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Theses/Dissertations from 1978
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
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
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
Adriasola, Luis Alberto. Analysis of Chilean Fisheries Expansion Alternatives
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, 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
RHEE, YOUNG OK. CHARACTERIZATION OF AVIAN ADENOVIRUS ASSOCIATED VIRUS
Schooler, Douglas Lee. The Effects of Self-Imposed and Externally Imposed Rewards of Children's Intrinsic Motivation
SCHWARTZ, SHEILA COHEN. AN INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOMETRIC PREDICTOR VARIABLES USED IN THEDIAGNOSIS OF HYPERKINESIS
SCULLY, ANDREA MARIE MOFFA. GENETIC POLYMORPHISM AND DEMOGRAPHIC EQUILIBRIUM IN TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM
SCULLY, ERIK PAUL. HABITAT, SHELL UTILIZATION, AND THE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF SOME POPULATIONS OF THE HERMIT CRAB PAGURUS LONGICARPUS SAY, 1817
SEIGEL, CATHARINE FRESSIE. A CELEBRATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS: THE NOVELS OF CONRAD AIKEN
SIMMONS, JAMES GREGG. STEREOTYPES AND PREJUDICES AS POTENTIALS FOR UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION
SOUSA, ROBERT JAMES. THE EFFECT OF AMMONIA ON THE OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM OF COHO SALMON HEMOGLOBIN
Starbird, Dannel Hussey. Cognitive Complexity of Clinical Psychology Students in Relation to Their Evaluation of Contributions to Psychology
STEVENSON, DAVID KARL. DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM YIELD CONDITIONS FROM LENGTH FREQUENCY DATA FOR A TROPICAL FISH POT FISHERY
TARUSKI, ALGIS GEORGE. WHISTLES OF THE PILOT WHALE (GLOBICEPHALA SPP.): VARIATIONS IN WHISTLING RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL/ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT, BROADCAST OF UNDERWATER SOUND, AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
Thompson, Dorothy. Agency/Communion Balance and its Relationship to Sex Role Stereotyping