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Theses/Dissertations from 1978 1978

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

MIGUEL, JOHN. AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF POLYMER DRAG REDUCTION AND BOUNDARY LAYER DIFFUSION CHARACTERISTICS FOR INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW OVER A FLAT PLATE

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

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

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