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Theses/Dissertations from 1978 1978

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

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

Wax, Herbert. Closedmindedness as a Positive Behavior

YEUNG, KWOK-KAM. STUDIES ON BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE AND BETA-GALACTOSIDASE FROM TURBO CORNUTUS

ZARTLER, ANN SHAPIRO. LATERALIZATION: DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS AND CERTAIN COGNITIVE CORRELATES

Theses/Dissertations from 1977 1977

ALLEN, ALFRED LAPHAM. VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM OF TERNARY HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS

Alovisetti, Max C.. An Investigation of a Simulated Spatial Technique as a Measure of Interpersonal Distancing Behavior

AMERIGIAN, CRAIG ARMEN. FACTORS CONTROLLING THE ACQUISITION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MAGNETIZATIONS IN SEDIMENTS

Arena, Dennis James. Time and Frequency Domain Representations of the Left Ventricle: Theoretical and Experimental Results

ASHTON, ROBERT ALAN. NEGATIVE ION CURRENTS IN TURBULENT COUNTERFLOW OF SUPERFLUID HELIUM

Boehm, Paul David. The Transport and Fate of Hydrocarbons in Benthic Environments

CHEN, SHOW-CHUEN. RELATIVE RESPONSE VALUES FOR FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR AT DIFFERENT GEOMETRIC DESIGNS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

COHEN, JEFFREY STEPHEN. AN ADDITION FORMULA FOR GREEN'S FUNCTIONS FOR ELLIPTIC PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Drawbaugh, Richard B.. EFFECT OF CONDITIONAL STIMULUS ON MORPHINE WITHDRAWAL SIGNS IN THE RAT

GORHAM, ABBY HELEN. A DYNAMIC BIOECONOMIC MODEL OF THE SURF CLAM FISHERY

GOUGH, ROBERT EDWARD. EFFECTS OF SUCCINIC ACID 2,2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZIDE (SADH) SPRAYS ON ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY OF VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L

Graham, William F.. Atmospheric Pathways of the Phosphorus Cycle

HANISAK, MICHAEL DENNIS. PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY OF CODIUM FRAGILE SUBSP. TOMENTOSOIDES

HITCHCOCK, GARY LEWIS. THE TIME COURSE OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC ADAPTATION, THE GROWTH RATE RESPONSE, AND VARIATIONS IN THE PIGMENT, CARBOHYDRATE AND PROTEIN CONTENT OF SKELETONEMA COSTATUM AND DETONULA CONFERVACEA TO CHANGES IN LIGHT INTENSITY

HITCHENER, WAYNE ROBERT. GANGLIOSIDE GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE OF YOUNG RAT BRAIN: SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION AND CONTROL BY URIDINE NUCLEOTIDE MONO-AND DI-PHOSPHATASE

HSING, DEH-PHONE KUNG. FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS WITH STATE-DEPENDENT DELAYS AND APPLICATIONS TO THE TWO-BODY PROBLEM OF CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS

HSING, TO RUSSELL. EVALUATION OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS OPERATING IN TURBULENT MEDIA

JILLSON, DAVID ALLEN. POPULATION BIOLOGY OF TRIBOLIUM: DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE AND COMPETITION IN FINEGRAINED ENVIRONMENTS

KAHN, NORMAN MAURICE. FLOTATION MECHANISMS AND IONIC RELATIONS OF THE NON-MOTILE MARINE DINOFLAGELLATE PYROCYSTIS NOCTILUCA MURRAY (1885)

KAMFONIK, ALLAN ANTHONY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERBAL MEDIATIONAL ABILITY IN A PAIRED-ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING TASK

KEANY, JOHN. LATE CENOZOIC ANTARCTIC RADIOLARIAN DISTRIBUTIONS: THEIR PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS

Kerr, Richard Alan. The Isolation and Partial Characterization of the Dissolved Organic Matter in Seawater

KING, DENNIS MICHAEL. THE USE OF POLYNOMIAL DISTRIBUTED LAG FUNCTIONS AND INDICES OF SURFACE WATER TRANSPORT IN FISHERY PRODUCTION MODELS WITH APPLICATIONS FOR THE GEORGES BANK GROUNDFISHERY

LEDBETTER, MICHAEL THOMAS. ABYSSAL PALEOCIRCULATION IN THE VEMA CHANNEL (SW ATLANTIC)

MALCOLM, ALEXANDER RUSSELL JR.. CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS STUDIES WITH CULTURED MAMMALIAN CELLS

MANEY, JOHN PAUL. METALS AND TRACE METALS IN THE MATERNAL-PLACENTAL-FETAL BLOOD SYSTEM

MCCOLLOUGH, WILLIAM VANCE. COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS OF CAMERA TUBES

MILLIGAN, STEPHEN DOUGLAS. GROUPING OF MARINE SEDIMENTS USING A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF SEISMIC PROFILES

MONGEON, JOANNE CATHERINE PARNELL. A THEOLOGY OF JUXTAPOSITION: MURIEL SPARK AS A CATHOLIC COMIC NOVELIST

PAKSTYS, MICHAEL PETER. SHIP COLLISION DYNAMICS AND THE PREDICTION OF THE SHOCK ENVIRONMENT FOR COLLIDING SHIPS

PIOTROWICZ, STEPHEN ROMUALD. STUDIES OF THE SEA TO AIR TRANSPORT OF TRACE METALS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY

PRIDHAM, ROGER GREGORY. IMAGING OF VOLUME OBJECTS BY SHADOW CASTING

SACCO, ARTHUR MICHAEL. THE CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PULMONARY SURFACTANT ANALOGS

SALISBURY, JOHN IRVING. REMOTE DETERMINATION OF SEDIMENT PARAMETERS IN A MULTI-LAYERED SEA BOTTOM

SHEEHY, DANIEL JAMES. A STUDY OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS CONSTRUCTED FROM UNIT SHELTERS DESIGNED FOR THE AMERICAN LOBSTER (HOMARUS AMERICANUS)

STEVENSON, THOMAS JOHN. THE EFFECTS OF AMMONIA, PH AND SALINITY ON THE WHITE PERCH, MORONE AMERICANA

TOMAS, CARMELO ROCCO. A STUDY OF THE AUTECOLOGY OF OLISTHODISCUS LUTEUS CARTER

Varna Garis, Ann M.. An Empirical Investigation of an Existential Theory as it Appears to the Elderly: The Will to Live

VARNA GARIS, ANN M.. AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF AN EXISTENTIAL THEORY AS IT APPLIES TO THE ELDERLY: THE WILL TO LIVE

VAUGHAN, DOUGLAS STANWOOD. A STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OF THE STABILITY OF THE ATLANTIC MENHADEN FISHERY

VIDAEUS, LARS OLOV. ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN DEMAND FOR U.S. FISH STOCKS UNDER EXTENDED U.S. FISHERIES JURISDICTION WITH AN APPLICATION TO THE NEW ENGLAND HERRING RESOURCES

WHITE, WILLIAM MICHAEL. GEOCHEMISTRY OF IGNEOUS ROCKS FROM THE CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC: THE AZORES AND THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Wilson, William Lawerence. LIFE SATISFACTION IN MOBILE AND NON-MOBILE ADULTS IN THE EARLY 30s

Theses/Dissertations from 1976 1976

Adriasola, Luis Alberto. Analysis of Chilean Fisheries Expansion Alternatives

ASTING, NEIL JOSEPH JR.. A DEPOLARIZED RAYLEIGH LIGHT SCATTERING STUDY OF SOME UNSATURATED IONS AND MOLECULES IN SOLUTION: THE EFFECT OF SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE ON AQUEOUS SOLUTION MOLECULAR OPTICAL ANISOTROPIES AND A STRUCTURAL STUDY OF SOME DIORGANOTIN(IV) COMPLEXES IN BENZENE OR CYCLOHEXANE SOLUTION

AZIMA, AHMAD. INVESTIGATION OF SOME THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS BY INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

BOCKSTAEL, NANCY ELAINE. ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR AND PRICE DETERMINATION: ANALYTICAL INPUT FOR THE FORMATION OF POLICY IN THE FISHERIES

BROWN, MARY FRANCES. INFRARED STUDIES OF THE ADSORPTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND NITRIC OXIDE ON SUPPORTED RUTHENIUM, SUPPORTED PLATINUM AND SUPPORTED BIMETALLIC RUTHENIUM-PLATINUM SAMPLES

CHENG, ANTHONY HOUNG-ROE. EFFECT OF AGE UPON PROTEIN UTILIZATION IN HUMAN SUBJECTS

Comiskey, Thomas J.. The Effect of Two Competitive Conditions and a Non-Competitive Condition on Performance and Retention on a Recognition Task

CRAVEN, ROBERT RUSSELL. A CRITICAL, OLD-SPELLING EDITION OF NAHUM TATE'S "BRUTUS OF ALBA."

DAVIS, ASA SANFORD JR.. HIGH SPEED ANALYSIS OF RELIABLE LIFE DATA USING COMPUTER INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS

DURBIN, ANN GALL. THE ROLE OF FISH MIGRATION IN TWO COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS: I. THE ATLANTIC MENHADEN, BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS, IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, R.I. 2. THE ANADROMOUS ALEWIFE, ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS, IN RHODE ISLAND PONDS

DURBIN, EDWARD GEORGE. STUDIES ON THE AUTECOLOGY OF THE MARINE DIATOM THALASSIOSIRA NORDENSKIOELDII CLEVE

ELLINGTON, WILLIAM ROSS. METABOLIC COMPENSATION OF THE SEA CUCUMBER SCLERADACTYLA BRIAREUS (LESEUR) TO REDUCED OXYGEN TENSIONS

ELLWOOD, BROOKS BERESFORD. DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF THE STANDARDIZED ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PARAMETER F(X)

FAVOR, JOHN BRUCE. MUTAGENESIS STUDIES IN MICE

FINE, MICHAEL LAWRENCE. VARIATION OF NATURAL AND BRAIN-STIMULATED SOUNDS OF THE OYSTER TOADFISH OPSANUS TAU L

GERBER, RAY PHILIP. ECOLOGY OF LAGOON ZOOPLANKTON AT ENEWETAK ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS

GERSHON, MICHAEL. NONPROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAMS: A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MANUAL

HARTMAN, PATRICK JAMES. NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS RESULTING FROM CUMULATIVE FATIGUE DAMAGE OF COCHLEAR HAIR CELLS

HECKERMAN, CAROL LANDAU. MODIFICATION OF OBESITY VIA STANDARD SELF-CONTROL PROCEDURES; SELF-CONTROL PROCEDURES PLUS EXTERNAL CONTROL; AND SELF-CONTROL PROCEDURES PLUS INTERNAL CONTROL

HOLLAND, JAN PHILLIP. INVESTIGATION OF THE REDUCTION OF THE TARGET STRENGTH OF A FLAT STEEL TEST PLATE

HOURIGAN, JAMES ARTHUR. KINETIC STUDIES OF THE ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS OF LACTOSE

HUFF, LLOYD CORDER. SYSTEM DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR A DATA BUOY NETWORK

JIMENEZ, UBALDO. CONTROL OF SYNTHESIS AND DEGRADATION OF TESTICULAR STEROIDOGENIC ENZYMES

KALISKI, JUDITH PUTNAM. PATTERNS IN CHILDREARING: AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF PARENTAL FEMINISM ON SEX-ROLE DEVELOPMENT, NEED: ACHIEVEMENT, AND AUTONOMY IN CHILDREN

KREMER, PATRICIA MCCARTHY. THE ECOLOGY OF THE CTENOPHORE MNEMIOPSIS LEIDYI IN NARRAGANSETT BAY

KUTLIROFF, JEROME ROBERT. CONTACT INHIBITION: I. THE NECESSITY OF THE RESTRICTION OF URIDINE TRANSPORT AND II. THE TIME OF INITIATION OF METABOLIC CHANGES

LATIF, SYED ABDUL. STUDY OF GONADOTROPIC HORMONES IN THE REGULATION OF MICROSOMAL CYTOCHROMEP-450 AND STEROIDOGENIC ENZYMES IN THE RAT TESTIS

Lee, Wai-Ping Teresa. Hydrocarbon Analysis of Surface Seawater and Beach Sand by Infrared Absorption Methods

LEVINE, EDWARD RICHARD. THE GENERATION OF OCEANIC INTERNAL WAVES BY ADVECTING AIR PRESSURE FIELDS

MARGOLIS, MARSHALL JEFFREY. ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY OF LAKE TURKANA BASIN SEDIMENTS: NORMAL PARAFFINS OF SEDIMENTS AND IN SITU FOSSILS

MARKOWITZ, ALAN EDWARD. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SELF-NOISE PROPERTIES OF A LONG, FLEXIBLE-WALL,FLUID FILLED CYLINDER TOWED AT SEA

MARSH, DAVID ALLEN. THE CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF PHOSPHOLIPID ANALOGS FOR STUDIES ON RENIN INHIBITION

MCGRAIL, DAVID WAYNE. MECHANISMS OF SEDIMENTATION ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF OF LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE

MEHR, ARTHUR F.. MEASURING SOCIAL BENEFITS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN BOOMTOWNS

MERKEL, WILLIAM TAYLOR. THE EFFECTS OF INDUCED EXPECTANCIES IN THERAPISTS AND SUBJECTS ON THE OUTCOME OF SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION OF SNAKE PHOBICS

MOODY, CHARLES EDWARD JR.. INCREASED CELL-MEDIATED LYSIS OF CHICKEN ERYTHROCYTES FOLLOWING THE ADDITION OF METABOLIC INHIBITORS

MUKHERJI, PRITHVIRAJ. TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED EXCHANGE STUDIES OF SUPPORTED METAL CATALYSTS

NG, SAI-SUN. SIALYLTRANSFERASES IN RAT BRAIN: THEIR MEMBRANE PROPERTIES AND MODE OF ACTION

NIPPO, MURN MARCUS. THE EFFECTS OF SOURCE OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN TO SULFUR RATION ON A CONTINUOUS CULTURE ARTIFICIAL RUMEN SYSTEM

PICARD, GERALD LOUIS. LIGNIN PHOSPHATE AND ITS UTILIZATION AS A SLOW RELEASE PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER

POLLACK, MARC LEWIS. EFFECTS OF POTASSIUM DEPLETION ON THE FORMATION OF MACROMOLECULES IN CULTURED MAMMALIAN CELLS