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Theses/Dissertations from 1976
UNNI, CHATHUARVEEDU KANNAN. CHLORINE AND BROMINE DEGASSING DURING SUBMARINE AND SUBAERIAL VOLCANISM
VARGO, GABRIEL ANDREW. THE INFLUENCE OF GRAZING AND NUTRIENT EXCRETION BY ZOOPLANKTON ON THE GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF THE MARINE DIATOM, SKELETONEMA COSTATUM (GREVILLE) CLEVE, IN NARRAGANSETT BAY
Wallace, Gordon T. Jr.. Particulate Matter in Surface Seawater: Sources, Chemical Composition, and Affinity for the Sea-Air Interface
WALLACE, GORDON THOMAS JR.. PARTICULATE MATTER IN SURFACE SEAWATER: SOURCES, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, AND AFFINITY FOR THE SEA-AIR INTERFACE
WANG, HSIN-PANG. MULTI-LEVELED FINITE-ELEMENT HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL OF BLOCK ISLAND SOUND
WHITE, HARRIS HERMAN. ECOLOGY OF BIOLUMINESCENCE IN THE MARINE DINOFLAGELLATE GONYAULAX TAMARENSIS LEBOUR
WILLIAMS, DOUGLAS FRANCIS. PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERAL PALEOECOLOGY IN DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN
Wing, Bruce L.. ECOLOGY OF PARATHEMISTO LIBELLULA AND P. PACIFICA (AMPHIPODA: HYPERIIDEA) IN ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS
YU, CHENG-SEIN. SYNTHESIS OF RENIN INHIBITORS
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Anagnostopoulos, Konstantinos Nikolaou. Studies in Solid State Image Sensors
BHOPALE, ARVIND M.. OPTIMUM PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION IN THE PRESENCE OF PHASE JITTER AND FREQUENCY OFFSET IN A HIGH-SPEED DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
BHOVICHITRA, MAHN. NITRATE AND AMMONIA UPTAKE OF LARGE OCEANIC DINOFLAGELLATES: PYROCYSTIS NOCTILUCA, PYROCYSTIS FUSIFORMIS, AND DISSODINIUM LUNULA
BOURNE, RICHARD K.. CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY OF PHOSPHOGLYCERIDE MUSTARDS
BREON, THOMAS LEE. A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION INTO SPATIAL AND CONFIGURATIONAL ASPECTS OF MOLECULES
BUONO, JOHN ARTHUR. THE RAPID SEPARATION AND DETERMINATION OF TRACE METALS IN NEUTRON ACTIVATED HIGH SALINE MATRICES BY PRECIPITATION WITH POLY-5-VINYL-8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE
CAURIE, MATTHEW. IMPROVEMENT IN THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE SUBSEQUENT STABILITY OF HOT-SMOKE FISH CURING IN WEST AFRICA
CHACE, ALDEN BUFFINGTON JR.. PRESSURE AND DENSITY IN MARINE SEDIMENT
CRANDALL, DAVID EUGENE. PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM AND ITS REGULATION IN THE SEA URCHIN (ARBACIA PUNCTULATA)
CURRY, THOMAS JOHN. A THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON OF TRANSIT DETECTOR PERFORMANCE IN THE TIME VARYING NOISE OF THE OCEAN
DALY, FRANCIS PATRICK. RAMAN SPECTRA OF RHOMBIC SULFUR DISSOLVED IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AMINES
DEMARS, KENNETH ROLAND. STRENGTH AND STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR OF DEEP-OCEAN CARBONATE SOILS
DUFOUR, ALFRED P.. BACTERIAL SPECIES OF THE COLIFORM GROUP: THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
DU PONT, NORMAN CHARLES. EFFECTS OF INDUCED EXPECTANCY AND SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION ON TEST ANXIETY IN THERAPY, PSEUDODESENSITIZATION, PSEUDOCONTROL, AND CONTROL GROUP SUBJECTS
EDEL, RICHARD KENNETH. LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY OF ADULT-SIZED AMERICAN EELS (ANGUILLA ROSTRATA LESUEUR): EFFECTS OF SHELTER AVAILABILITY, INDUCED MATURATION AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENT
Evans, David L.. Large and Small Scale Temperature-Salinity Correlations in the Ocean
EVANS, DAVID L.. LARGE AND SMALL SCALE TEMPERATURE-SALINITY CORRELATIONS IN THE OCEAN
FICORILLI, GEORGE ANTHONY. PARTIAL IMMUNITY AGAINST HYMENOLEPIS NANA INDUCED IN MICE BY INJECTION OF ANTIGENIC EGG FRACTIONS
FRAZIER, ROBERT STEVEN. CHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARD MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION AND INFORMATION
FRYE, RICHARD. INTERBASIN TRANSFERS OF GROUNDWATER FOR MUNICIPAL SUPPLY: A CASE STUDY IN RHODE ISLAND
GAINES, ARTHUR GEORGE JR.. PAPERS ON THE GEOMORPHOLOGY, HYDROGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE PETTAQUAMSCUTT RIVER ESTUARY
GESSNER, ROBERT VALENTINE. THE SEASONAL SUCCESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FILAMENTOUS FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA AND IN VITRO STUDIES ON THE GROWTH, NUTRITION, AND TAXONOMIC POSITION OF SPHAERULINA PEDICELLATA
Gianutsos, Gerald. MECHANISM AND CHARACTERISTICS OF DRUG-INDUCED AGGRESSION
GLASS, RICHARD WILLIAM. CAROTENOIDS IN PLANTS
GOERNER, RICHARD N. JR.. ELECTRONIC EFFECTS OF STRONG ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING GROUPS IN FREE RADICAL REARRANGEMENTS. THE DECARBONYLATION OF SUBSTITUTED (9-PHENYL-9-FLUORENYL) ACETALDEHYDES
GRENIER, RACHEL-ANN. THE ALLITERATIVE "MORTE ARTHURE."
GUHA, DEB KAMAL. IMAGING BY SHADOW CASTING
HAIN, JAMES HENDRIK WENTINK. MIGRATORY ORIENTATION IN THE AMERICAN EEL, ANGUILLA ROSTRATA
Hess, Judye Gershman. Sex-Role Development in Psychiatrically Disturbed Adolescent Females and Their Parents
HOFFMAN, EVA JERNIGAN. CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION AT THE AIR SEA INTERFACE: ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS AND TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON
HSU, PILAN L.. CHEMICAL SYNTHESES AND ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY OF SUBSTITUTED 1,3,2-OXAZAPHOSPHOLIDINE 2-OXIDES
HSU, RONG YEW. INTERACTION OF SELECTED ORGANIC MOLECULES AND CHLORINE IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS
KREMER, JAMES N.. ANALYSIS OF A PLANKTON-BASED TEMPERATE ECOSYSTEM: AN ECOLOGICAL SIMULATION MODEL OF NARRAGANSETT BAY
LA ROCCA, MARY ANNE KUNZ. CHLAMYDOSPORE FORMATION BY THE FUNGUS BYSSOCHLAMYS FULVA
LA ROCCA, PAUL THOMAS. THE EFFECT OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS ON ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY
LEE, CHONG MIN. PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF NON-ENZYMATIC BROWNING
LEE, DAW-YUAN. SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES AS POTENTIAL ANTICANCER AGENTS
LENNON, JOHN MICHAEL. A RADICAL BRIDGE: MAILER'S NARRATIVE ART
LOWE, TERRENCE PETER. REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF OYSTER TOADFISH (OPSANUS TAU) IN CHARLESTOWN POND, RHODE ISLAND
MACCARDELL, LESLIE HART. THE INFLUENCE OF SEXUAL IDENTITY ON THE EVALUATION OF EMOTIONAL PAIN IN SELF AND OTHERS: THE THERAPIST'S EXPERIENCE
MC CARTHY, JOHN F.. TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN PROTEIN AND RNA SYNTHESIS DURING THE INTERMOLT CYCLE OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER, HOMARUS AMERICANUS
MCCRADY, BARBARA SACHS. PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING IN THE ALCOHOL MISUSER: AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL
MORROW, GARY ROBERT. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF SOME BASIC THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: A DYADIC, PSYCHOMETRIC MODEL FOR ASSESSING ELEMENTS OF THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP
NOLAN, JOSEPH CLARENCE. ON THE CONFORMATION OF 23S RIBOSOMAL-RNA AND ITS ROLE IN PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
Paskewicz, Charles Walter. Assessment of Visual Memory in Elementary School Children Under Motivating Conditions
PAUL, ALAKANANDA M.. STUDY OF RESONANCE LINE SPLITTING AT EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY (ELF) IN THE EARTH-IONOSPHERE CAVITY
SAVAGE, NEIL BLANDFORD. RESPONSES OF SELECTED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS TO TEMPERATURE AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN
Schmults, Theodore Conway. The Relationship of Black Ethnicity to Field Dependence and Adjustment
SICARD, RAYMOND EDWARD. CYCLIC ADENOSINE 3',5'-MONOPHOSPHATE AND NEUROENDOCRINE INFLUENCE UPON FORELIMB REGENERATION IN THE ADULT NEWT, NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS
SIRMALIS, JOHN EMANUEL. A STUDY OF THE DRAG CHARACTERISTICS AND POLYMER DIFFUSION IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER OF AN AXISYMMETRIC BODY
SISSENWINE, MICHAEL P.. SOME ASPECTS OF THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER (LIMANDA FERRUGINEA) FISHERY
SRIVASTAVA, SURYA PRAKSH. CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF ANTITUMOR LIPONUCLEOTIDES
Sternlight, Dennis L.. Information Seeking Behavior
STRAND, IVAR E. JR.. OPTIMAL INTERTEMPORAL PRODUCTION AND INVESTMENT IN A MULTI-SPECIES FISHERY: AN OPERATIONAL STATEMENT WITH APPLICATION TO THE GEORGES BANK COD AND HADDOCK FISHERY
TANG, SHENG-YUH. RAMAN STUDIES OF MATRIX-ISOLATED SPECIES
WALSH, THOMAS HENRY. ANHEDONIA AS A SYMPTOM OF MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION IN CHILDREN
WEISBERG, ROBERT H.. THE NON TIDAL FLOW IN THE PROVIDENCE RIVER OF NARRAGANSETT BAY: A STOCHASTIC APPROACH TO ESTUARINE CIRCULATION
WILLIAMS, GEORGE R. JR.. THE RELATION OF NUTRITION TO GROWTH AND SPORULATION, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PIGMENTATION OF LISTEROMYCES INSIGNIS
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Abgrall, Jean Francois. A Cost-Production Analysis of Trap and Hand Line Fishing in Puerto Rico
Ali, Mohsin. Thiol Amino Acids in Quality Control and Nutritive Value of Fishery Products
Amaya-Farfan, Jaime. Biological Inactivation of Proteins by the Maillard Reaction
BALDERSTON, W. LLOYD. DENITRIFICATION IN CLOSED-SYSTEM AQUACULTURE
BALLARD, ROBERT D.. THE NATURE OF TRIASSIC CONTINENTAL RIFT STRUCTURES IN THE GULF OF MAINE
Benesch, Howard Israel. Performance of Hyperkinetic and Normal Children Under Two Conditions of Reinforcement
BOHNSACK, CHARLES WILLIAM. EARLY EFFECTS OF BORON DEFICIENCY ON INDOLEACETIC ACID OXIDASE LEVELS, PEROXIDASE LOCALIZATION AND ETHYLENE EVOLUTION OF ROOT TIPS OF SQUASH
BOND, GEORGE WALTER III. VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LIFE HISTORIES OF THE GONOSTOMATID FISHES (PISCES: GONOSTOMATIDAE) OFF BERMUDA
BOWKER, LARSEN KENT. THE PURSUIT OF PERMANENCE: A STUDY OF THE THEMATIC STRUCTURE OF JOHN UPDIKE'S NOVELS
BOYD, ROBERT EDWARD SR.. ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND RENIN INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF PHOSPHOGLYCERIDE FROM SHARK KIDNEY
Byrne, Robert Howard Jr.. Iron Speciation and Solubility in Sea Water
CHANG, MOU-HSIUNG. CONTROL SYSTEMS DESCRIBED BY FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH STOCHASTIC RETARDATION
CLAYTON, MANFRED D.. ESTIMATION OF WORLDWIDE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM SCHUMANN RESONANCE DATA
Colby, John J.. The Effect of Extinction on the Delayed Learning of a Conditioned Taste Aversion in the Rat
Doerries, Lee E.. Durability of Secondary Reinforcement as a Function of Manipulations in the Training and Testing Situations
DONALDSON, HENRY ADAM. THE ECOLOGY OF THE GENUS SERGESTES (DECAPODA, NATANTIA) IN AN AREA NEAR BERMUDA
FRECHETTE, MICHAEL W.. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN SULFUR-DIOXIDE MONITORING DEVICE UTILIZING A COATED PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER
GIANNOTTI, JULIO G.. A MODEL OF TRAWLER TRAWLING GEAR INTERACTION
Hancur, William A.. Symptom and Dynamic Hierarchies in the Systematic Desensitization of Test Anxiety: An Incentive Approach
HANCUR, WILLIAM ALAN. SYMPTOM AND DYNAMIC HIERARCHIES IN THE SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION OF TEST ANXIETY: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH
HESS, KURT WEBSTER. A THREE DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODEL OF STEADY GRAVITATIONAL CIRCULATION AND SALINITY DISTRIBUTION IN NARRAGANSETT BAY
HEUNG, LEUNG KIT. CERAMIC MATERIALS FOR SLIDING APPLICATIONS
HOPKINS, ALFRED GUY. VIBRATIONAL-SPECTRA OF SOME UNSTABLE SULFUR-OXIDES
KEMP, KENNETH A.. ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION IN NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS
KENNEDY, DAVID ROGER. NOREPINEPHRINE TURNOVER IN BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE AND BRAIN DURING HYPERTHYROIDISM AND COLD-ACCLIMATION IN RATS
LACKOFF, MARTIN ROBERT. FREQUENCY-DOMAIN SEISMIC DECONVOLUTION FILTERING
LANTZ, JOEL BARRY. DIFFERENTIAL HEATS OF HYDROGEN ADSORPTION ON SUPPORTED PLATINUM VS. CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ISOTHERMAL CALORIMETER
MAUS, LEO DONALD. IN-SITU SEDIMENT COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT USING SCATTERED GAMMA-RADIATION
Miller, Gerard Roland Jr.. Fluoride in Sea Water: Distribution in the North Atlantic Ocean and Formation of Ion Pairs with Sodium
Monti, Peter M.. Residual Fear of the CS as a Function of Response Prevention After Avoidance or Classical-Defensive Conditioning in the Rat
MORSE, JEFFREY W.. MESSENGER-RIBONUCLEIC ACID TRANSCRIPTION IN BACTERIOPHAGE-T4 INFECTED ESCHERICHIA COLI IN THE ABSENCE OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
MUCCI, RONALD A.. DESIGN OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL FILTERS FOR REJECTION OF LOCALIZED INTERFERENCES