN "RAPID INDUCTION" AND PLACEBO ANALGESIA, HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY, AND CHRONIC PAIN INTENSITY
Snow, Lorraine Luke. The Relationship Between “Rapid Induction” and Placebo Analgesia, Hypnotic Susceptibility, and Chronic Pain Intensity
STREIT, ROY LEON. UPPER BOUNDS FOR RATIOS OF L(P) NORMS ON FINITE DIMENSIONAL SPACES VIA SPECTRAL ESTIMATES
Thayer, Elizabeth S.. An Investigation of Methodological Problems in the Cognitive Developmental Diagnosis of Transitivity
THUNELL, ROBERT CARL. LATE CENOZOIC BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
TUNTICHAROEN, MORAKOT. A COMPARISON OF DIRECT CELL-MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY AND LECTIN-DEPENDENT CELL-MEDIATED IN TUMOR-BEARING HAMSTERS
URISH, DANIEL WAYNE. A STUDY OF THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN GLACIAL OUTWASH SANDS BY SURFACE GEOELECTRICS
VAIDYANATHAN, A.. BAND STRUCTURE OF SOLIDS: THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC FIELD AND DISORDER
VAN RYZIN, JOSEPH CHARLES. THE EFFECTS OF CARBON-DIOXIDE AND BREATHING RESISTANCE ON THE THERMAL BALANCE OF DIVERS SUBJECTED TO COLD
VAN VLEET, EDWARD SUTTON. DIAGENESIS OF HYDROCARBONS, FATTY ACIDS, AND ISOPRENOID ALCOHOLS IN MARINE SEDIMENTS
Wade, Terry Lee. Sedimentary Geochemistry of Hydrocarbons from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: Incorporation, Distribution and Fate
WALSH, PAUL RAYMOND. THE DISTRIBUTION AND POTENTIAL SOURCES AND FLUXES OF ARSENIC IN THE ATMOSPHERE